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It looks delicious.

Thank you for the food.

Let's eat.

Delicious.

Was this really all right?

What's all right?

You haven't finished your novel yet, right?

Well, I'm sure some ideas will come to mind while enjoying a picnic.

You think so?

It's okay for me to be here.

If I was at home, I'd just be lounging around all day.

I'm fine as long as you're okay with it.

Yeah.

When I was in university,

I made lunch for my boyfriend,

and we went on a date to the zoo.

He was a very kind

and honest person,

but we eventually broke up.

Maki.

You should definitely stop seeing that kind of guy.

Break up with him right now.

Just take my word for it.

Break up with him.

Ayana, what do you know about Ashita to make you say that?

NOVEMBER 2018

I don't know anything about him.

I'm just saying, why are you still with a guy

who you caught sleeping with another girl in your house?

-Oh, you guys aren't even dating, huh? -Ayana.

He wasn't sleeping with her.

They were just lying down together.

Unbelievable.

Did you hear that? "They were just lying down together."

So then, what?

You got home, saw them,

-and just stood there watching them? -You're being too harsh.

I just want to be near Ashita, that's all.

I like him.

If I can see him from time to time, that's enough.

I don't care if he's married or sleeping with other women at my house!

He's married?

So what if he is?

That does change things a little.

Worst case scenario, you could get sued.

You know, you can do what you want.

If this is what you want, then that's fine.

But what do you want to become with this guy?

What?

There's no future with him.

Future of what?

By future, I mean things like,

you know, having a long-term relationship,

or getting married.

Or going on dates without having to hide.

Isn't the present more important than the future?

How lame. What the heck?

Then let me ask you this.

Do you date everyone with marriage in mind?

Yeah, I guess I do.

Seriously? That's so overwhelming.

You date people thinking of the future instead of the present, huh?

But the fact is, right now at "present," you're not even happy!

What? I am happy!

Listen, Maki…

What's wrong with you?

Why should this concern you?

I like Ashita,

and Ashita spends time with me. What's wrong with that?

Why are you being critical when I'm saying it's fine?

-It's because she loves you. -What?

Ayana loves you, and you're important to her,

and that's why she's worried about you. That much is obvious.

Well, I never asked for any of it.

Okay.

Yeah, you're right. You never asked for any of this.

Let's stop this. End of conversation.

Mr. Ashita is good looking.

So enjoy.

Bye.

Apologize to her later.

I am a little envious of you.

Since you're able to love someone that much.

What do you think about this, Tsukuda?

Me?

You heard everything, right?

Yeah, kind of…

Well,

I think everything Tsuchida said was right.

It's not that simple.

Then don't ask for my input.

Right?

Bye.

What?

-This is ready to go. -Okay.

Thank you for waiting. Here's your ramen.

Kotaro.

-Yes? -Clean up the tatami room.

-Yes, sir. -Thanks.

Okay.

GYOZA

Thanks for today.

Thank you.

Um…

What is it?

What happened to your hair?

You're mentioning it now?

We were working together all day today.

I wasn't sure if it was okay for me to bring it up.

Well, during class,

we had hands-on training

and had to give each other perms.

And it failed?

Don't call it a failure.

The person you gave the perm to,

also ended up with that frizzy afro?

No, of course not.

It looked really good.

Then yours is…

Yes, it's a failure. A mistake.

Yeah, I thought so.

By the way, Ms. Ayana, did I ever tell you

about the manager's hairstyle?

The manager's hairstyle?

I guess it's more about his hair type?

I never told you about it?

No.

I've never heard about it. What is it?

The other day,

when I had the early shift,

before the shop opened,

Manager was staring at the mirror for a really long time.

By the sink in front of the bathroom.

And I'm not sure if he decided to tell me because I'm at beauty school,

but you know he's 42 years old, right?

Anyway,

he was constantly fussing with his hair,

and guess what he said to me?

I wonder…

Did he say that he has more gray hair?

Hey Kotaro.

I noticed something yesterday when

I looked in the mirror after taking a bath.

I think I have naturally curly hair.

What does he mean?

At 42 years old, he realized for the first time that he has curly hair.

He never noticed?

Was that the first time he looked in a mirror?

Was he serious?

Yeah.

He was even telling our regular customer.

Why tell other people?

What kind of response does he want?

I don't know.

Maybe he wanted people to say, "No, it's straight."

Why is it bad to have curly hair?

-Hello. -Hello.

You can put those down.

Oh, thanks.

Um…

You might already have an idea

from the message I sent you yesterday…

Yeah.

I think

you have a pretty good idea of what's going on,

since I called you to an empty classroom.

Yeah.

What is it?

Um…

I…

like you.

I like you.

So please,

go out with me.

You laughed.

No, it's not like that.

-Sorry. -No,

-I understand. -No, it's not like that.

-I'm sorry about this. -Wait.

It's okay.

Um…

May I ask why?

Why?

Right.

That's a good question.

Yeah…

So…

I like you…

What about me do you like?

We haven't really talked that much, have we?

Well, we have talked, but that was

when we were in the same class,

or in a group with other people, right?

We've never talked just the two of us, right?

Yeah.

-So why? -Why?

Why, huh?

What made you start liking me?

What made me fall for you?

Well, let's see…

Well…

to be really honest,

I kind of liked you for a long time.

So what made you like me?

What made me like you, huh?

Is it my looks?

Why would it be that?

-What do you mean? -Oh!

No, sorry, that sounded rude.

That's not what I meant.

I meant that I didn't fall for you just based on your looks.

It's your personality too. Yes, personality.

Oh, okay. I thought you didn't like the way I look.

Is that right?

You seem like you're confident with the way you look.

No, it's not like that.

Well,

we've never interacted with each other that much,

so I thought that maybe you fell for me based on my looks.

-You know what I mean, right? -Yes, I do.

Sorry.

But that's actually true.

Actually?

Well,

it's your looks,

and your voice too.

But the decisive factor was…

Yeah?

I think it was last Thursday,

in the courtyard…

Yeah?

You were crying, weren't you?

While reading a novel.

What?

I just so happened to see that.

And I thought

it was really beautiful.

I could tell you had a sensitive nature.

And you were

wiping your tears with your shirt sleeve.

And you were wiping your runny nose with the same shirt sleeve.

I was?

I was really crying?

Yeah, you were crying.

Yeah…

I thought it was beautiful…

And I realized

that I like you.

Um…

Um…

I'm really sorry.

Oh,

yeah, I totally understand. I'm so sorry.

-I know it was sudden. -No.

No, that's not what I mean.

The thing is…

those weren't tears.

Huh?

It was eye drops.

What?

What? But…

you were crying.

You had a runny nose too.

That's probably how it seemed,

but I had probably put in eye drops

right before you caught sight of me.

And I think that trailed down my nose, so I wiped it away.

So it's not my sensitive nature or anything.

I bet you want to take that all back.

Oh…

I see. Okay…

I could've sworn you were crying.

I see.

Yeah.

You know,

I think it's possible to take a small moment

of someone's long life,

and mistakenly fall in love with them,

but in reality,

they're not that kind of person at all.

I bet that happens all the time.

-But… -Yeah?

But that's how it is for everyone, isn't it?

What?

No one knows someone from the moment

they exit the womb.

Everyone meets someone somewhere in the middle of their life.

So, let me put it this way.

Those were the most beautiful eye drops I've ever seen in my life.

Wait. That doesn't sound right.

Why am I praising the eye drops?

Sorry.

Eye drops…

You're so funny, Tsukuda.

Um…

By the way, what were you reading?

Sleep in Reading.

By Sen Yamada.

I see.

I've heard of that book before.

-Oh really? -Yeah.

Good for you. Tsukuda sounds like a nice guy.

Yeah. He's a nice guy.

Would you even consider it?

I don't know.

It's so unexpected.

I see.

What is this? Girl talk?

Hello.

-Are you her friend from university? -Yes.

-Yes, nice to meet you. -Hi.

I think you should say yes.

I'm not sure about that.

I think

you should date someone that you really like.

Is it right to date someone

just because that person likes you?

Well, that's actually true to some extent.

All right. I'll give it a positive consideration.

-Huh? -What?

What? You totally ignored my advice.

Welcome.

Welcome.

You can sit wherever you like.

Table for one.

I'll sit at the counter.

Tsukuda.

Yeah?

Wanna go watch a movie together?

Wait…

-Really? -Yeah.

Yeah.

We went on several movie dates,

and each time we would go out for drinks, or to a cafe afterward.

And eventually,

we even found a cafe that we would go to regularly.

-Um… -And then…

-Yeah? -…my birthday rolled around.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

-Can I open it? -Yeah.

It's so cute.

Thank you.

-And… -Yeah?

This is for you.

Can I read this right now?

Yeah.

Well?

I accept.

-Really? -Yeah.

I'm sorry I made you wait for so long.

Not at all.

In fact, I want to thank you

for going to the movies with me so many times.

Let's eat.

Yeah.

This is the first love letter I've ever received.

I wrote it for the first time.

-What should we call each other? -What?

Should we not change anything?

Or want to change it?

A name just for the two of us?

That might be a little too embarrassing.

-Okay. -We don't have to change anything.

-Yeah. -Okay.

Do you want me to call you by your first name?

I wonder.

Can you try it once?

Seriously?

I just want to hear it once.

Okay.

Miss…

Ayana.

How was it?

Well, how was it for you?

It was a little embarrassing.

-I figured. -Yeah.

So let's not do it.

Okay, then I won't change anything,

and call you Ms. Tsuchida.

Oh.

But what should I call you?

Can you say it once?

-Your first name? -Yeah. Can you say it once?

Oh but…

What's your first name?

Are you serious?

Is it Takeshi? Is that right?

-Yeah. -Sorry about that.

-Then I'll say it. -Okay.

Takeshi.

Wait, hold on…

That's not what I was expecting.

It sounded like you were reading off my name.

-Then let me try again. -Okay.

Okay. Ready.

-Tsukuda. -You're calling me Tsukuda?

I'm just going to call you Tsukuda.

-And you call me Ayana. -Ayana?

-I mean Tsuchida. -Wait.

Let's calm down. Drink your coffee.

Sorry.

Okay then,

I'll call you Ms. Tsuchida, and you call me Tsukuda.

Just call me Tsuchida.

But it's easier for me

to say Ms. Tsuchida, so I think it's fine.

But it makes me seem so arrogant.

It doesn't feel like we're on equal footing.

But isn't it fine as long as we're okay with it?

-I guess so. -Yeah.

-I just realized something. -What is it?

Tsukuda and Tsuchida sound really similar.

-They're so big. -Yeah.

Which is your favorite?

-Animal? -Yeah.

Probably rhinoceros.

-Rhinoceros? -Yeah, rhinoceros.

How does one even come to like rhinos in their lifetime?

It's not that strange at all.

Okay, then tell me,

when did you start liking them?

What made you like them?

-You want to know when? -Yeah.

I don't remember exactly when.

You've liked them ever since you can remember?

Probably.

Interesting.

They're so cool, aren't they?

Yeah, I guess they're cool.

But lions are cool too.

That's so cliche.

You don't like cliches?

I don't like it.

I think

I actually prefer things that most people don't like.

I feel like I'm being dissed in a roundabout way.

Well,

yeah, now that you mention it, I like Ms. Tsuchida, and rhinoceros…

What the heck?

Ta-da.

Looks delicious.

-Thank you for the food. -Enjoy.

-It's really good! -It's good?

I'm glad.

I'm going to try it too.

-Hey… -Yeah?

Thank you.

For what?

For telling me that you like me.

Why all of a sudden?

You better not start crying.

Am I going to die today?

What do you mean?

Well…

I'm eating the lunch you made for us,

-and the weather is beautiful… -Wait.

Hold on. Finish chewing first.

Swallow that first.

Tell me once you're done.

It's so dirty too.

-Do you want water? -No, I've got it.

-You have it? -Yeah.

You are

my first girlfriend…

Yeah.

And I've never

kissed anyone before either.

-Until now. -Tsukuda

speaks hesitantly in front of the rhinoceros that he loves.

That's why…

I was his first girlfriend.

So he said, "I might show

really embarrassing sides of myself as the relationship goes on,

but I hope we can continue being together."

That's what he said.

-I hope we can continue being together. -Things like that

wouldn't bother me at all,

and I was thinking how I knew all those things

just by observing him.

I get it.

But…

But…

during our zoo date,

I couldn't help but be bothered by the fact

that he kept yawning.

The rhinos are cool.

They're cool, right?

And then came Tsukuda's birthday.

Thank you.

-Is it good? -Yeah.

Delicious.

-It's so good. -I'm glad.

That was good.

Yeah.

What's wrong?

Well, um…

Are you drunk?

No.

It's not that I'm drunk.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

It's just that…

Oh man.

I want to kiss you. Sorry.

Why are you apologizing?

Can I also get some chips?

Yeah, go ahead.

CONDOMS

I have some at home.

-You should've told me! -When was I supposed to tell you?

True.

Come in.

Thanks.

Welcome.

You can place your things wherever you want.

This is what your place looks like, huh?

What do you mean?

Hold on.

-Here. -Thanks.

You want to drink more?

Yeah.

But I don't think I can drink a whole can.

-Then let's share one. -Okay.

Thank you.

It's your first time, right?

Yeah.

How about you? Is it your first time?

I had a boyfriend in high school.

I see.

That makes sense.

I can imagine that.

Are you shocked?

No, it's not surprising at all.

Because you're cute,

and you're also fun.

Want to do it?

What is it?

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

Why did you break up with your ex-boyfriend?

So it does bother you, huh?

Why did you dump him?

You didn't like him anymore?

You don't think that I got dumped?

Oh, I guess that's a possibility too.

But that makes me happy.

It means that, in your eyes, I'm not the kind of woman who would get dumped.

Were you dumped?

Maybe we ended it at the same time.

No, maybe it wasn't at the same time…

I guess I was dumped.

Why do you want to know?

There's nothing between us now.

I don't doubt that at all.

I didn't mean it that way. Sorry.

Then what is it?

I…

really like you…

And…

that's why

I want to know how it ended. So that I know what not to do.

We just started dating,

and you're already worried about it ending?

I'm worried because I don't want it to end.

I see.

I hate to say this,

but honestly, I don't think forever exists.

But I want it to be something like that,

even though it might not even exist.

You're so strange.

You're so strange, Tsukuda.

When I got accepted to university,

I moved to Tokyo alone,

and we ended up in a long-distance relationship.

That's why we broke up.

We both liked each other.

Well,

at least I did.

But he said that a long-distance relationship would be difficult.

I was confident that we could make it work.

Then

do you meet up with him

when you go back to your hometown?

You don't want me to meet up with him?

I don't mind, but…

Yeah,

it's kind of…

Tsukuda, are you all right?

Why do you think I'm going out with you?

Is this your one-sided crush?

You have a one-sided crush on me?

It's not, right?

I wish you would trust me a little more.

Okay.

It's warm.

-Yeah, it's warm. -Yeah.

You know…

People say that the one

who falls in love first loses, right?

Yeah, they say that.

They say, "I have to make sure they fall for me."

Or "I can't let my feelings become a burden to them."

Or "It's not good to become too dependent."

I can't do stuff like that.

I want to let you know right now.

Okay.

So…

if I become annoying, overwhelming,

or creepy, please tell me.

Okay.

I just want you to be happy.

You know…

all that matters to me

is that you're happy every day.

Worst-case scenario,

I don't even have to be the one by your side when you find happiness.

It could be anyone.

Okay, I got it.

No need to say anymore.

You're so honest, Tsukuda.

I like that about you.

What's wrong?

I want it to stop.

What?

I really wish time would stop.

I'm scared. Of losing you.

You're still saying that?

So far away.

Far away?

You're so far away.

There's no space between us.

Two months later,

we were having a conversation about breaking up.

Tsukuda said he wanted to break up.

APRIL 2019

He said he wished I had

loved him more.

I thought to myself, "But I did love him."

I didn't want to break up,

so we talked about it several times.

But the outcome was the same.

In the end,

I reluctantly agreed

at our usual cafe.

Okay, fine.

I felt disappointed because he had told me

that all that mattered to him

was that I was happy every day.

You know,

if we're going to break up, that's fine.

Yeah.

But there was just one thing

that bothered me when we were dating.

Is it okay if I ask you about that?

What is it?

We went to the zoo on our first date, right?

Yeah, we did.

I made lunch,

and we ate together.

You said the fried chicken

and the sandwiches were good.

Yeah, that was good.

And at that time,

while at the zoo,

you were constantly yawning

but I was wondering what that was all about.

I was yawning?

Were you bored?

I guess you don't remember, huh?

Sorry for asking a weird question.

No,

you're probably right.

I was probably yawning a lot.

I remember.

That bothered you, huh?

Yeah.

I was yawning

because I couldn't sleep at all.

What?

The day before our date,

I was so excited

that I couldn't fall asleep.

I was thinking about what to wear,

and how to style my hair.

I was just staring at the mirror.

I lay down on my bed,

but I couldn't fall asleep.

So I took another shower.

I ended up taking like three showers that night.

I washed my hair three times,

brushed my teeth three times,

and laid down on my bed three times.

I pretty much stayed up all night

and headed off to our date.

I see.

You thought I was bored because I was yawning, huh?

Yeah.

It was the complete opposite, huh?

Yeah.

There are so many things we won't understand unless we talk.

Yeah.

But

hearing that makes me really happy.

I'm happy to know that you were worried about that.

If I want the other person

to feel even the slightest bit anxious about me,

then I think our compatibility

is really terrible.

Is it terrible?

I feel like that's how relationships should be.

Hey.

Hey there.

It's a cat.

Hey there.

What?

Tsukuda?

What is it?

When it comes to romance,

I don't think I'm compatible with someone who is too kind.

I think that love

can only flourish

when two selfish people

cause each other trouble.

I think Tsukuda

was just too kind.

You've got stuff all over your face.

You just cleaned up too.

Is it off?

What?

What's with that reaction?

It's on your nose too.

Really?

And right now,

I'm once again dating someone who loves me, and is too kind.

THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL

Subtitle translation by: Lili Morita