Kojiro and Yuta drank just enough wine to feel like old friends as they tried to figure out Yuta's new Western chess set. Soon enough it was late and both were tired after long days, but still they'd had to fetch Tsuruko, along with Hanako and the three youngsters, from the workroom.
"Husband, look," she'd cried. "We're making Sensei a modern suit to wear at a conference in the capital! Hanako-san knows how, and we will all help her. See?"
Hanako gestured at Azuki.
"Your morning tomorrow is spoken for, please, Uncle," Azuki said, smiling. "We need measurements to make the pattern." While she really, really wanted to explain how patterns were made, how they worked and the entire rest of the process, she did realize this once that not everyone was nearly as interested as she was in the
