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Why? Why is it?

Why are you different from other mothers?

Why? Why is it?

Ume!

I'm sorry.

But you used to be famous for asking why, and now

you're in a bind when she keeps asking you why.

Chiyo!

My husband...

Your mom may be a little different from other

mothers... No... She definitely is.

Why are you barging in and trying to interfere?

No... I'll take care of this.

No! I'll answer her. Chiyo asked me.

Listen, Chiyo...

Chiyo! Chiyo!

Come back here!

She was surprised

She just asked a question, and

the two of you got all excited.

Got excited?

You're right.. I feel bad now.

I thought Chiyo and Oasa weren't that much alike,

but they may be more alike than we thought.

Her daughter, Chiyo's questioning why made Asa cringe...

Chiyo!

Asa ga Kita

Week 15 "Osaka's Great Benefactor" Episode 86

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

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

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Tadamasa Imai: Yoichi HAYASHI

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Actually, I think I know why...

Lately, Chiyo often plays house with her friends

and our workers lately.

With Mit-chan and Kayo-chan.

When Chiyo played the part of the mother,

the two of them told her that if she's a mother

it's strange that she's always going out.

Watch me.

Welcome home, my husband...

Everything's ready.

That's right... A mother stays at home like this

and takes care of us.

That's what's normal.

My mom's not like that.

Your mom's not like other mothers.

That's right.

When you talk about mothers, if there

are 10 mothers, then you'll have 10 different

kinds of mothers.

No matter what kind of mother they are, it's not strange.

What did Chiyo say?

I thought she might be feeling hurt, but

after that, she went back to playing again.

So I thought she didn't think anything of it.

Is that right?

I feel really bad.

No... You haven't done anything bad.

It's true that you're different from other mothers.

Am I that different?

Of course you are.

You're always traveling back and forth between Osaka

and Kyushu and even when you're home, you're working

the abacus and going to the meeting room with the men.

Do you think there's another mother out there like you?

Now that you mention it, you're right.

But...

That's what's good about you, so

you shouldn't be worried about

playing house at this point...

You have to get up early tomorrow for the meeting, don't you?

Go to bed.

Thank you.

But, Asa...

Even with all that, you're okay...

No matter what they say about you, and even if

you don't stay at home, you're doing something

that you can be proud of...

Sometimes I think that I'm the one who's bad.

I don't believe this... You're already asleep.

This good qualify coal is mined from this area.

It's been 10 years since Asa first bought the coal mine...

The merchants who finally realized the value of coal,

started getting into coal mining.

The cost of transporting coal is still high, but

if all of you will join together, then I think it'll work out.

Being the forerunner from Osaka, Asa was in a

position now where a lot of enchants came to

listen to what she had to say.

When you start digging for coal, you may run

into areas where the ground is hard...

You're always nice about teaching anyone about it, aren't you?

When I first started the business,

I often asked why, and I was taught

all kinds of things.

I have to repay that obligation.

Besides...

And if anyone asks you why, you should teach them.

But...

I never thought that day would really come.

And yet, I can't even answer my own

daughter when she asks me why.

I'm really not a good mom, am I?

That's why you mustn't go to the coal mine.

And you should say, "Welcome home"

to your husband.

"Welcome home, my husband."

What are you doing?

You're just in time.

Be the father.

Come and sit here, my husband.

They look like they're having fun playing house.

You're so right.

Hello...

Mr. Godai!

You seem to have grown again.

I bought you some candy, so eat it.

Thank you.

Mr. Godai.

Pardon the intrusion.

Excuse me.

Right now, Mr. Godai is considered Osaka's

benefactor, and he's the most famous person in Kamigata.

If Mr. Godai takes the trouble to come over,

that must mean that Kano-ya will soon

be on its way to stability.

I'm sure it is.

Thank you for taking time to come when you're so busy.

It seems you've come to my company many

times and we always miss each other.

I just wanted to ask you about banks.

With the work to rebuild the coal mine, we just fell so far behind.

The head clerk is keeping me from doing it now.

I see...

The head clerk might be right.

Are you sure?

Yes. I'll admit that there are a lot of banks now.

But a lot of those banks are just banks in name only.

They're rich descendants of samurai and nobles who

haven't studied how to do it, and opened up banks.

In other words, it's all a pretense so they can ride the trend.

What do you mean?

Yes. So as a prank, they'll lend people

money, and throw their weight around by

saying they're a bank. A lot of them don't even think of

their customers as customers.

Eventually, they'll go under.

Is that right?

So it's a dangerous business, after all.

The flood of banks could be contributing to the

high prices now.

The government will take measures so if you

try anything now, you'll just get the runaround.

I see...

Didn't I tell you that we shouldn't do it?

You're right.

I'm glad we were able to talk to you today.

Excuse me.

But...

Money changers who don't turn into banks will just disappear.

That's where your thinking is right.

Just hold off for now, and build up your funds...

Dent give up on it.

When you decide to do it, follow through with it.

Don't lose... Not to others but yourself.

You're Osaka's number one female entrepreneur...

I'm Osaka's number one female entrepreneur?

Yes.

And eventually, I want Kano-ya to help in

the development of Hokkaido.

Is that the new company that you started that

everyone at the Chamber of Commerce is talking about?

That's right.

People I used to work with in the government asked

me to help since the Hokkaido development

isn't going the way they want.

Hokkaido is a gold mine.

Shipping, ranching, farming and fishing and the processed

canned goods made from that.

There are various types of industries there.

They also have coal there.

I want to make use of your abilities.

Hokkaido? Someday, I...

Why? Why are you different from the other mothers?

If I go from Kyushu and Osaka to Hokkaido...

I'll be even more of a surprising mom, won't I?

It's nothing. Please let Kano-ya help you.

But...

If the government is saying that it's not going the

way they want, then it must be a business

that takes a lot of work, isn't it?

You're right. But if the Osaka merchants get

their hands into it, it's going to be profitable someday.

That's right.

Our tenacity is different from the government and merchants.

That's right. It's a good chance to show them

the power of the Osaka merchants.

Pardon me for dropping in all of a sudden.

I'm sorry we couldn't offer you anything.

Are you going already?

That's right, Chiyo.

He didn't come to play.

Next time, I won't come to work but to play.

I promise.

Be a good girl.

I'm sorry.

If you'll excuse me...

What a magnificent man.

That's so right.

I'm so grateful to you.

Eizaburo...

Yes?

I'm sorry.

I got too impatient about starting up a bank.

Father told me not to be so impatient.

I'm really grateful that you and Gansuke are here to

stop me from being reckless instead of giving up on

me and throwing me out.

Please continue to keep me in line.

Mistress!

Will you check this for me?

All right.

I feel much better now.

I'm going to work.

Asa certainly is soft, isn't she?

Someone that great acknowledges her

ability, and yet, no matter how busy she is, when

someone asks her something, she'll kindly answer them.

She'll listen to others...

That's why no matter where she goes, people trust her.

Meanwhile, at Kano-ya...

It came!

The letter Asa was waiting for had arrived...