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Sakura, what was the name of your friend we saw in the bathroom the other day?

Narumi Endo.

Why do you ask?

Apparently she's pregnant.

-What? -Who is the father?

wNARUMI ENDO IN CLASS A IS PREGNANT. YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO THE FATHER IS

BEWARE OF THEFT. LOOK AFTER YOUR VALUABLES.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO THE FATHER IS. APPARENTLY IT'S RYUSEI HOTTA.

Ryusei...

How can Ryusei be the father?

You two only broke up recently.

So did he start seeing her right after you?

But I've never seen them together.

That's such a surprise.

Were you good friends with Narumi Endo?

-Yeah. -What kind of girl is she?

She wasn't the type that stood out.

She was really smart

and she was always top of the class in English.

She was really good at teaching,

so she was always helping me.

What? That kind of girl got pregnant?

I can't believe it.

I wonder what she plans to do.

I'm sure she was aiming to get into a top university.

Do you think she'll have an abortion?

I doubt her parents would let her keep it.

But having an abortion is a bit cruel.

-For who? -For the baby.

That may be true,

but it's hard if she can't raise it properly.

Would you keep it in that situation?

I don't know about that.

The father is Hotta.

That's a problem for sure.

There's no way he'd be a good father.

He probably doesn't have any intention of doing it anyway.

Narumi Endo was probably just a quick lay as far as he was concerned.

That's definitely so. It's tragic to get pregnant in those circumstances.

Poor thing!

Right?

This clause here depends on this one.

Now I get it.

Narumi, you're great at teaching. You can definitely be a teacher some day.

Don't exaggerate.

Look, the preposition...

WHITE LADIES' CLINIC

Narumi?

Sakura.

-Did you take the test? -Yeah, I did.

-It was bad right? -Yeah, terrible.

-How did you do? -I may have gotten ten marks.

Worse than that.

Is everyone at school talking about me?

Yeah.

A bit.

I see.

What are you going to do?

About the baby.

I'm not getting an abortion.

-Huh? -I mean, I can't.

What do you mean?

When I took the test I was already 22 weeks down the line.

Once you go over 22 weeks you can't have an abortion.

Apparently that's the law.

I thought it was strange that I didn't get my period,

but I am generally quite irregular

and I was too scared to get the test on my own.

So before I knew it...

I'm such an idiot!

To do it with a boy I wasn't even dating.

Then to get pregnant and not be able to abort it.

Everything is finished.

So you weren't in a relationship?

I was tired from studying every day.

He invited me to go out with him.

At the time I was pleased.

Have you talked about this to Ryusei?

I couldn't decide what to do.

There' s nothing he can do.

It's not like he can tell his parents.

Have you told your mom?

Yeah.

She just cries all the time.

What a mess!

To get pregnant at a time like this.

We have always been poor

and I hated that, so I swore

that I would never live the same kind of life my mother did.

But in the end, I did the same thing.

Do you remember our English teacher in junior high?

Yeah.

Her classes were so interesting.

Yeah, I remember.

I had decided to get into a good university,

get my teaching license,

and become an English teacher.

I'm glad... that is wasn't you.

See you.

NARUMI ENDO

YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OPEN CAMPUS

YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

200-229 GEOGRAPHY

Are you already checking out colleges?

I want to go to this university.

It was cheap at the discount store so I bought it.

It's quite something to already know where you want to go in your freshman year.

I'm definitely going to get in.

-Right? -Yeah.

-LET'S CHECK OUT COLLEGES AGAIN SOON! -YEAH LET'S DO IT!

-Excuse me. -Do your best.

-Morning. -Morning.

Hey, you have to see this!

I just heard from someone in class A.

Apparently Narumi Endo had to leave school.

What? Why?

Because she's pregnant?

She can't come to school when she gets bigger.

So she's leaving voluntarily.

I guess that happens if you get pregnant.

But if she leaves school she won't be able to go to university.

I guess not.

She will only have graduated from junior high.

And Ryusei will probably not get punished at all.

If so, that is just so unfair.

Look at this.

Ryusei is getting hammered on social media.

That serves him right.

Is Endo really pregnant?

Narumi has to quit school.

Hotta got her pregnant while just playing around. What a creep.

You should have to quit school too.

How is Hotta planning to take responsibility for this?

Why is he allowed at school?

We should all ignore Hotta.

What do you intend to do?

About what?

About what? About Narumi!

She had to quit school, you know.

She can't have an abortion now either.

-What are you going to do? -How should I know?

It's because she took too long to get tested.

And now I'm the being vilified.

What's that about?

That's because...

she was scared to go and get tested on her own.

Why didn't you take precautions?

I didn't have a condom.

I went to the pharmacy, but they wouldn't sell them to me wearing a school uniform.

If you didn't have one, you should have given up the idea.

She told me that it was her safe day.

Safe day?

Even so, I can't believe you.

Sure,

it's all my fault.

Hey, Ryusei!

It's unforgivable.

Ryusei is completely unrepentant

and he's still allowed to come to school.

Why does Narumi have to quit?

Didn't Hotta take precautions?

Apparently she said it was her safe day.

Actually, what is a safe day?

A day when you don't get pregnant? Is there such a thing?

Well, I don't know the details.

There's no such thing as a safe day.

Ms. Shirayama.

There may be days during the cycle when you're less likely to get pregnant,

but there's no day when you can be 100% sure.

It's also difficult to judge when those days will be.

The two of you shouldn't trust

in something so uncertain.

But I know somebody who believed it and actually became pregnant.

Yes, I heard.

It was Narumi's dream to go to university and become a teacher.

What kind of life is she going to have now?

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Narumi said

that she was glad it wasn't me.

But I really think so too.

If I hadn't run away from Ryusei that time

it could've been me.

PRIVATE AOBADAI HIGH SCHOOL

Morning!

-Morning! -Was it all right?

-Morning. -Morning.

NARUMI ENDO

Morning.

Sakura.

Are you really going to quit?

You can't do that.

You ask if I'll quit,

but I am being made to quit.

Huh?

People who get pregnant

and those who commit sex crimes get expelled from school.

What's that all about?

I know,

but those are the school rules, it seems.

But...

YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

I don't need this anymore.

If I can't even graduate high school, I can't take entrance exams.

It's heavy too. Can you throw it away for me?

-Narumi! Come with me. -Where are we going?

Trust me.

-There are 25 kids in group one. -Right.

And in group three...

-Vice-principal! -Yes, what is it?

Why does Endo have to be expelled?

Huh?

Isn't there some other way than her getting expelled?

Wait, Sakura.

Is getting pregnant so bad?

Why is she being treated the same as a sex criminal?

Do people who are pregnant have to quit school?

Seino.

That's the rule.

Well, I think it's a strange rule!

It's only Endo that has to quit school.

Seino, this is actually

for Endo's benefit.

-What? -If she came to school

and something happened to her medically, what would we do?

If something happened to the child inside her.

The school is not set up to guarantee her safety.

In that case if she were

just suspended and came back to school later...

And at that time

you would probably already have graduated.

Even if she came back to school she would have no friends around her.

It would be difficult keeping up with lessons

while raising a child.

She might feel pressure at having to come back to school.

She would be the one who would have to go through this.

-But... -Even if

she was able to attend school sometimes,

we have many students who will take their exams

and it might have a bad influence on them.

-Thinking about it this way... -Bad influence?

Vice-principal, that term might lead to some misunderstanding.

Sorry?

As Seino says

pregnancy itself is nothing bad, is it?

How were you born into this world?

Ms. Shirayama, what are you...

Pregnancy is not a bad thing in itself,

but the fact that they got the timing wrong

-certainly is a problem. -Yes.

So why did something like this happen?

Well, yes.

Well, that's because these children...

Yes, these children

were not taught about sexual intercourse

or sex properly at school, right?

About the risks of sex and abortion.

They have not even been taught properly about contraception.

Those are the educational guidelines under which they are taught.

Can you refrain from using those words?

-Those words? -Yes.

Are you talking about sex?

It's very important, so I said it in a loud voice.

-Ms. Shirayama. -They are lacking the correct knowledge

due to insufficient sex education.

That is why they get pregnant.

They have to give up on their studies.

Being in that situation, they more closely resemble victims themselves.

As educators, shouldn't we do our best

to make amends so that

they don't have to quit their studies?

Ms. Shirayama.

This is not the best place,

so perhaps we can continue this conversation in my office.

Okay.

Okay. Your homeroom classes are starting.

Go back to your classrooms.

I never expected you to speak up for me like that.

It's fine.

Sorry that it became a big deal.

Don't worry.

I'll still have to quit probably.

If you quit now

what do plan to do in the future?

I have no idea.

My parents are sad all the time.

I feel like I'll suffocate if I'm stuck at home.

My life is over.

In the end, this child is going

to struggle in the same way that I did.

Thanks for everything.

Goodbye.

Did you find it?

Yes, this seems like it could be good.

How about this?

That looks good too.

What did you want to discuss?

Sorry, I'm late. I brought some snacks.

Some Pocky and chocolate.

So what are we doing?

Next, there's this one.

So this one.

-Wow. -There's a lot out there.

How about this?

This one seems ideal.

Here you go.

-Thanks. -That's really good.

-Looks good. -This one too.

-Really. -Yes.

-And this one... -Yeah.

How about this?

Good.

-Welcome. -Welcome.

Enjoy.

Sorry to contact you out of the blue.

What did you want to talk about?

The thing is...

FOSTER PARENTING PROGRAM

STUDY SUPPORT PLAN

We've looked into various options

to see how you might be able to graduate high school.

And whether there might be a chance for you to go to university.

What?

For example, in the case of correspondence-based high schools,

you can do it even if you have a child.

They have a daycare center there, so they can look after your child.

Daycare center?

Given your academic ability it might be at a lower level,

but you can graduate high school and the fees are cheap.

There's also this.

The Foster Parenting Program.

If you're in a situation where it's hard for you to raise the child,

this system will look after your child

for a certain period of time for you.

And you can live together with the child.

You still keep all of your parenting rights.

You can concentrate on your studies, graduate university and then

take your child back again after that.

Hang on to it if you like.

Ms. Shirayama brought it for you.

FOSTER PARENTING PROGRAM

Give this to Endo for me, would you?

Thank you so much.

FOSTER PARENTING PROGRAM

Ms. Shirayama said

you should feel free to discuss it with her at anytime.

I think if we looked harder,

there may be more options out there.

Sorry if this is just a nuisance for you,

but...

we wanted to help somehow.

We didn't want you to lose your dream.

I...

have no idea what it's like

to have a baby.

Of course the life of your baby is really important.

But...

I...

also think your life is important.

My life?

Unless you're happy yourself,

there's no way that your child will be happy.

I think that bringing up a child

and studying is really hard.

What I'm saying may be irresponsible...

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...but I don't want to hear you say

that your life is over.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Aren't you hungry?

Yeah.

Let's get some fries.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

-A plate of fries, please. -Coming right up.

-Can I touch your belly? -Yes.

I wonder if it'll move?

I'm sure your baby will be super cute.

Right.

Thanks for researching with us.

Sure.

Narumi was so pleased.

I think it'll be hard whatever she decides to do.

All I can do is give her my support,

-but I really want her to be happy. -Yeah.

But...

A big situation like this can still happen

as a result of casual sex.

You're right.

It's a bit scary to be honest.

Hey...

there's somewhere I'd like to stop by.

CONDOM

I would like this please.

Sorry, I can't really sell this to you if you're wearing a school uniform.

Why can't I buy it if I'm wearing a school uniform?

You're a high school student.

Why can't a high schooler buy them?

-Huh? -There's no such rule is there?

That will be 540 yen.

Take this with you.

-What? -As a keepsake.

Go ahead.

If you have it with you,

I think that you'll be less scared.

We aren't going to use it right away though.

Here you go.

Let's go dutch.

It's a keepsake for both of us.

Right.

-Let's go. -Yes.

-It's gotten late. -Yeah.

I'm home.

Welcome home. Give me your lunch box.

Okay.

Thanks for lunch.

WAIT

‪I WAS IN MY UNIFORM SO I COULDN'T ‪BUY A CONDOM.

‪MY FRIEND

‪THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SAFE DAY.

‪PREGNANT AT 17...

‪I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

‪WILL SHE GET AN ABORTION?

‪I FEEL SORRY FOR THE BABY.

‪CAN SHE REALLY BRING IT UP?

‪BY LAW YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ABORTION ‪AFTER 22 WEEKS.

‪THEY ARE VICTIMS!

‪SEX EDUCATION IS INSUFFICIENT.

‪UNLESS YOU ARE HAPPY THE ‪BABY WON'T BE HAPPY.

‪I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY ‪YOUR LIFE IS OVER.

‪HOW MANY ABORTIONS TAKE PLACE?

‪MORE THAN 495 A DAY. ‪OF WHICH 37 ARE FOR TEENAGERS.

‪THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF CONTRACEPTION

‪CONDOM PILL INTRAUTERINE DEVICE

‪AFTER ALL, WE

‪WE NEED TO "KNOW ABOUT SEX PROPERLY"

Subtitle translation: Simon Way