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Let's go sell this Daneihon all over Japan.

In order to do that, we'll have to expand to Tokyo first, Tachibana-kun.

- Expand to Tokyo? - Tokyo?

It was end of 1947 that Manpei-san, Sera-san, and Shinichi-san headed to Tokyo.

We're looking for office space as soon as we get there.

Also, apartment to use as company dormitory.

I know.

And it was 3 days later when they returned to Izumiotsu.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Manpuku

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

Manpei Brand's Daneihon!

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

Week 11

♫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

- Shinagawa? - Yes?

There was a vacant space in Shinagawa that was just perfect.

A 10-minute walk from the station. Rent is 150 yen a month.

They looked at several other places too, but that was the best one.

We're going to make that the Tachibana Nutritious Food Sales Company.

- Have you decided on the company dormitory too? - There's an apartment nearby that escaped war damage.

They had four rooms available so we decided to rent them.

You really are expanding to Tokyo, aren't you?

Yes. Shinichi-san will be assigned there as Managing Director.

He'll be taking a total of 6 employees with him.

Who will they be?

- I haven't decided yet. - Young guys will be better, don't you think?

- They're all young. - The ones who couldn't go to school because of the war.

School?

If Daneihon sells, why don't we give those employees scholarship

and let them attend night school?

Ah, that makes sense.

Do we have that kind of money to spare?

Daneihon will sell for sure.

All right. Let's take the young guys to Tokyo.

They will be thrilled.

Oh my, you're acting like you're their parents.

It's only natural to feel that way.

Don't feel that way. What's more important

is for Gen-chan to have a little brother or sister.

Second child. I'm talking about a second child.

- I know, I said. - Manpei-san?

Yes, I know that too.

- We're going? - To Tokyo?

That's right. I want you guys to work in Tokyo.

You don't want to?

- But... - Tokyo's a scary place, isn't it?

Great Madam said Tokyo's full of cold-hearted people.

That's not true.

We were just in Tokyo, but they were all nice people.

Getting to go to Tokyo is a chance of a lifetime.

I'm thinking about giving out scholarship to you guys in due time.

- What? - Scholarship?

You can attend night school after work.

- Night school? - You didn't have time to study during the war, did you?

You can get that lost time back.

Gah~! What a great deal! You guys are so lucky!

You're going to Tokyo too, Kanbe-kun.

- What? - What did you think we called you here for?

They're all young. They need a reliable senior.

But that doesn't have to be me...

With the expansion to Tokyo, the fate of our company is at stake.

As Shinichi-san's right hand man, I want you to pull the guys together.

- We'd feel better if Kanbe-san was with us. Right? - Yes.

We're counting on you, Kanbe-kun.

Okay...

- Tokyo, huh? I'm jealous. - I wish I could go too.

Just so you know, we're not that thrilled about it.

It's not like we're going there to have fun.

But you'll get to go to school, right?

- I envy you guys. - But you guys went to school, didn't you?

We didn't hardly get to study because of the war.

Besides, it comes with the condition that Daneihon sells.

Then you'll just have to work hard there, won't you?

Do you guys know what your job is in Tokyo?

I have no idea.

- What do you mean? - You guys gonna be all right?

Come on, we're counting on you.

Kanbe-san.

Do you have a minute?

I heard about you and Taka-chan from Katsuko Nee-chan.

You're getting married after Taka-chan graduates, right?

Yes.

You caught me by surprise. I had no idea.

Then why... why are you...

Why are you sending me to Tokyo?

Why are you separating me from Taka-chan?

You're being mean!

- I haven't gone that far. - Really?

I... have.

I'm sorry.

I don't blame you for being depressed.

But you still have two and a half years to go.

Don't you think you should be entrusted with an important job

and be making enough money to support Taka-chan by then?

Yes.

You'll have an even bigger responsibility when you have a baby.

Baby...

Isn't that right?

Yes.

You may be lonely for a while, but

remember that Taka-chan's still a student.

Let her concentrate on her studies until you get married.

All right.

Thank you, Madam.

Taka-chan came as usual that weekend.

- Don't cry, Taka-chan. - But... but...

I'll write to you every week. Even when we're apart,

I won't forget about you for a single day, Taka-chan.

Really?

I promise.

Then pinkie promise.

Okay.

♫Pinkie promise, if you lie, take thousand punches and swallow 1,000 needles.

♫ Swallow 3,000 needles.

- 3,000?! - That's right.

Normally, it's a thousand.

What's wrong with 3,000? Are you planning to break our promise?

No, 3,000 is fine. 10,000 is okay with me too!

♫Pinkie promise, if you lie, take thousand punches and swallow 10,000 needles.

♫This, I promise.

Uncle Manpei.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- Auntie Fukuko, here you go. - Thank you, Taka-chan.

- Great Madam, please give me some more rice. - Me too.

Grandma, I got that.

You're so sweet, Taka.

So Taka's okay with it?

Yes. Taka-chan's a good girl.

It must actually be very hard for her.

That's because Kanbe-san's mature. I won't oppose the marriage.

"I won't"? But I thought Tadahiko-san approved the marriage too.

- I'm not sure. - What do you mean?

Lately, his paintings have been dark and gloomy...

That's an expression of his mental state.

Even though he's the one who suggested marriage?

What are you looking at?

That's why he's regretting it.

There are lots of girls who get married right after high school.

Their age difference is the same as Manpei-san and me.

Yes, I know, but...

Is it because Kanbe-san's a graduate of Osaka Imperial University

but he's working for a small company like ours?

Because he's an Osaka Imperial University graduate who snuck in to burglarize your house?

- Fukuko. - He's an Osaka Imperial University graduate but...

Stop it already. I'm starting to feel uneasy now.

Forget what I just said.

When the opening of the newly founded Tachibana Nutritious Food Sales Company in Tokyo

was two weeks away in the beginning of February,

Sera-san came for a visit.

Promotional broadcast?

That's right. We're going to broadcast an advertisement for Daneihon.

- What's that? - You know, you hear it on the streets of Osaka too.

Hall of Entertainment, Dotonbori Music Hall.

Charming dancers will be doing sexy dances for you.

We're gonna be broadcasting this all over Tokyo. No, not only Tokyo.

We'll have to broadcast on streets all over Japan.

- For Hall of Entertainment? - No, not that, Mother.

But you hire people to do that, don't you?

- Won't it cost money? - That's my man, Shinichi-san.

That's a good point you realized. I've thought about that as well.

We're not going to have someone talk. We're going to broadcast a recording.

- Recording? - Yeah.

We're going to make a record and distribute it to shopping streets nation-wide.

Can a record be made that easily?

Yes, as long as you're willing to pay.

But if you think about continuing to advertise into the future,

it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone.

I knew I could count on you, Sera-san.

People running trading firms must have different mindset.

But of course. It's an idea I came up with after thinking without any sleep every night

of ways to sell Daneihon all over Japan.

So what are we broadcasting?

I've thought about that as well.

We're going to have Fuku-chan say this.

- Who? Me?! - Yeah.

Fuku-chan, you're a former telephone operator and a former hotel front desk receptionist.

Go ahead, give it a try.

"Packed with nutrition Daneihon. Tasty, tasty Daneihon."

You've got to say it like you really mean it.

"Packed with nutrition Daneihon."

"Tasty, tasty Daneihon."

"Manpei Brand's Daneihon."

- Manpei Brand? - Huh? Manpei Brand?

- What Manpei Brand? - What else could it be?

Because Tachibana Manpei made it. Actually, I'm thinking about putting up signs all over the place too.

-Signs? - I've already thought of the design too.

This is it!

- Is that... - Manpei-kun?!

Yeah. As the president, you're gonna play a part in advertising too.

Manpei Brand's Daneihon.

No.

What do you mean no?

I'm not doing it!

- Why not! - Manpei-san!