That looks good on you.
Mom...
Stop dressing me up like a girl already!
The kids make fun of me, bully me... It's just a huge pain!
Buy me boy clothes!
Good point. You are a boy, Souta...
Got it.
I'll buy you a tank, so blow up those bullies!
A dream...
X-day is getting closer by the moment.
Episode 10 That Woman Shizuka
Kozue, I think you've had enough...
I can't take it unless I drink.
I can't take just how much you drink.
After all, I had a bad dream last night.
About Mom...
Kozue had one, too...
Even in the dream, Mom couldn't remember my name...
Mom, you're home!
I'm back, Ko... Ko... Ko...?
It's Kozue! Don't forget!
Sorry about that. I always forget the middle kid.
I haven't seen you much,
but you're a cheerful, healthy, smiling, good girl, huh?
You're fine on your own...
Um... Ko... Kozuplay?
It's Kozue!
I didn't want to remember that...
I'm so lonely... And sad...
I'll call my darling.
I can understand Kozue summoning you, but why me too?
Who knows?
She already hit me with a surprise attack in the middle of the night...
Mikki! I had a bad dream!
What are you doing here?!
And why me?!
Go bother Youhei!
After all...
In the middle of the night? That'd be shameless!
It's too late to worry about that!
Yeah. True, shameless behavior isn't good.
Don't foist her off on me!
Or if you don't want her attentions, reject her in no uncertain terms!
But... how can I put it...
I feel like I can't just abandon her...
You need to be on the level with her.
If you get her hopes up and then jilt her...
...she'll strangle you to death!
I'm sorry. My sister is always causing you problems...
Well, it's okay...
She said something about having a nightmare last night...
Yes. It seems she had a dream about our mother.
Because she misses your mother?
No. I guess it was a replay of a bad memory.
What kind of mother do you have?
Darling! Mikki!
You're late!
Why me?! Hug Youhei!
After all, that'd be embarrassing!
After all this time, I don't know why you'd be concerned about that!
Oh, Mikki, you're a meanie!
It seems Kozue loves our mother,
but our mother has the tendency to neglect her.
Neglect?
Kozue is the middle of five kids, so our oldest sister and me aside,
our second oldest sister seems like she could die at any time and my little sister is in elementary school,
so Kozue kind of gets the short end of the parental attention stick.
Well, she's cheerful most of the time,
but flies into a passion when she gets a sudden craving for attention.
I see.
It's hard to understand a woman's mind.
I know what you mean!
When it comes to milady, Kyoko, and Mikki, I'm the only guy!
Don't compare us to Kozue!
Yachiyo?
I'm going to talk to Satou about Kyoko!
Okay! Go for it, Yachiyo!
What's up?
S-Shatou!
Don't scold Yachiyo!
I'm not.
Your face is scolding her!
-Oh, Satou! -Look...
Come on, you two! Drink with me!
You've aready had enough for the three of us!
Hey, you really need to cut back.
It's bad for your body.
-If you end up getting sick... -Mikki...
What?
Let's kiss!
Listen to me!
That's good!
Youhei, you jackass...
Putting her and milady, Kyoko, and us in the same boat...
I only drank this much because, you know...
You two were so late getting here, making me feel lonely...
...and I can't stand being alone...
B.S.! You'd be fine being alone for the rest of your life!
Hey, Mitsuki!
I get that a lot...
People often tell me that, yeah...
I may have gotten drunk tonight...
I'm going home...
Wait!
You'd be fine being alone for the rest of your life!
They hate me...
Darling and Mikki hate me!
Yachiyo's been like that all night?
Then this isn't the time to ask her to make me a parfait.
Is there something I can do in her place?
Kyoko is going to put off her beloved parfaits and do something for Yachiyo.
I can tell she really cares about Yachiyo.
Taneshima, make me a parfait.
No! Think more about doing something for Yachiyo!
Okay. For Yachiyo's sake...
I don't think Kyoko will be of any help at this rate,
so I'll harden my heart and supervise her.
Souta won't pick up either...
Why...?
Why won't anyone come?
No one's gonna come for you up there!
Mikki! Darling!
Did you call Takanashi?
He probably can't leave because of work.
Oh, right.
Sheesh. Why are you on a lightpost?
I guess it's true that idiots like getting high.
But you found me...
Well, we're idiots, too.
We have the same thought patterns as her?!
Sorry for what I said before. It just came out.
I take it back.
Mikki... You don't hate me?
You're not mad?
Mitsuki was just worried about you!
Don't say that!
Speak for yourself or shut the hell up!
As you can see, Mitsuki likes you, too...
And I've got nothing better to do, so call me anytime if you wanna go out drinking.
Darling!
You'll go out with me?
G-Go out drinking.
If it's just Youhei, he'll go too easy on you!
I'll go with so I can keep an eye on you!
Mikki, you'll go out with me, too?!
Go out drinking!
Anyway, get down here!
Thank you, Mikki, Darling!
I love you both!
Kozue called me 67 times!
Souta!
Kozue!
I have two people who are important to me now too!
I'm not lonely anymore now that it's the three of us!
They're dead though...
It's been so long since Mom has come home!
I'm kind of excited.
Good morning, everyone.
Morning...
What's wrong?! You're all dressed like mourners!
Yeah, when I think Mom's coming home, this is the color I gravitate to.
Really.
But you're dressed the same as always, Izumi.
Not quite...
So you guys aren't happy that Mom's coming home...
I'm looking forward to it though.
That's right. Nazuna is still at the age where she puts Mom on a pedestal.
It's insensitive for the rest of us to talk like this then...
When Mom comes home, she's going to teach me how to be an emperor.
Mom, don't come home!
What time is she coming?
I don't know. She didn't specify.
Well, anyway, let's roll out the red carpet for her.
Right!
Isn't she coming?!
Should we just go to bed?
Maybe she suddenly had to work on something?
The least she could do is call to say she's not coming.
I'm back.
W-Welcome home, Mom.
Yama, Yama...
Takanashi isn't coming in today either?
It's unusual for him to suddenly take a day off.
He said something about his mom being back home...
That reminds me. Todoroki is also off...
Ow!
What was that for?! I just said the truth!
What is this?
Huh?
What's the garbage doing here?
Has someone already taken it out?
Sheesh!
What's wrong, Aoi?
Fess up! Who dirtied Yamada's shelf?
Yamada just cleaned it a little while ago!
The entrance was dirty, too.
And there was trash in the break room.
My bet was on Yamada...
Wrong! That's a false charge!
Satou, don't scold Aoi!
I think the culprit is...
Me.
Kyoko!
Sorry, Yamada. Go ahead and tell me off.
You...
Manager, you were working? How did that come about?
Wait!
Kyoka was doing her best to take over the depressed Yachiyo's duties!
So don't scold her! She'll get depressed, too!
She looks arrogant, not depressed.
I guess I'm not cut out for that kind of work.
But I do want to decrease Yachiyo's load.
It's important that you work, Kyoko, but maybe those of us on the floor can increase our skills, too!
Increase your skills?
That's it!
We're going to have a surprise parfait test right now.
With the near-future of Wagnaria in mind,
I want you people to increase your skills.
This time, aside from your floor techniques,
I want you to focus on the "heart."
Then I'll evaluate you based on how well the parfaits you make show heart.
Manager.
What?
When you drool, it undermines your argument.
Let's start with mine! Go ahead!
Good.
But you tried to make it so precisely that it lacks flexibility.
You should make it with more of a generous heart.
Right now, I'd have to call it a small success.
It's not small!
S-She's being surprisingly strict about this judging.
I hope my feelings for Takanashi don't come through...
H-Here you are.
Inami.
Y-Yes?!
It's melting.
Yamada is very skilled at making parfaits!
Here, eat up!
The flavor is all over the place.
Make it again, Yamada...
You pass...
Yes!
Looks like everyone's having a good time.
She just wants to eat parfaits.
That's rude. Parfaits are the essential way to measure an employee's qualifications.
You guys make one, too.
Nope. We work the kitchen, so we don't make parfaits.
Then make me regular food!
I thought it had to be a parfait...
We're talking unbridled politics on the show tonight
and our guest is the audacious, somehow witch-like woman who seems to be able to talk to the dead.
You've heard many rumors about her, Shizuka Takanashi.
They can get away with saying anything on TV.
Right, honey?
You see him all the time!
Jeez. You come home in the middle of the night...
It couldn't be helped. I had work.
You could've at least called...
Let's have a long talk with Ms. Takanashi during this live broadcast.
Live broadcast?
That's Kikuno in disguise.
She's my stand-in for tonight.
Yamada's mother can do that, too?!
At any rate, Kazue, Izumi, Souta, Nazuna...
You've all gotten so big!
Especially Nazuna.
Yeah! I'm so happy to see you, Mom!
Mom...
Your three oldest are already self-sufficient
and we're raising Souta and Nazuna right.
I'd like you to stop interfering with us only whenever the whim hits you.
Kazue.
My condolences for your reconciliation with Minegishi.
I laughed when you got married and laughed even harder when you got a divorce,
so I couldn't help but laugh at your reconciliation.
Tell me, how does it feel?
How does it feel to remarry a pervert?
So all this time you've pretended to hate him when you really loved him, huh?
I-I'm an adult!
Whether I love him or hate him,
getting married or reconciled is up to me!
Are those new wrinkles because you're an adult?
I haven't aged a bit, but you have.
Right, Kazue?
That's enough.
Don't try to escape, Izumi.
I'm hungry. Make me something to eat.
That's okay, Mom. I'll do it.
Forget it. Izumi is the most knowledgeable one.
She can make fancy dishes.
But if I cook, I'll become so exhausted that I'll die.
You'll die? Really? That's terrible.
I'm worried about you! Shall I have Minegishi wait on you?
I'll do it!
Look. What did you come home for?
I smell love in the air.
As always, Kozue is in love!
That's right! I'm in love, Mom!
Souta, Kazue, Izumi, and Nazuma...
All of you are high-end, as befitting my children.
But that means it's difficult to find the right partner for you.
I may have to do what I did with your father
and employ various methods like drugs, magic, and weapons
to make you eternally happy.
Unfortunately, your father died young.
Maybe that was because of your "various methods?"
Souta... I hear you've got your eye on a girl.
Y-You heard wrong.
Sorry. I hear you're in love with a girl?
I'll have to take the measure of this girl.
Inami is in danger!
I couldn't see Takanashi yesterday or today...
I can let myself be in high spirits, can't I?
Since he held my hand!
It feels like spring is here!
Or maybe, just maybe, Takanashi feels the same way I do!
Doesn't look like it...
What's wrong, Takanashi?
Are you okay?
Inami...
How can I put it? It's rough having my mom at home...
I see...
Of course. He doesn't have time to think about me.
If Inami were Inami, then Inami's Inami would Inami Inami.
But I should try to encourage him a little.
U-Um, Takanashi...
I-It sounds like your mother is a handful...
...but you got my father on the right track,
so maybe this will turn out to be a blessing in disguise, too.
Inami...
So keep your chin up.
Takanashi, what's wrong?!
Nothing. My heart was just beating fast...
I mean, nothing. I'm just into that.
A-Are you all right?
This is no time to be giddy.
I'll have to take the measure of this girl.
Mom is gonna zero in on Inami...
This is a message from heaven telling me not to be in love.
I mean, when I have such a clear-cut preference for little things...
...this is pathetic. Since it's come to this...
I'll have to act gracefully.
Well, shall we go?
Yes.
Inami.
Can we stop this?
Holding hands like this.
I-I guess he doesn't like it after all. In fact, he hates it.
Why are you pulling your hand away?
Grab hold!
R-Right!
Not there! Closer!
There you go! And now, like this!
The other day, I grabbed your hand, so this should be fine for Pete's sake!
I'm sorry.
T-This is just to cure me of my hatred of men.
I can't jump to conclusions here!
I'm in love with Inami.
True or not, I have to put that aside!
T-Takanashi?!
I'm into that.
I have to stop making excuses to myself and really face Inami!
Right now, I have to protect her from Mom!
Y-You're walking fast, Takanashi.
Please follow me!
Here you are, Kyoko.
Please review my parfait, too.
As expected, your parfaits are the best, Yachiyo.
But it tastes a little fluffier than before.
It tastes like... a possibility... for a happy, golden future...
I guess it can't go on like this.
Kyoko?
A son who's always stressing out and the mother who ticks him off
Episode 11 The Love and Reminiscence of Something
are portrayed in this heartwarming, violent story.