1963/02 Published as the first episode of SF Fancy Free in SF Magazine (Hayakawa Shobo)
Mr. Sekikomi is a poor man who suffers from asthma. One day, a strange man visits him and takes him away to an unknown place by putting him on a mysterious machine. Who awaits him at the place are his descendants and ancestors. They discuss how to stop asthma that has been passed down from generation to generation.