You want to watch those sakura blossoms right?
Won't you remain here until spring?
There is a condition called loss of speech.
When one becomes unable to understand the subject someone else is talking about.
I don't understand..
what Sensei just said.
When spring comes, let's watch the full blooms together.
Yes.
I'm definitely not handing you over to that man.
At least in her last moments,
please let Monami-san live according to her own will!
I will try asking the Director.
Monami-san's life..
If it's the Director, he can save her right?
Although the most dangerous condition is over,
she hasn't regained consciousness yet.
She's in a state for which we cannot be unprepared.
As I thought, I will try to ask the Director about the operation.
You are still saying that?
The person who decided not to have the surgery was Monami-san right?
Your job is to support her decision.
I know that!
I know that, but..
But what?
Monami-san
made nikujaga for me in there.
With that ailing body,
she made it with all her might.
Afterwards, only when she collapsed did I realize
"Ah, this person is really going disappear from my sight very soon."
Even though I understood it..
Even though I should have been prepared..
I...
I turned my eyes away from the fact that her final moments will come.
I won't be able to bear it.
When Monami-san really disappears..
At any rate,
I want her to live.
Nii-chan..
You're surely just tired.
Go to bed for today.
You've neglected your operations,
and even gone missing.
That conduct is unforgivable
even as a doctor, let alone the director of a hospital.
What is so strange?
It's not like I myself wanted to become a doctor.
Eh?
It just so happened that I was born into this family of doctors,
so as a matter of course, people would expect that from me.
And because of that, I became a doctor
in order to protect the status and honor that you two created.
But now...
it doesn't matter.
Koichi...
It doesn't matter one bit.
What are you doing here?
I have a favor to ask you.
Please save Monami-san's life.
If you operate on her,
you can save Monami-san's life, can't you?
I was wondering what you were going to say.
You were the one who said I should fulfill Monami's wish.
Monami-san collapsed again,
and she hasn't regained consciousness yet.
I see.
Tasting the bitter reality of death, you've realized your fears now?
I refuse.
Why must I help you, the one who stole Monami away from me?
And besides,
even if let say, I carry out the operation,
now
perhaps, I can't save her anymore.
Now, get out of here!
Why don't you have a taste of what it's like to lose the person you love?
Seriously?
You seriously went to ask the Director to conduct the surgery?
Then?
He refused.
Hajime.
Apart from the Director, there must be other famous brain surgeons right?
Huh?
Won't you tell me?
I will go beg them.
Get a hold of yourself, Nii-chan.
Hajime-chan.
"Because I'm scared of losing Monami-san"? Something's wrong with you.
Wake up!
You don't understand.
How painful it is to lose an important person to you.
You can no longer see that person forever.
Can you withstand it?
Regardless of that,
what Nii-chan is doing is the same as what the Director did.
What about Monami-san's feelings?
Those are the most important thing. You must understand right, Nii-chan?
No matter how painful it is,
persist until the very end.
If you still have the time to be doing all this,
go back quickly and stay by Monami-san's side.
I didn't even send him away.
I think you said the right thing, Hajime-chan.
However, perhaps Onii-san too
must have known clearly that he was wrong.
Even though he might understand, there are times he will feel helpless.
I should have listened to what he wanted to say.
To Nii-chan, I'm the only person he can depend on.
Because you two are the only ones left in the family.
Perfect timing.
Ishikawa-san has already regained consciousness.
Is it really so?
Monami-san.
Tasuku-san.
This is great.
A dream..
Eh?
I just had a dream.
Dream?
From afar, the sakura tree on that hill
Yes?
was bearing full blossoms.
I was trying
with all my might to go forward.
Yes?
But snow just becomes deeper, I can't get closer at all.
I was really sad.
But, I want to see that sakura at all costs.
"Try your best!" I told myself.
Yes.
When I woke up, it came to my realization
that seeing those sakura blossoms
is, perhaps, the signpost of my life.
Really thank you
for having brought me to that place.
It has become an important memory to me.
I'm sorry, Monami-san.
For what?
Nothing. It's fine.
Let's watch those sakura blossoms
together, for sure.
Yes.
Perhaps, it will be difficult for her to hold out until spring.
Eh?
The important thing now
is for the patient to not throw away the hope of living.
because that is connected to the power to live.
Please give her the courage to face her disease.
What do people live for?
While living on as much as possible, perhaps everyone still keeps searching for the answer.
When talking, show letters or drawings.
Hello, Hajime?
Well, I was wondering if there's any problem.
Monami-san has already regained consciousness.
I see. That's great.
Something must've gone wrong with me.
Yeah.
But, I'm alright now.
I see.
Just that..
I was told by Sensei.
She might not be able to live until spring.
He asked me to give her the hope to live on.
(Easy to understand - clinical neurology)
But what can I do for her?
If it's Nii-chan,
you will definitely discover something.
Something I can do...
During the last moments of my life,
I hope I will be able to find the answer.
Subs by yuizaki_libra Special thanks to furransu and ggenglish
Mom!
Kotone.
Mother. Good afternoon.
I'm so sorry. You have to travel so far..
Not at all. I thought of coming earlier.
Mom, how's your condition?
I used your recipe to make hamburgers.
It was a huge success.
It was super delicious.
Right, Obaa-chan?
Yeah. That's right.
Hey Mom, how's the food at the hospital?
It's sure bad right?
Mom?
Kotone-chan, I want to talk to your mother alone.
There's a shop right?
Can you go buy me some juice?
Yeah. I got it.
Then, Mom. See you later.
From time to time,
I can't grasp the meaning of the words I hear.
Just as I thought.
I'm afraid of that,
so I couln't phone Kotone.
Even Mother has to come all the way here to see me.
It's fine.
I'm sorry.
I am sorry
about Koichi.
Mother..
I quit all of a sudden, causing both of you trouble..
Well, you can come when you can. Just come.
Eh? Is it okay?
He said Tasuku-chan has come back,
he's been trying his best alone.
My hip is at its limit. Limit.
Limit.
Thank you very much.
Today's weather is nice, isn't it?
A while ago,
Mother and Kotone came.
Is Kotone-chan doing well?
Yeah.
But I didn't really understand what she was talking,
even though I wanted to talk to her about many things.
In the end I couldn't ask her anything at all.
I can't even understand
my daughter's words...
"If you have this, it will be alright. Peace."
Yes.
After my research,
seeing the letters will help you understand.
"I have confidence in drawing. Kotone-chan."
It's alright.
I will write letters to her.
Yes.
What did you talk to Mom?
A secret among fellow women.
Kotone-chan.
What?
About your mom,
her condition is not good.
That is why,
we must hold up strong and give Mom our support.
You understand?
Yeah.
You know, in life
there are times we can't go forward as we want to.
A long time ago, Obaa-chan
was betrayed by someone important.
It was a harsh experience.
Is that so?
However,
human beings
hold a power that can withstand the most extraordinary suffering.
Inside you too,
there must be such a power.
Does this look like a bird?
If you tell me it is.
It sure doesn't look like huh?
I have no talent.
The sky that we can see from here
is small, isn't it?
Ishikawa-san.
Yes.
Then, I will go home.
I'll come again tomorrow.
Sorry. Thank you.
We only have these.
Are these okay?
Thank you very much.
My eyes can't see very well today.
Then, I will place them here.
The sky during twilight
is lonely, isn't it?
It seems to say "Today has come to an end too."
Her legs have gone mostly numb,
and her condition has also taken a turn for the worse.
Would you give her permission to go outside?
I want her to look at the vast sky.
That's difficult.
If her condition suddenly gets worse while she's outside, her life might be in danger.
I'm really sorry.
Found it.
What are you doing?
You were cast aside by Monami-san right?
We can get back together again.
I have no business to do with you.
Why can't you understand?
You will be happy if you stay with me.
Because we're just the same,
not being loved by anyone.
If so, I'd rather be alone.
Get out of here.
Even though I thought that you would love me someday.
Monami-san. Good afternoon.
Letter to Kotone-chan?
Yes.
Please go ahead and continue.
Ah, it's okay. I'll do it later.
It hurts, it hurts.
Monami-san?
Are you all right?
Monami-san!
Yes. What's the matter?
She's in pain. Please come urgently.
Yes.
Monami-san, they're on their way.
Are you all right?
Ishikawa-san, are you alright?
Ishikawa-san? Here. Ishikawa-san.
Ishikawa-san. Can you hear me?
Ishikawa-san.
I'm lowering your bed now.
Ishikawa-san. Her blood pressure is dropping.
Ishikawa-san. Can you hear me?
Ishikawa-san. It's alright.
Turn it on.
We'll be taking his blood sample.
My blood type is OH.
OH?
Contact the blood center right now.
Check whether they still have OH.
Yes!
You don't have to try so hard.
You know that in this city, there's not enough stock of this blood type don't you?
There is no human being
who is so stupid as to face another dying person seriously.
"To Koto-chan. How are you? The other day..."
Frustrating.. Sad..
What am I living for?
Sakura..
How's Koichi? How's his condition?
He's lost a lot of blood, so we are trying to give him a blood transfusion.
His blood type is..
In Japan, there are only about dozens of people with blood type OH.
We've gotten a supply, but still the amount is insufficient.
Dad.
I beg you! Please save Koichi.
I beg you!
If I lose him, I..
Baa-chan. I can't...
Among the donors on the list,
the only person we had contact with lives in Toyama Prefecture.
We probably don't have enough time...
Speaking of which...
Go search the database of all our employees.
Regarding the internship position, I will try to contact them for you.
Later. Thank you very much.
Yes.
Inaba-kun? This is Kimura from Ishikawa Hospital.
Kimura-sensei?
The sky that we can see from here
is small, isn't it?
Sakura..
Monami-san, are you awake?
I have something I want to show you.
Okay, here we are.
Isn't it amazing?
Even from the hospital, we can see this beautiful sunset.
We can come here to watch this every day.
Yes.
Tasuku, sorry for making you wait.
Sorry for bothering you. Thanks.
Good afternoon.
He said he wanted to pass this to Monami-san.
He doesn't look like the type that will give flowers though.
When I heard you asked us to bring
some beautifully blooming flowers here right now, I thought something happened.
Sorry for my willfulness.
Well, even if you are willful, you only act like that once every four years.
Come on, this is not the Olympic Game.
Then, this...
I will put this in your room.
Jirou-chan, let's go.
Oh, then goodbye.
Thank you.
Tasuku-san, thank you.
It's nothing.
"What am I living for?"
Monami-san.
Yes?
I can't do anything to help.
You have done more than enough for me.
Next up, breaking news.
At 4 p.m today,
in the director office of ishikawa Hospital in Meguro, Tokyo,
the Director, Ishikawa Koichi-san, 41 years old,
was stabbed in the stomach.
When he was found, he had collapsed from excessive loss of blood.
Even though Director Ishikawa has been sent straight to the emergency room,
he's in a critical condition.
When the police arrived at the scene,
the suspect, Shiraishi Rie, was standing there, holding a blood-stained knife.
Rie-san...
The police have arrested Suspect Shiraishi on charges of attempted murder.
Kotone. Kotone...
I have to go.
Monami-san!
My legs... my legs...
Why?
Why can't I do anything at all?
Monami-san.
I will go to Tokyo to check the situation.
But..
It's gonna be alright.
Please wait for me here.
If anything happens, I will contact you.
This is Inaba-kun.
I remember during an emergency operation before,
he donated his blood to the patient.
Did you come here to laugh at me?
I'm terribly for making this unreasonable request.
I am aware that there have been many things that happened between you and Koichi.
But please do me this favor.
Please save my son's life.
I beg of you.
Please do me this favor.
Kimura-sensei, shall we go?
Nii-chan!
Inaba-san.
Why are you here?
I have the same blood type as the Director's.
What?
You are Inaba Tasuku-san right?
I'm Koichi's mother.
Your younger brother has donated his blood to my son.
Sorry, how is my mom?
She saw the news about your father,
and became really worried about Kotone-chan.
That's why, I came here to watch the situation.
What am I gonna do if Dad dies?
It's gonna be alright. They will save him.
I have faith in that.
The operation was a success.
That's great.
Kotone-chan too, you did well.
Well then.
Inaba-san. Thank you very much.
I hate the Director,
but I am glad to be of help.
This is for the sake of the many patients to whom the Director is indispensable too.
I am glad to have met the two of you.
Your mother must have been a greatly affectionate person.
My husband,
Koichi's father, was originally from Yamagata.
Eh?
It seems that we might share some ties together.
Hajime.
Nii-chan.
My only family is you and Mom.
Always has been, and always will be.
So, how is Monami-san?
She's always smiling in front of me,
but I don't know what to do to bring her hope.
Isn't it okay to just be your normal gentle self?
That is your biggest weapon.
To be honest, the reason why I could donate blood to the Director
was because I have been watching you putting others before yourself all this while.
Even if it's for the sake of that Director I dislike,
When I think that my blood could help save someone's life,
somehow, it helps me get up the courage.
Yeah.
So you have saved Monami-san already.
Is that right?
Yeah.
That's why, hang in there.
Spring has reached Tokyo already huh?
Ishikawa-san.
This is the fax Tasuku-san sent.
"Monami-san. The surgery was a success. Kotone-chan is doing well too. Inaba Tasuku."
That's great.
I have put some sedative into your intravenous drip, so it should take effect soon.
How long do I have to keep going?
Yes?
It's nothing.
Good grief! Can't believe I donated blood to the Director.
Koichi's father was originally from Yamagata.
What?
Nothing.
What's this?
A lot of blood was drawn from you, so you gotta get your energy back.
Thank you.
Let's eat!
Ok!
Please show gratitude to the people who have saved you.
The life that took so much to be saved,
don't spend it living in hatred. That would be sad.
Why don't you forgive Monami-san?
Being husband and wife
is not about demanding, but forgiving.
Yes.
Tasuku-san, thank you for yesterday.
It's nothing.
That's great, right?
Yes.
Today, I've brought this for you.
I took photos of the sakura tree on that hill.
There are only flower buds now,
but they are swelling, aren't they?
Like this, perhap they are gonna bloom earlier than usual.
From now on, every day,
I will take photos of them until they become flowers.
We must definitely watch this sakura tree together.
It's a promise.
Yes.
Tada! I have bought one too.
Please lower your hip like this. Yes.
Are you alright?
Then, shall we go?
Thank you very much.
"Yesterday, I found a flower bud of a fuki plant. Spring is coming there soon."
I'm sorry.
You're tired already, right Tasuku-san?
No, I'm not tired at all.
I'm sorry.
Seems that I'm quite tired now.
Are you alright?
Yes. But I'm going to sleep now.
Then, I'll come again tomorrow.
Tasuku-san.
Yes?
Thank you.
It's nothing.
I would like to see that sakura tree in full blossoms one day
together with you, Tasuku-san.
Seems that I'm quite tired now.
Thank you.
Why..?
Monami-san.
I wanted to see the sky.
I had a feeling that I couldn't hang on any longer.
That is..
This photo.. This is the sea we once went to together right?
You went to Tokyo yesterday?
But, the photos of sakura too...
I'm sorry.
The flowers I showed Monami-san today
are Tokyo's sakura.
What?
All the photos in here
are not of the sakura tree on that hill.
The truth is spring has yet to come there.
so I went to places that spring has already arrived, and took photos of the flower buds.
I'm sorry for having lied to you.
But I.. I... no matter what
I wanted Monami-san to have hope.
I wanted you to keep wanting
to see those sakura blossoms.
This is the only thing I can do now.
However,
no matter what, i want you to live on.
You told me this before, didn't you?
That you have led a modest life.
Isn't it the same for everyone?
However,
that person's existence is linked to someone else's happiness.
That's what I believe.
Please live on.
Monami-san.
I beg you.
Not for anyone's sake,
it doesn't even have to be for your sake.
Please live on for me.
What do people live for?
The one who gave me that final answer
was you.
Please help me.
Please give her the permission to go out for one day.
There is a place I want to bring her to at all costs.
I understand your feelings.
However, with Ishikawa-san's current condition,
if anything happens while she's outside,
please be prepared that her life might be in danger.
Besides, for her present condition, the brain tumor cannot be cured using basic treatment,
and the treatment we've been doing also has its limit.
Or rather, it will only put a strain on the her body.
Eh..?
I must admit that the treatment has become ineffectual.
So Nii-chan will be nursing her at home?
I always think it's a lot better than the small patient room,
and I also want her to live a little more peacefully for the remaining time.
It's getting more popular recently,
this thing called medical care at home.
Medical care at home?
Local doctors will come periodically to teach
as well as carry out pain relief steps.
I see.
Taking a patient home
will make the patient feel more at ease mentally.
Sometimes, it can help the patient get better for a while.
Just that, even though you might know this already,
it's not so easy.
The cruel reality can hit you anytime.
Regardless of that, if this is what Monami-san wishes,
I want to do it.
Well, I knew you would say that.
Hang in there.
Yeah.
Monami.
I apologize
for making you suffer.
You must really detest me.
Ever since I was only a kid,
people have always told me to become the best.
Become the best,
become a prominent doctor,
and succeed the hospital.
For all I knew then, meeting those expectations
was the only way to prove my worth.
But you were different.
You told me that since we got married,
your only dream has always been
to build a happy family.
The you then was so radiant.
But, I couldn't just simply take a turn
away from the path that I had always believed in.
That's why I acted strangely overbearing.
I might even have thought of pinning you down.
But in the end, I pushed you to your limits,
and then lost you.
This was the first time I learned that there are things in life that, once I have lost, I can't get back.
From now onwards,
perhaps I can become a better doctor who understands people's pain.
You don't have to worry about Kotone.
I will love her for your part too.
Monami.
Even since the first moment I met you,
I have loved your smile.
Goodbye.
Koichi-san.
Monami.
Goodbye.
I leave Monami in your care.
I want to bring her to my house.
I want her to live
a little more peacefully for the remaining time she has.
If that is what Monami wishes,
do that for me.
Yes.
Could you tell this to Kotone-chan too?
I got it.
Thank you very much.
This doesn't mean you took Monami away from me.
I already lost her a long time ago.
Go to your house?
But, that is...
Of course, if you feel more at ease in the hospital,
I will not force you.
I just
want Monami-san to be more comfortable.
Then it's okay.
Please think about it.
Dad, welcome back.
I'm home!
I went to see Mom.
You went to Yamagata?
I wanted to talk to her properly for once.
Did you two talk?
I'm glad that I went to see her.
I bought this for you, Kotone.
What is it?
Color pen set?
Kotone, you
don't have to force yourself to become a doctor.
It's okay to choose your own path to go.
Thank you!
That bird...
Spreading its wings like that, it's going to fly right?
You were a gentle person.
It was your tender smile...
It was your quiet strength...
Good afternoon.
Tasuku-san.
Monami-san. As I thought, won't you come to my house?
I want, for one more time,
to live together with Monami-san at my house.
Is it alright?
Yes.
...that gave me the courage to flap my wings.
Regarding your employment, I'm sorry for not being of help to you.
Not at all, Sensei.
Thank you very much.
Yes. Hello?
Inaba Hajime-kun right?
That's right.
I'm Ishikawa from Ishikawa Hospital.
Thanks to you I was able to escape narrowly from death.
Thank you. It's nothing.
We have the same blood type, don't we?
What was this that you wanted to tell me?
Have you decided on your new employment?
Not yet.
Don't you want to come back?
Oh, it isn't because of what happened.
Just that, it is my responsibility
to nurture excellent people with true merit.
Think about it.
Even though I...
have lost a lot of things,
as a doctor and for the sake of my patients,
I will still try to live with all my might
this life of mine you have saved.
Ah?
"If there is only one bird, it will be lonely."
Yes.
It's not lonely any more, right?
Then, there is this.
Thank you.
Okay!
I'm sorry.
Monami-san.
Yes?
You don't need to say "I'm sorry" anymore.
The period of time when I am able to do something for Monami-san
is the most important thing to me.
Thank you.
Here you go. Thank you.
Delicious.
You aren't returning to the hospital?
I quit because I disliked the Director.
But you see, the Director
has always been well-known before right?
Of course, his skills are a given.
But he's popular among patients too.
So what?
No, I just wonder if someone could have acted that perfectly.
Nii-chan, what's the matter?
Hajime. I have a favor to ask you.
Good afternoon.
Onii-san. I have come too.
Welcome.
Come in, come in.
Good afternoon.
Welcome, Kotone-chan.
Come in.
Yes.
Excuse me.
Mom!
Kotone.
Anna-san too.
Hajime brought them here for us.
I want to meet Monami-san too.
Thank you.
Mom, I brought this here.
Today, I'll be cooking for you.
It's really a recipe book full of love.
Mom is really good at cooking.
I see.
But to tell you the truth, up until now, I've never shown her my gratitude.
Because I always thought it's natural that Mom would cook for me,
and that from now on too,
Mom would always cook for me
because she will be with me forever.
I have never thought of the fact that
Mom will not be here anymore.
Kotone-chan.
Let's try our best to make these dishes
to bring joy to your mom, okay?
Yeah.
The food's gonna be done soon. Wait for me okay?
Thank you.
We only have to fix this stew left, right?
Yeah.
Medium flame? Yeah. Medium flame.
Okay. Then, now we only have to wait for it to catch fire.
How is it?
Delicious!
It's delicious, Koto-chan.
That's great, right Kotone-chan?
Mom.
Thank you for making me a lot of delicious meals up until now.
Next time, I will practice more, and cook for you again.
I look forward to it.
That sakura tree must be bearing flowers soon.
Let's go watch together, okay?
Yeah.
Shall we eat?
Okay, let's eat.
Yeah.
I'm digging in. I'm digging in.
Yum~ Yeah, delicious.
I must
apologize to you, Hajime-san.
For causing you to get fired at the hospital.
That's not Monami-san's fault.
Also, you donated blood to him too, didn't you?
He's my daughter's only father.
Thank you very much.
No.
I'm glad to be of help.
I have done you wrong so many times.
I'm sorry.
Really, please don't be bothered by that.
Tasuku-san too. After I encountered him,
he has saved me times over.
Above all else,
he even went this far to help me.
Despite that,
I am
unable to do anything.
This is my regret.
I think you are wrong about that.
It could be said that you've been saved by my brother,
but I'm sure he was saved by you too.
I can see through that.
Because all this while, I have always been watching him
forever carrying burden on his shoulders alone.
My brother
is happy because he met you.
It's certain that the moments he is spending together with you in this house
are very important to him.
Thank you.
It's good that Monami-san seems to be delighted.
Yeah. Thank you.
Speaking of which, what was the sakura Kotone-chan mentioned?
The sakura tree in Inozaki. Do you know about it?
Maybe I've heard of it before.
To me, and to Monami-san too,
it is an important place.
When spring comes,
when that sakura tree bears flowers,
we promised to go to watch it together.
No matter what, I want to show her that.
This is the first time...
This is the first time I have yearned for spring this much.
Recently,
I've grown scared of sleeping at night.
I'm scared that while I sleep,
if Monami-san's life disappear, what would I do...
I've never thought that losing anything could be this scary.
Can I come again soon?
Of course.
See you.
Later. Yeah. Thank you all. Take care.
Yeah.
Monami-san, shall we go outside a little?
This feels great.
I didn't think that
I could see the sky with a calm heart like this again.
It's thanks to you, Tasuku-san.
Thank you.
It will stop your nauseous feeling.
After a while, you will feel better.
Yes.
Tasuku-san.
Yes?
Can I sit at the sofa for a while?
Yes.
It's nostalgic.
That time we sat here like this too, didn't we?
Yes.
Thank you for letting me stay at this house again.
Not at all.
It's alright. Because I will always be here.
It's alright.
This feels great!
Somehow it's so dear. This world that I've been living in.
My memories with Tasuku-san are certainly not many.
But whenever I am with you, I always feel that I am free.
Because you told me "It's alright,"
I have got up the courage to live freely.
It's alright.
I understand now why I was drawn to that bird.
I was truly happy for being able to meet Tasuku-san.
Me too.
The same for me too.
Tasuku-san. Please live for my part too.
As you have told me once,
please live your own life happily.
That is
my wish.
Monami-san?
Monami-san!
Perhaps she won't regain consciousness anymore.
You should get prepared.
Monami-san.
Sakura...
has bloomed.
When spring comes, let's go there again.
Let's watch that sakura tree in full blossoms.
Yes.
Nii-chan, how is Monami-san's condition?
Are you taking her to the hospital?
I'm going to let her see that sakura tree.
Hang on a moment! What are you talking about?
She's not in a condition where she can go.
Besides, sakura hasn't bloomed yet.
You don't know that for sure.
Nii-chan, calm down a little.
We made a promise! That we would go see that sakura tree together.
That's why, I have to let her see at all costs.
I said wait!
Time is running out.
You tried your best, Nii-chan.
Monami-san will also understand.
What you can do now is to let her approach the last moments in peace
and to watch over her by her side.
Monami-san.
Sakura..
Monami-san.
Sakura..
has already bloomed.
We made a promise right? That we will see it together.
The spring we have yearned for so much has come. It has come.
Tasuku-san.
Thank you.
Monami-san?
Monami-san.
I wanted... I wanted to see more of your smile.
I wanted to hear more of your voice.
I wanted to live together with you for a little more.
Monami-san.
I...
I love you.
Always love you.
I love you.
Thank you for having taken care of her.
You showed Mom the sakura right?
Yes.
Thank you for looking after my mom until the end.
Me too, thank you very much.
Monami was smiling.
Yes.
I think she was really happy during her last moments.
Thank you.
Tasuku.
I'm fine.
Monami-san must be really grateful to Tasuku-chan.
Even though it will be hard, please eat your meals properly.
I know.
Working will divert your attention too.
If you have a break, go to my place.
Yes.
Then, see you again.
Nii-chan, as I thought, today I will stay for the night.
That's right. It's too lonely for you to be by yourself.
I'm fine.
But...
I have tried to be prepared for a long time,
so it's like I'm unexpectedly alright.
Just that, I want to be alone for today.
Got it.
Then, make sure you take your phone calls.
I will contact you.
I got it.
Anna.
Hmm?
I'm going back to Ishikawa Hospital.
When I watched the Director lowered his head before Nii-chan, I thought of that.
That person must have been suffering too.
And then, I just thought I was being an idiot
for acting so senselessly stubborn.
Yeah. I think that's great.
Then... Well this might not be the right time to say this, but...
Yeah, what?
Shall we get married?
Yeah.
What?
Let's get married.
Hajime-chan...
I understand this from watching Monami-san and Nii-chan.
That being able to stay with one's important person is great happiness.
I want to be with Anna forever.
Yeah. Me too.
Be happy, Hajime-chan.
Yeah.
My name too, why I came here too,
I don't remember anything at all.
What is your favorite side dish?
I found this.
I want to have faith in myself to live on and to die.
This is my own utmost feelings for you, Tasuku-san.
Monami has passed away.
At the end of her life,
she died by that man's side.
A person worth envying, even till the end.
She has just about everything that I have not.
In the end, I have nothing left.
But you are still alive.
You and I can still live on.
Our tomorrow will not be gripped with despair.
Like how Monami has found hope
during the final moments of her life.
Oh, Nii-chan. Are you well?
You don't need to call me everyday. I'm fine.
I'm going to meet Kimura-sensei now.
To discuss about my returning to the hospital.
I see. That's great.
Yeah. Then, I'll call again.
Thanks.
Tasuku?
Tasuku!
I'm going in!
Tasuku?
I'm home.
Welcome back.
I will be coming back to Ishikawa Hospital starting from next week.
Congratulations!
This is great, isn't it?
Jirou-san.
Hello?
Hajime-san. Are you keeping in touch with Tasuku?
Um yeah, I just talked to him today.
He's doing well, isn't he?
He seems to be doing relatively well. What's the matter?
Now and then I come to check how he is.
I figure something is quite strange.
Recently, he's been out a lot.
Just now, since the door was unlocked, I came inside.
He's not in.
And yet he left his phone lying here.
What?
Even though I think this can't be,
he's not thinking of something funny, is he?
Jirou-san. Can you help me look for Nii-chan for the time being?
I will be going over there right now.
Please help me.
I-I understood.
I'm going to Yamagata.
Eh?
Nii-chan left his phone home and went missing.
I have a bad feeling about this.
I'm such an idiot.
There's no way he would be alright.
He loves Monami-san with all his life.
Then he lost her.
There's no way he would be alright.
Nii-chan, even if he's going through a tough time, he still tries to look as if he's alright.
When he doesn't want to worry others,
he will always say "It's alright".
You must definitely be safe, Nii-chan.
It's gonna be fine, Hajime-chan.
I'll call you after I see him.
Tasuku? Tasuku?
Hajime.
Where is Nii-chan?
That idiot is nowhere to be found.
Do you happen to know where he is?
No.
Anyway, I will just go search for him one more time.
He might come home some time soon,
so you stay here.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Hajime.
Where did you go? I was so worried.
Sorry.
You left your cell phone here too. I couldn't reach you.
Sorry.
What the heck are you doing?
I went to the sakura tree's place in Inozaki.
The sakura tree in Inozaki. Do you know about it?
Maybe I've heard of it before.
To me, and to Monami-san too,
it is an important place.
I see.
I'm going there every day.
Going there every day, I've been thinking
about how I should go on living from now on.
I've been thinking about that a lot.
An album?
Yeah.
I took those photos, and told Monami-san that
soring was gonna come soon.
I see.
In the end, I couldn't let her see the sakura though.
Instead of that, from now on, I will keep
looking after this tree for years and decades to come.
That you should do.
It is something irreplaceable.
Monami-san has taught me that.
Yeah.
You know, I...
After I met Monami-san,
I felt as if I have grown from my previous self up until now.
That's why, from now on, I want to go forward, even for a little.
For the sake of that person I have loved too,
I want to look ahead and live on.
Onii-chan, this...
"Tasuku-san"
"I love you."
Tasuku-san. Please live for my part too.
As you have told me once,
please live your own life happily.
That is
my wish.
Monami-san..
Nii-chan wasn't the only one.
It's alright.
I'm alright.
You were a gentle person.
Someone who lives by treasuring each and every day.
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you.
See you.
Well, then.
Do your best.
Yes.
It's nice. Yeah.
"To Hajime and Anna-chan."
"Wish for you two to have a happy spring forever. From your brother."
Take care of this for me.
It was your tender smile...
It was your quiet strength...
...that gave me the courage to flap my wings.
Thank you, Tasuku-san.
I love you.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
Are you alright?
Yes. Thank you very much.
It's alright.
Because tomorrow is our ally.
And spring will definitely arrive.
Thank you all for watching the series! ^^