Tales of Kamiya dojo is written by Kaoru Kurosaki and published along with the “Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido” arc in JUMPSQ. The tale involves the Rurouni Kenshin character in daily life that takes time between Kenshin and Kaoru marriage until the epilogue chapter in the original manga before the Hokkaido Arc. Until this month (May 2022) there are a total 54 chapters in Tales of Kamiya dojo. This is an unofficial translation.
Fujita Denzaburo and his men were escorted to Nanshuji Temple in Sakai, but their interrogation proved difficult.
Although they captured him, he stubbornly refused to talk. Investigations were also conducted at the Sanjushi National Bank and the first branch of the National Bank, but without success.
“We have solid evidence. If we show it to them, they won't be able to get away with it.”
Hearing these words of Inspector Sato, several of his followers began to speak in hushed tones.
“Of course, sir.”
“If they know that you have the evidence, even the most obstinate will give up and admit their guilt.”
“We will convict him by confronting him with the evidence.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“There is no need to wait for the confession of an infidel who challenges the government.”
Among his cronies, the police inspector who had given the reward money directly to Chou and Kamatari spoke in high spirits.
“Let's go to the Fujita Group warehouse and seize the evidence.”
“I'd like to see them with my own eyes, the imported printing press and all.”
Inspector Sato's nose rose even higher at the mention of the foreign made printing press.
“Come in, I'll show you around. I found it by accident.”
Chou and Kamatari were the ones who showed him around, but he boasted as if he had found the printing press all by himself.
And when the group arrived at the warehouse of the Fujita group, the huge printing press had already been removed from the warehouse.
Of course it was the work of Misao and the rest of the Oniwabanshu.
“Choooooooooou!”
The inspector walks right and left in the empty warehouse.
“Kamatariiiiiiiiiiiiiii!”
He shouted, but there was no one to answer.
Both Chou and Kamatari had long since fled away.
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“Well, that's still a lot of information.”
Under the clear Osaka sky, Chou and Kamatari were walking along the *Tokaido Road at a brisk pace.
“I would have liked to have seen the inspector's face when he realized the warehouse was empty.”
“If you were there, they would blame it on you.”
“I know, right? He wanted to take credit for finding the printing press, so he didn't seem to notice that we had excused ourselves before him. They should have at least kept an eye on us to make sure we didn't hide any evidence, but they didn't do that either. And since they paid us compensation first, we don't owe them any advice either.”
“He's so dim-witted, that inspector.”
“I feel better now that I've repaid that little girl.”
"All's well that ends well. Congrats”
“So what are you going to do now?”
“I don't know. I don't have anything in mind. I'm thinking of going to Kuwana.”
“Why Kuwana?”
“That's the place of *Muramasa, the sword that avenged the Shogunate!”
“Ah, there. I'm not interested in swords, but I'll join you on the way.”
“Where are you going, then?”
I don't have anything in particular to eat, but when I heard Kuwana, I wanted to eat clams. I might even go to eat Udon.
“Oh, let's go to Ise.”
“Too bad. I don't want to eat Ise udon. I want to eat Nagoya's *miso nikkomi udon.”
“Ah, that way.”
It seemed that they had decided where to go.
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Meanwhile, Yahiko and Misao.
In the early morning of September 15, when Fujita Denzaburo was arrested, they had already taken the printing press out of the warehouse and brought it to Aoiya in Kyoto the next day.
And at the time when Chang and Kamatari were heading east on the *Tokaido Road.
Aoshi returned with Fukutaro.
Aoshi-sama! Welcome back. And you too, Fukutaro-kun."
Misao cheerfully greeted Aoshi and Fukutaro. She reported that she had managed to remove the printing press before it was seized as evidence that Fujita Denzaburo had been manufacturing counterfeit banknotess.
“Well done!”
Aoshi thanked Misao and Yahiko.
“Denzaburo Fujita has been arrested, though.”
Yahiko was not quite sure what was going on here. Since he could not let go and say he had done well, he felt unsettled, like he had a fish bone stuck in the throat.
“After the restoration, Japan became a judicial nation with a western policy. We must leave the rest to the law.”
Aoshi's goal to settle the wrongdoing of the Oniwabanshu by the Oniwabanshu.
“One can only hope that we are not in a country that would put people on trial for crimes without evidence.”
“That’s right.”
On this point there was nothing Yahiko and the rest could do.
“So, what's wrong with you, Fukutaro-kun? What happened to your outfit?”
In Yokohama, Fukutaro was dressed in fancy Western clothes and a silk hat. However, when Aoshi brought him to Kyoto, Fukutaro was dressed in a navy blue kimono and a haori. He was dressed modestly.
“I was wearing it as a kind of sign board to make my street stall stand out. Besides, since it was called a wrongdoing by the Oniwabanshu, it wouldn't be very convincing to apologize if I was dressed in a bizarre outfit.”
'Well, sure, you're right. But is an apology just finished by saying sorry?"
Yahiko asked him a question.
“That won't get it done, will it?”
Okina interrupted.
“Yes, that's right. He used his forbidden technique as a member of the Oniwabashu to commit a crime. The crime will be judged not by the judiciary but by the Oniwabanshu. Fukutaro, you...”
Aoshi was about to say something, but Okina drowned it out with a loud voice.
“Fukutaro, you are going to paint a scroll for each of the four seasons in all the private rooms of this Aoiya every year from now on. The *fusuma paintings will be renewed every three years. That is your atonement for your sins. Aoshi, is that right?”
“That's fine, I guess…”
Aoshi might have been thinking of a more serious punishment. However, he did not object, perhaps thinking that if it was for Aoiya's sake, it was all right.
“But I didn't know what I could draw. I was even thinking of quitting calligraphy and painting and starting over from scratch.”
Fukutaro scratched his head in embarrassment.
“No! A man with your talent stop painting? That would be a shame, wouldn't it?”
“Really! Don’t stop it!”
Okina and Misao loved Fukutaro’s work very much.
“So, I thought it would be better if I did not live again and was killed for my wrongdoing of Oniwabanshu.”
Fukutaro said this so lightly that it was hard to believe he was talking about his own life.
“That's not the way it's supposed to go, Fukutaro.”
It was Yahiko. As someone who had already lost his parents and was feeling sad about it, he was annoyed at Fukutaro's careless comments about being willing to be killed.
“You know. I was listening to you the other day. Fukutaro, aren’t you being carried away by the enthusiasm and madness of someone who wants to go to the West and create new paintings from beyond the sea?”
“You could say that.”
“I'm an outsider in the field of painting, but I've seen some great sword fighters with my own eyes. So let me tell you, in the way of the sword, there are those who want to fight and those who fight for something.”
The former was the sword-hunter Chou, who longed to wield a sword, and Yukishiro Enishi, who had no choice but to live a life of vengeance. The latter he was thinking of Kenshin, who wanted to save at least those in front of his eyes with his Sakabatou (reverse-blade sword), and Kaoru, who was aiming for a sword that would bring life to people.
“I think the path of painting is similar, isn't it? There are those who want to paint and those who paint for the sake of something. You are longing to be a person who wants to paint, but in fact you may be a person who paints for something. In order to find out, I think it is not a bad thing to paint for Aoiya.”
“I see. You have a point there.”
Fukutaro put his hand to his chin and nodded.
“You are a very young child, but you have a lot to say.”
“I am not a child. I am Yahiko Myojin, a Tokyo samurai.”
“Yes. I look forward to your future. When you grow up, Aoiya might be full of my work.”
Fukutaro, with a gentle smile on his face, agreed to paint a picture for the Aoiya.
Then at Kamiya Dojo.
“Oh my God! Kenshin, look at this.”
Kaoru unfolded the Tokyo Daily Newspaper and showed it to him.
“Arrest of Denzaburo Fujita, a wealthy merchant in Osaka.”
“This is...”
“Chou was after him. And Yahiko and Misao-dono are working on the case Aoshi asked them to work on.”
“He's been arrested… You're sure this guy didn't print counterfeit banknotes?”
“According to Yahiko, it would seem so.”
“Misao-chan and the others didn't make it, did they?”
Putting his hand on Kaoru's back, Kenshin said,
“There is no such thing as a life in which everything goes well.”
“I agree. It's impossible for a youngster like Misao and Yahiko to save a person who is about to be framed for a crime that could shake the country to its foundations. That's normal. I've been through so much in the last year that my senses have become numb.”
"Yes, that's right."
“When Yahiko comes home, we should give him plenty of good food to eat and show him our appreciation.”
“That's a good idea…”
Kenshin was about to say something.
“I'm home!”
A cheerful voice echoed through the Kamiya dojo.
“Yahiko!”
Kaoru turned around in surprise. Yahiko was standing there.
“I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles.”
Yahiko noticed that Kaoru was holding a newspaper with an article about Denzaburo Fujita's arrest.
“Oh, that. He was arrested five days ago. For a newspaper to write about something new, it doesn't mean it's up to date, does it?”
At that time, there was a considerable time lag between the time an incident in Osaka and the time it appeared in the Tokyo newspapers. It was difficult to send enough information for a newspaper article by telegram due to the limitation of the number of letters and other factors.
“Hopefully Fujita Denzaburo will be released for lack of evidence. If it doesn't work out, it means the Japanese law system is corrupt.”
“Which means...”
“The printing press that Fukutaro used for making counterfeit banknotes was dismantled and disposed of by Oniwabanshu, Shiro-san and Kuro-san. There is no more evidence of it.”
“You did well, I see.”
“That's great, Yahiko! We should eat something delicious to celebrate.”
After all, whether the mission failed or succeeded, they would go out to eat something delicious.
“It's been a while since I've been to Akabeko, that I have.”
“I'm sure Tsubame is feeling lonely. Let's go see her.”
“I want to know the details of what happened.”
Yahiko, who had just returned to Kamiya Dojo, had to turn around and go out again. Yahiko felt he was in a hurry, but he was relieved to see Akabeko in a relaxed atmosphere after a long absence.
Notes:
*)Tokaido Road: old seaside road to Kyoto from Tokyo
*)Muramasa, commonly known as Sengo Muramasa, was a famous swordsmith who founded the Muramasa school and lived during the Muromachi period in Kuwana, Ise Province, Japan. His swords were used by the Tokugawa clan.
*)miso nikkomi udon: udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
*)Fusuma: Room partition
**Fujita Denzaburo's arrest is based on a real event, you can read more about him here.
.…..continue in chapter 31…… https://kenkaodoll.tumblr.com/post/683499038076715008/kamiya-dojo-monogatari-tales-31-jump-sq
TLnote(1): translating Japanese is so hard because the sentence structure is very different compared with the English also the style of writing is different, plus there’s a lot of figurative, poetic language and things that sounds not making sense if it’s directly translated into english. So forgive me if this is very weird to read, and please tell me if you want give corrections.
TLnote(2) I will provide the original Japanese text for correction if any of you who read have better knowledge of Japanese language. Just dm and I’ll send the file.
TLnote(3) Dtninja had translated some earlier chapters in his website. You can go and check on there.
I can't help but wonder at how interesting the "Battle of the sexiest" between Kamatari, Misao and Kaoru would have been had Megumi been present...
No! EVEN BETTER!
Imagine Kenshin being there as well with Kamatari trying to start an all out psychological warfare by flirting with him--->Move over Misao...MEGUMIXKAORU VS KAMATARI FTW! xD
So Tsuchiya Tao will be playing Misao. This better mean that her and Takei Emi will get some action and open up a can of whoopa** on some
people!!!
And so the wait for one Honjou Kamatari continues…
