Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro challenged Ayako to settle their rivalry through three contests, including a swimming race, and the two began their first race. Tetsuhiro accidentally swam into Ayako and pushed her toward the finish while trying to overtake her.

• Tetsuhiro proposed training five children each and competing in swimming races, then made winning Ayako over the stakes of their five-on-five contest.
• Ayako accepted Tetsuhiro's challenge and agreed to start the first race immediately.
• Tetsuhiro and Ayako raced freestyle, surprising the spectators as Tetsuhiro kept pace with the swimming director.
• Ayako overtook Tetsuhiro on the return lap, but Tetsuhiro drifted into her lane and struck her from behind, pushing her toward the finish.

Tetsuhiro defeated Ayako in a swimming race, and their flirtation grew more intense as he revealed he might be stronger than an elephant. He arranged a training contest with Ayako for the next day, then respected her wishes and left after apologizing.

• Tetsuhiro beat Ayako in their restarted race, and she accepted that he had won.
• Ayako learned Tetsuhiro might be stronger than an elephant and grew increasingly attracted to him, but Kyoko's cough interrupted their advance.
• Tetsuhiro announced that he and Ayako would each train five children the next day, and the children eagerly volunteered.
• Ayako kissed Tetsuhiro on the cheek before turning to a meeting with the coaches.
• Tetsuhiro offered Ayako a ride, but after she said she disliked the idea, he apologized and left with Kyoko and Naoko.

Tetsuhiro reflected on Ayako’s feelings before spending time with Kyoko and Naoko, while the city’s crackdown on organized crime continued. At the company, Kintaro arrived late and began a trial shift at Nanako’s desk, where his first reaction suggested he was already overwhelmed.

• On the way home, Tetsuhiro regretted having ignored Ayako’s feelings, then returned safely with Kyoko and Naoko.
• At Udon’s noodle shop, customers watched Mayor Kaiba address the city about cracking down on organized crime, and Noriko hurried upstairs when her mother asked her to help.
• Tetsuhiro found workers adding separate men’s and women’s restrooms at the company, and Kyoko explained that the change would prevent awkward encounters.
• Kyoko fined Kintaro for arriving late and assigned him to try working at Nanako’s desk.
• Kintaro thanked Tetsuhiro reluctantly, then went to Nanako’s workstation and exclaimed in alarm at the work there.

Kintaro’s attempt to demonstrate his computer skills at T.N. Company fell apart when he mistook C programming for something sexual and was caught harassing Keiko. Kyoko let him stay without pay after Tetsuhiro vouched for him, then Tetsuhiro privately coached Kyoko at her workstation.

• Kintaro could not find BASIC on the company computer, and Keiko explained that professionals programmed in C.
• Kintaro misunderstood C and lunged at Keiko, but Tetsuhiro knocked him down and protected her.
• Kyoko declared Kintaro unfit for the company, but he begged to stay and offered to work without a salary.
• Kyoko asked Tetsuhiro what to do, and he agreed to keep Kintaro on the condition that he supervise and help around the office.
• Kintaro thanked Kyoko, began asking Keiko about C, and enthusiastically cleaned and served the staff.
• Tetsuhiro rapidly demonstrated programming techniques to Kyoko at her workstation, then had her practice them herself.

Kintaro nearly fell to his death while cleaning the office window, but Tetsuhiro caught and rescued him. After Tetsuhiro helped him recover, Kintaro’s bond with him rose to 90%.

• Kintaro became distracted by Kyoko and nearly fell from the window after his foot slipped.
• Kyoko tried to catch Kintaro, but Tetsuhiro grabbed his hand and pulled him back into the office.
• Tetsuhiro comforted the frightened Kyoko and used chakra to bring the dazed Kintaro around.
• Kintaro remembered the fall, thanked Tetsuhiro, and rested at a workstation.
• The system reported that Kintaro’s bond with Tetsuhiro had increased by 80% to a total of 90%.

After Kintaro lost his wits, Tetsuhiro tried to restore him by provoking his lecherous instincts, first with Kyoko and then at a swimming pool. Kintaro showed signs of recovery among the swimsuit-clad women as Tetsuhiro approached a woman in black, while Kyoko grew serious.

• Tetsuhiro comforted Kintaro and took him, Kyoko, and Maya to Ayako's.
• Tetsuhiro touched Kyoko and urged her to meet Kintaro's gaze, hoping to bring back his lecherous nature.
• Kintaro called Kyoko his queen and began reaching toward her, but Maya stopped him.
• Tetsuhiro decided the attempt had failed and brought Kintaro and Kyoko to a swimming pool.
• Kintaro saw the women in swimsuits and exclaimed that he had found paradise, while Tetsuhiro approached a woman in black.

Kintaro became infatuated with Ayako and repeatedly tried to approach her, while Tetsuhiro arranged a second match with her and organized a draw for the children. Kintaro fell into the pool during his attempt to reach Ayako, and several people dove in to rescue him.

• Kintaro saw Ayako and begged her to whip him, prompting Kyoko to blame Tetsuhiro for her earlier sacrifice and demand he make it up to her.
• Tetsuhiro complimented Ayako's appearance, and Ayako agreed to take part in a second match with him.
• Tetsuhiro asked Kintaro to help the children draw lots for the match, but Kintaro became distracted by Ayako.
• Kintaro slipped toward Ayako and shouted that he was coming, but she dodged him and sent him sliding into the pool.
• Kintaro struggled in the water and cried that he could not swim as Tetsuhiro prepared to use Repulsive Force and several people dove in to save him.

Tetsuhiro rescued Kintaro from drowning, and Tokugawa Iemitsu helped revive him. Tetsuhiro then began a three-day swimming competition by easing his reluctant children into training with games and an explanation about human evolution.

• Tetsuhiro watched as coaches pulled the unconscious Kintaro from the pool and performed CPR until he woke up.
• Kintaro thanked Tokugawa Iemitsu for saving him, and the two walked away together while Tetsuhiro wondered about their closeness.
• Ayako arranged for Tokugawa Iemitsu to take Kintaro to rest, then called Tetsuhiro over to begin the children's competition.
• Tetsuhiro agreed to let his five children play and rest, but set ground rules and promised to guide them through fun water games.
• Tetsuhiro explained that humans evolved from fish, and when the children doubted him, he called Kyoko over.

Tetsuhiro used patient guidance and psychological suggestion to help Kyoko and the children feel more comfortable in the water, while Ayako pushed her group through harsher training. After the session, Tetsuhiro confronted Ayako’s confidence in winning and took advantage of their nighttime encounter, which ended with Ayako losing consciousness.

• Tetsuhiro helped the nervous children relax in the pool, and they gradually began playing in the water.
• Ayako’s group made faster swimming progress under her stern instruction, while Tetsuhiro’s group learned more slowly.
• Naoko joined the session for training, and both groups finished at eight thirty.
• Tokugawa offered Kintaro a ride, while Ayako ordered her exhausted young team members to keep practicing at home.
• Tetsuhiro warned Ayako that her strict methods could backfire, then pulled her close and teased her outside the center.
• Tetsuhiro overpowered Ayako in a fantasy-like battle sequence, and she lost consciousness.

Tetsuhiro spent a wild night with the women after summoning Optimus Prime, who came to gather energy for his imperiled homeworld. The next morning, Tetsuhiro met Ayako at the swimming pool, where she prepared for the competition and ordered the coaches to contact the children's parents.

• A heavy rain drove Tetsuhiro and Ayako into the car, where the women bickered and celebrated together.
• Optimus Prime appeared, introduced himself, and explained that he needed energy to save his depleted homeworld.
• At Udon's noodle shop, Kawada defended Noriko from Kogure, who later left angrily and made a phone call.
• Noriko fled to her flower-arranging class, while Kawada concealed the injury on his face from the elderly shop owners.
• Tetsuhiro met Ayako at the swimming pool, and she ordered the coaches to notify the parents and Tokugawa to pick up the children.

Tetsuhiro used a Mini 4WD to lift the dispirited children’s spirits before leading them into a pool game. The children warmed up and began an underwater treasure hunt, while Tetsuhiro and Ayako continued their teasing rivalry.

• Tetsuhiro and Ayako traded flirtatious barbs as they changed for the swimming session.
• Tetsuhiro encouraged the listless children by making Dancing Dashing perform tricks and leap across the pool, inspiring them to cheer and warm up.
• Tetsuhiro teased Ayako about winning her over, then introduced a game called A Wonderful Underwater Adventure.
• Tetsuhiro dumped a bag of everyday objects into the shallow end, and the coaches spread them out and prepared to supervise the children’s search.

Tetsuhiro's team beat Ayako's in a diving competition, and his mind-reading technique revealed how Ayako's painful swimming career had led her to run the center harshly. Comforted by Tetsuhiro, Ayako broke down and opened her heart to him.

• Tetsuhiro used toys and playful diving practice to motivate his team, while Ayako continued training hers.
• Tetsuhiro's team won the competition by working together, retrieving 150 objects to Ayako's team's 120.
• Tetsuhiro used the Mind Reading Technique on Ayako and saw how she had risen to become a champion before injury and a younger rival ended her career.
• Ayako's memories showed how disappointment had made her adopt harsh training and drive swimmers away from her center.
• Tetsuhiro comforted Ayako, and she sobbed in his arms as Tokugawa Iemitsu ushered the children out.
• Kintaro hid in a cabinet, while Tetsuhiro and the three women spent a satisfying night together in the car.

Tetsuhiro left Ayako’s team to train for their final diving contest, then returned to T.N. Company, where teasing Nanako and Keiko led to an accidental exposure and slap. He comforted Keiko and later teased the jealous Kyoko, while Kintaro stumbled into a locker room mishap.

• Tetsuhiro agreed to Ayako’s final contest, then left the team after telling the assistant coach to take over and encouraging the children.
• Tetsuhiro flirted with Nanako at T.N. Company, making her blush, before Keiko told him to stop teasing her.
• Tetsuhiro teased Keiko until she fell and her top opened, and she accidentally slapped him while he helped her recover.
• Tetsuhiro reassured Keiko, then sat on Kyoko’s lap and joked with her until she began massaging him.
• Kintaro rushed into the changing room, hit his head on a locker, and found an unknown object on his head.

Kintaro hid in the changing room wardrobe after secretly trying on Keiko’s bra, while the women changed nearby. Kyoko searched the room for him but left without finding him, and Tetsuhiro finally told Kintaro to come out.

• Kintaro found Keiko’s bra in a wardrobe, tried it on, and hid when he heard the women approaching.
• Nanako, Reiko, Keiko, and the others entered the changing room and began changing as they joked about Mr. Li.
• Tetsuhiro arrived looking for Kintaro, and Kyoko entered with him and searched the wardrobes while accusing Kintaro of peeping.
• Kyoko struck a wardrobe in anger, but Tetsuhiro caught her fist and persuaded everyone to leave without finding Kintaro.
• After the women had gone, Tetsuhiro told Kintaro to come out, and Kyoko grew agitated again.

Kyoko caught Kintaro hiding in the changing room and fired him after discovering he was wearing a bra. After Kyoko and Tetsuhiro reconciled through an intimate encounter, Kintaro finished cleaning and left, but Kyoko discovered that the office computer had been shut down and unplugged.

• Kyoko found Kintaro hiding in an old locker, and he pleaded that he had only hidden because he feared being scolded.
• Tetsuhiro pointed out Kintaro's bra, and Kyoko fired him, though she allowed him to finish cleaning before leaving.
• Tetsuhiro told Kyoko he would not make her suffer for someone else's sake, and the two kissed and became intimate in the changing room.
• Tetsuhiro later told Kintaro to go home when he finished, and Kintaro thanked Tetsuhiro and Kyoko before preparing to leave.
• Kyoko found the office computer shut down and unplugged, and she demanded to know who had tampered with it.

Kyoko confronted Kintaro after the company’s software data disappeared, then tore up his notebook when she discovered it contained sketches and intimate observations of her. Kintaro insisted he wanted to atone, while Tetsuhiro healed Kyoko’s injured hand and urged her to calm down.

• Tetsuhiro comforted Kyoko after the computer shut down and the software data vanished, and she accused Kintaro of sabotaging it before punching him and knocking out a tooth.
• Kintaro denied causing the loss deliberately and said he had unplugged the computers to save electricity, but Kyoko blamed his carelessness and suspected he had been sent to sabotage her.
• Kyoko tore up Kintaro’s notebook, then saw that its pages contained sketches, measurements, and private details about her.
• Kintaro begged to stay and make amends, while Kyoko blamed Tetsuhiro for helping keep him around and punched Tetsuhiro in frustration.
• Tetsuhiro found that Kyoko had fractured bones in her hand, healed it with Yang Power, and explained that Kintaro could have dodged her punch but chose not to.
• Kintaro confirmed that he wanted to atone and was not staying because he lacked money.

Tetsuhiro comforted Kyoko after Kintaro admitted he had spent the extorted money, then persuaded Kintaro to accept punishment and learn software development under his supervision. By the seventh morning, Tetsuhiro was racing to finish the delayed project while the company worked together.

• Kintaro admitted he had spent the million yen, and Kyoko angrily berated him while Tetsuhiro redirected Kintaro’s attempt to catch her spit and gained five points of his luck.
• Tetsuhiro comforted Kyoko and persuaded her to let Kintaro stay and help with the project under his supervision.
• Tetsuhiro convinced Kintaro that his romantic pursuits had brought him bad luck and that he should focus on learning, raising Kintaro’s Bond Level to 95%.
• Tetsuhiro began teaching Kintaro software development, while Kyoko grew more reliant on Tetsuhiro and became suspicious of the mysterious voice from Little Black.
• On the seventh morning, Tetsuhiro postponed the competition with Ayako, and Naoko and the rest of the company worked alongside him and Kintaro as he aimed to finish the project by the next day.

After the company met its deadline, Kyoko learned Kintaro had used the money she gave him to pay off an old man's debt, then gave Keiko a chance to admit her feelings for Tetsuhiro. With Keiko gone, Kyoko stayed behind in her red leather outfit and teased Tetsuhiro with a private reward.

• Kyoko kissed Tetsuhiro in front of the employees after the company delivered its work, then noticed Kintaro was missing.
• Kyoko searched the changing room and the company for Kintaro, but an elderly couple arrived to thank him for paying their loan sharks a million yen.
• Kyoko realized Kintaro had spent the money she gave him to help the old man, gave the couple another five hundred thousand yen, and announced three days off.
• Kyoko privately asked Keiko whether she had feelings for Tetsuhiro, but Keiko denied it and left in the elevator.
• Kyoko stayed behind with Tetsuhiro, changed into her red leather outfit, and flirted with him as his reward.

Tetsuhiro and Kyoko Tachibana shared an intimate moment in the office before Keiko returned, torn about her decision. With Kyoko urging her to act, Tetsuhiro kissed Keiko, and she responded to him.

• Tetsuhiro and Kyoko danced and shared wine in the office, where Tetsuhiro confessed his affection for her.
• An elevator chime alerted Tetsuhiro and Kyoko that Keiko had arrived, and Kyoko asked whether she had made up her mind.
• Keiko entered, saw Tetsuhiro and Kyoko with their clothes in disarray, and tried to leave after apologizing for interrupting.
• Kyoko urged Keiko to stop hesitating, then prompted Tetsuhiro to approach her.
• Tetsuhiro pulled Keiko into his arms and kissed her, and Keiko began responding willingly.

Keiko panicked and wet herself when Kyoko caught her with Tetsuhiro, but Kyoko and Tetsuhiro comforted her until she gathered the courage to kiss him and face the incident. After they cleaned up and left the company, Tetsuhiro insisted on taking Keiko home, and the three rode with Maya to Ayako's.

• Kyoko caught Keiko and Tetsuhiro together, startling Keiko so badly that she wet herself.
• Kyoko covered Keiko with a coat and comforted her, while Tetsuhiro reassured her that he did not mind.
• Encouraged by Kyoko and Tetsuhiro, Keiko kissed Tetsuhiro and gradually overcame her embarrassment and fear.
• Keiko mopped the floor, and the three cleaned up, showered, and changed before leaving the company.
• Tetsuhiro insisted on taking Keiko home, then rode with Keiko and Kyoko in Maya's stretch Lincoln toward Ayako's.