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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.

Please, I ask you.

I ask for your help to save Ikeda Credit Union.

And please help support the development of Ikeda's industries!

Please!

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 16

All We Can Do Now is Climb Up!

♫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

A few days later

We considered what you proposed the other day.

Yes.

We accept your proposal.

We will have you step down as the executive director

and appoint someone from our bank to succeed as the executive director.

So you're saying that Ikeda Credit Union won't have to be dissolved?

Yes. Employees other than you may remain if they like.

Thank you, Yano-san. Thank you so much.

There's no need to thank me.

This was decided by the executive council.

Then I am grateful to those executives. Please give my regards to them.

Thank you for everything.

- Tachibana-san... - Yes.

I wish you luck in your future endeavor.

Thank you.

If you'll excuse me.

Thank you.

Ikeda Credit Union will remain.

The executive director will change, but

Shinichi-san, please continue to support it in your current position.

I entrust its well being to you.

I'm sorry!

For making you, Manpei-kun...take the entire responsibility by yourself.

I'm truly sorry.

Please don't let that bother you.

This was my idea, after all.

The changing over of the executive director was approved without incidence

at the general meeting.

The newly formed strong connection with Umeda Bank

will further stabilize Ikeda Credit Union.

I got Umeda Bank to promise that they'll continue to provide financial assistance

to Odajima Manufacturing, so you'll be able to start production of the multipurpose food processor immediately.

Tachibana-san... thank you!

It's all thanks to you, Tachibana-san.

Thank you so much.

No, no. I should be the one to thank you.

You folks reminded me of the joy of making things.

I'm truly grateful.

What are you going to do now, Manpei-san?

Not you too, Kanbe-kun.

If you're going back to making things again, let me join you.

But you're an executive at Kitahama Foods, aren't you?

You have to support Taka-chan too.

And you'll have an even bigger responsibility when you have a child some day.

- But I want to go where you go, Manpei-san. - Kanbe-kun.

When there comes a time you need someone, you have to call me before anyone else.

Please!

All right. I promise.

Around that time, Fuku-chan was

looking for a new home with Toshi-chan, since

their home was put up for sale by the court.

- Isn't this it? Fuku-chan. - Yes, I think so.

It's so old.

But the rent is 2,000 yen.

This won't do. Someone who used to be the executive director of a credit unon can't live in a house like this.

It's okay. Manpei-san won't mind.

This house has a backyard.

Oh, my! It's a garden!

We can save money by growing our own vegetables here.

There's no better place than this.

Toshi-chan... To be honest, I'm scared.

Please don't tell Manpei-san.

Please don't tell anyone...

It's all right, Fuku-chan.

You're going to be just fine, Fuku-chan.

Both Hana-chan and I are on your side, Fuku-chan.

If you're going through hard times, don't hold back and tell us.

We're friends, after all.

Fuku-chan?

Thanks, Toshi-chan.

Now that I cried, I feel better.

Huh?

That's right, huh? I have Toshi-chan and Hana-chan on my side.

I also have Katsuko Nee-chan, Tadahiko-san, Shinichi-san,

Taka-chan, Yoshino-chan, and Mom too.

That's right.

It's going to be okay...

Yes, it's going to be okay!

We'll work something out.

Okay, we'll take this house!

Really?

Just as Fuku-chan said, Manpei-san didn't say anything

about Fuku-chan's decision to rent this house.

I have been appointed as the new executive director to replace Executive Director Tachibana Manpei.

My name is Miyashita Sokichi.

I will do my best to further develop this Ikeda Credit Union

which Former Executive Director Tachibana Manpei had built up.

I look forward to working with you.

After hearing the newly appointed Executive Director Miyashita's speech,

I can leave this Ikeda Credit Union without any regrets.

However, Executive Director Miyashita

referred to the Ikeda Credit Union that I had built up, but

that is wrong.

This credit union was built up by all of you.

I am nothing more than a war criminal who almost destroyed that,

and it's only natural that I take the responsibility and step down from the post of executive director.

I will be starting all over from nothing.

There may be people who say starting over from age 47 would be difficult.

But I don't think so.

To the contrary, I'm raring to go to make a name for myself in the world once again.

I am truly grateful to you all.

Thank you for everything for the past 8 years.

- Thank you for your hard work. - Thanks.

You two practiced too, didn't you?

Dad, thank you for your hard work.

Thanks.

Ah~ that's good.

Let's eat then.

This kinda brings back memories.

It does, doesn't it?

Dinner at this house is sure extravagant.

Huh?

At Fukuko's house, there's only one dish.

She was preparing a feast until recently, but now she's fallen on hard times.

Stop saying things like that, Mom.

Auntie Fukuko says that she's perfectly fine.

Even if they have no money, as long as the family is healthy, that's all she wants.

I told her we'll do what we can to help them financially, but

she says they're doing fine.

Instead, she said please take good care of Mom.

Are you lonely? Do you miss living with Gen-chan and Sacchan?

There's that too, but...

- Do you feel guilty? - Guilty?

That you're here by yourself.

Don't be silly.

I'm neither lonely nor feeling guilty.

I have Taka and Yoshino here.

Delicious.

This is when Gen was 2 years old.

Look how small you were.

Sachi was even smaller.

You were just born when we moved in here.

I'm getting bigger and bigger.

Me too.

8 years in this house...

We have a lot of memories here, don't we?

Yes.

Let's make a lot of memories again at the new house.

Let's do that.

Okay, guys. Get on.

- Can I really? - Me too!

Are you okay? Don't fall off, now.

- Okay~. - We're fine.

Here we go.

Let's go.

Let's go!

Let's go!

That was year end of Showa Year 32 .

- Hold on tightly. - Manpei-san, you be careful too.

Don't worry. Hey, we're almost there.

It's ramen!

Week 17 "It's Ramen! Fukuko!"

Manpei-san's making ramen?

A taste that everyone likes

and won't get tired of eating everyday.

This is overnight pickles.

Overnight pickled ramen?!

- That would be disgusting! - Dad, quit making ramen!

- Spaghetti...