Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (グッドライフ〜ありがとう、パパ。さよなら〜)

I remember the day I was born.

It was a clear morning in March.

A really nice day.

Even on a day like that

Daddy was worried about getting his new leather shoes wet.

I was really scared that Dad might drop me.

Daddy had a strange look on his face.

So I shook his hand.

Nice to meet you, Daddy.

Please take care of me, even though I may be an incompetent son.

There's no way I'd remember that, you say?

I'm not lying. I really do remember.

Because at that time...

Daddy was crying.

6 years later

2 weeks later

We apologize deeply

for causing great inconvenience and concern

to our customers.

Please clarify where the responsibility lies.

Why hasn't a formal apology been made to the injured party yet?

One question at a time, please.

I'm Sawamoto from Sanwa Shimbun.

Is it true that

there was nothing you could do to prevent

the recent injury accident?

Our company runs tests on a regular basis,

but unfortunately the defect did not surface during those tests.

-You're saying that's why the product continued to be sold. -Yes.

We find it extremely regrettable too

that such an accident occurred.

Let's quit lying.

This is your company's internal information

which demonstrates that 13 accidents had occurred

in the past 10 years.

Your former executive director testified for us.

He stated clearly that

the management was aware of the danger,

but continued to ignore the problem.

Regrettably,

that is solid proof that the apparent defect was

covered up by the organization.

Can I assume that

your non-denial means you're acknowledging this fact?

Oh, it's another article by your dad.

He's amazing. Are you going to be a gifted journalist like your dad when you grow up?

Yeah!

Do you want to read together? Yeah!

-Capybara-san is a rodent, you know. -Next please.

The ears are different on seal lions and seals.

-A seal's ear is a hole. -Next please.

The blue whale's like this.

It's bigger than a pool.

-Wak-kun's an animal expert, aren't you? -Not really~

-Shall I give you an "atta boy"? -Yeah!

-Tell me about this one next. -Okay.

I hereby award you the President's Award.

Congratulations.

President's award's getting old for you.

It's too much of a good thing.

They take up space at home.

This is still confidential, but

there's talk of your promotion to editor at the next round of personnel change.

It's almost unprecedented at your age. That's impressive.

Is that right? Getting away from the scene and taking it easy

...might not be a bad thing.

But the problem is whether I can count on these young guys.

Young guys, huh.

Kojima from your section...pay more attention to him.

In fact, we could even give him some time off.

You're so considerate, Buchou.

Getting cozy and chummy for a comfortable work environment.

That's why the other papers don't take us seriously.

I refuse to be a loser.

Tell me about kangaroos tomorrow, okay?

-Yeah! -See you.

Bye bye.

-Whose is this~? -Whose is this~?

-Whose is this~? -It's mine!

-Whose is this~? -It's mine.

Whose is this~?

It's Wak-kun's!

He calls himself Wak-kun. Dork~.

Dork. He's so girlie.

Mommy.

Mommy! I'm home!

Wak-kun's home!

I'm home.

They say getting promoted to editor at my age is unprecedented.

But then,

we don't have any decent talent around.

Was the Hirota Electronics press conference on the news?

Rabbits are surprisingly expressive with their emotions.

They have very expressive faces, like when they're mad or want to be cuddled

What happened. Bath's not even ready.

But when sad or painful things happen,

they may stop eating or get sick in the stomach.

Rabbits are very sensitive animals.

Hey, Waku. Hi.

Where's Mom?

Divorce Paper Sawamoto Kaori

Since that day, my family became just me and Daddy.

Natto, mix mix. Natto, mix mix...

Hurry up and get ready for school.

Okay.

Where's Wak-kun's clothes?

Huh?

-Socks. -...Socks.

Hurry up and eat.

Any movement on the Hirota Electronics case?

Daddy~, the monster came! -Huh?

The one sock monster.

The one sock monster comes and takes one sock.

Just wear those for today.

If anything happens, you can call on this cell, okay?

Mom...went on a trip.

She'll be home soon.

That's right. Mommy told me she was going out.

Really? When?

She said she wanted to go to the amusement park and ride the pumpkin on the merry-go-round.

And...and... the one you ride on the elephant's back too...

Dad has to go to work.

Maruyama Sensei! Wake up, please. Time to get to work.

5 more minutes.

-Wake up~! -Taiyou!

-What the... -Hey! Get out, get out.

Hey, hey, hey! There's still some soup left.

I'm gonna nuke it and have it for lunch.

You have to eat a balanced meal.

Set an example for the children.

Then Yuka-chan, will you make my dinner tonight?

Sorry. I have no interest in divorced men.

-Hello. -Hello.

I'm looking for Maruyama Sensei of Pediatrics? -Yes~. That's me.

I'm the CLS, Konno Nanami. I'm going to be working here starting today.

CLS...Oh~.

This is Konno Nanami-san. She'll be working with you starting

-today as a CLS. -I'm Konno.

Um~ CLS is the acronym for Child Life Specialist.

In the U.S., we're recognized as a member of the medical team

who specialize in providing psychological and sociological support

to hospitalized children.

I got my degree at an American university myself,

and after completing my internship at Saint James Hospital...

Okay, okay! That's enough formal greeting.

This is Nanami-chan. Please help her out, everyone.

-Nice to meet you. -What is CLS?

I met her for the first time too, but... she's cute.

-Huh? -Then,

let's get to work.

Excuse me, Sensei. So where should I start...

For the time being, I'll leave it up to you, so do whatever you want.

Huh?

I'm counting on you to carry out your duties as the first CLS of our ward.

You can do it. You can do it!

You can do it?

Good morning.

-Kojima. -Yes.

Didn't you tell me yesterday that you couldn't interview the suspect's mother?

Yes.

Looks like the other papers were able to.

Yes. I'm sorry.

Um... She was quite elderly, and

sh..she was hospitalized due mental stress... -Explanation's too long. Say it in one sentence.

I'm sorry. I'll take the responsibility.

Responsibility?

Did you say responsibility?

Is there even such a thing as a responsibility you can take?

Prosecutor General Sawamoto

-is rigorously questioning the defendant. -He's going to hear you.

Answer right away. Don't waste my time.

I'm sorry.

Kojima, you're a kind-hearted guy, aren't you.

If you want to preserve that kindness,

you're better off volunteering or working for some human rights organization.

-What. -Nothing...I'm sorry.

I won't mess up next time. I'll go cover a story.

Hey, Sawa.

Don't be so hard on the young guy.

Things are different from our times.

Show me some results before you say stuff like that.

Tani-san, what was that special feature you did.

-There was hardly any content. -Chief.

About that incident in Minato-ku.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Is this Sawamoto-san?

Yes it is.

My name is Ninomiya, a lawyer.

Lawyer?

I'd like to set up with a meeting with you.

Regarding you and your wife's divorce.

Wak-kun!

What's wrong? You look down. Did something happen? Did you get bullied?

Are you sure? You can tell me anything.

Look! Waku has a cell phone.

You're not supposed to have a cell phone at school.

-Sensei~ Waku has a cell phone. -Don't!

-Sensei~! -That's my daddy's. Don't!

Wak-kun?