セカンド．チャンス

I'm Poor Seka-chan.

At any cost, I want to buy my cute daughter a piano.

That's why I'm here today.

I'm sorry, what do you mean with 'Poor Seka-chan'?

It means 'Second Chance',

you remarried and became poor, right?

Yes.

According to your letter, please take a look at this,

Just now, your family consists of 6 members, who are

your new wife,

and then your daughter in 2nd year of middle school,

and the 3 sons of your wife's previous marriage.

the eldest is in 1st year of high school, the second in 2nd of middle

and the third son in nursery school. These 6 people,

even if it's rude to say,

are living in a deteriorated apartment.

Well, even if we live normally

as we are 6 people we're poor.

But even...

But even being this poor the woman I've remarried

is one that spends the money wildly.

For that reason, before paycheck, at our place we always have dried sardines.

Dried sardines

Yesterday sardines, today sardines.

Again sardines?

It's inevitable, it's before paycheck day.

That's so stingy.

If you think it's stingy then, you try sticking to our house budget.

It's not like I like being stingy,

but no one wants to do it, so it's inevitable.

They're burning.

At least grill the fish in front of you decently.

- I'm back! - Welcome. You're late.

Well, just a bit.

Ritsu! It's burning!

- Kimi-chan, I'm back. - Welcome back.

Non-chan, I'm back.

- What's this? - Ah...wait...

Oh! Again buying in a bargain, Haru-san?

- You're wrong, it's not that. - Why did you buy this?

"I want this, I also want that."

"I'll put all the money that I have."

"After all, it's a waste of money to buy cheap things."

It sounds like Haruko.

Bargain sale​s are for the poor.

Even if we are this poor now,

before I remarried, we had a nicer living.

My daughter used to play the piano everyday.

Even at recitals she was told she had qualities.

She was praised by her teacher.

However, we had to sell the piano for our wedding.

My current wife said many unreasonable hard things

such as we didn't need such luxury item.

And we had to sell it.

Non-chan, that's noisy. What's it?

But, my daughter told me this,

"Daddy, I'm fine, even if I can't play the piano anymore."

"Daddy, remarry, and be happy."

Isn't that a rare and sweet daughter nowadays?

However, to such a sweet girl, my current wife

cunningly ill-treats her again and again.

It's unforgivable, such a mother!

Plus, in my apartment...

Huh?

I'm back! Today was full of work too.

Dinner will be ready soon.

- I'll take a bath first. - The water must be ready by now.

Oh, thanks.

My daughter has to do it all,

and her sons don't do a thing.

They just lie down and watch TV.

If my daughter happens to burn a little the sardines

even if it's just burned on one side,

they'd hit her, kick her, throw her down and during that, they'd scold her very bad.

- For us it's the opposite. - True.

- Let's have dinner first. - What? We're watching that.

We always

when having dinner we turn off the TV, right?

Dinner? Just go and take a bath first.

Today is hot, I'll eat like this.

But it's winter!

Oh, no way! Dad!

No, Kimiko, give me that. Let's have a bath together.

No, no, let me go.

...you should listen to your parent.

Noda's residence. Hello.

Oh! Wataru!

I'll be able to go home this weekend.

Okay. Hey, how are you doing? Fine?

Are you eating dinner properly?

Yeah, although I'm always exhausted after the club activities.

Amazing!

Yes! Thank you! Thank you!

It's bad.

Hello? Hey! What's going on?

Hello? Haruko?

When did I bully my stepchild?

I...just...

Scolding her harshly?

Just think of that as something funny.

Everyone watching this will see me as an evil stepmother

isn't that right?

- Well... I wouldn't know... - I've been exposed! Eh!

I...I have a reason. I have a reason for this lie...I swear.

Sh!!

An all time NG word.

Please answer four names of prime ministers from the past.

Eh. Susuki Zenkou and...

Now, start.

Hurry, hurry.

Murayama...Murayama-san, right? And, another is Hashimoto-san...

Then, before that... how was it...

Hosokawa, right! Hosokawa! Come on... just pass

There are many others, like...like Miyazawa, Nakasone, Tanaka...

We're sorry.

Well... I couldn't get them so quickly...

But, anyway, after all it's just a game, just a game.

- What are you laughing at? - No...I...

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me.

That's all you want to say?

Oh...help me...Kimiko...

I'm out of this, you did this to yourself.

Non-chan..

I'm also out of this.

Wataru-kun...Wataru...

Wataru, hurry up and get back.

They are doing it again.

You broke it! The picture from our wedding!

- Ouch!! - It's bad luck!

Waaa I give up, I give up!

We're back

Second Chance

She's really unreasonable. Aaargh! I have a bruise.

You really have it hard, right?

Even after all that uproar for your second marriage, you're in this condition...

I knew it before getting married.

Is she that great?

When she comes this way,

then, I go this way, right? then she'll strike again this way.

But you can't avoid here, there, in a second, she'll do this.

Ah! That's why, wait, I told you, didn't I?

Women are scary!

Sorry, about ignoring your advice.

Finally, you've realized it.

After all, a man is the best to understand another man!

Noda-san! I'm happy.

Attention! I'll introduce you a new employee.

Okay, please come in!

Starting today, she'll be working with us.

She's Hanamura Rumiko-chan.

Well, for the time being, she'll be a contract employee​, but

unlike someone else, I'm sure she'll become a permanent worker soon.

I'm Hanamura. Nice to meet you.

Okay!

Show her around and the ceremonial hall.

- Yes. - Yes, yes, yes.

So, you're a contract employee? Me too.

So, let's go.

- Oh! Ouch! - Noda-san.

Geez, that guy! What he thinks about life?

Good work.

Was he going to receive money?

10 thousand yen? Does it mean 300 yen a day?

Thank you.

That means Noda-san's evil intentions were showing.

Okay, stop there. How is it?

What's this? You can still see the rod, don't you?

And what about this sloppy winding?

This won't be accepted like this.

And you know the national test is next week.

Even if it's not this year, I'll pass it some day.

Is that so?

And I was thinking about rising your salary if you pass.

But, if that is what you think, I won't.

- Wait, is that true? - Yeah.

If I pass it, you'll do it?

Will you try?

Yes! Yes! One more chance!

- Take your chance. - Thank you!

- One more chance. - Chance!

Today we have many couples having their ceremony.

The strange thing is that we see tears and also laughs.

We get to see many different types of human relationships.

The protagonists are the bride and the groom but

there are a lot of people that rejoice with them, parents, relatives,

and also friends are present. It's a moment to celebrate.

To celebrate.

So, now, the exchange of rings.

To have a job that assists them in such a big moment in their lives

makes me feel grateful.

You are proud of your work, right?

Noda-san.

Oh, well, I...

I respect people who work with a purpose in life.

You said respect... it's no that much...

Sorry. Sorry!

Ah! Sorry! Sorry!

It's 'I'm sorry'!

Oh! Don't move!

If you need to practice use a wig.