-Thanks for coming. Have a happy new year. -Thank you.
Thank you for waiting. Next party of three, please come in.
Welcome!
Party of three, over here!
That was quite a long line of people.
Naturally, everyone wants to eat soba for New Year's Eve.
Thank you for waiting. What would you like?
Let's see. I'll have tempura soba.
I'll have tempura soba too.
Two orders of tempura soba. And for you, sir?
Curry with rice for me.
My father...
makes important announcements at unexpected times.
It's New Year's Eve, you know.
I thought we came here to have New Year's Eve soba.
It was soba that made me sick recently.
The doctor said I'm allergic to it.
It's a good thing we found out the cause.
-I'll have curry and rice. -Yes, sir.
Why didn't you tell me about such an important thing sooner?
Because it's not a big deal.
Of course it is a big deal!
I don't know if it's because he's stubborn or he feels ashamed
or he's just forgetful.
I have no idea why he's like that.
But, to be honest, it has caused our family...
a lot of trouble.
So...
do you know why Dad quit his job?
I wouldn't know.
That's just the way he is.
Something he didn't like must have happened at work.
Okay, stop playing that game. Dinner is ready!
It's your favorite, fried chicken.
I'm not going to eat fried foods anymore. I'm on a diet now.
What? Why didn't you tell me that sooner?
We'll never be able to eat them all!
As usual, Dad makes announcements
at unexpected times.
Dad of Light Project!
This is my project to invite my father
into the Final Fantasy XIV world, a place that I love,
and go on spectacular adventures with him while concealing my true identity.
It's my way of showing my father that I care for him!
Good morning.
EPISODE 5 DAD'S SECRET
Where's Dad?
He went out. He's meeting an old friend.
A friend?
I didn't know Dad has friends.
Of course he does.
It's his best friend from college.
I think you met him when you were a boy, Akio.
Mr. Oono.
Yes, right.
You guys used to play together before.
I wonder what he talks about when he's with his friends.
I doubt they even talk a lot.
I thought so too,
but apparently he talks about a lot of things
with his new friends in that game he plays.
He talks to them every night.
Yes, so it seems.
You can't even do a simple task like this?
I'm sorry.
-Forget it. I'll do it myself. -But, I...
No! Enough! Stay out of it! I can't believe this!
Inaba!
Sorry to make you come all this way.
You're looking good.
Thanks. As always, you're looking good too.
No, hardly.
We're having a lot of problems here.
But you're the top executive, right?
I never should have become the company president.
It's nothing but stress every day.
What about you?
When I heard you quit your job, I thought you would start your own business.
Aren't you doing anything now?
Well, not really.
What's up with you, anyway?
You got promoted pretty quickly.
Isn't it a little early to retire?
So, Inaba...
why don't you join this company?
What?
I want talented people like you.
We have a lot of young employees here.
Earlier, you witnessed an embarrassing incident.
It's like that all over here.
Thanks for the offer,
but no.
Come on. At least listen to the conditions.
No, I'm sorry.
I see.
Then...
you can at least give an old college friend some advice.
REORGANIZATION PLAN BASED ON WORKPLACE ASSESSMENT
What's this?
Recently, our company's performance has worsened significantly.
I had an outside consultant assess our company's internal issues.
Why don't you have a look at it?
I would like to hear what you have to say.
You shouldn't
get your hopes up.
I value your opinion more than anyone else's.
Of course I have high hopes.
YAKITORI KUSHIHACCHIN
Hey, watch out!
The karaoke place is that way.
-Thank you! -It's that way.
Thank you so much!
Seriously, I only drank a little.
You call a two-liter bottle "a little"?
Did I really drink that much?
Give me some of that!
-What a scumbag! -What a scumbag!
-That jerk. -I hate that guy!
President Oono! Fancy meeting you here.
Well!
It's you, Hakamada. I thought that was a noisy group.
I'm terribly sorry you had to see such a disgraceful sight.
This is the rep at one of the companies we work with.
-Okay. -Hello.
Pull yourself together.
What? Dad?
This is my father.
Really?
What are you doing here?
This is Akio.
Akio? Wow, you're all grown up.
-Excuse me? -I'm Oono.
We used to play a lot when you were little.
Oh, I haven't seen you in a long time.
I didn't know you worked at the same company as Hakamada.
President Oono is one of our most important clients.
Really? You are?
Inaba!
Yes?
Which way to the karaoke?
-Turn right up there. -Hot young girls are waiting!
Excuse me. I have to be going.
Keep it down! Get going, would you!
Sorry. I'm in charge of organizing this farewell party.
One of my co-workers had to quit all of a sudden.
Speaking of suddenly quitting,
your father wouldn't even tell me, his best friend, why he quit.
Isn't he awful?
Is that right?
Okay, let's go.
Sure. See you later, Akio.
Okay.
Inaba! Help me!
-Okay! -Hurry!
You're the only one who can save me!
All right!
Way to go, Ohtani!
Mr. Kuriyama, thanks for all the help you've given me!
Ohtani!
Losing you is a serious blow to our company.
Did you hear that? Did you?
I have just been showered with praise!
I, Ohtani,
would like to dedicate this song
to my boss, Mr. Kuriyama.
Won't you please listen?
Saint Seiya!
Embrace the cosmos in your soul
Blaze it and make miracles happen
After coming to this place, Mr. Ohtani got a second wind.
Today is his last day working here, after all.
It's his grand finale.
It's a pity he has to quit to look after his father.
It must be sad for him.
It probably is.
He's quitting the company he has worked at for ten years,
so it certainly isn't easy for him.
Have you ever thought of quitting this company, Mr. Hakamada?
Not at all.
It would have to be a darn serious reason for a workaholic like me to quit.
I guess you're right.
Is something wrong?
What? No. It's nothing.
Okay!
It's Saint Seiya!
Whenever I come here, it's always so beautiful.
Yes. I really like this place.
Nicely done!
We've become pretty close now.
It's probably okay to ask this.
So, Indy, what made you decide
to start playing this game?
Someone I know recommended it to me.
"I didn't want to play, but I did anyway"?
Are you serious?
"But now I'm really into it."
Who recommended it to you?
My son.
Really? So, you have a son.
Yes. He's a no-good, useless son.
How do you usually make time to play?
There it is!
I. Jones: I quit my job.
Why did you quit?
I. Jones: Sorry, I'm going offline.
I was so close.
COMPANY ISSUES - SOLUTIONS
There's nothing particularly new or special in there.
No, this is more than enough.
You have an interesting perspective.
So, Inaba...
I thought about it since we last talked.
I would still like you to come work here.
I'm even more convinced after seeing this.
We need your abilities here.
Please, I ask you again to join us.
Oono...
to be honest...
Dad!
Is something wrong?
No.
Okay.
Tonight, I have to get Dad to tell me why he quit his job.
Finally, we face Garuda today.
Right!
I don't want to give away how to win,
but when Garuda flies into the air, hide in the shadow of those stones.
Make sure you remember that.
Got it.
It's necessary that we take an entirely new perspective
on the weaknesses in our company's structure.
Okay, here we go. Kirin, get ready!
Okay!
All right, here we go!
First of all, we need to do a compatibility review.
We'll take a close look at how compatible our clients are for us.
To put those findings into practice, we need to train our personnel.
For that to happen, we need to restructure and reorganize teams
that are suited to each and every one of our employees' character and specialty.
We keep complaining that we lack talent,
but our problem is that we're not utilizing employees
to the limits of their abilities.
They may be inexperienced at this moment,
but I am certain that there are talented people within our organization.
If people fear making mistakes,
they cannot become great employees.
Rather than punishing mistakes,
it's more important to establish an environment
where everyone helps out one another.
With a willingness to take on new challenges,
let's rebuild this organization.
Lately, we have been so afraid of taking risks,
that I think we have forgotten the joy and fun of exploring new ideas.
You've reminded me of some very important things.
You know, there were times I wanted to give up.
But thanks to you, Mayday, I was able to carry on.
Thank you very much.
Sure, but my name is Maidy.
By the way, remember our conversation the other day?
Indy, why did you
decide to quit your job?
To be honest,
they found out I was sleeping with the company president's wife.
What?
You have got to be kidding!
I. Jones: Just kidding!
So, what was the real reason?
To be honest,
I won the lottery!
What? The lottery?
I. Jones: Just kidding!
Jeez, would you cut it out?
Tell me the real reason.
To be honest...
I'm suffering from an illness.
An illness?
I. Jones: I'm suffering from an illness.
I. Jones: I'm going to bed now.
Wait! Hold on a second!
He must be kidding again.
Are you done?
Yes.
Should I make you late-night snack?
No, it's okay.
I'm on a diet.
I see.
Come to think of it, you've lost a little weight.