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In Tokyo there's...

Scholarship money given to his employees was considered tax evasion

and Manpei-san was arrested by the Occupation Forces.

In order to pay the fine of 70,000 yen, they had no choice but to sell the company in Tokyo

and the selling rights to Daneihon.

However...

We're the Finance Bureau.

As if to add insult to injury, the Tokyo Finance Bureau came demanding that

Tachibana Nutritious Food pay 100,000 yen in back taxes.

Let's sue the Government.

Manpei-san and Azuma Sensei did everything they could to resist.

Tachibana Manpei-shi Should be Released Immediately

Scholar Money is Tax Exempt

Their effort paid off, and...

Occupation Forces say they will release you.

That means by paying this tax, we'd be admitting defeat, right?

No. I will not drop the lawsuit.

Ultimately, it was Fuku-chan who opened Manpei-san's closely shut heart.

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?

And...

- Manpei-san. - Manpei-kun.

Oh, Gen. You sure got heavy, Gen.

The family's finally together.

Manpuku

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

Executive Director?!

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

Week 14

♫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 one week since Manpei-san came home.

Fuku-chan and her family were staying at Katsuko Nee-chan's house.

I'm glad to see that Manpei-san finally has a calm look on his face.

At first, he was crying out in his sleep.

- Manpei-san was? - Didn't you hear him, Grandma?

But I was asleep.

Normally, elderly folks are the first to wake up.

I'll have you know that I'm not that old yet.

Hello.

Another one.

- Yes? - I'm Kobayakawa with Osaka Maicho Shimbun.

Is Tachibana Manpei-san here?

Oh...

Taka-chan, I'll talk to him.

Gen. Sh~.

- Newspaper reporter again? - Yes.

How many have we had so far?

My husband really isn't here.

The readers are wanting to know. In spite of being arrested by Occupation Forces

and being sentenced to 4 years in prison, Tachibana-san turned around and sued and got released.

Tachibana Manpei is a hero now.

I really appreciate everyone supporting my husband, but...

Tachibana-san's life in prison,

how he felt when he sued the Government, those are the things we'd like to ask him about.

- Dad. - Sh~!

We've already given answers to that kind of questions to people from many magazines and newspapers.

I ask that you leave us alone now.

Let's eat lunch.

- Maki-zushi. - What a treat for lunch.

All kinds of things are in it so it's full of nutrition.

We splurged for you, Manpei-san.

- Thank you very much. - Thanks, Katsuko Nee-chan.

Taka, go get Dad.

- Hello. - Another one.

I'm Omura. I'm Handa.

We are a group organizing an anti-tax campaign against the Government who's severely taxing

the citizens having a hard time making a living

Taka-chan, I'll talk to them.

- They said they're anti-tax people. - What's that?

- The leader?! -Tachibana Manpei-san who objected to

paying back taxes by suing the Government gave courage to people like

- suffering from taxes. - Anti-tax demonstrations are going on everywhere.

We'd like him to be our leader.

But we ended up dropping the lawsuit and paid the back taxes.

- That's because the Government asked you. - Even if he lost the game,

Tachibana-san won the match.

I'm terribly sorry, but I don't think my husband can help you.

So they want him to lead the demonstrations?

Manpei-san isn't the kind of of person who can do things like that.

They want Manpei-san because he was famous to begin with.

Manpei Brand's Daneihon.

He became even more famous after this latest incident.

I'm sorry for causing all this trouble for you.

People like that will eventually stop coming.

Gen, you're spilling all over.

So what are you planning to do now, Manpei-san?

You can't stay here playing with the kids forever, can you?

He can relax for a while until he recovers his mental and physical strength.

- That's right. - How long is a while?

Don't worry, Manpei-san's thinking about it.

Although 100,000 yen was taken for back taxes,

we still have 20,000 yen left. Using that as capital...

- What are you going to make? - Well, that's...

- What are you planning to invent? - I don't know about invent...

That's what he's thinking about now.

Why talk about that now when we're eating?

- What the heck. This is falling apart. - I'm sorry. I made that.

If you can't come up with anything, I wish you'd get a respectable job.

Stop thinking about making something.

How does it end up there?

But we can't stay here indefinitely,

and he has to feed the children too.

- Manpei-san will do something about it. - Enough about me...

Tadahiko-san was a struggling artist in the past too.

Mom, you used to say all kinds of things about him.

- Like he's hopeless, and pathetic. - Water.

- Are you okay, Tadahiko-san? - Who said that...

- You did. - Is tea all right? - Give me anything.

But now, all of his paintings get sold.

- It shows I had good judgment. - So what?

So you shouldn't worry about Manpei-san either.

He's already had success once with Daneihon.

- Ah, I thought I was going to die. - Oh, good.

- You scared me. - Let's eat.

Shigeyuki-kun and Manabu-kun will be coming home from school soon.

- Oh, and Yoshino-chan too. - Let's eat, Mom.

Hello.

Another one.

Yes?

Taka-chan...

Kanbe-san...

Oh, Kanbe-san.

I went and looked at the test results for Osaka University.

- Test results? Was that today? - Yes.

- Why didn't you tell us? - That's neither here nor there.

We didn't bring it up on purpose. Taka didn't want us talking about it.

Taka-chan was too scared to go look herself, so she asked me to go.

Who cares about all that. What was the result? Did you hear, Taka?

Not yet. I was too scared to hear it by myself.

So how was it, Kanbe-san?

The result was...

She passed.

Congratulations, Taka-chan.

- Why are you doing that? - Will you cut that out?

- I'm sorry. - I passed?

- I didn't think she made it. - Me too.

- You scared me half to death! - It wouldn't be any fun if I just said it.

- I passed? - Just say so normally.

- I passed~! - Taka, congratulations!

It's Osaka University, Taka. Congratulations.

Congratulations, Taka-chan.

She's my granddaughter, all right!

Are you going to get married after you graduate? Taka Nee-chan.

- Get married to who? - To Uncle Kanbe.

Please treat me kindly, Father, Mother.

I'm not your father yet.

Please become a reliable man by the time Taka graduate.

Kanbe-san's already reliable.

He's leading the way at Kitahama Foods making Daneihon.

Kanbe-san's the team leader there.

You've got to climb higher and higher.

How's Daneihon selling?

Not bad, but a lot of rival products are coming out now.

Is that right...

Actually, I...

It's nothing.

- Actually what? - What is it?

Actually...I want to work with Manpei-san.

Not to mention the fact that we'll be relatives when Taka-chan and I get married.

Kanbe-kun...

Thanks.

But Manpei-san isn't doing anything right now.

- Mother. - There you go again.

There's no way Manpei-san's going to stay like this.

If you should ever need me, please don't hesitate to call me anytime.

Thanks, Kanbe-kun.

No one would leave Manpei-san alone.

And along came this person who was to change Fuku-chan and Manpei-san's life.

I operate a textile manufacturing company called Ohtori-ya.

My name is Ohtori Kanichi.

Ohtori-san?

I heard Tachibana Manpei-sama was here

and came from Ikeda.

- Ikeda? - Have you heard of it?

- Yes. - Thank you.

OHTORI KANICHI

And so, is Tachibana Manpei-sama here?

What is this about?

I'd like to get Tachibana Manpei-sama's help for the industrial development of Ikeda.

Please let me see Tachibana Manpei-sama. Please, I beg you!

Just a minute.

- Please! - Just a minute, please.

Tachibana Manpei-sama.

I am extremely honored to meet you.

I operate a textile manufacturing company in Ikeda.

My name is Ohtori Kanichi.

- In Ikeda? - That's where Toshi-chan lives.

- Oh, the one who was your best friend? - As I recall, a pharmacist?

Yes, her. She's married now and living in Ikeda.

What! I can't believe I share such a connection with Tachibana Manpei-sama!

This is most definitely the will of Heaven.

No, no, no...

Actually, for the purpose of helping the economic development of Ikeda,

we have decided to start a credit union.

- Credit union? - To be named Ikeda Credit Union.

It's just as is.

Osaka's major bank, Umeda Bank, will be providing financial assistance to Ikeda Credit Union.

- Umeda Bank? - Using that capital

to loan money and help the small businesses of Ikeda,

it is an extremely legitimate and sound association.

And so?

I'd like you, Tachibana Manpei-sama,

to be the executive director of this Ikeda Credit Union!

Executive director?!