While the master is away, Hatori and Tokihiko, the front desk manager and bath caretaker from Tenjin-ya's rival inn Orio-ya, suddenly show up at Tenjin-ya. Although they say they came as guests, a tense mood prevails among the employees.
Hatori-san told me that Tokihiko-san
isn't interested in eating these days.
Hatori-san sagte, dass sich Tokihiko-san
in letzter Zeit nicht fürs Essen interessiert.
El señor Hatori me dijo
que Tokihiko no ha tenido
Hatori a dit
O Hatori me disse que o Tokihiko
não gosta muito de comer hoje em dia.