"Excuse me!" "Coming!" "Hey, aren't you..." "Suzu Edogawa!" "You helped out my big sister Miyako a while back." "Yeah, that's right!" "Little Suzu!" "Did you come all this way just to thank me?" "Well, actually..." "Huh?" "What?" "Bizarre Love at Yoshiwara's" "Mimi o sumashitara kikoeru hazu" "Kimi o yonde iru kasuka na koe" "Sou, sanzen sekai no fukai mori no sono oku de" "Dareka ga sakebu yo, yoru o kojiakete" "Secret World tasuke ni yukou, veil no kanata e" "Secret World tasuke ni yukou, veil no kanata e" "Hitomi tojite tobitate, mienai sekai e" "Hitomi tojite tobitate, mienai sekai e" "Inishie no (Woo)" "Tokoshie no (Woo)" "Secret World, Secret World" "Wow, it looks SO good on you!" "You look totally cool, Haruka!" "It's so good on you!" "You look totally cool, Haruka!" "It's so good on you!" "Well, it's the first time I've worn something like this, but I can't say I dislike it." "I'll go ahead and take it, Suzu." "Sure!" "My big brother's got plenty of other old clothes, so next time I'll bring them too." "Well then, would you mind bringing something that might look good on me?" "Unfortunately, we already got rid of all the kids' clothes." "Kid?" "!" "Talk about rude!" "You call ME a kid?" "!" "Don't laugh!" "I'm not laughing!" "Right, Suzu?" "Those are kids' clothes too, aren't they?" "Oh, Yoko, if you don't stop laughing right now," "I'm going to slap THIS on your forehead." "I..." "I'm sorry." "What's that?" "A charm that instantly shuts up noisy foxes!" "Instantly?" "You've got a mean streak, don't you?" "He's happy about it." "Say, is there anything I can help out with?" "No, don't worry about it!" "You're our guest, so just sit back and relax." "Wow, what a dirty rice bowl!" "Is it Kantaro's?" "Oh, that's Haruka's." "What?" "!" "You mean Haruka eats out of such a dirty bowl?" "Okay, I've got it!" "I'll bring him a new one tomorrow!" "That might not be such a good idea." "Huh?" "Kantaro told me that goblins only care about their own rice bowls, and they carry them wherever they go." "Huh?" "Is that right?" "Back during that fight..." "Why did I go easy on her?" "There's no way I would ever show mercy to a demon." "I can't remember when I was sealed away." "Could that have something to do with it?" "Haruka..." "Something troubling you?" "If there is, then tell me about it." "I'll be glad to listen." "Haruka..." "Why did you awaken me?" "Huh?" "What is it that you want me to do?" "What do you mean?" "All I wanted was to meet you and to be friends." "Friends, huh?" "I suppose I could hang around with you for a little while as thanks for having undone the seal." "Haruka..." "I finally got to meet you, and this is how you are?" "Was that a pupil of yours just now?" "Reiko!" "Good afternoon, Mr. Ichinomiya." "Gathering information?" "Yes, a certain shop has been having paranormal disturbances, and our magazine is putting together a special feature on it." "I thought you'd be the authority on things like this, so..." "I see." "All right, I'll take the case." "Oh, wonderful!" "But unfortunately, we won't be able to extend the deadline on that new novel we requested from you." "Huh?" "!" "I appreciate your help." "Now hold on a second..." "Your help is most appreciated!" "Well, okay." "That Reiko's pretty tough, huh?" "I wanna be like her!" "So what's the name of the place?" "It called Yoshiwara's." "Like what you see?" "We've got 'em all lined up." "Lookin' good!" "Mister, mister!" "Hey, mister!" "Well, now, you're a fine-looking man, aren't you?" "You want to come in here for a bit?" "Sorry, but we're in a hurry!" "Oh, my, thank you ever so much, boy." "Jeez, Kantaro." "That's what you get for messing with people." "Where do you think you're going?" "This ain't no place for a little girl like you!" "Got it?" "Yoko, take Suzu and go back ahead of us." "But..." "I'll be fine!" "All right, I'll do it." "[Kikuzono / This place is haunted!" " Don't ever come back!" " Fools!" "]" "Kikuzono..." "This is it." "[Kikuzono / This place is haunted!" " Don't ever come back!" " Fools!" "]" "Beyond the shadow of a doubt, huh?" "Yeah..." "Come, come, come, fireflies" "The water over there is so bitter" "The water over here is..." "Gathering information, huh?" "Yes, if you'd be willing to let us." "You're just out to write some sensationalist article, no doubt." ""The haunted house is frightful indeed!" "We beg everyone to avoid the place at all costs, lest you fall under a curse yourselves!" or something." "I am a scholar, Ma'am!" "I only write about the FACTS." "Even worse!" "Now get lost!" "Please wait, Madame!" "Allow me to try a different approach..." "What if I offered to exterminate the ghost instead?" "What did you say?" "If I exorcise the ghost," "I will write about it truthfully in my article, and state that "there is no longer anything haunting that place."" "I don't think that's such a bad deal now, is it?" "Miss Kosome?" "One of our courtesans." "She fell in love with a young man who worked at Hotaru-ya, a paper maker in Nihonbashi." "There was even talk of her buying her way out of this lifestyle, once she'd finished her term." "However, that young man died in a fire last month." "Kosome shut herself in her room and wouldn't even come to the brothel." "Still, I suppose that's understandable..." "But then, about ten days ago, she came and greeted me with a smile, saying that everything was all right now." "She even started coming to the brothel again." "That was when it started to happen." "She's been possessed." "Miss!" "We're coming in!" "Kantaro!" "Are you all right?" "Whenever I come close to a demon, this scar on my chest..." "Scar?" "It's no big deal." "I'm all right." "This is a very strong demon though." "We should probably be careful." "Miss Kosome the courtesan, I presume." "Who are you?" "What brings you here?" "My name is Kantaro Ichinomiya." "I came here to save you." "Save me?" "Despite the fact that I'm so happy?" "Huh?" "Please do not interfere with us." "Move!" "Rin..." "Pyo..." "Toh..." "Sha..." "Kai..." "Jin..." "Retsu..." "Zai..." "Zen!" "Haruka, we'll have to fall back for now." "Right!" "Take my hand, Kantaro!" "Thanks, you saved me." "You did the same for me." "So Suzu was crying, was she?" "Yeah, the whole way home." "She really was scared, wasn't she?" "She is just a kid after all, even if she tries to act otherwise." "Now she might not come over anymore." "That makes you sad, doesn't it?" "Why would it?" "Haruka is the reason she was coming over here!" "Now, now!" "Don't get so worked up over it!" "Hey!" "Ah, I give up..." "You know, that madame at Kikuzono is a good person." "Huh?" "I mean, she knows Kosome is the cause of their ghostly activity, right?" "Even if she is their star courtesan, it wouldn't be unusual for her to be thrown out if she's hurting the reputation of her brothel." "That's what a parent's love is all about." "A parent's love?" "But they're not even related." "When a girl enters that kind of life, she's usually only twelve or thirteen, about Suzu's age." "From there, the madame is responsible for raising the girl, teaching her and taking care of her in just about every way until the girl has reached the proper age." "Just like a foster parent." "Exactly!" "That's why it's not unusual for a madame's love for an understudy to go beyond that of the girl's real parents." "I get it..." "It seems kinda complex." "You certainly know your stuff, don't you?" "Well, I am a scholar you know." "Miss Kosome referred to herself as "we."" "It must be the spirit of her former lover that's possessing her." "His regret at leaving behind the woman he loved is what led an evil spirit to possess him and turn him into a demon?" "Yeah, but still, the amount of power it has is too great." "The fact that he harbors such malice makes me think that there's another, larger reason behind all this." "Remorse, maybe." "In any case, we have to do something before it kills Kosome." "[Hotaru-ya]" "It hasn't been touched since it burned down." "You're the fellow from the publisher, right?" "My name is Kihei." "I was the manager of Hotaru-ya, the paper factory." "I would very much like to hear your story, as a survivor of the fire, though I realize it must be a painful recollection for you." "Yes..." "Why didn't you die?" "Haruka!" "The night of the fire, I was out on an errand for the young master." "The young master?" "Yes." "He had asked me to give this to Miss Kosome." "[To Miss Kosome]" "What is the letter you were meant to deliver doing here?" "You see..." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Hey!" "There's a fire!" "That's..." "Where the shop is!" "So you ran back before you could deliver it?" "As it turns out, the young master was one of those killed in the fire, so I kept the letter without delivering it." "[To Miss Kosome]" "Hey!" "Show a little control, Haruka!" "C'mon, Haruka!" "Mister Ichinomiya..." "Did you know that the young master had turned his back on the wedding?" "Huh?" "Wedding?" "You mean with Miss Kosome?" "No, not with her." "Did she know about..." "Wait, you mean the letter was to tell her all about it?" "Read it and see." "Yes, please do read it." "So that's what happened..." "Yes, she knew all about the wedding." "The bride was an attractive girl from a nice, reputable family." "And once the wedding had been set, the young man didn't show his face here anymore." "I couldn't forgive him!" "In fact, I thought about telling him off to his face." "But then Kosome, she..." "Please, Mother!" "Don't do this!" "But, Kosome!" "It's all right!" "I knew..." "I knew that it would surely end up like this." "Kosome..." "I think it's a good thing, really." "For a short time at least, I was able to have a wonderful fantasy." "I'm really am... glad..." "Kosome is such an affectionate girl." "Miss!" "You've come to interfere AGAIN?" "No, you're wrong!" "I won't let you get in the way!" "I want you to hear me out!" "This is about your lover!" "I understand your feelings towards him, that you still love him even now!" "But the one who has returned to your side is not the man you knew!" "You've been possessed by an evil spirit!" "And at this rate, it's going to kill you!" "Evil spirit?" "That's right, Miss Kosome, so let me..." "You're wrong." "My love..." "My love is NOT any kind of evil spirit!" "After all, he's come back to me!" "A human-faced pustule!" "Oh, my love..." "No!" "Damn you, demon!" "No, don't do it!" "If you release your lightning, it will kill Kosome!" "Rin..." "Pyo..." "Toh..." "Sha..." "Kai..." "Jin..." "Retsu..." "Zai..." "Zen!" "Om Abogya Beiyashanou!" "Kantaro!" "Hurry, Kantaro!" "Makabodara Mani Handoma!" "Jimbara Harabakutanya Hum!" "Begone, o raging spirit!" "Kosome!" "Hang on, Kosome!" "Kosome!" "Kosome!" "Hang on, Kosome!" "Mother..." "Kosome!" "Oh, thank goodness!" "Thank goodness!" "[To Miss Kosome]" "The manager of Hotaru-ya entrusted it to me." "The young master really was in love with you." "He wanted to tell you that he had refused the marriage, and to ask you to wait for him;" "that he'd be coming for you." "Kosome..." "Oh, my love..." "I'm so happy." "Fabulous!" "I thought it'd be just your average article about some weird goings-on, but this is a tear-jerking MASTERPIECE!" "This one's going to be big!" "It took me a little extra time to put it all together though." "Will it still make it in time?" "It'll be just fine!" "I figured you'd fall behind, so I deliberately upped the deadline!" "You sure know me, Reiko." "Say, why don't we publish this bizarre incident feature serially?" "!" "I'll go talk it over with the editor-in-chief!" "And by the way, please don't forget about the novel!" "THAT is a deadline I can't extend!" "What?" "!" "No way!" "What a letdown..." "Wow, they're dreamy!" "Huh?" "Isn't that..." "Huh?" "They look SO good on you, Haruka!" "Suzu says they're one of her dad's old, foreign things." "She doesn't learn, does she?" "That's just how young girls are." "Good thing, huh, Kantaro?" "What is?" "What do you mean?" "Hmm..." "These aren't too bad either." "Okay, this isn't funny..." "C'mon, don't be jealous now!" "Oh yeah, did you hear?" "Kikuzono's closed for business." "Huh?" "!" "Right after that incident, supposedly." "[Touge Udon Shop]" "Here you go, my love." "Let's go, Kosome." "Okay, Mother." "I left the money at our seat." "Thank you kindly, Ma'am!" "Come, come, come, fireflies" "The water over there is so bitter" "The water over here is so sweet" "Come, come, come, fireflies" "Yoru no machi de futo kimi o yonde ita" "Tooku hanaretemo kodoku wa boku o toraenai" "Mikata ga iru to kanjita toki ni" "Daremo ga kawaru" "Tsuyoku naru, naru, naru kara" "Mienai chikara wa kibou o izanau" "Mienai chikara wa kimi ga kureta yuuki sa" "Now, then!" "So what is the next oddity that will appear?" "In a small mountain town, children are disappearing one by one!" "They're being spirited away!" "Kantaro and the others set off to solve this mystery too, but a mysterious shadow is pulling the strings behind them!" "What is this shadow's true identity?" "Could he be the culprit?" "But what could he possibly be after?" "This case will take a most unexpected turn of events." "Next time on Tactics, "Mountain Fairy Tale""