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CHINATOWN

- Taiyo. - Yes?

The shark fin ramen is over there.

But I like that one better.

Oh? Kumai?

What's wrong, Mr. Yu?

I just saw someone from the Shizuoka factory.

A business trip, maybe?

I can't wait to see you.

Miyu,

I love you.

Send.

What is it?

- Well, well… Good morning. - Good morning.

You look like you're having fun this morning.

Not really.

Your lover?

What are you talking about? How stupid.

Ouch, that hurt.

Ugh, Manager did it again.

- Did what again? - Look at this.

First thing in the morning.

MIYU, I MISS YOU

I LOVE YOU

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU

Good morning.

Manager, what in the world is this about?

Oh no. Did I send it to you again, Ms. Sasaki?

I am Mayu. Not Miyu. Please check before you send it.

Oh, you're right. Your names are so easy to mix up.

Think about how I feel receiving these messages. It's so creepy!

I had my daughter later in life, so I can't help but dote on her.

How old is she now?

She's five years old.

She starts elementary in two years. But I already bought her backpack.

That's so early.

You really treasure your family, huh?

Of course, I do.

And because they rely on me, I'm able to work hard.

That's what family is. We support each other.

I hope you two can also start

- happy families soon. - Oh.

You shouldn't say things like that.

Right. Don't tell anyone I said that.

Good morning, Ms. Moriwaka, Ms. Sasaki.

Mr. Kumai! Long time no see!

You're at the Shizuoka factory now, right?

That's right.

I bought a house, but I haven't

lived with my family for a year.

Working away from home must be lonely.

Yeah.

But I come to headquarters once a month on business trips,

and I take that opportunity to spend the weekend with my family.

I visit them as much as I can, even when I'm not here for work.

Mr. Kumai, you also treasure your family, huh?

Well, my wife is beautiful, and my children are adorable.

Today, my wife is making me lunch

and bringing it to the office for me.

Wow, you're like a picture-perfect happy family.

Right?

Mr. Kumai, do you need something processed?

Oh, that's right.

I'm going to Chiba for a meeting,

so I came to get an advance of 100,000 yen.

Mr. Takura is in charge of production.

But Yutaro said he's stopping by the bank before coming to work.

- So please. - Yutaro?

Did you two start working here at the same time?

No, I was a mid-career hire, but I've known Yutaro since high school.

No way! How surprising.

What? Yutaro never mentioned it?

Mr. Yu doesn't talk about his personal life that much.

What kind of high schooler was Mr. Yu?

Well, he was always smart.

He helped me out a lot before tests.

Actually, he's still helping me out a lot even now.

Mr. Kumai! Long time no see!

Um… You're from the sales department…

- I'm Nakajima. - Right.

I overheard that you were classmates with Mr. Takura.

Is Mr. Takura married?

No, he's single. Wait, he doesn't even talk about that?

I knew it! I was thinking I don't get a family vibe from him.

By the way, does he have a girlfriend?

Mr. Kumai, do you have a moment?

Yes?

The payment method

for your advance is set as cash and not bank transfer.

Oh, really?

Generally, for advances and expense reimbursements,

we transfer it to personal bank accounts. Shall I change it for you?

You'll receive the transfer in two weeks.

Um… Actually, for now, I'll do cash.

Understood. Cash it is.

Okay.

Mr. Kumai, does Mr. Takura

have a girlfriend?

Mr. Kumai, please sign the confirmation.

Okay. Excuse me.

Oh, you don't need to use an envelope.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Oh, Kumai! You were here?

You're late, Yutaro.

I heard you and Mr. Kumai went to high school together.

I was so surprised!

- Oh, yeah. Did I not tell you? - No.

Hey, Mr. Takura…

Yutaro.

- Huh? - Can I talk to you?

Sure.

HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. YU

- You can't say it. - Thank you for waiting.

- Then you try. - I'm Shimomura.

- Ho… - See, you can't say it either!

- You're one to talk. - It's so hard to pronounce.

Oh, by the way.

I got my advance

from Ms. Moriwaka.

But I forgot to submit these reimbursements.

Oh…

He's not checking the dates and details?

I'll take care of it.

What does he mean by that?

- What's wrong? - Nothing… I just…

I'll be right there.

Okay.

- You know, right? - I have no clue.

- Tell me, man! - You went, right?

- Yeah. - Then you should know!

Ms. Sanako. The ramen we ate the other day was good, huh?

Mr. Yamada, please say, "The ramen we all ate together."

Some people may get the wrong idea.

Also, please stop calling me "Ms. Sanako."

Okay, Ms. Sanako.

Can't wait to try the lemon ramen.

Huh? Lemon ramen?

At the ramen shop, I said, "Lemon ramen sounds good, huh?"

And you said, "Yes."

I was being polite. I didn't promise to go with you.

Isn't it exciting to try something new?

Ms. Sanako, tell me when you're open. You can choose the date.

HE'S SMILING

How many times do I have to tell you? You have to put in

aloe vera.

- Sorry. - Mitsuki.

There was a mistake in your report.

- What? - Can you check this?

- Where? - Here.

All right, I'll fix it.

Mitsuki, um…

What do you think about lemon ramen?

Huh? What is that?

Lemon ramen. Have you had it before?

Nope. Sounds super sour.

What about that ramen?

Well…

I was invited to go eat it.

More like, it was decided without me even knowing.

Like I told you before…

If you want to go, go.

If you don't want to go, don't go. Okay?

Well, it's not like I don't want to go.

Then go. Tell me if it was good or not.

But if I had a choice, I'd rather go alone.

Why?

I can look around at my own pace,

and I don't have to worry about anybody else.

But

there are things that you can't do by yourself.

Like what?

Like enjoying the view together and sharing your excitement with someone.

That will never happen. When I'm with him,

he makes me realize

that I'm not a kind person.

I see. So he's kind, huh?

Then let him be kind to you. He sounds like he's reliable.

Mitsuki, when you're with your boyfriend, are you happy?

Well, of course. I wouldn't get engaged to him if I wasn't.

Of course…

USERNAME PASSWORD

LOG IN

USER: YOSHITO KUMAI

RECEIPT

FOOD

AMOUNT 3,240 YEN

ADVANCES

I'm going out to buy something.

Mr. Yu, do you have a moment?

What is it?

I looked through our accounting records to find out

when the payment method

for Mr. Kumai's advances were set to cash payments.

Then I found that he has been

requesting advances continuously for about a year.

Before he can even settle the old advance,

he requests a new advance.

As you can see, it's become a pattern.

Are you suspecting embezzlement?

Not exactly "suspecting",

but it's possible that he's caught in this cycle and can't stop.

As a general rule,

he shouldn't be able to request a new advance

until the previous advance is settled.

Yeah, as a general rule.

Why did you approve of these then?

I've talked to him about it,

but Kumai always forgets, no matter how many times I tell him.

He's a little lax regarding that.

Plus, in the end, he settles everything anyway, so what's the problem?

What?

He's turning a blind eye to someone breaking the rules

and finds no problem with it?

Also, he said he won't do it anymore.

That's Mr. Kumai's expense receipt

for reimbursement that you said

you will "take care of", isn't it?

Eavesdropping?

Mr. Yu, you know Mr. Kumai's password?

I do.

Just as I thought.

That's not good, is it?

Yeah, it's not. But he's really bad with accounting.

But that would invalidate the accounting department's checking procedure.

I know. But it's faster when I do it for him.

And I make sure I do it carefully. So will you mind your own business?

Taking a break, Ms. Wakamori?

Just between you and me,

but your manager's got a girl, huh?

He was smiling like a fool, messaging a girl

first thing in the morning. That's--

Hot! Hot! That's hot!

- I'm sorry. - What are you doing?! It's hot!

Ms. Sanako, are you okay?

- Worry about me! - Manager!

- Are you okay? - It's so hot!

I'll wipe it!

- Out of the way! - So hot!

- I've got it! - Darn it!

Did you burn yourself?

I'm fine.

What's up with that attitude?

First it's Shibata and now her…

Nobody is normal in the accounting department!

Seriously!

It stinks! It stinks! This is a dirty rag!

What are you using?

I'll be back.

‪ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

In the end, he settles everything anyway, so what's the problem?

ADVANCES

It's true that Mr. Kumai's continuous request for advances

stopped this April.

TRANSACTION LIST PERSON IN CHARGE: YOSHITO KUMAI

APRIL 10TH, CONTRACT RENEWED

HAMAYAMA MANUFACTURING

2,900,000 YEN - YOSHITO KUMAI

In the same month that Mr. Kumai stopped requesting advances,

our contract with Hamayama Manufacturing was renewed.

Is this a coincidence?

The lease went up

from 2.7 million to 2.9 million yen.

There is a 5% rebate,

so it's actually 2.75 million.

What's a rebate?

To put it simply, it's like a discount.

But companies want their sales figures to be as high as possible,

so instead of lowering the price,

they return a portion of the money later.

Accounting is very complicated.

DIFFERENCE 190,000 YEN

ADVANCES SETTLED HAMAYAMA MANUFACTURING CONTRACT

AFTER RENEWAL LEASE 2,900,000 REBATE 5%

Hey, Ms. Moriwaka--

Please don't talk to me right now.

Mayu, do you know where Mr. Kumai is?

He said his wife is bringing him lunch, so I think they're downstairs.

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

Are you here for a payment?

Oh no, it wasn't about work.

I just wanted to talk.

So you bothered her during work?

Yes.

That kind of aggressive approach is what Ms. Moriwaka hates the most.

I also think Ms. Moriwaka hates that kind

of aggressive approach the most.

- You were there, Manager Shibata? - I was here the whole time.

Manager can sometimes blend in with the background like a guardian deity.

Here is your offering for today.

Thank you.

It's inside.

Oh, Ms. Moriwaka. Thank you for your hard work.

Let me introduce you.

This is my wife, Chika!

Nice to meet you. Thank you for taking care of my husband.

Nice to meet you. I'm Moriwaka from the accounting department.

Oh? If she's in the accounting department, she must work with Yu.

- She does. - "Yu"?

Oh, sorry. My husband and I went to high school with Mr. Takura,

and I was the manager of the rugby club they were in.

Is that right? The rugby club, huh?

Yu must be such a kind senior colleague.

- Yes. - Yutaro had to go through a lot.

He lost his father in his second year of high school.

His mother was sick, and they were in debt too. At one point,

he was thinking about dropping out of school and working.

But he managed to go to college on a scholarship.

He also paid for his little sister's schooling.

Yu really is perfect in every way.

But you still picked me.

Huh? Don't be silly.

It's only because Yu didn't give me the time of day.

- Seriously? - Of course!

- You're lying! - Mr. Kumai, do you have a minute?

- I knew it! - Mr. Kumai!

- Yes? - Do you have a minute?

Yes.

- I'll be right back. Wait for me. - I'll be waiting.

I noticed that in April,

we renewed our contract

with Hamayama Manufacturing, and that you're in charge.

Oh, yeah. We did.

The lease

went up 200,000 yen compared to the previous year.

What was the reason behind that?

I wonder…

But well, everyone is going through hard times right now,

so our factory manager okayed it

since we've worked with Hamayama for so long.

Did Mr. Yu say anything about the contract renewal?

No, nothing in particular.

- Nothing? - Yeah.

In April of this year,

his continuous requests for advances stopped.

Around the same time,

we renewed our contract with Hamayama Manufacturing.

"Beware of contract renewals." In other words,

contract renewals are an easy way to disguise fraud,

so be careful.

DIFFERENCE 190,000 YEN

This flow of money…

just doesn't seem right.

Mr. Yu doesn't think it's weird?

Did he just fail to notice?

Or…

did he purposely…

Since he knows Mr. Kumai's password,

Mr. Yu can do whatever he wants

under Mr. Kumai's name.

Don't chase the rabbit, Sanako.

What good will come from chasing the rabbit?

And plus, this is Mr. Yu we're talking about!

Ms. Moriwaka.

Um, how many copies are you planning to make?

I'm sorry.

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Ms. Moriwaka. Perfect timing.

- I have this month's… Huh? What? - Hey!

I have this month's business trip form.

Sorry it's last-minute.

Okay.

Did something happen in accounting?

- Huh? - I mean,

you're acting kind of strange.

Um, Mr. Yamazaki,

do you know how much they lease soap making machines for?

How much they lease it for?

We have a contract with a place called Hamayama Manufacturing,

but I was curious how much other companies lease it for.

The production department handles stuff like that,

but I can look into it if you'd like.

Thank you. Well then.

Thank you.

NISHIKAIGAN ODORI

BUS INFORMATION

Your phone's ringing.

MAYU SASAKI

- Hello? - Ms. Moriwaka?

Mr. Yamazaki just dropped off

an envelope for you with some documents in it.

Can this wait until tomorrow?

I'll head back right now, so please leave it on my desk.

Is that you, Miyu?

This is Daddy. I'm on my way home.

Do you want me to bring home donuts or macarons?

Karinto?

When did you ever eat that?

All right. Understood.

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Ms. Moriwaka, did something happen?

COMPANIES LEASING FROM HAMAYAMA MANUFACTURING

I'm going home, but is that all right?

- Manager. - Yes?

May I go on a business trip to the Shizuoka factory tomorrow?

- Tomorrow? - Yes.

I must check something urgently.

Hm, what might that be?

It's about Hamayama Manufacturing.

Hamayama?

A company that the Shizuoka factory's production department does business with.

I noticed something suspicious about the contract renewal,

so I want to investigate.

But Takura handles the production department's accounting.

If you want to investigate something,

why don't you have Takura go with you?

I can't go with Mr. Yu.

What do you mean by that?

Please let me go alone.

AND THE NEXT MORNING

I mean, seriously.

Like, which one did you like the best?

Ms. Moriwaka?

What happened? You look so different.

You look so cool! You should always dress like that.

No, it's only because I have a business trip.

You look really fired up.

Is it a business trip, or are you just ready for an overnight date?

It's a business trip.

Mayu, can you help me copy some files?

I'd like to get it done before Mr. Yu comes into work.

Huh? Uh, okay!

START

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Thank you. You're a lifesaver.

No worries.

Oh, Ms. Moriwaka. Here.

- Good morning. - Oh!

The production department's data? What's going on?

Something has caught my attention,

so I'm preparing to go to the Shizuoka factory to check.

I'm in charge of the production department.

Good morning…

This time, I will go.

You suddenly decided to go?

Yes, I suddenly decided to go.

I don't know what happened,

but if you show up there by yourself, you'll cause confusion.

I will go, so please tell me what you want to check.

Manager, is that okay?

Huh?

Why don't you two go together?

- What? - Be nice to each other and go together.

I'm sure you'll get the job done faster that way.

I don't appreciate this.

I understand. I'm sorry.

Don't apologize if you're not sorry.

About the contract

we renewed with Hamayama Manufacturing…

The lease went up 200,000 yen after the renewal.

It became 2.9 million yen

with a 5% rebate,

making the actual price 2,755,000 yen.

Before the renewal, it cost 2.7 million yen

with a 5% rebate,

so it was 2,565,000 yen.

So it's gone up by 190,000 yen after the renewal.

They have their own way of doing things there.

The factory checked the contract and okayed it.

But upon research,

Hamayama is leasing the same machine

to other companies for the same 2.7 million

with a 5% rebate,

so 2,565,000 yen.

Do you not think it's strange?

Ugh, I feel so suffocated!

You do?

With less people here, there's more than enough air.

No, it's because you're creating such a gloomy atmosphere.

Am I creating a gloomy atmosphere?

Did something happen at the Shizuoka factory?

I believe they went to go check exactly that.

What? That sounds so suspicious.

What happened?

Fraud? Embezzlement?

Money laundering?

They found counterfeit money?

That's what I'm talking about. That's making everything gloomy.

Ms. Moriwaka

was going to go to the factory alone.

She wanted to investigate something without Mr. Yu knowing.

So why did you make them go together?

I guess the time has finally come where I have to tell you this story…

What?

There is a reason

why Ms. Moriwaka looks up to me

and regards me as a mentor at times

and as a father at times.

I highly doubt that. What are you saying?

It was during Ms. Moriwaka's second year working here.

So, five years ago.

Ms. Moriwaka found out that a young employee in the sales department

was claiming fake business trips.

That was the beginning of it all.

The total amount he claimed for his fake business trips

was a shocking…

- Huh? - Two million.

That young employee was fired.

Fired?

I mean, it's embezzlement, after all.

Ms. Moriwaka did a very good job.

However…

However?

That young employee

was planning to get married to a coworker three days later.

She was in the general affairs department.

- What? Who? - She's not here anymore.

Wow, that's so horrible.

Exactly. It was so horrible.

As you'd expect, the wedding was called off,

and the girl stormed into the accounting department

because she resented Ms. Moriwaka.

That's awful. It's not Ms. Moriwaka's fault at all.

Of course! That's why

I stood firmly in front of Ms. Moriwaka

and protected her.

I used drunken boxing, which I'm good at.

You're the one to blame! Wait, no you're not!

It's your boyfriend's fault! Moriwaka did not

do anything wrong! I bravely

- confronted her. - That's also a problem.

In the end, that girl

quit the company.

She quit, huh?

I mean, she was happily passing out wedding invitations to everybody,

so I'm sure she felt embarrassed.

What happened to Ms. Moriwaka?

"Maybe I'm not cut out for accounting?"

"Maybe it's best for me to quit?"

She started to second-guess herself like that.

I can't believe something like that happened.

Ms. Moriwaka pushed her letter of resignation

firmly into my chest, with tears running down her face.

So I desperately tried to comfort her.

Ms. Moriwaka was in so much distress,

she leaned over the edge of the cliff,

and just as a strong wind blew…

Ms. Moriwaka was peering over a cliff?

Yes. Then one seagull--

- Manager Shibata! Manager Shibata! - Yes? Yes?

What happened to Ms. Moriwaka? Manager Shibata!

Nothing happened. Manager is just making up stories.

- What? - What are you saying?

This is where the story gets good.

- Huh? - Her letter of resignation

was blown by the wind, but a seagull grabbed it and flew away.

We've had enough, Manager.

Ms. Moriwaka is on a business trip today. She's at the Shizuoka factory.

What the heck…

You came just to see her again?

No, today, I actually came

for work.

Is that right? She said she's returning to the office, though it might be late.

I see.

As I was saying,

that letter of resignation was found in Siberia two years later.

WELCOME TO SHIZUOKA

Please do me a favor.

Mr. Yu?

Please just say we went to the factory

and go back with me.

- I can't. - There's no reason to go.

I'll explain it to Manager.

I can't.

Please, Ms. Moriwaka.

Mr. Yu.

Please do what is right as an accountant.

These are the original copies of our contracts with Hamayama Manufacturing

and our record of transactions.

Thank you very much.

Um…

What are you looking for?

Kumai, the one in charge, is still at headquarters.

Wouldn't asking him be easier than coming here?

Excuse me.

INVOICE

347,760 YEN

INVOICE

PAYEE LIST

PAYMENT SPREADSHEET

What are you doing?

I'm looking for any document

that has errors or possible signs of falsification.

Falsification?

Falsification? What is she talking about?

Ms. Kobayashi, do you have a moment?

I accidentally wrote the wrong price for this contract. Sorry.

Can you cancel the other one and stamp this one?

This is happening a lot lately!

Excuse me.

Here it is.

That's the contract that Kumai

asked me to cancel in April

because he made a mistake.

I'd like to confirm something with Hamayama Manufacturing.

Can you call their president here right now?

Yes!

This is the copy of our contract with you

that we keep over at Tenten.

The lease is 2.9 million

with a 5% rebate.

That's correct.

Then we have this lease agreement between us and your company

that is dated

around the same time, but with an 8% rebate.

Why are there two different contracts?

That's because

we agreed on an 8% rebate and signed the contract once.

But after some thought, we realized that an 8% rebate

would be hard, financially.

So we renegotiated

and changed it to 5%.

That is what happened.

Then can you show me your list of bank transfers from April?

Uh…

President, will you just

- show it to them this once? - Um, well…

So basically, out of the 8% rebate,

you pay 5% to Tenten Corporation

and the remaining 3%

is being siphoned to Kumai, who is in charge,

in exchange for favors.

Am I right?

I'm very sorry!

Mr. Kumai said he's going to rethink our contract,

- so I-- - Are you serious,

- President? - It was a sudden impulse.

- You've got to be kidding! - I'm sorry!

Hey! Someone,

- call Kumai this instant! - Yes!

Mr. Yu…

I want to ask you something.

I didn't receive anything.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I did doubt you.

I don't blame you.

But I didn't do it.

Of course.

If you were going to steal the company's money,

you wouldn't use

such a sloppy method that would get you caught so easily.

Kumai's youngest child

has been hospitalized for a year.

Chika…

Kumai's wife…

had to quit work because of that.

He needed money.

Is that why?

Is that why you turned a blind eye to his continuous advance requests?

Is that why you tried not to notice

that Mr. Kumai and Hamayama were colluding to use the contract renewal

to disguise their fraud?

"Beware of contract renewals."

Mr. Yu, weren't you the one who taught me that?

Mr. Kumai must have had other ways to go about it.

Just because you need money

doesn't mean you can use the company's money.

I know that.

If you knew that, you should have stopped Mr. Kumai!

Yeah.

You're right, Ms. Moriwaka.

I don't understand.

Even if it's for your friend,

why would you go that far?

In high school,

I lost my dad.

My mother was sick,

and I had a sister who was still young.

I was thinking about dropping out of high school.

But that's when

Kumai and his wife

really tried to encourage me.

Something that Kumai casually mentioned

really saved me.

I can't thank that family enough.

I have always wished to protect

that family's happiness.

During my second year at the company,

do you remember how I found out about a salesman's

fake business trips?

Yeah.

I do.

He was fired, all because you couldn't mind your own business!

He was going to return the money eventually!

If you hadn't done anything!

It's your fault my life is ruined!

It's all your fault!

Back then…

I was wondering if I should quit my job.

But you told me…

Creating accounting records,

calculating profit,

finding the cause of anything suspicious,

and informing management when there is danger.

That's the accounting department's job.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

Ms. Moriwaka,

you just did your job.

Those words

saved me.

Mr. Yu,

please do your job.

You're going to start coughing again.

- I'm okay! - Oh, one second.

SHIZUOKA FACTORY

Daddy, you don't need to answer it?

It can wait.

Then do that thing again!

Okay? Ready…

‪One, two…

I'm sorry.

I was in need of money, and I gave in.

I'm sorry too.

- Huh? - I didn't stop you.

Even though I had an inkling.

I couldn't bring it up.

Will I be fired?

I will also

have to face repercussions.

Life is like a rugby ball.

When my dad died,

you said that to me.

"Life is like a rugby ball."

You don't know where it's going to roll,

but you've just got to keep playing and hope that

it goes in a good direction.

Yeah.

That's true.

Why did I…

tell Mr. Yu…

He needed money.

Is that why you turned a blind eye to his continuous advance requests?

Is that why you tried not to notice

that Mr. Kumai and Hamayama were colluding to use the contract renewal

to disguise their fraud?

Kumai's youngest child

has been hospitalized for a year.

I can't thank that family enough.

I have always wished to protect

that family's happiness.

Just because you need money

doesn't mean you can use the company's money.

I know that.

If you knew that,

you should have stopped Mr. Kumai!

Is what I'm doing…

That's the accounting department's job.

Ms. Moriwaka, you just did your job.

That's right…

I did what was right as an accountant.

But…

But…

But…

Just because it's right, it doesn't mean it's good.

I can't…

Ms. Sanako!

I left a memo on your desk…

Every now and then, I get the sudden urge to ride a swing.

Swinging back and forth is fun,

so I forget about all my worries.

Even though it's so simple.

Right?

I was always good at jumping off swings.

I'd jump farther than everybody else.

You don't believe me?

All right then!

Look at me, okay?

I'm not scared.

You need to build it up.

Here I go!

Ms. Sanako!

Ready… Jump!

That wasn't supposed to happen.

I'm sorry, Ms. Sanako.

You wanted to be alone, huh?

But I can't do that.

I can't leave you alone.

I want to be with you.

I will…

be with you.

Ms. Moriwaka, did you hear about Mr. Kumai?

Manager convinced Mr. Kumai not to jump from the cliff.

Oh!

About the Shizuoka factory…

I made Kumai return the money and revised the contract.

I am terribly sorry

for causing so much trouble.

Apology accepted.

Also, regarding Kumai,

I heard you asked the company to treat it as voluntary resignation.

Thank you very much.

I'm glad I was able to be useful.

It wasn't a cliff.

Let's make sure something like this never happens again.

I will be careful.

Lions believe that their cubs can climb back up.

That is why they can push them down

into a bottomless ravine.

Now it's a ravine?

That is a parent's love. You know?

We decided to sell our house.

And I plan on looking for a job again.

How is Kumai doing?

He's feeling pretty down.

But the kids are happy to spend more time with their dad.

It'll work out.

We're still 38, you know.

Yeah.

Can you please tell Ms. Moriwaka…

that I'm grateful that she found out

before it was too late?

Sure.

I will tell her.

I'm sorry, Yu.

A FEW DAYS LATER

What else…

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Hello, everyone! This way, please.

It's the new team member we've all been waiting for.

She is Mika Asabuki.

Ms. Asabuki is--

Mika Asabuki is my name.

The name "Asabuki" represents

a fresh breeze blowing through linen.

The name "Mika" means beautiful and elegant.

All right!

What a befitting name, huh?

Accounting

has welcomed a new, very unique team member.

- This… - This is not a business expense.

Is this the Showa era? Has time stopped?

Reforming isn't an accountant's job.

What do you mean, "special category"?

If there's a suspicion, investigate it.

Do you want a warning?

I'm happy.

You have to change, Sanako!

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Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita