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How much longer do we have to wait?

How long until we sell the house?

Sorry it's taking so long.

It's been half a year already.

HIROMU AND MIKU OKADA
HUSBAND AND WIFE

We can't keep our daughter waiting
any longer.

We promised her we'd move somewhere
big enough to fit a real piano.

TOMOKA OKADA
MR. AND MRS. OKADA'S DAUGHTER

We dropped the asking price to 53 million,
so what's going on?

Mr. Okada.

Some people consider selling a house
a matter of fate.

For some, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing,
and these things take time--

Come on, Mr. Nagase.

You're the one who said at the outset

that the house's proximity to the station
meant it would keep its resale value.

FIVE YEARS AGO
WHEN NAGASE COULD STILL LIE

Its proximity to the station means
it will keep its resale value!

I did.

So, what's happening?

Well…

-Yes?
-Yes?

Because…

it's a teeny tiny pencil house
propped up just like this pencil!

TEENY TINY PENCIL HOUSE
SMALL AND NARROW

Why is that an issue now?

Isn't it obvious?

You have a pencil house.
It's small, and it's cramped.

That's Small and Cramped
with a capital S and C!

Yes, your land is valuable
and in a popular area,

but it's also smack-dab
in the middle of two other lots.

Your window view is a wall.

Your north-facing verandah has
terrible lighting.

Who would want to buy into that?

And that's why the Okadas want
someone else to handle their property.

That's a no-brainer.

Nagase. Have you given up
on becoming manager?

No?

MONTHLY BUSINESS
PERFORMANCE GRAPH

Are you sick of this dog-eat-dog world?

You wanna quit your job
and go off-grid somewhere?

Move to the countryside

and start a new life
in sustainable living?

No, I'm perfectly happy
with the high-rises.

The country life sounds even more perfect.

-What?
-How are you not getting it?

So, who shall I give it to?

Me! I'll do it.

The client wants to move somewhere big
enough to fit a piano for their daughter.

Don't you think I'm the best suited
for such a happy little family?

-As I was saying, who shall I--
-Me, me, me!

-Maybe I could ask Fujiwara?
-Me, me, me!

-What's this? Sore eyes?
-Me!

-Am I hallucinating sounds here?
-Me! Me!

-Mr. Okawa!
-Tsukishita.

Yes?

Tiny houses are not easy to sell.

A lot of banks don't even recognize
small plots of land as assets,

and are unwilling to hand out loans.

And it's in the middle of two other lots.

Those are hard to renovate and pull down,
so they're hard to sell.

It won't be easy, Tsukishita.
Even I'm at my wit's end.

In the building company's defense,

building one big property
on a similar-sized lot

is going to be less profitable
than building three properties

because they'd rather get
three lots of fees.

So for now, I'd like Fujiwara to--

I'll be out for a landlord's meeting.

Fujiwara! What?

Me! I'll do it.

Please let me do it.

THE HONEST REALTOR 2

SINGLE DETACHED RESIDENCE
THREE BEDROOMS - 53 MILLION YEN

FIVE MINS. TO THE STATION
COMPACT CITY LIVING

ORIGINAL DESIGN
GREAT ENVIRONMENT

So, Tsukishita's taken over
Nagase's troublesome property?

EP 3 OF 10
IF WE HAD ROOM FOR A PIANO

Tiny houses are popping up
all over the city these days,

but this one in particular seems
to be quite difficult to sell.

I'm not sure how Tsukishita will go with
her dogmatic mantra of "customer first."

This will be a big test for her.

It will.

"Customer first" all day every day!

This is the property.

I see.

Isn't it lovely?

Yes.

Hello.

-Hello.
-Hi.

Please come in.

This way.

Excuse us.

Hello.

Excuse me.

I see.

Please feel free to look around.

Thank you.

I see.

MR. AND MRS. UTSUMI

It's smaller than we thought, right?

Yeah.

If I may,

you could totally change up the atmosphere
with different curtains or wallpaper.

Wallpaper?

Yes, you could go
for all white, for example.

White helps to make a room feel bigger.

You two are just married, right?

Yes.

In that case, why not start married life
with entirely white furniture as well?

Sounds good.

Completely white…

I could see that…

This is the children's room.

Excuse me.

Hello there.

-What a cute room!
-Excuse me.

Yeah, I like it.

Hello.

Hello!

Do you like this house?

Yeah.

But this house makes
Mom and Dad argue a lot.

-What?
-What?

They said it's frustrating
living in such a small house.

They both said it!

What are you talking about, Tomoka?

You must be mistaken.

Of course.

Mom said it's all because of the house.

I never said that.

Yes you did.

-That's what you said!
-You must have dreamt it.

-You're always fighting!
-It was a dream!

Thank you.

Thank you.

I think that'll be all for today.

Okay.

-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.

Bye bye!

I'll wait for your call.

MINERVA REAL ESTATE

Higashino, do you have an estimate
on Maison de Saejima?

Yes, I'll send it later.

Thanks.

Must be about the Yaoki Station
commercial redevelopment.

To think we all thought
you'd be handling that one…

Ms. Hanasawa,
the president wants to see you.

You want me to go against Kamiki?

Yes, a little friendly competition.

Whoever wins this month

can have the tenant building
for the Yaoki Station shopping district.

YAOKI STATION COMMERCIAL
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Show me who Minerva's
most valuable employee is.

Is this your idea, sir?

This was my idea.

I thought you'd like to know
who our most valuable employee is as well.

But with that said,
I hope you'll go easy on me.

I will perform

as I always perform.

Geez!

Are you still awake?

You really shouldn't be eating
just before bed.

It's not good for your health.

I didn't get to eat anything for dinner.

You liar.

You think I don't notice you
sneaking food all the time?

I'm gonna have a bath.

I can smell when you're cooking,
and I hear your clanging in the kitchen.

The house is too small.

Ouch!

Well then.

If you know it's small, then do something
about this crap you never use.

Then can you stop buying
all this new camping gear from now on?

But we do that together.

I'm saying you buy too much.

-Watch your tone!
-What tone?

You guys fighting again?

Are the Okadas still struggling?

Well,

it's not uncommon for people living in
such close quarters to start quarreling.

I meant struggling to find a buyer,
not struggling in their relationship.

What?

Oh, right. Of course.

The Okadas said
they want to try other agencies out.

They want a non-exclusive
brokerage service agreement.

I knew it.

MULTIPLE AGENCIES
CAN BROKER THE SALE

You knew it?

You're always about "customer first,"
so I worried this might happen.

There's barely any room
to breathe in that place.

But you don't come across a property
that's so close to the station every day.

Despite everything, they seem
pretty happy with where they are.

The proximity isn't why
they chose to buy the place.

FIVE YEARS AGO

We'll take it.
We've always wanted to be homeowners.

We met because we both love the outdoors.

We'll mostly be out during his days off.

I'm a systems engineer,
so my work hours are pretty irregular.

Our sporadic time together is precious,

so I like the idea of living tight-knit
so we're not disjointed all the time.

-Right?
-Yes.

What a beautiful story!

That's what I'm talking about.

Not me. Can't vibe in a house like that.

VIBE = CHILL OUT

Shut up. Keep your vibes over there.

Remember you said not to yell at Gen Z?

Oh, yeah.

Look, there's even a song about it.

It goes…

If I were

ANATA
ARTIST - AKIKO KOSAKA

To build a home

I would build

A little home

Don't know it.

Tsukishita, I appreciate your heart
and soul went into that,

but that's a breakup song.

-Ouch!
-Don't say "Ouch."

Why don't you see if the Okadas are
willing to drop the price again?

If they're going to other agencies,

they'll just say
the current price is unreasonable.

I see what you mean.

Turn a crisis into an opportunity.

Thank you.

No, it's nothing.

You've saved my ass--

zero times and I can only give you
this advice because I'm not bogged down

with that pesky property anymore,
so thankee, Tsukishita!

I beg your pardon?

Whatever. I'm going
to negotiate the price.

You want to sell it for only 43 million?

We've already dropped
the price to 53 million.

Believe me,
I understand what you're saying.

But remember, you haven't managed
to find a buyer at that price yet.

I think we need to be bold
in our decisions here.

I guess.

I guess this is a more realistic price.

But how will we afford
to buy another house?

We've got enough saved for a deposit.

Enough for a deposit and nothing else!

You need to watch your tone.

I think it's a realistic tone.

I said watch your tone!

I'm just speaking the truth!

Would you just stop?

RAMEN AJI GORO

Hello.

Welcome.

Ms. Hanasawa?

Do you like ramen too?

This is where I come
when I need some motivation.

Me too!

I mean, I should hold back on the garlic,

but I'm about to visit a client to see
if they'll accept a lower sale price.

Watch out, they're tough cookies.
Especially the wife.

What?

The Okadas have gone to Minerva?

It's not easy to sell a tiny home.

But don't you worry.

I'll sell it for you.

So this day has finally arrived.

What do you mean?

This is round two for us.

Did we have a round one? I don't remember.

I won't lose this time.

In fact, this is the one time
I'm just guaranteed to win.

Unlike you, I have a lot on my plate.

Though I'll be going
for the win too, you know.

There it is.

Remember it's the tortoise
who always wins against the cocky hare.

Yes, you're just like a tortoise!

You're slow.

I am not!

How rude!

I'll show you!

Hey, can I get your orders now?

Ramen. Make it a large.

Me too. With extra veggies.

Extra veggies for me too. And extra meat.

Me too. And extra spring onion.

I want extra oil and extra strong!

Food's up.

Thank you.

Guess our only option
is to lower the price.

Ms. Hanasawa from Minerva said so too.

Are you still going on about that, Hiromu?

I'm warning you…

It's fine!

Leave it to me.

You mean you won't make us drop the price?

I mean…

At least

let me do my best to get what you want.

Tokage.

The Grande Fujioka clients want
to get there with their own car,

so can you reserve
a parking spot close by?

I'll do it tomorrow. See you.

Right, right. Regular work hours.

What do you mean "regular work hours"?

Do something about this behavior!

-Do what?
-Like this.

So wimpy.

Can I help you?

I was wondering,

why not come drinking with us?

Release our inhibitions.

-I can't drink alcohol.
-That's a shame.

-What a shame.
-See you.

Wait, wait! How about dinner then?

The boss is offering. You should join us.

Okay.

Oh, dear…

-Ouch…
-Mr. Okawa?

I'm getting spasms.
I've got stomach spasms all of a sudden.

-Ouch, ouch.
-You okay, Mr. Okawa?

This is bad!

Why are we having dinner? Am I in trouble?

I mean, sometimes you just need
to air things out.

So I am in trouble.

You're not in trouble.

It's just… I mean…

I want us to get along.

Looks like Mr. Nagase's got
his hands full, hey?

-What's that?
-Hello!

-Welcome.
-We should share our feelings.

Miss Enomoto! Please, join us.

No, thank you.

Hello! Are you with Tosaka Real Estate?

-Miss Enomoto.
-Yeah.

-You work with Mr. Nagase? He your mentor?
-Yeah.

-Two highballs, please.
-Sure thing.

Tokage. You should introduce yourself.

These lovely ladies are
from our main bank, Mitsutomo Bank.

Minami Enomoto and…

Ai Matsuda.

Can I go home and vibe yet?

-What?
-Vibe?

He's Gen Z.

They speak a different language
to us millennials.

Millennials?

-Well, I understood.
-You did?

You want to vibes, right?
Please, go do your vibes.

Can't you stay a little longer?

It's TIM, you know?

I see, you've got a party to go to?

One where you all make
the food together, yeah?

MIT (MAKE IT TOGETHER)

-That's MIT.
-A MIT?

T-I-M. It means Time Is Money.

He's saying this is a waste of his time.

Right, I knew that.

Did you though? I knew it.

Let's change the subject.

What a major drag!

What are you, a boomer?

Kettle black, much?

Geez, get a load of this.
Another kook for us to deal with.

And here I wanted
to simmer down after an honest day's work.

I feel like I'm about to boil over here!

This is all on you, pal!

-I'm flabbergasted, I say!
-Check, please.

What did I just go through?

MINERVA REAL ESTATE

Thank you for doing business
with us today, Mr. Nishimura.

Thank you.

I prepared a souvenir for you.
Please wait here while I go and get it.

I can't believe Kamiki.

How many contracts has he closed on
this week?

But with that said,
I hope you'll go easy on me.

SINGLE DETACHED RESIDENCE
THREE BEDROOMS - 53 MILLION YEN

You like this one, Clémentine?

It's very cute, isn't it?

SEARCHING FOR
A PET-FRIENDLY PROPERTY

I should warn you
that some people at the viewing

find the property is smaller
than they thought from the photos…

MR. AND MRS. TSUTSUI

We don't mind small.

-Right?
-Nope!

It'll just be me, you,

and little Clémentine.

-Just the three of us!
-Yep!

That's good to hear.

And it's only a five-minute walk
to the station.

-That's right.
-Wow.

Hey, look. Wouldn't this be perfect
as Clémentine's room?

That needs to be your home office.

My home office?

But what about Clémentine's room?

I don't even want to have a home office.

Clémentine's going
to be with me at all times!

You need to think about Clémentine!

I am thinking about her!

-No you're--
-Please, hold up!

Yes?

Well…

In that case, we have a property
that doesn't have a brokerage fee.

I think this is better.

This apartment allows pets.

It has a sunroom,

where many of the residents
take their pets out to play.

-Wow!
-Wow!

Not bad.

Looks good!

-But you know…
-Yes?

I don't want to just give up
on our dream of a single detached house.

I guess…

Butterfly, butterfly

See her landing on the leaf

Sorry to keep you waiting.

It's fine.

You're selling our house!

Hello, Tomoka.

I want to live in a house
where I can play the piano.

And I want Mom and Dad to stop fighting.

Tomoka!

If she falls asleep now,

she won't be tired at bedtime.

But it's nice to have some free time
while she naps during the day.

Yes.

Do you have children, Ms. Hanasawa?

Yes, a little boy
around the same age as Tomoka.

I see.

I don't think

you should argue so much
in front of your child.

Forgive me.

It's just that I know from experience.

Here.

Thank you.

When Tomoka started learning the piano,

we made the decision to buy her
a piano of her own to play on.

She was so excited,

but my husband, not so much.

Then,

she took it real hard
when he bailed on her piano recital.

He did it twice.

I see.

She must have been so sad.

We're frustrated
because we can't sell the house,

so we end up arguing
whenever we're in the same room.

He'd come home late some days,

but now it seems
like he's late every single day.

Before I knew it,

I'd gotten used to arguing
with him in front of Tomoka.

It's just become a way of life.
All this fighting.

It's not good.

You know,

when we realized we were fighting
every day, we decided to live apart.

I'm glad we did it.

I'm glad we did it before we did
too much damage to our son.

Hello.

Good day.

BABY ON BOARD

Welcome back.

You're still awake?

I had a conversation today…

about how we shouldn't
be fighting all the time.

Okay?

They said

living separately might help.

Living separately?

I could take Tomoka with me
to my parents' house.

You'd--

Their house is big enough for a piano.

She could play to her heart's content
and not bother anyone.

And I think Tomoka…

will be happier there,
even if you aren't around.

Sorry?

What do you mean?

It means I don't care anymore.

Whether it's through you or Minerva,
I'll sell to whoever has the first offer.

But Minerva wants you
to sell for 43 million--

I don't care, I just want to sell it.

-Excuse me.
-Well…

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but did your wife raise
the topic of living separately?

What?

How did you know?

It seems my wife has taken on
Ms. Hanasawa from Minerva's advice.

She's just trying to rush you
into dropping the price even more.

You can't do this.

You have to aim for enough money

so all three of you can move
into your new home!

It can't wait any longer.

Could you at least tell us why?

Why it is you're fighting?

Did something happen?

It's the piano.

The local piano teacher was
a really friendly and happy person.

That's the whole reason Tomoka wanted
to learn the piano.

I figured Tomoka's interests would branch
out as time went on.

That's what I was excited for.

But if we actually buy her a piano,
I fear she won't start branching out.

But Tomoka likes playing the piano.

Any kid would be happy to receive a piano.

But I don't want to sell
our house just to get one to fit.

And so my wife and I don't see eye to eye.

So you're both thinking
of Tomoka's best interests.

I wouldn't care
if it were just the two of us.

But we're both stubborn
when it comes to our child.

So, that's why you agreed
to sell the house?

I think it's a good idea for the house
to grow along with the child.

That's why I started working hard
to increase our savings.

I want my family to have the perfect home,

even if it means
skipping her piano recitals.

Mr. Okada.

You absolutely cannot live separately.

-Tsukishita.
-Yes?

What happened to the people
considering Mr. Okada's property?

What?

I'm with you.

I don't want them to live apart.

I want to help you.

Okay.

The Tsutsuis are still pondering
their decision.

The middle of three lots,
with poor sunlight and ventilation.

It's full of problems.

I think most people would struggle
in a house like that.

Most people?

THREE BLOCK LAYOUT

Why don't you ask
and see if they'll sell it to you?

You do have a child on the way, after all.

I do, don't I?

It's going for under 50 million yen,

which is a great deal for this area.

I have been worried about how cramped
and small it is here lately.

If you buy the property and knock it down,

you could easily double your living space
by adding an extension.

Double?

I would like double the space.

Double…

Thank you for your time.

She beat us to it.

I see you had the same idea.

Hey.

How is it at Tosaka Real Estate?

I'll bet it's like a fun little club
over there.

-What did you say--
-It's not that fun.

Look here, you.

Did you get the sale?

Unfortunately, the neighbor
wants to sell too.

She wants her child
to grow up in the countryside.

Great, then we'll get to this one first--

Those ones are happy where they are.

-They are?
-You're so quick.

No, you're just slow.

You really don't mind, Ms. Hanasawa?

You don't care if they rush to sell
and end up living separately?

That's their decision to make.

TOSAKA REAL ESTATE
NO.1 IN THE AREA

HELPING YOU FIND A HOME

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

Please, stamp your seal here.

Okay.

TSUTSUI

We did it, Clémentine!

So, the lovestruck couple went
for the apartment with the sunroom?

LARGE 3BR
THAT YOUR PETS WILL LOVE

-They did.
-That's too bad.

I'm actually glad.

Why's that?

The Tsutsuis will be surrounded
by other pet owners

so they'll be less likely
to have any complaints or troubles.

I thought it'd be better
for them from the very beginning.

I knew the best thing for them

would be something
that prioritized the dog.

Because I'm "customer first."

Whatever's best for the client.

"Customer first" may be
just what we need here.

What?

What we need?

It could be our trump card.

We just might win this.

Wait, really?

Let's do it! Play our card!

-Knock it off. Let's go.
-What?

-And your C is backwards.
-This way?

So, what's our trump card?

Come in.

Excuse us.

Excuse me.

Ms. Hanasawa?

Have you found a buyer?

Yes.

Minerva Real Estate is going to purchase
it from us for 35 million yen.

35 million?

That's far too low.

Do you have a better alternative?

We have a suggestion--

Sorry.

We've already decided to go ahead
with the first bidder.

Mr. Okada.

Yes?

Why not just keep the house?

You should buy instead.

What do you mean buy?

We want to sell this place.

Think about it.

Remember what's most important here.

What's most important?

It's not that you want to get rid
of a house that's difficult to sell.

It's that you want to live somewhere
big enough even for a piano.

Yes?

So you should purchase your neighbor's
property and expand your home.

That would solve everything.

That way you don't have to throw away
living so close to the station.

It'll increase the value of your home,

and it's much better than selling
the place for a lousy 35 million yen.

Nagase.

Aren't you forgetting that most banks
won't give out loans for tiny houses?

Banks are more likely to hand out loans

to people who go through building firms
for their extensions.

I can help you with all of that.

The utility value
of the neighboring property will increase.

They'd be purchasing at a premium.

You may get a loan,
but it won't be cost-effective.

I will do everything within my power
to get you a fair and decent price.

Please, think of the positives.

I don't think

it's such a bad idea.

Wait, Miku.

It's not about the size of the house
or Tomoka's piano teacher anymore.

What?

We're already at our wit's end.

And you want to throw
a renovation into the mix?

I feel like it'll only make things worse…

I don't want Tomoka

to see us worse than we already are.

Mr. Okada.

I understand what you--

mean to say but give it a rest
with the Mr. Tough Guy act!

You say you're thinking of Tomoka,

but you're using her as an excuse
to hide from the real problem at hand.

If you want to think of her,
don't think of how you'll bear this.

Think of how you can make her happy.

Obviously two individuals
will butt heads sometimes,

and sometimes things will go wrong,

but this is one last chance for you to
decide together what to do with the house.

You shouldn't run from that.

You should face it.

You've both been so caught up
in your own problems

that you've forgotten
what Tomoka wants in all of this.

You've gone too far.

I cannot tell a lie.

Not that excuse again--

You see!

This house makes everyone argue.

No, Tomoka. We're not--

Mom and Dad actually get along
really well together.

Tomoka.

What have you drawn?

This is me doing a piano recital
for everyone in our new house.

Dad's really busy with work,
so he can't always make it to my recitals.

That's why I want to do one at home.

I'm really good at them!

Tomoka…

Is that what you wanted all along?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

We live so close together,

and yet I've been so far from you.

I had no idea.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I said Tomoka
just wanted a piano

and didn't want her father around…

I'm sorry too.

I was sneaking around
eating ramen late at night.

You're sorry for that?

-Thank you for your help.
-Thank you for having us.

Bye bye!

-Bye bye!
-Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Ms. Hanasawa.

Just you wait for round three.

Of course.

I'll be waiting.

-Aren't you jumping the gun here?
-Sorry?

This was my win.

Oh, right.

-I won.
-Sorry.

So food's on you today.

-What?
-I want something expensive.

But I don't have any money.

-Mama!
-Sorry I'm late.

HOSHIMI PRESCHOOL

I know, I know.

You get whatever candy you like
whenever I'm late to pick you up.

Yep!

You seem really happy, Mama.

Do I?

MONTHLY BUSINESS
PERFORMANCE GRAPH

What happened?

Sorry.

I put the Okada contract through as mine.

Not that I jumped the gun or anything,

it's just that the tortoise always wins
against the cocky hare.

So Nagase is the tortoise from now on.

No, it's not that.

I didn't mean to call him slow.

Who are you calling slow?

I'm sorry.

Is that what you think of me?

Looks like she passed the test.

Yes, sir.

I'll treat you.

-I'm sorry.
-You think you're better?

You really are obedient, Ms. Hanasawa.

-Excuse me?
-You did just as I asked.

You went easy on me.

The tenant building sale
for the Yaoki Station shopping district

has gone to me.

Yes, I'm aware.

It's good to see you don't seem
too shaken by this.

It's not like you ever had a chance
against me anyway.

TOSAKA REAL ESTATE

All right, let's go out
and make some deals.

See you later.

Where are you going?

What's it to you?

You're rushing ahead.

No, you're rushing ahead!

Hey!

I'm in a hurry here.

-You're jumping the gun here.
-No, I'm not.

NEXT EPISODE

I knew you were dodgy as soon as
you asked for something "bussin'."

You got the perfect home
for a pair of lovebirds like us?

We failed the screen?

We've got no choice.

This is just what people like me have
to do to make it in this world.

It's game over for you!

Things are about to get interesting.

THE HONEST REALTOR 2 - EP 3
IF WE HAD ROOM FOR A PIANO