Hebi ichigo Page #4

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everyone we know, that's spiteful

I thought your father was solid

as a rock, straight as an arrow

So I kept this family together,

never complaining

Now everything's shot to sh*t

What's going to happen?

What's gonna happen now?

Mother

Lucky you, huh

You saw Aunt Kimiko

Once a girl leaves her family,

what does she care?

Hurry up and marry into

some fine family

This family's screwed

Just screwed

I said, listen!

What?

You're sure lively,

all of a sudden

Lively?

Sorry

Hello?

Yes, I'll be right there

Thank you

Frankly, I was shocked

I'm so sorry, Kamata san

But thank goodness,

I feel so much better, seeing you

That lawyer really saved the day

I'm sure he'll work it all out

The way he parted the crowd

That was really cool

I'm sorry

That's actually my big brother

What?

You have a big brother?

He's a lawyer?

He's not?

It sounds strange, but he can

talk his way out of anything

You mean, he made it all up?

He's really odd

He got Dad so angry,

he left the family 10 years ago

Your brother, huh?

He was a real oddball,

even for our family

Oh, yeah?

Actually, he fits right in

I'm starting to lose my grip

Frankly, you scare me

Why'd you even introduce me

to them?

All that cozy family stuff,

turns out to be a big lie, right?

And I was genuinely moved

Guess I was a fool

to fall for it

Fall for it?

I even told my folks about it

"Our family may be wealthy,

"but the Akechis seem to have

something we don't"

Made my own Mom and Dad

stop to think

What am I supposed

to tell them now?

"I guess having

money's the answer?"

Just wait a minute

- Whatever

- Whatever?

What'll you do?

You can't

just waltz right back to school

I've taken time off

through tomorrow

Nobody at school knows

about us, do they?

What?

I'll just pretend

I don't know, either

Meaning?

So, until things settle down

Why don't you calm down

and really think things over

Well, I guess,

if you really get stuck,

try calling me

"If I really get stuck?"

What does that mean?

What do you expect?

"What do you expect?"

How can you say that?

I have no idea

you're talking about

Just for the record,

I didn't know anything

You feel deceived,

but so do I

The kitchen's closing

We're fine

Thank you

Kamata san!

You staying?

You're hopeless

Really hopeless

I can do it, watch

Look, look

Keep it there, on your thighs

Shut up

Shut up

Wow, he's got more

This is everything

You swear?

That's right

Positive there aren't IOU's

to friends, or notes and stuff?

That's it

I really suggest you come clean

I'm not a crook

Trust me, there's more

There isn't

Yes there is

All right, that's enough

No point bickering about it now

And Mom, stop pissing and moaning

and start sorting those into piles, OK

What's a little bit of debt,

compared to the evils

of the world, right, Dad?

In any case, try to remember

Go back over all

your appointments and notes

But man, for an unemployed guy, you

you sure had a lot of lenders

Dad, I think you've got real talent

Not for me to say,

but no wonder they have it in for you

You know what a lawyer would

charge to get you out of this mess?

But you'd better

get it sorted out now,

or some jerk'll come after you

again and you're back to square one

Excuse me

I'll clear these

We're about ready to close

Thank you

Man, you're in

a real tight spot

Mom, I know you always keep

your own stash

I need you to hand it all over

Nothing stashed...

OK, then insurance or a pension plan

you bought without telling anyone

I know you, Mother, you're cautious

You've got something

If you cash all those in,

you might just squeak by

But those are...

How'd you pay the premiums?

I agonized every day for 30 years,

over whether to

give up coffee or cigarettes

I've always made do,

so we'd make it if you keeled over

How dare you, b*tch

Now, now, now

There's go to be

2 or 3 million here

Not after we pay off

the funeral costs

Dammit! That's because you insisted

on that fancy Buddhist name

and that hardwood coffin

Plywood's fine

It's just for burning

Why's it all my fault?

I only wanted to send

your father off in style

What's wrong with that!

Bankruptcy

I'm sorry

I misread it

It's impossible, I'm sorry

The balance puts you

just over the edge

If only Dad had some income,

we could structure debt payments

You've got zero money coming

into this household, right?

Impossible

No, not Tomoko

That's cruel

Tomoko's done nothing wrong

No, you can't

But bankruptcy...

Bankruptcy, what's that?

It's OK

I'm sure Tomoko will help out

No you can't

You can't say that, Mother

But what's bankruptcy, Shuji

All your debts get

wiped off the books

But they take every

last one of your assets

In other words,

everything you have here,

and this house

The house?

And what about...

after that?

What do you do,

with no place to live?

Say, Dad

suppose we say you have no assets

Shift the house and your savings

out of your name

But if they're not in my name,

they might as well take them

What if they stayed in the family?

...the Governor has

denied the charges, while

...the Governor has

denied the charges, while

the executive has

confessed to them

Tomorrow, the pollce will re-arrest his

former secretary on bribery charges,

and secure search warrants

for City Hall

Our next story

In an Incident yesterday afternoon,

during the funeral for Ogi Michlo,

Professor Emeritus of Kyonan Unlversity,

at a funeral home in Seno City,

48 funeral offering envelopes,

totaling 1.2 million yen,

intended for hls widow,

were stolen by persons unknown

Given simllarities between

yesterday's incident and

the 6 other funeral robberies

that have plagued

greater Tokyo

since last November,

the pollce suspect the same...

So pretty

Diamonds are so pretty

I never wear it

You sure?

Go right ahead

Try it on

No thanks

C'mon

It's falling off

I used to be plump

Lost weight

You never noticed things before

When I was around,

Grandpa still drove his truck

Hale and hearty

Grandma was still here, right?

Isn't that right?

It just feels so strange

No warning or nothin'

They just up and go

He had a peaceful death

He was 83, that's plenty long

Don't tell anyone else, OK, Mom

I'm sure you did your best,

knowing you, Mother

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Shuji

No more of that, now

Your mother loved you, Shuji

I always wanted you to be with us

I don't care

Living in this house,

I just felt like I was choking

The whole time, I couldn't bear it

You see how your father is

Tomoko's a good girl,

but she's so perfect,

I can never relax

It's so boring

Tomoko's a good girl

Shuji, you're completely crazy,

but so much fun...

If you'd been here,

at least I'd have had a little fun

Thank God you're back

I can't imagine

if you hadn't...

You've got a point

C'mon, stay with us forever

Forever? Well, at least

until this thing's cleared up

Oh, c'mon, stay with us forever

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