On the morning I was born, snow covered the town
Tiny small hands reached for the blue sky
Like a girl next door we'd always known
With one ear, I hear the graduation song
Even alone, I am OK, turning the pages of my own story
I want to blame someone It hurts, no I hate it.
In sadness I cried, and the bud disappeared
Autumn comes, then winter, and I am another year older
You can run far away, but your story never ends.
Grinning from ear to ear, I'm such a coward. I can't stand it.
You may step over me, but I will follow and cling to you
I try to fill the hole in my heart Without a doubt, I can't stand it.
I'm such a coward. I can't stand it. It hurts. No, I hate it.
Hel lo. Dr. Satsuki.
Oh, you're Hagumi's…
Ayumi, was it?
Uh, yes, I brought her some food.
But she's not in her hospital room…
Oh. if that's the case.
she completed a portion of her rehab
and went to the contrast bath with her father.
No! That person's not her father!
Doctor. uh…
How's Hagu doing…?
It hurts. Enough already.
It won't move!
Ryo, be patient please.
Day after day, I've had enough!
- I wanna play soccer! - He was in a car accident
and has been doing rehab here since last month.
It's rough for little kids.
Rehab can also be a battle with pain, too.
It's even painful and scary for grown adults.
There are a lot of cases of people giving up
after a certain level of recovery.
But Hagumi has to get back more than everyday activities…
Whether she can get back to her creative activities
one more time is at stake.
In addition, it's an injury to her dominant arm…
But she's strong.
She's not afraid of pain… No…
Of course, she's probably afraid of pain…
The fear of not being able to paint is probably more overwhelming
than the fear of pain…
Hagu…
A-Ayu!
Oh, you've come again, Ayumi.
Jeez, are you taking proper care of yourself?
Yes, I am! It's okay.
Like you Sensei, I'm going full force on everything!
But I've got confidence in today's menu…
Wow, what is it, Ayu?
Tadah! It's beef sinew and kumquat preserves.
Oh ho… Well, well… The scent of rich beef fat
coupled with the fruity scent of kumquat.
Oh my, how can I express it…?
Of course, at times like this I thought you'd need collagen…
Furthermore, it's also got kumquats full of vitamin C.
It's like the perfect defense against a cold!
Delicious.
Isn't it?
What is?
Have some if you'd like, Dr. Satsuki.
Oh, thank you.
Ah! Dr. Satsuki. wait.
It's delicious, right?
A-Ayumi… A word from the medical point…
Dr. Satsuki!
Nutrition is important, but it's not necessary
- Oh, the boy from before. - to squeeze it
- Would you like to eat some? - all into one dish.
- Yeah! - For a long time in Japan, we've had
- How about some for mom, too? - a saying that goes, "meals with one soup
- Well, is it okay? - and three other dishes" because…
Oh, more new victims! Someone call an ambulance!
Hey, this is a hospital!
It's delicious. It's so good!
My, it's already empty. My cooking is sure popular.
I'll make some more.
No! No Ayumi genocide!
Thank you so much!
There we go.
I'm so glad that everyone was pleased today.
Hey, wait a minute!
Exactly how did you come to think that?
There was a bit of a ruckus.
but that means they're expecting something good next time too, right?
Where have you gone?
Next time, when I go somewhere far away
I'll leave a TV phone.
Liar…
Get out!
Rika! Rika Rika!
Why do you come around day after day without giving up?
We don't have
- a meeting with you today! I mean… - Rika. Rika. Ow.
- we'll have meetings outside - Oh. no-no. Move it!
- so don't come here ever again! - Hey, move it.
Ow. Oh, my god. Rika
Rika!
Damn it. That guy with the suspicious top of the head.
I'll make things clear tonight for sure.
Yes. I'll settle this once and for all!
The Rika matter and the secret of the top of his head!
Ayumi?
No way…
Here, Yuta, will these work?
I thought it would be pretty
to stick some chipped white pottery onto the tower…
I'll be happy if you can use it.
They end up breaking, no matter what.
Mo…
Morita!
Where's Mouse?
Why…?
We were looking for you. Where did you go?!
Where in the world were you until now?
I heard from Takumi.
Where's Mouse?!
Uh… W-West Eifuku Hospital, that big one next to the park…
- Got it. - Shinobu!
Wait! Just wait a minute!
Shinobu!
Sh-Shinobu, you say?! He's come back?!
Did someone say Shinobu's name just now?!
Hey, did someone just say Shinobu?
He put the Robot Club's figures up for auction without asking!
Where is that guy?!
That man is the reincarnation of Taikan!
Oh. uh. well…
Why so suddenly…?
Nobody could figure out where he went…
Moreover, how did he know about Hagu…?
I asked…
I emailed Takumi asking him to look for Shinobu…
Takumi's in Spain,
so I thought it would be best not to tell him about Hagu…
But. well…
Yuta. uh. umm…
Just a minute.
Ayumi, please don't say something like "I'm sorry"
Spare me that.
Uh, well, I'll go too. Shinobu was acting strange,
so I'm worried about what he might do.
Y-Yuta, are you all right?!
Y-Yuta?
A-Are you okay?!
I'm all right…
I'm all right!!
Ayumi, please lend me your bicycle.
Huh…?
Sure.
Even if I get completely and pitifully dumped…
Even if I look miserable…
Even if I can't buy a single bouquet of flowers…
She's the one in pain right now. She's the one who's suffering.
Now is not the time
for me to say things like "I'm powerless. "
or to feel sorry for myself and hold my head in my hands!
I won't be mistaken!
I don't want to be mistaken!
I want to be at least that much of a man!!
Okay, I'm going to push slowly.
1. 2. 3…
Does it hurt? Don't push yourself.
It hurts…
But…
I can still take it…
It hurts! I don't want to.
No more anesthesia or rehab!
That's the kid from yesterday…
I don't want to anymore.
I'm not going to get better anyway!
It's not going to move again, right?!
If so, then I don't want any pain. I don't want pain!
Hagu…
Want to go outside for a bit?
It's nice for a kid to be able to go wild like that.
It's okay for you too, Hagu, to cry and go wild.
You've got a long stretch.
You won't last if you store it up…
I'm scared…
If I say it, I feel like I won't be able to stop.
That's okay. Say it.
I can't…
All I do is cause you nothing but trouble…
At this rate, someday you'll hate me, Shu…
I won't hate you. Say it.
Listen… I took care of you when you were wetting your bed.
There's no point in saying stuff to me
like "trouble" and "you'll hate me. "
It's like, why now?
If I take you for a ride in the car you throw up.
If I take you to the river. you get washed away.
I won't change, no matter what might happen…
I won't change.
Shu…
Yeah…
Shu…
Yeah…
The truth is. I'm scared…
Yeah…
I'm so scared I can't stand it.
Yeah…
What if it stays like this and I don't get better?
What if I can't draw?
Hey Shu, what is it "to live?" I breathe and I eat.
What else should I do? I don't know!
Not being able to draw…
Something like that, how can I?
Until I die. It's such a long time…
I don't know. I'm scared…
When I was little, I saw God just one time…
If…
If there wasn't pencil and paper here,
I wonder what I would've done.
Among so many people I'm all alone, how in the world can I…?
Oh. I see…
It was okay because this paper and pencil were always with me…
This thing called "drawing pictures" protected me and let me live.
Oh. God…
If there comes a day when I give up drawing…
I will return this life to you right then and there.
Hagu, let's go back to your room…
You don't want to yet?
Then, let's drink a little something warm.
You want some cocoa? Wait a second, okay?
At that time…
I'm certain that I made a promise… with my invisible God…
I bet that's why it's this painful.
Just one promise…
God…
Now…
I…
Hagu…
Hagu…?
Sensei!
Oh. Yuta.
Where's Hagu?
Uh, she's not here.
Even though she was here just a minute ago…
It's Shinobu…
Shinobu?
Shinobu came back.
He found out about Hagu's injury and
said he was going to the hospital…
Shinobu?
Where are we?
The hideout… That's what we called it.
Me and my big brother.
Your older brother…?
Have you lost weight…?
You. too…
You surprised me. It was so sudden…
Did you go to a lot of places again?
Did you see a lot of things again?
Did you make a lot of things? Were you able to do a lot?
W-Wait, I'm sure I'll get better. And when I do…
I'll draw… lots of different things again…
A-And then… we can show each other again…
It's okay.
Don't draw anymore. You don't have to draw.
There's no such nonsense saying
there's no point to living if you don't leave something behind.
It's okay if you live. It's okay if we're together.
That alone is enough for me.
Words of the utmost kindness spilled out of his mouth…
His voice was so kind, so kind and sad…
As if he's calling out to someplace far away…
What's wrong?
After all, it's the first time I've heard it.
What happened?
A voice like this from this person…
Tell me…
Sensei… Sensei!
What should we do? Where else would she go?
Hmm… It's okay now…
She's probably with Shinobu…
Sensei… This is…
Don't tell Hagu.
I want her to decide without knowing about this.
Do you intend to quit Hamabi?
For now, I decided to take a leave of absence.
At this rate, both will end up being half-assed.
And it would cause trouble for the university, too.
I thought three years…
I'd devote all of that time to Hagu's rehab for now.
But I never thought the prince would return at the last moment…
Sensei, what if Hagu…
"What if she chooses Shinobu," you ask?
Well, let's see… I'll go on a trip or something.
Go around the world once or twice.
It's a good opportunity.
I'll go around and see the world until I'm satisfied.
Sensei, how come you don't tell Hagu?
Tell Hagu what?
Tell her "choose me"
I can't say something like that.
Why not? You are willing to give up everything for Hagu.
You already have!
I said it. Even though there wasn't a trace of hope.
Even though I knew there was no way, I said it.
Sensei…
I'm going to the hospital. Hagu might have come back.
Everything would be so much easier
If all these emotions would disappear
Without a word.
We each take our separate roads
And our paths part
We'll never meet again
Meeting is just too sad.
We gather the emotions we miss.
But emotions cool as quickly as they warm
We believe it can't be true
How long will we hold onto these words
How long?
Next time: "Please give me your life"