Episode 11

EVERYONE WILL BE HYPOCRITES is the eleventh episode of the Buddy Daddies anime series.

Synopsis
Rei has resumed his erratic lifestyle of playing video games, while Kazuki is tidying up in a less-noisy home than usual. It has been a few weeks since Miri returned to her mother's home. Kazuki and Rei still feel lost in their new solitude, but they try to convince themselves that, for Miri, living with her mother was the best choice. Rei makes the decision to go back to his parents' house, and Kazuki declares he will leave the house and embark on a new life. When Rei returns to his parents' home to take over the organization, he greets his father, the boss, and believes he is accepted as the successor, but when he is shown a picture, he is shocked at what the boss orders him to do.

Plot
Kazuki and Rei are having a hard time adjusting to their normal lives after Miri's absence. Rei is unable to concentrate on his video games, and Kazuki finds himself going through Miri's things in her old room. While searching, he discovers a drawing that she made for them and a folder with a hippo inside.

As he continues to look through the items, he finds two paper ties with messages from Miri thanking them for Father's Day. This brings back memories of when she gave them the schoolwork, and Kazuki becomes emotional and starts crying. He tries to hide his tears by blaming it on the dusty room.

Kazuki and Rei are having a hard time adjusting to life without Miri. They both find themselves making small changes, such as buying her favorite cereal or watching her favorite TV show. However, these changes only serve as reminders of her absence.

Rei even starts smoking because he remembers that Miri couldn't smell the smoke. Kazuki notices this change and comments on the noise of Rei's video games, while Rei points out that Kazuki is messing up his cooking more often.

Rei expresses concern about whether Miri was eating well, but Kazuki assures him that she was taken care of. Suddenly, Rei announces that he will be returning home for New Year's and leaving the apartment to Kazuki. However, Kazuki rejects the offer and decides to look for a smaller place since it feels too big without Miri.

The next day, Kazuki visits Kyutaro's hideout to find a new job. Kyutaro mentions how much Miri impacted their lives and asks about Rei's whereabouts. Kazuki tells him that Rei left for New Year's, but Kyutaro explains that he had to go back home. This upsets Kazuki as he thinks about both Rei and his father.

The story then focuses on Miri and Misaki. Miri tells her mother how both Kazuki and Rei complimented her singing of Silent Night. She wonders when they will come to get her, but Misaki denies that they are both her fathers. Miri talks about the different activities they did together and expresses her love for them both, wishing for everyone to live together.

Meanwhile, Rei is given a mission by Shigeki Suwa that involves unfinished business. Shigeki shows him a photo of him, Kazuki, and Miri eating together at a crepe shop which surprises Rei. Shigeki comments on how he hasn't cut his pointless ties and that by continuing to do so he is leading the Suwa family to disgrace. He tells Rei that he must complete the mission without hesitation even if it means killing Miri.

However, Rei is hesitant about killing her as he would kill anyone except for her. Despite this, Shigeki reaffirms his position as leader of the clan and tells Rei that it's his duty as heir to accomplish the mission without hesitation.

Kazuki receives an urgent call from Rei telling him to go to Miri's house. Kazuki understands the situation immediately and calls Kyutaro to contact Miri's mother and tell them to leave. The scene then changes to Misaki's house where she is shot in the stomach by Ryo Ogino, who was the first victim of the Suwa family.

Kazuki arrives just in time to intervene but initially fails, getting shot in the shoulder while trying to save Misaki. However, he manages to call the police as a distraction and calls out for Rei, causing Ryo Ogino to turn his back for a moment. Kazuki takes advantage of this opening and shoots him.

Although Ryo has control over Kazuki for a moment, it is too late as the police arrive on the scene. However, it turns out that they are only Kyutaro setting off police alarms as part of their plan. Misaki entrusts Miri into Kazuki's care before passing away from her injuries. Kyutaro reminds Kazuki that they need to leave before things get messy and they take an asleep Miri with them.

Kyutaro takes Miri, Kazuki, and Rei to his house as a safe refuge. Rei is relieved to see that Miri is safe and sleeping soundly. However, Kyutaro apologizes for taking Miri away from them and giving her to Misaki because he thought it would keep her safe from the boss who was investigating Rei's life. But he underestimated the man and blames himself for what happened.

Rei denies guilt but feels responsible for taking everything away from Miri's parents. Kazuki suggests wiping out every trace of Miri so they can put her in an orphanage and stay out of her life forever.

However, Rei wants to stay with her despite feeling like a breathing statue who has never done anything in his life except run away from his father's reality. He remembers how warm people's hands feel and how there are places that feel nice to stay in while walking with Kazuki carrying Miri between them. Kazuki tries to stop him, but Rei finds it unreasonable to leave Miri on her own after taking everything away from her parents without making it up to her first.

Kazuki initially argues that they cannot be a part of Miri's life anymore, but Rei insists that they have to protect her and come up with a plan to help her. He grabs Kazuki by the collar and tells him that he is the brains between them and that they can change this time around to make Miri happy.

This opens Kazuki's eyes, and he changes his mind about leaving Miri. When Miri wakes up, she asks where her mother is, but Kazuki lies and says she had something to do and will be back soon. He also tells her that Misaki will come back too, making Miri happy again. Kazuki then lays out some basic rules for taking care of Miri, such as taking turns tucking her in at night and not skipping out on taking her back and forth from daycare.

Kazuki and Rei have a conversation about household chores, including tooth-brushing after bath time and sharing cooking and cleaning responsibilities. Kazuki reminds Rei to put away dry dishes before washing more, and to pick up things off the floor while vacuuming. Rei agrees but asks about playing time, which leads Kazuki to joke about limiting it to one hour per day.

Later on, Kazuki tells Kyutaro that they've decided to retire from their hitman jobs and become Miri's fathers. Both Kazuki and Rei are determined to be a real family for Miri. Kyutaro questions whether they're willing to pretend their relationship is real when it's not, but Kazuki confidently denies this. They want their relationship with Miri to be genuine.

This decision marks a big change in their lives as they leave behind their past as hitmen and embrace parenthood. They're committed to making up for the wrongs they've done in the past by providing love and care for Miri.