It's a love-letter, right? Right?
Whoa, there, calm down a second. It's ok to think it's one, isn't it?
No matter what way you look at it, it does seem that way It's not a joke, right?
Sakurako, you didn't put this...
No, no, it wasn't me. Then that means...
Meiko, congratulations! Thanks Sakurako!
Something like this is a little dangerous, don't you think? Huh?
What I'm saying is what if this person is up to no good? Right?
It's ok, isn't it? I mean, Sougenji is a public place with lots of people around.
Y...yeah. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't go...
Well then, I guess we'll just have to go with you.
Really? Tamiko-chan too? Of course.
~Theme: "Ame Nochi Hallelujah" by Yuzu~
Week Two: Meeting Yuu for the First Time Episode 11
Suddenly, unexpectedly, or inevitably?
We don’t notice when it begins.
Things don’t always go as expected.
When that happens, all we can do is grin.
As the raindrops fall one by one, the colors of the town change,
and without an umbrella, I can sing to the rainy sky above.
I love you for who you are.
Please look up and let the light shine on your face.
So that the river of tears can return to the ocean.
Hallelujah! Everyone’s heart will make it through difficult times to the brighter days ahead.
Hey! You're blocking all the sun!
What can I do to help someone understand specific heat?
Is there actually someone who doesn't understand that?
I'm helping the daughter in my host family to study.
She said that she's not really sure of what she doesn't know.
She said she gives up already.
Well, if she actually said that, then isn't it best to leave it at that?
It's not like she's gonna die because she doesn't know about specific heat.
You really don't beat around the bush, do you? What I mean is, studying is nothing
but painful for her, if she's not interested in it.
It's not really something you can force on her.
"Interested in it..."
Ow....ouch!!
Ow... Are you alright?
I slipped...
Oh, thank you.
Oh, hey, you're the new home stay student?
Yes. I'm Nishikado Yuutaro. Ah, thanks.
Oh! I'm Muroi. Muroi Kosai.
I'm wanting to write a novel with cooking as a theme,
so, this restaurant is allowing me to get some ideas for it.
Really? A novel? Yeah, why, are you interested?
Like, a favorite author? Personally, I like... I'm terribly sorry, but
I'm not interested in it in the least bit. Huh? What?
How about Thackeray? His satire is quite humorous! (William Thackeray, satirist famous for his novel "Vanity Fair")
I've returned home.
Ah, recently it seems that
they're trying to create some new items for the menu
but no matter what, it looks like chef isn't satisfied with the results.
It seems that I have to impart some of my own wisdom.
Oh, Nishikado-san, welcome back home.
Is there anything that I can help with?
No no, it's ok. I told you not to worry about it.
Umm... do you know something that Meiko's interested in?
Huh...?
Oh, umm...why do you want to know that? Oh, it's for studying.
For studying? Are you planning on doing some tracking?
No, I'm not a biology major.
I'm sorry madam, but...
if you ask me, the only thing she's really interested in is eating.
Eating... That's it. Her hobby is eating.
Her only merit is her tongue.
Is that right?
Hey! Who the hell said you could go ahead and eat that?
You wannabe writer!
What is it that you're making?
Oh, Yuu-san! We're making something called a "Scotch Egg".
We're trying to get the yolk to be runny inside,
but every time we fry it, the inside gets too hot and boils the egg too much.
She seems pretty nervous. I wonder if she's ok?
What in the world is she doing?
Oh, she's thinking that she should try to look shorter than she really is, right?
Well, that didn't last long.
(Sound of footsteps)
Here he comes!
How about we go somewhere to sit down? Ok.
Was he too shy and went home already?
What's wrong? Did he at least hold your hand?
What happened?
Tami-chan, what do you think of the guy just now? Huh?
It seems like he just wanted to ask if you were in love with anyone?
Instead of leading me on like that, he should have just asked you straight out.
He's a guy after all.
Oh, but, well... it's all good.
He didn't really seem like the right guy for me anyway.
Like, we would just look odd standing next to each other.
We're completely mismatched.
Mismatched, huh. Yeah, that's right.
For me...mis-match-ed.
I'm home.
Oh, Mei-chan. Come here for a sec.
You gotta see this.
No thanks. You look like you're in the middle of something. Nonsense.
You could learn something. Learn something?
Yeah. It's gonna be hard for you to find someone
with how tall you are, so you can at least brush up on your
cooking skills so you can find someone.
Hey, what's wrong Meiko?
I didn't ask to be this tall.
I didn't ask for it at all!
Huh? Umm...are you hungry? Eat some food, yeah, food!
Forget it. Meiko.
Did I... really say something that wrong?
English subtitles provided by Kimigayo Subs.
I asked for them to cook your dinner
after the restaurant closes up.
How about your dinner?
I didn't want to trouble them, so I asked them to cook mine at the same time.
Have you ever... felt depressed before?
About what?
Your height. You're really tall, aren't you?
Guys don't get that way, do they?
Even when I'm walking, I see people
looking at me like I'm some kind of alien.
People even call me "Tsutenkaku" behind my back.
Even when I'm talking normally, some people think I'm talking above them.
But then again, I'm not a girl.
I think you have to put up with a lot more than I do.
Generally, there are lots of guys who want girls to look up to them.
So, I understand it must be really irritating for you.
Well, I really wouldn't call it irritating, but...
But in your case,
I think it's a little too convenient for you to use it as an excuse.
Con...venient?
You always go around thinking that guys aren't interested
in you just because of your height, don't you?
I mean, they stay away from me just because I'm tall!
There's no denying that...
but you're completely wrong if you think that's the only reason.
As far as your character is concerned, you have no charm!
W...W...Why did you
feel the need to go that far?
What do you know about me?
I may not know much about you, but so far,
I haven't found a single good thing about you.
There are people all over the world who would love to have the chance to learn.
You were handed that much to you but instead you say you don't care about it
because you're going to get married and be a housewife.
You say you will become a wife, but you don't even know the first thing about removing a stain.
You want to be looked at as a woman,
yet you don't even have one womanly quality.
You don't worry at all about bothering those around you, not even when you fling whipped cream across the room.
You don't make any effort and don't even try to like people,
yet all you hope for is for others to like you.
All I can see in you is a person with no charm whatsoever.
For instance, if someone
gave me 100 yen to write a love-letter to you I wouldn't be able to do it.
I might not be a talented writer, but even if I was...
I'll study! I'm gonna study!
I'll study so much that I could become a teacher!
That's good enough, right?
Please teach me!
Yeah, in a little bit. I don't have any energy on an empty stomach.
Teacher, I want to start studying now...
Go ahead. Do it by yourself.
Ah! Can I eat this?
Is there anything you can do with this, besides eat it?
Let's eat first...
Itadakimasu.
To be continued...