Ohkubo and Chief Superintendent Kawaji catch wind of Hiramatsu’s conspiracy against the government, but Aizu's former military adviser still has a major surprise for them up his sleeve.
"Why, then, did they choose wooden carp, 
out of all the things they could have used?"
لماذا إذًا اختاروا أسماك كوي خشبيّة"
"من بين كلّ الأشياء الّتي قد يستعملونها؟
"E por que escolher carpas de madeira,
se podiam ter usado tantas outras coisas?
«Но почему же выбор пал
именно на деревянных карпов?