Bushidoboutique

True name: Hazama Shinrokurō Mitsukaze (間 新六郎 光風)

Age: 24

Katana mei: Kunisuke, length 2 shaku 2 sun

Wakizashi mei: Kunisuke, length unknown

The tale of the text – with a little twist

Shinroku was the third son in the Yazama family, which basically meant he grew up knowing he had to work twice as hard to get noticed. Luckily, he was brave, skilled, and loyal enough to make even the family dog look lazy.

When the revenge band moved to Edo, Shinroku set up shop in Kojimachi with his father and brother Jutaro. Their daily routine consisted of: 1. Watching Moronao’s mansion, 2. Watching Moronao’s mansion from a different angle, 3. Complaining that Oboshi was taking too long to show up.

Eventually they got so impatient they started pestering Hara Geomon like kids asking, “Are we there yet?” Then came the breakthrough: a master builder had the mansion’s floor plans. Shinroku lit up like someone had just handed him the cheat codes to a video game. He immediately set out to get them.

Nakada Riheita, who lived with the Yazamas, quietly arranged the purchase for ten ryō. But Shinroku, ever the cautious type, suddenly decided Riheita might spill the beans to Moronao’s spies. So he invited him to a bathhouse in Kanda—because nothing says “serious conversation” like being half‑naked in hot steam—and the argument escalated until Shinroku killed him. Not exactly the relaxing spa day Riheita had in mind.

With a murder warrant now chasing him, Shinroku hid in an empty house Oboshi had rented earlier. There he waited, probably pacing holes into the floorboards, until Senzaki Yagorō sent word that the attack was finally happening.

Shinroku practically sprinted to Honjo, thrilled to be done with hiding and ready to do what he did best. In the battle, he fought brilliantly—because nothing motivates a man like months of pent‑up impatience and a murder charge.

For an accurate translation of the print text, I would encourage you to get the book: Kuniyoshi -The faithful samurai by David R Weinberg.