Mother Orders By Mail.
Good morning.
Yes, good morning.
Good morning Yuzuhiko.
You know, Mother.
What?
I need a little bit of money.
Money?
What are you going to use it for?
I wanted to buy something.
What would that be?
Well...
Dumbbells.
What?
Dumbbells.
Dumbbells?
I really want them.
What are dumbbells again?
You know, the things you use like this.
What?
Wait a second.
What are you going to do with those?
What does it matter?
It's this.
Look.
I see.
It's fine if you detract from my allowance.
Can I get it?
No.
What?
What do you mean, what?
If you're lifting something, what does it matter what it is you lift?
It's not to lift, it's for exercise.
Then even more so.
It isn't like that, this is...
I'm sure this shape is better scientifically.
Really?
I'm certain.
Probably.
If you're going to be lifting something, lift something a bit more useful.
Such as?
What is useful to lift?
Well...
Like a sack of rice?
[Sack of rice]
A sack of rice?
What are you saying.
Anyhow, my answer is no.
Why waste money on a weight?
It's a waste.
What do you mean, a weight?
Do you understand?
No.
Oh no.
So how much is it?
Two for 2,000 yen.
2,000 yen?
Yeah.
How wasteful.
2,000 yen on weights.
Why are two a set anyway?
One is enough, isn't it?
There's no point in getting just one.
You use both arms to exercise.
Can't you just switch arms?
No, the scientific way to do it is to use both arms.
Then tell me, what's the point of such exercise?
Are you going to become a pro wrestler or something?
Of course not.
Then why exercise?
Well
just...
Seeing as you can't reply
it must really be something you do not need.
You cannot make her acknowledge that those dumbbells are valuable.
[Another day]
Please place your stamp here.
Alright.
Mother, what came?
Huh?
What's this?
It's an ice bag.
Do you have a fever?
No, I saw this on a mail order listing
and I went and bought it because it looked interesting.
Because it looked interesting?
I somehow felt attracted to it.
It's blue, which is also kind of special.
And it's interesting how it stays on the forehead even if it's not tied down, right?
Dunno.
Ice bags these days are quite convenient.
I was so surprised.
But you know,
are those actually useful?
You've never used one so far, have you?
I'm sure I'll use it if I have a fever, don't you agree?
Sure?
But our family doesn't often get a fever.
Maybe there won't be a use for it.
Then don't buy it!
Mikan, why don't you
try and work up a heat then.
What in the world are you saying?
What the heck.
She was nitpicking to no end when I wanted to buy something.
And here she is buying something like that for herself.
No.
This doesn't feel the same.
[The next day]
I'm home.
What are you doing?
She's making soba dough.
Alright, I'll roll it now.
Why soba all of a sudden?
That.
What's that?
She must have been tempted by this ad.
Mastering the True Flavor of Soba Dough In the Family Home?
Is there anyone who likes soba in our house?
Not really.
Then why did you buy this?
But it looked fun.
Because it looked fun?
You bought something for that reason again?
But will that taste good?
Taste is just the icing on the cake.
Icing, what a joke.
Here, try some.
It's soba I made myself.
It's too floury.
I must have gotten the measurements wrong after all.
You didn't measure properly?
You're supposed to rely on instinct with such things.
Then what's the point of buying that video?
Just order soba if you want some.
Come on, honey.
It might have turned out this way at first, but I'll improve.
We'll tire of soba before that happens.
That's fair.
Actually,
this was really hard to make.
I do wonder when I'll be doing this again.
Well then,
what was the use of buying this, then?
Why are you upset?
You made up all sorts of reasons not to buy what I wanted.
What do you mean, what you wanted?
I think he means the dumbbells.
Oh those weights.
They're not weights.
You were nitpicking to no end about what I wanted,
but you bought weird useless stuff for yourself.
It's not useless.
You can eat soba like this.
It's of proper use to everyone.
In comparison, something like weights serves no purpose at all.
They're useful too.
Of proper use.
How?
Well, they...
See? You can't say how.
That means they're really useless.
You can't even eat them.
I've lost.
Atashin'chi.
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