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It's easy for you to say "Thank you, Manpei-san."

That means I have to do everything!

I am not your maid!

- Huh? - I am the daughter of a samurai.

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.

- 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!

It's all my fault, I'm sure that's the reason.

Mother is surely feeling hurt. She must be somewhere

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

Tadahiko-san is absolutely right.

- 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.

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

Manpuku

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

A New Adventure?!

Week 8

♫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

It's been so long since I've been able to relax like this.

I bet everyone's troubled without me.

We're the ones who are troubled.

- I hope she goes home soon. - Really, huh?

- You've got customers here. - Coming.

- Hi there. - Auntie, ramen please.

- Me too. - Me too.

- 4 orders of ramen. - 4 orders of ramen, right?

That voice is...

At first there was a big fuss but as time went by,

- it's not that big a deal, huh? - In fact, it's more peaceful

- now that Great Madam's gone. - That's for sure.

I'm so happy that Taka-chan will be here all during her spring break.

I am too.

Good morning. Your breakfast is ready.

- The miso soup smells good. - Thanks, Taka-chan.

- This is great. - Eat well

and have another great day at work.

- Great Madam would never say anything like that. - That's right.

Although having Great Madam say that to me won't make me happy.

I'll suspect her of having an ulterior motive and get wary.

At first I thought she was just an ordinary girl, but

Taka-chan might be cuter than I thought.

Yeah, that's what I'm starting to think too lately.

Wait a minute. Don't even think about it. Taka-chan is ours.

- What do you mean ours? - I mean...

It was only me and Masuda-san and Hori-san

who thought Taka-chan's cute.

Just think how much you were ridiculing us.

Once I got used to seeing her, she started looking cute.

Or rather, I started seeing her inner cuteness.

- You're right about that. - That's the critical difference

between Taka-chan and Great Madam.

Still, you can't make a move on Taka-chan, you hear?

- I'll do no such thing. - Taka-chan belongs to all of us.

- Belongs to all of us? - She used to be just ours, huh?

- Taka-chan. - Kanbe-san. You've been working hard.

That's my line.

Wow, you have all this laundry?

- They're for 15 people, after all. - That's a lot of work.

I never even thought about it until now.

Okay, I'll give you a hand.

- It's okay. - Don't worry about it.

You've become quite the young lady now, Taka-chan.

When I first met you, you were still a kid.

That's not true.

I first met you 2 years ago.

I remember it well.

You snuck into our house to steal, didn't you?

That's right, I did.

Back then, I didn't have a job or anything to eat and was almost dying on the street.

You got caught by Grandma and got surrounded by everyone,

and you were cowering.

It's a thief! Everyone, come out, come out~!

Please wait! Stop! Forgive me!

- Who and where are you from? - Where? I'm Kanbe from Uehonmachi.

Delicious... it's delicious.

Were you that hungry?

Please let me stay here. I'll do anything.

I thought what a pitiful thief.

I was lucky I snuck into such a nice home.

I got fed, and even got a job.

You helped me out too. When you

- volunteered to tutor us. - That's right, huh?

- I'll teach them. - You again?

- You're a thief, aren't you? - But I graduated from Osaka Imperial University.

- What?! - Osaka Imperial University?

That's right. Good, good.

And look at us now, hanging laundry together like this.

- Wait a minute! - What?

- This is my underwear. - So?

It's men's underwear... Aren't you embarrassed?

I've been hanging them to dry countless times.

No. No underwear. You can't touch such things.

- How come? - You're a young unmarried girl.

I'll hang the other guys' underwear.

From now on, I'll have them wash their own underwear.

You're so weird, Kanbe-san.

You're the weird one, Taka-chan. A girl would normally be embarrassed.

Don't look this way.

- What do we do! - What's wrong?

Hey, hey... Suzu-san's gone.

What! What happened!

Thank you for everything. Imai Suzu

- What do we do? - You're asking me?

- Where did she go? - Shall we go look around?

- Shall we? - Let's go, let's go.

Around that time, Fuku-chan and Manpei-san were visiting Shinichi-san at his office.

I've never been to a securities firm before.

I had heard that he was working for a big company, but this is certainly a grand building.

- Fuku-chan. - Shinichi-san.

Oh my, look how big your belly's grown.

The baby will be born soon.

- That's exciting, isn't it? - Yes, it certainly is, but...

What brings you here so suddenly?

- Well, the thing is... - My mother ran away from home.

Ran away from home?! Why?

- Well... - It's a long story.

The reason's really not worth talking about, so please don't ask.

Oh...

But seeing that you're here must mean that...

We haven't found her yet.

We thought she'd go to Katsuko Nee-chan's house for sure, but...

We thought she might stop by to see you.

No... I don't think she will.

But if Mother should happen to contact you,

- please let us know immediately. - Please.

I'll do that. For the time being, why don't you post a note on the message board?

Message board?

Yes. The message board for missing person.

This is...

Missing Person Daughter Saito Chie 7 Years Old

Missing Person Father Suzuki Koichi 72 Years Old

I wonder if they're all people who have gone missing in the air raids.

Missing Person Mother Imai Suzu 56 Years Old

Let's go back to Katsuko Nee-chan's house, Manpei-san.

The poor children.

Okay, no talking and go to sleep.

Isn't Grandma coming here?

Don't you worry about it, Yoshino. Okay, good night.

Good night.

Seriously, where did Mom go?

I can't think of anywhere she'd go but here...

You two should go to bed. I'll stay up and wait for her.

- Fukuko, you go to bed too, okay? - I'll wait too.

Don't worry. I still have things to do so I'll be up.

I'll be painting in the studio too, so let's all wait for Mother.

- Thank you. - I'll go get tea.

Thanks, Katsuko Nee-chan.

Stop sighing, Manpei-san.

Mom may have gone to see an old friend or something.

We'll hear from her soon.

Manpei-san.

No, this wasn't for that.

I can't get the scene we saw this afternoon out of my mind.

That message board...

The war isn't over yet.

No, it isn't.

And those emaciated people.

Is there any way they can be helped?

You mean by you, Manpei-san?

But Suzu-san never did show up that night.