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?
so I hid myself and tried passing 
myself off as a man for a bit.
.لذلك أخفيت نفسي وحاولت التّنكّر كرجل لوهلة
daher versteckte ich mich
und gab mich als Mann aus.
me escondí e intenté hacerme pasar
por un hombre un tiempo.
me escondí e intenté hacerme pasar
por un hombre un tiempo.
Je me suis brièvement
fait passer pour un homme.
E ho cercato di farmi passare, 
almeno temporaneamente, per un uomo.
então eu me escondi e tentei
me passar por homem por um tempo.
Потому я спряталась ото всех
 и притворилась мужчиной.