Yurika.
(Tirolian Real Estate)
Good morning.
What has gotten into you this time?
I have decided to live for work.
I have to give it to you for your endless tricks.
Ms. Nanba is amusing indeed.
All the best.
You don't even have the slightest idea.
Your typing is too loud.
I'm sorry.
I am trying to build an image of a strong, career woman.
(Inquiry form)
(Nanba Yurika: 1)
What?
One?
After getting a flyer from Ms. Nanba,
a potential client has appeared.
Congratulations!
You were just saved from being fired.
You can now become an official employee!
An official employee?
Not so fast as it still depends on the outcome of the sales.
Besides...
There are only three days left for your trial.
I will get it done in three days.
It is usually impossible to seal the deal in three days.
But this is...
Well...
Since your hard work has finally shown results,
you should see it through to the end.
Thank you so much!
I suppose it's going to be tricky having to do this alone.
As of now, I can't help.
I have many new clients on hand at the moment.
My muscles are kind of sore.
Muscular idiot.
- Fukumori then. - What?
As her senior, please teach her the proper process.
Looking forward to it.
This is the worst.
Why did Makochi have to get involved...
during this crucial point?
This won't work.
It will be all right, Yurika.
Don't worry.
Right, I can't forget.
The one I like is the Makochi from my memories.
Currently, I have no feelings for the real Makochi.
(For sale)
During the house tour,
you should not only target the client's current situation,
but also introduce the place according to future projection.
Family planning, for instance.
Understood.
If they immediately decide after one tour,
count yourself lucky.
Well, somehow most people only prefer to look around.
Nobody knows what the future holds,
so we should stay alert.
What's up with that tone?
What happened to your "career woman" stance?
As a newbie, this is my only chance.
This is the only thing about you that has not changed.
- What? - Well...
If you have any questions,
don't hesitate to ask this senior.
I'm new here.
My name is Nanba.
Pleased to meet you.
Don't hesitate to ask this senior.
That's right, a senior and a newbie.
Before we started dating,
that's what Makochi and I were.
Are you doing all right, Yurika?
To be partnering with Makochi at work.
It's okay.
I have already thought of a plan.
If it's about getting encouragement from the imaginary Makochi,
just forget it.
It's something like that.
Just as I thought!
Have you gone back to being an ex mania again?
Is Escape MKM Alliance just a joke?
I admit it.
It is true that my plan to escape from the ex-prison...
ended in failure.
Nanba still can't get enough of me, right?
If I'm supposed to get out from the ex-prison...
Something that is too hard to be done alone...
can be accomplished by two.
The Escape MKM Alliance?
Is this supposed to be "Prison Break"?
Hurry, let's get out of here!
Can you forget it that easily?
The domineering past.
For us, we have already moved on.
I am going to change.
I am going to move forward!
For reasons like this!
I'm going to escape...
from the ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend relationship!
Makochi and I...
will go back to being senior and junior!
- "Senior and junior"? - "Senior and junior"?
Working together and building trust.
That is much purer...
than being in love.
A more respectable relationship.
It won't end if it has never started.
Makochi and I...
will maintain this pure relationship until the end of time!
(MotoKare Mania: Episode 3)
Isn't it a nice idea?
Senior and junior.
It won't end if it has never started.
Makochi is not going to fall for me again.
I just need to give up on any expectations.
Hiromi?
What do you mean by "fall for me"?
How about your feelings?
My feelings?
An ex mania?
Senior and junior?
Don't run away and just face him as Nanba Yurika!
Wait a minute.
What?
Yurika's birthday falls on Halloween,
which is next week.
Celebrating with friends.
It has been our annual practice.
Are we friends now?
Hey.
You can just celebrate with your imaginary Makochi.
Why are you saying that?
Figure it out for yourself.
Is that girl dating someone?
I wouldn't say dating...
About that,
I told her that I would support her.
I'm happy with that.
So...
Are you okay with that?
I do feel a little lonely.
As if my little sister is getting married.
Ms. Sakura?
A home gym?
You are free to use it whenever you like.
With this,
I'll come straight home from work!
Thank you, Ms. Sakura!
You are the best.
That is undetermined.
No.
I have already decided...
to give my blessing to Yurika and Makoto.
Don't forget the food blog gathering tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to meeting your cherished person.
(Where there is snow, there is you.)
This is the house.
- It is bigger than expected. - Yes.
This is the living room.
It's very spacious.
- It's nice. - It will fit the sofa.
On the second floor, we have a tatami room...
and two Western-style rooms.
- More than enough rooms. - Yes.
I believe this house meets all your requirements.
I really like the house.
Let's stay here together, the three of us.
Looks like they really like it.
I have a good feeling.
Could this be...
Could this really be...
I can't get ahead of myself.
It's not going to be that easy.
The offer is on a first-come-first-served basis.
That's right.
Then...
Can we go ahead with it now?
What?
(Real Estate Purchase Agreement)
The documents received are all okay.
We should be able to get the loan.
- Thank you. - What's this?
Why do I feel anxious?
This is all you need to do for the application.
Is there another place weighing on your mind?
- Another place? - Yes.
Of course...
- There is. - Sorry?
(Tirolian Real Estate Emergency Meeting)
I see.
There are other offers.
I believe another client is having trouble securing the loan.
Then at this moment, they came in with an offer.
So they temporarily stopped touring,
while ensuring time for consideration.
Well, this is not uncommon.
But it does complicate things!
It's a waste of resources if it doesn't work out.
Giving it up is an option.
Just as I expected.
Why is this always happening to me?
No, I'm going to sell it.
It's a pity to give up now.
If the client is considering it, it means there's still a chance.
But...
What should we do?
Item honing.
- "Item honing"? - Yes.
Refine the price and increase their desire to buy.
Pinpoint what can be improved by refining the construction.
Then do our best to highlight the house's good points.
Understood, I will do my best.
Is Yurika not coming?
I was a little harsh on her the other day.
Yurika is actually a serious person.
She was a good student.
After starting work, she has always done her best.
But the first company where she worked went bankrupt.
The following one was unethical.
She had trouble finding a job after that.
A chain of misfortunes.
She knows that with no expectation, there will be no disappointment.
I get why she has become timid.
The risk-aversed flower is about to bloom.
But...
even when she is faced with impending death,
she would grit her teeth...
and crawl forward if she has to.
(Vicinity Map)
Yotani Sushi House in Yotsuya.
Deep in the fall,
the cod roe is plump and sweet.
Top-notch!
How is it?
This place was hard to reserve.
It's really good!
Mr. Yamashita sure has some incredible friends.
Getting praised from Yama's cherished person...
is humbling.
"Cherished person"?
No.
That's...
What a pro.
Is this really a shortcut to the train station?
I lied.
What?
I wanted to spend more time with you.
Why?
It's because I like...
(Kazuki Ramen)
"Ramen"?
It seems that I have fallen for you, Mr. Yamashita.
What?
"Talk to others about your feelings."
"Confessing..."
I...
really like you,
Tabata Sakura.
Item-honing.
Hello, Yurika.
The seller has agreed to lower the price.
This will really boost the house's appeal.
Thank you, the repairs have also been approved.
I'm going to make a trip to the bank now.
I'm counting on you.
I should do something too.
Well...
Once it has started, it is bound to end.
It's so hot.
You have done all you could.
I think there's one last thing...
and that is...
(Vicinity Map)
Just a bit more.
Somebody...
Sorry.
For being late.
Makochi.
Save me.
It's all right, Yurika.
You're okay.
I'm not okay.
Hiromi.
I finally got it.
My imagination is not going to help me.
I have turned this into a crime scene.
I'm sorry.
Yurika.
Yurika!
Makochi.
Yurika!
Are you okay?
Don't do this.
If you look at me like that...
I'm going to...
Are you okay?
Makochi.
Please be careful.
This happens too often.
People get heat stroke because they think it's cooler now.
Make sure to drink more water.
You really scared me there.
I'm sorry.
You should lie down.
No, I feel bad for causing trouble.
Really...
This is another thing that has not changed.
What?
It's okay.
Don't worry.
Sorry.
It's okay.
Are you hurt?
No.
Listen here.
It's fine to rely on me more.
Don't hesitate to ask me for help.
I...
He clearly doesn't know how I feel.
The real Makochi is...
We are just senior and junior.
Makochi?
Nice idea.
Fourth batter of Shovel High.
And the sub, Spade.
This is too tough for one person.
Is she tearing up?
Are you crying?
If Ms. Nanba gets fired,
I would be the worst performer again.
Come on then.
Hey, what are you doing?
Muscular idiot.
Are you still calling me that?
Maybe I should replant these weeds.
Ms. Nanba drew this map of the vicinity.
Please take a look.
- It's so cute. - Thank you for all your hard work.
I hope you will reconsider us.
Wait.
What are you doing?
This is weird.
What do you think?
Yes.
It must have been hard clearing the yard.
No...
When I thought about having to pull out weeds,
I lost all my energy.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
(Sale is completed)
Here you go.
Thank you.
As expected, it's fun to be working with you.
Clearing weeds.
I would never have thought of that.
You're a good observer.
You put in effort after a consideration.
But you always try to do everything alone.
That is one thing that has not changed.
You are the one...
who has not changed.
And yet I said that you did.
Sorry about that.
After all...
We've never seen each other for five years.
It felt...
as if you have become a stranger to me.
But then...
after working together,
I realized I was mistaken.
Both of us...
changed in some ways...
and remained the same in some ways.
Yes.
Even so,
we're able to work hard together.
I'm happy about that.
Well...
There is more to come after this.
Don't try to take on everything alone.
Ask me if you need help.
I like you.
What?
You ruined it!
Idiot!
You stupid fool!
(Panic Yurika)
Aren't you two senior and junior?
(Scientific Investigator Yurika)
I don't know what came upon me.
(Judge Yurika)
Can't we turn back time?
Should we call for that cat-looking robot?
Calm down.
(Impartial Yurika)
There is still a way to save the situation.
- Madam Strong Woman. - Madam Strong Woman.
(Strong Woman Yurika)
Tell him, "I like you as a senior."
Cover it up.
I see!
But there are some people who become attracted...
after being confessed to.
(Optimistic Yurika)
Don't you think so?
You're being too optimistic.
It's time to decide.
No.
Just say that, "I like you as a senior."
Why?
Why can't I say it?
No!
The brain signals aren't being delivered to the heart!
Did you just ask why?
Run, it's a confession!
She's confessing to us!
(Escaping Makochi)
You must not run away!
(Manly Makochi, Young Makochi)
Look, she's about to cry.
We need to make her smile.
Wait a minute.
We need to think this through.
Mr. Analyst.
Long time no see.
(Analyst Makochi)
It looks like a huge dilemma.
Let's figure this out.
How do you feel about seeing her again?
I'm happy.
But it wasn't an amicable parting, right?
You feel bad about it.
That's why you are trying to support her at work.
The answer is simple.
Just say this, "I'm treating you as my junior, there's nothing more."
You're right.
But...
Why were you so mindful of Mr. Yamashita?
That is...
- Because of? - The reason is?
Yurika.
What?
What about...
going for a meal?
Sorry?
He didn't give me an answer.
His profile is sharper than what I imagined.
This is the Makochi of the present.
Ms. Sakura!
Thank goodness.
There must be something to ease the situation.
(Rules for the prevention of trouble caused by sudden confession.)
- Hey. - Sorry!
I accidentally broke the rules for the prevention of trouble.
What?
I'm sorry.
Now I know it was my mistake.
Don't mind it.
Was it your mistake?
Are you referring to Mr. Yamashita?
What?
Mr. Yamashita?
Yes.
I mean,
you two are dating.
We are...
- not dating. - What?
It's something else.
No way.
What's up with his reaction?
So...
About just now...
It was...
really a confession, right?
Are we starting from there?
What did you mean by "like"?
Is it the kind where you expect an answer,
or is it not?
This is my chance to find an excuse.
You can avoid it.
It's still not too late.
Just let it go.
Go back to being senior and junior.
Don't run away and just face him as Nanba Yurika!
I'm sorry.
It's the kind...
where I need an answer.
I see.
It's fine.
It is bound to get awkward anyway.
So let's end it once and for all.
I'm sorry.
Good, it's over.
I can't give you an answer right now.
What?
Yes.
"Right now"?
Yes.
Is it because...
you have someone else?
It's not that.
But aren't you living with someone?
We're just living together.
She only thinks of me as a roommate.
Is there nothing more?
Nothing more.
Perhaps...
Has that been bothering you?
Yes.
Did that scare you?
No.
I just think that it's cute.
Anyway, it's late.
We should go.
I'll send you home.
It's okay, here you go.
Bye.
Yurika.
I'm happy that you told me your feelings.
Thank you.
See you tomorrow.
What's wrong?
Are you already bored with it?
Fukumori?
Ms. Sakura.
Have you experienced being confessed to?
Send this to the loan inspection.
Okay.
Now...
Sorry.
- Can I see you, Fukumori? - Yes.
Can you take care of this?
Somehow, this feeling...
kind of reminds me of working together in the past.
Is this...
actually going to be a new beginning?
Then, I'll do it tonight.
I'm free anyway.
Really?
Thank you so much, you're a big help.
Well, it's not like he's going to remember my birthday.
That's okay.
(On sale today)
Even if there's nobody to celebrate with me,
I have Ms. Sakura to spend my birthday with.
I'm sorry.
So that person is your ex-girlfriend?
Why is she in Tokyo?
I need to tell Mr. Yamashita.
This smell.
Sorry for troubling you.
The woman with high-end softener.
Excuse me.
Yes?
Can we have a meal?
Thank you for your patronage, Ms. Marunouchi.
It's the season for snow crabs. Would you like some?
Crabs?
Don't worry.
I'm the one paying.
- We'll have it. - Of course.
I'll be right back.
Let's have a toast...
What is up with this meaningless dinner?
My apologies.
I asked you out before I could properly introduce myself.
Not at all.
I knew who you were the first time we met.
From Makochi.
"Makochi"?
That's what I have always called him.
Sorry about that.
I smelled the same fragrance on Makochi.
An accident.
His clothes were probably washed together with mine by mistake.
That answer is such a killer!
Is it okay to call you Yurika?
Yes.
What should I call you?
For Makoto...
"Makoto"?
He calls me "Ms. Sakura".
"Ms. Sakura."
"Ms. Sakura"?
Yes.
Just now...
the attendant called you Marunouchi.
Sorry for the late introduction.
I am Fukumori Makoto's roommate...
Marunouchi Sakura!
"Beside You"!
- Do you always bring it around? - Yes.
I have another copy at home solely for collecting.
Can you please...
Sign it?
I don't think that's a good idea.
It's my birthday today.
Just for this one then.
Anyway,
how did you end up living with Makochi?
What did Makoto say?
He said that you two are just living together.
Right.
That is what it is.
Nothing more.
Why is that?
"So long as the past memories..."
"that shone so brightly do not disappear,"
"I'll be able to go on."
That is my favourite line.
It is basically carved on my heart.
- You shouldn't. - What?
If you keep holding onto those words,
you will never be able to forget your ex.
I am an ex mania.
"Ex mania"?
I was really moved by the intimacy, parting and reconnecting...
of the first love in "Beside You"!
You shouldn't be moved.
It's not going to give you happiness.
You were the one who wrote those scenes, right?
That's why I know best.
What?
That is...
my personal story.
What?
That book...
is about your first love?
It must be something that was as big as the bluefin tuna.
Yes, it was.
I...
had to let go of the first bluefin tuna.
It was because I couldn't be honest with myself.
Then this means...
that Ms. Sakura...
is also an ex mania.
I can't focus.
(Today is Nanba Yurika's birthday.)
I didn't think that Ms. Sakura would be an ex mania too.
Fukumori.
Makoto.
He's very similar to my ex-boyfriend.
Makochi and your ex?
Bright and considerate.
The kind that makes you want to be held.
I get it.
But won't you like him if you live with...
No.
I'm not trying to get anything from him.
In fact, I am not interested...
in dating a man ten years younger than me.
Then why do you live together?
Even without trying,
I'll be there by your side.
The happiness that I couldn't protect when I was 14.
I finally have it now.
Always there by my side.
Without a start,
there will not be an end.
It must have been hard for you,
because you want his affection.
You have already...
confessed, haven't you?
A strong-willed 40-year-old woman.
I did a good job.
But I didn't expect her to be one of my readers.
How cute...
No!
I can't back down now!
My contact lens.
Why...
are you wearing glasses?
It felt right for the moment.
Have you ever felt this?
I don't think so.
Really?
I guess we are not that similar after all.
Are you able to tell just from this detail?
As a more experienced ex mania,
I have one last piece of advice.
I am all ears.
A relationship that has ended...
can never be repaired.
But...
if I make an effort to change...
That's impossible.
It's because we are ex manias.
Thank you for your company.
An advice from an ex mania with 20 years of experience...
who also happens to be a millionaire.
It carries a lot of weight.
"Forever..."
"cannot be forced."
It feels like...
you've changed.
You're different from five years ago.
I like you.
What?
Why?
Why can't I say it?
It's the kind where I need an answer.
I was called cute.
I stood firm...
even after I confessed.
He accepted it.
My work is going fine.
I am getting along with my colleagues.
I realized that Makoto is still the same as before.
He didn't change.
Sorry, I'm late.
Somehow,
things seem to be going too smoothly.
I'm happy right now.
It's okay.
Yurika.
That's why I am sure...
that my misery is just around the corner.
It's okay.
After all, that's how it has been for the last five years.
My ideal company went bankrupt.
The next employer was unethical.
The men I dated didn't really like me.
Makochi turned out to be very important to me.
When I eventually realized,
I could no longer find him.
I like you,
Yurika.
The present Makochi...
would not say that to me.
I have always liked you.
I heard you.
It's okay.
(Nanba Yurika)
Did I...
(Nanba Yurika's birthday)
go overboard?
Tabata?
What are you doing here?
Well...
I could ask you the same.
I am Kurusu Mugi, nice to meet you.
Not Mugiko?
I only use that while...
It's okay, let's do that again.
Mugiko, I am Kurusu Mugi.
That's great!
Thank you.
She can keep showing her face.
Please take care of us.
How about this?
See you.
Ms. Kaga.
Can I have a word?
A solo Halloween and birthday.
I'm going to enjoy myself.
Makochi?
Welcome back.
What is it?
Today is your birthday, right?
This is for you, a present.
Open it.
What is this?
Press the button.
What is it?
A radiometer.
It is good to have this while inspecting houses.
Sorry.
Did I get the wrong thing?
Totally.
Seriously?
I'm sorry.
I should have gotten you a cake.
What?
Why are you crying?
It's because...
I didn't expect to receive a birthday present from you.
Yurika.
Don't show me that expression.
Hey, Makochi.
This kiss is definitely different from the other one.
But...
I'm still really happy.
This is my happiest moment.
Hiromi?
Wait a minute.
What is going on?
Well, you see...
I confessed my feelings.
What?
And?
Are you two dating?
We didn't say that.
You kissed,
but you're not actually dating?
Look.
It's over.
It's okay.
Who are you kidding?
Hiromi?
What the heck?
Why would you kiss her, then say that you are not dating?
That's the worst!
Stop playing with my friend's feelings!
I'm sorry.
Yurika.
You did well.
I'm proud of you.
I never thought...
things would turn out well.
Despite that...
I...
I really am an idiot.
Absolute idiot.
I finally understood after experiencing that.
The truth is...
I still like Makochi,
even now.
It is okay not to date.
That's the worst.
Makochi is not being serious.
I want to end this relationship.