We plan to hold the ceremony soon. Right?
Yes.
Wait!
I want you...
to love me.
This child will inherit Tsukishima.
It's guilt, isn't it?
Yes.
I shouldn't think about it...
I should just do it.
It's what your mother wanted.
That's my...
destiny.
If I open it, will I...
become an old lady?
It's alright.
I don't want to be an old lady.
Even then...
I'd still love you.
This is...
Born from the tears of mermaids.
Aquamarine.
These are called flower materials.
You can't get them at an ordinary florist.
Branches with moss.
There are only three stores in the city that sell them.
That's also where you find
these interesting shaped branches.
What she's doing now
is called arranging from behind.
That's right. Momo can't see how it looks from back there.
It must be her long years of experience.
She's using her imagination?
But she's going quite fast,
and she's not redoing anything.
She must...
see something different from what we can see.
I'll never...
accept this.
Sorry, I was dozing.
Sorry, did I wake you?
No, it was good.
Were you having a nightmare?
I need to pee.
- Wow! - You're like a magician!
All this without being able to see it.
It's art, not magic.
That's the headmaster's daughter for you!
Number one in Japan!
Grazie!
Kayoko...
would like to have it in her store.
No, no, no.
Don't you like how it turned out?
Yeah, that's it.
I don't understand.
What aren't you happy with?
Everything.
All of it.
Momo.
I can't...
I can't see it anymore.
Somehow I can't see it.
"Born to be a Flower"
"Episode 6"
These people will back us.
Is this all?
Don't be ridiculous.
Do you know how hard it was to get these 20?
It was a joke.
I'm actually surprised you got this many instructors.
Giving you this list...
means we share the same fate.
Yes.
Women can be ruthless, once they've...
changed their loyalties to someone new.
Even to a husband.
I told Momo about her mother.
Headmaster!
That she gave birth to a daughter
who would be the next headmaster in exchange for her life.
That it was her wish.
Sorry, but I didn't...
tell her about you, and I dramatized the story a bit.
Yes, of course.
Of course?
I have no intention of telling her I'm her father.
I see.
In fact, I'm grateful.
Grateful?
You've done so much
to keep Momo in flower arrangement...
out of your love for her.
That's true.
It feels strange.
Even though she's not my daughter.
But I...
can't help but love Momo's talent,
in spite of her blood.
Yes.
By the way, what did you have to report?
Ruriko...
seems to have gathered the senior instructors.
Don't worry.
Ruriko would never betray me.
- However... - It's fine.
Huh?
Father did that to Yoshiike?
I told you before.
A request from the headmaster
can't be refused by an instructor,
much less an assistant instructor.
Let's not talk about that.
Why would father need to break your marriage anyway?
To keep me in Tsukishima.
But that's strange.
Yoshiike didn't mind joining our family.
I said that incorrectly.
Rather than keep me in Tsukishima,
he wants to keep me in the Tsukishima style
of flower arranging.
- That's... - I lost my edge.
I fell in love with Takuma...
and dreamed of a normal married life.
- No way. - It's true.
Though I didn't want to accept it.
I couldn't see the other me...
whom I need for arranging from behind.
I don't understand.
Do you mean flower arrangers shouldn't fall in love?
Takuma left his home.
He questioned his wife...
and she admitted...
to getting close to him
per the headmaster's instructions.
And then?
I promised her that if
Takuma contacted me...
I'd tell him to go home.
Then what?
He actually...
came to see me.
And then?
He said he'd divorce his wife.
Yoshiike?
Wait, what are you doing? The marriage with Pooh...
It's guilt.
Huh?
Guilt.
That's what I need.
- Do you, Naoto Kazama... - Yes.
Swear to love Momo Tsukishima in sickness and in health?
Yes, I do.
- Do you, Momo Tsukishima... - Yes.
Swear to love Naoto Kazama in sickness and in health?
I do.
Then, you may kiss the bride.
That's impossible! There's no way.
They're throwing an engagement party
at Kayoko's cafe.
Would you like to come, Takai?
I'll wait in the car.
I see.
It might be hard to say after all that's happened.
Huh?
That she can't go through with it.
It seems Momo brought it up herself.
I told you as well...
about the tragedy of Momo's birth.
It seems the headmaster told Momo himself.
I see.
Momo will...
inherit the position of headmaster,
as her mother wished.
That's good.
If she has talent, she should continue.
I'm just an ordinary guy, but that's what I think.
You're very reasonable.
I wonder.
The wedding will be cancelled.
Please don't begrudge her.
Okay.
As a friend...
You're an honest and good person.
If you want to continue your relationship with Momo...
You said...
I couldn't accept all of Momo.
That's as a partner for life.
As she wishes.
Hm?
So that she won't cry.
Please think of her only...
and don't...
worry about me.
Do you really want these two as witnesses?
I know what you mean. They make the wedding seem casual.
Is it all right for the vice-principal
to say that to a student?
- Here's the bridegroom! - Over here, Pooh!
I asked them to be witnesses, but is it too casual?
- Huh? - I filled it in first.
But we haven't...
That's an influential lady for you, she already has a venue set.
I see.
But, the flower arranging...
Can't I? Is it too fast?
No, I'm fine.
Well, think about how she feels.
Yeah, Momo wants to sweep away the trauma from last time.
That's right. Some women just want to coat over things.
Just like last time we'll do the paperwork, then have the ceremony.
A kimono will remind me of last time, so I'll wear a wedding dress!
It's all right! There's no way Pooh would ever betray you!
If he had another woman the world would turn upside down.
That's true.
Momo's family is against it?
You're going against them?
I'm almost 30. I don't care if my parents are against it.
It's a fait accompli.
Not a shotgun wedding?
People call it a blessed wedding nowadays.
How?
How did you know?
Um, I'm carrying Pooh's child...
I'm kidding!
It's too early.
Momo.
Are you really a lady? Not a fake?
I'm a real lady, not a fake.
Soto celebrate Momo and Pooh's future together...
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Fill it out.
Okay.
No, I'll do it.
It'll break.
- Are you all right? - Wait.
Is the city hall closed?
About 10 minutes.
This! This! I want to take this in!
It's closed now.
Don't they have an after-hours reception?
I want to do it today!
I feel so good after everyone celebrated for us.
- Let's do it. - Yay!
Give me a piggyback ride. Piggyback ride.
Are you all right?
I didn't drink much.
Take care.
See you next time.
- Guilt? - Yeah.
That's what she said.
She wants to wash it clean.
The dregs of her heart.
What do you mean?
For example...
serious criminal offenders...
will do the same again if they don't feel guilt.
Thinking they just have to be more careful not to get caught.
However...
if they sincerely regret the crime...
and face it as they go on with life...
people's hearts actually get cleansed.
Repentant criminals on death row have eyes so clear...
you wouldn't think they had killed someone.
So, in the end, what is my sister trying to do?
Something horrible.
She's going to do something very horrible
and try to live with the guilt alone.
Specifically, what horrible thing would she do?
The most painful thing she has faced herself.
Something horrible that took her to the limits of sadness and pain...
to someone else.
The most painful thing...
my sister has faced?
There's something obvious.
The cancelation just before...
her wedding.
Bingo.
No way.
Hey, Pooh, as a child, you were really smart, right?
I was a prodigy, now I'm just an ordinary person.
Hey, hey, if we had a child,
wouldn't it be super cute and clever?
- Marilyn Monroe said... - Huh?
Yeah, the Hollywood actress, Marilyn Monroe,
told Professor Einstein the same thing.
Huh?
With my looks and your brains, wouldn't our child be the best?
The professor replied.
A child with my looks and your brains
would be the worst.
Wait a minute.
Doesn't that mean I'm an idiot?
You called me ugly first.
Naoto!
That's the first time you've called me by name.
Say my name too.
Momo.
- Good evening. - Good evening.
Okay, I'll take this.
Congratulations.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Now we're... - A couple.
That's Pooh for you.
If you're wearing pyjama pants in the sea of trees at Mt Fuji...
Yes.
I escaped from the hospital.
There's a...
dumpling-sized bomb
buried in my head.
A dumpling-sized bomb?
A brain tumour?
I was told my days were numbered.
It's unfair.
Yes, it's unfair.
I lived an honest life without causing problems for others.
But something more unfair came next.
Just when I could finally give up,
a doctor came saying he could operate.
Even though there was almost no chance.
And then?
I got scared.
Even more so than when I was told my days were numbered.
I had finally given up.
Just when I accepted my fate...
There was no way I could be saved.
I didn't want to die asleep.
So I decided to die on my own terms.
But I came here...
and couldn't die.
That's when...
Souta fell from the sky.
Yes.
I made some udon. You should eat.
I'm sorry.
What about work?
My brother is the one who runs things.
I see.
- Momo. - Hm?
Thank you
- for taking me in. - Wait! Don't touch me.
Momo.
I'm sorry.
You're right.
First, I should properly divorce my wife.
Before that...
first, eat.
Ah.
- Hello. - Welcome.
I'm Nana Tsukishima.
You're related to Momo?
You know my older sister?
Yes, I do. You're her younger sister?
Wait a moment.
Pooh?
- Pooh, you have a customer. - Okay.
- Hurry up, Pooh. - Okay.
Let me go to the toilet in peace.
Hello.
Hi.
- Ouch. - I'm sorry!
Are you all right?
Don't be so surprised...
Your marriage registration?
We submitted it.
I was drunk, but it wasn't, because I was drunk.
My lady!
Takai.
Let's go for a drive.
Okay.
I want to see the sea.
Or something.
Well then, what is the meaning of hydrangeas?
A flower's meaning?
That's unusually girlish for the headmaster.
Girlish, huh.
Shall I look it up?
I'll put it up for discussion.
Huh?
Older and younger sister,
relatives blindly fighting over
who will be the next headmaster. It sounds bad to outsiders.
It's very rare,
but a meeting can be held to judge who has the superior ability.
That's...
Select six senior instructors,
and we'll have seven votes, including mine.
Do you want me to gather some candidates?
I expect impartiality.
I'll choose from them on the day, so...
call around 20 to the mansion.
Twenty? I understand.
That's right, I remembered.
The meaning of hydrangeas.
Ruthlessness.
"Repairs, sales" Sorry I don't have much to offer.
Please don't mind me.
Thank you.
Oh, but...
for a lady to come to this dirty house...
Hasn't my sister has been here, too?
Oh, that's right. Momo has too.
But she comes as "this her."
Not "that one."
What is...
this sister like?
She's...
all over the place.
She says whatever she wants.
Like squatting on the bare ground.
She calls for a piggyback ride when she's drunk.
I see.
You're having the ceremony at a church?
It may be too rushed,
but Momo has that history.
Yes.
She wants to forget it quickly.
She wants to do the same as before, and coat over it.
Have you already done the paperwork before the ceremony?
Yes.
Late last night, we went to the after-hours reception.
I was too late.
Huh?
My sister plans to do something horrible to you.
The same thing that happened to her.
The same pain and sadness...
Cancel it just before the wedding?
Yes.
My sister agonised over it.
The frustration of not being able...
to return to who she was...
as a flower arranger.
It's no good.
I'm not there anymore.
She said that and cried...
after arranging these flowers.
That's it.
The other her.
When arranging from behind,
it stands in front of you like a mirror.
The flower-arranger version of her is more important than anything?
Guilt.
She said to get it back...
she needs guilt.
Doing to me...
the horrible thing that was done to her.
With that she can live accepting the guilt.
Calling back...
that "other her", or rather...
how to say it, in other words...
Yes.
Awesome.
Huh?
It's kind of intense.
Artists really are intense.
I can't believe it.
She tricked you and is planning to hurt you.
There's no way that can be forgiven.
- Is that right? - Huh?
Isn't it all right to forgive her?
Artists...
are artists, because they can't do anything else.
Kazama?
You can call me Pooh.
Do something horrible.
Because it's deliberate, it's different.
I'm lying to him the whole way through the process.
If you know, then why are you doing it?
If I don't become headmaster, what will mama have died for?
- That's... - So I'll do it.
I'll become Tsukishima's headmaster no matter what.
He-- Kazama is...
Pitiable?
He's completely pitiable!
My ego...
will hurt him, knock him about and finish him off.
It's like hugging a bear, then throwing it away.
- A bear? - A teddy bear.
I'm not Kintaro the bear wrestler, I can't throw a real bear.
I'm sorry.
I won't see him again.
I can't, but...
I'll live with the guilt forever.
I'll never fall in love, or get married again.
I won't have any children.
So after me,
I'll make Nana's child the next headmaster.
If I do that, I can become an old lady headmaster.
Ruriko will be happy with that and won't try to stir up trouble.
Do you need to think that far into the future?
I'm not getting sentimental. This is my punishment.
I don't think it's sentimental,
but what do you expect from all this?
You don't need to understand.
This is...
I don't...
Someone explain it to me!
This mental feeling!
Art is an explosion!
Taro Okamoto.
Momo, I'll get you a drink.
No one from Tsukishima...
will attend the ceremony.
They're against the marriage.
Of course, the headmaster, father as well.
Yes.
I have a request.
Walk me down the aisle in place of my father?
- Me? - A bride can't walk on her own.
- Yes... - Please.
Happily.
I have to do it. I have to.
I am a flower arranger.
Tsukishima's...
next headmaster.
Momo Tsukishima.
- Momo, don't worry so much... - I won't cry.
That wouldn't be fair.
I won't escape by thinking I might be forgiven if I cry.
The worlds you live in are different.
It's all right.
The other me will appear.
She will...
console me.
That's why...
I want to eat ice cream.
Excuse me?
Oh, huh?
There should be a store somewhere.
Momo is my first girlfriend.
Or lover.
So I have no-one to compare her to.
Even if I know it in my head,
- is it really that horrible? - It is extremely horrible.
I can't...
forgive my sister for getting you involved in this.
If she plans to dump you, she should do it quickly.
That's normal love.
Even though I'm...
saying it's all right?
You'll be dumped at your wedding ceremony.
I don't understand how...
you can be alright with...
being harshly betrayed.
Think of it as her relying on me.
Momo probably never had someone...
who would forgive and protect her...
in the end,
no matter what she did, or how selfish she was.
Usually, children feel that through their parents' love.
Self-esteem.
Yes.
If human beings...
don't feel that once in their lifetime,
it's painful.
Even after becoming adults.
But...
If I think...
she chose me for that...
and is relying on me...
it even seems...
sweet.
You'll never see her again.
Of course...
that's how it'll turn out.
At that time...
I'll look very sad...
And she'll use that guilt to become a super flower arranger.
Are you all right with that?
What you're saying is admirable,
but it...
just feels like you're drunk on self-sacrifice.
It doesn't make sense.
I'm a coward.
Coward?
Ever since I was young,
I've imagined the worst possible outcome.
Even if it doesn't turn out well,
well...
it can't be helped.
Even if you lose my sister?
Here.
I actually got it back first thing this morning.
Huh?
The after-hours reception
doesn't officially accept it until the next day.
If you ask, they'll return it.
She doesn't need a second black mark,
for my sake.
You knew?
What she was thinking.
It was the worst possible outcome.
Seriously...
I'll give you this sketchbook.
Think of me on your travels,
and draw from time to time.
If I draw something good, I'll send it to you...
to the hospital.
I can't win against Pooh.
I asked him to keep it secret.
The operation!
Just have it done.
It probably won't work.
You don't...
I know.
Because, it's my body.
Are you going to...
die here?
Yes.
I met too many enemies at first.
From now...
all the people I meet will be allies.
Iruka, you're my ally!
So don't go yet!
If you're my ally, I'm your ally too!
Isn't it stupid?
To act brave when you're actually scared to be alone.
We're the same!
You're right.
One day
In the forest
I met
Pooh
On a flowery path
I met Pooh
Pooh said
Lady, please run away.
Won't you get in trouble for attending the ceremony?
It may become something Tsukishima accepts.
What do I care, idiot.
Nana.
That's right, Nana.
You left this at my place.
Here.
- Ah! - His?
Yeah.
Ryuichi Utsunomiya.
Well, I didn't know where he came from,
but he's from Kyoto.
Huh?
This...
And this.
They're all flowing caltrops.
They're Kyoto Lines.
Kyoto?
Jingu style?
Oh, this is the list of rebels.
Is it a shock?
There's 20 of them.
Any being will...
form an abscess if it lives too long.
However, I don't quite understand your intentions.
If you want to make Nana the next headmaster,
isn't this the perfect chance?
All of these people will vote for Nana.
That will make Tsukishima weaker.
In other words,
it has to be a fair competition.
It's not like politics, or negotiation.
Artists must never bend their true nature.
Very admirable.
It feels a bit indirect to me.
She must...
beat Momo publicly to become the next headmaster.
For that, even as the underdog...
Momo must be kept in Tsukishima.
- However... - The headmaster's daughter...
can't be inferior to a driver's daughter.
Ever.
Leave Nana to me.
Yes.
Oh, you were here.
I'm glad he'll be able to go home soon.
Thank you.
Are the preparations complete?
Yes, dear.
I'll get changed.
Then I'll go now.
Please come by...
the house next time.
Oh, Pooh
Thank you
Let's sing
In thanks
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Welcome home.
I'll arrange in the living room.
Prepare it.
Certainly.
What?
Later.
Certainly.
Sister...
So pretty.
Momo's amazing.
However, you think about it...
it's like casting pearls before swine.
You're preaching to the deaf.
Flickering light and shadow.
Guilt.
Do you swear
to love and devote yourself to her
in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?
Yes, I do.
Momo Tsukishima...
Even if you lose my sister?
You'll never see her again.
Do you swear to love and devote yourself to him
in sickness and in health,
as long as you both shall live?
Yes, I do.
How could I do something to my partner
that I don't want done?
My story probably...
ended there.
You may now kiss the bride.
Yes, but it will do.
Yoshiike!
I'm sorry.
At that time...
I'll look very sad.
She'll use that guilt to become a super flower arranger.
When I first met your father,
I had a marriage proposal recommended by my parents.
He was a doctor at a hospital.
In those days, it was hard to...
go against your parents.
I said to him I'm sorry, but that's how it is,
and turned him down.
I said, I'm sorry.
I was sure he'd be sad, and feel hurt.
But since that was our farewell,
I raised my face to see his, and then...
I couldn't believe it.
Unexpectedly...
he smiled.
"To be continued"
What if you can't see them again?
I said it's all right!
I am the eldest daughter, Momo.
You scatter scales to become a beautiful butterfly.
My name is Chiaki Shinjo.
Everyone calls me Pooh.
Pooh?
Flower.
My daughter, or your daughter, which flower will wilt?
You're a flower out of reach.
It's fine if you just bloom beautifully.