Chapter 6
Summary
- Blackthorne is called out of the pit where he and his men are being kept.
- Father Sebastio tells Blackthorne that Pieterzoon has died after being immersed in water, having lost his sanity earlier.
- Blackthorne shows reluctance but is eventually coerced out of the pit by the samurai.
- Father Sebastio tells Blackthorne to conform and renounce heresy, but Blackthorne resists and instead claims his status as a daimyo in his own country.
- Father Sebastio conveys that Omi says Blackthorne's rank means nothing there, and his life is subject to Lord Yabu's will.
- Omi offers Blackthorne a bath, food, and drink, and threatens the lives of Blackthorne's men if Blackthorne does not obey.
- To demonstrate their control, the samurai start to heat water to boil Croocq, one of Blackthorne's young crew members.
- Blackthorne agrees to behave to stop the Japanese from harming Croocq, submitting to Omi's authority.
- Omi degrades Blackthorne further by urinating on his back as a sign of dominance and a lesson in manners.
- Omi gives Blackthorne the Japanese name Anjin, meaning Pilot, because his real name is unpronounceable for the Japanese.
- Omi tells Blackthorne he is responsible for any of his men’s misbehavior.
- Back at Omi's residence, he discusses with Lord Yabu the effectiveness of their tactics over the barbarians.
- Omi is rewarded by Yabu with increased lands, wealth, titles, and future support in the event of war.
- They consider the potential value of Blackthorne and the ship, with Omi suggesting to keep the ship and learn from the barbarians.
- Yabu initially dismisses the importance of the ship, suggesting the Portuguese might buy it.
- As the chapter ends, a ship bearing Toranaga's crest is seen approaching the coast.