What did you think of me?
Want me to tell you?
Why did your father apologize to you?
I will...
Tell you.
Everything.
I got married to your father.
Then, I gave birth to Yuuki and Kaori.
I spent my days in happiness just like in a painting.
But...
When you, the third child came...
Everything got changed for the worse.
When I was pregnant with you, your father had a mistress.
He didn't come home at all.
That is to say...
Momoko... you're the one who pushed me to the bottom of misery.
Isn't that true?
Because I was pregnant with you that your father had strange behavior.
You're a child...
That shouldn't have been born.
If I wasn't born...
You would always be happy?
Yes. That's right.
Mom. This is the first time I've heard about this.
Why didn't you tell me?
Mom. It was our father's fault, not Momoko's.
You two don't have to worry about this.
Let's help Momoko!
Shinohara-san. That is...
Asahina-san. If you won't go, I'll go alone.
Excuse me.
Ah! Kaito-kun's mother.
It's been awhile.
Why do you have to have a fever before I'll have an important meeting?
Febrile seizure?!
For Kaito's sake too, I can't lose this job.
You don't know anything... Don't say things irresponsibly.
If you're okay with it... can I entrust this child to you again?
Hi.
Today, Kaito has developed a fever at nursery school.
I left work early and will pick up him after this.
Tomorrow, he will have to stay home.
Can I ask for your service from 8:00 A.M.?
Of course. Thank you very much.
And I would like Sugisaki-san to come.
Sugisaki?
Kaito said that he doesn't want anyone but the sister with the weird smile.
Ah... I'm really sorry.
Right now, Sugisaki is not in the best state to work.
Arrested?
She said that everything was caused by...
Sugisaki Momoko, a caregiver for sick children who came to her home.
A lot of customers want us to explain about the incident.
I know about that.
That is precisely why I'd like request for Sugisaki-san.
I got it.
Thank you very much. I'll leave it to you.
Sure.
What are you going to do... appointing Momoko to the job?
Shinohara-san.
I'll go to Kamakura too.
37.5 Celsius Tears
- Final Episode
You don't have to attend the ceremony.
Eh?
There are not enough plates and glasses.
Please wash the dishes.
[Kawakami]
Sue us?!
I understand your anger.
However, we would like to sincerely explain...
There's no need for that.
Is he Shoko-san's son?
That's right.
We'll take custody of Ryo.
Shoko is a disgraced daughter.
But the child is innocent.
Please leave.
Eh?
What are you saying?
Get out.
- Get out of here! - Mom!
Send them out. Hurry up!
- Mom. Please calm down. - You should just quietly listen to me!
Momoko.
Please go back.
Momoko was raised up by that mother?!
Let's leave for now.
Please wait!
Momoko. You should go away from here.
I'll also keep my distance with mom.
Eh? But...
You have suffered for a long time.
I'm sorry that I couldn't do anything for you.
Onee-chan...
Please take care of my little sister.
Hurry up and go.
But...
Let's go.
Eh?
Thanks.
Shinohara-san... please hold on.
I have to go back.
Momoko. Let go back with us.
When Kumiko left home...
Suddenly, I was left with Kenta and didn't know what to do.
Momoko. You came to us.
When I saw Kenta was able to smile again...
As a father, I felt that I could make it work.
I was saved by you.
You are really amazing, Momoko.
So I want you to go back with us.
But...
Because of me, my mother has been suffering.
I have to make it up to her.
After all, being with my mother... is where I belong.
Momoko...
I got it.
If it's what you've decided...
I won't force you.
Hold on. What are you saying?
I just want you to do one last assignment...
As a caregiver for sick children.
You've received a request from Kaito-kun's mother.
But...
I've hurt Kawakami-san and Ryo-kun.
For me to continue working as a caregiver for sick children...
Because of that incident, Little Snow is in a critical state.
Kawakami-san's parents are going to sue us.
Eh?!
This is not your problem alone.
This is an important chance to restore our company's reputation.
As a member of Little Snow, instead of running away...
You should properly carry out your responsibility.
I understand.
Yuuki... What are you listening to?
Hey, I can't find Momoko and Kaori.
They've already left.
What are you saying?
Quickly bring Momoko back here.
I...
Don't know anything anymore.
I can't trust anyone.
Not even dad...
Or you, mom.
Darling...
I've become all alone.
There is...
No one but me.
Momoko...
Please report to your first independent home visit.
- I did it! - Yeah!
This is my last assignment.
I have to do my best.
- I'm from Little Snow, home care service for... - Sugisaki-san. It's been awhile.
Excuse me.
Sorry for disturbing.
Kaito-kun, good morning.
Weird face.
I'm relieved.
I thought that you would be more distressed.
I'm sorry for worrying you.
When working, we really don't know what kind of trouble will befall us, right?
I still receive harsh criticisms at work as always.
I can understand your situation.
Thank you very much.
I'll put all his necessary things in here.
Okay.
Kaito. I'll be going.
- Have a nice day. - Yeah.
- Have a nice day. - I'll be going.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Kaito-kun has a fever of 37.8 Celsius."
"There were a few coughs but he's doing fine."
Kaito-kun.
"For lunch, he had bread filled with red bean paste and sandwiches."
Okay.
Let me take your temperature.
"He's playing with his big stuffed toy happily."
"He's in high spirits."
How is it? Is Sugisaki doing all right?
Ah...
Yes.
Because there was just that incident, I thought that she wouldn't come back so easily.
How did you pursue her?
Momo-chan is a member of Little Snow.
- I'll be going out. - Have a nice trip.
Have a nice trip.
[Public Phone]
Hello?
It's me, Koharu.
There's some place that I want to go to today.
I'm going to be late.
Where are you going?
Don't worry. I'll be back before dinner.
Eh? Wait... Koharu?
What's wrong?
Koharu's going somewhere by herself.
Ah!
Maybe, she's going to Koyuki-san's grave.
Eh?
Last night...
At this rate, if my father goes to her...
What will happen to me?
That's not going to happen.
To Asahina-san, you're more important than anyone else.
After Koyuki-san passed away, your father often sighed.
Then he would visit Koyuki-san's grave.
Koharu-chan must be worry because she feels like she's losing you.
Kaito-kun has become a big boy.
Ah!
Ah... You are...?
Who are you then?
Kaito-kun has fever and can't go to nursery school, so I'm taking care of him.
Oh, well... thank you.
I'm Satomi's mother.
Ah! So, you're Kaito-kun's grandmother.
I had some business in Tokyo.
It's been awhile since I visited them.
Ah, I see.
Good grief!
She should at least take a day off from work when her child's having a cold.
Ah... Satomi is disqualified as a mother.
Ah, no... Satomi-san is really doing her best both at work and parenting.
Leaving the room this messy...
Can she really do her parenting properly?
Ah...
But this is way better than before...
That's all.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Sakamoto.
I've decided to let Sakamoto-kun be the project leader.
What do you mean?
Yesterday, when your child developed a fever...
You suddenly absented from the meeting.
Do you fit to be a leader?
This is the report... that Sugisaki wrote.
Ryo-kun imitates his beloved mother and plays the piano a lot.
Kawakami-san is doing her utmost best for Ryo-kun's sake.
I can see that she has raised Ryo-kun with lot of love.
Certainly, Sugisaki...
Had acted just on her own feelings...
And had been reckless.
Because of that... she might have hurt your feelings.
It's just that...
It was because Sugisaki was wholeheartedly thinking about you, Kawakami-san.
I envy her.
I don't have anyone...
Who care about me.
Don't scare me like that.
Really...
When I sighed...
Huh?
When you sigh, happiness will run away.
Eh?
That's why, I erased it.
Ah... I guess you're right.
Your mother had always erased my sighs.
Koharu...
I'm sorry for making you worry.
I've been curious about her the whole time.
She has suffered a lot since her childhood.
From now on, I want her to be happy.
But...
When I think that it may be you who can make her happy...
I got mixed feelings.
Uhm...
I see.
Somehow, I got it now.
Papa...
Right now, you should stay with her.
I got the feeling that mama would think the same.
Koharu...
I'm back.
- Mom. - Welcome back.
Please don't come here without notice.
When your child has a cold...
It's just right to make him meal full of nutrition.
I can't helped it. I have to work.
I'm working for Kaito's sake too.
"Work. Work."
Is it really more important than raising your child?
Isn't it just your stubbornness?
Can you go home already?
I'll leave without you telling me.
Grandma, see you.
Bye-bye.
Come back to Oita.
Instead of staying in this small place...
Raising him up freely surrounded by nature in the countryside...
It's better for Kaito too.
Think about it. Bye.
Maybe, it's about time.
What do you mean?
Maybe I should listen to my mother and move back to Oita.
But... Your job is important to you too.
That's true.
But if it's for Kaito's sake, I can let it go no matter how important it is.
Will Kaito-kun happy about that?
If because of him...
His mother has to give up thing that is important to her...
Hey, Kaito...
You don't like me going to work, right?
It's better if I'm always at home, right?
No.
Nursery school is fun. I have a lot of friends.
But when you have a fever, I can't stay by your side.
I have Momoko-sensei.
Kaito-kun...
Mama, good luck with your job.
Kaito...
Mama, good luck with your job.
It's not like me to lose heart.
But because I have Kaito, I can do my best at work.
Sugisaki-san.
Yes.
Thanks for today.
Please come again.
Come again, Momoko-sensei.
Ah...
Asahina-san. Please take care of this.
How was it?
Taking care of Kaito-kun.
Today, once again I was reminded.
Being a caregiver for sick children is a worth doing job.
They told me to come again.
It's frustrated that I couldn't reply to them.
You can just keep working.
You want to return to this job, don't you?
Momo-chan.
You can keep working at Little Snow.
But... I did something that can't be undone.
And have troubled everyone.
That's why...
Moreover... my mother is waiting for me.
My mother...
I've been under your care.
Onii-chan...
I found this when sorting our father's things.
You often used this to listen to Rakugo, right?
I've listened to it.
If I had listened to it sooner...
Eh?
Momoko!
Welcome back.
My apple pie.
Since you were small, you've loved this.
Mom...
When I was small, I didn't eat the apple pies that you made.
That can't be true.
Yes. My brother and sister ate them.
But I didn't eat them.
You've also never made lunch box for me.
Oh no! I forgot that there's one more person.
You've never taken me to amusement park or the zoo.
Momoko, you stay home.
Is that so?
I've always thought why just me?
Yesterday... Onii-chan brought this to me.
"Momoko... I'm sorry."
Dad...
"Your mother cold attitude toward you..."
"And the fact that I couldn't stop her..."
"I am to responsible for that."
"When you graduated from high school and left home..."
"I am really glad."
"Momoko..."
"I don't want you to forget just this..."
"Being with your mother isn't where you belong to."
"I'm sure that it's somewhere else."
"I will pray for you..."
"To find the place where you truly think that..."
"You belong to."
Dad...
He said that being with you isn't where I belong to.
Is this a mistake?
It's not a mistake.
This is where you belong to, Momoko.
It's been decided since long ago.
But, dad...
No matter what your father said, it's not going change anything now.
It's your fault...
That I had to suffer so much.
Before, our family came here very often.
After all, a family has to be together.
Momoko-san wants to continue working as a caregiver for sick children.
Please allow Momoko-san to do as she wishes.
Caregiver for sick children...
When a child has a fever...
It's best to have his parent staying with him and nursing him.
But...
Because there are caregivers for sick children...
Those parents have become irresponsible, haven't they?
Don't make fun of caregivers for sick children!
The parents who ask for childcare service...
They have works and other things to take care of that they can't be with their children...
But they all love their children!
Their feelings are too strong.
Or they don't notice something.
But during those times...
They help each other and argue with each other.
They cry and they laugh.
That's how they can move ahead.
Because I'm facing such families...
That I can easily give them my support.
Being a caregiver for sick children who can understand the feelings of parents and child and assist them...
To me, it's really an irreplaceable job!
Don't be full of yourself!
You drove a mother to the wall...
And almost made her a murderer.
Let me tell you.
If you leave me, nothing good is going happen to you!
If you understand it... go home with me now.
Are you saying you're a mother?
I got divorced...
And caused my son nothing but worries.
But there's not a day that I don't wish for his happiness.
Isn't that what a parent should do?
I'm the one who gave birth to Momoko.
We're true parent and child, connected by blood.
This girl...
Belong to me.
You're wrong.
What's with connected by blood?!
You're... not Momo-chan's mother.
Momo-chan always... tried to force a strange smile.
It's because... you've crushed her honest smile.
Even so, Momo-chan...
She's so kind to everyone.
She always made people smile with her honest heart.
Such Momo-chan...
No matter what happens, I will trust and support her.
If you're together with these kind of people...
You'll be ruined!
Let's go home.
No!
Being with you...
Isn't where I belong to!
I always wanted...
To run away from you, mom.
But, that's not it.
Instead of running away...
I have to move forward.
Asahina-san.
Shinohara-san.
I...
Want to continue as a caregiver for sick children!
I'll stick out my chest...
I want to find the place where I think that I belong to.
I...
Want to smile properly!
As of today...
I'll stop being your daughter.
That's why, you too...
Please stop being my mother.
Good-bye.
Momoko.
Momoko!
Kawakami-san!
Sugisaki-san...
I'm sorry...
Because of my fault...
Kawakami-san and Ryo-kun had to suffer...
I wanted to apologize this whole time.
I'm really sorry!
I also wanted to apologize to you.
It's not your fault that I...
Did such a thing to Ryo.
Sugisaki-san...
You reminded me that I am a mother.
Ryo-kun plays the piano very well.
He imitates you and practices a lot.
The other day, Yanagi-san has told me.
It's not true that no one care about you!
Ryo-kun...
He's doing fine at your parents' place.
He played the piano very well.
The "tulip" song that Ryo-kun played...
You taught him, right?
Ryo-kun... he really understands it.
That you have loved and raised him to the best of your ability.
Ryo...
Thanks to you guys I've come to my senses.
My father has withdrawn the lawsuit with Little Snow.
I will never forgive myself for what I did.
But I want to do my best so I can see Ryo again one day.
Thank you... Sugisaki-san.
Kawakami-san...
Asahina-san has told me.
You went to see Kawakami-san so many times.
Don't get it wrong.
I didn't do it for your sake.
It's for Little Snow's future.
I...
I'm truly sorry for causing you so much trouble.
If you think you've troubled me, then work hard to pay it back.
That's the kind of personnel that Little Snow needs.
Yes.
You've come back.
Yes...
Why didn't you tell me any of this?
I always thought that I'm your best friend.
I'm sorry, Yumika.
But, in front of Yumika...
I wanted to be a normal girl.
Because when I was with you, I could truly smile. I really had fun.
Momoko.
Yumika... You'll always be my best friend.
Yeah.
Itadakimasu!
Then... who did you chose?
Huh?
For what?
Between Asahina-san and Kenta-kun's father.
Did you forget about that?
Momoko will definitely come back.
Because she has to take care of me.
Next, Asahina Koharu-san.
Yes.
"To papa. From Asahina Koharu."
"Papa. Since my mother passed away when I was in grade 1..."
"You've been raising me by yourself."
"Thank you."
"Even though you're busy, you make lunch box for me everyday."
"Thank you."
"I'm really proud of you who are working as a caregiver for sick children."
"But since you don't often speak your mind..."
"From now on, I'll support you."
Papa. Thank you.
- Done! - Oh, wow!
- How is it? - Amazing!
Looks just like real omelet rice.
Hey! Hey! It is the real thing.
Ah... I'm sorry. It was a compliment...
You can make good omelet rice now.
You can do anything. You're really a good father.
Well, maybe I finally got used to this kind of life.
Somtimes, Kenta sleeps over at Kumiko's place.
We're on good terms.
You know...
I... really like Shinohara-san and Kenta-kun.
But...
After all, I were here as a caregiver for sick children.
That's why...
I can't go out with Shinohara-san.
Ah...
I got it.
I... didn't know anything that you had to carry with you.
I just couldn't leave you alone.
I wanted you to always be by my side.
But...
If Kenta and Momoko are happy...
That is enough for me.
Thank you.
Shinohara-san...
Let's get along from now on too, okay? Momoko.
Let's get along, okay? Momoko.
Ah!
Did you draw this, Kenta-kun?!
Yeah!
Thank you. Kenta-kun.
It's me. Does it look like me?
- Yeah! It looks just like you. - It really is!
There's a peach here.
- You're really good at it. - There's another peach here.
Yeah. There it is.
3 Months Later
It's beautiful.
Yeah.
Everyone! Are you ready?
- Yeah. - Then, let's start.
Eh? Where's Momo-chan?
Ah! It's Yukinon!
Ah!
- Ah... Momo-chan! - I'm sorry.
- Are you okay? - I'm sorry.
You spoiled the surprise.
Ah... I'm sorry.
- Surprise? - It was supposed to be surprise.
Momo-chan can smile perfectly now.
Yeah.
It didn't go as plan, but...
Asahina-san. Even when you transfer to Kanagawa branch...
Please do your best!
I often listen to Rakugo here.
Rakugo?
When I was small, a chief priest in the neighborhood told me about it.
I listened to interesting Rakugo and ran away from reality.
But now, I can smile like this without listening to Rakugo.
That is...
All thanks to Little Snow and Asahina-san.
I...
Can I follow you, Asahina-san?
Eh?!
Ah, I...
I want to work under Asahina-san...
I want you to take me with you to Kanagawa's branch...
Of course!
Ah...
That's right!
Momo-chan.
Yes.
Merry Christmas.
Eh?!
Open it.
Ah!
A snowman.
So cute.
Since I was born, this is my first time receiving a wonderful Christmas present like this.
Thank you very much!
So cute!
The present is not just the snowman though...
Well, it's okay I guess.
So cute!
I'm Sugisaki Momoko from Little Snow, home care service for sick children.