Sword of the Beast Page #3

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- Should we hightail it out of here?

- No.

They'll have to come from Kofu.

It'll take them 10 to 15 days.

How much can we pan in two weeks?

Who cares about that?

I want the gold he's got in that hut.

You mean you want to steal it?

He's only human. He'll

let his guard down sometime.

We can't leave this place empty-handed.

You're right.

All right, let's cook up a plan.

Dear, shouldn't we leave soon?

That officer won't make it back alive.

But if he does, they'll come for us.

Won't it arouse suspicion if he doesn't return?

They might send a search party...

but I'll kill them too, if need be.

So we're staying?

Yes, until ordered otherwise.

But if the shogunate

finds out, our clan is finished.

Not if we keep our mouths shut.

You and I will be executed,

and that will be the end of that.

Are you afraid?

No. I'm ready for anything.

The clan will never abandon us.

Cheer up. I'll go take care of the bodies.

Hurry!

Bring him in.

Lay him down gently.

Take off these wet clothes.

That's an officer, isn't it?

He came floating down the river.

He coughed up the water,

so he'll probably survive.

Take off his clothes and take

him in the other room.

Careful!

Boss, there are officers up there after all.

- Was that one wounded?

- No.

He couldn't have just fallen into

the river. There must be a reason.

How can we go up with officials there?

Afraid of the law now? What happened

to your fighting spirit?

Well, I'll be.

You seem to want that gold more than I do!

My future depends on it.

We're leaving early in the morning. Get ready.

I'm going to take a bath.

Now I guess he's in charge.

Set him down carefully.

Will he make it?

He's breathing again. We have to warm him up.

Shall I help?

You're a guest. We couldn't ask that of you.

They say the best thing to warm

a man is a woman's skin.

It must be providence that I happened to be here.

Leave him to me. You all can wait outside.

If you say so, ma'am.

Let's go, everyone.

Where am I?

How odd. He took a sudden turn for the worse.

He's dead.

Why the towel?

His face was dirty. I wiped it clean.

Really?

How kind of you.

You'll pretend you saw nothing, won't you?

Let me show my thanks.

You can thank me by dropping the hairpin first.

It's tough carrying a body downhill.

Bad luck for your men.

They won't be carrying it.

They'll go by raft to Litomi.

By raft? How long will that take?

Only half a day to go down.

But walking back makes the round-trip two days.

Half a day before they

find out. We'll have to hurry.

- What's that?

- Nothing.

We leave early in the morning.

Please prepare lots of rice balls.

You're really going upriver?

I'm telling you the truth.

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