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This is Ainosuke, your cousin.

So you're Chiyo...

Rather than cousins, we're like the princess and her vassal.

What?

Until our moms are finished talking, I'll play with you.

Come over here.

No! Wait a minute.

Ainosuke sure is a friendly boy.

Asa ga Kita

Week 17 "My Final Duty" Episode 98

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Chiyo Shirooka: Rio SUZUKI

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

A long time ago, you told me about something

called a bank... Do you remember that?

Sis...

The bank that Dad is going to open is a place that

will lend money to people who have ambition.

Ever since then, I always thought that I would

someday repay that, so although it was just a

little bit at a time, I was saving some money.

And when I gave it to Mom, she turned it down.

She turned it down?

She said if I had that kind of money I should be

using it toward raising my children and our

oranges into something even better...

She praised me for my effort in raising my children.

When I heard that, I started crying.

Lately, it doesn't take much to make me cry.

Me, too.

How awful! I wonder why.

I heard that when you start crying easily it just proves

that you've overcome all kinds of hardships to

store up all those tears inside you.

It means the two of you have overcome many

trials and tribulations.

There's nothing to be ashamed of.

The mistress must have been so happy to see

how well you raised both Ainosuke and Yonosuke.

Thank you, Ume.

Not at all.

Ume really hasn't changed, has she?

She doesn't seem to have aged one bit.

If I see Mom, I think she'll scold me.

I've relied on Mother and Ume to raise my child.

I'm not even close to being a good mother like you.

Maybe because of that, Chiyo's turned into a

real Grandma's girl and Daddy's girl.

She doesn't care for me at all.

It's impossible for you to be like me.

Impossible?

That's right. How can someone like me who longed to try the

lipstick in Mom's make-up case... And someone like you who got

scolded for using it as a place to hide the snake's skin when we

were little, turn out to be the same kind of mother?

I remember that.

That's right. It was always like that.

You just have to live the life that's suited for you.

Wasn't it like that since we were little?

What are you doing?

I've always been such a spineless person.

I was a hopeless tomboy and a tried-and-true bratty kid.

I'm such a fool... Seeing you took away all my stress.

Stop it... It's bad manners.

I don't care. This is how I've always been.

I've wanted to do something foolish like this for so long.

You've been under a strain for a long time, haven't you?

Without even realizing it, I keep reaching for

something beyond my reach.

That's because since I became an adult, there's no one to

call me a fool or scold me, or spank my butt.

That's true.

That's right.

They sound like they're enjoying themselves.

I was thinking how I've watched those two grow from little girls

into full-grown adults.

How about trying this?

Ohatsu's pickled vegetables are really delicious.

It really does taste good.

Doesn't it? I'll tell Kuma to include this with tonight's dinner.

TSUNE SENNAMI

Why after all this time?

I heard Ainosuke loves to study...

Chiyo doesn't seem to like it at all.

Really? She's different from you in that way, too.

Isn't she?

Just when the opportunity for girls to learn have

gotten a little better than they were back then.

It's such a waste.

But there are difficulties when it comes to boys, too.

I'm not worried about Ainosuke, but Yonosuke

will soon be old enough to become a soldier.

Soldier?

For farmers, the eldest son might be exempt from

becoming a soldier, and serving our country,

but it doesn't apply to second and third sons.

Is that right? Our male workers have gone for

medical check-ups for conscription, too.

I wonder why they have things like that anyway.

They say it's for the sake of our country, but...

I don't really understand.

I heard we can avoid it if he's adopted into a

family without children, so I've been looking

for someone to adopt him.

But I haven't been able to find anyone.

And besides...

What?

If he becomes a soldier, he'll live a much better

life than he would as the second son of a poor

farmer, so Yonosuke can't wait to become a soldier.

He says he'll be able to eat rice everyday.

It's so pathetic.

I see...

That Yonosuke! If I see him, I'll have to give him a good scolding.

He doesn't know about the war during the Meiji

Restoration, or the Satsuma Rebellion so he can say

things like that.

That's true. I wish you could meet him once.

Ainosuke is...

Never mind.

It's been a while since we've seen each other

so we shouldn't just be grumbling about our

children, should we?

That's true... But right now, Chiyo really resents me.

It's the first time I've played "ishikeri" (kick the stone)...

I'm perspiring.

You sure kicked it far considering the fancy

slippers you're wearing.

That was close... One more time.

Just once more.

That's right... It's because of these slippers...

But these are my favorite slippers, so next time,

I'm going to win using these slippers.

You're like your mom... You hate losing, don't you?

Like Mom? That's not possible.

President!

The eighth generation head is looking for you.

Hei-san! I told you to stop calling me "President"!

Yes, President.

He found me goofing off.

I'll see you later.

That man sure had a nice abacus, didn't he?

Come to think of it, your mom was working the

abacus in the store too, wasn't she?

She's someone you can rely on...

Just like Tomoe Gozen.

Tomoe Gozen...? You mean that scary lady?

No.. She's not scary. She's strong and impressive.

She's not impressive.

My mom's an ogre.

An ogre?

It happened last week...

It hurts... It really hurts.

Your cheek is so swollen.

I'll call the doctor right away...

Should I call the acupuncturist or a medical specialist...?

I wonder which one.

Chiyo! I heard you have a toothache.

Oasa! You're back from the coal mine?

I just got home.

That's what you get for eating sweets all the time.

Come over here.

I'll pull it out with this.

Come here.

No! I don't want to!

Her face really looked like an ogre?

That's funny.

What's so funny?

But thanks to that, your tooth stopped hurting, didn't it?

It did, but she's always talking about work...

Only at a time like that, she tries to act like a mother.

She really makes me angry.

Is she that busy?

Mom loves the bank more than me.

Bank?

Don't tell me you're jealous of a bank?

Why would I be jealous of a bank?

It doesn't bother me...

I don't care if she's not around.

She isn't holding any of my spending money.

Don't look at me like that.

Okay, Princess.

Stop making jokes about me being a princess.

I envy you.

You were born into a wealthy merchant

family like this.

I wonder why my dad left Osaka.

That bank that you mentioned earlier...

I'm finally going to open one up soon.

Kano-ya's going to become Kano Bank.

Is that right? So it's finally going to happen.

Time went by so quickly. And before they knew it...

Thank you for the gift.

Not at all... I didn't know you liked sweets, so

I'm sorry. I didn't realize that.

It's okay.

I hate to say goodbye.

Seeing Chiyo makes me think how nice it would

have been to have a girl.

Sorry I'm a boy.

That's right... You have such a wonderful son.

Ohatsu... Do you think we could come to Wakayama sometime?

You're right... This time I'd like to see you sooner than after 10 years.

Come to visit anytime. We'll be waiting.

So Hatsu left with Kiku and Ainosuke to go

back to Wakayama where Sobei was waiting.

And another new morning had come to Kano-ya.

You're so smart.

Gansuke?