The hermit crab prefers a little shell for his home.
He knows what the world holds.
The osprey chooses the wild shoreline,
and this is because he fears mankind.
And I too am the same.
Knowing what the world holds and its ways, I desire nothing from it, nor chase after its prizes.
My one craving is to be at peace, my one pleasure to live free of troubles.
Good.
The scent of the breeze and the salt air on a relaxed scalp.
That's good.
Thank you 15 minutes head massage.
Thank you, 980 yen.
Ah, Reiko-san, welcome home.
You've got an early start on your day-off.
But you're a recluse, and your obsessions
are out in full force. - What are you talking about?
Reiko, it's Ken-chan.
My new book, "Money is..."
You don't need to be shy. I saw how much money you spent the other day.
For Saotome-san.
- Take this if you want. - This is good.
Apparently, wine goes well with the chocolate.
If you drink too much of that wine, it will affect the next day,
Also, this seems to help... I think you should take it with you.
Reiko-san's love, I found out how to break you.
My love!? Break me?
Well, he's that host who you're seriosly giving away money as an audience.
I didn't pay him any money.
Ah, Reiko-san, that's not it. I just...
Please don't make my scalp anymore harder than it already is!
- Eh? Scalp? Ah... - What's going on?
Well... I just wanted to give her some advice.
Is it possible that Reiko-san is...
not so good when it comes to love?
She met Ken-chan when she was in 6th grade
and since then she has a crush on him for 15 years.
15 years!?
That's still a bit too rich for her.
What I would like to propose is
President of a venture company
YAMAGA SHINICHIRO
a futuristic amusement park with the latest digital technology.
This is the same concept behind
the renewal of the Waku Waku Sports Land in your company.
Fascinating proposition, but that sports land
hosts a junior tennis tournament every year.
The creation of a new, more up-to-date, informative facility
for the future generation is the only way
to truly create a better world.
I thought it would be an investment for the future.
Hey, hey, Kamoshida-san, I don't understand this.
Ah, that is an invoice. Please process it as soon as possible.
Eh... I don't know. I can't do it. I'm scared.
Kamoshida-san... You're so cute.
Just this once.
Inotchi, my finger-sack has flown off
and I need a new one. - Again?
- Hey... - I'm hungry.
Ayu, Ayu, do you have snack?
Is chocolate okay?
- Thank you. - Hey, everyone.
Aren't you spoiling Saruwatari-san a bit too much?
- I'm good. I like the way he asks. - A spoiled kid who looks like an Ikemen.
Ikemen=handsome man
What a great feeling.
In that case, I don't think it's good for Saruwatari-san.
- Thanks, Inotchi. - Now, now, Kuki-san,
that's because Saruwatari-kun just joined the accounting department, right?
Everyone, be nice to the newbie, okay?
Yes...
The money you get
Salary
380,000 yen!!
Saruwatari-san.
Less than a week after payday,
the money you spent exceeded your paycheck.
OH! Really? That's scary. Why?
There are 3 ways to spend money.
Spending, wasting, and investing.
SPENDING
WASTING
INVESTING
SPENDING
WASTING
INVESTING
Spending, wasting, investing?
SPENDING
WASTING
INVESTING
Cut down your wastefulness
you have to categorize which of those three
it falls into when you spend money.
That's what you should do.
I don't understand. In the meantime, you can tell me on the spot.
- All right, let's go. - Hey!
- Thank you as always. - Thank you very much.
Spending money is something we need in our lives.
If we don't eat our lunch, we'll die.
- Spending. - That's wasting.
It doesn't have to be a 2500 yen bento box,
a 380 yen salmon bento box won't kill you.
- Thank you for waiting. - Thank you.
I need a cup of coffee or I'll sleep through my afternoon's work. Spending
- Well, this is more of an expense. - That's still wasting.
- You can get it within a hundred yen at the office. - Eh?
Ah, hey!
Ouch!
If I don't wear a shirt, my nipples will show. That's spending, right?
Still wasting.
Does it have to be an 88,800 yen vintage aloha?
It's 88,800?
Wow... It's spreading out!
Were you going to buy it without looking at the price?
Ah, I got it! This is an investment.
- Investment? - Putting on some cool clothes
improves your sense of style, right?
I think it's going to come in handy in the future when it comes to toy development.
- So this is a gift to my future self... - That's wasting.
If you call it an investment, there has to be a return on that investment.
- Return? - Please be more specific.
When and where will that aloha shirt benefit you?
Well... someday, somewhere unexpected.
- I don't know what to say. - You won't understand.
- What do you think? - Oh!
It looks good. It really looks good on you.
It's the perfect size, too.
Really?
That guy...
Do you know him?
He's my ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend.
They're getting married soon.
Okay, I'll take them all.
Thank you very much.
Use this card.
That's just a stupid way to shop.
Did you just say that?
Saruwatari-san, you need to understand yourself
objectively and face the reality.
So then, Reiko-san, are you facing your reality?
What?
After all that money, did you get a return on your investment?
Your love for Saotome-san...
- That's why I... - Have you ever been on a date?
Dinner with just you two.
How about a movie?
Or a tea?
15 years of unrequited love and no return?
I don't blame you.
Then let me give you a hand.
What?
I don't know if love is worth the investment, but...
Is it worth the purchase?
I guess not.
No, I think it is.
Is it?
- Well, not... - Or not?
I guess not.
I think it is...
Let's find out together.
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In Loving Memory of
Miura Haruma
Starting today Introduction to Serious Investment
Today I'm going to introduce you to one of the investment guidelines
EPISODE 2
Level of significance.
Level of Significance
In statistics, it's a meaningful number that has more than
a 5 percent chance of happening.
So if there's a 1 in 20 chance of no return,
that's already considered the same as zero.
For example, if you confess to someone you love 20 times,
and you get rejected 20 times, it's a lost investment.
You might want to switch with someone else.
Sir, then what happens when you have a crush on someone you love
for ten years without even telling them you love them?
It's a...
not an investment, it's the same as just hoarding money away.
In some ways, it's unhealthy.
Unhealthy?
Okay, the key to creating flow.
Money is flow.
Invest in it.
If you invest in it, it will work.
Also on money
and love too.
Here's what's new for fall and winter.
Oh... That's nice. Last year's event was a blast.
- It's all thanks to you, Seitoku-san. - No, no. Not me.
We'll be doing our best to make this year's pop-up event a success!
- Eh? You're getting married? - Yes, in the fall.
- Eh... Congratulations. - Congratulations!
- That ring is gorgeous! - It's true!
He's planning to invite you all over for lunch at some point.
- He must! - Yes!
Okay, I'll go first.
- Maria-san! -It's okay. It's okay.
- Thank you very much. - I'm sorry. Thank you.
Saruwatari Keita
Can I see you tonight?
I can't. I'm too busy.
Just for a bit, please!
Mumbling
How about today?
I'm so lonely I can't sleep.
Good night...
Chance to do the opposite.
Can I see you tonight?
I'm so lonely I can't sleep.
Good night...
Chance to do the opposite.
Can I see you tonight?
Chance to do the opposite.
Can I see you tonight?
Let's go!
So persistent!
Can I see you tonight?
Let's go!
Ignored again.
I'm so embarrassed.
I'll send you the guest list data as I get back home.
- Ah, I'm going to a dinner later. - Okay, I'll take the subway back.
Again? Why don't you take a taxi?
But that's 400 yen.
400 yen.
Well, you are like that.
You are not like the type of girls I've been around with.
Bye.
Hello? I'm calling for my reservation for facial treatment.
I'm gonna go and reserve us some seats.
Ah, I'll save you some points too.
Thank you.
To save 20 million yen for retirement, a married couple must work together.
She is the ideal partner and has a stable job as a civil servant.
Movie discount price on point day is 1,200 yen.
Popcorn Pair Set is 1,060 yen.
Discounted movie price
Popcorn Pair Set
The total is 3,460 yen.
Total
Ouch! My wallet hurts!
Popcorn Pair Set
Discounted movie price
Total
Popcorn Pair Set
Discounted movie price
Total
But this is an investment in the Itagaki family
fortune that she will make with us in the future.
Investing in the Itagaki family
The risk of splitting up, being called cheap or rejected,
I'm definitely investing here...
Popcorn Pair Set
Discounted movie price
Total
Investing in the Itagaki family
Huh? How come there are no points left?
Wha... You bought yourself a movie for free on my points?
Eh? Isn't that wrong? It's definitely wrong, right?
If you watch it six times, there's one free, so we can watch it free today.
Wouldn't it make sense for us to go together?
Can't she even read the atmosphere?
- Is everything okay? - Yeah, I saved up some points.
Thanks.
Are you for real?
Are you sure you want to invest in this woman?
Ah, I want some popcorn!
You could at least buy your own popcorn!
Okay.
Invest in it and it will work
Also on money, and love too
If you invest in it, it will work.
Also on money and love too.
Invest in it and it will work
Also on money, and love too
Invest in it and it will work
Also on money, and love too
Hmm...
I'm back... I bought some revenue stamps.
Yes, thank you.
- Ah, Saruwatari-kun. - Yes?
Your mother came by earlier.
Eh? Again?
- Here. - Thank you.
(Mouthing) Work hard, okay?
Come on...
I told her not to do this. She's overprotective.
I heard.
Tomihiko-san, you're partnering with the young man from the internet company or something?
And you treat our son badly.
Poor little Kei-chan. That kid has a father complex.
What I see is a mother complex.
I know you've been sneaking money to him.
If he doesn't have the money, he'll...
You don't have to coddle Keita anymore...
Papa...
Tomihiko-san is so cruel...
He changed when you left us, Papa.
- Don't cry. - Papa!
I can't protect the company and Kei-chan on my own.
- What do I do? - Don't do that. People will come.
- Stop crying. - Papa!
That kid has a father complex!
Father complex is fine!
That looks good on you. It's the perfect size, too.
I'll take this. Thank you very much.
Ah, and...
- I'll take this too, please. - Thank you very much.
I'll have an orange juice
and this Pão de queijo.
I'll take half of this 6.
half to go and half to eat in, please.
- E... Eh? - Ah, um...
Half at a reduced rate of 8 percent on the take-out
and the other half at 10 percent on the eat-in.
Can you do the calculation for that?
I can't eat them all at once.
I can't split up a bag,
so I'll just give you 8 percent to-go.
You can just secretly eat in.
Wouldn't that be... tax evasion?
Hey, I'm going to buy those 3.
Would you like to eat in with me?
So, do you come here often?
Ah, no. Normally, I have my bento.
I just wanted to be alone today.
Ah, well...
Since Saruwatari-san is there.
Ah, umm...
It was hard for me because he followed me around for lunch every day.
I know, right?
Saruwatari-san, he's a bit of a handful, isn't he?
That's right. He's innocently invading people's private lives.
I call it Saru-hara. Saru-hara.
Saru=Saruwatari Hara=Harassment
Saru-hara?
It's a bit of a relief on my heart to hear that.
Please don't push yourself too hard.
They say Pão de queijo is a Brazilian bread.
- Is that so? - It's been on my mind
since I passed by here about two years ago.
Gaki-san, let's not let it get cold.
Yes.
- Thank you for this bread. - Thank you for this bread.
Hmm, it's sticky.
It's delicious, isn't it?
It's sticky.
Good.
Sharing a 6 pack of Pão de queijo for 120 yen.
That's 3 for 60 yen.
The sticky texture and the aroma of cheese.
A brief release from stress.
Ah, that's good.
Thank you, Pão de queijo.
Thank you, 60 yen.
What's this cozy feeling?
She's the one...
We're going to save 20 million yen for our retirement together.
She's the one...
suggestion box
Deliver this time!
That's quite impressive for someone so young.
- No way. - That was motivating.
I'm the one who needs to learn more.
Keita, let's go.
Hello. We are indebted to you.
- What are you wearing? - I'm Saruwatari from the Accounting Department.
Saruwatari... Are you the president's...
Yes.
Yes, his... my son.
Ah...
Renewal of Waku Waku Sports Land?
Yes. Well, it's a great location.
What the hell is my dad thinking?
What do you think, Kuki-san?
If the facility isn't profitable,
it's no wonder they're talking about renewing it.
Right.
No!
That was my grandfather's favorite place.
Every year, we host this event.
There's even a children's tennis tournament.
All things must come and go.
Some things aren't meant to change.
And to put it in the hands of someone who's that crazy with his money.
Yeah, I'm in accounting. I'm going to investigate this Yamaga.
Will you please do some accounting work for us?
So, let's meet at Waku Waku Sports Land on Saturday, okay?
- What are you talking about? - The tennis contest, right?
I asked Yamaga out, and he agreed to come.
This is none of my business.
Saotome-san is coming, too.
WAKU WAKU
SPORTS
LAND
Spread your wings to the world
Nurturing our junior
I was thinking of going to the gym,
I haven't played tennis in a while.
- Umm... Saotome-san. - Yes?
Himalayan rock salt for heat stroke
and a sports drink.
A sweat towel, a change of t-shirt, and a pair of five-toed socks.
Thank you for everything. But calm down for a moment.
And I read your new book.
- Oh! - It was amazing.
It was so great.
- Three books? - One to read, one to display and one to store.
Seriously, thanks again. I'll sign it later, okay?
Eh? Eh? Eh?
Eh... No, is that okay?
Ah... Here he comes.
Hello. Thank you for having me today.
Hello, Yamaga-san. Oh, is she the rumored...
My fiancée, Maria.
Hello. Nice to meet you.
Wow... She's so beautiful!
So much beauty. I don't believe I've met her before.
If there's anything you need to know about our company, you can ask me.
I'm sure I'll be in charge of running the business in a few years.
Ah, Saotome-san, are you married?
- Eh? - Well, because you're popular with the ladies.
Is there anyone you have in mind?
Ah...
I wish there was.
Well, marriage is expensive, right?
We've spent 100 million on the reception too. 100 million.
- 100 million!? - My employees keep telling me
I'm wasting my time talking about it.
They're here. They're here.
I've called a caterer for today.
- Catering? - Yes, yes, yes. Let's go.
Let's go, let's go. Gaki, there's catering.
You like it, don't you, guys?
Hey, I didn't know you could cook.
- You should eat at the catering. - No.
I'll eat everything you make, Maria.
I don't care if it's good or bad, I'll eat it all.
Yes! Yes, it's good.
Yes.
Right. Here you go.
What?
I know you used to collect dolphin motifs, right?
I found it the other day and thought it would look good on you, Maria.
What do you want?
If you mean the other day. It's just an impulse.
These things bother me.
I love that look on your face, Maria.
- Huh? - Your angry face is the best!
Shut up! I can't use that corner of your mouth to my advantage.
What the hell was that, that's cruel.
Ah...
That corner of my mouth. That's what you mean.
The smile on your face when you were in front of him seems fake.
Are you sure you want to be with him?
It's none of your business.
Ah, hey, take this.
Um... Why am I in pair with you, Saruwatari-san?
I'm sure you can understand, Reiko-san's feelings.
To that man, Saotome?
Apparently, she's had a crush on him for 15 years.
Fifteen years?
They used to go to tennis school together.
But Reiko-san doesn't seem to be very athletic, right?
Well, we better get started.
Saotome-san, Yamaga-san. Do a rock-paper-scissor.
No, she's poised like Serena Williams.
Game set to Reiko and Saotome - Amazing...
- Come on. - Sorry.
A real game for adults!
Reiko\Saotome
Yamaga\Maria
Gaki\Keita
Ranking
Reiko\Saotome
Yamaga\Maria
Gaki\Keita
Game
Point
Reiko & Saotome
Gaki & Keita
Ah, Ah...
- Reiko, you take that. - Yes!
- Nice shot. - Thank you very much.
- Reiko, one more. - Yes!
Game, set and match won by Saotome and Reiko pair.
Reiko.
Thank you.
If you invest in it, it will work.
Also on money and love too.
Invest in it and it will work
Also on money, and love too
Saotome-san.
Thank you for today, it was the most fun I've had in a long time.
Ah, it's the same for me. I had a lot of fun.
Um...
After this...
Ah, if you have some time...
No, um...
If you don't mind me saying...
Saotome-san, I've brought the car around.
Okay.
Thank you always for everything you give.
All staff members are enjoying the delicious treats!
Ah, thank goodness.
I have to go back to work after this.
Ah... Yes, that's right.
Ah, we're grateful for you coming here. Thank you very much.
- See you in the lecture. - Yes.
You too, Saruwatari-kun.
Saotome-san...
What do you think of Reiko-san?
Eh?
Look, it sounds like you guys have known each other a long time.
It's bugging me.
I mean, I saw you playing tennis earlier.
If you're both free,
why don't you just go out with her already?
Reiko is...
like a little sister to me.
A lot has happened, but sports are great, isn't it?
- Why? - Yes?
Why?
Why did you ask Saotome-san that just like that?
I'm sorry.
What exactly do you want to do with it?
I was hoping that Reiko-san's love life would turn out to be happy.
And it wasn't and I'm very angry.
Angry?
Because he's definitely aware of your feelings Reiko-san.
He's aware of it but he's pretending he didn't know.
You've been foolishly, aimlessly been doing that for 15 years.
That kind of things really somehow makes me very angry, you know.
That guy just seems to be playing with your emotions.
It's better to know if it doesn't work out, so you can move on.
- I don't want to. - Eh?
Do I want to go out with him?
Do I want to go on a date?
Such things are impossible.
I just...
want to stare at Saotome-san from afar.
All I wanted to do was admire him.
No... You are not on a Hanami.
Hanami=Cherry blossom viewing
If you liked him, why wouldn't you want to go out with him?
I'm sure you've done it plenty before?
I think your way of thinking is prehistoric.
A recluse calling me prehistoric.
What era are you from?
I've had enough. Please just leave me alone!
You're right.
It's time to face reality, right?
I've never seen Saotome-san wearing the things
that I have given him.
And of course, I've never been asked out on a date.
There's not even a 5 percent chance of a return.
It's less than 0.00001 percent.
You can't just barge in on someone and force them to accept present they don't want.
But that's just me...
You were just bothering Saotome-san.
I messed up.
Well, it happens sometimes.
Saru-kun, Reiko is like
water and oil.
But because of you Saru-kun, I thought
you'd blew her out like a wind
"Phew"!
of that hermitage that girl's been cooped up with.
Hey, Mama, what can I do to make her forgive me?
Ah, what's her favorite food? What does she want?
Hmm..
That girl is not greedy.
Ah.
I got it!
Hello.
Do you have one like the one
you sold a while back that has a monkey on it?
A woman came here for a year
and wanted to welcome it home,
but some idiot bought it on impulse and threw it away.
- I don't know what it is. - No, I don't think that's it.
- Is this it? - No, it's not.
Ah, ah!
Yesterday was unexpected.
But I'm fine now.
I see.
Hello.
Keita said he live here.
I just happened to be in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd stop by.
Is that so? Then please take your time.
I wondered yesterday
if you made that dress yourself.
I did.
My mother is a great dressmaker too.
I wore my mother's cute one-piece dress to school.
They treated me like I was a cute little girl.
It wasn't even a branded one.
Can you give this back to him?
Yo! It's been a long time.
Hi!
Maria-san.
Didn't you come here to see Saruwatari-san?
Are you really
sure you want to be with that person?
What do you mean?
I don't like that you are breaking apart.
- Breaking apart? - I was curious about it
when I was playing tennis.
When Maria-san's hand was in position,
you were naturally turning your grip.
Experienced tennis players can test the feel of the racket
It works that way.
You pretended to be a newbie.
But Yamaga-san was holding it like a flower.
You're really an expert, aren't you?
Yamaga-san doesn't even see
how much Maria cares.
I've called a caterer for today.
- Catering? - Yes, yes, yes. Let's go.
All he do is look at his smartphone
and he only looks when it benefit himself.
But for Saruwatari-san,
he looks at you, Maria-san
just the way that you are.
It's true. Even when we're together, all he do is stare at his phone.
We don't even see eye to eye for a day.
But I spent three years on a guy
who's divorced and has no desire to marry me.
It took me three years to get this far.
It's been three years since I was 26.
You don't know how valuable that is.
If I leave now,
I'm sure I will fall down deeper on the next one.
That's the concord effect.
Huh?
Also known as the sunk cost fallacy.
Like the commercial failure of the Concorde supersonic airliner.
First investment
You can't stop investing when you know that the investment
Second investment
Third investment
Fourth investment
will lead to losses.
All the money, all the time, all the thought
that went into it.
I don't want to think it was all just wasted.
Because I will be sad to see
all the thoughts and feelings I have
had go to zero.
Oh, that looks good.
But I thought Yamaga-san would get married
to a celebrity or an influencer.
- Indeed. - That's right.
That kind of thing is so unlikely, it doesn't work like that.
The opposite of it. Opposite.
The opposite? So it's going to happen.
Eh?
You're... from accounting, right?
My name is Kuki.
My son is bothering you.
No.
No, yes.
I'm sorry.
Um... that toy.
Yes? You know this?
I used to play in a junior tennis tournament
that was sponsored by Monkey Pass.
That's when my father bought it for me.
Really?
I wanted the trophy.
But I didn't win.
I opened the toy in tears.
That thing is useless.
It's the first toy I ever made.
The former president kept telling me my ideas were boring.
I submitted a plan in desperation, and it was accepted.
It's useless.
But...
I couldn't help but smile.
My father was worried about me crying.
so he laughed.
I'm glad to hear it.
I was hoping people would smile at this.
Thank you.
Yamaga-san, thank you for a really great suggestion.
But your vision of a future
for this company is a little too good to be true.
Eh?
I am truly sorry.
The future you have in mind is not the one that we are looking for.
Super Waku Waku Sports Land Plan!!
Smiles and Excitements!
Here's what doesn't change!
Acct. Dept. Saruwatari Keita
Smiles and Excitements!
Here's what doesn't change!
Acct. Dept. Saruwatari Keita
As usual he's not very good at math.
Yes, it's done.
- Are you really sure that it's good? - It's okay!
I'll see you later.
Hikari, who was that?
My big brother.
Saruwatari-san.
I still like it from afar.
From afar is okay.
I'm glad that you noticed that flaw.
Thank you very much.
Reiko-san!
Reiko!
♪ Tokyo in the dawn looking down on me
Are you leaving already?
♪ with a sullen look on their faces as they lay awake
Yes.
I see.
I've been
♪ I'm tempted to say, "Whose fault is it!?"
forcing a lot of things on you.
♪ for getting this day off to such a start.
I'm sorry about it.
I'm really sorry.
♪ What's on your mind right now?
Reiko!
Umm...
♪ We have been crossing paths everyday.
Reiko, you are very special to me.
♪ In the movies, it's a story about stumbling and getting over something.
What?
I'm always relieved
when Reiko looks at me.
♪ You've seen it enough times. But in reality, it's not.
♪ There's someone out there crying, behind the glory and the beauty.
I'd like to have dinner with you sometime
and we can talk about it.
♪ So just think about it. I want you to be in a good mood.
- Ah, if you don't want to... - Ah, no, I mean yes!
Umm... Yes!
♪ The earth turns. It has nothing to do with us.
Great, I'll be in touch then.
I look forward to it.
♪ That's the way it is. Love comes in all shapes and sizes,
♪ and it's still coming and going today.
♪ It's so messy and out of control,
♪ this absurdity in the name of love.
♪ You think you've learned your lesson, but without it, it's hard.
♪ forever love, I’ll make you smile,
♪ I want to scream, my darling.
Let's go home.
♪ I just realized it was the best thing I've ever done in my life.
You'll get sunburn.
♪ The love of my life is... yes, you alone.
You're right.
♪ Just you.
Here.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Here, we have autograph session. Yes, we have an autograph session. Come in.
- Papa, hurry up! - Wait a minute.
We have an autograph session afterwards. Thank you.
Ah, I'm sorry.
Everyone, I need your help!
Here we go.
You! You've finally shown your true colors.
Papa?
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