Oni No Suzu (Gentosha Jidai Shosetsu Bunko Fu 33-2 Himegoto Otatsu 2)

[Machine Translation] She is an old woman, Otatsura, who is a moneylender with a bad mouth but a good heart. Her nosiness gets the better of her, and she is always helping others. Today, Otatsu is helping a penniless ronin, and finally hears his last wish: to see his long-lost daughter at last. With what little clues he has, Otatsu scrambles with his tenement friends... Otatsu himself is also searching for someone to clear his past. The second installment of the popular series. Newly written.

口は悪いが、情には厚い金貸しのおたつ婆。おせっかいが高じて、人助けばかりしている。今日も、文無しの浪人を介抱し、挙句「生き別れた娘に一目会いたい」という彼の最期の願いを聞くことに。僅かな手掛りを頼りに、おたつは長屋の仲間達と奔走するが...。おたつ自身もまた、己の過去を清算すべく、ある人物を捜していた。人気シリーズ第二弾。書き下ろし。