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SOMEONE SPECIAL

Um…

I have a favor to ask of you.

What?

Could you please listen to the phone call with me?

I'll put it on speaker mode.

What? What?

-Now? You want to call her now? -Yes.

It would be better to call her alone, don't you think?

Well, I still don't really understand her mindset.

And I want to properly hear what she's thinking.

So, all you have to do is just be here.

Could you listen in with me?

All I'd have to do is to just be here, right?

Yes, that's all you'd have to do.

What is this? Kazuki is being so weird!

-He's just not used to being around women. -But you know…

-He thinks she's dependable. -…people sometimes do this.

Really?

-When you break up? -Seriously?

He's the type of person

who wants you to listen in or watch when you break up.

Okay, I'll call her.

He said, "I'll call her."

Hey!

Kawabata, you should say no!

But she's already declined several times.

It's hard to say no. She ate the pizza.

Just say "No, no, no" and leave.

I'd feel that I absolutely couldn't make any noise.

I'd really want to hear it.

Really?

-Yes, I would. Really. -Well, I want to hear it too.

Right?

"Sawako."

She picked up!

Hello.

Hello.

She sounds distant.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Yeah. What is it?

Uh-oh.

It's painful.

You know,

you said you wanted to break up,

but I said I didn't want to break up, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, right.

So,

I said I didn't want to break up, but…

I'm sorry.

I think that was selfish of me.

Great. He's sweet.

Yeah.

So…

we should break up properly.

He said it.

Could you do that, Kuruma?

I couldn't.

Sawako?

Sawako?

Can you hear me?

Yeah, I can hear you.

-What's the matter, Sawako? -What's wrong?

So…

Is she surprised?

…let's break up. What do you think?

Maybe she thought they'd already broken up?

-I see. -Or maybe not.

-Okay, got it. -She's calm.

-She sounds frank. -Yeah.

That's it?

-What? -She thought they'd broken up.

Yeah, that's it.

Do you have anything else to say?

You wanted to break up, right? Aren't you happy?

Happy?

I mean… I'm kind of happy, but…

-Right. -"Kind of"?

-Sawako is not wrong. -Well, sorry, but

I thought we'd already broken up.

-You're right, director! -Impressive.

No, no…

Huh?

Huh? Hadn't we already broken up?

-Uh-oh. -That's harsh.

What? We hadn't broken up. Because I said I didn't want to.

You should let it go.

You did say that, but it really doesn't matter.

Her way of saying that is really good.

That's what you say when you don't really care.

-Sawako is good. -"It really doesn't matter."

Our relationship can't continue if I want to break up.

No, it can't. That's why I said we should break up just now.

Well, that's fine then. I just thought we'd already broken up.

No, I thought we were still together.

That's fine, as I said.

Kawabata is laughing.

But we hadn't broken up, had we? I was hesitant and said I didn't want to.

Yeah, right. Okay, so let's break up.

We just broke up over this phone call. There, is that okay?

-There, it's over. -She's incredible.

Sorry, I'm really sorry, but…

-That's his problem right there. -…it's annoying.

-"Annoying." -But we hadn't broken up.

You're being persistent. I think that's enough.

I'll hang up then.

Sorry! Just one more thing!

There's just one thing I want to ask you.

What?

Sawako is sweet. I'd absolutely hang up.

You know, when we were dating,

you told me you cheated on me once.

Don't do it now.

Tomoko is having fun.

Don't do it now.

What? You want me to apologize?

No, it's not like that.

You said you didn't have romantic feelings for that person, right?

Yeah, I did.

What does that mean?

You slept with him even though you didn't have feelings for him,

because you felt I was burden on you, and you just happened to sleep with him?

Hm? What do you mean?

-I mean… -I like her.

…it's not that you liked him more than me,

but… you always liked me…

even when you were with him.

Doesn't she hate Kazuki a bit too much?

No.

Maybe I liked him more.

Ouch!

She just delivered the final blow.

-So-- -Wait, wait. What did you just say?

I liked him more than you, Kazuki.

Yeah, that's how it is.

Huh? What?

-That's a bit mean. -Okay.

-No. -Kawabata is ready.

-Say "Got it. Sorry." -You liked me, but…

-that person-- -I'm sorry.

I'm dating him now.

-Kawabata! -Right.

-What's she gonna do? -Sorry.

So maybe you should stop calling me.

Please hang up for him, Ms. Kawabata.

But she's been dating him for a year.

How can she be so angry after she cheated on him?

-Hello, nice to meet you. -Whoa!

What? Who is that? Is there someone there?

Who are you?

I know Kazuki. Nice to meet you.

Then why didn't you say you liked someone else

when you said you wanted to break up?

Huh? Who are you?

You lied. I don't think that's a good thing to do.

You were just two-timing him, right?

What? Can you put Kazuki on?

I'm not a two-timer. We started dating after we broke up.

But you told him you didn't have feelings for the guy, right?

I'm going to hang up. Okay? I'm hanging up.

I don't understand why I'm being blamed.

-Don't run away! -Wait a minute…

-Incredible… -A bit of an odd course of action.

-Hello? -She was triggered.

Sorry. Yeah, sorry.

Isn't this too much of a guy-friend's way of doing it?

Okay.

-I won't call you again. -I wonder what pissed her off.

She just couldn't stand the way Sawako reacted.

She took my phone without asking.

Well, maybe because she's so different from Kawabata.

-The way she cheated on him. -Okay.

She's so annoyed that she's leaving.

With everything. Of course she leaves.

Right.

Hey! You can't just do that!

I'm leaving.

It wasn't like what you said at all!

She just liked the guy!

So what?

What's "I know how she feels"? It's totally different!

-Shut up. -What?

Don't break up with your girlfriend on speaker, you idiot!

What? I wanted your support.

I did support you. You broke up with her thanks to me.

Good for you. Bye.

Huh?

-Hey, wait… -It's over.

Why is he angry?

He's acting weird.

He's acting weird.

He put her on speakerphone and got mad.

It must be the worst day for him.

I agree.

-He's just lost everything in ten minutes. -He's lost everything.

-He's lost everything. -He's lost everything.

His girlfriend and a pretty senior.

He's now broken up with the girlfriend he thought he hadn't broken up with.

At the door…

THE END OF PART 2 OF EPISODE 3

What?

She said, "Don't run away!"

-"Don't run away!" -It was amazing.

That was great.

Why did she snap at Sawako?

Maybe it was a dislike of people similar to you.

Maybe because she could tell what Sawako's intentions were.

Like, "You bitch."

She feels her lame self is a bit similar to Sawako, and…

I just didn't like it. If someone says things like that to my friend.

-Your friend, right? -I'd feel bad.

But you wouldn't go that far.

I understand if it's like "Sorry,

-I was just listening." -Right.

But not, "Don't run away!"

So, I'm not sure if Kazuki likes Kawabata or not.

-No… -Not yet, I don't think.

So he doesn't like her yet, but he really needed her advice.

But they will become FWBs later.

-I don't get it. -How…

But they're on bad terms now,

so it will be a good turnaround.

-Right. -I see.

If they were in a relationship,

they'd be in a weird mode, like,

"No, I don't have to give in,"

but they're junior and senior, so they can be more openminded and say,

"I'm sorry, I don't know why I snapped like that yesterday."

Well, she was drinking too.

Then they can become close again.

And Kawaba may break up with her boyfriend.

-That's possible. -If they break up,

that may change everything, right?

What will happen to their relationship?

What?

The screening resumes now.

He regrets it.

-In front of the stadium? -Kazuki regrets.

-Yeah, that's there. -I like that.

-That stadium. -Nice.

Huh?

In Sendagaya.

She's always showing her shoulders.

-I like her style. -Nice.

Always this style.

It shows her graciousness.

-Bow. -Bow once.

-And he bows. -Bow once.

-So Japanese. -He bows deeply.

Bow deeply.

-Their distance. -Their distance.

I'm sorry about the other day.

I'm sorry too.

See, this is what happens.

I don't know why I said that.

What?

There you go.

But…

She pissed me off.

Fights can bring people closer.

It's kind of refreshing to meet outside.

Yeah. Especially in the daytime.

Yeah.

I'm sure they become closer.

Thank you for coming. You're working, right?

Yeah.

Shall we go to a café or something? Did you have lunch?

No, but that's okay.

What about you?

It doesn't matter to me.

"It doesn't matter"?

The length of his pants shows his honesty.

Yeah, a bit short.

I'm sorry.

I could have just called or emailed you,

but I wanted to apologize to you in person.

-No worries. -He's a good boy.

I'm glad to see you too.

Isn't she pretty?

-Really. -What will they do now?

Okay, I'm going back to work.

That's to be expected.

-They said what needed to be said. -Bye.

Is that what he wanted?

-Wait… -What is he going to do?

There you go, Kazuki.

Are you going on that hot spring trip you mentioned?

Why?

She said, "Why?"

No, nothing.

Yes, I'm going.

She said, "I'm going."

I see.

Yeah.

Well, I'll let you know later.

-"I'll let you know." -There it is.

And she even said, "Why?" before, "I'm going."

Right.

She could've just said, "I'm going."

"Why?"

That's kind of…

She adds questions in return.

I like that.

"Letting him know"?

It's September.

Time passes.

I'm coming.

-It's too soon to say, "I'm coming." -Too soon.

-Thank you for the invitation. -Please come on in.

A souvenir from the trip.

-Thank you. -Ugh.

Let's eat it together.

I'll make some tea then.

Thank you.

This is cute, wow.

Cute!

-I can't eat it. -What, a souvenir?

-From the hot spring. -It's cute.

-She went. -Same face?

How does he feel when he eats it?

What's with her? How does she even feel?

You're right. They're different.

They are all different.

Right. I'll eat it from the face.

-From the face? -Yeah.

I'll eat it from the tail.

Yeah, it's delicious.

It's nice to say "delicious" like that.

-"Delicious." -"Delicious."

It's nice.

I found them at the souvenir shop at the hotel.

-I see. -Yeah.

In September…

How was the trip?

Ms. Kawabata came over for the first time in a while.

She told me a lot about her trip with her boyfriend.

How the hotel was really nice.

How the stars she saw from the open-air bath were pretty.

How they had sex at night as if it was a part of their plans.

-Huh? -She talks about it too.

How the time she spent with her boyfriend was peaceful

and she had more fun than she expected.

Is that what she told him?

How he didn't propose to her…

Oh.

…but he said, "I wanna come back here again when we get married.

Bring the kids."

And she was a little confused by his words.

How she couldn't talk about breaking up with him.

While listening to her talk…

I was vaguely thinking…

why wasn't I the one with her…

Uh-oh.

…on the trip?

-He's already started to like her. -Yes.

I didn't show the slightest sign of that.

-Oh, Kazuki! He's so cute! -"Oh, Kazuki!"

I see.

So, he didn't propose to you, and you didn't talk about breaking up, either.

I guess so.

When did he fall for her?

"I guess so."

"So far."

I told you

there was someone besides my boyfriend I was sleeping with, right?

Was that when you cheated on your boyfriend?

Yes.

-After I came back from my trip… -What?

…that guy happened to contact me.

What?

-Is she going to tell him that too? -…so we went out for a drink together.

Why does she tell him everything?

-We ended up at a hotel. -Oh, she said it.

She's like peculiar type of exhibitionist.

She shows everything.

She wants to show everything.

What?

With that person?

Yes.

I see.

And?

And then we slept together.

Wow.

Is that what you mean?

What I mean?

Yeah, that's right.

So, nothing's changed after all.

What does she want him to say?

"Do you still like me after hearing that?"

-Maybe she feels better. -Does he still like her?

Maybe it's fun for her to put him to the test.

To that one… Oh, sorry.

To that person…

-"To that one." -…what…

Do you talk to him about your boyfriend or things like that?

-He's jealous. -No, I don't.

I never do that.

I only do that with you.

"I only do that with you."

So, he thinks, "I'm special to her."

His reason for being jealous is wrong.

-That's Kazuki, you know. -Yeah.

What?

Well…

It's just…

Are you disillusioned with me?

No.

-I just don't know what to say. -She's so sinful.

What? Tell me.

"Are you disillusioned with me?" I want to say that in real life.

You should say it!

-You should! -I want you to say it the most.

"I sleep around. Are you disillusioned?"

"I had sex yesterday too. Are you disillusioned?"

No, it's fine. It's hard to say.

Tell me.

Hey, what are you thinking right now? Tell me honestly.

Wow.

-Okay, I'll tell you. -Oh?

Yeah. What?

What is he going to say?

Well…

To be honest…

Yeah.

I didn't think there was anyone other than your boyfriend

that you were… what, sleeping with.

I thought you were only seeing your boyfriend and me, so…

-So? -…it came as a bit of shock to me.

I see.

His feelings are wavering?

Also,

I think I remember you telling me that you don't like it

when your partner seriously loves you.

Yeah.

You feel it's a burden on you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's why I couldn't really say it.

Really?

I'm very attracted to you.

-"Very attracted"? -He's telling the whole process.

Okay.

I thought if you were sleeping with someone besides your boyfriend,

then I could be that someone.

-What's that? -Is he suggesting he be her FWB?

He likes her after all, right?

But his standards are off. It's not right that he doesn't have to be her boyfriend.

I see.

Yeah.

You're honest.

No, it's your fault.

Sorry, maybe I was too honest.

You were just influenced.

-She's the one who's too honest. -But…

that's what I'm thinking right now. My true feelings.

He's being influenced by her.

What's she gonna do?

But…

you're not my boyfriend, right?

-Ugh… -Yeah.

Right.

But…

you don't want me to sleep with anyone other than my boyfriend.

Well, no, I don't.

"No, I don't." Cute.

I see.

So, you're being possessive.

Wow.

It's already started.

She's so cool.

He's like a sitting duck.

Okay then.

Shall we have sex?

-Oh, my gosh. -No, no.

That's not it. That's not how it is.

-He's panicking. -He's panicking.

"Shall we have sex?"

-That's good. Go for it. -Just say, "Yes, please."

Like in the movie Summer Wars.

Say, "Yes, please!"

Can I ask you something then?

He asks many questions.

-What? -He's cute.

He's careful with his communication, isn't he?

Well, I just told you my true feelings.

What about you?

What are your true feelings?

He asks her too much.

He wants to ask her, that's Kazuki.

But she doesn't have true feelings.

She doesn't.

No, it doesn't matter!

He won't get the answer he wants.

He's so cute.

Don't you have feelings for me at all?

What do you think?

-She asks him in return. -That's not fair to ask me.

That's not fair.

I don't think you have no feelings at all.

It's not fair.

You can't beat her, Kazuki.

Yeah.

-He knows that. -"Yeah"?

-Does he? -Yes.

He knows.

Am I right?

So cute.

Yes.

So does that mean you like me more than a little.

Yes.

-"Yes"? -He wants to get her word.

That's enough. Go for it.

I'm embarrassed.

-Of course, I like you. -Wow.

You're fun to be with,

and you're the only one I can talk about anything with.

"The only one."

All the men in Setagaya are going to fall for her.

The entire district?

And you listen to me without denying me.

So, yes…

You're…

special to me.

This is it.

Maybe that's why

I thought I shouldn't sleep with you,

because you're special.

That rather touches his heart.

Right.

I see.

Like, "I won't end this with sex easily."

It's a way of cursing him.

Also, I didn't think you liked me that much.

-Oh, right. -Yeah.

I like their distance.

But you're popular, aren't you? To be honest.

No, hmm… yeah…

-Well… -What? Which is it?

No need to deny it.

-Wow. -Incredible.

That's embarrassing.

I'm stumped.

"I'm stumped"? That's kind of funny.

What should I do now?

It seems like they're having fun after all.

It feels like it's started.

This already is a kind of foreplay.

Foreplay of the foreplay.

Really? But they're still talking.

Good! No, it's started already.

Oh, but I see.

What?

Nothing.

What? What is it?

She's making him nervous.

What? Say it.

What is it?

It's fun. It's the most fun part.

Okay, then…

Do you want to try just kissing?

What?

Don't you wanna do that kind of thing?

-It's not that I don't want to. -So, it's not that you don't want to.

Kawabata!

-Oh, this is fun! -Kawabata!

What should I do now?

Kazuki's so cute!

There's no way we won't do it since we've come this far. No way.

She's amazing!

She gave him a huge push.

-Hey! -She's the best.

Stop sighing. What's that? Why are you sighing?

Touch.

But you have a boyfriend.

What, you feel guilty now?

He's just saying it.

-He's really shy. -He wants to do it, he wants to do it.

-Stop acting sincere. Go for it. -"I want to do it!"

-Oh, what? He's looking at her. -"I want to kiss her."

Go! Go for it.

-Who will go first? -Go, go!

-Kawabata is being aggressive. -Kawabata!

Ms. Kawabata!

Kawabata takes the lead.

-But he should go at the end. -Wow, I can't watch!

He can't embarrass her.

There he goes! Okay! Thank you very much.

-And the… of course! -And…

Hug!

-That was from her. -So passionate.

His eyes turned sexy.

Oh, my gosh.

You're adorable.

I know.

-I really like it. -"I know."

Hey, Mizuki's really great, isn't she?

This is insane.

Oh, gosh.

They're starting.

Mizuki is amazing.

Is it okay to film this?

Is it okay to watch this?

Is that okay to film this?

-What? They did it. -After that,

-every time she came over… -I think.

…she talked about how things were going with her boyfriend, and we had sex.

What is he talking about?

What the hell is he talking about?

-That's so nice. -"She talked about how things were

going with her boyfriend, and we had sex"?

It's a set.

How can you have sex after that?

After a while,

we stopped having sex every time,

and we became more like friends who also have sex.

We are not in a romantic relationship.

We're just friends with benefits.

That's the relationship we have now.

That depends on how much Kazuki can bear.

OCTOBER

-And we're here. -I see.

Sorry.

How are things?

Nothing's changed.

I see.

Yeah.

So, things are going well.

Yeah. We go on dates. Go to the movies and stuff like that.

That's good.

Is it?

Yeah, I guess so.

Why don't you get married?

But he hasn't proposed to me yet.

If he does, will you get married?

Isn't her way of using the hairdryer the best?

She turns it on when it's hard to answer.

The hairdryer comes in handy.

Do you wanna do it?

Here.

Shall we do it today?

-Why does she ask that? -Either way.

"Either way."

I guess we don't have to do it today then.

Okay.

He's really brushing his teeth thoroughly.

-The air. -The air is hitting him too.

It smells nice.

Right.

Hey.

The air is hitting me.

It's hitting…

Stop it! Hey!

I can't stop myself from smiling.

I've noticed that.

-All four of us keep smiling. -I see.

She's pretty!

-She's pretty. -Is she falling asleep?

-She is. -But

talking about her boyfriend comes with sex, right?

He's looking at her.

Her phone!

The same thing again.

But he didn't check his ex-girlfriend's phone. Or did he?

But she tells him everything.

Right.

But does he want to see… her with her boyfriend?

-No, stop it. -Don't do it.

-Kazuki, no. -Kazuki, don't do it.

-See? -Kazuki, go back to bed.

Either one ends up doing it.

-Kazuki, go to bed. -Kazuki, go to bed.

Kazuki!

-Kazuki. -Kazuki.

-Kazuki. -He's that kind of guy after all.

Plug in the charger and drop it.

Kazuki.

Oh! Good job!

-Nice! -He was just charging it.

-It was his kindness. -He saw the remaining percentage.

He saw it and charged it.

Really?

You're already devoted to her.

-Good boy. -Kazuki!

He's accepted it all.

And there goes the music.

What is this? It's like a movie.

-He's kind. -It's so good.

It's a movie. YOU, it is a movie.

-It is a movie. -Great!

Yes.

Good night.

Are you kidding?

-What? -Are you kidding?

-She was awake! -She was awake!

So dramatic.

Wow, she was awake!

I wonder… how she feels.

What does that mean?

Oh, good.

-Morning. -She's gone.

-She's not there. -She's not there.

-Does she think he checked her phone? -No.

I don't think so, but she's not there.

Maybe she felt she's a bad person for doing a lot of things

and disappeared?

Well, I don't know.

I'd really feel guilty if I were with him.

He's too innocent.

-Is that so? -It smells nice.

-There she is. -Good morning.

Oh?

-She's wearing "Poison" shirt. -She is.

What are you doing?

What's wrong? I can make breakfast for a change.

He lent her his shirt.

Of course, you can.

He's happy.

We didn't do it last night, right?

That's why. There…

Huh? What do you mean?

There's no deep meaning to it.

You always give me advice about my boyfriend.

-Huh? Wait a minute. -Here you are.

So, you've been sleeping with me in exchange for me giving you advice?

No, that's not it.

-So childish! -Kazuki!

That's not my intention.

-Don't get mad. -I don't want you

-to sleep with me in return. -Okay, okay.

I just woke up early, so I made some coffee and breakfast.

Then stop saying things like

-you did it because we didn't have sex. -Kazuki!

-Okay, sorry. -He's childish.

-He's mad. -Kazuki!

I'm sorry too.

-It looks so good. -It looks delicious.

-Eat it already. -Eat it.

It's getting cold.

Say, "Thank you for the meal."

What is it?

I meant well. I just made breakfast

for a guy who's not even my boyfriend, but how did it end up this way?

Uh-oh.

Maybe it's over.

Shall we just kiss for now, or have sex?

-Huh? -Huh?

Huh? What is it?

She's scary.

She's too scary.

"Don't run away!"

-She's in that mode now. -"Don't run away!"

-Her bad girl side is showing. -Her nature is showing.

He's eating.

-Good. -Thank you for the meal.

-Yes. -He said it.

I like the thin bread.

Is it okay?

It's okay.

What's funny?

I knew you'd say, "Thank you for the meal,"

even in this situation.

Of course, everyone does.

My boyfriend doesn't say it.

He's a jerk.

You're right.

Why don't you break up with him?

-Finally. -Yeah.

-He said it. -He blurted it out a little.

Thank you for the meal.

She ignored it.

First it was the hairdryer and then, "Thank you for the meal" to ignore him.

But…

you are inconsistent.

What?

Yesterday you said I should get married.

Right.

And today you say I should break up with him.

You're so inconsistent.

That's not true, right, Kazuki?

I really like Mizuki.

-He has his own thoughts too, right? -Yeah.

-Wow. -Wow.

Finished.

THE LAST CHAPTER REMAINS

-"You're inconsistent." -No, no, no…

That's harsh.

It's really interesting. So, it has 16 episodes, right?

-No. -What?

It's rare to see a 16-episode series these day.

I don't see the presence of her boyfriend,

-but I feel really sorry for him. -It's too sad

because he seems to amuse her on a date.

It's obvious that Kazuki likes Kawabata, right?

He told her that he's attracted to her, so she knows that.

Kawabata also told him,

-"Of course, I like you" and… -She said it.

…"You're special to me."

-Right. -She made it clear.

Does she like Kazuki?

There's no way she doesn't like him.

Right.

I think she's kind of attracted to him.

She loves that sort of vague thing.

You mean vague feelings that are not black or white?

It's about not being black or white.

When it's like either, "I like you" or "I don't like you,"

she's already a little turned off.

What?

So, it's like when you look for a property

and think like, "I'm going to place a sofa here,"

you're all excited but you feel a bit less excited once you start living there.

Yes, yes, I think I get it.

-So, when she said, "Shall we kiss?" -Like looking for a property…

…she felt like, "Awwww!"

-That's the fun part. -I see.

It's more exciting when it's not like,

"Let's go out," or "We're lovers,"

-or "We're FWBs." -I see.

I think she's enjoying the stable relationship with her boyfriend,

and the excitement of the early stage of the relationship with Kazuki.

Oh, I see.

If she loves Kazuki so much,

she wouldn't end up being an FWB.

That's what it's all about.

I think she doesn't love him to death.

It's like, "My boyfriend is good, and this guy is good too."

Maybe she likes them both, but doesn't love them.

Right. It's not like she likes one of them better than the other.

-Right. -Both are convenient for her.

Some people think it's distorted.

Some people think, "This is it!"

What do you think will happen next?

From what I've seen of her so far,

I think it'd go well

as long as Kawabata is treated as a senior in a way,

but if he starts to treat her as an equal,

she may say like, "Don't say something arrogant!"

-I think that'll happen. -I see.

I want Kazuki to say to Kawabata,

"Don't run away!" at some point.

-I'd love it! -Like a foreshadow resolution.

I see.

-It's like, "You are the same as Sawako." -Right.

Yeah, I want him to say that.

A satisfying ending.

I like it.

You're in.

It's fine even if Kazuki says it

and they ended up never seeing each other again.

-I wonder what will happen. -I wonder.

How is the story going to end?

Let's resume the screening.

Even in this awkward mood, she washed the dishes before going home.

He always dries dishes right after washing them.

Then…

-after that morning… -What?

I lost touch with her.

She ran away.

-She ran away. -She did.

She ran away or…

Did she get too angry?

I emailed and called her several times, but got no reply.

I just stared at the screen with my sent messages stacking up.

That's too much.

I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ANYTHING

It was actually only about two weeks,

but it felt like an eternity.

Amazing.

Completely nothing.

A phone call.

Plaid?

Plaid.

-"What's up?" -"Let's have a party."

-Isn't that better anyway? -Right?

But that's not it.

Hello?

Yeah.

What's up?

Yeah.

Did they break up?

What does this scene mean?

What kind of psychological portrait is this?

NOVEMBER

It's November.

She's not showing her shoulders anymore.

What? What?

For the first time in a while…

she's here, right?

It's a corner apartment.

Here she comes.

I see her entering his apartment for the first time.

Hey.

-"Hey." -Hey, long time no see.

It's been a while.

"Long time no see"?

Thank you for having me.

She doesn't think it's been a while.

I know. It's a bit harsh.

Why the shot from outside suddenly?

Coffee for the daytime.

What did she come here for?

Sorry about everything. I kept calling you and stuff.

-He's apologizing. -No, it's fine.

"It's fine"?

-After she completely ignored him? -Were you worried?

Well, yeah.

She asks that, huh?

Right.

I'm sorry.

No, not at all.

What did she come to talk about?

What does she want to tell him today?

What?

A complete set?

What's on your menu?

Is it a set to begin with?

You know…

Did they break up?

He proposed to me.

-Oh, that! -That!

-I see. -Finally.

-It was his birthday on Wednesday… -Okay.

On his own birthday?

He said he wanted to marry me.

And?

"And?"

Yeah.

I didn't accept.

What?

You didn't?

No.

She's stirring his heart.

And…

I talked about a lot of things.

Then I told him I wanted to break up with him.

I see.

She's good at this.

Yeah.

What?

Maybe…

I should've broken up with him sooner

if I wasn't going to marry him after all.

That's right.

-And how did he respond? -And?

He said it was absurd.

He said we weren't gonna break up.

He said, "Why? Tell me the reason."

He's so Kazuki.

Sounds like me.

Yeah.

How do you feel? Hearing that.

Yeah, that's true.

"That's true."

So, he's not convinced.

No.

Huh?

Well, maybe…

it's good that you didn't force yourself to say yes.

It must've been exhausting to break up.

I'm tired.

You made it.

What?

He's grown up a bit.

But…

it's good he didn't marry someone like me.

-That's for sure. -I'm not worthy of him.

She cheats a lot.

-Yeah, she does. -He deserves…

-No way. -…someone better.

Yeah, that's true.

-That's so true. -For sure.

-That's so true. -Definitely.

-So, what? -What do you want to do?

Listen…

Why are you so nice to me?

-Ugh… -Why?

Well, wouldn't most people say,

"You're terrible," or

"You should get married"?

Yeah.

But…

you know…

it has nothing to do with me.

Only the two of you know what's going on between you.

Honestly, it's none of my business.

What?

Huh?

Well, it's none of my business, you know.

And…

what can I say…

I don't really care

whether you get married or not,

or whether you are happy or not.

What?

Why? All of a sudden…

What's that?

-Wait. -Because it's been a while?

Huh? What?

-Maybe he's trying to find out? -Well,

that's true.

You and I are strangers.

But you don't have to say it like that, do you?

Yeah.

-That's true. -What happened?

-He's acting cold all of a sudden. -I suppose not.

Sorry.

Has his personality changed in two weeks?

-But it's only been two weeks. -What?

-You're acting weird today. -Yeah.

You're acting weird, Kazuki.

What's wrong?

Okay…

I'll tell you.

When you told me

I was special to you,

I was really happy.

But…

every time we met, I listened to you talk about your boyfriend…

and we ate together,

lazed around at home together,

and sometimes had sex.

We were basically living like a couple,

but not in a real relationship.

That was fun for me.

You might have enjoyed it too.

I don't know,

because I'm not you.

What's that?

-He's pushing her away. -But…

the truth is…

I've always wanted you to break up with your boyfriend.

I've always wanted you to be my girlfriend.

But…

I knew you didn't want that,

and I've been feeling miserable.

Once you said,

"Isn't it good enough as long as we have fun?"

Now?

I've always remembered it like a curse.

It's good as long as we have fun,

that's true,

but it's not true.

If you were really happy as long as you have fun, you'd have gotten married.

But you're thinking about your future,

about what's to come, about whether you're the right person for his future.

You are thinking about it the most.

You're the one who is thinking about it the most.

And yet,

you continue to sleep with other men?

I know I don't have the right to say it, though.

But why do you say things like, "I'm not worthy"?

I think your boyfriend has always truly loved you.

Ms. Kawabata,

you're…

a much more decent

and a much better person than you think.

I don't know if you're marriage material or not.

I don't know that.

But… please…

stop saying, "I'm not worthy."

That was it?

Fujiwara.

I…

I…

I like you

and I want us to be together.

Because I want to be with you.

It's overflowing.

But we might break up

if we become a couple,

and I know you don't want that,

so I couldn't say it.

So…

if we can't be together,

I don't want to see you anymore.

Good job.

He managed to say it.

But if we can be a couple,

if I can be your boyfriend,

I don't mind you sleeping with other men

when you feel like it…

-What? -With your FWB.

If having FWBs like me makes it easier for you to breathe,

-then that's totally fine. -He's compromising a lot.

I just want to be your boyfriend.

-That desperate? -Is that a boyfriend?

-Is that not good enough? -Such a raw deal?

Then…

I won't be someone you can talk about anything anymore?

I won't be special for you anymore?

I see.

He's being direct about his feelings.

I'm sorry.

"I'm sorry."

I kind of knew it,

but…

I pretended like I didn't notice.

I felt that something like this would happen

once I realized your feelings.

I was afraid of that.

What do you mean by something like this?

You mean me telling you how I feel?

It's natural that she's saying this.

I've never had anyone I could talk about anything like this before,

and you're so important to me

that I didn't want to lose you.

But…

once you tell me your feelings…

and we become a couple,

it definitely will end someday, right?

-I see. -Yeah.

Why do you think that?

Because that's how it is. Always.

You said I was special, so why do you think of me as one of the other guys?

This is not "always,"

or is it?

Then what's the difference…

-Right. -…from what we have now?

What's the difference?

Would anything change if we were a couple?

I don't know.

-I don't know, but… -Of course, you don't know.

…it's not fine just because we're having sex.

It's like…

you're just passing through.

You say we shouldn't be a couple, so that we can spend time together forever

but I feel like

you could just leave at any time

with the ambiguous relationship we have now.

Of course she can.

I can't take it.

I can't.

I wanna be your boyfriend even if we end up breaking up.

-Is that no good? -Really?

We can go back to the way we are now if you feel it's not working.

Is that… no good?

We can't go back.

It's not easy.

It's hard. Making a commitment is a big deal.

I'm sorry.

-"I'm sorry." -Ah, "I'm sorry."

I just can't be your girlfriend.

But it's good that she's saying it so frankly.

I'm sorry.

Please leave.

Please don't hurt him anymore.

Okay.

I think that's enough.

Isn't that the only option?

He'll be hurt otherwise.

What is he doing?

She's crying.

She's crying.

What is he going to do?

She's crying.

She's crying.

What is he going to do?

You know…

What?

What?

Is there more to say?

No…

-She has no choice but to leave. -Nothing.

-Just say it. -It's unusual for her not to say it.

I think it's a good idea.

"A good idea"?

What?

It's a good idea.

You're thinking about marrying him after all, right?

What?

I think it's good.

I think it's not too late.

What?

Is that so?

-He's right. -Yes.

I didn't see that coming!

Thanks.

She said, "Thanks."

But I wanted him to stop her.

He knew it because he's her "someone special" after all.

He was right.

Maybe he knew that they were gonna get back together in the end.

-See you soon then. -"Soon"?

Huh?

-"Soon"? -"Soon."

I can come back?

Of course.

But…

Huh?

…it won't be cheating, it will be adultery.

What are you talking about? I'm not going to sleep with you anymore.

Huh?

We can have dinner together.

Huh?

Yeah.

Huh?

No way they can.

You can complain about your husband.

Yeah.

Okay.

"Okay"?

Is this based on a true story?

Yes, it is.

He's hugging her!

Why does he do so much for her?

"Domain Expansion."

Huh? What kind of feelings…

Bye.

He's not seeing her off.

Huh?

This is…

Incredible.

And she's leaving.

Is she getting married?

She's gone.

Is this how it ends?

-Hold on. -The door is…

-Wow, seriously? -It ended.

-That's a bit shocking… -Seriously?

A shocking ending.

The last part at the door was a little confusing.

I didn't understand if Kazuki gave the answer

to what Kawabata was looking for.

He just decided by himself to hug her and leave.

He looked too gracious.

I wonder what he was feeling.

I don't think she will.

She won't do what?

Get married.

What?

I don't think she can let go of him so easily.

But…

aren't those tears like for a real goodbye forever?

-No, they're not. -What?

Will they see each other? In the future?

Yes, they will.

Really?

When things don't go well with her boyfriend again,

she thinks of Kazuki as someone she can talk to about everything.

She feels like, "I want to talk about this with Kazuki" and…

ends up seeing him again. Pulled together like a pair of magnets.

Kazuki would definitely be happy if she wanted to see him.

Kazuki would feel he's the only one

who can listen to her and like it's out of necessity.

That is really special.

-Right. -Aside from it being good or bad.

Yes, yes. I don't know if it's a good special or not.

I think people who watch it will have different opinions.

Yes.

If it was a movie, everyone would watch it alone and wouldn't talk about it.

Right.

Then people like me would just think,

"This is the beginning of another story."

Oh, I see.

We'd have different opinions.

"They won't see each other again. There's no special relationship."

Some people think like that.

Right.

That's why movies are so interesting, right?

-That's why they're good. -You're telling us how good movies are.

-But we have the director joining us. -Right.

We have to get the answer.

We must listen to it.

-If you don't want to know… -If you don't want to know,

please turn off the TV.

Please come in.

Followed by the conversation…

How do you feel about that?

He comes out slowly and proudly.

He comes out more proudly than before.

No one told me to hurry.

-Right. -That's right.

You can come out slowly.

That was a shocking ending.

-It still… -It still stays in mind.

There were many twists and turns with Kawabata towards the end, right?

If you take it straight, she broke up with him and he wanted to go out with her.

So, he should've just said he wanted to go out with her,

but he probably didn't like

that she put herself down

and said, "I'm not worthy."

He has a strong feeling that

she's not that kind of person.

Well, I don't know if he thought a lot of things

like she will be happier with her boyfriend rather than with himself.

He's also not sure if she properly broke up

with her boyfriend and came back to him.

You were wondering why she snapped

at the end of the phone call.

And you were talking about seeing herself as similar to Sawako, and…

Kazuki also felt

he might be the same as her boyfriend…

-I see. -…who got dumped.

Something like that.

So, I don't have a conclusion on

whether they will see each other again after that,

but we discussed about

how they wouldn't see each other again if he didn't hug her.

They are likely to see each other again because he hugged her.

That's true.

That's what we discussed.

They both have complicated emotions.

-Kazuki too. -Yeah.

You were wondering when Kazuki fell for her.

Yes.

When did he…

When I was writing the script,

I thought maybe he felt that the fact she got so angry

on the phone was a sign of her love for him.

She was angry and left, but…

Yes, yes, yes.

…maybe he thought, "Was she angry because of me?"

before he met her at the park.

So, if you think about it,

he's always positive.

-The things he says. -Kazuki is…

It's like he's introverted but not negative.

Yes, yes, yes.

So, I think…

Kawabata must've felt

that there aren't

many men like him.

So,

for Kawabata,

Kazuki is a very important person.

Rather than herself for Kazuki.

Kawabata needs Kazuki more than he needs her.

I see.

I thought it was really interesting.

Kawabata had always taken the lead.

-Yes. -Until the end.

I know a person exactly like Kawabata.

-She talks about everything with him. -Yes.

That's what I really saw. That came from the person I know.

She basically tells the other person everything.

She doesn't hide.

And you mentioned that

she seems to tell everything to everyone,

but I think

she really talks about her boyfriend only to Kazuki.

I see.

-That's how she is. -I see.

So, Kazuki was bound by that.

Yes, yes.

He's special to her in that way,

but he won't be promoted.

It was frustrating.

Okay, everyone.

Today, we've seen three films,

The Borderline between Friends with Benefits and Lovers.

I'm very satisfied.

Are you very satisfied with today?

Yes, I'm very satisfied.

I could relate to some things.

I was remembering some guys thinking,

"Yes, there was a guy like that!"

Yes, yes.

I think people who have experiences that can be categorized roughly as FWB

watched them furiously.

"That actually happened."

I'm sure there are people who say, "Don't be stupid! You're glorifying it!"

But I learned things like

you should say, "It's a good relationship,"

when someone asks me about the relationship.

And I'd love to say, "Are you disillusioned?"

in my real life.

-That's the best. -I want you to say it.

It's really like this.

There's no clear line here.

-Right. There's a gradation. -It's vague.

Sometimes one person wants a relationship…

Right.

…and the other wants to keep things as they are.

Some people enjoy ambiguous relationships, but some people find them difficult.

The rules are really just between the two people,

so it shouldn't depend on someone else's scale.

I think it's probably easier if you can say, "I really like you!" like Kazuki.

That's right.

It's not our place to say, "It's okay for everyone to be different."

-Right. -Because

the four of us can't come to a single conclusion.

-No, we can't. -And it's not the kind of show that does.

They are the films that make you want to hear people's opinions.

Right. When you watch them with your friends,

maybe they can watch the other version.

Yeah. It's good that there are all kinds of cases.

I know I'm relying on you all for this,

but when the new film is finished,

-let's get together. -Please.

Let's get together.

-You already have your purse. -She's ready to go.