Ep. 409: Tamanosuke's troupe faces trouble when Renge's mother forbids her attendance, leading to a kidnapping discovery.

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Tamanosuke and his performance troupe are preparing for a show, but Renge Kataoka's father, an actress, prohibits his daughter from attending. This creates a problem for Tamanosuke, who asks Ran to temporarily replace the girl while he attempts to persuade her father to allow her participation. After several days pass without success in reviving the situation, the boy decides to visit the family home to directly convince the father to permit her acting role. Upon arriving at the house, he makes a shocking discovery: the girl has been abducted. This development leaves Tamanosuke in serious trouble as he must now deal with the unexpected disappearance of the young actress he was trying to help.