第8話: 万次と凛が深川で穴津を探す間、橘舞絵は襲撃者から身を守っている。

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Manji and Rin wander in the city of Fukagawa in search of Anotsu. Manji encounters an appealing prostitute but finds a knife hidden in her cloak. She reveals herself as Makie Otono-Tachibana, before she attacks him with a disjointed spear. He easily defeats her and spares her life after assuming she is an amateur, to weak to pose a threat. At an okiya, a man recognizes Makie from a brothel in another district after hearing her sing and play music, but is chastised by the owner as she is now a geisha. Meanwhile, Rin is seemingly jealous because Manji left with Makie and she tries to look more attractive for him. However, Manji laughs at her clumsy attempt at seduction and Rin hits him with a sake bottle as a consequence. In a quiet moment on a bridge, Makie tells Anotsu that she just wants an ordinary life and not to live as a swordswoman or a geisha, but as the daughter of a samurai which is not possible. Anotsu confesses his love for her, but she believes that he mainly wants her for her talents as a woman and a fighter. After Anotsu leaves, three swordsmen arrive and attempt to take Makie back to her former brothel, but she easily slays them all. (Source: Wikipedia)