Original subtitles

The other day, you told me that

Tachibana-san never committed any crime.

How can you say that with absolute certainty?

Is there a reason?

Fuku-chan and Manpei-san were simply earnestly hoping

that they would be able to meet again alive.

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

Tachibana-san is... There's no one as purehearted as him.

He loves making things more than anything else. He's not into money.

That's your reason for being absolutely certain?

It's because price negotiations and sales promotions aren't his favorite things to do

that he let President Kajitani come onboard as his business partner.

It was Kajitani-san who was controlling the merchandise?

The president was doing everything from purchasing raw material to inventory control.

If Tachibana-san was selling duralumin on the black market,

there's no way Kajitani-san wouldn't have noticed.

Then that means Kajitani-san's the only one who can

embezzle without being noticed by anyone.

I don't want to believe it either, but...

I'm shocked...

I don't think there's any doubt.

Is it okay for you to be saying things to betray the president?

I'm going to be enlisting soon. I may not come back alive.

I don't have to worry about displeasing the president anymore.

Besides... I like Tachibana-san.

The nerve of pinning the crime on him...

I won't forgive him!

But why would President Kajitani do that to Tachibana-kun...

He's more valuable to this company than anyone else, isn't he?

What's more, it's not that easy to deceive the military police.

Lately, he's been meeting someone called President Endo frequently.

I'm going out to see President Endo.

But none of the companies we do business with have a CEO named Endo.

None?

Perhaps that person's a...

Military police?!

Say that you did it.

Say it, Tachibana!

I'll never admit to it. Never.

Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch~!

This will all come to nothing if he ends up dying!

The squad leader ordered us to thoroughly search for the money Tachibana supposedly received.

That money is long gone.

What am I going to do?

If Tachibana is found innocent and released, we're going to be suspected, Murashiro-san.

I know!

Now that it's come to this, we have no choice but to kill Tachibana.

You're an ogre. How can you do that to your partner...

You've already killed one person, Murashiro-san. The guy you made up to be the black market agent.

Kajitani!

You're right. Tachibana was my partner.

He was my hope.

Tachibana's too softhearted.

If he had used that talent of his to make weapons to kill people,

we could've made much more money, but he absolutely refused to do it.

I'm mad at myself for being unable to persuade him to do so.

In the end, I'm a guy who can only think about making money.

In front of genuine talent, I felt small.

Thinking, "Who the hell do you think you are," I began to hate him...

If it wasn't for the war, this would've never happened.

Watch your mouth, Kajitani.

Murashiro-san, I think Japan's going to lose.

- What? - People who know the United States and England

- all think so! - You bastard!

This country's going to be in big trouble soon.

The time for military police to be pushing people around will be over!

Now that we pinned the crime on Tachibana, there's no going back.

We have no choice but to kill him without causing any suspicion.

How have you been, Your Excellency Officer Jingu.

Well, well, how have you been, Mitamura-san.

This is the Army General, his excellency Jingu Kounosuke.

Former Army General

JINGU KOUNOSUKE

I retired a long time ago.

My name is Sera Katsuo.

He owns a company called Sera Trading Company.

He's quite a promising young man.

- Oh? - Thank you.

So you're saying that the one who committed the crime isn't this man called Tachibana

but his business partner?

It seems Kajitani is connected to someone in the military police.

- What? - It's true. I went and verified the fact.

If Tachibana is found innocent and released, we're going to be suspected, Murashiro-san.

I know!

That man called Murashiro is definitely military police.

In which case it's out of our hands.

What do you want me to do?

This Tachibana Manpei is an extremely talented man.

If he should lose his life in jail due to false accusation,

it will be a big loss for Osaka's business world.

If your excellency could help out Tachibana-kun,

it would be beneficial for you as well...

For you too, Mitamura-san?

Of course.

We will be forever grateful to your excellency.

I'm home.

Mom?

Mom.

Where are you?

Mom.

You were so late coming home,

the bath got cold.

I'm sorry. I'm home now.

What's wrong?

Looks like everyone's rooting for you.

I have no one on my side.

Mom...

A man named Sera-san stopped by earlier.

Sera-san?

He said Tachibana-san's getting released.

What!

Released?!

Tachibana-kun...

Fukuko-san... Sera-san...

Look at you...

Really, huh?

Tachibana-san...

You all right, Tachibana-kun?

Fukuko-san...

I didn't think I'd see you again alive.

1 week had passed since Manpei-san was released. The end of summer was approaching.

I believed you from the beginning.

I knew you wouldn't do anything like that.

Although I was shocked when I found out that

Kajitani tried to frame you.

That military patrol named Murashiro will be tried by court-martial.

Where's Kajitani?

I don't know. That's the truth.

Kajitani went into hiding, but who knows how long he'd be able to keep running...

Well, he got what he deserved.

It wasn't easy to get you out of there, you know.

I'm truly grateful.

Sera-san, I owe my life to you.

What?

Sera-san, I owe my life to you.

That has a nice ring to it.

But why did you go that far?

That's because we're friends. We're buddies who ate ramen together, aren't we?

No, I meant... Why was Chairman Mitamura

so concerned about me?

Ah... That's because of, well, Fuku-chan.

Fuku-chan?

She went to see the chairman and talked him into helping you out.

Fukuko-san did that?

Excuse me.

But anyone can ask for a favor.

- Excuse me. - Who should you thank the most, Tachibana-kun?

- It's Sera-san. - That's right! Then I'm gonna get going.

I'm invited to Chairman Mitamura's birthday party.

Oops! Party is an enemy language. Pretend you didn't hear it.

I'll be seeing you.

- Sera-san. - Thanks for coming everyday.

Tachibana-kun looks better than yesterday.

Thank you for your concern too, Sera-san.

Hey, hey. You're not his wife yet, you know.

- I'm not... - You're already acting like you are.

Was it too soft? That potato.

I thought it would be easier to digest.

It's fine. It's delicious.

I'm glad.

Thank you.

But...

won't you get scolded by your mother?

I mean... for making me lunch everyday.

Please don't worry about that. My mother has already approved.

Why on earth would I approve!

They're not even married, yet she's taking him lunch day after day...

I am the daughter of a samurai.

This is truly humiliating!

It's delicious.