I'm back.
Welcome back.
Asahina-san.
Yes?
A mother came in awhile ago and made a reservation for tomorrow.
Okay. Kitahara Shouma-kun, 8 years old and Kitahara Takuya-kun, 5 years old.
2 children having pharyngoconjunctival fever at once must be hard.
By the way, Kitahara-san's household is a step family.
Maiko-san, the mother, divorced by consent and took custody of Shouma-kun 3 years ago.
Hidefumi-san, the father, lost his wife 2 years ago...
And had cared for Takuya-kun alone.
Kitahara
I'm home.
Welcome home.
I have something for you.
Ah! Papa brought back something for you!
Yay!
Shouma, you gotta wait.
Taku-chan, which one do you want?
I want strawberry flavor.
Here.
No! I want to eat that!
Takuya, you already chose it.
No! No! No!
It's okay, Taku-chan.
Shouma, you're the older brother. Give it to Taku-chan.
Yay!
Nowadays, there are a lot marriages between divorcees...
Step families aren't uncommon anymore.
Is that so?
Then, Kitahara-san's home...
Yes. I'll go.
Really?
Yeah. Besides, I was the one who took her reservation.
I see. Okay.
Then Megumi-san, we'll count on you.
Since they're brothers, I need one more staff...
Please let me go.
Momo-chan?
Yes.
I've never been appointed to any step families.
And...
You want to work with Megumi-chan, right?
When training, you were always a pair.
That's right. It's like Megumi-san's the mentor and Momo-chan's the apprentice.
Yay! The best apprentice!
No, that....
Then Sugisaki-san, shall we go together?
Yes!
Are there anythings in particular that we have to keep in mind about step families?
In terms of childcare, it is the same with other families.
But since the brothers were raised in different environments...
There may be some difficulties.
Even for parents, they often worry on how to deal with...
Their own child and their partner's child.
Is that so?
I'll do my best to put myself in their shoes.
What I wanted to say is that you mustn't put yourself in their shoes.
Eh?
Our job is to take care of sick children.
Don't meddle into their family's circumstance.
Is it gonna be okay?
Appointing Megumi-san to a step family.
Won't it remind her of that incident 3 years ago?
I was also worried about that.
But I wanted to respect her decision.
For the past 3 years...
Megumi-san has worked very hard.
She probably got over it.
Mama!
Hug~
Devil, get out!
It's your fault that Ryota isn't attached to me anymore.
I'm sorry.
Don't put yourself in their shoes...
What does she mean by that?
37.5 Celsius Tears
- Episode 4
- No way! - Please, don't run.
No, I don't want to.
Shouma-kun and Takuya-kun....
Yes.
Please give them this medicine after meal.
Yes.
Their lunches are in the fridge.
I put their change of clothes right here.
Okay.
Shouma-kun. Takuya.
Listen to Onee-san, okay?
No way!
Where is my handkerchief?
Didn't you put in that pocket?
No, you can't!
Shouma!
Why did you do that to Taku-chan?
You're the older brother so don't be mean.
Give it to him!
Here.
Shouma-kun, that's admirable. You're a great older brother.
I'll leave the remote control here.
I'm sorry!
Don't worry. Shouma's already in grade 3.
You don't need that baby toy and picture books, right?
Oh, right. You can read this.
Good for you, Shouma.
You gotta read it since Papa bought it for you, okay?
Thank you very much.
Then, we'll leave them in your care.
Yes.
Oh, Taku-chan. Are you sleepy?
You're sleepy?
You're sleepy. Let's go over there.
I'm going to read to you.
Let sleep, okay?
Okay?
I'll put Taku-chan to sleep. Please take care of Shouma-kun.
Yes.
You treasured that toy, didn't you?
Papa bought it for me.
Not the Papa right now...
My real Papa.
I see.
It's a memento from your father.
If it's something you really treasure, you don't have to lend it to anyone.
Really?
Really.
Do you treasure this book?
Mama had always read this to me before bed.
I see.
Want me to read it?
That is like a baby, right?
It's embarrassing.
It's nothing embarrassing.
Even big boys can ask to have picture books read to them.
｢Snowman of a Southern Island.｣
｢This southern island is hot all year round.｣
｢Terii-kun has always lived here since he was born.｣
｢He has never seen snow.｣
｢It will be Christmas soon.｣
｢He asked Santa Claus for a favor.｣
There's something I want to show you.
These are...
Just as I thought, you didn't know about this.
Koharu-chan didn't bring home the letters from school and hid them in her locker.
Why...
I see.
Next week, we have Parents observation day.
Please talk to Koharu-chan about it.
Ah...
｢On this southern island you can freely do things.｣
｢Terii-kun spoke to the snowman's sky.｣
｢This time, I'll go to northern countries.｣
Mama...
｢Terri-kun has received courage from the snowman.｣
Please read it again, Mama.
Mama!
Devil, get out!
I'm not your mother but it's okay.
Don't!
That's mine.
I'm sorry, Shouma-kun.
But since you're awake now...
Read the picture book by yourself, okay?
Yes.
Megumi-san, what's wrong?
Being thoughtful to Takuya-kun, Shouma-kun has been holding himself back.
He's doing his best to be a big brother.
I know it even without you telling me.
Then, why did you do that in front of Shouma-kun?
Don't be conceited!
Eh?
As caregivers for sick children...
At best we only spend a few hours...
Staying together with the kids.
We can't substitute for their mother.
Of course I understand that it's not good to get too involved with the family.
Even so, is it okay to hurt the kid?
I've always looked up to Megumi-san and worked hard.
I'm really disappointed in you.
I'm back.
- Welcome back. - Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for your hard work.
I'm taking my leave first.
- Thanks for your hard work. - Take care.
Asahina-san...
Can I talk to you?
Huh?
I see...
Megumi-san...
It's like she a different person.
3 years ago, when Little Snow just got established.
Among her home visits, there was a step family.
I'm hungry.
Mama!
- Try it on. - Maybe I should.
Mama. I'm hungry.
Ah! What do you think?
His real mother put all her attention to her new husband.
And didn't care for her child at all.
Megumi-san felt bad for Ryouta-kun who's just 5 years old.
She cared for him in his mother's place.
Ryouta-kun got attached to her.
Soon, he called Megumi-san "Mama".
She also accepted it.
The two of them was like real mother and child.
Ah, Yanagi-san. Welcome.
Welcome.
Good evening.
I still can't forget that incident.
It's been 3 years. I thought that I already got over it.
I've not shaped up at all.
Come here.
Oh!
You ate it.
Oh!
It stuck on you.
Should we let it walk?
Mama!
Hug~
｢ Yesterday, my house also got flew away.｣
What is it?
Mama.
Why did he call you "Mama"?
Ryouta is my child.
Take your hand off my child. What is this "Mama"?!
Mama!
Come here with me! Come here!
It's your fault!
It's your fault that Ryouta's not attached to me anymore.
Get out! Devil, get out!
Mama!
Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!
I see.
Thank you very much.
Ryouta-kun was entrusted to a facility.
Why?!
Since then, his mother's child neglecting has accelerated.
I'm sorry.
Ryouta-kun, I'm sorry.
Today, I was afraid that...
Sugisaki-san would make the same mistake as me.
When I realized I've done a terrible thing in front of a child.
I'm really disappointed with myself.
Isn't it too early to be disappointed?
Little Snow was found by the 3 of us: Asashina, Koyumi, and me.
But, during the past 3 years...
We encountered various ordeals...
But we still managed until today...
That's because you joined us.
It wouldn't be bad to believe in yourself once again.
I said something terrible to her.
Without knowing how painful it was for Megumi-san...
I said something like I knew it all.
It's gonna be fine.
I'm sure that Megumi-san understands...
Momo-chan's feelings.
A past that you don't want to tell anyone.
Everyone tries to work hard to run away from it.
But...
You can't really run away from it.
Do you want it?
I'll give you everything when I dies, Momoko.
Just now, you want me to die quickly, right?
No! You're wrong!
It's okay.
No...
Momoko, don't pull such a long face.
Smile. Smile.
I'm not in the mood to enjoy barbecue.
What's with you?! I thought you have nothing to do on Sunday so I invited you here.
Invited...?
You just want me to give you a hand.
How can you say that?!
- You're really disgraceful. - Yumika-sensei, please give me a wiener.
Yes.
A wiener, right?
Here you go.
Thank you.
- She changes so quick. - Be careful, it's hot.
- Yes. - Good.
Please give me some meat.
Kenta-kun.
Momoko.
Meat, right?
Hello.
I'm sorry for letting you see something embarrassing last time.
No... Was it okay after that?
Well, one way or another.
Here.
Ah! Kenta-kun!
Yumika-sensei, good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
Kenta-kun's father, please eat as much as you like.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
Don't tell me you told Yumika-sensei that we're separated?
I didn't tell her.
Really?
Really!
You're such...
The other day I bumped into Kenta-kun's mother.
Is that so?
She didn't seem to know about today's barbecue gathering.
I filled her in.
Eh?
Huh?
Did you say something weird?
Ah, no! It's nothing.
You two are weird.
Ah! Kenta-kun's mother!
Eh?!
Ah! It's Mama!
Kenta. How are you?
Yumika-sensei, thanks for the other day.
I'm glad that you came.
Kenta-kun, you're happy that your Mama came. Right?
Yeah.
I'm happy too.
Fumiko. Give me a minute.
- What do you want? - You didn't tell me that you'd come.
What's your intention for not telling me?
- Delicious. - Delicious?!
Hurry up and put your seal on the divorce form.
I won't allow you to do thing your own way.
I won't divorce you!
Divorce?!
What does that mean?
- It's a bit complicated. - Why won't you...
I don't bring it.
Then, you should bring it.
Don't you ever think....
Kenta-kun. Let's go over there. Let's go.
Koharu!
Look! It's Takoyaki party.
What's with this Takoyaki party?
What?! It's Sunday after all.
We should do this once in a while.
Here you go!
Thanks.
Koharu, I went to your school the other day.
Hot!
Huh? Are you okay?
Did You get burned?
I'm fine. What was it?
Eh?
You just said something right? What was it?
Ah~ Oh, no...
What was it?
Have you tried string telephone?
No.
Then, this will be your first time. It's done!
Okay! You hold that. I'll go over there.
Kenta-kun, you stay here.
Okay.
That's right.
Put it on your ear.
Hello? Kenta-kun, can you hear me?
I can hear you. Amazing!
I'm glad.
Momoko.
What is it?
How can I get Papa and Mama to make up?
Kenta-kun...
You're right. Maybe they should talk a lot with each other.
Then, Papa and Mama should do string telephone too.
You're right.
Kenta!
Papa!
Just now, I showed Kenta something unpleasant.
Is he okay?
I think that he's okay.
But Kenta-kun is worried.
I know that.
Please try it.
Ah...
Okay!
Kenta, can you hear me?
Papa. I can hear you.
Great.
Momoko made it!
- What is it? - Let do it together.
Then, let's go over there again.
Mom. It's time to change Dad's position.
It's already that time?
Ready, go!
Momoko's job is to take care of sick children right?
She must be good at nursing too.
That's right.
It's just right.
That child was born for time like this.
Mom. Sorry. Sorry.
Why don't you bring her here quickly?
I've been busy lately.
You're saying there's things that's more important that your mom?
It's gonna be okay. I'll bring her home soon.
As I thought...
You can't be without Momoko.
Just now, you want me to die quickly, right?
No! You're wrong!
It's okay.
Shouma-kun's and Takuya-kun's fever have gone down yesterday. Right?
For pharyngoconjunctival fever, even when your symptoms subside, you can't go to school or nursery school for 2 days.
You're right. I'm sorry.
They'll be a handful since their fever's gone down and they'll be energetic.
Prepare yourself.
Yes.
[Parents Observation Day]
Kimura Tofu Shop.
A day at a tofu shop.
3:00 AM - wake up.
4:00 AM - making tofu to delivery for breakfast.
Tofu is made from the beans that's soaked in water since the day before.
It's hard work because even though you'll rinse it off...
The expanded beans are heavy.
Once it's done, you cut them into pieces.
Whose father is that?
Who is he?
Maybe, he's Yuuto-kun's father?
- No, he's not. - I don't know.
- Did you see him before? - I didn't see him before.
Kinutofu, oborotofu, atsuage, aburaage.
[Types of Tofu]
I'm sorry that...
I unintentionally scolded Shouma-kun the other day.
Don't worry about it.
Shouma's already in grade 3, but he still compete with his younger brother.
He's at fault.
Then, I'm counting on you.
Yes.
Taku-chan. Be a good boy, okay?
No way.
- I'll be going. - Have a nice trip.
Have a nice trip.
Onee-san.
What is it?
Oh, right. Let's playing cards today.
Then Shouma-kun, let play cards, okay?
Okay. Takuya-kun too.
8:00 PM - Platform support.
When there's drunken person or people fighting...
They'll raise their voice to prevent accident.
10:00 PM - Go to lodging place for the day. Take a bath.
Sleep in lodging room and wake up at 5:00 AM.
Cleaning. Prepare to open the station.
Interview: what part of being a station attendant is fun?
Koharu...
No! No! No!
- Stop it. - No! No!
- Taku-chan.
No! No!
Takuya. I'll read you a book.
- No! No! No! - Taku-chan.
Ah, snowman!
Taku-chan, it's really important to your brother...
You should return it.
It's okay. I'll read it to him.
｢Snowman of Southern Island.｣
｢Terri-kun always wants it to come true someday...｣
Ah!
- Shouma-kun! - Shouma-kun?!
Sugisaki-san waits! I'll go!
It's okay.
Since I'm Megumi-san's best apprentice.
Shouma-kun.
I...
Can't cry.
Takuya...
His real mother died.
He's more lonely.
I'm his big brother.
Even for big brothers, it's okay to cry when you want to cry.
Mama...
I'm not your mother.
I...
Only stay with you...
For a short time when you're sick.
It goes without saying...
But I can't become your mother, Shouma-kun.
I know that.
Koharu.
The other day...
I heard from your teacher.
Today is Parents observation day.
Even though I'm busy...
I want to visit to Koharu's school properly.
Why didn't you tell me?
You're not Mama.
Eh?
I want Mama to come.
You don't know, right?
Mama drew this when she was a kid.
Koyuki did that?
On school entrance day...
Mama and I came here.
Come with me.
Eh? What is it?
I want to show it to you.
What is it?
Ah! It's still here.
What is it?
I carved it on when I was a kid.
Eh?
The principle got mad at me saying...
It's an important post.
- Got mad at you? - That's right.
Koharu too. Tell me what happened at school, okay?
Okay!
The teacher got mad at her for scribbled on it.
If you lies, you'll have to swallow a thousand needles.
Since then, as I promised...
Pinky promised!
I told Mama everything that happened at school.
I'm sure even now, your mother's still watching...
At everything you do.
I don't trust you.
I don't trust whatever you say.
Because you...
Lied to me.
That's why right now, Shouma-kun is together with our staff, Sugisaki.
I'm really sorry.
I see.
We should pick him up now.
It's okay. Shouma's at fault.
Moreover, he flew out of the house.
What kind of attitude is that?!
It's because Takuya ripped up Shouma-kun's treasured picture book.
Taku-chan didn't do anything wrong.
I'm really sorry.
That...
Shouma-kun didn't one-sidedly...
You did so much for us.
But Shouma's not a good big brother.
That's not true.
It's because Takuya's selfish.
If Shouma can become a good child...
Everything will go well.
Mama!
It's your fault that Ryouta's not attached to me anymore!
Devil, get out!
Mama! Mama!
Mama!
Kitahara-san, please come with me.
Okay! As good as new...
...You wish.
Thank you.
Shouma-kun, hold this.
Hello? Shouma-kun, can you hear me?
Yes.
Did you know?
You can tell string telephone your secrets.
That's why... all the things that you didn't tell anyone up until now...
You can tell it anything.
I...
I was lonely.
It's like Takuya has stolen Mama.
I was so lonely that I couldn't take it.
Shouma-kun.
Megumi-san.
The one who should listen to Shouma-kun's story is not you...
It's his mother.
Please facing Shouma-kun once again.
Please listen to his true feelings.
I understand very well Shouma's feelings.
Shouma also understands my position.
Since I'm his mother.
Being a mother doesn't mean...
You can always understand your child's feelings.
Do you know why Shouma-kun treasure this picture book so much?
It's because you had always read it to him.
He tresures it because this picture book is packed with happy memories with his mother.
It may be scary to listen to Shouma-kun's thoughts.
But even if you're scaried...
Listen to your child's voice.
I think it's the adults' responsibility....
When creating a new family.
If you run away from it...
Someone's heart will be broken.
It'd be too late then.
It's only you who can do it.
Shouma.
Mama...
Will you talk to me?
I always thought...
It's better if Takuya's not around.
That's why, I'm not a good big brother at all.
Mama...
I'm sorry for not becoming a good big brother.
Shouma's a good big brother.
I'm sorry.
I didn't notice that Shouma was feeling lonely.
I'm sorry.
Mama...
Shouma-kun.
From now on, you can tell me anything, okay?
I'm sorry, Shouma-kun.
Shouma!
Papa...
Papa, me too.
I'm sorry.
I always speak out my feelings.
3 years ago, I was that too.
Since then, I avoided facing the families.
I had given up.
I told myself that I couldn't have the passion I had had for this job.
But our jobs...
Since we face the children one by one there's things we can see.
It's precisely that we're not family that we can say what we know.
And it's really important.
Yes.
Ah! It's been so long that I have this feeling.
The feeling that I love this job.
I'll do my best, so that Sugisaki-san won't disappointed in me.
I'm sorry about that.
Even so Sugisaki-san, you're still not good at handling kids.
Why did you ask him do it at a reluctant time like that.
You're right.
From now on too, I won't go easy on you. Momoko.
Yes. I'll do my best.
Please excuse me.
Hello?
Yes.
Eh?
I'm back.
Welcome back.
That face means that everything went well, right?
That's right.
I'm glad.
Oh?! Where's Momo-chan?
We was together until just now.
She got a call from her apartment's manager.
She went home in a hurry.
I see.
Did something happen?
Hey! Momoko!
Long time no see.
Onii-chan...