♫ I've attended many weddings and I keep telling myself ♫
♫ that my turn is next ♫
♫ When love comes too quickly, I may end with a broken heart ♫
♫ I'm well aware of that ♫
♫ What does it mean to be an adult? ♫
♫ I feel no change at all from before ♫
♫ Even if you don’t have a perfect life, just be the way you are ♫
♫ You should acknowledge yourself sometimes ♫
♫ Let’s live now without being tied to the past ♫
♫ We only live once, so let’s enjoy it ♫
♫ Even if I cry like a child ♫
♫ No mom to comfort me ♫
♫ There are some days I want to cry ♫
♫ But I should embrace my weaknesses and live on ♫
♫ Even if you don’t have a perfect life, just be the way you are ♫
♫ You should acknowledge yourself sometimes ♫
♫ Let’s live now without being tied to the past ♫
♫ We only live once, so let’s enjoy it ♫
♫ I swear to you... ♫
In Time With You[Also known as "I Don't Love You Yet"]
Episode 3: The Seed of Love is Planted
A marriage hunting app?
It wasn't a match.
Now, one in five couples meet online and get married.
You don't compromise yourself for something if you don't believe it.
What am I doing?
A place like this
would improve my chances in my love life.
Then can I lean on your shoulder
for a little bit?
You don't have to worry about it, someone is sure to come along.
Um...
Midnight blue in kitten heel,
it looks great on you.
How did he know "kitten heel?"
What are you daydreaming about?
Sorry.
How was your wellness check?
I don't have the results yet. I'll get it soon.
Oh? It revived?
Right. This poor thing was dying in your room.
I revived it!
Sure, thank you!
Listen, if you give it water, sunlight and love,
even a cactus blooms a pretty flower.
I raised you with care and love for 29 years,
when are you going to bloom?
Gaku, too...
It would be nice if he could love people as well as bugs.
Good job.
Queen, did you perhaps lose some weight?
Oh?
The Queen doesn't eat or drink
until the ants hatch,
but her weight loss is more than usual.
It would be nice if at least you could get married
and give us some grandkids.
I'm doing my best, too!
Oh, I saw it on TV the other day,
that highly educated career women like you
are less likely to get married.
What's with that statistic?
A man wants to be a hero.
Having a career woman for a wife who has better pay
- prevents him from being a hero.- Huh?
Who was it that told me to be better than men since I was little?
That's... That...
That is to catch the real hero.
So, Yo, you are fine just like that.
Rather than having a husband like your dad...
Cabaret Club, Ginza Big Melons Kiss–
Hey! Hey!
This is for work!
If you were going to get married,
you should have settled for DIANA's division chief, Jo.
Or the one before that?
Mizusawa Ryusei.
You don't have to mention it!
I thought you forgot!
I did that on purpose!
She caught that one and he ran!
First of all, your taste in men sucks!
Ren is 100 times–
How many times do I have to say it?
Ants have two stomachs.
I got it.
Ishida Ren is forever my best friend.
That's the end of this topic!
Ishida
Employee at a trades company
After the trades man is...
a firefighter.
-Ah! I'm so busy! - Morning.
- Oh, morning!- Morning.
What are you doing?
I'm planting seeds.
I'm planting seeds of love.
I'm searching for a new one right now.
You just got divorced.
That was so long ago!
25 days ago.
What's wrong with adjusting quickly?
Love doesn't start suddenly.
You have to cultivate the field, plant some seeds,
and it requires time.
You need to make sure to have some buds of love.
Unless you give it time, water and plant food, it won't bloom.
Are you listening?
Makoto, it's fine.
Ren is popular with the ladies.
- Really?- Yep.
We did our best after your father passed away,
to get Ren to be a real man.
Ren was such a cry baby! It was a lot of work!
He turned out well. He listens and he's considerate,
and he understands female needs.
Right.
Even if I take my bias away,
you don't find this kind of< attractive guy that often.
He cleans the air conditioner,
he changes the light bulb, and gives me a massage.
Am I a slave?
Oh! You're a good cook, too.
I want to eat your scrambled eggs.
Then I want sunny side up!
- It's delicious when Ren makes it.- Right!
Alrighty.
He looks good wearing an apron.
Egg is in!
Cool! A cooking prince!
Look at how fast he's moving! It's great!
It's like magic.
Hey, Ishida Ren.
Am I a bud right now?
When am I going to bloom?
Or could it be...
that I'm dead?
Nine is for suffering.
Ah, I rather be 30.
Unless you do something about your stubborn personality,
no one will ever love you.
So after all, you like younger girls, too!
Are you used to working out of the office now?
I still get a little nervous.
- I see. - Yes.
We still have time, right?
Yes, we have a little time.
Can I stop by?
Yes.
Will the flower loosen you up?
It will be 3,500 yen.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
- Shall we go now?- Yes.
What are you going to do with that?
I'm thinking of giving it to the owner we're going to see.
Then we need a receipt.
Oh, no, it's fine.
I bought it because I thought it was pretty.
It's a gift from me.
These flowers have given me energy already.
Kono, we can write it off as an expense, so let's go back.
No, it's fine.
That's not okay.
It's fine. If we don't hurry, we'll be late!
It's not okay.
It's fine. I'll pay for it myself.
Then I'll pay for it.
It's fine. It really is fine!
It's a gift from me.
- Really?- Yes.
-Then I'll pay half.- I don't need half.
Good morning.
Ah! Ishida!
Your grand opening is tomorrow! I figured you'd be busy tomorrow,
so I came to see you today.
Thanks to you, Ishida,
I was able to get my shop in such a nice building at a reasonable cost.
I don't know how to thank you.
It's your first place in Tokyo. We're honored that you chose us.
This is my co-worker in the town management department.
These are flowers for your opening!
Flowers too? Thank you so much.
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm Kono Maki of the Town Management Department.
She'll be in charge of Shibuya area with me. Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Finding. Slight abnormalities in LDL cholesterol level
Having lunch so late?
I was out all day. I couldn't eat until now.
Are you on a diet?
No, it's my cholesterol.
Here! My LDL cholesterol levels are off.
I take care of my health and I'm not even that fat.
What is this?
Maybe, Mitarai...
you haven't done it lately?
What?
Sex.
Has it been since Takao Jo?
Of course not!
But when a woman is all work and no love,
she can get masculine,
and her cholesterol level spikes up.
No way!
When you have menopause female hormones decrease,
and cholesterol levels spike up!
It's the same as that!
Menopause? I'm still in my 20s.
No, no! If you're notliving vivaciously,
you'll skip the 40s and join ladies in their 50s.
50s? No...
You hold it from the inside. Next morning
Make a loop with your left hand...
and you kick it, lift it up high at the same time.
What are you doing so early at my place?
Isn't it obvious? It's yoga!
I haven't exercised much lately.
So you came to see my sister?
Morning yoga is good for your mentality, too.
You are a great yoga instructor!
I feel the effects already!
Ren, why don't you try, too?
No, thank you.
Now, the next pose. You slowly lower your hands.
Lower my hands, and...
Downward dog.
I feel this.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Breathe out.
Here.
Thank you.
You know,
my cholesterol level was abnormal in my health check.
For real? You ate too much dried squid.
No!
When a woman is not in love, she gets masculine
and her cholesterol level goes up.
It gets harder and harder every year to fall in love.
Well, you're like a middle-aged man sometimes.
Your favorite alcohol is Habushu.
Whatever!
Then how about starting out by planting the seed of love?
There she goes again.
What is this "planting the seed of love"? Tell me!
There are three ways to plant the seed of love.
Three ways?
Number one...
you casually call them by their first name.
Ah! She's working on you.
Ren!
She's not like that.
Oh? I don't know about that!
When you are called by your first name all of a sudden,
then you start to notice them, right?
That makes sense.
Number two.
You praise them for something others don't.
That makes sense! That would be good.
Let's practice.
Praise Ren.
What?
What is there to praise about Ren?
You're being rude.
Ren is...
What?
Your hands!
Hands?
Ren's hands are small and cute.
Yo's are huge.
That's mean!
Planting the seed number three. This is important.
You stare at them for three seconds, then look away.
This is very effective. Then they will wonder
if you were looking at them.
Then they will think about you more.
I see. The more you think about it, the more you are curious about them?
Try it.
Yes, Teacher!
Am I a practice partner?
I've never properly looked at Ren's face before.
His nose is finely defined.
He has a mole there.
It's been 10 seconds.
You are slow.
Were you captivated?
Huh? No way!
You two have been flirting...
Why not go out with one another?
We're friends.
Right, best friends.
Oh, yeah? You two are really close.
Ren's scrambled egg is delicious as usual.
Right?
Where's your mom, by the way?
She's in France since yesterday.
She's doing research for her next translation work.
Next is a rising popular band,
Setsuna Boys with "Chic Goodbye."
Setsuna Boys.
It's on again. It's incredible.
They are doing their best.
Do you think you should have continued with the band?
Not at all! I was only part of it for a second,
and I have no musical talent.
I won't deny that.
Hey!
We build a building, then everything starts there.
Town planning continues for 50, 100 years.
I want to share that macro view with everyone.
Any questions?
Kono?
When you say town planning, do you mean building new municipalities?
You're like a politician.
Rather than politician–
When you hear "town planning," you may think it's a major event,
but it's actually an accumulation of small events.
For example,
Kono, do you like Christmas?
I love it!
The town is sparkling, music is playing... It's exciting!
I feel like falling in love.
That exciting feeling is what we aim for.
You put a tree up and decorate it with lights.
You select the songs to play around town. That's town planning, too.
For that, the shopping center and the station plan it carefully.
Their involvement is crucial.
Thank you for your teaching, Ren!
Chief, please.
Ah, Chief Ren!
Chief Ren!
Please stop.
DIANA
- Chief, hello.- Hello.
Thanks for your help.
Yoneda, this is the paperwork you were asking for.
Yokohama location's sales went down by 10%.
I see.
I guess online sales is taking it away from us.
We need to think of a way to get them to come to the store.
Ichiro Yoneda
You casually call them by their first name.
I... I... I...
I'll think of a plan.
Alright.
Ichiro...
How much is one Euro right now?
If anything, I want to be in charge of the Euro area, too.
Excuse me.
Stare at them for three seconds, and look away.
This is very effective.
Huh?
What? Why don't you just tell me my haircut is weird!
You praise them for something others don't.
I see...
Those sideburns are cool.
Are you making fun of me?
I really thought those sideburns were awesome.
Otearai!
The more I draw, the more ideas I have!
I wanted you to see it first, Otearai!
Do you want my opinion?
If I were 17 again, I would buy this one, this one,
and this one. Then...
this one and this one.
Thank you very much!
You don't have to thank me. It's all your hard work.
So you should be proud of it.
I admired you all this time,
Chief Otearai.
I thought you were an impressive and cool woman.
Thank you,
but my name is Mitarai and not Otearai.
Ah! I'm sorry! I misunderstood!
I lived abroad for a long time, so I'm not good with Kanji.
I'm really sorry.
I did think "Otearai" was a bit odd.
Wait one second. I'm sorry!
This floor is for product development and sales promotion.
This space is available to everyone,
so use it to have meetings with designers.
Yes.
This is our product development department.
We are in charge of product development and design.
This is the star of the company.
This is actually pretty hard.
I've been telling you since yesterday!
What's hard is... this way!
So the Chief you will be working with is quite hard to handle.
She's not a bad person, but she's strong-willed and really outspoken.
I was quite hurt by her.
Narumi, are you mentally strong?
I'm quite strong.
I see. Then you'll be fine.
Chief is young and very capable.
You'll learn a lot from her, too.
Good luck to you! I'll introduce you.
Well, could you secure sizes 23 and higher and send them over today?
Okay, bye.
Chief, here's your new assistant.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Narumi Yu. I'm starting today. Thank you.
Are you okay?
Here.
Welcome. I'm Mitarai in product development.
People get it wrong all the time, but it's "Mitarai."
Yo?
That's a beautiful name.
Megumi,
could you show him around?
And could you make sure to train him properly before you go?
Yes, let's head over to accounting. Payment is important.
Excuse me.
I've sent you the resume of my replacement assistant.
He's good looking!
Narumi Yu
22 years old?
Oh...
Welcome, I'm Mitarai of product development.
What did I mean, "Welcome"?
Welcome?
You think younger ones are cute,
that's like a middle aged man.
You were only interested in older ones in the past.
But I'm not like a regular middle-aged man.
Like how?
I am level headed enough to look in the mirror.
I wonder.
Welcome.
Hello, I tried planting a seed at work already.
It didn't go well at all.
Makoto is at a higher level with love.
I've got a long way to go.
Ren, you look like that...
You shocked me.
You looked like you were having fun.
Really? Do you have some time tomorrow night?
How about we do dinner?
Yes!
I'll call you again.
Yes.
It's really nice and clean. What's going on?
Good morning.
I organized the paperwork on your desk.
For your paperwork,
I used these tags to categorize, like so.
If you can't find it, please let me know.
I didn't get your permission, so the drawer is untouched.
I also organized the list of products we need to get.
Thank you.
You look good in white.
Were you okay with espresso double, cafe latte, hot, grande?
Espresso double, cafe latte, hot, grande to go.
You remembered that?
Yes. If you have any other requests, please let me know.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
I hope today will be a wonderful day for you, Chief.
It's been a while since I had a guy who was considerate.
DIANA
Christmas season starts as soon as Halloween is over,
so really think it through with the display.
Yes, I got it.
Seasonal product sales in the store are affected by it.
If the display is great, then more customers will come.
Yes, I got it.
I'll get it. Let me do it.
Thank you.
- Whichever one is fine?- Yes,
- I want two.- Okay.
- Here you go.- Thank you.
Is that all?
Shall we take a break?
Are you fine?
I'm fine.
Hey...
You're so capable. Why are you an assistant on contract?
Well...
I have a goal.
A goal?
I want to be a brand manager. I want to learn from the basics.
You're ambitious.
I just want to be a little closer to my dream.
But you have so much to learn. Isn't it tiring?
No! It's fun!
I'm inexperienced and I may have some shortcomings,
but I hope you will continue to train me.
You are 22?
Yes.
That's right.
He's 22.
Calm down, me!
You had too much to drink.
That was fun.
Really?
Whoever is who...
Are you going to the next one?
No, I need to prepare paperwork for an event.
I see.
Excuse me! Excuse me! My father is strict and I have a curfew,
so I'm going home.
Maki! Let's drink at your place!
I'll talk to him.
I'll walk with you.
Yes.
I'm leaving, too.
- Let's get married.- That's off.
I have work to do.
Oh, work!
Ishida Captain! Good luck!
Don't drink too much!
Right! Don't drink too much.
- See you!- Good bye.
We are off!
Let's go.
You have a curfew. I'm sorry to keep you out so late.
I'm sorry. That was a lie.
I don't have a father.
Really?
But I'm glad we all could go out for a drink together.
It's good once in a while to get to know everyone.
Is that considered harassment these days?
You didn't like it that I asked you out to drink tonight?
I was a bit disappointed.
I thought we were going out to dinner alone.
Next time, could it be...
just the two of us for dinner?
I'm sorry. This is sexual harassment.
It's sexual harassment if the other party doesn't like it.
No, I don't mind.
Yay!
Then it's a promise!
Thank you for walking me.
Good bye.
See you.
Hello?
Maybe, just maybe,
my luck in love is finally getting better!
Okay?
Maybe I met him!
He's ambitious.
He's pleasant and kind.
Maybe what he did was not a big deal,
but it really healed me.
My heart fluttered after a long time.
I see.
Should I go for it?
He has good powers of observation.
He's nice to you because he knows how valuable you are.
But there's a problem.
He's too young.
How much younger?
He's seven years younger. He's 22 years old.
That's wrong, right?
I think it's okay.
How about having him share his youth with you?
Maybe your cholesterol level will go down, too.
But I'm not...
I'm not yet in love.
It's a seed that might sprout.
If it's about to sprout, then you need to grow it.
I'm always on your side, Yo.
Yes, thank you.
Ah, so what's going on with you?
That "Ren" girl.
We're going out to dinner alone sometime soon.
What? So things are going well for you, too!
I need to try harder! See you!
See you.
Stare at him for three seconds and look away.
The other one is, praise them for something others don't.
What was the other one?
You are working so hard.
Oh, hi.
Oh, it's so late.
Narumi, you're not going home yet?
I can't leave you here alone, Chief.
Here you go.
I'm sorry. You're being considerate.
It's okay for you to go home.
Are you done, too, Chief?
Then shall we leave together?
I'll wait for you outside.
Should I ask him to dinner? Should I?
But it'd be embarrassing if he says no.
Hey.
Yes?
Nothing.
Um...
Go ahead.
We're outside of the company, so it's not work anymore, right?
I guess you could say that.
Then... is it okay for me to call you by your first name?
It's planting the seed of love!
Yo?
Yes.
It really is a nice name, Yo.
Oh, Yo, what were you about to say just now?
Oh, don't worry about it. It's nothing.
Have a good night.
Good night.
Hey, Ishida Ren, maybe I was planted
with the seed of love.
Mitarai
I'm home!
Welcome home.
What? Did something good happen?
Not really.
What kind of flower isgoing to bloom?
Well, with this size, it's going to be a small,
pink flower.
It could actually be a big red flower!
I wonder what kind of flower is going to bloom!
I can't wait!
A cactus flower!
- That's not a cactus.- What?
It's a succulent called a starfish flower.
- Will it bloom?- Yes.
A large flower will bloom.
Just like I said!
It's dark red full of hairs, and look...
It's like a starfish.
What's impressive about this flower is that it smells when it blooms.
What? Like what?
Like the putrid smell of an animal carcass.
No!
Then a fly is tricked by that strong smell.
The fly is tricked.
Then the fly lays its eggs,
then maggots grow,
and by them moving around,
they help with pollination.
They help each other out.
The power of nature is just magical.
No! Don't come this way!
Even this stinky flower attracts something.
There must be someone on this earth who chooses me.
And, that person's name is...
Hey, it's good to know. The starfish flower is–
Timing and Subtitles brought to you by the Always With You Team @ Viki
♫ The distance of our thoughts are now ♫
♫ being in too close ♫
♫ I noticed my true feeling is heating up ♫
♫ Try not to show you ♫
♫ my passionate side ♫
♫ So I made a quick spin of my emotional slot machine ♫
♫ My world keeps changing ♫
♫ But you’re beautiful as always ♫
♫ I can’t tell you ♫
♫ that I love you because if I don’t say it ♫
♫ our future ahead will not be ruined ♫
♫ forever ♫
♫ I’m not bound to you, I’m not bound to you, so I still ♫
♫ can choose not to love you ♫
♫ I can put my feelings away anytime ♫
♫ I'm not worried. I can’t pretend that I’m not worried ♫
♫ Because I’m not good at hiding it ♫
Don't you want my opinion of her? Do you want to start new love?
Master! In Time With You ~Preview~
Master?
I'm talking to you because I'm hesitating.
Do you always follow your superiors like that?
I think you're being rude to me. Do you think this is work?
Will you go out with me?
What do you think of me?
I'm going on an overnight business trip to Nagoya.
Narumi is coming, too.
Can I go to your room later?