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?
I wonder if the tsukumogami 
will complain about being borrowed
أتساءل إن كان التسوكوموغامي 
سيشتكون إن تمّت استعارتهم
Ob sich die Tsukumogami
wohl beschweren werden,
Me pregunto si los tsukumogami
se quejarán si los usan
Me pregunto si los tsukumogami
se quejarán si los usan
Ça ne devrait pas gêner
les tsukumogami qu’on les loue
Ma se li prestassimo per essere usati per uno scopo
diverso da quello per cui sono stati pensati,
Será que os tsukumogamis
não vão reclamar se alugarmos
Не будут ли цукумогами 
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