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Good morning.

This is a demand to improve my job description.

Thank you very much.

Shinkai!

What is this?

One, a sales assistant is not a secretary.

I will do no secretarial duties.

I will not do them.

Two, a sales assistant is not a sales person.

I won't do a presentation for a sales person.

I will not do them.

Three, a sales assistant is an assistant,

and will not train the sales people.

I will not do them.

I can't allow any of them!

In that case, I'll come to work like this from now on!

What is the meaning of this!

Are you fine with me visiting the clients dressed like this?

I'll die my hair blonde, smoke a cigarette,

and put my boots up on the table during a meeting

and take a nap. Are you fine with that?

You are fine with it?

Hey, Kosei.

When is that person from the other day coming back?

You know, the one who smells really good?

You mean Kureha?

Kureha, she was in my dream the other day.

This is... love, right?

How would I know?

- By the way... who is this? - I don't know.

Please! I have no one else to turn to.

People kneel down on the ground for an accountant?

- Not regularly. - Only you can save me, Mr. Nemoto.

Accountants save people too?

This is as a tax accountant, since I do both.

Please help me. Please!

Well...

Was it Katsumata?

Yes, that's me.

I told you over and over, but your company is in flames.

No tax accountant in Japan will sign off on tax papers,

to hide such a huge deficit.

Our credibility would be lost if we're caught.

But they said this place will!

Could you throw him away? Either in Tokyo Bay or the Yumenoshima.

Yumenoshima?

It doesn't exist anymore? Somewhere far then.

What?

- Okay! - Um..

Please! Mr. Nemoto!

- Please! It's just you now! - Don't make a scene.

"Nemoto Tax Accountant" What? What are you?

"5tap" It's not open?

Ah... it's open.

Oh, OK.

You are not coming in?

I'm coming.

Welcome.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Oh? Akira, you seem different today.

Are you changing your style?

A lot happened.

- Ah! You're right. - You're so slow.

You don't look at their clothes each time.

Kosei, you're only interested in what's inside the clothes, right?

Isn't everyone more interested about the inside?

Could you not look at me like I'm dirty?

To think it's dirty is more dirty. Inside also means the heart.

I don't think that's the case with you. Tap one, please.

- Yes. - I'll have Isemaruya Brown Ale.

Got it.

What about these boots?

You don't get this either?

You really have no interest.

Here we go.

Oh?

This time, it'll be "calm".

Calm?

- It's super-hot right now. - Right.

It's for spring fashion, but we're having them order warm clothing.

So I want to feel a cool breeze.

"Calm" is when the wind and waves are calm.

Uh-huh, then more wind?

A soft breeze.

Soft?

Soft and cool.

Cool?

Kureha, I heard you got married?

- I did. - What?

To whom?

What does he do?

It's a secret.

So it's Kureha's style to show your determination against the president?

Yes, but...

This is disastrous!

Shinkai went astray!

"Shinkai went astray!"

"Astray?" "Shinkai did?"

"Her attitude towards the president?"

"Astray?"

"How old fashioned!"

"News flash, Shinkai in Sales department goes astray."

I see, you went astray.

Don't believe it!

They just used the word "astray" and treated me as though

I was a sad junior high student who went astray over the summer.

I don't get how you change with your clothes.

I needed momentum.

Can I have tap two?

Cool, you're starting on a Monday.

The president is on a business trip in Shenzhen for three days.

I was allowed to use my vacation days while he's gone.

Oh!

He will respond to my demands when my vacation is over.

That's good news.

Well, for now.

There you are, Kosei!

Welcome.

You're late.

I went far... to get rid of him.

How far did you go?

- Kosei, who is that? - You're too close.

A customer.

- You're too close. - This is no joke.

I think I'm going to fall in love.

Ah? This is perfect.

What?

Akira.

You want to fall in love, right?

For real? You want to fall in love?

She supposedly wants to "fall in love with something."

You don't have to sound so condescending.

Ah! I'm Saburo Okamochi.

I'm Akira.

- You're a bit too close. - You're too close.

No picking up girls here!

You're too close. Sit over here.

Hey, consider personal space.

If you don't consider personal space, hey!

Are you listening? You disregard personal space, you'll be hated.

Kosei, she has no scent.

No scent?

I can't hold back. I might fall in love.

For now, don't smell her.

Yes, I'll be careful.

Kosei! Wait no, Akira!

Leave love to me. I can fall in love in an instant.

Instantly?

How cheap.

Is there an expensive love?

I don't know about expensive or cheap,

but you fall in love.

That!

I hear that a lot,

but I think people like that fall in love easily.

What? Am I no good? Am I too shallow?

It's not that. It's just that it's hard for me.

I've never experienced love at first sight either.

Saburo, anything is good?

Oh, the one that's not bitter.

Not bitter?

- Can I do it myself? - What?

Then do you want to see the stock at the back?

What? You have a stock? Yay!

Ah...

I guess you hear the bell.

Kureha. She said she heard the bell the moment she met her destiny.

The bell that sounds the moment you fall in love?

I wonder how it sounds.

Ah! It's Akira.

She said she got new clothes, so I asked what it was like. She replied.

Hm, they are powerful clothes.

Powerful?

I wonder if it has spikes on it.

I am...

unable to stand up for myself.

So if I could just change one thing...

"Lease renewal notice"

"Mother, stamp was received"

"Glimpse"

"Akira's work seems hard. Kyoya, please support her."

Her work is hard.

Why doesn't she quit?

She can't quit that easily.

I didn't quit because I wanted to!

What's up with her?

"Yumeko Matsutoya"

Hello.

The contract is not here.

What?

The contract for Pit Company.

It was due yesterday, but they called and said they don't have it.

Pit Company is Ueno's account.

He's missing in action today too.

I'm on vacation today.

That's a problem. I don't know what to do by myself.

The phone is ringing off the hook!

Off the hook?

It was ringing before.

Shinkai! I'm so glad you are here!

Contracts are sales department's responsibility, right?

I'm sorry.

Ueno probably has the actual form at home with him.

He won't answer the phone. He's absent without notice.

Yesterday too, right?

It's that! The youth that stops coming one day.

It's no joke.

If he quits, then your work load will increase again.

Wait one second! Don't you want to take over yourself?

There's a difference in ability.

I don't either!

Shinkai, you went down on your knees in the lobby, right?

Went down on your knees?

Amakusa Pharmaceuticals' production manager Haraguchi

is going around boasting about it saying, "That wasn't nice of me."

I would never get on my knees for that geezer.

Shinkai is amazing.

That's because Matsutoya was supposed to...

So what about the contract then? Shall we call the president?

- That's not a good idea. - It'll be impossible.

Then...

"Hatsu Ueno" It's delicious.

It's a very popular custard pudding.

I like custard pudding.

Yes, I see you eat it at lunch.

I think it's better...

if you took the contract for Pit Company.

It's your account.

It must be hard to return to work after missing for two days.

The president is on a business trip and so he's unaware of this.

It's not too late if you do it now.

I'm not good at this job.

You haven't even been there six months yet.

If you quit now, you won't get unemployment benefits.

You don't have another job yet, what are you going to do now?

Do you have any savings? Your credit cards are fully utilised, right?

I have no dreams or savings.

Then... why not work a little longer?

Shinkai, you don't get it.

You are the president's favourite, and you get your job done.

You don't get how hard it is for me.

Then...

you're quitting?

Please don't just say it like that!

It's not that I want to quit.

I don't want to continue either, but I just don't know what to do.

You won't get it.

I get it.

I'm unsure too if I should continue doing some things,

or give up. I'm stuck in indecision.

Shinkai, can I like you?

Huh?

Can I like you－

Wait!

I'm here for work.

I'm not here because I like you or anything. It's just for work.

I know, but I just want hope.

Love is a privilege.

Even if I can date someone by a miracle,

it'll be all over if I don't have the financial means.

Is that so?

Can you fall in love when you have nothing to eat the next day?

Can you think about your partner when your life is stuck?

Love is for someone who has something to spare.

I have nothing to spare, so I have absolutely nothing.

But, if there's someone I like at my work,

if I know I can see her at work,

then that's enough motivation for me to go to work every morning.

It's not that I want to date you. I just want someone like that!

"Yumeko Matsutoya"

Matsutoya, I'm still on vacation.

I have plans this evening, so I'm not coming to work no matter what.

He came to work.

Ueno!

He came and took the contract for Pit Company.

You are amazing, Shinkai. How did you do it?

Ueno was saying something strange...

that "Shinkai is my goddess from now on."

That's nice. See you.

Thank you for waiting.

Do you have a receipt for this?

Ah...

Please hold on.

This is it.

There shouldn't be any issues with a loan.

Our business performance this year is great.

I might buy a Ferrari.

That would be nice,

but you can't write it off if it's for personal use.

Well, just a little bit?

If you want to take that risk, look for another tax accountant please.

Nemoto, you are so strict.

It was Haneda. I was taken to the Haneda Pier.

I had no clue at first. There was no bus stop or a train station.

Maybe you should have escaped in an airplane.

I don't have much time left to file a return.

I need name and signature of a tax accountant

to pass the loan screening of a bank. If not, we'll be bankrupt.

Please!

Please don't do that here.

That's not fair. You are making me look bad.

What are you taking pictures for? Hey!

I'll sue you if you post it on the internet.

I really dislike someone who gets down on their knees.

Please!

Akira! Akira! Over here.

I'm sorry. I'm late.

Not at all. Climbing the stairs is hard.

Shinkai is here! It's been a while.

- You haven't changed much. - Shinkai!

- It's been a while. Oh, chief! - Long-time no see!

It's been a while.

You look great.

- Long-time no see. - Hello.

Who is that?

It's Shinkai who used to work with us as a temp.

She's popular.

She's my girlfriend, so don't bother her.

Shinkai, are you okay with beer?

Yes, thank you.

Are you fine with work?

Yes, I took a day off.

- Oh, good. - Yes.

I missed you!

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Shinkai, is the meat ready?

Yes, it's ready. Hold on a second.

Here you go.

Akira, I'll take care of it. You sit down and enjoy this drink.

- Thank you. - No problem.

I remember now! I'm the witness!

Hanai and Shinkai's first conversation.

It was at the end of year party. You were still in publicity,

so it's about six years ago.

Kobayashi, your whisky with hot water is ready.

Here's plum. You want plum in it, right?

You are a temp in commercial facilities development department?

You don't have to do it. We can make it ourselves.

- Shinkai! Whisky with hot water! - Yes.

Make it yourself! Hey! Come here!

It's fine.

Excuse me.

Hey!

Sorry about that.

Okay!

Shinkai, I'm over here now. Nice working with you.

Thank you.

Shinkai, I'm sorry to make you work overtime.

Not at all. I want to save up to move, so I'm actually grateful.

You are moving? You are going to move in with your boyfriend?

No.

I chose my current place in a hurry, it's old and cramped.

It's nice to have a great home.

Hanai, you bought a condo, right?

It's not much.

It's great that you can buy one in your twenties.

I'm a developer, so I get lots of real estate information.

If it's worth a lot, then I can resell it too.

Do you want me to find you a place?

No, a temp can't afford a condo.

Why don't you become a permanent employee here?

You calculate fast, you are a great worker.

Even if I want to be a permanent employee, they don't hire mid-year.

Wait...

Everyone! Look over here!

I got the property of block seven in Shinmachi.

Applause for Hanai!

Wait, wait, wait,

Shinkai helped me out a lot too.

Applause for Shinkai!

Are you isolated within the company?

I think so.

My girlfriend is not that great socially.

She keeps on saying how she wants to quit every day.

I see. Why doesn't she quit?

I know, I said that too,

but she has no savings and can't pay rent. So I told her to move in.

You said that?

I did. If she can quit then, isn't that better?

Yes, it is. That's great.

She can look for a job that suits her without rushing into anything.

That's amazing. I respect you, Hanai.

- Respect? - Yes.

I think your girlfriend is definitely happy.

"The manager annoyed me, so I quit" Wow.

What's the matter?

My boyfriend quit his part time job again.

Again? Isn't that too soon?

He can't keep his job.

My girlfriend too.

Again?

She skipped an interview and is still unemployed.

If I say something, she throws a fit. I don't know what to do.

We are both troubled.

No kidding. Right now, work is a breather for me.

I get that too. I'm most satisfied when I'm working.

We'll get the next contract?

You will.

It all depends on your support, Shinkai.

It depends on delicious food.

- That's fine. Good meat or fish. - Oh yay!

Here you go.

Well, thank you.

Shinkai worked hard as a temp for two years.

Well, more than just a temp,

but this is her last day.

I've learned a lot here.

Next, I'll be working as a permanent employee at an EC Site Company

that Hashizume referred me to.

Come see us again!

Yes.

Thank you so much.

Oh, sorry, I forgot something.

We'll miss you so much.

Thank you so much.

Great work.

Tsukumo the president is a capable guy.

You'll be fine.

- Thank you for everything. - Yes.

Everyone, thank you.

Thank you!

Alright! Let's go!

Yeah!

- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.

See you!

- Twenty minutes wait. - Shinkai!

Oh?

You are too fast.

I didn't get to talk to you at all earlier.

Ah!

Is it refreshing?

It's refreshing mint!

Thank you for waiting.

Wow, this is amazing!

Excuse me.

- Can you eat that? - I'm hungry.

- Do you want some too? - It's a little...

What did you want to be when you were little?

I saw a movie called "Apollo 13" when I was a kid,

- so I wanted to be an astronaut. - Wow.

They only recruit astronauts

once every ten years.

Say 1,000 people applied for it,

how many could become an astronaut?

Hm... One?

What? Wait one second.

What? You think so?

What? It's really light.

What? It's good.

What? You think?

Yes, it is.

What? Aren't you aware that there are two types of broth soups?

What do you mean?

That was their fault.

But the next one－

I'm sorry, we're closing.

- Wow. - Thank you very much.

The buses aren't running anymore, right?

Yes, I'll take the train home.

The station is quite far. Let's get a taxi.

Would there be one around here?

Sorry.

- Ah! I'm sorry. - Ah!

It's fine.

I suspected something while you were working at our company.

We started dating after she quit.

There was nothing while we were working together, right?

Nothing at all.

We worked well as co-workers and as good friends.

What did you like about Hanai?

Wow, you are so direct.

I think it's because we spent so much time together at work.

I don't really fall in love that easily.

- It's history. - What's that?

It's a love based on history, then. You're a stable person.

Why don't you get married?

What? You two are living together?

What? I shouldn't have mentioned that?

Wait, did I say something to you, Kakei?

You know, you mentioned how your power bill was so high.

I said it's your fault, then you said it's your roommate's.

If you are living together, why didn't you mention it sooner!

That's it. I'm sorry we didn't say anything about it.

We're both so busy so we won't be getting married anytime soon,

so we agreed that we shouldn't mention it to everyone.

- I see. - You left the lights on?

It was so hot that I left the AC on and went out. He was upset.

You shouldn't get upset at that!

Please tell him!

Your calibre is...

That's too cooked.

Mine is over cooked too.

I'm sorry.

You bought these boots. You said they were cool.

Sorry for what?

You lied to everyone for me.

That I'm making you wait... I'm sorry.

I want to like... someone else.

Kidding.

- Kureha! - Yes.

The blueprint and design are here. There.

Ah! This is cool.

This is great. It looks good with a black rack.

For real.

Ah! Hey!

I changed your name. Sign it and return it to me.

Thank you, sir.

Did you finish it? Your pamphlet?

Not yet. Do you wear ladies' clothes?

It's not for me. Kureha's fan wants it.

Who is it?

You met her at 5Tap.

She saw the poster and googled the local brand.

That's nice. Great!

She might be a great target since she probably has money.

Don't call my potential customer a target.

Kureha!

The rest of the clothes are here!

Okay! Thank you.

Ah, one more thing.

A question from your fan. What does that bell sound like?

Bell?

You know, the bell you heard when you fell in love.

Ah, you don't hear it literally.

You'll hear it. The whole world brightens up,

and the bell sounds.

Okay, like how?

Well...

It's that! Saint Andrews?

Like the bell of the Saint Andrews church.

Where is that?

That's the closest.

Andrew?

What are you doing?

I'm searching to see if the sound is online.

That's not it. You won't get it if you hear it on your smartphone.

It rings in your whole head.

It's like you are surrounded by the sounds of the bell.

Surrounded?

5.1 channel?

You let it ring in your head as well. Okay?

How about with me?

Did you hear it with me?

It didn't ring.

But I did like you somewhat, Kosei.

See you!

Somewhat?

Shuri, could you stop that and come over here?

"Chiharu"

Your work sounds hard. Do you have a scary boss

or an annoying co-worker?

There are people in this world who try to stop their tears

with other people's tears.

Don't give up. Live freely.

"Freedom is best!"

If you need anything, just let Kyoya know.

He's actually very reliable.

"Leave it to me"

Here. Choose one of these and move out this month.

I'll pay for you to move. I'll pay your first month's rent.

What about after that?

How should I live?

You said I could stay here until I get a job.

You have no intention to look for one.

You play games and read manga every day.

You live your life shutting everything else out.

Then you should not have asked me to move in.

If you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have quit my job...

or moved in here.

Back then, you seemed to be suffering mentally－

I'm still suffering.

Hey,

Shuri, you understood and agreed to break up four years ago.

I said it's fine.

We already broke up...

and you seem happy with your girlfriend, so it's fine.

You are the selfish one.

You are at fault.

You can wait till I get a job.

Wait! Please wait!

Please look at this. This is my family. My child is still little.

I am responsible for them.

Like you said, no proper tax accountant would sign off

on a falsified tax return, but Nemoto!

There's a misunderstanding here.

No, there isn't.

Please!

You know...

Don't you have any pride?

Pride?

Pride?

To heck with pride. I'm responsible for my family and my company!

Responsible, responsible...

You are responsible for your family and company by choice.

You are not even that competent,

this time you are stuck so you demand to be helped? That's selfish.

If you go on your knees and beg with tears, will it make it okay?

Your company is in decline because you're soft.

You're being too harsh.

Sometimes you take on responsibilities because you believe

it's the best choice at that time.

Nobody goes down on their knees because they want to.

Why are you－

Huh?

angry?

No, I'm not angry.

I'm realistic. I don't take on responsibilities I can't handle.

I hate people who make empty promises.

What would you do if you take it out of pity and it goes to court?

Court?

A company that can only exist with wrongdoing should be shut down.

My company...

I staked my life on it.

It's precious to you, but it's broken, right?

Listen...

you need street smarts to do illegal things.

Even if you skate by another year, will you get out of debt?

Will you augment the falsely claimed 50 million yen?

I don't think you can.

If you can't do it, you have to continue to sham it.

With your so-called precious family,

are you going to live in fear of getting exposed one day?

Don't you think that's more of a hell?

I can help you to close your company.

Akira, are you going to listen to his life problems?

"Tax Accountant" What is he going to do?

It's an easy decision.

I think there are things that you can't decide.

Those who don't decide have no intention of deciding.

I think there are things you can't choose even if you want to.

What are you getting so hot about?

There are things like that.

Is that so?

Ah!

I'm not going in.

I didn't ask you.

It's Kureha, and about the sound of the bell.

Oh?

It's a church in Hakuraku.

It sounds just like those bells.

I see.

I wonder if I can hear it if I google it.

You would search it, right?

She said that's not it.

Kureha got upset with me.

Ah.

Where is Hakuraku?

Why don't you google it?

Is Kureha from around here?

She's from Aoyama.

Ah, the city.

She had a friend in this area.

She has an unbelievable number of friends.

So humans lost many abilities during the evolution process.

Hearing, vision,

sense of smell and instincts.

The more our ability to think increased with our developing brain,

our instincts became foggy.

Is that... evolution?

If we are looking at it to raise our cultural level, then yes.

If you think we lost our ability to hear the bell, then it's devolution.

What about Kureha, then?

She's a wild one.

She is a creature of instinct and emotion.

- That's nice. - What?

How could you be that way?

The church.

You're not wearing those boots?

They're being cleaned since they're stained with BBQ sauce.

Sauce?

Yes, BBQ sauce.

You're young.

It's the regular custom of my former company.

Former? Why would you go to that?

It's almost five.

Oh?

The bell of that church...

I was told that it rings at five every day?

Right.

Oh...

I got it.

Yes.

Yes, good bye.

They don't ring it right now.

Complaints were made about its noise.

They only ring it for Sunday service and on special occasions.

It's hard to live.

It's evolution.

No, it's devolution.

Sorry I tagged along.

No problem, I wanted to hear it too.

Is this the go-home song?

Listen. Ah! It is a bell.

Isn't it?

I can sense that this is not it.

This is not it.

What? You went to listen to it? To the church?

Well...

We went.

No... It was about the impression.

You know, it's not good because you both think with your head! Right?

Right.

You are both stupid.

Stupid!

What?

In just few days?

- Shinkai, morning! - Morning.

I was waiting for you. I was really waiting for you!

I'm not happy at all.

What is that?

- Morning. - Good morning.

Ueno! What are you hiding for?

Can you hand out the souvenirs?

Good morning.

Good morning. You certainly made it so neat around here.

Are you done with your rebellion?

I was just demanding to improve my work description－

I know.

I reflected on things a lot,

while looking at a very huge tiger.

I made you do everything although you were just an assistant,

I'm so sorry about it.

So I made up my mind.

Akira Shinkai! I appoint you to be the special chief creator of Sales!

What?

Be happy! You're promoted. Your wages and bonuses increase!

What about my job description?

We'll discuss that later. We'll be flexible about it.

Then it's just the same as before...

Applause for Shinkai! A special chief creator!

Amazing! You are amazing, Shinkai!

Congratulations on your promotion.

Chief!

"Announcement. Akira Shinkai is to be the special chief creator"

I said that the other day, but bankruptcy is not the only option.

Use the Civil rehabilitation law, or use the specific arbitration scheme,

or file for a voluntary liquidation.

The first lawyer I spoke to said my only option is bankruptcy.

That's why I was looking for a tax accountant who would sign it.

Bankruptcy process is easier.

That's why many lawyers recommend it.

Here's a list of honest law firms

that specialise in corporate reconstruction.

Please contact them.

Don't slip again. Once you slip, that's it.

Thank you very much.

I will take what you say to heart.

It's not what I was told.

I was told that you would sign any shady paperwork.

"Nemoto Certified Public Accountant, Tax Accountant"

Thank you for your continued business.

That's cheap.

What should we do?

My mother blames me for my older brother's disappearance.

Appointing Shinkai to her new post is a success!

Who do you live with?

An imp.

- What kind of clothes do you want? - Something powerful.

- Can I take your picture? - What?

I want to go astray.