(Silicon lacquer spray)
(Tips for spray painting)
(Multipurpose water-based spray)
I've never liked my mom.
She would always suddenly fly into a rage.
She always puts me down.
She never thought about how I felt.
In Year 724, Emperor Shomu ascended to the throne.
This emperor...
You have to follow the conjugation rules...
when these words appear.
Let's take a look at them.
I've never liked my mom.
When I was in junior high school,
she never bought me a bra.
When I was in elementary school,
she forced me to keep an exchange diary with her.
But,
my feelings for her...
(Out for a walk)
(The school counselor is in. Feel free to see me anytime.)
(School Counselor)
(Episode 1)
Maybe I should forgive him.
Yes.
If I were you,
I would tell him how I feel.
And then apologize for anything I did wrong.
I guess so.
That's a dangerous one.
Too bad. Want to play again?
I have to go.
I feel a lot better after talking to you.
Really? You're always welcome here.
Thank you, Ms. Hinata.
Bye.
All right. Bye.
Let me pick these up.
Bye, Ms. Oomiya.
Bye.
Ms. Hinata!
You have to listen to my troubles too.
No, I have to attend the meeting now.
All I need is five minutes. Actually...
- Is it about your boyfriend again? - Yes.
The one who always stands you up...
and then gets mad at you, but is super cute?
Yes, that's him. You're so smart.
This is the fifth time already.
I always tell you,
a school counselor's job isn't to listen to your problems.
But don't you listen to students if they have relationship problems?
High school relationships are a lot different.
Ms. Oomiya, you're a grown woman.
You need to take responsibility for your own relationships.
- What? - Go now.
Go.
I need to go.
We shouldn't talk about your worries at school when we're working.
It should be at a bar.
Can you go with me tonight?
No.
You're so mean.
I'm not free tonight.
Bye, Ms. Hinata.
Bye.
Ms. Aizawa, thank you for your hard work.
Thank you too, Mr. Kirishima.
I see you're getting along well with the students.
Well.
You're a lot more reliable than the previous school counselor.
Not really.
I'm not experienced enough.
By the way,
one of the students in your class...
Yoshioka Keigo, right?
Let's talk about that during the meeting.
Okay.
What? Is Keigo not here again?
He took the day off again.
He stays at home all day now.
First-years, go get ready.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Hiroto.
Look at this.
This...
Don't tell anyone.
Okay.
And that was the last thing on the agenda.
Does anyone else have something to say?
Principal, can I say something?
Of course.
Did Ms. Aizawa do something wrong again?
No.
This is about Yoshioka Keigo from Class 1B...
who has been skipping class ever since the second semester started.
What? A first-year student?
Mr. Kirishima is the homeroom teacher, right?
Yes.
I'm also very worried about this student.
This is normal for first-year students.
It's something like...
- What is again? - What's that called?
A first-year crisis.
Students do skip more school after the summer holiday,
but...
Is there the possibility of bullying?
No.
According to my observation, there has been no bullying.
But, I think we shouldn't neglect the situation...
and do something about it.
He had good grades.
I'm thinking about doing a home visit with Mr. Kirishima.
I'll ask when they're free. We can go as soon as tomorrow.
You shouldn't blow the whole thing out of proportion.
Yes, we're already very busy.
Come on now. We can't just ignore the situation.
Mr. Kirishima, Ms. Aizawa, please do the home visit.
-Okay. -Okay. Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
I'm always worried about what she'll say during meetings.
She causes so much trouble.
Why can't she just be quiet like the previous counselor?
I know, right?
Mr. Kitami.
I've been thinking about this.
Do all the other teachers hate Ms. Hinata?
Ms. Oomiya, this is your first semester, right?
Yes.
I can't say they hate her,
but the senior teachers think she's too much trouble.
They think that a school counselor is just there to follow the rules.
They don't want any additional work.
Is that so?
I support Ms. Hinata.
She takes work seriously.
And look.
She's so cute.
Even if she's cute, she's older than you, isn't she?
Also, I think she has a boyfriend.
I know.
I'm just thinking about it.
But even though the other teachers are like that,
the principal and Mr. Kirishima seem to agree with Ms. Hinata.
"Yoshioka Keigo.
Class 1B. Number 33.
A member of the basketball team.
Lives with his parents and younger sister.
His dad is a Kamakura Education Committee.
His mom is a housewife.
He skipped a lot of classes during junior high too.
During his third year of junior high school,
he left home for two days.
The police had to bring him back."
(Multipurpose spray)
I'm home.
Welcome home.
Where's your brother?
In his room probably.
All this time?
I don't know.
More importantly, I'm hungry.
Come in.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
Sorry, I'm late.
Were you studying all day?
Yes.
You went out, didn't you?
Why?
Your shoes in the shoe cabinet look a little different.
Where did you go?
Who did you meet?
I went on a walk to get some fresh air.
I didn't meet anyone.
What's wrong?
If you go out, you need to tell me, okay?
Mom.
What is it?
My cell phone.
Do you need it?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry. Never mind.
Move faster!
Cover him!
Masuda, go get the coaching board.
Yes, sir.
Are you okay?
You're Masuda, second-year, right? Are you all right?
- You look pale. - I'm fine.
I'm helping the basketball club.
Excuse me.
Hinata, sorry, I just got off work.
Are you going to be late again? Even though I'm used to it.
I'm sorry. Go find a restaurant. I'll be there soon.
No need.
I'm here to pick you up.
- To our hard work. - To our hard work.
Sorry, we haven't seen each other for two weeks and we're at a bar.
It's fine.
So, how's your new job?
I have such a full schedule. So busy.
We're at our peak period,
but they want to open another wedding venue.
Everyone's complaining.
You have overtime every day. That's terrible.
My current clients have a lot of demands.
They're the moms of the bride and groom.
Their moms?
Well,
it is the most important day of their children's lives.
I can understand they want everything to be perfect.
That's the reason I can face them smiling.
I see.
Sorry, I've been talking about myself the whole time.
How about you?
Same as usual.
I'm worried about this one student, so I'm going to do a home visit.
It's not easy being a school counselor.
Speaking of home visits,
do you remember what I mentioned before?
What?
I want to visit your mom.
We've been dating for three years, but I've never met her.
But Kazu, you've been so busy.
I can always make time.
I'm busy on the weekends though.
If a weekday is fine, then let me know.
But I have to work on weekdays.
(Aizawa)
Shinmi Akihei is at the plate right now.
He was deputy captain of the school team at Kyoto University.
He has the best batting average and is one of the top nine players.
He's also a commentator on the show, "Runner".
Can he lead the team to victory?
He puts all his effort into this one swing.
Nice swing!
I'm home.
Welcome home. You're late today.
Have you had dinner?
I ate with my colleague.
Okay.
I bought you a cake.
You like cake, right?
- Let's see. - Thank you.
But I'm full already. I'll have some tomorrow.
Really?
I bought it just for you.
All right.
I'll have some later.
Good.
Here.
I should feed Pipi.
Pipi, come eat now.
I'm going to take a shower.
Okay.
(From Mom: I'm at my boyfriend's house.)
(I'll be back tomorrow, maybe.)
(I'm out of money.)
(Good luck.)
(Do you remember what day it is tomorrow?)
Hello.
I'm Kirishima from Tsubakigaoka High School.
Please come in.
Thank you for coming.
Sorry for taking up your time.
This is...
I'm the school counselor, Aizawa. Nice to meet you.
I'm Keigo's mom.
Mr. Kirishima.
Hi.
Where are your manners? Say hello to your teacher properly.
Hello, Mr. Kirishima.
Please come in.
Thank you.
I heard that you weren't feeling well.
You look a lot better. That's good.
Sorry about the trouble I caused.
You started taking leave...
from the basketball team practice since the summer break, right?
Did something happen?
Nothing happened.
The practice sessions were tough.
Is that so?
When will you come back to school?
Well...
I'm not sure yet.
If it's too difficult to go back to class right away,
you can come...
to the consultation office or medical office.
Well...
Kei, are you tired?
Go take a rest.
Okay.
- Excuse me. - All right.
Yoshioka.
Can we take a look at your room?
What?
If it's okay with you.
Of course.
Kei, show them the way.
It's very clean in here.
Since I'm staying at home, I had time to tidy up.
I see.
Did you decorate the room yourself?
What do you mean?
I just feel like...
the color doesn't seem like a high school boy's room.
That's better.
Aren't you tired...
of faking that smile?
Yoshioka.
If something's bothering you...
Ms. Aizawa.
Are you done?
Yes.
This is...
The diagnosis the doctor gave us after I took him to the clinic.
He said it's mild depression.
Depression?
Yes.
Honestly, having his teachers come to our house...
might put more pressure on him.
But I thought I should tell you about it,
so that you can adopt appropriate measures.
I understand.
So what seems to be the problem?
Keigo...
I think he was bullied at school.
Bullied?
Was it in our class?
Maybe.
I think on the basketball team too.
But...
Just now, Keigo said...
Mr. Kirishima.
You're an educator.
Do you think it's easy for children...
to talk about being bullied?
What exactly is the situation?
I'm not sure about the details.
But Keigo doesn't want to go to school anymore.
I heard that the basketball team coaches...
are really hard on them.
Well...
But ever since Mr. Tsuji became the coach,
the basketball team has been doing very well.
The students and their parents trust him very much.
So I don't know...
Can we ask Keigo personally about the situation?
He could come to the consultation office...
or we could come here again.
As I just said,
your appearance gives him pressure.
Even if you come here again, it won't help at all.
But...
It's a teacher's job to deal with school affairs.
I hope that you can solve this issue.
Let Keigo live a normal life again.
Of course. We'll try our best.
If...
something like this ruins Keigo's life,
I'll...
never forgive the school or his teachers.
What do you think?
To be honest, whether in class or on the basketball team,
I don't think the issue is all that serious.
But...
What is it?
Yoshioka's personality...
is probably the kind that would get bullied.
Maybe there was some kind of misunderstanding.
I also think it might be because of his family.
Let me be straightforward, his mom...
Indeed.
She doesn't seem to trust us.
Normal parents wouldn't mention about ruining her son's life.
Also,
Keigo kept smiling at us.
We were there because he's not coming to school.
Isn't it weird...
that he would smile at us?
That's true.
I think I'll ask the students in my class,
Mr. Tsuji and the basketball team about the situation.
Yes.
Also, Masuda, the basketball team manager...
kind of worries me.
(Desserts)
Kasumi, you can leave now.
All right, after I'm done with this.
Hey, I saw you stealing.
Are you a high school student?
Come to the office with me.
It's my birthday.
What?
It's...
my birthday today.
Good morning.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
Ms. Hinata, we've all been waiting for you.
What happened?
A second-year student was caught shoplifting.
Shoplifting?
Which student?
It's a girl in my class, 2A,
called Masuda Kimika.
Mr. Kitami and I went to get her from the store.
She said she stole it because she was hungry.
Were her parents contacted?
We finally got in touch with her mom at midnight.
How should I say this...
To put it simply, her family is a mess.
It's true that single mom families are always problematic.
That's a prejudiced opinion.
Some single parent families still get by just fine.
Well, I guess you can say that.
Anyway, can you talk to her?
All right.
It was your 17th birthday yesterday, right?
Even though it's late, happy birthday.
I'm not supposed to do this, but I'll make an exception for you.
I forgot to buy a lighter.
You don't have one,
do you?
How silly of me to ask you.
I don't have one.
Of course.
But I'm happy that I finally saw you smile.
Hey.
What am I supposed to talk about?
Anything.
A show you've been watching or your boyfriend.
I'll listen to anything you want to talk about.
Don't think of me as a school counselor.
Just chat with me or complain about life.
Anything that makes you feel better.
Ms. Hinata.
Are you popular with boys?
I do have a boyfriend, but I don't think I'm popular.
I focused on my studies all the way up to high school.
My mom is popular with men.
They're all bad men though.
My parents got divorced...
because she had an affair.
I despised my mom,
which is why I wanted to live with my dad.
But...
Dad.
I'm not your dad anymore.
From that day on,
I never saw my dad again.
Isn't she the worst?
She had me out of wedlock when she was 19.
She got divorced because she cheated.
Then, she got dumped by her boyfriend.
She even forgot about my birthday yesterday.
She was on a date with her boyfriend.
So I wanted to make her life harder.
Is that why you shoplifted?
What do you think about your mom?
She's disgusting.
I don't want to be like her.
But...
But?
Masuda.
It's better to tell her how you feel.
Parents and adults in general are very dumb about this.
If children don't ask them for help,
they won't notice it.
They won't even look.
So try to tell her how you feel.
Even just a little bit.
Just like how you're talking to me now.
Okay, let's have cake.
I'm going to eat now.
Did Keigo say anything about the team?
No, he didn't.
I just wanted to know why he isn't coming to school.
Can I go now? We have training.
I'm sorry, I kept you for so long.
What?
I forgot something.
Be safe on the way home.
Okay.
(Consultation record)
She doesn't want to be like her.
(Tomorrow's promises for eight-year-old Hinata.)
Come in.
Ms. Aizawa.
Hello.
Did you learn anything about the basketball team from Masuda?
No.
Her problems are more personal.
Is that so?
I asked the basketball team members, but I didn't get any information.
We should probably ask Mr. Tsuji.
I understand.
Masuda.
It's better to tell her how you feel.
I'm so tired.
Mom.
About yesterday...
I got dumped again.
I didn't even tell him about you yet.
But you went shoplifted yesterday, my phone kept ringing.
So he found out.
Hey.
Why do you always get in the way at such crucial times?
How am I supposed to find happiness with you around?
Is that my fault?
It's your own fault.
You cheated, so Dad divorced you.
You go out with bad men and get dumped all the time.
How is that my fault?
Apologize!
It was my birthday yesterday...
Shut up!
I've had enough.
Give me Dad's number.
Give it to me!
I'm going to live with him!
Why would he want to live with you?
You are not even his.
When we got divorced, we did a DNA test.
He raised you as a daughter for 13 years,
but he still left you.
How coldblooded.
I almost got an abortion when I was pregnant with you.
What are you doing?
- Stop! - You...
- Stop it now! - You're a bad person!
A home visit, right now?
Yes.
I think Masuda's situation is very dangerous.
I want to talk to her mom soon.
I'm okay with that.
If you don't mind, maybe we could have dinner after...
Hello, this is Tsubakigaoka High School's consultation office.
Hello?
Ms. Hinata.
Masuda?
What's wrong?
I killed someone.
What?
I...
I killed my mom.
So she's not in danger?
Yes.
She got stitches and she regained consciousness.
What about Masuda?
Ms. Hinata is talking to her.
Mom...
said that I'm a burden.
She was the one who had me.
She said I'm the reason she isn't happy.
Did your mom say that?
I...
My dad abandoned me.
Will my mom also...
Also?
Will my mom also...
abandon me?
Masuda.
You want your mom by your side, don't you?
You shoplifted...
not because you wanted to cause your mom trouble.
I just...
wanted her to at least look at me on my birthday.
Look at me and me only.
Ms. Hinata.
What am I going to do?
I don't have an answer for you,
but I do have an advice.
Only you can give yourself the answer.
You could choose to forgive her and live with your mom as usual.
That's probably the easiest.
People don't like changes.
No matter how much they hate it or how difficult it is,
if they take the current situation for granted,
they especially fear...
leaving it for good.
But...
I want you to know that you have other options.
Other options?
The choice of not be trapped by your mom.
Do you mean...
leaving my mom?
I mean, you can live a life of your own.
One that has nothing to do...
with your mom.
(Yoshioka Keigo)
(Are you free now?)
(Yes.)
(Are you alone?)
(Yes.)
(If possible, I'd like to talk to you in person.)
(It's impossible. I'm on a leave off school.)
You don't have to write your name.
You can write about problems you have with your friends...
or problems that other classmates may have.
Write anything you want no matter how big or small.
When you're done, put it in the opinion box over there, okay?
(Employee entrance)
Kasumi.
I haven't seen you for so long. What's the matter?
Corporal punishment? That's impossible.
I am very strict with them.
Of course, some players can't take it.
But, it's impossible that I would use violence while training.
Is there any bullying on the team?
We have a lot of members.
Perhaps, when deciding who gets to start,
there is some conflict.
I often tell them they should do what's best for the team.
So you mean that there are no problems in the basketball team.
At least not the reason why he refuses to come to school.
Just in case, we would still like to talk to the members.
Excuse me.
Mr. Kirishima, Yoshioka Keigo's mom just called.
What happened?
Yoshioka left home.
It's exactly what I thought would happen.
He left home...
because you came to our house to ask him questions.
Maybe he was just running an errand.
It's still early. Maybe he didn't leave home.
He wouldn't go out without telling me first.
He's taking time off school. I don't let him wander around.
Did you call his phone?
His phone and wallet are at home.
That's enough. Please find Keigo.
It'll be too late if anything happens.
I understand.
I'll have our teachers go look for him.
I'll head to your house now.
If you can think of places he would go, please tell me.
If he isn't home before nighttime,
call the police.
I'll wait here.
Principal.
I guess it's the only way.
Excuse me.
Please split up and look for him.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
We should look downtown.
Whatever. Who caused all this trouble?
That's right. I told you so.
I told you not to blow it out of proportion.
Ms. Hinata.
- How did it go? - We didn't find him, sorry.
I'll go look over there.
Okay.
Let's look over here.
(Shonan Center Pharmacy)
Hey.
- So? - We didn't find him.
We should look near the beach.
- Yes. - Okay, go.
No. We didn't find him.
Okay.
I'll look one more time. Then I'll go home.
Okay. Bye.
Ms. Hinata.
I'm Sawai.
You're Keigo's classmate.
I'm also on the basketball team with him.
I think his childhood friend might know where he is.
Childhood friend?
She works in that supermarket.
I once saw Keigo talking to her.
I asked him and he said she's a childhood friend.
Do you know her name?
I only know her given name.
I think it's Kasumi.
All right. Thank you.
You should go home.
I will.
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Is there someone named Kasumi who works here?
Kasumi? She's over there.
Okay, thank you.
Hello, are you Kasumi?
Yes, I am.
I'm Aizawa, the school counselor at Tsubakigaoka High School.
Can I ask you a few questions about Yoshioka Keigo?
He was here.
Around two hours ago.
Really?
He was just wandering around.
I think he went to his kindergarten, elementary school...
and junior high school before coming here.
Do you know where he would go?
I don't know.
We live nearby each other,
but after I dropped out of high school,
I don't go home anymore.
Did Yoshioka say anything?
Did he look weird?
It was very weird.
He said he was afraid.
Afraid?
He said he was afraid of tomorrow.
Are you the new school counselor?
What?
I dropped out of Tsubakigaoka High School.
It sucks there.
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
Ms. Hinata.
I'm glad you're okay.
How did you know I was here?
I went to see Kasumi, your childhood friend.
She said you went to all your previous schools.
So...
This would be the next stop, right?
So...
are you taking a walk?
Yes.
Just a simple walk.
Is it okay to do this?
Can we notify his parents later?
Mr. Kirishima is at Yoshioka's house.
We should notify them.
I just need some time.
I want to talk to him.
All right. We'll leave it to you.
Thank you.
Sorry for keeping you here so late.
It's all right.
Okay.
Why did you suddenly want to take a walk...
to all your previous schools?
It just happened.
What color do you like, Yoshioka?
My favorite color?
I went into your room last time, right?
I mentioned that I was interested in the room's color.
You're wearing black today.
Colors reflect one's mental state.
Green stands for relaxation.
Red symbolizes passion or anger.
What about black?
Black stands for power and pressure.
And...
anxiety and fear.
Ms. Hinata.
Can we go to the gym?
I haven't played basketball for so long.
Yoshioka.
If...
you have anything you're worried about,
can you tell me?
Maybe you'll feel better after saying it out.
I'm not worried about anything.
Then...
why are you afraid...
of tomorrow?
Because it'll be the same.
Same?
Even if it's different,
I think...
Ms. Hinata.
I have a request.
Will you listen to me?
What is it?
Please be my girlfriend.
What?
Ms. Hinata.
I like you.
I want you to be my girlfriend.
I want you to like me.
I want you to like me...
more than you like anyone else.
Why are you saying this?
Are you testing me?
Can you...
answer me?
I can't be your girlfriend.
I'm the school counselor.
You are my student.
Of course.
As I thought.
Yoshioka.
I'm...
Kei!
I was so worried, Kei. You suddenly disappeared.
I'm sorry.
Ms. Aizawa.
I'm sorry.
As soon as I heard...
Keigo, what were you talking about with her?
Nothing much.
Even though this is your job,
I'm going to tell my husband about all this.
Let's go home, Keigo.
Ma'am.
Please let me talk to Yoshioka.
Ms. Aizawa, that's enough for today.
No.
Ma'am, you can listen too.
In order to let Keigo come back to school,
I'll do my best.
Please.
Tomorrow,
I'll go to your house.
Black.
What?
My favorite color is black.
Black.
Keigo.
Hinata, you're home.
I'm home.
Why are you so late?
Did something happen?
Just work.
I'm kind of tired.
Good night.
Why are you afraid...
of tomorrow?
Because it'll be the same.
Same?
Even if it's different,
I think...
What's wrong with her?
She came home and didn't even look at me.
She said she was tired.
As if she was better than me.
I...
I'm going to live with my uncle.
What?
I had the child protection agency contact him.
It's kind of far away,
but I'm going to live there throughout high school.
Kimi.
I...
can't live with you anymore.
I don't want to.
I'm sorry...
for hurting you.
I'm sorry for being in the way of your happiness.
Thank you for taking care of me.
I abandoned...
my mom.
Thank you...
for protecting me.
You did your best.
You're a strong person.
Let's go.
You're a lot stronger than I am.
What's that smell?
Mr. Kirishima.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
So are you going to Yoshioka's house today?
Yes, even if she refuses, I'm going there.
I want her to see how determined I am.
I'll go with you.
Keigo?
Keigo!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Yes.
I understand.
What happened?
Well...
Yoshioka...
He committed suicide at home.
(Yoshioka is being bullied.)
(Opinion box)
(From Yoshioka Keigo)
(If I die, it's your fault.)
It's too early for this noise.
Why?
Tomorrow's promises...
for eight-year-old Hinata.
October 21st.
Hinata was bad and didn't listen to Mom today.
You need to be a good girl tomorrow.
Tomorrow's promises.
Don't play with kids that Mom doesn't like.
Don't talk back to Mom.
Don't make Mom mad.
You must fulfill these promises.
Mom...
loves Hinata.
The school killed him.
If people find out what happened...
Murderer!
We're the murderers.
She thinks she's a good school counselor,
but her student killed himself.
I just want to know why he did it.