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Is it true that the mistress is up and eating already?

After she was hurt so badly...!

Even the doctor who's treating her can't

believe how well she's doing.

I told her that she needs to get some rest, but

she wants to hurry back and apologize to everyone.

She wants to work, and study at the dormitory

classroom again... She's like a spoiled child...

I'm so glad that the mistress is okay.

I'm so glad.

Just what I'd expect of Aunt Asa...

Who are you? Calling the mistress "Aunty."

So we don't have to worry anymore.

The mistress will be resting for awhile,

but I don't want any of you to worry, and work

like you always have.

Also... If there are any customers who wants

to see the mistress, send them either to me or

to the bank president.

We will.

Also, she's not supposed to have any visitors,

but there have been a lot of people who gather

at the hospital, so they've complained.

Shibata! Komatsu!

I want you both to go to the hospital right away,

and take care of that.

Please work hard again today.

What's with him? When I saw him the last time, all he ever

said was "hei..." Now he's acting like he's so great.

Of course he is... Hei-san's the manager here.

The manager?

I'm the chief clerk in charge of expenditures.

Aren't you the manager of Kano-ya's coal mining department?

I am, but it's so lonely...

I miss the days when we were called chief head clerk and

assistant head clerk...

That's true... You never got to be the chief head clerk.

Be quiet!

But everything's changed.

Hearing you try to get in the last word like you

always did makes me happy.

But what should I do today?

Asa ga Kita

Week 21 "People Who Dream" Episode 122

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

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Chiyo: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Eiichi Shibusawa: Yuji MIYAKE

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Meanwhile at the hospital, Asa was getting a lot of

flowers and get-well gifts after she had finally

regained consciousness.

Even Mr. Kudo sent something.

Getting so many beautiful flowers like this seems like such a waste.

Lying here like this, it feels like it's my funeral even

though I'm still alive.

It wouldn't have been strange if today had

been your wake or your funeral.

So you mustn't make jokes like that.

I'm sorry.

Chiyo.

Thank you.

I'm sorry for making you worry so much.

I wasn't worried at all.

Knowing you, I knew you'd bounce back up like

your favorite saying, falling down nine times and getting up ten times.

Is that what you thought?

Now that you mentioned it your friend, Nobu was at

our house, wasn't she?

Nobu? How long ago was that?

She went back to Kyoto a long time ago.

After she came all the way here to visit, we were

in no position to entertain her.

Is that right? I'm so sorry.

What about you? What are you doing about school?

I took off from school.

You're not going to school...?

You had to take off from school for such a long time just because of me.

What a waste.

I'm sorry. But I'm fine now.

The doctor said my life isn't in danger anymore, so

you should be getting back to Kyoto...

You're such a nag!

A nag?

I always thought that you somehow lack delicacy.

Delicacy? What is that?

It means a sensitive heart or a fine grained thoughtfulness.

It just means that you're a barbarous person.

Barbarous!

Getting stabbed a little is just right for you.

Did you say that getting stabbed a little is good?

I did.

You're really insensitive and thoughtless, so

it's good for you to get hurt a little, and feel weak.

How could you...!

Do you realize how much this wound hurts right now?

In this world, there's a thing called "kotodama" which

means that what you say out loud will come true.

If you say something bad, something bad will happen.

If you say something good, something good will happen.

And you're telling me I deserve to be hurt a little bit...

What are you saying?

Whatever happens, you brought it all upon

yourself, didn't you?

That's true. I was just kidding...

I know that.

No matter what happens, it's all my fault, isn't it?

Delicacy...? I guess I need to have a softer heart

and laugh a little more, don't I?

Having my daughter tell me I have no delicacy

and I'm barbarous really depresses me.

Really? Maybe being a little depressed, and keeping

still might be just right for you.

There you go again, Ume.

I wish I could show you how worried Chiyo was about you.

They say a child doesn't understand a parent's

heart, but why is it a parent doesn't

understand a child's heart?

Thank you.

They haven't caught him yet?

You should go home today.

There's nothing to worry about anymore.

Okay.

Aren't you being too carefree?

Even though we were able to get into

the school, from now on will be the most important part.

All the studying we've done until now,

is going to be for the sake of the future.

Pardon me.

You're probably planning to get the top grade

on the college exam, aren't you?

I wonder... Since I came here to Osaka...

But since I'm here, I'm going to devote myself to the teacher.

KEISUKE HIGASHIYANAGI

Spoken like an elite.

You can afford to say things like that.

Chiyo...

I'm sorry... I'm sorry!

That hurts...

Are you okay? What's wrong?

You're so pale!

Chiyo!

My goodness... Did you drop the vase..?

That's terrible.

I'm so sorry.

Are you okay?

Excuse me.

It's okay... I'm here now.

I'm okay now.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Grandma... Kano.

Leave it to Kano.

Thank you.

We'll be going now.

Thank you for coming.

Did all these people come?

I heard you handled all of them...

Just what I'd expect of our assistant head clerk.

We can count on you.

Not at all...

That Mr. Kudo was saying that he's so glad that

his complaint to the mistress wasn't the last thing he

ended up saying to her.

Even at the bank, there were a lot of people from the

Chamber of Commerce who came to ask how the mistress was doing.

It would be nice if they were all people who said things

like that about her...

It's true that Asa's resented by a certain group of people.

Mr. Shibusawa the god of banks said..

The rumors I heard in Tokyo was that you threatened

the coal miners to get them to work...

And that you're too much of a go-getter that

you're growing a beard...

I couldn't protect her...

It could have been my fault.

It's pathetic.

What are you saying?

She was stabbed from behind on the side of the road.

How could anyone protect her from something like that?

But... What if something like that happens again...?

While I'm here, I'll protect the mistress, too.

Remember the group leader among the miners that

the mistress singled out, and made him the assistant manager...?

Yot-chan?

He's a really capable man, and he told me to stay

as long as I like here...

So let me help.

Kisuke...!

Later...

Excuse me!

You're Oasa's...

I'm her older sister.

I was really indebted to all of you...

Ohatsu! Sobei!

It's been a long time.

We received the telegram...

How's my sister?

Asa... Finally regained consciousness this morning at the hospital.

Really?

Aren't you glad?

I'm so glad.

What could have happened to put her in critical condition all of a sudden?

A ruffian stabbed her.

Stabbed her...?

Her life is no longer in danger...

But it's a long story...

Why don't you spend the night here?

No... We couldn't...!

It's past visiting hours, and besides, Shinjiro

and Chiyo will be spending the night at the hospital.

Chiyo?

At first she said she was coming home,

but she said something about being worried

about "kotodama" (her words coming true).

"Kotodama"?

Mom! You're here, too, Dad!

Ainosuke.

Welcome back, Ainosuke.

Why don't the three of you spend the night talking?

Come on inside...

Come inside...

I'm sorry... Pardon the intrusion

I'll take you up on your offer to stay.

Get a good night's rest.

I will.

Thank you, Ume.

It's been a while since the three of them spent the night together.