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Good afternoon!

Showa 15 (1940)

Welcome!

Ah.. Say where are your Kuri-manju's?

Kuri-manju - Bun with red bean and chestnut jam filling

Ah, we don't put out Kuri-manjus anymore.

Eh?

Where's your Kintsuba? Where's your Youkan?!

Kintsuba - fried batter with red bean filling; Youkan - thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in a block and eaten in slices

We don't put out such things as those anymore at all these days. Just these.

Eh?

Hmm...

Just this Daifuku, then.

Daifuku - rice cakes stuffed with sweet bean jam

Thank you.

Does it really mean that Japan is winning the war...

...if they have to take away people being able to get Kuri-manjus?!

Heiwa Fansubs Presents...

Carnation

小さく丸めた躯は今

Chisaku marumeta karada wa ima

My body, tiny and curled up, is right now

Week 9 "Always Feeling" Episode 51

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

Music Satō Naoki Musical Performance\h Face Music

Theme Song "Carnation" Sheena Ringo

命を表していろのね

Inochi o arawashite iro no ne

My life is represented by my color, isn't it

Cast

Ohara Itoko Ono Machiko

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Ohara Masaru Sugura Tarō

Kioka Yasuo Uesugi Shōzō Ohara Shizuko \h Yagyū Miyu

Kawase Nanjō Kōki Kioka Miyo \h Iijima Junko Masako\h Genkaku Yūko

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Oyama Haro Yasuko

心を育てているのね

Kokoro o sodatete iru no ne

That's how a heart is raised, isn't it

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

I'd much rather eat Kuri-manjus!

We're supposed to be the leader of the Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere.

Ridiculous.

I think they're only doing this to wring people dry.

Give us a break already!

Seamstress Masako

Sensei...

...keep your voice down.

Huh?

You should keep it down, Nee-chan.

Don't you think so?

Ever since this war started, we've had our fill of this mood.

Ah, Nakamura-kun!

Yes.

Here, eat this with the men.

Ah, I'll take it.

Masa-chan, take some tea up to the second floor.

Yes.

Yeah! Okay, to work!

Oh!

This says, "Successful landing amidst enemies from Chengdu."

Successful landing amidst enemies from Chengdu

In July of that year, the July 7th Ban (Luxury Ban) was issued...

July 7th Ban (Luxury Ban)

... so we weren't supposed to sell Western clothing costing more than 100 yen.

Very good! We'll take that on!

We were making the very best clothing we could that would be under 100 yen.

Well, just little... Would this really look good on me?

Hey, take a little look.

Would I look like a pretty girl in this?

Well, well, at least you'd continue to be entrancing in your own home.

That's true!

Yeah. We'll get your bill over here.

Shizuko.

Thank you.

I'll leave it with you.

Ohara-san, eat this.

Ehh!

What a nice color!

It's because of those wonderful clothes you made me the other day.

Ahh... I'm so happy!

Everyone'll loves these.

Truly, keeping them so cheap and so nice is a lifesaver...

...but you mustn't let the store go under as a result.

I can also give you more persimmons.

Thank you for worrying about us.

Sensei.

Huh?

No matter how you look at it, this is unreasonable.

What is?

With the clothing selling at 30 yen and the fabric at 15 yen...

...plus the detailed tailoring...

...there's no way to squeeze out a profit at all.

Do you know what the profit for a one-piece dress was last month?

Two yen.

A skirt is 80 sen.

A blouse, 30 sen.

Eh? We got 30 sen?!

It's not, "we got 30 sen." It's, "we got ONLY 30 sen!"

Well...

It is important to keep our customers happy.

However, gaining prosperity with this sort of work...

...there's something wrong when we're only making this kind of profit.

This is fine.

It isn't a fine thing!

We also get a share of things like persimmons and such, don't we?

Do you think that any of our seamstresses are going hungry? Is it that terrible?

Getting persimmons and such as presents...

...is a different story from managing this store!

We're doing fine like this for now!

Right now, this...

Yeah...

It's that.

Um... It's a time of emergency for our country, right?

I don't want to talk about such tiny things like this store's profits!

Our profits come from making our customers happy.

By doing that, it's also good for our country.

Yeah!

What is it?

She found the right thing to say again.

The words you said earlier today were completely different though.

You said, "A country that can't even let us eat Kuri-manjus can't win," didn't you?

Well, that was... Those were the right words...

Second Daughter Ohara Naoko

Hey!

I won't be able to take in Nao-chan anymore starting tomorrow.

Ala... Why? Has she been naughty again?

She's been naughty and fussy.

It's more like I'm bringing in some savage beast the way she messes up my home.

My... Forgive us...

I've taken care of all sorts of children...

...but Nao-chan takes the cake. This is my complete surrender.

Ah, please wait!

Here! Take some persimmons!

No, that's okay. Anyhow, Nao-chan is yours starting today. Forgive me already.

Well, don't say that. No, no, wait! Say, how about an onion?

Okay, here? You! Wait! Some rice? Hey! Hang on! Wait! Ah, geez!

Ohara Western Clothing

Luxury Clothing Shirts Children's Wear

There you go!

No, no, no. I've got my hands full with just Yūko.

You're dirty, Naoko! Don't come near me!

Eldest Daughter Ohara Yūko

Hey, please. Oba-chan Yoshida just refused her...

...and the number of places that will take in Naoko are disappearing quickly.

What did Oba-chan Yoshida tell you?

"She's naughty and fussy. She's a savage beast."

A savage beast, huh?

This isn't a laughing matter!

With that child around, I really can't get any work done.

Well, look for a new place again.

Thing is, we have enough trouble with just Yūko.

She's quiet for her part and anyhow, she's come down ill.

Dad, you and the others spoil her too much.

A little cold or fever and you don't discipline her!

Foolish talk!

I can't just neglect my adorable grandchild! That would be too pitiful.

Right, Yūko-chan!

Huh?

Say, come home with Grandpa again tomorrow, okay!

Yeah! Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Geez!

Right now, we have four seamstresses including Masa-chan living and working for us.

They can alternate baby-sitting duties during the evenings, but...

Oi, Itoko!

You should hurry and eat, too!

Yeah.

During the day, as you'd expect...

...there wasn't anyone with the time to watch over the savage beast.

Geez, what'll I do...

Ow!

Ow, ow...

Ah, geez... Nao-chan?!

There! Yes, yes.

Yes, Ohara Western Clothing... Ah, Dad.

Ah...

That's true...

...but why did I ever think about having children?

But it's not that easy to find someone to leave her with.

Eh?

Good news?

Oh?

Ah... Good afternoon!

Here!

Ah, hello.

This "good news..."

...had nothing at all do with him having found a place to leave Naoko with.

It was completely about business.

Yes, there, there!

There.

This person was an acquaintance of my father's...

...with a wholesale fabric store.

Fabric Shop Kawase

This is it.

Here.

This contains just one gold thread, doesn't it?

Yeah.

Yet even so, this fabric is considered a luxury good...

...and I'm prohibited from selling it.

Eh, just for this? Just because of this one thread?

Well, that's true, but I don't know what to do with it...

...since it's been designated as such.

Still, this is good material, isn't it?

Yeah.

It's first class!

It's been difficult for us to get this kind for awhile now.

It can work as one-piece dresses or skirts or anything.

This is the most convenient type.

You... should buy it.

Eh? I should?

Yeah.

The Boss here's in trouble.

He has a mountain of this just like it in his warehouse.

If you sold all of this, the store would be greater, too.

To be honest, I'm about to hang myself over it.

Hmm...

It's only this.

With only this in it, you could hide it somehow and then use it.

It's good material.

And your customers would be thrilled.

Very well.

Eh?!

For now, I'll take one roll and see what I can do with it.

Really? You'll do that somehow?!

I'll try.

Thank you!

If you could buy at least half of what I've got, my neck'll be saved.

Please!

Please do this!

By the way, Boss.

Eh?

Do you have anyone at your home who can baby-sit?

Baby-sit?

Yo, Ito-chan! You look really happy! Has something good happened?

That's right!

I found someone to take care of Naoko!

Hey, I feel kinda sorry for them!

Why?

My child's pretty, isn't she?

Well, pretty...

She's pretty, but don't bring her around us.

We have our sales to protect!

Ohara Western Clothing Store

Ah... Masa-chan. Here, here!

Just for a little, please.

Here!

She's licking at me...

Ahh...

I was asked by the Boss to try and take care of her...

...but Naoko-chan keeps pulling my braids out and scratching me.

Ah... forgive her.

Ah, Grandma! Do we have any sweets around?

Eh?

Sweets?

Yeah.

Nope. What'll we do?

Well, we have to do something!

Masaru-san! Hey! Masaru-san!

I'll do something.

There absolutely has to be some way.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

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