You think I don't know that you're making a ton of profit by having parents bribe their way into school every year?
I'd like you to come to Brandonpark Hotel tonight.
I'd like you to deliver a lunch box.
I've been waiting for you.
Mama told me to deliver you a lunch box.
The hell you are! Go home!
I did exactly as you told me.
While he was taking a shower...
...I copied it in a hurry, but I think I did it.
With this list of all the bribes...
...and my black notebook...
...I can snatch the Umemura from Hashida.
And with the 200 million Yen from its resale...
...I can buy Rudan, the number one club in Ginza.
I will...
...rise to the top of all Mamas in Ginza.
Haraguchi Motoko
Club Carnet Mama
I haven't seen you in here for a while. How are you?
Hashida Tsuneo
Josei Seminar Chairman
- Congratulations. - Excuse me.
Chairman Hashida is here.
Welcome.
Thanks for the lunch box the other day.
It was delicious.
So delicious.
- Come, let me show you to your seat. - Is Sumie available?
Unfortunately she's already at another table.
Can you tell her that I'm here?
Certainly.
Me?
What do you think?
If you don't want to, I can...
Shimazaki Sumie
Club Carnet Hostess
It's fine.
I told you, didn't I? I'm a disciple of love.
All I want is true love.
I've never told that to anybody before.
True love, I'm serious...
Translation: HPriest @ d-addicts
So party headquarters want Madam Wakatsuki as their official candidate?
I will declare my candidacy for the next election out of here, Gunma 7-ku.
It's not yet set in stone.
Hasegawa Shoji
Yasujima Tomio
Lower House Member Candidate
It's clear what they really want.
And it has nothing to do with either policies.
All they want is a candidate that can win the election.
In case they pick Wakatsuki as their candidate...
...even with all the block votes from the Dobayashi Group...
The chances of you being elected are...
Jiyumi Party is definitely going to pick me.
I'm going to do my street oratories as shortly as possible after theirs.
Yasujima-san is going to appear on a bicycle right after Wakatsuki drove through with her car.
That has impact.
There are going to be two filming groups.
One is going to film me driving on my bicycle on the mountain road.
One is going to wait in the city streets...
...and film me coming up right after Wakatsuki's election car.
- Yes! - We don't have much time.
- Get everything set up. - Yes!
Big news! Look!
An article about the wife.
- Someone turn on the TV! - Okay!
Any tabloid show!
According to a weekly magazine...
...late Minister Wakatsuki forcefully pushed the Minister of Education...
...to approve the construction of a new university...
...and have the company of his own brother-in-law...
...put in charge of the project.
- That's a huge scandal. - That's gonna be the end of her.
Upon the minister's death...
...his wife Wakatsuki Takako is running for election out of Gunma 7-ku...
...and was expected to get the full support of her party.
Man, politicians are the worst! Dirty! Nasty!
I should march into the National Diet and give them all a close crop.
Makino
Ginza Shagrin Manager
Please don't say that.
Some of them are valuable customers to us.
Which reminds me...
I know who is selling Rudan.
Its selling price is said to be 300 million.
Who is it? The seller.
- I'll call you when I'm leaving. - See you later.
To celebrate him having become the official candidate, kanpai!
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Man, what a story.
One small mistake and your name might have come up as an accomplice in this.
No, I haven't...
Putting the blame on the secretary after a scandal...
I know plenty of politicians who'd do that.
It's my first time seeing it done the other way around.
What are you talking about?
He's convinced that it was me...
...who leaked the information about you-know-who.
Who else but you would have that information?
Right, Mama?
I don't know anything about politics.
Rather than politics...
...how about some stories from the streets of Ginza?
Let's do that!
I really enjoy those.
I heard some rumors that Rudan is up for sale...
Is that true?
You're a well-informed person for your age.
And that it is currently in your possession.
No, it's not mine.
Rudan is merely a pawn about to be forfeited.
It just happened to fall into my hands.
What's the price tag on it?
You want to buy it?
No way!
However, who wouldn't be curious?
The number one club in Ginza is up for sale after all.
300 million; is what I heard about.
Are those rumors true?
Yes, that's true.
If you want to buy it though...
...how about 300 Yen?
I'll buy it! Please sell it to me!
There's no doubt about it.
Rudan is put up for sale by Hasegawa here for 300 million.
Have you confirmed the transaction of 150 million Yen from Hashida-san?
- Yes. - Very well.
Hereby, I confirm that the act of sale between party A, Umemura Kimi...
...and party B, Hashida Tsuneo, regarding the ryotei Umemura...
...has been completed for 150 million Yen.
I'm going to deliver it to the registry office at once.
- Much appreciated. - Goodbye.
And?
Here are...
...the other 50 million Yen in cash.
Go and relax yourself at an onsen.
Thank you very much.
I'm so thankful for what you did for me.
But promise me you won't get yourself boyfriend after retirement.
Otherwise you won't be able to look your husband in the eyes when you end up in heaven as well.
Wakatsuki Takako
Late Minister Wakatsuki's Wife
It's his death anniversary.
Please leave.
I told you to leave!
LEAVE!
How shameless!
Who do you think made you who you're today?
We employed you when you didn't even have a driver's license yet...
We gave you three meals a day, did your laundry...
We took you in as one of our own and yet...!
You betrayed us!
You ruined our lives!
Even Wakatsuki is crying in his grave...
I'm truly sorry that things turned out the way they did...
...but I'm never going to forget my debt of gratitude towards him and you.
I am going to succeed his dying wish...
...and work hard for this country and for Gunma.
Whatever you need, you can continue to count on me.
Please call me whenever you're in trouble or in need of something.
I'm going to repay your kindness!
I'm begging you!
So the Umemura has now become the property of Chairman Hashida, right?
Yes.
A little thank-you for your efforts.
You don't have to... I just want to be of help to you.
You can have it, I don't need it.
- Still... - What's more...
If I were to open up a new place...
...could I count on you to work for me again?
A new place?
It's not yet set in stone...
...but if it becomes reality, you can expect the best possible treatment.
Think about it, okay?
I'd like to see the certificate of registered matters for this lot number.
If you could fill out this form, please.
Of course.
- Here it is. - Thank you very much.
It's just as she said.
Umemura is now Hashida's.
Now everything is ready.
My dream is finally coming true.
Man, what a surprise.
I didn't expect to see you here.
You've never been here before, have you?
I've never seen such an elegant school building.
It's completely different to the school I went to.
So, to what do I owe the honor of this visit?
There is something I need to discuss with you...
Please excuse me.
Is it about this?
- It's about Sumie-san. - Sumie?
Your relationship with her...
What are your intentions?
- My intentions...? - Are you going to marry her?
- Marry her? - Sumie-san is an honest girl.
It's her first time working in Ginza and she's still ignorant of the ways of the world.
That's why, if you're just playing with her...
...I'd like you to stop meeting her outside of work from now on.
You jealous?
- I'm flattered. - I'm not.
Sumie is Sumie. You are you.
It's you who I desire the most.
Never go near her again... Never contact her again...
Can you promise me that?
Hang on a sec.
You're women of Ginza after all. Isn't it your trade to get hit on by customers?
In case you can't promise me that...
...I have no choice but to take appropriate measures.
Fine.
I'm never going to meddle with Sumie again.
In return...
...you go out with me.
You know exactly how I feel. I've been conveying my feelings many times now.
There's only one thing I desire, true love.
- Stop it, please! - I want to stop, I do!
It's impossible for me to stop!
- I can't just stop my feelings! - Stop it!
You're not going anywhere.
I don't want to.
We're yet to talk about the serious matter.
The serious matter?
The Umemura you bought...
Please give it to me.
The Umemura?
The Umemura you bought...
Please give it to me.
The Umemura?
How do you know I bought it?
I'd like you to give it to me.
For how much?
- 200 million? - 20 million.
- Ridiculous... - No down payment, 25 years on loan.
- 25 years!? - 66,000 Yen monthly for 300 months.
Is this a joke? 'Cause I don't feel like laughing...
The land Umemura is on is worth 150 million alone.
Including everything on it, at least 200 million.
Yet here you're talking about 20 million.
Not to mention on a loan for 25 years, which would make me go bankrupt!
We both know money isn't your problem.
You have so much money you don't even know where to put it.
Torin Bank's Setagaya-Kita branch. Maehara Atsuhiko, 42.30 million.
Aoki Mitsuru, 27.40 million.
And 7 more accounts, hiding a total of 310 million Yen.
Those are all your accounts, aren't they?
How do you...?
It's a list of all your borrowed accounts.
With details about the secret funds you pool in false name accounts...
Illegal funds you don't report to the tax office.
In other words, evidence of your tax evasion.
Why do you have that...?
That's not all.
April 6th, this school's chairman's office. Student name: Kikuchi Satoru.
Parents running a surgical hospital in Imabari, Ehime.
Referred to Hika College of Medical Technology.
Donation, 300,000 Yen per 1 point.
This year alone, there are 25 more names on here.
Your preparatory bribery meetings; all dates, locations, destinations...
...even the exact sum of the bribe; everything written down on here.
Printouts of all the data you stored on that tablet.
To sum it up, all the bribes you received through those backdoor admission services...
You're hoarding on those hidden false-name accounts.
That's amazing.
You've literally hit on a wellspring full of money.
If I were to bring this to a weekly magazine...
...it would bring about Josei Seminar's and of course your ruin.
You're trying to extort me?
What you're doing is blackmail.
No, all I do is trying to negotiate a trade of real estate.
You're going to give it to me, right?
Umemura for 20 million, over 25 years.
If you would be so kind and prepare a written contract.
I'm sure you won't mind taking care of...
...all the tax this contract comes under as well, right?
Why are you doing this?
Why do you want the Umemura? What do you want with it?
Money? Are you that greedy for money?
I had no idea.
To think that you're such a money-mad person...
That's rich, coming from you.
I'm not doing this to make money!
Letting people buy their way into school...
- It's an act of kindness! - Kindness?
Do you have any idea how severe the shortage of doctors is in this country?
By being a mediator between those who seek to become doctors and colleges who lack students...
...even though it's not by much, I might be able to reduce that shortage.
All the elderly in villages without doctors...
...might actually become able to breathe a sigh of relief.
This has been very educational.
Morons...
Excuse me. It's time for the meeting with the general manager.
Everyone is already waiting in the conference room...
LET THEM WAIT!
Motoko-chan.
Mama! It's been a while.
Iwamura Eiko
Club Shokudai Mama
It's so hot these days, right?
How's it going?
Thanks to you, I'm getting by.
Come to think of it, Narabayashi Sensei...
...hasn't been around at all these days.
How about the Carnet?
I can't say he has.
Really? I wonder what happened.
- 50 million Yen. - You gotta be kidding!
Seriously, what kind of woman are you?
He's probably just busy with his hospital.
I hope so...
Oh right, did you hear?
People say Rudan is up for sale.
Rudan? Really?
There are rumors that a Mama of a different club here in Ginza is buying it...
It's not you, right?
No way...
I wouldn't be able to afford it even if I wanted to.
Really?
I heard it's doing really well...
...the club with the youngest Mama in Ginza.
I suppose.
Men prefer young women after all.
Especially young women who don't know anything.
Excuse me! I'm so sorry! Are you alright?
Excuse me, we need a towel.
I'm fine. It's not even that expensive...
It's over?
You won't have to meet up with him anymore.
No need for after-hour dates either.
Even if he comes to this club again, you won't have to go to his table.
Though I don't think he'll come here again...
- Let's do your best again tonight. - I will.
Excuse me.
Long time no see. How are you?
- It's my birthday... - Congratulations!
Everything is going well. Everything is going according to plan.
All that's left...
(Hasegawa Institute of Political Economy)
Haraguchi Motoko has arrived.
Yo, I've been waiting for you.
Thank you very much for receiving me.
Believe it or not, you just missed the ruling party's chief secretary.
Is that so?
Turns out that the Prime Minister himself is going to come to Yasujima-kun's first street oratory.
Amazing!
It's not my doing. The president of Dobayashi Group...
...Yasujima-kun's father-in-law...
...is the one who asked him.
Isn't that great, Yasujima-kun? You got yourself a great wife.
...Yeah.
What? You still worried?
Official candidate, campaign speech by the PM, 10,000 votes from the Dobayashi Group.
You have as good as won.
Well, unless you end up in a scandal with another woman.
Please, have a seat.
So, what did you want to discuss?
Oh, you'd rather not have Yasujima-kun listen?
No...
I know you're very busy...
...so let me get straight to the point.
Yeah, I'm not good with long prefaces either.
Club Rudan, could you please sell it to me?
You want to buy Rudan?
Yes.
For how much?
How do 300 million Yen sound?
You can provide 300 million?
- Yes. - There's no way...
Who's backing you?
There is no such person.
Who's your partner?
- I don't have one. - There has to be.
A patron, sugar daddy, you know.
There are many names for those kind of men...
...but every woman running a club in Ginza is usually affiliated with one of that kind.
I want you to tell me the truth.
There's absolutely no such a person.
Why do you have that much money then?
My parent's inheritance...
...I've had it invested by a trustworthy person...
...and the market prices went up.
The price of what? Stocks? Gold?
I promised not to tell anyone.
Why do you want to buy Rudan?
Because it's the number one club in Ginza.
More than just working in this world...
...I think I'd rather aim for its highest place.
Man, you sure are something else.
And you can really pay it? The 300 million.
- Yes. - Mama.
How soon can you pay?
I think it will take about half a month to turn my assets into cash...
...but as soon as it's done, I can pay.
Will you sell it to me?
- Sir. - Silence!
- Very well. - No, Sir...
However, there's a deposit of 50 million.
50 million?
It's common for the deposit to be 10% of the selling price.
In case of 300 million that would be 30 million.
No, 50 million.
You're saying you'll pay in half a month.
Whether or not you can actually provide the money from that sketchy source of yours by then...
There's no way I'd just trust your word for that.
The 50 million includes compensation for my risk.
And there's one more thing.
In case of you breaking the agreement...
...as in you not being able to provide the remaining 250 million Yen by half a month from now.
You'll have to double the deposit...
...and pay me 100 million Yen as penalty.
100 million...
If you don't agree to those terms, this conversation is over.
What are you gonna do?
I think you should think about this again...
No.
That's not gonna be necessary.
I'm going to buy Rudan on the proposed terms.
It's a pleasure doing business with you.
You never know what's gonna happen in life, huh?
Originally a temp hostess at Club Shokudai...
...who then bought Carnet and became independent.
That's all you know about her, right?
Yes.
That's all.
You called?
I pay the 50 million deposit with the money I have in my account.
And offer the Umemura I got from Hashida for sale.
It should be easy to find someone to buy it for 200 million.
Together with the 100 million from selling Carnet...
...I can buy Rudan.
Even after paying the remaining 250 million, I'm going to be left with 50 million in my account.
Which is more than enough working capital to open the place.
Everything is going well. It all goes as planned.
Very soon...
...I'll be at the very top of those streets.
200 million for this property?
Just like with Carnet, I'd like you to find a buyer as soon as possible.
I want to have them sold within 2 weeks.
I assume it's already properly registered under your name?
Yes, a judicial clerk was present when we made the contract.
It shouldn't take long to find someone to buy it for 200 million.
- I'll get to it right away. - Very much appreciated.
Good morning.
Is Sumie-san here?
Not yet.
Usually she's here early, though.
Say, have you heard anything from Sumie-san?
Not that I know of.
Did something happen?
No.
You won't have to meet up with him anymore.
It was her after all.
I'm sorry. We have already closed.
You should cancel it.
Cancel?
You buying Rudan.
Right now it's only a verbal promise, there's no contract yet.
It's not too late.
If you let me, I can make him pretend it never happened.
Why?
It's reckless. What's gotten into you?
Nothing has gotten into me.
I don't just want to work in this world, I want to become the number one someday.
Becoming the number one Mama in Ginza...
...I already told you that this is what I want.
Impossible. You're still way too young.
There are many people who have realized their dreams while still being young.
That's not gonna go silent.
The youngest Mama in Ginza...
...buying the number one club in Ginza.
It's gonna be all over the news.
People might come out of curiosity.
However, that's only gonna be momentarily. The nail that sticks out will get hammered down.
There will be plenty of people in this town who won't be too keen about you buying Rudan.
Mamas of well-known clubs and the men behind them...
They'll probably want to crush you just out of envy and jealousy.
It's okay to take risks if it's for the sake of realizing your dream.
One who is afraid of being begrudged or resented...
...won't be able to move forward.
Where did you get that kind of money, the 300 million Yen anyway?
I won't say.
Why not?
It's dirty money, isn't it?
What's really going on with you?
My money... My money...
The ball you found isn't the ball the Chairman hit, right?
You and I have quite a past, don't we!?
Give me the money...!
I want to rule over money.
How do 300 million Yen sound?
Club Rudan, could you please sell it to me?
Tell me.
Tell me everything.
Who the hell are you?
I'm someone who does things her way.
By doing things my way, I'll stand on the top of this neighborhood.
And I want to rule over money.
You know nothing.
You don't know how terrifying Hasegawa can be.
You haven't seen his true face yet.
The man who comes here for a drink isn't who he really is.
He is a dangerous man.
If you make him your enemy...
Aren't you the same?
You'd do whatever it takes to win the election, wouldn't you?
Even if it means to betray and step on your benefactor.
I don't think you're in any position to tell me what to do.
It's my life and only mine.
I can do whatever I want.
You're too conceited.
You only live once after all.
Don't get cocky!
You remember?
You said you're going to have your celebration party here if you win the election.
That party, I hope you'll have it at Rudan.
I'm looking forward to it.
Tell you what, the youngest Mama in Ginza...
...sure is something else.
You must have trained her good, huh?
No, I didn't teach her anything.
Maybe only one thing...
Protect you customers' secrets no matter what.
That's the rule of Ginza...
That's the only advice I gave her.
The rule of Ginza, huh?
When she still worked at my club she was very quiet and didn't even tell jokes.
Even when she got teased by our customers, she kept quiet and just looked downward.
To think that such a girl...
...would end up being someone who wants to buy Rudan, huh?
You see, she told me she wants to buy Rudan for 300 million Yen.
That day, Sumie never showed up at the club.
Calling: Shimazaki Sumie
The person you've called is temporarily...
Something is, no...
Someone...
...is trying to get the better of me.
Translation: HPriest @ d-addicts