Original subtitles

Isn't it cool?

Mrs. Forgetful made it!

Mom?

Let's go, Tsugumi.

The airplane flew all the way to the other side...

I said let's go!

Wait!

This is from the city hall...

I'm...

I'm sorr...

Excuse us.

See ya, Mrs. Forgetful!

I bought this pan when I went to Barcelona last year.

It was a lot of work just to bring it back.

Mom.

I...

What is it?

I met the woman who abandoned me.

Since she mentioned nothing of it,

I trusted her.

Pass me the paprika.

Did she have anything to do with your eye injury?

No, she didn't.

I told you I got it in an accident at work.

It has to be a mistake.

She died a long time ago.

She no longer exists.

Yeah.

I know.

Look, the color has changed.

You're right.

This is not for sale or stream.

Episode 5

Masato.

Let's go eat ramen.

We just had a funeral today.

Act like you came back from one.

Like how?

Like a mother who's lost her child in an accident.

Like a mother who's lost her child in an accident?

What does that look like?

Never mind.

Agents from the Child Counseling Center came to the funeral.

What did they say?

They implied that we should remain quiet about it.

Her death is not convenient for them after all.

Then they won't report us, will they?

Police

Migrant bird

Fujiyoshi Shunsuke

Weekly Surprise

Your unborn baby's heart doesn't have the wall in the middle.

Did you sleep well last night?

I'm thinking of going back to speak to the doctor again.

What for?

What for?

I'll have to get measured for the dress again.

Once I get the abortion, my waist will shrink.

Be more ladylike.

Mm? What's with this newspaper?

Kaho, where did you put today's newspaper?

I just put it over there.

That newspaper is old.

April 2, Friday

Hello?

-Hello? -Isn't it a fax?

No, I don't hear any fax tone.

Take care of Mei, okay?

I'm gonna go.

-Bye. -Bye bye.

-Have a good day! -You too!

Elementary school girl gone missing at sea in Muroran

Ask your mother to come up with 10 million yen.

You got into a school?

Good for you.

Don't look at me like that.

It's almost Mother's Day.

Are you gonna give your mom carnations?

This mom, that is.

Will you stop delivering that old newspaper?

I will, after you meet your end of the bargain.

I can't come up with 10 million yen.

I told you to ask your mom.

I can't cause her any trouble...

You'll cause more trouble if you get arrested.

Your mom's the mother of a criminal.

1-1-0*.

Emergency number

Hello?

I need to report something.

Stop it...

It's about the accident at sea in Muroran...

"8:19 am and 10 seconds."

Dialing 117 gives you a time announcement.

I'm sympathizing with you.

I really don't want to go to the police.

I'm not lying.

But I need to do this,

since I'm in need of money.

Anyhow, come up with 10 million yen by Mother's Day.

If you consider it as the money for the carnations you would receive from your daughter,

it's not that expensive.

I'll be waiting.

Tsugumi.

What's wrong, are you alone?

Come in.

Do you want some juice?

I like you a lot, Tsugumi.

But...

you probably shouldn't come here anymore.

Wait here.

I'll walk you to the bus stop.

My mom lost her wallet.

Since I said I wanna go to the bathroom,

somebody stole her wallet.

You need money?

It's because I said I wanna go to the bathroom...

Are you a temp janitor?

Quick Loans

I don't think we can loan you much.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Mr. Saito?

I regret to tell you that we've decided not to give you the loan after careful consideration.

Yes.

I'm back.

Tsugumi.

Don't worry about the man we met this morning.

I'll deal with him.

Okay.

Welcome back.

We're having grilled eel tonight.

Five bamboo and one plum*, okay?

Descending value of an eel dish: pine, bamboo, plum.

Plum?

You get to have the bamboo, Tsugumi.

He'll only gets the plum.

Hi, I'm Mr. Plum.

Hello?

Tsugumi.

This is Plum... I mean Suzuhara.

Five Bamboo and one plum, please.

Yes.

The doctor asked if the Monday, two weeks from now, would work for you.

Wow, these glassware are pretty expensive.

If you care about the baby even a little bit...

Mom.

Are you telling me to have a baby who might not even survive?

Mei.

What?

Isn't it hard for you?

It's hard for you, right?

A little.

A little?

My sadness is like getting caught in the rain...

right after I get my hair done at a beauty salon.

You silly girl.

Kaho, answer the phone.

Mom, what did Mei say?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello...?

Not again?

I wonder who it could be.

When I grow up...

can I transform into a hero?

Yup.

You can.

-Tsugumi! -Tsugumi!

-'Morning! -'Morning!

What do you wanna play today?

-Let's draw some pictures! -Sure.

Um...

Hold on.

Take this.

Deposit book

I don't understand this!

Um, don't worry.

What do you mean?

I don't need it.

Besides, it's probably not sufficient.

Did Tsugumi tell you?

It might not help much, though...

It's okay, this money was originally...

But...

I appreciate what you've done for Tsugumi's schooling.

I regret making Tsugumi worried.

Still...

it's none of your business.

I don't need you to worry about us.

Can you stop meddling with our business?

I know.

Then why...

Yes.

You are a stranger to us.

Yes.

Or am I wrong?

You're right.

Wait... wait!

Then, I will...

I'll put it in here.

There, I threw it away.

Hold on...

Doctor.

I was in the neighborhood.

Please have a seat.

Mochizuki, why didn't you show up for your medical appointment?

I'm sorry.

Um... I'll make some tea.

You don't need to apologize. It's your problem, you know.

Give it back.

Let's talk in here.

I see.

Mochizuki Hana.

Who is she to you?

Is this lady the reason you couldn't ask your mother for the money?

10 million yen was impossible for you, huh.

I'll settle for this.

I won't tell anybody about you or the girl.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

I'll use this money to pay back my debt.

Okay?

Hold on a second.

Look at this.

This account is interesting.

It's a term deposit.

2.04 million yen.

Mochizuki Hana

That lady doesn't look like she has that much savings, does she?

Look at the deposit section.

10,000 yen every month.

With 2.04 million yen, it means...

she's been saving for 17 years.

She kept saving money steadily for 17 years.

It's okay, this money was originally...

She saved you, huh.

Wait.

Give it back!

-You said you didn't want it. -Give it back!

It's too late!

What a selfish woman.

Give it back.

Ouch!

Go ahead!

If you shut my mouth, you'll carry on to be her mother, but you'll also become a murderer!

Who is that lady?

I'll come up with the money.

-So please give it back. -Why?

-Who is that lady... -I'd rather die than use that money!

Don't worry about it anymore.

You never wondered if there was another way to save her?

Didn't you hesitate?

When I was covering cases about abused kids,

one of the abused kids got to like me somehow.

He gave this to me...

saying it was his hero.

It was obvious he was being abused.

When I accused his father,

he said he would sell me his son for 10 million yen if I cared for him that much.

Still, the boy kept covering up for his father.

I didn't know what to do.

What happened to him?

He died.

His father kicked his stomach...

and it got to his other organs...

I...

couldn't be his hero.

I let him die, unlike you.

The choice you made was...

something I couldn't do.

I want to see...

what will be at the end of this.

There might be a life...

I could have given to him.

With that life, I would take him away...

Someday,

when the time comes for me to write about you and the girl,

I'll settle with...

the royalty then.

We're giving away carnations for our Mother's Day Campaign.

Hello.

There you go.

I'm back.

Grandma.

Can I borrow your money?

Huh?

Why...

Why did you abandon me?

Yes?

I'm sorry.

I was sleeping.

I put it...

I put it over there.

This is...

Miss Suzuhara.

Miss... Suzuhara.

What is it?

Is there no way to persuade you to accept this?

I hate that flower the most.

Every year, in this season,

I avoid seeing that flower.

You know why, right?

Since...

I told you everything the other day, it should be obvious, right?

Were you laughing inside?

Deep down, were you laughing at me while I was telling you my past?

The child you abandoned...

Ms. Suzuhara,

I'm sorr...

Did you try to buy your way back to be her mother?!

Do you really think money can make up for what you did to her?!

Don't you...

you dare destroy the thirty years I have built with Nao!

Mom!

Mom!

It's okay.

It's all right.

She's a stranger.

I don't know this woman.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Thanks.

Thank you very much.

This is good.

I come here often.

By myself, secretly.

I see.

You should take a break sometimes.

Eat it while it's hot.

Here's some mustard.

Actually,

I knew...

you and Tsugumi were seeing her.

Don't worry, I was also hiding from you that I knew about your birth mother.

I didn't know how she found out about us,

but she showed up at our house one day.

I had been...

afraid of her.

Since I adopted you,

I was afraid if somebody would come to pick you up...

with the claim of being your mother.

But nobody came.

Just when I started feeling relieved...

and stopped thinking about it, she showed up.

That was around the time you moved to Hokkaido for college.

I thought, "Why did she have to appear now?"

I told her you weren't in Tokyo anymore...

and asked her to leave.

Should I not have done that?

I told her.

"Nao is happy."

"I made her happy."

"My daughters are well-known for being the three beautiful sisters."

"We are a close-knit family."

And I gave her a picture of you smiling.

Not because I was being nice to her.

But because I wanted to show her the proof...

that you became happy.

The truth was, I didn't have much confidence.

-But I was really happy... -It wasn't easy to find a picture of you smiling.

I was never sure...

if I was good enough to be your mother.

It has always been in my mind ever since we met.

I was told you tried to run away a lot.

You wouldn't look at people's eyes, or even talk to them.

You were the most quiet and introvert child there.

They told me that I should pick a more cheerful child.

Everyone at the orphanage, including your father, opposed my decision.

They were right, though.

But I had already made up my mind then...

to take you home.

Why?

There was no reason.

Mothers don't choose their children and vice versa.

They just meet each other by fate.

But if I were to say I didn't regret it, that would be a lie.

You continued trying to run away even after I adopted you.

Do you remember...

where you went every time you ran away?

Tokyo Tower.

You would always go to the observation deck,

and look for your mother.

You would spend all your pocket money on the coin operated telescope.

So I decided to change the way I think.

I thought if this was what you wanted,

then I shouldn't stop you.

One day...

you shouted while looking into the telescope.

What's wrong?

Did you find your mother?

We then ran all over town.

Asking along the way, "What was she wearing?" "Do you remember any landmarks?"

I ran with desperation.

You were your usual quiet self,

but when you saw your mom,

you looked at my eyes for the first time.

I felt like you've opened your heart to me for the first time.

"It's all right," I said.

"Let's go look for your mother again."

When I gave you more money for the coin operated telescope,

you suddenly ran off.

And just as I wondered where you went,

you came back...

with band-aid in your hand.

On that day,

for the first time,

you said, "I'm home."

I'm home.

You said...

"I'm home" for the very first time.

I thought...

I might be able to become your mother.

At that moment...

I told myself...

that I'm your only mother in this world,

even if...

you didn't see me as your mother.

You are my mother.

My one and only...

mother.

Thanks.

We...

had a little too much mustard, didn't we?

Yeah,

we did.

Mom,

that's a rag.

Oh, my.

Thank you, mom.

Mom.

I'm sorry for making you worry a lot.

But everything is all right now.

There has been something...

I always wanted to forget.

And I think I can finally forget it,

thanks to your grandma...

and...

you, Tsugumi.

Sorry.

I'm not making sense to you, am I?

I understand.

You do?

I'll forget mine too,

thanks to you.

My precious daughter.

My precious mom.

Tada!

Nao sure looks like a nice mother when her daughter draws her.

Mom is nice to you, right?

Yup.

Most of the time.

Oh, did you know Kohei can jump the falcon*?

Name of jump rope trick

-Really? -Yeah.

I can teach you, since I'm free right now.

-Here. -Let's go.

You're always free anyway.

Hello?

Hello?

Maybe we should report it to the police.

Where's mom?

She went to get some daifuku*.

Glutinous rice cake with various sweetened fillings.

Nao...

Do you have a dress to wear for my reception?

No.

Ah, it's too big around here.

Just wear your suit.

But Keigo's friends will be there, right?

You don't wanna meet rich punks,

unless you're a gold digger like me.

How do I look?

I don't know.

What's with that reaction?

Suzuhara Nao

Suzuhara Nao

You'll master it soon.

-Really? -Yeah.

I forgot to grab the jump rope.

Can you answer the phone?

Hello?

Mei.

What? Oh, what do you think of this?

-The back cut is a little wide... -I don't think you're a gold digger.

I don't think you're headstrong either.

Why all of a sudden...

Hello?

Hello?

You were always hanging out with the boys,

and trying to act tough.

But you're actually a crybaby and easy to be scared.

Timing, Translating, Typesetting by Chuks

Editing by chokubi

Quality Check by hubby_b, Chuks

When nobody was around, you would play mother by yourself.

I think...

the real Mei is actually the most vulnerable among us...

Nao.

Yesterday,

I felt the baby move for the first time.

For the first time,

the baby moved inside of me.

Hello?

Who is this?

Rena?

Rena?

Mama*...

Rena calls her real mother "mama". While Nao as "oka-san", which is more formal.

Mama?

Tsugumi.

Tsugumi.

Who's this "mama"?

Rena.

Dear Mom,

Thank you for becoming my mother.

I'll go back to be Rena.

You shouldn't mix around with them.

It's already over.

I'll love you forever.

Why didn't you tell me?

Is he your boyfriend?

Tsugumi.