"If Talking Paid"
- What will you do after school? - Morning!
Good morning...
Mitsuru has gotten rid of all the carton boxes with his coffee stuff.
What? Has he?
Did he tell you that?
He would never tell me himself.
He went to Morozumi's shop to borrow a minivan
and sold them to a second-hand shop.
Good. Things have gone the way you want, Mum.
The way I want?
Do you know how many years it took him to get rid of them?
- Are you okay? - What?
Nothing.
Do you know how much he sold the stuff for?
35,000 yen.
- So little? - Of course, they weren't new.
Is this really okay?
What do you mean?
You made him stop making me coffee every morning,
you made him get rid of all his tools.
I'm worried that he forced himself to do too many things.
I promised you that I'd kick Mitsuru out
and get him to find a job when I stay here.
You did.
Being too kind now won't do Mitsuru any good.
You have to help me, Mum.
Okay. I'll also harden my heart starting today.
You say it like I'm cold-hearted.
You are.
"History"
Hey, Harumi, lend me your history notebook.
Someone cleaned the blackboard while I was napping.
Don't get too friendly when your girlfriend takes a day off.
But Rina took a day off because of you.
What? Why is it my fault?
I'll tell you on our way home.
I'll wait for you at the lockers.
Yesterday's...
"Ryugyu Pumpkins"
You just got up?
I've been sleeping well lately.
Make your lifestyle more regular.
I'll go to Clutch tonight, so I don't need supper.
- Are you listening? - Kouji called me.
He wants to talk about something.
Take some pumpkin there, then.
No, they're heavy.
We can't eat so many of them.
Why have you got them?
A boy, Sonoda, who's been coming to my shop often, gave me these.
They're a famous brand called Ryugyu Pumpkins.
Why? He plants pumpkins?
No, he sells solar panels,
and one of his customers cultivates the pumpkins.
Sonoda is as old as you.
He left his wife and children in Kansai
and came here to work himself.
Impressive, isn't it?
So what?
Actually, I went to Polaris and didn't tell you.
I know that.
Nan said a weird teenager came to her shop.
I only went there to eat,
but Rina made a fuss of it and said I cheated on her.
- So she took a day off. - Why is that my fault, then?
Because you told me Polaris' Omelette Dry is good.
It's got nothing to do with me.
Rina is so childish.
She told me not to talk to you at school
and to delete your contact details.
She's super annoying.
Break up with her if you don't like her so much.
Do you think I should?
I don't know.
But aren't you and Rina best friends?
I thought we were, but I was wrong.
What?
So it's true that you had a crush on me?
What? Of course I didn't!
Darn, I wish I had known sooner.
I liked you as well.
What are you talking about? Don't be absurd!
Well, let's talk again in secret.
If you say I should break up with Rina, I'll think about it.
See you.
Her school had its sports day last Sunday, right?
Harumi's classmate, a boy, suddenly asked me...
to exchange contact details with him.
- Wow, with you, Kouji? - Surprising, right?
- Did you? - No way.
Yes, I did.
As her guardian, you shouldn't have.
Listen to me. There's a reason.
The classmate must be the boy your daughter had a crush on.
How do you know?
You said you had a reason.
But is it a reason to exchange contact details?
What if I said no and it put Harumi at a disadvantage?
She'd never talk to me again!
It's like that now too.
Has the boy contacted you?
On the day after sports day,
he texted to say thank you, but I was too scared to reply.
Then, this morning,
he sent me a text that said, "Today's weather is good,"
like an old man who got his first mobile would.
I just don't know what I should do.
You'll continue to ignore him?
That is why I want your advice, Mitsuru.
Why don't you take the plunge and be friends with him, then?
That needs loads of courage.
But isn't it better than doing nothing?
Exactly. if not, why did you exchange contact details with him?
Okay, then.
I've decided to reply to him today.
I'll read it, then.
It was sent by The Lost Lamb, 26-year-old.
"Message to Machine Guns NAME: NEET31"
This is her message.
"I've been in an uncertain relationship with a man for 6 years.
We had seen each other for a period of time..."
"Zutaboro, My Type of Girl"
We'll hold a concert next month, please come if you have time!
Wow!
You'll hold it at 430?
Yes, it's our first concert at a music club.
Zutaboro was the first band to hold a concert there after they opened.
Were you?
What's more is that this was the first song.
Amazing!
Kouji, go to their concert.
- Why are you wearing that? - Halloween is coming.
Okay, I'll take a photo.
- Okay. Your turn, Kouji. - What?
No, thank you.
Everyone wears that and takes a photo at our bar.
But the other customers didn't.
It has to be cute if you wear this with a suit.
I have to if it's your bar's rule.
So cute! You look capable!
Hello, I'm Halloween Company's Pumpro Pumpkin.
It wasn't that funny.
You made me wear it. How could you?
But your photo is funny.
I sense sarcasm in what you said.
- I just sent it to you. - Oh, thanks.
Why don't you send this to Harumi's classmate?
Are you serious?
If he thinks you're approachable,
it's more likely that you can be friends.
I'll really send it, then.
"To: Riku Takahira I am Pumpro Pumpkin."
Send.
Oops.
- Don't say that after I sent it! - No.
It was because you even introduced yourself as Pumpro Pumpkin!
- What? - It was totally wrong.
Is it that horrible?
I liked it though.
How kind of you.
She didn't laugh, though.
"Ryugyu Pumpkin"
"Chapter Five"
"Pumpkins And Coffee Shop"
Strike!
Game set!
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Do you make a living by doing this only?
No, I do a large variety of other kinds of jobs too.
That's impressive.
Well...
- Please help us again. Thanks. - Sure.
Come and have a look!
We've got the Ryugu Pumpkins that everyone is talking about!
- Excuse me. - Welcome!
Are the pumpkins so expensive?
You can't buy them this cheap elsewhere!
Rumor has it that one costs 3,000 yen online.
You should've told me sooner!
What's the matter?
What are you doing?
Where's Mum?
- Preparing for Halloween. - What?
She got loads of pumpkins, so she'll come up with new dishes.
What? Why didn't you stop her?
From doing what?
Halloween, of course!
Why do I have to?
You let me down.
Sis, you really let me down!
I don't get it. What's wrong with Halloween?
It's totally wrong!
You feel nothing about Polaris celebrating Halloween? Nothing bad?
But you wore a pumpkin mask at Clutch...
Will you go to Koyuki's concert?
- Who is Koyuki? - Who's that?
- I'll stop Mum. - Not now.
Why?
It's too early to stop her.
The coffee shop is Mum's, let her do what she wants.
You think too lightly about Polaris celebrating Halloween.
Don't say it like it's poison.
In the sense of harm done forever, Halloween and heroin are the same.
You'll make some organization angry!
What he said was reasonable.
Why do you side with him?
No, I don't.
People will think Polaris
takes advantage of shallow festivals like Halloween forever.
Will it make customers stop coming?
I'd be let down if I were a regular.
I'd think the shop became cheap and I'm sure I'd never go again.
It's what Polaris's oldest regular customer suggested.
- Who? - The used book shop's Makimoto.
He's decorating the place with Mum.
Darn old man...
"Coffee Shop Polaris"
Oh, Mitsuru.
Is he her son?
Are you here to help too?
Will you not deceive my mother?
- Don't damage my reputation. - We won't have Halloween.
Will you leave now?
Why do you say that? We've done so much.
What's the matter? Something you don't like?
Why does Polaris have to plunge into Halloween now?
Plunge into? You're exaggerating.
Right, ma'am?
Yeah, I got many pumpkins, but I can't use them up,
so I casually took advantage of Halloween.
Do you start a war casually if you got many weapons?
Don't be silly!
Mitsuru is awful.
Why am I awful? You are the awful ones.
All of you grown-ups are preparing for Halloween, isn't it more awful?
Do you bear a grudge towards Halloween?
What? Do you like Halloween, Mr Morozumi?
I don't hate it.
You have a teenage daughter, so you have to pretend you like it, right?
Yes, maybe, but...
We were all born in the Showa era, we should all hate Halloween, right?
Who says that?
Mr Makimoto, an old school, stubborn old man like you
has to be the active leader to say no to Halloween!
The way you think is too old.
You're over 60 and single.
If you love Halloween, you're totally done for.
There are things you shouldn't say either.
Every shop here is giving out sweets for Halloween.
We started last year too,
Mr Makimoto started it even earlier, right?
You have to accept Halloween to continue to run a shop in our city.
The old shops go with the world's flow so easily,
that's why the festivals and firework displays we should preserve
are gradually dying out.
Help in next year's summer festival, then.
That's not my point.
But you celebrated Christmas when you still had your own coffee shop.
You did! You made me help decorating the window throughout the night.
Don't digress. We're now talking about Halloween.
I didn't digress.
Christmas and Halloween are like brothers with a large age gap.
Why is Christmas okay but Halloween is not?
Christmas got its citizenship when I was born,
but Halloween is still new.
Can you be sure that it'll take root in Japan in the future?
Yes, I think it'll take root.
It totally has since one or two years ago.
I reckon that it was last year.
Halloween's status is much more stable than you think.
Don't be stubborn and accept it.
For argument's sake,
I get it if Polaris has always been making efforts during Christmas,
but it lets even Christmas pass like nothing happened.
This is what Polaris does.
Is that true?
My husband used to make rice cake during Christmas.
He did, right?
This coffee shop has a policy that my dad valued, right?
Why don't you care about it?
But your mum said Mr lwao loved pumpkin.
My dad only liked simmered pumpkin.
You can serve that only, then.
Dad was someone who wouldn't have liked Halloween as a festival.
He loved the shop and made much effort to establish it,
but you're decorating it like this!
All right, fine! We won't celebrate Halloween.
Why? I think you should celebrate it if you want to.
Mitsuru is right.
My husband would've said no if he were alive.
I think that is a wise decision.
So we won't mention Halloween and only serve pumpkin dishes.
If I can have the pumpkin dishes you make...
You shouldn't do that either!
- Why? - What?
Where are you taking the pumpkins?
I'm just putting them away.
Why not?
What? Do I have to explain it?
We won't decorate Halloween
and we won't mention it when we serve the dishes.
During World Cup,
if you wear Japan's uniform to serve customers
and say you aren't taking advantage, will people buy it?
They won't, right?
During Halloween,
if you serve pumpkin dishes that aren't on your usual menu,
it already is Halloween.
How many things are you going to find fault with?
What should I do with the pumpkins, then?
I'll take them back.
I don't mean that...
No, I gave Mrs Kishibe the pumpkins
and I can't bear to see them making your relationship more strained!
You've already given them to us,
we can't be so rude and return them to you.
This is against the policy of the coffee shop my dad established.
I've never heard of that policy.
He said it when he was dying.
He told us to never return gifts that people give us.
You've been acting weird.
Is it unfavorable to you if he takes the pumpkins?
No, of course not.
Oh!
Are you going to sell them?
What's wrong with you? You just met me, don't be so rude!
The farmer told me this when he gave me the pumpkins.
Some people might sell them at a high price online,
so I should handle them with care.
You pretend to be against celebrating Halloween,
but you're actually trying to steal the pumpkins?
Don't get the wrong idea.
Then why do you not want your mum to serve pumpkin dishes so much?
I think Polaris shouldn't celebrate Halloween.
Even if it doesn't intend to,
it shouldn't serve dishes that give people the wrong idea that it does.
That's all I said.
Okay, fine!
I'll serve pumpkin dishes the week after Halloween is over.
People might get the wrong idea if they're western-style dishes,
so I'll serve them as a side dish for lunch.
You won't complain now, right?
You should've said it at the beginning.
He’s jobless and lives with his mum, right?
How can he act big like that?
Are you surprised? That's Mitsuru's ability.
You've been helping me with these and I'm sorry.
- It's okay... - Don't apologise.
I'll get some snacks, have a few more drinks.
Mitsuru, do you have a minute?
Not really though.
He replied to my Pumpro Pumpkin text.
Good for you.
It isn't that good.
Let's talk upstairs.
Mr Makimoto.
You've been acting weird in front of Mrs Kishibe lately.
I've been her customer for 30 years,
do you think my attitude would change suddenly?
You're serious about pursuing her, right?
Don't be absurd.
It's creepy, so you'd better be yourself around her.
Is that creepy?
See? You're aware of it yourself.
What am I like usually?
Like this.
- Is this all right? - This is the creepy one.
I can't tell the difference!
This is who you are.
- Please! Practice with me! - No!
- Just for a bit! - You can do it.
How can you sleep here?
It's like sleeping in a tent and it's comfortable.
I've been sleeping and living well since we came here,
and I'm in very good shape.
So, this is the problem.
What is this?
"Kamazo Tunahama.
I like to breathe through my gills."
He's competing his comical sense with you.
Exactly! I shouldn't have written "Pumpro Pumpkin."
I told you, didn't I?
What should I do now?
You have to send a photo even better than his tuna.
I really have to?
Of course! A normal reply will let him down and he won't text again.
Then...
Think about the next photo that I should take with me.
No!
I can't do it on my own!
I'm sure that you can do it. Be confident with yourself.
I am Boxuke Cartonda.
I like to be sorted as recyclable waste.
Don't cut corners!
- Let's read the next message. - Sure.
The next message is from Neet31.
She is 15 years old. A teenager! Thank you.
"This is my first message.
The boy I've had a crush on is dating my best friend."
Oh, no! This must hurt!
"But the boy said I was the one whom he actually liked."
What... What is going on here?
"He asked me if it's better for him to break up with his girlfriend.
What should I do?"
Wait a minute.
Why did the boy want her advice?
If Neet31 tells him to break up with his girlfriend,
he might date her, right?
Isn't it great, then?
But the girlfriend was her best friend.
But her best friend betrayed her and dated the boy first, right?
Even so, making them break up to make herself happy
will make her feel guilty, right?
Well, indeed.
The best scenario is they'll break up as soon as possible
without her interference.
So she can only wait for that to happen?
Or rather, she can only pray to god.
Pretend to just see how it'll turn out and go all out to pray.
We can only tell you to go all out and pray to god.
Why did you text her?
It's nothing about Harumi.
- How can it not be? - It isn't about her.
It is! Tell me properly!
Why? Think about me too!
Don't look away!
Look at me.
"Makimoto Second-hand Bookshop"
Ma'am, it's delicious.
It'll go well with dry sake.
I've made a lot, feel free to tell me when you finish it.
Was Mitsuru really trying to sell the pumpkins?
Maybe he wanted to do so too,
but when he said he didn't want Polaris to celebrate Halloween,
I think he wasn't lying.
Why do you think so?
He took the long way and came into Polaris from outside,
he could've come in right away from our kitchen.
I think it was just a bit before Mitsuru opened his own coffee shop,
he had a huge fight with his dad.
His dad told him not to go into the shop's counter again.
He still keeps the promise he made at that time?
Yes, he does.
My husband thought Mitsuru didn't agree with how he ran the shop,
but I think Mitsuru actually loves our coffee shop.
That's why he wanted to make his coffee shop a success
in a way different from his dad's.
Maybe he thought
it was the only way to make his dad think that he had grown up.
Mitsuru is very important to you.
My son can't do anything well.
What will bother you most if Mitsuru moves out of home?
Nobody will drive, if I must say.
- You don't have a driving license? - I don't.
That's why it really helps if he's here
when I go to DIY shops or department stores to buy large items.
If you think about not being able to move freely when you get older,
it'll make you think so even more.
Yes, indeed.
- Harumi. - Yes?
Put it there yourself.
- You'll burn incense too? - Yeah, I'm here anyway.
What... Wait, it's no use praying so hard to him.
My dad isn't a god.
But he listened to everything I said.
Well, he used to spoil you.
When I was five years old, I said I wanted to meet Santa,
so he dressed himself perfectly as Santa and brought me a gift.
What? My dad?
You're kidding, right? I've never heard that.
It was the year that Mum got divorced,
Gramps must've felt sorry for me.
Mum was so surprised at that time.
She said she was sure that Gramps wouldn't dress as Santa.
- What a horrible Mum she is! - Why?
Telling a five-year-old that Santa is actually her grandfather,
is something one should never do!
Indeed.
Welcome.
- I'm back. - Welcome back.
I thought you were going shopping with Ayako?
She canceled at the last minute.
- Did she go to meet your teacher? - She canceled it too.
I really can't believe her.
- See you. - Please do this.
Okay.
Have you corrected the quotation?
Sorry, no. I'll hurry.
We decided to meet my teacher and go buy my shoes three weeks ago.
There was something urgent that she had to do today.
But I've been putting up with my worn-out shoes.
They aren't as bad as worn out.
They are.
She promised she'd make up for today on Sunday.
I asked her to fill in the form I had to turn in today too,
but she lost it.
Things were hectic when you moved here, don't blame her.
She doesn't handle her matters well,
but she meddles in other people's business, it's annoying.
Mum is strict to others, but goes easy on herself.
Yeah, when I was young, she told me to watch my table manners,
but she had ketchup on her clothes.
She ignored me when I told her that.
She's good at not hearing what makes her look bad.
Yeah, she makes an unnatural poker face!
Yeah.
Two months ago, I met up with Ayako to have dinner outside.
When we came home, she got angry because the air-conditioner was on,
but when I thought about it, Ayako was the last one to leave.
I know! She gets the wrong idea that she'd never make such mistake.
When I told her indirectly,
she said she did it by chance,
but when I did it many times before, she'd shout very angrily at me.
She wouldn't even say it to me. She'd just beat me up.
Don't bad-mouth Ayako when she isn't here.
- Sorry. - It's fun to do so when she's away!
They have to rebuild their house.
Harumi will sit for her high school entrance exam,
so she's working very hard because it's the time to do so.
Just concentrate on her work and raising her child, then.
But she gets carried away and finds fault with my lifestyle too.
Is it so cool that it can be called "lifestyle"?
Let's not squabble here.
It's our mission to be united and defeat the despicable villain now.
Mrs Akiba.
I would like to talk to you.
What's the matter?
It's something personal.
Let's talk over dinner, then.
"Red Mamushi"
it is about my older brother.
Since his business failed three years ago,
he's been staying at our old home.
- How old is he? - 29 years old.
He still has a lot of time, no need to be impatient.
Our work is to be there for our customers,
but I can't even plan my own family member's life.
So I feel helpless and ashamed.
Yagi, it isn't your fault. Don't blame yourself so much.
But your brother has found a job again
and now works as a regular employee, right?
Well...
Things have been difficult too.
It isn't an easy job.
People who want to start a business are too proud to begin with.
I wish I could help my family like you.
You're making too much effort! Have another drink.
- Two beers, please! - Okay.
"Coffee Shop Polaris"
"Closed"
- There you go. - Thank you.
"Chinese Cuisine"
Shall we fill the tank first?
Turn left at the next traffic light.
Okay.
What? You'll get a driving license?
Yeah, I enrolled in a driving school yesterday.
What? You'll do that for Mrs Kishibe?
No I won't, I've always wanted to get one.
Of course, if getting a driving license can help her let her son go,
nothing can be better.
You want to fill the vacancy after Mitsuru leaves, right?
Don't be absurd! I said I have no secret intention like that.
Really?
"Nitto Petrol"
it really is Mitsuru.
Why are we hiding?
Mum said she would go to dad's grave today, right?
Yeah, and Mitsuru would drive.
I caught him.
"Receipt"
- Excuse me. - Welcome.
This one, and this...
And this, this, and this.
One each.
Thanks.
No, thanks.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
"Chapter Six, Sweet-and-Sour Pork and Grave Visit"
Where are Ayako and her family?
They'll go shopping.
They'll buy Harumi the shoes they didn't buy the other day.
Oh, those shoes.
Harumi kept complaining that her shoes were worn out,
but she said she wouldn't go this morning.
She was just sulking.
She was saying she wouldn't forgive Ayako so easily.
Ayako said she'd buy her boots, then she cheered up right away.
Ayako spoils Harumi.
She'll only care about money at this rate.
The ones just now were better.
But I think they suit you better.
Because they're cheaper, right?
No. Why don't you ask your dad which pair suits you more?
He seems busy.
Boys, will you get off, please?
Why did I choose him?
That's what I want to ask.
You filled the tank again?
Yeah. Just give me 5,000 yen including the flower expense.
Why?
Oh, will you give me the receipts starting next time?
Do you doubt me?
No, that's not why.
There's a 100 or 200 yen difference, and I often pay more too.
No, I don't worry about it at all,
but Ayako would needle me.
Don't worry about what Ayako says.
She spoils Harumi too much too.
That's true.
She really annoys me.
Ayako knows that today is the anniversary of dad's death too.
Does she not think she should visit the grave occasionally
and pay her respects to our ancestors?
They're all busy at work and school,
so they want to relax on their occasional day off.
She promised Harumi to buy her shoes too.
But visiting the grave doesn't take much time.
"Kishibe Family's Grave"
Okay, I'll ask Mitsuru and call back soon.
What's the matter?
Ayako asked us to join them for dinner later.
- Where? - At Unsuiro,
the Chinese restaurant your dad liked.
What? Why?
You don't want to? Let's go somewhere else?
Fine, let's go to Unsuiro.
Thank you.
"Unsuiro"
Mitsuru, you haven't eaten at all.
I had Chinese for lunch, so I'm not really interested.
Did you? Sorry about this.
That's why I suggested going to another restaurant.
- What did you have for lunch? - Fried rice.
Have something else, then.
I only had fried rice, but it is still Chinese.
That's why you've been in a bad mood?
- I'm not in a bad mood. - Stop fighting.
Eat while the food is still hot.
Mitsuru, you got rid of all your boxes of coffee stuff?
I didn't do it because of you. The timing was just right.
But you've taken a step forward, haven't you?
My room simply got more spacious too.
You've gotten rid of so many things.
- Good luck will come your way soon. - Mum, do you like Feng Shui?
You won't stop at just getting rid of your stuff, right?
What?
- Ayako. - "Just" getting rid of my stuff?
I spent six long years and finally made up my mind,
and that's how you put it?
What? I should respect you?
At least show some appreciation.
Your noodles will get soggy.
What? Every time you make a little progress, I have to praise you?
Mum, stop it.
Of course! You are the one who wants me to find a job as soon as I can.
When you start job hunting, I'll praise you.
When you take the photo for your CV, I'll make a toast,
and when you have an interview, I have to cook red bean rice?
I don't like that, so make sea bream rice.
Stop being a spoiled child!
Do you know how tough it is for me at work?
You're too noisy!
Before you lecture Mitsuru, do what you should properly.
You don't have to talk like that.
She went to buy shoes with you today too.
She bought you boots for winter.
Ayako.
Why did you want to have dinner here today?
Because your dad liked the sweet-and-sour pork here.
Everything you say rubs me the wrong way too.
You didn't visit dad's grave,
but you came to his favourite restaurant?
Unlike you, I wouldn't have suggested it.
I visit the family grave on his death anniversary
because I want to.
- Visiting it once a year is enough. - What?
Having dad's favourite dishes at his favourite restaurant
is paying respects to him?
Isn't it too convenient for you?
You earn pocket money by visiting the grave, don't be pompous.
What?
You asked Mum to pay 5,000 yen for today's petrol and flowers.
How much did they actually cost?
Just under 5,000 yen.
Don't lie.
I don't remember everything.
The petrol cost 2,325 yen, the flowers 1,100 yen.
It was 3,425 yen in total.
That means over 1,500 yen went into your wallet. What is going on?
How do you know that?
You admit that you earned pocket money?
I'm asking you how you knew!
I happened to see you at the petrol station.
It really was by chance. Right, Kouji?
Yeah, we really saw you refilling the tank by chance.
Why did you know I was there but didn't tell me?
If I had, you might have destroyed the evidence.
"Receipt Nitto Petrol, 27th October, 2019"
But you weren't at the flower shop by chance, right?
You totally followed me!
It's almost the only flower shop in that area.
Yeah, Ayako just happened to guess right.
Ayako, you're horrible!
Who is the horrible one?
You, of course!
You've been earning pocket money by visiting dad's grave!
Even if I took a bit of pocket money,
I cleaned the grave and prayed to dad, and my sincerity was real!
It's not convincing at all.
Let me tell you how horrible you are.
You followed me to the petrol stand and flower shop,
but you didn't follow me to the grave.
Follow me for as long as you wish,
but I wish you had followed me to our family's grave.
I wish you hadn't stopped before we arrived at the grave!
I feel so sorry for Dad.
You feel sorry for dad?
How dare you say that.
What I do is much better than you.
You didn't visit dad at the hospital,
why does visiting his grave make you proud?
How often did you visit him during the two months?
I don't remember.
You must remember.
It was only once.
You lived close enough and could go visit him anytime,
but it was just once.
I was busy with various things.
You were busy being a woman's kept man? Wow.
Did you think your family wouldn't realise it?
No, I wasn't a kept man. We lived together.
A kept man is a jobless guy who lives with a woman who works.
You married a man who was the same as a kept man too.
Harumi! That's enough.
- What's so funny? - Nothing.
Kouji tried to find a job right after his band split up.
Even when he was between jobs,
he worked very hard at his part-time one.
Don't lump him in with Mitsuru.
You had a huge fight with Dad,
you couldn't stay at home, so you let a woman keep you.
Then you returned after dad died and got mum to keep you this time.
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Dad only said what he should as a father,
but he blamed himself for that.
He had been sorry for being so harsh to you until he died.
Every time I visited dad at the hospital,
he kept saying the same thing to me.
"I worry about Mitsuru.
Please look after him," he said.
I made Dad worry a lot too, so it's not my place to say this.
But you should pull yourself together!
You're over 30 years old, don't pester mum for pocket money!
Your dad was grateful to you, Ayako.
He thanked you for giving birth to Harumi.
It was the best thing.
Just so you know,
the thing that Dad liked at this restaurant
wasn't sweet-and-sour pork.
It was fried rice with the sauce...
of sweet-and-sour pork.
Wow, it looks delicious.
Kouji, you wore the lion's mask at the restaurant
and took a photo, didn't you?
What?
You saw me?
You took a weird photo at the shoe shop too.
Yeah, I'm suddenly into taking selfies now.
Did you send it to anyone?
No, I didn't.
I know. It's Koyuki.
Of course not. I don't know her mobile number.
Who is Koyuki?
A girl who works part-time at Clutch. She plays in a band.
Oh. What does she play?
I don't really remember, but I think she said the bass guitar.
I see.
As the bassist of a former rock band,
you act like her senior and have a good time there.
Do I seem like that kind of person?
You do!
You do.
Give me a break.
When you visit your dad at the hospital,
what did you talk to him about?
We didn't talk.
I remember that...
your dad was smiling happily when I returned to the ward.
He only asked my turtle's name.
Turtle?
Yes. I told him it was Bolt.
Somehow he found it funny and kept laughing.
It was the last time. I wish we'd had a proper conversation.
But isn't this great?
- He smiled at the end. - Well, yeah.
You ate my ice-lolly?
I didn't.
Don't leave this room.
Let me tell you the trick
used in the case.
What you're trying to do
is like telling a lion at a zoo
to go out of its cage and hunt.
I'll quit my job today!
Who'd have thought that you'd have Pumpro's photo, Harumi?
- So you do know! - You're very curious!
Don't get carried away because you're handsome.
It didn't occur to me that I'm more handsome.
I hate him!
Kosuke's clothes cost 30,000 yen.
Much more expensive than mine.
But you are more handsome.