When I didn’t say anything, he sighed slightly and gave a gentle smile. Then he stood up and purchased some sweets for me to take back to Mistress Tokiko.
‘Take care of yourself, Taki. Be sure to look after yourself well. If you do go back home, be sure to come and say goodbye, won’t you?’ he said, patting me on the cheek.
The company president achieved a landslide victory in the Tokyo City Assembly elections, as a candidate for the Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association. As he filled in the remaining eye on the daruma doll, indicating that their wish had been fulfilled, the Master echoed the company president’s slogan, ‘For a bright society in support of Imperial Rule, with a municipal administration free of corruption!’ and led a rousing chorus of ‘Banzai!’
After the election,
