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they show up at our gate
to practice their thinly disguised extortion.
:11:04
We can't very well allow him
to disembowel himself in our gateway.
:11:10
Our only choice is to follow
the example of other clans:
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Give him a little something
and ask him to leave.
:11:17
No.
:11:19
That will not do.
:11:23
If we give him money
and send him away,
:11:25
he'll soon be followed by others.
:11:28
One after the other,
:11:31
like ants drawn to a mound of sugar.
:11:36
Ever since the Battle of Sekigahara,
:11:38
Edo has been teeming with ronin -
masterless samurai.
:11:42
They're like wild dogs
roving about in search of prey.
:11:48
Think what people will say.
:11:54
"The House of Iyi has gone soft
like the others.
:11:58
Everybody thought they had backbone,
so until now, the ronin avoided their gate.
:12:05
But look what they've done now.
:12:08
They boast of their martial valor,
:12:10
but this is a time of peace,
:12:13
so they're just
living in yesterday's dreams."
:12:18
Would you have such laughable chatter
:12:21
spreading all over Edo?
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Especially when His Lordship
is away in his domain.
:12:26
Under no circumstances can we allow
:12:28
a stain to come upon our lord's name
while he's away.
:12:34
Giving him money
and asking him to leave -
:12:38
such lily-livered nonsense
is out of the question.
:12:43
He hasn't the slightest intention
of killing himself,
:12:47
yet he speaks of honorable harakiri.
:12:49
Counselor!
:12:54
If I may...