Iida and Yamada, who had inseparable relationships to Calgary –just like Chiba did to Michel—have already returned to Japan. They retreated to their hometown with some savings so they may not ever sail back again. Iida left two years ago and Yamada three years ago already. We had heard that they kept saying that they would come to Tairiku Nippo Co. once they came out to Vancouver, bluster about what was written about them in the previous series and knock us down. So we were waiting to welcome them at any time and rather admonish them for their misconduct. But despite their high tone they secretly and timidly got on a ship after all.
When the relocation of Calgary’s prostitute caves from North Creek to South Creek took place, those who built new caves in the latter included Miyaji, Mizoguchi, Asamoto, Maguchi, and Takagi. However, to their pain and our pleasure, they did not make much profit. Maguchi is an old devil. Mizoguchi is also famously called Chatarō as you know. In the past, Chatarō, with a young woman he kidnapped, got on a ship in Japan and arrived in Victoria with great glee that he was finally safe here, not knowing that he was already reported by radio on the voyage to someone in Vancouver and eventually to the police; he and his woman were investigated and deported back. Out of devil revengefulness, he spent lots of money to enter the country again, this time all the way via the European route and through the east coast, and showed up in the Province of Alberta, proving that he is a deadly persistent devil.
Currently, three including Maguchi, Takagi and Asamoto are still running prostitute businesses in South Creek, but Asamoto is saying that he will sell his cave soon. Miyaji started leasing his cave to a white manager at the end of last year; Mizoguchi now has a fruit store in town and is settled down; and Miyaji himself is just drifting. There is one prostitute named Osumi at Asamoto’s, one at Maguchi’s and Oyasu is alone at Takagi’s. Oyasu first had a lover who was a white carpenter but finally became involved with Takagi in Fernie in the spring three years ago.