Call Me Chihiro (ちひろさん)

Madam pussycat, how are you today?

Where are you going?

Let's have a chat.

Hey.

So cute!

Ha!

CALL ME CHIHIRO

Okay. One salmon bento and one chicken. Thank you very much.

Okay.

- And there. Thanks. - Thank you.

Chihiro, where's my garlic stir-fry?

- And here it is. - Oh, thank you.

- Once again, liver and garlic... - Huh?

...for stamina, no?

Oh, well. How else will I satisfy you tonight?

A dirty old man like you should have a short life. So, extra soy sauce today!

Oh, so harsh.

- See you. - See you next time.

You handle male customers well,

as we'd expect from a former sex worker.

- Thank you so much. - It's not a compliment.

Here's your fried chicken. Thank you for coming back.

- Hang on, Nagai. Who... - Hmm?

Who told you that?

One salmon, three chicken next.

Coming up. She told me herself, right?

Hmm? About what?

Why did you tell her, Chihiro?

I went through the trouble of keeping it a secret.

You're so kind. Thank you very much.

You shouldn't be so understanding.

Once Nagai knows, everybody knows.

Mmm... don't worry about such things.

- Most of them know already. - What?

Right?

Right!

So, αβ equals c over a.

The quadratic equation form,

ax squared plus bx plus c.

We first take out the common factor a.

a(x squared plus bx/a plus c/a).

Substituting this here,

then we get...

a.

Like this.

Then...

Ew! So dirty!

Hey, old man, you listening?

- This guy stinks. - Ugh!

Old man?

- This is our playing spot. - Do you hear us? Hey!

- Are you leaving? - Hey, don't ignore me, stinky.

Hey!

Hi!

- Hmm? - Huh?

Well, you look like you're having fun.

May I play too?

Huh? Oh, crap.

Wait. Wait for me.

Old man, are you from around here?

Where do you come from?

Hello?

Would you share this bento with me?

Noko Noko bento tastes somehow different from other shops.

Nagai, the old lady who works there, has such a bad attitude,

and so, sometimes I think,

"Just die, would you?"

You know? But her pickled plums are so delicious.

You know, the really sour and salty ones?

They're so...

salty and sour.

They make everything else taste so much better, don't they?

Do you think that I'm boring?

You don't eat pickled plums?

Ah, what a pity!

Okay, if you insist.

Old man,

would you like to take a bath?

Is beer okay with you?

Huh?

What?

You're going?

My shirt looks good on you.

Bye, then!

- Oh my God! You got this? - Yeah. Why?

Wow! Isn't it from the latest series?

You know, those graphics are amazing!

I know, right?

- They're amazing. - Look! I bought one too.

What? Oh my God. Let me see! Let me see!

Oh, wow! It looks so great.

His smile is so good.

Usually, he's so serious.

- Hey! The theme from the last series. - Ah...

- Oh, that song is divine. - Oh God, is anime all we can sing?

- Where did you buy this? Online? - Yeah.

I'm so jealous! Ugh!

- I should get one. - Go on.

Really? I think I might.

- Looks great. - Yeah.

He looks so amazing in the latest season.

- So good... - I can't decide.

YOUR DAD'S COMING HOME EARLY.

Who's that? Your parents?

Huh? Uh...

My mother.

I mean, your family gets along so well!

- Mmm. And her father's so cool. - I know.

- Mm-hmm. - He came in for Parents' Day.

He's so tall.

And you still go out as a family, right?

- We do. - Oh!

- That's awesome. - That's nice. So Izesura, wanna go out?

- Hmm? - Huh?

- Hmm? - Hmm?

- Oh... - Oh, is this how the battle begins?

Are we fighting? Should we fight?

So...

Kuniko.

Before, you said you'd like to try pottery?

I found somewhere.

In the summer break, I'll take you.

Thank you.

That's nice, isn't it, Kuniko?

Mmm.

A friend of a colleague...

He runs a pottery school.

So I asked...

Oh, I'm sorry. I'll bring it now.

Hey, can you do this?

Can you do it?

Sure can. Watch this.

- You did it! - Told you so.

Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall!

Fall, fall!

Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall!

Hey, that's Chihiro.

Do you know her?

- She's famous. - Yeah.

She's the one who works at the bento shop, isn't she?

I heard she used to work in a massage parlor.

- Yeah. - Huh?

Can you eat fried chicken sold by a hooker? Not me.

Hey? Why not?

- I think it's sexy. - Sexy?

Think about it. Fried chicken made by a hooker.

Finger-lickin' good.

HOMEMADE TASTE NOKO NOKO BENTO

Chicken... uh... bento , please.

One?

Uh, yes.

One.

Huh?

No photographs?

Uh... excuse me.

No, no. Honestly, uh... Whoa!

What the...

Who was she?

- Don't know. One of my fans? - Ooh.

Ah, so you're also popular with the girls.

Are you guys finished for the day?

Yeah. We're going for a drink. You wanna come?

I can't.

- I have a date. Sorry. - Ah! You've got a boyfriend?

It's a secret.

But another time.

Hey?

Don't be kidding.

We'll ask again.

We're going. See you.

- See you. - See you. Come on.

She might actually come with us!

Hi, what can I get you? The usual salmon?

Yes. Salmon, please.

Okay.

One salmon bento .

Coming up.

I'm impressed you found such a good place.

Mmm...

KEISUKE WHERE ARE YOU? GIMME A CALL OR TEXT.

Ah... smells good!

This bamboo is harvested fresh.

Bamboo shoots remind me of Tae.

She always loved doing this.

She sure did.

How's she doing?

Well, she can't see anything anymore.

She can only sense light.

Oh.

Hello, old man?

Here's today's lunch.

Huh?

Hello?

Hello?

Old man!

Old man!

Hmm... did you move on already?

Mmm.

Oh my, these are good.

Mmm!