Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan Substory KENENOSUKE
4CH.5 - Daylight in Kawara *After Clearing The Fiance*
Near the bridge to the Suburbs, there are two townspeople standing at the south side of the street. They seem upset that you're a samurai. Then, a man runs
up and says, "Look out--here comes Kennosuke!"
There he is, harassing a merchant. He says he'll cut the man down, but he begs forgiveness. In those days, a samurai was allowed to cut a commoner down if he
intentionally was rude to him. The townspeople explain that Kennosuke has been
coming into town and causing trouble, threatening to cut people down.
"Has he killed someone?" Musashi asks.
"No," says one of the men, "he hasn't really done it yet. But, he still hasn't
paid any of us. It's always 'I'll cut you down!'"
He asks why no-one's taken care of this guy before, but they say they're just
villagers and have no right to even go up against the third son of an Outsider
Daimyou--a lord with an entire domain set up for him by the bakufu after the
Battle at Sekigahara. But, then, one of the other villagers thinks he's just
the son of a powerful hatamoto (a middle-class samurai vassal).
Still another has been told he's the son of a warrior from the Battle at Seki-
gahara.
At any rate, on the north side of the street, west, past the fork that leads to
Kouetsu's, you'll find him talking to a woman. Approach them, and Musashi will
ask him to leave her alone, as he threatens her like the rest. Kennosuke asks
Musashi who he is, but Musashi tells him that you should always give your own
name before asking someone else. Kennosuke dismisses him as a poor samurai of
low birth. Musashi says, "Aren't you a samurai? Don't you feel any shame, act-
ing like this?" He asks you to pay, then--3 ryou (30,000 mon)! Don't do it--
choose the bottom choice. (Then beat 'im up!)
An old woman shows up and recognizes him. "Aren't you Kenbei?" she asks. "What
are you doing, dressed up like that?" I guess she's come to fetch him for his
wife, O-Tae. He's just a poor farmer named Kenbei, after all. He runs off to
the Suburbs, and Tae asks if you'll help her look. Choose the first choice to
help her.
You'll find him way down at the eastern edge of Shijou Street. Once you get
near him, his wife will really hand it to him!