And this ends our meeting for the day.
PTA Meeting Venue
Excuse me...
This is your first time coming to one of these meetings, right?
Huh? Uh, yes.
Are you here for your wife? You're so young, yet responsible.
My husband could learn a thing or two from you.
Just let us know if you need anything, Sakuragi-san.
Thanks...
I wanna go home...
Come to think of it, isn't Yaeka-chan's birthday coming up soon?
Will you invite my kid to her birthday party?
We could even help you out!
The little lady's birthday...
Yes, let's!
Little lady.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Kirishima...
Pfft.
You look weird.
Look, this is embarrassing for me, too.
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
Episode 6: First Friend
Your birthday's coming up.
Happy Birthday Yaeka-chan
Happy Birthday, Yae-chan!
Go on. Blow out the candles.
Little lady, if you wanted to invite a friend over for your birthday—
Can we buy some donuts on our way home?
Of course. Let's go.
Kirishima, they have new donuts.
They sure do. Do you want to get those?
Oh? Toru-chan?
Omigosh, I was just on my way to see you!
What's with the getup? You look so cute!
We're going drinking today for sure!
I can't!
What are you doing here, anyway?
I moved here, actually.
Let's hang out again, just like old times!
Oh, my apologies, little lady.
I'll just shoo this away immediately.
What? Little lady?
What?! You're in charge of taking care of the yakuza boss's daughter?
I guess you never know what life has in store for you.
Anyway, if you're just inviting me out for drinks...
So your name's Yaeka-chan?
You can just call me Rei-chan.
Rei-chan...
Don't speak to the little lady!
Kirishima, are you Rei-chan's friend?
Huh?
You're acting different than usual.
The way you're talking makes you sound close.
Yup! We've been best friends since middle school.
I'm closer to him than anyon—
Hatred
Hey, what's that look for?!
Misunderstanding or not, if people think I'm close to you, it's...
Uh, hello?! You're being super rude to me here.
You never were honest about your feelings.
No one likes shy boys, by the way.
Shut up.
What's Toru-chan like with you, Yaeka-chan?
He's smiley and nice.
Huh?
Those were the last words I ever expected to hear.
Stop looking like you're so damn baffled by that. It's pissing me off.
"Kirishima couldn't take it anymore and went out for a smoke"
You see, in the past, Toru-chan almost never smiled
and always had this icy glare on his face.
I was wondering why he'd softened up so much.
I guess this truly was a wonderful encounter for him.
A wonderful encounter?
Yes. A wonderful encounter.
Wonderful encounters make people happy.
Yaeka-chan, take good care of Toru for me, okay?
Little lady, let's head home.
Okay. I want to get everyone donuts.
That's a great idea.
A plain one for Daddy. A strawberry one for Sugihara.
And a chocolate one for you, Kirishima.
Oh, there's one for me, too?
The hell are you looking at?
I hate to admit it, but I'm smitten with this version of you.
Get lost already.
See ya.
Let's go, little lady.
Oh, I just remembered after running into you...
Do you remember Masaya?
Masaya?
Nah, I guess you wouldn't.
Remember the guy from middle school who'd always pick a fight when he saw you?
You both sorta sucked as people.
Prison
I wonder what he's up to nowadays.
Masaya.
Congrats on getting out.
Piss off.
Well? How do you like my gift to Yae-chan?
It's very nice.
Are we doing something big for her birthday?
We celebrated her birthday here last year, remember?
Really? I had no idea.
Hm?
Oh, right.
Last year, you were off causing trouble, so you were rarely home.
Jeez... You make me sound like some rioter.
But this year, since you're looking after her, you'll be able to celebrate with her. Yay!
Right. Are we inviting any of her friends over for her birthday?
Well, considering where she lives, it's not so easy to bring friends over.
Oh, right...
So what are you getting her, Toru-kun?
I don't know... Something that would make the little lady happy...
What kinds of presents did you get when you were little?
Actually, I didn't really get much.
Happy Birthday
Oh, sorry. It's not like material things matter that much, anyway.
Right.
For example...
Maybe someone did something for you.
Those memories would also be a lovely present.
I see... Maybe some home cooking?
Home cooking! That's a great idea!
The only problem is, I've never cooked...
Don't you worry! Cooking is all about love! Love!
Love, huh?
You can't go to the park, Kirishima?
My apologies. Something suddenly came up.
Which means we'll go with you instead!
Let's go to the park!
Totsuki Park
We tie two jump ropes together and...
All done.
Okay, here we go.
Ready, and—
Who's that?!
I'm Sara! Wanna jump rope!
Sara-chan?
Is she a foreigner's kid?
What's your name?
S-Sakuragi Yaeka.
Yaeka! Let's jump rope!
Lemme jump rope with you!
That's some peer pressure...
First, let's have you cut the vegetables, Toru-kun.
Sure.
Hold your left hand like a cat's paw so you don't cut yourself.
Okay.
Oh, and put the chopped veggies in—
Ah.
Really?! What did I just tell you?!
Sorry. At some point, I lost track of whether I was cutting the vegetable or my finger.
How does that even happen?! A-Anyway, let's get you bandaged up!
Twenty-eight, twenty-nine...
Thirty!
Wow! Yay! We jumped thirty times!
You're the best, Yaeka!
I wanna play with you more! What should we play next?
Um...
You can do whatever you'd like, little lady.
Crap, it got tangled...
Then how about the swings?
Yes!
Let's go, Yaeka!
Okay.
Take that!
Ready, and...
Happy birthday!
Huh?
This is my birthday cake! Celebrate with me!
Oh... Happy birthday.
Hey, Sara!
Ah, Papa!
Bye-bye!
Papa!
And off goes that little storm...
Oh, yeah! Yaeka!
Let's play again!
Okay. See you later.
Th-The little lady made a friend, Takeuchi...
Uh, yeah... Huh?!
I wasn't sure how things were gonna go after you bled on the cutting board, but...
Looks like I'm cooking now, sorta.
Still, I'm a little surprised you chose cooking.
Do you have any special memories of it?
This is basically what birthdays meant to me.
Happy Birthday
It was never anything grand...
But this was my favorite.
I see.
That just means we need to have Yae-chan eat
your favorite dish on her birthday.
I'll do my best.
Yes. We'll be there soon.
Thanks.
What's the matter?
It's nothing.
I wonder if we'll get to play again.
Huh?
Of course we can! Right?
Yeah! We'd love to!
Aw, shucks. I'm flattered you'd ask us.
Welcome home.
Thanks.
What's wrong?
Oh, er, it's nothing.
Come on, let's go inside.
Okay.
Yaeka!
We just moved in and came to say hi!
Yaeka! We're neighbors! Let's play!
What? You're neighbors?
Yaeka!
We got to see each other again!
Yeah, we did.
I'm so happy, Yaeka!
Let's play!
Oh!
Are you the master here?
I moved in next door. This isn't much, but...
That was kind of you. Thank you.
I'm gonna play with Yaeka!
Thank you, little one.
But it's pretty late tonight. Maybe another time...
Daddy.
Can I invite Sara over when we celebrate my birthday?
Birthday? I wanna go!
Um, I'm sorry, but...
Wait.
That's fine, Yaeka. Invite her over.
Yay! Let's play again, Yaeka!
Sure. What should we play?
I'm so excited!
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Daddy, for my birthday today...
Yes, I know. You're inviting the girl next door over.
Yup.
The gates of this house keep opening up wider and wider...
She said her dad was going to come, too.
Her dad, too?
Yaeka!
Thanks for having us over.
Let's play lots again today!
Thank you very much for inviting us over today.
I haven't introduced myself yet.
My name is Leon.
Right... Thanks for the other day.
Jeez, this guy's intense...
But he doesn't seem to know about our family,
so it might work out that his daughter ended up the little lady's friend.
May I ask you for your name?
Sure, I'm Kirishima.
Oh, Kirishima-san, then.
Are you Yaeka's butler, Kirishima-san?
I mean, if I have to go into battle, I guess I will...
Oh, jeez! He said "butler," not "battler."
Ah...
You battle, Kirishima-san?
No, no, that's not what he meant. "Butler" was right.
Oh, I'm nothing fancy, though.
This way, Sara.
'Kay!
Hey, boss.
Perfect timing. I was about to bring our guest over and—
I wanted to ask you so much! Beautiful!
This house is filled with the heart of Japan!
Huh?
I love the heart of Japan.
When I first saw this house,
I knew that the master here would be friends with me!
And just as I hoped...
You are the epitome of Japanese style, Sakuragi-san!
Wabi-sabi Traditional Japanese Clothes
I'm so happy! May I take some pictures?
Hey, what are you laughing at?
Oh, I'm... I'm not laughing...
Okay, one more picture, please!
Sakuragi-san, smile!
Hey!
Smile? Smile!
Oh! Japanese tea and sweets!
Dig right in.
Oh! The jump rope guys!
This is Sugihara and Takeuchi.
Can I have some?
Sure, go ahead.
Mm, so yummy!
Yaeka, there are so many people at your house!
Are they all your famiglia?
Fami...?
She means "family."
Family... Yes, they're all my family.
Yay! So many! How wonderful!
Huh? You think so?
So wonderful! The daifuku is also wonderful!
They are delicious, huh?
Ohagi?
Wow! Cat!
Ohagi-chan! So cute!
Come back here!
Hey, wait!
I see she's still like a storm...
Truly.
But a storm blowing around the house is bad!
There are priceless antiques everywhere!
Come back here!
No horsing around!
Where'd they go?!
I couldn't tell from the outside,
but your garden has a cherry tree.
I'm surprised you could tell it was a cherry tree.
Yes. Cherry trees are very memorable and special to my wife and me.
Memorable?
When my wife and I first came to Japan, the first thing we saw were cherry blossoms.
We were absolutely charmed by how beautiful they were,
so we decided to live in Japan.
That's why the fact that we get to live in Japan as a family
and the fact that we got to meet you, Sakuragi-san...
Oh, Sakura...
Cherry trees, and your name also means "cherry tree"!
I knew our meeting was destined! How wonderful!
You don't need to force them together. They're not related.
I'm not forcing anything! There's meaning behind our encounter!
The kids win! The adults are weak!
Winner!
The hell are you two losers doing?
Before we knew it, a contest started to see who could catch Ohagi first...
Well, it's you, Sugihara. Of course you lost.
Ouch! You'd really say that to my face?!
Papa! Having fun talking to Yaeka's papa?
Yes, I'm having a great time!
Are you tired, Daddy?
No, I'll be fine.
Sara, are you having fun playing with Yaeka?
Yes! So much fun!
Yaeka's my best friend!
Hey, what should we do next?
You never finished eating your daifuku, Sara.
Oh, that's right! I'll go eat them!
Okay, let's go.
Yeah!
Here, for you!
Huh? Are you sure?
Yup!
Oh, how lovely.
I'm going to take a picture!
Yay!
I'm very grateful for this wonderful encounter, Sakuragi-san.
Encounter?
Yes. A wonderful encounter.
Wonderful encounters make people happy.
It's so good!
Sara?
You seem to really enjoy the food, so I was wondering if you're happy.
Of course I'm happy! What about you?
Yup, I'm happy, too.
This is a wonderful encounter.
Encounter?
They say that wonderful encounters make you happy.
Hey, Sara...
I hope we can continue to be friends!
Okay! Friends with Yaeka is okay!
Sara, you have powder on your mouth.
Wow!
Indeed, this might be a fine encounter.
Yes! I hope we can continue being friends, Sakuragi-san.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Yae-chan!
Happy birthday, Yaeka!
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
Happy birthday! Happy birthday! Happy birthday!
Bye-bye!
Let's play again soon!
Sakuragi
Yeah. See you later.
And away blows the storm...
Yeah.
Hey, where's Kirishima-san?
Kirishima?
Splat
Happy Birthday
Did you make this, Kirishima?
Yes. I wanted to bring it out earlier,
but I had a hard time getting the eggs to look nice.
Toru-kun practiced real hard for you, Yae-chan.
Practiced?
Can I eat this?
Please.
Toru, I'm sorry I can never buy you any presents.
I like my birthday dinner, though.
Happy Birthday
Presents don't have to be material things.
Kirishima!
Thank you for making this omelet rice for me.
I think... I finally understand what that means now.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday.
First off, congrats on getting out.
I'll make sure you get to eat somethin' good today, my beloved son.
Thanks, but if this ain't important, could it wait 'til later?
There's something I wanna do right now.
Hey, Masaya! Did you forget how to talk while you were in the slammer?
Oh, c'mon. It's fine, Ryoma.
Masaya's always been like this.
But...
So what's this thing you wanna do so bad, Masaya?
I'm gonna go kill Kirishima Toru.
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