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The express train at platform one is bound for Misakiguchi.

After Shinagawa, the train will stop at Keikyu Kamata station.

- Wow, he's creepy! - What is he doing?

What a creep!

Hey! Here.

And this way!

Quick, get on!

The doors are closing.

Morning.

Good morning.

Thank you for taking the Keikyu line.

What are you doing?

What?

You look good.

You didn't skip today.

Why would I?

It's our goodbye trip.

I asked for my first day off, ever.

Did you take a day off?

It's not a workday for me today.

Aomono-Yokocho station!

I used to go to the shopping street here!

Can we see it?

This is my first school trip.

- First time ever? - Yeah.

Not even a camping trip.

I actually didn't like going on school trips.

I was a slow eater, and we had to write a short essay afterwards.

Really? That sounds awful.

It was!

But you will need to write one today.

- What? - A short essay.

I didn't like writing it because I felt pressured to say I had fun.

You can write whatever.

Miss, did you know

that whenever the Keikyu line train turns, it creaks!

Kind of like a squeaking sound!

Squeak and boom!

Squeak! Do you get it?

Have a listen!

Listen, it's coming.

See? Listen.

I think I'm starting to…

hate you!

Me too.

I hate you too.

This is it for us, right?

You have a perfect fiancé who's well-suited for you.

I'll keep having fake relationships based on money.

It fits me perfectly.

See? It fits perfectly!

Hey!

I want a day with you.

A day?

Let's go somewhere together.

Like a school trip.

After that, we can end this.

A school trip?

Yeah.

I know where we can go.

EXPRESS TRAIN TO MISAKIGUCHI

Hey, what on earth?

Sorry. I was out drinking until 3:00 a.m. with a customer.

You were having fun with one of your princesses, huh?

It's part of my job.

Ouch!

How ridiculous!

Act your age!

- Honestly! - Weirdos!

- Unbelievable! - So embarrassing!

- I can't even look! - You're in a public space!

Stop flirting in public!

- She's copying him! - Too good!

That's the face!

We are soon stopping at Miura Beach.

This is Miura Beach. Please exit from the left-hand side.

Hurry, hurry!

- The weird couple got off too! - Bye!

This feels amazing!

The air's different here!

Wow!

- I can see the beach! Let's go! - Well, we are at Miura Beach…

Wait!

By the way, where shall we go?

There's a shrine and a marina!

A shrine sounds good! It'll feel like a real school trip.

We can get information at the bus stop.

Wow! What's going on?

- Please ask the staff for help. - Take the ticket!

Huh? I thought I could make it.

- What? - Huh?

- This way! - No!

- Get back. - I'd never bought a ticket before!

- Look, it's open! - No, you can't go through!

You're too slow! Come on!

I won't last all day if I use too much energy now.

Go on! You got this!

Do you want to hold my hand?

It was your fault that we missed that bus, you know!

That's nice!

It was my fault!

Wow!

Here you go.

Thank you.

You're so thoughtful.

Well, having nice skin is important for being a host.

- So it's for you? - Yeah.

Wait, hang on.

SLIDE TO TURN OFF

SLIDE TO TURN OFF

The last day has started.

Couples usually share an umbrella on a rainy day,

but blocking the sun made more sense for our relationship.

It says Kainan Shrine.

I see…

- Hey, wait a minute! - What?

Get back.

You have to bow first.

- You need to face that way. - Oh, this way.

Yeah! This feels so good!

- No! Stop! - What?

You can't do that!

I'm sorry.

Hang on.

It's two bows, two claps, and then another bow.

What do you mean?

Put them together properly and then make a wish.

Another bow at the end.

Well done.

Why so bossy?

Let's take this opportunity to write down our wishes!

Wishes? I don't have any!

This is cute.

What did you write?

Third year…

What's this kanji?

- Hollyhock Class. - Okay.

It's my homeroom class.

Under that, it says, "I hope everyone passes the exam."

Okay. Me too, then.

Yes.

Good.

Like this.

No.

Think about the stroke order.

I forgot about the stroke order.

The "tree" part…

A diagonal line…

- And then, "mouth"… - Straight.

Slow and steady.

There!

Well done, it looks good.

- And my name. - Yes.

It's so narrow.

Dot.

- Write slowly. - I'll be fine!

- Slowly. - Line here, and then here.

TAIGA TAKAMORI

Yes! All done!

It looks great!

A pass in what?

Everything.

You're good at writing your name.

Especially the dots in this kanji.

They're perfectly balanced.

Yeah, right!

Right, let's hang them!

"For everyone to pass," huh?

You're a good teacher.

No, I'm not.

My students don't like me.

So, I wanted to write it without them knowing.

They don't like you? Why?

I know. You hit them too often?

It's a girls' school! I barely even get angry at them.

I make an effort to make the classes interesting and…

I try to treat them all equally, but they still don't like me.

- I WANT TO PASS TOO - I HOPE EVERYONE PASSES

Wow! Okay, please come forward.

I'll pick you next. We have many more to go!

- Geez! Look! - Be patient, okay?

Wow, how stunning!

It's gorgeous!

I'm so thirsty!

Yeah, me too.

- Ta-da! - Wow! What is it?

Here you go.

Thanks.

This is great! It's so cold!

I put it in the freezer.

As I was leaving, I was asked where I was going because of it.

You said "on a date with a host"?

I could never!

You'll spill it.

- Here. - Thank you.

You got it wrong.

What happened?

- This side? - What?

No!

- Not that! - What?

What you said about your students.

I think…

Maybe they don't like you because you treat everyone fairly.

When I had just become a host,

I thought I needed to treat all customers fairly.

Then, no one gets upset with you, but you also don't get nominated much.

So my boss told me, "You need some contrast!"

And I wasn't quite sure what he meant.

But I decided to just be aggressive with those who seemed to like me,

and didn't give much attention to the others.

And I suddenly became popular.

How come?

The ones who get special treatment love it.

The ones who don't start to want special treatment.

I see.

I don't exactly know why,

but I think people who are nice to everyone seem fake.

I think you're right.

I was trying so hard not to be disliked.

But who am I to say? I never went to school, so what do I know?

Did you want to go?

Sorry, did I upset you?

No, it's just…

You're the first person to ask me if I wanted to go to school.

I always got told,

"Go to school!"

"You'll fall behind!"

"You won't make friends!", "You won't go to high school!"

Nothing but threats.

I see…

But…

I actually really wanted to go.

That's why I couldn't go.

Doesn't make sense, does it?

I think I get it.

You wanted to have fun at school,

but you couldn't go because you knew it was impossible?

Miss.

Why do you understand me so well?

Let's all go together!

Okay!

Take your water with you!

What are you doing?

Me! I know! Pick me!

Go ahead, Takamori.

Exactly! This is what I wanted to do in school!

Raise my hand faster than anyone, answer correctly, and look cool!

My classmates would say, "Wow, you're awesome!"

And the teacher would praise me, too!

And all the girls

would look at me with hearts in their eyes and tell me how amazing I am!

Who am I kidding?

It's so lame.

Not attractive at all.

Takamori!

You shouldn't sit on desks.

LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE OCEAN AND FOREST

It's not lame at all.

Okay. In that case, tell me something lame about you.

Me? Everything about me is lame.

Yeah, I know, but…

Tell me the lamest thing you've ever done! The worst of the worst!

Well…

I guess it has to be about my dating life.

Here we go.

I got so possessive of someone once that I basically became a detective.

I wanted to know what he was doing 24/7.

So I checked his phone and even stalked him.

He got annoyed, and he began to hate me.

He told me to kill myself.

What?

That's awful!

I mean, it's so childish!

There are countless better ways to break up with women.

That's not the lamest thing I've done, it's what came after that!

Alright! Here we go!

After he told me to kill myself, I jumped into the sea to drown.

It was so dark and suffocating that after 30 seconds

I started screaming, "Help! I don't want to die!"

What do you think? Extremely lame, right?

Yeah, that's pretty lame.

I think you win.

- Were you able to catch a lot of fish? - Yes!

- We need to go! - What?

Once you're back in your seats, please drink some water, okay?

- Your bag! - Okay!

- Hello! - Hello.

- Hi. - I'm sorry for intruding!

- Not at all! Would you like to join us? - No, thank you.

- We have seats! - No, it's okay! Thank you.

Back to your seats!

I'd never told anyone that part of the story.

Him laughing it off, made me feel light physically and mentally.

Before I knew it, I had forgotten that it was our last day.

This looks great.

- It smells great, too! - Right?

I'm so hungry!

- Nice. - Welcome!

- Have a seat here! - Thank you.

- Welcome! - Hi.

Let me pay. I'm older than you.

But I want to show off! As a man.

- That's kind of old-fashioned. - Really?

All my princesses love it when I pay.

I see, that's nice.

Ms. Chihuahua, don't sulk!

This is the menu. Help yourself to water!

- Okay! - Okay!

SEAFOOD RICE BOWL, SEAFOOD CURRY, SASHIMI SET, TOASTED SANDWICH

Handwritten menus can be hard to read.

Excuse me. What do you recommend?

The seafood rice bowl and seafood curry!

- Seafood rice bowl, please! - Okay.

- Curry for me, please. - Sure!

- Did you hear that? - Yes, I did.

Like that and then…

Shall we ask for something to write?

What?

This symbolizes water…

And then there's a hair ornament on top of the kanji for mother.

Wow. How can you write so neatly upside down?

Learning the origin of the kanji helps you remember them.

But why is there the word for mother in "ocean"?

I don't see the connection between the ocean and a mother.

It's because the ocean is where everything flows into.

Soil, trees, remains of animals, trash produced by humans.

The ocean accepts everything just like a mother does.

Not all mothers are like that though.

My mom's the opposite.

She's the one who scatters trash.

But your mom seemed so happy to see you the other day!

Because I'm a money tree.

- That's sad. - I don't care.

She dates different guys one after another

and doesn't even tell me who my dad is.

Thanks.

You must be curious who your dad is.

Not really.

I bet he's a good-for-nothing anyway.

He's probably an insignificant person unlike your dad.

My dad might be an important person at work,

but he's just an old-fashioned tyrant at home.

He's super unkind to my mom,

and he only respects successful people.

Sometimes I wish I had a kinder dad who would listen to me.

I wouldn't care if we didn't have money.

If you really were poor, you would never say that.

Rich people often say things like that.

It's like they're looking down from above a garbage dump, saying,

"I'd like to see what it's like down there once."

"I wonder how it smells. I bet it smells, but I'm just curious!"

Oh, can I order a draft beer, please?

- Two, please. - Sure!

Time to time, you shut yourself off all of a sudden like that.

I don't know what you have gone through in life.

I can never know.

But I've never pitied you.

You are so much stronger than I am and much more mature!

- So stop acting like a child and-- - Are you lecturing me?

So annoying…

We're never going to meet again, so let's just have fun, okay?

I'm telling you now because it's my last chance to tell you.

Do you think that you can change me or something?

It's impossible.

Not everyone can succeed in things no matter how hard you try.

That's not true!

I think you can do whatever you want if you try.

- Which is why… - Here we go!

- Your son's very handsome. - What?

Son?

I'm joking.

Lucky you to have such a young boyfriend!

- He's not my-- - Yes, I am.

But we're here to talk about ending the relationship.

Really?

I guess the age gap can be troublesome, but you can make it work!

We used to fight constantly, but we're good now.

- Kinu! - Yes?

Stop being nosy! Food's ready.

Can't tell who's older, right?

Cheers!

I guess not.

What?

A firework display?

FIREWORKS FESTIVAL

It's today!

No way!

- That was in 2019… - Oh, that festival?

They haven't brought it back since COVID. Here's your seafood curry!

- And your seafood rice bowl! - Thank you.

If they bring it back in the future, can I come here to see it?

Of course!

I will be by myself then, though.

- A fireworks display we can never see. - Thanks.

- I wish I hadn't seen the poster. - Oh, it's hot!

Ouch!

- Wow, that's hot! - Hey, it's mine!

Can't I try it?

We have some newly released machines today.

If you'd like to play them, please ask one of the staff members.

Are you playing them one by one?

No, just keep the knob twisted the whole time!

Don't twist it too far!

- Your personality is showing. - What?

About this much.

That's it.

- See? - Oh!

- Yes! Okay. - Keep your hand on it!

- Yes! - Don't you let go of it!

Roger that!

- Try aiming here. Good! - I hit it!

Right here. Okay?

Looking good!

Keep going, Miss!

You're getting better!

I love you.

I don't want to go home.

Yes! Keep going!

FOUR YEN BALL X 27

Here, take one.

- Can I have two? - Rules are rules.

You're right.

Thank you so much.

Wait, miss!

27 BALLS - 52 BALLS

Really?

Please take another one.

- But that's-- - Just take one.

Thank you!

NEW MACHINE DEBUT

Huh?

Strange…

It was nice to have someone looking for me.

I just wanted to secretly follow him forever.

You're not very good at this. Did you panic?

- Not at all! - Hmm?

- Let go of me. - Hey, wait a minute.

- Hey, can you please-- - Did you panic when you lost sight of me?

I did.

Good.

Here. I got prizes for both of us.

Wow!

Thank you.

I left my UV umbrella!

At the restaurant?

Never mind.

Instead of an umbrella…

- I don't think this suits me. - Hang on.

How about this?

That's it!

I think so.

What about you?

- Hats don't suit me. - Come on!

It doesn't look that bad.

Okay, maybe not this one but…

How about this one?

You look like a kid!

Now you look old!

- Give me a break! - Not that you're old!

Your head looks big in this one.

The hat's too small!

There!

Stop being so mean!

You can stop laughing, too!

This is the one!

See? It looks so good on you.

Excuse me. Can we buy these?

Sure thing!

Give me one second.

- What? - Excuse me.

I'm guessing it's just past 4:00 p.m.

You can tell?

I can tell from how low the tide is.

Whenever my mom brought me here,

she told me I needed to wait until 5:00 p.m.

And I waited patiently for her.

I see.

- Do it with me. - What?

Sit here.

Thank you so much.

Can school trips last until the evening?

Not usually, no.

Before we part…

Do you want to write a short essay about this trip?

I'll write it here.

Like this?

A line here and straight…

Straight…

Wait. Hang on.

What's next?

And then to the left, I think?

Done!

TAKE CARE MISS

You should add some punctuation marks.

- Makes sense. - Yeah?

- This is called a comma. - Okay.

It means the sentence will continue.

- A comma. - Yes.

TAKE CARE, MISS.

This is a period.

- A period. - It marks the end of a sentence.

So we're putting a period on our relationship after today?

Yes.

I had so much fun!

My first ever date.

First ever?

- There's no way! - It's true!

I've met so many women in my life, but I've never been on a date.

I'm honored.

Hard to believe, huh?

I've dined with over a hundred women,

had drinks with them,

and kissed them.

Which is why I won't kiss you.

My lips are filthy.

- Super gross. - That's not true!

It's okay.

I've accepted myself.

I'd say anything to increase my sales.

"Wow! You are especially cute today! Your lips are so plump!"

"I know, let's make this a special evening for us."

"I dreamt about you last night."

"There's a new restaurant that I want to go to with you!

Shall we go now? Or maybe tomorrow?"

"If you'll buy me some champagne, I can spend the night with you!

Because I have to reciprocate your love!"

Why are you crying?

I know it's weird.

Were you moved by my performance?

I'm sorry, I don't even know why!

Miss.

Want to run away with me?

An escape?

We can move to an unknown town and live in a shabby apartment together.

Does it have to be shabby?

I'm a bit of a neat freak.

We won't have a choice!

You'll lose your job because you ran off with a stupid host,

be disowned by your rich parents, abandoned by your wonderful fiancé.

I will also be sacked from the club and won't be able to pay my debts.

So we have to run away.

We'll need to get part-time jobs to make money!

You're right.

I know, you can work as a cashier at a supermarket.

And I can work at a construction site.

Are you sure? You'll get beaten up for using a UV umbrella!

I'll have no choice!

The neighbors will be so suspicious.

"The woman's so much older. Are they a couple or…"

"Maybe they are criminals on the run!"

People will gossip, and they'll start throwing stones at us.

Even the dogs in the neighborhood will start barking at us!

That sounds like a terrible escape!

But it'll be fun!

I'm sure that terrible would be fun.

I told you, I won't kiss you.

Yes. Sorry.

A train is approaching.

Please stand behind the yellow line.

You should go first.

I'll take the next train.

- Let's say goodbye now. - What?

The doors are closing.

Okay.

Take care.

- You too. - Yeah.

Go ahead.

- I will. - Okay.

Go already!

I know.

Let's turn around…

at the same time.

Okay.

No looking back, okay?

Okay.

Ready? Go!

Miss!

MIURA BEACH

MISSED CALLS

What on earth…

What?

Reality came crashing down on me.

The school called so many times.

Did you not go with Mr. Kawahara to Miura Beach?

We received a call from a parent asking about your relationship with the host.

Ms. Sawaguchi saw you with him at the school gate.

Kaoru from THE JOKER.

Who are you?

I'm Manami Ogawa's fiancé.

Why are you here?

Manami’s mother said she was at Miura Beach, so I waited here.

Because I am her fiancé.

Yeah, you already told me.

Was it fun to steal and toy with another man's woman?

Toy with?

It's not like that.

No.

You were together all day.

You expect me to believe nothing happened?

Hey.

You're sounding like a jerk right now.

It's called seductive marketing, right?

To make them pay more at the club,

you use sweet talk to make them fall for you,

and make them obsessed through sex.

You're disgusting.

What?

Your fiancé isn't that type of woman.

What do you know?

- All you think about is money! - Yeah, so what?

I am a host through and through.

I'll do anything to make my princesses happy.

Perhaps I can teach you a few things?

Hey!

Here!

Ouch.

Love is like a sweet dream.

Hello? It's Ogawa!

I'm so sorry! I'll head there right away!

Love makes people do stupid things.

Can you open the door?

There you go.

- Thanks! - I'll take that.

The wind is so strong!

- Hey, Kinu. - What?

I think someone forgot that.

It's that couple's!

Oh, yeah.

They'll come and get it someday.

TAKE CARE, MISS.

Is it true that you're dating a host from Kabukicho?

I had actually fallen for him.

Kaoru is hospitalized.

Hospitalized?

Don't call me anymore, okay? Bye.

THIS DRAMA INCLUDES BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS

Subtitle Translation by: Emily J.