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He said that there was a notification from the Ministry of Finance Government Taxation Bureau to every tax office.

Scholarship money is tax exempt.

If we go to court against Manpei Tachibana,

we are the ones to lose, and

Japanese will no longer pay tax.

Occupation Forces say they will release you if you agree to drop the lawsuit.

No. I will not drop the lawsuit.

Tachibana-san!

That money doesn't belong to me alone.

It's the fruit of the labor of all of us who made salt and Daneihon in Izumiotsu.

If I concede now, how can I explain it to them?

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 13

As Long As We're Alive

♫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

Did Occupation Forces really say that?

That Manpei-san will be returned to us.

If we drop the lawsuit, that is.

Ah~ thank heavens!

Thank you, Azuma Sensei.

Then I ask that you proceed to drop the lawsuit.

Oh, but that would mean paying the tax of 100,000 yen, so

I'm thinking about holding out a little longer.

- Holding out?! - Yes.

No, no, no, no. There's no need to do that.

If they're willing to return Manpei-san to us, money is not an issue.

All right. There are various procedures we'll have to follow,

- so please wait a little longer. - Thank you very much.

Aren't you going to tell her the truth, Sensei?

How can I?

Hello. Azuma Taichi Law Firm.

One moment please. It's the Finance Bureau.

- Azuma speaking. - This is Masuoka with the Tokyo Finance Bureau.

Please hurry up and drop the lawsuit.

Tachibana Manpei will be released as soon as you do that.

But that means we have to pay the tax of 100,000 yen, doesn't it?

Even though scholarship money is tax exempt.

Occupation Forces is yielding this far, you know.

If you won't drop the lawsuit, we'll fight you in court to the bitter end.

- We don't care how long it takes! - We don't either!

- Jeez! - Damn!

Are they threatening to go to court? The newspapers are going to make a bigger deal out of it.

Doesn't that lawyer want to get Tachibana Manpei released?

Are you stupid or what?

- Why would I be stupid? - They're saying they'll release you.

But when I said I was going to stick to my beliefs,

you said I was admirable and cried, Goda-san.

- I didn't cry. - Huh?

If it means getting out of here, I'll agree to any condition.

Not me. I haven't done anything wrong.

Never mind that anymore!

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same thing over and over!

Lose your pride! Are you stupid or what!

Take a look.

Tachibana Manpei-shi Should be Released Immediately

The public opinion is completely on Tachibana-kun's side.

Anti-tax demonstrations are getting bigger and bigger.

All the people in the general public are grateful to Manpei-kun for making Daneihon.

Yes, indeed.

No, no. That's not it!

This is not the time to be so laid back!

Why isn't Tachibana-kun getting released?

That's because Azuma Sensei said there's no need to pay the taxes either.

I told him we could pay it.

Surely Great Madam didn't tell Azuma Sensei to...

- Did you tell him you didn't want to pay 100,000 yen? - Why would I say that?

It seems it's that lawyer that's making things more complicated.

What is he thinking?

You'd better ask him properly, Fuku-chan.

Please tell me the truth, Azuma Sensei.

Why isn't Manpei-san getting released?

Tachibana-san is refusing to drop the lawsuit.

He says it goes against his belief to admit defeat.

When he could be released?

Even though he can be released.

I see...

That's the kind of person he is.

If he wasn't, he wouldn't have been able to make something like Daneihon.

But still... I'd like Manpei-san to come home.

I'm going to Tokyo.

I'll have to talk to him.

You'll be able to see your father soon, Sachi.

- Fukuko. - Manpei-san.

You have 30 minutes.

Is this Sachi?

Yes. Please look at her face.

Sachi...It's your father.

Azuma Sensei told me.

Is it true you have no intention of dropping the lawsuit?

Yeah.

I understand. I really understand your feelings very well.

But...

Mitamura-san passed away.

The last time I saw him was 3 days before he passed away, but

he had a very serene look on his face.

Not only that, he even encouraged me.

As long as we're alive, there's hope, he said.

As long as we're alive...

Yes, that's true.

But... there's no hope for you, Manpei-san.

Because you, right now, are dead.

What do you mean?

You're an inventor, Manpei-san.

Isn't making something that's of use to the world and makes everyone smile

proof that you're alive, Manpei-san?

But you can't do that if you're in here.

Like when you made Daneihon,

isn't sending something into the world to make everyone happy

what you really really want to do the most?

Please think about the future.

The future where Gen and Sachi will be growing up.

Sachi.

It's the name you gave her.

Combined with my name, it spells happiness.

All right.

I get it, Fukuko.

Azuma Sensei, I'll drop the lawsuit.

Tachibana-san...

For a new life with Fukuko and the children...

Manpei-san...

Is that so... Is that so!

Thank you for everything.

No, I should be the one to thank you.

From Tachibana-san, from Fukuko-san

I was able to learn a lot of things.

Thank goodness... Thank goodness, huh? Sachi.

Thank you.

Goda-san.

So it's all over, huh?

It's over.

I'm happy for you. You're not the kind of man who should be in here.

Good luck to you in the outside world.

Thank you.

- Thank you for everything. - Same here.

Good bye.

I see good fortune in your face.

Manpei-san.

There's your father, Gen. Go.

Oh, Gen. You sure got heavy, Gen.

Uncle Manpei.

The family's finally together.

For sure... That's for sure.

- What a relief. - Yeah.

That night, Fuku-chan's family of four...

went to sleep together for the first time.

Executive Director?!

I want you to take the position.

Here's your order of coffee and sandwich.

- Wow! - Did you get a perm?

Please accept it!

- Taka-chan. - Isn't it about time for us to...