Ep. 20: Nobuko Mayama visits Touzai to discuss her restrictive marriage and limited diet.

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Former employee Nobuko Mayama, formerly Hayashi, visits the Touzai offices to discuss her unsatisfactory marriage to Oboshi Realty President Mayama. She reveals that her husband survives on a restricted diet supplemented by vitamins, a habit stemming from his strict upbringing. Although Yamaoka previously ignored her romantic interest, Kurita convinces him to intervene. The group visits Nobuko’s home, where Yamaoka challenges the husband to a spinning top game, wagering that the loser must eat a meal prepared by the winner. After the husband loses, he reluctantly agrees to the terms. Yamaoka and Nobuko prepare a tonkatsu dish using high-quality ingredients. Despite initial resistance due to his rigid past, the husband honors the bet and tearfully discovers a new world of flavor through the meal.