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Asa-chan!

Asa-chan?

I'm so glad you're here.

I'll be going now.

Hey! What do you mean you're leaving?

Today's my mentor's first meeting.

Come back here!

What's with him?

What a surprise.

Asa ga Kita

Week 1 "The Little Fiancée" Episode 4

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Imai: Rio SUZUKI

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Saisuke Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Ichizo Okubo: Shuji KASHIWABARA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

SANOUJI-YA, OSAKA

Asa and the others had arrived at Sanouji-ya to meet Hatsu's fiancée.

My name is Hatsu.

After we're married, I will devote myself to being

a good wife for the sake of Sanouji-ya's prosperity.

Such a proper greeting.

You've had a wonderful upbringing, haven't you?

I'm sure you hate to let her go.

She's quite good at playing the koto and Japanese dancing.

It may sound strange coming from me,

but I'm proud to have her as a daughter.

How nice to be called a daughter he's proud of.

We must have her play the koto for us later.

What do you think, Sobei? She's your future bride.

SOBEI MAYUYAMA

How's business?

Our business...?

There's nothing to worry about.

People say that Osaka's going through a bad economy but

even if the water in the Yodogawa River dries up,

the money in our storehouses will never run dry.

You're considered the largest merchant in Kyoto, but

Sanouji-ya is the largest merchant in Osaka.

We were the first to start a money changing business

in Osaka, and we're also the first to issue notes here.

So if you're going to marry into the Sanouji-ya

business, you'll need to get your act together.

After all, you'll be the bride of Sanouji-ya, the largest merchant in Osaka.

Asa!

I'm sorry! I'm really sorry.

There's an...

Miss Asa!

She's pretty good, isn't she?

She's good at playing the koto...

I'm really glad it wasn't her younger sister.

You're so right.

Kano-ya is our business rival, but for this, we should be grateful.

I'd like to see the owner.

What do you want to see him about?

That man...

What's all the ruckus?

We have visitors.

Are you the owner?

I'm Saisuke Godai assistant to the Shipping Magistrate of

the Shimazu Clan in Satsuma.

Satsuma?

I'd like to borrow money for the ship our Lord purchased from Shanghai.

Satsuma...?

We're always indebted to you.

But right now, we just lent some money to

the government, so we have no money in our storehouse.

But they just said earlier that their storehouse

would never run out of money.

You don't have any money?

That's ridiculous!

I'll think of a way to get a little bit of money

ready for you, so please forgive me for today.

I guess it can't be helped.

Of all the...

Why does a samurai have to be treated like this by a merchant?

What's wrong?

Who would lend money to the Satsuma?

Be sure you clean up.

I'm sorry... We just had a boorish customer.

FUJINOYA

It's not funny, Ichizo.

If he says he'll think about it, it's the same as turning you down.

ICHIZO OKUBO

I know that.

These Osaka merchants always just put up a good front...

That's how merchants are. He had you fooled.

Hey, old lady. More sake.

No! Not like that.

Young lady... I'll have another.

Thank you.

She's no young lady. She's an old lady.

Lady killer Saisuke just doesn't cut it here in Osaka...

You're drinking my sake again!

So that little girl was the daughter of a rich merchant, too.

Once we establish a trade relationship with England,

the first thing I'll do is crush those Osaka merchants!

Are these people all merchants?

That's right.

Money rules the world.

Today, I'm just a low ranking person.

Sorry... Lend me some money.

I don't have any either.

What?

The young man from Satsuma searching

for small change will be a key player in the

Meiji Restoration one day known as Toshimichi Okubo.

And so will Saisuke Godai.

LATER KNOWN AS TOMOATSU SUGODAI

But that won't happen for a long time yet.

KYOTO

Meanwhile, Asa and Hatsu had returned to Kyoto.

IMAI FAMILY HOME

Asa?

How nice you can always sleep so soundly.

Can't you sleep, Sis?

I wonder why. I should be tired, but I can't sleep.

I'm sorry about today.

Doing such a foolish thing in front of your fiancée.

No. It's okay.

But he... didn't even smile once, did he?

Now that you mention it...

You fell down right in front of him, and he didn't even help you up.

It made me think that he's a cold person.

He had narrow eyes.

It was narrow, wasn't it?

It was. A little bit like a snake's.

Don't say things like that.

Sorry.

But...

He did look a little bit like a snake, didn't he?

Didn't he?

But they say white snakes bring happiness, and he

had a pale face, so he's a white snake...

Don't tell me silly stories like that.

I'm sorry.

But compared to my fiancée, he's better.

After we went there with Dad to see him, how

could he go off for shamisen lessons?

Nevermind. Let's go to sleep.

Are you crying?

No, I'm not.

You're crying.

I don't believe it. You're crying.

Use this.

Thank you.

But I'm not crying.

All right. If you say so.

I thought I was okay with it, but...

It's sad, isn't it?

I don't want to go to Osaka.

But we have to go, don't we?

What should we do?

But there's nothing we can do, is there?

Sis...

Sis!

What's wrong?

They're crying!

Mom! They're crying. They're both crying.

This was the first time Asa saw her older sister cry.