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According to the newspapers, government assets obtained

at a price of 14 million yen were bought by Godai's

Osaka company for a mere 390 thousand yen...

He's nothing but a thief.

He was harshly criticized for the unsavory connections between

public and private sectors.

What's going on here?

In other words, Mr. Godai in cahoots with someone

he knew in the government, and bought the rights to

developing the Hokkaido land for a really cheap price.

I always thought something was odd about that company.

I put a lot of money in that company.

Me, too.

No matter how well he gets along with the government,

390 thousand yen is cheap.

I can't blame people for getting angry.

I guess he got too greedy.

With this he's turned the whole country against him.

The way it's written, Mr. Godai's an unscrupulous merchant.

Unscrupulous merchant?

Asa!

I'm home! I read this while we were traveling.

Where's Mr. Godai? Did you talk to him?

I was worried, so we went all over looking for him, but

he's nowhere to be found.

Is that right?

What happened with the mountain you went to see?

About that...

Ume! What's wrong?

Asa ga Kita

Week 15 "Osaka's Great Benefactor" Episode 88

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

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Are you okay?

Thank you.

I signed for the deed.

I see...

So you bought it, after all.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it first, but there

were companies from Tokyo and Nagoya that wanted

to buy it, but after hearing about Kano Coal Mining's

reputation, he waited to talk to me first.

Reputation?

I heard about that when I went to the coal mine.

People were saying that Kano Coal Mining didn't

abandon the mine after the cave in and we take good

care of our miners, so we're not just in it for money.

So your feelings have gotten across to the people there.

That's why I can't turn back now.

I plan to nurture this mountain so that it will become a

treasure to Kano-ya.

All right. I'm counting on you.

You looked at it with your own eyes, and saw that

you weren't mistaken about it, so you signed this, didn't you?

If that's the case, I'll believe in you.

Eizaburo... Are you sure?

Yes.

Gansuke might have said those things to you,

but he didn't tell you not to do it.

If he really thought it was a mistake, then

he would have stopped you no matter what.

I thought somewhere deep down, he relies

on you when it comes to the coal mining business.

After all you're Osaka's number one female

entrepreneur, aren't you?

Osaka's number one?

Thank you, Eizaburo.

I'm counting on you.

Still, I don't want to take on any more debt after this.

I know...

But in a time like this, we'll buy even if we have to go

into debt, and outside of that, we'll keep signing

contracts slowly and steadily...

Asa!

I'm sorry. I understand.

But when you think about it, this is strange.

Mr. Godai knows a lot more about making money than you

or anyone else, doesn't he?

And yet, even if he did want to make a profit, I can't

believe he'd do something as reckless as this.

I'm going to see Mr. Godai.

I'm sorry.

Asa!

She really likes Mr. Godai.

Shinjiro...

There's something Mr. Godai said that bothers me...

Ume! Are you okay?

Oasa...

Never mind, Ume. Stay here and rest.

I'll go alone.

My slippers... We just got back from the coal mine...

She's flying out of here like a bullet.

Wait! Wait a minute!

I don't think you should be chasing after her today.

The mistress is someone who can go off alone

anywhere for any reason, and no one will think it's strange...

And you're not that young anymore.

So don't overdo it when you just came home

from a long journey.

Once in a while, take good care of yourself.

It applies to me, too.

Asa went looking for Godai...

To think I've become so popular throughout Japan like this...

This is no time to be joking.

I never thought he'd be so blinded by greed that he'd

work in cahoots with his Satsuma cohorts.

That Godai sure did a terrible thing.

We sure were fooled...

Thank you for coming...

But please don't cause any trouble in my restaurant.

I'm sorry, but where's Mr. Godai?

He went to Hokkaido to do an inspection...

Hokkaido? Then...

He went to see for himself how he should develop

the land in Hokkaido.

He's like you.

But the power of the newspaper is really strong...

Just by stringing words together like this,

they can easily make someone look evil.

It's a really scary thing.

It's just as Miwa says...

When people who don't know better read an article like

that, they'll think that Mr. Godai's an evil scheming person (hara no kuroi).

Is Mr. Godai's stomach black (hara no kuroi)...?

I wonder... I haven't seen him naked yet, so I don't know.

Mom fell asleep already.

You're right.

It's no wonder... She just got back from Kyushu, and she

was running all around town, then she sewed your kimono.

I'm sure she's exhausted.

Chiyo...

I'll admit that your mom is different from others.

It's probably because she has more power stored

inside her than anyone else.

She's using that power not just for you and me, but

for the sake of our family and our business...

She's fighting to protect all of us.

Fighting?

That's right. That's why your mom can't ever belong to only you.

You may be lonely sometimes...

But it's important to do things for the sake of others.

So just bear with it.

You're a smart girl. Thank you.

She's just like a child.

Thank you for your hard work...

Tell her, "thank you for your hard work."

The attack by the newspapers regarding the Hokkaido

reclamation grew even stronger.

They started even attacking the Osaka merchants.

Is there anything else anyone wants to say?

Listen, everyone.

The way this is written, it makes it look like it's not only Mr. Godai,

but all of the Osaka merchants working together to make windfall profits.

We've lost all trust...

People are going to start saying that the Osaka

merchants are being ruthless again.

That's right. I was prepared for the worst by working

without making any money for years, so how are we

making a windfall profit?

That's right.

Where's Mr. Godai?

How long do we have to wait to hear what he has to say?

He's running around all over Japan...

Shinjiro? What are you doing?

What do you mean? After all, I'm a member here.

Kano-ya has been really close to Mr. Godai, so

you probably already know something, don't you?

We don't know anything.

That's why we're here.

And what did I find? What's all this commotion about?

Asa!

Besides, Mr. Godai's done a lot of things for the sake of Osaka,

so if we don't believe in him, who will?

What are we supposed to believe in him for?

Don't throw oil into the fire.

I'm sorry, but...

This is terrible!

The disposal sale of the government assets

has been cancelled.

Cancelled?

In the end, because of the uproar among the people,

the disposal sale of the government's Hokkaido

assets that Godai was setting up was cancelled.

They approved it once, so I can't believe that they

would cancel it.

What is the government thinking anyway?

What?

Nothing.

Where are you going?

To the Osaka Chamber of Commerce.

I have to explain to everyone, don't I?

Everywhere you go, the civil rights faction is holding rallies

criticizing the disposal sale.

You shouldn't do anything until the commotion dies down.

No! I can't wait any longer

I...

Are you okay, Mr. Godai?

I'm okay...

It's nothing.

But...

I'm going to resign as president of the

Osaka Chamber of Commerce.