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Tachibana-san is absolutely innocent!

Rather than admit to doing something I didn't do,

I'd just as soon die.

Fukuko-san has something important to tell you...

It's about Tachibana-san.

What!

MANPUKU

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

Week 3

That's nothing but a lie!

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

- Come get me~! - Be quiet!

Taka, take Manabu with you. Shigeyuki, Yoshino. You guys play quietly.

- Okay~. - Okay, go on.

- Don't fight, you hear? - Okay~.

Is Tachibana-san the man who asked Fukuko to marry him?

Yes.

Getting caught by the military police is a big deal.

He's not normal. But those people...

I trust Fukuko-san.

- I do too! - Me too!

Trust her?

If Fuku-chan fell in love with him, he can't be a bad person!

- Tachibana-san is innocent. - Fell in love with him?!

Tachibana-san has come to be an invaluable person to me.

- Fukuko. - Mother!

For the time being, let's recognize that fact.

I will not recognize it! In the first place, why is Maki-san here?

Didn't you used to like Saki?

I like Megumi-san now!

That's not important now, is it?

We're talking about Fuku-chan and Tachibana-san now.

We have to do something to help Tachibana-san somehow.

If you girls are Fukuko's friends...

In order to confront the military police, we have to go about it with resolve!

Who are you!

Didn't you eat the canned food I gave you, Mother?

- Excuse me? - Please understand, Mother!

- How your daughter feels. - I will not understand!

Mom!

I can't believe it.

That she'd want to marry someone who'd get arrested by the military police...

Did you talk to Fukuko this morning?

I do not wish to talk to a shameless daughter like her anymore!

I'm sorry. It wasn't a good idea for all of us to go uninvited like that.

Please don't apologize.

- Welcome. - Welcome.

I'm Sera with Sera Trading Company. Is President Ohno of Kadoma Industry here yet?

Ohno-sama has not arrived yet.

Is that so... I guess I'll wait in the tea room then.

So you're Fuku-chan!

Have you been seeing Tachibana-kun?

Oh, that's right. I'm sorry about your sister.

I lost my older brother too when I was a kid, so I understand how you feel.

So? How's it going with Tachibana-kun?

Sera-san, are you close to Tachibana-san?

Yeah, we're friends. We're close enough to eat ramen at a street stall.

I guess you can say we're buddies.

You're buddies, yet you don't know?

Know what?

Tachibana-kun was embezzling?

It's got to be a mistake. Please help Tachibana-san.

- You talking to me? - Aren't you buddies?

Kajitani-san at Riso Engineering knows about it.

Then go ask him for help.

He said he has his hands full taking care of the company.

I have no obligation to help Tachibana-kun.

What? Aren't you buddies?!

We just ate ramen together!

Hasn't Tachibana admitted to it yet?

We're interrogating him severely, but...

- Is he eating? - Not at all.

At this rate, he's going to die.

We should have kept alive that Katsuragi guy who gave us Tachibana's name.

That was big blunder to have the black market agent commit suicide on us.

We're terribly sorry.

But I heard clearly from Katsuragi that Tachibana Manpei is the head of the ring.

Tachibana should be severely punished immediately...

What if he had an accomplice?

Continue with your interrogation.

Eat.

I said eat!

You bastard!

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it. I didn't do it.

You don't have to worry about us. We won't cause the bank any trouble.

Yes. If you'll excuse me then.

- All right. - President.

- Hello again. - What do you want?

I heard about Tachibana-kun.

It must be a big blow to your company. ...so I came to console you, but

that doesn't seem to be the case.

If we were down, were you planning to take over?

Of course not.

It was actually a blessing in disguise that Tachibana was taken away.

In these times, we can't be developing new products.

- Blessing in disguise? - You're not his accomplice, are you, Sera-san?

The military police is frantically looking for his accomplice now.

Don't be ridiculous.

You're still as slick as ever.

Hurry up and get lost!

I didn't come because I wanted to either.

- See if I'll ever come again. - Sera-san

Tachibana-san didn't commit any crime.

I'm absolutely sure!

Oh? So he does have an ally here too, huh?

- Sera-san. - I don't care anymore.

You can't help?

- You should give up on Tachibana-kun. - Sera-san!

This thing called misfortune is contagious.

That's why I won't go near it.

Tachibana-san is your buddy, isn't he!!

I told you we only ate ramen together!

What is wrong with him? I swear!

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Shinichi-san...

Pardon me for dropping in unexpectedly.

I'm the only one home today. Katsuko went out with the kids.

Sorry for bothering you at work.

That's all right. There's no money in it anyway.

I'll be reporting for duty soon.

Is that so... Congratulations.

Thanks.

Actually, I came to ask for a favor.

This painting that you drew, Tadahiko-kun.

Can you keep it for me while I'm gone?

Saki really loved this painting.

This is a precious keepsake of hers.

Please.

I can certainly do that.

Thanks.

Mother and Fuku-chan, are they doing well?

- Ah...that household is in an uproar. - Uproar?

Fuku-chan had agreed to marry someone behind Mother's back.

Is that to...Tachibana-san?

Did you know about it?

Actually...

If there's someone who means a lot to you, if he's there alive and well...

don't easily let him go.

Perhaps I'm the one who encouraged Fuku-chan.

But even though I feel bad for Mother,

that's what I really believe.

Shinichi-san said that?

I feel the same way too.

Precisely because we're living in an age like this, we should live without regret.

I feel the same way too.

I will not accept him. Never.

If you refuse to accept Tachibana-san, I'm going to remain single for the rest of my life.

Fukuko!

Thank you for the meal.

Why do you have to take it so seriously?

You've only met him two or three times.

You don't even know him that well.

You're right. But...

I just want to do work that would be useful to the world.

I want to do work that would make people happy.

I can tell.

There's no one so purehearted and honest like him.

Excuse me?

Purehearted? He was arrested by the military police, you know.

What do you mean honest? In the first place, you don't have a good eye for...for crying out loud, Fukuko!

Tachibana-san...

You... do you have a family?

You know, family.

No, I don't.

I see...

But... I do have someone who means a lot to me.

Is it a woman?

Then you'll have to get outta here alive.

You'll never get to see her if you die.

Eat.

You've got to eat if you want to see your precious woman alive.

It tastes nasty.

What did you expect?