I came to request him to...
- return to our hotel. - (Sakurai Sana) What do you mean?
Actually, I attended this hotel's 50th anniversary event.
His dream for a fireworks display event was wonderfully fulfilled.
Yes, due to everyone's effort.
He saved this hotel from a precarious situation.
"I have accomplished what I set out to do."
Don't you think he will say that with a smile?
I don't know Ukai-san's personal feelings.
If he wants to return to our hotel...
I hope you can respect his feelings.
A Few Days Later
Welcome.
I'm Kawakita Kumi. I've made a reservation earlier.
A group of 11 persons.
Certainly. I will check it now.
Welcome.
Please let me do it.
(Tyler) Sorry. I can't speak English at all.
Huh?
The order for today's dinner...
additional 11 persons suddenly.
Seems like Ukai-san accepted a group reservation.
All the rooms are occupied, so...
the 11 persons will cram into the loft room.
Excuse me... hold on... this is the kitchen.
(Yoshikawa) I got permission.
Are you Aki-chan?
(Aki) Haru-chan! It has been a long time!
Sorry, ladies...
not so loud please. You know each other?
She lived opposite to our next door neighbor of my parent's house...
- she's Tamaru Aki-chan! - So, the same neighborhood.
We talked a lot about our dreams of becoming a chef.
So, do you mean, she came from the village...
- of your birthplace? - That's right!!
- The people there are so easily excited? - Why did you come here suddenly?
General Manager!
There's something I've forgotten to request from you.
What happened?
About the guests that I invited today...
please let them have an observation tour.
Observation tour?
Yes.
They have always wanted to come and observe Inversao...
they are from Hotel Suivre, in Nonda Island.
I am Kawakita Kumi, the General Manager.
I'll be happy if I can learn from all of you.
Nashita-san is in charge of Accommodation Department...
Rieko-san, Food & Beverages Department...
Koibuchi-san is in charge of Accounts...
They'd like to observe your work for 1 day.
Um, sorry...
why did you choose Inversao, which is so far away.
Actually, our business is not so good...
then we heard about this hotel's great reversal...
so, we came here to learn.
Kumi-san took care of me when I stayed in various hotels to learn from them.
I know you must be busy, I am sorry for the unreasonable request.
But, we'd like to make our hotel popular again.
However...
we may not have the time to accompany you.
Our young General Manager forced us to come...
- just simply let us look around. - Huh?
When does the bar open?
The bar is open from 6pm.
Prepare expensive drinks. Everything is under business expenses today
(Koibuchi) Nevertheless, our situation is quite bad now.
That seems pretty serious.
We're having difficulty to even pay for...
- the food of the rabbit at our place - Rabbit?
- Pyontaro. - Pyontaro?
- Pyontaro. - I heard.
Everyone, as usual, put excitement into your job.
Thank you.
After cleaning this room, we clean the room on the 3rd floor?
Yes.
What happened?
They're staring at us.
There's no toothbrush.
- What was that? - Huh?
(Kimiko) Sorry. I wanted to use them as research material.
This is theft.
(Nobuo) I told you not to do that!
I see. That person acting impulsively again.
After hearing about The Kingdom of Manahira...
our General Manager wanted to visit this place.
I'm excited to meet you again after so long!
Is there anything that we can help?
- Right? - Huh? Why?
Sorry. You don't have to help.
- Huh? - Sorry, Aki-chan.
But, this kitchen is our place.
The 2 of us will do the cooking for the people...
who look forward to our dishes. - Our dishes!?
If you have any questions, I'll answer you later...
please wait until then.
Excuse me.
So many people coming here today.
Hey, don't stare at us.
- I see. Just as I thought. - (Haru) What happened, Yuko-chan?
Master and sis said that...
the people from Hotel Suivre are very...
- similar to us from 3 months ago. - Huh? Us?
- Them? - Yes. Almost an exact copy.
Hah! Yoshikawa-san bets on boat racing every day?
Boat racing? Not even once.
See? We're not the same!
Well, I'm crazy about bicycle racing.
Sorry. It's difficult to feel my presence.
I'm on an observation tour today.
Ukai-san and Sakurai-san...
have meetings here?
We conduct our meeting when everyone has the time to join...
so we can share information as much as possible.
Information sharing is important.
If you don't mind, may I look at the whole building?
Well, I'll show you around.
Thank you.
I'll bring my camera equipment...
let's meet at the lobby.
Okay.
General Manager, can you spare me some time later?
After I finish showing her around.
Okay.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
There's nothing to do.
I showed them around...
there was no trouble so there wasn't much to do...
- won't they think we're too free. - She said so just now.
- She said so? - Me too...
unless there's a new plan, I just check the receipts most of time.
- They'll say I'm too free? - Yes, they will!
- Excuse me. - Unusual for you to be here. What is it?
Can we talk for a while?
Have you noticed? The people from the observation tour...
they are similar to us in the past.
- Similar? - Yes.
- Them? - Yes.
No, no... totally different.
That doesn't matter...
there's something I'm concerned about.
What is it?
Maybe Ukai Deputy Manager...
will go to their hotel?
What?
What? Why are you saying that?
The revival of Inversao has been accomplished.
Maybe he thinks we can continue on our own...
and look for a new environment to work in.
I'd understand if he chose Baliston instead.
Why go to a completely new place?
But, Ukai Deputy Manager...
came to this hotel suddenly, right?
Like a bolt out of the blue.
He wants to look for the excitement of a great reversal..!
That's possible.
- Tokisada-san. - Wait... Tanzawa-kun!
Everyone! Please wait!
What happened?
General Manager...maybe Ukai Deputy Manager...
wants to leave this place.
Sorry. It's just my guess...
the observation tour...
feels like a preparation for him to leave.
That hotel is on the verge of bankruptcy, right?
So, maybe he thinks...
that is the next place for a reversal.
Actually, I'm also thinking about something similar.
What do you mean? What happened?
Just now, Ukai-san...
wanted me to spare him some time.
So, he thinks this place is doing fine...
and he's preparing to leave?
General Manager, what do you plan to do?
Of course I intend to stop him from leaving.
I want to continue working with him.
I think everyone feels this way too.
It would be great if our fear was just a misunderstanding.
If it is as we thought, please stop him.
Else, Tokisada-san will cry.
He took away my Deputy Manager position.
If he leaves without acknowledging my ability...
I'll cry every night.
I understand how everyone feels.
I'll talk to Ukai-san.
General Manager, you put this here.
Gallo, the bird that attracts good luck.
Good luck has really visited this place.
Ukai-san.
Are you leaving this hotel?
Huh?
I have such a feeling.
Maybe, like before, what we think was always different from your plan.
Right?
I'm sorry.
This time, it is just like you thought.
I'd like to discuss this with you today.
I'm thinking of going to Hotel Suivre.
Sorry for saying this suddenly.
Sorry.
I cannot accept that.
I plan to work with everyone, including Ukai-san, from now on.
I can add more staff...
but I can't let anyone leave.
To me, that's what a dream place should be.
Sorry.
Why?
Because you have fulfilled your dream?
Or because you think we can manage everything on our own?
Both are wrong.
It is not as noble as any of those two reasons that you think of.
Then, why?
I got scared of being in this place.
Scared?
A dream place.
This is how you call this place.
Yes. From the day I met you, and this thought...
- has not changed. - No.
You've said that in the past.
The past?
Actually, I came to this hotel before.
That day, 20 years ago, was the 30th anniversary event.
I was an elementary school student.
My mother raised me alone, and I wanted to make her happy...
so I took part in a contest for the first time.
The prize was shown on the last page of a magazine...
accommodation voucher for Inversao.
Then, I won the prize.
By any chance, you are..
I met you there.
We ran around this whole place...
we blew soap bubbles...
we fought too, and I gave you a flower crown.
We sometimes got scolded, but we just laughed.
Then we watch the fireworks and were touched.
The day I spent with you in this wonderful place...
became my unforgettable memory.
At the end, you told me...
without any embarrassment...
straightforwardly and frankly...
"I will make this place a dream place."
I couldn't forget those words.
Since then, I wanted to work in this place someday...
and naturally aspired to be a hotelman.
Then, one day, when I was working as a hotelman...
I heard you became the General Manager of this hotel.
I couldn't control myself... and came to have a look.
I was so excited, I couldn't sleep the previous day...
then I fell asleep in the lobby...
when I woke up...
you were there!
When I talked to you here...
although the hotel was in a bad situation, you were the same...
and told me "I want to make this place a dream place".
I was very happy.
On top of that, you...
invited me to work here with you.
From that day, my job has been extremely exciting.
I even fulfilled my dream of watching the fireworks with you after 20 years.
So, we keep working together...
and fulfill more dreams.
You said you were scared...
what are you scared of?
After watching the fireworks with you...
I was happy, but thought of something.
I fulfilled my longtime dream.
The dream of being a hotelman was everything to me.
I have fulfilled my dream in the best place and with the best people...
I don't know how to get that feeling of excitement in the future.
A dream that became reality brought me fear.
That was how I felt.
So, I'd like this place to remain a dream.
If I stay here, dreams will become reality...
so, I'd rather look at this dream place from outside.
I know I'm being selfish.
Sorry for making this decision.
But, I have to leave this place...
to look for new dreams in a new place.
I'm doing this for myself.
Please understand, General Manager.
Please let me leave.
(The truth about Inversao)
(The final version to be broadcasted tomorrow - Fujii)
Sakurai General Manager? Um, how to say...
she trusts us.
She trusts us completely.
We don't have any reason not to do our best.
Since she became the General Manager...
this hotel changed.
She treats us with warmth.
That gives us the best energy.
Ukai Deputy Manager has many ideas...
and the General Manager supports us.
That is the structure of this hotel.
If anyone says anything bad about the General Manager...
I'll not forgive them.
The truth about Inversao is that...
a young person called Sakurai Sana...
became the General Manager.
I trust the staff in this hotel.
They saved this hotel from bankruptcy...
furthermore, held the anniversary event successfully in bad weather.
It was a great reversal as the name suggests, Hotel Grande Inversao.
The legendary hotelman who is well known in the hotel world is also here.
His whereabouts were unknown after he left a certain hotel, but...
he chose to come to this hotel.
Here is the audio of his comment.
Yes, we work for the guests and the General Manager.
Everyone thinks like that, right?
Together with the General Manager, we can work...
with excitement.
The key to this hotel's great reversal was...
the General Manager's consideration for the guests and the staff.
This young General Manager is the treasure of the hotel world...
she's expected to be an influential person in the future.
I'm wondering about the General Manager's discussion.
I think their discussion has finished.
It's good if she has nothing to tell us.
Alright!
- The ghost is back after a long time. - What was that?
Sometimes, mysterious sounds come out from the chute.
I'm sure I heard "Alright!" just now.
- I don't know. - What is "alright"? What is "alright"?
- Kozue-chan! - Um, this chute is...
connected to the General Manager's room.
- Really? - Yes.
Maybe it was...
the General Manager's voice.
- Excuse me. - You scared me!
This is not good!
The General Manager wants to inform everyone.
There will be a meeting later.
Everyone.
Ukai-san will be leaving this hotel.
Although it's sudden, I'd like to arrange a farewell party.
Hold on... what are you saying?
Ukai-san will resign from this place?
Yes.
He will be working with the people from Hotel Suivre who are staying here now.
As expected... it's about this.
You knew about this?
We talked about that among ourselves.
What is the reason?
He is leaving because he thinks we can manage...
this hotel on our own?
- No. - Then?
It was his dream to work in this hotel.
Much earlier than the day he came here as a guest.
At the fireworks event a few days ago...
he fulfilled his dream... and felt scared.
Excuse me.
I don't understand.
The fireworks display was a success, but...
the result was the opposite?
It was better to fail?
It's not like that.
Our job is to make the guests happy.
We must try not to fail.
But, it triggered him to leave this place, right?
That's right.
Why? I can't accept that.
I want him to see more of my cooking.
There are many things I want him to teach me!
It's not about that!
The General Manager won't easily decide to send him away, right?
General Manager.
Why did you accept his decision?
Ukai-san...
is a person who is very stubborn.
He can't live without excitement.
I think that's the reason and motivation for him to carry on.
We were dragged into his stubborn ways of doing things.
But, I...
really like him that way.
He always thought about us...
for the sake of the guests and us...
he kept doing things his stubborn way.
But, this the first time he is being stubborn for his own sake.
He wants to look for a new dream.
I...
want to respect his decision.
Besides, Ukai-san will always...
look at this place as a dream place.
Ukai-san trusts us much more than we imagine.
This is his final request to us.
He believes everyone can rise up to the challenge.
So, I think we should let Ukai-san leave.
Well...
we have to hurry.
To make Ukai-san's job over there smoother...
we must do our best to...
teach the staff of Suivre.
General Manager.
Are you sure about that decision?
Yes.
Then, just as what Otawara said...
we'll start teaching them as soon as possible.
Because, that...
is the General Manager's decision.
I know you made the decision...
after taking everyone's feelings into consideration.
General Manager.
Thank you.
(Aki) Ah, you're back... the recipe for Madeira sauce..
Aki-chan, bring all your knives here.
Get up... Now I'll teach you...
all the full course dishes we have.
Huh! You'll teach us all the recipes!?
It's okay. We can make even better dishes.
You must also try to create better dishes.
That person won't accept anyone working half-heartedly.
Alright, let's start.
Yes!
(Abe) Yes, okay.
Please move the furniture before you vacuum the floor.
Make sure the bed is extraordinarily fluffy.
(Otawara) Welcome.
Your room is at the corner of the building, just like last time.
(Pierre) Please watch your step.
Sorry!
(Hattori) Thank you for waiting.
If a guest is in your way...
step away elegantly. Welcome.
Our hotel's life line...
- are you listening!? - Yes, yes.
You're not listening! You'll be hated if you do that!
Does this excite you?
- Not at all. - If that's the case...
then, does seeing Pyontaro excite you?
General Manager.
Thank you for accepting my selfish decision.
Don't mention it...
have you talked to the General Manager of the other hotel?
yes, she was surprised when I said I wanted to work there, but...
she accepted.
I see.
Actually, I..
No, nothing.
When will you leave?
Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? - Yes.
I plan to go over there together with them.
That's not possible?
No, it's difficult for me to answer that.
Well, I've decided to accept stubborn ways.
Ah, please let us a organize proper farewell party.
Farewell party?
Huh? You plan to leave without a farewell party?
Um, maybe you have forgotten...
we ended up in tears when we separated 20 years ago...
I want to say good-bye with a smile this time.
But, everyone will be angry.
They want to give you a memorable send-off.
Because there are guests in the hotel, it'll be done late at night...
we'll have some simple dishes in the restaurant.
Please accept our selfish request this time.
Well, please let me do it this way.
I think brighter is better. And more compact.
- (Abe) I think it's okay. - Kozue-chan, it's done?
- This cocktail will make everyone excited. - That's good.
Tokisada-san, I prefer a microphone stand.
(Eguchi) Tokisada-san, this is drying up.
He's not here yet.
- Isn't it better to put it on the table? - He's not here.
Where are the General Manager and Ukai-san?
I won this costume in a contest.
How is it?
It suits you.
I'll make a dazzling entrance and brighten up the atmosphere...
please join them first.
- I'll rush there immediately. - Okay.
They're here.
Everyone, thank you for waiting.
Huh? You're not with Ukai Deputy Manager?
Ukai-san is...
not used to such a serious party.
3... 2... 1...
- Huh? - (Pierre) What happened?
Um... that.
Eh... surely not.
He said he's not used to this type of party...
- then quietly left? - No... that.
No, hold on please!
- This is the last of the last. - Yes.
(Eguchi) I was wondering whether he would join us...
he really did this to us!
Then, he left us just like that?
(Pierre) Uh... why?
I have many things to say!
Ah... ah... it came off.
He always does whatever he likes!
Appearing suddenly...
- saying whatever he likes! - Ah, hold on.
Yes, always doing things behind our back...
Doesn't tell us the important things.
Everyone, don't say that.
Let me say it. He doesn't even want to meet us one last time.
He simply demoted me...
and crushed my pride...
of course I want to complain!
(Abe) It's too late to complain!
Shut up and listen!
When I thought I used the loan illegally...
I regretted and felt bad...
he helped me to move forward.
I think everyone still doesn't know...
at that time, we went searching for the shares together.
He told me...
"Tokisada-san, you have to save Inversao."
While smiling, he told me..
- Why are you crying, Tokisada-san! - I'm not crying.
Everyone...
thinks so too.
If it wasn't for Ukai-san...
I wouldn't still be here.
I didn't know the General Manager's feelings...
I misunderstood her.
I almost left this hotel because of that...
I...
almost lost the history we built together...
and ended up alone. But he..
You're crying too!
- Because Tokisada-san cried! - Sorry.
I want to take this opportunity...
to say something too.
That foolish wedding ceremony...
I'm sure nobody actually requested that!
(Naomi) Nobody... nobody. (Kozue) Right?
But, I have to say one last thing.
I was afraid to move forward...
I'm grateful he gave me a push.
(Tanzawa) Edagawa-san, you're crying too!
(Kozue) I'm not crying. (Haru) He is...
the first person to praise my cooking.
That became a big motivation for me.
With a smiling face, he said "Your cooking is exciting!"...
so, I continued to do my best...
to take care of the kitchen, with Eguchi-san.
Stop crying.
It was shocking for me.
I was completely changed.
If I didn't meet him, I'd still be a third-rate chef.
Just a boat race maniac.
But, that person, well...
helped me remember my original ambition.
So...
now, I'm happy to be in the kitchen with you.
He should at least have a toast with us.
Right?
(Pierre) I was always scared...
I did my job just to avoid being scolded...
but now, I only think about the guests.
It's a miracle.
Because of Ukai-san...
I'm able to smile.
I wanted to show him my smile one more time.
(Abe) Stop crying!
He's not here anymore.
I...
wanted to thank him properly.
I didn't thank him even once.
There were many opportunities...
but I didn't say it.
You...
said you like him, right?
He helped me change my dull and boring working days.
Like a fool...
like a fool... polishing the floor
hoping he would praise me...
but it didn't come true.
I had a plan to make his bed...
and let him sleep with a smile.
Also, we made a promise to launch the fireworks together.
That...
all that, didn't come true.
I haven't repaid him for giving me the...
- chance to work here. - (Abe) We feel the same too.
Me too...
I wanted to be more noticeable...
I wanted to be appreciated by him.
Everyone...
your thoughts have been received.
Huh?
Sorry.
I was here all the while...
I wanted to come out but can't.
What?
Why are you dressed like that?
I wanted to say farewell with a smile.
But it seems like I didn't make anyone smile.
Everyone...
so, you're all annoying me until the end.
What?
I'm not used to this kind of serious atmosphere.
But, after hearing what you said...
I understand.
Why...
I couldn't do my job with the feeling of excitement.
I am a hotelman.
The guest is number one.
However, I...
like everyone here more than the guests!
That is...
to me...
the best type of annoyance.
Everyone, as requested by Ukai-san...
let's say good-bye with a smile.
(Abe) Yes.
Ukai-san.
From now on, we...
will continue to make this hotel the dream place...
that you can be proud of.
Because...
this hotel has the best hotelmen.
Please look forward to it.
That is...
very exciting!
That word again.
Don't you have other words?
Let's toast!
Cheers! Cheers!
Look, specially made by Edagawa-san...
exciting cocktail?
Well...
to Ukai-san.
Cheers!
(Abe) Ah! You scared me!
(Abe) Hey!
(Naomi) Ahhh!
Thank you very much.
Truly...
thank you very much.
Time continues to move forward...
thankfully, Inversao...
continues to be fully booked.
Eguchi-san... Eguchi-san! Eguchi-san... Eguchi-san!
What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it?
This hotel that I wanted to turn into a dream place...
today too, is filled with the...
smiles of the guests, and the quirky but wonderful staff.
Many people come and go...
...in this place called a hotel.
Here, small miracles and...
great memories are created every day.
If you have any worries...
or going through unpleasant days...
please visit our place again.
So, let's go together.
An exciting hot spring rendezvous...
to confirm our love.
- Okay. - Don't say that..!
Huh?
But, you have to tell me again.
- Wha.. hahaha! - Wha?
- Whale. - The story about the whale?
That story! I'll tell you all night, Kozue-chan!
- You two! Both of you! - What?
Supotaro's mating is successful...
finally, Supotaro...
junior will be born!!
To make everyone happy...
we keep growing every day. And we are always prepared...
for your arrival.
This is your name tag.
From today, you're a part of Inversao.
I look forward to working with you.
This is the great reversal of Hotel Grande Inversao in 3 months.
I will not give up on something...
just because it is in a bad condition.
If so, just do whatever you want to do.
I'll do it!
Thank you for helping me remember various things.
Well, the great reversal begins!