Miscellany (cont’d)
A Surprise Picture Marriage
Four years ago, in Fernie, there was a young man called Tokuda from Fukuoka Prefecture, who was running a western restaurant together with devil Umino whom you know. Devils around Tokuda convinced him to make easy money and he sent a request for a wife to his hometown. Little did his parents know about his true objective, and they searched for a bride everywhere and finally found one. This is Isuzu from Saga Prefecture, who is currently prostituting herself in Michel. Poor thing. Isuzu threw herself to the relationship bonded by her parents and travelled far to a distant foreign sky under which her husband, whom she only knew from a picture, awaited. But her happiness did not last long; within a month she was asked to join a cave. Stranded, with a six o’clock bell the world turned into an enemy… She would play beautiful music on a stage if this was a kabuki performance, but not knowing anyone in this country Isuzu could not agree to the offer.
As Isuzu did not readily give him consent, Tokuda got irritated and tried to convince her by using every possible word, but he was not able to get the desired effect. What is worse, this resulted in a serious tension between the couple and they ended up living in a miserable antagonistic relationship.
Chiba and Isuzu, who had their caves in Michel then, tried to seize the occasion and told Tokuda that she was not the only woman who could be a prostitute candidate and that he should let her go and instead call another woman in. They further tempted him to return to Japan and bring a woman back. Simple-minded Tokuda took the advice, put his savings in his pocket and left for Japan to bring another woman back.
Umino and his gang grinned and stuck their tongues out, and then immediately turned to Isuzu and used those very tongues to convince her.