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Come back?

That's what it says.

"Come back or I shall die. "

Thank you.

Forget about it.

Not the money, the woman.

Forget about her.

She won't die, and you know it.

I:

went to see that fellow, Pasteur.

Yes?

He's pretty darn clever.

he's discovered how to isolate

the infected eggs from the healthy ones.

He can't cure them,

but he can tell which ones are good.

And the results are guaranteed.

Mmm. Really?

There's trouble again in Japan.

This time, it's serious.

The French Consulate in Yokohama

have been sending dispatches.

They say it's chaos.

And this, uh,

Italian fellow, Ferreri,

he's come back from China

with eggs, tons of them,

Healthy from first to last,

same with Bole.

They're offering us a good deal.

Seven francs for the gram.

And they'll insure them.

And with the work

that Pasteur is doing,

we might get by on our own.

It would be madness

to go back there.

It's too risky.

I don't want to lose you, Herv.

I'm going to Japan,

Baldabiou.

Even if it means I have

to pay for the trip myself.

All you have to decide

is whether I'm...

selling the eggs to you

or someone else.

We've heard that

the eggs coming in from Turkey

Are perfectly healthy.

That's where

the Lyon breeders go.

The Italians, too.

Well, then

why don't we do the same?

Japan is too dangerous.

We can no longer

afford the risks.

Gentlemen.

Gentlemen, please.

These eggs are unreliable.

The Japanese eggs are pristine.

Who really knows

what's going on there?

Very few people have seen it

with their own eyes,

and one of them

lives right here.

This is my son

you are talking about.

He's made the voyage twice.

If anybody understands

the dangers, he does,

and he believes it can be done.

Now, I, for one, am staking my

money on another trip.

You gentlemen must

make your own decision.

Isn't there some way

you can stop him?

I'm afraid not.

There is

something else.

There seems to be some trouble

over there...

an uprising.

It could be dangerous.

Then I suppose all I can do

is give him a reason to come back.

You're not to...

worry about anything.

I know.

I won't.

I have protection there.

I will...

I will be fine.

This time, it really was

the end of the world.

The rebellion

had reached the village.

Are you alone?

Are you hurt?

Where are they?

Hai.

Hai.

Hara Jubei.

Take me there,

do you understand?

Wait.

Arigato.

How did you find us?

Who brought you here?

Answer me!

There is nothing

for you here.

Only war,

and it's not your war.

War is an expensive game.

You have need of me.

I have need of you.

You should not have come here.

Keep your gold and go!

Hyah!

Hara Jubei!

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