Onihei Hanka Cho 23 (Bunshun Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Heizo smiles bitterly (( illegitimate child )) at the appearance of an illegitimate son of his late father, Nobuo Hasegawa, who was a respectful and honest man. The next day, when the night crows cawed frequently, Omasa was approached by an old acquaintance, Hatsuzo of Mineyama, a bandit. ( ( I want you to help me with the new head of Aragami. The second head is a woman. She is the illegitimate child of the previous generation. Osama's heart is stirred by the thought of his father, Suketaro ( ( The Color of Flame ) ). With the appearance of the two illegitimate children, a new story begins.

謹厳実直な亡父・長谷川宣雄の隠し子出現に、平蔵は苦笑い(「隠し子」)。夜鴉がしきりに鳴いた翌日、おまさは旧知の盗賊・峰山の初蔵に声をかけられる。「新しい荒神のお頭を手伝ってもらいたい。二代目は女だ。先代の隠し子さ」。先代の助太郎親分を思い、おまさの心が騒ぐ(「炎の色」)。二人の隠し子登場で、新たなる物語が始まる。