Idiot...
Why am I an idiot? After I complimented her...
Even after I encouraged her to fall in love.
No, I didn't do anything wrong.
Although she's not even here...
Don't worry about it. Let's just go about our business.
Business as usual. Business as usual.
Sou...
Hey, Souta.
Episode 5 Super Bag in the Heart
No matter how you look at it, you're cleaning too much.
I can't relax when it's polished wherever I look.
Wh-What?
Don't polish my glasses!
Brother, has something happened?
I got hit, but it didn't really hurt.
Hey, Souta, what's wrong?
Something happened between him and Inami.
It seems he's never gotten along well with her.
But the way he's acting now...
I see! They broke up!
They are not dating
It feels like they never got together in the first place, though.
At any rate,
the house will be so shiny we'll have to wear shades.
Then cheer him up, Kazue.
You're the oldest.
Romantic troubles, huh?
Although you're over 30,
and your main relationship has been with Minegishi, so you'd be no help...
I will hit you!
Minegishi?
Hello?
Kazue! It had to be you!
I've been thinking a lot! Let's get remarried!
Minegishi! Don't call me for no reason!
I'll report you as a stalker!
I do have a reason.
There's the settlement and various other things.
Tell me what it is in a brief email!
But anyway, let's get back together already.
Let's get married. Let's get married one more time.
Let's get married and then you can nag me!
Die! Die five times straight!
Yay!
He likes it when Kazue blows up at him.
Well, anyway...
Souta, if you don't come to your senses,
I'm gonna drink all the beer in the fridge.
No choice. Guess I really will drink 'em.
Hey, the first time you call me in ages and you're this cold?
Say something.
Don't cry. It's depressing.
Your tone is so cruel.
What's our relationship?
Writer and editor!
Forget everything else, just give me the manuscript!
You're rude.
I would never think you were the editor of a romantic stories magazine.
Even though I'm besieged with problems here.
I'm the one who's besieged!
You're way past deadline!
In fact, you've been later than usual recently.
Has something happened?
My little brother got a girlfriend.
A girlfriend?
She's in elementary school.
Look, why would your brother getting a girlfriend have any bearing on you?
After all, now Sou won't pay attention to me.
He won't take care of me, either.
I would die without Sou...
You're so unproductive, you might as well be!
Anyway, forget your little brother. Just write!
Okay?
But...
Jeez, then what are you gonna do?!
What do I have to do to get you to write?!
If I had no worries...
If I had someone to take care of me...
I know, Editor!
Marry me!
I'm a woman!
This is ridiculous!
Your deadline is tomorrow! Goodbye!
Izumi, time to eat.
Well, this is an impressive spread...
Souta is the type who turns to housework when he's stressed out.
The whole house is spotless.
In a way, he's a homemaker's role model.
Nazuna, is something stressing out Sou?
Actually, it seems like he broke up with his girlfriend.
Sou finally broke up with his elementary school girlfriend?
That makes me happy.
Even Izumi is sparkling!
But he'll run up the household budget like this.
Having household skills can be problematic, too.
At this rate, we may go bankrupt.
It seems the time has come for me to act.
Standing tires me out, so I'll do it tomorrow.
All right.
I'll ask Inami what I said wrong, then apologize.
Inami!
Sorry to disappoint. It's me, Yamada.
Y-Yamada?!
You're not supposed to be working today!
That's right.
After what happened the other day, Inami went into a funk.
Yamada felt responsible, so I offered to take her shift.
Incidentally, you're part of the cause, too, Takanashi,
so as punishment, you can deal with Yamada.
Damn you, Yamada!
I hope Yamada is okay.
But it would be too hard facing Takanashi.
I'll rely on her kindness for today.
If you live happily with someone you love, Inami, it'll relieve me of a big burden.
I've been looking for you.
I've been looking for you all day.
You're that novelist I met once, right?
I'm glad to see you're looking well.
And you look less pale than the last time I saw you.
I've been training, walking for five minutes every day.
But I can't hold out much longer, so I'll get to the point.
I want you to see my brother.
Apparently he broke up with his girlfriend, and I feel sorry for him.
You look happy...
But what good would my seeing him do?
I want you to go out with him.
T-To me, men are...
I recommend my brother.
He's smart, athletic, does housework, is kind, wears glasses...
That sounds like Takanashi...
That reminds me, it seems you already have a crush on someone.
If sealing the deal with that person appears difficult,
would you consider my brother?
You can have peace of mind with him.
Where unrequited love is involved, you need to be able to get over it quickly.
B-But...
You don't want to burden the other person.
Here's the time and place.
Definitely come.
I-I can't meet him!
It's just a casual meeting.
And... if you don't come, I'm going to die.
Th-That's not casual...
Are you okay?
It seems I've hit my physical limit.
I'll take you home.
That's okay. I already asked my younger sister to pick me up.
The cart should be on its way.
Cart?
What should I do?
Meeting a man...
Takanashi is still on my...
I mean, I still have my androphobia...
Yeah, I'm going to throw this away.
Combustible Waste
If you don't come, I'm going to die.
I-I guess I'll take it home, anyway.
I'm exhausted today.
Yamada screwed up more than usual.
Dear Mahiru Inami, I hope this email finds you well.
How have you been?
The weather has been fickle these days, hasn't it?
I have been busy every day,
but seem to have gotten used to it at last.
Well, the reason I am sending this mail is to inquire about
your use of the word "idiot" when we talked the other day.
Sou...
I deleted what I wrote!
Sorry. You were writing a mail?
Oh, it wasn't anything important.
So what's the favor?
Actually, I want you to meet a girl.
A girl!
For babysitting?
No. She's about your age.
Why do I have to meet someone like that?
I heard your heart has been broken,
so I want you to meet someone new.
Wait a second, I'm...
We don't have to tell anyone else.
Let me get a word in!
She's a good girl. Quiet, obliging...
Quiet, obliging...
I think she's your type.
I don't have a type!
Don't say that.
I think she would take care of me, too.
Then isn't she more your type, Izumi?
You're working late tomorrow, right?
Meet her.
Easy for you to say...
After all, I already asked her and set the meeting time and place.
That reminds me, my mail...
An important mail?
It's not important! It's not important at all!
Then this is fine, right?
I'm sure you'll like her from the moment you see her. Okay?
What the heck?!
Deciding something like that behind my back!
My social life is none of your business!
Izumi...
I'm exhausted from talking.
Anyway, I'm not going.
To set this up...
To set this up, I had Kozue give me basic physical fitness training,
searched for that girl in the park, convinced her to meet you,
had Nazuna bring me home in the cart...
I worked so hard that I probably shortened my lifespan.
All right!
In the end, I came to the meeting place.
I have to apologize to this girl for having my sister trouble her.
But I wonder what she's like...
I'm sure you'll like her from the moment you see her.
I'll like her from the moment I see her...
Senpai was so little and cute when I first encountered her.
Well, she's still little...
There was someone who punched me in the face the first time we met, too.
Well, it's very rare to meet someone who makes an impact like Inami.
Takanashi and Inami are both out today?
That's rare.
It seems they've got something important going on.
Both of them.
Yama...
Yamada and natto...
Natto again?
Yep, natto.
She eats it every day.
She loves natto.
Yamada is done with natto!
A paper bag...
and boxing gloves...
I'm not some weird person!
You're plenty weird!
Really, I'm not! Please believe me!
Th-There's an explanation for this.
An explanation?
U-Um, are you the younger brother of the novelist?
Yes.
I-I... Um, your sister told me to come.
Oh, you're the one...
U-Um...
I heard you broke up with your girlfriend. My condolences.
Even she thinks...
U-Um... I...
I'm not here for that!
I didn't come to start dating you,
as your sister would have me do.
I just wanted to cheer you up.
Your sister said you were a nice guy who's smart and athletic.
Huh? I've heard this voice before.
S-So... um...
U-Um, not that it matters, but I already like someone.
He's smart, athletic, and kind.
I'm no good at this, though, so he hasn't noticed me.
It's to the point where he's encouraging me to be romantic with somebody else.
But you're a lot like the boy I like,
so I'm sure you're a wonderful person.
I know you'll find another good partner.
So please cheer up.
P-Please give that back!
I'm afraid of men!
Inami.
Whenever I see one, something awful happens!
Inami, it's me!
It's Takanashi!
S-Something awful!
You're done with natto...
What happened all of a sudden?
Yamada was... stirring the natto when it spilled...
and as you can see...
Souma, please comfort Yamada!
Stay away.
Why?
Because you're covered in natto!
Damn you, natto!
Yamada has made up her mind!
Yamada's going to search for a new soul food in place of natto.
Do you have any recommendations?
Any ideas, Satou?
Usually Satou is cold,
but he's thinking seriously on Yamada's behalf!
What nonsense.
He seriously snapped at me!
I'm going back to work.
That's cold...
Satou's got plenty of things on his own plate to think about.
Can you think of a good soul food, Souma?
A food that you like is fine.
Um, taiyaki?
That's in the natto family.
How are they in the same family?
Let's go, Souma!
Where are we going?
To search for food!
Me, too?
You're Yamada's big brother,
so act like one and give Yamada some attention.
I think I already do.
Food that you like? Food that you like?
That's what you're looking for?
That's right.
Souma and I are looking together.
Souma is Yamada's big brother, so he's always at Yamada's side.
Huh?
He's over there.
That's far!
Well, I'm working.
Favorite food...
Let's see...
I like milk.
Although that's a drink, not food.
In that case, I drink soy milk.
And cooked soybeans are good, too.
Soy milk and soybeans are in the same family as natto.
In fact, they're the ingredients.
I see.
Then what about soy sauce rice crackers?
And I like sprouts.
They're cheap and tasty.
They're still in the same family as natto.
Taiyaki has red bean paste, soy sauce is from soybeans,
sprouts are soybeans.
They're all in the natto family.
So that's what you mean.
Makes you think that beans are used for all kinds of food.
That's right. It's amazing.
I respect the beans.
Beans equal natto.
Natto equals Yamada.
If Yamada is worshiped like this...
You'll embarrass Yamada with your adulation.
Everyone is going on and on about natto, which makes Yamada miss it.
Yamada wants to see natto... right away!
It seems Yamada's broken up with natto, so you can eat it.
Natto!
I thought she broke up with it.
I dunno.
Natto, natto...
Yamada loves natto after all.
Forgive Yamada!
Something like that...
There's nothing to forgive!
We had faith that our bond couldn't be broken!
Natto!
Yamada!
A moving reconciliation!
It's okay to cry, Souma.
That's so ridiculous, I just may cry.
Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What should I do?
I thought it was someone like you, but it is you.
That's right.
Izumi and Inami know each other.
Did my sister ask you to wear a paper bag?
U-Um, I thought if I couldn't see the other person's face,
I wouldn't throw a punch.
And the gloves were supposed to be for the other person's safety, too.
Um, your sister said she felt sorry for you,
so I thought I would just cheer you up.
Even though she was depressed herself, she came to cheer me up?
Dammit! She's so nice...
But Inami said I encouraged her to be romantic with someone else.
Huh? I have the feeling I said too much.
The guy Inami likes...
is me?
Did I spill the beans that I liked Takanashi?
If that's the case, everything makes sense.
But Takanashi is dense in a way,
so maybe he hasn't picked up on it.
But still... But still...
Crap! I feel hot for some reason!
Why is my face heating up?
The heat's from you!
I-I'm sorry.
I'm going home!
My apologies for everything!
Sou, welcome home.
How did it go? She's a good girl, isn't she?
Not especially!
It didn't work out?
A man shows up claiming to be my big brother and ends up in court,
where he asks, "Are there any cute girls here?"
Episode 6 Yamada, Yama-da!