My body starts to melt
it was waiting for this miracle
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009
You've got the chance to express you
Here comes the imagination
Time, place
Truth and lies
Joy and sorrow
Kindness, hateness
Happiness, sadness
Smile, tears, friendship
Alone, together, birth
Death, sleep, fight
Space and oneself
In that promised place
I feel it once again
The spreading of a dream that's come true
I start running today too
Episode 18: The Diary of Chang Changku's Struggling Restaurant
Episode 18: The Diary of Chang Changku's Struggling Restaurant Pour some olive oil into a frying pan,
Episode 18: The Diary of Chang Changku's Struggling Restaurant then saute chopped onions and garlic.
Then saute chopped onions and garlic.
Wait a second.
I'm still choppin'!
Ow!
When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat and gently stir.
Add bay leaves.
Bay leaves? What are bay leaves?
Crap!
Hot-hot-hot!
Dammit!
Shit, another failure...
I wanna have a decent meal once in a while.
If I'd helped out then, I may have learned how to cook a dish or two.
Please, 002!
Everyone else is giving me a hand!
Cooking's just not in my wheelhouse.
You should familiarise yourself with the kitchen.
Learning to cook now will come in handy later.
You got the wrong guy.
002!
Dammit, if you were gonna make me into a cyborg,
you should've at least made it so I don't get hungry!
...so I don't get hungry! ...so I don't get hungry!
Did I wake you?
Nah, we're both two early birds of a feather.
Aren't you cold?
No, I'm fine.
That was certainly a great meal you treated me to last night.
It was the least I could do for everything you've done for us.
Stay here and relax for as long as you want.
We finally found a peaceful place.
This would be a happy, lively place if all of you were together...
Yeah, but I can't ask for everything.
They're all adults, all with their own personalities.
I wonder what everyone's up to though...
Kabore!
Punma!
Who are those guys? Metal X investigators?
Geological surveyors.
They charge us an arm and a leg for their reports,
but don't give us any good news.
Well, you don't want them to fudge the reports either.
It'd just be nice to hear some encouraging words once in a while.
We've been on a bad luck streak.
It's ironic. The second you regained the rights to mine Metal X,
you hit bedrock.
Between this summer's drought and this, it's like the god of poverty loves us.
Just wait 'til your dreams come true in the future.
You're optimistic.
I'm really glad you came home.
Is this all food? You gonna deliver it to the families in the village?
Yeah. They're really suffering from the drought.
I finally gathered a bunch of food to take over.
You didn't have to go out of your way to deliver it.
I like this kind of work.
Everyone was so happy the last time I made a delivery.
That makes it all worthwhile.
I see.
Be careful driving.
I will. Thanks!
What's wrong?!
We got stuck.
We need to get that tire up.
We'll get fired if we're late with this delivery.
And jobs are hard to come by these days.
You can say that again.
I'll hit the gas. You push.
Idiot! You screwed up again?!
I've had enough of you! You're fired!
Chief, no harm done.
Everybody makes mistakes.
Mistakes?! This guy has made a string of 'em!
You have incredible strength.
Are you okay?
I'm fine, so do me a favor and don't fire him?
Well, since nobody got hurt...
I'll think about it.
Come to think of it, he opened a restaurant in Japan, didn't he?
That 00...
6!
And he's doing pretty well with it.
Why don't we check it out later?
Unfortunately, the whole restaurant is reserved tonight.
I heard a VIP is coming.
Chinese Restaurant Chang Changku
Chinese Restaurant Chang Changku Please do this for me!
Opening Soon Forget it, that's embarrassing!
This is a very important day!
Tsuyama-sensei, the famous critic, is coming!
A restaurant critic?
Of course!
We'll be in a magazine! He'll give us stars!
The future of Chang Changku's fabulous Chinese restaurant...
...is on the line here.
But how is there a connection between the future of the restaurant
and me wearing a Chinese dress?
It's not like I just want to see you in a Chinese dress.
I just want your help.
Then I don't need to wear a Chinese dress...
It's like a uniform!
Please!
I'm only asking you for this favor because my part-timer suddenly called in sick!
But...
Here you go.
Fancy threads, young man.
Are you some kind of performer?
Kind of.
Thank you!
I forgot to give him the change!
Hey!
This isn't working! We're slipping over more!
Old man!
Are you okay?! Old man!
There are still landmines...
Hang in there, old man!
I could make it through this myself, but he can't.
You're not going home?
Y-Yeah.
Where are you from? Are you Japanese?
Chinese.
I'm sorry about before.
Hey, wanna get some dinner?
Two bags of wheat flour.
Everything else was destroyed.
30 km to the village.
Even if I carry them over, how many people would they feed?
I'll come back.
Or, maybe this is better than nothing...
I have to go.
They're waiting.
This meat is no good, 007.
You have no sense.
I chose the freshest cuts.
The freshest meat isn't always the best.
009, fly over to Kobe and get some beef for me.
A-Again?!
And this time, don't forget the change!
You're a slave driver, 006.
Even the best cook can't make the best dishes without the best ingredients.
And tonight especially, everything has to be the best!
Is this okay?
Just this once.
This is the best!
We're lucky.
There was an empty cabin nearby with plenty of firewood.
How do you figure we're lucky?! We're out of a job!
You weren't hurt too badly and we won't freeze to death.
You've gotta count your blessings where you find 'em.
Did you find something to eat too?
No, though I did look.
There's no telling how long this blizzard will last!
So we may starve to death instead of freezing to death.
Just get some sleep and don't dwell on stuff like that.
Your first priority is resting up.
We'll get through the rest.
Food, huh?
Certainly, if this blizzard keeps up...
Let go! Let go of me!
Forget it.
Let go! Let me go!
You're up? How do you feel?
Lousy. Whenever I look out at this blizzard...
At this rate, maybe starving to death isn't such a bad way to go.
I'm gonna starve without a job anyway.
Don't surrender to despair.
We'll get through this somehow, as long as we don't give up.
Stop with the pat answers!
Calm down. I don't mean to brush off our problems...
Would you be Tsuyama-sensei?
That's right.
This is a clean place.
+25 points.
The restaurant critic's here!
Tsuyama-sensei is here?!
Yeah, but she's just a middle-aged lady.
Oh, really?! Going by her name, Makoto Tsuyama, I assumed she was a man!
I bought the stuff!
D-Did I make it in time?
Perfect timing, 009.
I need to tweak my menu for a feminine taste.
Go buy this stuff, chop-chop!
A-Again?!
But we were off the mark.
Putting 003 in a Chinese dress was supposed to appeal to a middle-aged dude!
I heard that!
So that's what this dress was about after all!
N-N-No, no, no!
It was 007's idea!
B-But I don't think it looks bad on you...
That dress...
Do you have food?
I do. Only a little, but I do.
Not yet?! This is taking so long! Sheesh!
Minus 31 points!
Would you like an aperitif?
Plus 63 points!
I'm surprised you're still wearing the dress, 003.
W-Well, um...
I bet you actually like it!
Uh, what about this?
I'm only using the soft section today, so you can toss that.
He taught me how to slice this when we were on the Dolphin.
Not like that!
After you cut it into wedges, you julienne it, going against the grain.
No, no! You're terrible at this!
After all...
After all, nothing!
The softness depends on how you cut it.
Every ingredient can become a marvelous dish, depending on how you use it.
I feel like we're wasting this.
When I recall cooking on the Dolphin...
This is the only Chinese food I know how to make.
Where did you learn to make this?
A Chinese friend taught me.
He's really good at cooking.
He had me help him too, but...
Yours are a little too big.
This tastes like home.
I'm a failure at everything I do.
I had problems back home too, and was kicked out.
I have nowhere to go back to.
I've been through a lot too and can't go back to my village.
Don't you feel homesick?
That's a good time for eating.
Food is strange.
When you eat food from back home, you can see home in your mind.
I eat local food from my village.
And when I do, even if I'm here in the big city,
I can see the farms and mountains back home.
And then I know I'm alive.
This is good. This is really good.
Potato blossoms, huh?
I'm impressed you realized they were there.
What can I say?
You don't know potato blossoms?!
And you're German? You should be ashamed!
Well, I'm from the city...
That's no excuse!
Germans once lived through a famine by eating potatoes!
I have a book about that. Hold on, I'll get it!
Don't bother, 006!
How many potatoes do I have to peel anyway?
006, sometimes your storehouse of knowledge comes in handy.
Did you say something?
Nu, nothing.
The sun!
It's clearing up!
It's stopped snowing!
Maybe you're right! Maybe we will get through this!
We will. One way or another.
I'm glad I came.
They're so happy, just with this.
Put more strength into it!
I'm helping you, so don't yell at me!
If you learn the proper way to knead, it'll help you out one of these days!
Yeah, right.
You were right, 006.
It's been a big help.
More!
Here you go.
More!
There you go.
This is taking too long!
I'm going to minus 91 points!
I wish you wouldn't.
Can I amuse you with another dramatic reading?
Maybe a passage from Macbeth?
Enough. I'm bored with that.
You're cute, but not talented.
Not talented?!
It's just over your head!
Nothing.
Excuse me. Thank you for your patience.
Thanks for everything.
It's okay. But if you find a good job, put in a word for me, too.
A job, huh?
Talking to you makes me think I will find one soon.
You're always thinking positively, huh?
Positively? At one point in my life, I could think of nothing but the past.
Until I met my friends...
Friends, huh?
You said your name is Albert, right?
Can I call you Ai?
Sure, Gustav.
You did your best. You can't blame yourself.
I had so much confidence.
I made the best dishes with the best ingredients. And yet...
Um, how was everything?
It was excellent! But I have to get going!
What's the score?!
-297 points!
I'm stunned.
What's that scent?
Ta -daaa!
W-What's this?
You two made it?
We used the remaining ingredients.
We didn't want to let anything go to waste.
You had us help you a lot on the Dolphin, so we picked up a few things.
We also wanted to show our appreciation for all the cooking you've done for us.
What are you just sitting there for? Fill up!
I-It's good!
It's really good.
Even without the best ingredients, if you put your heart into it,
the dishes can be this delicious.
But look at me...
I was so hung up on getting the best ingredients..
Now the food's gonna get extra-salty from my tears!
Good evening.
Actually, I wanted to warn you about a con artist
who's been targeting restaurants in this area.
A con artist?
A woman posing as the famous restaurant critic, Tsuyama-sensei,
contacts restaurants and promises to feature them in a magazine,
just to get a free meal.
Come to think of it, when we heard the police car's siren...
You're telling me...
...she was an impostor?!
That looks good. Did you make it yourself?
Yeah. It's local cuisine from my village.
Me too.
How did it come out?
That recipe was very easy to make and tasty,
so I hope yours was delicious, too.
006, I wanna eat your cooking!
Your long unseen haw-smile
The unforgettable genesis of next begins
I can't get you out of my mind
Standing alone, please tell me why
But there is no easy answer
Genesis of next
You just get into
Alone on this planet
Lonely planet
I peeped through the keyhole again
All alone in the faint darkness
You can't soothe my remaining wounds
That's a lonely planet
North, east, south, west
True love, giving into the temptation of nostalgic words
Now that I think about it
You were dancing alone
Shedding tears and quivering, you were alone
But then you mustered courage and screamed up at the sky
There you searched for something and found it
You felt it... lonely planet
You opened the door to tomorrow and started running
Had faith in love for your own sake
Sensed the world of dreams at your side
Alone, you closed your eyes
I went back to my hometown, New York.
The days are just going by and I have nothing to do.
But then I meet Kathy and Jim.
What?! Kathy is trapped in a burning hotel?!
I swear I'll save her!
Wait for me, Kathy!
Next time on Cyborg 009:
Episode 19: The Conditions of a Hero Episode 19: The Conditions of a Hero!
Episode 19: The Conditions of a Hero