I truly love Onee-chan.
She always try her best on both school and work.
So to encourage her...
Tonight's dinner will be cooked daikon,
daikon soup, and daikon salad.
It's all right if we balance our finances
and add in yesterday's cabbage
along with some three day leftovers of potatoes.
Today's main meal would be daikon.
That is...
I'm back.
Welcome back, Onee-chan. Look, look.
(Daikon, 10 yen each)
How about it?
A stick of daikon... ten yen!?
Let's go! Right now!
Asu, let's hurry!
Yes!
Mother went to heaven the year she gave birth to Asu.
Father left a huge debt after gambling and is now missing,
leaving only the two of us.
The place we live in is
a beaten up 40 year old apartment with one room.
This is our home.
But, when spring comes...
A Day of Carrots, Lies, and the Rich Sisters
Here here! Big sale! Daikon each ten yen! Ten yen!
Onee-chan, leave this to me.
Please, Asu.
Ah, there's one more.
Ah... the last daikon...
Let's go.
Yes.
Daikon's sold out!
We were late by a bit.
Ah! Look, look, Onee-chan!
Tomorrow's special is meat!
Meat!?
You're right! It's meat!
(Side pork, 100 grams, 88 yen)
100 grams of side pork for only 88 yen!
When was the last time we ate something like that...
Tomorrow, let's try harder.
Yes!
Meat... Tomorrow we get to eat meat!
Asu-chan, you're going home already?
Yes!
Today 100 grams of side pork is only 88 yen!
Eh?
See you!
The child from yesterday... looks like she's from the neighboring class.
She's not going to the same supermarket again, is she?
I have to hurry.
Ah! There's one more!
Let go! I got here first.
No way...
This is mine!
Meat... Dinner would be delicious!
Meat... meat... meat... meat...
No!
Please...
Eh?
If I don't buy this, my sister will scold me.
Onee-san... you mean from yesterday?
Don't cry.
I guess I'll take the meat.
Here, looks like I'll take this.
Thank goodness there was one more left.
Side pork is sold out!
In the end it was sold out!
How will you repay me?
Is she faking it again?
Just because... you wouldn't let go...
No, she's really crying.
What should I do? If I don't bring the meat back I'll be scolded by my sister.
No... I'll be kicked out.
I probably don't have a home to go back to anymore...
I think if you speak with her honestly she'll forgive you.
You don't even know my sister, that's why you say something like that!
She's a strict perfectionist,
there's no way she'll forgive me!
There's... such a strict sister, eh?
She's completely different from my sister.
That's right...
Oh yeah!
Because you got me kicked out,
let me live in your house!
Eh!?
Um... this...
I'm back.
Welcome back, Asu!
Aren't you the girl from yesterday...?
Um... Onee-chan... that...
I couldn't get the side pork...
Ah, you don't have to worry about that.
Eh?
Here, check it out!
Onee-chan, how did you get this meat?
I told myself that I'll definitely make it to today's big sale.
So right after school I went and bought it.
To prevent something like yesterday from happening again, I made double precautions.
Wow, no wonder you're Onee-chan!
Thank you.
Onee-chan.
I have something to ask you.
What's wrong?
I want you to give this meat to her.
Eh!?
Her sister is very strict.
If she doesn't bring home the side pork she'll be kicked out.
So... please, Onee-chan, give the side pork to her.
Please.
What are you talking about!? It's fine already!
Besides, how can you give something like that to a stranger?
Here, take it.
Eh?
How can you give something away so easily to someone else?
Isn't this your dinner?
That's because... Asu asked me to.
Because Asu believed in me that I'll give this to you.
That means there must be a very important reason.
Basically, how can I refuse her request?
Why are you...
so easily able to give up something that your sister worked so hard to buy?
Didn't you think your sister will scold you?
Because, the only time Onee-chan gets angry,
is only when I do something that troubles others.
Even though we don't have meat, we can still have dinner.
Even though meat is delicious, just because we don't have any,
as long as I can eat dinner with Asu, anything will taste delicious.
Right?
This is completely different from my home.
They don't trust me at all, because I'm always making mistakes.
Compared to us, I think you need this meat more.
I hope you'll be congratulated by your sister.
Yes.
It's getting late, let us take you home.
Th-thank you.
That is how summer ended, with this event.
To this girl, the 100 gram side pork for 88 yen was...
probably a bonding trust between she and her sister.
But, why does it have to be on sale?
Onee-chan and I didn't understand.
Because, when she led us to her house...
My name is Echigoya Ginko.
(Ginko literally means, "Silver Child")
This is my house.
Eh...
Eh!?
This is Ginko-chan's home.
(Setting "saving a yen a day" as her goal, Asu charges on.)
(The sounds of raindrops leaking from the roof into different plates is like a musical melody.)
She has a lot of money, right?
Yes... probably.
Why does she have to buy something on sale?
John!
I wonder why...
It's time for dinner.
Eh?
It's an alligator.
The pork was food for the alligator...
Ginko.
Onee-sama!
I'm her sister, Echigoya Kinko.
(Kinko literally means, "Golden Child")
I'm Yamada Kyo.
I'm Asu.
Looks like they get along well.
Yes.
Onee-sama, I bought the big sale item...
You didn't buy it, right?
Eh?
Since I was worried about Ginko, I followed you.
Why must you lie?
If you didn't buy it, why didn't you just honestly say so?
Sorry.
Ah... um...
I'm sorry my sister gave you trouble, now, we'll take our leave.
Ah, yes.
Will she be all right...?
I think she'll be fine.
Tomorrow... at the supermarket over at the next town...
Carrots are on sale... three for 50 yen.
Why does the Echigoya house have to buy big sale items?
If they have so much money... then there's no point.
I wonder why...
Ah!
Look, look, Onee-chan.
What? You found something?
Tomorrow at the supermarket over at next town, carrots are on sale, three for 50 yen.
That's so cheap!
Oh yeah.
Tomorrow let's have sauteed carrots over rice.
All right? Onee-chan?
That's right, sauteed carrots goes over rice pretty well.
And it's only three for 50 yen.
Asu-chan, lately you leave school pretty quickly.
Yes!
See you!
Three carrots for 50 yen!
Eh?
Ah! Three carrots for 50 yen!
With the rain it'll be a lot harder to get to that supermarket...
Ginko-chan?
I'm going too!
Ginko-chan!
I won't lose!
Today I must buy them!
I definitely cannot fail!
Ginko-chan... why does she try so hard?
Just a little bit more...
Yes!
Man... I came late.
Ah... it's sold out already.
Eh?
It's pretty hard.
These big sales are pretty tricky to win at.
Really?
Yes... very tricky.
It's even harder than the work done in the student council.
It's over. I can never go home now.
That's not true! You just have to explain clearly to your sister and she'll understand.
Didn't I tell you already? My sister is a perfectionist!
I've already failed once, I cannot fail again!
And also...
Also?
I'm sorry, but I'll take my leave.
Eh? You're not going to greet them?
Yes. There's no point in talking to that child right now.
I'm always failing and making my sister sad.
If I told her something, it'll just make her feel even worse.
I'm hated by my little sister.
I'm already hated by her!
You really love your sister, right?
Eh?
It's because you love her, that's why you don't want to let her down.
How can that equal love...
Well, do you hate her then?
I don't hate her! No way...
Even though she's very strict,
that's right, there're some nice parts about her too...
When I got a cold, when my parents were out working and weren't at home...
The person who held my hand and stayed beside me the whole night...
It's all right.
That time I was so happy...
She really loves her sister.
Let's go home.
I don't know how to stop your sister from scolding you,
but I think you should still tell her.
Because Ginko-chan tried her best.
I think that's enough.
That's right. As long as you've tried, that's enough.
Your sister will definitely understand.
Onee-chan!? Why are you here?
I wonder why?
I'm going to tell my sister the truth.
Eh?
I'm going to tell her that I couldn't get the carrots.
Because, I've tried my best.
Yes. That's good. That's the best.
I'm back.
Onee-sama... sorry... I...
Yes?
I couldn't buy them...
I tried my best, but I still couldn't get the carrots...
Sorry.
It's all right.
Eh?
Because you tried your best.
And also,
you said the truth. I'm happy.
Wait!
That's great! You're on good terms with your sister.
Yes... thanks for all the trouble.
You're welcome.
Hey, I can be nice with you too.
Eh?
I mean, it's fine if we become friends.
Ginko!
Coming!
Onee-sama!
I think I can understand Ginko-chan's feelings.
Yes?
Little sisters...
Eh? Ah... what? What about little sisters?
Nothing at all. Nothing.
Little sisters...
really love their Onee-chan.
That's why to not let her hate me,
I'll even lie to please her.
No matter what type of sisterly relationship,
even if we don't understand each other yet,
we both still hope to live a peaceful life together.
Tomorrow is open house at Asu's school.
I'm so looking forward to going.
Onee-chan, you don't have to come.
Eh?
Binbou Shimai Monogatari.
A day of Perfume, Asu, and Open House
Please watch it!