I missed you!
Kotoko-san.
What the...?
You're so cold, Kotoko-san.
I recognized you at first sight.
By "Kotoko-san", you mean...
Irie-kun! It's not what you think! It's a misunderstanding. He's...
Non-chan?
You're Non-chan, right?
Non-chan?
The one in the same ward when Yuuki-kun was admitted?
It's been a while.
Naoki-san, you became a doctor.
You were pretty smart after all.
Are you really Non-chan?!
But, but... the Non-chan I knew... was like this small.
That's just too small.
How many years do you think have passed?
I'm sixteen now.
From Yuuki's letter...
...I heard that you managed to land Naoki-san after all the pushing.
All the pushing...?
So that's why you became a nurse even though it's unthinkable.
What's that supposed to mean?!
Well, you couldn't even solve fourth grade arithmetic questions, yet you became a nurse.
Yuuki was quite disheartened after he suddenly lost contact with you.
I moved a short while after that time.
How's your health?
Same as always.
I was referred to this hospital for examinations.
Nobuhiro.
It looks like they're ready. Let's go.
See you.
Would you like to visit our house?
I'm sure Yuuki would be delighted.
Okay, then I'll come over tonight.
But we have that magazine interview tonight.
Just cancel it then.
How can I do that?
I'll tell my family then.
I can't just cancel it like that!
I was surprised that you and Nobuhiro were acquaintances.
When I first met him seven years ago...
...he was a docile and angelic little boy.
Things wouldn't be the same after seven years.
Either way, it was really wonderful to see Dr. Irie and Nobuhiro standing next to each other.
Wasn't it was an unbelievably beautiful two-shot?
Wouldn't be the same, huh?
Kotoko-san, it's Yoshida-san from Room 502.
Yes, is something wrong?
Hurry... Please send someone quickly.
Yoshida-san? Obaa-chan?
Hurry! Hurry!
I'll be right there!
Three packets of apple juice.
My supply ran out.
You sounded like you were in pain when you asked for someone to be sent over immediately.
I was so thirsty that I couldn't take it anymore, so of course I wanted someone to come immediately.
Yoshida-san...
Hurry it up!
As usual, Yoshida-san is still under the impression that the nurses are her errand runners.
It's not like she can't walk, so she could at least buy her own drinks!
Honestly! I think I'll scold her one more time...
Oh my, Aihara-san?
Eh?! Matsumoto Yuuko?
Why are you here?
My friend was hospitalized.
Oh dear me.
What?
I forgot to tell my friend that there's a particular nurse to watch out for in this hospital.
That attitude of yours never changes.
Same goes for you.
What's wrong?
Nothing. I'm just a little sleep deprived.
Would you like to request a vitamin supplement injection?
I don't have time for that.
I founded a company with a friend last month, and things have been really hectic.
Company?
Yeah, the one hospitalized is my co-manager.
Oh no, look at the time.
Say "hi" to Irie-kun for me, okay?
Aiming for the top even after entering society, huh?
Quit screwing around!
I don't care if you're a star or whatever, but don't take advantage of it!
Keita? What's all the shouting about?
He... What he did to Akiko-chan...
Akiko-chan?
He forcefully kissed her while I was buying a drink.
Is that true, Non-chan?
I thought that she'd be bored from living in a hospital.
So, I just gave her a little company.
Non-chan!
I'm incredibly famous, you know?
Normally, I wouldn't bother with girls like that.
I guess it's what you'd call volunteer work.
Damn you!
Kamogari-san!
Don't, Keita!
Let go, Kotoko! I'm gonna beat the crap outta him!
Don't!
Keita!
What are you doing?
Let go!
You can't! He's a patient too!
That bastard!
Wasn't your goal to serve all patients?
Stop it! Kamogari-san!
It was my fault.
He often appears in magazines, so I told him I always saw him.
That's why...
I'm sorry!
Akiko-chan...
Akiko-chan, wait!
How scary.
Non-chan, Akiko-chan has been living in the hospital for a long time, so she gets really nervous.
Keita was trying to be considerate of that fact.
I know what it's like to live in a hospital for a long time...
All too well...
Hey, I've been looking for you.
You shouldn't be wandering around by yourself.
The medical examinations are about to start, so they want you back.
Yeah, yeah... Don't get so upset over something that trivial.
Non-chan!
Please stop calling me Non-chan.
Non-chan...
What's happened to you?
Where did the kind Non-chan disappear to?
Non-chan!
Hey, it's been a while.
Oh my God!
Non-chan? Is that really you, the really tiny Non-chan?
You haven't grown much, have you...
Well...
Welcome.
Anyway, come on in.
Now, eat up!
I've been placed on a restricted diet, so I can't eat oily foods.
No need to worry.
I requested the food to be cooked with only a moderate amount of salt and oil.
Then, shall we have a toast?
Okay?
Then, a toast to our reunion with Nobuhiro-kun. Cheers!
Cheers!
Here you go.
I never thought that you'd go into show business.
I often appear on TV though.
Well, our family isn't really interested in the world of show business.
But, I never imagined that you'd grow up to be this handsome.
If only Yuuki were a little taller.
There wouldn't be anyone to take over Papa's company if I went into show business.
Yeah, I guess so.
I'm counting on you.
Non-chan?
Toilet.
What are you doing out here?
My brother asked me to check up on you since you didn't come back.
A doctor for a brother and a company president for a father.
You're a high schooler aiming to get into college, huh?
A life without anything to complain about.
But, you're a star though.
Yeah, but my health is in shambles.
But soon, the doctors...
I can't trust doctors.
They can't cure my condition, but they still talk big.
Then they have the nerve to think that they're the greatest.
Non-chan...
Even your brother.
Didn't he become a doctor for status and money?
People are appreciative of him just because he's a doctor.
Try saying that again!
Being called "doctor" all the time must really get to his head.
Don't look down on my brother like that!
Non-chan?
What's wrong?
Non-chan!
Yuuki, what happened?
He... He...
Non-chan?
Non-chan!
Have you come around? We're at the hospital.
Ah, Yuuki did something horrible to me and I fainted.
Who was the one being horrible?!
Yuuki-kun.
You're right.
I'm sorry, Yuuki.
I...
It's okay!
I know you didn't mean it.
I'm sorry too.
Idiot, you actually believed me!
Non-chan!
You know...
You shouldn't be so trusting.
The people around you might not hesitate to betray you one day.
That would never happen!
I'll never worry about you ever again!
He's the same as usual.
Just like he was seven years ago.
What happened to you today has happened a few times before, hasn't it?
I'm already used to it.
I'm still not fully recovered, but I don't want to make a big fuss about it each and every time.
Ah, hello.
I received a call from the office.
How are you feeling?
Same as always.
I'd like to keep him here for observation for a while.
And also, I'd like to get in touch with one of his family members.
Ah, the paperwork has already been completed by the office staff.
He lives on his own.
But, what about his parents?
They're divorced.
They've both remarried.
And Nobuhiro-san's father has custody, but...
...his new wife just had a baby.
So, he wanted to leave the house because of that.
Oh shut up!
You don't have to tell the whole world.
But...
Non-chan hasn't gotten better?
He did well to get as far as he has in show business.
It's because Non-chan is a hard worker.
He may be acting like that now...
...but originally, the real Non-chan had lots of tenacity.
You're right.
Onii-chan, please cure Non-chan.
Yuuki-kun...
I'd like Irie-san to be in charge of Kimura Nobuhiro-san.
Eh? In charge of Non-chan?
Why her?!
It's already too much that she has a monopoly over Dr. Irie!
Why does she get Nobuhiro too?!
Silence!
You all get too excited around Nobuhiro-san, so someone more calm is needed for this.
So, I chose Irie-san because she seems disinterested in him.
Even though I may get too excited, I'm confident that I can do a better job than Kotoko even when she's calm!
The same goes for me, too!
Hey.
Well, you do have a point.
Head nurse!
Either way, I've already made my decision.
Irie-san, I'm counting on you.
Okay...
You're in charge of me, Kotoko-san?
Will I be all right?
I don't want to die from something other than my illness.
What's with that attitude?
Here, your food.
I'm sick of hospital food.
Are you a child?
Buy me the latest issue of Only Love.
I can't sleep, so massage my shoulders.
What?
Now, give me your arm.
No way. I'm sure you suck at that.
Kotoko-san, it's a nurse call from Kimura-san.
He's no longer the angel Non-chan.
He's the devil of selfishness.
Maybe he's asking for all of the selfish things he couldn't ask for when he was young.
Excuse me.
Is there something?
Will Nobuhiro make it?
What do you mean?
Filming starts next month. Will he make it?
It will be hard.
That's a huge problem!
If we had to delay filming because of him, our company's reputation would be ruined!
Hey! Right now, what's most important isn't the company's reputation, but Non-chan's health, right?
Well, however...
It's okay. I'll pull out.
Things will go smoother that way.
Hey, you can't pull out so easily like that...
How am I supposed to report this to the president?!
It was a rare chance to play a leading role in a movie.
You didn't have to pull out.
I've been ill so long that I've lost my tenacity.
I never participated in any school events before either.
The friends that I made when I was out of the hospital...
...completely forgot about me when I was readmitted.
Resignation kind of became a habit sometime during that repetitive cycle.
But, people began spoiling me when I became a little famous.
It's all about appearance, isn't it?
That's the only thing that connects people.
Don't...
Don't say such sad things!
Do you know how I feel...
...with this illness of mine, growing up watching my parents fight over it all the time?!
I'm sick of dealing with people.
Surgery?
Drug therapy can keep your condition stable, but to be honest, improving it will be difficult.
It'll be better to just remove the tumorous kidney.
Dr. Irie was the one who initially proposed this idea.
Dr. Irie did?
I will be performing the surgery and Dr. Irie will be my assistant.
Non-chan, please entrust us with this.
I want to cure you.
It's okay. There's no need for surgery.
Why? But then...
Non-chan!
This won't work.
No, I'm sure I can get him to accept.
Irie-kun, I made some coffee.
You'll catch a cold.
Surely, you're capable of becoming a doctor, right?
That way, you'll be able to help Non-chan and many others, and they'll all be grateful to you!
You remembered, didn't you?
I won't accept it no matter what you tell me.
The numbers are completely stable right now.
I think this is the best time to have the surgery.
Why are you so insistent on the surgery?
Is it because you want to gain real-world experience as quickly as possible?
Or does my illness tickle your doctor fancy?
Do you seek recognition from the scientific world?
Dr. Naoki, you might just profit from...
Kotoko?
Cut it out!
Is it okay to use violence against patients?!
Irie-kun became a doctor for you!
We saw how much you suffered and endured when you were young.
I asked Irie-kun because I knew he had the ability to become a doctor and could help you.
Out of all the people he knows, you're still special to him!
Don't be so spoiled and think that everyone has forgotten all about you!
Irie-kun, Yuuki-kun and I haven't forgotten about you, Non-chan!
Quit acting like a baby! Grow up and be a man!
So, just accept the surgery!
Got it?
If the surgery fails and I die...
...then what would my life amount to?
I get scared thinking about dying like that.
I can't stand it.
Anyone would be scared.
To be honest, I'm scared... even though I'm the one who proposed the surgery.
But, like Yuuki said...
..."Non-chan has a lot of tenacity."
That was the first time I've ever been hit by someone.
Dr. Naoki, you sure married someone with a lot of tenacity.
Kotoko is incapable of doing 90% of the things that I can do.
But, as for the 10% I can't do, she succeeds where no one else could.
You're thinking awfully hard.
Have you been repenting because you thought you might have said too much?
Of course not.
I was thinking that I should have smacked you one more time.
I'll accept the surgery.
I want to get well and work.
I want to go to high school too.
I'm sure you can...
Thank you for believing in Irie-kun.
It's because you said all those things to me.
Oh, what a rare sight.
Is there something wrong with buying juice?
No. It's just, normally you ask Kotoko to do it.
I can't ask someone who's working hard to run errands for me.
Yuuki, that time...
I'll be waiting for that apology.
I expect that apology after you've fully recovered, okay?
Got it.
Let's give it our all.
Kotoko-san.
What is it?
Can you hold my hand during the operation?
Let's give it our all, Non...
Nobuhiro-kun.
Non-chan is fine.
We shall now begin the nephrectomy of the right kidney.
Good luck.
Non-chan...
When you open your eyes, I'm sure a wonderful life will be waiting for you.
Irie-kun, do you know what day it...?
Your birthday, right?
You've told me a million times.
But, this is the first time we're celebrating it alone together, right?
Sheesh, I'm going ahead.
So let's get dressed up and...
No way! Look at the time!
Next time on Itazura na Kiss:
The best present!
I'm definitely gonna be happy.
Driver, ultra super fast express please!