It's spring!
It may be a third-rate private school, but I'm a college student!
And I should be enjoying the campus lifestyle.
I should, but...
This is how one spells it.
CUT IT OUT! I have an entrance exam tomorrow!
Yo, Godai!
It's back to cram school for you!
You really are worthless!
You were passed out, then you scream about an entrance exam!
Even now, you're still having ronin flashbacks?
You must have had it bad as a ronin.
Godai! You awake?
You okay?
Thank you, come again.
- - Pull yourself together! - - It's spring, but...
I can't sleep at night, lately.
You get that, too?
My manager won't let me sleep.
G-Godai!
You jerk! You and that gorgeous manager haven't been...
Every night!?
Can't be!
Idiots! We haven't even held hands yet!
Then how does your manager keep you from sleeping?
She's in my dreams every night, but at the best part, I wake up.
I get so worked up I can't get back to sleep.
That's pitiful.
ls holding hands too much to ask?
It's true. Just because I'm a college student...
...because it's spring, and the cherry blossoms bloom...
...just because the seasons change, doesn't mean anything ELSE has.
Godai!
Manager!
You're home pretty early today.
My afternoon class was canceled.
Are you out for a walk?
Yes, Soichiro needs some exercise.
I never knew there was such a quiet spot in this neighborhood.
I haven't noticed anyone passing by.
You're right.
No!
Soichiro, quit it! You can't eat that!
What's wrong?
What are you doing, Soichiro?
Soichiro come out of there!
What do you think you're doing?
Stop it!
Soichiro, where are you going?
Somehow, I get the feeling I'm being rejected.
Soichiro!
That's right. It's almost that time again.
Soichiro.
They're back!
Soichiro!
We've been waiting for you!
Y-You have?
Your phone's been ringing off the hook. Must be important.
Really?
Kentaro, look after Soichiro for me.
S-Sure! Just leave him to me!
Ronin, were you with the manager?
I'm a college student, now.
When will you ever remember!?
But you haven't changed a bit.
Did you and the manager go off together?
That is a very good question!
Where did you go?
Actually, some quiet, secluded spot.
You took the dog for a walk, right?
Anything else happen?
N-Nothing at all!
Didn't think so.
Guess maybe I was wrong.
About what?
A little while ago I thought the manager had feelings for you.
W-What do you mean?
But since the end of your exams, she's completely ignored you!
D-Damn! They're warped, BOTH of 'em!
Hello.
I knew it! I thought it would be you!
Next Sunday? That's fine with me!
I'll be waiting.
Soichiro.
You're the only one who remains constant, Soichiro.
Mrs. Ichinose!
So, what was it?
The phone! It was important, right!?
Then what was it?
It was my fa...
Actually, the landlord is coming next Sunday.
The landlord?
Yes.
But, why?
I don't know.
That'll keep them quiet.
I've got bad news.
What is it?
The landlord is coming here next Sunday.
Ain't seen him in years, now he's coming.
Something's up.
The landlord is coming!
- - Oh, ho. - -That's the best you can do?
Ah, ha!
But for what reason would he come?
We've been paying rent on time.
Maybe he's just coming on a whim.
I see. I must inform young Godai.
Therefore, what do you think, Godai?
I heard! Why are you all always in my room!?
I know why he's coming.
He's going to evict bad tenants.
He wouldn't come just to raise the rent.
Demolish this ancient place and rebuild?
Next Sunday?
The dreaded Sunday came.
And on this perfectly ordinary spring day...
...like the sharp tang of wasabi'...
...a shocking incident occurred.
Hello!
It is unmistakable.
It's the geezer I met when I signed my lease.
The landlord.
To me, at least, it was a shocking incident.
Hello!
Father!
What's going on? Behave yourselves!
F-Father?
So you're the landlord's daughter?
I smell a plot.
You weren't investigating bad tenants, were you?
I'm not leaving!
A guilty conscience suspects everyone.
Nice to meet you, Father.
Father?
You must be that ronin!
I'm a college student now, father!
I see.
There's that ''father'' again. What's he doing?
That's the problem!
Father, this is no place to talk.
Then I'll impose on your hospitality.
You too, Ikuko.
No. I'll wait out here.
I'll keep you company for a while.
Ikoku, don't bother him.
It's okay.
Adult conversations are so boring.
Then, we won't be long...
Thank you.
Shall we go upstairs?
Brown nose.
What's with this ''father'' stuff?
Traitor!
Spring is here.
Here you go.
I'm relieved to see you looking so well.
When I'm here I don't think about! it.
You may be right. There's a lot of weirdos here.
Maybe that's why.
Here's a cushion and some cola!
Thanks. You're a nice guy.
T-Tell your father about it.
He's my grandpa.
Grandpa has a bad back, so I came along.
So, you're the manager's niece.
Wow! First try!
How old...?
Twelve!
T-That young?
Do I look that grown up?
You look pretty grown up for your age...
Then how old is the manager?
Auntie Kyoko?
Dunno.
I-I see.
Well then, shall we...
Father!
ls it your back?
Yes. It's getting warm, so I thought I'd be okay.
You're not up to the trip?
But...
Wouldn't you like to see Soichiro?
Grandpa!
Ikoku, Grandpa's back is hurting.
What'll we do? We came all the way out here.
How awful for you.
If you'd like, I can come along.
Really!?
Godai...
We couldn't...
Let's go, let's go! C'mon, c'mon!
If it's some private family thing, I wouldn't intrude...
It's not that...
We can't ask a complete stranger to...
''A complete stranger''? So impersonal!
Please, let me call you ''father. ''
Hey-y-y, you and this guy aren't...
F-Father, honestly!
I'm sorry. And Sunday is your day off, too...
Don't worry about it.
Auntie?
I think he likes me!
He's so nice to me!
ls this true?
You can be a saint, but you won't marry my granddaughter!
Start a career, then come and ask my permission!
Come on!
Otonashi family
So they were coming to visit a grave site.
ls this enough water?
Thank you, that will be fine!
Ikoku, pay your respects.
Godai, if you don't mind, please say a word for the deceased.
I will. I think fate is involved somehow.
We're honored.
May I ask whose grave this is?
It's my husband's.
H- - H- - Husband!?
Y-Your husband!
Your husband?
Yes. My husband.
That is my son, Soichiro.
Soichiro.
Kyoko suffered the most.
Within a half year of their marriage...
A mere half year, Soichiro passed away.
Are you sure here is fine?
Any further up the hill, and a U-turn would be impossible.
Thanks for your hospitality.
Not at all.
Well then...
Take care.
Bye-bye, Big Brother!
If he had lived, she might have come to see his flaws.
But a dead man is forever perfect.
They lived together only half a year.
Her feelings color her memories. Memories become idealized...
Don't do it, Kyoko.
Don't turn your back on reality!
Your Soichiro is dead!
I- - I'll become a man worthy of protecting you.
So... So...
So look ahead, Kyoko.
Kyoko...
Keep looking ahead when traveling down your road.
Godai? Look ahead when walking down the road.
I-I will.
Soichiro was the name of my husband.
Although he's passed on, he'll live in my heart forever.
Next: ''Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves. ''
Soichiro... I'll never forget the happy days we had. Never.