Sasaki-san
Wholesome Memorial Hospital
It's that dreaded time of year again.
Health checkups start to get scary around this age.
Oho?
The heck, man? You had nothing lower than a B in last year's checkup.
Did you get any warnings, Suzuki?
Uric acid and neutral fat levels.
Tends to happen with salespeople.
However! I'm a different man this year!
Because ever since last year's checkups,
I've been eating healthy lunches made by my dear Keiko-chan!
Ta-da!
That's a lot of food.
You got it. I'll do my best!
Hang in there
Man, talk about love. This is pure love.
Sure is!
To live up to her love,
I'm going to stop drinking and smoking until the health checkup.
Time to eat.
Drinking I get, but smoking, too?
Aye. I want to live a long life together with Keiko-chan.
I gotta chew my food well.
Are you a regular smoker?
Yes
No
That'll be 1,160 yen.
Right.
Here's your change and receipt.
Also, here.
There's a new brand of non-alcoholic beer out with a promotional discount.
Use it, if you'd like.
Oh, thank you.
I have a health checkup coming up soon,
so I've been thinking about switching to non-alcoholic drinks for a bit.
This will help.
Oh?
Cig 6 Lingering Scent Behind the Supermarket With You
Good evening, Tayama-san.
Hey, look who's here to smoke even though he has a health checkup soon.
Huh?
H-How do you know about that?
Yamada-san told you?
Yeah, yeah, I heard from Yamada-san.
Sa-slow-ki.
Yeah, it's real soon.
I've reduced my daily count, okay?
Pardon me.
Reduced by what, one or two at most?
Well... yes.
Do supermarket employees get health checkups, too?
Yeah. Ours will probably also come up pretty soon.
Will you cut down before that too, then?
Cut down...
fl
ab...
I'll only drink one spoonful of the broth.
Of course.
Wow!
Health is wealth, after all.
If we don't take care of our health, we won't be able to work.
Way to go. You're so cool, Tayama-san.
On the other hand, look at me and my pathetic self.
I'm trying stopgap measures instead of just quitting beer for a while.
And yet you've got a lotta food today.
Oh, the doctors tell me every year to gain some weight.
But I have a hard time keeping it on.
Wish I could put on weight more easily.
Yoink.
Wh-What was that for?
You really are all skin and bones.
T-Tayama-san?
Our deli section has the good stuff. Eat lots of it and gain weight.
O-Okay, thanks.
Well...
I haven't been able to quit the single most harmful thing,
so everything might as well be stopgap.
Well, duh.
But what if the doctors tell you to quit smoking?
Would you quit?
Huh?
Well, uh...
If I have to quit,
that might be a problem.
After all,
the chief—
Your boss...
will still be hurling abuses at you.
Yeah, and I don't think I'd be able to take it.
Yeah, I might have a hard time quitting, too.
I'd be done for if that happened.
It's all good.
There. Now you have an invincible body.
Thanks.
I feel like I've been overthinking all this cutting-down nonsense.
I've come back to my senses now,
and it's all thanks to Tayama-san...
But what if the doctors tell you to quit smoking?
I'd have to... of course.
Wholesome Memorial Hospital
Chill Pharmacy
Sasaki-san
Private
Results Enclosed
Wholesome Memorial Hospital
Yahoo!
My uric acid and neutral fats are within normal levels! I got an A!
Wait, why have I gained weight since last year, though?
Whatever! I need to tell Keiko-chan!
Very Healthy
Snappity snap.
Tell me how yours came out later!
I'm going for a smoke!
What's up?
How'd your checkup go?
What's wrong? Did your shitty boss do something again?
No. It's my body that's shitty.
Wha?
Tayama-san, uh...
Smoking really is bad for you, huh?
Sasaki-kun's checkup told him to get scanned and treated?
For his lungs?
I'm sorry for his loss.
So he's going to quit smoking.
Of course he would.
What, Yamada?
He won't have a reason to show up back there anymore.
Yamada.
If Sasaki-kun found out that someone had a surprising side to them,
is he the kind of guy who wouldn't be able to accept it?
He's not like that.
Then all you need to say is,
"It's actually me you always see at register two."
Then you won't need a pretext to see each other.
Well...
His ideal image of Yamada-san the goddess will crumble to dust,
but only because he'll start seeing you for who you are.
Hey, Yamada? Are you listenin' to me?
Excuse me.
Yes, how may I help you?
I was hoping to get this wrapped.
Of course. Right away.
I know that.
So why...
Why am I freaking out?
24-Hour
Supermarket S
I finally get a day off.
Guess I'll go to the hospital tomorrow.
I'll need to stop by and say goodbye sometime, too.
T... Tayama-san?!
Do you have plans now?
Huh? No, nothing.
Come with me, then.
Oh.
Go ahead and smoke, Tayama-san.
I'd like to chew on this and smoke vicariously through you one last time.
Oh, yeah?
Are you really gonna be able to quit like that?
I'm not very confident.
Do you think I can?
Don't ask me.
Tayama-san.
Thanks for inviting me back here back then.
We probably won't have the chance to talk like this anymore,
but if you happen to see me in the store...
Don't say any more.
Sasaki-san, I need to tell you something.
Oh, sorry.
Take it.
O-Okay.
Hello? Sasaki here.
Yes.
Right, my checkup results?
I was thinking of going for scans tomorrow.
Huh?
What?
Okay, I understand.
Goodbye.
It was a misdiagnosis.
Apparently, my organs are very healthy for my age.
I'm sorry!
I'm happy for you!
Sorry! I'm sorry, Tayama-san!
Boy, am I glad to hear it.
I made you worry for nothing!
So very glad.
I'm really sorry.
Good for you.
I'm so glad, though.
I can keep smoking with you, huh?
Oh, right. You said you wanted to tell me something.
Sorry I cut you off.
Could you tell me now?
It's okay.
It doesn't have to be now.
So...
Let's keep smoking together.
Don't think I'm letting you off easy for winding me up like that, though.
Y-Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
But I do appreciate your concern.
Hmph.
My!
Look at you putting in the effort, Yamada-chan.
I need to follow your example.
You already have the perfect smile, Ohno-san.
Do I, now?
Yamada.
Can I ask you for a face shot and an interview?
What? Corporate PR stuff again?
At least try to hide your displeasure, Yamada.
I mean, I just did one not too long ago.
It is what it is.
You're a nominee for the Smile Award again this year.
Wow!
Fine.
Let's get it over and done with!
That's some code-switching skill.
I almost miss the zero-smile Yamada from your part-time days.
8 Years Ago
Superfresh Market
We...
Welcome.
You suck!
What exactly is wrong, Chief?
Your eyes are emotionless, your mouth's twitching,
and your voice is too low.
You're making it sound like I've got everything wrong.
I'm glad you understand.
How do I teach you to get it right?
Why do you have trouble with this when the rest of your work's perfect?
It's hardly perfect.
Not when I get complaints about my customer service.
I'm sorry for always causing you trouble.
Listen, Yamada.
The complaints you get are all from one customer who's targeting you.
They just want to nitpick the store, and they're using you as an excuse.
I'll do something about both that and your customer service.
You just keep at it without overthinking.
Okay.
The chief is really nice to me.
Even though I give her so much trouble.
If you take this to the service counter,
you can trade it in for a coupon.
Oh, is that how it works?
Thank you, miss.
Thank you for shopping with—
We...
Welcome.
Your point card—
Does it look like I brought it? I forgot mine, obviously.
My apologies.
Would you like a bag—
Do you see any in the basket?
That means I need one.
How many times do I need to tell you before you learn?
You're absolutely right. I apologize.
I understand.
Hey!
Why would you ring up the eggs first? What if they crack at the bottom?!
That's basic common sense!
What's going on there?
That doesn't look good.
Did your superiors teach you nothing?!
Are all the other cashiers like you, too?!
Manager!
Chief Gotou!
That one customer's here again.
Yamada-chan's getting yelled at!
Each and every time, you ring me up like you'd rather be anywhere else.
Why do you even work here, girl?!
Don't listen to him.
Why don't you say something? Where is your apology?!
My apologies.
Not this again!
At least apologize like you mean it!
This is why I hate student part-timers serving me!
The one at the convenience store next door sucked, too,
but you're even worse!
I try to tell you how to do things, but you can't be bothered—
Hey.
Excuse me.
Can you stop talking?
Wha... What's that supposed to mean?
Can't you see I'm scolding an incompetent cashier?!
Oh, uh...
Yeah, I heard that loud and clear,
but you started bringing up irrelevant crap midway.
Also, aren't you always here yelling at this girl?
Could you give it a rest already?
There are other registers here,
Go, big guy!
so why do you go out of your way...
to do this every time I'm next in line?
Sir, could you come with us, please?
Tch.
Let Ohno-san take over.
You take a break, okay, dear?
Okay.
Superfresh Market
Um...
Oh, hey, it's you.
Thank you for stepping in to help me back there.
Also, I'm sorry you've had to wait because of me multiple times.
Hey, wait, no.
It's not like that was all your fault.
No, it is all my fault for sucking at customer service.
So I'm sorry.
See, I didn't do that to help you out or anything.
I was just cranky because something godawful happened at work today,
and then I saw you getting yelled at again.
It was like, even the cashier who's always good to me couldn't catch a break.
And that ticked me off, which is why I stepped in.
I'm good to you?
You are. You're quick and thorough.
You'd say that to a rude part-timer who doesn't even care?
You don't care?
When you're always giving 100 percent?
Always start with a smile
I have to work fast, if nothing else.
Why can't I do it right?
Wait, are you...
S-Sorry, did I say something to make you cry?
I'm not crying.
I'm just sweating from my eyes.
Sweat...?
How can you tell I'm always giving 100 percent?
My customer service is so bad,
I get targeted by a troublesome customer
and cause my coworkers and the chief so much trouble...
I want to fix this! I love this job!
This sucks...
You love this job, do you?
Then you'll be fine.
Keep doing something because you love it,
and everything else you need will surely follow.
Huh? A-Are you okay?
It's that.
Your cigarette smoke got into my eyes.
S-Sorry! I brought it too close!
Pfft.
Wait, what is it now?
Are you okay?
All your reactions are so over the top.
Okay, that should do it.
Interview done.
You can take your break now.
Hey, boss?
Back when this store had a different name,
there was a guy who snapped at a customer who had it out for me.
Remember him?
Huh? Do you have any idea how many of those I've seen in all my years here?
Not a chance. I don't remember that at all.
Well, even I don't remember his face.
He always smoked by the entrance after shopping with us.
He was a man with ruffled hair, battered shirts,
and awful bags under his eyes.
He stopped showing up after we removed that ashtray due to a complaint.
I wonder if he's still smoking somewhere else.
Translation: Sriram Gurunathan
Editing & Typesetting: Geoff Mazzolini Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc
Quality Check: Zachary Carlysle Translation Check: Sho Stifler
Cig 7 The End of Summer Behind the Supermarket with You