Congratulations, miss.
You have won huge. First prize is 200 million yen!
What...?
200 million yen?
Congratulations on winning the lottery.
Please don't forget that the money prize you have won...
...can bring you either happiness or disaster. It all depends on you.
Come here.
Please don't let this child ever go astray.
Please protect her after I die.
Please let her be happy.
Please protect her, always.
My wife Michiru...
...ever since she lost her mother at a young age...
...has led a life of no special luck or misfortune. An unremarkable, ordinary woman.
- Bookstore employee Michiru's Life Story - Translated by yuizaki_libra@livejournal
Episode 1 - An ordinary woman
See you later.
After graduation from high school in her hometown Nagasaki, she would find a steady job,
get married, and have children, without ever leaving the town she was born in.
She didn't have any doubt about leading such a normal life.
That's right. Until a summer day when she was 25...
Welcome.
It's 1,575 yen.
Bookstore employee - Furukawa Michiru
Here's your change 3,425 yen.
I gave you one thousand yen though.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Your change is 8,425 yen.
Thank you.
Your mind is somewhere else, Furukawa?
Michiru's colleague - Hatsuyama Haruko
He's probably gonna propose you tonight. Michiru's colleague - Hatsuyama Haruko
You guys have dated for a year already, right? Michiru's colleague - Hatsuyama Haruko
You guys have dated for a year already, right?
"I will propose to Michiru-chan on her birthday!"
- By Kanbayashi Kyutaro! - Stop it, Hatsuyama.
Salesman at a major publishing company - Toyomasu Kazuki
So Furukawa is gonna be the young bride of Kanbayashi jewelry store, huh?
- Winning in life, aren't you? - Such a young bride...
What jewelry store, it's only a watch shop.
Toyomasu-san, you don't have to arrange books from other companies.
In charge of tankobon - Tateishi Takeko (Tatebu)
I was thinking about increasing the number of books from your company.
- How about 50 more? - Oh my, we don't need that many!
Tatebu's so gross!
Store manager - Sawada Sanae
The children's books section is in a total mess.
Sorry, sorry!
I don't need BOTH of you to go.
- Michiru-chan! - Oh, Takei?
Michiru's childhood friend - Takei Teruo - Michiru-chan! - Oh, Takei?
Michiru's childhood friend - Takei Teruo
Long time no see.
- That startled me. You came back from Tokyo? - Yeah.
Here you go.
You said you wanted to try this.
- Cheesecakes. I experimented with some brandy. - Woah, thanks!
Ah, Takei. I have a date now. Can you bring this to my house instead?
- Sure. - Thanks. See ya.
Michiru-chan.
Happy birthday.
- Here's your coffee. - Thanks.
- You sure you don't want desserts? - Yeah.
Should I have chosen a better restaurant?
Not at all.
But I did try really hard to choose your present.
Michiru's boyfriend - Kanbayashi Kyutaro
- Tada! - Woah it's huge! Michiru's boyfriend - Kanbayashi Kyutaro
- Tada! - Woah it's huge!
Hold on.
Okay, open it.
Fishing rods?
Look, it's lacquered! And it's real gold foil here.
You're right. Thank you.
These rods are good for a lifetime.
Also, you can go fishing with Dad now.
Dad? You mean my dad?
I just called him Dad.
Well I guess I should start calling him Dad soon.
Wanna stay together tonight?
Oh, sorry. I'm not feeling very well today.
You okay? Aren't you overworking yourself?
Well let's do it next time we go summer camping then.
Yeah.
Michiru's dad - Furukawa Tsugunori
You're home, sis. Aren't you early?
Younger sister - Chiaki You're home, sis. Aren't you early?
I'm back. Younger sister - Chiaki
Wait, what's that? Your present? Seems pretty big! Younger sister - Chiaki
Wait, what's that? Your present? Seems pretty big!
- Hold on, hold on! - Why?
Don't open it!
- Why not? - I said don't open it. Let it go!
Pipe down! Don't act
You're so stingy, sis.
I wonder what it is.
Huh? Fishing rods?
- What? - Fishing rods.
They are lacquered. Even gold-plated too.
These must cost at least 200,000 yen.
As expected of Kyutaro-kun, the heir to the store. Must have been a splurge.
Sis, you should have told him to exchange it for a 200,000-yen ring.
He has a jewelry store anyway.
If I were you, I would definitely tell him that.
You're always too easy-going and passive.
You just accept everything like an idiot.
Enough, Chiaki!
"Leaving the willow by the riverbank to the wind.."
I'm going to bed.
Michiru-san, we have some cake.
Takei-kun brought it from Tokyo for us.
Said it was homemade!
Michiru-chan, you should realize your own rare hidden charms.
If it were me, I could make them shine more brightly.
Ah, hello? It's Michiru.
So? So? So? Did he propose?
Say, Hatsuyama.
You are the tight-lipped kind, right?
Of course.
You see, I...
...and Toyomasu-san, we did that...
Toyomasu-san? "Did that"?
Well, like...
If only I had met you sooner.
Since when?
Let's see... Since the night he came here for a business trip last month.
Last month?
The day Tatebu was on break?
And...
- Last... night? - Last night?!
You're too loud.
Furukawa, you know that Toyomasu-san is not single, right?
You also know that there's a rumor about him and Tatebu together?
It's just a rumor right?
Anyway, Kazuki-san's going back to Tokyo today. I want to go see him off...
...at the bus stop where he takes the bus to the airport.
You even call him Kazuki-san?
What are you gonna do if Kyutaro finds out about it?
You will end your affair with him today, right?
Furukawa!
You can promise me that, right?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Okay then.
There's a way.
- Sorry, Sawada-san. - What's the matter?
My decayed tooth hurts. I'd like to go see the dentist.
Though it seems like I can't wait until the evening...
If it hurts that much, I guess there's no other way.
- You can go. - Thank you.
Oh, Furukawa-san, by the way can you help me run some errand?
- Yes. - Lottery. Summer Dream.
Me too, me too! Today's the last day, huh?
Let's see. One ticket is 300 yen. With 10,000 yen...
- Here's 5,000 yen. Buy me 16 tickets. - Yes.
- The change is 200 yen, okay? - Yes.
- Please give me luck. - 5,000 yen for me too.
The remaining 200 yen, you can have it.
Yes, thank you.
Furukawa!
Yay!
- Make a clean break. - Okay.
- Help me buy a few too. - What?
Lottery tickets.
- 10 tickets for me. - Sure.
- Have this with you. It's hot. - Thanks.
Later.
- See ya. - Thanks.
11 o'clock...
It's 11:20. Still some time huh...
My wife wanted to pass this man her gift, tearfully bid him farewell,
...and then return to her workplace.
The reason why she wanted to buy the tickets and get it over with first was that...
...she was reminded of her nitpicking superiors at work.
The change is 200 yen, okay?
The remaining 200 yen, you can have it.
- Summer Dream, 30 tickets please. - Sure.
Feel like I have some pretty good luck today.
Grandma, give me those good ones.
- Please give him good luck. - Okay, thanks.
- Uhm, can I have the Summer Dream please? - Sure.
Do you want loose tickets or tickets in a numbered order?
- Are you okay with loose tickets? - Ah, sure.
May there be luck.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Kazuki-san!
Michiru-chan! You really came to see me off?
- Here's some souvenir. - You didn't have to. I come here every month.
Do you not like roe-seasoned rice crackers?
I like them.
You're gonna get on that bus?
Wanna get on it with me?
- Just kidding. - I know.
Well I guess, Kazuki-san, I'll see you next month.
Oh, right.
Next month is the Bon* holiday, so no business trip. (* a Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors)
- What? - I'll see you next next month.
- Next next month? That means September? - Yeah.
Next time we see each other, it will be fall.
- Kazuki-san... - What? What's wrong?
Give that back to me.
- Are you mad? - No.
I'm eating it with you on the bus.
I'm on the side of your happiness.
On the side of my happiness?
It means I will forever be your ally.
She's late. I wonder what happened...
Passengers taking the flight that departs at 2 o'clock for Haneda Airport...
please quickly proceed to the security check.
Well, I'm going. please quickly proceed to the security check.
Well, I'm going.
Kazuki-san, um...
I'll go to Tokyo with you.
Eh? What about your job?
I'll tell them I'm not feeling well.
It will be okay if I catch the first flight tomorrow morning.
I can't?
- I'm not saying you can't, but... - Just for one night.
Okay.
I'll buy you a ticket then.
- Help me with this. - Yes.
What happened to her? It's past two already.
One ticket to Haneda. How would you like to pay?
- With card. - Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Hey, do you know which dentist's Furukawa-san went to?
No, I didn't ask her.
It's been 3 hours since she went out.
- Try calling her cell phone. - She didn't pick up.
Could it be...she got into some accident?
- Accident? Try calling her family. - Yes.
What are you doing, Furukawa?
What?
Hey! What do you mean Michiru went missing?
She's not picking up her phone either.
- Chiaki, did she tell you anything? - No idea.
Why did you have to call me home?
I was in the middle of an important training.
Sorry.
Takeishi-san from the bookstore said that we should submit a request for a police search.
That's too much. If anything happens, the police will contact us.
- The police? - She's already an adult.
Ah, maybe she's having fun with Kyutaro.
Idiot!
You idiot!
Michiru-chan?
Takei?
Ah, Takei, by any chance, you were on the same plane as us?
Seems like that.
Um, he's from a publishing company.
Well, I suddenly felt sick for some reason, so she insisted on accompanying me all the way here. Right?
R... right. Um, I'm here to help him.
- I'm so sorry, Furukawa-san. - Don't be.
We're in a rush. See you later.
Ouch...
- Are you all right? - It might be quite bad...
To Shinagawa.
- Who's that? - A kid in the neighborhood who's 2 years younger.
"A kid"?
That kid is smart and he got into a university in Tokyo.
He's in his third year now? Fourth year?
- Do you think he could tell? - It's fine.
He's not experienced in romantic relationships.
- Also, he's gay. - What?!
He's good-looking though. What a waste. He's gay, huh?
Wow, nice~
There's fruit.
Say, Kazuki-san. Can you stay with me the whole night?
Sure. You came all the way here after all.
Thank you.
I can tell my wife that my business trip got longer by a day.
Yes?
Hello? Furukawa?
Hatsuyama...
- Where are you now? - Um, let's see...
Well...
At this point in time, my wife...
...didn't anticipate that she would be thrown into a life on the run with no going back.
The lottery tickets she bought in her hometown before coming to Tokyo...
The lots were drawn 10 days later.
My wife didn't know that her destiny would take a turn...
...in an unexpected direction.