Serial TV Story
Actually, I went and took the employment interview at Kiaris today.
At Kiaris?!
Right.
Sakura...
Please do your best at looking for a job.
Eh? Why?
There is no "why."
Dad...
Sakura, you and Ken-chan joining our company...
...would be a minus for us.
A minus?
Why would it be a minus?
Tell me clearly.
Our employee's morale would drop.
Their morale would drop...
"No matter how hard I work, I'll have no chance against the President and his staff's children."
If they got to thinking that way...
...they could end up feeling like fools for having worked so hard for us.
Sakura, you'd hate being seen in that way, wouldn't you?
The company has grown too big to be hiring its own children.
To tell you honestly, I think having you at Kiaris...
...would be a waste.
Of course me and the others would be proud to have you.
But Ken-chan, you should be after...
...far, far more important work than what we could give.
It's true that...
...in order to expand your possibilities and your outlook...
...we let you go to a graduate school in the U.S.
Please think this over carefully one more time.
Sakura...
I'm sorry.
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『雨上がりの空に七色の虹が架かる』 "Ameagari no sora ni nanairo no niji ga kakaru" "A seven colored rainbow appears in the sky after a rain"
Week 21 "Welcome to a New World" (Episode 118)
Screenplay: Watanabe Chiho
Music: Semu Yuko
って そんなに単純じゃない Tte son'nani tanjun janai It's not as simple as a saying like that suggests
Theme Song: "Atelier of Light"
この夢想家でもそれくらい理解ってる Kono muso-ka demo sore kurai wakatteru Even wistful dreamers know that much
Narrator (Bando Hana): Kanno Miho
Cast:
たとえば 100万回のうちたった一度ある奇跡 Tatoeba 100 man-kai no uchi tatta ichido aru kiseki Let's say a once-in-a-million miracle were to come along
Bando Sumire: Yoshine Kyoko
Bando Norio: Nagayama Kento
Nogami Yuri: Renbutsu Misako
下を向いてばかりいたら見逃してしまうだろう Shita o muite bakari itara minogashite shimaudarou You could miss it if all you're doing is just looking down
Ono Akemi: Tanimura Mitsuki
Ozawa Ryoko: Momota Kanako
さぁ空に架かる虹を今日も信じ Saa, sora ni kakaru niji o kyou mo shinji Now, believe a rainbow will appear in the sky again today
Murata Kimie: Tsuchimura Kaho
Murata Shoichi: Hiraoka Yuta
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Bando Sakura: Igashira Narumi
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
優しすぎる嘘で涙を拭いたら Yasashi sugiru uso de namida o fuitara After wiping away your tears from a too gentle lie
Adachi Takeshi: Nakajima Hiroki
Nakanishi Naomasa: Mori Yusaku
Abe Yasuo: Kamikawa Shusaku
虹は もうそこにある Niji wa mou soko ni aru That rainbow will already be there
Tsuchida Masakazu: Nakayama Yoshihiro
Murata Kotoko: Ishino Yoko
きっと 虹は もうここにある Kitto niji wa mou koko ni aru A rainbow will surely already be there
Nogami Kiyoshi: Kora Kengo
Kiaris Ltd. Co.
A few days later, after narrowing the candidates down to ten people...
Kiaris Employment Exam Final Interview Room
...the day of the final interview had come.
Twelve seats?
Well then everyone, please come in.
Excuse us.
One...
...two... three... four...
Five... six... seven... eight...
Nine... ten.
Eleven... twelve...
Eh... Those of you who have come today are the ones who passed our initial exam.
Today will be the final exam.
Our first challenge for you is on top of your desks.
Please start on it at once. Well then, begin.
Hey, Nakanishi-kun.
Why were Kentaro and Sakura-chan here again?
I let them in.
Why... Such a selfish thing to do!
I'm sorry. However...
...I truly do believe those two would make for terrific employees.
Well, it's fine, isn't it? Director Nakanishi is the Human Resources Director.
That's true, but... Doing something like this on your own...
That's true. We had decided on just 10 people, right?
Please don't say such things and just look at Kentaro-kun and Sakura-chan themselves.
Let's stop this.
Sakura...
We're the ones who asked Director Nakanishi for this.
Why didn't you understand when I told you that was against the rules?
Because if we give up here, we really will be giving up.
I'm serious about wanting to work at Kiaris!
I'm serious about it, too.
Kentaro...
After coming back earlier this year, that was all Sakura and I talked about when we returned to America.
I wondered how I could be a minus for Kiaris...
...when I've known it for so long.
I watched as my Mom and the rest of you did your best through difficult times.
Before I even knew it, my own house had become a factory...
...and I came to dread the thought of the ones... who would always be there when I returned.
I did, but those seamstresses were sewing their feelings into each and every stitch...
...and I would then see their products lined up in our stores.
Then when I was a student and working for you part-time, carrying bags...
...I came to love each and every one of those products.
Whenever I see children in the city wearing Kiaris clothes...
...that truly makes me so very, very happy...
I prayed Kiaris would become as big a part of my life...
...as it had for my Mom and the rest of your lives.
For me and Sakura, Kiaris is a treasure...
...we would never exchange for anything.
Please, understand us.
Please!
As they aren't my relatives, I can't reject them simply for that.
Right, Ryoko-chan?
That's true...
Me, either.
That's true for Nakanishi-kun too, isn't it?
In that case, it's four against three.
All right. I'll leave it up to the Director.
Thank you very much.
From here on, you will be promoted solely upon the basis of your abilities.
Yes. Thank you very much!
Thank you very much.
Return home for today.
Yes. Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Thank you for accepting us.
I guess... I just can't say I agree with this.
Come in.
Excuse me. It's Kiyoshi-san.
Ah, Kiyoshi-san.
What's up?
Well... I wondered how it had gone with Sakura-chan.
Ah...
Everyone else said that we should accept Sakura and Ken-chan...
...but as a parent, I just...
If it'd been me, I'd have hired them right off the bat.
It's rare to get such top-notch students like them.
With you, their parents, looking at them through rose-colored glasses...
...didn't you miss the important things about them?
Just from an objective standpoint, those two will be an immense value to you in the future.
Allowing your sole reason for refusing them entry to the company...
...be because they are relatives...
Isn't that instead, a type of betrayal against the company?
Since all the others understand that, couldn't you say you approve of it, too?
That's true, isn't it?
During today's examination, I gave them a number of challenges.
Of course I can't see any of these drawings...
...as being as good as the one I did in my time.
I'd like you to look at them and find the personality of the person who drew them.
This challenge comes unsigned. You won't know who it is.
The first challenge was to create a drawing that imagined one of the four seasons...
...and place their favorite animal within it.
Please look at them.
A drawing of Spring...
Please tell me whether you like or dislike each one.
I want the one who drew this to come.
This drawing is wonderful, too.
This cute fox and child are playing hide-and-seek.
You're right.
The next challenge was what sort of product they would create.
This is adorable and refreshing.
It looks light.
Barbecue Tableware for Children
We could turn this into a product right away.
Ah... this one is cute too, isn't it?
Yeah. Boys would love that one, wouldn't they?
Yeah.
These are coasters to look like fruits and vegetables.
Children could remember their names with this, right?
Including the interview, the most highly rated person was...
Bando Sakura-san.
In second place, Abe Yasuo-san.
In third place, Murata Kentaro-san.
Director Nakanishi has a sure eye for people.
I think it natural you be concerned about the various affects this could bring within the company.
Even so, I think things would be fine if how this progressed and these results...
...were properly conveyed to the employees.
I... pray I'll be able to please people from the bottom of their hearts...
...and to convey my feelings to them...
I want to become a person who can make those kinds of Beppin.
That's true...
Yeah.
Finding herself being moved by Sakura's sensitivity...
...filled Sumire with both surprise and delight.
To Be Continued
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
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