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I know you're both busy.
It's okay. You don't have to come.
It'll be just the Otonashis this year.
Listen here! We're family, too!
But we barely exchange New Year's greeting cards with them!
That's why we have to show our face at times like these!
Besides, if we don't go, it's disrespectful!
All right.
I'll meet you at the Otonashis' at 1:00PM.
We'll all go to the cemetery together from there.
Bye!
Is tomorrow Soichiro's anniversary of death?
Yes.
That must have been your mother, right?
She's planning to use It as an excuse...
to talk about my remarrying.
Oh, yeah! Can I borrow your soy sauce?
I'm out.
Go ahead. It's right there.
Thanks! I'll bring it back.
You really don't want to marry again?
Of course not! Besides, how rude is it...
to talk about such a thing at a grave site?
I guess you're right.
Me? Remarry?
Well, I'll be going.
See you later.
Good luck.
Yes.
Soichiro, see you later.
What's up with the manager?
You're so out of it.
Well, yeah.
Last year, she started by talking about grandchildren
and turned it into a talk about remarrying.
This year--
No! I won't let her no matter what!
Kyoko, why don't you start?
Yes.
I can't believe it's been four years already.
There she goes!
How time flies.
It's so great that it's sunny again this year.
Thank God.
Don't you think so? I was so surprised!
What a story.
Isn't it, though?
What's the matter? She hasn't even thrown a hint.
See you, Kyoko.
O-Okay.
Fare adjustments, anyone?
You didn't talk about it today.
Can't help it. She's so stubborn.
If I tell her one thing, she does the opposite.
I wonder who she took after.
Boy, am I sleepy!
Welcome home.
Hi.
So... How did it go?
My parents?
Actually, they didn't bring it up.
Oh, really? That's great.
It almost feels like a letdown.
Well, I'm off to the bathhouse.
Okay. See you later.
I wonder if he was waiting here, worried about me?
Oh yeah? That's great.
Uh-huh. My parents didn't cause any trouble.
So? What did you talk about?
Like I just said, nothing about remarrying.
No. I mean, to your husband.
Oops!
Did you blank out?
While your parents kept their mouths shut...
you must have talked to him about a million things, right?
-Huh? -Y-Yes. Of course.
I'm happy for you.
Four years...
I don't know if that's long or short...
but forget about Soichiro?
Never.
But--
Bye!
See you later, alligator.
Y-Yes.
Lately, I've been--
How about tea after tennis?
Sure.
I've been thinking about Soichiro less and less.
I'm serious!
When you dial the number on Yotsuya's business card...
Barbie doll answers!
You called that number?
Y-Yes. Barbie talked to me.
My tenants are always happy.
Manager! Manager, come here!
It's broken again. I hate this faucet.
There's so much work around here I have no time to be depressed.
I think this is happiness.
But--
Is this all right?
Is this really all right?
Manager... She seems down lately.
I'm slowly forgetting Soichiro.
Soichiro.
I'm ready.
A young girl's complexion makes all the difference.
Manager! Going out?
Yes.
What's that?
It's not for you.
Stingy.
I'm going.
To where?
To Soichiro's place.
"To Soichiro's place"?
She just went to his grave the other day.
Why now?
ARE YOU SURE THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID?!
She said she's going to "Soichiro's place"?!
Yes. She had a look of determination.
She had a long wrapped object, about yay long.
A long wrapped object?
It couldn't have been...!
I-I'm going out!
Sure.
It... It couldn't have been...but--
Godai!
Mrs. Ichinose!
Where're you off to in such a hurry?
Well--
No way.
I doubt it, too but you just never know.
Well, she has seemed down lately.
Did you notice, too?
Ever since she came back from going to his grave.
Something must have happened after all.
She shoulda talked to me.
We're friends.
Hello? Mitsuo? It's me, Chachamaru.
I thought it was around here.
It was so long ago.
This. And this, too.
I guess this is it. I think Yotsuya tricked me.
Wait a minute. Why am I hiding?
The long wrapped object!
I rolled sushi for you, Soichiro.
Remember how you used to like to bite into uncut ones like this?
W-What?
Here. Tea.
I'm so sorry about the other day.
I hadn't forgotten about you.
Today...
I'm here to straighten out my feelings.
N-No... It must be a mistake.
Let's go to the hospital. Come on!
You too, Ikuko. Hurry.
No... Why... ?
WHY?!
When I used to remember that I couldn't even raise my head.
But now--
Now, instead of sad memories I remember the happy ones.
But they still make me teary.
Isn't that strange?
Soichiro! Why did you have to die?!
If you were alive, I wouldn't have to go through this.
She can't forget him.
I never wanted to forget you.
I still remember you.
But others have come into my life.
Someday, I'm going to put you somewhere deep in my heart.
It's harder on me to cling on to you.
When a day comes when I've forgotten about you...
please forgive me.
I'm telling you my honest feelings.
No... Kyoko... You can't go on like that.
You have to forget him.
Listen to me!
Is she there?
She's not at the Otonashi's.
What about her parents' place?
She wouldn't go there.
Can't find her.
She's not around here.
What about you?
Nothing.
Could she be at Mitaka's place?
IS IT TRUE THAT MS. OTONASHI IS MISSING?!
Who told you that?
Um... I... I just asked him if he'd seen her.
But this guy...he was asking too many questions, so--
S-So it's true?
N-No! Why?!
Why would she do this?!
Have you heard from Godai?
Not yet.
YEAH! WHAT ABOUT GODAI?!
He lives under the same roof!
How could he ignore his love's cry for help?!
Maybe she's back at Maison Ikkoku.
I'll call.
We'll go out and look some more.
Maybe we missed her somewhere.
I'll go, too.
We'll go that way.
There! There's Kyoko!
Ms. Otonashi!!
Ms. Otonashi.
I'm so glad.
Where the hell were you? We were worried sick!
I went to visit Soichiro's grave.
Visit his grave?
Godai's taking so long.
He had a look of determination.
Yotsuya! You said something, didn't you?
Is that him?
No. I didn't hear the front door open.
I'll go look.
Godai?
Manager. I--
Yes?
I--
I have to tell you something.
Yes?
Um...
I understand how you must feel, but--
What is it?
N-Nothing. Wanna go see the cherry blossoms?
They're beautiful at night.
Great idea!
And it came from Godai's little head!
Wait a sec! I'll get ready!
Godai!
I'm sorry I made you worry today.
I'm all right.
I'm really glad that I came here.
Good.
Let's go!
It's party time!
I'm ready to drink!
Hey!
Hold it!
HOLD IT!
High school girls?!
Yeah. Godai's started his student teacher job...
at an all-girls high school.
The girls are all over Godai, and he's lovin' it.
Next: "High School Girl Power! War Against Kyoko's Love!"
High school girls are something else.