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3 December 2019 (Tue)

I'm losing weight.

4 kg in half a month.

While losing weight gradually, now I understand.

Life is a cycle of going from the rock bottom to the top...

...then from the top going to the rock bottom again.

Sorry for being late, but I got a scoop after staying up all night.

3 weeks ago, I was in my perfect form and got a scoop. But that day...

I took a pic of the blue king crab~

Kate-san! Seems like it's a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Kei-chan, your father is...

...Keanu Reeves.

After leaving such strange last words...

...my mom passed away.

My mom was a single mother...

...and I never asked her about my father before.

But to be Keanu Reeves' daughters might not be so bad.

That's a good thing, right? Just believe it.

- A good thing? Really? - Of course. It's "Matrix", right?

However a few days later...

...I found a ring in the stuffs my mom left behind.

The one who ordered that ring was Notoa Toru-sama.

Notoa Toru?

A murderer who caused a stir at the society 30 years ago.

So I'm not Keanu Reeves' daughter, but a murderer's daughter?

Can you still marry me even though I'm a murderer's daughter?

Of course.

I was soaring from the rock bottom to the top of happiness.

Then...

...another scoop!

Love is mighty!

I'm sorry. Let's pretend we never talked about marriage.

I keep thinking that it doesn't matter whoever your father is...

But when I think about our children later...

...I can't stop worrying about that gene our children will carry.

I won't tell anyone about what you've told me.

A daughter of a murderer.

What should I do...

...to strike back against this unpredictable adversity?

For now, let's get back to work.

- Huh? - Wanna drink with me?

Well... just for 5 minutes.

Ah, it's getting cold.

- Let me get you a new one. - Um... it's okay.

What do you want?

Well, it's about the possibility that I'm Notoa Toru's daughter.

But just like there's no solid proof that I'm Keanu's daughter...

...there's also no solid proof that I'm Notoa Toru's daughter.

When you proposed me, I made a mistake and thoughtlessly asked...

..."Won't you mind even if I'm a murderer's daughter?"

Because of that, it keeps bothering your mind, right?

But again, there's no solid proof of that.

Ah... perhaps there's a slight possibility that it's true...

...but it's also possible that it's not true at all!

Ah, this is what we know for now.

In 1985, Notoa Toru gave my mom a ring.

In 1986, Keanu and my mom met in LA.

In 1987, I was born.

From the data we have now, we can't possibly know who my father is.

It means that...

...it's not certain yet that I'm a murderer's daughter.

Don't you think it's too early to decide to break up with me?

Will you take it back?

Take it back, please.

I can't.

I can't take back what I've already said.

I'm really sorry.

Hmm...

I know I shouldn't say this myself but...

...don't you think it's such a waste to break up with me?

I've made up my mind.

But it's not certain yet that I'm...

At work, let's behave just like usual.

Shiranakute Ii Koto

English subtitle by: aoihachi

Ah...

Where is it? Could it be here...?

Ah, that's a summons from the courthouse.

Hey, don't throw away such things here, please.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

"The sexy ex-bikini model, Cutie Kashiwabara!"

How nostalgic~

Odaka's work never lets us down.

- Hey, Odaka! - Hmm? - Our editor-in-chief compliments you again.

Don't do stuffs like this. Hey, get back to usual.

What are you saying?

- It's you who created this page, right? - It's for Odaka.

Well, I'm not strong enough to chase for news.

- And yet you're strong enough to chase for bears. - It's not bear. It's moose.

How would I know such animal?

Odaka's wife is someone who swims with dolphins anyway.

He took her picture, right? Woman's power is indeed great~

Cut it out, Iwatani-san.

This huge breast...

...was once removed and reconstructed.

- Huh? - 3 years ago, from a DNA test...

...she found out that her risk of getting breast cancer is extremely high.

As preventive measures, she decided to remove both of her breasts.

So it's possible to reconstruct them this beautifully.

Buchi-san, the room is vacant now!

- Bye. - Good morning.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hey. - Hey.

Sir, speaking of finding out the risk of breast cancer through DNA test...

...seems like now you can even investigate about suitable job...

...or compatibility with your marriage partner through DNA test.

There's even a matchmaking service...

...which can introduce you to a suitable partner according to the DNA test.

I'm planning to collect data about their gathering today.

There are lots of articles about DNA.

But it's specifically about matchmaking using DNA test.

Don't you think it will be interesting?

- Summarize it by tomorrow's meeting then. - But tomorrow...

...I plan to propose the article about 2 deceased victims of a diet clinic.

Then, keep working on that deadly diet article.

- Leave the DNA one to Kate... Hey, Kate! - Huh?

Take over the DNA-matchmaking article from Onodera.

- But I have to work on the interview about Touhan Expressway... - Do both, then.

- Okay, Kurokawa? - Okay.

- Kurokawa-san, is it really okay? - If he says so, just do it, okay?

- Onodera. - But it was originally my idea.

Okay~

- Sato. You help Kate. - Okay.

So, they collect DNA from the saliva and register with the matchmaking service.

Then, the matchmaking service will introduce compatible marriage partners based on the DNA.

How expensive!

The DNA test costs 60,000 yen. The introduction costs 30,000 yen once.

To participate in the gathering, it costs 10,000 yen, right?

It's a lifelong problem, so you can't really say it's expensive.

What does it mean by "genetically compatible"?

HLA gene is the immunity gene.

If you marry someone with compatible HLA gene...

...you can have children with strong immune system.

So it's to create well-made children?

Sounds like sorting lives.

It's not just about the children. When you find someone with compatible HLA gene...

...somehow you'll be attracted to that person.

That's why it's also called the love gene.

So, even though you don't use the matchmaking service...

...if you meet someone with compatible gene, intuitively...

- ...you'll be attracted to that person, right? - In such stressful society like now...

- ...our intuition has grown dull, you know. - Really?

Since I was in elementary school, every guy I thought was good...

...always ended up to be a really good guy.

It means that you're special.

Because you're so calm working in the same place with your ex and present boyfriend.

- Is that so special? - Huh? Well...

I can understand if there's only one of those...

...but to have both is perhaps kinda special.

I have no experience in love, anyway. Even though I went for marriage interview.

Oh my, you have no experience in love?

Well, I think from now on, there will be more demand on this.

Because if you happen to meet someone with compatible DNA...

...the chance of getting dumped is low.

I see.

"I don't want to get dumped"... I can understand that feeling.

- Right? - Onodera-san.

I get the point of doing this.

- Let's get ready! - Okay.

Well then, now...

...let us begin our DNA Matching Party.

Please welcome the participants!

As long as the participants wear masks...

- ...it's okay for you to take pictures. - Thank you very much.

Why are they hiding their faces?

It's so that they can feel the conversation more at first.

Now, you may open the envelopes.

What's on that paper?

The compatibility percentage.

Now, the person sitting in front of you...

...is the partner who is chosen...

...from our highly accurate DNA analysis!

Okay! The 10 minutes time is up!

How was it?

No, it's about time to reveal the face...

...of your destined partner. Are you ready for it?

As soon as they take the masks off...

...won't they get disappointed if the faces they see aren't their type?

When you know that he's compatible with you...

...you won't dislike his face that much, right?

Really?

Well then, you may take off your mask!

It's like brainwashing.

It's not brainwashing. It's science.

Even in the free time...

...they just talk to their partner matched according to DNA.

To have free time like this...

...makes your matchmaking service no different from the other company, right?

The climax is about to begin here!

We have done the calculation.

And now we are going to announce the matching result.

The couple which will go out with intention of marriage is...

No. 1 Kihara Satomi-sama and no. 1 Tanaka Hiroki-sama.

Congratulations!

No. 2 Amano Haruka-sama and no. 2 Sokabe Shu-sama.

Congratulations.

No. 3, Yoshii Mayumi-sama. Congratulations.

No. 4... Congratulations.

No. 9... Congratulations.

No. 10 Sometani Aoi-sama and no. 10 Kawaguchi Shinta-sama.

Congratulations.

DNA is amazing.

That's it for our matching couples this time.

- Excuse me... - Please don't be concerned about it.

Only a few people can succeed just by doing this once.

But it's just me...!

Everyone needs to try again and again to find their partners.

Please don't give up and try again.

How do you feel after being matched by DNA test?

I can find the right partner ahead of time.

Furthermore, the risk of breaking up is also low.

I think it's the most rational method.

Because the stress after breaking up awkwardly is immeasurable, right?

You're right, I can understand that.

How was your feeling when you came here today?

I'm a timid person...

...so I never went out with any guy before.

You lie, huh?

I think in any usual matchmaking party, I won't attract anyone because I'm too plain.

- That's not true, right? - Yeah, I also think that it's not like that.

She's a sly fox. Don't be fooled!

Um...

...what makes you attracted to your partner?

Ah, well... I don't really understand this, but...

- ...I like the scent of him. - Huh?

Ah, the scent...

Seems like scent is also related to the DNA compatibility.

- Really? - I guess so.

- Wait, don't do that! - You smell good.

- Um, do you have a moment? - Ah, okay.

- Sorry, but over there. - Ah, its fine here.

Um... here is a bit...

In the upcoming personnel reshuffle...

...can I quit the editorial department?

Why?

- Don't put on airs. - I'm sorry.

Um... actually...

- I broke up with Makabe Kate. - Whaaat?

Many things happened, so working in the same place with her...

- ...is hard for me emotionally. - Were you dumped?

Why didn't it work out?

- I've promised that I won't tell anyone about that. - I see.

Well, whatever the reason is, I have a principle...

...that I won't transfer personnel due to relationship troubles.

Because work isn't something like that.

I won't transfer you anywhere.

You're a valuable asset, Nonaka.

- Okay. Thank you very much. - That's all?

To work in a weekly magazine...

...is all about forgetting the things that have passed.

Well, that's such thing.

I can't investigate more about this DNA thing without participating in that party.

But if you participate without seriously looking for a partner...

...it will be rude to the person who is matched to you.

Moreover, it's also violating our code.

So it's okay as long as I seriously look for a partner, right?

Huh? But you already have Nonaka-kun, don't you?

I'm meeting a genetic expert in Yokohama Science and Tech. Univ. after this.

Huh? When did you make the appointment?

In this job, you always have to be quick.

Ah... it's the guy who didn't get matched before.

- Check on them. - Okay.

Right after the flash of light...

...an electric current flows through the mouse.

After we repeat it for several times...

...the mouse will be frightened just by looking at the flashing light.

It's the... ah, that one!

- Pavlov's dog. - Right.

But there's still something more of it.

The surprising thing is...

...that mouse's pup will show the same response.

Though it didn't go through the experiment...

...the pup will also be frightened by the light.

So the parent's experience is inherited to the children?

You're right.

Not only personality and appearance...

...DNA also carries habits and experiences.

The will of the genes...

...is what the will of life is.

It might be true for mice...

But for human, as long as the child is taught not to be afraid of the light...

...it will be okay, right? Human can talk anyway.

In front of the will of DNA...

...words and else are powerless.

If I'm really Notoa's daughter...

...Notoa's DNA is living inside me.

I am... a mouse.

Yes?

About those two, nothing happened and they just parted ways at the subway station.

Then, I followed the guy.

- He just went back to work like usual. - What job does he do?

Seems like he runs a private design firm.

I see... Thanks for your hard work.

"Weekly East"

"The relation between crimes and DNA. Does 'bad gene' exist in a criminal?"

The police has arrested the murder suspect, Notoa Toru, 43 years old.

The car carrying the camp indiscriminate murder suspect, Notoa Toru...

...has just entered Okutama Police Station.

This is the camping ground where the poisoning case occurred.

Can you see it? Behind the blue sheet...

...it's the front of the cookhouse. The murderer is suspected...

...to put a poisonous plant inside the water tank left over there.

The camp participants who drank from the water tank vomited one by one...

...and collapsed around that area.

In this case, 2 people died...

...and 5 people are still unconscious...

Starting from tomorrow, Matsushima-sensei will be out for 3 weeks vacation in Northern Europe.

Do you want coffee?

Don't... look at me with frightened eyes like that.

What have I done?

Do you think...

...I am a murderer?

That's...

That's discrimination, right?

- No... - Yes, you do think that way.

I've misjudged you.

Nonaka.

I'll drive you home.

It's the opposite direction.

I'm going to take pictures of Japanese house bat in Kabukicho till morning.

Japanese house bat... Is it the pet you used to have in your house?

Yeah.

But seems like it's not a kind of animal we should keep as a pet.

Oh, is that so?

- Can I come with you? - Huh?

- Taking pictures of Japanese house bat. - Well...

It's okay but... it's going to smell like rubbish.

It's so smelly!

Yesterday, I investigated about criminal gene.

I found a ring in the stuffs Mama left behind.

And I found out that the one who gave it to her was Notoa Toru.

Notoa Toru, the murderer from the camp indiscriminate murder case 30 years ago.

If Mama and Notoa Toru were lovers...

...it's possible that my father is Notoa Toru, right?

So it's not Keanu Reeves?

It's possible that my father is Keanu.

But it's also possible that my father is Notoa Toru.

I see.

Well, let's think it's Keanu then.

- Odaka-san, you aren't surprised at all, huh? - Hmm?

Normally, when you hear that someone is probably a murderer's child...

- ...you'll be more surprised, right? - Yeah, I'm surprised.

You lie.

It's just not showing on my face.

You lie. You know something, Odaka-san.

Before, when I asked you to tell me about Notoa Toru...

...you played dumb and said, "Is there such person?", right?

I followed you here because I want to ask you about that.

You can't run away anymore.

Wanna eat ramen?

You've got runny nose.

Here.

Thank you.

3 years ago, the picture of Notoa Toru released from prison...

...was published in "East", right?

At the noon of the released day...

...your mother contacted me.

She wanted to meet me without you knowing.

Odaka-kun.

I want you to stop pursuing about Notoa Toru.

Why is it?

Ah... is he someone you know?

Can't you just grant my wish without asking for the reason?

Hmm...

I'm afraid I can't.

That person...

...is Kate's father.

What?

Notoa was my lecturer at Keiei Univ.

When we met again, he was already a professor.

He had married and had a child too.

I was wondering why we didn't meet earlier.

We aren't destined to be together.

When I was blessed with Kate...

...I wanted to give birth to her.

Because I wanted to have a proof.

What about that case...?

Notoa isn't someone who can kill other people.

To think that...

...someday Kate will find out about what happened between Notoa and me...

...I can't bear it.

That's why...

...please...

...leave him alone.

And please protect Kate all her life.

Whatever happens, please stay with her.

Okay?

I...

...leave Kate to you.

Mama said that Notoa Toru was my father?

Yeah.

Then why did she told me that I was Keanu's daughter?

Let's go home.

You better have some sleep.

You have a meeting today, right?

I can't sleep with such feeling.

Everyone in the DNA matchmaking party was like brainwashed...

...so it felt kinda unpleasant.

But there's a guy who didn't seem to get brainwashed.

There was only one couple who didn't succeed.

Perhaps that's because...

...the female participant asked for a matching partner.

But the male one didn't choose her.

We must interview him about his true feeling.

So we can come up with a good article about that matchmaking party.

You're right. Try interviewing that guy, then.

Okay. I'm going there now.

Ah, Sato-kun, I'll go there myself. If you come along too, it will give him too much pressure.

- Send me his design firm's address! - Okay!

DNA matchmaking service was originally my idea.

True.

Onodera. You're Kate's senior, right?

Don't say something petty like that!

Just aim for the headline with your deadly diet clinic article.

- Okay. I'm off. - Yeah.

Sorry to bother you in all of sudden.

I'm Makabe from "Weekly East".

Oh... what do you want?

In the DNA matchmaking party yesterday, you are the only one...

...who didn't get a compatible partner, Yamagiwa-san.

So I'm here to interview you about that.

I'm sorry but I'm busy with my work now. Please forget about that.

Sasano-san~ I know you are inside.

Hey, what are you doing? Stop that.

- You'll disturb the neighbors. - Sorry.

Well then, would you let me in?

- What? - Sasano-san~

Wait, what are you... What is it? What the heck do you want?

- Isn't she there? - She isn't.

Isn't this privacy violation?

Is it because you both have compatible DNA...

...that now you are seeing each other?

And because Yamagiwa-san is attracted to Sasano-san...

...you didn't choose your partner in yesterday's matchmaking party?

Please stop that. We are both unmarried.

There's nothing about us which a gossip magazine like "Weekly East" should be writing about.

Even though you're already seeing someone...

...why did you participate in that DNA matchmaking party, Yamagiwa-san?

Because our DNA compatibility result is the worst.

You don't need to tell her that.

She keeps telling me to choose someone whose DNA is compatible with mine.

- But... - After all...

...you like Sasano-san.

- You're right. - Hey...

It's said that if your compatibility rate is lower than 70%...

...it means that you are not compatible with each other.

Was your rate lower than 70%?

- It didn't even reach 10%. - Wow.

- But I... - I?

I like you, Sasano-san.

That's exactly what love is.

No matter how hopeless it might seem, you're still attracted to her.

That's true love.

Even though I was introduced to a compatible partner six times...

...I'm always more interested to Sasano-san who works there.

Please don't write anything about us.

I'll write it so that no one knows it's about you.

You're going to write it anyway?

Please don't do that. I will be fired otherwise.

If so, you can just work here!

- Huh? - Who cares about the DNA?!

Let's get married.

Even though our rate is just 10%, I'll give you 10 times greater effort.

Please marry me.

That's...

Our rate doesn't even reach 10%.

Sasano-san.

You should just break yourself out from that DNA binding spell.

Because in this world, there's no one who would say that he'll give you...

..10 times greater effort.

Talk is cheap.

But the DNA says that we aren't compatible.

Someone who says that he doesn't care about the DNA...

Someone who proposes you without caring about the DNA...

You won't find another amazing person like him!

Just overcome it!

Don't let the adversity win!

Makabe-san, what's the matter with you? Are you okay?

I want to write an article which can make you think, "Who cares about the DNA?".

It will be troublesome for us!

Please don't use the pictures you took yesterday, then.

To begin with, you're kinda strange.

Suddenly you barged in here...

Yamagiwa-san, good luck.

I know Sasano-san actually likes you.

Everyone knows that just by looking at her.

There's nearly no one who would say that...

...he doesn't care about the DNA.

Please treasure him.

I've got a wonderful story.

Thank you very much.

"Who cares about the DNA?"

- It's a nice article. - Thanks.

- I'll send it for printing. - Yeah.

11 December (Wed)

"Sneaking Into the DNA Matchmaking Service"

"Who cares about the DNA?"

The couple in this article is wonderful, right?

Instead of science, they believe in their intuition.

- It's so cool~ - Yeah, you're right.

Good morning.

Morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Ah, your article about DNA matchmaking was interesting.

- Thanks. - Well, I'm the one who got the headline though.

I'm aiming for the next week's headline with the article about Minister Akagi.

You've got such militant DNA, huh~

Just now, I got a call from Matching Smart. They complained A LOT.

"We are not brainwashing our clients!" they said.

I've expected that.

There are many different viewpoints for one article, so it's natural.

Thanks.

Wow, look what happen to Matching Smart's homepage.

The reservation is flooding. It wasn't like this until yesterday.

You've got to be kidding.

"Weekly East" advertising power is tremendous, huh?

It's okay to either believe in DNA or not.

It's great that your article contains both idea. As expected from you, Makabe-san.

- I did very well, right? - Hey, look at you.

So big-headed.

Bye-bye!

By the way...

...Nonaka came to me and said that he wanted to be transferred.

I see...

If you feel awkward about him...

...I don't mind transferring him in the upcoming personnel reshuffle.

- But how do you feel about that? - Whichever is fine for me.

- You don't care about him anymore? - Yeah, I don't care about him.

- I'll keep him then. - I'm okay with that.

- What do you want to eat? - Ah...

- Ah, excuse me. - Yes?

I'd like to have thigh, meatballs, gizzard...

...neck meat, crispy fried gristle...

Ah! Spicy chicken too.

I want both warm and cold, please.

Okay.

When things don't go well with relationship, people's appetite tends to increase.

- That's not good. - Not good.

I don't want to see you fat, Kate.

I know it's too late to say this now...

...but you and Odaka did look good together.

- Odaka-san has a wife. - Even so, it's okay, right?

Kate and Odaka is an exception.

Is it okay for someone whose job is exposing affairs to say that?

- It's not okay. - Right?

- Ah, excuse me. - Yes?

- Oyakodon too, please. - Oyakodon. Okay.

- Do you want it too? - Nope.

I am...

Oh.

- Ah... are you busy? - Nope. What's wrong?

There's something I want to ask you.

Come in.

I went to drink with Iwatani-san before.

- Do I smell of alcohol? - A bit.

- Ah, sorry. - It's okay.

I only have instant coffee though. Want to have some?

- Yeah. - Okay.

You had a coffee maker before.

I still have it now.

- Here. - Thank you.

You've promised Mama that you wouldn't tell me about Notoa Toru.

But why did you tell me that time?

Because you seemed to be suffering.

- Did I? - Yeah.

Do you remember the day when you proposed to me?

When you quit being a news photographer...

...and it didn't go well between us.

Good work today.

Ah, you too.

Why don't we get married?

Married?

When you become an animal photographer, you turn into an ordinary person, huh.

So you don't need Odaka-san who isn't a news photographer.

Yeah.

But...

...as a husband, it might be unexpectedly good.

Stop that, okay? I don't like Odaka-san who says such things.

I'm not getting married.

Not to anyone.

How can I possibly forget that?

It's the day when you dumped me, Kate.

Why did you say that?

Hmm?

You used to say that it's okay not to get married as long as...

...we could get along like we used to be.

Why did I propose to you?

That's because...

...I didn't want to lose you, Kate.

I was shocked when you told me that Odaka-san who leisurely photographed animals wasn't the real Odaka-san.

But...

...I didn't want to lose you, after all.

I knew that Nonaka was interested in you, though.

Why bringing up something from the past now?

Because it's an important thing.

So it's because you knew that I was Notoa Toru's daughter...

...that you proposed to me that time?

Yeah.

I can't marry you, after all.

I'm sorry. Let's pretend that we never talked about marriage.

Why didn't I realize it that time?

What? What's wrong?

Why did I dump this person...

...and moved on to Haru-kun?

I wish...

...I could turn back time.