"and always like that dazzling sun." "I will defend you from all the darkness." "This is the truth from my heart." "I could get you to believe me." "don't lose it." "Your kindness won't be in vain." "You'll be carried aloft by the wind to somewhere that isn't here." "and I know you'll blossom one day." "I'll be there for you." "I hope I can watch over you like the sun for all time." "This is the truth from my heart." "What I think doesn't matter." "They lost their home because of me." "so I don't think there will be any problems." "I'm sure Tonya's going to be ecstatic." "Really..." "I know he's a town boy and all but I never imagined that he'd have such a hard time getting used to village life." "Chagum's done an admirable job." "Where's Tonya now?" "so we're supposed to meet up later." "That's perfect." "Take us along with you." "There's something I want to ask him to do for me." "Some drastic measures are called for here." "Episode 10 Soil and Heroes" "huh?" "he seems to be fitting in well enough." "and he's not timid." "he's too clever for his own good." "since he was already accustomed to isolation he would never complain even if he was feeling lonely." "will it?" "he'll always feel stifled." "You really think so?" "I guess the real issue is whether Tonya will make a good instructor." "Balsa!" "Balsa!" "You're really alive!" "but you really are!" "Sorry about everything." "I've put you through a lot of trouble." "I hope you can forgive me." "Don't be like that..." "Just seeing you two alive and well makes it all worth it." "What's Maya up to?" "Is she okay?" "of course!" "so she can get by anywhere." "She's such a hard worker in the village that they're bringing her marriage offers." "Isn't that right?" "I guess they are." "But you're coming back to town anyway?" "so I thought we'd... but would you mind doing a job for me?" "just name it!" "I'll do anything!" "The thing is I want you to teach this boy how to be an errand runner." "What do you say?" "but..." "Well... it'll be all right." "I'll be watching nearby." "I guess we'll be okay." "you don't need to be so tense. it's not that hard a job." "I don't know..." "I just can't seem to get into it." "I've got it!" "I just came up with a great idea." "let's pretend that you're my little brother!" "we won't have to make up any lame excuses." "call me "big brother." "Big brother?" "that's me." "Let's start with that." "Delicious heirlooms fresh off the grill and piping hot!" "Heirlooms?" "and pine nut flour." "They're a favourite of the kids here in Yogi no Shim." "Listen up." "you can get anything you want around here." "A hundred of these an coins..." "equals one Fugal." "Got that?" "we're going to buy a 40-an bag of heirlooms but just with these." "But that is 10 an short." "What can I get you?" "please." "That'll be 40 an." "That's pretty steep." "you can get them for 30." "Really?" "Where is it?" "The food stand in the alley over there." "then." "I think I'll buy mine over there too." "Hey...hold on a minute!" "and you'll see!" "They're delicious!" "Still..." "I think I'll go with the cheaper ones after all." "wait!" "I'll give you a special discount just this once!" "How about 30?" "I see." "I did not believe that he would lower the price so easily." "You need to learn how to do what we just did all by yourself." "you did great!" "aren't they?" "Now you're an official resident of Yogi no Shim." "Huh?" "Where's..." "I guess she's around here some place." "Ready for your next lesson?" "Mon In Zen...so exciting you'll shout yourself hoarse!" "place your bets!" "What is that?" "Mon In Zen. it's what you'd call a game of chance." "Gambling." "It's a game for grown-ups." "wait a minute..." "This might count as social education too." "place your bets!" "Who will bet a an?" "Who will bet a copper Fugal?" "and leave it to the mercy of the gods!" "Mon In Zen...so exciting you'll shout yourself hoarse!" "place your bets!" "Mon!" "In!" "The man over there spins foreign coins that have a white face." "He spins a total of three of them and the object of the game is to bet how many of them will come up heads." "that's In." "and you get back twice what you bet." "But if three blacks come up that's called "house takes all" and the house wins everything." "the final coin is about to be spun!" "Are there any other bets?" "this young man is a big better!" "We have a last-minute bet on Zen!" "A perfect place to close the betting!" "The time for speculation is over!" "Whether it's heads or tails..." "it's up to your prayers!" "Pray that the coins will come your way!" "Stuff like this doesn't really make sense unless you try it for yourself." "let's see a Zen!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Two whites!" "In!" "that's how the game works... place your bets!" "Who will bet a an?" "Who will bet a copper Fugal?" "does one have to bet before the third coin is spun?" "you're allowed to place your bet until the first coin lands... you know?" "You gotta be ready to bet before he spins the first coin." "you're never Donna win." "I'm such a moron!" "Do you know how many lunches I could've bought from Yogi's with that Fugal?" "Crap!" "I manna get it back!" "You were better off losing." "What're you talking about?" "Winning is always better!" "but you could not have won." "It seemed like the coin spinner could make the coins come up any way he wanted." "how could he possibly do that?" "how could you possibly know that the first time you saw the game being played?" "I do not know how I know." "I just know." "Are you serious?" "Moribito Guardian of the Spirit" "One white!" "Mon!" "you're right!" "these people will lose all of their money." "Do you see that large carpenter sitting there?" "He will most likely lose in the next round as well." "The old woman over there is winning for the time being but I suspect that she will be their next target." "What makes you say that?" "Because she will bet more than one Fugal." "FM-More than one..." "FM-More than one..." "When one bets using an coins losing does not seem so bad." "right?" "That's for sure... one would have to win ten bets of 10 han." "see?" "whose odds are 3-in-8 but rather to bet on Zen's double return in spite of its 1-in-8 odds." "But that person is manipulating the outcome of the final throw making it so that they make a profit in the end." "That is also why Zen comes up so often when no one has bet on it." "wait just a minute!" "wouldn't that make this... a rigged game?" "so it can't really be helped." "but... the majority of the people here seem to be enjoying the gambling." "it would be insanity to play such games." "It is difficult to spot individually because of the difference in their wins and losses." "even if the house does not cheat the odds are so heavily stacked against these people that they cannot win." "I lost." "we would've been driven out of business by one little old lady." "Looks like luck is still on our side." "just you wait!" "place your bets!" "I'm going over there." "I can't let this go." "fat cheat?" "You're playing dirty!" "Run the game fair and square!" "What are we going to do with that boy?" "You're slandering our good name." "I can understand that you're angry because you lost all your money... you'd better leave." "beat it!" "It's no use." "Let's go." "I hoped that I could at least keep them from losing all their money but I guess it's beyond me." "Wait a moment." "Toya." "and I got burned." "It's okay." "Let's go." "Let's stop them." "I will do it for you." "Hey!" "Chagum!" "This is exactly why commoners are looked down upon as fools." "They delude themselves into thinking that a game is fair even when that game is rigged against them." "what a bunch of fools!" "Do you not see?" "This man can make the coins come up whichever way he wants." "you will be the first to lose." "miss." "They are simply letting you win for the time being." "your pockets will be empty." "and that is why you will always remain the ignorant masses." "Who does this kid think he is?" "boy." "He's just jealous of us. it's because his big brother lost his money." "boy." "Or you'll get into trouble with your mama." "that's me!" "little man." "Seeing as how you're so sure of what you say I assume you can prove that this man can control what side comes up?" "Balsa..." "Very well." "I shall prove it to you." "What are you saying?" "You can't prove it!" "let's go!" "It is all right." "Leave this to me." "big brother?" "Y-Yeah!" "One white..." "Mon." "I take it?" "That was just one round." "Wait a minute." "I'll bet for the boy." "That okay with you?" "There it is!" "A double return!" "There it is!" "A double return!" "We did it!" "He can tell how they'll land?" "Keep playing." "I want in too!" "right?" "No." "That will not work." "Do not bet on anything." "What do you mean?" "No one can win this round." "Three black!" "House takes all!" "Not betting on the last one was a smart move." "but the money you bet on the first throws is..." "That's all right." "You have to tell us." "How do you know?" "tell me!" "This man can control the outcome of the first two coins using the third coin." "When he throws the third coin one can tell the outcome by looking at this man's hand." "it signals Mon." "that signals Jin." "that is the signal for the roller to produce Zen." "Now I get it..." "That's unacceptable." "we call that a fixed game." "I want my money back!" "What are you trying to pull?" "You damned con artists!" "I do understand that you are running a business here." "But these people are enjoying your game." "please run your games according to official guidelines." "big brother?" "that's right." "Wait a minute." "How about a one-on-one match?" "we can't show our faces around here again." "So let's play an all-or-nothing round with no tricks." "I'll throw the coins myself." "I'll return all of the money that we got from these people today." "I walk away with that necklace of yours." "don't do it!" "You can't bet the necklace!" "You got that from your..." "I accept." "Here we go." "He won!" "He won!" "he did it!" "He did it!" "I'm not the one you should be picking up!" "brother!" "Wait for me!" "Big brother!" "you fool!" "mister!" "Put me down!" "that was a surprise..." "I thought I was waking a sleeping child but I might have aroused something more formidable than I thought." "holding back the tears on those nights..." "When it felt like I was about to succumb to my doubts... at my side before I knew it." "It was none other than you who was there for me." "I want to be strong." I stumble and hurt myself again." "I can get back to my feet." "Thank you." "again and again." "I call out to my precious loved one." "Is my voice reaching you?" "human warmth never does." "I'm certain I sensed the presence of the one that I hold dear." "Next Time" "Toya has disappeared." "Saya has lost consciousness." "And then Tanda..." "Flower Wine for Tanda." "Episode 11 Flower Wine for Tanda" "May my prayers reach the border between Nayug and Sag..."