"Stop it, Mom!" "Please, come back!" "Why...why are you leaving us!" "Ouch!" "You should be getting up or you will be late." "Shoot." "Mita-san already poured milk for you." "You should've told me that first!" "You're the one who's being noisy every morning." "Hey, what are you doing, Kii?" "You're acting like a baby." "She insists on drinking from that." "Seems she wet her bed last night too." "What?" "Kii, you shouldn't be drinking juice before you go to bed." "Okay, I'll put a spell on you so you won't wet your bed anymore." "Here it goes." "Onee-chan, when's Daddy coming back?" "What?" "That's..." "Didn't I tell you?" "From now on, it's just gonna be the four of us." "So Kii, you have to get your act together too." "That's right." "We're better off without that jerk." "From now on, let's work together and hang in there." "Don't give up the fight!" "Onee-chan." "There's gonna be a parent-teacher-student meeting to decide on my school of choice." "Oh, really..." "Kaito." "Why don't you just give up going to a private school?" "What?" "!" "I don't understand what you're saying." "Give up that mocking attitude towards people too!" "I told you don't hit my head!" "Stop fighting already." "I have a question for all of you." "Huh?" "What?" "From now on, whose order should I give first priority to?" "Until now it was the master, but in case there's a difference in your demands," "I would like to avoid confusion." "I don't mind since I'm the oldest son." "Excuse me?" "Normally, that would be Onee-chan since she's the oldest." "You be quiet!" "No one asked a kid like you." "Who do you think are you..." "Talking to us like you're the father!" "Cut it out, you two." "Mita-san, for the time being, if there's a difference of opinion we'll all talk it over." "Very well." "So there has to be one for Dad too!" "If a child does something wrong, there's nothing wrong with scolding her." "If you're the father." "Gads, it's the old hag next door!" "Wait!" "It's the community circular." "Thank you." "Did you want something?" "I told you it's the community circular!" "I thought I'd let you know about the neighborhood association meeting this week." "Is the master home?" "He hasn't attended since his wife passed away, so" "I want to make sure he attends this time." "The master has left home." "What?" "What does that mean?" "Last night, Kii-san tried to commit suicide saying "If we can't all live together, I'm going to die,"" "and when the outraged children, who blamed their father for everything, questioned him as to whether he really loved them," "the master..." "You can stop now." "What?" "Then does that mean you guys are alone now?" "What are you going to do if there's a fire or something again?" "This is very disturbing." "We'll be fine!" "We won't cause you any problems!" "But still, it's not normal for children to be living alone with a housekeeper." "Why do these people have to be next door?" "That old hag's gonna go around spreading rumors again." "Never mind that." "Come on, let's go." "We're going to be late." "Have a nice day." "Mita-san, will you go kill that bitch?" "Very well." "Ah~!" "I was just kidding." "Sorry." "You're definitely strange!" "That you'd do anything you're told to do." "Don't housekeepers normally chitchat more and and give complimentary smiles?" "I heard that you think you shouldn't smile, but what happened?" "Try smiling." "You do anything you're told to do, right?" "This is a work order." "I'm sorry, but I cannot." "Why not?" "If you insist," "I will have to quit." "For...forget it then." "Have a nice day." "Don't keep on making the same mistake." "You guys are too soft!" "All first year players, 100 pushups!" "Hey, Kakeru!" "Aren't you being a little too tough?" "I just want everyone to try harder!" "But still, it's not normal to go that far." "Normal?" "What, are you saying I'm not normal?" "Why are you so irritable?" "I can understand being fired up since you just became the captain." "But don't take it out on us because your dad left." "Hey, what was that?" "How do you know that!" "Isn't there that loud-mouth hag who lives next door!" "Really, this is fine here." "If my brothers see us, you know..." "Thank you for walking me home." "See you." "Uh...wait, Senpai." "What are you doing, Onee-chan?" "See you then." "Sorry to interrupt you." "Hey, cut that out!" "You cut it out!" "What are you doing out here?" "He just walked me home." "You have a problem?" "Everyone's disgusting..." "Onee-chan, Kakeru-chan." "Mita-san." "Yes." "Will you go give the bitch next door a piece of my mind?" "Sounds like she's going around badmouthing us." "Very well." "Wait." "Don't, Mita-san." "Hey." "Never mind." "Just take Kii home." "Very well." "Kii-san." "Why did you stop her, Onee-chan?" "It'll only make matters worse." "What?" "What do you want?" "No, it's nothing." "Lady, will you stop blabbering about us in the neighborhood?" "Like how our father left home." "Will you quit making false accusations." "Besides, it's a fact that your father left home." "Could it be that he had a mistress?" "Did your mother know that?" "I'm just sympathizing with you guys." "Just when I thought your mother passed away, you get abandoned by your father." "You poor things." "Tsubasa-chan, let's go." "We're going to be late for your violin class." "Wait a minute!" "It's not that we were abandoned." "Quit it." "I'm sorry for causing trouble." "Why are you apologizing!" "Isn't your old man having an affair too?" "That's what your brat said." "W-what are you talking about?" "Let's go." "Can you please not create more problems?" "We're already having a tough time as it is." "Then don't go around making out with a guy!" "You're the one who was acting high and mighty just the other day telling Dad you were going to take care of us." "Thanks." "I'm telling you to quit doing things that" "would create problems for the family!" "What about you?" "Doesn't what that bitch said bother you!" "Ahh~ Be quiet!" "Can you go somewhere else to fight?" "You listen too." "This is our family's problem." "Sorry, but I have to go to juku." "Onee-chan, you got the parent-teacher-student conference." "I told you to forget about going to a private school!" "Onee-chan, what's a "dysfunctional family"?" "What?" "Why are you asking, Kii?" "Tsubasa-kun was saying that" ""Kii-chan's family is a dysfunctional family."" "Oh..." "That's..." "When a family has problems and deficiencies and the household is in shambles, and when people on the outside feel sympathy or pity, they call it a dysfunctional family." "Mita-san, go kill them all!" "Along with the bitch." "Very well." "Mita-san, you don't have to go." "Mita-san, from now on, can you give first priority to what I say?" "Very well." "...Jeez, what the hell!" "Ku-chan's family isn't a dysfunctional family." "Mita-san, what should I do?" "About the neighborhood association meeting and parent-teacher-student conference?" "That is for you to decide." "That again?" "Come on, tell me what you think." "You must be thinking about all these things, right?" "I'm not thinking about anything." "You can reach me anytime on my cell." "Thank you very much." "Chief." "Oh, Natori-kun." "What's up?" "You look like the housewife killer type." "Maybe you're more suited for this job?" "Right?" "Yes." "I don't know about that..." "Then work hard and make lots of sales." "We'll work hard to make good houses." "Your call cannot be connected to the number you dialed." "Where are you staying now?" "At a business hotel near the office." "What are you going to do about the kids?" "You can't very well just leave them like that..." "Yeah, I know that, but..." "Thank you for waiting." "Excuse me." "Anyway, let's eat." "Yeah." "Looks good." "Here." "Thanks." "Ugh!" "Not again." "What's the matter?" "This always happens to me." "Even when I order the same thing, there's a bug in just mine." "Excuse me." "Yes!" "There's a bug in there." "What kind of a restaurant is this?" "I'm very sorry." "I'll bring you another one immediately." "...Really." "So what did you want to talk about?" "The other day when Kii-chan asked you if you loved her, why did you say that, Onii-san?" "I don't know." "What's that supposed to mean!" "You should've reassured her and told her that you love her." "Yeah, I know." "But I can't help wondering how my life would've been if Nagiko didn't get pregnant and we didn't get married." "Dad, this is good!" "Is it..?" "When I slapped Kii the other day, Mita-san told me" ""If you're a father, if a child does something wrong, there's nothing wrong with scolding her,"" "...or something to that effect." "But I just don't have the confidence to say I love the kids from the bottom of my heart." "You know, you're too honest, Onii-san." "Don't all fathers lie to a certain degree and act like they're good fathers?" "I'd like Urara-chan's father to teach me." "How I can achieve what people call paternal or fatherly love." "What was that?" "Dad!" "I told you I'd take care of it so don't come." "Be quiet!" "Nothing good will happen if I leave things to you." "I don't want to hear anymore bullshit from you!" "Hey." "Hurry up and just sign this." "What's this adoption..." "Hey, Dad!" "You stay out of this!" "Listen." "Yui can be adopted on her own accord, but the three younger kids need the father's consent before they can be adopted." "Yes, but..." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "Here's your order." "We don't need that!" "Leave us alone!" "Don't yell please!" "Hurry up!" "You don't love the children, do you?" "I'm sorry." "Please give me some time." "This is so sudden..." "He's right, Dad." "Shut up!" "To those children, this one minute, one second is precious time." "Do you understand that!" "I..." "I'm sorry!" "Onii-san, wait!" "Are you going to run away, you coward!" "Wait!" "Dad, are you alright?" "Sorry, Urara-chan." "Then let's start out by running." "Hey, what are you guys doing?" "We can't keep up with you anymore." "What?" "What are you talking about?" "Will you step down as the captain?" "Hey, you're kidding, right?" "Say something, guys!" "Have it your way." "I'll quit this damn team on my own." "What the hell!" "Shit~!" "What are you doing?" "What's it to you!" "Hey!" "Let go!" "Are you the oldest?" "Do you have brothers or sisters?" "What, you're exercising your right to remain silent already?" "Excuse me~." "I'm Asuda Kakeru's father..." "Ah~..." "I'm sorry." "When we told your son to contact his guardian, he called the housekeeper." "We told him we can't let him go home then." "I'm sorry." "Anyway, the game center side is wishing for an amicable settlement too, so can you reprimand him severely this time around?" "Telling him that isn't gonna do any good." "He's not my father anyway." "Hey, Kakeru." "I'm sorry." "I'll make sure he gets reprimanded." "I'm really sorry for the trouble he caused." "Kakeru." "Sorry." "Because of me..." "That's not it!" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "I'm not playing basketball anymore." "What?" "But you liked it so much." "What does it matter!" "Anyway, can I have a cigarette?" "Wh...what are you saying?" "Okay, I'll go buy my own so give me your card." "Don't be ridiculous." "You're still a minor." "Then tell me!" "Why minors aren't allowed to smoke cigarettes." "Huh?" "Well, that's because..." "Smoking by minors hinders growth and makes them dumb, and just produces weak people who act grown up even though they never mature." "That's right." "So who cares." "I'm dumb anyway." "You're the jerk who don't give a shit what kind of a person I grow up to be anyway!" "Jerk?" "What." "You want me to call you Dad?" "...I swear, why did Mom end up loving a jerk like you." "If she didn't marry you, she could've been happy!" "Hey!" "Kakeru..." "Mita-san, I'm sorry, but I'm counting on you." "For what, may I ask?" "Huh?" "Oh, I mean..." "About Kakeru among other things." "What do you mean by "among other things"?" "Oh, that's..." "I mean..." "If something comes up again, please call me." "Very well." "Kakeru." "Mita-san, how did it go with the police?" "They let him go this time around on the condition that the master severely reprimand him." "Kakeru, what do you think you're doing?" "Making us all worry." "Leave me alone!" "It's not my fault." "Hey, Kakeru!" "What are you doing?" "What does it matter!" "It's a waste to throw it away." "Enough is enough." "Let go!" "Kakeru!" "Let go!" "Hey!" "Ahh~ What the heck are you doing." "What I'm feeling...you guys have no idea." "Kakeru!" "I can't forgive my father, but" "I'm wondering if having a jerk like him around is better than no one for my siblings' sake." "I don't know what to do..." "I'm so confused." "Then let's think about it together on the way home today." "What would be the best thing to do." "Senpai, do you really like me?" "What are you talking about?" "Of course I do." "What do you like about me?" "What?" "Isn't kissing me and stuff like that all you care about?" "If someone I liked was going through tough times, I'd want to share the pain, and doing everything I can for that person is what I consider love..." "That's what seriously going out with that person means to me." "What the heck is this?" "I know you're going through tough times after your mom died, but you don't hardly try to listen to me either." "Like going somewhere together, or what we want to do in the future." "I don't think we can consider ourselves dating right now." "I'm sorry!" "I didn't even think about your feelings." "Forget it." "I'll go to your house." "Please don't be mad." "What?" "Are you thinking what's he doing skipping school?" "No." "I was just wondering if you needed me to do anything." "Then play a game with me." "Very well." "One more time." "Very well." "One more time!" "Very well." "One more time!" "Very well." "That's enough." "If you don't need me, I will continue with my cleaning." "Wait a minute." "If I ask, you'll really do anything, right?" "If it's within my ability." "Then... let me do it." "No one's around." "Okay?" "What." "So you can't do that after all, huh?" "Very well." "What?" "What shall I start with?" "What?" "Shall I start with a kiss?" "Or shall I undress?" "Then, undress please." "Very well." "Stop!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Mita-san?" "What is this?" "Kakeru-san asked me to let him do it, so" "I asked him if he wanted me to kiss or undress, and he told me to undress." "Hurry up and get dressed." "Very well." "Did you really ask her to do that?" "Kakeru?" "What's wrong with that?" "What in the world are you thinking?" "Who the hell do you think you are?" "!" "You haven't done shit for the family yourself!" "What the hell!" "Damn it all!" "What are you doing, Kakeru?" "Don't just blame me." "Our family turned out like this because of Dad and because Mom killed herself." "Mita-san." "What would you have done if I didn't show up?" "Were you really going to do it with Kakeru?" "Yes." "What's going on in this house!" "Mita-san, I'm going to be late today." "I might be spending the night." "Very well." "Were you hanging around waiting for me, Chief?" "Uh..." "Sorry, but" "I had to talk to you." "Please don't be like a stalker." "I don't understand why I'm doing this either, but" "I don't know what to do anymore." "I can't go home and I have no one to talk to." "You're the only one who understands me." "Remember what you told me?" "You said there was no need for me to pretend to be a good guy." "That you liked me for who I am." "That was the first time anyone's said something like that to me." "The first time I loved someone this much too." "I see~ So that's how it was." "Why are you here?" "You mean...it's him?" "I didn't want to say it, but it's painful for me too." "You'll let go of me now, won't you?" "Hey, what are you doing staring at someone else's house." "You're not scheming to do anything, are you?" "That's not what I'm doing!" "Ooh~ how scary." "Don't go near someone like him, Tsubasa-chan." "Okay~." "Bitch." "What?" "I am done for the day, so I will take my leave." "Mita-san!" "I have a favor to ask." "Will you completely mess up this house?" "Is that a work order?" "Of course." "Very well." "So what should I do?" "Maybe destroy the building." "A bulldozer may be necessary to do that." "Then let's blow it up with a dynamite." "Where will I get a hold of such a thing?" "Then, uh..." "Ah~Crap!" "What should I do." "What." "You're thinking that I'm useless or something, aren't you?" "Here I am agonizing like crazy, and you're giving me that mocking look." "You wouldn't even understand how I feel!" "I understand." "Huh?" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "Hey, what are you writing!" "Hey, what do you mean you understand how I feel?" "I WANT TO PROTECT MY FAMILY" "How did you..." "What are you guys doing here?" "Sorry I'm late." "Didn't I ask you just the other day to give your son a warning?" "I'm sorry." "When I questioned the housekeeper, she said she was given the order by your son." "What is going on in your household?" "Uh, that's..." "How shall I say..." "Everything about this household is abnormal." "The head of the household doesn't live here, you don't know what the housekeeper will do, the oldest daughter hasn't come home at this hour yet." "The oldest son is a punk as you can see." "Under these circumstances, I'm so scared I can't sleep at night." "Why don't you do a little soul searching too?" "Your late wife must surely be crying in heaven now." "Hey, who are you to be talking like that!" "You're the one who's been going around bad-mouthing us!" "What's with that attitude?" "You haven't even apologized yet." "If that's your attitude, I'm going to file a damage report with the police." "Now, now, Ma'am." "Look, you're neighbors, and the kid's still a minor." "Why don't you try to talk it over." "Why do I have to do that?" "It will be for the best if he's arrested." "For the neighborhood too." "Hurry up and take him in." "Alright, stand up." "Come on, stand up." "Alright, let's go." "Excuse me!" "What?" "Do you want to complain?" "Uh..." "No..." "I'm sorry!" "It's all my fault." "If you want to blame someone, please blame me." "But let me say just one thing." "Kakeru isn't a punk." "He's just trying to do his best as the oldest son of this family." "Ever since his mother died, he's been trying hard to do something for the family." "Because his father's such a worthless guy, more than anyone else, he wants to protect his family." "My late wife told me" ""When I catch a cold, the other kids would be sleeping, but" "Kakeru would stay up all night and change the water pillow for me and wipe my sweat."" "Kakeru is really very sweet and more so than me, the father, he's a kid who's concerned for his family and wishing for their happiness." "I will take responsibility to clean your wall like it was before." "So please, I beg you to forgive him." "Please!" "What a relief, huh, Dad?" "She said she'd forgive us if we cleaned this up." "Yeah." "But don't we need a special cleaning solution to get this off?" "I have it." "Okay, let's get started." "I'll help too." "Thanks." "You know I have to study." "I... was told by Mom long time ago, "If we have Kakeru, our family will be fine."" "But..." "I don't have the confidence to live up to Mom's expectation." "I want to do something for everyone, but" "I don't have a clue what to do." "The more I feel pressed to do something, nothing goes right." "Kakeru-chan..." "Kii will protect you anytime." "Way to ruin the good mood." "Mita-san, can you make us something after we're done with this?" "I can." "Yum." "Aren't you hungry, Kii?" "I'll wet my bed if I eat before I go to bed." "Don't worry too much about it." "Kakeru was wetting his bed until he was in the third grade." "That was not necessary, Da..." "Kaito, if you don't mind, can I attend the parent-teacher-student conference?" "It doesn't matter to me..." "Mita-san, please tell Yui that" "I'll attend the neighborhood association meeting too." "It may be better if you told her directly." "Why are you eating ramen like you belong here?" "Oh..." "Who told you it was okay for you to come back?" "Onee-chan, it's not what you think." "Things happened." "What things happened?" "So..." "because of me..." "It's alright, Kakeru." "But..." "Yui, I'll leave." "Oh, that's right." "Dad's rock!" "Yeah." "Mita-san found it." "Will you let Dad keep it for a while?" "So that someday, it can go in that box too." "Alright." "Thanks." "See you..." "Mita-san." "I brought you the laundry." "Did you grab it out of the trash for me?" "If there's nothing else, I will take my leave." "Mita-san!" "Sorry for everything." "And... thanks." "That is something you should say to your father." "Also..." "Yes?" "The is the bill for today's extra hours." "Excuse me." "Sorry, guys!" "Let me play basketball with you guys again." "I'll do the chores and anything else!" "Please!" "Please!" "Here's this month's referral fee." "Thanks as usual." "Thank you." "Excuse me then." "Oh, just a sec." "Here, monaka." "It's delicious." "It's nice and sweet." "Have one." "No thank you." "Listen." "Uh...the oldest boy there... got into some trouble, I hear." "No, it was nothing." "But you know that boy, he's my type." "I love boys like him." "Oh, if your son was alive, he would be the same age, right?" "Huh?" "Oh my, I opened my big mouth again." "Sorry." "Excuse me." "Let's share the Coke with Mom, okay?" "Okay." "Here." "Is it good?" "Yeah, it's good." "You're such a baby." "Isn't he?"