Wouldn't you know it? Miyasaka finally finds out the truth about Mira just as her mother is about to regale her life story. And he gets a front row seat to a tale of an alien princess much like Mira who ran away from her obligations and an arranged marriage with Show Hayami straight to Earth. And she landed...in Japan DURING WORLD WAR 2
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But there she found Tasuke, who saved her, treated her, kept her in skintight bandages, and tended to her with both his cooking and companionship. And of course they fell in love, only to be tragically parted when Mira's moms' people came back to take her home. But she had one last parting gift from Tasuke...Mira, as he is her real father
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Mira's mom is prone to embellishment, hides her true age over a video call, can somehow read exactly how her daughter is going to react, and loved both Tasuke and Mira's adoptive father...but she also won't shut up about Japanese cooking
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Wow, look at Wakabayashi trying to cook for Ren! He really seems like a decent dad now. And both father and son can write off a curry explosion knowing Mira was involved
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I...I think learning the truth about Mira might have broken Miyasaka in a way nothing else has. And Mira seems more concerned about it than she'd expect
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So not only does Mira have to find the key that her mom hid on Earth with the intention of giving her an excuse to see Tasuke again...but she also has to learn about the father she never knew she had. And Tasuke was a bit of an eccentric guy who was an amazing cook who also loved the well-endowed ladies, but he was also caring and there for a lot of people when they really needed someone
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On the one hand, it's good that Miyasaka knows what's going on, but on the other hand it's created new distance between him and Mira. And now instead of squids he's gone full octopus. But this might be an opportunity for Aoi to make her move, which Naosuke approves, though she's quirky enough to think an insect eating festival is a good idea for a first date. And of course Mira and Shoin will be there too
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