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Hello?

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<i>Hello?</i>

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<i>Can we talk now?</i>

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Sure. What's up?

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Um…

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I'm sorry.

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We should break up.

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Huh?

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W-What?

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What's going on? This is so sudden.

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I'm sorry.

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That's what I wanted to tell you.

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Hold on.

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What do you mean?

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Did something happen?

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No.

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We're just from different worlds.

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We can't even meet
without worrying about being seen.

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Then let's meet.

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Let's meet and talk right now.

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<i>I…</i>

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<i>I can't do this anymore.</i>

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When you talked about me on TV,

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it honestly bothered me.

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What?

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You never told me that.

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<i>Is that how you felt?</i>

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I see.

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I guess I misunderstood.

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Sorry. I got carried away by myself.

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I get it.

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Let's break up.

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Goodbye.

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SandX

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-That's a huge blow.
-Yeah, it is.

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-This is bad.
-Morning.

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What's gonna happen
to the show? This time--

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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{\an8}RUMORED SEX THERAPIST'S FAMILY SCANDAL

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Ichinose.

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Since the article came out,

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some media outlets have even tried
to interview students about your lectures.

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Right.

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I'm sorry for causing trouble.

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I've asked Professor Kurusu
not to invite you back to lecture.

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I understand.

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Excuse me.

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Why did you choose to work in sex therapy?

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Isn't it too much for you to bear?

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Well, it is pretty sensational.

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His father, a surgeon,
used a scalpel to cut off

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his mother's lover's "bleep."

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Of course, this incident
has nothing to do with you, Ichinose.

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But you understand
how viewers will see it, don't you?

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Yes.

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After all, you did say something
that would draw attention.

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I'm sorry

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for carelessly making
our relationship public.

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"Carelessly"?

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You mean you ignored the script on a whim?

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Seriously?

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I thought you had more resolve than that.

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Well…

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For your sake too, Yumi,

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let's take a break from the show.

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You can go see him.

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He must be having a hard time.
Go support him.

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About that…

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We already…

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broke up.

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I see.

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{\an8}SHIMOTORI CLINIC

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Okay. Take care.

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Doctor.

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Your 4:30 p.m. client has canceled too.

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Oh…

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Okay. Got it.

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You could've hired someone
to quit for you but you came, huh?

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I wanted to tell you in person.

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So, what are you going to do
after leaving nursing?

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Oh. You haven't decided yet?

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You know, Saikawa…

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You were burned out from work

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and said you were quitting
this hospital and nursing.

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Do you know why I recommended
Shimotori Clinic back then?

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It wasn't just because
the job would be easier.

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You have a way of brightening the mood

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and you never pressure people.

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I thought those were exactly the qualities
a psychiatric nurse needs.

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That's why I wanted you to keep at it.

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If anything,

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I thought Dr. Shimotori needed you.

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Well…

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After that article,
I suppose I can't blame you.

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I won't try to stop you again.

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Not me, anyway.

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Come in.

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Sorry. I told her you were coming.

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Here.

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Thanks.

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It must be nice being a student.

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They're so radiant and full of life.

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Or maybe not.

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They probably have problems of their own.

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Oh, man.

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There goes our big break!

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Everyone's canceling on us.

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His parents' scandal
has nothing to do with him.

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It's not like he's gonna cut it off.

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That's not funny.

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I went to Dr. Shimotori for therapy once.

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Oh, I mean…

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Whenever I'd do the deed
with my girlfriend,

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she'd always tell me
to go shower first afterward.

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At first I thought
she was being considerate,

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but something felt off.

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I secretly took a peek once
and saw her touching herself.

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I was super bummed.

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I thought, "Man, I guess sex
with me isn't enough for her."

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So I talked to Dr. Shimotori,

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and he listened so intently.

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He told me it's important
to talk about what feels good

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and what you want your partner to do.

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So I went home
and talked to my girlfriend.

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Turns out we'd both been making
all the wrong assumptions.

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Even though we're both women,
our bodies and what feels good

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are completely different.

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It's only natural that we're different,
but I'd never realized it.

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Is that what you came to say?

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Didn't you come to stop me?

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I've already made up my mind.

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I'm sorry.

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Thanks for the drink.

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No good, huh?

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Shirohebi Slope in Sendagi, Bunkyo Ward.

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Twenty steps on the upper tier,
ten on the middle, and eight on the lower.

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Students at a nearby middle school
use these stairs on their way to school.

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The upper tier has white handrails,

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and they have been freshly repainted.

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Excuse me!

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Yes?

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When you say,
"They have been freshly repainted,"

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could you put
a little more feeling into it?

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Yes. I'll try.

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Let's take it from the top.

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Okay.

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Hey.

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Working late, huh?

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You too.

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Heading home now?

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Yes. You too?

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Yeah.

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I had a lot going on today,
so I took the car.

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I'll drive you.

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Huh?

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Thank you for the ride.
You can just drop me off at the station.

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It's late. I'll take you home.

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No.

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The reporters might still be there.

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If they catch us together,

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it'll cause trouble for you too.

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00:14:07,500 --> 00:14:10,833
They've already taken photos.
One more won't matter.

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Besides, if it's with you,

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I don't mind if they photograph us.

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Wanna hit the beach right now?

168
00:14:27,541 --> 00:14:29,333
Huh? Why?

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00:14:29,416 --> 00:14:32,708
I heard you broke up.
The beach is perfect for that.

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What are you saying? That's so cliché.

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Oh. You smiled a little.

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Wanna go?

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No. I'm not going.

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<i>Let's go eat crab</i>
<i>Come on, crack a coy smile</i>

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I said I'm not going.

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<i>Let's not overthink it</i>

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Please just take me to the station.

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Aw.

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That's too bad.

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Jeez.

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Anyway, cheer up.

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You'll be okay.

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Something like this won't bring you down.

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I'm sorry.

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Yes!

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So this is the view from over here.

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Just changing seats makes the room
feel different, doesn't it?

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What brings you in today?

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I can't get it up.

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I never told my girlfriend I worked here.

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She found out, and things got awkward.

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We worked it out, but…

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She asked me, "Is that how
you saw sex with me too?"

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So I got it into my head
that I had to act like I didn't.

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Oh. W-Wait a sec.

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00:18:00,875 --> 00:18:02,541
Hm? What's wrong?

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00:18:02,625 --> 00:18:04,708
No. Wait…

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00:18:04,791 --> 00:18:05,791
Huh?

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00:18:06,625 --> 00:18:08,333
-Wait.
-What?

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00:18:10,125 --> 00:18:11,750
No. Um…

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00:18:13,416 --> 00:18:15,875
<i>The harder I tried to act normal,</i>

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the more awkward I became.

203
00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:22,250
I kept worrying
whether I'd be able to get it up.

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And that only made it worse.

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00:18:29,041 --> 00:18:33,000
I didn't believe you when you said
everyone has concerns about sex.

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00:18:33,875 --> 00:18:35,375
But maybe it's true.

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00:18:41,458 --> 00:18:46,041
I never imagined
I'd stop getting turned on by sex.

208
00:19:06,416 --> 00:19:08,000
What are you doing?

209
00:19:10,666 --> 00:19:13,833
Oh. There it is.

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00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:20,750
If you don't mind,
would you like to go out for a bit?

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00:19:33,541 --> 00:19:35,958
Drawing helps you relax, doesn't it?

212
00:19:36,750 --> 00:19:37,875
Um…

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00:19:38,958 --> 00:19:40,416
What's this for?

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00:19:40,916 --> 00:19:43,208
Are you familiar
with the autonomic nervous system?

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00:19:43,291 --> 00:19:44,416
Huh?

216
00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:46,125
Yeah.

217
00:19:46,916 --> 00:19:51,625
The sympathetic nervous system
kicks in when you're tense or excited,

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00:19:52,166 --> 00:19:55,500
and the parasympathetic nervous system
takes over when you're relaxed.

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00:19:55,583 --> 00:19:56,458
Right?

220
00:19:56,541 --> 00:19:57,958
That's right.

221
00:19:58,666 --> 00:20:03,916
Erections are actually controlled
by the parasympathetic nervous system.

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00:20:04,583 --> 00:20:05,416
Huh?

223
00:20:05,916 --> 00:20:10,833
In other words, you get an erection
because you're relaxed, not excited.

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"Relaxed"?

225
00:20:12,750 --> 00:20:15,833
So the reason you can't get it up

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isn't because you're not turned on.

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00:20:18,583 --> 00:20:21,333
You're so focused on doing it right
that you get tense,

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and your sympathetic nervous system
takes over.

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If anything, it's because
you tried so hard.

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I see.

231
00:20:32,333 --> 00:20:34,708
But is that something you can control?

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00:20:36,458 --> 00:20:39,791
For starters, I recommend foreplay
that helps you relax.

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Foreplay that helps me relax?

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00:20:42,375 --> 00:20:46,041
A lot of men try too hard
to do intense foreplay like in porn,

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putting their sympathetic nervous system
into overdrive.

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00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:53,166
Not only can that hurt their partner,

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00:20:53,250 --> 00:20:55,833
but it can also backfire completely.

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The real purpose of foreplay
is to help you both relax.

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That way, your body
naturally gets ready for sex.

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00:21:08,875 --> 00:21:10,708
But how do you do that?

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00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:13,208
For example,

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you can sit facing each other

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00:21:15,958 --> 00:21:18,583
and gently rub each other's backs.

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Like this.

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00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:27,916
What's this?

246
00:21:28,833 --> 00:21:30,625
A drawing of foreplay.

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00:21:33,208 --> 00:21:34,583
Here's the face.

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00:21:34,666 --> 00:21:37,541
Just by holding each other like this,
you can--

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Oh! Amabie!

250
00:21:38,958 --> 00:21:40,625
It's an Amabie, right?

251
00:21:41,916 --> 00:21:44,333
It's not an Amabie.

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00:21:44,416 --> 00:21:46,916
This part goes like this.

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00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,291
No way.

254
00:21:48,375 --> 00:21:50,541
I don't understand it at all!

255
00:21:50,625 --> 00:21:52,916
You should stop
using drawings to explain things.

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00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,750
You'll confuse your clients.

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00:21:57,708 --> 00:21:59,083
I'm back.

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00:21:59,166 --> 00:22:00,791
Welcome back.

259
00:22:03,541 --> 00:22:04,583
I'll take that.

260
00:22:11,250 --> 00:22:12,666
Saikawa.

261
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:15,541
Could you organize the client files?

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00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:18,750
Oh, and I think it's time
to bring out the humidifier.

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00:22:18,833 --> 00:22:19,833
No rush though.

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00:22:20,541 --> 00:22:21,541
Huh?

265
00:22:22,291 --> 00:22:25,000
What? Did I say something weird?

266
00:22:25,666 --> 00:22:27,625
Oh, no…

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00:22:27,708 --> 00:22:29,208
I'll do it.

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00:22:29,291 --> 00:22:30,166
Client files and…

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Humidifier.

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Thanks.

271
00:23:08,291 --> 00:23:09,250
<i>I hope</i>

272
00:23:09,875 --> 00:23:11,000
that someday

273
00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,833
we can truly connect with each other

274
00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:19,500
when we make love.

275
00:23:26,458 --> 00:23:27,708
Yes.

276
00:23:29,375 --> 00:23:32,291
Okay. We'll cancel your appointment.

277
00:23:32,791 --> 00:23:34,500
Take care.

278
00:23:44,708 --> 00:23:45,833
Hello.

279
00:23:45,916 --> 00:23:49,333
-You don't have an appointment.
-Could you fit me in?

280
00:23:49,416 --> 00:23:51,791
From the looks of it,
you don't seem too busy.

281
00:23:51,875 --> 00:23:52,916
Right?

282
00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,625
How can you come back here
after writing that article?

283
00:23:55,708 --> 00:23:57,250
It's my job.

284
00:24:00,041 --> 00:24:01,583
Hello, Doctor.

285
00:24:01,666 --> 00:24:02,666
Hello.

286
00:24:03,416 --> 00:24:05,250
It's okay, Natsume.

287
00:24:18,916 --> 00:24:22,000
Humans are strange, aren't they?

288
00:24:23,375 --> 00:24:26,375
Normally, if you experienced
something so horrific,

289
00:24:26,458 --> 00:24:30,083
you'd choose a career
as far removed from it as possible.

290
00:24:30,791 --> 00:24:32,458
But not you, Doctor.

291
00:24:34,791 --> 00:24:38,375
You deliberately chose a job
that deals with sex.

292
00:24:42,250 --> 00:24:43,291
Mr. Kitano.

293
00:24:43,875 --> 00:24:46,375
How have things been
with Wakako since then?

294
00:24:46,458 --> 00:24:47,375
Have you talked--

295
00:24:47,458 --> 00:24:49,291
Wait. Don't tell me…

296
00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:53,125
Did that incident awaken something in you?

297
00:24:53,208 --> 00:24:54,166
Like a sexual fetish?

298
00:24:55,583 --> 00:24:58,666
So you chose a job where you can
peek into other people's sex lives.

299
00:24:58,750 --> 00:24:59,750
I see.

300
00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:03,416
Do you enjoy poking at people's wounds?

301
00:25:04,666 --> 00:25:06,375
-Saikawa.
-I'm offended.

302
00:25:07,833 --> 00:25:10,166
In a way, we're in the same business.

303
00:25:10,250 --> 00:25:12,375
You and me.

304
00:25:13,333 --> 00:25:14,166
Huh?

305
00:25:15,541 --> 00:25:17,833
You dig up people's misfortunes

306
00:25:17,916 --> 00:25:19,583
and make a living off them.

307
00:25:19,666 --> 00:25:21,500
He's nothing like you!

308
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,750
You have no idea
how many people he's helped.

309
00:25:24,833 --> 00:25:26,291
I've seen it firsthand.

310
00:25:26,375 --> 00:25:28,750
-Stop it.
-No! This is frustrating!

311
00:25:30,875 --> 00:25:32,750
I used to think the same thing.

312
00:25:32,833 --> 00:25:36,291
That being a sex therapist
was kind of shady.

313
00:25:38,083 --> 00:25:39,333
So I couldn't tell anyone.

314
00:25:40,166 --> 00:25:41,791
Not even my girlfriend.

315
00:25:43,833 --> 00:25:47,708
But do you know how many people
keep their sexual problems to themselves?

316
00:25:48,291 --> 00:25:51,333
I realized how precious it is
to have someone who truly listens

317
00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:54,333
without judging or laughing at you.

318
00:25:54,416 --> 00:25:56,375
-I see.
-Even someone like you…

319
00:25:56,458 --> 00:25:58,583
-Saikawa.
-He still takes you seriously!

320
00:25:58,666 --> 00:26:00,333
That's enough, Saikawa!

321
00:26:04,791 --> 00:26:06,375
You're in front of a client.

322
00:26:07,041 --> 00:26:08,875
Please watch your language.

323
00:26:12,625 --> 00:26:13,625
Sorry.

324
00:26:19,375 --> 00:26:20,750
My apologies.

325
00:26:20,833 --> 00:26:21,666
No. It's fine.

326
00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:22,958
Let's begin.

327
00:26:32,583 --> 00:26:34,041
You were so cool.

328
00:26:34,125 --> 00:26:35,416
Please stop.

329
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:37,583
"No! This is frustrating!"

330
00:26:37,666 --> 00:26:39,083
Seriously, stop it.

331
00:26:39,166 --> 00:26:41,791
Hey, why did you become a nurse?

332
00:26:42,416 --> 00:26:43,583
Where did that come from?

333
00:26:43,666 --> 00:26:45,708
Well, I've never asked before.

334
00:26:45,791 --> 00:26:48,791
I didn't know your family
runs a hospital either.

335
00:26:52,458 --> 00:26:56,083
At first, I wanted to be a soccer player.

336
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:57,916
Really?

337
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,416
But in high school,
I got seriously injured and gave it up.

338
00:27:02,750 --> 00:27:04,458
When I had surgery at the hospital--

339
00:27:04,541 --> 00:27:05,750
Oh, I know!

340
00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:07,541
You fell for a nurse.

341
00:27:07,625 --> 00:27:09,416
No, that's not it.

342
00:27:11,750 --> 00:27:13,958
Well, I guess you're not too far off.

343
00:27:14,916 --> 00:27:17,875
My older brother was
the smart one in the family.

344
00:27:17,958 --> 00:27:20,125
He's taken over the family hospital.

345
00:27:20,208 --> 00:27:23,833
I was no good at studying.

346
00:27:24,333 --> 00:27:26,750
I was pretty much
the family disappointment.

347
00:27:28,666 --> 00:27:30,916
When I couldn't play soccer anymore

348
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,750
and hit rock bottom,

349
00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:36,083
the only person who encouraged me
was a nurse.

350
00:27:38,791 --> 00:27:42,208
That's when I realized
how amazing nurses are.

351
00:27:42,958 --> 00:27:44,208
I admired them.

352
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,875
Even if I couldn't be a doctor, I thought
I'd make my parents proud as a nurse.

353
00:27:51,750 --> 00:27:55,375
But they said it'd be a disgrace
to have a nurse in a family of doctors.

354
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,791
They were totally against it.

355
00:27:57,875 --> 00:27:59,291
That's tough.

356
00:27:59,791 --> 00:28:02,750
After that, I was over it.

357
00:28:03,333 --> 00:28:05,166
So I ignored them

358
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:11,666
and ended up becoming a nurse on impulse.

359
00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:15,000
So that's what happened.

360
00:28:15,083 --> 00:28:18,333
Even after becoming a nurse,
I was still unsure of myself.

361
00:28:18,416 --> 00:28:20,291
I had no confidence.

362
00:28:20,791 --> 00:28:22,375
But that's changed now, right?

363
00:28:32,333 --> 00:28:34,416
Sorry. I gotta go.

364
00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:36,375
Huh? Did you forget something?

365
00:28:36,458 --> 00:28:37,541
No.

366
00:28:38,041 --> 00:28:39,291
I've made up my mind.

367
00:28:39,791 --> 00:28:41,416
I'm gonna call my brother.

368
00:28:42,041 --> 00:28:44,458
I'll tell him I decided to work
at Shimotori Clinic.

369
00:28:45,625 --> 00:28:47,583
I never properly told him before.

370
00:28:47,666 --> 00:28:49,666
Yeah? That's great.

371
00:28:51,083 --> 00:28:52,916
The doctor needs me after all.

372
00:28:55,625 --> 00:28:56,625
Good luck.

373
00:28:57,666 --> 00:28:59,333
Good luck!

374
00:29:12,666 --> 00:29:14,458
I said something terrible to him.

375
00:29:16,166 --> 00:29:17,208
I told him,

376
00:29:18,958 --> 00:29:22,958
"I hope that someday we can truly connect
when we make love."

377
00:29:26,750 --> 00:29:27,750
I…

378
00:29:29,875 --> 00:29:34,875
unknowingly touched the one wound
he never wanted anyone to touch.

379
00:29:40,958 --> 00:29:44,916
I think he knew
that article was coming out,

380
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,875
so he broke up with me.

381
00:29:48,708 --> 00:29:51,291
He told a clumsy lie
to keep me away from the incident.

382
00:29:51,375 --> 00:29:54,000
Ugh. This is so frustrating.

383
00:29:54,500 --> 00:29:56,916
Thinking, "He must've felt this way
when he did that"

384
00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,000
or "I don't deserve to do that"…

385
00:30:00,083 --> 00:30:03,333
Oh. This isn't me speaking as a therapist.

386
00:30:03,416 --> 00:30:05,250
It's just my personal opinion.

387
00:30:06,875 --> 00:30:07,875
Okay.

388
00:30:12,125 --> 00:30:15,500
Being considerate
can be a beautiful thing.

389
00:30:16,083 --> 00:30:17,708
But if you truly love him,

390
00:30:18,791 --> 00:30:24,291
you have to step in prepared to get hurt,
and even to hurt him.

391
00:30:24,375 --> 00:30:26,958
Otherwise, you'll never grow any closer.

392
00:30:36,250 --> 00:30:38,083
What happened that day

393
00:30:38,583 --> 00:30:41,083
involved you too, didn't it?

394
00:30:58,250 --> 00:31:01,541
"Seventeen years ago, on September 23rd."

395
00:31:02,458 --> 00:31:05,166
"At a small shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture,

396
00:31:06,083 --> 00:31:10,500
the annual lantern festival
was being held."

397
00:32:35,291 --> 00:32:36,125
Huh?

398
00:32:45,125 --> 00:32:46,541
I want you to tell me…

399
00:32:49,583 --> 00:32:50,958
what happened to you

400
00:32:51,833 --> 00:32:53,833
on the day of the festival.

401
00:32:54,750 --> 00:32:56,083
Tell me everything.

402
00:33:03,708 --> 00:33:05,333
It's just as the article said.

403
00:33:06,416 --> 00:33:08,791
I want to hear <i>your </i>excuse.

404
00:33:14,375 --> 00:33:15,666
I waited…

405
00:33:18,375 --> 00:33:20,083
until the festival was over.

406
00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:29,583
You stood me up.

407
00:33:30,291 --> 00:33:34,291
Then you transferred schools,
and I never saw you again.

408
00:33:36,291 --> 00:33:38,500
Why did you never come?

409
00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:42,000
Even as an adult,
I kept thinking about it.

410
00:33:47,625 --> 00:33:50,041
You kept me waiting for 17 years.

411
00:33:52,166 --> 00:33:53,375
At least

412
00:33:54,625 --> 00:33:56,625
let me hear your excuse.

413
00:34:09,166 --> 00:34:10,375
That day…

414
00:34:13,125 --> 00:34:14,541
I went there too.

415
00:34:15,708 --> 00:34:16,666
To the shrine.

416
00:34:37,708 --> 00:34:38,541
<i>But then…</i>

417
00:34:38,625 --> 00:34:39,541
DAD

418
00:34:39,625 --> 00:34:41,291
<i>…my father called.</i>

419
00:34:42,666 --> 00:34:46,083
-Hello?
-<i>His voice sounded desperate.</i>

420
00:34:46,166 --> 00:34:47,041
What?

421
00:34:47,541 --> 00:34:48,916
<i>He said my mother was gone…</i>

422
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:49,916
Okay.

423
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,958
<i>…and told me to hurry home.</i>

424
00:35:08,833 --> 00:35:12,750
<i>My father said we were going</i>
<i>to look for my mother.</i>

425
00:35:15,166 --> 00:35:18,750
But it seemed like
he already knew where she was.

426
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:30,916
We're here.

427
00:35:52,541 --> 00:35:53,916
Whose house is this?

428
00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:56,041
Can we really just go in?

429
00:36:01,750 --> 00:36:02,750
Ichito.

430
00:36:04,958 --> 00:36:06,291
Take a good look.

431
00:36:52,875 --> 00:36:53,875
Stop.

432
00:36:55,291 --> 00:36:56,208
Stop…

433
00:36:56,958 --> 00:36:58,541
Please, stop!

434
00:37:25,458 --> 00:37:27,083
<i>My mother was always</i>

435
00:37:28,333 --> 00:37:31,750
kind and devoted to our family.

436
00:37:34,750 --> 00:37:35,750
<i>I thought</i>

437
00:37:37,291 --> 00:37:39,708
<i>we were an ideal family.</i>

438
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,750
The reason I became a sex therapist…

439
00:37:54,500 --> 00:37:56,833
is because I hate sex.

440
00:38:00,916 --> 00:38:03,166
I saw something meant to express love…

441
00:38:05,291 --> 00:38:07,750
destroy people's lives.

442
00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:14,125
When I first studied sexology
in medical school,

443
00:38:15,333 --> 00:38:16,416
I thought, "Oh,

444
00:38:17,583 --> 00:38:21,625
sex could be understood logically,"
and I felt relieved.

445
00:38:26,666 --> 00:38:31,958
I thought if I could treat it
as knowledge rather than emotion,

446
00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:36,583
I could make sense of my aversion.

447
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,000
But…

448
00:38:41,791 --> 00:38:43,208
I still…

449
00:38:56,958 --> 00:39:00,375
Where… are your parents now?

450
00:39:06,250 --> 00:39:09,250
My father went to prison.

451
00:39:11,208 --> 00:39:13,750
I don't know where he went
after he was released.

452
00:39:16,541 --> 00:39:17,916
My mother…

453
00:39:20,333 --> 00:39:22,083
is apparently in a care facility.

454
00:39:23,333 --> 00:39:24,583
"Apparently"?

455
00:39:29,333 --> 00:39:31,000
I haven't seen her at all.

456
00:39:34,208 --> 00:39:36,333
My father's family took me in.

457
00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:39,625
And ever since…

458
00:39:47,500 --> 00:39:48,708
Why…

459
00:39:51,458 --> 00:39:53,666
did my father go that far?

460
00:39:56,125 --> 00:39:57,541
Why

461
00:39:58,541 --> 00:40:00,458
did my mother betray us?

462
00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:03,500
I still don't know.

463
00:40:09,750 --> 00:40:12,375
She seemed so happy.

464
00:40:12,458 --> 00:40:13,708
Let's go see her.

465
00:40:15,208 --> 00:40:16,208
What?

466
00:40:18,958 --> 00:40:20,583
I'll go with you.

467
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,416
If you don't see her,

468
00:40:26,500 --> 00:40:28,541
you'll never understand

469
00:40:30,291 --> 00:40:31,583
your mother.

470
00:42:46,666 --> 00:42:48,583
Subtitle translation by: Yuki Asami