...VILLAGE HEAD...
...SIR?
...YOU'RE DEFINITELY THE PERSON I SAW YESTERDAY...
...IS THERE SOME BUSINESS YOU STILL HAVE LEFT?
...PARDON ME.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AROUND FOR A MOMENT TO CHECK SOMETHING.
WANDERING AROUND LIKE THAT SEEMS A BIT TROUBLESOME.
AH,
I’M SORRY.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AROUND AND ABOUT TO HEAD BACK ANYWAY...
NO,
THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT...
IT WAS JUST FOR MY OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS,
AND I WASN’T PLANNING ON STAYING LONG.
I'LL BE HEADING BACK NOW, SO...
WATCH OUT...!
...JUST USE THESE FOR NOW.
...THANK YOU.
THE BATHROOM IS THAT WAY, AND
I'LL GO LOOK FOR SOME CLOTHES FOR YOU TO CHANGE INTO.
...I'M SORRY FOR BEING SUCH A NUISANCE.
...I REALLY SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOME NEW SHOES.
BEING FOOLISH AND THINKING I COULD JUST SCRAPE BY FOR ONE SINGLE DAY.
HUFF...
THE MORE SAVING MONEY BECOMES A HABIT,
WHY DO THINGS ALWAYS END UP LOOKING SO PATHETIC?
...UM,
I'M DONE WITH THE BATHROOM.
THANKS FOR... HAVING ME.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLOTHES, TOO. I'LL WASH THEM AND RETURN THEM SOON.
...FORGET ABOUT THAT,
WOULD YOU MIND SITTING OVER THERE FOR A SECOND?
EXCUSE ME.
!
RIGHT AFTER YOU GET HURT, YOU MIGHT NOT FEEL THE PAIN VERY WELL.
IF YOU ENDED UP INJURING SOMEWHERE BAD, IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER ON, SO...
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GOT STARTLED BECAUSE OF ME,
SO I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE SORRY.
NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT...
ACTUALLY, BOTH YESTERDAY AND TODAY,
I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR SHOES LOOKED DANGEROUS FOR WALKING AROUND THE FIELDS, BUT...
AH.
SO THAT WAS IT.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT MY OWN SIZE,
AND I MUST HAVE STARTLED YOU FOR NO REASON.
FORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S SPRAINED, BUT
...YOU'RE NOT FEELING ANY PAIN, ARE YOU?
...NO.
!
AH...!
I WAS WAY TOO FORCEFUL...
NO! YOU CHECKED IT TO TREAT ME, SO...!
IT'S JUST A HABIT OF MINE...
I'M SO USED TO LOOKING AFTER THE VILLAGERS THAT I WAS A BIT FORWARD WITH YOU.
...NO.
I SHOULD BE THE ONE THANKING YOU FOR CARING.
...BY THE WAY,
WHY DID YOU GO THERE TODAY?
AH....
...THE SCENERY I SAW YESTERDAY
WAS JUST SO PRETTY... THAT I HAD TO SEE IT AGAIN.
I FIGURED IT WAS A PLACE THEY PUT A LOT OF CARE INTO MAINTAINING,
AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE IT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE LEAVING.
IT'S BETTER THAN RISKING UNNECESSARY SUSPICION WITH A CLUMSY EXCUSE.
THOUGH IT'S PATHETIC TO SPILL MY PERSONAL HISTORY ANYWAY.
It's not a lie, though
... ...WAIT A MOMENT.
WOULD YOU GIVE ME YOUR HAND FOR A SEC?
THIS IS A LATTE MADE FROM SWEET POTATOES GROWN IN THE FIELDS AROUND THERE.
YOU SEEM COLD, SO DRINKING THIS WILL HELP YOU FEEL A BIT BETTER.
AH... THANK YOU, I'LL ENJOY IT.
IT'S GOOD!
RIGHT?
WHEN HE SMILES,
HIS EXPRESSION LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
...IF YOU'RE,
ALRIGHT WITH IT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOR DINNER BEFORE YOU GO?
The village headman and the young woman meet again in the field. While saying she was just looking around, the woman loses her balance and gets hurt. The headman takes her to his house, gives her a bath and clean clothes. He says her shoes are not suitable for the field, checks her ankle and apologizes. He serves her a sweet potato latte and invites her to dinner before she leaves.
