His gait was staggering, carrying a sickle in his right hand through the ragged streets of Rashomon Riverbank. His appearance was terrible, all the people dressed in clean clothes and the children who shared the same poverty were afraid. ‘Gyu’ comes from thief and ‘taro’ is what men are usually called.

Gyutaro was the name of the hunchbacked teenager who roamed the area speaking in a dry voice with fresh scratches. Approaching the beggar, he spoke “Pay your debt” The fear was palpable.