Cain and Abel (カインとアベル)

I as well as the vice president, my son Takada Ryuichi,

are pleased to welcome you.

Yu. Stop embarrassing me and Ryuichi.

I'm on the project team?

I guess it was you who pushed me.

I recommended you because I think you're necessary for that project.

- Oh, Grandson. - President.

I'm already retired. Don't bother with me.

I obviously don't have the slightest ability for this job.

Won't you fight till the end? Myself, I will definitely not give up.

I will spend my life doing this job.

Yahagi-san said she would definitely not give up.

I guess he has aroused some marriage interest.

Seems he has some strange charm.

Yes.

President.

Is the Bangkok project sound?

Don't you think there are signs that

it's poorly managed by the local general contractor?

Yes. We need a status report about the cash flow as soon as possible.

Perhaps we should pull back.

If we do it now, the loss would be minimal.

If we get too deeply involved,

it could have irreversible consequences.

I won't pull back. Can't you let me continue?

This is not an easy story. Are you aware of that?

Yes. I'm confident we will get over this crisis.

This is

your judgement after calmly analyzing the situation, I suppose.

Of course.

If you feel so certain, Ryuichi, I leave it to you.

Alright.

Well, I'm glad that Takada-kun

has made his come-back already. You will help us.

I think we can use your cat's paw too.

Cat's paw? Please take good care of me.

Okay. Then, let me explain our provisional schedule.

Until construction, the outlet mall in Shirakawa-go

will be supervised by this project team.

Informing the surrounding residents. Meetings with designers and architects.

Solicitation of tenants. Selection of the general contractor.

- Among these, top priority is layout. - Layout?

But, isn't the design already decided?

This was only an image drawing for the competition.

Now, we will ask the architects to begin with a full-fledged layout.

- I see. - The design department

will send us Hasegawa-san who drafted this image drawing.

And, the one we will ask to do the design is no other than Kamiya Jin.

- I think I've heard of him already! - Well, he's the King of Kings.

I'm sorry.

There's news from your company.

The outlet mall?

It's been a while since we asked for a Kamiya design, huh?

Among the people in charge there's a man named Takada Yu.

Oh, really?

You allow me to do it in my usual way, right?

Of course.

There's only 1 thing I'd like to ask from you.

When this work is done,

can you tell me what impression this man Takada Yu made on you?

It seems Hasegawa-san is coming down now.

Aniki.

- Are you going out? - Yes.

We are going to a business meeting because of the layout now.

To Kamiya Jin's place.

That's quite a formidable opponent.

- We'll do our best. - It won't be so easy.

- Are you aware of this? - Yes.

I'm counting on you.

Hasegawa-san, is this your first meeting with Kamiya-sensei too?

Yes.

No wonder it makes you nervous, right?

Excuse me.

Your tea please.

It's hot!

- I let you wait, didn't I? - I'm in charge of the design.

Hasegawa is my name.

- I'm Yahagi from the project team. - I'm also from the project team.

Takada is my name.

Oh, that's you.

Please have a seat.

Today,

we are here to give you an overview about the planned outlet mall.

This here is an image drawing

which we made to show what the client requests.

Our concept this time is the Italian Toscana,

namely the image of the town of San Gimignano.

Let me me do it as I like.

Eh?

I think people who ask for my design should know

I do it my way.

If that's not possible, let's just forget this story.

- Excuse me... - Please come back in 1 week.

I will show you a sketch. Well then.

Can this be true?

Well, I'm beat.

He wouldn't accept even one piece of the material I had prepared.

It can't be helped. This is the situation.

That's true.

But is it okay if we let him do as he likes?

We have no choice but to leave it to him.

It's Kamiya-sensei, and I think he will submit a flawless draft.

- Well, what shall we do after this? - Eh?

If you like, shouldn't we go for a drink?

Somehow I don't feel like going back right away.

I agree. Shall we go?

Then, won't you come to my place?

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Our father is much obliged to you.

And we to him. He's really well-educated, isn't he?

He's 6 years old

and captain of the soccer club.

- That's great! - Take your time.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

I'm sorry that it's only this.

- Looks delicious! - Well then, please.

- Itadakimasu. - Itadakimasu.

Yummy!

Hasegawa-san, you've been in the design department for a long time, right?

Yeah, that's right. It's 30 years already.

I love it to design a project site.

Creating something from beginning to end is a pleasure.

I can do what I love to do and even get paid for it.

Nothing could be better.

I wish I could be doing design forever.

That's a work of Kamiya-sensei, isn't it?

Yes. Kamiya Jin is like a God to me.

That arrogant fellow?

Such things don't matter, don't you think?

An architect should be judged by his works.

Being able to work with Kamiya-sensei this time is truly an honor for me.

- Thank you for having us. - It was delicious.

- Good-bye. - Good-bye.

- Good-bye. - Bye-bye.

- Good night. - Good night.

- See you tomorrow. - See you tomorrow.

- That's a nice family, isn't it? - They really are.

They're all so friendly and warm.

It's great, huh?

And you, Yu-kun? Do you have an image of your future?

- Marriage, for example. - No, I have no such thing.

At present, I only wish for a free and easy life.

And you, Azusa?

- I do have an image. - Eh? What an image?

- That's a secret. - How unfair.

- Tell me please! - I won't tell you.

No, tell me please.

Fumi-san, no breakfast for me today. I'm leaving.

I'm leaving.

I'm surprised. Yu is heading to the company earlier than you.

- That's the first time, isn't it? - That might be true.

Ryuichi.

Next week, I have an appointment for golf with Congress Member Hashimoto's daughter.

You will participate, won't you?

Yes. Alright.

Yu!

Hey, what happened? It's unusual for you not to oversleep.

Stop it! Don't touch me, you brutal woman! Let me be!

- I'm not brutal. - Takada!

How are you doing? It was so lonely.

You're involved in the design, right?

I've heard Kamiya Jin is extremly tough.

- He's terrible. - Takada!

Yes.

It was decided that our section will cooperate with the project team

in order to recrute tenants.

Yes. Here please.

The only tenants we have so far

are the restaurants which shall become the main attraction, right?

Yes. That's why

we must solicit some apparel and household goods stores too.

- Somehow you have changed, huh? - Really?

It's true. You appear like a competent guy to me.

- Thanks. - Earlier, you've been just too terrible.

Yu!

- Shouldn't we have dinner today? - I'm sorry.

Today, I have a lot of work to do for the project.

- I see. It's something urgent, right? - Well, see you.

How is it?

Within this week, 10 million dollar cash are needed.

This week?

However, we can't rely on the local financial institutions.

Seems all the local connections have gone sour already.

We have no choice but to ask banks and security companies which have no connection with Takada yet.

- But... - We have no choice.

Prepare a list of institutions which do such financings.

- Understood. - On top of that,

I want you to make an appointment with the other side and tell them it's top priority.

- I will do the rest myself. - Yes.

- Can we make it in time? - We must.

Wouldn't it be nice? You said you'd lead me around the garden.

Even though it doesn't matter much, are you really going to marry?

It's the 4th time.

This time it's the right one.

Do you know what the world will say?

Momoko doesn't care for what the world says.

What kind of man is your partner?

He's an investor. I met him in Singapore.

- What's his name? - Kousuke Kurosawa.

Never heard of. Could it be you've been swindled?