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January 2002.

Harajuku, Tokyo.

It brings in more happiness than just a singular peace.

That’s why it’s Three Peace.

I was taught that

by my three dads.

EMMANUELLE EMMANUELLE 2

GOODBYE, EMMANUELLE

It’s still six o’clock.

You must be out of your mind.

Emma…

AN INVITATION TO THE BAR EXAM COMPENDIUM OF LAWS

THE DOOR TO ORAL EXAMS

HORSE RACING

So noisy!

Good morning.

Cigarette?

Ready…

Okay, I’m cleaning.

Safe choice.

Again?!

ZEN, TARO, KEN LAUNDRY, COOKING, CLEANING

NO MATTER WHEN OR WHO IT’S FROM, TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE!

TARO, COOKING

Good enough.

KEN, CLEANING

TAKE YOUR TIME

Yu…

I’m sorry! Sorry, Yu.

ZEN, LAUNDRY

Taro, Taro, Ken, me,

Taro, Taro…

He always has so much!

That stinks!

Zen,

get the milk when you’re done with laundry!

I’m never going to finish!

I’m the landlord, you know!

What’s this?

You can’t start eating until everyone’s together!

No rules in war.

This is the living room.

When will you ever learn?

Nothing’s left. What is this?

-Porridge. -With noodles?

Shut up and eat.

So tasty! This is amazing!

You see? I can turn even the most meager ingredients into something amazing.

What are you doing?

Don’t add vinegar! It will mess up my seasoning.

It's fine. Vinegar makes you flexible.

What are you? A ballerina?

A man should have muscles of steel!

It’s going to start.

-I think his muscles took over his brain. -What?

-You little-- -Oha-chan's on.

Come on, Geminis!

Today’s number one sign is Aries.

Everything will work out for you.

If you're a Gemini, you’ll have great financial luck!

Yes!

Did you see that?

I'll have great financial luck!

-Maybe I’ll find some money. -I doubt it.

That reminds me! Here!

Don’t play dumb. This month’s rent.

Taro, give him some of your porridge.

Why don’t you, Ken?

Give me some, Taro Yamada senpai!

Don’t call me by my full name.

I was going to pay rent, but not anymore.

Don’t try to get away with not paying!

I’ll follow Taro’s example.

Don’t follow him! Come on!

I see! Then you leave me with no choice.

He's raising the rent again.

Raising the rent in this economy is absurd, you know.

Don’t be greedy!

Charging 20,000 a month is greedy? At this rate,

I'll never pay off my mortgage!

It’s your fault for getting duped into buying this house.

-I’m determined to raise the rent! -How much?

-Taro! -Let’s hear him out. He’s the landlord.

-So, how much? -It’ll go from 20,000 to 20,500 yen!

-That’s too high! -Adding 500 is too much.

I would’ve considered a 50-yen increase.

Excuse me, this is Harajuku, prime real estate in Tokyo.

20,000 a month is unheard of here!

-That’s why we live here. -Huh?

Why else would we live here?

Listen, Zen.

You’d get zero rent if we weren’t here.

You profit a total of 40,000 yen per month from us.

Yes. Good point, Taro.

-You should be thanking us. -That's right.

-Yeah right. I’ll get your guys' wallets. -Hey, wait!

You dropped something. What’s this?

That was outside.

It’s a thick envelope.

I bet it’s Ken's bill from a loan company for his gambling debt.

Wait, it must be for Taro

from his ex-wife.

-A reminder to pay alimony! -Oh, no!

It's about your mortgage! They want you to pay the remaining 65 million yen.

Seriously?

Then even more so, I’ll raise the rent. I mean it!

Is it your mortgage?

Ken’s loan company?

I knew it. It’s your alimony.

Money!

This is money.

Ninety-eight,

ninety-nine,

one hundred.

Hey, wait! Where are you going?

Whoever dropped this might be nearby!

Are you an idiot? Wait a second! Give it to me!

It’s a precious gift from Heaven!

Stop it! Do you want to get caught?

Did someone see you pick it up?

Luckily, nobody…

It’s somebody's money!

If nobody saw you, nobody would know!

That’s not the point. Somebody

-needs this money. -I need money too! Right, Taro?

-I do too. What about you, Zen? -I do too.

Then it’s settled!

Stop it!

It’s their fault for dropping it!

Let’s return it

to the owner!

People normally

report it to the police.

If the owner turns up, we’ll get 10% as a reward, meaning we’ll get 100,000.

A whole 100,000?

But that’s only 100,000.

If the owner doesn’t turn up, we get the entire 1 million yen.

All of it?

As expected from an aspiring lawyer!

Even a child knows that.

He's been studying

for the bar exam for ten years.

You mean 11 years.

Because he dropped out of high school.

Are you making fun of me?

There’s cash

right in front of me!

How can I not use it?

We just decided to report it to the police!

He took a bill!

Then how about

we split it into three parts and keep it for a day?

-Without using it? -Yeah.

Wouldn’t it be nice to spend a day

feeling like a rich person?

330,000 yen?

Senpai!

-Yo! Three peace! -You're in a good mood!

When I have money, it shows on my face. Bye.

-Hey. -Oh, Taro!

You bought a car?

No, it’s the shop’s car.

More importantly, you cut your hair? It looks good on you.

Thank you! Let me ride in your car next time.

I told you, it’s my work car.

-See you. -Okay!

-Hi, Ken! -Hey.

You guys are as lovey-dovey as always.

-Thank you. -See you.

-Bye. -Bye.

Can I help you?

Are you running away from home?

Huh?

Who are you?

-Are you hitting on me? -Yeah, right! Look at you.

What?

At least my hair doesn’t look like a lion's mane.

What’s her problem?

I’m sorry for the wait.

Thank you.

Oh, and also…

These are for you.

For what?

Today is your birthday, isn’t it?

Thank you.

I hope to see you again soon.

How about tonight?

There is no reason to refuse.

SABOTENA

Hey, Boss,

you made a mistake on the order again. Give me a break.

Don’t blame me for everything, you useless bum.

What did you call me? Try saying that to my face!

Normally, I’d get mad like that.

But today, I’m in a good mood,

so I’ll let you off the hook.

Did you hit your head, you fool?

What did you call me? Try saying that to my face!

One, two,

three, four, five, six…

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Can you hold down the fort for me?

Where are you going, Harry?

Maybe I’ll go

pick up my car?

-You got work done on your car again? -Yes.

Cars are what I live for.

-Take care of the shop for me. -Okay.

Have fun.

Hey!

He always moves these around.

Welcome.

What?

I want to go back to my country.

Then go back.

I need help.

What happened?

Oh, Zen. Hello.

-Long time no see. -Long time no see.

-They’re here! -Hey.

Hanako, three peace.

That’s not trending.

Yu, three peace.

What will you order?

Ignoring me, huh? The usual beer, please.

Hana, tack on our cheapest beer.

Okay.

All right,

the grand total is now

720,000 yen.

-It’s almost one million! -Pay your tab already.

Don’t say stuff that’ll make my beer less enjoyable.

Here.

Zen, I heard you

found 1 million yen this morning.

How did it feel

-holding onto money that you can’t spend? -Well…

Don’t tell me you used it all up.

No way!

What is she saying?

-I just lent it, that’s all. -Lent it?

-All 330,000? -Yeah.

To whom?

Well, a white lady came to the shop

and started crying and asking for help.

So I asked her what was wrong.

She started bawling and told me that her mother

back home fell sick,

but she had no money to buy a plane ticket.

You gave money to a total stranger?

I said, I lent it! I’m not an idiot, okay?

I even got her address.

What country?

Germany, I think.

-She said Germany. -Germany?

"2-5-3 East Germany,

try searching for that."

-What an idiot. -Come on!

How are you going to find such a vague address? You idiot!

How? I mean I'll…

East Germany, huh?

-It doesn’t exist. -What?

-There is no East Germany anymore. -For real?

I’m sorry, Ken and Taro!

Darn that lady! Next time I see her, I won’t let her off easy!

-You won’t see her ever again. -Oh, but…

But it was a good idea to split it into three.

We only lost a third of it.

I will do manual labor

or whatever it takes to earn the money back.

-Then-- -That’s impossible.

It’s not impossible! I'll work my butt off.

TOKYO RACE

What’s this?

You've never seen a betting ticket?

Of course, I have.

No way!

Something really annoying happened at work.

At first, I only bet 10,000, but I couldn’t stop.

Eventually, I bet it all.

You used up all 330,000!

Don’t tell me, you too, Taro?

I don't gamble.

Thank goodness.

The bouquet of flowers and dinner for my customer was 80,000.

The wine was 250,000. Add it up, it’s 330,000.

You used it too!

Well, I have to pay out of pocket

-to wine and dine my valued customers. -It wasn't out of pocket!

It was someone else’s money. All of you…

What about the remaining 10,000?

-This. -This?

It’s the kind in a fancy box!

How could this happen?

Here.

I can’t stand living like this anymore.

The issue is all of your personalities.

I can’t stand this personality anymore.

Cheers.

Let's drink.

Three pins.

What’s gone is gone.

Don’t cry over 1 million yen.

All right!

Yeah!

Five pins!

Zen's in charge of returning the videos.

Wait! Redo, redo!

There are no redoes on a battlefield.

This is a hallway!

Just return them already.

They’ll charge us a late fee.

No way! It’s three Emmanuelle films! If the clerk is a girl,

she’ll think I’m an enthusiast!

She won’t.

Ken, you return Goodbye, Emmanuelle then.

Why just that one?

I'm too embarrassed!

I didn’t watch Goodbye, Emmanuelle.

-Taro, you do it. -I only watched Emmanuelle 2.

No way! Seriously? Neither of you watched it?

You’re missing out!

Be proud

that you’re an enthusiast and go return it.

-I don’t want to! No, no! -You’re an enthusiast.

No!

Who is it? The door is open!

-What if it’s Emmanuelle? -Idiot.

Of course not.

What if it’s a girl?

-A girl? -A girl?

A girl? Is it really a girl?

-Really? A girl? -Maybe.

Hello?

Who are you?

-What does a kid want from us? -What is it?

What does it say?

"Please take care of this child."

Huh? What?

What?

"Please take care of this child.

I know this is coming out of the blue,

but Uncle Shoji, you are the only one I can rely on.

Please understand my situation.

I promise to come back for him one day. Misa Igarashi."

MISA IGARASHI

Who is Uncle Shoji?

Who is Misa Igarashi?

No idea.

Hey,

what’s your name?

Where’s your mom and dad?

Stop fidgeting and speak up, dude!

Hey, Ken!

Don’t be afraid. Just say something.

Bathroom…

I have to pee!

-Don’t pee here! -Zen!

-Go over there! -Take him!

-You take him! Come on! -He’s going to pee.

Hurry and take him.

Go!

-Hurry! -What the heck.

His first word was "bathroom"?

Here you go.

Thank you!

Thanks for the food.

Hey, is she your friend?

She's from my hometown.

You came to Tokyo for work, right?

My name is Nozomi Sakaki.

Thank you for taking care of Hanako.

I’m Yu. Nice to meet you.

But weren’t you

supposed to move to Tokyo tomorrow?

The thing is, I accidentally came one day early.

You were always ditzy,

weren't you?

-It's a miracle that you became a teacher. -Oh,

you’re a teacher?

I just substitute for people on parental leave.

-Can I spend the night at your place? -What? Tonight?

What? You’re not living with a man, are you?

-No… -Taro won’t give her the time of day.

-Taro? -Oh, hey! Want a drink?

What should I get…

What’s "three peace"?

-Our scholarship students. -Scholarship students?

They’re just idiots.

Idiots can get scholarships?

GET A STRIKE

-What should we do? -What do you mean?

-We have to go to the police. -Zen,

when you go return the videos, take him too.

Don’t make it seem that simple.

Just go! Go on!

Ouch!

You…

ZEN, TARO, KEN

Hey,

didn’t your mom tell you anything?

She told me to wait here.

Then we’ll wait.

Don’t wait! Get out of the way!

Hey, kid,

this is a misunderstanding.

We don’t know your mom at all.

He was told to wait here.

"Here" might be here,

but "that" isn’t here. Get it?

I don’t get it.

-Your Japanese makes no sense. -Really?

Look, this "Uncle Shoji"

that your mom left you with doesn’t live here. Do you understand?

Then why did she give him this address?

Could it be

that his uncle was the previous resident?

That might be.

The previous resident was--

An architectural designer.

That’s right. Call the real estate agent and find out.

Okay. Tomorrow, I’ll find his address

and take you to Uncle Shoji’s place.

What? Are you an idiot?

Why do we have to go that far for him?

Let’s return this kid.

But what if he’s living in Hokkaido or something?

Hokkaido is a bit far…

Will you go overseas then?

-Even though you’re broke? -That'll be hard.

Then take this and go to the police.

But…

Money…

I lost my money.

You lost your wallet?

How much?

Probably just 100 yen or something.

100 yen is still precious.

One million yen.

-He’s lying. -Liar.

-Really? One million? -He's lying.

One million yen?!

What did you put that 1 million yen inside?

An envelope.

Where did you lose it?

I think in front of this house.

All right.

Zen,

call the real estate agent tomorrow.

-What about the police? -Don’t be so heartless.

-Unbelievable. -All right!

Tomorrow, let’s take this child

to Uncle Shoji’s place.

-You’re not going? -I’m going!

All right.

Let’s go!

Ken, stop dropping crumbs.

My manager treasures this car more than his life.

I know! Jeez…

-I said, stop doing that! -I’m not doing anything!

How’s our luck today?

Look at this.

-Our financial luck is top notch. -Really?

-Both of our signs. -This is promising.

What’s promising?

Our reward money, of course.

His parents gave him 1 million yen.

So their relative must be pretty rich as well.

Is that why you two came along?

Of course.

Why else would we pay for gas and the expressway toll

and come all the way to Tateyama?

-Ouch. -Hey, does your uncle

happen to be rich?

Say something! Aren’t you a man?

I’ve never met him.

-I see. Well, you will soon-- -Don’t worry.

You have a wonderful life waiting for you.

And so do we.

Zen, hurry up.

Step on the gas!

Don’t hit the car!

-I already told you! -Hurry up.

As expected from an architectural designer.

He might even shell out another 1 million yen.

Let’s go.

RING

So that’s why

we brought this child--

-Please leave. -Huh?

I have nothing to do with this.

Please take that child and leave.

Hey, wait a second… please.

This kid was left in your care.

That's not my problem.

Then it's definitely not ours either.

We took off work and came all the way here to bring him.

Nobody asked you to!

"Please understand my situation"?

When I needed help, they just ignored me.

It’s too late for this.

Why did you do that?

-Go away. -He’s your nephew!

-Enough nagging! -"Nagging"?

Don’t be ridiculous! Don’t try to brush this off as "nagging"!

-Zen! -How do you think he felt,

walking all alone in the freezing cold,

while holding onto a paper

with our address on it? You were his only hope!

Can't you think about that?

-Do you have no heart? -How much do you want?

What?

Really? If that’s how you want to settle it,

-one million-- -We don’t need money, idiot!

What are you saying, old man?

I just don’t get it.

Are you mental or what?

Excuse me?

This is ridiculous!

I was a fool for bringing him.

We don’t want you anyway! Let’s go.

-You’re leaving? -Zen!

What the heck…

What are you going to do?

You’re unbelievable.

I agree that he was annoying,

but we came to drop the kid off.

You can’t just take him back.

-I can’t stand his attitude. -Come on…

Don’t mind that guy. Right?

You’re actually lucky.

This wannabe tough-guy's parents disappeared on him,

so he lived with relatives.

-Zen! -Ken…

But his relatives

turned out to be super cold.

His life was as miserable as Oshin.

Do you know Oshin?

Take this

silky-haired womanizer, for example.

His family owns a huge hospital,

but he was disowned

and sent away to Tokyo.

Isn’t that awful?

He was disowned. How unfortunate.

Excuse me? This giant, who has nothing going for him beside his height,

lost his parents

and was raised in an orphanage his whole life. You see?

Take that! We beat you.

Compared to us, your situation is nothing.

It’s nothing.

That's right.

So don’t let it get to you.

-Bathroom. -Bathroom?

-I need to pee. -Idiot! Don’t pee there.

-Zen! -Hey, wait!

-Hurry, Zen. -Come out!

Take him out! Hurry!

Go!

Hurry up!

Hurry up!

Don’t pee yet!

He was just holding in his pee!

We encouraged him for nothing.

Zen!

Just let him pee here.

I can’t do that!

Hey…

What are you looking at!

Wait up!

Go ahead and unzip.

There.

What’s wrong? Hurry up.

It won’t come out.

You've never peed standing up before?

What?

You can’t even pee standing up? Seriously…

Gosh! This is how you do it.

Me too.

Jeez,

why do we have to pee together at the beach?

Ready…

Say "shh" as you do it.

What is that?

The sound of a rooster. Everyone does it.

I’ve never heard of that.

-That’s just you, Ken. -That's not true.

Shh…

See, you can do it too.

You’re finally acting like a man.

This feels great.

He’s smiling.

-What’s your name? -Akira.

Akira Igarashi?

Yeah!

How old are you?

-Six years old. -Kindergarten?

First grade.

-Doesn't this feel great, Akira? -Yeah.

-Shoot it out, Akira! -Okay!

You can do it, Akira!

Yeah!

Here you go.

So you’re taking care of him?

At least for one more day.

-You should take him to an orphanage. -Hanako.

Sorry.

He’s such a wimp.

-And he's naive. -He has no common sense.

You think you guys have common sense?

Don’t be mean, Yu.

We do! We just taught him common sense a moment ago.

-Right? -He’s all set.

-We did it perfectly. -Yeah.

We taught him perfectly…

-Don’t pull them down! -What are you doing!

-Common sense, huh? -He just…

You’re the worst.

The worst?

-Hanako! -Yeah?

Feed me, please.

You’re done moving in?

Only halfway.

-The runaway girl. -Lion-hair.

Who is that? You know her?

She's my childhood friend.

She just moved here from the countryside yesterday.

Oh, so that’s why.

That’s why what?

You're a country bumpkin.

Her friend from the countryside.

Yeah, so a country bumpkin.

Stop teasing her.

-You moved to Tokyo? -Yes.

A country bumpkin!

I’m Taro. Nice to meet you.

So you’re Taro?

Oh! This guy! He’s Zen.

Zen. I’m Zen.

-Nice to meet you. -Hello.

Hello. Is that a countryside greeting?

Now, now… My name is…

Thank you for the food.

Okay, let’s go home.

Wait, I still haven’t introduced myself.

-I'm-- -Who’s that kid?

-You’re ignoring me? -He’s Akira.

Oh, you go to Keio Elementary School?

-What? That rich kid school? -Yes.

-How do you know that, country bumpkin? -Her friend from the countryside.

Right.

Is it okay

to bring a child to a place like this?

-A place like this? -No, I didn’t mean it like that!

You’re so uptight. What are you, a teacher?

Excuse you.

-I am a full-fledged-- -Country bumpkin.

Jeez! Whose son is he? Yours?

Yours?

He’s not related to any of them.

-You kidnapped him? -Don’t look at me!

He’s kind of like a lost child.

Then take him to the police now!

But he’s not lost.

Then what in the world is he?!

Nozomi.

Huh?

There’s no way we can find them.

It’s not the same

as posting signs for a lost dog, you know?

I know that.

Then don’t bring it up.

Then why don’t we look after Akira

until his parents pick him up?

What is he saying?

You plan on letting him live here?

It won’t make much difference.

You seriously think so?

If we take him to the police,

they’ll put him in an orphanage.

Plus, the letter said that they’ll come pick him up.

When are they coming?

In three days? In a week?

First of all, it’s financially impossible.

The three of us can barely make ends meet.

On top of that, he’s a rich kid.

He made a big deal just about peeing.

How will we take care of a kid like that?

All we did today was pee

at the beach together and come back.

What about the 1 million yen?

We owe Akira that money.

So let’s take care of him.

His parents must’ve had their reasons.

Don’t be ridiculous!

Parents who abandon their kids

don’t deserve any sympathy!

I’m not sympathizing.

No matter what their reasons are,

parents who leave their kids are no good.

If you won’t take him,

I’ll take him to the police.

Hey.

-Wait. -Let go.

-Stop it. -Move it.

I won’t move!

They might regret it and come back for him!

-That won't happen! -Not everyone is like your parents!

What did you say?

What would you know?

Quit assuming the best in parents.

He can’t help it. He doesn’t know.

All right, let’s go to the police. I’ll go with you.

Wait a minute!

Whose house is this?

It’s mine, so I get to choose who lives here.

Ken, did I turn you away when you came here?

You were in a similar situation!

You punched your superior in the Self-Defense Force

and came crying to me because you had nowhere to go.

What’s your problem?

Now you’ve done it!

-Zen! -Hey!

Taro, you too!

When your wife left you

and you looked like you were on the verge

of killing yourself, you came to me!

Did I turn you away that time?

He’s the same!

Akira has nowhere to go either.

-You’re treating us the same? -What?

I’m asking you if you’re treating us the same as him.

You are the same. What about it?

We’re the same, he says.

Then take that kid in.

I’m moving out.

You and the kid can live together.

Wait!

Whatever!

Akira.

JAPANESE

-Has Akira been here? -Huh?

No, he hasn’t. What happened?

He disappeared.

What?

-Where does he live? -How would I know?

Try calling his school to find out.

IGARASHI

Akira! Akira!

NOTICE REGARDING KOTARO IGARASHI

ADJUDICATION OF BANKRUPTCY

Akira!

I’ll go search outside.

Me too.

Wait a minute.

If you find him, wrap this around him.

-We’ll be going now. -Bye.

If you see a little boy wearing a backpack

and carrying a huge bag, catch him.

Senpai, should I call the others about it too?

Please do that!

A boy carrying a huge bag and wearing a Keio Elementary uniform.

-If you see him, tell me. -Got it.

If you see anyone like him, keep him here.

-Who is he to you? -Someone who was entrusted to me.

Harry!

Zen!

Do you realize how late

you are coming to work?

Akira is missing.

Who is Akira?

He's the reason I borrowed your car the other day.

So are Taro and Ken searching too?

No, they…

They moved out.

Yeah, I know you’re busy,

but can you help them?

Thank you.

You couldn’t find him?

Not around here, at least.

-Thank you for this. -Thanks.

-Who were you asking for help? -My older brother.

Yu’s older brother is a police detective.

-A detective? -Yeah.

My brother got involved with those three

when he was at the Omotesando Police Station.

What do you mean?

They used to be pretty unruly back in the day.

They're actually former bosses of Harajuku Middle School.

In order from the oldest, Ken was the 41st boss,

Taro was the 43rd boss, and Zen was the 45th boss.

They seem to get along

and are living at Zen's place.

That's why they're always together?

Although, that's not the only reason…

why they get along.

I'm counting on you.

-I'll pay you back. -Okay.

I won't expect anything.

What do you mean?

The thing is,

Zen dreams about having a family more than anyone.

That's why he bought a big house when he was only 20 years old.

By the time

he was born,

his father was gone.

And his mother died in an accident when he was one year old.

Ever since then, he was raised in an orphanage.

Taro

was the only son of a family that owned a big hospital in Osaka.

But in his first year of middle school,

he was charged with assault.

In order to protect their reputation, his parents sent him away to Tokyo.

After that, they just kept sending him money,

and he had to live all alone.

Ken

was abandoned

by his parents after they got divorced when he was little.

He was then taken in by a relative.

But apparently, he grew up feeling ashamed and out of place.

So basically,

all three of them never experienced parental love.

Maybe they're lonely, and that's why they're together.

Damn it…

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OMOTESANDO POLICE STATION

Excuse me, I want you to look for a child.

A missing person's report?

In that case,

fill out this form.

Fill out a form? If I had time for that, I'd find him myself!

Don't raise your voice.

Hyuga.

Seeing you here

takes me back to ten years ago.

Please don't bring that up.

Oh… um…

Aren't you at Headquarters now?

-Looking for Akira? -Huh?

Oh…

You heard from Yu?

Igarashi Resort Development's president,

Kotaro Igarashi.

He's the father of the child you're looking for.

To be more accurate,

he was the president until recently.

His business expansion went south,

and he went bankrupt last year.

Bankrupt?

That's what the notice was for?

What will you do once you find the child?

What? Well…

I'll take him to my place.

I plan to let him stay

until his mother comes for him.

Do you seriously think his mother will come?

At least Akira believes she will.

I get that you pity him because you don't have parents.

But you know,

raising a child requires more than that.

It might take one or two years for the mother to come.

She might not even show up at all.

Will you be able to raise him to the end,

without running away?

I can't raise a child.

Look at this.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING KIND TO ME

I didn't do anything kind.

We talked about stupid things.

Then we…

peed outside together, that's all.

But he thanked me for that.

He was probably

feeling lonely.

In that case, I want to be with him. I probably…

I probably won't be able to do anything,

but I can at least stay by his side.

So I…

I will wait with him for his mother.

You haven't changed, have you?

Hey! Did you hear him?

Akira!

Where were you?

Didn't your mom tell you to wait at our house?

Then why did you leave?

You have to wait at home!

If I'm there,

I'll cause you trouble.

What are you saying?

You won't cause any trouble.

You can live with me.

We'll live together

and wait together

until your mom comes for you.

Akira!

Let's

go home.

Maeda!

I'm trusting you.

Yes.

Don't let go of that hand.

Taro.

The more I thought about it, the more it annoyed me.

So I smacked him.

That irritating old man you're related to,

I smacked him hard.

What took you so long!

I won these prizes

at the pachinko parlor,

but I ate half of them already.

Here. Take this.

Jeez, where were you guys wandering about?

Akira and I were looking for you two.

Isn't that right?

Yeah.

Hey, Akira.

You're lucky

to have been found by Zen.

You really are lucky.

Just like us.

Jeez! Welcome home.

All right!

The four of us will live together starting today.

I guess we have no choice.

We can't go against the landlord's wishes.

It's freezing.

Let's go in already.

Okay, let's go.

This morning, I went all out and made breakfast!

What about this is "going all out"?

The least you could do is toast the bread.

Don't be picky. All right,

-Thank you for the food! -Thank you for the food.

Akira, eat your salad, okay?

-It's the same as Little U's food. -Who is that?

The rabbit we kept at school.

Don't be rude! We're not rabbits, okay?

Don't be picky. Eat up.

We are poor, okay? We only spend 100 yen on each meal.

If only I didn't lose my 1 million yen.

Akira, want my salad?

Let me butter your bread.

Want to put vinegar on it?

Nice! Swoosh!

Add in the salad.

There, a vinegar sandwich!

Yay! Yay!

This was the beginning

of our family

that only lasted one winter.

Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita