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We're going to have a baby.

- A baby?! - Yes.

Fukuko! Fukuko!

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 11

Manpei Brand's Daneihon!

♫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 was the day after Fuku-chan told Manpei-san about the baby that he arrived in Tokyo.

Manpei-san couldn't stop grinning from happiness.

Are you that happy about coming to Tokyo, President?

- That's not it. - Then why are you grinning...

You there!

Manpei-san!

Do I know you?

Look, it's Manpei-san. That man.

You're right. Daneihon's Manpei-san.

No, I'm not.

- Don't be like that, President! - How did they know? My glasses are different.

- Please try to act more personable. - I'm not even wearing a bow tie!

Thanks, everyone, for your hard work.

Thanks to you, sales of Daneihon have exceeded our expectation.

Everyone really worked their tails off.

Are you attending school regularly?

We haven't missed a day.

Oh, is that right.

Kanbe-kun's doing very well as a leader too.

I'd like him to come work for Sera Trading Company.

- I'm not going. - I'm kidding. Don't answer so quickly.

The reason I came to Tokyo this time

is to make a request to Kyosen University Hospital who bought Daneihon from us.

I have the sample ready here.

Recommended by Kyosen University Hospital

I like it.

If we can get the university hospital's endorsement, we won't have to worry about fakes.

I going to have you go right away tomorrow.

All right! Let's go get something good to eat tonight!

- What? - You're pregnant?

- I'm 4 months along now. - The baby will be born next January.

- Congratulations, Auntie Fukuko. - Thanks.

- There's a baby inside Auntie Fukuko's belly? - That's right.

- Gen-chan's going to have a brother or sister. - You guys are going to have another cousin.

Shige-chan, Manabu-chan, give the baby lots of love, okay?

- Okay! - Thank you!

That's right, Taka. I heard.

Is it true that you're exchanging letters with Kanbe-san?

Yes.

- Mom. - After I warned him to stay away from Taka.

What can we do with these young people?

- Why are you making a face like that, Tadahiko-san? - It's nothing.

- There's some fighting going on in the house. - Dad's trying to get in the way.

- What? - Don't talk about it.

- Get in the way? - That's not it.

I'm just telling her to go to college.

- He doesn't want Kanbe-san and me to get married. - Taka.

- Why don't you like Kanbe-san? - It's not that I don't like him.

Well, he was a burglar at first.

- Burglar! - Grandma.

- Don't say useless things please. - Is Nee-chan marrying a burglar?

Yes, she is.

Is that what's bothering you?

It's not that...

- Let's stop this. - Kanbe-san's a nice person.

- Anyway, I'm so happy for you about the baby. - For real.

- Was he a real burglar? - He was.

Mom.

- Good! - This is crazy delicious too!

- Do you come here often, Kanbe-san? - Once in a while.

Since I'm alone when you guys have night school.

This liver and chives stir fry is very tasty too.

The food is good too, but that waitress is pretty, isn't she?

- Actually, I was thinking the same thing too. - Me too.

- Me too. - Her name's Miyoko-chan.

- You know her, Kanbe-san? - I've been here a number of times.

Here's your steamed buns.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

Enjoy your meal.

- She's certainly pretty. - And personable too.

Shall I try to make a move on her?

- Huh? You make a move on here? - No way, no way.

- Sakai, she's beyond your reach. - That goes for you guys too.

No matter how you look at it, she's older than you guys.

- She'll be just right for Kanbe-kun. - For me?

Kanbe-kun is off limits, Sera-san.

Kanbe-san has Taka-chan.

Taka-chan?

She's Katsuko-san's daughter who comes to help every weekend.

- Oh~! So Kanbe-kun, you two are in a relationship, huh? - Yes.

- Everyone knows that. - How am I supposed to know that.

They're going to get married when Taka-chan graduates high school.

He's 10 years older than her.

How dare he take Taka-chan away from us.

- You still stuck on that? - Anyway, congratulations.

But as much as I hate to say this,

that waitress is prettier than Taka-chan.

Isn't she, Tachibana-kun?

Come on now, Taka-chan's cute too.

What are you talking about? You'd be hard pressed to find anyone prettier than her.

Huh?

What was that "huh" for?

I didn't think you'd stick up for her to that extent.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," as they say.

Come on, Taka-chan's beautiful in anyone's eyes.

- That girl's definitely prettier. - Something's wrong with your eyes, Kanbe-san.

Cut it out. Stop fighting over trival matters. Hurry up and eat.

Hurry up and eat. This doesn't happen too often.

- Eat. - Let's eat, let's eat.

- Is everyone doing well? - Yeah.

You can definitely feel the energy here. We're going to Kyosen University Hospital tomorrow.

If we can get their endorsement, people will be able to buy Daneihon

without any worries.

I'll be praying for your success.

- Are you feeling all right, Fukuko? - I'm doing fine.

I get morning sickness once in a while, but that's a natural thing.

If something happens, get Mother to help you right away.

I will.

I saw Mount Fuji from the train.

After I left Osaka last night, I fell asleep

and when I woke up, there was this huge Mount Fuji in front of my eyes.

- Oh my! - Mount Fuji glowing in sunrise was a sight to see.

It was as if it was congratulating us and our unborn child.

- Is that right? - Yeah. Fukuko.

When that child is born and grows up, let's all four of us climb Mount Fuji together.

- We're going to climb it? - Yes.

- Not just look at it?

We're going to climb it. So until the kids grow up,

we'll both have to stay healthy.

Yes, indeed. By eating Daneihon.

Yeah.

That's something to look forward to.

I'll see you soon. If things go well tomorrow, I'll be home the day after tomorrow.

Okay. I'll be praying for your success.

- Good night. - Good night.

All right.

Hello. Tachibana Nutritious Food.

This was the beginning of the nightmare.

Who can be calling at this hour?

Tachibana Nutritious Food.

Great Madam! This is Kanbe.

Oh, what's the matter, Kanbe-kun?

President was...again...again...

Again what?

Arrested by Occupation Forces.

Arrested?!

Apparently he got a phone call summoning him last night,

and when he went to the MP Headquarters this morning with Shinichi-san,

they just arrested the president on the spot.

What? Arrested? Manpei-san was arrested?

What happened?

From what Shinichi-san told me over the phone, it's tax evasion.

Tax evasion?

Shinichi-san said he can't make any sense of it at all either.

Sera-san went to get an explanation too.

Wait a minute. What tax evasion...

What are they talking about? Why would Manpei-san do anything like that.

What?!

- Hello. - It's Shinichi.

Shinichi-san.

Was Manpei-san really arrested?

It's true.

Manpei-kun is being interrogated by Occupation Forces right now.

How many employees?

How many employees?

There are 7 in Tokyo.

- Why is this happening? - What's this about tax evasion?

They say the scholarship money that Manpei-kun has been giving to Sakai-kun and others are considered wages.

He's being charged with violation of the Income Tax Law for not paying taxes on that portion.

That's simply insane!

- It's our fault. - No, it's not.

That money was for sending you all to night school!

Is that not allowed?

That's what I told them, and I'm sure that's what Manpei-kun is claiming as well.

Wait just a minute... How do you expect me to accept something like this!

But Occupation Forces won't let Manpei-kun go.

- I'm going to Tokyo. - No.

Think of your condition, Fuku-chan. There's nothing you can do here anyway.

- But... - I understand you're worried, but

we'll ask you to come over when we need you here.

Sit tight and wait until then.

However, Manpei-san was prosecuted and tried in a military tribunal.

He was sentenced to 4 years of hard labor and a fine of 70,000 yen.

How can this insanity be true!

- Guilty? - What?!

Manpei-kun will have to be incarcerated for 4 years.

Morever, the fine of 70,000 yen will be impossible to pay.

Why do things like this keep on happening!

Ouch!

President of Daneihon Found Guilty of Tax Evasion

- We did it, huh? President. - Serves them right!

I'm Azuma Taichi. I'm an attorney.

- Tachibana Manpei is... - ...a late bloomer.

Please don't give up.

Week 12 "Things Will Work Out Somehow!"

- You're thinking this is someone else's problem anyway. - No, I'm not!

We're going to lose our house too.

Manpei-san and I are one in body and mind.