ABSTRACT
The visit to Tokyo had been brief but so intense that Ken Sawada was looking forward to sleeping through most of the flight back to America. The flight would be a long one since he had to go all the way to Chicago in order to make connections that would get him to Lexington, Kentucky, where he had a round of sword buying ads scheduled to begin on the coming weekend. Ken would have to attend to a sea of details as soon as he arrived, but there was nothing he could do now so he resolved to relax while he could. He gladly accepted the steaming oshi-bori the stewardess offered as he took his seat and he felt much better as he wiped his hands and face with the moist towel.
