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

Sorry about my pathetic, pitiful words,

but it can't be easily described.

The bill ignores women who are unable to have children,

it's flawed.

The state is brazenly bullying its citizens.

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

we will exclude them from the law.

How have you been recently Nakada san?

Actually, I married the woman I was dating...

Me? Oh yeah, I decided to get married,

I've just come to see the wedding hall with the girl I met in the lottery.

What? Divorce countdown?

My wife and I decided to live together

and come to some sort of compromise.

Well, we disagree about everything, from the choice of property,

to the pattern on the curtains and even the carpet.

You wanted to marry her but now you see she was hiding her true self.

That's right! And if I object, she'll say "it's harassment! I'm going to my parents."

Then she'll say, "I want a divorce" and even send divorce papers.

But you know, if you get a divorce,

you won't be a target of the law anymore.

You'd be a free man.

That's easy to say

but divorce is an exhausting process.

I married someone with mutual interests

purely for the sake of evading the law. I'm paying for it now.

Hello, it's Harukawa.

Nana san, when is our next date?

I'm still not feeling well, so...

I guess recovery's difficult with an incurable condition?

But, even delaying it like this

won't make me change my mind.

I really am feeling ill. I have no appetite, my stomach hurts.

Your stomach hurts? I have a medication for that.

I do work for a pharmaceutical company.

I'll get in touch with you when I feel better.

Ah... ow...

Ranbo

My senpai, 'S', wanted to evade the law, so he married hastily.

I'm sad to say

that in his haste to get married,

he has ended up in a punishing relationship.

Surely everyone knows somebody

who has become a victim of this law, right?

Christmas, Christmas, Valentines.

How do you spend time with someone you like?

Christmas is popular...

it doesn't matter if you're married.

We have children so we'll probably have a party.

But for our generation,

Christmas is more for having fun with friends.

Valentines is more a day for giving chocolates.

Nana san, which do you prefer...

Nana chan's not herself right now.

Oh... she's still pining for her ex-boyfriend.

If you find a partner by yourself,

you don't have to take part in the lottery.

She thinks her ex is the best fit.

So, unexpectedly Nana san hasn't given up yet.

Because she liked him so much... her ex.

Ranbo

I'm sorry about before. How about the usual restaurant, 6pm on the 8th?

-Is something wrong? -Oh, nothing.

Excuse me, thanks for waiting.

Please take your time.

Thank you very much.

Itadakimasu.

-Erm... -Ah, yes?

I've already been rejected

three times so far.

Unpleasant right? Have you been rejected?

Talking about stuff like that's against the rules.

Ha... oh, right then!

Huh? Tonight?

Yes, how about that tonkatsu restaurant I recommended?

You did promise.

Tonight's impossible, I already have plans to go for a meal.

Well, how about after your meal, we go to my usual bar for a drink.

Huh?

Come any time, I'll be waiting.

The bar is called

Bar Fifteen.

So you said your job was connected to IT?

If that's the case, you must know a lot about smartphones..

Yes, it's pretty basic.

It's capacity is full

and I don't know how to reduce it.

Could you teach me?

Excuse me.

I've had enough.

You're a clean-freak right? You're sick and disgusting.

The last hour has been a complete waste of time. One of my precious chances, ruined!

Absolutely impossible. I'm going straight to the office to reject you!

You're the dregs of the lottery!

We've been waiting for you, please go ahead.

Sorry, I kept you waiting.

You didn't, I just got here.

So, what did you want to talk about?

Let's order first.

It's unusual for you not to have a drink.

I've not been too well.

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

I'm sorry about what happened before.

I knew that it's your favourite restaurant,

-it was insensitive of me. -I don't mind.

Weren't you concerned about your marriage partner?

What's going on?

This is my boyfriend.

I dumped her.

It's not going well with him.

It's really clear to me that he's not the one I want to spend my life with.

That's why I want to decline...

I've been delaying meeting him

in the hope that he'll reject me.

Because it would be my second rejection.

I see.

So? What did you want to talk to me about?

Hmm.

You're a clean-freak right? You're sick and disgusting.

You're the dregs of the lottery!

So Ranbo, have you found a marriage partner yet?

No, not yet.

Have you possibly... reached your limit?

-That too, not yet. -Not yet?

Are you stalling for time like me?

I've been rejected each time.

Huh?

Every match I've had so far,

I've been rejected on the first day.

Huh?

Amazing! Amazing!

My mother loves the kimonos

chosen by Madam Setsuko.

I'm sorry, it's not possible.

I think it's absolutely impossible

for lovely gentleman like you to be rejected by a woman.

This is no good, it's unfortunate but,

It won't work out after all. I'll reject you.

I don't believe it.

What? You rejected on the first meeting?

-I don't get it? -I wonder why?

Well, it seems something about me isn't suitable for marriage.

-They just weren't the right match for you. -Well, I wonder.

So, if that's the case...

If that's the case what?

The law... there's that new rule.

If you find a partner by yourself,

you can be excluded from the law.

Ranbo, please marry me.

Liking anybody

other than you Ranbo, is unimaginable.

So please, just one more time, consider me.

Please, choose me.

Thank you,

-but it's impossible. -Why is it impossible?

I'd be able to get on with you so well.

I'd be a good and supportive wife.

You... don't fulfill my condition Nana.

I want someone who has a strong sense of motherhood.

That was the desired condition I wrote on my application.

Motherhood... if that's what this is about...

It's not something you feel.

Is it because I didn't have a mother when I was a child?

Then it's hopeless.

Nana, this is no more than me being stubborn.

You're a great person, I enjoyed being with you.

But... I also know clearly,

what I want from the life ahead of me,

and it doesn't include you.

I also have to do what's right for you.

There is somebody who will suit you better than me.

I came here today to have one final meal with you.

I won't eat here any more.

Nana, find someone good.

-Thanks for waiting. -Thank you.

Itadakimasu.

Delicious, it's really well balanced.

I'm glad, there's more if you want seconds.

Sorry for coming over unexpectedly. There's no particular reason,

I just wanted to talk to someone.

Sometimes you feel like that.

I also found it hard to be alone today.

Tacchan, what happened?

-The marriage match was a failure again. -You were rejected?

The meeting was an hour long.

She called me a disgusting clean-freak.

I'm getting used to being rejected, but it really hit me today.

And you Kitakaze? Did you have a meeting today as well?

She wasn't a bad person,

but when I answered all her questions vague and half-heartedly, she snapped and rejected me.

We were both rejected, but yours was quite different.

What?

Ah.

I want to see.

-Is this what you've been doing? -Uh... yeah.

-It's a good blog. -I... wonder.

Yeah, it's really you. You're so considerate of other people.

But, it's anonymous and half-baked.

That's not true... but...

if you were to expose yourself even just a bit,

it would be easier

to be more empathetic, don't you think?

-Thanks for the curry. -No, thank you.

I made too much, you helped me.

But... Kitakaze, did something happen?

Huh?

It's nothing. I'm just tired after the game yesterday.

-I see. -Hm.

-So, good night. -Good night.

if you were to expose yourself even just a bit,

it would be easier to be more empathetic, don't you think?

I'm home.

Hi, Mum?

Hello.

Today... was a day shift right, so you've finished for the day?

I just got home.

Welcome home. Have you eaten yet?

Not yet, what about you Mum?

I have some green tea rice cooking.

I don't really put much thought into cooking for one.

Me too.

In the old days, even if I was tired from work,

I'd still feel like cooking for you.

I'd ask you what you wanted to eat, you'd always say "hamburgers."

They would take a lot of effort to make,

There were times when I was tired of making it,

when I was exhausted from work.

But then I'd watch you eating

and you'd say "it's delicious!"

And I'd think, I'm glad I took the effort to make it.

Oh really?

Yoshimi, make sure you eat well.

You must feel really hungry, hurry up and eat something.

Okay, well then... good night.

Would you like to meet now? Let's go back to the start and have a talk.

We can go back to the first place we met, I'll be waiting.

You and I have no fundamental issue with communication,

but perhaps the values that underpin us each

are subtly out of alignment?

Perhaps it would be preferable to match each other on these points.

It would be better if our taste in okonomiyaki was the same,

but more importantly,

we differ in our image of the ideal family.

Yoshimi san, you are just like your mother,

you want to keep working hard.

But I don't want the mother of my children to work too hard.

This sort of thing

is not easily resolved through discussion.

Actually, I was thinking the same thing.

I spoke to my mother earlier,

I was just thinking that it was nice

that she gave everything her all.

So, I thought it would be best if I didn't close my eyes to the fact

that we have such a fundamental difference in our way of thinking about marriage,

Thats right. I have a hunch that if we marry,

purely for the sake of the law, our relationship won't bear fruit.

Yes.

Let's stop wasting this precious time.

I think a parting farewell here

would be best for us, don't you?

I think you're right.

Please allow me to make the rejection.

-No, I will refuse. -But...

I simply can't allow a woman to enter this sham military, terror eradication corps.

Thank you.

Even if it's impossible for us to marry each other,

perhaps we could remain good friends.

Yes, let's.

Well, I guess the law isn't completely useless, right?

Yes.

-Mamiya san? -Yes.

I'll have another bottle of the same.

Fuyumura sama, I'm sorry but...

it's almost closing time.

Thank you.

My friend told me today,

That even though I am anonymous,

exposing myself just a little will enable me to empathise more.

His words really touched me.

So, because I don't have any pages like that, I decided to make a personal page,

to show you who I am.

I thought that people might want to get to know me.

I won't hide, I'll be candid and tell you the truth about myself.

I'm often told that I'm disgusting.

I think there are many reasons, but one is my chronic illness.

I will wash my hands dozens of times a day.

When I go places, I only feel comfortable if I use my own chopsticks or straws.

I find it impossible to make physical contact with other people.

I have what is known as a cleanliness compulsion.

My compulsion was triggered by an event at school

-Student council president? -Yes.

There were no applicants from among the third grade,

so, how about you Miyasaka?

Well... but, I'm only in the second grade.

I know, but you have good grades,

all of the teachers are in agreement.

There won't be an election, why don't you have a go?

At that time, there was bullying going on in the school.

It wasn't at a level that would be newsworthy,

nonetheless, obedient students were relentlessly targeted.

I wanted to help students who couldn't speak up.

So I thought strongly that

as a student president I may be able to help change the school.

Suddenly, a senior student announced that they would stand.

I didn't have the confidence to win an election,

so I felt anxious about running.

But...

We'll support you in the student council election.

We'll help. Just go for it Miyasaka!

You're our representative so,

So please, future president, let's stop the bullying.

I was happy,

I felt like I was needed by everyone.

After briefly wavering, I decided to run.

You see the first buds of bullying at this school right now.

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

When I become student president,

everyone will be able to have peace of mind.

I promise to completely eradicate bullying.

But I was defeated in a landslide.

My rival was easy-going and popular.

Nobody wanted a serious candidate.

What does he think he's doing? He's so pretentious.

Yeah, I don't want a president like that.

Being so motivated to shake hands, he's laughable.

I promise to completely eradicate bullying.

Does he think he's a god?

-Handshake please. -Handshake please.

It's known as a cleanliness compulsion.

Broadly speaking, it's a sort of obsessive compulsive disorder.

I'll prescribe some medication to lessen the symptoms.

but for the time being, please visit regularly for monitoring.

I have been visiting the hospital continuously for the past 10 years.

But I refrain from taking medication as much as possible.

Since that event, I have a cleanliness compulsion

and a distrust of others ingrained in me.

I live in fear of being beaten and told to assert myself.

So I try to live as inconspicuously as possible.

I want to do this, or maybe...

I just want to hide who I really am.

The result is that I can't be assertive with three-dimensional women.

My teacher said that he really respects the poet Mitsuo Aida.

You, beside me, just simply being. The ambiance of this spot becomes brilliant.

All our hearts are at ease.

I want to be like you.

I also want to be that kind of person, I want to change who I am.

That's why I came to Tokyo, but even now..

it is the epitome of cowardliness to write a blog

and to conceal my name.

Welcome.

-Oh, Nana san. -Welcome.

You came! I waited for so long.

I just happened to pass by.

Oh, are you drunk?

It's good that even with poor physical health, you're still able to drink.

Let's get you a drink straight away.

I'm so happy to see you.

I thought you were going to ignore me today,

but you actually came.

I guess I still have a chance right?

-Hey... what exactly is motherhood? -Huh?

I do have it right? Some sense of motherhood.

You don't have to worry about things like motherhood.

You're a beautiful woman with a great body.

Welcome.

-Table for two please. -Please follow me.

-This place has such a nice atmosphere. -I chose it specially...

Oh.

-Do you come here often? -No.

I wouldn't be able to..

Hello.

-Is it possibly a match-making? -Well...

She was my first marriage match.

But I wouldn't go out with her.

I declined straight away, someone like that.

Huh?

I mean, she's terrible.

-She's had plastic surgery. -Plastic surgery?

I might possibly have married her,

But just to be sure, I hired a detective to look into her.

It seems as soon as she heard about this law,

she started messing with her face.

Incedentally, tampering with things is her level.

She's a con artist. I was so nearly deceived by her.

It would be best if you stop seeing her.

I feel sorry for the child born to a mother who's had plastic surgery.

A woman who deceives you with looks likely deceives with other things too.

Is it so desperately heartbreaking

that you would go so far just to get married.

Please write somewhere that you've had facial correction.

Hey hey,

don't cry, I'm just telling you to write it somewhere.

Ow!

What are you doing?

You are a despicable man.

That's harsh.

Is it really okay for you to do this to me?

Even though it's a shame to leave such a beauty on the shelf,

if you reject me you'll reach your limit and have to join the terror eradication corps right?

Think about it carefully, for your own sake.

Hello, is that the marriage lottery office?

I'm Nana Fuyumura.

My personal number is F-fu-89-2071885.

The other day I was matched with Masaru Harukawa san.

I would like to reject him immediately.

I realise that it's my second, but I...

I would never marry a guy like this.

Limit? So what if I've hit my limit!

Does that mean you've lost the courage to carry out justice?

And can you really keep on living like this?

I have a feeling that you are simply unable to ignore those who need your help.

Thank you so much for that.

I'm so grateful to you for standing up for me.

It's fine, thank you.

But is it really okay?

It's my fault you rejected him.

It's not your fault, it was for my own sake.

How many times have you been matched with someone?

4 times. Up until now, they have all rejected me.

In my desperation, I had surgery but now I'm so ashamed.

-Just like you, I'm desperate. -You too?

I stubbornly tried to get married but it didn't work out.

I wonder if I'll ever be able to meet him ...

someone who actually likes me.

I wonder if I will too?

Someone I will seriously fall in love with.

I hope we will meet each other.

Yeah.

-Another one's arrived. -Thanks.

Why can't you invalidate it?

What did you write for your desired condition?

I... don't want to say.

Anyway, you have your back to the wall now.

You have to pretend to be a thoroughly unpleasant person so as to get rejected.

You can't refuse anyone any more,

it's hopeless, do you understand?

Yes.

Pleased to meet you.

Well as it has now reached 1 o'clock,

Each man and woman will be called up by their number.

Excuse me.

I'm Ranbo Ginbayashi, pleased to meet you.

I'm Yoshimi Suzukake, pleased to meet you too.

-Shall we go? Yes.

Erm... what should I do?

Ah... you from that time... hello.

Huh?

Where is the venue for this crappy system

arbitrarily decided by the country.

Huh?

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