Oh....
Tamaki, if you could.
Hey, hey Chie chan. Huh?
It'll be valentines day soon, who will you give chocolate to?
To my papa. Mimi chan?
I'll give it to my papa too. Then maybe give some to Yuto kun.
Hey, this is afternoon nap time.
Yes!
Sorry.
I fell asleep.
Oh. I'm going to the toilet.
Minami Sensei, is bad.
Look, back to sleep. Yes.
I bought the ingredients to make chocolate.
Yes. I may have spent too much...
Hey, you bought too much!
Hitoshi kun, you're back. Director, Risa san is coming
tomorrow to teach us how to make chocolate, right?
Yes. It'd be good if you get some from Risa san.
Hmph, what would I?
Naturally, so sweet... Encho Sensei!
The toilet, it's still leaking.
Right, we have to make a request to fix it.
How much will it cost to fix it, I wonder.
Even without paying for that, we're barely making it.
Director, seems we shouldn't be spending so much on chocolate.
Shouldn't be buying it until we earn it. Well that's easy to say.
Look, there it is.
Hello, Jojima?
Alright, be right there.
Director, good luck! Good luck!
I'll be going.
Jojima, I'm here. Yes.
What? Why is she here?
Today's client.
I thought about going directly to you, Hanasaki san, however,
after the thing with the outside units, Jojima's office seemed adamant
we go through him. How greedy are you?
Don't be so harsh.
So, what is your request?
We want you to watch a child. A child?
A five year old girl named Maria.
Oh, in front of Yamauchi san's office, you know,
was left there with a letter.
Yamauchi's office... What's going on?
That is, we request you to keep her at Smiling Garden,
look for her mother, return Maria when you find her. That's all.
This is a picture of her mother, Sugano Mika.
The advance payment is 150 thousand.
And another 150 thousand if you find the mother safely.
And my commission is 20 thousand,
So you'll take 280 thousand, OK. This is free, OK.
And you're not doing anything.
The father?
Well that... it seems is Yamauchi.
What!? In the letter,
"This is your child too, please take care." was written however,
he didn't deny it, so apparently it is.
The mother pushed the kid onto Yamauchi, and took off.
And further, Yamauchi has a dispute with the Momoi group right now.
doesn't want them to know of any weakness.
Absolutely keep this secret, OK.
I'm back. Well, Maria chan, go in.
Oh, Director, you're back....
Excuse me, for the time being, we'll be taking care of her.
What?
Small, so dirty.
Ready go, rock, paper, scissors.
Everyone, we have a new friend,
Maria chan, get along OK.
Yes.
Maria chan, will you play with us? No.
Oh, now Maria chan, what did you do?
Shut up.
Oh, Maria chan we don't do electronic games here.
Leave me alone.
But you ... Minami chan.
Director, a minute. What?
What is it, with that kid?
You don't worry about it. Wrong,
it's some mess with Jojima san's request, right?
Not to mention, such a brat?
Look, you said "Fooey", of course. Shut up!
OK, it's OK.
What? What happened?
Maria chan did this.
Maria chan.
Wonder why you did this?
Cause they came close.
Oh, the reason they came close,
is maybe because they like Maria chan.
I don't like them.
You don't like Encho Sensei either?
But Encho Sensei, really, really likes
Maria chan, really really likes her!
Yes, really, really likes her!
Likes too much.
Now, now, you guys. What's going on?
Break it up, break it up!
Here in North Shinjuku, at the intersection of Wakisaka in One Chome,
There's a fight going on between members of Momoi's gang and the Kasuga gang.
Send backup, urgently, please. Stop that, no good, stop!
I don't like Maria chan. Maria chan?
Is she a new girl? What happened?
Mimi chan, you're mama's here for you. Mama~!
Yes, Oh, have you been a good girl? Yes.
If you don't wear your coat, you'll catch cold.
Thank you so much. Don't catch cold.
Say goodbye to Encho Sensei. Encho Sensei, sayonara.
Yes, sayonara, take care. Take care, Mimi chan, bye, bye.
Oh, Ecchan, right.
Right, today is the first time for Ecchan staying over night, right.
Well, cause Encho Sensei will be here all night, nothing to worry about.
And look, Maria chan never cries, right.
Shut up.
I'm so late. Oh come in.
You're drunk again today. Just how much do you drink?
Was it all beer, or was it some sake?
Please stop with the questions. Is Kana sleeping?
I'll get her now, OK.
Mama's come to get you, wake up.
Sorry I woke you. Sorry.
Kana chan, your mama is here. Wake up, yes.
Doing alright!
Sentsuka san, Sentsuka san.
Nice to see you. Nice to see you.
What is this, another tussle with one of Momoi's punks?
Yea, trying to get even for a previous scuffle.
Hey, tell this to Momoi san,
bring it on anytime!
Get! Get!
Look go, got it!
But, who was that? What, what do you mean?
That one of Momoi's gang would be here in this place,
could it be that one of ours...
I heard a rumor that someone tried to lay waste some of Momoi's turf.
Is that right?
Please find out who it was. Will do.
Counting on it, Sentsuka. Yes.
Excuse me, I'm leaving early.
Great job.
Well, me too, will take an opportunity to rest a little.
Good job. Yes, great work.
Please, just an hour would be good.
Just an hour, would be great.
Please let me sleep.
Yes. Never fails!
Hello?
I was hoping for a little more sleep, however.
Is Yamauchi's kid safe? What do you mean?
Well yesterday, about Yamauchi n's place,
there was a little bit of a skirmish with Momoi's gang.
Because you have that kid, isn't it a little risky for Smiling Garden?
You mean cause Maria is Yamauchi's kid?
We'll make sure no one in Momoi's gang finds out.
It be bad if it got out.
You have any info on the mother, Sugano Mika?
Mika you know, I found out she worked at a
Hostess bar about a month ago, but...
Oh, just a minute.
Well, right now,
a place in west Shinjuku, called "Ream."
"Ream...?"
Oh, Jojima, I'll call you later.
Till then! Yes, yes.
What is it, all of you?
Well we were wondering about that.
We heard your phone call just now.
So Maria chan is Yamauchi's kid?
Director, I know you have a lot to think about, but.
We can't have everyone meeting with anything dangerous now.
Yes. Because I will hurry and find the mother.
Until then, please take care
Maria chan.
We'll do that even if you didn't ask.
Huh? Encho Sensei.
We're all child care workers at Smiling Garden.
Because we will surely protect Maria chan and the other children!
I.... now I'm here! I absolutely protect everyone!
Thanks, Everyone thanks!
Look, hurry and get dressed! Oh, right.
What's with those boxers... Your pants from before.
Don't have time to dry out. Now, turn around, around.
Mika chan you know, she was really quite popular, however...
And her kid was really cute.
But she got a new guy, threw her off balance.
With that, things happened, money got tight,
piled up some debt...
Then she suddenly disappeared.
I heard the guy dumped her, I don't know anything else.
I quit my earlier place, then came here.
The previous place was nothing but Yakuza.
Kazuka gang's Yamauchi and such went there.
You know him, Yamauchi? Yes.
He was scary to me.
Told you all this, look.
Yes.
What's this? Well, with this you can even eat French food!
Huh, serious? Yea.
Where ? You want to know?
Well then, tell me who was close to Mika chan?
Well, right, let me....
A... a girl called Ruka, they were really close.
Ruka chan. Thanks.
Yes, the next thing is to slowly melt the chocolate.
Yes ! Yes!
Well, put the chocolate in. Will it melt?
Yea, will it melt? Put it all in.
Slowly mix it.
It's really great Rika san came.
Mariya chan, let's make chocolate with everyone, OK?
No.
Making chocolate is fun.
Shut up. Mariya chan....
Stop, stop!
Any more, it'll spill.
Oh, yes, sorry.
That girl's just new.
Our regular Tamaki san.
Nice to meet you. Hello...
Well, Mariya's mother, Sugano Mika, have you fount her?
Not yet.
But... I know she took of because of debt.
So I have a favor?
You want me to arrange money?
Maybe you can ask Yamauchi?
No, if it's that, I'll figure something.
With the problems with Momoi's gang right now, I can't go there.
What's the cause?
The water is OK.
They say it started with us, but
that's really strange though.
Because we're fine with the water.
Alright then.
Moreover, lately it seems there's a leak of our info to Momoi's gang.
Somebody's trying to put the screws to Yamauchi.
You're over thinking. That may be, but.
But I repeat, make sure nothing gets out about Mariya.
Alright.
We haven't drank any water, how much do you like pouring water?
Ma'am, this girl is no good.
Well, well, perhaps?
Hey, there was this Dutch painter, Harold Mehr,
he painted a picture of a girl pouring water,
you're just like that, you know.
Long example.
It's from Jojima, maybe he knows something.
Hello.
It's good you found the mother's friend, we know Hamano Ruka's house.
Mika is likely hiding there.
Jojima, you are good aren't you.
Why you praising me?
Right, you need to stick with me right?
But, this is extra charge, right?
This you know, is twelve thousand yen.
How'd you decide that? At least,
show me the price list, the price list.
Great, very good. So many sparkles.
What you writing?
Yes, looks like everyone is done.
Yes.!
Then we put them in boxes, then put them in a cool place, OK.
Yes!
Risa san, thank you so much for coming today.
No need to thank me. Thank you so much.
No, it was fun for me too.
Try a bite of this. Don't want to.
Why?
The chocolate I make with my mother is better.
Right.
Then, can you secretly tell me how you make it?
No way.
Here?
No answer, must be out...
Sentsuka!
Wait there!
Huh, what is it?
What were you talking with Sentsuka?
What is it?
Our guy Sentsuka is moving strangely.
And I caught the recent Harold Mehr,
she's a crony girl for Sentsuka. She heard our little talk.
Harold? Right.
In case something was passed on, check on Mariya please.
Alright.
No way!
Where's Mariya? She's already asleep, but.
She's OK.
In the furthest futon.
Good...
What happened?
Make sure Mariya doesn't leave here at all.
Yea, got it.
Director, you know the Two Headed Deva King statue?
That scary looking face at the gate to the shrine?
Right. Director, you look just like him.
Here, a meat bun. How come I have to eat this...
Director, I'll get you some tea, OK.
Good morning. Good morning.
Wait, Megumi chan, your shoes. Say "Have a nice day" to your father.
Have a nice day.
Sorry. Well then, if you please.
Thank you for your patronage. We'll take care of her.
Have a nice day.
Well, I'll be going too. Come back soon!
How come just me has to be soon?
So that it won't melt.
Sentsuka.
Trampling on Momoi's turf, starting this dispute with us....
I can't believe this, it was all your doing.
Right Sentsuka.
And further,
betraying us to Momoi~.
Yea?
You went and did that, even though I trusted you.
It's too bad.
Hey, finish him off, OK. Yes.
It's traitors that I hate the most.
What's wrong, Mimi chan?
It's broken, the chocolate I'm giving to papa.
The only one that stayed over last night was Mariya chan!
Mariya chan made fun of us for making chocolates!
Right. I'm sure that Mariya chan broke it.
Stop everyone, don't talk that way.
I'm here.
Mariya chan, wait!
What?
Wait, Mariya chan!
This is bad! Hitoshi kun, go after her, hurry!
Yes, what is it?
Ah... I'm the Director of a nursery school called Smiling Garden,
the name is Hanasaki, however.
I'm looking for the location of a Sugano Mika san...
she is here, right?
she's not, I don't know where Mika is.
Mika san, Mika san, we're caring for your daughter Mariya chan!
Mika san, Mariya chan is missing you.
She's waiting to see you!
Because your debts are being paid back by Yamauchi.
Hurry and come get her. Mika san, can you hear me?
Now cool it! Please, Mika san!
Any more noise, I'll call the police.
What's wrong?
Mariya did?
Sensei, has Mariya chan run away?
Terrible if she gets kidnapped!
Everyone, it's OK. Encho Sensei will surely find her, OK.
Sensei.
I'm the one who broke Mimi chan's chocolate. I'm sorry.
Alright. When Mariya chan comes back,
you'll apologize, OK.
What happened?
She's not in the neighborhood.
It's OK, everyone. You don't need to worry.
Young lady.
What are you doing here?
Hello?
Huh!? Alright!
Mariya.
Come in.
Mariya... where did you go?
She was walking by herself.
I was going to take her to the pre-school, but she said she didn't want to.
Mariya.
Do you know how much everyone is worried?
Everyone is waiting for you.
That's a lie.
It's no lie.
Mariya is Smiling Garden's important child, right?
Until your mother comes for you,
we have to all take care of you.
She won't come.
She'll come soon.
Well, she doesn't want me.
Huh?
Mariya chan? I know.
You're wrong.
She'll definitely come for you.
Believe Encho Sensei.
I will...
keep my promise.
Really?
For real!
Therefore, come back with Encho Sensei?
Good.
Well, let's go.
Risa san, don't forget, the chocolate.
Huh? Oh Hana chan. Wait just a second.
Just a little more for Mariya chan's chocolate to be ready.
It's really cute stuff.
I want to use it for our desert.
Mariya chan taught us her way of making it.
It's Mariya chan's mother's recipe.
Sprinkle it.
Sprinkle it like this... Right, so pretty!
Like this? Like that.
So cute!
We're sorry, Mariya chan.
Even though I broke it....
Hey, play with us?
Yes.
Let's do pat-a-cake.
Mariya chan suddenly feels like playing with the kids.
If we could just find her mother.
Well I know where she is.
I will convince her.
Please do. Please do.
Hasegawa Tamaki
Hello.
Wait, he was just stabbed!
Because you said he was OK....
But he does need complete bed rest...
Why aren't you laying in bed?
I don't know if you'll reopen the wound!
The guy who stabbed me, was Sentsuka's little brother.
Huh?
Vengeance for beating Sentsuka half to death.
Makes me cry, his brother's spirit.
However...
What is it, about blood.
In the end, it's all you can rely on.
Maybe.
Have you found that kid's mother?
Perhaps.
I heard about the money from her.
I'll provide 30 million.
30 million?
Mika san had that much debt...
The rest is for child support.
I'm Hanasaki from Smiling Garden.
Oh, I said awhile ago,
about getting your debt paid for you, if you could...
Tell her directly. Huh?
Mika.
How's Mariya?
She's fine. She wants to see her mother.
Just a minute please.
Hello, Tamaki san?
Next we'll be going to Jojima's office,
we'd like to receive the money promised, however,
I will bring Mika san with me.
Huh? Talk to her directly?
Alright.
Yamauchi's secretary.
Hello.
Well... with this the case is closed, right.
It's great.
Even so, hasn't Mika san been long in the toilet?
Hana chan, that's rude to say about women!
Things like that, are unseemly.
And Tamaki san's kind of late.
You understand well that you are not to say anything about
Yamauchi san if asked, right?
Well, with that understanding.
I will explain everything to Hanasaki san and everyone.
Oh, the debt portion will be paid via wire transfer.
She left? You say she left, what do you mean?
Therefore, Hanasaki Shinichiro san's duty is finished.
Tamaki chan... even my brilliant mind, can't quite understand this, however.
Giving Mariya's parental authority to Yamauchi... what's with that?
Suddenly Yamauchi said he wanted Mariya,
so we had to, right.
What the? What the hecks that about?
Sugano Mika agreed to it?
What the heck did you tell her?
I said, "Won't Mariya san be happier
being raised by Yamauchi who has money?"
Don't say such convenient things!
Have you... have you even thought about Mariya's happiness?
No other options, you know.
For me, I am in Yamauchi's service.
Wait!
You...!
Well then, well then, what else can I do?
I was bad, pushing Mariya onto him in the first place.
Therefore... therefore!
How many times are you going to make the same mistake!
Well... well I really want to live with Mariya.
But... but you know,
she's be happier with Yamauchi
than some person like me with no money, right?
Children... don't think so little of children!
Mariya you know, is still waiting for you.
She is intently waiting for you to come.
I promised her, you know.
"That your mother will surely come for you!"
It was then, was then, that she smiled.
"Right, right, isn't that cute.!"
She made chocolate with your recipe,
know that she is desperately waiting for you!
Not a time to cry.
If you give up on Mariya like this,
you will hopeless forever!
But that guy is a Yakuza?
How could you make such a promise...
You...
do want to live with Mariya, right?
Yes.
You really do?
Yes.
Alright.
I'll do something with Yamauchi.
Wait here for now.
Mimi chan, Megumi chan, your mother's are here for you.
Yes. I'll get their things.
Mariya chan, bye, bye.
Mama! Sorry I'm late.
Been a good girl? Yes. Well, tell Sensei sayonara.
Sensei, sayonara. Sensei, sayonara.
Sayonara, see you tomorrow.
Hana chan,
That guy is hurt,
don't forget, OK.
What, I don't have any business with you.
I have some.
Oh about that girl's debt?
I heard from Tamaki, so I paid it for her.
It's not that. Huh?
What do you intend with Mariya?
Raise her. You serious?
Well someone has to take care of her, in the end she'll succeed me.
What's with that.
Well, you see,
Been thinking seeing the trusted Sentsuka betray me.
Perhaps,
in the end, maybe only what you can trust, is your own blood?
That's wrong.
Well parents think about their children,
children think about their parents.
But it's not just that they are related by blood,
because they think about each other,
they learn to trust together.
Mariya you know, is a real strong child.
She never shows any weakness.
Well that girl... that girl
only time she can laugh or cry,
is just in front of Mika san.
Sorry, but not you.
Mariya needs to be back with her mother.
You done talking yet?
This I'm asking.
Return Mariya to her mother.
You now...
why you feel to butt into other people's business?
Do we trust each other?
Doesn't matter how stupid,
don't you know better than anyone?
Huh?
Who was it that had his partner die on him?
Hanasaki Shinichiro, it was you, right.
Wasn't he called Sawano?
The narcotic detective that double crossed the Yakuza.
That man,
was reformed by the Hanasaki san that he trusted.
But because you got involved,
that guy is dead.
A man killed his partner.
Everyone around started talking about it,
the bosses and the organization he believed in betrayed him.
Isn't that why you had to give up the police?
And then you were like a cripple, even your wife gave up on you,
what is such a man asking?
But, I was saved when I came across Smiling Garden,
the kindergarten children there.
And there are people there that need my support.
Sorry, but I'm different than you.
Oh you,
you don't know what you're saying!
For you,
you have no one like that, so pitiful.
Shut up!
Return her.
I will never give Mariya to you.
Do what you want.
Mariya.
I'm sorry.
Look, your mother came for you.
Encho Sensei, promised, right?
Mariya.
Don't want to.
I have no mama.
You made cute chocolate, right.
Mama!
Sorry.
Sorry, sorry.
It's OK now.
Everyone, from the Sensei's
chocolate presents.
Here, yes, here.
Yes, here, here...
Sorry, Encho Sensei's chocolate disappeared.
Oh Sayako san, it's OK.
Minami Sensei?
Oh, I...
only give it to my favorite person.
Oh, right. Encho.
I'm stepping out for a bit. Oh Hitoshi.
When we don't get chocolate, it's kind of sad.
You get some? Well, I got
some from just Sayako san and Minami chan.
Well. What?
Mi, Minami, Minami chan.
Mi Minami chan, you are!?
Her favorite, favorite.
A pork roast truffle, however.
Wow, looks so good.
Duck leg confit, 2 plates.
Yes.
What's wrong, Hana chan?
Here in broad daylight.
I was a bit hungry. We're full right now,
can you wait a little?
It's fine, I'll come eat after dark.
Hana chan.
We're you hoping, for this?
Thank you. Enjoy it.
When we're so busy, sorry.
Rika san, hurry. Oh sorry.
Then.