It's gone! It's gone! I can't find it anywhere!
It's gone!
What's wrong, Nikaidou?
My fake hand was gone when I woke up!
Maybe somebody hid it.
Since it's always so noisy.
I'm a clairvoyant. Shall I use ueinkar to find it?
Yes please, Inkarmat.
I'm getting a strong sense that it is next to Koito nispa.
You had it!
Wow! How did you know?
So mysterious.
Even I could have guessed that.
Inkarmat is amazing, Tsukishima.
She gets everything straightaway.
It freaks me out!
What is that you're chewing on?
It's an ikema root, to keep evil spirits away.
It's just one yen and 20 sen.
Hey, would you stop ripping him off?
You don't believe in her?
Why don't you give it a go instead of being so skeptical?
I'm fine, thanks.
Shall I show you, Tsukishima nispa?
Is there something you cannot find? Or something you wish to seek?
Don't think that you can win me over.
Tanigaki nispa can't come here because he must return to Hokkaido.
Does that mean I am your hostage?
My chopsticks won't come out!
Something's stuck inside!
It's a jelly cake.
EPISODE 46 - A PERFECT MOTHER
I'm not cold-blooded enough to kill Saichi Sugimoto.
Anyway, if a shot to the head didn't kill him, what will?
Even if I could kill him, there's no way Asirpa will listen.
No.
And Lieutenant Tsurumi will do anything to get the information out of her.
Then my actions will just have hurt Asirpa.
If her granddaughter returns as a broken shell of her former self,
I wonder how happy Huci would be about that.
Until this hunt for the gold is over,
I could just pretend to keep searching for it.
But who knows how many years that will take?
Then I would never see Inkarmat or my future child.
In the end, is searching for Asirpa the only choice I have?
Is it already about nine months?
The baby could be born at any time.
Such a mystical curve.
Even if I ate you, my stomach wouldn't swell like that.
When I look at you, it reminds me of my pregnant mother.
I always wanted to be like her.
She looked so perfect when she was pregnant.
I thought she would be even more perfect holding her newborn, like the Holy Mother.
But she slipped on the stairs and had a miscarriage.
I'd love to help you with the birth if you'll let me.
I'd like that.
You saved my life, after all.
But may I have the placenta?
I heard it's very nutritious!
Okay.
I knew you would come.
Where was Inkarmat moved to?
If I ask the people working at the hospital,
Lieutenant Tsurumi will probably find out.
I might end up bringing more danger to Inkarmat in my search for her.
I'm selfish to insist on taking her to escape with me.
KAWANAKA STORE
Here comes a lecherous guy.
Ikema root?
Loitering around the hospital,
with a perky butt, broad chest and shaggy hair like a bear.
You must be Tanigaki.
My father is in that hospital,
so I'm always visiting.
This is a postcard from Inkarmat.
She told me to give it to the lecherous bear.
This place.
HOKKAIDO - OTARU HARBOR PANORAMIC VIEW
I failed to return Asirpa to Huci.
I'm useless now. All I can do is run.
But at the very least, I want to be by your side, with the baby.
No matter what danger I face.
I sent that postcard because I wanted you to come.
So I'm ready.
Your guard, Tsukishima, has gone to the baths.
He takes long baths, so gather your things.
Quiet!
Sounds like studded military boots.
Is it coming from the second floor?
If you're here, then it seems to me
that you are disobeying Lieutenant Tsurumi's orders.
Well, that's your choice, Private First Class Tanigaki.
Inkarmat, get away!
If you truly think that it will bring justice, then kill me.
Run!
He won't be able to move for two hours.
Get as far as you can.
Are you wondering why a selfish, vicious criminal like me would help you?
It's because Inkarmat is going to become perfect.
Make sure to appreciate it, Tanigaki.
Ienaga.
Let's go.
Go.
Why would he do that?
Maybe because I often told his fortune, he decided to look the other way.
There's no way he'd do something like that.
Not the Koito I know.
Are you okay? Inkarmat, are you cold?
What is it? Are you in pain?
It's the shaking. The horse.
Sorry. We went too fast.
But we've escaped the city now.
An abandoned house! Let's rest there.
Wait here, and I'll make a fire.
Tanigaki nispa, your head is bleeding.
It'll be fine with this. Rest a bit more, and then we'll go.
We need to get further away.
Your leg is bleeding too.
I must have been grazed by a bullet.
I didn't notice in the chaos.
How careless of me.
Inkarmat! Go out the back!
Hurry! Hurry!
Tanigaki nispa.
Are you okay, Inkarmat?
It's morning.
He's being cautious because we have a rifle.
If we get to the mountains, we can lose him.
I'm more familiar with the mountains than him.
What is it? Is someone following us?
I think my water broke.
You helped us well. Thank you. Please forgive me.
Was I following the horse's blood?
Just a bit further. Hang in there.
You're okay. I'm with you. Hang in there!
Everything's going to be fine!
Huci.
Sorry… I'm back!
Doesn't a soldier from the 7th Division guard this village?
It's okay.
My husband gets him drunk every night,
so even if Osoma stomps on his face, he won't wake up until noon.
What's Huci doing?
Checking to see if it's a boy or girl.
If it's a boy, we deliver them face down,
and if it's a girl, then we deliver them face up.
That way, the baby will live a long life.
She can tell which it is just from touching the belly?
She can figure it out by feeling how big the pelvis is,
but it is a difficult skill to master.
She says that a spirit behind her head speaks to her.
Huci has been delivering babies since she was 19.
She's an ikoinkarmat with rich experience.
A midwife.
She even delivered Asirpa.
Good. I'll leave Inkarmat in your care.
Sergeant Tsukishima knows about this kotan.
Eventually he'll come looking for us.
-I'll intercept him in the mountains. -No, Tanigaki nispa! Don't fight him!
I'll be back.
I'm immortal.
You're not immortal! We should escape!
-What happened? -Stop it!
You only need to kill me!
Don't do anything to harm Inkarmat or Huci!
Private First Class Tanigaki.
A long, long time ago, you made a big mistake.
You left the troops just for your lover and that old woman.
Tsukishima!
That's enough! Stop!
Did you follow me to ensure they got away safely?
What's the point of killing them?
There are other ways to find Asirpa.
Isn't it better to let them go?
Threats have no meaning if you don't see them through.
We have to set an example.
Remember, if you get in the way, I'll kill you.
Do you want to betray Lieutenant Tsurumi too?
Whose side are you on?
Have you lost your trust and decided to rebel
because Lieutenant Tsurumi used you and your father?
Lower your weapon.
That's an order.
I'll see for myself what you and Lieutenant Tsurumi do in the end.
Tsukishima…
Didn't you say it's okay for Lieutenant Tsurumi to achieve his goals
and also save people along the way?
Well, I agree.
So I don't mind that he used us for that.
But I want to be certain of his real purpose!
If there is no justice behind it,
then it can only lead to guilt and regret.
For that reason, we cannot kill them.
It's already too late for me!
I've murdered so many
and used others until they perished.
It's not too late!
I gave up on what was important…
and threw it all away.
I have to do my job.
So severe and cruel… Is it because of all that you've lost?
Tsukishima!
Inkarmat…
Is the baby…
Inkarmat!
The baby is coming! I need you all to help!
You! Boil some water!
You! Gather some straw!
You! Look after this baby!
Wait! Gather some of this from the other houses.
Noyaham.
It's wadding made from the leaves of mugwort.
Better than cotton for stopping bleeding.
Soak some rasupa kap in hot water.
It creates an antiseptic.
It aids passage through the birth canal.
And hang this tar from an overhead beam.
She can use it to brace herself.
Spread the straw to the left of the hearth and cover it with a cloth.
That's where she'll give birth.
If the god of childbirth is beside me
and carefully watches over me,
there will be a good and peaceful birth,
and I can present the baby to the gods.
Everyone get inside!
Place the mortar on the earthen floor.
Nisu horipire!
It's an usuodorase. It protects against difficult births.
Roll it more. More, more!
Huci gripped the wadding between the soles of her feet
and pressed it into the pregnant woman's anus.
This is an Ainu technique known as kemakokiru.
It's used to turn the baby according to the sex
and draw it out safely.
You did brilliantly, Inkarmat.
Could you hold him?
What a splendid penis.
That's the leftover umbilical cord…
I have a daughter.
Hey, wake up!
We won't say a thing to Lieutenant Tsurumi,
so you can relax in the town for a week.
And then report that all is well.
Thank you so much, Second Lieutenant Koito!
Tanigaki nispa.
Osoma! Are you well?
Osoma!
Second Lieutenant Koito,
were you being truthful?
Or were you trying to deceive us?
You can think what you like.
But I refuse to believe that Lieutenant Tsurumi
would sacrifice everyone else merely to line his own pockets
or to satisfy some lust for power.
It's hard to believe he is a person with such a trivial purpose.
Don't you have one thing to say
about his true goal?
There may be no such thing as a real purpose.
He may merely seek to honor his comrades
and see his country prosper.
Those finger bones…
Have you seen those finger bones?
Whose finger bones?
Never mind. It probably doesn't matter.
To risk one's life fighting for your comrades--
That's every soldier's dream.
Isn't that right, Tsukishima?
Your lack of trust in Lieutenant Tsurumi is unhealthy.
I will place my full trust in him,
and you can trust in me.
Just like this, Tsukishima.
That doesn't make any sense.
ONE WEEK LATER
I'll report that you escaped.
Go south to avoid the others.
Thank you for your kindness, Koito nispa.
Good luck to you all.
Tsukishima nispa,
shall I tell you what my second sight revealed to me?
It's not necessary.
Huci has helped me yet again.
Like always.
Next episode: "Steamboat."