My mother really needs me...
I also need you, Momo-chan.
Eh?
Ah, no...
I didn't mean it in a strange way.
This place...
It's a place that you belong to.
This place...
Is a place that I belong to?
Yeah.
Momo-chan?
It's all right.
Ah...
Hiroto-kun is crying too.
Sorry. It's because I cried.
Momo-chan, please change his diaper.
I'll warm up his milk.
Ah, okay.
When something happens to my child while I'm at work...
I have the feeling like I've been abandoned and all by myself.
Eh?
But yesterday Asahina-san told me that it'll be all right...
I was relieved.
Please look after him until morning.
I beg of you.
Okay.
It's all right now.
I'm really grateful to you.
You're welcome.
Hiroto-kun, see you again.
- He fell asleep. - He really did.
As I thought, the needs for overnight childcare are high.
Little Snow still has a long way to go.
I'll have to do my best.
Asahina-san, you're really admirable.
You understand the mothers one by one...
And think about a future plan for Little Snow.
I'm not that great.
Okay! I'll do my best too.
You're looking at the album.
It's nostalgic, right?
So we went to amusement park with Mama.
Ah, I see. You don't remember.
Koharu was still so young.
It's all right, Momo-chan.
Papa.
Huh?
Do you still like Mama?
What are you saying suddenly?!
Of course, I still like her.
Mama!
Mama! I'm not going to nursery school?
Eh?!
Ah! I did it!
What should we do?
Yes. We're Little Snow, home care services for sick children.
Come here right now.
Eh? Right now? But to where?
Hurry up!
Ah... Yes!
37.5 Celsius Tears
- Episode 7
Yes?
I'm Sugisaki Momoko from Little Snow.
Oh, that was quick.
[Okano]
Yes. Since you told me to come right away.
Come in.
Excuse me.
Rina-chan, good morning. How are you feeling?
Today, it's a cold.
Ah, I see.
Rina has a cold.
She'll get better over sleeps. You don't have to give her medicine.
Can you tell me how high was Rina-chan's fever?
Let see... it's about 37.5 Celsius.
And her appetite...?
Normal. It's just a cold.
There's nothing to worry.
Okay.
Her lunch is in the refrigerator.
Her necessary things are in here.
So, I'm off to work.
Okay.
Rina. I'll be going.
- Have a nice day. - Goodbye.
Ah!
I still have the monthly free coupon for this month.
Please take care of it.
Ah, I got it.
Have a nice day.
Mama is exhausted.
You're right.
Okay. Let me see Rina-chan's body temperature...
That's odd.
You don't have a fever.
Has it gone down?
Hey, let's play hide and seek.
Count to 100, okay?
Eh? A hundred?
Yeah.
96...
97...
98...
99...
100!
Are you ready?
I'm ready.
Okay. I'm coming.
Where is Rina-chan hiding?
Oh!
Where are you?
Uhm?
Rina-chan, I found you!
That is Lassi.
Rina is over here.
Lassi.
I'm really sorry.
Unfortunately, all our staffs have gone out.
Ah, yes.
I'm looking forward to your patron next time.
Please excuse me.
When did Okano-san call Sugisaki-san to come to her place?
Ah, around 9:00 AM this morning.
She said to come right away, seemed pretty urgent.
Uhm~
Could it be she hasn't used the monthly free coupon?
Eh?
[1 New Mail]
It's from Momo-chan.
"Rina-chan doesn't have a fever and is energetic."
"It seems that she'll use the monthly free coupon for today."
Just as I thought.
What is this about?
When Okano-san oversleeps and seems to be late for nursery school...
She'll use our free coupon.
Gotta be cautious.
Uhm.
I got it.
See you.
- Have a nice day. - I'll be going.
Excuse me.
Sensei...
Lassi, you eat a lot.
Come on.
Rina-chan, can you play a little quieter?
You're so energetic.
I wonder if you really have a cold...
For the whole day today, I have a cold.
I see.
Lassi...
You won't answer it?
Ah, yeah.
I can't answer your phone.
Uhm~
Lassi.
Ah, Lassi...
☎｢It's Suzuki from editorial department. I'm sorry for calling you on your day off.｣
☎｢Last night, we've received your edited work...｣
Her day off?
Yes. Certainly.
Then, at 4:00 PM today....
Ah... This feels so good.
Okano-sama, we're offering free partial make-up.
Would you like to try?
Ah, I'll take up on that.
I'm so busy with child rearing everyday that I don't have any time for myself.
You're beautiful.
You don't look like someone who have a child.
Oh, no. Really?
Yes.
Ah, put rhinestone on too.
Yes ma'am.
I'm Sugisaki from Kamakura Memorial Central Hospital.
I'm Yanagi, representative of Little Snow.
Thanks for your continuing support.
My pleasure.
I had some business nearby so I thought I should stop by to offer my greetings.
Thank you very much for taking your time to do this.
I'm back.
Welcome back.
Thanks for your hard work.
Ah, this is Sugisaki-sensei whom we're indebted to at the hospital in Kanagawa.
Hello. Nice to meet you.
Hello.
Taking care of sick children at their home is indeed a great service that one could look for.
Right now, my wife is pregnant.
It's a hectic job to take care for a child with a cold.
I'm so tempted to ask for your help.
When you're troubled, please use us.
But I live all the way in Yokohama, it'd be a trouble getting back...
No, no. From now on we'll be under your care.
It's a trial period for us in Kanagawa...
We'll send our staff to your place.
That is reassuring.
Is that her?
The one with the same surname as me.
Ah... Yes.
Ah, right. Such a coincidence.
Yes.
Eh?! Thing like this is like fate.
[Tsutsuji Gaoka Nursery School]
Ah!
Yumika-sensei, bye-bye.
Sumire-chan, bye-bye.
Good-bye.
Ryo-kun, bye-bye.
Good-bye.
Papa!
Kenta!
Be careful.
Kenta-kun, go get your things.
Yes.
Hi.
Today, Kenta-kun played energetically.
Ah, is that so?
Yes.
Children are quick at get used to their environment.
I'm sure it's hard but please hang in there.
Thank you very much.
Not at all.
Thanks for waiting.
Sure.
Will you go somewhere to have fun with your father this summer vacation?
Yeah. Amusement park!
Oh! Amusement park sounds great!
Yeah. Yumika-sensei, good-bye.
See you tomorrow, Kenta-kun. Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
High five!
- See you. - Okay.
Good-bye.
Bye-bye.
Wait for me.
Sensei, excuse me.
Yes?
Thing is...
I have a favor to ask of you.
Okay.
Ah...
I'm back.
Welcome back...
Ah, I... I had some spare time at lunch break so I went shopping.
How's Rina feeling?
Rina-chan didn't have a fever.
She didn't have any symptoms of a cold and was full of energy.
Incidentally, Lassi too.
Ah, I see. That's good to hear.
Rina, I'm back.
Mama! You're pretty!
Really?
Since Rina's a good child...
I bought puddings.
Yay!
Let's eat.
Please come and join us.
Maybe, I'll make some tea.
Now! Now! Let's eat!
Open!
Ah! It looks so good!
Not only nursery school...
But she also boycotted work.
She took the day off from work and went to beauty salon and department store.
Moreover, Rina-chan didn't have a cold to begin with.
She didn't want nursery school to get mad at her for being late.
But then she would have to look after her child.
And there's the monthly free coupon.
We're a convenience.
She used a caregiver for sick children in place of a baby sitter.
But even for mothers, if they don't spread their wings sometimes...
They can't keep it up.
But when Momo-chan went out today...
I had to refuse a reservation.
Eh...
So that the mother can have a change of mood...
The one whose child is sick and really needs help...
Can't use our childcare services... It's a trouble.
Yes.
But, Rina-chan was smiling.
If the mother smiles, naturally the child will smile too.
Yeah.
That's why I thought it's okay if I could help to make the mother happy.
Of course, I know that it's wrong as a caregiver for sick children.
- Hey! - Huh?
Momo-chan has become competent.
She's having worries at work.
Right! Right! I see.
Please take care of Shisomaki.
Oh, right.
By the way, Yumika... Why did you suddenly invite me to dinner?
Huh?...
Why was it?
I just felt like it.
- Felt like it? - Yeah.
Really... What's Kenta-kun's father doing?!
[Incoming call]
Huh?
- Who could it be? - It's him!
You won't take it?
Yeah.
Yumika, you told me not to pick up unknown caller...
It's okay today. Answer it, quickly.
It's okay today?... Eh?
Hello?
I'm Shinohara.
Shinohara-san?!
Wait... How does he know my phone number?
I wonder...
Who care about that. Come on.
Is there something? Ah, is Kenta-kun not feeling well?
No. Kenta is very well.
Ah, it's not like that...
Are you free this Sunday?
Sunday...
Ah... I don't have any plans in particular.
I see.
Then...
Would you like to go to amusement park with us?
What?!
Why would I go to amusement park with Shinohara-san?
Why, you said...
Ah, right, right.
It's Kenta.
Kenta wants to go with you no matter what.
Kenta-kun...
I see.
But meeting when it's not to providing care for sick children...
Uhm~ Wait, wait...
I'll go! I'll go!
Eh?
You just said that you'll go, right?
Okay!
I'll let you know the detail later.
Bye now.
Hey...
Hello? Shinohara-san...
I think he's already hung up.
Why did you agree with him?
You better go.
You should take a break sometimes too.
Eh~
That sounds great, an amusement park date.
I want to go too.
Good for you. I'm so envious.
What should I do?
Eh?! Why did it turn out like this?
I've had enough!
Why do I have to go through this?!
Onii-chan, you have money...
Why don't you just hire a live-in helper?
No!
Eh?
If it's not Momoko...
It has to be Momoko.
Exploited child?
[My brother is loved. Why only me didn't get any affection?]
It's okay, Mom.
Right now, I'm doing business with her boss.
Is that true?
Besides, Momoko must want to come back too.
To your side.
Okay! Here.
Let's hurry up and come inside.
Let wait a little.
She'll come soon.
Who's coming?
Just wait patiently.
Momoko!
Kenta-kun, good morning.
Good morning.
Momoko, who did you come with?
Eh? But Kenta-kun, you said you want to go with me...
Okay! Let's go inside.
- Eh? - Yeah!
- Oh... - Let's go, Kenta.
I rode that before.
I came here last summer vacation.
With Papa and Mama!
I see.
Oh?
Kenta. What do you want to ride?
Merry-go-round.
Okay! Then, to the merry-go-round.
Let's go!
I'll be going.
Ah!
Koharu, wait a minute.
Okay. Let's go.
To where?
Huh?
To the place Koharu wants to go.
Eh?! Koharu.
You didn't really want to come?
Should we go back?
What are you saying? We've already made this far.
The tickets would be wasted.
- Ah, this is good. - It's good. It's good.
- Feel so good. - Right?
- Kenta went up. I went up. - Kenta-kun went up.
- You're so high. - This is fun.
Papa. Take our picture.
Oh! Good idea!
Say cheese.
Okay. Cheese!
So many.
Yeah.
Ah~ Kenta-kun went down.
Well, now...
What should we ride?
How about merry-go-around?
That.
Eh?
Yes. OK. I'm going to check. Please excuse me.
We're at first row.
Koharu, are you nervous?
Not really.
Really?
That was pretty scary.
You think so?
Eh?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Karen!
Mama!
Here.
Let's go.
Okay.
Really Kenta, you're so energetic.
You're so energetic.
Let's take a little break.
Eh?! No! I want to take more rides.
Eh?!
Kenta. Do you want ice cream?
Yes!
Okay!
Hold on.
I'll buy it.
Okay. But can you do that alone?
Yeah.
Here you go.
Be careful, okay?
Yeah.
Don't drop it.
I'm glad that I invited you.
Kenta's having fun too.
Is it really okay for me to come?
Eh?
I thought about it when Kenta-kun held our hands earlier.
It is really a place for his mother...
I wonder if I should be here.
Shinohara-san, you're always so kind to me.
And it's fun to be with Kenta-kun.
But...
I'm a caregiver for sick children after all...
Doing thing like this is really not a good idea.
I don't think... of it like that.
Eh?
Koharu. Let's take a break.
I can't believe that you're already tired.
Eh?
Momo-chan?!
Well, that's true that at the beginning...
I thought that you're not a very reliable caregiver for sick children.
But...
My feelings have gradually changed.
Right now...
The only one who helps Kenta and me to smile...
Is you, Momoko.
I think...
I like Momoko...
As a woman.
That's why...
Would you like to go out with me?
Eh?!
Koharu-chan~
Eh?! Asahina-san?!
Hi.
Asahina-san?!
Hi.
Koharu-chan.
Really... Kenta.
It's okay. it's okay.
I'll take care of it.
Let's go. I'll buy you a new one.
Really?
Yeah. Let's go.
It's all right.
Asahina-san, I'm sorry.
I know that it's against the rule to meet with customer unless to providing childcare.
Well... Rules are rules...
But I know that Kenta-kun is attached to Momo-chan.
I invited her.
Pardon?
I...
Invited her to come.
- Delicious. - I'm glad.
Papa.
Can I play with Koharu-chan?
Kenta. You'll bother her.
I don't really mind.
Eh?
Ah, well... It's okay with us.
Uhm...
At amusement park...
It's more fun to play in a big group, right?
- Ah... - Right?
Then, let's go that.
Then... Okay.
Yay!
Okay! Let's go, Kenta-kun.
Koharu-chan too. Let's go.
Let's go!
I want to go to amusement park too.
Momoko, you stay home.
Momoko will take care of you.
It's been decided that way.
Isn't that right?...
Wow!
- It's so high. - Wow! Amazing!
Wow!
Ah, Kenta-kun.
Ah, Papa!
Kenta!
This combination is strange.
What are you gonna do?
About what?
Will you go out with him?
Eh?! Ah! Did you hear?
Yeah.
My father heard it too.
Eh?! Ah!
It's dangerous.
I'm sorry.
Are you serious?
About Momo-chan.
Eh?
If I'm not wrong you've just divorced recently.
Ah...
Excuse me...
What do you mean by that?
If you irresponsibly tell Momo-chan your feelings like that...
It won't be good for Kenta-kun too.
I am serious.
Pardon?
Asahina-san.
Why are you going out of your way...
To care about Momoko that much?
Ah, no... That's because...
Momo-chan is an important member of Little Snow.
It was fun, right?
Ah, yeah.
What's wrong? Are you okay?
Are you in pain? What is it?
A while ago...
What's wrong? Are you in pain?
Eh? What is it?
- What's wrong? - Are you okay?
My daughter suddenly wouldn't move.
What's wrong, Karen?
Karen-chan.
Let me see you.
She may got heatstroke.
Heatstroke?
She's sweating so I think it's relatively mild.
Let her lie down and rest in the shade at the bench.
Is it okay with you? - Yes.
Karen-chan. Do you understand me?
It's gonna be okay.
- Karen-chan. Do you understand me? - Karen-chan. It's gonna be okay.
Asahina-san. I'll get some water and ice.
Please do.
Karen-chan. Can you understand what I'm saying?
- It's okay, Karen. - Karen-chan.
Karen-chan. I'm going to lift up your head.
You'll feel cold.
You'll feel better soon.
- You'll feel comfortable soon. - Papa. Will she be okay?
Yeah. She'll be okay.
You'll be okay.
You'll get better soon.
Her condition has calmed down.
Yeah. She stopped sweating too.
She's okay now.
Karen-chan, can you drink the water?
You can do it slowly.
- Ah. You drank it. - Okay. Okay.
Karen-chan.
When did you feel unwell?
Yesterday.
Uhm...
I see.
Yesterday?
You felt unwell before we came here?
Why didn't you tell me?
If you feel unwell, why wouldn't you tell me properly?
But I wanted to go to amusement park with Mama...
Saying such a thing...
There's no reason to force yourself to go to amusement park.
I don't... think so.
I think there must be a reason.
Karen-chan.
Was it fun going to amusement park with your mother?
It was really fun.
Good for you.
It was so fun that you forgot about feeling unwell, right?
Yeah!
Really?
Yeah. Because Mama was smiling.
You're happy when your mother smiles, right?
Yeah.
Even the summer when she entered primary school...
I couldn't get any day off from work.
I was finally able to get a summer vacation.
I see.
We only have today.
It's been a commotion since the morning.
I didn't notice she was forcing herself.
I'm a bad mother.
Not at all.
It's because...
You were also looking forward to a fun summer vacation with Karen-chan.
I think it's a wonderful thing.
Yes. It's wonderful.
We've done first-aid for her.
But to be sure please have her examine at a medical office.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
Let's go.
Koharu.
Take care.
- Take care. - Thank you very much.
Please take care.
Ah, thank you very much.
Good-bye.
Momoko was so cool.
Yeah.
Let's go.
Kenta-kun?
What's wrong?
Papa!
- Yes. - It's a monkey.
Would you like to take a photo together?
Ah...
Let's take a picture.
That's right.
Let's take a picture for keepsake.
Okay.
Then, please come this way.
Momoko, you stay here.
Here?
Okay. Kenta, you come over here.
Koharu.
Over here. You're getting in the way.
Eh?!
What?!
Should I stay here?
Okay!
Okay. I'm taking it.
Okay. Cheese!
Thank you very much for today.
When I was young I rarely went to amusement park.
That's why I had a lot of fun today.
Same here.
Thanks to you I was able to make some happy memory with Kenta this year too.
Thank you.
Not at all.
Regards the reply for what I asked earlier...
Ah...
You don't have to tell me now.
Okay?
Ah, okay.
I'll take my leave here.
Bye.
Thank you very much.
Kenta...
Thank you.
Yes. Hello?
I have something important to talk to you.
Can you make some time for me soon?
No, no...
If it's about the terms for our divorce, I'll comply with you.
I want to take custody of Kenta.
Eh?
Being separated, I realized that he's important to me.
I...
I won't give Kenta to anyone.
Wait...
Koharu.
Dinner is ready.
Thank you...
Eh?
For taking me to the amusement park that we went to with Mama.
Sure.
I had fun too.
This time, I won't forget.
Okay.
Mama...
Said that in the video, right?
To forget about her.
Yeah...
To Koharu who's now 10 years old...
I have a favor to ask of you.
Please... forget about me.
She said that not just to me.
But to Papa too, right?
Eh?
Did you start to like her?
Let's have dinner.
Thanks for waiting.
You're late. Put on your shoes quickly.
- Here. - Thanks.
- Where are we doing today? - Okay. Let's go.
I want to go to amusement park too.
Momoko, you stay home.
It'll be a bother if all 5 of us go because one person isn't be in a pair.
Now, let's go.
Darling, come on.
Why just me...
[Incoming call: Mom]
☎｢Please state your business...｣
Momoko.
Are you doing well?
Are you eating properly?
I...
I want to see Momoko.
Eh?
Why Yokohama?
You see, it's the home of the person whom we're indebted to regards our Kanagawa branch.
I asked Momo-chan to go.
Since they share the same name.
Momo-chan went to this family?
I'm from Little Snow, home care services for sick children.
I'm expecting you. Please come in.
Excuse me.
[Sugisaki]
Please excuse me.
Hello.
Thanks for always taking care of my daughter.
I'm Sugisaki Momoko's mother.
The pleasure is mine. She's been a great help.
What brought you here today...?
Yes...
A few days ago, I've asked my daughter to resign from here.
But she was just dragging and couldn't make a decision.
I think... it's not like that.
She's a child who can't do anything on her own.
So in her place...
I had this with me.
[Resignation Letter]
My son, Hikari, has a cold and a fever at 38 Celsius.
Maybe I worry too much but if I get infected now...
It may affect the baby.
Just to be safe.
Sure.
Please take your time and relax.
Hikari-kun.
Nice to meet you.
Darling.
This is my husband.
Ah...
Thanks for taking care of us.