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In this world, there are a lot of strange things.

The story I'm going to tell now happened to our family.

It's an extremely strange tale.

Mama suspected Papa of having a girlfriend.

But that was a misunderstanding on Mama's part.

Papa was helping a lady named Yamagishi Hoshimi from his office

to study for the exam to become a full-time employee.

Anyway, you're just a game.

Excuse me, but I don't consider myself a game.

Mama hasn't realized her misunderstanding at all.

A strange old lady appeared in front of the two of them.

Neither of you can see what's really important.

And somehow Mama and Hoshimi-san switched bodies.

What the hell is this? What is this?!

After the two of you overcome an obstacle

and the appropriate time arrives, whether you like it or not you will go back.

But if you tell anyone

you have switched bodies, you will never be able to go back.

So in this way, Mama and Hoshimi-san

switched bodies and began living each other's life.

Mama is still under the impression that

Papa has a girlfriend.

Go home. Eh?

Take care of your family.

Please don't hurt your wife anymore.

What are you talking about?

Mika-chan and Masato-kun and your wife, they all love you.

If I'm reborn in another life, I would fall in love with you

and want to marry you.

Don't come to my house anymore.

I'm glad I did that.

Breaking up with him directly like that.

You're mistaken, Mama. It's all a misunderstanding.

Ma'am, something serious has happened!

Mugi's been taken to the hospital!

Eh?!

Seems he lost his footing on the stairs on the sidewalk and fell.

He hit his head and is unconscious.

We're headed to the hospital now, so hurry and come!

What should we do? How could something like this happen?

Happy birthday to you~

Thanks for everything you do. I love you.

Papa, hang in there. Don't leave us.

I practiced and got good at it.

Wait for me, everyone.

It's just a little farther. You can do it!

Ok, let's go.

Papa!

She's so slow.

Missus, what've you been doing? Let's hurry and go.

Ah.. onee-chan.

It's all right. He'll definitely be all right.

Mrs. Komatsubara, the doctor would like to speak with you.

Yes. Hey--

Papa!

You're his wife, right?

Ah.. yes, I'm the wife.

It's me. I'm the wife.

We took x-rays and a CT scan

He suffered a concussion, but there is no cranial damage.

Really?! Thank goodness!

So Papa will be all right?

It's just that since he injured the ligament in his right ankle and

because he hit his head, we'd like to admit him for now

for observation.

Of course. Please take care of him.

Thank goodness...

Ma'am, there is paperwork to fill out for his admission.

Once you have calmed down, please try to talk to him.

I understand.

And if there is anything you need, please hit the call button.

Absolutely. I'll be going then.

Thank you very much.

Ugh...

Papa! He woke up?

Mama... Masato. Mika.

Yamagishi?! Why's everyone here?

Why am I in a place like this?

You don't remember anything>

They said you fell down some stairs.

Eh?!

Oh!

Are you all right? Are you all right?!

Ah~ I did, huh?

You were probably drunk.

It's too lame to get injured while you're drunk.

I'm really sor-- ouch!

Are you all right?

Of course he's not all right. He's hospitalized, you know.

Ah... right.

Mika, don't talk to her like that.

Well, since Papa has regained consciousness,

how about we go home? Eh?!

Shouldn't you stay a little longer? Huh?

What are you saying? It's already after 11 o'clock.

And anyway, we went hiking in the mountains today, so we're worn out.

I have to get the kids home quickly and put them to bed.

Come on, just a little longer.

What are you saying, you drunkard!

What's with that attitude?

Really rich of him to act like that in front of his own girlfriend, no less.

Sucking up to his wife like that.

Is he hoping to make his girlfriend jealous by going that far?

Yamagishi-san, sorry, but would you keep him

company instead of us for a little while longer?

Eh? Mama, what are you saying?

I'll leave the rest to you.

Mika-tan, Masato, let's go home.

We're going home. Yes ma'am.

Papa, Onee-chan, good night.

Good night. Good night.

Good night.

What is this?

Ah, sorry.

I'm all right.

Yamagishi, you can go too. Ah... ok.

Just one thing before that.

Yamagishi, do you hate me or something?

What? This question...

You somehow seemed like I had made you angry, I guess?

If I did something, just say so. I'll apologize properly.

How should I answer?

Don't say "I can't continue this" and that stuff.

Please reconsider for me.

I just can't agree to stop half-finished like this.

This is a high-school freshman level question. I don't understand it.

You don't even get first-year high school level questions?

If we stop now, we'll certainly regret it.

He doesn't regret cheatin on me?

I've been thinking about it all this time. Why you would

bring up the subject of my wife.

Please take care of your family.

Please don't hurt your wife anymore!

You noticed it, right, Yamagishi?

That I was hiding what we were doing.

You haven't told your wife about

our study meetings with Yamagishi?

My wife is the type who worries too much.

No matter how much I tell her it's for studying,

if she knew I was going to a girl's place,

there would be trouble.

I'll tell her about it. I'll tell her everything.

So Yamagishi, let's start afresh.

Papa... by telling me...

do you mean you're going to divorce me?

Does it mean you've decided that Hoshimi is more important to you than

me or the kids?

What's wrong?

Ah, please excuse me.

Is he going to leave us? Papa...

Oi, everyone, listen up.

Chief Komatsubara has been hospitalized and will be out all week.

Hospitalized?! Yeah.

On his way home last night,

he fell down some stairs.

Since the event yesterday was such a huge success,

I guess he got a little slap-happy.

He's really bothersome, that guy.

How are his injuries?

Seems he injured a ligament in his ankle.

He'll be hospitalized for 1 week and should completely recover in 2 weeks.

Eh?! That much?

Since it's gotta be like that, with Komatsubara out,

I ask all of you to follow me.

Yes sir. Let's get to it.

Hey, do you want to pay him a visit in the hospital today?

I'll go.

Me too. I'll go too.

Ok, then are we all going? Yes.

Yamagishi, you're going too, right?

Everyone, if you knew

your chief was having an affair, I wonder what you would do?

You'd snub him for sure.

Yamagishi?

Ah... I'll go.

How are you feeling? So-so, I guess.

I brought you a change of clothes. Thanks.

Mama.. I have to tell you something. What?

The truth is... I've been hiding something from you.

Eh...

Hang on, should I not be hearing this?

A husband's confession of a secret even though I'm not his real wife?

No, no.

Ya know, it's fine if you don't wanna say it.

Married couples are different people who have their own traits

and so they hide one or two things...

I beg you! Listen to me.

All right.

I...

Lately I've been going out on days off and doing lots of overtime, right?

Yeah. The truth is, it's not really for work.

I've been going to Yamagishi's place.

I know that.

But not by myself. Ishiguro is there too.

I know that too.

I've been helping her study for the full-time employee exam.

All right already, I know.

But if I had told you,

I thought you might misunderstand, so

I hid it. Misunderstand?

Because, Mama, you're

the type who always thinks about the worst possibility.

So it was to not worry you.

Hmm...

And you know, Yamagishi isn't too different from Mika in age.

Somehow I couldn't leave her alone.

She's insistent but she only pretened to be strong.

What she really wanted is someone she can depend on.

She has some issues with her mother

and so I don't think she has any confidence in herself.

But she has a lot of good things to offer.

She never talks about boring things

and she calls out backstabbers. So

Saying what she believes to be right

is her true strength.

So if she becomes a full-time employee and gains that stability,

I believe she will

develop a little confidence in herself.

Sorry for deceiving you.

There's noting to apologize for.

Thank goodness.

What's wrong? Oh, nothing.

I'll take this down. Thank you.

Thanks, Mugi.

Thanks for your hard work. Oi!

We should probably take some flowers to the hospital, right?

What about cookies or something?

Wouldn't books or comics or something be good?

How about cake? We should go with cookies.

I'm haven't done anything bad.

That's right. So there should be no reason to want to divorce me.

I have to protect our family for the sake of the children.

I'm going to expose them.

I'll go to the hospital now, and

in front of Papa and the whole office,

I'll tell everything about Hoshimi-san and Papa's affair, and when

they find out he's had an affair with a subordinate,

they definitely won't just easily pardon him.

He might get demoted or fired... That's fine.

If it means I can fix my family again.

Komatsubara-san. Hello.

I heard that your husband had been hospitalized.

Ah, yeah. It must be difficult to have to go to the hospital.

That's true. So I was thinking

I would make dinner for you tonight.

I just went shopping for it. You don't have to--

Don't worry about it, in tough times we're all equal.

But it's not that tough... Don't worry about it.

You did so much for us as coordinator of the hiking trip

and I want to properly thank you.

The menu is Irish lamb stew

I'm making buerre manie* to put in it. [*A way to thicken stew]

It's nice and thick, so kids really love it.

I'm going to make it, so

you just take it easy, Komatsubara-san.

But I can't take advantage of your kindness like that.

I said not to worry about it.

You must be exhausted what with caring for your husband and all.

It's not that I'm worried--

Please wait a moment.

Ah...

Hello?

I cannot endure this any longer.

What is this, all of a sudden?

The only one who can protect my family is me.

Well, maybe, but...

As a wife and mother,

I can't go on like this.

So...

I've decided.

Decided what?

I'm going to tell them everything.

Tell them...

You plan to expose the situation?!

Yamagishi, what are you doing?

What should we take to Komatsubara?

Hey, are you with people from the office right now?

Are you maybe...going to the hospital right now?!

Good-bye.

Shit! Shit, shit...

Ohhh shit!

If it's discovered we switched bodies we won't be able to go back!

Wait, just--

Uh, this-- What's the matter?

I have some urgent business, so please excuse me!

The Irish lamb stew,

This isn't the time to eat a thing like that.

"A thing like that" well!

I'm going to expose the whole thing.

The fact that you two were having an affair. I'm going to expose it.

Ah... hello

Telling them we switched bodies-- you're outta your damn mind!

I can fix it by doing this.

How are ya? Eh? Fine...

Ah, Missus!

Aw, Missus, it's been hard on you, hasn't it?

Thank you for coming all the way here.

Please go in. Sure.

Oi, you ok?

What are you thinking?!

Are you that scared of being found out?

Of course I am! Aren't you?

I'm... not afraid of anything.

I'm truly sorry.

Sorry for being such a nuisance, everyone.

It's all right.

Don't worry about things at the office.

We'll keep everything under control.

I'll leave it to you.

It's been rough, hasn't it? We brought this

for you, so please eat it if you like.

Please get well soon, ok?

Thanks. Cookies, cookies!

There aren't enough chairs. Mama!

Go out to the nurses' station and

see if you can borrow some chairs. Eh?!

Everyo-- NURSE!

NURSE, excuse meee!! Chairs!!

Chairs for everyone.

Mama, would you buy some tea?

For everyone? Me?

No, ma'am, don't worry about it.

Ah, are you sure?

What are you doing? Go buy some.

Ok...

Ishiya-- no, Ishiguro-kun!

Here, here. Please do me a favor and buy some.

Please do it. Sorry.

Thanks. I'm really sorry.

Pretty please.

Komatsubara-san. Yes.

The doctor would like to speak with you, so

would you please come to the nurses' station?

You mean now?

Yes.

It has to be right now? Yes...

All right, well, let's go.

It's right over here. Whaddaya you wanna talk about?

I'm in a hurry so please make it short!

Huh?

Ah... not Komatsubara-san.

I meant I would like to speak with Matsubara-san.

Gimme a break!

I have something to tell everyone.

Hm?

It's very important.

The truth is... I'm back!

Eh?!

The truth is?

Ah! Yamagishi-san!

Let's go see Ishi-yan's together. C'mon, let's go together.

He can't carry the tea all himself! Let's go together!

What in the world are you thinking?

You know what'll happen if the truth is revealed.

Yes, I know.

But I have to do this in order to protect my family.

I don't care if Papa gets demoted or fired.

I'll work myself. That's being married. That's being a family.

You're just not prepared to handle it.

Wait a second. What are you talking about?

Mugi getting demoted or fired?

The company won't easily forgive him for having an affair with a subordinate.

Eh... Mugi's having an affair?!

With a subordinate... WHO?!

You're really going to play dumb now? Play dumb?

You think... me?!

So you're gonna pretend you have no idea up to the very last moment?

Eh?!

Ehhh?!

That would never happen.

You really suspect me of being Mugi's affair partner?

What the-- now look, Missus.

I think you are really misunderstanding something here.

What do you mean?

You're completely wrong. That's just ridiculous.

You don't really expect me to believe that.

Jeez.

Sorry, but I'm not interested in old guys.

Old guy?!

I think Mugi's a really good person. But it's because he's a really good person

that I have no particular interest in him as a man.

What are you saying?

There's nothing between me and Mugi. We're just a regular boss and subordinate.

Ah. Mugi was coming over to my apartment to help me

study for the employee exam.

He and Ishi-yan were teaching me together.

Eh?

If you think I'm lying, why don't you just ask Mugi?

Even if you don't believe me,

you ought to believe what he tells you.

Isn't that being married?

It's not something for me to say.

I'll leave the rest to you.

Oi Yamagishi.

What was so important earlier?

Err... um...

It's about the full-time employment exam.

Eh?! You plan to take it?

Eh? Yeah...

You re-thought it? Really?

Wat Hoshimi-san said was true.

Aren't you glad, Chief? Yeah.

Chief has been putting all his energy into teaching her.

Just as expected of Komatsubara-san.

Papa... I'm sorry.

I seriously misjudged you.

What should I do...

Sorry, I just remembered something I have to do. Please excuse me.

Take care.

Yamagishi.

I'm not qualified to be a wife.

I can't face Papa anymore.

Eh?

I can't anymore.

Papa... Mika... Masato.

Sorry for being a mother like this.

Ma'am.

Ma'am?

Hang on...

You're not thinking of doing something crazy, are you?

Where'd she go?

Missus, where are you?

Huh?

Couldn't be...

Hoshimi-san!

Don't think of doing such a stupid thing!

But now there's the divorce...

Divorce?!

I got them earlier at the courthouse.

Huh?!

I didn't believe in Papa.

I'm unqualified to be his wife!

Are you an idiot?!

Your way of always looking at the bad side of things

you need to get over that! It's easy for you to say "get over that"...

Jeeeez, what a pain in the ass!

Come with me for a minute.

You met me under the stupid notion that Mugi was having an affair or whatever

with me. That's when that weird

old lady, the witch, showed up and switched our bodies.

That's right... I'll search for that old lady.

When I find her, I"ll make her return us to our normal bodies.

I think it'd be pointless to find her.

Eh?! She said so, right?

Neither one of you can see what's really important!

Once you two properly overcome an obstacle

and the suitable time comes, whether you like it or not, you will return to normal.

We can't go back yet, right?

I'm really sorry.

But us getting switched

isn't just your fault.

I definitely caused some problems too.

Eh?

I... actually,

When I said I wanted to return to my body no matter what,

it wasn't really the truth.

Because actually, I didn't really know

what it was that I wanted to do.

But now it's different.

I want to return to my old self.

I want to go back and fix things.

That's how I've come to feel.

Really?

I know there are

people who are really watching me,

I understand that now.

You know, Yamagishi is pretty close to Mika in age

so somehow I can't let her go it alone.

She really seems like she's just pretending to be strong

and that deep down she wants someone she can depend on.

But she really has a lot to offer.

Her true strength is in

voicing what she believes to be true.

Let's go back to our old selves.

Yeah.

I'll do my best too. I want to give you

back your house as quickly as possible.

You have a good family, you know.

Thank you.

Mugi's a good guy, too.

But ya know, thinking that I was his mistress,

that's a little bit-- Sorry.

There's no way. Not with such an old guy.

No way I'd go for him. Anyway, he snores like a freight train.

Man, gimme a break.

You don't really need to go that far, do you?

Sorry, sorry. To me,

he's the best father in the world.

Well, that was sweet.

Ah... that's right.

There's something I'd to

take from my apartment,

do you mind? Sure.

That...

I don't know if I can make it in time for this year's exam, but

next year I'm going to try my best at it.

Sorry, it's my fault.

I don't mean that.

I wasn't really serious about it before.

Yes?

Who is it?

It's your mother.

Who is it?

It's your mother.

Fine.

Ah... come in.

Sorry to come so late.

I saw the lights on...

You have a guest? Yes.

I'm Komatsubara Hishiko.

She's my supervisor's wife. Your supervisor?

I'm Yamagishi Fumiko.

Thank you for looking after my daughter.

Please be so kind as to... Come in, come in.

Here you go. Thanks.

I didn't think Hoshimi would live in an apartment

like this.

Thank you very much. It must be thanks to you.

No, I did nothing.

But what brings you here?

I have a daughter of a similar age...

so I couldn't just leave her all alone.

She lets me keep her company.

Oh, is that so? Thank you for that.

How is this girl at the office?

Is she working hard like she should?

Yeah! She really works hard.

She always has her nose to the grindstone.

She's the kind who takes on the burdens of the office,

or so my husband says ..or was saying, or not.

Eh?

She told me she was a temp, so

I never thought I would heard that she

was assuming burdens of the company.

But coming from her

supervisor's wife, you must really

think a lot of her.

Yes. I think a whole lot of her.

And so you shouldn't bother

worrying about Hoshimi-san anymore.

At a time like this, the right thing to say is "Please don't worry about her."

Please don't worry about her.

That's nice of you to say, but

after all,

as her mother,

seeing her in this kind of unstable position as a temp,

I think if possible, you should

seriously consider my company

and coming to work there with me.

Company?

Sorry to be slow in saying this, but

I run "Patisserie Fumiko"

Patisserie Fumiko... like that roll cake?

Hoshimi-san wouldn't be interested in that in the least.

Right? Eh?

Yes... Why is that?

Will you let me hear the reason?

If this is simply an act of rebellion,

as your mother, I cannot accept that.

It ain't rebellion! Don't just

abritrarily decide things without knowing the story!

...is what Hoshimi-san has been telling me.

Is that true?

Do you intend to continue

working at that company as a temp?

What's wrong with being a temp?!

As a proper full-timer or as a temp,

I'm happy and enjoying my life!

...is what Hoshimi-san tells me.

Thank you, Hoshimi.

Although I really wanted to hear it come from you.

But I am glad I understand your true feelings now.

Sorry, Hoshimi.

Yes...

I believe she is a girl who has many imperfect qualities, but

please be strict with her in your guidance.

I thought this would look good on you.

Ah.. thank you.

Hoshimi-san, your mother

is the owner of Patisserie Fumiko?

That's incredible!

And she is a great mother, isn't she?

Don't say stuff just 'cause you think it's appropriate.

This won't be the end of it.

You don't need to meet with her the next time she shows up.

But...

Understand? Don't meet with her!

All right.

Sorry...

Ah... Missus,

I'm not gonna visit Mugi tomorrow

because I'll be busy. See ya.

Ah, Mama?

There are some things I'd like you to bring me today.

Sorry~ I can't do it today, I'm really busy.

Aikawa-san is coming over soon.

Aikawa-san?! Sorry, really.

I'm kinda busy, so I'm gonna hang up. But...

Huh?

Section chief. Yamagishi.

Would you like some? Sure~

Kiwi is high in vitamin C

and has a lot of fiber so I thought it would be good to bring.

When you're hospitalized, you don't get enough exercise, so

it must affect your bowel movements.

Yamagishi, you know a lot about this stuff.

Ah... yeah.

How domestic of you.

Ah, um...

Is your wife around? She's busy with something.

I see.

Ah... well,

I'll take care of your laundry then.

It's fine, I have a change of clothes, and I can't make a young girl

deal with my dirty clothes.

Don't worry about it. It's really ok.

Don't be so modest. No, really...

is what I'd like to say, but... it would be a big help.

Yamagishi...

thank you for this.

Ah.. just for this? It's nothing.

Mika-chan! Ah, Ishiguro-san!

Are you visiting your dad?

Yeah, my school is nearby.

Kind of one of those "just-so-happens" things.

Ishiguro-san, you are too? That's right

Don't force yourself too much.

I know, but I need to get back on my feet soon...

It's disappointing, "Nervous" Nervous

r? r??

Nervous Disappointing, huh?

Pardon the intrusion~ Hm?

Huh? He must have gone somewhere.

If you mean Komatsubara-san, he went up to the roof.

Thank you. Let's go! Come on

Sometimes you just need to breathe some fresh air.

That's true.

The breeze feels nice.

It's pretty up here. I thought it would be. Ok...

Oops!

Irish stew... it's Irish home cooking.

Like Japanese nikujaga.* [*a meat and potato dish, popular in winter]

But Aikawa-san, we're really all right.

No, you just take it easy, Komatsubara-san.

But... My husband

works out of town now, so don't worry about it one bit.

Hey, we should cook together

from time to time!

Ah... sorry. Coming~

Coming, coming~

Thank you for the other day. Thank you.

Today... I came to ask a favor.

Mika-chan!

Mama finally realized her misunderstanding,

but the trouble continued on...