- There are more and more bandits on Tsume Takeshi's lands, the daimyo doesn't want to do anything about that.
- Hunters have disapeared in the East mountains which are the borderline of Tsume Takeshi's lands. No one dares to go there anymore, even bandits.
- A strange ronin has come to Hachi Mura. Her name is unknown, but her hair is weirdly red...Everyone speak about a curse. She seems to be looking for an employment.
- A young peasant girl known as "Sumina the Healer" or "Sumina the Herborist" is selling plants in Hachi Mura.
Nobody has seen her before.