Let me tell you the true Christmas story,
At Christmas, Santa in a red costume
comes to the homes of good kids
and gives them presents,
But that's not all,
Real Christmas is fairer,
Santa comes to the homes of good kids, of course,
but he comes to the homes of bad kids as well,
Yes,
a Santa Claus in a black costume,
Black Night Parade
Let the feast begin!
Kaiza-kun!
I told you not to eat bentos which are beyond their expiration date,
But they would be thrown away, wouldn't they?
And wouldn't that be a gigantic waste?
What do you want to say with that?
If the store manager finds out, you'll get fired,
The store manager will think so too,
He appears to be such a guy,
Kaiza-kun, listen,,,
After all, adaptability is also needed to get a job,
Do you want to be praised as a good boy like in elementary school?
Isn't that why you haven't been able to find a job for so long?
The shrimps are delicious,
Every single bit,
I'm Hino Miharu, 22 years old,
19 years ago, my father, a delivery driver, died in an accident
so I was raised by a single mother,
I didn't stray from the right path and consider myself as a serious person,
But,
I failed the college admission examination,
and so I started job hunting,
My name is Hino Miharu, I'm pleased to meet you,
I'm impressed by your company philosophy
to be the most customer-oriented company in the country,
I would love to work for your company
and take good care of your customers,
Seems it doesn't work,
It's stuck, isn't it?
Yeah, it doesn’t work, There's no movement on the screen,
Shall we switch to the next person?
You're right, Let's look at the next person,
[ Hino Miharu-sama ]
[ Not hired ]
If I think about it, I've been living without a regular job for three years now,
[ Powson Nerima-Kitaguchi Store ]
By the way, Senpai (senior),
I've got a job offer,
What did you say?
A job offer, I've got a job offer,
I'll be permanently employed,
Next year, I won't work part-time anymore,
Senpai?
Isn't that great!
Ah, cake,,, I'll give you a cake,
That's not necessary,
By the way, can I call it a day?
No, it's 30 minutes too early
and I haven't had a break yet,
Did you hear me?
Kaiza-kun!
Is the part-time job over?
Hey, you! I told you to wait outside!
I'm sorry,
Rest assured,
like I promised,
I'll show you the best night scene of your life,
That's it, Senpai, I'm leaving,
What?
Leave the rest to me and have fun,
But is that okay? This guy can't leave yet,
You fool! Convenience stores are open 24 hours,
I'm sorry, Senpai, This girl is still naive and inexperienced,
But, but, but, it's Christmas Eve,
Listen, If you're such a good boy as Senpai,
you want to work for all others on Christmas,
Okay, let's go view the night scene!
Let him work and let's enjoy the night scene!
Thank you!
[ Christmas Eve ]
His girlfriend is so cute!
You've startled me,
Boss,,, I'm sorry,
If I was a customer,
what had you done then?
I'm sorry,
Well, I'll take the trash out and leave,
Moreover,
on your bag
I found this,
I'll pay for it later,
- Kaiza,,, - What did you say?
- Well, Kaiza,,, - Oi!
Don't put the blame on Kaiza-kun,
Eating food that's beyond its expiration date
is a crime,
Why me?
Why? Really, why?
I've never been late or left early
and my work attitude is good,
Why? Why always me?
Do you want to be praised as a good boy like in elementary school?
Bad boy found,
[ Notice of Rejection ]
It seems all rejection letters in the world are coming to me,
[ Offal ]
Excuse me,
Welcome,
Take a seat,
First, a beer,
Okay,
Oh, buddy, are you Santa?
No, this is my part-time job,
By the way, you look dreadful too,
No, not really,
The toughest thing to see today is Santa Claus in red,
Indeed,
Here you go,
Another one please,
That's a good drinking habit,
Did something bad happen?
No, not really,
Here,
Speaking of it, why are you wearing a black Santa costume?
Huh? Mister, don't you know?
From the beginning, always two Santas come at Christmas,
Good kids are visited by the red Santa,
bad kids by the black Santa,
What does the black Santa do?
To the bad kids he gives grilled
internal organs as a present,
Offal?
The worse kids
get whipped,
Isn't that abuse?
And, the much, much worse kids,,,
What's that?
Oi, sack!
I was still in the middle of explaining,
Here?
What's that?
Are you awake again?
The black guy!
It wasn't a dream?
Let me continue explaining,
The much, much worse kids
are put in a sack and kidnapped,
And then,
they work for Christmas as black Santa,
Congratulations, Miharu-kun,
That's a job offer!
Job offer?
The monthly salary is 300,000 yen,
There are overtime charges, bonuses, and opportunities for rises in salary,
What are the requirements?
So, first sign the contract,
No, wait a minute! Um,,,
Well, well, first sign the contract,
I was eaten, wasn't I?
- No, - Don't lie to me,
I can still feel the teeth and the tongue,
Who are you?
Okay, okay, Let's check it,
Did you eat Miharu-kun?
No, Knecht, you saw it yourself,
I spat him out properly, I didn't digest him,
I see,
What do you think, Miharu-kun?
Sorry,
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,,,
You are Miharu-kun, right? I am Shino,
Knecht asked us to instruct you,
I am Teppei, Pleased to meet you,
Are you human?
Here, eat it please,
It's pork soup and rice balls,
I think it would be better to eat something warm,
Teppei-kun is in charge of cooking here,
It's still too early to say you can't eat it,
What a guy is this? He can read my mind,
Thanks,
Delicious,
I'm glad,
Eating something warm feels good, doesn't it?
She seems to be a nice girl,
Working together with such a girl must be fun,
After you've finished eating, we will show you around, Do you have a question?
Yes, I have,
What is it?
Who is that man in a black Santa costume with a scarf,
That is Knecht, the president of this Santa Claus House,
President!? He's more than dubious,
And that sack with a mouth,
it spoke!
That
is our company mascot,
Huh? There was saliva dribbling from its mouth,
It does leave a strange impression, but when you're used to it, it's cute,
"Used to it"?
On top of it all, I was kidnapped!
Could it be that you are also forced to work here?
No! We're just working normally here,
After all, isn't it wonderful? We can lend Santa-san a hand,
It's a rewarding job, but it gets quite busy before Christmas,
This is an extremly dangerous situation,
Excuse me,
I would like to go outside for a moment to get a cool head,
Go outside? You'll get cold outside,
Go, It's to the left,
Excuse me! Good-bye!
If only I get out of here, I'll make it somehow,
Do you have a cool head now?
Where are we here?
At the North Pole, I told you, didn't I?
This is Santa Claus House,
From here, we deliver presents to children all over the world,
It's Santa Claus' base,
That's not true,
That's not true!
Well, it's indeed a shock, isn't it?
Here, take this, I've charged it up,
I guess you'd like to take a look at it,
[ Calls from the shop manager ]
Miharu-kun, if you take a break, you have to let me know,
That's common practice,
Are you aware that you're causing trouble to the workplace?
And the theft of that expired cake
I'll report to the higher-ups,
[ Kaiza-kun has sent you 2 new messages ]
[ Thanks for letting me leave early yesterday! ! ] [ It was a wonderful night scene ww ]
What will you do?
Go home and continue to be
a bystander on the Christmas scene,
or
become the real protagonist of Christmas?
What you see looking down from the sled
is this,
the night scene,
Well, first of all, let's go back in,
It's freezing cold,
Unexpectedly I found a job abroad! (Smile)
I'm nervous, but I have to give my best!
Here I am with my new colleagues, Merry Christmas!
I have not even once
played a part in a night scene,
After this, my forced labor began,
[ Teach me!! Mr, Hat! ] [ What is the Black Santa Claus? ]
Hello, new employees!
Today, I will tell you something about the black Santa,
Somehow he looks familiar to me,
Santa's job
is to give presents to children all over the world,
The good children get the good presents they wished for,
The bad kids get, yes, internal organs,
Offal?
Well, that's a thing of the past,
Nowadays, the bad kids get the bad presents they deserve,
How is it? I guess you all understand,
This is the job of us black Santas,
All of you, give your best at Christmas!
Bad presents?
Soon you will understand,
They took the trouble to transplant my room to the North Pole,
oddly enough right down to the last detail,
This company is more than mysterious,
Santa Claus House is divided into several departments,
First, you must decide which department you want to join,
This is the Socks Post Office,
Here we receive letters from good kids all over the world
and also analyze the letters they hide under their pillow,
Don't fall asleep! Work! Work! Work!
It's indeed a textbook black company,
It can't be helped, It's for the sake of the children,
Do you think for the sake of the children everything is allowed?
It's important work,
Here we decide what presents to give to the children based on their wishes,
Well, that may be so,
They're all wearing black Santa costumes,
Congenial to a black company,
Yeah, the staff are all black Santas,
Then, what about the red Santa?
That's also a thing of the past, Nowadays, he doesn't exist anymore,
- He doesn't exist anymore? - Right,
Therefore, we black Santas deliver the presents to the good kids as well as to the bad kids,
Tokyo, Paris,,,
Buenos Aires!
They really were sent from all over the world,
People who work in this department
must be able to read at least five languages,
Can you?
Are you asking an unsuccessful job hunter this in earnest?
- Ah,,, - Ah what?
What do they handle in the next department?
It's the smokestack department, "Chimney",
Shino-san is the ace of this department,
Miharu-kun, welcome to Chimney,
What is this here?
Shino-san, if you would please,
Certainly! So that Miharu-kun can understand too,
I'll pick a Japanese kid, okay?
The first bad kid is,,,
Oi, Shino-san!
,,, this boy!
To Santa-san,
Since you work so hard in bitter cold,
I also made a promise,
If I score more than 90 points in the English test,
I will tell Santa-san my wishes,
That's why I'm doing my best and study every day,
As presents, I want a NinNin Sketch and Monkari 4,
What a good boy!
Well, we will see, won't we?
If we look for nearby elementary schools according to the postmark,
we find five schools,
English is a compulsory course starting from grade 3,
so let's search for a pupil in grade 3 or higher,
Look! Bingo!
Iruka Elementary School, Grade 3, Class 1, Futoyama Takashi!
Wait a moment please,
This is confidential data, isn't it?
Grade 3, Class 1 is just taking the test,
If we peek through the window at the left side
and switch the camera to Infrared,,,
Huh? That's strange, isn't it?
Only one person has a high temperature,
This is not caused by exam stress,
Let's take a specimen of his handwriting and compare it with the letter,
Found him!
Then, we zoom in,,,
How is it?
No doubt, A bad boy,
The cheat sheet is inside of the rubber case,
Quite skillful, so he's a habitual offender, don't you think?
Great, isn't it?
This is the black Santa's magic to tell the good kids from the bad,
It's an artificial satellite, isn't it?
That's extremly alarming, What about the privacy of the kids?
Privacy?
Santa comes through the chimney to the bed in the middle of the night,
and you talk about privacy?
This is definitely a crime too!
Next is "Coal", the gift factory,
It's big!
We supply the whole world so it has to be this big,
What specifically can you produce?
We can produce everything,
Of course, for good kids even a NinNin Sketch and Monkari,
or a smartphone,
In order to make such things you must know how they're constructed,
Producing is easy,
but selecting a present is the most difficult task,
In case of a good kid we can simply choose the present they wish for,
But if it's a bad kid, we can't do that,
That's why there's a department that decides on the presents for bad kids,
There's Mr, Hat!
Wait a moment, That's really cute,
Not so close!
Oi! What's this guy good for!
There's an old geezer inside!
Oi! What's this guy good for!
There's an old geezer inside!
Where's your greeting!
Good morning,
What, what,,, who are these guys?
These are goblins,
No, forget it, This is beyond my fantasy,
- Oi! - Yes,
Oi!
- Oi! - Yes,
- You come with me, - Yes,
I can't see,
No, no,
- I can't see, - You're a genius, a remarkable genius,
Sit down,
What is this here?
Sit down!
Put this on,
Without the kid, we can't begin,
I definitely won't do this, Aren't these all needles?
It's alright, don't worry, These needles are harmless,
Which needle should I take? Let's take this one,
Eh, where was the spot again?
Ah, sorry, sorry,
It's alright, these are good needles,
Trust me, these are good needles, don't worry,
Was it here?
It's alright,
Ah, here it is, here it is,
I got it,
Takashi!
Taka-chan!
Taka-chan, Merry Christmas!
Santa has been here!
A NinNin Sketch!
And Monkari,,,
3!
This is the previous version,
Mama!
Mama, send this back! Mama!
I want version 4!
- Calm down! - Mama!
You are Hino Miharu, a 22-year-old guy,
The disappointment level is 25,
25?
But with such a bad boy it should be 45!
Are you alright?
Playing the part of the kid is hard as ever, isn't it?
What kind of torture is this? I'm totally exhausted,
The disappointment level is calculated based on a survey of bad kids,
Here we run a simulation
and pick a gift that achieves the intended disappointment level,
I see,
I don't understand a word!
Nevertheless, let's go on forever!
Are we in Hell here?
Oi! Are you ready for the next trial?
Yes, This time, we'll change the software to Yokai Switch,
Huh? That's definitely not going to work!
This is a bad boy,
and the means to frustrate a bad boy thoroughly
is this!
But isn't that what he wanted?
Shut up and do it quickly!
Takashi!
Taka-chan!
Taka-chan, Merry Christmas!
Where are my presents?
Yeah! It's a NinNin Sketch and Monkari 4!
Golden brown?
That's wrong! I want a sky blue one!
Takashi, have you received a NinNin Sketch?
Let's play Monkari!
You must have the latest version! Show it to me!
Wait,,, don't come nearer,
Stop it! Stop,,,
It's golden brown!
It's golden brown and looks like poop!
Cool! There's poop inside!
Takashi's nickname will be Poop-man!
Mama!
Incredible! It's exactly 45!
The deviation is zero,
There has always been a deviation of about 3,
I'm finished,
I'll definitely not join this department,
Miharu-kun, welcome to our department,
No!
[ Santa Claus House ] [ North Pole Headquarters Coal Department ] [ Children Simulator ] [ Hino Miharu ]
I was assigned to the Coal Department,
A business card,,,
To whom could I give such a business card?
Miharu-kun, are you ready?
Can I open the door?
I'm not ready yet! Not yet!
It looks good on you!
- Thank you, - Thank you,
Okay, let's eat,
Let's take some more,
I wish Teppei-kun would smile,
Teppei-kun won't show his smile today,
Mayu-chan, 4-year-old, disappointment level 12, on the mark,
Kenji-kun, 8-year-old, disappointment level 26, on the first try,
Yumi-chan, 6-year-old, disappointment level 51, bullseye!
Well, that's enough for today,
He's really great,
I think since he's so quick,
let's process some more child data,
Yes,
Test? What is such a reindeer?
Delivering presents
is the key task of Santa Claus House,
This is the test to become such a reindeer,
I see, Seems pretty difficult,
A lot of people take the test,
but it's not announced who was selected
so I don't know the pass rate,
However, reindeers get a special allowance,
Allowance?
That sounds good,
[ Reindeer Special Allowance 10,000,000 yen ]
Ten million!?
Just for your information, the leader gets additional 10 million,
- Are you interested? - I am, I am, I am,
Look, look!
What's up?
These are the reindeers,
Only 9 people get chosen reindeer,
They inherit the legendary reindeer names,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen,
and the leader, Rudolph,
It's the red-nosed reindeer walking in front,
Then, I'm going to sign up for the test now, What will you do, Miharu-san?
I guess I'll give it a try, There's an allowance after all,
This year's test might be exceptionally difficult, though,
Really?
It's just a rumor,
but they say a newcomer from Powson's Nerima-Kitaguchi store
has applied for reindeer,
It seems I just heard something strange,
If there’s someone from Powson's Nerima-Kitaguchi store, it can't be helped, right?
Let us do what we can,
But, I worked part-time at Powson,
What's so special about that?
At the Nerima-Kitaguchi store?
This rumor must be false,
After all, working at the Nerima-Kitaguchi store were me and,,,
Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can this be true, can this be true?
Isn't this Miharu-senpai!
This is destiny of destiny!
Kai,,,
za-,,,
kun,
Nice to meet you!
Is it really you?
How,,, how,,, how did you get here?
Somehow I was put in a sack by a black Santa,
Then I had a feeling like we were taking off,
I thought it was great, almost like a pay rise!
And now I'm here!
It's really him! This ability to explain, no doubt it's him,
So he is your co-worker at the Nerima-Kitaguchi store,
Well,,,
I see,
Well, I'll leave the elite to themselves, Please excuse the simple guy,
That was too blatant, "Elite" was too ironic,
After living three years as a part-time worker,
is it natural to be considered a jobless loser?
Senpai, what a look is this?
We will have a lot of fun together,
Stop it, Let go of me,
Let go of me!
Here it is,
Yes, okay, Good luck for the test,
Thank you very much,
I guess you want to sign up, Come and fill it out here,
[Experience in night shifts at Powson Nerima-Kitaguchi Store] [ Yes / No ] [ How long ]
Why that again?
What? You have worked part-time too?
But unfortunately an ordinary Powson isn't good enough,
It must be the Nerima-Kitaguchi store,
And another applicant has already appeared this year,
Is that a blond guy?
Yes, yes,
He's a good boy,
I heard his co-worker didn't do a stroke of work
and left everything to him,
Huh?
What are you talking about me?
This was you?
Indeed, you do look dull and completely useless,
No, No, it wasn't me,,,
Don't put the blame on Kaiza-kun,
Do you want to be praised as a good boy like in elementary school?
They say that guy received his pay only for reading mangas,
He put the bento mayonnaise in the microwave every time
and caused an explosion,
He mixed up soy with other sauces,
It's said he would eat jelly with chopsticks,
It seems he used to eat bentos which were beyond their expiration date,
[ Notice of Rejection ]
[ Not hired ]
Miharu-san, where are you going?
Me? You did all this!
Why did you have to come here?
Just when my life was improving,
Because of you it's all in vain again,
Senpai, excuse me for intruding!
What are you doing here?
I'm bringing an interesting DVD,
Huh? What is this?
These are my mother's Christmas cards,
that's all,
Amazing! There are so many,
Are they perhaps from your girlfriend?
Shut up and get lost,
What, what, what, are you serious?
Then, Shino-chan,
let the two of us retreat to my room, Okay?
I thought you were friends so,,,
- Wait, wait! - Then, Senpai,
good night!
Alright, alright!
Alright,
Stay here,
Ah, right, The dvd,
What did you bring along?
What's this?
It looks like a surveillance camera recording,
Is this perhaps the Nerima-Kitaguchi store?
Shino-chan, you've got it!
By the way, you don't want to show us the whole recording, do you?
You really haven't seen this, right?
Knecht showed it me as soon as I got here,
- Knecht? - Yes,
This is what I want you to see,
I'm there too,
That brings back memories!
How did they get this video?
Oh no! The customer is mad as hell,
Wasn't this your daily life?
What's wrong, Shino-chan? You don't get the words out,
Wait a moment, This is Kitaguchi Powson?
Eh? This is a normal day?
Could it be there was a riot that day?
I see, Girls usually don't go to convenience stores late at night, do they?
This is normal,
Late at night between 2:00 and 4:00
it's almost daily like this,
No, this is not normal at all,
Late at night, no customers come
so all we did was cleaning, refilling shelves,
killing time, and dozing off!
What are you saying?
The manager said the store was really thriving,
It was like this for three years?
One, two!
Kaiza-kun, Miharu-kun,
congratulations on your graduation from Powson!
Be quiet!
Miharu-kun,
you worked really hard for three years,
Hereby I certify that you successfully completed all the courses,
The manager of the Powson Nerima-Kitaguchi Store
and director of the Santa Claus House Training Department,
Yoshikawa Teru,
Miharu-kun, you were the toughest graduate so far,
Make use of what you've learned here
and do your best for the kids at Santa Claus House please,
Come here, sons!
Remember this scent well and keep your eyes open!
[ Tanaka Kaiza ] If by some chance,
another kid appeared who became the red Santa,
that would be troublesome, wouldn't it?
Without being asked, he trained me
for three years,
It's dad's fault, this name,
Awesome! That's an Aurora,
Listen, Miharu,
Should you ever feel you're having a hard time,
I want you to remember,
The name Miharu
means "Waiting for three springs",
There may be cold winters,
but when the snow melts for the third time,
the scenery will change for sure,
And if you think the scenery has changed,
it means you have changed yourself, right?
Why do I remember dad now?
The reindeer test is about to begin,
Employees who have registered gather in the lecture hall please,
Miharu-san, you're really from the Nerima-Kitaguchi store, right?
Yeah, I'm that useless Powson employee,
I think you're capable,
You don't look like someone from Powson,
but I can't imagine you would just sit around when it gets busy,
Teppei-kun,,,
Miharu-san, I'm sure you will make it,
Let's all qualify,
Amazing, It's like a barrier,
Neither bad mood nor Kaiza-kun can enter,
So it is, All I can think about now is becoming a reindeer,
Okay, everyone sit down!
Okay, sit down, sit down!
Sit down, you!
Sit down, guys!
Guys, stop disputing!
Sit down! Come on, sit down!
Geez, sit down, sit down!
Sit down! They're all sitting,
I'm your instructor,
Tanaka
Kaiza!
Instructor?
Pleased to see you,
And now, I'll explain the procedure of this test,
[ 1: Reindeer Aptitude Test ]
[ 2: Reindeer Practical Test ]
[ Reindeer ]
In order to become a reindeer,
you have to take an aptitude test and a practical test,
We instructors will only let those applicants participate in the practical test
who pass the aptitude test,
In the aptitude test half of you will be eliminated,
Those who fail may try again next year,
At one dash, half of us? Can this be true?
Senpai, it would be nice if you don't fail, wouldn't it?
Like in college,
This bastard!
No, Calm down, calm down,
I have companions,
I also dropped out here last year,
If my perfect senior Teppei-kun failed this test,
how could I pass?
And now, let's start the test without further ado,
The aptitude test is
a contest with Santa-san
in arm wrestling!
What kind of aptitude is this trying to test?
Amazing,
Out of fear to show such a face
I would shy away from holding the grip,
but Shino-san means business,
Okay, you're beaten! Such a pity!
I was so nervous,
The next one is you,
Me?
Miharu-kun, good luck,
Do your best,
No need to worry,
I have confidence that I'm strong enough for this,
For three years, I have stockpiled the goods all by myself,
This is beyond its expiration date, You can't eat it,
Hey!
Don't eat expired food!
Are you listening?
Those three years
can't have been in vain,
Uhm, how did I get here?
Oh, I fell down, Why?
That's my senpai! As expected of you!
Excuse me,
Take a seat,
Don't bother, I didn't pass anyway,
- If that's all, I'll,,, - You passed,
Pardon?
Actually, that arm-wrestling machine works the other way round,
The more apt to be a reindeer you are, the more you'll lose the contest,
In other words, since you lost in an instant,,,
Pardon?
[ Reindeer Test 2022 Stage 1 Certification ]
You may not only become a reindeer, you might even become the red Santa,
The red Santa?
Yeah,
The red Santa isn't here anymore, right?
Where did he go?
I haven't told you yet, have I?
The red Santa Claus
is dead,
He was killed,
Not everyone in this Santa Claus House
loves Christmas,
In this house
are beings who hate Christmas beyond all measure,
beings which are called rats,
What is that, rats?
They hate Santa Claus,
no, Christmas itself from the bottom of their heart,
The red Santa was killed by these rats 19 years ago,
This Santa Claus House
was built by the magic of the red Santa,
But, the red Santa is dead
and his magic is dissipating,
When the magic has dissipated,
we can neither produce nor deliver presents,
Without the red Santa,
Christmas itself will die,
In order to save Christmas that the children look forward to,
someone must become the red Santa,
Miharu-kun,
you have the ability to become the red Santa,
When you were working at Powson, I assured myself of that,
What did you say?
Any objections?
Who asked for a promotion?
I just didn't want to let these three years go to waste
so I tried to become a reindeer,
Becoming a red Santa whose life is in danger,
that doesn't interest me in the slightest,
If you say something so sad,
Kaiza-kun will turn in his grave, won't he?
Huh? Kaiza-kun? Why should he?
I told you,
The life of a promissing candidate for the red Santa
becomes the target of the rats,
Kaiza-kun is here as a scapegoat for you,
He claimed your accomplishments in the convenience store as his own,
The rats will think now
that it's Kaiza who must be removed,
Certainly, right now,,,
What did you do!
Miharu-kun,
you can see my face, can't you?
Huh? How can you say I could see it?
Shit!
You're the only one
who can see my face,
Not a single good memory!
Kaiza-kun!
I don't have a single good memory of that shitty bastard
who will die in my place,
But if that happens,
I probably won't forget this shitty bastard for the rest of my life!
Kaiza, watch out!
What? Senpai, did you come to save me?
You shouldn't enter such an unsafe place,
Such little difficulties I can handle myself,
By the way, if you come to save someone like me,
you haven't changed a bit in these five years,
[ 5 years ago ]
Why is it all strawberry rice cake?
Are you a customer?
Excuse me, isn't this a convenience store?
It is a convenience store,
It's an ordinary convenience store which by mistake
ordered 5,000 strawberry rice cakes,
5,000?
Sorry, I just wanted a rice ball,
I'm in a hurry because I have an exam today,
There they are,
You make me wanna puke,
You take an exam with your parents' money
and think if you fail, you can take it next year again, of course,
A young master, huh?
- Boss,,, - You bastard,
This incorrect order
of 5,000 rice cakes, will you take the responsibility?
No, it wasn't me,
Probably, Inaho-san,,,
You bastard,
Don't put the blame on Inaho-chan,
Inaho-chan
has a cute face,
Very, very cute,
Her face, her face, her face, her face
says it all,
Inaho-chan would never do such a thing,
Well, perhaps I made Inaho-san angry,
Inaho-chan
has a cute face,
It's very cute,
her face, her face, her face, her face,,,
Her face,
The conversation is over,
- Wait,,, - You know,
to say it clearly, I favour her,
Compared with her, you are an obstinate
cockroach,
Sell all these 5,000 rice cakes,
or you will buy them yourself,
No, boss,,,
Boss! Wait,,,
What's with this guy?
Excuse me, I also take something to drink,
Hello?
Ah, Kai-chan!
Can you help Mama out with a little money?
Mother,
where are you right now?
Now? In my favorite bar,
I drank a lot yesterday night,
Money for that from me?
But, Kai-chan, Mama is begging you,
Wait, wait,,, mother!
Why always me?
I work hard,
but when I wake up, my debts have increased,
He won't have that experience,
Bad boy found,
[ 2018 Nerima University Admission Examination ]
Hey, you, These strawberry rice cakes,,,
Ah, sorry,
No, that's not what I mean, Did you buy them from the Kitaguchi Powson?
That's right, How do you know?
I worked part-time there yesterday,
They really delivered 5,000 pieces,
Although it was just a hoax,
Say, wasn't there a blond guy?
I guess he's in trouble,
[ Invigilator ] [ Akai Inaho ]
It wasn't me,
Probably, Inaho-san,,,
You bastard,
Say, can I take a picture of it?
It'll be such a fun,
Sure,
[ 10 strawberry rice cakes! That's too much, LOL ]
Excuse me,
You look so cute,
Can I also take a picture of you and the strawberry rice cakes?
Of course,
Thank you very much,
Okay, smile,
- Thank you very much, - You're welcome,
One million?
Welcome!
There it is! I knew it was this convenience store!
Such a mountain of strawberry rice cakes!
It's true! 5000 strawberry rice cakes!
Come on, it's here, come on!
What's this?
[ Ina might have placed an incorrect order,,, ] [ It was to support the examinees, but 5,000 pieces ] [ may be too much,,, (cry) ]
Huh?
This is not from me!
2 pieces, 400 yen,
- Excuse me! - Yes?
I want to pay,
Sorry, we're understaffed right now,
Please line up there, Okay, Okay,
But it's overcrowded there,
Everyone who wants to pay
line up here!
Let me help you,
The guy from this morning,,,
All of a sudden there was a huge run,
I'll explain it later, First, let's sell this stuff,
You shall not be held responsible for this,
Now I've paid back my debt,
Good morning, Today, we'll hold the reindeer practical test,
The participants in this test gather in the study hall please,
Alright,
Geez!
This? This brings back memories,
I often played with it in the old days,
Have I
met the red Santa once?
Shino-chan, are you here?
There's something I have to ask you,
Shino-chan!
I'm coming in,
The fragrance of a girl,
Huh? Miharu-kun?
Why do you,,,
What's the matter? Do you want something from me?
Tell me, do you believe in Santa Claus?
When you enter a girl's room,
you hope to see her a little more uncovered than usual,
But,
this is really too uncovered!
You got it from the red Santa?
Yes, I think so,
However, the remembrance is blurred,
Shino-chan is behaving as always so I can't do the opposite and ask her,
This is a Black Card,
Black?
Yes, Its limit is never exhausted,
even if you bought a tank with it, It's the ultimate credit card,
Huh?
Have you never used it?
No, I was a kid when I received it,
I'd like to know the reason for her bald head and the Buddha statue,
but I'm scared and don't want to raise this topic,
- That's scary, - Scary?
What are you doing?
I just hacked into the credit card company's server
and looked at your transaction details,
Your magic is definitely more scary!
Miharu-kun, couldn't it be that you have used it?
Why?
In 2004, you bought a lot from Amezin,
Really?
I was three or four years old, then,
No, at that time my dad had died and my mom was hospitalized,
It's no problem if you can't remember,
I just logged into your Amezin account,
As expected,
Look, You bought a lot of toys with this card,
You really don't remember?
10 million?
Miharu-kun, calm down!
Here's the phone number of the customer service center,
No, that's,,,
The reindeer practical test is about to begin,
The participants in this test immediately gather in the study hall please,
First, let's go to the test, After that, I'll help you to investigate,
The theme of this practical test is, "Red Santa's Messenger",
You will deliver presents to the children,
What? Out of a sudden a real mission?
But, Christmas is already over,
Truth is, these presents were forgo,,,
Due to a little mistake,
there are some kids who didn't get presents,
That's not true!
Of course, if you act as Santa's messenger,
you must not be seen by anyone,
If you're detected,
you're out,
If you're not finished until sunrise,
you're out,
If there's even one present left,
you're disqualified,
Do you understand?
Forgetting is the worst!
Are you the one to say this?
Okay, Then, let's build teams of 4 people,
An appetite-stimulazing smell, isn't it?
Meat! Santa Claus' meat!
You understand, don't you, my dear sons?
Indeed, Tokyo rocks, doesn't it?
I missed it so much!
Hey, now that we're here at last, I'd like to visit Disneyland,
Good idea!
Then, shall we take a trip to Disneyland?
We're not here for sightseeing, No way!
I also want to see it at least once, the mouse castle,
Teppei-kun, even you?
Have you guys seen this?
He forgot to deliver an incredible lot,
I doubt that these presents were forgotten,
Using the information from the Chimney investigation this way is deeply moving,
Have you realized?
We are finally delivering presents,
And the very first one is
this kid,
[ Koyama Aoi, 7 years old ]
I found it, It's this, isn't it?
Right, right, right,
Here,
Well, Senior, let's go!
What? We're going together?
Isn't that a matter of course? We're partners!
I can't leave my senior alone,
Together, it's a rendezvouz!
Shino-san, how much time do we have for each present in order to deliver them all before sunrise?
- 3 minutes - 3 minutes?
Shino-san and me will plan the delivery route,
Be back in 3 minutes, okay?
Okay, time is running,
Ready, start!
- Senpai, you are too slow! - You're a little fast,
Wait, wait for me,,,
How can we get in?
Of course,
we'll use magic,
Magic?
This looks like illegal magic to me,
Your face,,,
I don't like that expression,
It's open,
Excuse me,
Merry Christmas,
That was close!
Let's do it Santa's way,
Don't push me,
Oi, don't push me, Don't push me!
Don't push me,
Don't push me, don't push me!
This here is,,, this one!
And this,,,
Here,
To Santa-san,
I don't have a father,
but mother is working hard for me,
Each day, mother comes home late,
so it would be nice if I had a friend who would keep me company,
I'm starving to death!
The last one is here,
It's on the top floor,
20 minutes till sunrise, Let's hurry up,
And of course we must climb up here, right?
How could we do that?
Senpai,
there's always a way,
This is like burglary!
Rats?
That can't be true,
Let's get away, Senpai!
Why?
Why is this happening to me?
I'm not interested in becoming the red Santa!
Senpai!
At any rate,
I,,,
Now I remember,
19 years ago,
Santa Claus came to my house,
Merry Christmas, Miharu-kun,
He wasn't alone,
I give you this as a present,
Buy yourself what you want most, no matter what it is,
Don't be shy,
You are a very good boy,
Your father often told me so,
Don't lose it, okay?
Thank you,
A parcel for you!
My father's death was a huge shock for my mother,
It took 10 months until she was released from hospital,
Klick here,,, Okay, roll, roll,,,
It worked, it worked, It's done,
But I,,,
It's ordered,
wasn't sad at all,
I'm back! Mama has returned,
Miharu!
Mama, welcome home!
Miharu, what is this here? What on earth happened?
Santa-san,,,
Miharu, wait!
Wait, Miharu,
Don't open it, It must be returned,
Miharu, what are you looking at?
Miharu, I'm sorry,
Mama also
wants to see Papa,
When I heard my mother saying this, I realized for the first time
that the person I wanted to see most
wouldn't come back anymore,
I'm so sorry,
My bank deposit is untouched and nothing of the money in the house is missing,
How on earth did he buy all these toys?
There's no room left to move, but I can't just throw them away,
Mama, are you worried?
I'm very sorry,
It's alright, Mama shouldn't have left you to yourself,
All this was a bit,,,
Mama, are you alright?
Mother immediately collapsed again,
I had just realized that my father was dead
and the thought that my mother might die too
was very frightening,
[ If you are in trouble, give me a call ]
Yes?
Santa-san, please save Mama,
Miharu-kun?
I'll give back all the toys,
What happened?
These toys are bad, so Mama was worried and collapsed again,
Aren't these toys what you wanted most?
Santa doesn't take back presents,
It's not what I wanted most, What I wanted most wasn't obtainable,
What I,,,
What I and Mama want most isn't obtainable anymore,
I see
If Mama wouldn't be here again, I,,,
Miharu-kun,
do you want to become Santa Claus?
Me?
Yeah, These toys are worrying Mama, right?
So you should give your toys to children who want them,
However, you must not do it randomly,
Here at our place we receive lots of letters from good kids,
From these letter we carefully choose what they want most,,,
I'll do it!
I will
be Santa Claus,
This will be an enjoyable Christmas,
These toys are not what I wanted most,
but I will choose carefully so that they all will become
the present sombody wants most,
I've made it in time,
What's left is taking them to the houses,
I have to give my best,
Because they're all waiting,
How can I do it? It's so much,
Isn't that great? Even the wrapping is perfect,
Let us play our part,
The rest
is the job of us reindeers,
Nevertheless, at that time I thought
I wished Papa was in that truck,
Are you alright? No injuries?
It was quite an impact,
but I guess this protected me,
Where are the rats?
They didn't come in,
But when they realize that you're alive, they might come again,
Let's get away from here quickly,
Kaiza speaking, This is an emergency,
We were attacked by rats,
You're right,
Under these circumstances, we want to retreat for now,
Yes, We'll return at once,
Wait a moment,
What, what?
Knecht, if we return now,,,
Don't worry,
It's about the test, right?
We will take it into consideration,
You're wrong!
Is that what Santa would do?
What will become of this present?
It can't be helped, For this year, that boy must abandon hope,
- Your lives are more,,, - Are you kidding me?
After all,
there's a boy waiting for something he wants most,
It's Christmas, and only this boy
won't get what he wanted most?
I would really hate that,
Hello,
It's your turn,
You haven't changed, huh?
The rats are gone, so let's try now,
Be always prepared to run away,
You,,,
Alright, Kaiza-kun, let's go!
Let's rumble!
You're almost there, Still two floors to go,
Thank you, Shino-chan, I can see it!
That's good, but,,,
We will die, If we fall down from here, we will definitely die,
Go!
No doubt, it's here, Senpai, give me the present,
There they are hiding!
- That's bad! - That's bad!
They're more than before,
This number is really bad,
Climb to the rooftop first and depart from there,
There's an access into the building on the rooftop,
I will now use Chimney to deactivate the security mechanism,
It's over there!
Shit!
Is this the boss?
They're targetting you, Senpai,
I'll grind out a way to the door, You run, okay?
The door will be unlocked in 10 seconds,
5 seconds,
Now!
- 4 -
- 3 -
- 2 -
- 1 -
Teppei-kun?
Rats are entering through the ventilation ducts, They're coming from everywhere,
It's coming,
Teppei-san is strong, isn't he?
Miharu-kun, hurry up and give him the present, It's 10 minutes before sunrise,
Teppei-kun! Kaiza-kun!
Don't come!
Senpai, you must protect the present!
But,,,
- Senpai! - Miharu-san!
Miharu-kun!
That's not true,
Miharu-kun,,,
Rudolph?
Knecht asked me to come,
It's too late,
Miharu-kun is,,,
Miharu-kun!
Do you think he is okay?
He snatched him with a flick of the wrist!
I'm in shock!
How long are you going to laugh?
What's so funny about that?
Really, Senpai, you're simply amazing!
Come on, stand up,
Here,
You have to hand it over,
It's your job, Senpai,
Merry Christmas,
Who's there?
Santa-san?
Santa-san, thank you,
Well then,
congratulations on passing the reindeer test!
Yeah!
Cheers!
Bon appetite,
As expected, Teppei-kun's cakes are the best,
However, Senpai doesn't come, does he?
It seems he has something to discuss with Knecht,
Knecht!
He's not here?
Don't lose it, okay?
Dad,,,
Why are you here?
Have you decided to become the red Santa?
What's that supposed to mean? My dad as the red Santa,
What the hell is this?
I'm very sorry,
There is a contract that says
I can't talk about the red Santa, not even to family members,
They would be targetted by the rats,
Was my dad killed by them?
Do you want to know?
Of course,
If you want to know, you have no choice but to become the red Santa,
Dad,,,
Dash it!
I'll do it!
I'll become the red Santa,