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Today after this, we will be going to your residence

to make preparation for the sale of your collateral.

Why so suddenly...

It can't be helped.

No matter what happens, we'll be fine.

Thanks, Fukuko.

To be honest, I'm scared.

Fuku-chan...｡

Please don't tell Manpei-san.

Please don't tell anyone...

Manpuku

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

All We Can Do Now is Climb Up!

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

Week 16

♫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

We have no idea when we can start production.

When can we get the additional financing we were promised?

That... I don't know.

That rumor isn't true, is it?

That Ikeda Credit Union is trying to collect all the loans they've given so far.

- What? - You would have to ask the Executive Director about that.

- Then let us talk to Tachibana-san. - Dear...

Where is Manpei-san?

Why won't he show his face here?

Did he abandon us?

In order to talk it over with the person in charge at Umeda Bank, the Executive Director...

He's worried about you all more than about himself.

- More than about himself? - Did something happen?

- Why didn't you tell us? - That's right.

That Uncle Manpei's house was repossessed.

What good would that have done?

When it comes to Manpei-san, you get so worked up, Shigeru-san.

- But still. - How's Auntie Fukuko and Grandma doing?

They're fine. Grandma was in panic, but

Fukuko is being strong.

Who would've guessed Fuku-chan had strong nerves like that.

What a frugal lunch.

We have to be thrifty. We've just gone back to the old days.

Okay, let's eat.

- Did you find a house to rent? - I'm looking now.

- The eggplant's good. - I'm glad.

Gen, if that's not enough for you, I'll give you mine.

It's okay. You eat it, Mom.

What a good boy. Here, I'll give you mine.

You won't be there anymore after we move, Grandma?

Grandma will be living at Katsuko Nee-chan's house.

- Why? - Because I'll be in the way if I go.

She doesn't want to live in a rental house.

It will be lonely without Grandma.

Don't be so selfish. You can go see Grandma anytime.

What? Who is it? I feel something bad's about to happen.

Don't say things like that.

Hello. This is the Tachibana Residence.

Fuku-chan. It's me.

I hate to ask you this, but can you come help me out today?

The thing is, Shinobu-chan strained her back.

Strained her back?!

Sorry, Dear.

And wouldn't you know we have a ton of customers on a day like this.

- Master, spaghetti here. - Me too.

You are spaghetti. Okay.

Do you know anyone else who can help us?

Mom. Mama at Shirobara strained her back.

- Huh? - Come help out with me.

Are you telling me to wait on tables?

- I am the daughter of a samurai! - Yes, don't worry. I found someone.

Fukuko!

You can talk to the president, vice president, and board members.

- Thank you. - Please wait 3 hours.

Certainly.

What are you planning to tell them, Tachibana-san?

It doesn't make me feel too good when you want to talk directly to the president without going through me.

I realize that I'm being terribly rude to Yano-san.

However, this is an important matter for

Ikeda Credit Union, for the future of the town of Ikeda.

I ask for your understanding.

Welcome. This way please. We have an open table here.

Here you go.

Mom, you look like you're all pumped up.

I'm just helping out reluctantly.

Hello. Spaghetti is my recommendation.

- No matter how you look at it, she's all pumped up. - She's Fuku-chan's mother, all right.

-Ow, ow, ow... - Just sit there.

- Certainly. Two orders of spaghetti, please. - Got it.

You are spaghetti. Okay.

- Here's your coffee, Toshi-chan. - Thanks.

Have you found your new house?

Not yet. There's the kids' school to consider too, so

I'm looking for a nice place nearby.

- I'll look with you. - Really? Thanks.

Best friends are good to have.

- Welcome. - Oh, my.

Oh, why is Mom here?

You have no reason to call me Mom.

- Mom. - No problem, no problem.

Mom still thinks I'm this shady fellow.

The Mama-san here strained her back, so

- she's here to help temporarily. - This is a disguise to avoid public notice.

Would you like another glass of water?

It suits her well for being a disguise.

Wait. Have we met before?

That's what I was thinking too.

Oh, I know. It was probably at my wedding.

I remember now. We introduced ourselves.

As I recall, you were running a trading firm.

I'm currently importing soybeans from America.

I go to Los Angeles at least once every six months.

- That's awesome! - Don't flatter him, Toshi-chan.

- It doesn't take much to for this guy to get carried away. - There you go saying mean things like that.

Ah, I'm starving. Give me rice curry, extra large.

Sure. Rice curry, extra large... Extra large?!

- Yeah. - We can make it any way you want it.

You are big, big rice curry. Okay.

- Oh yeah, Fuku-chan. I heard. - Hm?

- Your house was repossessed, huh? - Not so loud.

That's right. It couldn't be helped.

There are valleys and mountains in life.

Right now, you guys are at the bottom of the valley.

- Huh? - Then all we can do now is climb up, right?

What if there was a pitfall in the bottom of the valley?

Then the only thing we can do is crawl out...

There might be a bear there.

- Bear?! - He comes up with some pretty good ideas.

- Don't be silly. He's being mean. - You think so?

I'm just saying you never know what may happen in this world.

So Fuku-chan, I'll give you this.

It's a plate from the Ming Dynasty in China.

You can get 5,000 yen if you sell it.

- 5,000 yen?! - Yeah.

Why do you have something like that?

A friend I've known since elementary school came to ask me for a loan of 3,000 yen.

He said he'd give me this plate worth 5,000 yen in exchange.

This is nothing other than my gesture of friendship for Tachibana-kun.

What a beautiful story.

- This plate costs 5,000 yen? - Hey... idiot.

- Are you serious? - There's no way.

In the first place, it's got to be a fake if it was left as a collateral for a loan.

Well, I wouldn't expect you ladies to appreciate the value of this plate.

Look at this shape. And the depth of colors.

You scared me! What the...

- Let me take a look. - Huh?

I said let me see this plate.

Oh, geez...

Dear, this plate...

Yeah.

It's this.

- It's the same! - What?!

I was just thinking about piling on your extra large curry onto this plate.

How could that be! There can't be a serving plate like that...

- It's definitely the same. - What~!

This is the same, everything's the same. - I bought it last month at a sale at Maruya Department Store.

You got conned.

No way... that bastard!

What a big fuss over nothing.

Anyway, you never know what may happen in this world.

But your desire of wanting to help out Fuku-chan is admirable.

He's quite a nice guy.

- That's right. - I see you in a slightly new light now.

Thank you, Sera-san.

Okay, here's your order of extra large rice curry.

It's huge! How am I supposed to eat all this!

It's the ultra big size.

I'm here today to ask you for a favor.

As you may know, Ikeda Credit Union allowed a bank run to occur,

and we are being asked by your bank to pay back all the money you invested.

It is our intention to deal with this matter with sincerity.

However, there is just one thing I'd like to say.

There are lots of companies in Ikeda that are working hard in this time of economic difficulty.

Sezawa Shoten, who continued to increase sales for the past 10 years.

Tsunajima-ya, the No. 1 among plant wholesalers in Osaka in terms of number plants handled.

Shino Kimono Store who's been doing business for 100 years.

And Odajima Manufacturing, who developed the innovative

multipurpose food processor, probably the first of its kind in Japan.

As you can see, industries in Ikeda have great potential.

Does that mean Ikeda Credit Union

cannot get the members to pay back their loan?

- That's right. - That's right?!

This is where I need to ask for a favor.

All the responsibility for what happened this time lies with me.

I will take that responsibility and I will resign from the post of executive director.

In exchange, I would like you to send someone from your bank as the new executive director.

Sending the new executive director from our banks means that

Ikeda Credit Union's operation hereafter will be

conducted according to Umeda Bank's policies.

Is that what you want!

Yes.

Naturally, this is not a decision I can make by myself.

If I can obtain approval from your bank,

I intend to hold a general meeting immediately, and get the members' approval.

However, as I mentioned before,

there are lots of companies with potential in Ikeda.

And this recession will surely end some day.

Please, I ask you.

I ask for your help to save Ikeda Credit Union.

And please help support Ikeda's industries, and the development of

Ikeda's industries! Please!