Haru-tan, I love you!
I love you.
Date me please.
Okay.
But you have not given up yet, right?
Now that you've dumped me, you must get Haru-tan even at the cost of your life!
To an insensitive person like Haruta-san
you must talk straight or you'll wait for a lifetime.
Is it so embarrassing for you to be seen with me?
Me and Maki, we are dating!
Wait a moment!
What was this right now?
No... well, what I mean is...
I simply couldn't hear it. What did you just say?
He said they were dating. Haruta-kun and Maki-kun.
Haruta did his coming out right now!
So...
Haruta and Maki...
Bravo.
Bravo!
- Bravo! - Bravo!
Bravo!
Bravo.
- Bravo! - Bravo!
Somehow it's a fresh experience, but I think it's very good.
I also think it's wonderful.
And, since when are you dating?
Sorry,
I don't quite understand what this means.
Sorry.
I have to go pick up a customer.
Oi, oi, oi, oi... Maki! Maki!
Oi! Oi! Wait!
What was that!
Haruta-kun, is this an unrequited love?
Did your public confession go wrong?
No, no, I only thought I should inform you properly, that's why I said it.
Okay! Let's get back to work!
- Don't mind! - Don't mind?
- Shit happens! - Shit happens?
You will get another chance.
Huh? Something is wrong.
There is something wrong!
Why only me?
There is something wrong!
Oi.
What the heck was that supposed to mean?
- Eh? - Don't just say "Eh?".
Did I say anything I shouldn't have said?
Well, I said I didn't like to hide it artificially,
but that's no reason to expose it straightaway in front of everyone.
I don't understand. I have no idea what a difference that makes.
Seems I forgot the mayonnaise.
Maki?
Maki, are you alright?
Dear God,
should I have delayed the coming out for a little while?
Thank you very much.
Is it really good not to go to hospital?
Don't worry.
It's just a cold.
Stop pushing yourself.
Shall I make you rice porridge?
No, no, I don't think you can make that.
Don't underestimate me.
I'm a patient.
Let's do it!
The chief?
So long?
Dear Sir,
Haru-tan's sudden confession surprised me a lot.
To be honest, I must say
that I'm half happy and half unhappy about it.
I must add that I thought the fact that I'm a man
was the main cause for Haru-tan's rejection.
However, now it's dawned on me and I see
Hot!
Maki Ryota.
By all means, Maki Ryota must be eliminated.
No, eliminating him is no crime.
It is all due to my own inadequacy.
I will again be the one and only person to enjoy Haru-tan's charm.
That's enough, Chief.
Kurosawa Musashi hereby declares that he will overthrow Maki Ryota.
Yours sincerely.
Outch!
- Maki! Maki, Maki, Maki, Maki, Maki! - Don't be so loud.
Maki, Maki! I've made rice porridge for you.
- Look. It became a kind of rice cake. - What's that?
Did you use glutinous rice?
Oh no...
You won't eat it, I guess. Then, I'll eat it.
- I'll eat it, I'll eat it. - You'll eat it?
Okay! With this, it's done.
Thank you for all you've done for me.
I guess it was a bit heavy.
Say, this mail I've sent,
is there no way to cancel it?
Don't brood about a mail.
You're not a high school girl!
Okay! Let's send "Are you being well?".
That has the opposite effect.
What shall I do?
Maki is young, good-looking, fresh,
also good at his job,
furthermore... furthermore...
Calm down!
Love is all about tactics so you must use your head.
Seems it can't be helped!
Let's devise a strategy!
You've been rejected~ You've been rejected~
You've been rejected by a man~
Somehow you~ Somehow you~
will forget it~
Sorry! Could you stop with that now?
What's with you?
If you love Haruta so much, you had countless opportunities to tell him.
- You're too slow! - Shut up.
Have you still not noticed?
I'm so annoyed about myself that I have to yield to something like that.
I and Maki are dating.
It can't be helped, huh? Your big brother will do the talking.
Wait, wait... about what?
"About what"? I'll tell Haruta that you love him.
- No, stop it, stupid brother! - How can you call me stupid brother!
- Let me talk with him. - No, it's alright, it's alright!
Huh? What's with Maki-kun?
Seems he caught a cold.
That's good! Isn't this a chance to show care?
That's not necessary, he's alright.
Put forehead to forehead to measure his temperature.
What a crazy idea is that?
And when he's sleeping, jump suddenly on him and do it!
Maika-san, you never listen to what I say, right?
- Is that so? - Yes, it is!
It's as expected, isn't it?
You're not the right person to protect Maki.
"Protect", you say? It's just a cold.
- Chief Kurosawa is calling for you. - Yes.
Why?
It must be because of Maki.
Excuse me.
This afternoon, a customer will visit the model room in Nishitamagawa.
Can you go instead of Maki?
Yes. Understood.
- I'm counting on you. - Yes. Excuse me.
I know. An unrequited love is hard, isn't it?
I'm talking about Maki-san.
No, he only said so under the strain of the situation.
You don't have to lead me on!
We are comrades, aren't we?
What comrades? And don't touch me!
- Don't touch me! Don't touch me! - What's with you?
Honestly, if I have a friend in this office,
I think it can be only you, Haruta-san.
What? I'm your friend?
You are helpful and honest.
I have pretty much respect for you.
Yes...
A love that poses a high hurdle fires you on,
but it's difficult, isn't it?
It's Chizu, right? Is she such a high hurdle?
It's Choko-san.
Currently, I've got into an unprecedented Choko-boom.
Choko... Cho...
Cho... Cho...Cho....
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait!
The chief's Choko-san? Really?
Yes.
It's hard, isn't it?
But if you love someone,
age and gender do not matter, right?
I'll come in.
Hey, hey... hey, wait.
- You like it, right? Mandarin jelly. - Yes, but...
Takegawa-san, shouldn't you be in the office?
It's my lunch break. I just came along here.
How are you? Do you have fever?
No.
Hey, stop it...
Stop it, Masamune!
You have it, don't you? Fever.
Why did you come?
Why did you deny it?
The both of you are dating, right?
Yeah...
"If I now said it's true that we're dating,"
"would it really make Haruta-san happy", I wondered.
What's that?
Is your partner's happiness more important than your own?
See you then.
Get well.
Impressive!
That guy can always present such a mansion.
Welcome home.
Just a joke.
You're early.
Yes, I thought I should come earlier and take a look at it.
I've expected you would do this.
- You're here for the first time? - Yes.
Then I'll give you an introduction. Come in.
Come in, come in. Come in, come in.
Great...
- Let's devise a strategy! - Strategy?
First, what's your strong point?
Strong?
Forte! What's your forte?
What could it be?
Let's write it down.
- First, ability to take action. - Ability to take action. Yes.
And, tolerance.
Tolerance.
Economic power!
Well, well, well...
You do have economic power. And next, and next...
See, see, see, see...
"Sense of family."
A kitchen island
has a tendency to overheating from the steam of cooking,
but the ventilation system and the IH heater
keep this disadvantage to a minimum.
I see.
Haru-tan, do you like to cook at home?
- No, I'm hopeless at that. - I see.
Kurosawa Musashi will peel an apple.
"Adult sex appeal."
What's this? What's this?
What's this?
- Isn't this good too? - Yeah, it's great.
Look, and this bathtub
offers space for 2 persons.
Indeed. It's beautiful.
- Haru-tan, say, - Yes?
- shouldn't we try it for once? - Pardon?
- As a test. - As a test?
- A simulation. - No, wait... what a simulation?
- It's a simulation. - No, no, no, that's ridiculous.
It's only a simulation!
- No, that's ridiculous! - Come in, come in!
Chief, Chief, Chief, Chief....
No, Chief, this is no situation to laugh.
So, so, so.
Look, we're in.
- Yes. - You see.
You know,
I can't comprehend it at all.
Why is Maki good enough for you and I'm not?
Chief...
When you rejected me, my first thought was to give up.
Because I thought this was an unreachable love.
But,
my opponent is Maki!
He's a man too.
So this... this will be only a jet of flame!
I don't mind to be your second man.
- No, Chief, that's no use. - I will wait.
- No, even if you say you'll wait, it's embarrassing. - I will wait.
No, let me go please, really.
- I will wait. - Let me go.
The customer is here. Excuse me for a moment.
Chief, Chief... the apron.
Thank you.
Huh? Maki-kun?
A cold? Is it good to go out nevertheless?
I have to make dinner.
Can't Haruta make it at least today?
It's alright. The fever has already gone down considerably.
You're perfect, aren't you, Maki-kun?
No, I'm overestimated. Actually, I'm full of defects.
Say, Maki-kun.
Yes?
Is it okay if I confess to Haruta?
Don't get me wrong. I know that the two of you are dating
and I don't have the intention to interfere, not at all.
No... it's only to satisfy myself.
Chizu-san...
I only want to make it clear for myself.
I don't have any further desires.
Okay. I'm alright with it. Absolutely.
I guess you're really perfect, Maki-kun.
See you then.
Thank you very much for taking me home.
Ditto. You helped me a lot today.
Thanks to you the customer seemed to be interested.
Yes.
Thanks for your hard work.
Good work.
[Passion]
And the last one is passion!
Put your whole heart into it!
Okay...
Haru-tan!
Yes.
Good-bye!
A-I-SHI-TE-RU (I love you) That's what it means.
Here, hot sake.
He didn't understand the I-Love-You sign?
- What's that supposed to mean? - Choko-san.
It must have been quite a shock.
Say...
You're already divorced, right? From the chief.
Sure I am.
It's because he's dawdling about forever.
What must I do to get you around?
I'm serious.
He wrote "I'm serious", but was he really so?~
You be quiet!
Sorry.
Excuse me... it may be rude, but I'm not interested in children.
But, weren't you crying at my chest at that time?
That was... because I was drunk. Right?
Clinging forever to a thing that's over,
somehow cheering for him,
isn't that miserable?
What do you know?
I will make you forget the chief.
That's why...
Hey!
Stop with it.
Because of such things I said you were a child.
I'm home!
Huh?
- I'm home. - Welcome back.
Hey, it's not good if you don't stay in bed.
You don't have to cook and such.
Somehow your
"Maki, what's with my meal?" came to my mind.
I'm not that cruel. Was that an imitation of me?
There's chicken salad in the refrigerator.
Thank you.
I'm hungry too so let's eat together.
Was someone here today?
I mean, because there's so much inside.
Who was it? Chizu?
No, I bought it myself.
So much? Normally, we need only...
Oi!
What's... what's with you!
I just thought you talked too much.
What if you infect me!
Don't they say you get better if you infect other people?
What is he talking? I don't understand.
That's not the sesame sauce.
Ah, so...
I'm sorry.
No, no, it's alright. No problem.
By the way,
the chief has made a new pass at me and that troubles me.
He knows that I'm your partner, doesn't he?
And Takegawa-san made a pass at me.
- Because he knows that I'm your partner? - Yes.
I guess I had better not talked about it.
Haruta-san, are you really alright with me?
Huh? What do you mean?
As your partner.
It's good... as it is.
Then, on our next day off, shouldn't we visit my parents?
That's sudden, isn't it? Why?
"Why", you ask?
Isn't it normal to introduce the person you're dating to your parents?
Wait, wait, wait.
And I, and I... what will my role be?
"Please give me your son!" Something like that?
Don't be stupid.
But, but,
if suddenly someone like me appears, won't your parents be paralyzed with shock?
Don't worry. After all, you're not the first one.
Okay.
Are you nervous?
- What? - You are nervous!
Are you kidding me!
No, no, no, no, that's not what you told me!
What an atmosphere is this?
Me and Haruta Soichi-san are earnestly dating.
- Please give us your consent. - We're begging you!
I will never approve of it!
Who is this silly man anyway?
Speaking of it, why is it a man anyway!
I haven't told you yet, but
I... love men.
Now? Was this now his first coming out?
Our precious son,
what the hell have you done to him?
- No, I... - What's your intention?
Haruta-san didn't do anything wrong.
As for me, first there was this feeling, and then I was gradually attracted to Maki-san...
Enough of that!
I don't want to hear one more word.
Are you alright, Father?
I am not your father!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
I'm so sorry. And you took the trouble to come.
Don't take it to heart.
I guess my husband was just a little surprised.
No, it absolutely didn't look like that level.
How about the both of you stay for dinner?
No, no, no! Mother, do you understand the situation?
I think we should do that.
- Itadakimasu. - Itadakimasu.
- Delicious! - Is that true?
- It's incredibly delicious. - Then I'm glad.
He's good-looking, your current boyfriend.
Don't say "current".
Sorry, I shouldn't have said that.
You're welcome.
Oi, how come you have such a cute sister?
- But her head is completely empty. - That's not true.
That's not true!
When we heard about the room-sharing,
we hoped he wouldn't be a burden and were so worried.
But now we're glad that you're such good friends.
Well, I also really had not expected that we would end up dating.
But, this time you're serious, right?
Because it's the first time you bring him home when father is here.
Indeed, that's right, isn't it?
Is that true?
Still, it's sudden. Shouldn't you have talked with father before?
There's a proper order for everything.
You really should have done that.
No, no... hey, what's that!
Bastard!
I'm sorry.
- Haruta-san, that's your chance. - For what?
When my father is in the bath, how about you wash his back?
No, no, no, we're not on such terms. He looked royally pissed.
It might be a good idea.
If they meet naked from man to man, it may break the ice!
No, no... No way, no way.
- Good idea. - I said no.
Father is weak against the enthusiasm of young people.
Really? No, no...
- Here, a bath towel. - Certainly not now, right?
- Yes, right now. - You don't mean immediately, do you?
Right now? Immediately?
Excuse me, Father. I've come to wash your back.
Get out! Idiot!
Hot! Hot! Hot! This is hot!
Somehow I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no...
The meal was super delicious.
By the way, it tasted exactly like your cooking. I was just stunned.
In the end, I only did it to be relieved myself.
As I said, it was good.
You know, I would like to get to know your family better.
Well, at any rate, Sora-chan is cute, isn't she?
After all, like this... I could really fall in love with her.
Outch!... That hurt! It was a joke!
He really will never learn to be careful, this guy.
Have you ever seen a guy watching his knee!
- If you kick a person in the knee... - That's not the point.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
It's Chizu. Chizu, Chizu. Wait, wait.
Yes, hello? What's up, Chizu?
Right now?
Yes. Okay.
She wants me to come to WANDAHOU now. Won't you come with me?
I'm still reconvalescent so I will quit.
Yeah, that's right. Okay.
Well, I'll also be back soon.
Huh?
- A burglar? - A burglar? A burglar?
- Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? - Who are you? Who are you? Who are you?
- I'm Maki. - I'm the mother.
The mother?
Oh, his mother!
Well... I'm sorry... Pleased to meet you...
Haruta-san invited me to do room-sharing with him.
That's how it is.
- I urgently needed some handkerchiefs. - I see.
Yes, good evening.
Sorry, we're already closed for today.
I called him here.
Oh, that's how it is.
Just give me a beer.
What happened, Chizu?
Nothing...
I guess I will call it quits for tonight.
Can the both of you take over for me?
- Isn't it closed already? - Yeah, but
you will eat a konnjaku butter sandwich, right?
No, I won't eat anything.
Of course you will eat, right? Chizu. Chizu. Come on.
Haruta, you too.
Come on, 10 pieces of konnjaku.
No, no... I guess I'll go.
10 pieces of konnjaku?
Found them, found them! Now you can do whatever you want.
Sorry for intruding.
I think Haruta-san will be back very soon.
No, it's alright. I'm currently having a fight with that boy.
Well, perhaps not a fight,
but at least I'm a bit angry because he's so sloppy.
He's my only son and I guess I've spoiled him too much.
Really, if it stays like this, don't you think he will never get married?
Well, I guess so.
Who knows how long I will stay healthy
so shouldn't I wish to see the face of my grandchild?
It would be so good if he and Chizu-chan came quickly together.
You know, this boy kept saying, "Chizu, Chizu" since he was little.
- Do you know Chizu-chan? - Yes.
- She's a wonderful person, isn't she? - She is indeed!
- Maki-kun was your name, right? - Yes, Maki.
If you are here, I feel reassured.
You will always be Soichi's friend, won't you?
Yes.
- Then, sorry for disturbing you. - Good night.
Bye-bye.
No, we certainly don't need 10 pieces of konnjaku.
Chizu, is anything bothering you?
I mean because you called me so suddenly.
Well, I wonder what I should do.
Somehow I feel irritated when I see your face.
Why that?
Somehow it's humiliating, isn't it? This feeling that you have lost.
What do you mean?
I'm in love.
It's because
I've fallen in love with you.
I'm surprised myself. You are absolutely not my type
and wherever I look I see lots of things I don't like,
but it seems I'm in love with you.
Really?
However, it's not that I want you to date me or such.
I only wanted to tell you.
Since when?
Now that I've told you, it's alright.
No, but you...
With a guy like me?
Okay, that's all.
The insensitive boy should return to his love-nest quickly.
Maki-kun will be waiting. See you.
Oi, Chizu... Chizu! Chizu!
You're wrong. It's because I have a hay fever.
I'm home.
Sorry, it's become late.
I'll go into the bath.
Haruta-san.
Do you want to go first?
If this is washed together with the coloureds, it gets stained.
I did it again. Sorry.
And if you use the bath without turning on the ventilation, it smells stuffy.
Please try to remember that.
And, garbage day is on Tuesdays.
Well, whatever.
Why are you angry? Because I went to WANDAHOU?
No.
Then, why? I can't know if you don't tell me!
In the end, I'm not happy.
Being together with you only makes me sad.
All the time
I'm unhappy.
What's wrong?
What's wrong, Maki?
Let's break up.
No, no, why should we break up?
I...
I don't love you anymore, Haruta-san.
No, no. What's wrong suddenly? I don't understand.
Then, I will help you with the housework from now on
and make an effort that your father will accept me one day.
Okay?
Please just forget me somehow.
Please forget me.
I don't understand it! Tell me!
I...
just don't love you.
For all you've done for me
I'm very grateful.
The next day, Maki packed his bags and left the house.
1 year has passed since then.
Oh no, that's bad. I overslept. That's bad...
Good morning, Haru-tan.
For some reason, I was living together with the chief.