My Home Hero (マイホームヒーロー)

It simply terrifies me to imagine

losing somebody I love.

I'm scared because I'm weak.

Perhaps the day will come when all of this will be forgiven.

MY HOME HERO EPISODE ONE

ONE WEEK AGO

TOSU TETSUO, KASEN, REIKA

Honey!

- Yes? -Anything you want me to ask Reika?

Let's see, nope.

There must be something!

What about if she's made friends at university?

Or how living alone is going or if she's eating well.

She has four good friends in the same university club as her.

She loves living alone,

and she's even started cooking for herself.

Is that right? How'd you know all that?

Well, I am her mother.

We meet three times a week and I message her every day.

And yet I had a hard time just getting her to come for lunch today.

You know, I bet Reika has prepared something this year.

Something for your birthday present!

See you later, honey!

Have a good time!

Enjoy.

Let me read your palm.

This line here…

There's something in your hair.

What would I do if Reika met some playboy like that?

It's from Reika!

Late by 30 minutes?

While I'm waiting,

I'll check out the reaction to the mystery novel I posted.

I can always count on you, Agatha Christel.

You even give me advice on the killer's tricks.

Let me take a few notes.

Just take notes in your smartphone.

Oh! Reika!

Hmm?

Since when did my daughter become a celebrity?

Give me a break. Anyway, are you still writing that stuff?

You'll be able to read my new novel soon.

- No, thanks. -No, thanks?

- Excuse me. - Yes!

- The A set sirloin steak. -Yes, miss.

-I'll have the pork cutlet. -Right away, sir.

Pork cutlet again?

What about your health?

Please stop, I heard enough about that from my doctor.

Is that right?

What could it be this year?

Reika never fails to prepare a homemade birthday gift.

I really love her.

And last year…

TETSUO'S ADVENTURE

Surprise.

She practiced so hard for this.

There. I call that Tetsuo's Theme .

That was this year's present.

But I'm never playing it again.

What?

If you really want to hear it,

you can buy this CD for 30,000 yen--

I'll buy it.

Thank you for your purchase!

My phone…

it's not here.

Reika?

Did you hurt yourself?

Take off your mask and sunglasses.

- I just bumped into something. - Reika!

Take them off.

What happened to your face?

I told you, I bumped into something.

With your face? How many times?

Someone's done that to you. Tell me. Who was it?

Don't tell me.

-A boyfriend? -Why do you assume that?

-Calm down. -How can I be calm? I'm your father!

I hate that type of line.

-I'm going to school. - Wait right there.

-Reika! -Sorry for the wait!

-The pork cutlet and the A set sirloin. - Thanks.

- -

Hello, Tosu speaking.

Thank you very much.

Yes.

A doll with broken packaging?

-I'm very sorry. I'll bring a new one. - You hit Reika?

She tried kicking me out, saying her dad was coming or something,

-so I gave her a good beating! -

Damn, you hit her in the face

right before she was going to meet her dad?

I told her, "I'll kill you if you squeal!" So don't worry.

- Man, you're crazy! - Pure evil!

Oy.

-You got a problem, old man? -Sorry.

I'll kill you.

-Watch out! -

- -

It must be a coincidence.

A hostess club in the middle of the day?

30,000 yen for one hour!

Welcome.

I'm not a customer.

Then what the hell are you doing here?

You were just following our guys, right?

Your guys? Wait, are you yakuza--

- Come with me. -

Someone help!

- Say cheese! -

Old man,

I wouldn't bother going to the police if I were you.

Here.

What a mess.

- -

KASEN

Hi, honey.

Well? Did you meet up with Reika?

Reika?

Yeah, she's just fine.

Oh, yeah! What was her present this year?

This year?

I didn't get one this year.

Don't worry, I know she'll get you something.

- I bet she's just still working on it. -

Right.

Honey…

Work has suddenly come up.

I won't be home for dinner.

What? But I prepared a birthday dinner for you.

Sorry, sorry! I'll eat it when I get home then.

See you.

all that was left was anger,

and the fear that something might happen to Reika.

Who was it? Don't tell me. A boyfriend?

I'll kill you if you squeal!

I had to find out the truth.

Nobody's here?

She's not back yet.

Hmm? No sign of any man.

None at all!

There was one after all…

The sign of a man.

Oy!

Oy, Reika!

- -Oy! You in there, Reika?

Open up now or I'll knock you out!

What the… It's open.

Oy, Reika!

Damn, she's not even here.

I knew it. It's the guy from before.

- -

Hey, Kubo.

- Where are you, Nobuto? -

- Take this! -

Some chick's place.

Anyway, did you find out how much Reika's grandaddy has?

Yeah, the shop they own is a major player in the Japanese clothes market.

I'd say they have at least eight billion in total assets.

Eight billion!

Who knew Tosu's Japanese Garments were making bank?

- - Tosu's Japanese Garments?

That's Kasen's parents' place.

All right, let's hurry up and make that eight billion ours.

The boss is asking for a lot this month, right?

- - The boss? What does that mean?

Plus, Reika has really been pissing me off recently.

Let's just do it already.

Nobuto, turn on the TV.

The TV?

At approximately 11 a.m. this morning,

skeletal remains were discovered in the Onobe mountains of Yamanashi.

According to police,

- the body is roughly 155 to 160cm tall. -That's Yumi, isn't it?