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Showa Year 20 March.

Fuku-chan, Manpei-san, and Suzu-san

evacuated from Osaka to a place near Kamigori in Hyogo Prefecture.

The train was packed with evacuees.

Please sit down.

Thank you. You're so considerate.

I'm sorry I didn't realize sooner.

Oh, please sit.

- That's all right. - I'm fine, so please sit down.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Mom. Can you please?

Sure.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Manpei-san, this must be hard for you.

Thanks.

Oh, this is heavy.

Manpuku

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

I Will Find It for You!

Week 4

♫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

I've never been out in the sticks like this.

Manpei-san?

I'm all right.

What do we do from here?

We have to go over one mountain.

Mountain... where's the bus stop?

Then shall we go?

Oh, look Mom. The plum blossoms are pretty.

Who has time to be looking at something like that...

Manpei-san. Are you in pain?

I'm so pathetic.

- I'll carry that. - No, no. I'll be all right after I rest for a bit.

Can you carry my stuff?

There's nothing but rice paddies and fields.

We're almost there!

Hyogo Prefecture, Kurotake Village

Hello.

Well, well, Manpei-chan!

- Long time no see, Yae-chan. - It's really been a long time.

Has it been about 20 years?

Oh my goodness. How you've grown, Manpei-chan.

This is my second cousin, Yae-chan.

- Nice to meet you. - I'm his wife, Fukuko.

I'm Fukuko's mother, Suzu.

ISAKA YAE

Nice to meet you.

Hi there. I'm glad you came!

Look, Dear. Manpei-chan.

- You're all grown up, kid. - How have you been?

- This is my husband Gonzo. - I'm Gonzo.

ISAKA GONZO

- This is Manpei-chan's wife, Fukuko-san... - I'm Fukuko.

and her mother...

I'm Suzu.

Suzu-san. It must've been a long journey all the way from Osaka.

There's a house right next door that nobody's using. Yae, go show them the way.

- Come on this way. - Thanks.

Thank you.

- This isn't much, but... - Leave your baggage here.

- I'll bring them later in the cart. - Thank you.

We'd appreciate that.

It's not much, but...will you take this!

This is soap, a token of our appreciation. It's not much, but...

That's not necessary... We don't want it.

Please accept it.

That makes me feel bad...

This is it.

I'm sorry it's so old.

- But I cleaned the place for you. - Thanks, Yae-chan.

Wow, there's an irori .

That's where they cooked in the old days.

Oh my, an irori.

That's where they cooked in the old days.

It's a nice house.

- Thanks. - No problem.

Oh? Huh?

- What's the matter? - Where's the light?

Electricity doesn't run to the house.

No electricity...

Is that so...

Kurotake Village Town Hall

From Osaka?

You never know when you might get bombed in the city, right?

You don't have to worry about that out in the country like this.

Is there a doctor in this village?

Well, no... you'll have to go over the mountain and into town to see a doctor.

I see.

Electricity isn't running to the house we're living in.

Can we ask you to...

We can't do that.

I see.

Just the three of you brought all this?

That must have been quite tough.

Not at all, since I am the daughter of a samurai.

Samurai?!

Are you of noble birth?

Of course. Unfortunately, I didn't bring the family tree with me.

My, my...

If you need anything, please don't hesitate to call on us, milady.

Huh? Oh...m-milady.

Thank you.

We're Tachibana. We came from Osaka.

We'll be living here for a while.

We're pleased to make your acquaintance.

You came here to evacuate?

It must have been terrible.

Excuse me but...do you have any extra light bulb?

Light bulb?

You evacuated from Osaka, eh?

To Isaka-san's... - Huh?

Isaka-san's letting us living in their cottage.

We're pleased to make your acquaintance.

Ah, at Isaka-san's place.

By the way, do you have any spare light bulb?

- Huh? - Light bulb.

We're pleased to make your acquaintance.

We have to help each other in times of need.

Let us know if you need anything.

Uh... Would you happen to have a socket?

Socket?

I don't have any electric wire.

Where can I find one?

Sorry to bother you.

Oh, my!

Our neighbors gave them to us.

Manpei-san~! We got carrots and daikon too~!

Maybe food is more plentiful around here.

It must be.

How about simmered udon noodles tonight?

Sure.

- Why do you decide on your own? - It's your favorite, isn't it, Mom?

It's my favorite, actually.

What are you doing, Fukuko?

Huh? Hm...how do I do this...

Oh, I wasted one.

All right.

- Be careful not to spill. - I know.

Smells good.

Manpei-san~! Simmered udon noodles are ready~!

Don't yell like that. So unladylike.

- Manpei-san~! - Fukuko!

Manpei-san?

I did it, Fukuko!

- I did it! - Watch out! No! No!

Manpei-san, what in the world!

I figured we really do need electricity.

Slowly. Please come down slowly.

He's going to fall!

Then... Let's eat.

It's good!

It's good.

It's okay.

Eating around an iori is a new experience for me.

For us too, right? Mom.

We used to have ioris in Osaka too.

- Evacuation isn't bad, huh? - No.

Thanks, Fukuko.

Not at all.

Why just Fukuko?

The first thing she asked at the town hall was about a doctor.

She's always thinking about my health.

Of course I should. I'm your wife, Manpei-san.

But you're my daughter, aren't you?

Yes she is.

Fukuko is Mother's daughter and my wife.

She is, eh?

Yes.

Thus began the life as a threesome of Fuku-chan, Manpei-san, and Suzu-san.