With Tenderness
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Miu! Got a Iesson today?
Yuuki, shouIdn't you be working with your cIub?
The third-year students' cIub activities Iast tiII summer vacation, right?
So the teachers said we shouId concentrate on them for a whiIe.
Check it out!
Takahashi...
Takahashi! Fight!
Y-Yuuki...! Takahashi! Fight!
Takahashi, do your best!
He smiIed...
Yuuki...
Do your best, too, Miu.
Our eyes met...
Mr. Shirakawa?
Hm?
ShouId I keep practicing this song?
Do you want to?
Huh?
Is that reaIIy up to me?
What if I toId you to start over with Bayer?
Bayer?!
You see? Your face says ''No way.''
But, sir...
Nomura, do you enjoy Iooking at the music, memorizing it, and pIaying it?
I don't mind it, but...
But you don't Iike it, either. Do you ''not mind'' the piano, too?
Sir, what's wrong?
Never mind that. Did something good happen to you?
Huh?
No... It's just...
You weren't bad today.
He's not compIaining about anything...
Nomura!
I knew it...
That song you pIayed...
Sir?
The one you pIayed when you were Iate before.
Oh. Yes, sir?
You remember it?
Yes. I think...
Then make it so you know it for sure.
Good night.
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much, sir.
Maybe I pIayed weII because Takahashi noticed me today.
That takes care of the saIad and stew.
Now to just wait for the oven to heat up, and then...
Yes! Great timing!
HeIIo?
Miu, did you remember what I asked you to buy?
Let's see...
Which fruit exactIy did you want? And what kind of sweets?
Right... Don't get a watermeIon! There's no room in the fridge.
And buy enough sweets to Iast tiII tomorrow, okay?
Huh?
I'II Ieave it to you. See you Iater.
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Their wedding anniversary, huh?
I'm home!
WeIcome back!
Oh, thanks. What did you buy?
WeII, I asked the peopIe at the store for their advice.
Oh, you couId've just gotten a musk meIon.
But they were reaIIy expensive.
Besides, they said these ones were a Iot tastier.
Anyway, this aII reaIIy makes it feeI Iike a party.
Was it Iike this Iast year?
Today, I made your dad promise to come home earIy.
He's missed this because of work for years now!
You're reaIIy into this...
You bet I am, after aII this time!
Anyway, get changed for dinner!
Oh, and wear something a IittIe fancy.
Sure, sure.
I see... It's been a whiIe since they've done this.
I wonder if dad's reaIIy going to make it home.
Eh?
Oh, you want your food.
HeIIo, Nomura residence...
Miu, is that you?
Oh... dad?
Thank goodness.
Oh, don't teII me...
Er, yeah, you guessed it.
ShouId I get mom?
Wait, pIease! Just teII her I'II be a IittIe Iate.
Is that ''IittIe Iate'' going to be three hours? Four hours?
Sorry! PIease take care of it!
Mew, what wouId you teII mom?
Miu, can you come here?
Um, mom...?
I can't get this buttoned up right. Can you heIp me?
Oh, sure.
Thank you!
WeII?
Um... Mom, just now...
Hm?
Dad caIIed, and...
You're not saying...
I sorta am...
How Iate did he say he'd be?
Um, he said three hours. But maybe Iess.
That'd be impossibIe, wouIdn't it?
Mom?
He was reaIIy upset about it.
Besides, it must be reaIIy important work, don't you think?
Miu, Iet's eat.
What?! But everything Iooks so pretty! If we eat without dad...
Oh, that coward! Using his daughter as a shieId...!
ShieId?
Forget it!
Mom, come on...
Come on! We don't know when he'II be back! We may as weII eat!
But you've done so much to get ready for this.
Let's give him untiI 8:30, at Ieast.
Now it's onIy...
WeII, what time did he promise to be home?
He promised to be back by 7:00 or 7:30.
So, 8:30 or 9:00 wouId be okay, right?
Come on, Iet's give him a IittIe more time.
He'II probabIy bring some amazing present home to make up for it.
Okay. But aren't you hungry?
I don't want to eat by myseIf.
There's some pudding in the fridge, right?
That'II hoId me tiII dinner.
Miu...
On behaIf of his fine daughter, shaII we forgive him?
You just want your food. Okay, okay.
Miu...
Jeez, mom...
Coming!
WeIcome home...! Huh?
SpeciaI deIivery.
Uh, sure...
CouId you stamp this, pIease?
Oh, right.
WiII this do?
Sure.
Thanks very much!
Mom!
That wasn't your dad, was it?
No, but here. It's from Sis.
From Akiko?
Oh, they're beautifuI!
What's it say?
Here.
Happy Anniversary P.S. How many years have you been married? by Akiko
Sis actuaIIy remembered. Wow.
I'm thankfuI and irritated at the same time.
Enough waiting! Let's eat.
It's the same oId deaI.
Oh? Where's Mew? He ran down when the doorbeII rang, didn't he?
Huh?
Mew? Mew!
Mew?
Mew!
Is he up there?
Not here!
I wonder if he ran outside.
Oh, no! When the deIiveryman came before...!
Oh, dear. He never goes outside!
Is he in the garden?
Mew?
Mew!
I'II search around in the garden.
You check a IittIe further around.
Further?
He's never been outside before, so who knows where he's run off to.
CaII me if you find him.
Right.
Where couId he have gone?
Mew? Mew?
Mew.
Oh, Mew...
Mew?
I wasn't caIIing you! Have you seen my cat Mew?
It's your fauIt that guy thinks I'm weird!
Mew!
Hi. What can I get you?
Um, sorry. I'm not here for that.
What's wrong?
Um... I'm Iooking for my Iost cat.
I was wondering if you'd seen him.
Hm... What kind of cat?
He has no marks on his head, but he's gray aII over.
I've seen some stray cats, but none that sound Iike that.
Sorry to have bothered you. Thank you.
Oh, Mew... Tonight, of aII nights...!
I've waIked aII the way to the station.
Huh?
Mr. Shirakawa!
Nomura.
No way! Mew!
So, this is your cat after aII.
How did you know?
You mentioned him before.
Before?
You've been Iooking for him?
What are you doing here, sir?
There's a IittIe used record shop in front of this station.
I was headed there.
I found this cat outside of it.
That's so odd... Mew's usuaIIy so shy with peopIe, but not with him...
WeII, this was a Iucky turn.
He's not here!
Mom!
I found him. Yeah. And guess what?
So, what is it?
Huh?
What are you getting at?
So, why wouId Mr. Shirakawa pick up Mew?
Who cares, as Iong as he was found?
Hmm... I guess so, but...
Mom, you won't Ieave any for dad!
It's his fauIt for negIecting his duty.
Listen to me, Miu.
Never marry a man who can't keep his promises!
Huh? I won't be getting married for a Iong time yet.
Oh! So, there's a boy you Iike, huh?
N-No, I just...
FiII me in!
I'm teIIing you, it's not Iike that...
Sis wiII be getting married before me, right?
Akiko? Oh, forget her.
With her working as a foreign tour speciaIist...
...she's onIy in Japan for haIf of each year.
She won't find a new boyfriend.
A new boyfriend? You mean she had one before?
How oId do you think she is?
I wish she'd bring a new one home with her soon.
A new one?
StiII, I wonder what your dad wouId say.
Your grandpa was reaIIy against us getting married.
He was against it?
Of course he was!
Back then, your dad was just starting out.
Just a novice reporter.
He aIways wore a wrinkIed suit and his hair was aIways a mess.
Every time something came up, he'd break his promise to see me.
But you stiII married him.
I wonder why I ever married him...
We never couId quarreI very weII.
Somehow, before I knew it, he'd get me back on his side.
And without any excuses!
He'd just say ''something came up'' and I wouIdn't hear from him for 3 or 4 days.
We didn't have ceII phones Iike we do now...
It's okay. He'II be home soon.
You think so?
Mom, why don't you Iie down on the sofa tiII dad gets home?
I'II cIear the tabIe.
CouId you, pIease?
Since you waited with me, I'II buy you something nice on our vacation, Miu.
Dad...
Wow, things were reaIIy tense tonight.
Is your mom mad at me?
Hmm... No, I don't think so.
But she's not going to take any excuses for this.
I'd better make some extra efforts this Sunday, huh?
You want to come with us, Miu?
Mom comes first.
StiII...
Happy Anniversary.
The tub's fiIIed for you.
Mom knew he was here.
By the way, do you know Mr. Shirakawa from somewhere?
I don't get it...
It was a wedding anniversary where aII sorts of things went wrong.
And yet, it was a strangeIy wonderfuI day, too...
Moody Kimagure
The Iook of the sky today Kyou no soramoyou
It trembIes Yure ugoku
SeemingIy as I do Watashi mitai ni
AII of my friends Tomodachi ga minna
Seem so mature Otona ni mieru
WiII I ever get used to it? Itsuka watashi mo nareru no ka na
PIease Iisten to it Kiite ne
To the sound of my heart Kokoro no oto
There's a weak echo Kasukana hibiki
A vague tone, and yet... Tayorinai neiro dakedo
There's a sound Imashika
that must be reIeased now Dasenai oto
Like the smiIe on somebody's face Dareka no kao ga hohoemu you ni
Carrying my prayers, I send it off Inori wo komete okuru yo
NEX T EPISODE
When you run as fast as you can...
...you feeI as though you can grab hoId of the wind.
That's what Yuuki teIIs me.
I can't run very fast,
...but when dad takes me for a ride in the car...
...I can go faster than any of them.
But, I don't think that's quite the same thing Yuuki feeIs...
With Vigor