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?
Deep down, I might have always wanted 
to talk about this with someone just once.
عميقًا في داخلي، ربّما أكون قد أردت دائمًا 
.الحديث عن هذا مع شخص ما ولو لمرّة
Tief in mir wollte ich wohl schon immer
mit jemandem nur einmal über mich reden.
Puede que en el fondo siempre haya
querido hablar una vez sobre esto.
Puede que en el fondo siempre haya
querido hablar una vez sobre esto.
Quelque part au fond de moi,
je voulais me confier au moins une fois.
Forse da qualche parte,
nel profondo del mio cuore,
Acho que no fundo, eu gostaria de ter
contado isso para alguém apenas uma vez.
Глубоко внутри я, наверное, 
лишь раз хотела заговорить об этом.