Oh, crap... When did I get to bed yesterday?
Need a shower. Shower, shower...
No time. Can't.
Shoot...
Who...?
Excuse me... who are you?
Sorry!
Um, well... it's not that I remember!
I do remember... I do. How this happened...
Well...
For now... uh, sorry!
Who is she?
Did we...?
No... for now, I need to get out of here.
I'm not trying to run away...
It's just that I've got important business today.
I'm sorry, but I just... need to go, right now.
I know I should probably talk more with you, but...
Sorry.
Here...
Just leave it in the mailbox outside.
Well, uh... make sure to lock up.
This is bad. Bad.
Really bad.
Could I really hook up with some girl I don't even know the name of?
I've never done that before.
Is this a dream?
Of course it's not! Why don't I remember?!
What should I do? She seemed kind of young...
Natsumi
Hello.
Hey, are you awake? Where are you?
Well... I'm fine. I'm on the way.
I called earlier. You were acting weird yesterday, so I was worried.
Is your brother doing okay?
Yeah...
I think I'm gonna be late, so can we talk later?
Okay. Don't rush and get in an accident, right?
I don't want to be a tragic bride-to-be.
Got it.
People cross at green lights and stop at red ones thousands of times in their lifetimes.
Yet, sometimes, people go when the light is red.
Hey! Be careful!
I'm sorry!
They know that red means stop... but they make mistakes.
People are full of regret.
Meiryou Private High School
Good morning.
Good morning!
Good morning, Sensei.
Morning!
You guys are both in Class 1? I'm so jealous. That's Kashiwagi's class.
I bet you are!
That's why I'm so full of energy this early!
Yeah!
I actually prayed yesterday.
"Please let me get into Kashiwagi-sensei's homeroom class!"
Yeah!
And it happened!
It actually did! Yeah!
So lucky...
But, y'know, he's getting married.
To be honest, I think I don't mind as long as it's to Natsumi-chan.
I know what you mean! Seriously.
I know, right?
Yeah!
Good morning.
Good morning...
She's beaming with happiness! She's practically sparkling!
She's just built different from you gals, is all. Y'know?
What do you want, Hiraoka? Are you in Class 1 too?
Yeah, what of it?
Look at her!
The slender legs, the demure face...
Natsumi-chan's practically an idol!
She makes the rest of you look fit for the pigpen!
Shut up, you Kansai clown!
I cannot believe I'm in the same class as him again. This sucks.
Good morning.
Hurry and fix it, then!
Good morning.
Morning.
Good morning...
Finally making your arrival, Kashiwagi-sensei?
Good morning, Nakanishi-sensei.
I bet you younger teachers have no problem remembering your students' names, do you?
It takes me days to get 35 names straight.
No, it took me until spring vacation, myself.
Speaking of spring vacation,
some parents called a few times during the break for you, Kashiwagi-sensei.
This morning, too.
They wanted you as their child's homeroom teacher!
It seems you're popular with the mothers, too.
Seems obvious which kind of popularity is preferable, huh?
No, no, I think the reason you're so popular is because of your talent as a teacher.
You're respected too, Nakanishi-sensei.
Well, I intend to do as good a job as the younger teachers.
You're no slouch in terms of popularity either, Vice Principal.
Really?
Of course!
It's great.
You're sure?
Completely sure!
What were you so nervous about?
Earlier...
Well, since a parent had called, I was worried it was a complaint.
It's okay. You're a much better teacher than you give yourself credit for, Shuuji.
Hey, hey, it's the Kashiwagis!
What's up? Discussing the wedding?
So lucky!
Make sure to pick up souvenirs for all your students on your honeymoon!
I just want all the students in the school to feel as happy as I am now.
Oh my gosh!
I can't listen to this! It's too embarrassing!
Let's get out of here! We wish you two happiness!
We're really lucky, aren't we?
We should be grateful we have students who are cheering for us like that.
Yeah.
Kashiwagi!
That was sweet, man!
You're Hiraoka, right?
You don't throw balls around in the classroom. Didn't they teach you that in elementary school?
Yeah, they did...
Well, I say all that, but to be honest, he put me up to it.
Since it's the first day with a new class, he wanted to show off a bit. Isn't that right?
What?
Come on!
No, I didn't! I didn't!
Thanks for that, Hiraoka.
Oh, man...
And since I'm suddenly doing homeroom for you second-years,
I wanted to get to know you as quickly as possible.
I'm Class 1's homeroom teacher, Kashiwagi Shuuji.
Let's have some fun together, all right?
Yeah!
What the hell? Kashiwagi is seriously cool
Who is he, Rukawa?
#4, Burns?
Here.
I hear that you're going to make the cultural festival a lot easier for us?
Please don't saddle me with all the heavy lifting.
Despite how I look... I'm an intellectual!
I'm pretty sure the intellectual is this guy...
Ono Masaya?
Here.
I've got the feeling you're smarter than me. Go easy on me, okay?
Oh, that's not true.
He sounds confident...
Kaga Ryoko?
Here!
Wow, energetic, aren't you?
They say it's my only strong suit.
Wow, I didn't think you knew!
Shut up.
Stupid.
Shut your mouth.
Stupid!
Stop saying stupid.
It's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Next is Kawamoto Mari...
Here.
You'll be helping me as class representative, right?
Look forward to working with you.
Kodama Kentaro.
Here...
Let's speak up more in the future, okay?
Saeki Hikari.
Saeki Hikari...? Let's see...
Is Saeki...?
She was in Class 3!
Really skinny, with crazy expressive eyes.
She was in Class 3 before?
Maybe she overslept... I'll call her later.
Next one's missing, too... Sonoda Nozomi?
Non-chan's a free spirit.
Probably won't show up for the opening ceremony, either.
I think Nakanishi-sensei mentioned someone like that...
Okay, next is...
All right, now that I've got an idea who's who, we'll head to the gymnasium.
Then once the ceremony's over, we can talk a bit about what you each want to do.
Okay...
Saeki?
Yes...
Did you oversleep?
You've got bedhead.
So obvious...
Well, don't worry. You made it just in time.
Your seat's over there.
Right...
All right, let's head to the gym.
Okay...
Sensei.
Sensei...
Here.
What is it?
This is what it all comes down to for our third-year students.
Last year's third-years were a brilliant batch...
Saeki Hikari is the girl from yesterday?
But her face and hair seem completely different...
I hope you all focus diligently on your studies, until the very end.
The phrase "Exam war" has gained negative connotations.
People decry over-studying, rote memorization...
What the hell did I do? And with a student?
But it really did happen, didn't it?
Your life can seem at its peak, like a cherry blossom tree in full bloom...
...but the slightest wind can blow it all apart.
I...
I was afraid of the spring wind.
All the Precious Things You Taught Me
Episode 1
Come on in, Hikari-chan.
What's wrong? You still have your medicine, right?
I'm sorry... I know I shouldn't bother you at the clinic...
It's okay, don't worry. You started school today, right?
Yeah...
Worried about something? Should I call your teacher?
Aya-san, listen...
I...
I did it.
I... had sex.
There was blood and everything. That's good, right?
If I don't tell my doctor, will it be a problem with my treatment?
I think you don't need to worry. It shouldn't affect your readings.
But... why don't you want to tell him?
Is it really the kind of thing you want to keep secret?
After all, I thought...
We both thought we'd be rooting for you when this day came.
But...
Even I... have some things I don't want to talk about.
Hikari-chan...
Seriously...
What were you thinking, leaving without locking the door?
I overslept, and was in a hurry...
When did you realize you lost the key?
This morning, when I left.
My keychain was broken, but the one for my apartment was the only one missing.
I didn't lock the door last night when I ran to the convenience store.
I must have lost it then.
Well, lock it next time!
I'm starting to worry about marrying someone this absent-minded...
Sorry... I appreciate you coming out.
Are you cold?
It's not a big deal, since I have the spare key.
And since we still haven't really looked at the cherry blossoms yet, either.
Teachers are really busy through March and April, right?
We didn't have time to just look at them like this, huh?
Yeah...
But starting next year... we can do this every year, together.
That's right...
So pretty.
Yeah...
Everybody has their equipment, right?
Yes...
We're going to experiment with extracting DNA.
Today, we're using broccoli.
First, you'll want to put it in the mixer, and keep it running until it's liquefied.
Saeki, you put the broccoli in.
Right...
Look at the lovebirds!
See you.
Seriously?
You guys going home together?
You are such lovebirds!
Kashiwagi-sensei!
I've got one for you too. Here.
We're looking for new members.
Uemura-sensei doesn't know anything about basketball!
Yeah...
Kashiwagi-sensei, be our club advisor, come on!
Well, excuse me! I'm studying it now, for your information.
I thought that, since you grew up in America, you'd totally be into basketball!
Not all Americans play football and basketball!
Same way not every person from Kansai is an entertainer, y'know?
All right! I'm gonna get the rebound! Boom!
Yeah, he's definitely not entertaining.
See?
Like, super not entertaining.
Hey, man...
Natsumi-chan!
I mean, Natsumi-chan-sensei...
What's that supposed to mean?
Can I talk to her?
Go ahead.
So, did you read it?!
Sorry, not yet...
You gotta read it! It's the basketball Bible!
It's got everything you need!
Let me tell you...
He's talking about Slam Dunk.
I'll get started on it...
Yeah!
Maybe you should practice instead of babbling about a manga?
Ow! What the heck?!
What's your problem?!
Kashiwagi-sensei.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let's move!
Kashiwagi-sensei.
Come here.
Sure...
Well, Sensei...
A male teacher probably shouldn't visit a female student's house often, right?
Right...
I'm talking about Sonoda Nozomi.
Oh, right...
I went to her house a few times last year.
But her mother seemed to have a problem with me.
Do they just think a visit from someone like me is... unpleasant?
No, I don't think so.
Sonoda's here on a scholarship, right?
She's a smart girl... she just never comes to school.
She's probably got a part-time job...
Did you see her somewhere?
Not me...
But the girls in my class saw her downtown dressed funny.
One of those "Good day, master" type outfits.
I'm sorry, I should be the one to deal with it.
I'll head to her house.
I'll go, too. If we both go, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
I don't think so.
She's on the second floor, towards the middle.
Sonoda-san? Sonoda-san!
Sonoda-san! Do you have the money?
Let's come back later.
Tomorrow should be good.
Sonoda! Open the damn door.
Her father's gone, at the moment.
Not exactly missing... but there's some financial trouble.
Is she going to be all right? If anything happens...
She won't get into any trouble. She knows how to take care of herself.
I see...
It's just... in spite of all that, she's still a girl in her second year of high school.
With a home life like that... I'd like to be able to help her.
Yeah.
But it's a shame.
I was hoping Sonoda's mother would let me in, if I was with you.
That's not why we came out here, Sensei.
Wait, Non-chan!
Wait up! I love you, Non-chan!
Could you stop this delusional romantic crap?
I might put on a perfect performance at the cafe,
but when I leave that place, I'm a human being!
Non-chan, don't talk like that!
Dammit, if pitiful guys like you keep going after younger, even more pitiful girls,
this entire country is going to turn pitiful, man!
I don't understand...
I quit.
Guess I'm going back to school.
Sorry for pinning society's troubles on you.
Find a nice 3D girl to fall in love with, okay?
Fight!
Good morning...
What is this?! Are you in this class?
Yeah...
Good morning!
Non-chan!
Ryoko!
Non-chan!
Good morning!
How have you been?
Great, of course!
Good morning.
Okay, by the way, where do I sit?
Sonoda!
Here.
Behind me.
Oh, thanks.
Good morning.
Hey, good morning.
We had homework in biology.
Really? Let me see your notes, okay?
Sure.
Saeki Hikari... I used to be in Class 3.
Sonoda Nozomi. Class 1. Nakanishi's class.
Hikari and Nozomi! You two are kinda like...
...th-the trains for the Shinkansen line.
Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama...
Kodama!
R-right.
Kodama. I'm Kodama Kentaro.
Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama!
That's awesome!
It's the Tokaido Shinkansen trains. That is awesome! Right?
Good morning.
Good morning...
Sensei!
I'm Sonoda.
Sonoda Nozomi.
You made it! That's a relief.
Why wouldn't I, when the homeroom teacher is such a hottie?
Right?
I'm taking attendance...
Aizawa.
Here!
Ishimoto.
Here.
Uno.
Here.
What is it? What's wrong?
Are you okay? What is it?
Kashiwagi-sensei!
You're needed in the guidance office.
Huh? Did something happen?
It's real trouble.
Do you feel better now?
No need to force yourself to stay today. You can go home early.
You're a second-year, right? What class?
Class 1.
I'm Saeki Hikari.
Saeki-san... should I call someone? Or do you need to go to the nurse's office?
It's okay.
Okay... take it easy, then.
So much English...
Well, yes.
This is the exception.
I don't actually read these.
These...
Cherry blossoms. Pretty, right?
You're probably thinking that I'm more girly than I look, aren't you?
No...
You can forget good memories surprisingly fast, y'know?
Your memories of them can change.
Or you can see things differently.
So, I thought I'd want to have a physical reminder of how it was.
So that I can always remember, no matter what happens.
Was that memory... with Kashiwagi-sensei?
Not telling!
You haven't been taking care of your nails, have you?
You're a high school girl, so I'm sure you'd appreciate a manicure.
Granted, fancy nails would probably get in the way of studying...
But I don't think a little attention would hurt.
Such pretty fingers... slender, and pale...
Must be nice being young!
Sensei, I think yours are...
Your hands are... more pretty.
Really? Well, thank you.
Now, then...
Excuse me, but... I'm feeling better now. Thank you.
Sorry...
It's okay... my parents are the same way.
He asked me why it's okay
for Kashiwagi-sensei and Uemura-sensei to be together, but not for them.
When I think about it, he has a point.
I mean, to me, you two were still kids until just a while ago.
Oh, I'm sorry...
It's fine.
I want to be accepting of their relationship.
I understand.
But, the fact that they were doing... that sort of thing... when no one else was home...
I-if Kawamoto-san got pregnant, or anything...
Yes, I can see why it's problematic.
Excuse me, Kashiwagi-sensei...
Yes?
Mari thinks you are a great teacher.
Oh, no...
I think she would listen to you and her friends.
And that might help her understand how Taguchi-san and I feel.
Right...
I know relying on the school to handle this might seem irresponsible.
But could you... discuss this in class?
Sensei?
I appreciate the help. Right.
I understand.
If it's a rosamelia bouquet made with glue, then it should be ready in time.
I'll take care of it.
Excuse me.
Shuuji can't make it. He has a parent-teacher meeting to deal with.
He can't come by today.
I see...
I'm sorry. We should be getting the invitations out by now.
Don't worry. As long as you and Shuuji-kun show up on the big day, I can handle the rest.
Thank you...
It's so amazing. You're a big deal.
I heard there was a two-year waiting list when I first thought about asking for your help.
Imagine a job where people act like their happiness depends on you.
It's pretty tough.
Here.
Don't go quiet on me.
Sorry...
Are you sure, though?
It's fine. Besides, it's part of how I even the score.
Scary...
Don't poison the cake or anything, okay?
I wouldn't do anything that unrealistic.
My plan is to marry someone a hundred times better than Shuuji in five years,
and show you who's boss.
By then, you two will have been together long enough to cool off!
That'll serve you right!
Cheers!
Sayaka... I'm gonna be so lonely without you.
Can't you live here with us?
You don't have to move out, y'know.
You really think I want to live with a pair of newlyweds?
What do you want to do about the flowers, anyway?
Casablanca?
Good stuff...
What do you want to do?
Your own situation is bound to come up, Kashiwagi-sensei.
Hopefully, I can avoid talking about it.
Besides...
I'm not confident that I could deal with the subject well.
It's a situation with no real right answers, after all.
But, the mothers seemed to be sincere... that's very brave of them.
Right.
I should...
I shouldn't run from this, should I?
"I shouldn't run from this," huh?
More like I should run like my life depends on it.
It's risky enough to talk about normally...
But what the hell can a teacher who slept with his student say?
Not to mention she'd actually be in the classroom...
Natsumi... you left the lights on.
What are you whining about?
I've been trying to decide on seating arrangements, menus, a bunch of stuff...
What are you doing?!
Ow!
Are you okay?!
It hurts!
I think I might have...
So, you're going to talk about it in homeroom tomorrow?
Yeah...
It's an important subject, but tough to deal with.
I'm not sure what to say...
And our relationship is going to come up, right?
Probably...
I don't care, so go ahead and say whatever.
Whatever, huh?
That's what getting married means. Nothing to hide.
I can always count on you...
That's why you're marrying me, right?
Yes.
You've got a Saeki-san in your class, right?
Saeki Hikari.
Y-yeah...
I met her today.
Yeah? Why?
She was apparently feeling sick...
Does she have a special situation?
No, not really...
She's really pretty... a bit cold, though.
Yeah?
She'd be so cute if she'd just smile a bit, y'know?
I guess so.
I slept with Sensei the day we met.
What? What's she mean?
Did she just say...?
Say what?
Is this for real?!
Sensei!
What about Natsumi-chan?!
That's gross!
You're terrible!
How could you?!
Get out of here!
I don't want you around, Kashiwagi-sensei!
How could you?!
Get out!
You don't belong here!
What did you think you were doing?!
Good morning.
Morning.
Morning...
Good morning.
Huh? Sensei are your eyes swollen?
Oh, yeah! They're all puffy.
That's messed up!
I just didn't get a lot of sleep.
Is that right?
That's right.
It's right, huh?
Well, instead of our usual first hour, I'd like to discuss something with you all.
Wait, whoa, what happened?!
I'm gonna have to ask you to be serious for a second, Hiraoka.
Oh... okay.
This might be a weird thing to discuss first thing, but...
We're going to talk about sexual relationships between teenagers.
I know it probably feels awkward to talk about,
but it's important, and I want to hear what you all have to say.
Did somebody do something?
No, it's not like that.
This stuff only ever comes up when somebody does something...
That's not it. The school just thinks it's something that should be addressed.
Oh, yeah...?
Two totally normal high school second-year students,
who care about each other very much, have sex...
The adults, starting with their parents, have a problem with that.
Now, why shouldn't teenagers be doing that kind of thing?
If you've got a take on this, I'd like to hear it.
I promise not to get on anyone's case for their opinion.
Shoot...
Okay, I guess I'll start.
Two young people... wouldn't be able to take care of a child, if they had one.
That means they can't be responsible to the person they're with,
or the people in their lives.
That's a pretty common reason... so, then, how old is old enough?
There are plenty of adults who do a bad job of managing their lives,
and at the same time, plenty of high school students
who have their acts together, despite being young.
I'm sure that you all realize that the reason you shouldn't do it doesn't have anything
to do with ambiguous stuff like morality, or how others will think of you.
School does try to teach morality...
...so even without having a clear reason, teachers will try to stop it from happening.
Come on, enough...
What's this about?
But, to be honest...
I think that it doesn't matter what age it happens.
Is he for real?
Did he just...?
I don't want you to get the wrong idea. I'm not saying you should do it.
I hope that you don't do it because your friends are,
or just because of the heat of the moment.
Why not?
Because it will definitely change who you are, and your life.
And there'll be no going back.
The same goes for your partner.
It'll change something.
So, if it's someone you don't mind going through that change with...
And you don't mind if the relationship fundamentally changes...
If you're going to do it, then I would hope it's with someone like that.
A physical relationship changes the nature of how two people interact.
And caring about someone... can unfortunately change into just wanting them, physically.
That sounds terrible...
Ugh...
It's a wonderful thing to love someone, and be loved, right?
But if one person cares more than the other, that can put you in a bad position.
You end up being focused solely on pleasing the other person.
Like if you love someone a lot, but can't say no to them.
Have any of you had an experience like that?
If you enter a physical relationship with your positions are so out of balance,
you can find yourself unable to say no if all they want you for is your body.
But aren't there times when you feel like you just have to do it, Sensei?
Sometimes you might even feel like forcing it.
Whoa, stop it right there Sensei! I don't wanna imagine that!
That's not cool, man! What does Uemura-sensei say?
If Uemura-sensei doesn't want to do it, she tells me no,
and kicks me aside.
Dude, that's lame!
That's what an honest relationship is like!
But are you saying everybody should have that kind of relationship before doing it?
It's not like you and Uemura-sensei were like that in the beginning, right?
Well, that's... in the beginning, it'll just happen.
That's really honest of you, Sensei!
When it comes to this sort of thing,
I'm not in that much of a different position than the rest of you.
It's not like I have a ton of experience.
Maybe too honest!
But I do know one thing that I don't think the rest of you do.
I've experienced what happens when what starts as
"just happening" matures into a positive relationship.
Romantic relationships often seem like you just hurt each other,
and are constantly discovering negative things about each other...
But we both... don't mind that we've changed.
We're both glad... about what's happened.
In other words, you're just saying Natsumi-chan is awesome!
Aren't you lucky, Sensei?
Lucky!
And it's not even just that...
We have people who are happy for us. There's nothing that could make us happier.
And we're grateful to all of you.
If it means feeling this kind of happiness...
...then I don't think the age that you do it should matter.
You just wanted to brag!
Quit bragging!
Lucky you, Sensei.
Seriously.
Hey, Sensei! I want to be happy like you two, so could you teach me the trick to that?
That'd be nice...
As I stood in front of that class...
...I was so desperate to be a good teacher...
...that I forgot who I really was.
It's hard to tell how the couple in question took what you told them,
but you've at least given them something to think about.
I hope so...
We'll contact their parents again. Good work today.
Bye.
Mitsui...
He really does love basketball.
Oh, shoot, it's already so late.
Sensei.
Saeki...
Sensei... remember this?
Yeah...
Sensei...
Did you change after sleeping with me, Sensei?
Sayaka?
Yeah, I'm heading home now.
Yeah.
Okay, okay, got it. See you.
Did you tell Uemura-sensei about how you've changed?
You have an honest relationship, right?
Well, I've changed.
How do you think I've changed?
Sensei...
It's because of you.
Meeting her... made me realize who I really was.
The popular guy whose students, and their parents, and his fiancee loves...
...in reality, is a pathetic liar.
Girls' Basketball Team Looking For Members! Advisor: Uemura Natsumi
Next Episode
You don't want to know what happened?
I don't need to know!
It's okay. I won't show it to Uemura-sensei.
If it's important, you should put it somewhere safe.
The lie I told was a cowardly one, to protect myself.
This drama is a work of fiction.
You've got nothing to do with me.