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Please give me your approval to marry Fukuko-san.

- Please. - Mom.

My daughter has many shortcomings, but

please take good care of her.

Here we go then!

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

Manpuku

Week 4

I Will Find It for You!

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

♫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

♫Ganko de mendou de hara mo tatsu kedo ♫Although you're obstinate and troublesome and you make me mad

♫Anata no jounetsu wa ♫Your passion is

♫Atashi no hokori de jiman de kakugo nano ♫My honor, my pride, and my resolve

♫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

Showa Year 19 Spring

Tachibana-san.

This is yubeshi from my hometown. I thought I'd it share with you.

- Thank you. - Eat it with your husband.

It's really good in ochazuke .

- Okay! - I'm going over to Inoue-san's now.

- Thank you. - Inoue-san~.

Showa Year 19 , spring.

A year had passed since Fuku-chan and Manpei-san got married.

Tough talking newspaper articles touting "The war will continue! We're striking back now!" were on the rise.

The newspaper's finally down to one page.

Newspaper companies are economizing too, Manpei-san.

Economizing, huh?

The articles sound valiant as usual, but I wonder how it's really going.

What do you mean?

I hear they're even melting temple bells to make shells.

But I guess that's not surprising since Japan's a country with few natural resources.

The Government is economizing too, Manpei-san.

That's not called economizing.

Contrary to the valiant newspaper articles,

people's life was getting harder and harder.

Most food and daily necessities were rationed.

- I want to do it next. - I'm first.

- I'm first! - I'm first! - I'm first!

Stop fighting.

- I sure envy Fukuko. - Fukuko?

It's been a year, but she still acts like a newlywed,

saying, "Manpei-san this, Manpei-san that."

I didn't think she'd turn out to be such a devoted wife.

She waits on him too much.

I can't believe Manpei-san either.

Even when he went to get a physical to enlist and he was sent home that same day,

- he acted as if nothing happened. - I'm sure that's not how he felt.

He can't help it if he's still physically weak.

It's been a year since he was taken by the military police.

- But it's true, so there's nothing he can do. - I'm first!!

- I'm first! - Hey! Stop fighting, please. Hey!

When everyone's doing what they can for the country...

It's delicious.

Thank you.

You're so creative, I look forward to the meals you cook every day.

Eating is the most important thing for people, isn't it?

That time when I was captured by the military police,

I turned into a pig.

Once people stop eating, it's all over.

Then we should consider ourselves lucky that we're still able to eat.

Although I can only make things like this.

Please eat a lot and recover your health, Manpei-san.

Thanks, Fukuko.

They're in full bloom.

Hoshina-san! ... I mean Maki-san!

How have you been, Imai-san? ... I mean Tachibana-san.

- Just call me Fukuko. - Okay, Fuku-chan. You can call me Megumi too.

Megumi-san. Wow, how far along are you now?

- 7 months. - 3 more months, huh?

What's been going on at Osaka Toyo Hotel?

I quit after I got married too, so...

In this day and age, I'd say business is probably really slow.

I guess so, if they're not getting any guests.

How's your husband's work going, Fuku-chan?

A lot of things happened, but he managed to get it going again.

He's currently working on a machine to produce drinking water.

But he's having a hard time because of lack of young people,

since they've all gone to war.

When you say a lot of things happened, are you talking about that business partner?

- The man who betrayed Tachibana-san. - Kajitani-san.

Is he still on the run?

His whereabouts are unknown.

- Spring came early this year. - Yup. It sure is warm.

Is this spring in Hokkaido?

- It's spring for sure. - It's so warm, it's gotta be.

I'm sure he's hiding somewhere, terrified of getting caught by the military police.

Tachibana-san was unfortunate too that he got involved with a man like that.

Manpei-san said he doesn't hold a grudge against him at all, though.

- To the contrary, he says he's grateful. - Grateful?

Kajitani-san took care of running the company

which enabled him to concentrate on making things, he said.

- How nice can he be. - That's just his nature.

- You guys are like two peas in a pod. - Huh.

You don't have anyone you hate either, do you?

Someone I hate...

I'm sure you're going to be a fine couple. Maybe you already are?

But my mother...

Your mother?

She doesn't seem to like Manpei-san.

She wasn't too happy about our marriage to begin with anyway,

and she's embarrassed that he failed his physical on the day

- he was supposed to enlist. - My husband too

- was sent home after his physical exam. - Really? Why?

A boil on his butt.

A boil on his butt? What?

- Hemorrhoids. - Ah~!

But he doesn't think that's embarrassing or

shameful or anything.

I'm going to grind it now.

I don't like that.

That's so like Maki-san.

But I never thought you'd end up marrying that man.

Me neither.

Although it wasn't like you had to choose one or the other between Maki-san or Noro-san.

No, but after Noro-san was drafted in the Army

and his rival was gone, perhaps he felt more relaxed.

He calmed down quite a bit, and before I knew it, I was in love with him.

- "Truth is stranger than fiction." - That's so true.

By the way, what about that man? From Sera Trading Company.

- Sera-san. - Yes. Did Sera-san go to war too?

He did. But knowing him,

I'm sure he's playing his cards well.

- Private Sera. - Yes, sir!

Good thing you happened to be here. Do this too.

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

I'm sure he is.

- When's your due date, Megumi-san? - July 7th.

- The day of Tanabata Festival! - Yes.

I hope you have a healthy baby.

Thanks. I'm glad I got to see you today, Fuku-chan.

Me too.

Our next door neighbor gave it to us. It's good with ochazuke.

Oh my. But you didn't have to worry about me.

Are you all right by yourself, Mom?

I'm busy everyday. I was at Katsuko's until a little while ago.

That girl is always so carefree.

I'm sure Katsuko Nee-chan's worried about Tadahiko-san too.

Although she doesn't say it in front of others...

You know your father is fighting for our country, don't you?

Yes!

Don't fight, okay?

She's praying everyday for his safe return.

That goes without saying.

Everyone's fighting now. Shinichi-san too...

is risking his life, fighting for our country.

If Saki was alive, she wouldn't be saying she's worried.

No matter how worried she is in her heart.

That may be true, but...

On the other hand, your husband is...

Mom. The reason Manpei-san failed the physical exam is because the military police...

- You told me that already. - We were told by the doctor too

that getting kicked hard leaves scars on internal organs as well.

You told me that too.

What I want to say is

are you going to be all right with a sickly husband like that?

I'll make him well.

When are you going to have a child?

When will I get to see my grandchild?

You have four of Katsuko Nee-chan's.

That's not the point.

You'll see one of these days. A grandchild that's cute as a button.

Well, I can hardly wait.

Mom, why don't we live together?

Manpei-san's worried about leaving you alone too, Mom.

He said we could come live here.

I'm fine.

I'm sure you'll come to like Manpei-san if you see him every day.

In fact, it'll be the opposite.

- But you gave us approval for our marriage. - Reluctantly.

Manpei-san's a really nice person.

To you.

- Do you dislike him because he's sickly? - That's part of it.

- Is it because he isn't a stable white-collar worker? - That's part of it too.

But Manpei-san's an inventor.

He said he'll never let me go hungry.

An inventor is just like a speculator, if you ask me.

- Speculator? - Just like your father.

Mom.

Why do my daughters have such bad luck with men?

I don't have bad luck.

That's one thing you didn't have to take after me.

None of us took anything after you~.

Oh my goodness! How can you talk to your mother like that?

Come on, don't be so obstinate. Let's live together.

No.

Gosh, you are so stubborn!

- Stubborn? Fine. I am... - the daughter of a samurai.

That was when everyone still thought of the war as something that was

happening at a faraway place.

But 3 months later.

Kitakyushu was hit with the first full-blown air raid.