Arakawa Under the Bridge 25

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Chapter 25. Partner

Finally, the two
decided to look for the child for the time being.

You shouldn't thrust raw fish into his mouth!
Sorry.
I thought he was hungry...

That's true, of course...
Hm?

Milk and baby food...

Looks like they forgot it here along with the child.
We have no choice...

Oh!
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Here, here is the lunch.
Drink it slowly.

Okay, I'll wipe your mouth.

Okay, burp.

Okay then, now you can sleep.
{Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.}
Oh!

You're just like a mother!
Ah, yes, I have some experience in this.
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With my father...
I'll never admit it publicly.
{I want milk!}
{I'm sick of the toy!}
We won't show any more details because we are worried about Rick's mental state.
That's how it was...
{I couldn't imagine...}

Recruit, I'd like to hold him in my hands too, can I?
You can, but...

Is it really okay?
Errm... Be careful with his neck...
Okay.

Oh!
Are you alright, Nino?
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Oh...

Eh?

Did he fall asleep?
Looks like this.
Heh.

Any child feels peaceful when a woman is holding him.

You're so lucky...
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I wonder, if I was ever
held like this by my mother...

For as long as I can remember
I've never seen my mother.

Around the time when I entered school,
I asked my father just once.
Father,...

Do I have a mother?

You had once...
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That was the one and only
huge mistake I made in my life.

I still don't know any details.
Even though I was born...

my father hasn't been married even once.
Perhaps, I can't, too.

I can't imagine myself married.
Hey, Recruit.

Yes?
Ryou!!
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What a relief!
I'm so sorry!

When the child's mother appeared, I wanted to complain to her.
But I couldn't find an appropriate moment because she was thanking us all the time.

Ah, soon we'll see the cherry trees in the evening!
Yeah.
Isn't it nice that the child's mother turned up.

If she hadn't come for one more our, I'd have gone to Chief to ask him to give a name to the child.
Your intentions are too good, as usual.

By the way, didn't you want to tell me something?
Ah, it's nothing important.

Just...
If someone looked down from this cherry tree.
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He'd have certainly thought that we are husband and wife.
Eh?
I remember that my father told me:

"In business, you sometimes need to draw out some skill you don't have yourself.
That's why you need a partner."
Huh?
Is...
is it so?
Yeah. Like newlyweds.
Newlyweds?