What about your fiancée?
She's the daughter of Asakaze Trading, remember?
Huh?
Takahito?
And so...
What kind of woman is she?
Here you go.
Try it.
Thank you.
Thanks for the meal.
How is it?
It's delicious.
I'm glad.
Thank you.
Oh, right.
I want your input.
On what?
I want to tell everyone on the team about us.
If that's okay.
Of course, I'm fine with it.
Good.
I'll tell them when the timing's right today.
If you feel unwell,
the others will help if they know the situation.
Oh, right...
That's true.
Thank you.
Alright, eat up.
Okay.
Oh, what about you?
Oh, I'm fine.
Then have just one bite.
Open up.
The onions might be undercooked.
Huh? It's delicious!
No, no, I could have made them softer.
No, no, this firmness is just right.
The eggs are hard too.
Not at all.
Maybe I'll gather up the unneeded files. [Episode 5]
Sir, I saw the interview article.
People love it.
You explained our concept so clearly too.
I heard the ad views are high too.
The ad agency said so.
You really are amazing, sir.
Thank you.
Excuse me for a moment.
Okay.
Hey.
I'm planning to tell everyone now.
Okay.
I'll come with you.
Sasaki, we have several products actually lined up over here.
Everyone.
Sorry to interrupt.
Good work today.
Could I have your attention for a moment?
Sure.
Please sit.
Thanks to all of you, the project is going smoothly.
For the sewing, which was one of our concerns,
I've secured two major companies.
It looks like we can proceed without any problems.
That's great!
Time to do our best!
Keep managing the schedule with ample leeway
and strive to maintain quality.
Got it!
There's one more thing.
It's something personal
that I want to share with you.
Shiori Hanai... and I
are getting married.
Wait, you and Shiori?!
How long have you been dating?
Shiori, I had no idea!
Congratulations!
Did you know?
I didn't notice at all!
Congratulations!
Thank you.
And one more thing.
She is currently carrying our child.
Oh! Congratulations!
A baby too, how wonderful!
If Shiori isn't feeling well, please support her.
Of course, we'll help her.
That's what a team is for!
Um, since we're on the subject, I'd like to ask...
What part of Shiori made you fall in love with her?
I was drawn
to her hard work
and her honest, straightforward way of seeing people.
And that's the Shiori I want to be with
for the rest of my life.
That's beautiful!
Gosh, I'm getting red just hearing that!
Please invite the whole team to the wedding, okay?
Please, please!
Pardon me?
I'll dance.
I can do any style of dance.
Oh, that's right.
I'll try to cook this time and make something good.
Thank you.
Then let's stop by the mart on the way home.
Okay.
Let's get some pork and an eggplant.
Long time no see, Takahito.
Rena.
You're back in Japan?
Oh, you haven't heard?
Thanks to my results at the American branch,
I've been appointed General Manager of Japan.
So...
You're the one the chairman told me about, right?
Huh?
Nice to meet you.
I'm Rena Asakaze.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Shiori Hanai.
Besides, what about your fiancée?
She's the daughter of Asakaze Trading, remember?
Hey, Takahito.
What do you plan to do about our engagement?
What do you mean?
We both know it was our parents who decided it, not us.
Is that so?
I've been taking it seriously.
Takahito, do you really understand your position?
Position?
If you think about your future as the head of the Seko Group,
I'm the right person for you.
You can take that.
Hello?
Sorry, now's not...
What?
Got it.
I'll be right back.
What happened?
An urgent issue, apparently.
I'll go direct them at the office.
Sorry, Shiori, but do you mind heading home ahead of me?
Okay.
Rena.
Watch what you say around Shiori.
Sure thing.
See you.
Um, I'll be going then.
You know...
Takahito must really love you.
I've never seen him with such a gentle face before.
But...
shouldn't you step aside while you're still happy?
Huh?
You're bringing unhappiness to the Seko family and Takahito.
Oh, sorry to suddenly bring this up.
But it's the truth.
That's...
Three hundred billion yen.
As an Asakaze,
that's how much I can promise him.
Three hundred billion?
If we get married and the merger becomes real,
that's how much the Seko Group's annual revenue will grow.
So, what can you offer?
You're not going to say cooking or laundry, are you?
That stuff can be outsourced.
There are things you can't measure with money alone.
Oh, really?
Then what else is there?
I...
I love Takahito.
And Takahito loves me...
and the baby I'm carrying.
Pardon me,
but you're from a perfectly ordinary family, don't you?
Do you understand what it means
to burden that child with the weight of the Seko Group?
That's...
It's that child who will struggle and suffer.
This child will
suffer?
In my case, the chairman approves of me,
and I've known Takahito since we were young.
What about you?
I'm still learning about him.
Of course you are.
You were strangers until just recently.
Takahito has disliked eggplant since he was a child,
and as an adult, he's learned to force himself to eat it.
He can eat it if it's in the dishes made by the French chef the Seko family uses.
Oh, I wasn't supposed to say that, was I?
I know everything Takahito likes.
But...
- I intend to learn from now on-- - How devoted.
Has he introduced you to anyone from his past?
That's...
As for me,
we have mutual acquaintances without the need for introductions.
To them, I can act like his wife right away.
What about you?
Come here.
I'll show you how important Asakaze Bussan is to Takahito,
and that we live in different worlds.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
Sorry, I'm late.
Ah, dinner will be ready soon.
Sorry, I wanted to finish it before you got home.
It's fine.
More importantly, did Rena say anything to you after that?
No.
Nothing at all.
Rena went home after that,
and I went to the mart on my way home.
Takahito?
If you're worried about anything, Shiori, please tell me.
I'll come running no matter what.
Thank you.
But I'm fine.
Oh, Chairman Suda!
Sorry.
She's here! So cute!
Welcome back.
Thank you.
Long time no see.
Everyone.
Thank you so much for gathering here today.
Having just returned to Japan,
I'm thrilled to be welcomed by so many of you.
Allow me to make an announcement to everyone once more.
I, Rena Asakaze, have been officially appointed
General Manager of Japan.
Asakaze Bussan will continue to move forward thanks to all of you.
We are also considering
cooperation with the Seko Group in the future.
Actually, today,
a representative from the Seko Group is here.
I'd like to ask her to say a few words.
Ms. Hanai, please.
Huh?
Come on up.
Ms. Hanai.
Could you tell us
about the Seko Group's future prospects?
Huh?
Um...
Well...
I...
Keiichi?
Are you okay?
Not at all.
You just keep growing.
No, no.
Hey, Takahito. You're late.
Sorry.
But I probably can't stay long.
What? You just got here.
Oh, right.
The chairman is over there. It's been a while, hasn't it?
Yeah.
Let's go say hello.
Calmed down?
Thank you.
There are so many people, it's kind of dizzying.
Yeah...
Why are you here?
Am I not allowed?
That's not what I meant.
As a salesperson, I came to network.
I also want to compete on a bigger stage.
Oh, I see.
Still, I feel kind of out of place here.
Everyone's so celebrity-like, I'm tired too.
Yeah.
Like we live in different worlds.
CEO Seko is
really amazing, isn't he?
Even from a different department,
I hear about how much people love his work.
I see.
Compared to him, I just...
relied on you in the end.
Huh?
I was frustrated when the CEO came down on me that day,
but my mind's clearer now.
I see.
You've changed a bit.
Hmm?
I think I'll head home now.
Okay.
Oh.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Hey, do you know the Asakaze Bussan heiress?
Won't you introduce me?
Huh?
I want a chance to make a comeback.
Please.
I told you, right?
I want to compete on a bigger stage.
She'll listen if you're the one who asks, right?
Don't you agree, Shiori?
And there's the company.
I wonder who that is with Shiori.
They look pretty close.
Don't you think an ordinary person like that is a better match for her?
Maybe she'd be happier that way.
Takahito!
Shiori,
let's go home.
Being here's bad for your health.
All the factories we ordered from are pulling out?
We have to restart from scratch.
Will we ever become a real family?
Looks like the project has hit a snag.
Shall I help you?
But on one condition.