Hey, you.
Sorry to interrupt your melancholy thoughts, but I need to check if you're alright with something.
With what?
Hayama-kun, it looks like you'll have to do the rice sack jump. That's alright with you, right?
Rice sack jump?
There's the Miracle Relay, right?
You'll be doing the 3rd leg.
All the other categories have been decided yet.
So, you agree?
Okay! Hayama-kun it is!
Hayama?
Come on, get in.
Why the both of us?
Why, you ask? Hayama-kun, you have this gloomy air.
So nobody wants to be paired up with you.
Since I'm in charge of sports, the only option was to pair up myself with you.
Okay, let's try it for a bit.
Alright, let's do it.
One, two...
Hey, we're not gonna move forward if we don't jump at the same time.
So we have to be in sync.
Yeah.
Okay, here we go.
Jump properly forward this time, okay?
Three, GO!
That hurts...
Hey, what were you doing?
I wasn't ready yet.
Are you saying it's my fault?
[Our Meal For Tomorrow]
You're always reading books about people who die, aren't you?
Yeah, I guess it's always a story about people who die.
This is the second time, right? Reading "The Wind Rises".
You're right.
You like it so much?
No, not really.
You say "not really" even though you read it for the second time?
I read the library books one by one and I've just come back to where I started.
One, two!
Ah, sorry
Ouch.
Get ready!
Listen. I've got an idea.
What is it?
I think we should switch positions.
I mean, I've got more strength than you.
Look.
The person in the front contributes most to how far they jump forward.
You're right!
That's amazing!
I never thought you'd be so keen on the rice sack jump, Hayama-kun.
One, two!
Great!
We're really going forward!
Somehow it felt like our breathing was in sync now, right?
Here.
Can I?
Yeah, take it.
I always make sure to pick POCARI.
Just by seeing this blue label you feel rehydrated and your ions replenished.
As if you were instantly re-energized, don't you think?
I get what you mean.
It was a day like this.
What was?
The day my brother died.
That's true.
"That's true", you say. You knew?
Of course I knew!
We live in the same area and we went to the same junior high.
I see. That's why.
But,
I really
had never thought I'd lose someone so close to me.
And to think
my brother was only in his second year of high school.
He said he wanted to become a firefighter with so much enthusiasm.
Even at the hospital, he...
Hey, is this gonna take long?
You see,
this seems to be a topic that needs my full attention.
Sorry. I'll listen next time.
I'm also participating in the Senbatsu Relay so I gotta go practice.
No matter when, it's a waste if you don't eat it.
Tomorrow, it might be you who can't eat anymore.
Eat!
Drink!
Death comes to everyone.
I'm a sad case, aren't I?
What do you mean, "sad case"?
I mean, I'm only 17.
There's still so much I wanted to do.
What's that?
I searched and it turned out we had a lot at home.
So I brought about 30 of them.
And, what is this?
This? Novels about people who die.
Don't hold back. Originally, I had planned to bring them to Book-Off.
My grandfather loved them.
People die in each of them.
Looks like it.
You see, Asami Mitsuhiko is no detective, but she is permanently confronted with murders.
Bad luck, don't you think?
Nevertheless, she always gets over it and lives on.
Actually, she pokes her nose intentionally into places where people are likely to die.
We could learn a thing or two from her.
If you think about it, there seems to be a lot of such people.
For example, look at Detective Conan.
Even though he comes across so much death, he's never troubled by it.
And he is only a grade schooler.
Conan actually has the brain of a high schooler.
Ah, the teacher is here.
Good morning.
Up next, the 3rd years' Miracle Relay on the track field!
In commemoration of the 3 years they spent in high school, they've practiced hard for this day!
Everyone, please cheer them on!
On your mark!
Get set!
Piggyback on beams. Green in 1st place, Blue in 2nd, Red in 3rd, Yellow, FIGHT!
The contestants seem to be rather frantic passing on to the 2nd leg.
Red is in last place.
Green has a huge lead on the three-legged jumping rope.
Blue in 2nd place, followed by Yellow.
Hayama-kun, you're too nervous.
The only person who is this tense about the Miracle Relay is you, you know?
Red is in last place! Can they turn the tables with the rice sack jump?
In junior high, I thought
if I worked hard, my brother could be saved.
I clang to that childish thought and seriously did my best.
I thought if I didn't do that, he wouldn't get better.
We're counting on you!
We're starting, so hold on tight!
Understood!
One, two!
Hayama, over here!
Two teams are going head to head for the finish line after that 3rd leg!
Alright! One, two!
Red Team is catching up! And they did it!
Hey, we got 1st place!
You're right.
We did it.
Congratulations! Red Team is the winner!
Hayama-kun,
you were cool, you know.
Somehow I got rather desperate.
You told me to hold on tight.
I thought the only people who said that were guys with sunglasses on motorcycles.
But it seems people in rice sacks say it too.
Oh, right! I have made a decision.
On what?
If we take first place in the Miracle Relay,
I will confess.
To whom?
"To whom"? You, of course!
After saying this, wouldn't it be weird if I confessed to someone else?
Me?
Does it bother you?
No. You can't call it "bother".
But why me?
"Why"?
Because you always do things seriously.
Seriously? Me?
Whether you're being melancholic
or jumping with a rice sack,
you always do things properly.
That's why I like you.
So, will you go out with me?
Um...
Uemura!
I have
read them.
All of them.
Hayama-kun, this is the first time you've called me by my name.
Really?
You seem as surprised as I am.
By the way, I gave them to you as a present.
I see.
But still...
If you've got no use for them, you can take them to Book-Off.
Didn't I tell you?
Now that you mention it, you did.
This must be unpleasant for you, Hayama-kun
Speaking to me.
It must be troubling for you to talk to the person whose confession you rejected.
No, it's not like that.
Sure it is!
You've never been good at conversations, so doing something like this is odd.
See you!
After that,
in 1920, the New Japan Women's Association was formed.
With that, women demanded suffrage.
In other words, they demanded the right to vote and run for elections
as well as the abolition of the Public Order and Police Law of 1900.
In the flow of these occurences....
I wondered why you didn't show up.
Hayama-kun, you haven't kept pace with the times.
I've caught the flu.
Aren't there a lot of people absent in our class?
Now that you say it...
Not paying attention as always, huh?
Even though it's getting close to the end of the school year.
Right.
Sorry.
For spacing out like that.
It's fine.
You're always like that anyway, Hayama-kun.
So, what's up? Did you bring me notes?
Notes?
Didn't you come here to give me notes you've taken for the classes I've missed?
I haven't any notes for you, but...
But?
Thanks for visiting me today.
Then, take care, Hayama-kun.
By the way, actually...
What?
How do I put this...
It's that...
Well,
I...
I'm afraid of falling in love.
- Welcome back. - I'm home.
Sorry for the intrusion.
It's alright.
You should invite him to come in.
It's alright, grandma.
Are you sure?
More important, I got it right, didn't I?
Hayama-kun, just now
you said you were afraid of falling in love, right?
I can't put it into words very well, but
I always think in exchange for every good thing in life
something negative is waiting for you.
And that scares me.
Why should something negative be waiting for you?
How do I put this...
Look, for example,
you watch an amazing movie and it moves you,
but when it's over, don't you feel kind of sad?
At times like that, don't you think it would have been better
if you never saw it and had spared you this sadness?
I don't know.
I wonder.
I haven't watched any movies lately, so I can't really say.
After all, entrance exams are coming up, right? For both of us.
Then, let's say you eat a delicious steak.
You're happy that it's delicious, but after you've eaten it, it has disappeared.
That's how it's supposed to be!
A steak that doesn't disappear no matter how much you eat it, that's lifetime harassment!
How did we get from talking about your fear of falling in love
to the shock about a steak disappearing when you eat it? Kinda far off, don't you think?
Yes! It is!
But no matter whether it's a steak, a movie,
or someone you love, it's always the same!
You can't experience something great if it never came to you,
but you don't have to go through the sad feeling of losing it either.
I can't help to think that it's better that way.
I know I shouldn't think so, but
if you compare the good and the sad,
I'm sure the sad outweights the good.
And one more thing. I won't take the exams.
It's not uncommon to get a job after high school,
but I can't imagine someone like you working.
The business world is harsh, you know?
Melancholic guys like you get fired right away.
You may be right.
It's true!
University, huh?
I think university is like paradise.
Once you're in, you can say, "I'm going to find myself", buy a backpack and travel to Thailand.
You can say, "I'll save the Earth!"
and pick up empty cans on the beach.
Or say, "Freedom is everything!"
and make independent movies.
And if you don't come up with anything else, you can produce organic vegetables.
When you do such things, the painful things will fade away
and other things will come into your life.
It might cheer up even you.
Is university really a place to do all that?
Of course!
I don't intend to do such things myself,
but
I wanted you to recognize at least the wide range of possibilities.
Alright, this is far enough.
Also,
I don't plan to die anytime soon.
I was just careless so I caught the flu. I'm actually quite healthy.
I've talked too much.
I've decided to go to university.
Eh? You're kidding!
I've decided just now.
Hayama-kun, you're really quick at making decisions, huh?
Amazing.
So, where are you planning to go?
Well, it might be a really lame reason
and sound pretty strange too.
Like choosing depending on whether there's a beautiful professor?
Or based on the number of dishes in the cafetaria?
No, nothing like that.
I think I should go to the same university as you.
The same as me?
Yeah.
I'll go to the same university.
What?! Are you serious? Say cheese!
Thank you very much!
[Nishimine Girls' College]
[Meiou Institute]
Jesus!
Here I am!
Jesus Christ!
Hey,
could you stop calling me without honorifics in the middle of the road?
Besides, my name is not Jesus.
I called you a couple of times but you didn't notice.
Sorry.
So, where shall we go?
Okay, let's go to the newly established KFC today.
You're a bit funny today.
I'm not funny!
Hey!
Did you know that
KFC originally was called Sander's Cafe and started by the Colonel when he was in his 40's?
There were only 6 seats for customers!
Then a lot happened and when he turned 65, his business finally became a franchise
and expanded worldwide.
When he was 65?
Right.
If you've got the will, your age doesn't matter.
What are you doing?
When you shake the Colonel's hand,
it's supposed to give you courage.
I see.
Hayama-kun, you should do it too.
Pleased to meet you.
Surprisingly, you aren't picky when it comes to food, are you?
That's true.
I guess I eat anything.
In high school, it was a hot topic whether there was any meal you wouldn't eat.
But I'm much more surprised about your likes and dislikes, Uemura.
There's Jesus!
Your girlfriend?
Well, yeah.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
Thanks.
Here. Thanks a lot.
You guys should hang out with us next time.
Sure.
Alright, see you tomorrow.
Yeah, see you.
Let's sit over there.
There?
Hey, is it okay?
No way!
Please!
A friend of yours?
Friend? He only borrowed the notes for today's lecture.
That's so typical of you.
Until recently you isolated yourself from others,
but now you do all kinds of people favours
and help someone whose name you don't even know.
People must think I'm an incredibly generous person.
Jesus Christ, right?
But even if my melancholy is gone,
I haven't changed so much, I guess.
In high school, I was gloomy and rather cold.
But that was only because I was feeling down after my brother's death.
Maybe basically I'm not a very serious person.
In the end, I'm not sure what kind of person I really am.
"Hmm" you say?
What do you think?
Just like you, I think about those things from time to time.
Who am I really?
That's an eternal theme, isn't it?
Well, I guess you're right.
You see, I can't stand chicken meat, but I can eat KFC's just fine.
Mysterious, isn't it?
No,
either I subconsciously like chicken meat,
or the Colonel's spices are so great
that I just have to like it.
I always wonder about it, but still haven't found the answer.
Another self-disclosure.
What do you mean?
You come here often?
Grandmother always takes me here.
First, we eat Napolitan at the top floor restaurant
and then go to here.
From here, the persons are too small to be recognized,
but with this you can see them of course.
- Bye-bye! - See you.
Was it like this at your home as well, Hayama-kun?
My memories of childhood are rather hazy.
But I think we got along pretty well.
I see.
Uemura, you like kids, huh?
Of course!
In 2 years, I'll be a nursery school teacher.
My maternal instinct is 85 times as strong as the average person's.
Your mother,
is she also a nursery school teacher?
No, I guess not.
And your father? What does he do?
Let's see...
How about yours, Hayama-kun?
Mine?
My father works at some sort of research facility that's related to the food industry.
If you think about it,
you don't know exactly what your parents do, do you?
Yeah.
"Yeah", you say?
So?
So what?
What do your parents do?
There are no parents at my home.
What's that supposed to mean?
I have no parents.
My grandfather passed away 3 years ago
and now it's just me and grandmother.
What do you want to say with this?
I never had a father or a mother.
I had no idea of that.
Because I don't talk about it.
I really didn't know.
Like I said, I don't talk about it.
Does dating you require me to report family affairs?
Of course not.
But isn't it okay to talk about it?
I'm very sorry,
but I don't like talking about things
which were bad or made me unhappy in the past.
But I would like to know!
No matter how trivial, I still would like to know.
Especially things which,
how do I put it,
show a side of you that you normally wouldn't show to others.
It would put me at ease.
I've never seen you cry, Uemura.
I guess you're right.
When I do cry, I must be feeling very desperate.
Hayama-kun, when that happens, you'll come and help me, won't you?
You're still occupied with the eternal theme of who you really are,
yet you concern yourself with other people's matters.
Don't you think that's rather conceited?
Alright.
I'm going to Thailand.
Uemura, you said it before.
So I'm going to Thailand.
Huh?
Hurry up, get on board!
Hey, young man!
I don't mind if you're melancholic,
but please don't drag all the others down.
Pull yourself together.
I'm sorry.
Okay!
Next, we're gonna have the long-awaited lunch!
It will be delicious!
Why are you alone on this tour anyway, young man?
Don't tell me your girlfriend dumped you!
No...
Boy, you're an idiot.
Why did you say something like that?
You see,
when you love someone,
don't you want to know everything about them?
Of course not!
There are a lot of things in this world which you better not know!
Really?
Of course!
You see, almost daily
I wait for the last-minute discount before the supermarket closes to buy some side dishes,
put them on a plate, and serve them at home for dinner.
But I don't tell this to my husband
and he eats it and thinks my cooking is delicious.
Do you think it's better to tell him the truth?
Yeah, it's better if he doesn't know.
At home, I wash my husband's clothes separately.
But I'd never tell him that.
It would only hurt him.
It's a secret I'll take to my grave!
Speaking of that, I have secret savings of more than 1 million Yen.
If my husband knew, he'd be shocked!
Talking openly with your partner about everything, that's a childish thought.
It's foolish.
But you're openly talking about all this right now.
From time to time, we old women have to depressurize.
Otherwise, it gives an explosion!
So, did you find yourself?
I haven't found myself,
but I've found out a few things.
And what?
That I have a weak stomach, for example.
That fried foodstuff is easier to eat.
And that wives keep secrets from their husbands.
About savings or the laundry.
So, what have you been doing, Uemura?
Since it was boring without you,
I travelled to Australia.
Eh? Australia?
To find yourself?
Of course not!
I didn't travel to find myself
but to search for gemstones.
So you travelled all by yourself and not with a tour group?
Yeah. I went alone.
Amazing.
Well, travelling abroad alone surely is amazing.
I said that to myself a few times too.
Nevertheless, while I was digging I wished
there was someone to whom I could say, "It's lovely!" or, "How big!".
I had thoughts like that as well.
Becoming comfortable with someone
so that you can do things together,
I know it makes more fun.
But I don't have the patience for it.
I feel bothered and end up doing things by myself.
I understand very well that sharing things about yourself
makes your partner feel at ease.
And I also think that you become closer if you show them your inner self.
However,
showing someone my inner self
would make me feel embarrassed.
Don't tell me you just opened up to me.
Yes.
I'm definitely going to make it taste the same.
If you like it so much, why don't you work part-time at KFC?
If I saw it everyday, I'd get sick and tired of it.
Is it really done this way?
That hurts!
Of course they will turn out alright!
Come on, wait over there.
Ouch, that really hurts.
Itadakimasu.
Hayama-kun, you eat really neatly.
You think so?
Even in junior high you ate the school meals neatly.
You know, I've liked you since that time.
And speaking of that, you were popular in junior high!
So that's how it was.
Well, when we got into high school, you became totally unpopular though.
But secretly I was glad.
Because I had no rivals anymore.
You didn't come to dislike me?
I had fallen for you
in that one and only moment in my life
when I could open up for someone and take him into my heart.
And I liked you because you did properly whatever it was.
But,
I don't think I'm so wonderful.
I didn't lie when I said I wished from the bottom of my heart my brother would be saved,
but although I absolutely knew that it wasn't right,
I sometimes thought he was such a burden.
But the worst is,
when he passed away,
I thought, "It's finally over".
Somehow, I felt relieved.
And I really hate that.
Poor guy.
No, no, no.
"Poor guy" is not what you should call me.
I know!
"Poor guy"
doesn't really express what I feel.
But our bodies can do better.
If I hug you like this,
I'm sure you understand that I really care about you.
You're right.
When my mother was still young,
she had an affair with a married man and got pregnant with me.
At first, she said she would raise me as a single mother,
but after not even half a year
she left me to her own parents and disappeared.
That's all there was,
but accepting this fact
took me more than 10 years.
Like an afternoon drama, isn't it?
It's not like that.
But that's why
when I become a parent one day,
I want to have the picture-perfect family.
I mean, we basically have 2 chances to have a family, right?
The first one as kids,
and the second when we are adults.
I'm betting on my second chance.
Another secret is...
In our 2nd year of high school
Yamashiro-kun confessed to me.
And I'm really bad with static electricity.
Well,
I don't think anyone is good with static electricity.
What was that?
What do you think?
Hayama-kun, why did you buy milk even though it's Tuesday?
What?
Did I make a mistake?
Milk should be bought on Thursdays!
I see.
That's how it is.
If you buy it on Thursdays, it's only 148 Yen.
But that's only a 50 Yen difference!
That 50 Yen might become useful in the future.
When the time has come when Natsuo goes to college,
we will say, "If only we had bought milk on Thursdays back then".
Uemura, how many kids do you want?
Natsuo, Ikuo, and Yuriko, that's 3 kids.
Seems you've even decided on their names already.
Yuriko will have 2 older brothers
so she'll be the youngest. I'm worried we might spoil her.
Hayama-kun, be careful of that.
Our daughter will most definitely be cute, don't you think?
[3 Years Later]
I made it.
Really?
That's great!
Congrats!
Thanks.
Congrats!
What? What?
I've made up my mind!
No matter what Uemura says,
I'll go meet her grandmother.
As always, Hayama-kun decides quickly.
Okay.
I'm sure grandmother will be happy.
Somehow it felt awkward.
I guess you could say that.
I had the feeling she didn't want to become close with me.
Maybe she was just nervous.
Look, parents are always rather strict with their daughter's boyfriend.
With grandmother it's the same.
You think so?
In high school you were fine with everyone in class being distant to you.
That's true, but still...
Don't worry.
See you.
So, what's up today?
It's rare for us to go out on a weekday.
Well, we're going to break up.
What I'm saying is, let's stop seeing each other.
I don't get it at all.
You don't get it? It's easy.
It means in 5 minutes we won't be a couple anymore.
But I don't understand the reason.
If I began to state the reason, it would never end.
Then there's no way I could understand. Explain it properly!
Let's see.
First of all, you're younger than me, Hayama-kun.
After all, you're still a student so don't take it to heart.
"Younger", you say?
We were classmates!
We're born the same year.
But I was born in April,
and you in August.
That's a difference of 4 months!
Also,
you lied when you said you would go the same university as me.
But that was only because you went to a college for girls.
What should I have done!
Why do you bring this up now?
Is there someone else you love?
I guess it's good anyway.
After all, we've been dating for more than 3 years. Isn't that enough?
Enough? That's not the problem here!
There's no way I can accept this.
Then, let's call it a kind of training.
What kind of training is that supposed to be?
Sorry, but I won't change my mind.
This isn't a discussion. It's an announcement
This isn't something you can decide single-handedly, Uemura.
You think so?
But you can't decide single-handedly to have a relationship, can you?
What's wrong with you?
I'm sorry that this came out of the blue,
but it's becoming annoying so stop complaining.
Shoot!
I haven't finished my meal yet.
I messed up the timing.
- Excuse me! - Yes?
I would like to take this home.
Okay! Right away!
What's the best way to heal a hurting heart?
A new love, of course!
I'm not hurt.
From what I see, you certainly are.
Jesus, it's been more than two weeks since the breakup and you still have this dead look.
This is how I really am.
Personally, I don't mind, but do you want to spoil everyone's mood?
I don't care.
I'm used to being hated by everyone.
Don't say such things!
Okay?
Sorry, sorry.
Sorry. He's okay.
Sorry for letting you wait.
Hayama-san!
Suzuhara Emiri.
I'm a sophomore of English Literature.
Hayama-san!
I thought it would be easy to find you since we go to the same campus,
but we're neither in the same year nor field of study so it took me 2 days.
You were looking for me?
During breaks, on the way back, in the morning...
I've searched the whole campus for you.
I've been melancholic for only 3 weeks now, right?
Jesus, are you having a competition in being melancholic?
No, that's not it.
I was just thinking of those many years I've been melancholic in the past.
Getting melancholic doesn't make things better.
I know that very well.
Come on, get yourself a girlfriend!
You don't have to work today, Suzuhara-san?
It's only on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
I see.
Suzuhara-san, you do mountain biking, right?
Hey!
What is it?
It's not Suzuhara-san.
Don't you think it's about time you called me by my first name?
I mean, doesn't using the family name sound too distant?
I see.
I guess you're right.
Try saying it!
Did your former girlfriend never cook for you, Ryota?
Cook?
We usually didn't eat here.
There was one time.
Once, she made me KFC Chicken.
KFC Chicken?
Yeah.
But it didn't taste like KFC's at all.
It was more like a lot of ingredients randomly mixed together.
Ryota, you eat anything, don't you?
But you aren't picky either, are you?
But if I don't like something, I wouldn't touch it.
Itadakimasu.
Besides, Ryota,
it's not only food. You aren't picky with other things either, are you?
You think so?
That
makes me uneasy.
Why?
Because I...
can declare with confidence that I'm the one who loves you the most in the universe.
If something is too simple, it drives you crazy, huh?
No. Why should it?
Ah, by the way,
my girlfriend told me she met Uemura-san the other day.
She did?
When she heard that you have a new girlfriend,
she said, "That's good, that's good" and seemed truly glad.
I bet she was.
You guys are weird.
Why?
Well, I still don't really understand
why you broke up.
I come here only once a month.
I thought it would be wrong to stop visiting the grave just because I broke up with you.
I see.
If you don't want my flowers here, I can take them away.
I can place them somewhere else.
No, it's fine.
I see.
See you.
Hey, wait a moment.
What is it?
What it is?
Let's see...
Um...how have you been lately? Healthy?
Quite alright.
And... your work?
Running smoothly?
Same as always.
Then it's alright.
Um...
There's more?
Hayama-kun, you're annoying.
I know.
Still,
tell me.
Tell you what?
Why did you break up with me?
After all this time?
We're not together anymore,
so you can tell me the truth, can't you?
Yeah, I guess that's true.
Grandma told me
I should be together with someone who's like the sun.
What does that mean?
She said she had nothing against you, but
she couldn't let me go through the dark sides of marriage
together with someone who's just as gloomy as myself.
With you, it's the same.
"Why must he date someone without parents?"
"I wish he were together with someone from a better family."
I'm sure your parents both think so.
But still...
But it's still not right.
I know my grandmother is just watching over me.
That's why I think it wouldn't be right not to listen to her.
No matter how much I hate it myself.
That may be so,
but we're no kids anymore.
Even if I'm an adult, I have to listen to my grandmother.
That's how I am.
For me, grandmother's words matter more than the Japanese Constitution.
I see.
Yes, that's how it is.
Are you satisfied now?
I tried making KFC Chicken as well.
Great.
Itadakimasu.
This tastes almost like the original.
Hey, what should we do about the trip?
I've worked extra hard
and finally saved up more than 50,000 Yen.
Wow, that's amazing.
It's about time to make a decision, don't you think?
I wonder where we should go.
Where did you go with your former girlfriend?
What was the most distant place you travelled to?
Let me see...
The most distant place we went to was probably Yamanashi.
And it was only a day trip.
I see.
Then,
this will be the first time you stay overnight with someone?
Yeah, I think so.
Yes!
So where shall we go?
Let's see...
Ryota,
I...
don't mind where it is as long as I'm together with you.
Whether it's Okinawa,
Hokkaido,
or a nearby park,
if I can be with you,
that's enough.
Sorry,
I have to go to work.
Right.
We'll decide it next time, okay?
If you don't feel like it, shouldn't you better not go?
Go where?
"Where", you ask? The trip, of course.
Trip?
Jesus, since the trip is coming closer,
you somehow seem distracted.
You say there's absolutely nothing troubling you,
but in fact you have something on your heart, right?
I see.
You're right.
Tsukahara, you're amazing!
Amazing?
You understand me well.
It's because we're friends.
What?
You're right.
Of course we are.
Don't tell me you've realized that only now.
We're friends. Friends.
We know each other since about 4 years,
so we've been friends for 4 years now.
There's no need to be so detailed about it.
Sorry.
It's okay. Move your hands!
Instead of putting an end to my indecision,
I've just kept brooding.
The answer has been there all the time.
Is there no chance anymore?
I'm truly sorry.
I knew it.
Ryota,
whenever you talked about Uemura-san,
you said "we".
"We"?
Yes.
When you say "we",
you don't mean you and me,
but you and Uemura-san.
Uemura!
Hayama-kun, what are you doing here?
I...
have understood something.
I...
I love you.
Huh?
What I'm saying is,
if you agree,
I'm sure I can persuade your grandmother.
And I will also be able
to raise a cute daughter with you.
Hayama-kun,
are you kidding me? Don't you already have a girlfriend!
And even if we get back together,
I'm sure the same thing will happen again.
It won't happen!
You think so?
"You think so?" you say?
What about you, Uemura?
What do you mean?
I mean,
do you think you can love me
no matter what other people think?
That's...
You are used to being disliked by the people around you
so you may not care if others think bad of you.
But I would hate that!
I wouldn't want to be disliked.
It's not like I'm fine with being disliked.
I know that!
Do you? Of course.
But you always find things too bothersome
or too complicated.
But when you really want something,
you put up with the negative sides.
A person who really likes KFC would go ahead and work there!
They wouldn't worry that it could make them feel sick and tired!
What are you trying to say now?
I wish you would put in a little bit more effort.
Effort?
Right.
You always give up too easily.
When it gets troublesome, you give up.
Whether it's KFC,
or me.
But, once in a while you should try hard!
Don't analyze me as you please!
In any case,
I won't come back to you.
No, wait.
Jesus!
I'm coming in!
Oy!
Tsukahara...
It's pretty careless to leave the door unlocked.
Did you know that classes are over?
It's already March, isn't it?
March is in full swing!
Everyone is surprised that you suddenly disappeared.
Taking leave right before graduation.
Let's go to the factory.
We got that job at great pains.
See you.
When it's about planning a tour,
it's not enough to pick a destination, a route, and a theme,
and make it a pleasant trip for everyone.
The customers have additional wishes.
They may want to learn something
or expect benefits for their health.
Jesus!
Here I am!
Jesus Christ!
Hayama-kun?
It's been a while.
I heard it from the people at the nursery school.
We're not together anymore.
So don't come here as you please.
Don't you think you can tell me what happened?
What's wrong with you?
They found tumors in my uterus.
Tumors?
Some of them are rapidly growing
and the doctors think it could become dangerous.
There might be not only benign ones, but cancerous ones too.
After some discussion, they said it would be best to remove the uterus.
The uterus has no other function than to provide the place for a baby,
so it wouldn't effect my daily life.
The excision could prove to be unnecessary if all tumors are benign,
but on the other hand, if they don't remove the uterus
and a tumor turns out to be cancerous, it could be too late.
Did you know?
These days, it's popular to get a second opinion.
That was the first I did. I even got a third opinion.
They all said the same.
That's all!
Now, go home.
"Go home", you say?
Isn't there anything I can do?
At least, let me be there for you.
I want to support you a little.
Hayama-kun, you're really intrusive.
It's over between us.
But...
You're truly bothering me now.
Grandma.
Thanks for everything you've done for me.
Why are you so formal all of a sudden?
If I behave like a good person until tomorrow's operation,
maybe God will save me. That's my plan.
What a nonsense are you talking?
Come on, eat up!
It tastes just too bland to eat it, huh?
That's right.
The only tasty stuff is the rice, isn't it?
So?
What do you want to do?
I want to stay at Uemura's side.
However...
If you want to come close to someone,
shouldn't you behave a little bit immaturely?
Immaturely?
Right.
We humans are embarrassing by nature.
In love, we should be even more embarrassing.
If you show her more of yourself,
no matter how embarrassing it is, you might be able to break the wall.
Would it break
even something like the Japanese Constitution?
That's a big wall, isn't it?
So,
just do it!
Excuse me...
This... Could it perhaps be sake?
It's my medicine.
I do as I please.
Do you want some?
No, thanks.
You know,
there were two more people in this hospital room.
One of them was released,
and the other one passed away last week.
Not that it's troubling me,
but that girl must be frightened.
It's hard for her, isn't it?
I am
an idiot.
I got it only now.
Uemura
doesn't want to trouble me
or be a burden to me.
That's why she doesn't want to see me anymore.
Uemura said
she was betting on her second chance
to have a family.
She said, "When I'm an adult,
there's a mother,
there's a father,
and there are kids."
She said founding such a family
was her wish since she was a kid.
She's the one who suffers the most,
yet she still worries about me.
When I become a parent one day,
I want to have the picture-perfect family.
I mean, we basically have 2 chances to have a family, right?
The first one as kids,
and the second when we are adults.
I'm betting on my second chance.
When I do cry, I must be feeling very desperate.
Hayama-kun, when that happens, you'll come and help me, won't you?
Uemura!
You!
Hayama-kun?
Hayama-san!
It wasn't just Asami Mitsuhiko.
Mikeneko Holmes,
Totsugawa Keibu,
and last not least, Conan,
I've read tons of novels about people who die.
I was melancholic,
but you were the only one
who came into my joyless life and helped me!
I wouldn't know what I had done without you!
I was you who pulled me out of it!
I'm begging you,
never let me go through that again!
Uemura,
I want you to get healthy.
If we can't have children, so what!
I want to be together with you!
Please take this.
Thank you very much.
My late brother once told me,
"No matter when,"
"it's a waste if you don't eat it."
"Tomorrow, it might be you who can't eat anymore."
"Eat!"
"Drink!"
"Death comes to everyone."
That's why
even at times like this I eat heartily.
Itadakimasu.
- Please take care of her. - Understood.
The operation went well.
Thank you very much.
Hayama-san!
Yes?
Please take good care of this girl.
I don't know what to say.
I...
will do my best!
Wow, great!
Carrots, pumpkin, spinach, sesame seeds, and iriko.
It's a special seasoning made without additives.
Thank you.
Well,
in order to eat delicious food again
I must do my best to get better, mustn't I?
Just like you two, I want to fall in love again.
What? Yamazaki-san, you have a husband, don't you?
That's really no problem.
People I like to meet,
people I have fun with,
there are a lot of them.
But,
the only one who can make me feel everything is alright,
that's you, Hayama-kun.
I'm hungry.
What do you want to eat?
Let's see...
It looks delicious.
- Itadakimasu. - Itadakimasu.
I wonder how many grains are in this bowl.
I've never counted them exactly,
but I wonder how many grains are in this.
Rice grains support each other, don't you think?
So it seems.
Furthermore,
from now on,
shouldn't we call each other by our given name?
Alright, let me go first.
Jesus!
No,
I told you I'm not Jesus Christ.
You're right.
Ryota.
Koharu.