The phone.
That's okay, Nazuna.
I'll get it.
Hello?
Hello. Is this the Takanashi residence?
No. I've never heard of a Takanashi.
B-Bro...?
What's wrong, Bro?
Episode 2 The Wind of Love!?
We are the Takanashis.
It was a suspicious voice, so just by instinct...
Are you going to answer it?
If it's a prank call, they get their jollies when you pick up.
No. This person enjoys it more if I don't answer it.
Hello?
Oh, it's you, Mr. Minegishi.
Mr. Minegishi?
Yes.
Uh-huh.
Sis, do you know a Mr. Minegishi?
Kazue, you just got a faraway look in your eye...
What is it? Who is this Mr. Minegishi, Kazue?
You never met him, Nazuna?
Mr. Minegishi works for Mom and...
Kozue...
You can go ahead and drink the expensive sake on the shelf.
Yay!
It's unusual for Kazue to suggest Kozue drink...
Souta, what about Minegishi?
Since we haven't seen Mom in a while,
I guess she wants to know how we're doing.
Mr. Minegishi wants to meet us, so he can report in to Mom.
Oh, is that all?
Huh?
Why is everyone suddenly so gloomy?
We can't do it over the phone?
He wants to meet in person.
Then as the oldest sister and our guardian,
you can meet him for all of us, Kazue.
Naturally, that's how it should be. But...
...somebody take my place. As a once-in-a-lifetime favor.
Kazue is acting humble!
I have to work.
Izumi, you've got a flexible schedule.
You don't have to go out, just invite him here.
No way! And I don't want him here either!
Izumi yelled!
In other words, we can't rely on the two oldest sisters.
It seems like this is a job for me.
I'll get Minegishi to buy me dinner!
Other than that, I just have to tell him if anything's new with us
and any amusing anecdotes, right?
Souta, I want you to do it.
Ignoring me?!
Fine. I'll meet him.
Wait. You have to work, don't you?
If nobody else wants to do it, I'll go.
I just have to talk about us, right?
Forget it, Nazuna. At 12, you're still too young.
Does meeting Mr. Minegishi have an age restriction?
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I'll call work and tell them I can't make it today.
Sorry, Souta.
It's better than forcing yourself to do it, Kazue.
I appreciate it.
If you get mad at Minegishi,
you have my permission to beat the crap out of him.
I'll defend you in court.
I'll try not to let it come to that.
I'm curious about Mr. Minegishi...
I hope he gets here soon...
Sorry!
It's been a long time.
I don't know how to apologize for keeping you waiting here...
That's okay. I wasn't here long.
You can hit me if you like. Please, hit me!
I'll pass...
Don't be like that. Just hit me.
Right here in the kisser!
Permission to beat the crap out of him, huh?
I apologize for suddenly bringing you out here.
Am I keeping you from something?
I had work, but I took off.
Nazuna offered to see you instead of me...
I wouldn't have minded meeting Nazuna.
...but I don't want her meeting someone like you.
Please, don't be so harsh on me.
I'm a masochist, so you're only encouraging me!
That's why I don't want Nazuna meeting you!
What should I do?
What's wrong, Izumi?
I forgot to ask Sou to go grocery shopping.
I see...
Then how about this?
So would you give me a report
on recent goings-on in the Takanashi family?
I'll pass it on to your mother.
Is my mom well?
Of course.
Although it does seem like she feels bad about being too busy to see all of you.
Here you go.
She takes it out on her employees, mainly me.
Although since I'm a masochist, I love taking what she dishes out!
Would you stop blabbering about being a masochist?!
Now, I'll give you your report, then let me go home.
You don't like me, do you?
Kazue is working as usual.
And as always, Nazuna is our well-balanced little sister.
Is that right?
Izumi is still a shut-in...
I see.
It seems Kozue has a boyfriend.
A boyfriend...
I'm sure they'll break up soon, so no need to tell your mother that.
Please tell her anyway.
This is the first time you and I have gone shopping together, right, Izumi?
The weather is nice and the market is right over there.
I'm tired.
We left the house just five minutes ago.
The sun is beating down...
Nazuna, I can't do this...
Wait here. I'll get you a drink.
Izumi!
Hop on!
I'm glad to hear that everyone's doing fine.
Thank you.
How about you, Souta?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Is there anything troubling you?
I would imagine it'd be tough living in a house full of women.
I bet it's a challenge.
I wish I could switch with you!
I'm so envious!
Masochist...
But with your predilection, it must be nice, the busier you are, the happier you are.
Yes, mentally, I have no complaints.
It's a little rough on my health.
And my colleague is useless.
I have to make up for his slacking off by working even harder.
Maybe I could use a little tenderness...
In fact, I'm going to call my wife...
Hello? Kazue?
It's me.
Are you busy right now? I bet you're busy.
This is your busiest time of day, right?
I'm hanging up.
Hang up as much as you like, I'll keep calling back. Let's talk, Kazue.
I don't wanna talk!
Your mom's a slut!
Drop dead!
Thank you!
Kazue's abuse always refreshes me.
Getting bawled out by your mother is pleasant too,
but nobody does it for me like Kazue.
We got divorced because I goaded her into hissing at me way too much,
but I'm happy to report that I can still wind her up.
Sorry. I'll get back on track.
Souta, is there anything troubling you?
I'm troubled by my perverted former brother-in-law.
Come to think of it, you work at a family restaurant, right?
He ignored that.
Even though you don't really need the money, living at home...
Well, it's complicated.
Then you're doing it for the customers' children, aren't you?
No.
I know how you like small things, Souta.
You are a pervert!
No, no. That's you.
This is easy.
I borrowed it from the home center.
Good. Now I can take Izumi to the market.
Nazuna...
Yes?
I can't take any more.
I'm going to die...
Why? You're not walking...
The shaking is making me nauseated.
And the air close to the ground is bad.
Also, I stayed up all night, so I'm sleepy.
No! I love Izumi!
Thank you.
I'll give your mother the full report.
Tell my mom I said hi.
Souta...
Yes?
Former or not, you and I were family.
I was your older brother-in-law.
You should have yelled at me more!
Get the hell out of here!
I'm back.
Welcome home, Sou.
Huh?
You went shopping.
Nazuna bought it for me.
How did it go with you?
He was a weirdo as always.
It's kind of strange that he's working for Mom.
But it's better than actually seeing her, right?
Much better.
Um...
"Make sure no one is around you
and then pound the nail in as hard as you can."
I can't openly show my disdain for her sake,
but that doesn't change the fact that Blondie's existence
Blondie
is a thorn in my side.
For now, I just want something bad to happen to you, Blondie!
Darling!
Huh? Mikki?
W-What are you doing here?
I was searching for my beloved darling and came across you.
What does that mean?
Because you're twins?
Whatever. Let's hang out, Mikki!
Get out of here!
What's this?
"How to put a curse on someone"? "Blondie"?
So you hate the blonde guy who's macking on the chief, huh?
You're a naughty girl, Mikki, with your lezzie love for the chief!
You're the last person who should say that!
Mikki, stop thinking unproductive thoughts and fall in love with a man!
As long as you're single, Darling will feel too guilty to get it on with me!
God, you're annoying!
Darling!
Now's my chance!
Mikki ran away.
Blondie
You should've heard what Yoko said...
What was that sigh about?
I could ask you the same question.
Me, well...
It sounds like you had a hard time
meeting your former brother-in-law yesterday.
H-H-H-How did you know about that?
D-Don't worry about me!
How about you, Souma?
It bugs me that there's no progress being made
between Satou and Todoroki.
Isn't that the usual?
Well, yeah, but...
I'd just like to see him invite her somewhere.
Yeah, but inviting someone requires the right timing.
Darling, where are you?!
I drink when I'm happy and I drink when I'm sad!
Another one over here!
Apparently Satou is faithful to his instincts, just like your big sister.
I hate Satou to death when he's like that.
My big sister tells me drinking too much kills brain cells,
But I'm totally fine even after drinking all this!
I've got tough brain cells!
Pretty impressive, right?
R-Right...
Thank you, Inami!
K-Kozue?!
I'm sorry, Inami...
I've got to hurry up and return that thing...
...except I have work to do.
Sorry, Katanashi! Are you okay?!
I'm fine. Are you hurt?
No, I'm all right too.
Still, your glasses are tough, Takanashi.
What are you going on about, Yamada?
You collided with Taneshima and there's not a scratch on them,
and come to think of it, they've never been broken even though
Inami's punched you several times.
Yeah, now that you mention it!
Katanashi's glasses are amazing!
You should praise me for being punched in the face several times.
Daisy Punch!
Cut it out, Yamada.
They broke!
Katanashi, are you okay?!
Yeah. The lenses broke, is all.
Your glasses didn't break from Inami's punches,
so Daisy must have mighty destructive power.
With these fists, she could aim to be a world champion!
Yamada of the World!
Yamada...
Isn't there something you should say to me before aiming for the top?!
I'm sorry!
T-Takanashi, Yamada doesn't have much money,
so would it be okay to pay for the damage in installments?
It sounds like you regret your action.
Then don't worry about paying for damages.
The damage was probably building up for a while
and your tap was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
But Takanashi...
It's okay. Forget about it.
I'll get through the rest of my shift without glasses.
You're kind...
We don't have to talk about it any more, Yamada.
But nobody's standing there.
It is hard to see...
But my spare set is at home,
so I'll have to rely on identifying sounds to get by.
Yamada! How many times do I have to tell you to be careful
about handling the dishes?! Idiot!
K-Katanashi...
Senpai?!
Yamada broke them. But you scolded Taneshima.
I'm sorry, Senpai! I didn't know it was you!
I-I would never yell at you, right, Senpai?
It feels good when you pet Yamada, Takanashi.
Yamada?!
Hey, can I see Mahiru?
I can't go around misidentifying people.
I won't assume who they are until I get close enough to judge.
It's safer that way.
Somebody's here.
Okay. I'll get as close as I can...
What?! Why is this male suddenly approaching me?
Groper!
No. It's Takanashi, without his glasses.
Takanashi is...
...closing in on me!
Is it hot in here?
This orangeish hair...
And the heat is telling me something...
I've got it! I realized two things!
This is Inami!
And getting this close to her means I'm going to get punched! I'll die!
S-She hasn't hit me...
What are you two doing?
Manager? W-What's going on with Inami?
She fainted.
Here you go, Bro.
Sorry, Nazuna.
You coming all the way here to drop them off...
I guess I really do need my glasses to do a decent job.
I didn't mind.
Well, I'm heading back.
Your little sister has a good head on her shoulders.
She sure does.
You've had enough, Kozue.
You'll make the restaurant lose business.
Oh, Nazuna!
Let's go home. Come on, stand up!
Your little sister has a good head on her shoulders.
She really does.
Okay, I'll go home and have a drink!
Chief, I apologize for my big sister.
Did she say anything strange to you?
I don't think she said anything strange,
but I couldn't understand a lot of what she said.
That's not the sister who's known for her intellect...
Um, she said her... was... so she was going to ... a ...
What?
That's dirty talk.
What's wrong, Satou? Are you okay?
I really am sorry for my stupid sister!
No, I'm sorry. I didn't know how to deal with someone who's inebriated.
You don't need to deal with her. Just ignore her!
But she was...
If you leave her be, she just keeps drinking until she passes out.
It's a pain later on if she catches a cold,
so I just cover her with a blanket.
If she wakes up with a hangover the next morning,
I give her a sports drink to relieve the symptoms.
Y-You're very mature, Takanashi.
Nah. Oh, I'll put away the dishes.
It sounds difficult to deal with someone who's been drinking.
Especially since I've never had alcohol myself.
I sometimes feel like trying it, but I don't want to get sick
and drinking alone would feel weird...
Yeah, that makes sense.
Invite her to go out for a drink!
Huh? You've never had alcohol, Yachiyo?
Nope.
Alcohol... I wonder how it makes you feel...
Hey, Inami...
Inami, you haven't had anything to drink but you're red as a beet!
You don't drink with the manager?
Kyoko doesn't really drink.
Liquor? I know what it does to me, so I abstain.
Does it make you sick?
No...
It increases my appetite.
Inami, let's get a little fresh air.
That's what Takanashi says about her,
but his sister is nice and cheerful.
Satou?
What's wrong? Are you tired?
No...
Wanna go out for a drink?
Alcohol?
You'll take me somewhere?
Sometime.
Decide on the date and time!
Satou!
You made up your mind, but haven't been putting in any effort!
"Let's out for a drink... sometime." What the hell is that?!
Why did you have to say that at the end?!
Invite her! Invite her out for a drink! Like for today or tomorrow!
It's okay. If you're nervous, I'll go drinking with you two.
Forget about it.
Are you telling me not to interfere?
To keep my nose out of it?!
That you don't wanna go drinking with me?!
All of the above.
In order to soothe my exhausted soul, I planned to go back to Tokyo.
In the middle of the storm sealed inside my heart,
I suddenly came to a decision about what to do.
Episode 3 Greatest Night