Original subtitles

- Huh? - What's going on?

- Great Madam isn't here. - What's going on, Akatsu?

"I'm going away"?!

Manpei-san!

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 8

A New Adventure?!

♫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

- Ran away from home? - Great Madam?!

It says here, "I'm going away."

Didn't she mean to say I'm going out?

- I'm going away! - So she did run away from home.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune is my ancestor.

What?

Are you saying that I'm talking nonsense?!

No, no, no. That's not what I'm saying.

- What happened, Akatsu? - I don't know.

- Isn't it because Akatsu-san broke his leg? - Everyone...

Great Madam was angry and saying, "He's absolutely useless!"

But if that was it, all she had to do was beat up Akatsu.

She couldn't very well do that to an injured guy so her anger was all pent up.

- So what was the reason? - Never mind that...

- Maybe she just happened to be in a bad mood. - That happens all the time.

Would you go out in the rain just because you're in a bad mood?

- It stopped raining already. - But it's getting dark already.

Oh, for crying out loud. Never mind all that and look for her!

- That's right. Let's look for her. - All right.

It's my fault.

I made Mother mad.

- You did? - Yeah...

Mother said that she's a descendant of the Minamoto clan, so

I said she's surely joking.

- Descendant of the Minamoto clan? - She said Minamoto no Yoshitsune is her ancestor.

Yoshitsune? That's got to be a joke.

That's what I'm saying you can't say!

Even I, her daughter, have never heard of such a thing.

Or have I? I have a feeling she told me long ago. Ah~ when was that...

The important thing now is to look for her, isn't it?

Yes, please find her.

Come on, Manpei-san. Don't worry about it.

- Please look for her. - You stay still, Fukuko. You have to take care of...

This is not the time to be worrying about me.

- Look for her. - Great Madam~! - Okay.

Great Madam~!

- Your mother? - Yes. She didn't come here?

- No. - She didn't come here.

Ah~ For heaven's sake!

- Are you saying that Suzu-san disappeared? - What happened?

What happened? It was probably nothing that important.

Did my mother-in-law drop in?

- Oh, Suzu-san? - Yes.

Kanbe-san and some guys came looking for her earlier too.

She didn't come here.

Is that right. Thank you anyway. Then.

Take care.

- This is delicious. - Is it?

Taka Nee-chan made that rice with wild vegetables.

- Really? - Yes. Since she's been going to help

at Auntie Fukuko's every week, she's become a good cook, right?

- Yes. - That's great.

What's wrong, Dear?

Dad's head is just filled with thoughts of painting.

Actually, I was thinking about Shinichi-san.

Uncle Shinichi?

He's been living alone ever since Saki-san passed away, right?

- I wonder if he gets lonely. - Really, huh?

Uncle Shinichi doesn't look that way.

He's always smiling. He's a lot more cheerful than he used to be.

- That's right. He's more cheerful. - I think so too.

You don't know how Uncle Shinichi was before.

- Since you were still a baby. - That goes for you too, Shige-chan.

You wouldn't know either since you were little.

Shinichi-san certainly has become more cheerful. But...

The other day, I took some food to Shinichi-san at his house.

Please enjoy.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Please don't feel that

you need to remain single because of us.

- If you find someone nice... - No, no.

Forget about Saki Nee and think about your future, Shinichi-san.

Certainly, getting married and having children

may motivate me to work harder.

But in the end, my wife is Saki.

I see...

As her sister, that made me happy.

Auntie Saki is lucky to be loved that much.

As if you know what love is.

You guys are still kids.

- I'm not a kid. - I'm already 16.

- You are, aren't you? - Why are you agreeing with her?

- I'm a kid. - Me too. - That goes without saying.

- I'm old enough to get married, you know. - Cut that out.

Seriously, when it comes to your daughters,

you act like a different person and get so defensive.

Of course I would. Look how cute they are.

- No one's ever told me that. - Me neither.

- Did someone say you aren't cute? - Dear.

- Excuse me. - If anyone did, your dad will...

Just a minute. Someone just said excuse me.

- I heard it too. - Your dad will... - Excuse me.

See? Coming.

- Who can it be at this hour? - Listen to me!

- Telegram for you. - Thank you.

"Mother ran away from home."

Mother ran away from home?

- Hello. - What do you mean she ran away from home?

Like I said, Mom disappeared.

- Did she go there? - I would've called you if she did.

What in the world happened?

It was... an accumulation of discontent, I think.

- What discontent? - In various ways.

You know Mom's personality.

Seriously...

For now, I'll send Taka over tomorrow.

She's on spring break already so she can help you during that time.

Thanks. I'd really appreciate it if Taka-chan can come.

- In exchange, I'll come over. - Why?

What do you mean why? If Mom leaves our house,

she has nowhere to go but your house.

In any case, everyone was in an uproar over the disappearance of Suzu-san.

The next day, Taka-chan wasted no time coming to Izumiotsu, and

in return, Fuku-chan was heading over to Katsuko Nee-chan's house.

- We're going then. - Manpei-san, you really don't have to go.

I can't let you go alone in that condition, can I?

- You can count on us to take care of work . - We'll make sure it gets done.

- Thanks. - Then Taka-chan, take care of things while I'm gone.

Let's get moving then.

- Thanks. - You've got to drive carefully.

I'm sure it's true that the President's worried about Madam, but

he probably feels guilty too.

Because it's the President's fault that Great Madam ran away from home.

Is that true?! Why?!

- No, we don't know that for sure. - But more than likely, that's it.

- What does that mean? - Don't you worry about anything, Taka-chan.

That aside, you're going to stay here for a while, aren't you, Taka-chan?

- During spring break. - That's great!

Now that Great Madam is gone, I'm so...

It's nothing.

I bet you were going to say now that she's gone, you're glad.

- I was not. - You're terrible.

- That's cold. - I'm disappointed in you.

Taka-chan, you can leave all physical work to Akatsu-san.

But Akatsu-san has a broken leg.

Don't worry. It's not broken.

- Ouch! - See? He's fine. He's just fine.

Stop fighting!

I'm sorry, Manpei-san.

- No, it's my fault. - I feel for you.

This is really terrible.

Go ahead and think about your work until we get there.

About work?

You're going to start something new with Chairman Mitamura's investment, aren't' you?

- Ah... - Are you really?

A new adventure.

Adventure.

Don't mind us and think about it.

I can't think about it now.

I didn't think you would.

Osaka

It's all my fault. I said something I shouldn't have.

- Like I told you, Manpei-san... - No, I'm sure that's the reason.

What is that?

Actually...

Minamoto no Yoshitsune is my ancestor.

- Minamoto no Yoshitsune? - I never heard of such a thing.

I know, right? It's got to be a lie.

- It kicked again. - The baby?

The baby's agreeing with me too.

If that's the case, you've got a smart baby. When's you due date?

April 8th.

That's one more week. What in the world is Mom doing when her grandchild is about to be born.

It's not a matter of whether it was a lie or not.

I was wrong for not listening to her.

That's not true, Manpei-san.

No one would take her story about Minamoto no Yoshitsune seriously.

No, Manpei-kun's right.

You can't go against that mother.

No matter what she says, you just have to agree with her.

- Is that how you thought about her? - In this case in Mother's mind,

being denied that Minamoto no Yoshitsune's her ancestor

is the same thing as being denied that she's the daughter of a samurai.

- Is it the same thing? - Aren't things getting more complicated?

- In any case, being that she ran away from home, she's mad.

I made her mad.

- But she's always mad. - That's right.

You're her daughters so you're taking this lightly.

Mother is surely feeling hurt. She must be somewhere

all by her lonesome self, crying like an injured chick.

Why are you talking like an artist all of a sudden?

How can you liken Mom to a chick? She's nothing like that.

No, Tadahiko-san is absolutely right.

- Thanks. - Thank you.

Thanks for your patronage.

Come again.

- Ramen's ready. - Okay, okay.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

- Thanks for your patience. - Oh my, it smells so good.

Here you go.

Are you sure this is all right, Great Madam? I'm sure everyone's worried about you.

That's right. Running away from home, of all things.

This is delicious. The saltiness is exquisite.

To tell you the truth, we're feeling guilty too.

I feel bad for Manpei-san who came looking for you.

Never in his dream would he think that we're giving you shelter.

Don't worry about it. It's that husband who did me wrong.

- You're still holding a grudge. - Don't say it like that.

No one would easily believe you if you tell them that Minamoto no Yoshitsune is your ancestor.

That's not all. There are other issues too.

Ah~ The soup is delicious too.

Other issues like?

It's because he started talking about making salt that

I ended up being a kitchen maid.

I was opposed to Fukuko marrying someone like that to begin with.

Ah, it's delicious.

What's the point in saying that now.

I've been saying it's delicious over and over.

The least you could do is say thank you.

Thank you.

But who's going to pay for it?

I'll have Manpei-san pay for it later.

Ah, I guess there's that way.