Tokyo Godfathers Page #4

That's why I told her...

...she'd never see a grandchild with his wife working in a club.

But she did get pregnant.

Well, a man and a woman...

They can always find time...

...to do what they must!

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Shinkocho 1-2-25, Maison Happiness Apt. 203

What if they ran out from this new place too?

What a horrible man!

Poor Sachiko!

Working to pay off her husband's gambling debts!

Right!

But I never thought of abandoning the kid!

Huh?

Nothing.

That's no reason to just dump the kid!

I've said that all along.

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Miyuki, Angel has come home. - Dad

Doesn't it ever get tired of snowing?

Thank you.

I wonder how we look to them.

Like a bum, a homo, a runaway and a foundling.

Kiyoko is God's messenger.

We're her servants.

Unpaid servants.

Paying for a father's sins.

Yeah.

If her father had been any good at all...

...we wouldn't be going through all this.

Even a good-for-nothing father never forgets a child.

I'm going out.

What's the matter with her?

A child never forgets its parents.

I never stop wanting...

...to see my daughter, just once.

So, she's alive?

Yeah.

And your wife?

I'm sure she's remarried...

...and living happily.

"Hello.

It's me, Miyuki."

Why did you split up?

Drinking and gambling.

What?!

J-Just like...

I'm a louse.

But I've always wanted to do something for her as a father.

Even just a little.

When I was gambling, this would have been nothing.

Now, I've had to sweat blood just to save 30,000 yen.

That's great, Gin-chan!

We can stuff ourselves!

Like hell!

Ishida speaking.

Miyuki?

Is that you?

Are you all right?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

Excuse me, but if you wouldn't mind...

"Get out," you mean?

Other customers might like to sit down.

There's hardly anyone here!

You guys stink!

What are you?

Homeless or something?

Does trash have kids too? Just like real people?

Who are you looking at?

Hold it, you!

Sir! No!

Hold it, I said, you low-life!

It's New Year's Sale time at The Food Store!

Come to The Food Store for all your special New Year's needs!

See in the New Year with your family!

Call an ambulance, quick.

R-Right!

I knew it!

Kiyoko really is the messenger of God!

Hey!

Hana-san!

Pull yourself together, Hana.

Hana-san!

Hana!

Following a recent gang and shooting incident...

...police are seeking a fugitive thought to be Latin American.

Hiruta Mitsuo, shot three times...

...in protecting the leader of his syndicate...

...will be questioned after he recovers from his wounds.

Isn't she cute?

When was she born?

Not long ago, I guess.

So, the mother...

I'm not.

What's her name?

Kiyoko.

Oh, my.

That's my name too.

What a coincidence.

Your friend is very weak.

Make sure he gets rest and proper nutrition.

Doctor!

Believe it or not, we're homeless.

I'm just a doctor.

Rest and nutrition don't fit with our lifestyle, you realize.

I can try to cure disease.

Lifestyle is something you have to fix.

All anyone can do is their best.

Take care.

The bill for today is 29,830 yen.

Bring your health-insurance card and you'll get a refund.

I'm sorry, Gin-chan!

Stop crying!

You'll get the bills all wet.

That's 30,000 yen.

Kiyoko?!

Dad?

So, you took up nursing.

I see.

I'm glad you're well.

Oh, yeah.

I'm just great.

How's your mother?

Fine.

Yeah?

That's good.

What are you doing now?

I'm in recycling.

I had to drop something off here.

You must hate me.

I was never any kind of a father to you.

But that 30,000 yen was money I'd saved up for you.

You may not believe it.

I always wanted to see you.

When I was little, Mom and I searched for you.

We even checked unidentified corpses.

After you disappeared, Mom ran the store herself.

The store?

It was hard for a woman to run a bicycle shop alone.

That's not quite the same as a bicycle racer.

Did you know?

The man you owed money to,

was shot and wounded the other day, you know.

He survived?!

I see.

That's a relief.

I thought you'd say that.

I ran up the debts, not him.

Thank that doctor for me.

He seems like a nice guy.

I'm getting married.

What?

Oh? That's good.

To him.

That's great!

But isn't he about my age?

He's been married.

His daughter got sick and died...

...and his wife followed her.

That man makes me so mad!

Aren't you moved?

Here's the address and phone number.

Yours?

The old house is gone.

Even if you can't now, call me sometime.

Kiyoko!

I've had about all I can stand!

Hana-san?

Telling us you were a racer!

I was always at the track.

Yeah, betting!

And your debts snowballed, so you couldn't face your family...

...and you ran and hid in a cardboard box!

Yes, damn it!

That's what your father is!

He can't bet, he's spineless, his feet stink and he can't drink!

He kills off his wife and daughter to buy sympathy!

He said you had an incurable disease!

With a father like that, you have my sympathy!

Is this how you repay me?!

Repay you?

Am I hearing right?

If we're talking about debt, I'm waiting for my change!

Debt's a concept you don't even understand!

You understand how to troll through garbage cans!

And how to get in debt and how to make babies.

Though you're not too good at raising them, are you?

And your debts you shove off on your wife.

Always running away, never doing anything right!

Running away's the only racing you ever did!

Miyuki-chan!

We're leaving!

Hana-san?

I guess he's better.

Should you have said that in front of her?

If she's his daughter, she'll forgive him.

Being able to speak freely...

...is the lifeblood of love.

Maybe I'm naive.

So, you're in love with him?

Don't be silly.

I'm the Weeping Red Devil.

What?

It's a story I love.

There was a red devil who wanted to be friends with people.

But since he was a devil, no one would go near him.

So, his friend, the blue devil, made a plan.

He'd wreak havoc among the people...

...and the red devil would save them.

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When you try to achieve something,

someone's bound to get hurt.

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You always have to sacrifice something.

The plan worked.

But the blue devil had to go away,

so they'd never know it was a trick.

It's a sad story.

But that means you leave.

Where will you go?

It's best for everyone when they're with their family.

Soon, we'll find Kiyoko's mother.

And then, what?

You don't have a real family!

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Numbers have been drawn for

the annual New Year's Jumbo Lottery.

Top prize in the 200-million-yen lottery is a very rare number.

Group 11, number 111, 111...

...is worth 50 million yen.

A different group pays 100,000 yen.

To repeat, the winning prize number is...

This just came in.

Police have released a sketch of an infant taken...

...from a hospital in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.

What are we going to do now?

We've come all the way here, but we don't have her address!

The geezer's got it!

Let's go back.

Where are you going?

The police!

What?

You hated that idea!

I was just ego-tripping.

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