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?
He certainly was someone 
who would know how to handle
لقد كان شخصًا يعرف كيف يتعامل مع
.الكيسيرو على عكس سيّد أومي-يا الصّغير
Er ist gewiss jemand, der weiß, wie man mit einem Kiseru
umgeht, nicht so wie der junge Herr des Omi-ya.
Era alguien que sabe usar un kiseru,
no como el joven dueño de Omiya.
Era alguien que sabe usar un kiseru,
no como el joven dueño de Omiya.
Contrairement au jeune Ômiya,
il sait manier la pipe avec soin.
E a differenza del giovane proprietario dell'Omiya, 
sapeva benissimo come utilizzare un kiseru.
Diferente do jovem mestre de Omi-ya
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