His friend Noboru HONDA, on the other hand, was shrewed man and making his way in life, so Bunzo's female cousin Osei who once was interested in Bunzo was now keen on Honda.
だが一方で要領のいい本田昇は出世し、一時は文三に気があった従妹のお勢の心は本田の方を向いていくようである。