The princess who lives in this small kingdom...
... was raised very, very carefully in this small castle.
Kahoko!
Wake up!
When will you be able to get up on your own?
And has relied on the queen for everything since she was little.
- Mama? - Hm?
Which do you think is better?
Ahh, it's tough today.
They happily revived their usual ritual...
Of course.
But the only thing different is that I'm not here.
What exactly am I to you, Kahoko?
Not a father... Am I just a sponsor?
In the end...
What you two love...
... is the money I earn, not me!
In that case, the two of you can live happily in this house.
Ahh... It's going to rain in the afternoon?
I won't be able to dry the laundry then...
- Hey, Mama? - Huh?
Have you heard from Papa since then?
Not particularly.
Have you talked to him?
Not particularly.
You're not worried?
If he doesn't come back...
It's fine!
He can't even live a day without seeing you.
- Oh, I see. - Yeah.
Oh... but...
I wonder where he went...
Hey, Mum.
Isn't there another dependent in this house?
Ah... yes...
It's giving you troubles, isn't it?
Having two grown children come back home.
Yeah...
Don't compare me to you.
For me, it's like some kind of home visit.
Oh. So when will you leave?
Tonight...
Actually, I'll leave tomorrow. Tomorrow.
Don't talk like Dad.
Masataka... Did you fight with Izumi-san?
Or did something happen with Kaho-chan?
No...
I don't think either of them understand my value,
so I gave them a stern talking-to.
They'll come to apologise soon.
So if they don't you're going to stay here forever?
It's fine!
Izumi and Kahoko can't survive without me.
What if they're just having fun now?
That's how it is for mothers and daughters. Right, Mum?
Damn it! Don't make me feel uneasy!
I'll get the car out. Here.
Oh. Thank you, Mama.
I'll take your bento, okay?
- Mama? - Hm?
Shall I call Papa?
Why?
We can't keep fighting forever...
It's not a fight.
He got angry on his own and left, right?
He's the one who should be sorry. No?
Well... He did, but...
And he was so rude to us.
Do you think of him as your sponsor?
Do you only talk to him when you want something? No, right?
That's true, but...
In the first place, he was ridiculing housewives.
I ask about tomorrow when he comes home
because I want to buy fresh food and make good food for him.
And the glasses.
I'm the one washing them, so don't you think he should have
the decency not to deliberately use something hard to wash? You do, right?
Right...
So until Papa comes to apologise,
you can't tell him to come home.
He needs to fully reflect on his actions.
Make sure to lock the door.
Hello? Hiroko?
Couldn't Kahoko at least call me?
Papa!
Kahoko?
Mama said to give you this.
Thank you.
Have a nice day!
I want to see Kahoko~
Overprotected Kahoko [subs by mottofreaky]
- You didn't forget anything? - No.
- Today, Papa... - Oh yeah.
What do you want for dinner today?
I don't know...
Oh... Sorry.
"Are you coming to uni today? I need to ask you a favour."
[Okay.]
Hey, Kahoko...
You and Mugino-kun are friends, right?
Yes.
He clearly said he doesn't see me romantically.
Okay.
Then is there any need to see him?
They say there's no friendship between boys and girls.
If it was me, I'd stop.
But, Hajime-kun said he needs me, to judge if his artworks are good or not.
And Hajime-kun teaches me all sorts of new things.
Then, I'm going!
See you later.
Hajime-kun!
What favour is it?
Well actually,
I was looking at the 3 drawings you said would "surpass Picasso,"
It looks like for me,
drawing people displays my overflowing talent better.
Oh... I see.
So I need a favour.
Would you be my model?
- Uh... - No?
- Uh... - Huh?
No, no...
No, you don't have to get naked.
- Oh. Really? - Yeah.
So, what should I do?
Lie down there to start off.
Like this.
Um...
Excuse me.
I'll touch you, okay?
Yeah.
Bend your legs a bit more...
Put your hands behind your head...
I'm saying...
Bend your legs...
Hey!
You're too stiff!
Relax more. Relax.
Sorry. It's my first time modelling.
Then...
Hold your bag. Squish it.
- Squish? - Yeah.
Squish.
Okay. That's fine for now.
And smile.
Ahh, more naturally!
Sorry.
That's fine then.
That's fine, it's funny that way.
Yup, okay.
Give me a minute.
It's from Mama.
What did she say?
She asked if we should go out for dinner with just us for the first time in a while.
Huh?
Leaving out Papa?
Actually last night, he got angry and left the house.
Huh? What?
Did your parents have a fight?
No, he was mad at Kahoko too.
"I'm not your sponsor!" ... he said.
Ohh~ Good job, Papa.
He finally said what he really thinks?
Hey...
What do you think I should do?
Papa even bowed for me, right?
Why not leave it?
He'll come back soon anyway.
Why do you think that?
Mama said the same thing, though.
If I have to say, it's cause it'll be a heartwarming story.
For your family.
In the world, there are heaps of parents
who do worse things or discard their children.
Really?
Never mind, just pose. Pose.
Go on.
Yes.
You wouldn't understand, being taken care of so snugly.
How lucky you are to be loved by your parents.
Your papa and mama...
... didn't love you, Hajime-kun?
You said once that you didn't have parents.
You know...
You ask sensitive questions straight up, don't you.
Oh... I'm sorry.
It doesn't really matter.
My dad died before I could even remember,
and my mum's living happily with some guy, isn't she?
- Somewhere. - Somewhere...
- You haven't seen her? - Shut up.
That's enough, just be quiet and pose.
Sorry.
Papa bought me a donut today.
That's nice.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
That's 120 yen.
With this, please.
Okay. Go ahead.
Hang on...
I'm sorry... I'll give it back.
What do I do, Papa?
I forgot to charge my card.
Kahoko... Aren't you worried about me?
Is there anything you need?
That's right. Is there enough on...
No. What am I doing?
Delete, delete.
Oh, it's from Kahoko! Finally!
"Papa. Do you think I'm overprotected?"
Where did that come from?
Maybe this a lead-in to something?
I've never been able to say it clearly before,
but I think so.
Of course, it was my fault too.
It's best to be honest.
"I see. Thank you."
Huh? That's all?
No "come home" or anything?
Call, call.
[Mama]
Uwah!
That surprised me.
Yes, hello?
Papa? Is now okay?
Ah... yes.
What is it?
I don't have the living expenses for this month.
I was supposed to get it today, though.
Oh no, I forgot.
Ah... I'll go the bank tomorrow and transfer it.
Don't forget, okay?
Thanks.
You called about that?
And, Papa?
Huh? What is it?
Do you need dinner tomorrow?
Of course not!
I... I'm never going back to a house like that!
["I think so."]
Thank you for the food.
You left some salad. You have to eat it too.
Oh... sorry.
What video do you want to watch today?
Hmm...
Oh but today we don't have dessert.
Isn't that okay?
Oh, that's right!
Let's go with Christmas when you were 4!
Merry Christmas, Kahoko.
Give me that, Papa.
See? It's better when I film it.
You can really tell what's happening.
- Hey, Mama. - Hm?
Have you heard from Papa?
Yeah.
We talked over the phone today.
Really? Did he say he'd come back?
Not particularly.
Huh? Why?
You don't have to worry. He'll be back.
Now, go take a bath. Okay?
Oh.
You lost a button, look.
Leave it out, okay?
Got it?
Hey, Mum.
There's still one extra dependent in the family.
Shut up.
And it looks like he drank too much yesterday and has a hangover.
Why don't you say something, Dad?
Alright.
Tomorrow, okay?
Tomorrow.
I'm tired of hearing that.
And you? What are you going to do about the debt from the failed computer school?
Just so you know, I'm not going to take care of it for you any more.
Shut up.
I didn't ask you to.
You're going to ask Mum and Dad aren't you? I won't let you, okay?
Who's the freeloader to talk?
If you get divorced and really come back here,
we won't take it lightly.
Right, Mum?
Ah... right.
We won't get divorced.
Even if I lose everything on settlement, I'll have the apartment.
Then, don't be stubborn and go home already!
If you don't want to, we'll need to ask for food expenses.
We don't have things easy here either. Right, Mum?
Hey, hey...
Don't go to sleep too, Mum!
I get it!
This is for yesterday and today.
I'm going.
Bye.
Do you need dinner tonight?
As if!
I quit!
Break time.
Huh, why?
You're making an unpleasant face so I don't want to draw.
Oh, sorry.
Here.
Thank you.
Papa hasn't come back yet?
No...
I looked up a lot on the internet,
but like you said,
what you truly want to know isn't online.
But like you said,
I found out that there are heaps of people who were raised in terrible families.
And how blessed I am.
You're growing up bit by bit, aren't you?
But...
I just don't know how to get Papa to come back.
Why don't you ask him in tears?
But...
I don't think that would solve anything.
Ohh~ You really are growing up.
Don't be impressed, tell me what to do!
Like I said, leave him alone!
He'll come home anyway.
Don't say that. What if I never see him again?
Hmm...
That might be for the best.
Huh?
If he's not there,
you'll have to stop being a sheltered daughter.
I was joking.
Alright?
Ah...
What I'm trying to say is,
everything has a meaning.
Even your dad leaving,
God might be saying this...
"Stop being spoiled by your parents!"
"You should think seriously about the future!"
Huh?
You said you want to work to make people happy,
you haven't done anything since reading "A 13 year old's Hello Work", right?
Right?
Then...
Why don't you look for part-time jobs or internships that you can do?
If you work in lots of different places, you might find what you want to do.
I'm coming in.
- I replaced the button. - Oh, thank you.
What were you doing?
Nothing much.
Wait, wait...
- Take this. - Sorry.
I'll just... change the sheets. Move aside.
- Kahoko will do it. - Never mind.
It'll take too long.
Go over there.
Oh dear.
- Hey, Mama? - Hm?
Maybe I'll try working.
Why?
You know... So I can find what I really want to do,
I think I should get more experience out there.
Perhaps... Did Mugino-kun tell you that?
Yes, well... No...
But, I really think so too.
And, if Papa or Mama gets sick,
Kahoko will have to earn some money too.
You don't have to worry about that, Kahoko.
Please, Mama.
I'll do my best with homemaking training too, like you said.
Alright.
Really?
Then let's go to the student office tomorrow and look for a job together.
Huh?
Since that's decided -
Quickly!
Take a bath and go to bed.
For an internship that 4th years can do,
and would suit Nemoto-san, it'd be this one.
Ah...
Um...
It seems she wants to know if this place and this place properly implement short-term work.
Ah, okay. I'll look into it.
Um...
It seems she wants you to check if this place and this place have stable welfare programmes.
Ah...
Right. I'll do that.
No, but...
Huh? What is it this time?
She says maybe an after-school care near home would be better after all.
Then, please read this carefully.
Yes.
That's all for the explanation but do you have any questions?
Can I check this with you again?
For a day's schedule,
from Monday to Friday, it's from 8am to 6pm.
Saturdays are to 6pm.
The work is to support the children's physical activity and study,
organising meals, cleaning and decorating the facility. Is that correct?
Yes...
I understand.
Then let's work hard, Kahoko!
Ah...
Yeah.
Here.
Let's work well together.
Please take care of me!
Please take care of us!
Good morning!
Oh, good morning!
You might want to sleep but let's work hard a bit longer.
But this question is so hard...
Oh...
"There are 9 cars and bikes altogether."
"There are 26 tyres in total."
Oh, this is a cranes and tortoises problem.
Bikes have 2 tyres, 2 times 9 is...
Onee-chan, pass the ball!
- Here. - Thank you.
No problem.
Hey, let's play dodgeball!
Let's play skipping!
- Dodgeball! - Let's play!!
Skipping!
Are you okay? Did it hurt?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
Sorry, sorry...
It must hurt... I'm sorry.
It's okay, don't cry.
Here? Does it hurt here?
Pain, pain, go away!
See, it's gone!
It flew away. Don't cry.
It's okay, it's okay.
I don't think it's for you after all, Kahoko. Working with kids.
Huh? Why?
Huh? Well, all the kids these days are overprotected,
I'm sure it's always like how it was today.
But Kahoko will work hard.
I like kids anyway.
It's not that easy, Kahoko.
Don't you remember preschool?
You fell from the jungle gym and started bawling.
If something like that happens,
it'll be difficult with the monster parents who come in yelling.
Can you endure that?
You can't, right?
Ah... no...
I remember that time even now.
My wife held a crying Kahoko,
and opposed every aspect of every teacher's personality.
Trying to calm her down, I was severely criticised too.
Oh and by the way,
as for where I am now...
I'm in this pathetic situation.
H-Hello.
I wonder if Kahoko will call me...
Ka... Kahoko?
Where's she going?
Oh.
Uncle Mamoru.
Is Tamaki-chan okay?
I heard her asthma started acting up.
She seems a lot more at ease after getting an injection.
Ah, that's a relief!
She hasn't had any attacks lately, though.
Somehow, lately...
I don't think Tama-chan's been able to sleep much.
Why not?
It's my fault. I drank again and made her mad.
Hey...
Why does Tamaki-chan get so mad?
If you drink.
It's shameful,
but I love alcohol.
If I start drinking I can't stop,
and end up becoming a different person.
Really?
That's why...
I quit after we got married,
but these days I just feel like
I can't get through it without a drink.
You know, as a policeman,
you're confronted with many terrible crime scenes.
Like a kid who hasn't done anything wrong being mistreated,
bullied, and committing suicide.
He's way too pure and naive.
Tamaki-chan... Are you okay?
You came to see me, Kahoko?
- Yes. - Thank you.
Tamaki-chan.
Don't be mad, Uncle Mamoru feels bad about it too.
I'm not really mad.
I'm just...
... scared of losing this happiness.
It feels like something bad is going to happen.
What do you mean, Tamaki-chan?
Um... Onii-san...
If you don't mind, I need to ask you a favour.
If there's anything I can do.
Actually, I just got a call from the police...
They said... my daughter's in custody.
I... Ito-chan is?
Ito!
I was worried!
What did you do?
It seems she tried to get into a hotel with a man she met online and had a fight.
It looks like nothing happened.
She can leave now.
Thank you.
Ito...
What were you thinking?
I know it's hard not playing cello,
so I've held back and acted fine.
You're acting strange lately!
Don't just sulk. Say something!
Who I go out with has nothing to do with you.
What's with that attitude to your parents?
I...
I don't think of you as my parents.
Just how did you become such tedious people?
Aren't you embarrassed?
To be honest, I'm tired of even seeing your faces.
Just so you know,
I won't be an adult like you even if it kills me.
- Ito-chan... - Outsiders should shut up.
Yes.
- Ito-chan... - I can leave, right?
Excuse me.
Stop right there!
Ahhh~
Enough, enough. Enough!
Huh? Why?
Not 'why?'
It's cause you're making a worse face than yesterday!
Ah... sorry!
Are you worried?
Because Papa hasn't come back yet.
Oh...
That's not all,
there's a lot going on with my relatives too.
Huh?
Ito-chan went on an online dating site,
and ended up in custody.
What do I do...?
What do I do?
Well, you can only leave her alone!
It's not a problem you can do anything about.
That's true, but...
Ah!
Hajime-kun, you should go see her again.
You know, you could draw another picture with her as the model.
Hmm... I don't think so.
- Huh? - Well...
I said something pretty mean to her the other day.
I don't mind being your model. Like this picture.
Sorry, but...
I don't want to paint who you are now.
Fine.
Yup, can't.
Don't say that!
I don't think she hates you.
Is that okay with you?
Huh?
Well...
This isn't for me to say,
but don't you supposedly like me?
Huh?
Oh but you said Ito-chan was "just my type,"
so if you both felt the same way,
I think that'd be a blissful thing in itself.
- You're the one who's blissful! - Huh?
What happened to being independent from your mum?
Ah... There are problems with that too...
Even if you try to do something, your mum will just come along and take over, right?
Yeah...
What should I do?
You have no choice but to give it to her straight.
"Don't get in Kahoko's way any more!"
I could never say something so mean!
I love Mama, after all.
Okay, okay, okay. Then it'll be like this forever.
Getting picked up and dropped off.
Getting your lunches made.
Alright?
Oh!
Hajime-kun!
Let's eat my bento together!
No thanks! Your mum will be angry and I'm not even hungry.
Don't say that. Let's eat together!
Hey, I was wondering...
Why do you always have this when you can't use it anymore?
No reason.
Does it hold some memories?
Give it a rest. You can chuck it out.
- No, but... - Throw it out.
I said throw it out.
Now go.
Huh? Why?
I'm going to work all night tonight so I'm going to sleep now!
You know, poor people like me
have to work to get by, unlike you.
Go on.
"What time should I pick you up today?"
Jiiji?
Baaba?
What's wrong, Jiiji?
Kahoko...
It looks like this is it for Jiiji...
Huh? Why?
Hm?
My stomach has been hurting since this morning~
It must be... cancer.
You're kidding, right?
You just ate a bit too much yesterday, didn't you?
I said if you're that worried, let's go to the doctor.
But he says he hates hospitals and keeps whining.
You can't do that, Jiiji.
You have to listen to Baaba and go to the hospital.
If Kahoko says so, should I then?
Thank you, Jiiji.
Still, what's up today, Kahoko?
Huh?
Oh... did you run out of pocket money?
No, that's not it.
It just seems like everyone in our family has it rough lately.
Huh?
Tamaki's asthma acting up,
Ito being rude to her parents,
and Kahoko's dad not coming home, right?
You know it all, Baaba.
What's up with that?
I didn't know about anything.
I'll explain it later,
go and get changed first.
The clinic will close soon.
Okay?
Alright, alright.
- I'll be back in a bit, then. - Okay.
Hey, Baaba.
Hm?
Isn't there anything I can do too?
It was only natural to me that our family was happy and on good terms,
so I'd hate for Secchan or Tamaki-chan to stop smiling.
But I don't want to do something wrong and hurt them, either.
I-Is there something on my face?
No.
It looks like you became a bit more mature.
You think so?
Thanks to the person you like, isn't it?
Can you let me meet him sometime?
But... I want to do something for him too,
but I can't think of anything good...
Unlike me, he doesn't have a family,
so I think maybe he's lonely...
Why do you laugh?
Sorry.
Your mum said something similar to me before.
When she fell in love with your dad.
Are you serious?
What did you say then, Baaba?
I said she could make a bento for him.
Really...
If she hadn't...
You might not have been born!
Then...
Maybe I should make a bento too.
Ah, but...
Kahoko can't cook...
Then, how about onigiri?
That's more simple.
Good idea.
Sorry.
It's from Mama.
"Do you know what time you can come home yet?"
Oh, here it is.
"You don't have to pick me up today."
"I'll be a bit late, and I can get home by myself."
Why?
Ah...
Hello, Mama?
Sorry, I'm a bit busy right now.
Oh, sorry. I won't take long.
Hey...
About Kahoko...
What?
I know you love Kahoko more than anyone else, but...
She's already 22...
Isn't it time to let her do what she wants?
What, you're complaining again?
No, but...
At this rate, she won't survive out in the world, you know?
Or, even though you used to want so badly for her to grow,
aren't you thinking it's better for her not to now?
What are you saying?
How could I think that?
In that case...
Why don't you let her go?
These days, I've been thinking...
About how you told me,
she's a much stronger person than we think.
True, it takes time for her to learn something,
but once she gets it, she tries so much harder than others,
and is more capable than we think.
You're the one who knows that the best, right?
I just...
I want to do everything I can for her.
I want to stay with her forever, but that can't happen.
I don't want to regret it, thinking I should have done this or that more...
When raising a child,
there isn't a mother who doesn't have regrets, you know?
Even I wish I had done all sorts of things for you girls.
But you know...
All you can do in the end is resolve yourself.
To trust that your child will get up again even if they fall down.
More than loving them...
It's harder to trust.
So you're going to have dinner here again, huh Onii-chan?
Shut up...
I paid for my food, didn't I?
If you're just gonna get emotional staring at a photo why don't you go home?
Kahoko won't come get you anyway.
Be quiet!
Kahoko...
When she was a baby,
when I played peekaboo with her,
She looked truly happy, and laughed over and over again.
What?
Every time someone said she was a cute baby and looks like her mum,
I felt a bit sad,
but when Kahoko was in preschool,
and we watched TV together,
I noticed that our legs stretched out looked exactly the same,
and I was so happy.
"Ahh, this little girl really has my DNA!"
When I realised that...
I knew I had to protect her no matter what...
Wait, why are you crying Onii-chan?!
Why won't you come pick me up, Kahoko?
Do you really not need me anymore?
I don't know!
Why don't you ask her?
How could I ask something like that?
If she said yes, I wouldn't be able to live anymore...
Seriously... Why don't you say something, Mum?
It's okay...
Why not stay here forever?
It's my destiny to suffer for my family, anyway.
You're always grumbling like that...
Dad too!
Are you okay with this?
You're actually awake, aren't you? Say something!
Huh?
No "tomorrow, okay?" - okay?
What is wrong with our family?!
Honestly...
Hey Onii-chan, get the door.
It might be Kahoko.
I don't think so.
Kahoko~!
Wh... What's up?
Papa...
- I have two requests. - Huh? What are they?
The first is...
It's not... about pocket money, is it?
Please come home!
Huh?
Kahoko will be more of an adult, and try not to bother or worry you.
From now on.
I'm sorry too for saying such terrible things.
Then, shall we go?
Sorry, um... Before that...
I have a second request...
What is it?
I have to stop by somewhere,
you go home first.
What?
Part-timer!
Yes?
- You can take a break! - Okay!
Hajime-kun~!
What, what, what?
What, what?
What are you doing?
Ah, um...
I made a bento, if you'd like.
Did Mama make it?
No...
Baaba taught me and I made it.
Is this okay? It's safe to eat, right?
Ah... I think it should be okay.
Well, whatever.
Sure! It's a free meal.
This is konbu, this is bonito and this is salmon.
Ah, never mind.
Oh, you're not hungry?
Sorry but I hate onigiri.
Why?
Who cares why?
I bought bread, anyway.
Ah.
You didn't throw it out.
Shut up. What of it?
Ages ago, my mum bought it even though we had no money.
Huh?
It was just her and me,
so when she said "Hajime, you're good at painting why don't you be an artist when you grow up?" I wanted to.
When I used that paint to paint heaps of paintings, what do you think she did?
Wasn't she happy?
No, you idiot.
When I was 7, I woke up one morning,
she left onigiri and a note saying sorry on the table and was gone!
- Wh... Why? - I don't know!
Didn't she find some guy?
Then I was put in a facility,
and cause no one will adopt a bratty kid like me,
I was there until I graduated high school,
worked part-time and somehow got into uni with a student loan.
And here we are.
You haven't... met your mum since then?
As if I would.
Do you know where she is?
I asked my relatives but they all said they didn't know.
Isn't there some way to look for her?
- Why should I do something like that? - Because...
You kept this because you actually want to see her, didn't you?
It's not like that!
Just so you know,
the reason I kept that stupid thing is to surpass Picasso one day and show her up!
What's with that look?
Just go home already.
Mama will be worried!
And your phone's been vibrating.
Okay? Just go home.
Huh? Oi!
What are you doing?
What are you doing?!
Stop that, I don't need it.
Are you stupid?
Your mum will be angry!
Right?
This...
... is the first time for me.
What is?
It's so frustrating that I can't do anything.
I want to do something for you and for my family...
I want them to be happy, I want them to get along...
But I hate myself not being able to do anything so much I can't bear it.
Is it because Kahoko is overprotected?
If it is...
I hate myself for being overprotected.
It's so painful, so frustrating!
That doesn't mean you have to do this!
But...
I can't think of anything else I can do!
I said stop...
You won't even be able to find it.
Found it! I found it, I found it!
Oi...
Hey, hey!
Hey... Hey!
Quit it already!
But I still...
It's okay!!
But I still haven't found it!
It's really okay.
Is Kahoko home yet?
Ahh, what should I say?
I guess I can only apologise sincerely.
I'm home.
Izumi...
I'm sorry about before.
But I just want you to believe this.
I love you just as much as I love Kahoko.
From now on, I'll make sure those feelings are known.
Can we have another proper talk about Kahoko's future?
You're right...
Can I say it properly?
No. For Kahoko's sake too, I have to be a good husband and a good father.
I'm home...
- Peekaboo! - Izumi.
I'm...
Ahh... She looks so happy.
Kahoko never got tired of your peekaboo.
Ah... yeah.
Looking at this smile,
didn't you think she really was an angel?
One that brought joy and happiness to us parents...
I did.
I think Kahoko's pureness comes from you.
That's not true, she's like you.
- The most beautiful smile in the world... - Papa.
Huh?
I...
I might have spoiled Kahoko a bit too much.
Huh?
You... You finally recognise that?
T-This part is important.
I have to tell her how I feel...
Izumi, I'm...
It's Kahoko!
Huh? Kahoko!
What happened?
It's my fault.
If I could have some of your time...
- Would you please listen? - No, I won't.
Why do these things always happen to Kahoko when she's with you?
That's not it, Mama.
It's fine, go get changed.
Please, don't get involved with her anymore.
I'm worried! It's scary to think of what will happen if she's with you.
I don't want that.
I don't want to not be able to see your daughter again.
She so simple and honest that it's almost stupidity,
She always goes behind my expectations and I can't take my eyes off her.
She makes me think I have to do my best too.
Why you both think she's so cute...
I finally understand.
If possible I'd like you to accept our relationship.
I look like this right now,
so I'll come to ask again another time.
Then... excuse me.
Come on, Kahoko.
Go on, quickly take a bath.
Mama...
Mama.
What are you doing?
I'll get pyjamas and a towel.
It's okay.
I'll do it myself.
Kahoko... will try not to rely on you anymore.
I'll get up by myself in the morning.
I'll decide my clothes myself.
I'll wash my own dishes.
I'll make my own bento too.
I can change my sheets myself.
If a button falls off, I'll replace it myself.
I won't ask you to take me to or from the station,
I'll walk by myself.
About homemaking...
And finding a job... Just once...
I'll think about it myself and tell you what I think.
If I don't...
I don't think I'll ever become an adult.
Can I do that, Mama?
W-Well said, Kahoko.
I see...
Alright.
Thank you, Mama.
Huh?
What's she doing?
Dunno...
D-Did I make her angry?
I don't think so...
Ma... Mama...
Wh...
What are you doing, Mama?
Where are you going?
Ma...
Wait, Mama!
What's wrong?
Mama?
Ma...
Mama, Mama?
Mama!
You're leaving this time?
Huh?
Huh?!