It's big...
Is it Senmu-san's dog? Senmu means 'managing director'.
I guess...
Senmu means 'managing director'.
I'm not asking you to take care of this dog as Senmu.
I'm asking you as a close friend, Kogure.
For ten days...
Actually, one week is fine.
I was thinking it would be okay if you take care of her here.
Her name is Gorgeous.
A dog, eh?
Umm...
But, Senmu-san...
We don't have a yard here...
Plus a dog that big is a little...
Ma'am, don't you worry about that.
Gorgeous is a housedog.
No, actually, this is hard to say in front of the wife and kids, but...
She belongs to this. The sign he is making with his finger refers to some woman that he is having an affair with, and that's who owns the dog.
Huh?
The sign he is making with his finger refers to some woman that he is having an affair with, and that's who owns the dog.
See, I can't let my wife find out.
The sign he is making with his finger refers to some woman that he is having an affair with, and that's who owns the dog.
The other woman is looking for a new apartment, so she is currently staying in a hotel...
So until I find a new apartment... Please.
You don't have to do that, Matsurida-kun...
Umm... But...
Stop that, Kousuke.
She's an expensive pedigree, right?
I'm not sure we can handle that responsibility...
It's true that Gorgeous cost me 2,000,000 yen... 2,000,000 yen is roughly 18,000 USD.
But just for one week.
We'll be happy to take care of her.
A few years earlier we bought a previously-owned house.
It was pretty small, but all we ever wanted was to own our own home.
A friend of my husband, the Senmu, Matsurida, used to live there,
and he passed it on to us at a reduced price.
We're so grateful, Matsurida-kun.
The next place I move has to be a mansion downtown.
To a mansion downtown...
The two of them were acquaintances from their school days.
They entered the company at the same time.
After that, Matsurida-san became the president's son-in-law,
and entered the executive course.
So, their relationship is, well, how do I put it...
...nonexistant.
Anyway, it's safe to say that my husband does not look up to Matsurida Senmu.
Jeeze, how do they write 'magic' on the container when it doesn't work?
I-In any case, it's a good thing that we didn't upset Matsurida.
Kousuke!
You...
What did you do?
But, it was fun!
Hey, you don't have to get so angry...
This is because you didn't scold him properly!
Sorry.
Anyway...
Since he brought dogfood here...
...Matsurida-san must have been expecting us to agree.
Ever since I've known him, he always makes it so hard to decline.
But, she sure is gentle and cute.
Gorgeous, paw.
She seems to like you.
Well, aren't you the cute one?
Wow!
Ma'am, you bought a dog?
Wasn't it expensive?
No, we're just taking care of her for someone...
She's taking an odd attraction to me...
She won't listen to my husband or the children at all.
Well, Ma'am, that means she regards you as the most important one.
Dogs, you see, can go into a house and analyze the power balance,
and then they decide who is head of the household.
Oh my... Really?
Is that so?
I'm the most important?
Yo, Kogure-kun.
Ah, Matsurida... Senmu.
Come with me for a sec.
W-W-What is it, Matsurida... Senmu?
W-What's wrong?
See, I forget to mention this before...
It's about Gorgeous.
It seems she's planning on entering her into a dog show one month from now.
This girl is.
So, do you think you can make sure that you give her a good brushing every day?
We need Gorgeous to shine like the champion she was last year.
If she can repeat that performance, we'll be able to sell her for a lot of money.
Get rid of those eyebrows!
We must get rid of them!
Any more than that is pointless.
If you just straightforwardly apologized to him...
I mean, he is your true friend, right?
Darling!
Oh my...
Oh no...
Oh no! You're getting a little bald spot because of this!
200 grams of pork, please.
Hey, Gorgeous, sit!
Jeeze, getting so stressed out that he'd go bald...
He might be my husband, but he's way too timid.
What's wrong, Yuuko?
Mother...
Is Gorgeous back?
Gorgeous!
I missed you!
Gorgeous~!
Okay, show me your face-
Err, and you are...
Hey! What the hell are these eyebrows?
Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
Since she kept saying 'No matter what, I want to see Gorgeous', I told her where you live.
You should be ashamed, Kanna.
Suddenly intruding in like that...
What? I'm the victim here!
What am I supposed to do about the dog show?
I'm so sorry.
I-If you can give me another chance...
Don't worry about it. We're friends, aren't we?
Jeeze... Papa, you're too kind.
What are you saying?
Even though they said they'd take care of you from now on,
you come off with such an overbearing attitude.
You didn't say that?
You never asked us to.
Move it in, fellows!
We're the Moving Center!
The bed is okay here, right?
Go right ahead.
Alrighty!
Hey, the bed?
I never expected it to be such a beatup house.
What's going on down there?
You can't go down there, Kousuke.
Mother said we should stay on the second floor...
Thank you very much!
Senmu-san... What in the world...
Kogure, I'm sorry.
I could have sworn I told you all about this.
It's just too easy to be spotted at a city hotel...
Plus, this would be my downfall if someone in the company found out...
And we can't have this scandal clouding the big picture for our company...
So...
You're the only one who can help me!
I'll never ask you for another favor!
Damn it, why couldn't you just say no?
Another baldspot...
First it was the dog...
You can never speak up!
1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3...
Mother, what's with that strange woman?
Don't look at her.
Ah, look all you want.
I'm off!
Wear some clothes in my living room!
What makes you so important?
Hey, now...
Your husband is my Papa's subordinate.
Would you go against his policies?
Just to make it clear, we're taking you in as a favor to a friend.
Wouldn't it be a travesty if he was fired from the company?
Your home loan might just disappear.
So, how about I call up my Papa and vent all my frustrations on him?
I'll come out fine, so why should I care.
G-Gorgeous...
You're saying that this idiotic woman is the head of this household?
Mother, how long is that woman going to be here?
I don't know.
I hate that woman.
Me too... She just gives me a bad feeling.
You guys...
I'm sorry. I've upset you.
If only your father had a little more strength...
Well, well, what's going on here?
Old lady, I got this for us.
So tonight, prepare up some sukiyaki.
Sukiyaki?
That's my favorite food!
You guys...
Hey little boy, come here.
Hey, this is for you.
It's a Poxpack!
I really wanted this!
Well, isn't that good.
Big sis, thank you~
What a good little boy...
Kousuke!
It's fine, I'm just making the little kid's day.
Right?
Yup!
I'm ho...
Welcome home.
Father, welcome home.
U-Umm...
Who might you be?
How do we look?
We traded clothes!
Oh, so this is...
Oh my, old man, this is your daughter.
Big sis, you're so good at putting on makeup.
Nah, I had to redo it.
But you sure came out pretty.
H-Hey, what are you doing?
What does it look like?
That idiotic woman even has the kids wound up in her little web.
How deplorable, jeeze...
Old lady, you can't just eat the meat.
There won't be any left for your husband.
There ya go...
That's for another day of hard work.
Ah, thank you.
Big sis, let's take pictures!
Good idea.
Okay, I'm taking it!
Go ahead.
Papa!
That Kanna-san...
She sure seems like a nice girl.
Don't tell me that that idiotic woman has won you over as well?!
D-D-Don't be silly, that's Matsurida's woman...
Anyway.
Here!
Our home has been subdued by that idiotic woman.
Alright!
It's mine!
I'm beaten.
Ten days went by.
Kogure-kun.
Ah, Matsurida... Senmu.
You found an apartment?
I'm saved!
This place is too cramped.
Nice to see you're so grateful.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience, Ma'am.
Ehh? Big sis is leaving?
Oh! That must be the Moving Center I called for.
He always has everything planned out.
But, this is good.
This is really the end, right?
Who is it this time?
We're not taking in any more people!
Hey, that's Matsurida Senmu's wife...
I can't hide any more...
Hey, did they not split up properly or something?
I'm scared...
You'd better start explaining.
Kogure-san!
You're not safe from this situation either.
He's balding again...
This is bad...
Our home is done for.
Children, go upstairs.
NOW!
You can hear what I'm saying, right?!
Y-Yes sir! Y-Yes sir!
Matsurida, I'm sorry I got you involved in this.
What are you saying?
We're not the ones who caused this mess!
You're wrong!
I've kept my mouth shut until now...
Kanna...
She's my lover!
Darling!
I'm sorry!
I'm weak-spirited, and I was afraid of breaking up with you...
It's been one big stage production all along...
Wife...
I figured if I could just get her to pretend to be my good friend Matsurida-kun's lover,
and win over my household...
Then even if we're spotted out in public by my wife...
She wouldn't think twice of our relationship, and we wouldn't have to split up.
N-No way...
I'm sorry, Matsurida.
I'm sorry, sir.
No, it's okay.
A story like that...
I've got pictures of your rendezvous!
Please excuse me.
Ah, these...
These are from when the three of us were planning this out.
I'll give these back now.
Kanna and I have been dating for a long time.
Here.
Please look it over.
I'm so terribly sorry.
Darling, stay here with your friend.
I'll head back now.
Ma'am, I'm a bit worried about you.
I guess a cheating man makes the best provider.
So, I'll be leaving.
You're one hell of an actor.
Old lady, old lady!
Look, he said that me and your husband go a long ways back.
This is from all that fuss you were making before...
Thank you, Kogure!
I owe you my life!
Don't worry about it, Matsurida.
That wasn't a lie for your sake.
It was to protect this home, where the family I love resides.
Because this house is my castle!
You're great!
Darling...
Gorgeous attached herself to my husband.
It looks like she showed us all who the head of the house is.
After that, Matsurida Senmu and Kanna broke up.
Gorgeous ended up staying with us.
My husband grew a bit.
And then...
By the way, Darling...
Why do you always carry this picture around with your train pass like it's some important item?
Eventually, Gorgeous reattached herself to me...
I guess I gave my husband a second review.