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Look, Ms. Otonashi! The huge houses, the endless yards...
I'm prepared to buy it all, just for you!
How about it? Will this make your heart content?
Yes!
But--
"But" what?
My...
"Your" what?
Soichiro is--
"Soichiro is"?
It's too much! At this rate, I--
It's going to be beautiful today.
Hello? Maison Ikkoku--
Sorry for the last-minute call. I suddenly found some free time.
Not at all. I'm just glad to see you.
You haven't changed a bit since high school.
Haven't I?
I was pretty depressed for a while, though.
I heard that Mr. Otonashi had passed away.
I wish we'd had a baby, though--
You do? That would've made it harder to remarry.
Who says I want to remarry?
So you're saying you want to be single the rest of your life?
You're young, so it may not matter now--
You got a point--
Oh, Kyoko, you must have two or three men waiting in the wings.
I'm not lonely, but...
I can't quite settle on a guy.
Can't be helped. You're Kyoko, after all.
I think you should pin some guy down as soon as possible.
But I'm not--
Even with the best intentions you'll forget the past with time.
And there's no guarantee that your man will wait for you.
You sound just like my parents or a woman at my apartments.
They're saying the same thing?
They're so insistent that I remarry, it's driving me nuts.
They have to repeat it, or you'd never consider it.
You might try listening to them.
I'm so sick of it. Everybody says the same thing.
Remarriage--
I love you, Kyoko!
I can wait two or three years.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
D-Did you need me for something?
N-No. Nothing!
If I chose Godai, it'd take another four or five years to remarry.
Would he wait that long for me?
I should promise to marry him and wait for his graduation.
But how old will I be by that time?
They say a girl should have kids before she's thirty.
By that reckoning, Mitaka would suit me better.
Am I insane!? What am I thinking!?
I've got no reason to rush. They both said that they'd wait.
Godai hardly ever cleans his room.
Gotta impress the girlfriend.
She's on her way over.
Is she? And then what?
She's gonna fix dinner.
She offered to do laundry, but Godai said he'd take care of it.
Even a loser like Godai can trick women into doing his work.
The nerve of Godai!
Whatcha mean?
To go telling everybody his private business!
He never said a thing.
T-Then how--?
The phone's so close to my door. I happened to hear it.
I see.
Then from now on, she can do ALL of his chores for him!
That about does it.
That about does it!
Hello, Maison Ikkoku.
Coach Mitaka!
Today? Yes?
Yes, I'm not busy.
Godai!
I'm here!
Yeah.
I'm so happy! You were waiting at the gate for me!
Uhh, yeah!
I thought I'd make cream stew. So I bought some cabbage, and--
Q-Quit that, Soichiro!
Shh! Jeez!
They're fine! Let's do this quietly!
Why?
It's because--
Look at the happy couple.
Hello. I'm Kozue Nanao.
Hi there. Ain't you a cutie!
Mrs. Ichinose. You don't hafta yell!
What could that be?
Mrs. Ichinose! Come here.
Whaddaya want?
No need to go spreading rumors to the manager.
Why not? You got something to hide here?
Well, no. Actually I don't.
I guess I can sympathize.
Sure you can.
The manager can be a real hellion when she's jealous.
Yeah. Every now and again.
So I'm jealous, am I!? How rude!
She can do all his cooking and cleaning for all I care!
What does he have to hide it for?
So you heard?
You made sure I heard it, didn't you?
No need for you to get upset.
Those two're still at the sweet 'n innocent stage.
I'm not the Ieast bit upset!
Whatever Godai does, it has nothing to do with me!
You got your nails done! What's the occasion?
Coach Mitaka and I have a date today.
A "date"?
A date.
A date! So you and Coach Mitaka are rolling right along.
What?
Well, this is the first time I ever heard you call it a date.
You'd say you're just going out, and it isn't a date.
Now you did up your nails.
Is that so?
This is the first time I've ever been in a guy's room.
Have a seat. It's not too clean, but--
Huh?
The wall color's different in this spot.
I just had that fixed. There was a hole there for the longest time.
What's that?
What is it?
Where're you going?
Yotsuya!
What are you doing? Open up! I know you're in there!
If you bust the wall again, you'll have to deal with me!
Got it!?
The noise stopped.
Good.
Do you have rats or something?
Nothing so cute as a rat.
Thank you for waiting.
What? What?
T-This isn't-- I mean-- I-It just happened!
Please do as you wish within your room.
Y-Yotsuya!
K-Kozue. You're still h-holding me.
But I was just SO scared.
B-But you're still holding me.
I'm scared!
Y-You see. T-This isn't proper--
They're still at it!
Y-Y-Yotsuya! Stop that!
And that's about the sum of it.
And that sums it up.
Mr. Yotsuya is so much trouble. It takes money to fix that wall.
I figured you'd say that.
I am the manager.
Oh, the manager!
What's up today? You're so pretty!
Well, I'll be meeting Coach Mitaka for a date.
You are? Boy, it sounds like fun!
I-I see. You are. He won't be taking you in his car?
Apparently, it's in the shop for repairs.
Besides, it's the man I'm dating, not his car.
And are you headed anyplace special?
I was gonna make cream stew, but I got it all wrong.
So instead, I invited Godai to eat at my folks' house.
I told her it wasn't necessary--
My, what fun you'll have.
I think this is the place, but--
But why here?
It's near the station, right above a dog grooming place.
"Dog grooming"--?
There it is!
Keiko? Keiko?
Uh-oh.
Oh, dear.
Stop that. Bad girl, Keiko.
Your pants, they're ruined!
I-It's nothing, really.
It'll only take a second. Just come inside.
T-Thanks anyway! NO!
My god! It's like Godai is just USING Kozue!
But a girl can rely on Coach Mitaka!
I-- Um-- I--
I'm meeting someone very soon, and--
It'll just take another minute.
A-Are you--
One second more--
And Coach Mitaka would never tempt a woman.
He's handsome, so people mistake him for being a playboy.
But actually he's--
I--
Yes?
S-Sorry, I'm not very good with dogs.
You can lean on me.
C'mon, Masaki. Go back to your blanket.
That machine's paying off way too much!
The workers here are too stunned to stop her.
Look at that ball go!
That's a jackpot!
You've never seen that before!?
Never.
Look at her concentration.
Thanks again for dinner.
Careful going home, now.
Okay.
See ya later, okay?
Bye, Godai!
Come back anytime!
T-Thanks again! Night!
I got the leftovers. I AM taking advantage.
I shouldn't let this half-dating go on. I feel bad about it.
I can't.
Manager!
You dropped a can back there. Here.
I don't want it. You eat it.
That looks kinda heavy. I'll carry it for you.
No thanks. I've no desire to be dependent on men.
Is that right?
That's right.
Umm.
What is it?
Did you and Mitaka have a fight, or--?
What makes you say that?
I just got a feeling.
We had a wonderful date.
Kinda strange for a date. You're coming home with all these cans.
You sure you don't want me to carry them?
Is something wrong? You look a little upset.
Are you cold?
What I do...
is none of your damned business!
It's a hit! And it's gonna be a long one!
The center-fielder is going back... back... to the warning track!
It's out of here! A dinger to the deepest part of the park!
I'm sure I'm in the right place. Why would she stand me up?
I don't remember doing anything to make her angry.
What's going on?
Manager?
Soichiro is such a bad dog going off chasing yakitori!
Doesn't he know how worried we all are about him!?
Next: "Soichiro GONE!? Yakitori Memories"
Seeing you turn and look at me in the fading sunset...
It brings back heartfelt memories I had forgotten.