In fact the boy is Umewakamaru: Matsuwaka's younger brother, who has come all the way to Togoku with his mother counting on Sota for help but was separated from his mother and yakko (varlet) Gunsuke by pursuers. |
この少年こそ松若の弟梅若丸で、母とともに惣太を頼って東国まで流れてきたのだが、追手によって母と奴軍助と離れていたのだ。 |