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You should definitely do it, Senpai!

Really?

Of course you should!

This is your big chance!

You gotta do it!

What's all the noise in here?

Senpai got an offer to act in a TV drama!

A super popular detective show!

Hey—

Golden Cops!

Huh?

The director who showed up at the beach hut to interview me...

I have the perfect role for you!

What do you say? Want to try it?

...said that.

Why don't you do it, then?

But I have a shift at the café that day...

One of the other girls will take your shift!

But this is a job that only you can do!

Is it?

Yes, you idio—

Excuse me?

Sorry.

Still...

The point is, if you show him how bright you shine on TV,

Hayato-kun is sure to like you even more!

Huh?

All right! I'll do it!

Tsukiyama Risa, age 21.

She was once a genius child actor, but she stopped getting TV work,

so she started working part-time at a café.

You think it was suicide, Sakyou-san?

Hard to say.

Given the life she lived, it would make sense.

What is this role?

He said this was the perfect role for me, didn't he?

Isn't it more like they based the role on me?

I'm gonna deck that director.

I swear I'll beat him to a pulp later.

Okay, cut! We got it!

Man, that was great!

You made an excellent corpse, Riho-chan!

Leave it to a genius child ac—

Damn you!

What, what?! What's wrong, Riho-chan?!

The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

Episode 21: "Mother and Daughter"

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The filming must be starting right about now.

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It's probably just a bit part.

No way! He asked Riho-san to do it personally!

It's a major part!

I wonder what kind of monster she's gonna kill!

Dunno...

W-Wait, not again!

U-Um...

Are you from the Hououji household?

What?

I-I mean...

Please sit wherever you'd like.

Maybe not?

He's been here for six hours now.

And isn't it weird for him to keep his hat and coat on in the café?

Pervert

He might be a pervert.

You're being ridiculous again.

I bet he's not wearing anything from the waist down!

No, he had pants on.

Only from the knees down!

What would you even call that?!

He's gonna flash us out of nowhere!

It won't be just peeking out like yours.

It'll be the full monty!

No! I'd finally forgotten about Hayato-kun's...

Why did you bring me into this?!

Excuse me.

May I have a moment?

Well, go on.

Why me?

W-Would you like to order?

Um... Is there something...

There's something I'd like to show you.

No! Help me!

H-Hey, wait!

So I was right!

A jerk like you gets...

this!

Hmph!

She spun him...

Isn't that going too far? You're gonna kill him.

It's a Spinning Piledriver!

I will defend our world's peace and the girls of this café!

You idiot! What did you just do to our customer?!

He's not a customer! He's a bad guy!

I'm back.

What's all the ruckus in here? I heard you from out...side...

Dad!

Um...

We're so sorry!

It's all right, really.

We get it. Just go somewhere else.

The three of us need to talk here.

Scoot, scoot, scoot...

So what brought you here today?

I just really wanted to see Riho.

I put on a big act of coming to check on her in disguise,

but I waited for hours and she didn't show up,

so I finally decided to just ask.

I thought if I showed this photo,

you'd see that I was her father.

We're so sorry!

Get out!

It's fine. I want them to hear this, too.

They're my family now.

I was surprised to learn that you were working here, though.

Back when you were still little,

our whole family came to this area together on an outing.

So we were here once, when your grandmother was still alive.

I see...

This is a photo my wife took on that day.

It's my most precious treasure.

Then why did you suddenly disappear?

You left without a word when Riho-san was still little, didn't you?

Why couldn't the three of you keep living together?!

Easy, Ami-chan.

Around the time when Riho started getting popular as a child actor,

my wife changed.

She had given up on show business when her own dream didn't come true,

so I guess she desperately wanted her daughter to be successful.

We had differing opinions on how to raise her,

and soon, all we did was fight.

One day, she took me to court for divorce proceedings...

and I had to promise that I wouldn't see her until she'd turned twenty.

What?!

So you didn't just abandon me?

I'm sorry. It's all just excuses.

I know I hurt you.

It's fine. Just knowing that much is enough.

Thanks, Dad.

It's not fine, Riho-san! Don't let him fool you!

Yeah!

Why didn't you come see her as soon as she turned twenty, then?!

I wanted to see her as soon as possible, of course.

But as Riho grew up, she appeared on TV less frequently.

I thought, if she's enjoying life as an ordinary girl now...

If she already has a new family...

What good would it do for me to show up acting like her father?

I'd only be a nuisance to her.

We're so sorry!

That was what I thought, at least.

But then I found that recent news video.

TTS NEWS

Special: The Fallen Super Genius Child Star

The Record of Her Sweat and Tears

Rebuilding Grandma's Café!!

The feelings behind the Primavera, the new dish that brought it back from the brink

It said she had suffered so much,

had left home, and was now working part-time at a café.

When I learned that,

I went to see my wife—no, ex-wife— and ask what it was all about.

Who is it? If you want money, I don't have any.

Come on, Ruri!

What happened here?!

Oh... It's just you.

What happened to Riho?!

Dunno. I'm sure she's alive somewhere.

That's awful...

You worked so hard all on your own.

Please consider me!

Uh, I'm not sure what I can do...

I'll take any role!

Mom!

I got the part of a passerby in a dramatic reenactment!

Just give it up. You're pathetic.

You embarrass me.

But if I don't work hard, nobody's gonna help me!

And that's what makes you such a pain in the ass!

You're so damn condescending!

It pisses me off when you make that face!

Oh? A customer?

We've already closed for today...

Oh! Did you come here as a customer before?

Yes, a long time ago...

with my dad... and my mom...

Well, that's just terrible.

In that case, would you like to live here and work for me part-time?

Huh? But...

You can just live for yourself.

If there's something you want to do, just do it.

I'll look after you.

You can just stay here and never worry about a thing.

I found a place where I want to do live-in work.

If you're leaving, would you just go already?

Did you think I'd try to stop you?

Why do you have to say things like that?

Ugh, you are so annoying!

If I'd known you'd be like this, I never would've had you!

I'm totally fine! I have lots of family now!

That's right! We're Riho-san's family!

You can just stay here for the long term.

There's no reason to see a mother like that again.

Actually, would you go and see her? Just once?

Pardon my saying so, but I don't think seeing her now would solve anything.

I know. But...

She has terminal cancer.

They've given her three months to live.

What do you think? This is still the unedited footage,

but I insisted the director send it to me!

I make a pretty good corpse, huh?

Uh... yeah...

What? Is it weird?

That's not it. Um...

More importantly, what are you gonna do about your mom?

Did you tell her, Ouka-chan?

W-Well... Since we're family, it didn't seem right to keep it a secret...

I don't really know how to answer that.

It's not like her cancer will go away if I visit her.

Hey, when does the monster show up?

What?

Guugle Search

terminal cancer

terminal cancer

terminal cancer

terminal cancer

She knows about her illness, and she's refused treatment.

Could you please go and see her? Just once?

Watching you reminds me of when I couldn't get any work,

and it pisses me off!

Seeing her now won't change anything.

The mom I had back then is already long gone.

Come in.

Good evening. I'm a gorilla.

What are you doing at this hour? You startled me!

Young lady, would you mind hearing an old gorilla out on this long autumn night?

It's the middle of winter.

When we went on that trip, Hayacchi told me something.

Pick a character and stick with it.

He said he's always regretted it.

Huh?

That he didn't go see his grandma while she was still alive.

Oh...

So that's why you decided to go see yours, gorilla.

Ook.

And?

Eh?

Huh? That's funny... I thought this would turn out a lot nicer.

Well, whatever.

Thank you. Gorilla out.

Why do I have to go?

Of course you have to! You're her boss!

Take care getting there, okay?

I'll have some of your favorite fried chicken waiting here for you.

You gotta taste test the new beans for me when you get back.

The gorilla's rooting for you, too!

You guys...

Okay. See you later.

What made you change your mind, anyway?

Up until yesterday, you didn't seem to want to go.

I got advice from a gorilla.

It said I should go see her.

What does that even mean?

Tsukishima Ruri

Here it is.

Wait out here for me, okay, Hayato-kun?

Huh? You sure you don't want me to go with you?

Yeah.

There are some things I don't want the person I love to see.

What the hell...

Riho! You came?

Well, aren't you looking all flashy now?

Are you dating some idiot guy or something?

H-Hey!

Three months to live, eh?

Huh?

Serves you right for living the selfish life you did.

In any case, I'm glad you came.

Please help me talk her into receiving treatment.

Why?

Huh?

It makes no difference to me what happens to her.

If she says she wants to die, let her die.

R-Riho! What in the world are you saying?!

This is your mother!

I don't remember this woman ever doing anything motherly for me.

She just used her daughter to satisfy her own need for approval,

and when she had no more use for her, she tossed her out. She's scum.

She never even worked. She just drank booze and griped all day.

She's nothing but a spoiled brat who got old. What a disgrace.

Riho...

You know, I do remember you telling me

that seeing me pisses you off because it reminds you of your younger days.

Yes.

Don't push your luck.

I'm not an inferior copy of you.

Just the thought of sharing blood with someone like you makes me sick.

Hey! Stop it!

Whatever may have happened, that's going too far!

Don't touch me!

You wanna know why I came here today?

Because I wanted so badly to say that to her!

I hope you spend your last three months in complete despair before you die like a dog!

Th-That's enough!

You may be my daughter, but I won't let you keep hurling abuse like that!

Huh...

That's the first time I've ever seen you raise a hand against your daughter.

What... No, I... It just...

I don't know what happened,

but it looks like you've grown a little, Riho.

That last part was unacceptable, though.

The whole vibe was just too Showa-era.

My grandma would've praised me for it.

Bye.

W-Wait, Riho! Don't tell me that was all...

You're all done?

Yeah. Let's go home.

What?

I told you before, your acting always sounds forced at the end.

You weren't supposed to listen in.

Twenty-five years ago, I got a small part in a movie, just once.

Huh?

That was my first time meeting a real actor.

I was just overwhelmed by her acting. It captivated me.

And that was when I tasted despair.

Seeing talent on such a completely different level to my own

made me think about giving up on acting.

It was your mother, the one they called the greatest actress of the Showa era...

Anekawa Yumiko.

When we were getting married and I went to visit your parents,

I was shocked to see her there.

You never told me any of this...

I had completely forgotten.

Before Riho was my daughter,

she was her granddaughter.

Ruri...

No, she's definitely your daughter.

Huh?

Hayato-kun, the owner of the café where she works, sent this.

He said it's a TV drama she appeared in yesterday.

It's a part where she ad libbed, but it'll be cut from the final video.

I'm going to make my mother say she's glad she had me.

Maybe I'll accept that treatment.

Wha... Really?!

I want to live long enough to see

whether the child I had will turn out to be a frog...

or a hawk.

I realized there are all kinds of ways to express affection.

Seeing the other girls' families...

They all do things differently,

but you can tell they're important to each other.

So I wanted to let my mother know that

in the way my family handles things.

After all the awful stuff they put you through?

Whoever they might be, they're my parents.

And in the end...

hearing my mom praise me made me happy.

I guess I'm the type that feeds on my own experiences to grow and mature!

She said your acting was too Showa-era.

Getting all excited and pleased with yourself is a bad habit.

Stop analyzing me!

Maybe your Showa-era acting comes from your grandma.

Huh? Hayato-kun, you knew about my grandma?

Yeah.

Her name sounded familiar, so I wondered about it and looked it up.

Tatsuta Katsuyo Chihaya Youko Matsushima Sachiko Anekawa Yumiko Yaeyama Harue Miyako Akemi

She was a great actress, apparently.

Oh... So you knew.

Gonna go back into show business and try to be an actor again?

I don't know, really.

It's not a job I can do just because I want to.

I feel like you'll get another offer pretty soon, though.

Really?

Then I guess I'll need you to help me out.

What? Why me?

Well...

There's no telling what kind of role it'll be, right?

So give me lots of experience, including in romance!

I'm willing to start right now, even!

Whoa, hold up! You're jumping the gun here!

Episode 22: "Christmas Party!"

Episode 22: "Christmas Party!"

I'm from Meami Weekly!

Are there any lines from this role that stuck with you?

Nope. I was dead the whole time.

Anything you kept in mind when preparing for the role?

Just dying.

How about a message for the viewers?

Check out what a great corpse I am!

Also, I'm going to smack that director into orbit.