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[opening theme song playing]

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KOTARO LIVES ALONE

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-[birds chirping]
-[luggage clanking]

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I AM KOTARO/BATTLE MODE

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[soft piano music playing]

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SHIMIZU APARTMENTS

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Six minus one equals five.

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APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

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HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER VIVIHOME

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-Pardon.
-[grocer] Yes?

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I request assistance.

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[grocer] How may I help you?

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Where are the tissues?

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[grocer] Tissues? [chuckles]

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Wait here. Let me get them.

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Here.

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Will these work?

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Not quite what I was looking for.

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[indistinct chatter]

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TISSUE PAPER

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Aha!

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[grocer] I'm sorry.
I didn't realize you wanted tissue boxes.

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Thank you, miss. I am much obliged.

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Are you helping your mom shop?

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That's so sweet.

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They say that a good beginning
is essential to life.

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Pardon. I must away.

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Hmm?

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TOY SUPER SWORD JR.
250 YEN TAX INCLUDED

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The enemy can attack from any direction.

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Be ready.

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[bird calling]

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There. Exactly five.

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Now, then…

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[marker squeaking]

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[boy] Yes. Commendable work.

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-[slapping]
-[woman] I can't believe you!

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I was worried sick about you
and you were sleeping this whole time?

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My bad.

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Do you have any idea
how long I waited for you?

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[man] It must've slipped my mind.

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-Huh?
-No. That's not what I meant to say.

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It was work.

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Uh, yeah. Uh, I've been working a lot.

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I told you I was drawing a manga. Right?

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Well, the deadline's coming up,

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so I had to pull an all-nighter
to finish it.

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But let me make it up to you.

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Okay, Hiroko?

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[growls]

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[grunts]

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My name is Hiromi, you jerk!

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[sobbing]

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[jazzy guitar music playing]

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Ow.

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Yeah. I probably
had that one coming, didn't I?

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-[doorbell rings]
-Hmm?

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Please forgive the intrusion, good sir.

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My name is Kotaro Sato
and I just moved in next door.

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I'm pleased to meet you.

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Uh…

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[Kotaro] Uh, please accept this
as a token of my goodwill.

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Oh, uh, thanks. That's cool of you.

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You're in Room 203?

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-Corner unit, right?
-Aye.

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-[man] You alone?
-Aye.

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[man] Where are you parents? At work?

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Hang on.

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Does this apartment
even allow tenants with young kids?

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Uh, I have no young kids living with me.

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Uh, yeah. Um, what I meant was--

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I shall be the only tenant
of the room next door.

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It has been a pleasure
meeting you, good sir.

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[jazzy guitar music playing]

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Uh…

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[door opens]

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[footsteps receding]

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[door closes]

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[man] Wait. What did he say?

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Is he renting that room by himself?

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[stomach growls]

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[man] Oh, man. I'm starving.

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I really should go buy some food.

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[inhales deeply] I don't feel like it.

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It's cold outside…

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'cause it's winter.

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Speaking of which,
I haven't bathed in a while.

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Wonder how many days it's been?

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[sniffs]

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[man] No. I'm fine…

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'cause it's winter.

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[bird calling]

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[Kotaro] Oh…

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[man] I'm almost out of prize money
from the manga award I won last year.

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Should probably do something
before it's all gone.

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[yawning]

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But I'm okay, for now…

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'cause it's winter.

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[toilet flushes]

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[doorbell rings]

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-[Kotaro] Sorry to bother.
-Hey. What's up?

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Uh, I find my room has no bathtub.

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-Yeah. These units don't have tubs.
-[Kotaro] None?

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I mean, some have showers,

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but didn't the landlord
explain all this to you already?

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-I see. You are saying to build one.
-[man] That's not what I said.

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Most of us
just use the bathhouse up the street.

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-Battle house?
-[man] Yeah. Bathhouse.

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[Kotaro] Understood.

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It seems once again
I must fight to stay alive.

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Fine. Where is my foe?

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[man] Not "battle house," bathhouse.

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Here. It's not that far away.

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[Kotaro] My deepest of gratitudes.

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Verily, I must away.

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[sighs]

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[footsteps receding]

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[man] That kid
is gonna be a pain in my ass.

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[TV beeps]

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It's night already? When did that happen?

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[reporter] …Mami went missing,
she was seen with a suspicious man.

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[man] Man, there's a lot
of child abductions in the news lately.

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Where were the adults?
I mean, wasn't anyone paying attention?

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Wait a minute. Am I one of those adults?

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BATH

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Hey. You decided to join me in battle.

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[man sighs] What am I doing?

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[uplifting music playing]

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[Kotaro] Uh, good sir?

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Hmm?

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My eyes… my eyes sting!

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[man] What's the point
of a shampoo hat, then?

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[knob squeaks]

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There you go. That better?

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[Kotaro] Yes. Many thanks.

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All right, then. Just sit still. Okay?

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[Kotaro] What?

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What are you doing up there?

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I'm washing your hair.

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You were having trouble, weren't you?

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[Kotaro] I can wash my hair by myself.

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[man] Oh yeah? So it was just your eyes
you needed my help with?

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-[Kotaro] Indeed.
-[man] Oh. Okay, then.

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It's just it's been a long time
since someone else washed my hair for me.

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Uh…

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[footsteps approaching]

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[sighs] That was a decent bath, indeed.

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I believe tomorrow I shall attempt
to sample their bottled milk.

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You know, you don't have to go
to the bathhouse every single day.

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You don't wanna go broke.

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Worry not, good sir,
for my purse is quite bountiful.

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[bell dings]

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[man] Hey. You're not renting
that apartment by yourself, are you?

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[Kotaro] Indeed.

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Our gracious landlord,
Master Shimizu, said,

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"If you can pay the rent, I don't mind."

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Yeah. Of course those two wouldn't mind.

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Those money-hungry, old geezers.

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So, like, where are your parents?

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I don't have them anymore.

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[man] Wait. What?

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Was that bad of me to ask?

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I probably shouldn't pry any further.

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Yeah. Uh, I don't have mine either.

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I lost them in an accident
when I was a kid.

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I see.

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You must be lonely.

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[footsteps approaching]

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Are you lonely?

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Who? Me?

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Do you have, uh…

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[soft piano music playing]

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Know what? Never mind.

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Uh, c-come on. Pick up the pace!

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I was all warm
and now I'm getting cold again.

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Aye, good sir.

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You need not concern yourself with me.
Feel free to go on ahead.

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[man] Um, yeah.
So what's with the way you talk?

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[Kotaro] 'Tis the language
of the feudal lords.

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-[man] Language of the feudal lords?
-[Kotaro] Indeed.

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'Tis what speaks to my soul, currently.

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[man] Speaks to your soul?

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Okay.

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[woman] I should've told you
about the baby sooner.

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But this child is definitely yours!

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[chuckles]

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Classic.

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[doorbell rings]

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-When? Tonight?
-Aye.

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Yeah. Sure. I'll be home.

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I mean, I am planning on lounging
around the house most of the day, so…

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All day?

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Isn't it a weekday?

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-[man] You got a problem with that?
-No.

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Farewell.

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Hey. Wait. Where are you going?

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That, good sir, is my prerogative.

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[calm guitar music playing]

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Why are you following me?

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I am going for a walk, if you don't mind.

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[doorbell ringing]

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[woman] Hey there, Kotaro!

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Thank you for the tissues yesterday.

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[Kotaro] Well hello, mistress of Room 201.

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And good day to you.

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Hello again.
You can just call me Mizuki. Okay?

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[man] This hottie lives in my building?

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[whimsical noises]

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[Mizuki] Are you his father?

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Huh? No. Definitely not.

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My name's Karino. I'm in, uh, 202.

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[gasps] No way. You live next door?
Have we met before?

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[Karino] Uh, no.

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You look so similar.
I totally thought you were father and son!

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[Karino] She was just teasing. Right?

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I mean, I'm not even married.

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Father and son? Please…

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We don't even look alike.

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[woman] Oh, how cute!

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You look just like your father.

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Hey there. Are you helping your dad shop?

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[gasps]

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-[indistinct chatter]
-[Karino] Hey, Kotaro?

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What is it?

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[Karino] How, like, old are you?

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[Kotaro] I am four years old.

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[Karino] Wait. Four years ago,
the girl I was dating was…

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Oopsie! Forgot I was ovulating today!

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[chittering]

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[Karino] Oh good. Well, I'm 31.

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[Kotaro] Then you have
many years left ahead of you.

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So, K-Kotaro, um,

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why did you move in
next door to me anyway?

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And, uh, you do know
who your parents are. Right?

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My dear sir, what are you going on about?

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[Karino] Uh, well, uh…

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[Kotaro] Moreover, how long do you plan
on following me around?

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Your presence
is causing these fine citizens

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to mistake us for father and son.

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I picked up on that.

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A ridiculous mistake, indeed.

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You bear him no resemblance.

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[indistinct chatter]

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[Karino] Oh, that was close!

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He said so himself.

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He doesn't even have parents anymore.

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Whatever that means.

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Guess I overreacted.

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You're still here, I see.

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[Karino] Man, I'm glad I was wrong…

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[Kotaro] You must be lonely.

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[Karino] Am I, though?

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I imagine you are a servant of some sort?

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What?

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Or you are simply treating me
as if I were a child?

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That would be quite vexxing.

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00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:13,399
[Karino] Uh, you're the one
that asked to hang out with me tonight.

258
00:12:13,482 --> 00:12:16,277
[Kotaro] Not true.
I simply wanted to borrow your television.

259
00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,821
My television will be arriving tomorrow.

260
00:12:18,904 --> 00:12:21,365
Tonight we'll watch Tonosaman together.

261
00:12:21,449 --> 00:12:22,742
[Karino] Ugh. Kids.

262
00:12:24,118 --> 00:12:28,289
I realize many fair citizens,
today, presumed I was your son,

263
00:12:28,789 --> 00:12:31,542
creating a correlation
between you and my father.

264
00:12:32,293 --> 00:12:34,462
Though it's the furthest from the truth.

265
00:12:35,546 --> 00:12:37,381
My deepest apologies.

266
00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:40,384
[soft piano music playing]

267
00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:47,266
What for?

268
00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,021
You have no desire to be my parent.

269
00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:53,689
I wouldn't say that--

270
00:12:53,772 --> 00:12:55,941
-[Kotaro] After all, I am a feudal lord.
-Huh?

271
00:12:56,025 --> 00:13:00,112
I feel it would only threaten your pride
to have a child of higher rank than you.

272
00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:01,489
Come along, servant.

273
00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:04,116
[Karino] I, uh…

274
00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:07,536
[bird calling]

275
00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:08,996
[lock clicking]

276
00:13:09,747 --> 00:13:12,500
Oh hey, Karino! Sorry about before.

277
00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:17,588
I thought that Kotaro was messing around
when he said he lived all by himself.

278
00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:21,675
[Karino] Well, for a second, I thought
that I actually might've been his dad.

279
00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:23,052
[Mizuki] Oh.

280
00:13:23,135 --> 00:13:25,471
Well, I guess
it's a good thing you were wrong.

281
00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:26,805
[Karino sighs]

282
00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:29,141
Is it a good thing?

283
00:13:30,059 --> 00:13:35,189
I just keep wondering about all of it
from, you know, his point of view.

284
00:13:35,689 --> 00:13:36,524
Oh.

285
00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:38,818
[Karino] I can't… [sighs]

286
00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:41,570
…honestly say
that I feel good about any of this.

287
00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,829
[indistinct chatter]

288
00:13:52,873 --> 00:13:54,375
[man] Here you go, Miki.

289
00:13:54,458 --> 00:13:56,418
Your tips this month have been excellent.

290
00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:58,337
Keep it up. Your star's on the rise.

291
00:13:58,921 --> 00:14:00,839
Appreciate it. I will!

292
00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:03,008
[footsteps approaching]

293
00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:04,218
[cell phone chimes]

294
00:14:05,886 --> 00:14:08,097
ARE YOU OFF WORK?
COME TO THE HOUSE NOW

295
00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,265
LEND ME MONEY.

296
00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:12,184
[Mizuki sighs]

297
00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:16,188
Seriously, I can't believe
I'm doing this again.

298
00:14:16,272 --> 00:14:17,356
OKAY, I'LL GO.

299
00:14:17,439 --> 00:14:19,900
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED THIS MONTH?

300
00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:21,861
[birds chirping]

301
00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:24,572
-[Karino] Oh.
-[Kotaro] Hmm.

302
00:14:25,072 --> 00:14:26,240
Good morrow, neighbor.

303
00:14:26,323 --> 00:14:29,493
My thanks
for the use of your TV last night.

304
00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:31,829
Yeah.

305
00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:38,627
[Karino] What are…

306
00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:42,423
You know, it's rude to look
in someone else's door, even if it's open.

307
00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:44,717
Is she dead?

308
00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,887
Lady Mizuki, you'll catch your death
sleeping on the floor like this.

309
00:14:47,970 --> 00:14:49,889
-Please, wake up!
-[Karino] Uh…

310
00:14:50,764 --> 00:14:52,266
Yeah. She's not asleep.

311
00:14:52,349 --> 00:14:53,892
You see all those empty beer cans?

312
00:14:53,976 --> 00:14:55,978
[Mizuki groans]

313
00:14:56,061 --> 00:14:58,105
-Hey there, Kotaro!
-[lively music playing]

314
00:14:58,188 --> 00:14:59,106
[chuckles]

315
00:14:59,189 --> 00:15:00,566
You're so cute.

316
00:15:01,358 --> 00:15:04,945
Please, good sir, stay here
and attend to Lady Mizuki for a moment.

317
00:15:05,029 --> 00:15:07,323
-[Karino] Huh?
-I must away to the convenience store.

318
00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:08,282
[Karino] Wait.

319
00:15:08,365 --> 00:15:11,035
Hold up. You know,
you really shouldn't go out on your own.

320
00:15:11,118 --> 00:15:12,745
Look, I'm fine!

321
00:15:12,828 --> 00:15:15,497
No need to be worried. Go ahead!

322
00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:18,459
[Karino straining, panting]

323
00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:20,586
Hey. Wait up!

324
00:15:20,669 --> 00:15:22,212
Could you slow down?

325
00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:24,590
How is he so fast?

326
00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:27,426
Why do you have to go
to the store all of a sudden?

327
00:15:27,509 --> 00:15:28,928
-We need ice.
-What?

328
00:15:29,011 --> 00:15:31,305
Ice must be applied quickly.

329
00:15:31,388 --> 00:15:32,765
[Karino panting]

330
00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:37,645
Huh?

331
00:15:38,562 --> 00:15:39,688
Hey. Are you, like, crying?

332
00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:41,649
-[Kotaro] I am not crying.
-Okay.

333
00:15:41,732 --> 00:15:44,193
-[Kotaro] I detest crying!
-[Karino] No, no. Please. No. Hey!

334
00:15:44,276 --> 00:15:45,110
[Karino straining]

335
00:15:45,736 --> 00:15:46,779
[grocery bag rustling]

336
00:15:46,862 --> 00:15:48,447
[Mizuki] Welcome back!

337
00:15:49,239 --> 00:15:51,659
Did you buy this for little, old me?

338
00:15:51,742 --> 00:15:53,619
Wait a sec. It's frozen!

339
00:15:53,702 --> 00:15:56,830
Aye. It would be best
if you wrapped that in a towel.

340
00:15:56,914 --> 00:15:58,874
[Mizuki] Huh? Why?

341
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:00,501
For cooling your eyes.

342
00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:03,337
After much crying,
one ought to cool them, quickly.

343
00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:05,047
-[Mizuki gasps]
-[Karino] Crying?

344
00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:06,465
I didn't notice that.

345
00:16:06,548 --> 00:16:08,759
I just thought
she was kind of a cute drunk.

346
00:16:08,842 --> 00:16:11,220
[Mizuki] Oh, oh, oh no, Kotaro.

347
00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:13,222
I wasn't crying.

348
00:16:13,305 --> 00:16:16,225
Maybe I get
a little emotional when I drink.

349
00:16:16,308 --> 00:16:18,811
[chuckles nervously]
I don't really remember.

350
00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:21,355
-[Kotaro] It would not bother me.
-Hmm.

351
00:16:21,438 --> 00:16:24,525
My opinion of you
would not change if you were crying.

352
00:16:24,608 --> 00:16:25,442
[Mizuki gasps]

353
00:16:26,193 --> 00:16:27,861
Crying is not weak.

354
00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:31,365
[sighs]

355
00:16:32,199 --> 00:16:33,033
I see.

356
00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:37,746
You're a good person, Kotaro.

357
00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,456
[soft piano music playing]

358
00:16:40,249 --> 00:16:42,126
[Kotaro] Take care, Lady Mizuki.

359
00:16:42,209 --> 00:16:43,627
[door squeaks, closes]

360
00:16:44,211 --> 00:16:45,170
[Mizuki sighs]

361
00:16:46,296 --> 00:16:49,049
Was it that obvious
I'd been crying all night?

362
00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,720
[Kotaro] I detest crying!

363
00:16:53,887 --> 00:16:54,722
[Karino] Hey.

364
00:16:55,639 --> 00:16:57,558
How could you tell she'd been crying?

365
00:16:58,350 --> 00:17:01,729
And how did you know that applying
ice packs to her eyes would help?

366
00:17:04,481 --> 00:17:08,694
I have been witness to numerous adults
crying in the course of my lifetime.

367
00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:11,113
Huh?

368
00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:14,575
A popular man has many burdens.

369
00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:17,077
[door opens, closes]

370
00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,788
[Kotaro grunting]

371
00:17:20,622 --> 00:17:21,457
Ready!

372
00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:23,917
[whimsical piano playing]

373
00:17:24,001 --> 00:17:25,586
[Kotaro] Meddlesome birds…

374
00:17:25,669 --> 00:17:28,213
Why is it my job to clean up after you?

375
00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:29,715
-[birds flying away]
-Hmm?

376
00:17:33,218 --> 00:17:34,219
[bird coos]

377
00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,346
[bird flying away]

378
00:17:36,430 --> 00:17:38,057
[crashing]

379
00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:39,224
[Karino] What was that?

380
00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,185
[man] So, Karino…

381
00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:42,102
[Karino] Yes?

382
00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:43,562
[man] Something's been troubling me

383
00:17:43,645 --> 00:17:46,482
ever since
you won our manga award last year.

384
00:17:46,565 --> 00:17:48,442
I find your drawings unfortunate.

385
00:17:48,525 --> 00:17:50,778
Huh? Unfortunate? What?

386
00:17:50,861 --> 00:17:55,199
Storywise I do think you're keeping up
with the trends of manga today,

387
00:17:55,282 --> 00:17:59,495
but the drawings seem a little remedial
for the story you're trying to tell.

388
00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:02,081
You have to admit
these are pretty old-school.

389
00:18:02,164 --> 00:18:03,248
[man laughs dryly]

390
00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:06,335
And these?
I don't really like these drawings.

391
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:08,420
Just kidding. [laughs dryly]

392
00:18:10,172 --> 00:18:11,131
[sighs]

393
00:18:15,469 --> 00:18:17,054
[exhales slowly]

394
00:18:22,351 --> 00:18:23,185
[rustling]

395
00:18:24,228 --> 00:18:25,854
I can handle this.

396
00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,566
[man] Well,
keep working hard, Karino. Okay?

397
00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:31,693
Yeah. Thank you, sir. I will.

398
00:18:35,823 --> 00:18:39,159
[Karino] So my drawings
are too old-school?

399
00:18:39,243 --> 00:18:40,828
[sighs heavily]

400
00:18:41,411 --> 00:18:42,412
That sucks.

401
00:18:42,913 --> 00:18:44,331
-Well, coffee time--
-[bones crack]

402
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:45,958
[wincing]

403
00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,460
My lower back…

404
00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:52,714
[Karino] Oh, this sucks!
This really sucks! [straining]

405
00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:55,509
-Need heating pad!
-[doorbell rings]

406
00:18:55,592 --> 00:18:57,636
[Karino] Uh, I can't deal
with this right now.

407
00:18:57,719 --> 00:18:59,805
[Kotaro] Good sir, it is I.

408
00:18:59,888 --> 00:19:00,722
Huh?

409
00:19:01,223 --> 00:19:03,016
Yeah. It's open.

410
00:19:05,185 --> 00:19:06,562
Why good day to you, sir.

411
00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:08,480
May I ask why you are on the floor?

412
00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,107
What is it?

413
00:19:10,691 --> 00:19:13,068
Oh. I thought you should see this.

414
00:19:13,735 --> 00:19:14,695
[Karino] Band-Aids?

415
00:19:14,778 --> 00:19:16,864
[Kotaro] I tripped
while cleaning the walkway outside.

416
00:19:16,947 --> 00:19:18,699
[Karino] So that's what that sound was.

417
00:19:18,782 --> 00:19:21,159
I see you fell again today.

418
00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:23,829
Looks like an awful lot of Band-Aids
for a little scrape.

419
00:19:23,912 --> 00:19:25,122
-[Kotaro] Perhaps.
-[bird coos]

420
00:19:25,205 --> 00:19:28,625
However, I needed to properly clean
and cover the wounds fully.

421
00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:29,543
[Karino] Uh, oh.

422
00:19:30,127 --> 00:19:31,503
-How is it?
-[Karino] Huh?

423
00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:32,963
I knew it would sting,

424
00:19:33,046 --> 00:19:35,674
but disinfected it thoroughly,
in spite of the pain.

425
00:19:35,757 --> 00:19:37,301
That sounds about right.

426
00:19:37,384 --> 00:19:40,345
[Kotaro] I was prepared to suffer
and still followed through.

427
00:19:40,429 --> 00:19:41,638
Yeah. I get it.

428
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:43,432
-Well, so?
-[Karino] So what?

429
00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:45,100
Wait. Hang on a second.

430
00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:47,227
Do you want me to say "good job"?

431
00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:50,439
I'd be embarrassed
if you said it out loud.

432
00:19:50,522 --> 00:19:52,816
You should really be
more sensitive to others.

433
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:55,986
And you came over here
just to tell me about this?

434
00:19:56,069 --> 00:19:57,279
[Kotaro] Of course I did.

435
00:19:57,362 --> 00:20:01,074
Up until today, I was very fearful
of disinfecting my own scrapes.

436
00:20:01,158 --> 00:20:03,660
It was all I could do
just to get the bandages on straight.

437
00:20:03,744 --> 00:20:05,245
[Karino] Fine. You were fearful.

438
00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:08,498
So, why didn't you ask someone else
to do it for you?

439
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,167
[Kotaro] Ask who?

440
00:20:10,250 --> 00:20:11,919
I don't know. Your parents maybe?

441
00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:13,378
I mean… Uh…

442
00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:14,463
Oh, uh…

443
00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:16,298
-[bones cracking]
-Oh, crap! Ow, ow, ow!

444
00:20:16,924 --> 00:20:20,052
Since you, uh, did such a good job,
maybe you could help me out?

445
00:20:20,135 --> 00:20:20,969
Aye.

446
00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,888
[package rustling]

447
00:20:23,430 --> 00:20:25,807
-[Kotaro] All right. I've applied it.
-[Karino] Thanks.

448
00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:27,809
[calm orchestral music playing]

449
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:29,853
Would you mind
grabbing that marker for me too?

450
00:20:29,937 --> 00:20:30,771
Aye.

451
00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:34,316
All right. It's done.

452
00:20:35,108 --> 00:20:36,026
Tonosaman.

453
00:20:37,361 --> 00:20:40,530
Think of it
as a "thank you" for helping me out.

454
00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:42,491
-[Kotaro] It's…
-Hmm?

455
00:20:42,574 --> 00:20:43,617
[twinkling]

456
00:20:44,117 --> 00:20:45,661
…a job well done.

457
00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:47,454
[Karino] He smiled!

458
00:20:48,038 --> 00:20:50,666
Wait. Why am I surprised
that the kid smiled?

459
00:20:50,749 --> 00:20:53,502
Kids smile all the time
at all kinds of dumb, kid stuff,

460
00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:56,672
but I've never seen him smile before.

461
00:20:57,714 --> 00:21:01,593
And weirdly, I think I'm feeling
a bit more inspired to draw manga.

462
00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:04,680
However, this other picture
looks like an old man.

463
00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:07,641
[Karino] Uh, old man?
That's a picture of your face.

464
00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:09,893
[Kotaro] My face is far cuter than this.

465
00:21:09,977 --> 00:21:12,104
[Karino] That's what you look like to me.

466
00:21:12,187 --> 00:21:13,146
[doorbell ringing]

467
00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:14,064
-Huh?
-Huh?

468
00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,025
[man] Hmm. No answer.

469
00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,652
Maybe he's not home.

470
00:21:18,735 --> 00:21:20,195
[doorbell ringing]

471
00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:21,822
Do you know that guy?

472
00:21:21,905 --> 00:21:24,408
He seems really eager
for you to answer your door.

473
00:21:24,992 --> 00:21:27,119
You two are not acquainted?

474
00:21:28,370 --> 00:21:29,246
[Karino] Hmm?

475
00:21:29,788 --> 00:21:30,622
[grunts]

476
00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:32,708
[man growls]

477
00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:34,459
Hmm?

478
00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:39,673
Hey there, widdle Kotaro!

479
00:21:39,756 --> 00:21:41,091
I stopped by to play with you!

480
00:21:41,174 --> 00:21:42,009
[Karino] Widdle?

481
00:21:42,092 --> 00:21:44,219
I wanted to thank you for the tissues.

482
00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:45,804
It was so nice.

483
00:21:45,887 --> 00:21:48,348
[Karino] Tissues?
He lives in this apartment too?

484
00:21:48,849 --> 00:21:50,684
[Kotaro grunts] Unhand me!

485
00:21:50,767 --> 00:21:52,185
-Stop at once!
-[man] Oh… [laughing]

486
00:21:52,269 --> 00:21:53,812
[Kotaro] Release me, you knave!

487
00:21:53,895 --> 00:21:55,647
[Karino] What are you… Stop doing that!

488
00:21:55,731 --> 00:21:58,608
[Kotaro] I am bewildered
by your sudden affections.

489
00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:00,235
Do not approach me again!

490
00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,653
[man] All right.

491
00:22:01,737 --> 00:22:03,822
We're off to play in my room!

492
00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:07,284
-Unhand me, you fiend! Unhand me!
-[man laughing]

493
00:22:07,367 --> 00:22:09,119
102
TAMARU

494
00:22:09,202 --> 00:22:11,580
[man] I've got
the perfect gift for you, Kotaro.

495
00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:14,541
A stuffed Tonosaman doll!

496
00:22:14,624 --> 00:22:16,126
[funky music playing]

497
00:22:16,209 --> 00:22:18,253
What the heck
do you think you're doing here?

498
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:20,380
Yeah. I… I don't… I don't know.

499
00:22:21,381 --> 00:22:23,216
I shall accept this offering.

500
00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,385
However, you must keep your distance,

501
00:22:25,469 --> 00:22:27,095
tenant of Room 102.

502
00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:29,473
My name's Isamu Tamaru.

503
00:22:29,556 --> 00:22:32,059
You intend to hug me
and pat me on the head.

504
00:22:32,142 --> 00:22:33,685
Isn't that correct, you fiend?

505
00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:36,646
Oh, there's nothing wrong
with showing a little affection. Right?

506
00:22:36,730 --> 00:22:37,647
[Kotaro] Do not try it.

507
00:22:38,231 --> 00:22:42,360
[Karino] I don't think this kid does well
with affection or physical contact.

508
00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:45,614
[Isamu] Hey, look.
I'm just glad you liked the gift.

509
00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:48,575
I almost threw it away, you know?

510
00:22:49,076 --> 00:22:50,369
[Kotaro] Why did you buy it?

511
00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:54,539
Well, I actually bought it
for my little boy. You see?

512
00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,001
But I guess he kind of hates me right now.

513
00:23:00,003 --> 00:23:02,798
His mother said
he didn't want to see me again.

514
00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:07,386
So I wasn't able to give it to him.

515
00:23:09,805 --> 00:23:12,599
[Kotaro] Are you using me
as a replacement for your son?

516
00:23:12,682 --> 00:23:14,059
[grunts]

517
00:23:14,142 --> 00:23:15,769
[emotional music playing]

518
00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:22,651
[Kotaro] Then, I cannot accept.

519
00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:24,694
I will not take someone else's gifts.

520
00:23:25,445 --> 00:23:26,947
That is not what I want.

521
00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:30,408
You're offering a lie, not a gift.

522
00:23:32,953 --> 00:23:34,287
[chuckles nervously]

523
00:23:34,371 --> 00:23:35,580
You got me there.

524
00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:38,708
I'm sorry.

525
00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:46,591
[Kotaro] May I ask you…

526
00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:47,717
What is it?

527
00:23:48,301 --> 00:23:51,555
[Kotaro] The drawings that you made
for me on my bandages earlier,

528
00:23:52,472 --> 00:23:54,224
were they lies as well?

529
00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:57,686
[Karino] Uh,
you think my drawings are a lie?

530
00:23:57,769 --> 00:24:00,981
Then, why did you smile when you saw them?

531
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:02,649
Was that a lie?

532
00:24:03,650 --> 00:24:07,154
You know, I put a lot of thought
and effort into drawing those for you.

533
00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:15,412
[Kotaro] They are not a lie!

534
00:24:23,378 --> 00:24:24,337
I warn you

535
00:24:25,005 --> 00:24:26,756
not to get too carried away.

536
00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:30,093
-[chuckles nervously]
-[door closes]

537
00:24:30,594 --> 00:24:32,554
[Kotaro singing] ♪ Slash, slash, slash ♪

538
00:24:33,221 --> 00:24:35,390
♪ I'm super strong and kind ♪

539
00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:41,688
♪ You can call me Tonosaman ♪

540
00:24:41,771 --> 00:24:45,525
♪ I'm the strongest there is ♪

541
00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:50,655
♪ Tonosaman ♪

542
00:24:54,034 --> 00:24:56,036
[ending theme song playing]
is ♪