22: Sakamoto
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Sometimes friends drop by unexpectedly for the holidays. Sakamoto drops in with a sickening crunch of splintering wood as his space ship lands on Otae's roof. Fortunately no one is in the dojo when he lands, and Gintoki, Otae and Shinpachi stand outside with their mouths agape.
"Ah, ha, haha, ha, ha, ha," laughs Sakamoto as he climbs down off his ship. "Sorry about that, Kintoki. It looks like I parked my ship on one of your buildings again."
Gintoki doesn't bother pointing out that Sakamoto mangled his name. The mangled building is more important now. "Well, this is a problem." Gintoki tries to keep his voice even. "You just crushed the dojo." The one Otae has worked so hard to keep. "Where are the students going to practice?"
"Ah, ha, haha, ha, ha, ha." Sakamoto scratches his head. "Fresh air is good for the soul, Kintoki. I'll be paying for the damage of course," he adds. Then he moves his spaceship onto Otae's lawn.
They aren't very happy, but it's hard to stay angry with someone this time of year, even someone as annoying as Sakamoto.