[DeepL Translation - needs review] Introduction to Volume 1: Kasuke, a locksmith, has taken up residence in a tenement house that is reputed to be inhabited by only good people. In fact, the residents of the tenement house are "rogues" who have their own underhanded business. Giemon, the foreman, is a keizuka, a thief who deals in stolen goods. Hanzo, a hairdresser, is a netamoto (informant). Karakichi and Fumikichi are the brothers who are the bureaucrats. Whenever Kasuke, who is a good per...
