The Pirate Girl.On a clear bright morning, the people of Yamato gather to watch a parade while the kvetching Haku is tasked to clean gutters with a cheerful Kuon helping beside him. Haku’s attention is turned to the sudden appearance of a masked individual, armed with a bow, on a hot pursuit. As Haku questions what he just witnessed, Ukon greets and invites him to his place along with Kuon. They later enjoy their baths and it is revealed Ukon invited the duo earlier in order to bestow them the honour of protecting the capital in his stead. Whilst the inexperienced and laid back Haku wasn’t keen on the proposal, Kuon appeared to be rather level-headed and enthusiastic about the whole ordeal, especially when Ukon pulled out a huge pile of cash in an attempt to encourage the duo. Back at the inn, Haku and Kuon go over their first mission which appears to be ordinary tasks involving carpentry, manning stalls and handling cargos. Haku asserts, instead of having to work, they can live off from the cash Ukon had offered to them earlier. However to his dismay, Kuon reveals that it has all been used up in order to establish a base of their operation at the inn. Nekone joins the conversation and supports Kuon’s decision by adding that staying at an inn like Hakuroukaku guarantees confidentiality and security but in reality, Haku discovers they are there just for the inn’s famous baths. Haku is then given heaps of book in order to learn to read and write and the days pass with him working on his ‘missions’ by day and studying till late at night. He eventually manages to finish all the study materials and Kuon finally allows him to take a day off...