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''Episode 2: Heaps of Cash''

That horrible dream again...

lt's already this late?!

l'm certain l set the alarm...

What's this? You certainly like to oversleep, Kagura-san.

Mother!

Good morning!

You'll be late if you don't hurry.

Breakfast has already been cleared away.

Yes, ma'am.

That can't be...

What are you doing?

l can't find my uniform...

l'm certain l hung it here yesterday...

Oh my, are you still half-asleep?

What is it doing here?

Come on! You'll be late if you don't hurry up!

Yes, ma'am!

Running around in your room... What an ill-mannered girl...

Kagura-san.

You need to prepare for the next day BEFORE you go to sleep.

Yes, ma'am.

--Have a pleasant day! --Have a pleasant day! --Have a pleasant day!

Good morning, Kagura-sama.

G-good morning...!

Oh? ls something the matter?

You look pale...

Oh, Suitengu. Good morning.

This girl overslept and had to skip her breakfast.

Good morning, Shinsen-sama.

l'm sorry to hear that. Kagura-sama lS a growing girl now.

Kagura-sama. Your lunch...

Hold it.

l have prepared Kagura's lunch.

Take this...

Yes, ma'am.

l'm certainly envious that you get your mother's homemade meals.

Good morning!

Good morning...

--Ushigome! --Yes?!

You eat this.

Thank you, as always!

Has Kagura-sama lost more weight?

Do you think so?

All she does is use me for free food...

Use you for food...? ls she not your own daughter?

She infuriates me.

That glossy hair, that wrinkleless, nearly-flawless skin...

She grows more beautiful by the day.

But not l...

What l'm losing, she's steadily gaining...

lt's almost as if she is sucking the spirit out of me...

Nothing of the sort. You're remarkably beautiful...

You're such a flatterer.

Not at all. l have always greatly admired you.

l'm not unpleased to hear you say that...

So l wish you would join me already...

Or might you be more interested in Kagura instead?

Don't be silly. l am no pedophile.

But l have single-handedly undertaken some dirty work...

Stepping into the public eye could mar the Tennozu Group's name.

We must be patient...

Once your dream has come true...

Once you have grasped this country's real power, l promise l will...

lncidentally, the deputy vice-minister was quite fond of your club...

lt's an important watering hole for all my dear people...

Keep it running smoothly.

Until next we meet...

--Good morning! --Good morning! --Good morning!

--Good morning! --Good morning! --Good morning!

--Good morning! --Good morning! --Good morning!

Good morning, madam!

Good morning.

The governor has been waiting for you.

Begging for campaign funds again?

''St. lgnatius Girls' Academy''

Kagura-san!

Don't be a loner all the time! Come eat with us!

Yeah! l wanna see what kind of lunch the Tennozu daughter eats!

Don't!

l knew it!

l thought something was weird lately...!

lt's not what you think! This is--

--What in the world?! --Kagura-san?!

Are you all right, Kagura-san?

Wakaba-sensei...!

lt's OK, you can lie down!

You have a slight case of anemia. Are you getting enough to eat?

Be honest, now.

l hear you've been bringing empty lunches to school everyday lately...

l'm... on a diet...

Lying won't help.

You need to eat right, no matter what the situation is...

Here, have this.

Sensei...

Thank you!

Kagura-san?!

You poor girl! Your stomach is weak...!

Say, l don't mean to pry, but has your mother been abusing you...?

l thought so.

Alright! l'll go speak with her today!

l don't care how important she is;

she's a horrible mother to do this to her own daughter!

--update on former minister Nakano--

This one's about filled up, too.

We better get the next warehouse ready...

W-what are you doing...?!

There's still two-thirds left...

Be careful. Suitengu-san is very strict when it comes to numbers.

Y-yeah... l'll exterminate 'em all.

Go exchange this at the bank.

We got one more pickup today.

''Ozuka lronworks''

''Ozuka lronworks'' Dammit! Not enough!

Just a little more!

Please, be somewhere!

Damn! Damn...!

Dad...

Buy me a soccer ball!

Shut up! l'm busy right now! Get outta here!

l'm the only one of my friends who ain't got one!

That's it! Gimme back your allowance!

l don't got any left! THlS is why Mom ran out on you!

Shut up! Get the hell out!

Found ya!

Now all the money's ready...!

lt's the same every time.

Ozuka-san. The repayment amount was 300 million exactly...

T-this can't be...!

Are you sure it's not the machine?! l swear l got all the money!

No cutting corners! You'll pay the club fee and not a single yen less!

lf you didn't gather it by this day, at this time,

the Tennozu Group would take all your assets...

Ozuka-san...

That agreement also included your life insurance, did it not?

l really did get it all! Please believe me!

Bastard...!

Please! Count it again...!

You're being a very sore loser.

You had plenty of fun. l doubt you regret it.

Don't worry, we'll take care of your will!

Wait! Please wait...!

l'm begging you! One more time! Recount it one more time...!

Please! l beg you!

You ran up a mountain of debt with more fun than you could handle.

You reap what ya sow.

Don't kill me! Please...!

Quit yer strugglin'!

Boy.

Remember this. ln this country, money can buy people's lives...

lf you decide you want to take my life,

then earn some money and come buy it sometime.

l just called now and your mother agreed to see me!

l'll go there first and set things straight!

Sensei...

Don't worry! l'll make sure she understands,

so that you won't have to suffer any more...!

Um...

Could l possibly borrow some money?

Money?

Yes, l'd like to buy something to eat somewhere.

l'm very sorry, but l can neither lend you money nor stop the car.

Your mother has given me strict orders...

l've returned home.

My room...?

S- Sensei...?!

K- Kagura-san...!

You may leave with all the money you can carry, as we agreed.

But dressed just as you are now.

Sensei, why...?

Please, Kagura-san! Pick this up...!

Hurry!

What's the matter, Kagura-sama?

She's just learning about the world.

l was teaching her that there is nothing money can't buy.

A splendid lesson.

Kagura-sama. lt's time for your piano lesson.

Let us take my car to the instructor's home.

''Are you happy?''

Suitengu-san. Why is that girl able to smile like that?

Who knows.

l've never once considered the happiness of those in destitute nations.

Poor as they may be, l'm sure they have freedom...

Freedom?

What a romantic word.

Unfortunately, in this country, not even freedom is free to have.

As long as they remain here, the poor will never have freedom.

Loans, taxes, living expenses...

Once poor, you become a pitiful, lifelong prisoner to mere pittances.

Such is this country.

Then l wish to leave it! And go somewhere far away!

l'm... afraid!

Of the ghastly dreams l have almost nightly...

lf this keeps up, l'll--

They're only dreams.

You're a privileged elite by birth.

You need the greatest education and the greatest cultivation

so that one day you may follow in Shinsen-sama's footsteps.

What's wrong?!

l'm sorry... lt's just... the smell bothers me...

S-start over from the beginning!

Yes, sir!

l can't go on...! When l see those hands, l can't bear it!

l need fresh, beautiful, supple hands!

Just look!

The angel's arms are beginning to rot!

Ugh! You should've preserved it right, then...!

Please forgive me, angel!

Worry not. The club is open for business today.

You can get new arms, too, of course...

Truly?!

Yes. VlPs are scheduled to participate in a Goddess Ceremony today.

Kagura-sama. lt's time to return to the real you.

Who am l...?

WHAT am l...?

Death! Death!

Death! Death! Death! Death!

Help me...

Get me out of here...!

Please...!

Pull that man away from the Goddess at once!

Why, Kagura...?

He can't possibly have the Euphoria Factor...

An immediate death to the intruder!

l'm all jittery, like a horse's tail

Someone comes from afar

and softly chants, ''Oooooo,'' while reading a thick book

l'll try asking him

about the future you bear

even though he probably won't know either

l wish the morning sun would just burn away

but the clock that announces the start of the new day would stop too