How did you do on the test?
Aced it.
Are you serious?
How do you ace a test like that?
Like what?
It was super hard.
It was.
Will you ace the next one?
Probably. If I study.
What do you want?
What?s wrong?
A stray cat?s been following us.
Stray cat?
Whatever.
Excuse me... Yuki!
Um... I...
Well...
What?
I?m Konomi Sagawa from F Class.
Sagawa from F...
Do you know this girl?
No.
You may not know who I am
but I?ve known you for a long time...
So what?
I want to be your friend!
Whoa!
You?re so popular, Irie!
No way.
Can't we be friends?
I don?t want any stupid friends from Class F.
What? You already told him?
Shh... Kotoko!
Sorry... but you?re moving so fast!
You?ve never even talked to him, right?
But I was the same way, so I can?t blame you...
I was so encouraged by our last conversation.
I decided to ?go for broke!?
I see! And what did Yuki say?
He?d think about it if I made the top 100 on the upcoming test.
Really? Sounds exactly like what I've been through!
But it's okay now.
I think I?ll give up on Yuki.
What?
I told Yuki how I felt. That?s enough for me.
And I?ll never make the top 100 anyway.
Why are you giving up?
You need to make the top 100?
Bring it on!
Kotoko, that?s impossible. How can I do that?
I?m in Class F!
I was in Class F too.
But I climbed my way to #100 in the class!
Wow! Amazing!
There?s nothing you can?t do if you try.
But even if I start cramming now,
...the top 100...
Don?t worry! I?ll help you out.
I?m half responsible anyway.
I?ll help you study!
Really?
Leave it to me!
I feel so motivated!
Watch out, Yuki! She?s going to make the top 100!
Kiss of Goodbye
Yes?
H... h... hello.
What are you doing here?
Well... um...
Come in Konomi!
Kotoko!
You know her?
Kind of.
I?m going to tutor her from today.
What? You?
Konomi, you just leave it to me!
Okay!
Let?s go to my room!
Excuse me.
Hey!
My heart was pounding!
I?m so envious you get to live with Yuki.
Really?
This may be your first step toward a life with Yuki!
But first, the top 100!
Thanks for helping me!
No problem! Okay, let?s get to work!
What shall we study first?
Wait a minute...
This is...
I think you use this formula...
Excuse me... Kotoko?
It?s been over an hour...
and we?re still on question #1.
Don?t worry! We?re almost there.
Here, have some snacks, okay?
I?m home.
Welcome back, Naoki!
How do you do.
Hello.
What are you doing?
This is Konomi, Yuki?s classmate at Tonan Middle School.
I?m helping her study for her final exams.
I don?t know if she?s going to be much help.
Huh?
What are you saying?
I have to get Konomi into the top 100 of her class.
Top 100...
Ah.
That sounds familiar.
Doesn?t it bring back memories?
This becomes 4. And what is 4 squared?
We studied behind closed doors...
Now that I remember the moment...
that was the beginning of our relationship!
Behind closed doors...
Just don?t waste your time.
Naoki, you?re disturbing our studies!
All right.
Shall we start?
Yes!
What were you doing?
I was just walking by.
Why don?t you help her study?
No way. She?s too stupid.
And I?m the one who?ll suffer if she makes the top 100.
I see.
So it?s complicated.
Not at all!
Kotoko...
Oh...
Sorry.
I...
...get so sleepy
when I look at mathematical formulas...
Kotoko!
Don?t go to sleep!
What should I do?
Dinner...
I can?t believe it.
What a tutor.
I?d better get going.
How far did you get?
We solved one problem.
In three hours?
Yes.
How many pages?
Um...
From here...
...to there.
I can?t let you waste more time.
It looks like you?re in trouble. I?ll teach you.
But I?m not very smart. You?ll get frustrated.
I?m used to teaching kids like you.
The answer is...
2xy (3x ? 2y...
close parentheses?
Correct.
Wow! I did it!
Wow...
Hey!
Hm? Naoki? Yuki?
Was I sleeping?!
Stop bothering my brother.
He?s taking the National Medical Board Examination soon.
What are you gonna do if he fails?
I?ll teach you.
We have one week until final exams.
I?ll tutor you after school until 9 pm.
Really?!
What?s going on?
Yuki is tutoring Konomi?
Thanks to you!
I don?t know what?s going on, but...
Yay!
You got your foot in the door!
Now kill two birds with one stone! Love and exams!
Yes!
You?re starting to talk like mom...
What?
Nothing.
I?m feeling really fired up!
How exciting!
Yuki?s study sessions continued...
Hey!
Correct.
Really? Wow!
We did it!
Next!
Yes.
? 2y = 0.
y + 3 x (- 2y + 3)...
Excuse me.
And today is the final day...
Konomi, Yuki. How about some tea?
Thank you.
How is it going?
Fine, thank you.
Yuki?s a tough teacher. Is he mean to you?
Oh... no...
I can?t help it if she?s stupid.
Don?t say that!
Konomi, don't take it to heart. Yuki may say that...
...but boys are always mean to girls they like.
Is that true?
Her? No way!
There he goes again.
Tadaa. Look at this.
What?s that?
Open it.
These pictures...
Mom took them. Aren?t they great?
Look how he?s staring at you...
Don?t be so stubborn, Yuki. Just admit that you like her!
You look so cute together!
May I keep these?
Of course!
I?ll keep them for good luck! Thank you!
Are you kidding?
It?s bad enough I have to tutor her.
You took pictures as well?
I...
I?m not your plaything!
You all make me sick!
I... I?m sorry.
I?m sorry!
Konomi!
Ow...
What are you doing?
Y... Yuki.
You?re a mess.
Why?
I promised.
I?d tutor you every day
until 9 pm for a week until the exam.
It?s still 7:30.
Don?t try to break my promise.
Oh yeah...
Sorry.
And...
You forgot something.
For good luck, right?
Thank you!
Let go!
Look!
All right...
This one, too!
Let go. We?re going home.
That?s enough, already.
But your mom asked me to.
It looks like Yuki may take the same path as me.
Poor guy.
Huh? What poor guy?
Do you have your papers? Your pencil case?
Yeah.
Calm down. I?m the one taking the test.
I know, but...
Can?t I go with you to take your test?
No.
Naoki, what if...
What if what?
What if...
Huh?
...you fail...
...that means we can graduate together next year.
It?ll be fun! So don?t worry!
I don?t intend to.
See you.
You can do it, Naoki!
The results of the National Exam are going to be posted today.
Stop pacing back and forth like a bear in a cage!
But!
The results will be posted in one minute! I can?t stay still!
Calm down, Kotoko.
Relax! Breathe in and out.
It?s 2:00.
How was it? Did you pass?
Oh...
Oh?
I...
No!
It?s okay...
You have a long life ahead. What?s the rush?
If you stumble once or twice...
Are you kidding?
Huh? So...
Congratulations, Naoki!
Congratulations!
Thank you.
Let?s celebrate!
Congratulations, Naoki!
Naoki is going to be a doctor!
Kotoko!
Excuse me.
Mr. Irie!
It?s not a bad offer. Think about it.
I will.
Well...
What shall I do?
Oh, yes!
We?ll have his graduation party at home!
Sounds good!
I want to invite lots of people
so please invite your nursing school friends.
Oh, okay...
Yuki, please invite Konomi.
Why should I?
Because Konomi is your friend.
She?s not my friend...
What do you mean?
She made the top 100 in the final exams!
#97.
What?
#97.
That?s wonderful!
It?s decided then!
I was a good tutor, that?s why.
I see...
I felt the same way with Kotoko.
It?s a big deal for someone in Class F to make the top 100.
The power of love is amazing.
I told you! It was my tutoring...
The hardship of studying...
...was overcome by spending time together and fostering love!
Now you and Konomi have a special bond.
Kotoko! Shut up!
But at the end of the day...
...you wanted to be friends with Konomi, too.
I said...
When is Naoki?s graduation?
March 20th.
I see... So he?s going to be a doctor.
He?s going to speak on behalf of the graduates.
Right, Naoki?
What?s wrong, Naoki?
Huh?
Oh... What?
You?re speaking at the graduation, right?
Yeah.
I knew it!
I?ll bring my video camera!
Yuki is graduating, too.
Maybe I should buy a new one!
Kotoko.
Huh?
I have something to tell all of you.
What? You sound so serious...
I met with my professor today.
I?m thinking of working at a hospital in Kobe.
K... Kobe...
I thought you were going to work at Tonan Hospital.
That?s what I thought at first...
...but I want to explore some specialized fields...
But...
The hospital in Kobe is very specialized.
But! But...
Kobe is so far!
It?s 6 hours there and back... How...
Commuting is unreasonable.
Then...
I?m thinking of moving to Kobe.
Naoki! Are you serious?
Yeah.
I?ve already been invited by a doctor in Kobe.
I?d study there for a few years and then return...
Naoki! Then...
I have to find a school in Kobe! Do I have time?
You should stay.
Huh?
I?ll go on my own.
You should stay here and continue your studies.
I don?t want to be apart!
Study here for a year and come after you graduate.
No! I don?t want to be apart for a whole year!
I?m not that smart!
What if I don?t graduate next year? Then, it will be longer!
Kotoko.
We?ll be apart for too long! I can?t do it!
Do you expect me to wait until you become a nurse
and then go to Kobe?
How could you say that, Naoki?
Think how Kotoko feels. You?re husband and wife!
Yeah.
You shouldn?t be apart!
Don?t just think about yourself...
I know.
You don?t know.
You wouldn?t understand.
Because I love you way more than you love me.
You wouldn?t know...
...how I feel.
How hard it would be to be apart from you!
Because...
...you...
...would be totally fine without me.
When you made your decision...
...you never...
...even thought about me, did you?
I?m the only one that would miss you!
Kotoko...
Oh...
What should I do...?
What should I do? What?
I?m making it hard for him.
I?m failing him as his wife.
I know. I know it.
But... But...
I don?t want to be apart.
Kotoko.
You didn?t eat dinner again?
No.
But I?m sleepy.
Kotoko...
Good night.
Welcome home.
Thanks. You?re still up?
Do you have a minute, dad?
How?s Kotoko? Is she still upset?
Yes.
I was prepared for a bad reaction but
when I actually see her like this...
She?s crazy about you, that?s why.
Dad.
I?m thinking of taking Kotoko to Kobe with me...
Naoki... But...
If we find a nursing school now she might be able to transfer.
But...
...she won?t know anyone in a strange, new city...
Will she be able to settle down and study?
I?ll probably be so busy myself...
I wasn?t confident
that I could think about her well being, too.
I want her to become a nurse.
I thought...
...it may be better for us to spend a year apart.
Naoki...
She...
...doesn?t seem to realize...
...that I love her.
Naoki...
Representing the undergraduates,
Takayuki Miura of the Medical School.
Address by Naoki Irie of the Medical School.
Yes.
Farewell address.
When I look back on my life at Tonan University...
...many unforgettable memories come to mind.
How did I feel watching Naoki at our high school graduation?
Jinko, Satomi and Kin-chan were there.
Naoki refused to give me his button.
But I still feel the same way.
I love Naoki!
All I know is one thing. That I love Naoki.
Representing the graduates of the Medical School...
Naoki Irie.
That?s one thing that will never change.
This is the engineering campus he attended as a freshman.
Yuko Matsumoto was here, too.
Did you decide on your electives?
No, not yet.
And the Tennis Club...
We played a doubles match.
Smooth.
The cafeteria where we ate lunch...
...and Naoki fought with Kin-chan.
What?s with these portions?
Got a problem with it?
Kin-chan?!
The medical lecture hall...
I used to watch Naoki from here.
There he is!
His aura outshines everyone else.
Yes!
I won?t be seeing him here anymore.
Naoki...
Naoki!
What?
You?re so loud.
H... H... How did you...?
I thought you might be here.
Huh?
I have to talk to you.
It?s probably better to talk here.
About Kobe...
I...!
I...
I?ll become a nurse in one year.
Then I?ll go to Kobe.
I promise! So...
Wait for me.
Don?t...
...cheat on me.
Don?t get mad...
...if I call you every day.
And...
And?
On my breaks...
I?ll come...
Someone might come.
I don?t care...
This is fine.
I?ll see you off at the station.
That?s okay.
You might stop the bullet train if you come to see me off.
Huh? No I won?t...
But...
...maybe it will be easier to say good-bye here.
Yeah. See you.
Um... Um...
Call me when you get there.
Sure.
Your lunch...
I?ll buy one!
Shin-Kobe is one station after Okayama. Don?t miss it!
You mean after Shin-Osaka.
Oh...
Can I go now?
Sure...
How about a good-bye kiss?
Just joking.
Study hard.
You too, Naoki!
Yeah.
You can do it, Naoki!
You can do it, Kotoko.
We can...
...do it.
How much bandage do you need?
I haven?t talked to Naoki in three days!
1,000 yen that she?ll go to Kobe within a week.
5,000 yen that she?ll leave tomorrow.
I did it...!
There he is!
I?m feeling more energized every minute...
He might start feeling single again
and spread his wings.
I found you!
Kotoko.
The mother and daughter are named Shiina.