1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,150 These are the 5 criteria for the new ramen. 2 00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:11,740 I'm going to soak this in soup extract and let it absorb the flavor. 3 00:00:11,780 --> 00:00:15,050 Manpei-san's trial and error continued. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,610 - The noodles are all mushy. - There's no texture or anything. 5 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:21,290 It's a failure. 6 00:00:21,340 --> 00:00:24,500 Okay, let's think of our next move, Manpei-san. 7 00:00:26,950 --> 00:00:29,170 And a few days later... 8 00:00:32,180 --> 00:00:34,490 It's definitely going to be fine. 9 00:00:36,950 --> 00:00:39,400 - Fukuko! - Yes! 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,610 Fukuko, come here! 11 00:00:42,730 --> 00:00:43,700 Try this. 12 00:00:51,540 --> 00:00:53,650 - Is this... - Just try eating it. 13 00:01:04,090 --> 00:01:05,700 How is it? 14 00:01:05,770 --> 00:01:07,560 - It's delicious! - Isn't it? 15 00:01:08,430 --> 00:01:11,900 Why?! How did you make it! 16 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:19,950 Manpuku 17 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:19,950 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 18 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:23,440 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 19 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,180 Week 19 20 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,180 We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! 21 00:01:27,940 --> 00:01:31,780 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 22 00:01:31,780 --> 00:01:35,660 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 23 00:01:35,660 --> 00:01:39,130 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 24 00:01:39,130 --> 00:01:44,000 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 25 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:52,140 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 26 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:55,480 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 27 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:05,950 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 28 00:02:05,950 --> 00:02:11,690 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 29 00:02:11,690 --> 00:02:15,430 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 30 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,200 Why?! How did you make it! 31 00:02:26,220 --> 00:02:28,130 I just quickly dipped it this soup extract . 32 00:02:28,130 --> 00:02:31,730 - Quickly? - Soaking it for 10 minutes made the noodles too mushy 33 00:02:31,770 --> 00:02:33,850 on top of making the flavor too strong, right? 34 00:02:33,850 --> 00:02:37,450 Trying to make the noodles soak up the flavor was a mistake to begin with. 35 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:40,340 I was on the wrong path from the time I was flavoring the dough. 36 00:02:40,370 --> 00:02:43,920 But if the noodles aren't flavored, when you pour hot water over it... 37 00:02:43,930 --> 00:02:48,260 The flavor just needs to be on the surface. When that dissolves in hot water, 38 00:02:48,260 --> 00:02:50,400 it turns into a soup like this. 39 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,330 What? Was it something that simple? 40 00:02:53,330 --> 00:02:56,010 It took me two whole months to realize that. 41 00:02:56,540 --> 00:03:02,420 But we moved forward not only by one, but three, no, 10 and 20 steps, Manpei-san. 42 00:03:02,420 --> 00:03:07,080 Yeah. In any case, we were able to make tasty noodles. 43 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,420 What's more, we can eat it just by pouring hot water over it. 44 00:03:11,420 --> 00:03:16,130 The next question is how to preserve it at room temperature. 45 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:20,090 That means it never goes bad, right? 46 00:03:20,090 --> 00:03:21,100 That's right. 47 00:03:24,140 --> 00:03:26,560 - Oh. - Huh? - May I? - Fukuko. 48 00:03:26,570 --> 00:03:29,900 - How about preserving it in salt? - In salt? 49 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:33,400 Food preserved in salt won't go bad. 50 00:03:34,970 --> 00:03:41,710 A few days later, the incident occurred at Katsuko Nee-chan's house. 51 00:03:46,450 --> 00:03:50,680 Is that model here again today? 52 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:53,960 Yes, she was here yesterday, and again today. 53 00:03:54,010 --> 00:03:56,880 Stop being so irritable. 54 00:03:56,900 --> 00:04:02,540 Even if the model gives him the eyes, Tadahiko-san won't be led astray. 55 00:04:02,570 --> 00:04:04,670 Don't even say those words. 56 00:04:04,670 --> 00:04:08,700 When the painting's finished, the model won't be needed anymore, right? 57 00:04:08,770 --> 00:04:11,560 Who knows when it will be finished. 58 00:04:11,570 --> 00:04:15,540 More importantly, there's good news. 59 00:04:15,580 --> 00:04:19,930 Taka's baby is growing well. 60 00:04:19,970 --> 00:04:24,570 You're going to be a grandma by the end of summer. 61 00:04:24,570 --> 00:04:28,300 - Grandma... - Grandkids are so precious. 62 00:04:28,340 --> 00:04:31,090 Aren't you excited? 63 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,030 I'm starting to feel irritated. 64 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:48,160 Your paintings have unique color usage, Sensei. 65 00:04:49,420 --> 00:04:51,600 It's mysterious and very beautiful. 66 00:04:52,790 --> 00:04:56,660 My eyes are bad. 67 00:04:56,780 --> 00:04:57,620 Eyes? 68 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:05,330 They were injured during the war. I can't tell the difference between red and green. 69 00:05:05,380 --> 00:05:06,240 Oh my. 70 00:05:07,330 --> 00:05:12,690 I was in despair at one time, but I thought I'd make use of that instead. 71 00:05:13,250 --> 00:05:17,970 After that, my paintings started selling. How ironic is that. 72 00:05:18,570 --> 00:05:24,290 How wonderful is it that beautiful art was born from tragedy. 73 00:05:25,530 --> 00:05:27,500 You may be right. 74 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,740 But in that case, you should venture some more. 75 00:05:34,010 --> 00:05:36,490 - Venture? - Yes, venture. 76 00:05:36,530 --> 00:05:42,620 Sensei, you have to break away, not only from usage of colors, but from the concept of art itself. 77 00:05:43,370 --> 00:05:44,900 What are you talking about? 78 00:05:51,090 --> 00:05:52,170 Hideko... 79 00:05:53,340 --> 00:05:55,330 I'm bored. 80 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,410 W-w-what's that?! 81 00:06:05,660 --> 00:06:08,490 Mom! It's Dad and her! 82 00:06:09,410 --> 00:06:11,300 - And her?! - And her. 83 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:12,610 And her?! 84 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,010 Draw me. Sensei, draw me! 85 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,320 Break away from your preconceived notions! 86 00:06:41,330 --> 00:06:42,850 Come on, draw me! 87 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,100 Is this going to work? 88 00:07:09,390 --> 00:07:12,290 - We're home. - Welcome home. 89 00:07:12,290 --> 00:07:16,120 - Mom, Onii-chan got into a fight again. -What! 90 00:07:16,130 --> 00:07:19,280 - But I won! - Onii-chan was strong. 91 00:07:19,290 --> 00:07:24,460 What~. Who did you fight with? Why... 92 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,060 - Oh no~. - Hello. 93 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:41,360 I'm the mother of Ichikawa Tatsuo who's in the same class as your son. 94 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,920 - Yes? - Do you have a minute? 95 00:07:45,420 --> 00:07:47,460 Yes. Come in. 96 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:59,970 Tatsuo came home crying with a bloody nose. 97 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,910 He said your son punched him. 98 00:08:03,910 --> 00:08:08,050 3 times, when he only teased him a little. 99 00:08:08,050 --> 00:08:10,410 I'm terribly sorry. 100 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:15,390 I, too, doubt the wisdom of parents sticking their nose into their children's business. 101 00:08:15,390 --> 00:08:19,320 When your husband was the executive director at the credit union, 102 00:08:19,370 --> 00:08:21,740 he helped us out too. 103 00:08:22,730 --> 00:08:29,220 I understand why your son got angry when he was teased. 104 00:08:29,220 --> 00:08:34,940 But hitting him 3 times just for teasing is going overboard. 105 00:08:34,970 --> 00:08:37,530 I'm truly sorry. 106 00:08:37,570 --> 00:08:41,290 It makes me wonder how you're educating your children at home. 107 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:45,570 I'm truly, truly sorry. 108 00:08:47,290 --> 00:08:51,760 He called me Ramen. Hey, Ramen, he said. 109 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,690 So what? 110 00:08:53,690 --> 00:08:56,260 He called me Lil Ramen. 111 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,160 Lil... Hm~... So what's so bad about Lil Ramen? 112 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:07,370 Remember what I said before? Your father isn't doing anything to be embarrassed about. 113 00:09:07,370 --> 00:09:12,410 He's working very hard to make a new ramen that will make people happy. 114 00:09:12,410 --> 00:09:16,800 I know that. But what if I let them get away with saying things like that 115 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,720 and Ramen becomes my nickname. 116 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,590 Don't you care if they call me Lil Ramen, Mom? 117 00:09:23,590 --> 00:09:28,680 I know you don't like it. But fighting is not the answer. 118 00:09:28,730 --> 00:09:32,400 You can't hit your friend 3 times! 119 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:37,140 - Is it okay to hit him once? - Once isn't okay either! 120 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:41,200 From now on, you come tell me if anyone says something like that to you. 121 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,960 - Will you go complain, Mom? - It's not cool 122 00:09:44,980 --> 00:09:47,440 for parents to stick their nose into their children's fights. 123 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,860 You're always ready with a comeback. 124 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,060 I said this before too, remember? When your father's ramen is ready, 125 00:09:54,050 --> 00:09:58,800 Tatsuo-kun will be eating it too, saying how delicious it is. 126 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,880 Then no one will dare call you 127 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Ramen or Lil Ramen 128 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,370 To the contrary, they'll call you Ramen-sama. They'll all bow down to you. 129 00:10:09,410 --> 00:10:12,060 - I don't want to be called Ramen-sama either! - Me neither! 130 00:10:12,060 --> 00:10:14,640 You are ham rice. Okay. 131 00:10:14,690 --> 00:10:17,110 You are spaghetti. Okay. 132 00:10:17,110 --> 00:10:19,490 You are orange juice. Okay. 133 00:10:19,490 --> 00:10:21,300 Thanks. 134 00:10:21,330 --> 00:10:25,650 - Aren't you eating, Kanbe? - Why would I eat? I have dinner waiting when I get home. 135 00:10:25,650 --> 00:10:28,450 That's all the more reason you should go home early. 136 00:10:28,450 --> 00:10:32,320 You guys wouldn't understand. It's like I married into my wife's family, you know. 137 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:35,790 It's hard to relax at home., 138 00:10:35,790 --> 00:10:39,220 But Taka-chan's period of emotional instability is over now, right? 139 00:10:39,570 --> 00:10:42,690 Even if that's over, there are other issues. 140 00:10:42,730 --> 00:10:45,700 That's right. You understand it the best, Mama-san, 141 00:10:45,860 --> 00:10:49,480 I've had the pleasure of hearing all the stories. 142 00:10:49,650 --> 00:10:54,200 Oh, by the way, isn't Manpei-san still letting you guys help him? 143 00:10:55,380 --> 00:10:57,370 He hasn't called for us at all. 144 00:10:57,410 --> 00:11:01,350 President must be thinking and trying out various things by himself. 145 00:11:01,540 --> 00:11:04,640 He probably hasn't reached the point where we can be of help yet. 146 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:06,900 Oh, yeah? 147 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,760 Hey, what are you gloating about! 148 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:16,290 Ah, I see. You're happy we can't help 149 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:18,220 since you can't do anything yourself, aren't you? 150 00:11:18,250 --> 00:11:21,480 - Exactly. - This is getting interesting. 151 00:11:21,490 --> 00:11:26,880 I've known Manpei-san way, way longer than you guys. 152 00:11:26,940 --> 00:11:31,640 Under normal circumstances, I would've been Manpei-san's right hand man and... 153 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,440 Welcome. 154 00:11:36,420 --> 00:11:39,890 - Table for one please. - Please sit wherever you like. 155 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,460 - Yoshino-chan. - Shigeru-san. 156 00:11:43,660 --> 00:11:45,400 Do you come here often? 157 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,340 This is my first time. I thought I'd come see Auntie Fukuko since I hadn't seen her in a while. 158 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:52,940 Fuku-chan's only here until late afternoon. 159 00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:58,640 She said she wants to be there when the children come home from school. 160 00:11:58,690 --> 00:12:01,780 - Is that right? - Come sit here 161 00:12:02,410 --> 00:12:06,850 You surprised me when you walked in out of the blue. Yoshino-chan's Taka's sister. 162 00:12:06,860 --> 00:12:08,410 - Taka-chan's sister? - Yes. 163 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,460 You're very pretty. Okay. 164 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:19,000 So does that mean she lives in the same house as Kanbe-san? 165 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,300 - Yes. - That's right. 166 00:12:21,330 --> 00:12:23,850 Oh, what can I get you? 167 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:27,420 - A cup of tea, please. - Certainly. One tea. 168 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:30,440 You are tea. Okay. 169 00:12:30,820 --> 00:12:34,520 - Are you on your way home from work? - Yes. I took the long way and came to Ikeda. 170 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:40,400 I haven't seen Madam... I mean, Fukuko-san... in a while either. 171 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:44,600 She was off when the three of us came during lunch break the other day too. Right? 172 00:12:47,540 --> 00:12:49,760 What's wrong with you guys? 173 00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:54,930 - Huh? - What? 174 00:12:55,330 --> 00:12:57,330 What do you mean what... 175 00:13:01,010 --> 00:13:03,940 Oh my~. 176 00:13:03,940 --> 00:13:07,640 This is getting even more interesting. 177 00:13:18,300 --> 00:13:19,690 Is it dry? 178 00:13:21,810 --> 00:13:25,290 The salt should have absorbed the moisture from the noodles. 179 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,000 But the color... 180 00:13:33,090 --> 00:13:36,140 Looks like it even absorbed the soup extract. 181 00:13:40,650 --> 00:13:42,500 2 minutes is up. 182 00:13:48,450 --> 00:13:50,750 Waiting longer isn't going to change anything. 183 00:14:10,340 --> 00:14:12,280 It's salty! 184 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:16,750 Well, that makes sense. In the first place, these noodles can only be stored 185 00:14:16,750 --> 00:14:21,620 while they're preserved in salt. We can't sell noodles packed in salt. 186 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:23,580 I'm sorry. 187 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:29,760 No, no. Preserving in salt is not an appropriate method of preservation. 188 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,210 At least we learned a lesson from the failure, Fukuko. 189 00:14:32,210 --> 00:14:35,130 Yes, but... 190 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,100 I'm sorry. 191 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,260 Let's figure out what do to next. Okay? 192 00:14:43,980 --> 00:14:45,400 Yes. 193 00:14:50,660 --> 00:14:53,450 Are you going to eat that? Huh? Huh?