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The marriage thing. Forget that we had that talk.

Hey, wait! You "Great Tokyo" over there, don't be hasty!

You loved him that much?

Don't you have someone you love?

I can't seem to love someone that much.

How nice. You don't have to go through all this pain.

I never got your name.

I am Soramame!

- Oto! - That's a nice name.

You should go back to your hometown.

You've been in here for a while now.

Are you okay? H-H-Hey!

I've decided to let her stay here for now.

- Why? - Why?

You're gonna live here with me now?

Happy, aren't you?

- 3 million?! - Music... for this?

Yes, it's a commercial for Kurokawa Hot Springs.

It's a competition.

Having someone to think of makes us stronger.

Soramame, your capacity value to like someone seems high.

Don't you have someone you love all these years?

When it comes to love and all, I'm good.

A marriage hunting party of sorts. Wanna go?

Marriage hunting party?

Where are we going?

Near? Far away?

A little far away.

Okay.

Oh, wait a second.

By any chance...

are you from the coffee shop in Okushibu?

Yes.

Jeez... Gran Gran.

Are you not gonna answer it?

- No... - No, it's better if you answer it.

Something might have happened, you know.

Then... I'm sorry.

Hello?

What the hell are you doing?

- Shota came here today! - What?!

Shota?!

I am terribly sorry!

He told me that there was no wedding.

What are you doing?

Where the hell are you?

Right now, I'm...

- This is a foreign car, right? - It is.

- How much? - About 15 million.

If you ask me where I am right now,

I am driving a rugged-looking foreign car worth 15 million yen.

Huh?!

Come home.

Stop being delirious and come home.

No! I'm not going home.

I'm gonna get married here in Tokyo.

I think I found a better guy than Shota.

All you do is lie to me.

I'm not lying!

Wait a minute.

- Are you okay? - Sorry.

Will you... marry me?

Let's do it. Let's get married.

Are you... serious?

- What?! - Yeah.

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I won this in a lottery in the shopping district.

Here. Free tickets to the aquarium.

Wow, I'll go with Mr. Sosuke.

Oh, actually, I have more. You can have some, too.

Mrs. Kyoko, Oto doesn't have friends or a girlfriend, he doesn't need two tickets.

I'll be there twice alone.

Twice alone...

- With Sosuke? - Yeah.

What?!

Mr. Sosuke and Soramame-chan?

Yes.

Towards marriage.

They're going there.

Wow...

So Mr. Sosuke is going to marry Soramame-chan like he's just buying daikon, huh?

Just as I expected.

That boar is perfect for that absent-minded kid.

Oh, this...

- Hey... - Yeah?

Aren't you a little bit excited? This is a date, right?

- What about you? - No, I'm not. I'm too old for this.

Isn't that rude?

You're the one who proposed, remember?

Right.

Is it really that easy to get married?

And that, too...

But I don't want Sosuke to turn 40

or even 50 like this. I mean...

I'm worried. - I understand.

I know what you mean.

- I've got one here, too... - What do you mean by that?

You don't have to tell me...

- What? Stop it. - What?

By now, she's fascinated by...

Winter Aquarium The Fascinating Jellyfish

the jellyfish...

Wow...

This is amazing...

This flapping thing is so pretty...

They're called moon jelly.

- You know it well. - Well, that's what I read there.

What? Wait... that's cheating.

Well, they're so pretty...

It looks like a dress.

That's empty, right?

- I'll throw it out. - Oh, thanks.

So he didn't go to see it twice by himself?

It's a ray fish. They're so many of them.

- Looking for someone? - Huh?!

No, I'm not.

Wow...

Ah... This fish is so big.

Oh, you're right. It's coming this way.

Thank you for waiting.

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

I'm sorry... somehow.

I forced myself on you.

No...

I... fell in love with you at first sight.

I'm Nanako Sawadera.

Oto Umino.

I was wondering...

Can we meet?

But I never thought you'd take me to the aquarium.

I just happened to have tickets.

I wanted to go to Sunshine Aquarium.

But...

to suddenly say something like that...

I'm a pushy woman, aren't I?

Maybe...

I was very pushy the first time, wasn't I?

Why don't you call me?

I was... stunned.

Thank you.

- Huh? - For going out with me today.

Thank you.

No...

It's hot!

Soramame-chan, shall we go have lunch around here then?

- Yeah. - What are we having?

Oh... sorry, it's a work call.

Ah, go ahead.

Hello? Yeah, what's going on?

I'm good. Yeah...

Just talking with my friend...

What is...

this...

What is this?

Wow, it's so beautiful.

Soramame-chan, sorry about the work call...

- Mr. Sosuke, look. - Huh?

It's so pretty...

The jellyfish were pretty,

but this...

this is stunning...

I've never seen anything like it.

Tokyo is really amazing, isn't it?

Okay. Just a minute.

- What do you think you're doing? - Well...

I thought it would look good on you.

- Mr. Sosuke. - Yeah.

Look.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands...

It's 1.2 million.

They're late...

They're late...

They said it would be done by 1 p.m.

Hello? Well, good afternoon...

Right now? I'm having lunch.

You're going to work now? Must be tough.

Huh? Were you relieved? Or disappointed?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to test you.

I'm not sure... which one.

Soramame-chan, don't say what you think.

You know, even if you didn't have a good time, saying

"Today was fun, wasn't it?" or "I had a great time today."

It's sort of a date etiquette...

As much as I can...

I'm gonna say what's on my mind.

No, it's like I'm lying...

trying to control my mind.

I feel like I'm losing track

of what's real anymore.

But...

But it takes courage to say that,

and the older you get, the more you need courage.

When we were kids, we all just ran with our thoughts, right?

But just as there are no adults who suddenly start running...

Sometimes when I get the urge to run, I just go for it.

Tokyo is small,

no...

it's big, but it's small.

I sometimes run suddenly to the foot

of the Kirishima Mountains, where I live.

As I run toward the mountains,

I feel as if...

the Kirishima Mountains are embracing me.

- I could see it in your eyes. - Oh, really?

- Wanna see where I live? - Yeah... Yeah.

- Here. - Oh...

- It's a beautiful place. - It is.

I might wanna go home...

Soramame-chan, you talk about things unrelated to the context at all.

Rather, it's amazing.

Pretty much, this is a date on the assumption of marriage...

- All right. - Huh?

Okay.

Maybe I should suddenly start running sometimes.

Huh?

Here.

Take a look.

Muzoka...

What?!

I mean, it's pretty.

It's so pretty...

Thank goodness... I thought you said it wasn't good.

I bought that when I threw out your coffee cup.

So happy...

I am so happy.

Good. Oh, and don't sell it off to my mom, okay?

- This is mine. - Good.

It's so pretty.

You don't talk much, Oto.

I'm scared of exposing my faults.

- What? - I can't even say anything witty.

Excuse me for a sec.

Hello?

What?

No way...! Are you sure?

Really?

Yes, it was decided.

The client, the president of Kurokawa Hot Springs,

said yours is the best.

- Absolutely better, they said. - Yay...

Hey, can't you be a little happier?

I am happy, but this is more in character for me.

Oh? Sounds like it was a good call.

Yeah, it's... well, yeah...

Hey, listen...

I have... something to tell you.

What is it?

Can you...

lend me some money?

What?!

My mother... she's sick.

What's her illness?

Stomach cancer...

How much... does it cost?

Just to be able to help her...

to get her out.

Oh, if you want, we can go to a hotel after this...

- Is this a scam? - What?

No, because... you fell in love at first sight,

went to the aquarium,

and suddenly asked for money, isn't that a bit too fast?

- That's why I said hotel-- - No, I'm not going.

Too fast, huh...

- Am I your first? - What?

To scam.

Yeah.

You seemed like a nice guy.

I thought it was strange.

A pretty girl like you,

to someone like me...

I'm... sorry.

Your mother being sick was a lie, wasn't it?

My younger sister is a spendthrift.

Before I knew it, she borrowed more and more money

and couldn't pay it back.

She said I should help paying it back.

No matter what I say now,

you'll think I'm lying, right?

I guess we're done here?

H-Hey...

What?

The aquarium... I had a great time.

Me too.

I had a great time,

until I heard about this.

H--Hey...

Hey...

Can I... call you again?

- Huh? - If anything happens to me...

as a friend...

What are you talking about? You tried to scam me.

Right...

I don't have any friends...

and sometimes...

I just want to hear other people's voices...

and at times I feel like I want to kill myself, you know?

Okay.

You can call me.

If I can pick it up.

I will.

Mr. Oto Umino.

Can I tell you... my real name, too?

It's Seira.

Seira Kanno.

That's a nice name.

Welcome home! Welcome home! Welcome home!

Hey, he proposed to me.

Mr. Sosuke proposed to me.

- That fast! How did it feel? - Wanna look at it?

Here... here...

- That's the engagement ring? - Yeah.

Too cheap?

That hurts, monkey!

You may be in a good mood, but I'm not.

I don't care what mood you're in, but I'm in a good mood.

I'm picking out the wedding venue, come help me.

And the wedding dress too.

No, but why don't you just use the same wedding dress?

No, hell no.

If the groom's age is different, then we have to match.

I'm thinking of going for an adult look.

If I look more mature, I'll look like Anne Hathaway.

That was rude. Apologize to Anne Hathaway.

I'm a fan of hers.

Oto, today... you were with a girl, right?

Oh, you had a date at the aquarium, too, right?

Who...

was that?

- Scammer. - Huh?

I was deceived.

So good.

But she asked if she could call you?

- Yeah. - At times she wants to kill herself?

Yeah.

She doesn't have any friends?

Yeah.

Mmm...

I really think shio ramen is the best.

- Yeah. - More than miso.

aizuchi are interjections that indicate the listener is paying attention

- Yeah. - Are you just gonna keep saying that?

I am listening.

Yeah, that's right...

No, but wait... she must have times when she really wants to kill herself.

No, that's what I just said, remember?

So then she asked if she could call you, right?

- Yeah. - What, is that...

something you should be telling me? - What do you mean?

Are you not supposed to be telling me this?

Isn't this... a secret between you two?

No... that's not what this is about.

It's not so much that she needs me.

It's that she needs someone.

You know... like a life line?

Yeah.

Hey, where's Mrs. Kyoko today?

She said she's drinking at Oonoya.

Sorry.

Mrs. Kyoko, your beer. Sorry for the wait.

Thanks.

Welcome!

Hey.

I'm sorry for calling on you.

But...

are you sure about Shota?

You... used to love him so much.

Sorry.

I am...

a discarded person.

I'm just glad that...

someone picked me up.

I want to get away from this misfortune.

I see...

On getting married... congratulations.

Too soon...

Yeah.

Wow... looks delicious!

- Hard to find one in New York. - That's right.

Then, let's get down to it.

Huh?

- What? - Mr. Sosuke, this one, this one.

How did it go?

Excuse me.

Hey, what's up?

Yeah, it's okay. It's alright, it's alright.

I wonder how it went?

- Fascinating Jellyfish... - Gross.

Don't say "fascinating."

Yeah, I'm having fun, you know... Yeah, with my mom.

Friends? Who's with you? ...Okay? Bye.

Gosh...

- It's just a call... from work... - That girl, right?

- Huh? - It's that girl from New York, right?

No way... What are you saying?

Oh, you two are welcome to join our hot pot.

Okay?

I don't understand a lick of English at all.

But I know what you were just talking about.

I know by a mother's intuition.

The breakup took a turn for the worse.

Oto.

Oto!

Oto! It's morning!

So cold... What is it?

Wait, it's not even 6 a.m. yet.

What? Are you feeling sick?

I'm not sick.

I have... something to tell you.

Does that mean Mr. Sosuke has a girlfriend in New York?

No... he had a girlfriend.

Past tense.

But they haven't broken up.

She's stalking him.

Then why did he say he wanted to get married like buying daikon...

If he brought a wife from Japan,

then Mary would be convinced to leave him...

- he thought. - Mary...

But I... ah...

Sorry.

Soramame, she doesn't wake up at this hour, does she?

No. I mean, besides,

there's no way she wakes up at 6 a.m.

Low blood sugar. I think that monkey is hypoglycemic.

Hypotension. No...

So, back to the story.

Uh... what was it?

- Mary. - Oh, yes, yes, yes.

I said this to Sosuke.

W-W-Wait...

Wait... a minute...

Ah! All incoming are from Mary's.

And it's black... so outgoing!

I predict.

You and Mary won't ever break up.

If you take Soramame-chan to New York,

it'll end in a three-way mud fight.

He didn't answer...

He went silent.

Um, I don't mean to disrespect your son,

but why is he answering the phone?

I know, right? Right? Right?

He's always been like that. He can't get rid of it.

So... what did you want to tell me?

- This is where the horror begins. - Horror?

When I came home, I found a book on English conversation

Zexy - Japanese monthly bridal magazine

and a copy of "Zexy".

Soramame's all fired up to get married.

Stop her. You have to stop her now.

- Because he proposed to her... - Proposed?!

She was so happy that he bought her a ring.

Ah, a moon jelly ring?

It was something about how she liked the moon jelly and he bought it for her,

but why would that be a proposal?

The ring fell off.

I thought I could pick it up.

By analogy...

Soramame has only ever been

with Shota since she was born, and in that formative experience,

getting a ring means a marriage proposal...

and it must be deeply imprinted on her.

Even with that cheap toy ring?

Even more so...

and that makes it even more pure.

- I'm counting on you. - What?!

From here on out, you do one thing

so as not to hurt Soramame, and to naturally make her

lose interest in getting married.

I'm counting on you.

My name is Soramame.

I like...

Shake...

Shake? What was it? Oh...

I like salmon.

This is a big salmon!

- Hey, listen... - Yeah?

Starting now... learning English must be difficult, right?

What?

You might not be able to eat these Japanese foods anymore.

Also, there's a big age gap.

I don't know about marriage...

- That was bad! - Wanna do it?

- Huh?! - You want to marry me, don't you?

- Who? - Whoa... You wanna do it?

Oh, I wanna do it.

Ready!

This early in the morning, stop it!

This is a beanbag...

You guys should play the beanbag at least once. Now, come on.

- Sosuke? - Mr. Sosuke?

Gran Gran.

Why don't you answer it?

- Hello? - Soramame!

Don't get mad, don't get mad, don't get mad, I know very well.

I know how you feel, Gran Gran,

so don't worry about it.

The marriage thing is going well.

I could even buy you an elevator.

Are you going to make that new guy

pay for the elevator?

That is correct.

Disgraceful!

I can't believe you'd marry a man

for his money, how low of you!

I don't remember raising you like that.

Don't you feel sorry for your mom?!

Huh?!

Taking the side of my mom who abandoned me?

Even if she abandoned you,

you can't just throw it down the drain.

She went to the restroom and didn't come back.

I was with her when she boarded the plane.

Suddenly taking your daughter's side.

That's enough. Come home.

Shota dumped you. So come home.

You just stabbed my heart.

Where are you getting your money?

Where are you staying?

You don't have a sugar daddy, do you?

Sugar daddy? Me?

Huh... Me?

You think I could do something dexterous?

- Soramame-chan, hand it over. - Sugar dating is dexterous?

I'll take over. Your grandmother is worried.

Me, sugar daddy... She think I'm that confident?

I am Kyoko Yukihira.

I am Ms. Soramame's landlady.

Ms. Soramame pays for the rent.

She lives in my house.

She works at a soba shop nearby, making Tokyo's minimum wage.

It's 1,072 yen per hour.

Thank you for looking after my granddaughter.

Soramame-chan has been through a lot.

Would you please take it easy on her for a while?

Once Soramame-chan has sorted out her feelings,

I will send her off safely...

Yes, you can rest easy.

Yes. Well, goodbye.

I'm...

not getting married?

I'm not getting married to Mr. Sosuke

and go to New York?

Madam Asagi, shall we go straight to the hotel?

- I want to eat sushi. - Yes, Madam.

I'm... sorry.

I talked to Mary again today,

and I can't seem to break up with her.

It's all right, I just...

wanted to get 3 million out of you, too.

Me too...

I wanted to take a wife home with me to convince Mary.

We both have our intentions.

It wasn't a genuine marriage.

It wasn't even a genuine relationship.

Or maybe it wasn't even a genuine date...

That aquarium the other day?

For what it's worth... I really enjoyed it.

No. Ow, ow, ow..

I don't like men who say that on breakup.

Ow, ow, ow...

That right there

was the only skinship we had.

Congratulations Madam Asagi

on being the first Japanese to win

Designer of the Year at the CFW Awards

for the brand Colza. - No...

The dress you're wearing now,

it's from Colza, which was well-received at this season's Paris Collection, right?

It looks good on you.

Um... is there anything

that you always keep in mind when designing?

Intuition.

Intuition?

Madam, Kanesaka got the sushi.

Well, it's the intuition I've had for years,

but it's not so wild as to be called an intuition.

An intuition based on experience,

the ability to read the signs of the times,

and most of all...

something that comes from within me.

That was wonderful.

Ah, well, since this is a women's magazine, it's a little bit private...

I heard you've long disengaged from your family,

do you not miss them?

I was married once.

I'm sorry. Please no private questions.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- But you know... - Yes?

Soramame-chan, when you found Oto at the aquarium

you looked as if your world was coming to an end.

You saw that?

Yeah.

Don't say it, that was...

Just don't.

♪ Start with one. Start with one. Then drop it...

No. Start with one. Then drop it all and start again.

Okay? It's like this, okay?

♪ Start with one. Start with one.

♪ Start with one. Start with one. Then drop it all and start again.

Okay?

- ♪ Start with two. - ♪ Start with two...

- You almost got it! - Start with two--

I'm home...

Ah, welcome home.

- Oh, you're playing otedama? - You can do it?

My Gran Gran taught me how to play.

Okay, take over the lecture.

- I'm gonna take a bath. - Oh, right, right...

This is from your grandmother.

It's an airline ticket.

As expected from the monkey.

I'm a grandma's girl.

- Here. - Thanks.

Your mother...

she abandoned you?

Of all the people to ask me that casually,

you're the first.

No, the other day...

you said it on the phone...

Right.

For now...

I don't want to tell you that yet.

But...

someday I'd like to tell you about it, Oto.

Yeah.

Whenever...

You don't have to tell me... either way.

Next week, Mr. Sosuke said

that he's going back to New York.

Oh...

I failed to buy Gran Gran an escalator again.

Isn't it elevator?

It's hard to tell which is which.

Oh, Soramame,

why don't you just buy it yourself?

- Huh? - Earn it yourself.

No way...

I don't know how many years that would be working at Oonoya.

Gran Gran might be dead by then.

Why does she have to go upstairs to begin with?

From the second floor,

Gran Gran's favorite mountain range, the Kirishima Mountains, can be seen.

I guess I'll just have to go home...

Gran Gran...

is waiting for me.

Hey,

wanna see something cool?

Oh?

A moment of peace. Kurokawa Hot Springs.

Huh?

What? This song...

Yes, it's the melody you helped me with.

BGM - background music / CM - commercial

This will be the BGM for Kurokawa Hot Springs' CM.

Really?

Yeah.

I'm... so impressed.

Oto, you're amazing.

You have a world of your own...

Oh, a lot of people are gonna see this, right?

And hear it, right?

It's a local station. I think it's well-known.

You must have something that excites you...

you must have something

that flows from within you...

That's how you move people.

And make money, too, right?

Well... just a little bit.

I'm so pathetic...

all I could think about was marrying Shota, marrying Mr. Sosuke,

and having it would make me happy.

How low of me...

It's a life of relying on others.

Soramame... you don't have that?

Something... that excites you.

Hmm...

- There is. - Oh.

Should I show it?

Should I show it to you, Oto?

Theme Song: Yorushika - Algernon

Who's going next...

Who's going next...

- This way, this way! - This way? Where are we going?

- Huh? Wait. Huh? - What?

- Seriously? - Huh?

Found it... over there.

Look! Oto.

- Woah, amazing... - Right?

It's so pretty...

I could look at it for hours.

I wanted to see it one more time

before I head back to Kyushu.

You're going home?

Hmm...

Well, I guess so...

Don't go home.

What?

Stay.

Keep it up, keep it up, yup

Back home in a daze, rubbing my eyes

I'm burnt out, I'm going to bed,

fell down asleep right away

No weekend plans,

little regrets piling up

Days that I miss you but can't make it happen

No one knows what the right answer is

But if you keep looking down, you'll never notice it,

the sparkling blue sky

Everything will be all right, it feels like it,

I'll dream as many times as I want

Yeah, it's gonna be all right, no matter what the day,

even so, my dear life

Everything will be all right always

Echoing melody

Every little scene softly light up my heart

You are not alone

Let’s live it up…

Let’s live it up

Let’s live it up…

With you, it's gonna be all right

Let’s live it up!

NEXT EPISODE

You will protect me.

Why not do it yourself? Make these kinds of dresses.

You may or may not be in love.

You can't lie to yourself, can you?

I thought we would be together.