White Album 2nd Season

December 24th, 1986 (Wednesday)

Yunagi Municipal Hospital

Hey, what're you doing?

Haruka-chin!

What's gotten into everybody? Who died?

Nobody died.

Don't talk like that in here.

Sorry.

Who might you be?

Just a playful spirit.

Page 14 I've never been able to tune properly. I keep thinking that it could sound better.

Stock index at 18,909 yen Yen trading at 160 yen to the dollar

What?! They're trying to take advantage of us.

We have no choice. Deposit a billion yen at their price!

The Elusive Rina Ogata!

A Christmas Miracle "Little Sister" Yuki Morikawa also performed well.

Standing Ovation! You aren't the "Little Sister" anymore!

Sakuradan Defeated! Booed when they forget the lyrics.

Ogata Alliance Complete Victory!! Rina Ogata & Yuki Morikawa were on fire!

Yuki.

You came to see him?

My manager told me.

Oh.

Fuji-kun went to get his father's belongings.

How is his father?

It's his heart.

What?

It seems it's been weak for a while.

Fuji-kun had no idea.

His heart?

Yeah.

It... wasn't hemorrhoids?

Is that what Fuji-kun told you?

Yuki.

Come on, Yuki.

There's nothing to worry about.

He's going to have surgery in the new year.

He'll be fine. He's still young.

The doctor, himself, said that he'll get better.

This is hardest on Fuji-kun.

Are you relatives?

No-

Yes.

He's awake now.

You're...

Yuki Morikawa.

You haven't changed.

No, I mean,

you've aged beautifully.

I'm sorry you have to see me like this.

Where's that stupid son of mine?

Oh, he's home.

He wants to talk to you.

But you don't seem to have much free time.

I...

I'm okay.

I like Touya-kun the way he is.

Don't.

Yuki, your manager...

Why did you let her go home?!

You knew I was coming back!

You could have stalled for a bit.

That's what a normal person would do.

She seemed busy, unlike you.

I had her leave at once.

Besides, Yuki-san-

Morikawa-san didn't come to see you.

She came to visit me.

Whatever. That was just a ruse to see me!

Geez, acting so lecherous right up to the second you collapsed;

you-

Where do you think you are?

Mr. Kouzou Fuji

Do you know why your father was hospitalized?

I'm leaving.

Misaki-san!

I'm sorry.

Keep your mouth shut for the rest of your life.

I found her.

Where?!

Why?

Apparently, she was waiting in front of the door after the concert.

And then...

Why didn't you call?!

Please don't yell at her.

Why not?

I guess she was told to keep her mouth shut.

Still...

They were in the room, so she spent the night in a 24-hour cafe.

What the hell's the matter with you?!

Oh.

Don't "oh" me!

Get up!

You... You good-for-nothing...

I had nowhere to go.

They're standing guard at the apartment.

Why did you blow it off?! Why didn't you go there?!

Oh, the concert?

It went off just fine without me, I bet.

Because I'm-

Think about the girls who had to sing the same song three times!

Do you know how much damage you caused?!

You...

Idiot!

Idiot!

Idiot!

Idiot!

Idiot!

Idiot!

Stop!

You'll have nothing if you break your star's face.

Slap a new coat of paint on her and she'll be fine.

Calm down.

We shouldn't be arguing right now.

The Sakuradan lost.

We lost.

I know.

Screw that battle.

That's not what I'm talking about.

Huh?

You know what I'm talking about, don't you?

The gifted Rina Ogata...

The possibilities of Yuki Morikawa...

Our girls don't have what it takes to compete with them.

Whatever. Fans are sick of manufactured professionals.

We're entering the era of the amateur.

Just look at how things have turned out.

Don't get caught up in a mistaken idea.

What did you say?

You're the great Itsuki Kanzaki, are you not?

Nobody's going to watch over those girls forever.

I know I've told you this before.

We're only going to be able to pull off two singles.

We should get some new singers in there before the public realizes their skill level.

You can't get new singers for free.

Do you know how much money went into Sakura?

If we don't do something about this idiot here, we're-

That's what I'm saying.

Let's figure this out.

President Ogata will be coming soon.

We should head back.

Let's go.

U-Umm... What about Menou-san?

Don't let her go back to her apartment.

Stuff her in a broom closet or something until she learns her lesson.