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- All right! - Our patent has been approved!

That means Teiko Foods' application wasn't approved.

Serves them right!

We're not gonna back off without doing anything.

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 22

Is Naive Thinking Unacceptable?

♫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

- They're being sold? - Yes.

What do you mean?

So when I went to the store today...

There were lots of The Original Manpuku Ramen on the shelf.

What's going on? Didn't we get the patent?

- What is going on? - I don't know.

That matter is not our concern.

Teiko Foods is infringing on our patent.

Once the Patent Office approved Manpuku Foods' application for a patent,

we have fulfilled our duty.

Any problems that arise after that

should be discussed and resolved between the two parties.

Huh?

We should have a discussion with Teiko Foods?

- Have a discussion? - Is that going to resolve the problem?

Prior use rights?

Meaning right to use first, it's called prior use rights.

What the heck is that?

It means you may have obtained the patent, but

we're the ones who made that ramen first.

- Excuse me?! - We have no intention to stop selling.

Enough is enough! I won't let you get away with this.

There's no way such nonsense could be allowed to happen!

If you're calling it nonsense, show me the evidence.

- What! - Hey, hey, stop it! Stop!

If you want to hit me, go ahead.

If you do, I'm calling the police immediately!

I can't take this anymore. It's feeling bleak even inside the house.

Manpei-san seems like a different person.

He's just like your father.

That's what Manpei-san's face is like...

Serves them right!

- I'm not talking about his face. - I know.

Try to be more considerate to Taka.

I will.

I'm home.

You're late, Shigeru-kun.

I'm sorry. I got hung up at work again.

Shigeru-san, come here for a minute.

Katsuko's mad.

Teiko Foods won't stop selling their fake product.

Because of that, it was hectic all day and we couldn't get our work done...

I was planning to come home early.

Then come home early.

If you were planning to come home early, you should come home early.

- I'm sorry. - Did you really talk to him yesterday?

- I did! - Are you sure you gave him a scolding?

- I did! - He hasn't turned himself around at all.

I don't know what to say...

Shigeru-san.

If you have any compassion, please show that to Taka.

I'm sorry.

Taka was crying, you know.

She thought today was the day you'd be coming home early for sure.

She was holding Daisuke in her arms and crying.

She cried and cried, and cried herself to sleep.

Taka.

Forgive me.

I really wanted to come home early today.

I wanted to spend time playing with Daisuke.

But the Original Manpuku Ramen

came out swinging at Manpuku Ramen,

so Manpuku Ramen has to beat up on the Original Manpuku Ramen.

But we have to continue making Manpuku Ramen, but the Original Manpuku Ramen...

It's too confusing.

You scared me. Were you awake?

Shigeru-san.

I know that you're busy. But...

I want Daisuke to see his father's face.

Daisuke smiles a little now. He looks at me and smiles.

He recognizes my face.

That's why I want to show him your face too.

I want to see Daisuke smiling too.

I want you to come home as soon as possible after you're done with work.

I will. I promise.

I'm sorry, Taka.

I'm sorry, Daisuke.

Fukuko..

Fukuko...

You're worried about Manpei-san, aren't you?

Saki Nee-chan.

Manpei-san was an inventor but he now has the look of a business owner.

That's by no means a bad thing.

I know. I know, but...

Men can get obsessed with work.

Isn't that right, Noro-san?

That can't be helped.

Noro-san!

It would be stranger if someone didn't try to copy making something this good.

Fuku-chan, I consider myself a chef too, if not much of one, so I understand.

Saki Nee-chan, did you know Noro-san?

- But of course. - Don't be silly. Wait a minute.

I'll give you this.

Manpuku Ramen

Sorry. I copied it too.

It's true the Manpei-san you see now isn't the real Manpei-san.

You're the only one who can point that out to him, Fukuko.

What in the world was that dream?

Damn...

Damn...

Saki and Noro-san?

Yes. The two of them appeared in my dream together.

But I'm pretty sure Saki Nee-chan didn't know Noro-san.

- That was a surprise. - Who's Noro-san?

You know, the guy who used to give me canned food. When I was working at Osaka Toyo Hotel.

You used to eat the canned food too, Mom.

I remember the canned food, but I don't know the person who gave it to us.

For pete's sake! That's neither here nor there. Anyway...

Please stop. There's nothing more boring than hearing about other people's dream.

Look who's talking!

Sakabe.

Stop right there!

Let's have you tell us the whole story.

RESERVED

- Are you Sakabe-kun? - He's Sakabe.

I'm going to get straight to the point.

Were you the spy?

Manpei-san.

Well, were you?

- Answer him, Sakabe! - Answer him!

Sakabe!

Sakabe-kun.

It's not like I was a spy from the beginning.

Then were you headhunted by President Saruwatari?

- Yes. - How much did he say he'd pay you?

5 times the pay at Manpuku Foods as transfer fee.

5 times?!

Which means naturally, you told him the manufacturing method of Manpuku Ramen, right?

I'm sorry.

I was blinded by greed. I'm truly sorry!

Go to court?!

Sakabe-kun will testify for us.

He told us everything.

Now that we're here, let's settle it in court.

Naturally, we will be asking for

an injunction on the sales of the fake Manpuku Ramen

and the corresponding damage claim.

- That's all we have to say. - No, wait! Please wait a minute!

Isn't that going to far?

You're the one who blew things out of proportion, Saruwatari-san.

All right, all right. I'll stop selling the Original Manpuku Ramen.

From now on, we'll call it The Other Manpuku Ramen.

- The Other?! - I figured as much.

- We'll see you in court then. - All right! All right! I got it.

We also feel that it's absurd to waste time fighting it out in court.

Saruwatari-san, if you can promise

right here and now that you'd pull back the fake Manpuku Ramen...

Why is it wrong to copy?

But there are fakes of everything laying around all over the place.

If you can give us your word, we'll let bygones be bygones.

What're you gonna do, Mister!

Are you gonna give us your word or not!

I promise! I'll let you have my word!

Let you?

I will give you my word.

The Original Manpuku Ramen finally disappeared from the store shelves.

Of course, the fake Fuku-chan poster too.

Manpei-san.

We won, Fukuko.

I'm happy for you, Manpei-san.

This makes Manpuku Ramen the sole winner!

But this was not the end of the problem.