: Rather than backing down, Hanzawa declares he will recover the full amount, famously coining his catchphrase: "If someone does me wrong, I'll pay them back tenfold!" .

Higashida is the antithesis of Hanzawa. Where Hanzawa is rigid, moral, and corporate, Higashida is fluid, manipulative, and chaotic. In their first confrontation at a rainy construction site, Higashida mocks Hanzawa with a chilling line that sets the tone for their cat-and-mouse game: "Jingi nante, ginkou wa wakarane-darou? Osaka no koto wa Osaka no shiki de yaraneba" (A bank wouldn't understand honor. Things in Osaka must be done by Osaka's rules).

A powerful executive director at the headquarters whose shadow looms over the bank's future. Themes and Cultural Impact

: The episode explores "the little man vs. big banks" and the corrupt power dynamics of corporate Japan. Critical Reception