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Will you consider building the university in Tokyo instead of Osaka?

Since we're having trouble getting donations right

now, if we can save on the cost of the land for the

university, we won't have to get as much donations.

Isn't that a notice of conscription?

Does that mean you're going into the army?

That can't be...

Ainosuke! Come home.

That's why young people without backbone are no good!

Young people without backbone? Are you talking about me?

Could that he the mother who was stabbed by a

ruffian and hospitalized?

Yes. That's my mother.

About Chiyo...

Won't you let her have a marriage meeting with that man?

All right. I'll check into it carefully.

Asa ga Kita

Week 24 "Grandma's Great Task" Episode 139

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

Chiyo Shirooka: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Izumi Narusawa: Koji SETO

Ayako Okuma: Keiko MATSUZAKA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

A marriage meeting?

That's right.

Your dad and mom have agreed to a marriage

meeting with Mr. Higashiyanagi who came over the other day.

Asa said maybe we could ask Mr. Okuma to arrange it.

I have to see him regarding the university, so your dad

and I will go over together, and ask him to arrange it.

Why all of a sudden?

I asked them...

You did?

That's right.

Having lived such a long life, I know it's too much of

a selfish request, but...

It's nothing new for you to be so selfish, Mom.

Besides, Dad is laughing and saying, "Are you doing it again, Yono?"

That's true.

Shall we ask Grandpa, too?

Please fulfill my final selfish wish!

Grandma...

May I come in?

Chiyo...

Where's Dad?

He went drinking with Kisuke.

Where's Nobu?

Nobu's caught up in that novel series that's in

the newspapers now.

Once she gets that way, no matter what I say

to her, she doesn't answer.

This is unbelievable.

She really loves to read, doesn't she?

Come to think of it she was saying that Ichiyo

Higuchi passed away, and she was crying.

It's cold... Come inside.

Are you okay with it?

You're so busy with all the things going on...

And you kept saying you wanted me to go to

the women's university.

Do you want to go?

No, not at all.

I didn't think so. In that case, it's fine with me.

To be honest, I don't like to study, after all.

I should leave studying to girls like Nobu who are

so passionate about it...

And I want to take the path in life that I want.

You do? You're very good at babysitting.

You think so?

I do.

But I don't have confidence.

Mr. Higashiyanagi is smart, and refined, so I'm not

at all suited for him.

Besides, he'll be an adoptive husband...

Don't worry. Rather than me, you're more like

Grandma, so I'm sure you'll be the best wife in Japan.

You might be right.

I am...

I heard he's a wonderful man.

He's tall. I have to look up at him.

Being tall is good.

Isn't it?

Nobu said she likes shorter men.

They're more rooted in the ground, and more dignified.

Sounds like you're having fun.

Welcome home.

I'm home.

You reek of alcohol.

You really do.

I absolutely refuse to let you get married.

I know. I know!

TOKYO OKUMA RESIDENCE

Several days later...

Asa and Shinjiro went to the Okuma residence together.

We lowered our donation goal to 100,000 yen.

But we're still far from that 100,000 yen.

We're aware that this is premature, but

we'd like to hold a founders' meeting.

You're going to start right off with a founders' meeting?

One way to raise money is to let people know that we're going

to establish a women's university, and give them a sense of

security, so that they'll donate money.

When we opened our bank, Mr. Shibusawa taught us

that people will put their money in a place they trust.

It's the same with donations.

Rather than having something vague that they're not sure

of what's going to happen, it would be easier to support

something if they see exactly what we're aiming for.

Unlike Okuma's university for men that people understood

and believed in, making it easier to get donations,

higher education for women is still the opposite of that.

Maybe blowing our own trumpet from the outset might be

one way to raise money, wouldn't it?

Still, it's dangerous.

Mr. Narusawa's still young, so I can understand him

taking such a risk, but you're...

That's right... That's the kind of person your wife is, isn't she?

All right... I'll discuss this with Okuma, and help

you raise the money.

Thank you!

Mr. Narusawa! Wait!

Your stockings. You forgot it.

I'm sorry.

Why do you take your stockings off at someone's house?

That's right... After we have the founders meeting,

let's have a gathering to announce the founding of the university.

We'll invite members of both houses of the House of Peers,

well-known educators and influential people, and lots

of newspaper reporters.

That's a good idea.

In that case, let's have one in both Tokyo and Osaka.

I'm excited.

I heard Mr. Narusawa was originally from Choshu...

He's from a little later generation than ours,

so when he was little there were conflicts

among the vassals and the commotion over the Restoration...

It must have been complicated.

When Okuma heard that, he was convinced...

He said that he didn't have any greed or ambition of

his own, and was willing to sacrifice himself for the

sake of justice... That he was a true samurai.

On top of that, Mr. Narusawa is serious about nurturing

people with education rather than with weapons, and

changing the world.

Right now, because Japan won the war, they keep

putting money into the military to make our

country even greater...

But no matter how great the country is, if it's

just an empty papier-mache doll, then it can he crushed

with one blow of a hammer and that will be the end.

That's why we have to focus our attention inward.

My wife is always talking to me about things like that.

So you already know that Okuma is trying to make

a comeback into the center of politics, so you're telling

me these things since I'm his wife.

Not at all... I'm just talking nonsense,

so if I offended you, please forgive me.

Not at all... I was looking forward to seeing what

Asa's husband was like...

I'm so sorry.

Mrs. Okuma... Actually, we came here today to ask

another favor of you...

Asa...! You're being a little extravagant.

Extravagant?

That's right.

You have lots of work that's worthwhile,

and in between that, you're pursuing your

dream of a women's university.

On top of that, you have an adorable daughter and such

a charming husband.

Charming?

I'm happy to hear such praise.

Never mind...

Am I extravagant?

That's right. You're extravagant.

On top of that, you want to ask another favor...

I refuse to listen...

I won't listen to any more of your favors...

Please don't say that.

It really is something important...

That's right... Please don't say that.

Please listen.

Is it? All right.

Asa...

Will you have a match with me?

A match?

Mr. Imai told me that you were quite good, so

I've always wanted to challenge you.

If you win, then I'll listen to what you have to ask.

A match? It couldn't be...!

It couldn't be...!

Meanwhile, in Wakayama...

I'm leaving.

It was raining, so watch your step.

What are you saying?

I've been up and down that mountain since

I was a little kid.

I wonder what Ainosuke is really thinking...

He's working hard, but...

Every time I remember the way he looked

when he was working at the bank, I wonder

if this is really for the best

You're right. But if Dad hadn't brought Ainosuke back home,

I don't know how much of the oranges we would have lost...

That's true.

Hatsu...

I...

...was thinking it might be best to sell the mountain.