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This bill is 'The Lottery Match-Making Marriage Bill'

If you dislike your chosen partner,

you will have two opportunities for rejection. However, if you reject a third,

you will be expected to spend two years

working for counter-terrorism logistical support.

We will check your ID to verify your identity.

Then please make your decisions together.

We will then disperse for free-time.

-Please reject me. -Huh?

It's fine, just tell the executives that you can't have me.

Do you drink alcohol?

How many have you seen so far?

Perhaps we should make it a rule not to ask each other.

Why on earth did you write that condition?

I'm laughing at the fact marriage has become a human obligation.

I feel... almost as though...

I sealed away the dreams... of a normal girl.

Iis it really okay to hurt people like this?

Nana,

you can't postpone your marriage meeting forever can you?

How about, if your next match is low level, tell a lie.

Huh?! Lie?!

The end justifies the means.

The person you are matched with

will affect your whole life, he'll affect the life of your children.

Following your bout of illness, you were examined at the hospital

and found to have an incurable disease. Say that.

Most people will withdraw.

I'll think about it.

Senpai!

The next is your third time?

If you reject this one, you'll have to work in the terror whatsit,

-maybe it's safer to postpone it? -Really?

It's pretty unusual for a guy to reach the limit.

If I had your high standards of looks and ideals

it'd be pretty risky.

-Come on, get back to work. -Fine.

Thanks for today.

-Ah, thanks.

You've got a good reputation, you work fast and you're very conscientious.

It's all thanks to you Kayo san.

Thanks so much for always watching out for me.

I haven't done anything in particular,

-Is that the second person you were matched with? -Yes.

-He's asking me to go on a date at the weekend. -I see.

In the service sector, we're just like department stores,

no time off at the weekend.

Choosing people randomly could cause problems.

It could, but my recent match said

that he'd go out of his way to meet as much as possible,

Wow, sounds like a nice person I'm so glad for you.

-I think he is a nice person , but... -But?

I don't feel anything more or less than that.

You'll find out from here. You can't judge a man on a single meeting.

Men are like the konjac in oden.

Konjac in oden?

At first glance, it seems pale and bland.

But after experiencing the flavour slowly oozing out as you eat it,

-it becomes surprisingly addictive. -Is it really like that?

It is. It was like that with my own husband.

The payment date is the 15th as planned. Is that okay?

Yes, yes, thank you. Goodbye.

Miyasaka, when is your next match planned for?

I don't know yet.

-How many times have you been refused? -Twice.

-Twice for me too. -It's crazy isn't it,

being forced to be with a woman you don't particularly like then being dumped anyway.

And then, if you continue to be refused every other week,

an infinite loop of lottery matchmaking. How long will this go on for?

It's terrible isn't it.

You're sneaky.

Before the law began, you got married quickly

to a woman you met at a mixer.

Slipping between the law like that violates the rules.

Ow, ow, ow... Please stop, Tsukada san!

Shut up you lucky beggar.

I want to meet someone who wants to marry me quickly too.

To be honest, I regret it!

-I was too hasty. -Huh?

Regret?

As we got to know each other,

we realised that we just don't see eye to eye.

I was just trying to get married

before the law began.

I just thought it would be good enough to do it like this.

I now wish I hadn't been so irresponsible in my way of thinking.

After all, I wasn't forced into marriage.

Oh.

There could possibly be a whole heap of married couples

who are victims of the Lottery Match-Making Marriage Bill.

Huh? What do you mean?

It's unusual, that kind of thing coming from you?

Ah, it was nothing.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Here you go.

Ah, I'm so glad,

I've been matched with such a beautiful person.

I never thought a beautiful woman like you would end up with a normal man like me.

I thought you would reject me straight away,

before we'd even left the hall.

So, let's properly introduce ourselves.

I'm Masaru Harukawa, I work for a pharmaceutical company.

Pleased to meet you

I'm Nana Fuyumura.

Nana san eh, such a cute... name.

You're beautiful, modest and refined.

Exactly my type.

Ah, actually, I'm not refined at all.

Then, what kind of person are you?

What kind...?

Talking about myself like that is embarrassing.

Well then, what should I ask you?

Huh?

This meeting is for us to get to know each other.

If you want to know about my hobbies or women from my past, please ask anything.

I see. As expected, you have no interest in me at all.

So why did you come?

Ah, is it possible

that if you refuse this time, you'll have to join the army

and work in counter-terrorism?

So you were somewhat hoping

-that you'd be turned down by me? -No, you're wrong!

It's not like that.

So, did you seriously come here

to consider me as a marriage partner?

-Yes -Good.

-But, I have a problem. -A problem? What?

I've been in poor physical health recently so I went to hospital for an examination.

-I've been diagnosed with an incurable disease. -An incurable disease?

Yes. It's a disease that's not well known in this country, so it seems it will be difficult to treat.

What is the disease called?

It's a little... well, I've only just met you...

I see.

So marriage with me will be complicated.

please don't hesitate to reject me.

It'll be easier for me that way.

Nana san,

if that's the case, then I will support you.

Support me?

Yoshimi san!

-Good evening. -Good evening.

-Thanks for the other day. -Ah, no, thank you!

Yoshimi san, today, would you like to go for okonomiyaki?

Oh, that would be great!

I love okonomiyaki.

Then let's go. Not far from here,

-there's a really tasty restaurant. -Okay.

Great, let's go.

It's here.

Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki

-Here, go ahead -Thanks.

Itadakimasu.

-Yum, tasty!

-Do you really like it? -Huh?

The okonomiyaki, you haven't eaten any at all.

Well...

it's not that I don't like okonomiyaki,

it's just that this isn't the type I was expecting.

Ah, I see.

-Yoshimi san, you're hometown is in Hyogo right? -Yes.

So I've only ever ever eaten Kansai style okonomiyaki.

I'm sorry, I only ever eat Hiroshima style,

-I'm so sorry for not realising. -Ah, it's fine.

Please don't apologise,

I wanted to try it.

It's delicious.

Yoshimi san,

Let's eat Kansai style next time.

Okay.

Rejected again. The law has failed us.

Senpai, let's not forget about our drinks.

Thanks Tacchan.

All right! I'm going to try again!

I've only got 9 months left until I no longer have the privilege.

Some think of it as a privilege,

others as an obligation.

-How was it for you Kitakaze kun? -I was rejected again.

Being rejected is natural.

You spread the theory of romance denial

so your marriage partner will reject you.

That's because, If I personally refuse 3 times,

I'll have to go to counter-terrorism logistical support.

It seems people are calling it the terrorism suppression corps.

Two months after the law began, a woman is in the midst of anti-terrorism action in the terrorism suppression corps.

Terrorism suppression corps? What in the hell?!

Who knows. I've been trying to find out about it,

but there's nothing on the net.

What about social networks or blogs?

Enlisted guys aren't writing anything?

-Has a gag order been imposed? -Seems likely.

There's a rumour that it's like military troops.

So do we have to fight terrorists if we enlist?

Whether you fight or not,

there is certainly some involvement with terrorists.

It's super scary. I just want to be a normal human being.

I don't want to be in a terror-squad. I never want to go.

Senpai, that's why, just like me

you have to get yourself rejected by your partner.

The law'll change while you're evasively sidestepping the issue.

You don't have to encourage them to reject you.

How many people have enlisted so far?

I've heard that it's already more than 100.

-100 people?! -It's just a rumour though.

Oh my god!

-So the match is definite. -Yes.

I just needed your confirmation before

we're able to pass on your contact details.

What would you like to do?

If I refuse, I will reach my limit?

Yes, because you refused your first match,

-that is correct. -And after three times,

I'll have to go to work for the terror suppression corps?

-That's correct. -Rumour has it that it's a frightfully scary place,

I'm afraid I can't comment on that at all.

What about your communication with Harukawa san?

Fine, please pass my details to the other side.

Of course.

Hello.

-Hello, this is the lottery matchmaking office. -Ah, what can I do for you?

Your partner Takeda san is hoping for a relationship, what would you like to do?

Since he doesn't satisfy my requirement to be a descendant of a criminal, please consider it void.

Huh?

It's written on my form as my required condition isn't it?

I understand. Then, this time, just as with the last,

-we will invalidate your match. -If you please.

Yes, I was finally able to get out.

What kind of training is there in the terror suppression corps?

There is a confidentiality agreement about the details.

Even so, I can say the training is severe.

10 people live together in a bunk-bed dormitory.

There is no privacy at all.

Also, even though the government has promised protection for returning to work after discharge,

I truly wonder if I'll be able to return.

I should have guessed, not possible.

Public safety is paramount.

We won't divulge information about terror suppression.

Good grief! How cowardly.

Isn't this country a democracy?

The Prime Minister is responsible for public safety.

We are also complicit in this.

I know, which makes it even more frustrating.

Even so, enlistment to the terror suppression corps has risen sharply.

Furthermore, it's overwhelmingly women.

It's better than being forced into marriage

with a man you don't like.

Women are more picky about their choice of partner.

Conversely, men tend to embrace marriage in an easy going way.

Men think that love and marriage are different things,

whereas women think marriage is an extension of love.

Women are romanticists.

-Does that mean you are Minister? -What are you saying?

Well, you are in a sense, a woman, are you not?

-In a sense?! -Ah, I don't mean it like that!

Whatever. Anyway, the problem is,

that if the number enlisting keeps increasing at the same pace,

we will soon be over-budget.

-That's right. -We'll have to manage it somehow.

That's exactly what the opposition is pressing on.

We'll have to devise counter-measures.

Sanae Hanamura, 30 years old.

I was born and raised in Niigata city, erm...

After graduating from a vocational college,

I became a clerk in a prep school.

Ah, erm...

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Please take your time.

Erm... what are your hobbies?

-I really like watching movies. -I also kind of enjoy watching movies.

Pretty much everyone will say they like it.

Delicious.

Delicious.

Hanamura san, up until now,

what sort of men have you been dating?

I've never had a relationship with a man before.

Sorry, it's terribly rude of me to ask such a question,

-but why? -Why?

It may be because I'm unpopular and unfashionable.

Really?

Miyasaka san, have you not married yet

because you have high ideals?

-Huh? No, no! That's not the case.

I have rather skillfully avoided it so to speak.

Skillfully avoided it?

Yes, because if you really like a woman, I hear that it's difficult and expensive.

Really? How for example?

Er... like...

you have to take them out for fancy romantic meals

so that they can brag to their friends.

Birthday presents should be high-class, luxury brands.

Hmmm, that's what you think?

Well, it was written in a magazine.

Well, I'm not a particularly rich person

so I don't think it will work out.

-Do you want to get married? -Huh?

Hmm, or should I say, do you feel the necessity of marriage?

Well, my true feeling is that it's not necessary yet.

Cooking, cleaning and laundry are my hobbies

and I don't particularly feel the need to marry yet.

Then what do you feel are necessities?

Things like...

I think I'd like to have a child.

-I see. -But I'm only 26,

I don't have the sense of responsibility to be a parent.

I don't have the confidence that a man like me could be a good father.

Ah, saying something negative like this in a marriage interview

is really bad right, I'm sorry.

The reason for this law is to stop the declining birthrate,

yet I don't have the confidence to become a parent.

I'm not qualified to take part in this match-making.

-Would you like to go for a drink? -Huh?

I feel like going for a drink, will you take me out?

Ah, erm...

-Mamiya san. -Yes.

A bottle of the most expensive champagne please.

-Yes. -And... the truffle salad,

and after, steak with fois gras please.

Our A5 rank Matsutaka beef and millefeuille of fois gras is specially prepared.

So, let's have that.

-We'll have it for two. -Certainly.

Please take your time.

Thanks for the meal Haruka san.

It's really cool. This is your favourite place?

Yes. It's really delicious, I've been coming here for years.

Ah... my favourite restaurant

-is tonkatsu. -Tonkatsu?

Don't underestimate it, it's really good.

I'll take you there next time.

Ah, is that really okay?

-What? -The champagne.

After all, you have an incurable disease.

My doctor said a modest amount wouldn't be a problem.

Oh I see.

-It looks delicious, let's eat. -Okay.

Itadakimasu.

How is it?

Yeah, delicious.

Yoshimi san, If you marry, what would you like to do about work?

-I intend to keep working. -Really?

If I get married, I'd like my wife

to quit her job.

Why is that?

I'm an old fashioned type of person,

I think the father should go out and earn money,

while the mother stays at home and protects the children.

I think that's what a family should be like.

Well, when I was a child, both my parents worked.

I felt very lonely and would cling to my mother.

That's why I don't want my children to feel the same way.

What kind of home did you grow up in Yoshimi san?

Well, it was more like a mother and child family.

My father was a drinker and he didn't work much.

My mother worked hard to raise me.

That must have been really hard.

I don't think I was particularly unhappy.

I saw my mother working her hardest to raise me

which inspired me to continue working when I become a mother.

I see, so you'd like to continue working?

-Ah... I'm sorry. -No.

-You don't want to eat it even though it's so delicious? -I have a small appetite.

But I still want to eat small amounts of various things.

It's wasteful being such a luxury woman right?

It's fine.

I don't like fat women anyway.

I'm just going to the toilet.

How on earth do I get him to reject me?

Ranbo.

This was originally my favourite restaurant.

-But I don't particularly mind if you come. -It is delicious.

Senpai, is that your ex-girlfriend?

-Hmm? -I'm Ranbo san's junior.

Wow, she's so pretty!

The toilet was engaged.

Nana san, what's wrong?

-This person is my boyfriend. -Huh?

-I'm going to get married to... -I dumped her.

I actually dumped her.

So not a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend?

Yeah.

I'm her arranged marriage partner.

Please excuse me.

-Shall we go somewhere else? -Sure.

Sorry for disturbing you.

Miyasaka san, do you have any siblings?

I'm an only child.

I have one brother. He got married after an unexpected pregnancy,

and his child was born just recently.

The baby's fingers and nails are so small,

I was so moved.

A baby eh, it must be so cute.

Do you like children Miyasaka san?

Huh?!... Children... ah... yes.

I see. I'm just going to the toilet.

A miracle is happening.

-A miracle? -Spill it!

I'm with my marriage match in a pub and it's going well.

Wow! Go for it Tacchan!

Just be yourself.

Got it.

Well, I didn't expect to see you with your ex-boyfriend.

Naturally you make a handsome couple.

But why did he dump you?

-You think I'll tell you just like that? -I am a little concerned about it.

Ah, but it's fine.

It's not an unreasonable thing to do.

By the way, when will we meet next?

-Huh? -I did tell you!

Next time, I'll take you to a tonkatsu restaurant.

I don't particularly like tonkatsu.

I used to have a friend who was like a sibling. We felt like twins.

Wow, you really felt that?

Yes.

A lot of anime can be enjoyed by both adults and children.

There are also dubbed versions of American cartoons for kids.

I always watch both the subbed and dubbed versions.

Is it bad that I'm an anime otaku?

Miyasaka san, I think you'll be a wonderful father.

You said earlier that you don't have the confidence to be a father,

but you're so kind.

I really think you'll make a wonderful father.

Ah... Hanamura san... I'm so glad...

It's impossible for me.

Why?

I'm afraid... I can't have children.

I had cervical cancer 5 years ago.

As the cancer was progressing,

the doctor advised surgery to remove the uterus altogether.

The surgery left me unable to bear a child.

Although I recovered quickly,

I wondered why it had happened to me.

Was it all the alcohol I was drinking?

But, 5 years later, I finally reached a point

where I had come to terms with it.

Then, all of a sudden, without explanation, the government implemented this strange new law.

You can only be excluded if you have a criminal record.

They don't take disease into account.

There's no thought for people who can't marry for physical reasons, like me.

Because of illness, my body cannot bear children.

Without a law like this,

It would have been easy to avoid marriage.

I don't want to be forced into marriage.

Anyway, the motive for this law is to prevent the declining birthrate.

If the Lottery Match-Making Bill completely disregards women who are unable to have children,

then the law is flawed.

So Miyasaka san, I cannot marry you.

I will call the office tomorrow and tell the executives

-that I reject you. But...

It doesn't matter if I end up in the terrorism suppression corps.

Th... that's no good.

-I'll reject you. -Huh?

I haven't rejected anyone yet.

There is no doubt that I will continue to be rejected.

I think men should go to the terrorism suppression corps, rather than women.

Ah... is that discrimination?

I don't mean it like that.

Men naturally have more physical strength.

It's really kind of you Miyasaka san.

Thanks to you, I have felt the kindness of men.

But, I have pride.

Which is why I will refuse.

It may be trivial, but I have my pride as a woman.

Let me refuse.

We received a call from Sanae Hanamura san to say that she will reject you.

I see,

As soon as the next meeting schedule has been decided,

we will inform you by mail.

Ah... erm, she actually...

I have my pride as a woman.

No, it's nothing, please excuse me.

This is bullying.

The Lottery Match-Making Bill is national, state-wide bullying.

Sorry about my pathetic, pitiful words,

but this is not something that can be easily described.

The state is brazenly bullying its citizens.

You see the first buds of bullying at school.

It also counts as bullying when you turn a blind eye to it.

We will announce a new revision to the Lottery Match-Making Bill.

In the case where a person finds a marriage partner by themselves,

we will exclude them from the law.

By themselves...

Yoshimi san, you now have the chance to find a partner yourself.

I don't have the capability of doing it.

I have to depend on the Lottery Match-Making Bill.

Oh.

But my current partner...

Huh, what is it, is he too different?

Yes, we like different foods and have different desires for family life.

Our sense of values just don't match.

Right now it may be just 2 millimeters, but if we marry and have a family

that might become 20 centimetres, even 2 metres.

I think it will just get steadily bigger.

Excluding those who find a partner themselves? What is it with this revision?

I can't find one myself so I'll stick with this bill.

No matter how many revisions they make, it's pointless.

This law can eat shit.

Hello, It's Nana.

Nana chan, it's been a while, are you well?

Yes, How have you been recently Nakada san?

Actually I married the woman I was dating before the law began.

Oh, did you.

Hello, Kazuki, how have you been lately?

Me? Oh yeah, I decided to get married,

through the lottery.

I've just come to see the wedding hall

with the girl I met in the lottery.

I see, congratulations.

Marriage with you is unimaginable.

Is nobody interested?

I'm one of the victims of this too.

I was born and raised in Japan,

yet I am excluded from the lottery match-making

because I am Korean.

It doesn't mean that I want to take part,

but it's painful to be excluded for that reason.

It's like we're pretending to be Japanese yet we are not truly Japanese.

I feel like Korean people are being pushed out.

I was miserable enough not having the right to vote.

This marriage lottery does not have the right

to pour salt in our wounds.

I am not the only foreigner who lives in Japan,

don't you think there will be many others who feel the same?

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