One day, Seiji receives an odd request from Kounosuke to look into the background of a seaweed wholesaler named Hansuke that he is on good terms with. Stylish and dashing, Hansuke is a ladies man who has a talent for business despite his age and his seaweed wholesale shop has been very successful, but Kounosuke is suspicious of his unusual generosity towards him believing that Hansuke has ulterior motives. Seiji is unable to find out anything unusual about Hansuke, but while out on a boating trip he notices that Hansuke has an odd reaction to the kiseru that Goi inhabits. What kind of past connection do Goi and Hansuke have?
but he has been very kind 
to someone like me from a kimono shop
لكنّه أصبح لطيفًا مع شخص مثلي من محلّ كيمونو 
.لا صلة له بعمل بيع الأعشاب البحريّة بالجملة
Doch er war sehr freundlich zu einem
wie mir aus einem Kimono-Geschäft,
y además es muy amable con alguien
como yo de una tienda de kimono,
con alguien de una tienda
de kimono como yo,
Et il se montre très généreux avec moi,
quoique nos spécialités
e come persona ha mostrato
mas ele tem sido muito gentil
comigo, de uma loja de kimonos,
К тому же Хансукэ 
весьма доброжелателен ко мне,