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.
Twinkling fragments of a wish
Funkelnde Bruchstücke einer Sehnsucht
leuchten wie tausende Sterne
Fragmentos brillantes de un deseo
Fragmentos reluzentes de um desejo