Cold Fish Page #3

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You're so generous, ma'am.

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm Yuko Sawada, I'll take

care of your daughter, Mitsuko.

She'll do fine.

You have nothing to worry about.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I'll do my best.

Fujino Town Planetarium

Good morning, sir!

This is your dorm where your new life begins.

This is awesome!

You look happy...

I'm out of that shitty house!

Don't say that!

Your father worries about you.

Don't forget you're at work.

You have 10 minutes.

Put on your uniform.

OK.

Mitsuko, you're honest! I like that.

I hated school and my parents too!

I really hated studying

but one thing I've always loved is fish!

Do you love fish, Mitsuko?

Not Dad's fish, but I love your fish.

They're cute.

Good, you love fish.

Then Uncle Yukio loves Mitsuko too!

Mitsuko, this is your uniform.

Thank you.

Awesome!

I don't know how to thank

you for all you've done...

No, don't thank me.

It benefits us having Mitsuko work here.

More importantly,

this will help her function in society.

Yes.

Mitsuko is a grown-up now.

I won't go easy on her.

I appreciate it.

Pretty fish, isn't it?

Is this a male Ahli?

They're hard to tell apart

but this is a female Eros.

Is it a female?

Pretty, isn't she?

Come on, take a better look.

She's so beautiful.

Do you know why she's so beautiful?

Because she knows that she's attractive.

She knows how to attract male fish.

You could say it's like a magnet

and black sand.

You're so young, Mrs. Shamoto.

So Mitsuko is your stepdaughter?

I know how hard it is.

Mitsuko's acting up because

you two don't get along.

I can see that you think

it's your fault.

You blame yourself for everything.

You blame yourself for her

shoplifting, don't you?

Come now. Sit down.

You can't take it all on yourself.

You smoke behind your

husband's back, don't you?

Yes.

Mitsuko told me.

She's quick to compare you

with her dead mother.

It's quite natural.

She's young, you know...

Her mother didn't smoke, you see...

Little things like that get to her.

Go on.

Take one.

It's sanctioned here.

You don't have to worry.

Smoke it.

Inhale.

Actually your husband is to blame, too.

He won't stand up to his own daughter.

So he tells you to quit smoking instead.

But what he has to do...

is make a point to his daughter

by letting you smoke.

He should say,

Taeko, you can smoke!

Mitsuko will just have to put up with it!

I think that he should discipline her

for your sake.

I know you're tired.

Get undressed.

Now.

Take it off.

Come on.

Take it off.

Hit me please.

Please.

Hit me more.

More.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Mr. Murata.

It's awfully nice of you.

Thank you, sir.

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