:47:03
Have no fears about Motome.
:47:05
I will watch over his every step
on the path to manhood.
:47:09
I will not fail him.
I swear this on my life.
:47:16
Go on, Master Tsugumo.
:47:33
What did you find out?
:47:36
It seems his illness
is indeed most serious.
:47:39
What's the nature of the ailment?
:47:42
According to his family,
a high fever
:47:44
and excruciating pain
in all his joints.
:47:48
Go on.
:47:50
I asked if I might visit him
at his bedside,
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but he sent word back
that his pain was so great
:47:56
that he did not wish to be seen
in his present state.
:48:00
All I could do was convey
the message you sent and return.
:48:04
It seems
there's nothing we can do.
:48:07
Perhaps he was overcome by
the relentless heat of recent days.
:48:15
Master Tsugumo,
:48:18
you heard what he said.
:48:20
I must ask you to select
someone else as your second.
:48:28
I am sorely disappointed,
but it appears I have no choice.
:48:33
In that case...
:48:37
I would ask for Master Hayato Yazaki.
:48:43
Hayato?
:48:49
Inaba, I believe he too
has been absent these four or five days?
:48:53
That is correct.
:48:54
He requested leave
because he wasn't feeling well.