It was indeed a nice day in Kabukichou. The weather was nice, not too hot nor cold, perfect for…carrying out a job

"Do we really have to do this aru ? I wanna go out with sis today ", Kagura said as she made weird faces in front of Sadaharu.

"Yes we do. Gin san is waiting for us . Besides, don't you want to help that boy ? What's his name again…. ah, it's Seita. That little brat….", shinpachi said with an annoyed voice, holding up a pile of clothes " Now put them on."

Unfortunately, things didn't really go well as the kimonos and the obis were too complicated , thus some conflicts couldn't be avoided.

"Wait tie this on the front you stupid aru"

"Oi oi oi what's with that foul mouth of yours? Are you hitting puperty or what you brat ?"

"Shut up Pattsan. Now sit still so I can glue this to your head…"

" OH HELL NO get out of….."

"Excuse me !", suddenly came a woman's voice. The two helpless kids stopped fighting and looked up only to find a confused and awkward woman standing next to the door. " I rang the bell but no one came, and the door was open so…. I'm sorry!"

Kagura quickly led her to the couch while the boy brought out some hot tea. Satsuki kept touching the edge of the cup and looked down the floor, not sure if she could bring this up. Meanwhile, Kagura just pulled Shipachi's shirt over and whispered to him :

"What's wrong with her aru ? She has remained silent for 10 minutes . Don't tell me she's one of Gin chan's victim this time ?"

"Nope it can't be. There's no way Gin san knew such a beautiful woman like her."

"I doubt it. Can you just tell her to hurry up ? We haven't done dressing up yet aru?"

Shinpachi then turned to Satsuki :

"Satsuki san, do you need anything ? We don't want to be rude but we are very busy so…. it would be great if you could just hurry up."

" Ah right , I'm sorry. Uh… I need you guys to help me find a man…. "

"Oh ok… this one is difficult, but we will try. Can you give me the name ? " ,Shinpachi said as he pulled out some papers and pen to jot down some information

"It's Sakata Gintoki", Satsuki replied .

Just as the two kids heard what she said, Shipachi dropped the pen while Kagura spilled the juice she was drinking.

" Oh you mean our bo …...umph umph ughhh", not letting Kagura finished her sentence, Shipachi covered her mouth and dragged her to the other room, smiling awkwardly to Satsuki ,"Please give us a few minutes to discuss about this."

" Oiiii what was that ? Just tell her that lazy ass lives here and we will split the money "

"Kagura ! What if Gin san owns her money and now she is asking him to return it ? Remember what he told us a few days ago ? Never tell strange people,especially women, that he lives here. What if she is the owner of a pachinko shop and a gang full of tatooed guys is waiting outside to beat us up ? "

Kagura just stared at Shinpachi with disgust, coldly replying him

"You have been in the 3D world for so long Glasses. Now stay out of my way and let me get my money ."

"No Kagura ! How about telling him about this after he has gotten back home ? This is his own damn business."

The young girl fused her brows in anger and confusion, letting out a sigh. "Okay then. Do whatever you want to. Now can we just get to Yoshiwara ? "

"Yeah you're right.". Then, both of the kids walked out to greet Satsuki again.

"Satsuki san, we are so sorry about that. Anyway , where were we….. Ah! Can you give me some descriptions of him ? It would be a lot easier for us to…."

"You know what, I have changed my mind. Please forget what I have said. This is actually what I want you guys to do.", Satsuki said as she put a thick envelope on the table. " We are having a very important ceremony this weekend. Please come and clean eveything up for us. A list of things that you guys have to do is also included."

" Oh…ok. We can do that! ", Shinpachi said , not knowing why she changed her mind,but he just brushed it aside.

" I'm glad to hear that. Anyway, it looks like you guys are having a hard time putting on those clothes, doesn't it ? Let me help you."

"We are fine. You don't need to….", Kagura quickly picked up the pile of clothes, about to bring them inside.

"Don't worry. I do this everyday ya know? ", Satsuki smiled as she had already held up the obi.

"Then….. please help us, Satsuki san."

It was only a matter of time for Satsuki to dress the kids up. Tying the obi, putting on ornaments,…. she did all of them as if it was a piece of cake, much to Kagura and Shipachi's surprise.

"All right ! Here you go. Stood in front of me are two very beautiful courtersans", Satsuki said as she giggled. " I don't know what you guys are up to, but this sure is hella weird ."

"Thank you so much Satsuki san, even though we are supposed to help you…." , said the humble boy

"Thank you sis. Feel free to come here to play with us when you have time aru ", Kagura said as she danced around Satsuki.

"I will", she smiled , " and thank you, Yorozuya chan.", as she walked out of the house.

The two followed her until she was completely out of sight. Kagura couldn't help but smiling, pushing the boy's elbow.

"I like her aru! She is sweet, just like big sis."

"Yeah. And she is from Yoshiwara. No wonder why she is so good at …that stuff", Shinpachi said as he read the envelope.

" Really? What did she say in the letter ? Tell me "

" A stack of money is also included…. I guess we should just leave this for Gin san. He's gonna clear this thing up for us." , Shinpachi said as he shoved it in his kimono sleve," Right then,let's go ! Seita is waiting for us ."

"Kay ! "

Meanwhile, Satsuki ran with all her might , hoping to come back right before okami returns. On her way, all what she thought was about Yorozuya. How lovely and hospitable the children were, how warm and cozy the atmosphere was, and how it gave her the feeling of a home. The tea house could offer her luxurious things that she had never seen before, but it would never be able to replace the place called " home " . Recalling things and memories just made her heart ache even more, but as a weak human being she was, there was nothing she could do .

" Oh my… I've been out for almost two hours. Hope okami hasn't come back yet !", Satsuki took a deep breath as she sliced the door quitely ." Erina, I'm back !". Unfortunately, it wasn't her maid. Satsuki swallowed hard as the owner of the tea house was right in front of her, " Good…good morning."

"Where did you go ?" , the woman said coldly, staring straight into her eyes

"Sorry… I was out to prepare for the ceremony" , Satsuki nervously answered.

"Really ? What did you do?"

"I hired a team to clean up this place and do some decorations, that's all."

" You'd better not lied to me. Now go upstairs and prepare. Ikeda damyo is coming. "

"But I'm kind of tired today-" , Satsuki mumbled under her breath. She was not in a favourable place to raise her voice.

"Know your place brat. If it wasn't Ikeda san who bought your contractual freedom, you would have had to stay here for the rest of your life. Now go ."

Try as she might not to shed a tear, Satsuki clutched her fist tight, then bowed. " Yes ma'am",she mumbled under her breath.