Cold Fish Page #2

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The rain has stopped.

Thank you for everything.

It's nothing.

Mitsuko, we'll be waiting!

- See you all later.

- Thank you very much.

Our blue planet, Earth was

born 4.6 billion years ago.

And 4.6 billion years from now

Earth will end its life.

Mitsuko, isn't it beautiful?

Yes. Thank you for bringing me here.

It's so beautiful and twinkly...

Just like the fish in the shop.

You're right! I love your shop, Dad.

I love you, Mum and Dad.

I love everybody.

COLD FISH:

It's another beautiful day to work.

Keep your spirits high

and a sunny disposition!

Keep your spirits high

and a sunny disposition!

What can be done now, do now!

What can be done now, do now!

Very good.

There's a new girl starting today.

Come over here.

This is Mitsuko Shamoto.

Say hi, everyone.

Nice to be here.

Loud and clear, girls!

Welcome aboard!

I can feel your energy.

Mitsuko will be fine with us.

- Thank you.

- We'll take good care of her.

I'd like to discuss

Mitsuko's future with Mrs. Shamoto.

You can go now, Mr. Shamoto.

Are you sure?

Certainly, I'll have my

husband drive your wife home.

You're so generous, ma'am.

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm Yuko Sawada, I'll take

care of your daughter, Mitsuko.

She'll do fine.

You have nothing to worry about.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I'll do my best.

Fujino Town Planetarium

Good morning, sir!

This is your dorm where your new life begins.

This is awesome!

You look happy...

I'm out of that shitty house!

Don't say that!

Your father worries about you.

Don't forget you're at work.

You have 10 minutes.

Put on your uniform.

OK.

Mitsuko, you're honest! I like that.

I hated school and my parents too!

I really hated studying

but one thing I've always loved is fish!

Do you love fish, Mitsuko?

Not Dad's fish, but I love your fish.

They're cute.

Good, you love fish.

Then Uncle Yukio loves Mitsuko too!

Mitsuko, this is your uniform.

Thank you.

Awesome!

I don't know how to thank

you for all you've done...

No, don't thank me.

It benefits us having Mitsuko work here.

More importantly,

this will help her function in society.

Yes.

Mitsuko is a grown-up now.

I won't go easy on her.

I appreciate it.

Pretty fish, isn't it?

Is this a male Ahli?

They're hard to tell apart

but this is a female Eros.

Is it a female?

Pretty, isn't she?

Come on, take a better look.

She's so beautiful.

Do you know why she's so beautiful?

Because she knows that she's attractive.

She knows how to attract male fish.

You could say it's like a magnet

and black sand.

You're so young, Mrs. Shamoto.

So Mitsuko is your stepdaughter?

I know how hard it is.

Mitsuko's acting up because

you two don't get along.

I can see that you think

it's your fault.

You blame yourself for everything.

You blame yourself for her

shoplifting, don't you?

Come now. Sit down.

You can't take it all on yourself.

You smoke behind your

husband's back, don't you?

Yes.

Mitsuko told me.

She's quick to compare you

with her dead mother.

It's quite natural.

She's young, you know...

Her mother didn't smoke, you see...

Little things like that get to her.

Go on.

Take one.

It's sanctioned here.

You don't have to worry.

Smoke it.

Inhale.

Actually your husband is to blame, too.

He won't stand up to his own daughter.

So he tells you to quit smoking instead.

But what he has to do...

is make a point to his daughter

by letting you smoke.

He should say,

Taeko, you can smoke!

Mitsuko will just have to put up with it!

I think that he should discipline her

for your sake.

I know you're tired.

Get undressed.

Now.

Take it off.

Come on.

Take it off.

Hit me please.

Please.

Hit me more.

More.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Mr. Murata.

It's awfully nice of you.

Thank you, sir.

Listen, Mr. Shamoto.

Want to see a rare fish I've imported?

You know the Ultra Scarlet?

- Uh-huh...

- Go, honey. I'll take care of the shop.

Get in!

Sorry, but I need to discuss

something with my wife.

Too bad, what a shame!

What a happy couple!

I'll see you soon.

Thanks for driving her home!

How can you turn him down?

What do you mean?

He's imported some fish

from the Amazon.

They're very rare and precious

tropical fish.

He's planning to farm the fish.

He wants you to be his

business partner.

He told me it would be a

good enterprise.

Really.

You're not interested in business.

- Taeko.

- What?

Do you remember the planetarium?

What about it?

I've been thinking about

how we went there...

And?

I want to go there with you again.

Don't ignore Mr. Murata's proposal!

He knows what he's doing.

We just met yesterday.

It's going too fast...

He's taking care of Mitsuko.

It's too good an offer to refuse.

Talk to Mr. Murata just once, please!

He said he could make

tens of millions!

- Tens of millions!

- Right.

I think you should be friends with him.

Mr. Murata is always thinking about

what he can do for us.

I know but...

And he understands you very well.

He's incredible.

If we are all to be happy.,

we have to take this step.

...right.

Hello.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Hello.

Mitsuko...

It looks like an alligator, Mr. Yoshida

but it's a garpike.

I ate one once for the hell of it.

- Tasty?

- Sh*t, no!

Hello.

Mr. Shamoto, thanks for making

yourself available!

Mr. Shamoto?

This is Mr. Yoshida.

He's my business partner.

I'm Shamoto, nice to meet you.

Hello, my name is Tsutsui.

I'm Mr. Murata's legal consultant.

I've already told them

about you, Mr. Shamoto.

Don't worry, I didn't mention our secret!

What's that about?

Come on, Mr. Murata!

What are you ashamed of?

We Japanese men do nothing

that makes us feel guilty.

Yuko! Is Mitsuko's working hard?

Yes, she is. Right, Mitsuko?

Mr. Shamoto, come over here.

I have a male and a female arowana.

They're 10 million yen each.

We can make billions by breeding them.

I had to pay a lot for them

in the Amazon.

I fought for a discount but

they don't come any cheaper!

So gentlemen, you are here today

for a special occasion.

I want you to meet our new

business partner.

Mr. Shamoto is a very reliable man.

I'm very happy to have him on board.

Mr. Yoshida, we have another

decent man joining us

on our lucrative investment.

Are you sure this fish is

worth so much, Skipper?

Oh, not that again!

As we're the first,

it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Only the first one wins.

My company, Amazon Gold,

backs it 100%. We can't lose.

What does Mr. Shamoto think?

Any venture requires an initial investment.

Amazon Gold has a page ad in

the monthly Friends of Fish.

It'll yield profit in no time.

Look at this, Mr. Yoshida.

We have a full-page color ad

on the back of every issue.

Only Amazon Gold runs such a campaign.

But I'm concerned about the price, Skipper.

You saw our Guo bei jin long,

didn't you?

But I've heard that

the most expensive fish are

about a million yen.

Who told you that nonsense?

A fish expert I know.

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