We've got to squish this worm...
before the Domyoji name comes to further harm.
I thought it was a bit too early for that plan,
but let's proceed with it immediately.
Are you referring to the plan you were saving...
for after Tsukasa's graduation from college?
Don't make me repeat myself, Nishida.
The fate of the Domyoji empire is at stake.
I won't let it be left at the mercy of Tsukasa's whim.
"Tsukasa's Mother's Secret Plan"
I'm hungry!
You're scary, too! Why the angry face?
I get irritable when I'm hungry.
What a baby!
So let's just go home.
No way.
Don't be childish!
Whoa...
There wasn't time to eat anything at the party.
We've got enough liquor to fill a bathtub, but...
Oh!
Hey, we can go fishing!
I think the rods Kazuya and I used in Atami should be here.
Fishing?
Let's do it!
Long ago, when my Grandma used to live by the sea,
we used to go clamming.
Climbing?
Clamming! Don't you know what that is?
You use a little rake to dig up clams in the sand.
You have to bend over like this to search for the clams.
One day, my dad overdid it and threw out his back.
We all had to carry him home. What a mess...
Your family's interesting.
Really? We're just an average family.
You're so poor, and have a good-for-nothing dad
and live in a home the size of our bathroom...
I wouldn't be caught dead living like that.
I'm gonna give you such a smack!
But, it seems like fun.
Ah... I see...
Tsukasa lived with just his sister since he was little.
And his mother is so overbearing...
There's no telling what makes people happy.
Oh, no... Have you caught a cold?
I borrowed your jacket earlier.
I'm fine.
Here. Let's share this.
It's okay.
It's not okay. I don't want you blaming me.
Here!
Oh...
His arm...
H-hey... Don't come too close.
What do you mean? You moved over.
But, your arm's touching mine.
W-what... what is it?
If you get all stiff like that, I can't do anything that I'd like to do...
Do anything...?
What are you talking about?
Try anything funny, and I'll push you overboard.
Well, I'm in love with you, you know.
There's all sorts of things I'd like to do.
All sorts of things...?
Well, there's nothing I want to do. At all.
You're a weird girl.
If a guy and a girl are in love, it all comes naturally.
Of course, there are unprincipled guys like Sojiro.
In love...?!
Listen here...
Aren't you fooling yourself here?
'Cause I've been wondering... What makes you think I love you?
It just hit me.
It hit you?
Listen, you can't just go making assumptions.
Am I wrong? Let's settle this, once and for all.
How do you feel about me?
How do I feel...?
I - I'm not sure.
You're always like that.
But I really don't know.
I'm not trying to tease you, or be mean to you.
You'll catch a cold. Sit.
Tsukasa... I've been wanting to ask you...
Why me...?
I haven't got status, or prestige, or beauty...
There are lots of girls at Eitoku who have all three.
I just can't figure out why it's me...
The only explanation I can think of is that you're crazy.
Maybe so...
I wonder why myself...
But this is something you just can't reason out.
Besides, I've got the status, prestige, and beauty...
so you can stay as you are.
Beauty...? What do you mean, beauty?!
But, I'll admit you do have the status and prestige.
You idiot...
If there is anyone with all three attributes...
I'd like to meet her.
Good grief...
Where does all that confidence come from?
He thinks it's inevitable that I would fall in love with him.
Whooie! It's a big one.
Put your back into it!
If I'm not careful, I might get sucked in.
It's like this night sea, where you can't see the horizon.
What's big about this?
It's a HUGE... bunch of kelp.
It's seaweed!
I'm starving... What a waste of energy...!
Don't exaggerate!
Unlike you, I don't have much body fat,
so lack of food hits me harder.
Cold and hungry...
They say that people resort to death if they're sleepy on top of this.
I can't show him this...
What is that?
Uh... it's nothing...
You're hiding something.
No, I'm not.
Show it to me!
No! No!
What's this?
Your birthday present.
Present? You said you forgot it.
Well... the other presents were so grand... Like that car...
I couldn't give this to you.
Oh... It took me an hour to wrap it!
He'll probably make fun of it... Calling it lame... Oh, I hate this...
We don't have an oven...
so I used a fish grill, and they got burnt.
Actually, they might smell like fish...
Hey! Don't look at them so closely. It's embarrassing.
Sorry it's so lame.
It's all I could afford.
It was easy to get your facial expressions with your distinct features...
...but your hair was tough to get right.
Come on...! Just give them back to me!
I'm so... happy...
I'd never seen that childish look of delight on his face...
I forgot to be angry with him.
I never thought Tsukasa would be so happy...
with my cheap homemade cookies.
Thanks for lending me your jacket.
What are you going to do... go home?
How can I? I'll just hide out 'til my mother leaves for New York.
I see...
See you later...
Hey, Tsukushi...
Huh?
I L-O-V-E Y-O-U
What...?
What was that?
I'm so tired...
I wonder if it's from all that tension.
It's been such a long day.
That guy...
I was just as bad.
Why couldn't I have slapped his face?!
I'm so happy...
I'm hungry too.
You gave this to me.
You made them, so you can't eat them!
What ugly cookies! I'll bet they taste bad.
He didn't even eat them. Just stared at them.
What could he have been thinking? Does he love cookies that much?
He... loves me...
What am I going to do?
I guess I'll get some sleep.
I must be getting old...
Yo!
How long are you going to sleep? Get up, will you?
I'm gonna open the window.
Your room is as empty as ever.
At least put a couch in here for your guests.
What's up?
What do you mean?!
Your friend is visiting.
A visit...?
It's only 6:30 in the morning.
It's too beautiful a morning to sleep in. You'll get moldy.
Did something good happen?
N-no, of course not.
Hey! Don't go back to sleep, you sleepyhead!
I went out on the cruiser and did some fishing.
Doesn't that sound grand? Sounds fun, huh?
But there was nothing to eat. And then...
Look...
It's my present. She baked them for me.
She keeps pushing me away, but I think she really likes me.
People don't usually give homemade things...
Homemade stuff kinda grosses me out.
Can you tell who this is? It's me... Me!
That's great.
Hey! Don't eat it, you!
I haven't even had one. Spit it out! Spit it out!
It smells like fish...
Hasn't Tsukasa come home yet?
No. Not yet.
That fool! To keep a young girl out until morning...
It's an emergency situation! Where could he be?
What's this emergency situation...?
Good morning, Madam...
How old do you think you are, Tsubaki!
It's unbecoming for you to be making such a fuss.
Is that how a married woman should act?
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I'll just have some fruit and an espresso.
Then bring me the annual reports.
Yes, ma'am.
I'll be going out soon. Have the chauffer prepare the car for me.
Yes, ma'am.
Mother... When will you be returning to New York?
You usually leave the day after his birthday.
There are some things I have to take care of...
I'll leave after that.
Things you have to take care of?
You are not going to do anything to Tsukasa and Tsukushi?
You're not going to be as cruel as you were to me!?
Tsubaki! Watch your mouth!
Who do you think you owe for your happy, wonderful life, free from want?
I've had enough of your ridiculous complaints.
But... There were things that I lost.
Those things... were not important.
You'll never understand... Never...
Who could it be... so early in the morning?
Get the door, will you dear?
Okay...
No salespeople allowed!
We don't even take the newspaper!
Is this the home of Tsukushi Makino?
Tsukushi! Wake up!
Tsukushi!
What are you doing... catching seaweed...?!
Tsukushi! Mrs. Domyoji is here! Get up, will you!
I'm h-happy to m-m-meet... I'm Tsukushi's mother...
You're my father!
I am Tsukasa's mother.
Pardon me for calling on you so early in the morning.
Tsukasa has been very kind to Tsukushi...
Mom and Dad are so tense... I don't blame them.
No one could remain calm in the presence of this woman.
Nishida, if you will...
I will be blunt.
I want Tsukushi to give Tsukasa up.
But with an incentive.
There's 50 million yen here.
F-fifty million yen?!
I'm sorry, but I noticed that you seem to be short on funds,
so I had this prepared for you.
As you know, Tsukasa has a great future before him.
At his age, he must be careful to avoid even the tiniest of pebbles.
Wait a minute...! Is she calling me a pebble?
And she wants me to stay away from Tsukasa for 50 million yen?
What a laugh...! It's him who's been chasing after me!
She checked up on us and decided we'd gladly take the money...
This bitch! How rude can she be?!
I can't stand this!
"SALT"
Take your money... and get out!
Mom...!?
How dare she!
The rich think they can get anyone to do anything for money!
I'm gonna tell her... We don't live in the same world.
He'll probably wake up to that fact, too.
Hana Yori Dango: "It's Showdown Time!"
I have a bad feeling about that fleeting smile...