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Hey, what an outfit is that!

Hurry up! We're not going to make it in time.

Are you still not dressed? Come on, Tane-kun, stand up!

Come on, hold on to me! Okay.

- Minoru, what about breakfast? - There's no time to eat.

Okay.

- Done. - Okay, let's go to the nursery school.

- No. - Okay, we're leaving.

Yes, be careful. Have a nice day.

Mom, we're leaving. Come on, Tane, you too!

We're leaving.

- Okay, we're leaving. - Yes. Be careful!

Well, today it's lively again. Right, Mika-san?

Tane wants to eat curry.

- Okay, curry. - He'll make curry.

Oh, curry? Sounds good, doesn't it?

Sorry, I'm late!

He said he couldn't hold on till we reached the nursery school so I had to find a toilet on the way.

- It's alright, it's alright. - Thanks.

You're taking a break from college

- to take care of Tane-kun, right? - Yes.

That's tough, huh?

He has a father. Shouldn't his father take care of him?

Well, our father does what a father can do.

I'm doing it on my own free will.

That's admirable.

I mean, you're young. In reality, you'd like to have more fun, huh?

Well, that may be true,

but... well, we are a family.

What's for dinner today?

Fried noodles, I think.

- Again? - It can't be helped.

Dad's repertoire is still small.

Say, say, when will we have Yukata's curry?

Saturday, I told you.

I want to eat it soon, Yukata's curry.

- Curry! Curry! - Are you that hungry?

You had a snack at the nursery school.

- What did you eat? - A cicada.

- A cicada? - Yeah, such a cicada.

A mee-- mee-- cicada.

Simple creatures sleep after eating.

- Is this Yukata-kun who came here recently? - His name is Yutaka.

- Will he come this week again? - Yeah. Seems he will make curry.

Looks like Tane can't wait for it.

It will be fun, won't it?

Tane will be happy.

Then, I'll take him to his futon.

Minoru is also looking forward to it.

- Bye. - Good-bye.

[Ueda Minoru]

- Hello? - Ah, Yutaka-san, sorry for calling.

Are you in the middle of work?

I'm not completely finished yet. What happened?

- That's... - Yukata!

Tane-kun?

Tomorrow, let's do it earlier.

Tane gets up early.

We shall meet earlier?

Come on, Tane, give it to me. Give it to me.

Sorry. He says whatever comes to his mind.

No, the time doesn't matter to me. But why?

Tane says he wants to meet you soon.

Early tomorrow, okay? For sure, okay?

I got it, I got it. Seems like he can't wait for it.

Then, we'll go at 10:00.

Okay. Thank you very much.

See you then. Bye.

Hurry up, Tane! Yutaka-san is waiting.

Oi, what's with you? You were looking for it.

Nii-chan... (big brother)

Tane?

Hello?

Yutaka-san, I'm really sorry that I couldn't contact you.

No problem, but what happened?

Making curry today might be difficult.

Yutaka-san, I'm really sorry.

Don't apologize please.

But I cancelled although I had even asked you to start earlier.

Don't worry about it.

Here.

Thanks. I'm grateful to you.

And, how is Tane-kun doing?

Well...

Yukata...

Tane-kun, are you alright?

It happens all the time, don't worry. After a little sleep he'll be fine.

Yukata, are you going home now?

I'll stay here until you're fine.

He always gets a fever before an event.

- Event? - Yes.

If he is looking forward to something, he becomes exited and gets a fever.

Poor guy, but somehow it's cute, isn't it?

It's because he was looking forward to curry so much.

Then, let's definitely give him a second chance, okay?

You're kind, aren't you?

I mean,

kids easily catch a cold and feel unwell, don't they?

A lot of promises have to be cancelled at the last minute.

There was nothing to be done, was there?

Yeah, right, it couldn't be helped.

I know that it's so, but I was afraid you wouldn't see it like that.

That's why I'm grateful for your words.

Minoru-kun...

- Tane-kun, what's wrong? - I'm hungry.

Shit. We have run out of stock.

When we catch a cold, we eat udon (Japanese noodles).

But it would be troublesome to go shopping

and preparing rice takes time.

So, what could we take?

Maybe this will do.

Are you the one who usually does the cooking?

No, I take turns with dad.

And sometimes grandma who's living nearby brings us food.

- I see. - Dad and me suck at cooking.

It worries us a lot. We don't know much about nutritional balance either.

Let's see...

Rice porridge and...

Let's serve him dried plums.

- Does Tane-kun like dried plums? - No, he hates them.

But that's all we have.

Then, how about we try to arrange it a little?

"Arrange"?

Excuse me for a moment.

In this porridge

we stir whisked eggs.

Then,

we tear the crab sticks which were in the refrigerator and put them in.

We season with salt,

and the "Easy-Egg-Porridge" is done.

- Great! - No, it's not something so great.

Yes it is great.

If I also could cook something like this, Tane would be happy.

I really think I have to cook better meals.

I think I must try harder.

But somehow, sometimes,

I don't really care.

Somehow I get tired of it.

What's wrong?

Sorry. I suddenly had the same feeling for you as for Tane-kun.

The same as for Tane?

I mean...

because you're trying so hard.

You're doing your best.

Certainly, the nutritional balance must be kept in mind,

but for now you should leave such difficult things to your grandma who's living nearby.

Yeah, but...

Minoru-kun, you're always thinking of Tane-kun, aren't you?

That's family.

I think if you have this feeling, that's enough.

Recently, when we were eating riceballs together,

Tane-kun seemed to be happy to eat with you.

Therefore, if you cheerfully eat with Tane-kun,

isn't that enough?

"Cheerfully"?

Even if you have a sumptuous feast every day,

if you can't eat it with a smile, that's hard.

That's how you...

Yukata, Nii-chan...

Tane-kun, you're up already?

It smells good.

Shall we eat?

Looks delicious!

Seems you're alright.

Itadakimasu!

Tasty!

I'm so glad.

- That was good! - Won't you say, "Thanks for the meal"?

- Thanks for the meal! - Right.

Tane-kun is fine again, isn't he?

I'll eat Yukata's curry too.

If you eat so much, your stomach will burst. We'll make curry next time, okay?

But, indeed,

since we said we'd make curry today, I have an appetite for curry.

Shall we eat curry from the retort?

No! We'll eat Yukata's curry.

You're right. Packed food is bad, isn't it?

- But I'm hungry. - Tane! Tane! Oh, Tane!

- Are you alright? Are you alright, Tane? - Dad, you're hurting me.

It was hard, huh? Are you alright? Dad is home now so don't worry.

Calm down, calm down. The fever is gone already.

Really?

I see. Then, you will be hungry, eh?

Dad bought a whole lot. Look!

Here, here, here, here! There's even udon.

He has eaten just now.

Yukata prepared a delicious rice porridge for me.

What are you doing, geez!

Apart from the udon, you bought so much porridge from the retort.

What now?

In this case...

- Doesn't porridge make you feel full? - Don't worry.

Let's eat this together with the porridge.

Retort to retort? I had never thought of that idea.

Hey, guys,

look, I also found this. Let's eat it too.

And for Tane-kun I have this canned fruits dessert.

Yeah! Thanks for the meal!

"Thanks for the meal"? It's just canned food from the retort.

Be it canned or from the retort, it's a fine food to have on the table.

- Yes. - Today let's have a retort party!

It's party-time!

- Then, itadakimasu. - Itadakimasu!

No, this is hot. It's hot, hot, hot.

Let your big brother handle it.

- Come on, Tane-kun, you'll like some corn too. - Here's corn.

- Take it yourself. - Tane, a plate.

Such things are good from time to time, huh?

By the way, Yutaka-kun, are you a friend of Minoru from college?

No, I'm a working man.

Huh? Speaking of it, how old are you, Yutaka-san?

- I'm 23. - So you're the same age as Minoru.

Really?

- I had expected you were older than me. - I also thought you were younger than me.

Can this be true? I mean, somehow you seem so quiet, so tired.

- "Tired"? - Then, can I speak like a friend with you?

Can I drop the honorifics?

- That's okay. - Then, you must also call me just Minoru.

Mino...

... ru.

Come on, it can't be so hard to say.

Well, somehow

I hardly call my friends by their given name.

Mino...

- Minoru. - What's that?

Well, it's a speech exercise.

You're really a strange guy, aren't you?

I'll also call you Yukata!

I've told you his name isn't Yukata. It's Yutaka!

- Yukata! - Yutaka.

- Yukata! - It's Yutaka.

- Yukata. - Yutaka!

- No, Yukata. - Yutaka.

- He's much better now. - And much too noisy.

Yutaka, thank you for today.

And, sorry for the strange things I said.

That's completely alright.

But,

I couldn't do anything for you so I may be no great help.

It's enough if you just come.

Tane would be glad,

and me too.

Yukata!

I'll give this pretty item to you.

I'm delighted. Thank you.

Yukata, when will we see next time?

Next week, I guess.

Anyway, why don't we have a meal at our place every weekend?

That's right! It would be nice if Yukata lived in our house too.

It's enough if you just come.

Yukata, when will we see next time?

You're doing your best.

So Yutaka, at that time...