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Here it is.

At Kano-ya, Asa received the letter she was waiting for.

This is it.

That can't be... Not Mr. Godai...!

No, it's true. That's what Mr. Godai said...

That your opinion about the bank was right.

It would be nice if that will keep Oasa's business bug

from biting for a while

I hope so.

Knowing her, I'm sure she'll come up with something.

After all, there's no way to stop her.

You're actually upset with Oasa, aren't you?

Even if it is for the sake of the family, she keeps

changing the money changing business that you and the

others have protected all this time.

To tell you the truth, when you sent me

the letter that the master had passed

away, I thought of quitting Kano-ya...

The person I respected and owed an obligation to was the master.

I wondered if it was worth working for Kano-ya

without the master.

But I didn't want to leave without finishing the work I started.

And the young master still relies on me.

He's a serious-minded person who's thought

about the business since he was little.

I want him to be a good eighth generation head.

Is that right?

So the young master has nothing to worry about then...

To have someone reliable like you by his side.

But unlike me, someday, you'll have a store of your own.

When you do...

I'm sorry... Forgive me

It's none of my business.

Mistress...

Gansuke...

There's something I want to talk to you about tomorrow.

How long were you there?

Did you hear? Were you listening...?

Asa ga Kita

Week 15 "Osaka's Great Benefactor" Episode 87

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

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

What is it? Does Asa have something to tell us?

That's right. What is it about?

She said she'd give up on the idea of a bank for a while, didn't she?

Still... Mr. Godai's very good at handling women.

Chiyo seems to like Mr. Godai.

That's not good. Getting Chiyo to like him...

That Tomo-chan!

Tomo-chan?

Dad!

Chiyo! What is it? What's wrong?

Are you different from other dads, too?

Unless you earn more money, this is the

only kind of food we can eat.

Stop badgering me already. I'm going out to work.

Work hard, Dad.

Oh, my!

That's true. Most dads are like that, aren't they?

It finally came to this...

Playing house really is a scary game...

I'm sorry to ask you to gather here when you're all so busy...

Actually, I was thinking of buying another coal mine.

Are you serious?

I asked Kisuke in Kyushu to let me know when there's a

mountain that we might be able to buy...

And one finally came up for sale...

It's this mountain... It's not that far from our mountain,

so we can handle it without a problem.

The only thing is that with the popularity of coal

mining, the price has gone up quite a bit.

I see...

And where are we going to get that money?

I know we don't have enough funds right now, but even if

we have to go into debt, I want to buy it

Go into debt again?

You really don't give up, do you?

What are you going to do if you can't get as much

coal from that mountain as we do from our mine now?

Since it's not far from our current mine, I'm sure it'll be okay.

That's not good enough.

If you're wrong, then we'll be drowning in debt again.

After all the hardships from the cave-in, we've finally reached

this point... Do you really want to take such a dangerous risk?

You were right about my getting too impatient

about opening a bank...

I'm sorry, but this time, it's not an all or nothing gamble.

If you think about the coal economy now, I know

it's not an uncalculated risk.

All right. In that case, go ahead and do as you please.

As the chief clerk of the money changing side,

I'll continue the work I've been doing up until now,

but the coal mining business is something you started...

Gansuke...

I don't care if you buy another coal mine or blow it up...

But if anything happens again, I'm not going

over there to clean up your mess.

Sachi...

You don't have to worry.

Lately, the men here all have a good head on

their shoulders, so I can leave it in their hands.

Right, Chiyo?

You're very good.

I'm sorry.

You're going to Kyushu again, aren't you?

If I hesitate, someone else will buy it.

I'll go over there tomorrow and see for myself, and

if I'm right about it, I'm going to sign

the papers right there.

Mom!

Look at this... I made this with Sachi.

It's the Milky Way decoration for the Tanabata festival.

That's very good. It's well done.

I'm good at it.

Chiyo... I'm sorry.

I have to go to the coal mine again from tomorrow.

You're a good girl.

Before Asa left for the coal mine, she received one

more letter that she'd been waiting for.

It was a letter from her sister, Hatsu, who was living in Wakayama.

It's Sis writing...

Asa... How are you doing?

Ainosuke is already 10 years old.

Yonosuke is six years old.

Ainosuke has started going to school in the village.

WAKAYAMA

The truth is, paying the tuition is really hard on us, but since

Mother's been working hard for Ainosuke's sake, we're

able to get enough rice to pay the monthly tuition.

Please be good to him. He really is a smart boy.

I can't imagine her mother doing that.

Our life isn't easy, but we're enjoying our life here.

Someday, I want to take them both to come and

see you and Chiyo.

I'll pray for the good health of everyone at Kano-ya.

From Hatsu...

It seems Ainosuke likes to study.

That's a good thing.

Come to think of it, I heard Arita was an education minded town.

It is... The whole family is working together for

the sake of their child's education.

How nice... Sis is such a good mom.

Oasa... You'd better get ready to go.

I guess I should.

I'm leaving now.

Hurry back.

I'll buy you a present.

Be a good girl.

I haven't seen the mistress from Kano-ya lately and

now I hear that she's gone to Kyushu again.

Kyushu?

Is she planning to expand the business again?

What a reckless woman.

She's beyond control.

If it's something beyond his control, a man just finds

himself wanting to go after it.

That's what a man is.

Don't you think so?

Just like Hokkaido...

There are new businesses that aren't easily attainable, that's

why I want to try it even more.

It might just be an old habit of mine.

I'm not satisfied with one thing, so I keep

taking on more and more hardships...

Haven't you been drinking a little too much lately?

I don't mind if you keep taking on hardships,

but don't shorten your life unnecessarily.

Okay. I won't.

This is terrible.

What's wrong?

There's a newspaper reporter from Tokyo

downstairs right now...

He said he's going to put this in the papers

in the near future.

What is this?

Here he is!

In July of 1881, several newspaper companies

wrote that Godai who's from Satsuma had unsavory ties

with a high government official also from Satsuma...

The stories being printed said they were selling government

assets at a very low price...

Mr. Godai?

Dad... Did something happen to Mr. Godai?

Mr. Godai...