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You know, our family dog has become quite a grandfather.

When I think that the time of farewell is near, I start to cry.

Even if you know it, it's hard.

When we graduate, we'll have to say farewell to all our classmates.

That's true. We won't see them anymore.

I'll miss them so much.

Oh no!

You may have forgotten,

but a farewell is always near

and can suddenly happen to anyone.

Gradually

I undertand the meaning of what Minoru said

at that time.

Too much happiness is scary.

This happiness

could suddenly be over some day

for someone

like me.

You think you can come next week?

No problem.

- Hey, hey, hey! Hey, guys! - What's up, Dad?

Next week, the pottery class is closed. So you can go amuse yourselves.

- Really? - Really, really.

I'll look after Tane-kun.

Once in a while, young people should amuse themselves, right?

- Dad, one time per year you say something good. - The insolence of it!

Three times, no, four times per year I do this.

Then, I'll take you at your word.

Yutaka, let's go amuse ourselves somewhere.

Yutaka!

- Sorry, am I too late? - No, it's ahead of time.

How's this?

Looks good.

No, not for me, for you.

Well, I don't know.

No, no, this would do. It suits you.

- No, you're certainly making fun of me. - I'm not making fun of you.

What a tiny house!

- Indeed. - You also make such things at work, right?

- Well, yeah. - It's so true to life.

- Well, not really. - No, no, no, it's skillfully made.

Look, isn't that great? It's incredibly detailed.

- Good, huh? You could park a car there. - That's true.

- Delicious, isn't it? - It's rich in flavour.

And so soft. Ah, that's right!

Okay, cheese!

I got the picture.

What's wrong?

It's a bit jittery.

Okay, cheese!

- Have you taken it? - Yeah, I'm shooting.

- What's that supposed to mean? - I'm taking a video.

A video!?

- Next time, we should take Tane-kun with us. - Well, that's right.

No matter what you say, you care about your brother after all.

Yutaka,

thank you for today.

I should say so. It was fun.

You know what? From here on, we'll walk together.

Too much happiness is scary.

Yutaka, what's wrong?

It's nothing. Let's go.

Tane, help me!

Hey, help me! I got bitten! I got bitten!

Help me! Got you!

Nii-chan, welcome home!

Welcome home. Did you have fun?

Hey, hey, where's the souvenir?

- Here. - Hurrah!

Give mother her share too, okay?

Did anything happen?

Well,

somehow

there's still something I don't understand.

Something you don't understand? Shall Tane explain it to you?

It's nothing. Come on, brush your teeth and go to bed.

No, I don't want to.

What? Tane-kun isn't sleepy yet?

I'm not sleepy.

The dinosaurs will eat you if you don't go to bed quickly.

Some day,

when I've lost him,

it may be less painful for me.

His father?

[From Ueda Koji] [This week, I'll prepare a special menu] [so come eat it by all means.]

Special menu?

Hi.

Excuse me for disturbing.

Oh, Yutaka-kun!

Today, dad will show all his cooking skills, okay?

Come in, come in, come in!

Tadah! The Ueda family secret.

Dad's special kimchi tomato hot pot!

- Kimchi tomato? - Right.

It's kimchi hot pot with cheese and tomato.

A standard dish in our house.

I see. It looks delicious.

- Dad, hurry up! - Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

This kimchi tomato hot pot was my specialty from the beginning.

I made it so that I could eat it together with Mika-san and Minoru when he was still small.

If you add cheese, it makes the taste milder.

Now I see.

Here, Yutaka-kun. Eat as much as you like!

Thank you very much.

- Well then, itadakimasu! - Itadakimasu!

Blow on it to cool it down.

- How many times shall I blow? - Blow on it three times, three times.

- Your dish is delicious. - Isn't it, isn't it!

Tomato and kimchi go well together, huh?

- Being a genius is kind of embarrassing. - Nobody called you that!

- Really? - No, you are a genius.

I knew it.

Don't flatter him so much. He'll get carried away.

If you eat this with a baguette, it's also delicious.

- Good idea. - And, Yutaka-kun, here is sake.

I got this bottle from Hashida-san. It's really delicious.

- Let's open this too! - Open it!

- You drink sake, don't you? - Yes.

- You look like you could hold your liquor. - Thank you.

Yutaka-kun, say, why don't you stay here tonight?

My stomach is hurting.

Are you alright?

You shouldn't have tried to keep up with dad.

But your father said it was his special menu.

Special?

Dad said so?

Is it not?

- Nii-chan, the bath! - Alright.

I'm going to give Tane a bath. You rest here.

- After that, you can take a bath. - Thank you.

Otousan? (Father)

Oh, Yutaka-kun.

Sorry for making you eat so much.

No, it's alright. It was delicious so I couldn't hold myself back.

That hot pot

was the first dish I prepared for my wife.

We ate this when we decided to found a family.

You mean when you proposed?

- That's why it's a special menu. - Right.

So I thought I should prepare it also for you.

Mika-san, Minoru, Tane, and now Yutaka-kun.

A meal, you know, can certainly be delicious if you eat by yourself,

but eating together with someone,

this alone is something special, I think.

The truth is,

I wish I had eaten more meals together with Mika-san.

Excuse me,

how did you manage

to overcome the loss

of such an important person as your wife?

I also

lost my parents when I was very young.

But, I have no memory of that time.

That's why now

for the first time in my life I have someone who's tremendously important to me.

Thinking about losing such people

is scary.

No matter which person, the day of farewell will inevitably come.

When I consider this,

I get so scared that I can't stand it.

Then,

I wonder if I shouldn't better break up

before my anxiety becomes even bigger.

You know, I've

absolutely not overcome the thing with my wife.

Not one iota.

Even now, I painfully miss my wonderful wife.

I think if it is so hard, I had better never met her,

and cry in the middle of the night.

Still,

nevertheless I think it was good.

Loving someone

also means to accept the pain of losing this loved one, I think.

This pain

is proof that I loved my wife.

Feeling this pain

is my happiness.

Don't worry, Yutaka-kun.

You are not alone.

For visiting Minoru and Tane

I'm grateful to you.

When the time of farewell comes,

let's suffer the pain together.

Yes.

- A sleepover with Yutaka! - Come on, I'll turn off the lights.

- A sleepover is great, huh? - Yes, it's great.

Shall we sing a song? Shall we read a picture book?

- Come on, it's time for kids to sleep. - Okay.

Let's play tomorrow again, okay?

Then, good night.

- Good night. - Good night.

Yutaka, are you awake?

Yes, I'm awake.

Can I come over there?

Sure.

I also wanted to talk with you.

About that day when we went to amuse ourselves.

You are too important to me,

so I became timid.

I'm sorry.

I see.

I also have something I want to tell you.

What is it?

If you have any worries,

I want you to talk with me.

I want the both of us

to think about them together.

Thank you, Minoru.

I...

won't forget this night as long as I live.

Tane-kun's cute breathing in his sleep.

The warmth of Minoru's hand,

secretly connected to mine.

And then,

I made a decision.

- Ohata-san, take care of this please. - Okay.

Huh? Hozumi, did anything happen with you?

I mean, you've become brighter.

Hozumi-kun often talks with us recently, doesn't he?

You don't know that?

Eh? No. But I noticed.

- Could it be that Hozumi hates you? - I'm not hated, I'm rather liked.

[Next month is mother's birthday.] [What shall we do?]

[I'll come.] [We'll buy her a present, okay?]

Sensei, good-bye.

Good-bye, Tane-kun.

Yukata! Nii-chan!

- Tane-kun, welcome back. - It's Yukata! It's Yukata!

Don't get so exited.

What's to eat today?

Today, let's cook what you like.

Well, then...

I want to eat that!

- A bomb! - A bomb?

Good idea. Then, shall we make bombs today?

Okay.

Tane-kun, who is this brother?

Well, I am...

This is Yukata. He belongs to Tane's family.

Your family?

No, Yutaka isn't a family member.

I am a family member.

You and Tane-kun will stay good friends, won't you?

- Bye-bye! - Bye-bye!

Yutaka,

what you just said...

Minoru,

from now on let's always be together like this.

Let's eat our meals together

and live together forever.

Yes!

Why do you give the answer?

Huh?

Huh?

Huh? Minoru is crying? Tane-kun!

- Minoru is crying. Look! - I'm not crying.

Why do you make me dizzy? Oi!

What a face is this? Oi! What's that face?

This

will continue from now on,

our dining table.

Be careful!

I can't eat.

Are you full?