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Kusanagi, a delivery man, receives a complaint about a package that has been damaged. He visits Heihachi along with his boss, Sakurai, to present his apologies. The tiger figurine was created by Jun, Heihachi's son. Heihachi asks: "How are they going to compensate me for this masterpiece? How much can it be worth?", and tries to get them to buy it. While Heihachi is out, Jun says: "I saw my father break it. He started crying. Don't hate it." When Kusanagi leaves, he returns the figurine: "Jun is his greatest masterpiece." Heihachi is stunned. On the way back, Kusanagi and Sakurai talk about their children.
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Kusanagi, a delivery man, receives a complaint about a package that has been damaged. He visits Heihachi along with his boss, Sakurai, to present his apologies. The tiger figurine was created by Jun, Heihachi's son. Heihachi asks: "How are they going to compensate me for this masterpiece? How much can it be worth?", and tries to get them to buy it. While Heihachi is out, Jun says: "I saw my father break it. He started crying. Don't hate it." When Kusanagi leaves, he returns the figurine: "Jun is his greatest masterpiece." Heihachi is stunned. On the way back, Kusanagi and Sakurai talk about their children.
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