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It's looking a little
more lively around here.

Yup. We've got a lot more people now.

Something bothering you, boss?

It's obvious everyone's getting
much better at their jobs.

The problem is...

Don't be stupid.

If you die before me, I'll jump across
the river to hell and drag you back.

...I'm a lot worse at this job
than I used to be.

Boss?

What's the problem?

Well, there are always more fires
in autumn and winter.

Yeah. We'll need to make sure
we're ready by then.

We'll need a wind-reader, after all.

OEDO FIRE SLAYER
THE LEGEND OF THE PHOENIX

Wow. Sekiwaki's on the list
of top soba restaurants for a reason.

And the owner's daughter
is such a nice, pretty girl, too.

Excuse me! Seconds!

You're done already?

Guys, don't forget we're here
to talk about a wind-reader.

I know that.

But is it going to be that easy
to find a wind-reader, boss?

It'd be hard if we did it the usual way.

You said you had a lead on one, right?

Yeah. A guy from back when
I was a Jou firefighter in Iidamachi.

His name's a little intimidating,
so I just called him "old man."

Intimidating?

Kaji "Fire" Magoichi.

"Fire"?

It's a terrible name for a firefighter.

No kidding.

But as far as I know,
he's the best wind-reader around.

I've never seen him make a bad call.

If he's that amazing, he's probably
still a Jou firefighter, right?

No, he quit before I did.

You're quitting?

I wanted to stay on with you,

but I've got something
I have to deal with.

He never did tell me
what that "something" was,

but it's been seven years.
He must've taken care of it by now.

Do you know where he is?

Nope. I've got Samon out
looking for him, but...

Miss, the soba noodles here are fantastic.
Is there a secret ingredient?

I wouldn't call it a secret, but we get
the buckwheat for our noodles from Shinano.

We have a storehouse out back
that keeps it all fresh.

There aren't a lot of soba places
around here that do that...

Welcome.

Lunch for one?

Yes.

Sorry, sir.

We're currently full.
If you could wait just a minute...

I see an empty table there.

Um...

I'm sorry, sir.

Osuzu.

The locksmith's group...

Or rather, regulars of ours
will be using that area soon.

What?

My good priest.

We'll be finished in just a moment.

If you don't mind waiting...

You...

It's not nice to the soba noodles
to eat them in a foul temper.

I don't have time to eat soba.

Thank you.

Don't mention it. Osuzu, was it?
You were very brave.

The mistress of this shop raised me
like a daughter. I did nothing special.

I see. Good to hear.

I apologize.

The locksmith is a regular of ours,

but he can be a bit rude,
and has a bad reputation.

Sounds rough.

SOBA

Thank you.

There's a lot of weirdos
in Edo these days, huh?

You're a weirdo, too.

You were slurping noodles
while it was getting heated.

Well, the noodles were just that good.

What will you do now, boss?

I'll go ask Samon if he's found
any information on the old man.

You guys head back without me.

Okay.

Old man.

What is it, boss?

You read the winds perfectly again
today, and nobody got hurt.

Join me for a drink?
We can sit and look at the moon.

I've always wondered...

What?

You could do much better than
being a firefighter if you wanted, right?

I think you overestimate me.

Why did you decide
to become a firefighter?

Can you feel the wind indoors?

Can you look up at the moon?

Only by going outside can man
truly shine like the stars.

Uh, sorry, old man.
What does that mean?

Gengo.

Perfect timing.
I was just coming to find you.

Did you find out anything
about the old man?

Yes. I managed to find
someone who knew him.

Really? What's their name?

Yamaji Rengaiken.

He's an astronomer with the Shogunate.

A Shogunate astronomer?

Thank you for taking the time
to speak with me today.

Of course. I couldn't pass up a chance
to meet the famous "Fire-Slayer."

How do you know who I am?

Whenever Shibukawa Magoichi talked
about you, he always got so excited.

Shibukawa? Not Kaji Magoichi?

I see. Where to begin?
It's a bit of a long story.

That's fine.

Magoichi was a member
of the Shibukawa clan,

the very first Shogunate astronomers.

He was the son of the third in a line
of astronomers, Shibukawa Hirotada.

But there was a secret about his birth.

A secret about his birth?

Hirotada went to Dejima in Nagasaki
to learn the arts of astronomy.

That's where he met Magoichi's mother.

In other words, his mother
was a foreign barbarian.

A foreign barbarian? I did think
his features were well-defined, but...

He learned the arts of astronomy
from a young age,

but being a bastard child
meant he couldn't be an heir.

He decided to leave the family
at the age of 30, I'm told.

What did he do before he met me?

He took on the name "Kaji"
and devoted himself to his studies.

He studied all there was to know
about the foreign arts of astronomy,

and gained knowledge
that far exceeds my own.

Why would someone like that
become a firefighter?

He always said that astronomers
existed to serve the people.

That one learns in the outside world,

so one must serve
the outside world as well.

Serve the world?

So he decided to become
a firefighter to help people?

But he quit.

I told him to come back.

I needed his help to put together
a new official calendar.

I told him that using
an inaccurate calendar

would cause needless suffering
among the people.

I had no idea.

So the "thing" he had to do was
that calendar. Is he still doing it?

He died. Soon after quitting
his job as a firefighter.

How?

A fire.

It was on our way to Kyoto.

We stopped at Moriyama Inn Town,
quite near to Kyoto.

A fire started in an inn
near to where we were staying.

The firefighters told us the wind blows down
from the mountains at night there.

They planned to raze buildings
on the west side.

But Magoichi said the rains over
the past few days had cooled Lake Biwa,

meaning the wind wouldn't alter course,
and they should raze the east side.

But they refused to listen.

And Magoichi was right.

The wind blew up from the lake
and the whole town was soon on fire.

The firefighters who had
predicted it wrong fled.

Magoichi stayed to help the elderly,
women and children, and the sick.

And when he heard there were
still people in the town...

Don't go!

We must flee or our own lives
will be in danger!

Sorry. I guess I'm still a firefighter.

Don't go! Magoichi! Magoichi!

And that was the last
we ever saw of him.

So the old man is no more.

Thank you for telling me all this.

Wait, Matsunaga-dono.
You may still have some hope.

There is one man he called a genius.
Maybe he'll help you.

Where can I find him?

He lives in Miyagi Village
on the other side of the Arakawa River.

His name is Kaji Seijuurou.

He's Magoichi's son, and a true genius.

Looks like this is the place.

Hello?

What a waste of our time.
I'll break the door down.

Oh, hi there.

Are you the son of Kaji Magoichi?

Matsunaga Gengo-dono, yes?

How did you know?

I see you're all of different
ages and social ranks.

And your right hand...

That's a burn mark.

And if you're here saying my father's name,
you must be a firefighter.

Which means the answer is obvious.

Impressive. That makes this fast.

Shinjou Province would like to hire you.

This isn't a matter to discuss on
my doorstep, I see. Please come inside.

Why me?

I know it's not much for an astronomer,
but we've prepared 130 koku as a salary.

You'd be free to do
your research and observations,

and only head to the scene
in the event of the unexpected.

And the "unexpected" in this case?

A fire.

I refuse.

I have no intention of following
in my father's footsteps.

He was a wise man, but also a fool.

What do you mean?

A scholar must devote
himself to his studies.

Playing at firefighting isn't our job.

And he died a dog's death for his trouble.

Why, you!

When one dies with their work
unfinished, it is a dog's death, yes?

I disagree.

But what is this "work" you speak of?

To reveal the laws of heaven and earth.

The path of the scholar
is nothing less than that.

Hey, redhead!

Exactly what does this fancy learning
teach you about heaven?

The distance to the moon, for instance.

I doubt you know this,
but a man named Jérôme Lalande

has already calculated
the distance to the moon.

His knowledge of astronomy
far exceeds our nation's.

You just looked down
and put your hand on your neck.

In other words, you're nervous.

What? This is bull.

"Psipholophie."

Translated from the European,
you might call it the study of the mind.

Overseas, they learn the ways of
a man's heart to predict his tendencies.

Not that I expect you to know this.

And so what?

Is that more important than saving lives,
like a firefighter does?

Saving lives, you say? Matsunaga-dono.

What is it?

I heard that you stopped being
a firefighter until very recently.

What made you start again?

You'll probably quit again, too,
if you have good reason to.

What? You...

I don't blame you for feeling that way.

But this time, I intend to spend
the rest of my life doing this job.

I'm sure my father saved a few lives
in his time as a firefighter.

But if he'd remained a scholar,

he could've saved far more
than any single firefighter could.

I refuse to accept
my father's way of life.

I don't want to live in a way where
temporary emotions make you forget

what truly matters.

But...

The "Sei" in the name
my father gave me means "star."

He must have wanted me
to be an astronomer like him.

And I'm going to do what he failed to do.

I've nothing else to say to you.

Please leave.

I see.

He seems like quite
a difficult man to deal with.

I understand how he feels.

I don't think it's okay that my father died
just because he was a firefighter.

I'm sure.

But he's a man we're going to need.

I'm fine with you doing the wind-reading.

I'm not up to the job.

A lot of the reason I used to be successful
was because the old man backed me up.

And if I'm the wind-reader...

If you ever get a chance to talk
to Seijuurou-sama again,

why not try using that
"psipholophie" thing yourself?

What do you mean?

From what you've said, he's suffering
quite a bit over Magoichi-san's death.

Is he?

Yes.

Otherwise, he wouldn't badmouth his father
in front of people he'd just met.

He was probably so harsh with you

because he didn't know
how to deal with his feelings.

I see. So perhaps it's too soon to give up.

But it'll take time, I'm sure.

THREE DAYS LATER

Sorry for keeping you waiting.

No, thank you for coming.

I don't often write letters,
but I'm glad I did.

I was surprised.

When I received the letter, I was sure
it was from Matsunaga-dono.

No, I'm here on my own.

Even the boss doesn't know.

Now, please sit.

Do you always wear that
when you go outside?

I apologize.

It's because of the color
of my hair, you see.

You sound surprisingly timid.
Very different than last time.

I'm not ashamed of it,
but it does make life hard.

Well, why don't we have some soba and talk?

The soba here's great.

Oh, thank you, Osuzu-san.

Such beautiful hair.

Right? I agree with you,
but he says it's embarrassing.

Oh? Be more confident
in yourself, Mr. Samurai.

I'm jealous of your beautiful hair.

That's how she sees it. Isn't that nice?

Now, let's eat.

SOBA

This soba is excellent.

I lost my father, too, you see.

I'm told he was a wonderful firefighter.

But... And I haven't
even told the boss this...

He died saving a dog, I heard.

A dog?

Yes. He knew he might die, but...

That's what it really means
to die a "dog's death," huh?

To be honest, I have no intention
of being like my father. But...

But?

I want to learn about my father.

I can't move on until I do.
What about you?

I...

I know exactly how my father died.

I went to that inn town, and heard
from the people whose lives he saved.

Then...

But the father I'm proud of
was a scholar, not a firefighter.

While I don't like talking about this,

I am discriminated against
because of my appearance.

Sometimes, people even throw rocks at me.

Even though I'm as human as they are.

But my father died
protecting people like that.

Why did he have to die to protect them?

I couldn't understand that.

First, you reveal something
about yourself to earn sympathy.

You have a talent for
psipholophie, it seems.

But it won't work on me.

You found me out, huh?

There is no more to discuss.

Wait a moment.

You said that if the boss had a good reason,
he'd quit being a firefighter, right?

Yes.

He's the one man
for whom that's not true.

How can you be sure?

It's true that he left Edo
and ran away from being a firefighter.

There's no denying that.

But he came back.

And I know the person he is
since he came back better than anyone.

He's stubborn and quick to anger.

He's got a bad habit
of keeping things to himself.

But I can tell.

He would never betray others.

That's what I believe.

You and I are different.

Of course.

That's why I want you to meet him
again and hear him out.

That's all I wanted to ask today.

I'll be going now.

I've already paid the bill,
so enjoy the rest of your meal.

Only by going outside can man
truly shine like the stars.