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TAMA SUN HEIGHTS

Good evening.

NIHONBASHI SHINJUKU

-Good evening. -Good evening.

BEWARE OF THE SLOPE BEWARE OF THE STEP

We are about to break into a stranger's house.

As it is trespassing, we will be entering without permission of course.

A month ago,

I would've never thought that

I would be involved in committing crimes.

CHAPTER 1 THE BACKGROUND

ONE MONTH EARLIER

My name is Akiko Tanaka.

I work as a cleaner for

a housekeeping services company called Sereine.

I have permission to enter this house so it isn't trespassing.

-It's called a house call. -Excuse me.

In doing this job

there are some homes that are so pristine that they don't need cleaning.

This place is one of those houses. Personally I find that quite difficult.

The reason is because it's hard to know when it is clean.

Conversely, the easiest houses to clean

are the ones that look all right on the surface

but have messy areas in spots that don't stand out.

For toilets and bathrooms

the process is the same in every home

so it is a comparatively easy task.

For parts that shine like taps,

it is easy to know that they are clean so I'm always

particularly thorough with them.

The living room is the hardest area to clean.

There are many precious items that you must be careful not to break.

And people have

different ideas about what you can and cannot move.

-Oh, hello. -Hello.

Her name is Megumi Ogawa. We work for the same company. She is a cook.

Sometimes we work together at the same home.

We are forbidden from talking on the job

so we never really speak.

But sometimes, we finish at the same time.

-What kind of food do you make? -We walk to the station.

-And we chat on the way. -Roasted meat in spicy sauce.

-Roasted meat in spicy sauce? -Yeah, it's what people request the most.

Huh, I wonder why that is?

I guess for people who don't cook often

it tastes good but it seems difficult to make.

But it's quite easy, right?

Yeah, so if they request it I feel lucky.

That makes sense.

But croquettes are really annoying.

They take a lot of effort.

And you can't do anything else at the same time.

Exactly.

-You have to keep an eye on it. -Yes.

We were a similar age so she was easy to talk to.

But we never met up outside of work.

-It is definitely better when it's clean. -Really?

I mean in general messy houses don't have good cooking utensils,

the knives don't cut, and the pans are peeling so

it takes twice as long to make things.

That makes sense for cooking.

-But I hate houses teeming with trash. -Those houses really are the worst.

But normal companies refuse hoarders, right?

Yes, our company is strange.

You are right.

I think they want to attract the customers the other companies refuse.

But it's really tough for us on the ground.

Yeah. And then sometimes they give us loads of flyers to hand out.

That's sales, isn't it?

That is not our job, right?

Yes exactly. For what we do our pay is so low.

Yeah. The job ad said we'd make 300,000 yen a month.

-But it's nothing like that. -It's a complete scam.

-Our boss is really terrible. -She's a real brute.

I am working full time but have almost no money

-It goes on living expenses and rent. -I'm just scraping by too.

Do you live alone, Tanaka?

Yes, I do.

I am a divorcée.

Me too.

Oh, right.

-Wow. -Wow. I didn't know that.

I felt as though we instantly got closer at that moment.

This is our boss.

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH A YOUNG CHARISMATIC BOSS

GOOD MORNING

Her name is Natsumi Fujisaki,

CEO of Sereine.

So about Justaiya…

She worked as a bikini model

from the age of 19 to 26.

After that she set up a cosmetics company, she leveraged

the channels of social networking services and the entertainment industry

turning it into a brand that sells two billion yen a year.

After that she turned her attention to housekeeping services

and founded this company.

Of course I thought that this market would expand in the future.

WHY SHE STARTED A HOUSEKEEPING COMPANY

I came from a one-parent household

and there were three of us kids.

It seemed so hard for my mother working and raising kids

so I felt as though

I wanted to be an ally for all working mothers. That's the main reason

for setting up this company.

Did you see that interview?

I saw it. She wants to be an ally to mothers.

-Yeah she says that but did you hear? -What?

When a mother came in for an interview recently, she didn't give her

the job because she wouldn't be able to work around clients' schedules.

-She's no ally at all. -She's their enemy.

‎She really ‎doesn't think her staff are people.

She thinks we are Roombas.

-You're right. -I mean she became a CEO.

She was fawned over in the entertainment industry, so she doesn't get it.

You are right.

She really…

Usually at this point we would board separate trains and head home

but today neither of us could stop talking.

This was the first time the game went to extra time.

But she wasn't very popular, right?

Yeah, not very popular.

Right? I didn't know her.

There was a rumor she was cheating with someone.

-Really? -You haven't heard?

She had her picture taken with the boss of some company.

Oh, I'd no idea.

She had retired from modeling at that time so it didn't become a big deal.

Is that so?

You really know your stuff.

Oh on that topic, the other day when I was cleaning a hoarder's house

I opened up a weekly news publication

which just happened to feature this article.

INFIDELITY IN HAWAII

What a tiny article!

‎Hey, I wonder

if this guy gave her the money to set up the company.

It must have been him. She couldn't do it on her own.

You're right.

Oh…

-Speaking of the boss, have you heard? -What?

She is rumored to be avoiding tax.

-You're kidding? -Sekiguchi told me about it.

Oh, really?

Apparently she has stashed away hundreds of millions of yen.

-Hundreds of millions of yen? -It is just a rumor.

But our boss would do it, right?

-Unsurprising? Of course she did it! -Right?

Ugh, that really pisses me off.

They work us to the bone for low wages

but avoid paying taxes and live a life of luxury.

Yeah.

-She should be arrested right away. -Exactly.

And then we could just go work for another company.

Why don't we act as whistleblowers?

Whistleblowers?

If someone inside the company reports it, maybe the Tax Agency will investigate.

Maybe. But to do something like that we would need evidence.

Evidence…

I wonder if we can't find a lead.

But if we were going to do that,

why don't we do something that would benefit us more?

Something to benefit us?

I just thought of this now.

But if it is true that she is stashing away money

it'd mean there's a big sum of money in her home that she can't make public.

-Yeah, I guess. -She can't make it public.

So that means that she couldn't tell anyone even if it disappeared.

That's true.

Why don't we go take it?

Take it?

You mean we would go steal it?

Yes.

Wait…

I mean we can't do that. That's theft.

But she's the one who first committed the crime. She's in the wrong.

Well, she may be in the wrong but we wouldn't be in the right.

We may not be in the right but it wouldn't be as bad as normal theft.

But ultimately it would end up in our coffers so it would be bad enough.

But think about it.

We have broken our backs for her on minimum wage.

-Well yeah, that's true. -Right?

So just think of it as taking back what we are owed.

Even still, taking hundreds of millions of yen is too much, right?

Okay, I've got it. We take what we need and donate the rest.

We donate it? To where?

To one of those places that helps those in need.

-Like the Red Cross or something? -Yeah.

Then we would be doing good, right?

I wonder if you're right. But we'd be coming from a place of doing wrong.

But we would be helping people. At worst it'd all be canceled out.

-It'd be quits. -Yeah, it'd be all square.

It'd be all square…

So let's say there was 300 million yen. How much would you donate?

If there was 300 million, we could donate 100 million

and split the rest.

So it would be 100 million each. Wouldn't that be too much?

You think so?

If we got that much, wouldn't it feel

like we're doing wrong rather than it being all quits?

Okay, how about we donate 200 million and take 50 million each.

-That's still a lot. -But we'd be donating 200, that's huge!

-I guess you're right. -I am.

Don't you want to do it? To help people.

Helping people?

Yes. We'd be donating two thirds so primarily we'd be helping people.

The rest is like an agent's fee.

I don't think you could call it a fee.

I mean if you think about it as a percentage that would be it.

I guess so but…

Stealing is stealing.

NATSUMI FUJISAKI

FRENCH FOOD IN SHOUTO-DINNER IN CHEZ NAGATA, HAPPY EATING MY FAV MEAT

OGAWA

TELEPHONE NO.

Ogawa? This is Tanaka.

Can you talk now? Oh, really?

Well, ehm,

I was thinking about what we talked about on the way home,

the secret stash of money.

Are you really serious

about doing it?

I have a friend

who knows a lot about criminality.

If we go through with it I think we should get her to help.

When you say someone who knows a lot about criminality

do you mean she is involved with thieves?

No,

She loves suspense dramas

so she knows the tricks criminals use.

I thought it'd be better to involve her than just the two of us.

You're right.

What do you think? Let's do it, the three of us. Let's help people.

Helping people…

You're right.

Our main goal is helping people.

Yes.

Despite the fact that it seems like

Ogawa's friend was just a lover of dramas,

we adopted the mantra that

"the main goal is helping people"

and decided to break into

Boss' house.

Then, a week later on my way home from work,

we met up together again

to discuss the details.

Ogawa!

-Oh hello, Tanaka. -Hello.

This is my friend, Kanae Eto.

-Hello. -Hello.

Kanae said that if this goes well she would like to open a yoga studio.

-Oh, is that so? -Yes. I've always wanted to do it.

That sounds great.

How much would you need for that?

If you were renting a space, I guess you would need

about 7,000,000 in start-up costs.

-Oh that's quite expensive. -Yes, it is.

So that means that if there is 300 million in Boss' home, we donate

200 million and split the rest.

-There wouldn't be much to spare. -Well, it would be enough.

By the way, when do you plan on doing it?

The weekend after next, our boss will go to Hawaii on vacation

for a week, so that's the time to strike.

-That makes sense. -But how are we going to get in?

That's the issue.

To get the ball rolling, we headed to scope out our boss' place.

This is it.

-What floor was it again? -It is up there.

-On the fourth floor. -So, it is up there.

Our best bet is to climb up the pipes,

cross over the balcony and break the glass.

The pipes? That is quite a height to climb, no?

It is very high.

‎But we could get a duplicate key,

-Then we could just walk right in. -We could.

That would be the easiest way to get it.

Hey, Tanaka, can we stop being so polite to each other?

We are mixing polite and informal language and it is getting confusing.

I was thinking the same thing.

-Let's all speak to each other casually. -Yeah.

-Okay. -Excuse me.

You are disturbing the other residents.

-Please move somewhere else. -Apologies.

-Sorry. -Sorry.

That concierge seems like he could be a problem.

If we act like we're residents, we'll be fine.

-Pretend to be a resident? Got it. -If we get a spare key we'll be good.

How will we get our hands on the spare key?

-We just need to make one. -How?

We go to the office and swipe the key from under the nose of our boss.

Then we rush to the locksmith and we can make one.

But when will we get a chance to do that?

Well, we'll be in the office this week for the upskilling seminar, right?

Oh, yeah.

-Can you get it done? -Yes, yes I think we can.

It's the day of the skill-up seminar.

You can now take lunch.

-Okay. -Thank you very much.

-Thanks for your participation. -Thank you.

-Sorry, I got delayed. -No problem.

Gather the consensus position on it.

I guess we are done here.

I'm counting on you.

Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon, Boss. -Good afternoon.

-I saw the interview from the other day. -Oh, the one on Channel 4.

-Yes. It was really moving. -Really? Thank you.

You said there were three children in your family, right.

Yes, I'm the second child.

There were five of us in my family. My mother had it tough so I understand.

It would be very tough with five children.

Yes. I think the food budget must have been incredible.

I always wondered how much rice she was making a day.

‎Ugh, it's no use.

You really shine in a different way to other CEOs.

Thank you.

Well, I guess I used to be an entertainer.

-I think that was a great advert for us. -Yes, you're right.

-TV has such a big influence. -Yes.

-Okay, well I best get going. -Okay.

I got it.

-There were five kids in your family? -No, just two.

Sorry we're late.

Here. We're counting on you.

-We're counting on you. -Got it.

-Our break is ending. -Yeah.

Based on this incredible partnership…

There she is.

Sorry to keep you waiting. Here you go.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

We succeeded in making the spare key without a hitch.

And then…

D-day had finally arrived.

Wait.

Tanaka, do you think that outfit is okay?

-What's wrong with it? -Well,

if you wear those clothes won't people get suspicious?

I thought the same thing too. You look just like a thief.

I had messed up. It looked like I was announcing

to the world that I was about to rob someone.

I should have dressed in a way that blended into the background, like them.

What are you going to do?

Do you want to go get changed?

She won't come back for a week.

-We have a lot of time. -Yeah.

You're right.

But to be honest, going home to change sounded like a pain.

Ehm…

Maybe I could swap some clothes with you two.

A swap?

I thought that if we spread out the black clothes

among the three of us, we won't look so suspicious.

I'm really sorry to ask this of you.

It's freezing.

-Sorry. -We won't seem suspicious like this.

We won't, but these socks

don't go with these black shoes at all, right?

-Oh you mean in terms of fashion? -Yeah.

We may seem suspicious but people will think I'm lame.

No one will be examining you that closely, it's fine.

-I guess you're right. -I can talk fashion.

This jacket and pants don't go together at all.

Yeah, they really don't.

-I'm sorry. -It's fine.

No worries.

Tanaka, what is that?

-Oh, this? -Is it a hat?

I brought it with me.

But if we are dressed like this I guess I don't need it.

You definitely shouldn't bring it.

That's not for a thief, it's for a proper burglar.

You're right.

Hey, what is this?

-It's pepper spray. -You're acting like a burglar again.

Okay, should we head in?

-I'm starting to feel a bit nervous. -If we pass by confidently, we'll be fine.

-Okay. -Act like a resident.

-Oh, looks like the concierge is away now. -Oh, you're right. We're lucky.

CHAPTER 2 TRESPASSING

There's the elevator.

I'm going to open the door.

Sorry.

-Wow this entrance way is massive. -Woah!

-This is amazing. -What is this?

-Shoes? These are shoes? -Wow.

-Woah. -Wow this is girly.

It's like a princess' room.

She's the tax evading princess.

-The Princess of fraud. -Does she own this place?

-No I hear it's a rental. -Oh…

It's treated as company housing in the company's name so she can save on taxes.

So the Princess of fraud is also trying to save money.

The Princess of fraud is also the Princess of saving.

I'm just realizing this but our boss is more than 12 years younger than us, right?

Yes, that's right.

Before I came here

I felt a bit of guilt

but it disappeared immediately once I saw this room.

-Me too. -Okay, should we look for the money?

Yeah, we should start.

-I will look over here. -Okay.

-Did you find it? -No.

Oh…

Maybe it's in the closet.

-I'll look over there. -Okay.

Woah, this is huge.

I don't think it would be in there.

I'm just being thorough.

This balcony is huge.

It's as big as my whole apartment.

-Mine too. -Huh?

Did you find something?

No, I just noticed that her air purifier is the same as mine.

-Oh, is that so? -Sorry for startling you guys.

Doesn't it make you happy when you have the same electronics as a rich person?

Yeah. It makes you feel like you made the right choice.

-Yes. -By the way, my couch is similar too.

But isn't this really expensive?

The shape and size are similar. I'm sure this price tag had a few extra zeroes.

But if the size and shape are the same, what's wrong with the cheap one?

Yeah, I mean I'm sure it's not way more comfortable.

No, it's completely different.

It's about two orders

of magnitude more comfortable.

-That's quite a big difference. -Let's stop this. I'll just get sad.

You're right. Let's keep looking.

But no matter how hard we looked,

we couldn't find the stash of money.

-It's nowhere to be seen. -Yeah.

-Maybe it's late to be asking this but… -What?

Is she really a tax evader?

I wonder…

But Sekiguchi said she was.

How did Sekiguchi find out?

I don't know. Should I call her?

Yeah.

Oh, good evening.

Hey, do you remember how before you told me about the boss evading taxes?

Huh? When we were at that training seminar.

Uh-huh.

Oh, got it.

Okay. Sorry to call you so late.

Okay, bye.

-Sorry, I messed up. -What?

Sekiguchi was talking about a house that she is in charge of

that belonged to someone who was running a company.

And when she was

cleaning it she found a paper bag that was clearly a stash of money.

-Oh, is that so? -Yeah.

Then the topic naturally moved on to how our boss uses the company name

to rent this place to save on taxes.

I mixed it all together.

Huh! What are you saying?

I completely jumped to the wrong conclusion.

So, she isn't evading tax?

Yes, I guess not.

-Oh… -Hey, come here.

This is something you get when you make a donation, right?

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

Yes, you're right.

‎Instead of evading taxes ‎she has been donating money.

She's actually the Princess of Donations.

Yes.

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION NATSUMI FUJISAKI

I got it all wrong.

-What do you want to do? -What should we do?

I mean we're here now. Should we rob something valuable and go home?

-Something valuable? -Yeah.

There are some things here we could get some money for if we sold them.

-You're right. -Yeah.

I don't think we should do that.

-You don't? -I don't.

We decided to rob her because we thought she had dirty money.

And we were doing it mainly to donate the money.

-You're right. -And that's why we could

come here without too much guilt.

I guess so.

If we turn around now and steal something we'd be no better than thieves.

-You're right. -Okay, so how about this?

We steal something valuable and donate half of the money.

If she's already donating,

it makes no sense for us to steal her stuff and make more donations.

I guess you are right.

So what should we do? Should we go home?

I mean shouldn't we go home?

Yeah, you're right.

-Let's go home. -Okay.

Oh don't forget the lights.

CHAPTER 3 THE AFTERTASTE

We are leaving empty-handed.

But look at it this way,

it's good that we're leaving without having committed any crimes.

You're right.

It's a sign that we shouldn't do bad things.

Yeah.

-It's a gift just to have learned that. -Yeah.

But we did do something wrong.

The moment we stepped foot inside, we were breaking and entering.

Eto was right.

I did have a sense as if our mission ended in failure

but we had already committed the crime of trespassing into a private residence.

STOP

Hey…

-This is just a suggestion. -What is it?

Why don't we go back?

What do you mean, "go back"?

-You mean to steal something? -No, not that.

If we just go home like this doesn't it leave a bad taste in your mouth?

Well,

-I can't say it feels great. -I feel guilty.

-Exactly. -Right.

But why would we go back?

If we leave things like this

I feel like I'll never get rid of this aftertaste.

So to atone for what we did,

why don't we clean the place and then go home?

-Clean the place? -Yeah, well

if we make it cleaner than how we found it,

I thought that it might make things even in my head.

You're right, it would get rid of the guilt.

It would involve trespassing again though, is that okay?

I guess there is no difference between doing it once or twice.

If we make it clean then we are quits right?

I'm not quite sure how you make that out but do you want to head back?

Yeah, let's go back.

CHAPTER 4 CLEANING

No matter how you look at it it's a nice room.

Should we get started? I'll check the fridge.

Is there something I can do?

We're okay for the moment.

-Relax on the couch for now. -Okay.

-If you need anything let me know. -Okay.

I said that we were going back to atone for our sins

but actually, that wasn't the only reason.

This was the type of apartment I loved to clean.

A place that looks clean at first glance,

but dirty in places that don't stand out.

Instead of a secret stash of money, there was lots of dirt hiding here.

It was a real mountain of treasure.

CHAPTER 5 COOKING

From how messy the apartment was, I was somewhat prepared.

There were a lot of expired food items and condiments in the fridge.

There was some stuff that hasn't expired yet,

but our boss wouldn't be back for another week

and it would definitely be spoiled by then.

So I will use these food items that are about to expire,

and make them into something that will last a long time.

It's time to show off my skills as a head chef.

The trick to making a lot of food in a short period

of time, is to avoid creating a lot of washing up.

Cook things in order of how dirty they make cookware,

start with boiling, then grilling, then frying.

That way you can avoid creating a lot of dishes to wash.

If you put the fry pan in the sink

you will have to wash the bottom of everything you put on top of it too,

so give it a quick rinse and you can use it again.

CHAPTER 6 BREATHING

I was asked to relax on the couch but there's no point just lazing about.

So I'll make good use of this time.

First, I will stretch my arms

while taking a deep breath and bring them together above my head.

Then, with them still clasped I bring them in front of my chest while exhaling

to regulate my breathing.

I would like to clean under that sofa

but I don't want to interrupt Eto.

I should just look the other way.

Okay!

I'm finished.

-How are you getting along? -I've just finished.

-Oh, okay. -Look. I used food up.

It was about to expire, and I made five long lasting side-dishes.

They look amazing.

Are you going to put these in the fridge?

They should last a week so she just has to heat them in the microwave.

-Will that be okay? -What do you mean?

Wouldn't she think it weird seeing these dishes after coming back from a trip?

You're right.

I was just operating in work mode. What should I do?

It's already cooked, so should we eat it?

I'd love to.

Okay, so why don't we? I'll serve it properly on plates.

-Oh, thanks. -Okay.

CHAPTER 7 A DELICIOUS MEAL

Here you go.

It looks delicious.

Let's eat!

I'm going to tuck in.

-Oh it's delicious. -Really? I'm glad to hear it.

This is the first time I've ever had food that you made.

It's really good.

Thank you.

You managed to make this boiled meat so tender in a short time.

Well there was some brandy on the shelf so I borrowed it.

Brandy?

Yeah. The higher the alcohol content the quicker the dish softens.

-Oh, really? -That's a useful tip.

-It really is delicious. -Isn't it?

It's so sad that we couldn't make this for her.

-I'm sure she'd be moved by eating this. -Of course she would.

-If only we hadn't illegally trespassed. -Exactly.

It's such a shame. Why is this illegal trespassing?

Well, because we broke in.

If we feed her this, she'd forgive us for trespassing.

She'd have to call it even. In fact she may owe us something.

-Maybe we should put it in the fridge? -No we can't go back on it now.

Thank you for the meal.

-Thank you Ogawa. -Thank you.

No need to thank me.

This is the first time in a long time that

I ate with people at home, not in a restaurant.

-Oh I guess that's the same for me. -Me too.

It's really nice to gather like this.

-It's so fun. -Although it's someone else's house.

-You are right. -We are illegally trespassing.

Why don't we have dinner like this again from time to time?

-Oh that sounds great. Let's do it. -That sounds fun.

I can do way better than this.

I guess we should put these away and go home.

Yes.

I will go sort out the magazines.

There are some strings over there.

On that shelf? Thanks.

Did you hear something just now?

Huh?

I'm going to check it out.

CHAPTER 8 SHIGEMATSU

My name is Yosuke Shigematsu.

I lost my job six months ago.

I had a great amount of debt and was lost and homeless.

In order to earn money

I began working as a part-time delivery driver.

Hello, delivery from Camomile.

-Thanks. -Thank you very much. Please order again.

However, no matter how hard I worked on my part-time job,

my earnings barely covered the monthly interest

so I had no prospect of paying it off.

Against this backdrop,

I was drawn to this apartment block that I used to visit often for deliveries.

Despite having a lot of rich residents

the security was unusually lax.

I quickly figured out when owners were not home.

But we did do something wrong.

The moment we stepped foot inside we were breaking and entering.

I attempted to break in.

I entered the apartment through the balcony.

And then while I was searching for something valuable…

No matter how you look at it, it's a nice room.

Should we get started?

They don't seem to be residents. So are they in the same business as me?

I think we are fine for now.

They are cleaning the place?

So they are from a housekeeping agency?

But this one is doing yoga. What's going on?

In any case I'll give up on robbing the place and just get out.

But in order to get to the front door I need to go through the living room.

Really?

This is the first time I've ever had food that you made.

-It's really good. -They're eating?

Huh? Who are these people?

I guess we should put these away and go home.

Yes.

I will go sort out the magazines.

There are some strings over there.

Over there? Thank you.

Maybe I can get out in one go. Oh no!

Oh no!

Did you hear something just now?

Huh?

I'm going to check it out.

Don't find me. Don't find me.

-What's going on? -Who's that?

I don't know. I bet he's a robber. Pin him down. Quickly.

What should I do? What should I do?

Pin him down!

I've pinned him.

We've got him.

We caught the thief.

This puts us way ahead of just being quits.

-We should be getting a medal. -You're right.

What should we do now?

What do you mean?

Well it's a good thing we caught him but we can't turn him over to the police.

-Why not? -I mean.

They will ask us why we were here.

-Oh yeah. -Okay, we can leave him.

And not report him?

Like this?

When Boss gets back and reports it he'll be the only one arrested.

-That would be the worst outcome. -Why?

-When will your boss get back? -In a week.

He'd probably die.

He'd spend a week with no food or drink.

And that would be a much bigger deal.

You're right. We can't do that.

So could we put out enough food for him to eat for a week?

Something he can eat now with a long shelf-life

is something like bread?

This time of year it would last a while.

Even if he didn't die in that case, they would ask him who tied him up

and he would talk about us during questioning.

Do you think he'd talk about us?

Of course he would. He'd have no reason to hide it.

So we just have to let him go?

That is dangerous too.

I mean, when we untie him he might attack us

and if we're not careful we might end up with the roles reversed.

Oh, right.

We could dump him out in the mountains.

-That would definitely kill him. -Would it?

Of course it would. He couldn't move and he wouldn't be found.

-Of course he'd die. -I guess he would.

And then we would be investigated for murder.

Wait, are we out of options?

I've got it.

We should put him in a place that people only come to sometimes.

A place that people only go to sometimes?

Yes. Then he will be found before he dies and someone will help him.

So even if he was asked what happened

he wouldn't talk about being here. He'd just make up some lie.

Oh, that sounds like a good idea.

-Right? -Okay, let's go with that plan.

We can't carry him like this.

You're right.

Should we cover him with something?

-How about a big cardboard box? -Sounds good.

A cardboard box.

Cardboard box…

There's no cardboard box he'd fit in.

Yeah, there isn't.

Not even his feet would fit in that.

There are boxes at the disposal area on the first floor.

-I'm sure there will be. -I'll go get one.

Thank you.

-Why don't we tidy away the plates? -Sure.

So you're a divorcée too, Eto.

Yes, I got divorced five years ago.

-I got divorced three years ago. -Is that so?

But isn't it easier being on your own?

Yes. It is worse economically but I feel better mentally now.

It is. We are free.

So you were cheated on?

I thought about suing the person he cheated with.

But my husband gave me alimony

and if I dragged it all out I thought it'd be tough mentally so I dropped it.

-That was the right decision. -Yeah.

Oh she's back.

Oh no…

-What's wrong? -The boss is back.

What should we do? Leave?

No, if we leave now we'll run into her.

For now, we have to hide.

Oh no! What do we do with him?

-Let's hide him. -Hide him?

CHAPTER 9 HIDING

Hello? Yeah.

Oh, is that so?

I was at the beauty salon and just got home.

Yeah. The day after tomorrow,

why don't we head to the airport early and get a bite to eat?

Oh… okay…

Let's do that.

Okay. See you.

-Hawaii's the day after tomorrow? -So a Sunday?

I heard the weekend so I just presumed she was going Friday.

‎-Right? ‎-What should we do?

All we can do is run for it.

-What will you do with him? -Oh yeah.

If he is found this will become a big deal.

But if she goes to Hawaii without finding him he's dead.

So we can't leave now then.

Yes, for now.

So we have to hide for two days?

Are you serious?

Wait, she's coming.

What a stupid question, Terumoto!

IF WE GO NOW WE CAN ESCAPE, RIGHT?

WHAT ABOUT THE THIEF?

WHAT IF WE TOOK HIM WITH US QUIETLY?

WE DON'T HAVE A CARDBOARD BOX

OH, RIGHT

I DON'T THINK I COULD GO GRAB A BOX AND COME BACK

IT WOULD BE TOO RISKY

SO DOES THAT MEAN WE'VE TO HIDE UNTIL SHE GOES TO HAWAII?

YES, THAT'S OUR ONLY OPTION

UNTIL THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW?

BEFORE THAT

SHE MIGHT GO OUT SOMEWHERE

FOR TODAY

WE SHOULD EACH FIND A SPOT WHERE WE WON'T BE FOUND AND HIDE

GOT IT

And then we all found a place

the boss wouldn't find us

and went to sleep.

What?! What the hell?!

Oh no.

The worst possible thing happened.

CHAPTER 10 PERSUASION

Huh?!

Who are you?

What is this? What is going on?

Okay.

Ehm…

What are you doing here?

Ehm, well…

-I'm sorry. -This isn't a time for apologies.

What the hell is going on?

Eh…

For starters, can you just untie me?

As you can see, I am a victim.

-Scissors. -Okay, scissors.

It makes sense that from the point of view of the boss

he looks like a victim.

It's not implausible that she'd try to free him.

But that guy is, without question, an aggressor

and the last person who should be set free.

What should we do?

Hey, don't move. Don't move!

Sorry.

-Ehm -What the hell?

-What's going on? -Please calm down. I'm not a thief.

Could you please listen to me?

What do you want from me?

I just want to talk. I will not lay a finger on you.

Is that you, Tanaka?

-No, it isn't. -But that's your voice, Tanaka.

I'm sorry. It is me, Tanaka.

What are you doing in my house?

Could you please hear me out at least?

-What is going on? -I will explain everything.

But first things first.

Stop!

Who is that guy? Why are you here?

I'll explain everything. This guy is a burglar.

A burglar?!

Yes. He entered this apartment without permission and tried to steal.

And we were the ones who stopped him.

But you also entered without permission.

-Yes, I will explain that too. -Wait!

What did you mean by "we"? Who else is here?

-Well… -Good morning.

Ogawa?! What is happening?

We will explain everything again from the beginning.

W-What is happening?

About a month ago

we heard a rumor at work that you were evading tax.

What? That's a lie!

Yes, we agree. But at that time we thought you were.

And… well…

We will tell you everything but

we've some complaints and issues with our salaries and the company management .

-What? -Sorry.

So because of that we thought about quitting our jobs.

Then you should quit. Why did you do something like this?

You're right. You're right but…

When we were about to do that we heard the tax evasion rumor.

-I told you I'm not evading taxes! -Of course.

But we really fell for that rumor.

So before we left we had a thought.

-We'd grab the mo-- -We thought we'd be whistleblowers.

Whistleblowing?

We had a false sense of righteousness. We're sorry.

So we came in in order to find evidence.

How did you get it?

We made a spare key behind your back.

-What?! That's a crime. -Yes.

We are truly sorry.

Here it is.

We will give it back to you.

So we did come inside.

Of course there was no evidence of tax fraud anywhere.

Because like I already told you I'm not doing it.

Right. We thought you were committing fraud, you were actually donating money.

We saw the certificates and things in the study.

When we saw that, we realized we'd really done something stupid.

-We reflected very hard on what we did. -So hard.

So in order to atone in some way

we decided to clean this room.

So we spent two hours cleaning it.

-You cleaned it? -Yes.

In the depths of the drains and window sashes and behind the TV stand,

we got rid of all of the dust and dirt in the places you don't usually look.

You can see it, right?

Well, it is clean.

We also properly disposed of all of the ingredients and condiments in your fridge

that had expired.

You can see it, can't you?

I guess so.

Then, when we were doing all that,

out of the blue we found this suspicious guy

we desperately tried to pin him down

and when we were thinking about what to do, you came home.

This is the whole story.

We are truly sorry.

We really do think we were wrong for entering without permission.

But we didn't take anything. In fact we cleaned the place.

And we even caught a burglar so if anything this was a net plus for you.

-A plus? -Yeah.

The place is better than before.

I mean if we hadn't come then you may have lost tens of millions in a burglary.

So in a sense it is actually a good thing that we came.

Yes… So…

Can we please deal with this amicably?

We beg you.

Amicably?

Please don't tell the police.

Of course, we understand that we will have to be fired.

But is there any way you could be stopped from calling the police?

What do you mean you'll have to be fired? You were planning on quitting, right?

Well, yes.

Well then you're just getting what you want.

And now asking not to go to the police is very convenient for you isn't it?

You are right. Sorry.

But you are right that your salary is low.

I have to take some blame for forcing you to do this.

That's enough.

-Huh? -What do you mean, "That's enough"?

I won't report you.

Thank you so much.

But in return you have to keep working for me.

-Of course. -We will work as hard as we can.

I was moved by the compassion of our boss.

And I was ashamed of myself for how much I had bad-mouthed her.

I could never think of quitting now. And now to pay her back

I decided to work as hard as possible in the future.

But

what should we do about this guy?

He is just a thief so I think you can turn him in.

Oh, really?

Ouch.

What are you?

-I'm really sorry. -This isn't the time for apologies.

-How did you get in? -Through the window.

The window?

Did you break a window?

I will explain it. That was what I intended to do but

the window was unlocked.

-Huh? -I guess someone forgot to lock it.

-Oh! -Did you find it?

Let's stay quiet.

-Ehm. -What?

Can we also keep this between us?

-What? -No way.

-You definitely did wrong. You're a thief. -You don't have a moral argument like us.

No. I do.

Actually,

I used to manage a company.

But it collapsed about half a year ago.

And then I borrowed a vast sum.

So in order to make ends meet I started a home delivery service.

But ultimately, no matter how hard I tried,

all I could do was afford the interest.

And then, I saw this apartment block that I often made deliveries to.

And then when I came in, all of this happened.

Huh? That's it?

What do you mean?

That's just the argument of a thief.

What?

You weren't trying to find proof of tax fraud or something, like us.

All you were trying to do is rob the place.

Any thief could come up with that story.

But I have debts to pay back.

You can't just break in because of debts.

But… If that's your argument, you guys

can't just break into a home to find evidence of tax evasion.

But we cleaned the place and found a thief too. We made things better.

-I think you can turn him in. -Please have mercy on me.

Are you really sorry?

Of course.

And you won't do this again?

I will never do it again!

Then, that's enough.

Huh?

Are you serious?

I mean you didn't take anything

and I'm going to Hawaii tomorrow so having the police here would be a pain.

Thank you so much.

To forgive even a complete thief,

we were even more deeply moved

by the compassion of our boss.

-Sorry for the trouble we caused. -Okay.

We will be going.

Thank heavens.

I really didn't think she was such a good person.

It would make you feel bad for complaining about her so much.

Yes, exactly.

It turned out well for you.

She really helped me out.

Rich people really are compassionate.

That's true.

-They have extra space in their hearts. -You're right.

Kanae is still inside though, right?

I was wondering about that too. What happened to her? Maybe she left earlier.

I will give her a call.

It's not connecting.

I wonder if she is still inside.

Should we go check?

Yeah, we should.

Can I go too?

Huh? You want to come?

To tell you the truth, I've needed to use the bathroom for a long time.

Oh…

I just cleaned it so don't mess it up.

Sure.

-Make sure you sit down. -Of course.

What the hell?

CHAPTER 11 REVENGE

My name is Kanae Eto.

I divorced my husband five years ago.

The reason was my husband's infidelity.

He had an affair with a woman more than 12 years younger than me.

I consulted a lawyer about suing the woman

but she told me that if this case is drawn out any longer

it will just result in mental anguish

so I should not proceed with it if possible.

I felt like I had no choice, so I gave up on going to court,

and got divorced without even knowing what the other woman looked like.

And then,

as time passed, my anger subsided.

To be honest, I felt like

it was the right decision to break it off cleanly and not to sue.

-However. -I won't report you.

Thank you so much.

It must have been

that the reason I was able to move on and live my life

was because I didn't know his partner's face.

When confronted with it like this right in front of my eyes,

the anger came flooding back to me.

I can't believe it is her .

I will kill her.

What the hell?

So it was you!

Who are you?

I am the ex-wife of Shuji Arai.

Why the hell are you here? This is crazy.

Who cares about that?

I do. You can't just barge in to someone's home.

It is your fault that my family was destroyed.

That's all yesterday's news.

Well I'm not finished with you.

What are you looking for? Money?

What?

If you want money I will pay, so just get out.

-Huh, what are you doing? -You bitch!

Get yourself to safety, quick.

-Who are you? -Hurry!

CHAPTER 12 MORI

My name is Mori Takahiro.

Six months ago I started working as the concierge at this apartment complex.

And then one day, I learned

that the former bikini model Natsumi Fujisaki lived in this complex.

I used to buy her photo collections when she was a model.

I also went to events to shake her hand.

Have a good day.

Of course I would never tell her that. I couldn't tell her that.

I quashed that impure part of me

and quietly carried out my duties.

Welcome home.

However, this part of me I tried to suppress never completely went away

and at some point, I started to have these impure thoughts again.

I want to see the inside of her apartment.

I want to see what her private life is like.

If only for a moment, I want to see what kind of place she spends her time in.

-This is the concierge. -Of course.

That would be a crime and it is completely against the ethics of the job.

I tried to suppress my desires with all of my might.

-I'm going now. -Have a good day.

I'll arrive in about 30 minutes.

-Bye, bye. See you later. -However.

My self-restraint eventually unraveled.

So I took my chance when she had gone out.

FUJISAKI

I took the master key

and I entered her apartment.

This is her apartment.

What the heck am I doing?

This is what a criminal stalker would do.

I have to stop.

I had completely forgotten myself. I should leave.

-I'm going to open the door. -Huh?

Woah, this is amazing.

-What is it? Are they shoes? -Who are they?

Wow, it is girly.

It's a room for a princess.

She's the tax evading princess.

The Princess of Fraud is also the Princess of Saving.

I'm just realizing this

but the boss is more than 12 years younger than us, right?

Yes, that's right.

Before I came here

I felt a bit of guilt

but it disappeared immediately once I saw this room.

Me too.

Okay, should we look for the money?

I will start over here.

I didn't find it.

Oh, right.

Maybe it's in the closet.

-I'll look over there. -Okay.

I didn't know what was going on but I decided to hide to not be caught.

-Let's go home. -Okay.

The lights.

Don't forget the lights.

Sorry for the intrusion.

Did they leave?

Who are they?

It seems like they entered without permission.

They weren't thieves.

And regardless I am in no position to do anything about it,

because I am trespassing too.

For now, I will just get out of here.

But then, this happened.

Who is it this time?

It's a burglar.

Huh?

No matter how you look at it it's a nice room.

Should we get started?

-I'll check the fridge. -It's the group from before.

What the heck is going on?

What? What is this?

What's happening?

They're cleaning?

I've no idea what is going on.

Oh no!

Then,

this guy was found and tied up.

I was relieved because he was clearly a burglar

But…

But I had no idea who these women were.

While I was thinking about this…

-What's wrong? -The boss is back.

She had come back.

She could never have imagined there were five people in her apartment

and that there was a middle-aged man hiding right under her couch.

What's going to happen?

Woah!

-What do you want from me? -I just want to talk to you.

I will not lay a finger on you.

Is that you, Tanaka?

It is me, Tanaka.

-What are you doing here? -Are they acquaintances?

-I still don't get what is happening. -What is going on?

-Okay, then we will say goodbye. -Goodbye.

What was all that?

Wait, wasn't there someone else too? Just as I was thinking that…

I am the ex-wife of Shuji Arai.

Things seemed to be getting tense.

-Oh no! -Huh, what are you doing?

-If I don't do anything she'll be killed. -Stop!

But if I try to help her

I will definitely be arrested.

But…

-Stop! -Hey!

-Stop. -Stop this!

-Who are you? -Get yourself to safety, quick.

If I can save her, I don't care what happens.

If we are honest with her she'll forgive us, right?

Yes, let's just ask her to forgive us.

-Wah! -Huh?

Stop it!

Let me go! Get away.

Something is wrong.

Is that Kanae?

Sorry, excuse us.

-Excuse me. -Excuse me.

-Get to safety, quickly. -Huh?

-Let go of me! -Hey.

-What's going on? -I just don't get it anymore.

What are you doing?

It's dangerous so stand back.

-I told you to get off of me. -I can't do that.

Is this… wait who is this?

I'm the concierge.

Oh yes, you're the concierge.

-But, why are you here? -A lot of things happened.

Ms. Eto, what is going on?

-Sorry, something else came up. -Something else?

She tried to kill me.

-Huh? -Is that true?

This bitch stole my husband!

-No way! -Really?

-That's old news. -I never got an apology.

From your or my husband.

So the other woman in your marriage was our boss?

Yes, I only found out when I got here.

But why did you come here, explain that first.

She came here with us.

-What? -She is a friend of mine.

I met her in a yoga class.

We'd be too scared just the two of us so we brought her with us.

-That's crazy. -But it was her.

She found him first.

-She did. -Really?

Ehm, Boss.

I think you are likely flustered because so much is happening at one.

Could you please also let Eto off too?

Let her off? For which bit?

For everything.

What?

For trespassing and for pointing a knife at you.

She has been through a lot. So I can relate a bit to how she feels.

Both of you have been hurt here so could you just end it?

I mean she did catch the burglar.

Forget about me, will she calm down now?

Kanae!

I'm sure you have a lot of thoughts running through your head.

But you both have your own lives now.

So let's end this here. If we don't, it'll end in the courts.

Let's end this calmly.

Okay.

You don't need this.

So, Boss, please go easy on her.

Fine!

-Thank you very much. -Thank you very much.

So, who are you?

-My name is Mori. -Mr. Mori.

Why are you here?

Well, I…

I'll tell you the truth, from the start.

Please do.

I have been working as a concierge

in this complex for the past six months.

That's so creepy.

Yes, I think my behavior was creepy.

I am truly sorry.

I think you can report this.

-Please wait. -What?

Well…

I agree that the things I did

were really awful.

But, well, it is true

that I did save Ms. Fujisaki's life.

If I had not come here,

Ms. Fujisaki

may have lost her life.

Yeah, but what you did is so creepy.

It really was very creepy.

Despite being a stalker you were really able to subdue me.

Well, that's because the woman

I am after was in danger.

In those circumstances I would put her above me.

He might have saved her life but the motive behind it was so creepy.

-Yes it was. -Look who is talking!

I didn't do anything creepy.

But it was scary!

It was scary but not creepy. You are creepy and scary!

Exactly. And I had a valid reason too.

But you didn't have a valid reason to break in though?

That's a different story altogether.

What are you talking about?

What do you think?

I'm in no position to talk but

I do think Mr. Mori is a creep.

What? But you're a thief.

-But I am not a creep. -But you did something wrong.

I did something wrong but it wasn't creepy.

Burglary is wrong but you were just after money, right?

But you were after a person, that's creepy.

Yes, I agree with you.

What?

No, both of you are in the wrong. I mean you all are in the wrong.

Of course, that goes without saying.

But one of us has a completely different personality.

He is just a stalker.

So I think you should report him?

That's enough.

What?

What do you mean, "That's enough"?

I won't report you to the police.

Really? Are you sure about that?

He's a stalker! You don't know what he is capable of.

-He might tap your phones or something. -He'll do it again!

-I will not. -That's enough.

Make sure you never do this again.

Of course. Thank you so much.

Excuse me.

Can I use the restroom?

I really can't hold it in any longer.

And so it happened that owing to the kindness of my boss,

none of us trespassers were reported to the police

and we were all forgiven.

My name is Natsumi Fujisaki.

CHAPTER 13 FUJISAKI

One day I was preparing for a future trip to Hawaii.

While doing so…

What?! What the hell?!

-Ehm… -Five trespassers showed up in my home.

-Yeah, but what you did is so creepy. -It really was very creepy.

Yeah.

It was all so creepy that I wanted to report everyone to the police.

But I couldn't.

-It was scary but not creepy. -The reason is…

-I had a good reason. -It's because I am committing tax fraud.

-What do you think? -Just like they said.

There is 300 million yen stashed in this home.

I think Mori is a creep.

Lucky for me they didn't find the money.

But if I was to turn them in,

then the police would likely come here to investigate the crime scene.

-There was a rumor at work. -In the interview.

When they are explaining their motive.

We wanted to get evidence of tax evasion.

They would surely say they wanted to find it.

-Evidence of tax evasion. -Otherwise we'd never have trespassed.

If the Tax Agency came and did a thorough search

there is a chance that they would find the money.

That's enough.

Thank you very much.

I had no other choice but to forgive all of them.

That was close! I was almost done for.

I am heading this way.

Me too.

Oh, really?

I guess we will probably never see each other again.

Well, then I guess this is goodbye.

-Goodbye -Goodbye.

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TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE 17,160 YEN

That's crazy!

How much is it?

17,160 yen.

It's that much?

Woah, I wonder if the boss would pay it for us.

Of course she wouldn't.

I came by bike so I will head off.

Oh, okay.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

I was let off.

The woman I was infatuated with was a truly nice person.

But is it okay to leave things like this?

Can I just accept her kindness and be done with it?

No, this won't do.

I'm…

-I'm going to turn myself in. -What?

I can't just go home like this.

Wait, she forgave you.

That's just because she is nice.

But what I did was wrong.

But that doesn't matter if she forgave you.

It won't change how I feel.

But the police will just call her, she'll say it's fine, and that will be it.

That is true. But that's not what is important here.

It's about taking responsibility for what I did.

Wait, I don't get what you are saying.

If you turn yourself in I will have to be interviewed.

It will be fine. She will forgive you.

Then what's the point of turning yourself in?

-There is a point. -No there isn't.

Oh crap.

CHAPTER 14 THE FIGURE

At the apartment,

I was caught when I knocked over some figures that made a sound.

And then I was tied up.

So it was a net positive.

-What are you saying? -Then.

I found out their true motives.

-We'd grab the mo-- -We thought we'd be whistleblowers.

-Whistleblower? -These women.

They were looking for a stash of money.

-I'm sorry. -That triggered a memory.

We came to get evidence.

The weight of those figurines.

When I hit them, there was no time to dwell on it,

so I didn't waste time on it.

But when I heard their story,

I was able to put two and two together.

I believe that this is the stash of money they were looking for.

The homeowner converted the money to gold and camouflaged it as figurines.

Regardless.

-There was no way I could steal them. -He's just a thief, you should report him.

Oh, really?

I wonder if she is still inside.

-However. -Should we go check?

-I was gifted an opportunity. -Yeah, we should.

-Can I go too? -Huh?

Ehm…

Can I use the restroom?

I really can't hold it in any longer.

There's no way I could go home without them.

And even if she was to find out, she couldn't report me.

But now,

I'd messed up.

-Hey, wait. Wait -What is it?

This is…

-What is this? -It's mine.

-You liar. -Huh?

This is a figurine from her company.

What is it?

No, well, I mean, she was in the wrong.

What?

She gave it to me on my way out.

-You are lying. -I was given it.

-Give it here. -What are you doing?

-I was given it. -Hey! Wait!

-I don't have enough. -You're kidding?

-I didn't bring my purse. -Me neither.

Why didn't you?

-Sorry. -Sorry.

I'll go take some money out at the store.

Sorry, again.

Somebody catch him!

-He's a thief. -Huh, what's going on?

Huh! What's going on?

-It's the guy from before. -Catch him.

-He robbed something? -Really?

Wait, stop!

Pin him down.

-He really stole something. -Really?

Excuse me.

Could you report this to the police?

-Eh, sure. -He's a thief.

A thief, got it.

And so he was arrested on suspicion of theft.

-And then as a result… -Of course.

We had to be interviewed.

-And then we pinned him down. -And we told them the truth.

I'm sorry but could you explain it all again?

It is a little complex.

First of all, we heard a rumor

at work about the boss.

-That she was committing tax fraud. -Right.

And then in order to prove that…

Because Boss never filed a report

we never were charged with anything.

We thought we had done something wrong.

And then we thought we would clean the place and go home, so we did.

However, after that…

A FEW HOURS LATER

ZOOM SPEAK MENU

Boss' tax evasion was uncovered.

Somehow she had been previously flagged by the National Tax Agency.

with this incident being decisive in pursuing her.

Moreover,

following on from that case, her boyfriend was also caught for tax evasion.

What is this money for?

I don't know.

I heard they were arrested as a couple.

I wonder what it is for.

Former model and current business owner

‎Natsumi Fujisaki has been arrested

on suspicion of breaking Corporate Law.

According to police, from September 2019 to 2023…

Of course, the company suspended operations

and at that time we moved

to another cleaning company.

And then…

-It should be fine. -Are you sure?

Yay!

It's a nice color.

-It fits. -Okay, it's ready.

-Can I squeeze in there? -Sure.

Wow, they look amazing!

You made croquettes?

Even though you said it's a big pain?

Yeah, if it's for work. I make them a lot at home.

-They look delicious. -They look delicious.

-Well then, let's eat! -This is great!

THE FINAL CHAPTER DINNER

Let's eat!

I'm gonna dive straight into the croquette.

We didn't get the money.

-It's delicious. -Really?

It's perfect!

-It really is. -Maybe I should get you to come to mine.

-To your home? -Yeah.

-I'd do it. Tell them you want me. -Really?

-That sounds great. -I don't know if I can do that.

It'd be weird to have you cook like this for me outside of work.

That's true, if you get money involved.

Yeah. It can be hard to draw the line with things like that.

-Yeah, it is. -But in that case, I'd make less effort.

If I wasn't being paid.

-You'd put less effort in? -Well then I'll scrap that plan.

But I made friends,

so rather than calling it even, I think I struck it big.

Ehm, it's

kind of hard to bring up but

can I get the money off of you for the parking fee?

What?

It was 17,160 yen so

if we divide it in three it is 5,720 yen each.

Oh, I forgot about it.

Sorry but that's how much it cost.

Ugh, we really should have taken something valuable.

-We really lost out there. -Stealing is wrong.

But with those figures, you wouldn't notice if you lost one.

HAPPY NEW YEAR-KANAE HAPPY NEW YEAR -MEGU

They must be worth a fortune.

-Really? -At least that's what I've heard.

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