
Giving the restaurant to Kotoko would only end in disaster, so he plans to close it once he retires.


He asks Dad what he plans to do with the restaurant once he retires will he give it to one of his apprentices or hand it over to Kotoko’s husband? Odawara and Kin-chan overhear and Odawara prods Kin-chan to interrupt like he always does, declaring that he’ll marry Kotoko and take over the restaurant, but Kin-chan only shuffles away to the kitchen.ĭad says he wants to help Odawara and Kin-chan open their own restaurants. Irie-papa gets some unpleasant news at the doctor and goes to Aihara to de-stress. Irie-mama is throwing a party to celebrate the start of the new school year, which means Naoki will be coming home. It’s only been a day since the new school year started, but Irie-mama, never one to be underestimated, has already analyzed Ayako and tells Kotoko she needs to step up her game in order to catch Naoki. Kotoko wonders what career she should go into, but predictably… Satomi and Jinko have started thinking about what to do after college Satomi is working as an assistant at a magazine editorial office and Jinko is scoping out the music scene. She’s not a hair-flipping hussy like her sister, but she sends a flirtatious wink Naoki’s way, infuriating Yuko and Kotoko. Yuko’s little sister Ayako has also joined the tennis team and declares in front of the entire tennis team that she’s after Naoki. Spring means a new school year, and unfortunately, another love rival. Gradually, the icy-cold Naoki who disliked girls started to feel for Kotoko.Romance takes a backseat in this episode as Kotoko and Naoki begin to look towards the future. Not discouraged, the clumsy and not-so-bright Kotoko started to do everything that would change her impression on him.


It was then that Kotoko realised Naoki was the elder son of Machiko, who took up the role of a fairy-godmother to bring the two spite the fact that Naoki was disgusted. When Kotoko's house burned down, her father's good friend Machiko invited them to move in with her family. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolise him, who was good at everything from studies to sports. Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting.
