Announcing the arrival of Japan Air Splendor flight 1123 arriving from Seattle...
Too loud! Aya!
Oh, welcome home!
Yeah, I'm back!
Dad!
Aya-chan's father came back to Japan for the first time in two years!
Dad, how was Patagonia?
There were tons of animals that weren't in Africa.
Take a look!
Wow! So many alpacas!
That's not an alpaca. That's a guanaco.
Huh...?
Aya-chan's father is a famous animal photographer.
He travels all over the world.
Ah!
Whoa, look at the attitude on this one!
He must be quite bold!
That's good, real good!
--Oh, there goes Dad again, as usual. --Are you the boss cat around here? So cute!
--Hey! Which deserves your attention, a cat or your daughter?! --Are you the boss cat around here? So cute!
"Episode 10: Happy Holy Night"
Huh?
Your dad won't come home?!
Yeah...
I thought your dad's in Japan right now.
Yeah, but as soon as he got back, he left for Tokyo for a meeting or something.
He won't stay with me at all...
Well, aren't all fathers like that?
I'm sure he has a lot to catch up on after being away for so long.
But you haven't seen him in two years, right? You must miss him.
I do... I wanted to introduce him to you all...
Oh! Then you should invite your dad to the Christmas party!
Oh!
That's a great idea!
Huh...?
Remember? The Christmas party that Emmy is throwing at her house!
Your dad must not have work over the weekend, right?
Right! Publishers should be closed on weekends!
Good idea, thanks!
"Friday, Tokyo"
Thank you. That concludes the process for the contract.
We look forward to continuing working with you.
Thank you. Well, my daughters are waiting, so I'll...
Actually, there's an immediate project that we would like your help with...
Project...?
Wanna stop somewhere?
Hmm.
"New message: Aya Takayashiki"
Huh? It's Takayashiki.
I wonder...?
"Are you busy tomorrow? Can you go out with me?
I want to introduce you to my dad"?!
What could that mean?!
What you think it means. Congrats.
Wait, wait, wait! I'm not prepared!
Please! Come with me! I'm too scared!
I'm home!
Ah! He came home!
You must be hungry! I helped cook today...
Oh, sorry. I actually ate on the train.
What?!
You have to let us know if you're going to do that.
Sorry about that. I'll keep that in mind!
What's up, Dad? You seem happy.
Yeah, I just landed a gig that seems super fun!
A gig? You mean for photography?
Yeah! You know what I'm shooting?
Bears! We're following a local hunter to take photos of bears!
Anyway, I'll be in the mountains starting tomorrow.
What?! Tomorrow?! Tomorrow is Saturday!
You promised to come to the Christmas party with us!
Oh, right... Sorry, I forgot.
But this is the opportunity of a lifetime!
I see...
You forgot...
Aya-chan...
I'm sorry, Aya. Once I'm done with it--
I don't care.
Huh?
I don't care anymore! Dad, you idiot!
What?! Hey!
Aya-chan!
Aya!
That was your bad, Dad.
Huh...?
Aya was really looking forward to introducing her new friends to you.
Oh, I see...
She really loves you, Dad. That's why she's so mad.
Aya-chan!
Miki-chan!
Um... Aya-chan...
Oh, it's raining...
So you brought her here?
Sorry...
What to do...
Excuse me...
Is my daughter here...?
Huh...? Dad?
Aya...!
What are you doing here?!
I messaged Hana-san earlier.
Let's go home. Hana is waiting.
No! Get away!
Aya...
Aya-chan.
If you don't want to go home, why not play a game?
I don't feel like it...
This is a game shop.
You can stay if you're going to play, but if not, you need to leave.
A game? Now? What is he thinking?!
Fine... I'll play...
Sir, can you sit across from her?
What? Me, too?
What? Dad, too?
Yeah, this is a four-player game.
You two sit down as well, Midori-chan, Miki-chan.
Why don't you play then--
This is Blokus.
It's a territorial strategy game born in France.
There are block pieces in various shapes for four players.
Each player takes turns placing a piece on the board.
The player who places the most pieces wins.
The first piece is always placed on your own corner of the board.
The next piece you place needs to touch the corner of a placed piece.
You cannot touch edges.
That's it.
You can touch other players' pieces and start with any piece.
Let's begin.
Okay, I'll start.
Blokus pieces are composed of one to five blocks.
You lose one point for each block on a piece you couldn't play.
So the general strategy is to play the bigger pieces first.
Early on, you want to extend to the center of the board and invade the territories of other players.
I don't want to go into my dad's territory!
Aya! If you play pieces in your own territory like that, you'll run out of space quickly!
I don't care!
Wow, she hates me...
Why are you playing here? I said I don't want you to!
Aya... Let's talk.
There's nothing to discuss. Stay away!
I've always been a selfish man, only doing the things I want to do.
Whenever I find something fun, I lose sight of everything else around me.
That's right! You're selfish! You always leave your family behind and take off!
That's what made Mom leave you!
Aya, that's...
You're right. Everything is my fault.
But that's who I am...
Kenji Takayashiki.
If I change that way of life, I would stop being me.
If that makes you get tired of me or hate me, there's nothing I can do.
But no matter how much you hate me, I will always love you.
I do now and I will forever.
I just wanted to make sure I told you that.
Dad, do you remember?
When I was small, I was so scared of everything around me and cried a lot.
But one day, you took me out to see the sunset.
There, you told me, "The world isn't a scary place.
It's full of fun things I don't know about."
The world has many more fun things you don't know about!
It's what my dad always says.
From that day on, I wasn't afraid of anything.
The world became a place where I look for fun things.
I'll never hate you, Dad!
I found so many fun things after that!
I wanted to show them to you!
Aya...
This shop...
These friends...
They're part of that, right?
Yes!
Come on, Dad, let's play again!
Please come again.
Yes. Next time, I'll make sure to bring my wallet.
Thanks, Manager, Miki-chan, Midori-chan!
Yeah.
See you tomorrow.
Yeah, see you!
Phew.
I'm glad they made up.
But I'm surprised.
The second game, they both played all the pieces!
In Blokus, you have a better chance of playing more pieces if you let the other player into your territory,
rather than attempt to block them.
I guess they figured out how to let each other in.
Manager, did you choose Blokus to send that message to them?
What are you talking about? Do I look like I think that way?
I just thought, if they're going to fight, they should let it all out.
"Reservation only"
Well then, everyone.
Merry Christmas!
Let's eat, drink, and have fun tonight!
Everyone's really happy.
I'm excited, too!
So, what happened to your dad?
Yeah, he went off after the bears!
But it's fine! I was able to talk to him a lot last night.
I won't miss him as much, even if he's gone.
Besides, I got to introduce my best friends, Midori-chan and Miki-chan, to him!
So that's what she meant by "introduce to my dad." What did I brace myself for...
I guess I'm relieved.
But I made a bad assumption and dragged Ryuji into this...
Huh...?
Thanks for coming, Yoshioka-kun.
Have fun with the games.
Th-Thanks.
Huh... Well, good.
Okay, let's leave the rest to Dad and enjoy!
Right, then...
Yes!
Actually, there's a game I've been wanting to try!
This one! Ladies & Gentlemen!
Oh, the one where you compete to see who can dress the nicest at a party in seven days!
Yes, Midori! I knew you'd know about this one.
Sounds like fun! Let's play!
Yes, let's!
Huh. Sounds like a girls' game.
No, Shouta. This game is played as a male-female pair!
Male-female...
...pair...?
Yes! In this game, the ladies must purchase the outfits.
And the men?
The men must make money so that the ladies can buy their dresses!
What?! That setting sounds super unfair!
Okay, let's split into pairs. Since there are more girls, I'll be a gentleman.
Pairs...?
Let's play rock-paper-scissors, and pair up in the order that we win.
Here we go!
First is rock! Rock, paper...
The result is Tanoue and Aya...
Let's win this, Tanoue-kun!
Um, yeah...
Yoshioka-kun and Miki...
Um, good luck...
Yes, good luck.
And I'm paired up with Emmy.
Yes! Please earn lots of money!
God!
Thank you!
In this game, the girls' and boys' sides play at the same time.
First, the ladies play a "Craftsman" card in front of a shop to determine what to buy.
Outfits come in four categories.
The first one is "Dress," which has four types.
The second is "Accessory," five types.
The third is "Jewelry," four types.
The final category is "Maids," and there are 20 of them.
The ladies purchase these to dress up!
Wow!
We gentlemen must make a profit in the "Futures Market"!
Profit?
We need money to buy things.
There are 15 tokens, which have one of six different goods on them, facedown.
We all reach out at the same time to flip them over and collect three of any type.
We then sell them at the rate on the card.
There is also a "Contract" card, which gives a bonus to the first player to get it.
So our job is...
...a first come, first serve...
...action game!
I'm counting on you, Tanoue-kun!
Um... good luck.
Y-Yeah...
Okay, ready?
Yeah.
Ready... go!
Okay, let's go shopping!
Yay!
Wow, they're all so cute!
Yes, so many choices, it's hard to choose.
We want them all, don't we?
Yes!
So has everyone chosen what they want?
Try to be cute when asking for money!
Okay!
Tanoue-kun! Buy this please!
That's not it, Aya!
Huh?
Shouta is your husband.
Oh, right!
I really want this... Please?
Oh, yeah! Bring it! I'll buy you anything!
Yay!
Let's see...
What?!
I'm way short...
"Money owned: 1100"
Let's just settle for a dress today...
What?!
Tanoue-kun, you good-for-nothing!
What?!
Takekasa... are you sure this is all you want?
Um, yes... Can I buy this?
O-Of course!
She is totally being modest...
Thank you, Yoshioka-kun!
Midori, please!
This tiara and necklace, they're a match made in heaven!
No, it's too expensive. Pick one!
Please, darling?
What...?
You'll get some extra service from me later... So please?
Fine then... Let's pay 100 libre to keep this.
Great! I love you, darling!
Okay, that ends day one.
Five more days of shopping to go!
Yeah!
Wait... We do this five more times?!
Yes, I told you the party is in seven days, right?
Good luck, darling!
Um, don't work too hard...
Make tons of money, Tanoue-kun!
This isn't just a game...
What's being tested here is my manhood...
This match...
...I can't lose!
Here we go, day two! Ready, go!
Oh, madame.
What a wonderful dress you have.
Where did you find it?
I have a favorite emporium.
And you, madame, what a fabulous tiara.
Oh, do you recognize it? It's brand new, from Lolo Laverne.
Glad to see you're all together.
Good evening.
Whoa...
So pretty...
Twenty-two, twenty-three...
...plus three from the maid, that's 26 points!
Emmy and Midori win!
Yay, darling! I love you!
W-Wait...
I'm sorry, Takekasa... If only I made more money...
Don't say that! You did a lot for me...
Thank you, Yoshioka-kun! This is enough for me.
I must take good care of her for the rest of my life...
Oh, well, we lost.
We ended up in last place.
Takayashiki...
See you later, Miki-chan! Yoshioka-kun, take care of Miki-chan, okay?
Yeah.
Well, see you later.
Okay, we should go, too.
Y-Yeah...
I let Takayashiki down...
Oh, so cold! I hate the cold.
Oh, right...
Hey, take this! It's a Christmas present.
A present? For me?
Was that too much?!
N-No!
Thanks!
Huh?
I didn't expect you to get me a present at all, so I was surprised!
Right...
I'm so glad...
Can I open it?
Of course!
Wow, what a cute pair of gloves!
So warm!
You've been giving me stuff all night tonight.
Thank you! I'm so happy.
So... will you forgive me now?
Huh?
I couldn't get you any gloves in the game.
Thank you, Yoshioka-kun, for walking me to the station.
Takekasa.
Huh...?
Um... so...
Say it! Say, "I want to see you again"!
Um... have a happy New Year...
I failed...
Yes, see you again next year.
Again next year...
Hey, look, Yoshioka-kun!
Snow! It's snowing!
Okay, I'm leaving, too, now...
Darling...
I love you!
What?
What?!
"Next episode: A Game for Everyone"
I've decided to submit my game to a competition in New York!
"Next episode: A Game for Everyone" I'm not running away anymore!
"Next episode: A Game for Everyone" Whatever the results may be!