The Other Side of Honor

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**The Other Side of Honor** is a side tale in *Ghost of Tsushima*.

## Synopsis

Jin approaches a house in Kashine near Shigenori's Peak, and notes how peaceful it is. Civilians are farming and maintaining the property. A female peasant outside the front of the house tells Jin to please go inside, and Lord Jinroku will be back soon. At the back of the house, a female peasant, Nabe, gleefully tells Jin that she gets to prepare Lord Jinroku's bath tonight.

Jin goes inside the house, where he sees more women. One of them tells him that she almost confused him for Lord Jinroku, but realized that Jin is a different samurai. Puzzled, Jin asks about the other samurai, and the woman tells him that Lord Jinroku is a legendary samurai who will be back soon for dinner. Jinroku returns, mildly surprised that Jin is there. Jin inquisitively mentions that he didn't realize that any other samurai had survived. Jinroku responds that it was a fierce battle, and the beaches of Komatsu ran red with blood that day. Jin corrects him, saying that the battle took place at Komoda Beach, and Jinroku hastily acknowledges his mistake. Jinroku tells Nabe to show Jin his bath, and the two can talk over dinner.

As Jin follows Nabe to the bath, he asks Nabe about Jinroku, and the woman responds if it wasn't for Jinroku, the whole island would have been lost to the Mongols. Jin asks if Jinroku was armed when he first met her, and Nabe responds that Jinroku had given everything for Tsushima -- except for his horse at the nearby stable. Jin realizes he can find out more from his horse, and tells Nabe that his bath can wait, before heading to the stables.

Jin first finds the tooling in the stables, which is nothing out of the ordinary. He then takes a closer look at the horse itself, which he notes is a farm horse that has never seen battle. He also finds a saddle adjacent to the stables, and realizes that it is Lord Higuchi's saddle. Having the proof that Jinroku is simply masquerading as a samurai, Jin goes back to the house to confront him, but Jinroku is nowhere to be seen. The women in the house tells Jin that he left quickly after they met.

Jin leaves the house and finds footprints in the mud that lead in the direction of Shigenori's Peak and Plum Blossom Shrine. He follows those footprints and finds Jinroku, who runs away towards the Carved Mountain Hot Spring, or onsen. Jin catches up to him, and Jinroku challenges him to a duel. Puzzled, and a bit humored, Jin asks if Jinroku if he's sure, and Jinroku confirms.

The two prepare the Duel at the Kashine Onsen, but just as the duel begins, Jinroku surrenders and begs for mercy. Jin finally confronts Jinroku, and Jinroku admits that he was trying to survive. Jin scolds Jinroku for dishonoring the name of the samurai and taking advantage of the women. After Jinroku begs for forgiveness, Jin begrudgingly lets Jinroku go, but warns him that if Jinroku ever masquerades as a samurai again, the two will finish their duel.

Jin goes back to the house to let the women know of Jinroku's true nature. The woman tells Jin that she knew already, but that Jinroku wasn't causing them any trouble, so they let him act as a samurai. The woman assures Jin that the rest of the people at the house will be just fine without Jinroku.

## Objectives

* Investigate the area.
* Follow Nabe to the bath.
* Investigate the stables.
* Confront the imposter.
* Track Jinroku.
* Stop the imposter.
* Confront the imposter.
* Let the imposter go.
* Return to the farm.
* Speak with the woman.

## Journal entries

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