Aren't you being manipulated by her?
It's warm...
I think having an adulterous affair is a waste of time.
After watching my old classmate come and be pushed into a corner trying to raise her child...
...I got this sense of superiority.
I told you to stop that, didn't I?!
It burns!
Has something happened?
I jumped ship on my latest serial drama.
More like "got fired."
I was thinking of attending an old books fair tomorrow with Makabe-san.
That's great, isn't it?
Still, I feel I can understand that a little.
That feeling of wanting to disappear...
Couldn't you leave her apartment?
Please give a lot more thought to Suzune.
Please wait a moment!
Ah... I didn't mean it quite like that... Sorry.
Ah... oh no.
Ah... I'm sorry.
Not at all...
Then... see you again.
See you again.
Are you going out with that guy?
You've no right to ask her that, now do you?
You keep quiet.
Since you won't answer, can I take that as a "yes"?
I'll call you tomorrow.
What did he come for?
To threaten me.
Eh?
I'm joking.
But, he did tell me I should leave you.
Here you go.
Thank you.
He said it was my fault you aren't able to write.
That's not...
It's okay.
It is true that I've been bothering you.
Since I go to work starting next week, could I stay until my first paycheck?
Still... you and Nada-san make for a nice couple.
You like him, don't you?
It's not like it can't be so.
Just because we liked the same guy long ago doesn't mean you should hold back.
Both then as well as now, I'll be on your side, Suzune.
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Episode 6 "Slander"
You could have just e-mailed it to me.
I wanted to talk to you in person.
There's nothing particularly going on between me and Nada-san.
If nothing's going on between you, why did you kiss?
You told Mizue to get out of my apartment, didn't you?
Yeah.
What were you intending? Don't do things you shouldn't.
All right. I won't interfere with you anymore.
I'll read this and contact you.
I'll leave any fixing it needs to you.
What do you mean?
I'll let you fix it as you like, Yanai-san.
Are you saying you're going to jump ship on this Drama?
That's right.
Don't give me that!!
If you're saying you want to break up, then I haven't the right to stop you.
If there are things he can do for you that I can't...
...then I'm in no position to say anything about it.
But work is a separate issue!
If you're a professional, then do your job as a professional!
I left this work to you because I fell in love with your talent.
If you're going to do such half-assed things, then just quit everything!
There. Have a seat.
I'm sorry. He was begging all morning about coming to your place.
Anyhow, I have lots of spare time.
And then thank you very much for introducing me to that great job.
Please do your best at it.
Truth is, I happened to see you and Suzune yesterday.
Yanai-san and I were out in front of the apartment complex and...
Ah... Is that right.
Well, that beats all...
That "Yanai-san" is the man Makabe-san is currently working for, isn't he?
You knew that?
I met him once before.
He's made Suzune a partner to his adultery.
I've been telling her, "It'll make you unhappy, so you should end it"...
...but she won't listen to me.
I'm sure it's because she loves him so much.
It'd be best if she didn't let herself get deceived, though.
Doesn't she know that already?
Eh?
They're both grown adults.
But Nada-san, you and Suzune...
That's... her choice to make.
Kouta.
Do you like that man at the bookstore?
I like him!
How about you, Mama?
I...
...don't like him.
Somehow... I'm very sorry about yesterday.
No...
It seems we were seen...
Furusawa-san told me about it.
Mizue told you such a thing?
If it's my fault for causing a quarrel between you two, then I apologize.
It's not like that.
I'm planning to jump ship on my current Drama.
Eh?
Still, I'm hesitating... If I quit it like this now...
...it feels like I might not ever get to write again.
Wouldn't it be best to take your time making that decision?
That way whichever choice you make, you won't have any regrets about it at all.
I'm truly grateful there's a daycare center where I work.
Mizue.
Huh?
What were you intending when you told Nada-san...
...about me and Yanai-san?
You told him that you saw us together yesterday, didn't you?
I just want you to be happy, Suzune.
Look, it's said that for people in your business...
...deceiving people is an everyday occurrence, right?
But if it were Nada-san, you could trust him and you'd make a good match.
Don't say selfish things like that.
Yanai-san just isn't suitable for you, Suzune.
You should become far more happy, Suzune.
Excuse me. You're Makabe Suzune-san, right?
That's right...
I'm Kimura of "Weekly Scandal."
Is what's written in that internet article true?
Eh?
It can't be you haven't... Please don't play dumb.
Ah, please let me take your photo. You won't let me? You won't?
Yanai-san.
Huh?
Ever heard of "Drama Rumors"?
"Drama Rumors"?
It's an internet bulletin board.
Something a little dicey appeared on it...
What "dicey thing"?
Hello?
It's me.
What's the matter?
A photo of us together was leaked to some internet bulletin board.
Eh?!
I don't know who did it, but they've put us into a terrible situation.
Makabe Suzune-sensei's talent is in sleeping her way to the top!
The reason she was put in charge of so many works so quickly was because she slept her way up
Why would someone do this...
I figured no one would be interested in us.
I let my guard down...
Any idea who the culprit is?
Not really...
Maybe it was his wife.
Eh?
Yanai-san's wife became aware she was being betrayed.
No, I don't think she'd do this.
You can never tell.
You can never tell what someone will do when they're exploding with anger.
Say Mihoko, what's up with you?
Your usual day off was yesterday, wasn't it? So why are you closed today?
My husband got himself a woman.
Eh?
I've thought he was being strange for awhile now. She's one of our regular customers here.
No way...
I had a meeting over at the shopping district yesterday.
Since he said he would be cleaning our store, I secretly set up a camera...
And that's when one of our customers came in.
Come this way.
When I showed him this, he confessed to everything.
I had convinced myself he didn't have the guts to go and cheat on me.
But he had me fooled for over half a year!
I never thought it would turn out this way for me.
I'm sure it's the same for Yanai-san's wife.
That's true...
Here, take this.
Ah, no...
Take it!
I don't want it.
The day may come when the thing you don't want to know is the thing you have to know, Suzune.
Sorry for this...
I'm home.
Welcome back.
How did it go at your new job?
I'm thinking of quitting...
Why? You had found a job at last, didn't you?
You told me one with such good terms as this was rare.
What complaint do you have with it?
I was invited out to dinner by the President.
He touched my shoulder... I felt he was trying to take advantage of me.
You want to say it was sexual harassment?
Say Mizue, sorry about this, but aren't you being overly self-conscious?
Just because he touched your shoulder...
If you keep acting like this, then you'll never find a job!
It reminded me of my husband...
I felt scared...
Because all I make are bad decisions...
...then I should have stayed behind to be beaten by my husband?
Were you being abused?
After all that, I should just put up with it?
I'll apologize to Nada-san.
"Sorry for all the trouble I put you through."
I'll look for work again starting tomorrow.
So I can get out of here as soon as possible.
"It's Producer Yanai Mamoru-san."
"You're saying they're having an affair?"
"No way. What sort of relationship do they have?"
"Makabe-sensei is skilled at sleeping her way up."
"Makabe Suzune is..."
"...just a whore who shouldn't be writing pure stories like those."
Hello?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
But if I jumped ship on the Drama now, it'd definitely look like this was the reason, wouldn't it?
Probably.
It's frustrating.
I'm checking into who released that photo and slander right now.
Don't waste your time. Besides, it's all over the place by now.
Still, if anything happens to you, contact me right away.
And don't get any strange thoughts in your head.
"Strange thoughts"?
Don't worry.
I won't let myself be brought down over something like this.
I feel relieved at hearing that.
Don't let it bring you down, either.
I can't be brought down.
So long.
Is there something you want to eat for lunch?
Pancakes.
Okay...!
They're burnt!
Sorry.
I told you earlier I'd make good ones, didn't I? Hold on a minute.
Does your stomach hurt? Where? Around here?
Eh...?
What happened here?
I got burned.
When?
The other day.
I did it.
The pancakes are getting cold.
Ah... yeah.
Onee-chan.
Don't kick Mama out.
We love being here the best.
Before here, you were staying with your Aunt in Yokohama, right?
How about your Papa? What's he doing now?
I hate Papa.
Public Telephone
Hello?
You will be connected to the answering machine.
Please record your message after the beep.
Did your Mama forget that?
Yeah.
Then, let's eat up.
Take a photo of it.
Yeah. Sure.
Wonder if it turned out well?
Mizue, this is your smartphone, isn't it?
The one who put this photo up on the internet...
...was you?
This photo is from the day after you had come here, isn't it?
What's this about?
Thank you for the completed package.
Not at all.
Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for yours.
Say something.
Say Mizue, why did you come here?
Ah... was it that you wanted to trap me?
That wasn't what I intended...
Then what were you intending?!
I've heard rumors about you, Mizue. That you're a habitual liar.
That there weren't any good rumors about you from the locals at all!
Of course you're unhappy! You're just reaping what you've sown!
I don't even believe that story of you being abused by your husband.
When it comes to Kouta-kun...
You've been deceiving me by pretending to be a good mother around me, haven't you?
Kouta?
I saw them today. The bruises on Kouta-kun's body.
And the traces of a burn, too.
Say Mizue, I knew something was off.
It's ridiculous returning a toothbrush that's been used even just once.
Since you do have an obligation to help me, don't you Suzune?
You told me the other day that I have an obligation to help you, didn't you?
Just what did you mean by that?
Don't just sit there! Explain it to me!
Because... you said it, didn't you?
"You can always rely on me."
Don't you remember?
When I was about to change schools...
When my Father's company went bankrupt and I had no choice but to change schools...
If you need help with anything, you can count on me.
Because I will always be your friend, Mizue.
Just that?
Yes. For you they would be "just that," wouldn't they?
Since you've been lucky forever and ever, haven't you?
But for me, those words were my one glimmer of hope.
When everything had become bleak for me...
...and I was thinking both Kouta and I should just die...
...I was reminded of those words.
So that's...
...your reason for this?!
Suzune, you have all the things I don't...
You've only felt pity for me all this time, haven't you Suzune?
That's right.
Should I have just driven you out into the rain that day?
It's because I felt pity for you that I've let you stay until now, isn't it?
If it hadn't been for that, then long ago I would have...
I've put up with you until now for Kouta-kun's sake, but...
Enough of this already.
Suzune...
Huh? What's happened?
I've run away from home...
Eh?
Ah... yes.
Coming!
I'm opening it right now.
Since I couldn't get you on your cellphone, I then tried your home phone.
You heard from Mizue?
She said if you weren't at your work office then you'd be here.
Ah... it's cold!
Let's step outside. We need to talk.
Wait... wait a minute!
Hey, please stop that.
This has nothing to do with you!
She doesn't like that!
Yanai-san... I respect you.
I'm sure that won't change from here on, either...
But... I've thought for a long time now that the day would come when we would have to break up.
Continuing a relationship with such an uncertain future like this would be painful...
I don't want to break up.
Work is work and our privates lives are private.
We've come all this way doing that. So why...
This is disgusting.
What?!
If you're a grown man...
...then why won't you set her free already?
Papa...
Ah...
そんなの別に欲しくはないと Son'na no betsuni hoshiku wanaito When things don't go according to how I want
Here.
I'm very sorry...
先回りしてあきらめる癖 Sakimawari shite akirameru kuse I've gotten into the habit
I'm the one who should be apologizing.
いつのまにかすっかり身に付けた Itsunomanika sukkari mi ni tsuketa Of just giving up on them all too soon
無邪気なまま愛される人を Mujakina mama aisa reru hito o I'm certain my smile that mimics a person in love
真似る私の笑顔はきっと Maneru watashi no egao wa kitto In all of its innocence
隠せないくらいに軋んでた Kakusenai kurai ni kishin deta Is creaky enough not to hide anything
Excuse me a minute.
あふれる街の雑音 私の声はどこにも Afureru machi no zatsuon watashi no koe wa dokoni mo Into the overflowing noise of the city, my voice calls out
Natsumi? What's up?
届かずに消えてゆくだけ Todokazu ni kiete yuku dake And disappears, reaching no one
It'll be okay. It'll be okay.
I just got a call from the hospital in Shizuoka.
They said Mom's collapsed!
Eh?!
眠れない夜にこぼれ落ちた Nemurenaiyoru ni koboreochita Memories of unmanageable pain
手に負えない痛みの記憶 Tenioenai itami no kioku Rain down on me on these sleepless nights
I was crying in the dark いつかきっと I was crying in the dark Itsuka kitto I was crying in the dark, surely someday
Episode 6 "Slander"
END
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