your studies.
Oh, that.
Eh?
Nothing. I'll do my best.
Mom! The luggage.
Oh.
Go for it, Ronin.
Thanks.
See ya.
Have a happy New Year.
Be careful.
Hey, Ronin!
You can have this.
Oh, thanks.
Make the best of it.
Go for it!
Okay, let's go.
Thanks for everything.
Have a happy New Year.
We will.
Back to the country.
Godai-kun.
Huh?
Yotsuya-san?
Umm... Where are you going?
It's a secret.
So what is it you do, exactly?
I won't tell you.
Anyway, have a happy New Year.
You, too.
Today is New Year's Eve, isn't it.
Not this.
Okay.
Hi.
It's quiet around here, isn't it.
Where is everyone?
They've all left.
Is that right?
Yes.
So that means...
it's just the two of us?
Right.
Surely he won't do anything weird.
Superintendant and resident.
That's all.
Looks like I made too much.
Kyoko-san.
Yes.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Are you busy studying?
No, not at the moment.
Really?
Oh, it's nothing.
Would like to share some food with me?
I've made soba for the New Year.
Sure!
What is it?
It must be nice to have a TV.
That's right.
You don't have one in your room.
Yeah. I'm a ronin, after all.
Once I'm in college, I can get a job.
Then maybe I can get one.
I see.
You can come watch this one any time,
when you need a break.
Do you mean it?
Sure.
Well?
It's delicious.
I'm glad.
Souichiro-san must have been so happy.
Eh?
Ah... Excuse me.
No, it's okay.
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year, Godai-san.
I wish you good fortune this year.
Thanks. And you too.
Thank you.
Oh, yeah!
Eh?
[New Year's Wish]
Hey, what are you looking at?
What did you wish for?
I can't tell you that.
Eh?
It's a secret.
It wasn't for passing your tests?
Oops, I fogot!
That's okay.
I wished it for you
...among other things.
Thank you so much.
Oh, it's takoyaki [octopus balls].
Kanrinin-san.
Yes.
Kyoko-san.
Yes.
I have something to ask of you.
If...
If I manage to pass...
If I pass...
...please stop saying
you will never find love again.
Eh?
I beg of you.
Oh, I don't mean me, necessarily.
Just saying it would be enough.
So... please.
So it's a deal, right?
Thank you.
Shall we go?
Yes.
Love, huh.
Please stop saying
you will never find love again.
Oh, I don't mean me, necessarily.
Just saying it would be enough.
He was kind of sweet, wasn't he?
That's all you managed?
He has absolutely no confidence.
Isn't it more that he has no hope?
Yep. That's it.
I see.
What should I do?
I'll be a ronin forever!
That's it.
Any university will do.
No matter which university it is,
I just have to pass the entrance exam.
So you don't care about
the rest of your life?
It doesn't matter!
- Oh yeah!
- What?
Isn't there a new university
behind the station?
Huh?
I seen to remember that
they accept anyone who applies.
That's it!
[Pachinko University]
Welcome! Welcome!
Grand Opening today!
Welcome!
Thank you for coming!
Welcome! Welcome!
What should I do?
Godai-san.
This is the twelfth year you've failed.
When will I be able to find a new love?
[Japanese roosters say, "Koke kokko."]
I'm sorry.
That's so lame...
Alright!... Just do it!
Nope, failed that one.
Godai-san. Do your best, okay?
Failed this one, too.
[Chachamaru]
He failed, huh.
Seems like it.
Of course.
It's down to the last one.
It's a foregone conclusion.
Okay, which one?
How much?
Here.
Two says he'll pass.
Don't underestimate the power of love.
Well, he'll lose.
There it is "ou", not "uu", right?
Oh. Thanks.
A poem about hopeless love.
Oh... I see.
Hey... What is it you do, anyway?
I won't tell you.
How come you won't tell anyone?
It is more dramatic and amusing that way.
Well, maybe.
Maybe I could tell you something about work.
Just like that?
If you don't want me to...
No, wait.
"Hirei"?
Ah, "proportion"!
No, no, no, "pro-POR-tion".
"proportion "
No, no, no, "pro-POR-tion".
"proportion "
The establishment of "Pagancho"?
10...
10...?
10...?
No.
Se se su suru sure seyo