Konto ga Hajimaru (Life's Punchline / Tale Begins / コントが始まる)

Life's Punchline (Skit Begins) Episode #3 Translations: neet21 tsunaideiku

This skit is titled Miracle Water, please enjoy.

Oh, brother.

Long time no see, brother.

- Eh? What happens? - Well, have a seat first.

What? Could you please stop talking like that?

My younger brother has a dirty mind.

- It seems so. - Who's that guy?

Brother ...

your life must not be going so well, I guess.

- Answer my question! - Well, listen.

I'll answer while you drink this water.

What's this?

- Miracle water. - Huh?

It was infused with the great Windy Koga's cosine power.

So it's miracle water.

I knew it!

I've smelt something bad ever since entering this building.

You don't have to worry, that miracle water is tasteless and odorless.

Brother, what are you doing? Cut it out already!

Take one sip and the earth will dance~

Two sips and the angels will smile~

If you think you've been tricked, go ahead!

I'm leaving.

Hey, what are you doing? Get out of the way!

You've come all this way, at least meet with Windy Koga-sama before you leave.

Aren't you Windy Koga?

My sister watches Macbeth's videos in her spare time.

This one she likes the most.

The skit with a multi-level marketing theme.

She often watches it after we've fought.

Didn't I ask you to wash this separately?

Then do it yourself.

Just earlier, I pointed out that she put the wrong laundry into the washing net,

we got into a big argument.

And she started watching the videos as if out of spite.

“If you're that mad at me,

then I'll set my foot in this place too”

She looks at me as if to say that.

That's the most horrid threat.

It's been a while since we've lived together.

I think my sister is insane.

Seriously insane.

Don't you think Nakahama is so mysterious?

What do you mean?

She seems like she could've easily gotten a more interesting job at a much better company.

And it seems she was working for a prestigious company before coming here.

Is that so?

I thought she'd quit as soon as she found a good new job, but

she's surprisingly stayed on.

And that's why she's so mysterious.

Sorry, please take this.

Welcome. Good evening

- For 3 people as usual. - I'll take you to your table.

- Please enjoy your meal! - Thank you.

Macbeth forbids being involved with fangirls, but

what about fangirls' sisters?

You mean Tsumugi?

- Tsumugi who? - She's Nakahama's sister.

- The girl you drank with the other day? - It's not about her.

I'm not talking about Tsumugi or anything like that.

Right? You're a maniac for hot and mature women.

Just say I like older women.

Whose sister are you after?

- Your boss, right? - What? His boss has a sister?

He does, they're twins who reached the age of 60 and are both single.

Twins who reached 60 and are both single?

I just wanted to make it clear,

where the line is in terms of Macbeth's rules.

Well, why don't you just do as you please?

We're disbanding in a couple of months anyway.

Eh!? Didn't you tell Junpei about it?

- Tell me about what? - Ah, that's ...

The other day, Mr. Kusunoki called me.

He told me to rethink the disbandment.

That bastard acts like a manager only at times like this.

Junpei has to deal with Nacchan,

so no matter how much we rethink it, it won't change our decision.

You said so, right.

Well, Natsumi said ...

that it's okay to continue.

Oh, really?

My parents naturally are against it but

if it's on the condition that we continue until we're 30 in 2 years, or something like that,

I think I can convince them.

So, does that mean you're willing to continue if you can convince them?

No, it's not about me. Will Haruto's parents okay with that?

They'll be fine with it.

- Oh, he gets his brother's support. - Right.

- But I heard those women ... - What is it?

Your boss sisters are a little bit ...

Thank you for visiting us again.

Our store is now open on shortened hours.

It's been almost a year and a half since I started living with my sister.

It all started

with a phone call from my mother who was worried and wanted me to go check on her,

since she hadn't heard from her in a while.

What?

- Here is. - Thank you.

Sis?

Sis ...

It stinks!

My sister who I hadn't seen in a while had not bathed for a week,

and hadn't eaten a proper meal. She was in a very dangerous condition.

Not too hot?

I bathed her every day after that,

fed her nutritious food,

Moved her to a sunny spot when she woke up in the morning

to stimulate a release of serotonin,

and took her out on walks.

As she gradually recovered, she slowly told me about quitting her company,

and how her boyfriend had dumped her.

I just have appropriate responses and didn't ask any deeper questions.

She finally found a part-time job,

and it seemed like she was starting to get her life back on track.

Thank you for having me here.

Have you decided what to order?

Calling the waitress Miss sounds bossier, right?

Then she fell for the unsuccessful comedy group who came as customers.

Yukawa Umitaro!

In her spare time, she would binge-watch videos that didn't seem to be that interesting to me.

Come on, you guys have to eat properly.

I had noticed that she had given her own names

to the three tropical fish I got as pets.

Junpei's misbehaving again~?

When I found out that they were the names of the members of Macbeth,

I couldn't stop the nasty feeling I felt.

Shunta, Shunta.

Sigh.

Since finding out Macbeth had decided to disband,

she's been sighing deeply whenever she sees the word disband.

From: Mother How are things going? Is Rihoko all right?

That's why I haven't been able to reply to my mother's text.

Has your sister always been the weird one?

Why do you treat her like she's weird just for being a fan of Macbeth?

I mean, it's just weird.

She was a very respectable person,

I thought she would have a happy future just as a matter of course.

That's why, my sister who's lived so earnestly

becoming so easily unhappy

was quite a shock to me.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

The more earnest a person is, the more easily they tumble down.

They should've just reached out for help,

but they didn't want to get others involved,

so they just held it back.

Just like you.

What are you talking about? I'm the complete opposite.

I'm dragging everyone into this bog with me.

Well, I'm sure it'd be fun being in a swamp with Yoshie.

- So, do you want to give it a try sometime? - Let me think about it.

- What are you scared of? - He's scared of you.

What's he scared of?

He's scared of that kind of thing.

So, what's so weird about Nakahama?

She washes plastic wrap after using it once and uses it again.

My mother even washes aluminum foil after using it.

She did laundry with leftover bathwater.

That's what my brother used to do when he lived alone.

It's not that she's weird, it's just that she's very wise, right?

Then what about this?

Of all Macbeth's skits, the one she likes the most is

this Miracle Water.

- Really, why? - I don't know.

Did you say something about Haruto's brother?

I didn't. I said nothing about it.

I don't mind you talking about it. It's not like I'm hiding it.

If we're talking about who's in a concerning situation, then my brother is more so by a long shot.

Nakahama's favorite skit, Miracle Water,

is based on a true story of my brother's.

Brother, what happened to you?

Why? Why don't you believe in this miracle?

Please go back to normal, brother~

Where's dad?

He's out delivering, of course.

- Don't be like that. - What have you come here for?

I'll tell you when dad gets back, so I don't need to say it twice.

It's about Macbeth, right?

How did you know?

I'm fine now.

Fine with what?

It was sometime last week, I think.

Mikoto and Mitsuhiro came to talk to us about serious stuff.

I know. Sis also called me asking if I could come over.

Mitsuhiro ...

is going to take over this liquor store.

He what? Why?

He knows a lot about computers, right.

In the future, businesses like ours

will need to be able to adapt to that kind of thing.

Your dad's overjoyed that he's finally got an heir.

No way, Mitsuhiro taking over our store isn't right.

He said he'll quit his job next month,

and learn how to run the business under your dad.

You've got to be kidding!

The company he's working for now is offering early retirement

and he'll get pretty good retirement pay.

Seems Yumiko's been wanting him to change jobs for a long time,

and they both like sake, right?

I like it too.