Huh? No lunch box today either?
Your wife got angry at you? It happens to me too.
When I open the box there's only white rice.
There isn't even any shio konbu.
You don't get anything, do you Hino-kun?
You don't understand the trick with Tsuzaki-kun's lunch boxes so far at all.
Trick?
Tsuzaki-kun's lunch boxes so far...
... were made by Tsuzaki-kun himself.
It's the same thing as buying chocolate yourself on Valentine's day,
and putting it in your locker yourself.
I wouldn't do that.
I wouldn't, either.
In any case, this makes things clear.
Mikuri-san...
... was a day labourer wife.
He only hired her when we would meet.
Numata-san...
Tsuzaki-san and Mikuri-san look like this but they're all lovey dovey, you know?
- You're kidding. - It's just one of those couples' quarrels.
Right?
That night...
Since then, Mikuri-san...
... acted like nothing happened.
Have a nice day!
I'm going.
But that night...
When I got home...
Mikuri-san was gone.
I don't know much either.
When she came to clean on Monday,
she didn't say anything.
When was the last time you saw her?
Same day.
On Monday night, at the station on her way back from your place.
Mikuri!
She said she wanted to return the ice wine I gave her.
Sorry... I'm giving this back.
You said it was expensive,
and there's a lot left so I couldn't throw it out.
Huh? You didn't like it?
No, it was delicious.
Then why?
Looking at it... makes me want to die.
I don't think ice wine can drive someone into a corner that much, but...
Something must've happened with Tsuzaki-san.
Like I thought?
If her partner was me, I think it could be business-like and go well, though.
Huh? What are you talking about?
It's simple, aside from feelings.
Look.
You need to stop that way of talking using deep lines and deep lines again.
If you're worried, why not try calling?
Mikuri?
Yeah.
When are you coming back here?
I can't go back right now.
Why's that?
We're in danger of divorce.
In danger of divorce?!
So it has come down to that?
Yeah...
It looks more serious than I thought...
Why did you wash them together? It says right here, "wash with care, colours fade".
If you check each thing the day will be over.
People who don't know have to check it. Check it and then wash it!
This was expensive... I really liked it!
- Mikuri? - For 10 years, I changed the buttons...
- And looked after it well! - Sorry, I'll text you later.
Mum, you don't have to yell like that.
It's because this person did the same thing two days ago.
It slipped my mind.
No excuses!
Mum!
Here.
I said, don't worry about it!
Mum's just a bit irritated.
A bit?
Well, quite.
Since she's always had a healthy body and never had an injury before...
I think she's feeling at a loss herself.
I'm glad you're here, Mikuri.
It's helped me too.
That night...
Since then, I...
... tried to live like nothing happened.
But...
No matter what I did...
Memories of that night...
I wanted to overcome it even so,
and did my best to imagine something.
Moriyama!
From the broadcast booth...
This is athlete Moriyama Mikuri.
- Good work out there. - Thank you.
Looking back on the match... how was it?
I messed up.
It was a cardinal mistake.
It's okay with me.
If it's you, Hiramasa-san.
To do that sort of thing.
[CARDINAL MISTAKE]
I'm sorry.
It's impossible... for me.
If I hadn't said those words...
The day would've ended with a good atmosphere.
I got greedy, wanting to get closer.
I was convinced that I would be accepted...
I'm a painful woman...
Hang in there!
I'm sorry.
Then, what are your feelings now in regard to Tsuzaki?
He's a wonderful person, and I respect him greatly.
From now on I want to keep a set distance,
and work carefully.
- That's right! - You can do it!
Thank you.
I can do it. That's the spirit!
I'm sure if I think of that night as a comical event,
and send it up with my delusions, I can overcome it.
But hug day mercilessly approaches.
Have a nice day!
I'm off.
I want to go far away.
It doesn't matter where, just far away.
Apparently mum fractured a bone.
She fell from a stepladder and it'll take 2 months to heal.
That's terrible! What about housework?
Dad's doing it.
Aside from her leg, she's fine so she said not to worry, and not to go.
In work, school and school clubs, I've never taken a day off.
That was my only pride.
I'm abandoning the workplace for the first time in my life.
The least I can do is make full preparations.
"To Hiramasa-san,"
"My mother fractured her leg and has asked me to come home no matter what,"
"so I'm going to Tateyama."
"I've prepared meals in the fridge."
Anything would've been fine.
If I can escape.
If I can escape from Tuesday.
If it means I don't have to see my miserable self.
I might never be able to go back.
Another side of myself bragged that...
... that was also life.
[Fated person]
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I didn't think there was this little he could do.
Didn't he cook when we went camping?
When I thought carefully about it, I'm the one who cut the vegetables.
And I'm the one who made the curry.
Dad just made the fire and grilled.
I was fooled.
I didn't fool you!
You were just mistaken on your own.
I should've made you do more housework.
You helped out a bit, right?
I took out the rubbish.
Huh?
Dad, I wouldn't call that housework.
- I cleaned the bath too. - How often?
Twice a month... I think?
Looking all smug because he cleans the bath sometimes...
Aoi-chan!
Sorry about that, I just remembered Chigaya-san.
Kozue-chan! It's grandpa!
- Come here! - Sorry to come in through the garden,
she just got in.
Mother, is your leg okay?
It's fine, it's fine.
So my brother doesn't do anything?
He doesn't.
When he gets home he just says "I'm tired~ Massage my shoulders~"
We're the ones who want the massage. Right?
Well it's fine for now,
but next month I'm going back to work.
- So you found a preschool! - Finally.
But working, looking after Kozue,
and even looking after Chigaya-san. I don't know if I can do it all.
- I'm sorry I raised him badly~ - Oh no, I didn't mean that...
I was a housewife,
and housework was a bit like my hobby so I might have overdone it...
You made me do housework.
You said yourself "I'll help you, mum~!"
- Did I? - You did.
The laundry's done!
- I'll help. - I'll help out.
No. This is dad's work.
Dad will do it.
You haven't smoothed out the wrinkles!
Go 'bang bang!"
- Bang bang! - Good.
How's Hiramasa-san? With housework.
I guess he helps out a fair bit.
Lucky~
I receive a salary to do housework...
I can't say that in front of people doing unpaid service.
Huh?
- We're down another person? - Yes.
She's going on maternity leave.
This sucks.
Frankly, it's a nuisance.
Don't say that.
But your work will increase, right?
Isn't that irritating?
Sorry but I don't have that perspective anymore.
Gratitude.
- Gratitude. - Gratitude.
Thank you for giving birth for my part too!
Is that how it is?
When you get to this age, you're beyond jealousy or anything.
But you get told stuff, right?
Saying this and that because we were born from women.
You don't have to mind it.
Because for that part, you can work.
You can pay taxes!
So, don't you guys grumble.
These days, companies that are understanding of maternity leave are great.
And having a welfare program means you're still secure.
President...
How are things really?
Is our company okay? From now on.
Hang on... Why does Numata-san know?
I'm sorry.
It seems I was acting suspiciously,
he suspected and followed me.
If he threatens to take down all our servers, we can't defy him.
Shit. Damn infrastructure engineer.
I hold the lifeline to this company.
Numata-san, you used to protect the nation's infrastructure, right?
It was a hard job.
The pay was double I get now. 5 times the stress.
- It must've been tough at that time. - Isn't it still tough now? What's going on?
It's just that our client Company M might be bought out.
If that happens, and the business with us is cut...
40% of our sales would be lost.
Well, that's true.
How light!
We'll manage somehow.
If it gets bad, some downsizing would do, I think.
Some?
I'll crash the servers right now, Sir President!
It isn't definite yet and it'd be bad to worry everyone.
- Keep this confidential. - Even if you say that...
There are a lot of guys with shares here too, right?
If you're caught as an insider, can you take responsibility?
Zip your lips.
President's orders.
What are you doing?
You won't eat your panini?
Numata-san!
Yoritsuna!
Can't you leave me alone?
Tsuzaki-san?
"Here's our neighbour Matsumoto-san's grandkid!"
"I wonder when we'll get grandkids~?"
Mum... I'm sorry.
Your son isn't at the point of making children,
or even standing at the start line.
I only just managed to hug and kiss.
I can't keep up with the 10 years younger Mikuri-san.
I shouldn't have moved forward...
From there.
If anything happens with you, Hiramasa-san...
I'm on your side.
If we could have stayed like that forever...
Mikuri-san.
I'd like to take my mind of my worries with delusions like Mikuri-san...
... but I don't have that kind of imagination.
It's peaceful.
But there's no work in this area.
Living here like this...
If that happens...
[Unemployed]
Let's see...
It's probably been half a year? Since I've gone outside.
I'm happy.
Three meals a day, naps and all the games I could want...
I feel fulfilled everyday.
Work.
I have to look for work.
[The passion of a 26 year old! Tateyama city council member Noguchi Mayu lecture]
[A better lifestyle for everyone]
So there was this option.
Noguchi Mayu-san!
Y-yes...
I've been wanting to meet you!
Hello...
Pleased to meet you.
This is everything.
Here.
Where's Hirari-chan?
Grandma's looking after her.
- What a fine lotus root! - Right?
I want to eat chikuzenni!
Chikuzenni? Can't it be something more simple?
Yassan!
Hey!
So you actually came.
You said you'd teach me how to make veggie jam if I did.
- I thought you wouldn't come. - Don't underestimate my power to take action.
Huh?
The contract marriage is a secret, okay?
Got it.
- Isn't this too many people? - Chigaya...
- You're early! - Why is Mikuri here?
What does it matter?
Hello~
Ah... What was it again?
- Yassan the yankee. - It's Yassan because she's Yasue.
Same thing, isn't it?
Mum... how's your leg?
Your brother hasn't changed a bit.
- You can pin him against the wall. - Next time he says something.
- Pin him against the wall? - The non-romantic type.
Like this... You go BAM!
Bam?
Let's call Tsuzaki-kun.
Huh?
- Tomorrow's a holiday. - Hiramasa-san has things to do too.
If he takes the train like "whoosh" he'll just go "whoosh"!
Even if you use sound effects, it's not that close!
It's free to just ask on the phone, right?
Let's do that.
It adds to the phone bill, it isn't free!
That's not what I meant.
No way, definitely not.
No excess use of the phone. No means no.
Well if you feel that strongly about it...
Are you in a fight with your husband?
Oh, that's why you left the house!
So that's it! I see, I see...
I'm sure you just said something impertinent again, right?
You need to treat your tired husband with more kindness and respect.
Mikuri.
Please.
Get your act together!
Why do I have to do this?
I wonder why you were raised like this?
Huh?
I'm happy, you know.
It'd be fine if you made the people around you happy.
If you aren't happy yourself, you can't make others happy.
You say good things, don't you.
Because I'm your son.
- Is that why? - Yeah.
Yay!
So you even rub them in salt to make jam, huh?
Yes. Also, you must steam the pumpkin with the seeds in.
It'll become a delicious rich jam~
Oh?
- Here. - Oh, thanks!
The guys were praising each other over there, it was creepy.
Dad and onii-chan both have a strong sense of self-affirmation, don't they.
You were like that as a kid too, weren't you?
I just got broken down by school and society.
Isn't that how it normally is?
Chigaya-san just miraculously made it here without being broken.
If I had to say, that's happiness though.
I don't want Hirari to have any serious injuries,
but I think I'd want her to have some scratches...
In terms of experience, it might be better to have some.
It's a question of degree, though.
Slight wounds like scratches...
Even so, if you take those wounds over and over again...
It'll become serious damage.
I got worn out.
It is not related to me.
Of loving this person with low self-esteem.
Please stop prying and analysing.
Of being rejected and continuing to smile, pretending to be okay.
That's why, you see...
I thought it could also be an option to become a candidate to be a city council member.
What?
Oh, isn't that good?
What did that "that's why" continue on from?
- I just heard, from Noguchi Mayu-san. - Who?
A city council member who's the same age as me.
She was a continental person overflowing with passion. [comes from Jounetsu Tairiku]
Can you become one that easily?
I've imagined making an election speech before.
You've got the image training down pat.
Don't you think it's wonderful that you can get paid to benefit the world and people in it?
Here.
I have a question for parliamentary candidate Mikuri-san.
What is your opinion on working women raising children?
Wanna do a live debate?
What?
I'll be Tahara-san.
[Live TV to the bitter end!]
Heated discussion! The child-raising problem of working women
Uh, good evening.
Tonight's topic of discussion is the child-raising problem of working women.
The demands of society today are thoughtless.
Work, give birth, raise children.
They tell us to live beautifully as women, but no matter how many bodies we have it's not enough.
But if women don't give birth, the declining birth rates will get worse.
On the other hand, some women want to work.
Instead, how about everyone gives birth during high school?
What?
Instead of raising children while working,
I think it's easier to raise children while a student.
We could make a creche in an empty classroom and leave the children there during class.
Then, we breast-feed during breaks.
Even if you take leave for childbirth, if you attend supplementary lessons in the summer break...
you can catch up with class.
You could make baby clothes or food during home ec classes, right?
Yes. If in that way, the whole school raises children...
Mikuri-chan.
Yes?
That's an interesting idea,
but if you run promoting a system of nursing as high school students,
I don't think you'll be elected.
As expected?
You'd at least want to live out your youth in high school...
Then when should we give birth?
Isn't it hard to find the time to be a member of society when raising a kid?
I think the only option is to have cooperation...
From spouses, society or people around you.
That doesn't really go well, though.
It'd be fine if men could give birth too.
Good idea! Husband and wife taking turns to give birth.
If we could choose, I think we could both look out for each other.
Damn it.
I should've become a scientist.
They're saying such disgusting things...
I want to give birth too.
Cheers!
Ah~ This is the best!
Draft beer is the best!
Numata-san!
Open. Open your mouth.
Even if I do, I can't say anything.
So there's something you want to say?
What? What? What do you want to order?
Uh... this!
I want to eat deep fried chicken cartilage!
- I want crunchy food. Crunch crunch crunch crunch... - Hino-kun!
- Yes? - Calm down for a moment.
It's just an izakaya.
It's super fun. I'm having the time of my life.
Whenever we go out for a drink, my kids get a fever and I can't go.
Now connecting you to voicemail.
Tsuzaki-san?
Finish up your work. Hurry and come here!
- Where's his wife and kids? - At her parents' house.
Apparently there's a voice actor event nearby.
It's my wife's hobby.
The chance to drink with the super rare character called Hino hardly comes.
When you hear this message, come immediately!
If I drink alcohol now...
I think I'll say something I shouldn't say.
But I'm indebted to Hino-san.
But I'm not in good condition.
But Hino-san...
With such a sluggish mood?
Rare character.
A guy who's this unable to make a decision.
It's only natural that Mikuri-san would get tired of me.
Ah, he's finally here! Hey!
Sorry I'm late.
- Excuse me! A wet towel and a beer, please. - Okay!
Catch up... Catch up quickly. Here!
- Thank you. - Sure.
I invited Yuri-chan too.
Yuri-chan?
Oh... we call each other Yuri-chan and Numa-chan.
Since when...
But she'd come by car so she can't.
So she can commute by car?
I think she said something about baggage for events.
I want to meet them too~ Yuri-chan and Mikuri-chan.
I don't know about Yuri-san,
but you won't be able to meet Mikuri-san. Surely.
Let me meet her~
This chikuzenni gets...
1 star!
What a harsh score!
No, this gets 1 star.
It's no match for mum's chikuzenni.
Chigaya-san, make it at home too, okay?
Eh?
You'll get pinned into the wall again.
That won't catch on, stop it.
It's your fault, Yassan.
Hey, it'll get cold. Eat up.
Let's eat.
Hey...
What happened with that cleaner at your house?
What happened?
You said so, didn't you? You liked her.
Well she suddenly took this week off.
But if she casually takes days off... right?
I don't think it was casual.
She's the type to take responsibility for her own words and actions.
Didn't something completely unbearable happen?
Like what?
I don't know that much.
If you don't know, then please don't say anything.
I don't know the circumstances...
But I might...
... know more about her than you.
You could say, I'm looking at her.
I don't know what you can see...
But isn't it obvious that we would see different things?
You and I are too different.
Different?
I'm not the kind of person who's full of confidence,
who'll pick fights with sarcasm in a place like this.
The way we live and the way we look... everything is different.
We're fundamentally different.
Everyone's different, everyone's good.
- Everyone's good, right? - Right?
Let's drink.
Let's do it, let's do it.
The cheaper sort is better, right?
- Of course it is. - Yeah?
Cheaper is better right? If you eat a 5000 yen eel...
Seriously, what are you doing at this age?
- S'cuse us. - Take please care of him.
I feel somewhat responsible, so I'll come along.
Wanna hit up another one?
- Let's, let's, let's! - Can you still eat?
I can.
Aren't you being too harsh to dad?
Huh?
I get that you want him to help out a little with housework since he's retired, though.
Last month...
I had a regular health check up.
I didn't tell dad, but there was something to re-examine...
And I got a complete examination.
And then?
There was nothing.
What?
I was so anxious until the results came out, thinking about this and that...
If I died first, what would dad do?
So I thought it was a good chance.
Then you should've just said so.
If I talked about possibly dying first, he'd get worried, right?
Like maybe I'm really dying...
That's nice, you're being loved.
I do love him. We both put in the effort.
It's effort?
You can't dedicate yourself to an un-rewarding love. We're strangers, after all.
You said it.
They often talk about 'fated partners'... but I don't think those exist.
- There's no dream in that. - Fated partners...
... are made.
I think not being able to go on without determination is the same for both work and home.
Thanks to Tsuzaki-san, I remembered something from the past.
Is that story interesting?
Not at all.
Then you don't have to tell it.
When I was in middle school... I was popular.
So you're telling it.
My first girlfriend...
... if I had to say, was more on the plain side.
I really liked her.
But one day...
It's hard to be with you.
Kazami-kun...
You're cool...
Good at sports, and popular with girls...
I'm plain and not cute at all.
Everyone says "why those two?"
You don't have to worry about it.
You wouldn't get it!
You and I...
... are totally different.
I can't help that.
Even though her lack of confidence is her own problem...
Maybe I should've said...
"No matter how much anyone else rejects you... I love you."
Even though she wasn't thinking about my feelings at all...
To her, who was only looking at me...
What should I have said?
[Please heat it up in the microwave and eat it, okay? Let's work hard today too!]
[Today's carrots are sweet. Exquisite!]
[The flavoured rice with a proper-made stock goes well with the sides.]
[Good work today. You can relax well soaking in a 38°C bath!]
[Today there are plenty of autumn's root vegetables. There's lotus root too!]
[Today it's Chinese. It's very nutritious too!]
I wonder how she felt when she made these?
I wonder how she felt...
... when she left here?
At that time...
How did Mikuri-san feel?
I was so full of my own emotions...
I didn't even touch...
... the food she left for me.
Continuing to love someone sincerely...
... might be a terribly difficult thing.
You can't change how someone feels, but...
You're the one holding the steering wheel on your life.
Could it be, you're taking the long way?
I wanted to look melancholic.
- It's nice, isn't it? This road. - Yes.
Young kids these days don't have cars.
I can go without one.
There it is.
You can go most places by train or bus.
That's true.
But you know...
You can go much farther than you think.
Whoosh~
- Okay, you do the rest. - With pleasure.
Everyone went home in an instant.
It's lonely.
Even though you told us not to come.
Mikuri.
Yeah?
It's okay to stay here forever.
Yeah...
Thank you.
Sure.
[Hiramasa-san]
Hello?
It's Hiramasa.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Um...
I've had enough of being apologised to.
Sorry.
Oh, no... I'm sorry. Ah...
What do you need?
There's something I wanted to tell you.
- I... - Wait!
I'll speak first.
Whatever you have concluded...
I'm certain of my feelings.
I...
I tried to factorise my own feelings.
If I take away what's unnecessary, what's left?
Prime factorisation, right?
Yes.
Like work and income...
What I want to do and what I want to become...
I was thinking of all sorts of things, and so...
Wait a moment. On second thought, please let me speak first.
I'm certain of my feelings...
I'm the one who called.
I think I have the right to speak first.
True.
I don't...
... have any experience with women.
I've lived thinking it doesn't matter even so.
But that night...
The first thing I thought was...
What do I do if I fail?
I think I also felt a bit pathetic that I was being led by a girl ten years younger.
How you would feel being rejected...
... didn't cross my mind at all.
I'm sorry.
I was also scared that you would find out I'm inexperienced.
I knew.
Huh?
I already knew, a long time ago.
Like from what I heard from your mother,
I put some pieces together and kind of figured that.
To me...
... it wasn't a big deal.
But...
Being rejected...
Was really...
A big shock.
I thought maybe I could become a city council member in Tateyama.
A city council member?
I met a female member for parliament who's my age
and thought that kind of life could work too.
When I thought about it that way...
I felt relieved.
There are other paths...
So it's okay to fail on the current path.
Now...
I'm thinking of going back to apartment 303.
That was the answer when I took everything away.
It may be a bother to you...
But it'd be half-hearted to let it end this way.
I'd like to meet again and have a proper talk...
We can meet!
Huh?
I'm here now. Close by.
We'll meet...
... and have Tuesday's hug!
Okay!
Tsuzaki-kun!
Where's Mikuri-san?
Ah, wait a minute.
Huh?
Hiramasa-san, where are you now?
Where? In Tateyama...
I'm in front of the apartment block now!
You came~!
Hiramasa-san, the hug?
I'm being hugged now.
By your dad.
What?
More, more, more...
No, wait...
I want to go back today.
- Isn't it okay? - You have tomorrow off, right?
- We have lots of futons. - Oh yeah!
Want to see Mikuri's photo albums?
- I'd like to, but... - Ah! We have videos too!
- The sports day. - The one summarised into 5 hours.
Summarised into 5 hours?
"Sorry. I don't think I can go home today."
You can do it! You can do it! You can do it!
"Sorry. My parents are so pushy."
Look! Mikuri's over there.
It's just a speck, you wouldn't be able to tell, right?
I can tell. Look!
Oh, how cute~!
"I'll be back tomorrow."
What will I cook tomorrow?
What will we talk about?
"I'll be waiting."
While excited like a little kid...
"Please do wait."
I waited impatiently for tomorrow to come.
Mune no naka ni aru mono The things in your heart
Itsuka mienakunaru mono The things that will one day disappear
Sore wa soba ni iru koto That is what it means to be by your side
Itsumo omoidashite Always remember that
Kimi no naka ni aru mono The things that are within you
Kyori no naka ni aru kodou The heartbeats that happen in the distance
Koi wo shita no anata no My dear I fell in love with,
Yubi no mazari, hoho no kaori Holding your hands, the scent of your cheeks
Fuufu wo koete yuke Let's exceed being husband and wife
Futari wo koete yuke Let's exceed being a pair
Hitori wo koete yuke Let's exceed being alone