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Episode 255
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It's dog eat dog out there!
Sentiments won't get you through!
Our job is to get as many customers as possible.
Talk like that,
and you'll be resented by every other merchant here in town!
I don't care whether I'm resented or hated.
We have to survive here!
We will undersell others by a yen or two,
then the customers will be happy!
If the others don't like it,
then let them lower their prices, too!
That's free enterprise!
A self-service market need to let people know
that its prices are lower than others!
We don't need to sell fish and produce.
Instead, we'll just sell various products at discount prices,
- and we'll succeed! - Hitoshi!
Hitoshi and I will be going to Nagoya tonight.
Hatsuko, will you make dinner tonight?
Listen to her...
She didn't even ask for permission to go!
At least she tells you that she's going.
People nowadays just up and leave. That's normal.
I guess you're right. What's the use of complaining?
Are all the orders done?
Yes, I just have to make the buri fillets.
Then I'll just wrap up this.
People come to us with special orders
because they can just call and we deliver.
We certainly don't lose money on these orders.
I wish we could continue the service.
We're going into self-service to get rid
of such old-fashioned ways of doing business.
Some of them may not come all the way here to shop.
Hitoshi and I have different ideas about business.
If we do it Hitoshi's way, the business will grow.
But will it work?
I wish Nozomi could be here to hold Hitoshi to moderation.
Nozomi should think about coming home.
He and Hitoshi can ruin the new store together...
And if things go well,
I'll let Nozomi eventually have his own store.
That would help me to keep my promise to his mother.
But, Mother...
Let's visit Nozomi.
We haven't heard a word from him since he called
to say that his pottery was in the kiln.
Welcome!
- Welcome! - Welcome!
Thanks. I'll get the rest.
Sorry about today. You had to do Hitoshi's work.
Never mind.
Take care.
Nozomi!
I'm home.
Welcome home!
Looks like Nozomi read your mind.
Mother was thinking of visiting you tomorrow.
Did something happen?
No. It's just that we've had no word from you.
Sorry. I had a lot of things on my mind.
I planned to come home as soon as I resolved everything.
Is something wrong?
No... Where's Hitoshi?
He's in Nagoya with Michiko.
They'll probably stay with her parents tonight.
I wanted Hitoshi to hear what I have to say.
I'd been wanting to talk to you, too.
Maybe it's good that Hitoshi isn't here.
Let's eat first. We can talk later.
I'm so glad Hatsuko cooked tonight.
Michiko is such a lousy cook!
She can't even cook rice properly.
And she gets upset if Hatsuko tries to teach her.
Michiko is trying to do her best.
Hatsuko is really very sweet.
I know how Mother and Michiko both feel.
What did you come to tell us?
Yes, that...
I think I can make it as a potter.
Master approves of my latest efforts.
Really!
He says I can start putting my own name
to the pottery I put in the kiln.
I'm confident that I can mold my own future as a potter now!
I'd wanted to tell you about it, but...
...there was something else.
But that's been decided, too.
I've decided... to get married.
I'm not financially independent,
but the master and his wife have agreed,
so I'm going to rent a small house and commute to work.
Yuri will continue as their housekeeper.
Is this the same Yuri who used to work here?
Yes... That's her.
- Nozomi! - You can't do that!
I know all about Yuri and Hitoshi!
She's been turning me down because of that, too.
That's why it took such a long time to tell you.
But none of that matters to me!
What's important is the present.
She's very good to me.
She kept me company over the holidays, too.
She stayed and cared for me as I worked.
She also made sure not to disturb me, too.
Seeing her like that makes me feel grateful.
I stayed up three days and nights tending the kiln.
Yuri didn't sleep much those days either.
She loves the potter's life.
The mountains give her a sense of calm.
She understands a lot about pottery, too.
And best of all, she understands me.
I knew I should've asked for your permission
before I asked her to marry me.
But I figured I'd want to marry her whether or not you approve.
Nozomi and Yuri...
She is warmhearted.
And she's sensitive.
I don't need you to tell me that about her.
Will you give us your blessing?
If you both love and understand each other.
What more could I ask for?
I'm so glad...
I wasn't able to help Yuri very much.
Her pain would've left a scar on me, too.
I just want you to make her happy...
Thank you, Mother.
You were able to see the good in Yuri.
Because you are a good person, too.
It takes a warmhearted person to recognize another.
I'm sure Nozomi and Yuri will make a fine couple!
Yes, they will.
I want to do anything to help. Tell me what you need!
Will you see Yuri?
She's waiting at an inn near here.
Oshin, and Hatsuko.
We heard the news.
Best wishes.
They gave their approval?
Yes.
Yes, Yuri.
Thank you very much! Thank you...
You've had a tough time,
and apologizing to you now won't do much good.
I just wish the best for you and Nozomi.
I'll do all I can to help you both.
Yuri is going to be your daughter now.
She's going to be our new bride.
This was meant to be...
I'm so glad...
I won't have to worry now.
Let's visit Okayo's grave tomorrow.
That's another reason why I brought Yuri.
I'll go and proudly report all of this to Okayo!
Oshin's hopes of Nozomi joining her
in running the new store wasn't realized.
Her hopes of one day having Nozomi
restore the Kaga-ya name were gone, too.
But Oshin was proud to see Nozomi
carving out his own path in life.
Nozomi and Yuri now gave Oshin
a new sense of security in facing the future.
Translation: UTB Channel
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.