WEBVTT
00:01.730 --> 00:06.690
KAEI YEAR 6 (1853)
00:04.480 --> 00:06.690
SUGAYA
00:11.190 --> 00:14.060
Feel free to take a drink and wet your whistle.
00:15.480 --> 00:16.400
All right.
00:32.190 --> 00:36.690
Now then, I'll get straight to the point.
I have a job for you.
00:37.480 --> 00:42.020
The owner of a fine arts store in Tenmacho
came to me with some concerns
00:42.190 --> 00:44.060
about a peculiar piece that he procured recently.
00:45.900 --> 00:48.060
A demonic painting, apparently.
00:49.150 --> 00:53.650
It's known by the name: "The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka."
00:54.400 --> 00:57.730
With a reputation like that,
I'm guessing there are strange rumors attached to it?
00:58.230 --> 01:00.600
Well, more than just rumors.
01:01.270 --> 01:06.190
From my understanding, the artist who painted it
has become bedridden with an illness.
01:06.900 --> 01:10.940
And he claims it's the demons getting
their vengeance on him for selling this painting.
01:12.020 --> 01:12.980
What do you think?
01:14.940 --> 01:17.650
It seems like a regular paining, as far as I can tell.
01:17.900 --> 01:23.100
However, real paranormal objects
only show their true colors under the right conditions.
01:23.650 --> 01:25.270
Yes, of course.
01:25.900 --> 01:27.850
If we're lucky, it's harmless.
01:27.940 --> 01:32.600
But if it turns out that it could bring trouble,
then I want you to take care of it.
01:33.850 --> 01:35.190
Consider it done.
01:35.650 --> 01:39.060
Of course, I don't expect you to do it for free.
01:39.350 --> 01:41.190
I'll make sure you're fairly paid.
01:41.900 --> 01:43.100
I appreciate that.
01:44.980 --> 01:48.940
Once this is settled,
why don't we share a good drink or two?
03:26.690 --> 03:29.480
Why hello, Jinya-kun. Welcome in!
03:29.480 --> 03:30.440
Take a seat.
03:32.020 --> 03:33.650
You must've been cold out there.
03:35.520 --> 03:36.900
Want some kake-soba?
03:36.900 --> 03:37.600
Yes.
03:38.900 --> 03:40.060
Is Jinya here?!
03:40.940 --> 03:42.060
Oh, thank goodness.
03:42.690 --> 03:46.480
Please, I need your help!
There's this Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka, ya see...
03:47.060 --> 03:48.850
The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka?
03:49.190 --> 03:52.020
That's right. It's some kinda demonic painting.
03:52.350 --> 03:55.810
Everybody's saying that it's cursed because the guy
who owned it died in a bizarre way.
03:56.600 --> 03:58.230
Looks like it's been ripped.
03:58.600 --> 04:01.020
Yeah. Cuz I accidentally dropped it.
04:01.150 --> 04:03.650
A bewitched painting that got ripped?!
04:03.650 --> 04:06.440
You're gonna jinx my shop by bringing that in here!
04:06.440 --> 04:08.020
Oh, I'm sorry, sir.
04:09.850 --> 04:10.810
Take a look at this.
04:11.520 --> 04:13.730
Whoa. What the hell?
04:13.730 --> 04:16.230
The owner of a fine arts store in Tenmacho
acquired this painting,
04:16.480 --> 04:19.060
it's apparently known as the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka.
04:19.520 --> 04:21.770
This was also described to me as a "demonic painting."
04:22.190 --> 04:24.850
It looks exactly like the one that I brought.
04:25.650 --> 04:30.060
Let me get this straight. There are multiple copies
of a supposedly "bewitched" painting on the market?
04:30.060 --> 04:32.020
Something doesn't add up here.
04:32.310 --> 04:33.350
Indeed.
04:34.060 --> 04:36.310
It's quite a beautiful painting.
04:36.850 --> 04:39.690
Can you gleam anything from it, Zenji-san?
04:39.850 --> 04:41.100
Well, let's see...
04:41.400 --> 04:45.150
The color has hardly faded and the paper
doesn't show any deterioration.
04:45.440 --> 04:48.060
So I doubt even a year has passed since it was made.
04:48.520 --> 04:52.100
You know, I'm familiar with the folks
who run that fine arts shop in Tenmacho.
04:52.400 --> 04:55.690
If I call in a favor, they'll trace it back
to the artist for me.
04:55.940 --> 04:57.190
I would appreciate that.
04:57.480 --> 05:00.940
No biggie! I already owe you
for helping Lady Natsu all the time.
05:01.190 --> 05:03.850
This is the least I can do to return the favor!
05:07.310 --> 05:09.350
Just wait here. I'll go ask.
05:13.020 --> 05:14.690
Ah, if it isn't Zenji-san!
05:15.230 --> 05:18.020
Good timing. We got a new stock of smut in.
05:18.020 --> 05:20.270
Sorry! I'll have to save that for next time!
05:21.230 --> 05:24.900
Say, pops, do you have the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka here?
05:25.150 --> 05:28.230
No, I actually took that piece down.
05:28.900 --> 05:33.310
People are saying it's demonic,
so I didn't feel good about displaying it inside the store.
05:33.850 --> 05:36.310
Isn't that just some baloney the artist made up?
05:36.560 --> 05:37.230
No.
05:37.940 --> 05:40.940
I know for a fact the artist is bedridden from illness.
05:41.900 --> 05:46.020
And worse yet, word on the street is that
someone who bought the painting got killed.
05:47.020 --> 05:49.810
I don't want any ugly rumors
being associated with my shop.
05:50.020 --> 05:52.310
Well, that's understandable.
05:53.100 --> 05:56.350
By the way, does that painter
live anywhere around here?
06:00.020 --> 06:01.100
Thanks for waiting!
06:01.940 --> 06:03.100
What do you have there?
06:03.440 --> 06:05.190
Ah, j-just a little something!
06:05.940 --> 06:07.690
More importantly, I got the details.
06:08.100 --> 06:10.600
They told me the painter lives in Sakaicho.
06:10.980 --> 06:13.850
Thank you. I'll handle the rest myself.
06:14.600 --> 06:15.810
Be careful!
06:16.270 --> 06:16.770
Right.
06:23.690 --> 06:26.730
Pardon! Is Doshu Saga-dono available?
06:27.310 --> 06:29.810
Yeah! Come on in.
06:33.850 --> 06:36.440
Been a long time since I've had any visitors.
06:37.310 --> 06:38.560
Who might you be?
06:38.980 --> 06:41.400
Greetings. I am known as Jinya.
06:41.650 --> 06:44.650
I have made my way here
to seek your knowledge, good sir.
06:45.230 --> 06:49.190
You can drop the formalities.
I ain't important enough for 'em.
06:49.730 --> 06:51.060
Have a seat.
07:03.810 --> 07:07.100
I was told that you had fallen quite ill, Saga-dono.
07:07.190 --> 07:12.770
Nothing as serious as that.
Just old age catching up with me.
07:13.350 --> 07:17.230
My body can't handle the strain of making art anymore.
07:18.350 --> 07:20.400
So, it's not the curse of a demonic painting?
07:20.600 --> 07:25.690
Hah. What gave you that idea, sourpuss?
You work at Sengendo or something?
07:26.100 --> 07:27.270
Not at all.
07:27.850 --> 07:29.980
But I did hear that you were the one who painted this.
07:31.350 --> 07:32.600
Kudanzaka...
07:33.100 --> 07:35.560
Now that takes me back!
07:36.270 --> 07:40.310
I've been investigating the rumors behind
the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka to find out if they're true.
07:40.650 --> 07:43.350
Would you please tell me what you know about it?
07:44.230 --> 07:46.480
Sure, I can do that.
07:47.230 --> 07:49.150
But where to start?
07:50.060 --> 07:55.650
Firstly, the name "Kudanzaka."
It has no relation to the Kudanzaka locale in Edo.
07:55.810 --> 07:57.600
It actually refers to the woman.
07:58.690 --> 08:01.770
Do you mean to say it's the name
of this lady in the picture?
08:02.270 --> 08:04.060
Not quite.
08:04.400 --> 08:08.850
Way back when, a fella who carried a katana
forged in Kadono came up with that moniker.
08:10.980 --> 08:12.650
Kudanzaka or "nine hills."
08:13.150 --> 08:17.100
His name was Motoharu and he used to visit here often.
08:26.940 --> 08:29.150
Couldn't even protect the woman I love.
08:29.600 --> 08:32.730
Dammit. It doesn't get more pathetic than that.
08:34.520 --> 08:36.230
Hey, Jinta.
08:38.350 --> 08:42.100
To be honest, I actually hated Yokaze when we first met.
08:43.190 --> 08:47.980
I felt lucky to become a sentinel, but she drove me nuts
because I couldn't make sense of her.
08:49.480 --> 08:53.020
Still, that hatred didn't stop me
from wanting to keep her safe.
08:54.560 --> 08:56.190
But now look at us...
08:57.270 --> 09:00.230
Everything in life changes with the passage of time.
09:01.440 --> 09:05.230
Even my indelible oath to protect her
couldn't last forever.
09:06.650 --> 09:08.560
Don't end up like me, all right?
09:09.730 --> 09:13.980
Jinta. Become a man who can cherish his hatred.
09:19.600 --> 09:20.520
You're in charge now!
09:21.020 --> 09:24.440
Take care of Shirayuki. And stay close with Suzune.
09:25.190 --> 09:25.730
Okay?
09:32.810 --> 09:34.850
I'm sorry, but that man...
09:35.520 --> 09:38.190
Could you please tell me a little more about him?
09:38.850 --> 09:39.480
Hm?
09:40.020 --> 09:43.900
I hail from Kadono. Motoharu was my foster father.
09:44.350 --> 09:48.980
Oh, you don't say? So, you're his foster son!
09:49.600 --> 09:51.310
I'll gladly tell you more.
09:51.560 --> 09:56.310
I can't really explain about Kudanzaka without
going into more detail about Motoharu, anyways.
09:58.520 --> 10:00.770
Back when I was still a young whippersnapper...
10:09.520 --> 10:11.980
Hey, lady. Do you live here?
10:13.310 --> 10:14.900
Yes, I do.
10:15.650 --> 10:18.190
Well, I'm moving in today. The name's Doshu Saga.
10:18.650 --> 10:19.310
And you are?
10:20.600 --> 10:23.150
I cannot share my name, but I never lie.
10:23.350 --> 10:25.270
You may just call me "Nameless."
10:25.940 --> 10:27.020
Nameless...?
10:35.100 --> 10:37.400
Wow. You're really buckling down today.
10:37.850 --> 10:39.190
Finishing another masterpiece?
10:39.650 --> 10:43.150
You bet! I'm gonna be the best artist in Edo, ya know.
10:43.770 --> 10:45.150
Now that's rich.
10:45.150 --> 10:47.270
It's no joke. I'm serious!
10:48.480 --> 10:49.190
If you say so.
10:52.190 --> 10:54.230
I'm Motoharu, the sentinel.
10:54.560 --> 10:58.060
I have come under orders
from the Itsukihime to deliver a letter.
10:58.440 --> 11:00.440
Oh, it's just you again.
11:01.020 --> 11:02.020
Dammit.
11:02.770 --> 11:05.980
Why am I running around like a messenger
when I'm supposed to be a sentinel?!
11:06.560 --> 11:07.810
It's bullshit!
11:08.350 --> 11:10.190
That woman is seriously obnoxious!
11:12.730 --> 11:17.650
More bitching? You never have anything good to say
about this Itsukihime lady.
11:18.190 --> 11:19.310
Well, yeah, obviously!
11:19.560 --> 11:23.940
I thought I'd finally earned some respect with this job,
but I just get sent off to Edo like a servant.
11:24.690 --> 11:27.560
I swear, that woman is more demonic
than actual demons!
11:32.690 --> 11:38.810
Your father was a hoot. He'd come down to Edo
once a year just to blow off steam with his complaining.
11:39.100 --> 11:40.650
Did he really?
11:40.900 --> 11:45.400
Let me guess. He always watched his mouth
and acted like a proper gentleman around you?
11:46.650 --> 11:49.900
Sorry to say, but he was actually pretty hotheaded.
11:51.230 --> 11:54.690
Anyways, back to the topic of Kudanzaka...
11:55.350 --> 12:00.980
It was originally a beni-e that I painted
by hand when Nameless still lived around here.
12:01.440 --> 12:04.770
But much later, the folks from Sengendo told me
they were interested in selling it.
12:05.440 --> 12:10.770
The pieces on the market now are woodblock prints
carved from a new sketch of it that I made for them.
12:11.770 --> 12:15.100
So, then, it's a painting of the woman
you knew as Nameless?
12:15.850 --> 12:19.190
You could say that, but it's not entirely accurate.
12:20.190 --> 12:24.400
You've described Kudanzaka
to people as a "demonic painting." Why is that?
12:25.100 --> 12:27.940
Believe it or not, that's exactly what it is.
12:28.480 --> 12:31.350
At its core, that painting has been "bewitched" for sure.
12:32.810 --> 12:38.230
However, before we get into the nitty-gritty,
there's something I have to ask you first.
12:39.100 --> 12:42.060
What did you think when you saw
Kudanzaka for the first time?
12:46.100 --> 12:49.730
Seeing the Miko wearing a jade necklace
next to a river made me think
12:49.730 --> 12:53.270
of the legend of Princess Nunakawa from Shinano.
12:54.270 --> 12:56.100
Except the katana that she's holding
12:56.100 --> 12:59.770
also gave me the impression it may be connected
to Kadono and the Itsukihime.
13:00.230 --> 13:03.150
Ah, very good. You're spot on.
13:03.600 --> 13:06.020
Then let me explain why its demonic.
13:06.650 --> 13:09.600
But just so you know,
I'm betting that you'll regret hearing this.
13:10.190 --> 13:13.770
You may end up feeling you were better off not knowing.
13:19.600 --> 13:23.980
Over the course of many years,
Motoharu would travel to Edo as part of his duties,
13:24.400 --> 13:27.600
and stop by here to complain
for a little while before going back.
13:28.310 --> 13:32.850
However, I noticed that his attitude
towards the Miko that he served began to change.
13:33.520 --> 13:34.980
Until, one day...
13:36.980 --> 13:38.480
I want you to paint something for me.
13:39.100 --> 13:39.900
Oh yeah?
13:40.350 --> 13:42.480
Let me guess, your beloved Miko?
13:43.020 --> 13:44.020
That's right.
13:44.230 --> 13:47.060
I remember the days
when all you did was bitch about her.
13:47.060 --> 13:50.230
Now you've skipped right to being
head over damn heels in love!
13:50.520 --> 13:51.650
Don't make fun of me.
13:52.810 --> 13:56.440
Besides... she's had her own struggles.
13:57.520 --> 14:02.100
All right, but how am I supposed
to paint a lady I ain't ever seen, huh?
14:02.650 --> 14:04.020
That won't be a problem.
14:04.690 --> 14:06.440
Because we have Nameless here.
14:06.980 --> 14:09.690
Nameless? What's she got to do with it?
14:10.230 --> 14:11.480
Well, you see...
14:11.900 --> 14:14.350
Nameless was originally born in Shinano,
14:14.850 --> 14:18.060
but it seems she faced some hardships
that forced her to flee to Kadono.
14:18.770 --> 14:19.400
Oh?
14:19.690 --> 14:23.520
Then she eventually left Kadono
and came to settle here in Edo.
14:24.150 --> 14:29.270
Hold on. I'll admit that comes as a surprise,
but what's it got to do with the painting of your Miko?
14:29.270 --> 14:30.810
Because those two are connected.
14:31.350 --> 14:31.980
Huh?
14:32.850 --> 14:34.020
The truth is that...
14:35.020 --> 14:36.980
Yokaze and Nameless are identical.
14:37.900 --> 14:41.690
You're telling me the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka
is a painting of Yokaze-san?
14:42.690 --> 14:44.770
The Miko of Kadono village?
14:45.150 --> 14:46.940
You got that right!
14:47.690 --> 14:53.400
It was painted based on her lookalike, Nameless,
combined with Motoharu's advice and my imagination.
14:53.520 --> 14:55.150
That's how Kudanzaka was born.
14:56.770 --> 15:02.690
Although it evokes the legend of Princess Nunakawa,
it actually depicts the Itsukihime and Yarai, huh?
15:04.850 --> 15:06.520
But what makes it demonic?
15:07.190 --> 15:12.900
Back in the early days, Motoharu once described that
woman as being "more demonic than actual demons."
15:13.150 --> 15:14.560
And that's where it comes from.
15:15.020 --> 15:18.230
I just called it that to poke fun at his old bitching.
15:19.400 --> 15:25.100
But after I made that new sketch of it at Sengendo
for nostalgia's sake, I really started feeling my old age.
15:25.650 --> 15:27.940
Even now, I think it was a mistake.
15:28.480 --> 15:33.940
That "demonic" painting was based on real human love
and now karma is punishing me for making money off it.
15:34.600 --> 15:40.060
So, the staff of Sengendo took your words at face value
and believed the bewitched painting caused you to fall ill.
15:40.560 --> 15:44.980
Yeah, that's really all it boils down to.
Just a poorly timed coincidence.
15:45.560 --> 15:49.480
There's nothing spooky or cursed about it.
It's a perfectly respectable painting.
15:50.810 --> 15:53.400
Why did you think I would regret learning this?
15:53.810 --> 15:56.600
That painting of Kudanzaka. She's a real beaut, eh?
15:59.690 --> 16:01.600
Okay! Whaddya think of this, Motoharu?
16:02.650 --> 16:04.560
Nope. It's awful.
16:10.150 --> 16:12.020
Have you even been listening to me?
16:12.270 --> 16:13.770
That's not what Yokaze looks like.
16:21.690 --> 16:25.230
You're still not happy with it?
Jeez, what am I supposed to do?
16:26.600 --> 16:28.060
Make her even more beautiful.
16:29.060 --> 16:34.230
To sum it up, Kudanzaka is Motoharu's
heavily embellished version of his beloved Miko.
16:35.600 --> 16:37.560
Now, here's the real kicker.
16:38.730 --> 16:43.350
You said when you first saw Kudanzaka
that she made you think of Princess Nunakawa,
16:43.350 --> 16:44.850
but Motoharu had a different idea.
16:46.310 --> 16:49.900
He thought she looked a lot like
the Goddess Yasakatome.
16:46.310 --> 16:52.770
YASAKATOME-NO-KAMI
16:50.690 --> 16:52.230
Are you familiar with her?
16:52.850 --> 16:56.440
When I was younger, Motoharu-san did teach me
a little about local mythology.
16:56.980 --> 16:59.400
She's a goddess worshipped
at the Suwa shrine in Shinano, yes?
16:59.730 --> 17:04.900
Exactly. He probably made that connection
because Nameless was born in Shinano,
17:05.400 --> 17:09.190
but go figure his adoptive son would also
compare her to a Shinano goddess.
17:15.480 --> 17:17.400
You seem pretty damn happy.
17:18.020 --> 17:20.520
So, you wanna do the honors and give her a name?
17:20.940 --> 17:21.770
A name?
17:22.650 --> 17:24.190
Good question...
17:25.350 --> 17:26.900
Maybe Yasakatome?
17:27.560 --> 17:28.150
No.
17:28.770 --> 17:31.150
My wife's beauty surpasses even that of the gods.
17:31.150 --> 17:35.480
If Yasaka means "eight hills,"
then I need to bump it up another notch.
17:35.480 --> 17:37.270
So, her name will be...
17:38.850 --> 17:40.060
Kudanzaka!
17:41.150 --> 17:44.270
See? I bet you wish I never told you now!
17:44.770 --> 17:49.980
The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka is the result of your dad
being a lovesick puppy. He just wanted to glorify his wife.
17:50.480 --> 17:53.690
And that's what makes it "bewitching."
17:50.480 --> 17:54.440
BEWITCHING:
17:50.480 --> 17:54.440
CURSED
17:50.480 --> 17:54.440
ATTRACTIVE
17:54.810 --> 18:00.520
I get it now. His fawning led to Kudanzaka being
called "bewitching" for her beauty and not a curse.
18:00.900 --> 18:05.440
Speaking of, buddy, I notice you keep calling
her "Kudanzaka" without batting an eye,
18:05.600 --> 18:10.100
but I hope you realize that's basically like saying
"my mom's more beautiful than the gods."
18:11.060 --> 18:12.810
Oh, give me a break.
18:15.150 --> 18:18.020
You finally got that sourpuss look off your face!
18:18.980 --> 18:20.600
Thanks for the good laugh.
18:21.190 --> 18:25.230
Well, I suppose if you didn't
know about Kudanzaka until just now,
18:25.560 --> 18:28.350
that means Motoharu never shared her with his kids.
18:31.310 --> 18:31.980
Here.
18:34.270 --> 18:35.150
What's this?
18:35.690 --> 18:37.730
A test painting that I made back then.
18:38.150 --> 18:41.150
I hope you'll overlook the fact it's gotten a bit dirty.
18:42.150 --> 18:46.480
I know that I harped on him a lot,
but please don't hold a grudge against Motoharu.
18:46.900 --> 18:50.440
Despite being a dumbass, he truly cared for his family.
18:51.060 --> 18:54.850
He made fewer and fewer trips to Edo
after his daughter was born.
18:54.850 --> 19:01.230
Then, on his last visit, he told me about his new
adoptive son and daughter, and never came back.
19:01.690 --> 19:03.190
That's the kind of guy he was.
19:12.600 --> 19:14.520
Yeah, I know.
19:15.730 --> 19:20.230
My father was always teaching me important life lessons.
19:22.400 --> 19:23.650
That's good.
19:27.900 --> 19:29.650
Here's your order of kake-soba.
19:31.230 --> 19:34.690
What seems to be the problem, pal? You're staring at me.
19:35.310 --> 19:38.350
Nothing. Just admiring how good of a dad you are.
19:38.730 --> 19:39.400
Huh?
19:39.770 --> 19:43.020
What's gotten into you, Jinya-kun?
19:43.730 --> 19:47.230
Did something happen
with that unusual ukiyo-e painting?
19:48.060 --> 19:50.440
No, it wasn't a big deal.
19:51.060 --> 19:51.730
But...
19:52.480 --> 19:56.770
I ended up learning about a side of my foster father
that I never knew before.
19:56.770 --> 19:58.150
It was kind of startling.
19:58.600 --> 20:00.230
That's just how dads are.
20:00.900 --> 20:04.480
Mine is the same. Not everything
about him is sunshine and rainbows.
20:05.100 --> 20:08.650
He has a loud mouth.
Plus, he freaks out at the drop of a hat.
20:08.810 --> 20:10.690
And he can be a total blockhead at times.
20:11.100 --> 20:13.440
Hey! You're talking about me, aren'tcha?
20:14.230 --> 20:15.940
Perish the thought.
20:15.940 --> 20:17.230
Uh-huh.
20:19.520 --> 20:22.230
But that's all part of who my dad is.
20:24.350 --> 20:25.770
I guess you're right.
20:29.690 --> 20:32.310
There were no problems with that ukiyo-e painting.
20:33.350 --> 20:37.650
Its "demonic" reputation was merely the result
of the artist voicing some regrets that he had.
20:38.560 --> 20:41.230
No harm will come from it, whether it's kept or sold.
20:41.560 --> 20:44.100
What about the death it supposedly caused?
20:44.440 --> 20:47.270
Forgive my blunt choice of words,
but mere happenstance.
20:47.850 --> 20:52.810
It's true that an individual who owned the painting
passed away, but I obtained that copy for myself
20:52.980 --> 20:54.770
and found nothing suspect about it.
20:55.270 --> 20:59.020
All right. Doesn't sound like
anything to make a fuss about.
20:59.480 --> 21:02.060
Just strokes of good and bad luck, eh?
21:02.810 --> 21:06.230
Thanks for solving it. I'll fetch your pay before you leave.
21:06.810 --> 21:08.940
For now, let's wet the ol' whistle.
21:10.900 --> 21:12.270
Here, you first.
21:19.060 --> 21:20.270
Now it's your turn.
21:29.310 --> 21:31.770
Is sake something that you partake in often?
21:34.060 --> 21:36.400
Drinking used to only be an escape for me.
21:39.850 --> 21:42.730
But at some point, it became more of a pastime.
21:43.560 --> 21:46.150
Especially since recent brews have good flavor.
21:46.980 --> 21:49.230
And you? Do you have a taste for it?
21:49.560 --> 21:50.150
Yes.
21:51.020 --> 21:53.270
Enough to enjoy a cup or two at night, at least.
21:57.400 --> 22:00.520
Well then, we should do this again sometime.
22:05.520 --> 22:08.310
Certainly. It would be my pleasure.