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The story so far..

Her name is Kondo Asami.

A 33-year old working for the local city hall.

She was leading an ordinary life meeting her childhood friends, Nacchi and Miipon,

for dinner after work, and going to karaoke, but...

Eh? Did I die?

The next life she was informed about there...

- Giant anteater. - Does that mean I won't be a human?

It's highly possible that you were acking the required good deeds...

Isn't there something we can do about that?

It would be possible for you to redo the same life once again as Kondo Asami-sama.

Thus started the second round of Asami's life.

By using pokeberu (pager), she brilliantly blocked

Rena-chan's dad and Yoko Sensei's affair which she hadn't noticed in the first round,

and acquired points for good deeds.

And so, at this place like an information desk,

I'm told what I'm going to be reincarnated as.

In my next life, I'm going to be a giant anteater in Southeastern Guatemala.

- Giant anteater? - Why giant anteater?

I don't know, but maybe it's because I didn't conduct myself well in my previous life?

Did you do something bad, Ah-chin?

- I didn't commit any crime or anything. - Right?

- Wait. If Ah-chin didn't do well, aren't we in trouble too? - We are.

- All kinds of things come to mind. - I know, right?

I used to cheat on exams and stuff in middle school.

- That's a big minus for you. - Wah.

I ordered a large serving of rice at a diner

- but left the large portion amount many times. - What? That's terrible.

- Why did you do that? - I don't know.

When I ordered a large serving at a restaurant I went for the first time,

the regular serving was like a large, and the large was like a super large.

- Oh, that pattern, huh? - I wish they'd unify the standard for large portions.

- All three of us are destined to be giant anteaters. - Eh~.

But wouldn't it be fun if all three of us became giant anteaters together?

- No way. We're talking about giant anteaters, you know. - Why not?

We could have talks like...I found a place that have delicious ants. Let's go eat together.

A popular ant spot, huh?

- Wouldn't it be super crowded? - But the ants are super delicious.

They're the kind that melts instantly in your mouth.

- Yeah. They're fluffy. - Are there ants like that?

- Sorry, Fuku-chan. We're heavy, aren't we? - No problem. It's okay.

- We'll lose weight by next time. - Okay!

- Will there be a next time? - What's that?

- Huh? - Over there.

Oh no, it's the police!

- What? You're kidding. - What shall we do? - What are we doing?

- Okay, let's hurry. - Please hurry!

♫ "Pokeberu ga Naranakute" by Kunitake Mari (1993)

What will happen if we get caught?

- We're getting turned into giant anteaters. - Seriously? - There's no way.

- On, no. Here they come! - What? You're kidding!

- Ah~ they're coming! - Go, go!

Although I still have dreams that are jumbled up with the first round,

I've gotten used to my life in the second round and...

Zoom in!!

Zoom in!! Morning! - daily morning news show (1979-2001)

- Until which period do you have today? - Um, fourth period.

Fourth period?

As planned, I entered elementary school.

And Haruka turned 2 years old...

Ittekima~su!

My family moved into a house.

To be honest, I had imagined my life to be more dramatically different in the second round, but

for the most part, it's been the same so far.

Needless to say, I've been racking up good deed points diligently.

Brush Up Life 2

- Good morning. - Good morning.

I'm not looking forward to today's PE class.

Ah-chin, your tamagotchi turned into mametchi.

Really? Thanks!

- Oh, it did. How cute. - Isn't it?

In my first round, tamagotchi was sold out everywhere,

so I had a knockoff, but

this time around, I bought the rarest white one before the craze began.

Say, Shi-chan, how long will this live?

Since it's mametchi, if you raise it carefully, I think it'll live to be about 20.

Really? That's amazing.

By the way, Shi-chan is an expert at raising tamagotchi, so

I left my tamagotchi in her care to raise it for me.

- Then please keep up the good work. - Okay~!

The stance of a horse owner.

Speaking of what changed in the second round ...

- Good morning! - Good morning!

SPEED is the guest on Hey! Hey! Hey! tonight, right?

The fact that Rena-chan, who had moved away in the first round,

enrolled in the same elementary school.

The other big difference is my academic ability.

For me with the brainpower of an adult,

elementary school classes were such a breeze that it was almost laughable.

5 times 5 is 25.

Come on, Fuku-chan. Do the forward roll on the bar.

Incidentally, they're Fuku-chan and Shi-chan who will get married and divorced in the future.

I'm not very good at this.

I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do for you at this point.

There you are, Ah-chin.

- Let's go home together. - Yeah, let's.

Also as planned, I got to be good friends with Nacchi and Miipon.

Mari-chan, bye bye.

- Bye bye. - Bye bye.

- Shall we do drama club today? - Yeah, good idea.

- Let's do it, let's do it. - Then,

- after we get home, let's meet at Komatsu Shoten. - Okay!

- "Beach Boys" was good, wasn't it? - Sorimachi's so cool.

"Beach Boys" starring Sorimachi Takashi, Takenouchi Yutaka (1997)

Drama Club refers to a club where we get together after school

and talk about the current dramas we're watching.

That being said, it isn't an official club activity.

The three of us were just calling it that on our own.

But don't you think "Nurse no Oshigoto" is the best this season?

"Nurse no Oshigoto" starring Mizuki Alisa (Season 2 1997)

- Well, I'd say so. - It's a head above the rest, isn't it?

I like the dialogue between the two of them.

But honestly speaking, I liked Season 1 better.

- Really? I like the current one too. - I do too, but

- if I were to choose one or the other, I'd say 1. - I agree.

- Season 1 provides more catharsis, right? - Yes!

Most was secondhand opinion from TV magazines, but

it was fun acting like a critic and talking like this.

- You wanna go to Yamato? - Okay.

- What are you looking for, Nacchi? - I wanna look for stickers.

- I want to too. - Me too.

- I wonder if they got new ones in. - I hope so.

In our early years of elementary school, putting stickers on sticker books

and trading them was the popular thing to do.

- That's cute. - It's glittery.

For us, trading stickers was a negotiating table.

Although not everything and anything can be traded.

The worth of its value is different for each sticker.

- Miipon, that sticker of yours is cute. - It sure is.

That hamster tile sticker is super cute.

- This is cute, isn't it? - Yeah.

- I bought it when I went to JUSCO the other day. - I'm jealous.

Tile stickers were especially popular, and

were considered to be the most valuable.

They're thick and it's nice how they make the sticker book expand.

- Miipon, let me trade it for something. - Me too.

Sure. What do you want to trade it for?

Negotiations have begun.

It goes without saying that in order trade for a rare sticker,

rare sticker of similar value has to be offered.

Among these, the one that seems to be of equal value

to Miipon's tile sticker is

this glittery sticker or felt sticker.

However, I personally like felt stickers aside from their value,

and I don't have too many of them, so

if possible, I don't want to let go of it.

In which case it comes down to the glitters...

Or else, the one with a popular character.

No, that's too weak...

Then how about we trade for this pudding and donut and hamburger?

Yes, you can also use a negotiation technique where you offer

three ordinary stickers in exchange for one rare one.

- All right. - Yay~. Thanks!

Even stickers that aren't very valuable by itself

can be useful at times like this if you have a lot of them.

Well, as for me...

Miipon, can we trade it for this and this?

Add in an ordinary sticker to a glittery sticker.

This shouldn't be a bad deal.

In that case...

I want your felt sticker!

You mean this?

Oh shoot. She's going for the felt.

Frankly, it's a tough call.

But making a smooth transaction here

should facilitate making deals in the future...

- Okay, it's a deal. - Thanks! All right!

This is how we developed our negotiation skills.

When we got to the upper grades of elementary school,

this thing called profile binder started gaining popularity among the girls.

- First place is "Titanic," right? - That's a given.

- Second place is "Matrix," right? - I haven't seen "Matrix."

- Ah-chin, Ah-chin! I wrote the profile.

- I wrote it too. - Thanks, Misagon, Kanappe.

In the first round, I threw them away rather quickly, but

this time around, I'm going to save them.

As a side note, if a boy you like wrote "It's a secret" in the column for

the "Type You Like", it was said that there's a good chance the feeling was mutual.

I don't know if that's actually true or not.

- Nacchi, what do you think? - I'm sure the feeling's mutual.

- I'm sure. - The feeling's definitely mutual, right?

Yeah.

You're probably wrong.

- The world didn't end after all, huh? - Of course it didn't.

Nacchi, did you believe in Nostradamus?

In this manner, 6 years just flew by and...

- What do you think was the best drama this year? - What about "Good Luck!!"?

"Good Luck!!" starring Kimura Takuya and Shibasaki Kou (2003)

I entered middle school as planned.

From around this time, I started feeling irritated whenever I saw my father.

It isn't as salty as the last time. It's good.

This is undoubtedly an adolescent's typical aversion towards one's father.

I thought it might not happen in the second round, and

perhaps it's just a physical reaction, but it definitely happened like in the first round.

Incidentally, I treated him pretty badly in the first round, and

I remember my father looking sad.

The trick to making no gap even when 3 people are sleeping side by side.

Now that I think about it, I feel sorry for treating him so badly, so

I'd like to somehow hold it back in the second round.

Asami, get me the remote.

Okay.

Thanks.

But for some reason, he gets on my nerves.

I respect my father, and I'm also grateful to him.

I know that in my head, but my body gets irritated.

Oh, no. Things like him having an antenna that lights up

and a novelty strap from a bank or something

are seriously annoying.

It's also annoying that he's wearing sweats from who knows where.

I know I shouldn't be having thoughts like that. I want to be nice to him.

Asami, what's wrong?

What do you mean?

You need to pee?

No...

Annoying!

Speaking of annoying, there exists an annoying person

regardless of puberty.

Hey, Maruyama, Kadokura. Does this have anything to do with the class?

Hello~.

The social studies teacher who possess both the violence of an athletic type and persistence of a literary type,

Mita Tetsuo, also known as Mita Kong.

How am I supposed to know if you don't speak up!

You're robbing everyone of their valuable class time, you know!

Do you know what you're doing? You're causing trouble for everyone!

Now that I think about this scene,

all I could do was sit back and watch in the first round, but...

I'll say it again. You're causing trouble for...

- Sensei. - What?

I don't think that's quite right.

- What isn't right? - I mean...

The two did something that had nothing to do with the class, but

since it's your decision to use class time to reprimand them...

I don't think it's right to blame them for that.

I said it.

Why is that? If they hadn't passed notes,

I wouldn't have interrupted the class either, right?

Then why don't you reprimand them later?

Why go through the trouble of interrupting the class to reprimand them in front of everyone?

- It's collective responsibility. - Collective responsibility?

Listen up. When you go out in society, there are many cases where everyone gets troubled

because of someone's miscue or error.

The purpose of this collective responsibility is to learn that while you can.

But because you made it collective responsibility, the two of them may get isolated or

become the target of bullying.

Are you thinking about bullying those two?

- No, I'm not thinking that, but... - Are you saying I'm not thinking that, but

someone other than me is thinking about bullying them?

- No, it's not like but, but... - Then what's the problem?

Huh? That's not fair!

Oh, well. Whatever.

It's not my intention to interrupt the class further either, so

let's talk about the rest individually. The three of you come to the faculty room later.

- Eh? - Eh?

- Okay, let's continue.

Ah~ I should've kept quiet!

Sorry. I ended up being the biggest troublemaker.

As a side note, this type of teacher

surprisingly may be the type who, given some time, would admonish you gently

...is what I thought, but even after some time, we were severely admonished.

Aren't I always saying I won't know if you don't tell me?

That aside, in the fall of our second year of middle school,

Round 1 opened in our hometown.

- It's huge. - It doesn't feel like our hometown.

It's awesome, isn't it?

For me, it was a reunion after a long time.

Until then, about the only place we could go for fun was JUSCO, so

I remember how excited I was.

This time, I'm simply nostalgic.

That thing, that thing...

The way I spent time after school was almost the same as the first round.

I was fully enjoying my adolescence.

Then one day in my second year of middle school...

The opening of Japan to...

Kondo, what's this?

It's Game Boy Advance.

I had my Advance confiscated by that guy.

- You mean Game Boy Advance? - Yeah...

The same mistake I made in the first round.

I totally forgot about it.

This has nothing to do with the class, does it?

It has nothing to do with it, right?!

- It has nothing to do with it. - Right? Okay, it's confiscated.

Okay, let's continue.

Advance confiscated for the second time in 33 years.

The "Ace Attorney" that I had just bought!

By the way, there's something I've been curious about

since around elementary school in the second round.

It's in regards to romantic relationship.

In the first round, I had someone I liked just like everyone else, but

in the second round, the mental age gap was so big that

I could not see them as the opposite sex at all.

Even Kato-kun, who I secretly liked in the first round,

didn't do anything for me in this round.

Around this time of the first round, I liked Kinki Kids, but

now in the second round, the one I mostly like is

Sanada Hiroyuki.

Incidentally, in the elementary school days of the second round,

my grades were always among the top even without studying at all, but

once I entered middle school, the classes gradually got harder.

In addition, kids with great potential were gradually catching up, and

by my third year in middle school, I was more or less considered to be a good student, but

went no further than going back and forth between 7th and 8th in the grade.

The student council has an announcement.

- Do you remember Mari-chan? - Mari-chan as in

- Uno Mari-chan? - Yes, the student council president.

Needless to say, I could never get ahead of Uno Mari-chan.

And thus, having finished my middle school years slightly more capably

than in the first round...

I ended up attending the same girls' school as in the first round.

♫ "Glamorous Sky" from Nana by Nakashima Miyuki (2005)

I just barely made it in the first round, but

this time, I passed with a bit of a comfortable margin.

That was about the only difference.

I was advised by my teacher to

apply to a co-ed high school that was one rank above, but

I didn't want to take the chance of failing and having to study for another year...

More than anything, I wasn't confident that I'd be able to

fit in at a co-ed school with my current mental age.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- How did it go? - Hm?

Did it go well?

Oh my gosh. You did it!

- You're calling a press conference right away, right? - Seriously?

I chose the same girls' school as in the first round.

Incidentally, in our class, just as in the first round,

when one of our classmates finds a boyfriend,

an interview session is held during break.

Just for the record,

who made the first move?

He did, right?

You could say...he did.

Then you with the glasses there.

Uh... H-have you kissed yet?

You did, didn't you?

Well...

Go ahead, tell them.

Yes.

Nice. That's what youth is about.

Well then, time is up, so we will now conclude the interview.

I also knew that 1 month from now at this same place,

there would be a tearful breakup press conference, but

of course, there's no way I could tell them that.

For college, I went to the same college, but

I applied to the highly difficult 6-year pharmacy school, and

passed with flying colors.

So far, this was the biggest change in the second round.

By the way, around this time in the first round,

there was a classmate I was dating, and

that's him...

Tanabe Masaru.

1st Round

I started dating him in the fall of our freshman year in college, and...

"Whaaat?! I screwed up..." You sound like that Cool Poko.

Cool Poko - comedy duo known for that line

Our relationship continued for about 2 years even after we graduated.

This time around, we were in different departments, so there was no reason for us to get involved.

To me, he's an ex-boyfriend, but

he doesn't even know my name.

- Isn't this amazing? - Now's the time. Now. Now.

Maa-kun, you take it. - Okay, okay.

The time that we spent back then...

You bought a nice one, huh?

- Maybe I'll wear it tomorrow. - Sounds good.

- Want one? - Can I?

...and the words that we exchanged

aren't even something in the past anymore.

On the other hand, however, since I broke up with him in a rather unpleasant way,

it's convenient for me.

If I were to expand on this, he started getting addicted to gambling

from around the summer of his junior year, and tended to skip classes.

Even after graduation, he couldn't hold on to jobs due to this lax nature of his, and

drifted from one job to the next.

I had lent him 50,000 yen before we broke up, so that matter was never settled.

I'm sorry about this.

The 50,000 yen I lent him back then

Isn't even something in the past anymore.

That's inconvenient.

That aside, just at this time,

Miipon got her driver's license as planned, and...

It feels weird to see Miipon driving.

I mean, it's deeply moving. We talking about that Miipon, you know.

It's hard to believe that that Miipon is driving.

That that Miipon's driving at 40km/hour.

That that Miipon's going at the legal speed limit.

Which Miipon are you talking about anyway?

That Miipon.

Our range of activities expanded dramatically.

- Our range of activities will expand at once with this, right? - For sure.

It's like the feeling you get when you take the ship in "Dragon Quest," isn't it?

- Oh, is that right? - I don't know.

- Since I don't play "Dragon Quest." - Me neither.

Are you both FF people?

- I don't do FF either. - Me too. I don't do either.

- Really? Yeah. If I had to choose one, I'm a dog person.

- What are you talking about? - I'm a soy sauce person.

- Fried eggs? - Yes.

- Soy sauce for me too. How about you, Nacchi? - Me?

- Nacchi's a Dragon Quest person, right? - I'm a soy sauce person.

♫ "Polyrhythm" by Perfume (2008)

The three of us went for our first drive with no particular destination in mind, and

ultimately ended up at

a place located 2 hours by car from our hometown,

Round 1.

A familiar facility in a unfamiliar town.

What's more, it's slightly smaller than the one in our hometown.

How does it feel? After making this long drive for the first time?

I've got nothing to say!

But in both the first and second round,

I thought this was the day I had the most fun in my teenage years.

If anything, I was in higher spirits the second time around.

My second coming-of-age ceremony.

Nacchi, Miipon. Sorry to keep you waiting.

- Nice~. - Looks super cute!

- It suits you well. - You've swept your hair up high.

- You put both of them on. - Yeah, I put both on.

- The yellow is nice. - It's nice, nice and vibrant.

Congratulations to the new adults.

Make way for a bright future and...

Hey!That's not right, is it? You old geezer!

- Don't be talking about lame stuff. - Finally!

People like that really exist, huh?

I've only seen them on news and things.

It goes without saying, but he acted up like he did in the first round, and

he was subdued in the same way as well.

- Oh, he got taken away. - When you think about it,

he took the trouble to wake up early,

dressed up, got his hair done, and came here just for that, right?

That's right. He made sure he set his alarm to wake up.

- He's staking more on this day than anyone else, right? - Thinking about that makes me cry.

Hey! I'm not done yet!

He might be a microorganism in his next life.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, I changed my clothes once

and met up with my middle school classmates at a karaoke.

Ready...!

Cheers!

Kato-kun, the boy I liked in middle school in the first round.

The reason I didn't like him in the second round...

may be because I knew he would look like this.

Ikenai Taiyou

Orange Range

Hana Kimi OST (2007)

- Who's singing? Who's singing? - Fuku-chan?

Seriously?

Fuku-chan would probably never think even in his wildest dream

that he'd be working here part-time 10 years later.

Fuku-chan's singing that sounded good in the first round

didn't sound all that great once I listened to it calmly like this.

It was simply average.

Or rather...

Come of think of it, didn't we come here after the coming-of-age ceremony too?

- We did. - And Fuku-chan

sang what was it... "Konayuki" or something, and

- everyone said he was super good. - Yeah, he sang.

- Was it "Konayuki"? - It wasn't?

- I thought it was the "Konayuki" type. That type. - It was indeed that type.

It wasn't "Konayuki," nor was it that type.

Awesome!

- Fuku-chan, that was really good. - It was great!

I bet you could make it as a pro.

You're better than a lot of pros out there.

You really think so?

Fuku-chan, don't be fooled.

You're only as good as a lot of students out there.

I was actually thinking about going into music.

Really? That's great!

- You'll do well for sure. - I think you'll do well too.

Really? Seriously, though,

I'm thinking about changing the music industry.

- You can do it, Fuku-chan! - I'll guarantee it.

- I'll be rooting for you too! - Me too. I'll buy your CD.

- I'll buy it, I'll buy it! - I'll promote it like crazy.

Thanks.

Fuku-chan, don't be fooled.

No one will buy your CD, nor will you be able to change the music industry,

Or rather, wait a minute.

Or rather, I wasn't making that much of a fuss over him.

- You did too. - No, no. I admit I thought he was good, but

- I thought it was going to be tough for him. - Really?

- Fuku-chan, I'm sure you'll make it to Tokyo Dome. -You'll make it.

You did make a big fuss over him.

Oh, I' m getting your autograph now while I can.

Thank you.

Look, I got his autograph.

Fuku-chan, she'll lose your autograph right away.

Please give me your autograph too~!

Look at you. You got one too.

- We have to bear some responsibility too, don't we? - I know, huh?

- We should've stopped him back then. - Now that we think about it, huh?

Is this where I should stop him...

If I do, Fuku-chan won't have to divorce Shi-chan, and

he won't have to work multiple part-time jobs after turning 30.

Plus, I'll be able to accumulate points for good deeds.

Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono

Makihara Noriyuki

Theme Song for "Last Present" starring Amami Yuki (2004)

I like this song!

But the question is how to convince him.

What happened?

What is it?

Sorry to interrupt while you're having fun.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say something.

Say what? That's scary. Scary, scary.

Fuku-chan.

As your childhood friend, I want you to be happy, so

I'm going to deliberately say something harsh.

Eh?

Fuku-chan,

I think having a dream is a wonderful thing.

But frankly, I don't think you should try to be a musician.

Ah-chin, what's gotten into you?

It seems everyone's been unanimously saying

how they think you'll be sure to make it, but

there's a fair amount of wishful thinking there of wanting to see

one of our own emerge as a star, right?

Right?

Yes, you've always been the popular guy in our group,

and you sing well too,

but you seem that way only because it's strictly within this small community, and

whether you'll make it or not as a professional is a different matter.

Of course, this is Fuku-chan's life, so you're free to do as you please, but

I don't think it will ever work out, and

ultimately, I think you'll regret it.

If you have the commitment and determination and if you still think

you want to do music, then do it.

But if you're saying that on the assumption that you'll sell,

then I think you should give it up.

Because...you definitely won't sell.

You guys too, if you're going to encourage Fuku-chan like that,

even if he doesn't sell for the rest of his life,

I hope you take responsibility and support him until the end.

- Especially Shi-chan. - Eh?

If you're not committed to supporting him for the rest of your life,

you shouldn't encourage him thoughtlessly.

- For your sake too. - Eh?

What do you mean?

That's all I have to say.

Oh, man~. No way, no way, no way...

It's way too risky.

For the time being, I'll convince him personally

after he's done singing.

Oh...

Fuku-chan started going out with a girl from his part-time job.

They apparently had a shotgun wedding.

Is Fuku-chan a daddy?

So because of that, he gave up music completely,

and now he's supporting his family by working multiple part-time jobs.

If he quits now, he'll never meet his new wife

which means his child won't be born either.

- Asami-chan. - Asami~.

Thank you for being born.

Thank you~.

Hey~! You're doing great.

I'm impressed.

By the way... he wasn't singing "Konayuki" after all.

"Konayuki" by Remioromen (2005)

So you're the one who sang "Konayuki."

"Himawari no Yakusoku" by Hata Motohiro (2014)

After graduating from college, I became a pharmacist.

Influenced by "Nurse no Oshigoto", I originally

wanted to be a nurse, but

I couldn't stand to see blood, so

I chose to stay in the same medical field and be a pharmacist.

However, it was by no means an easy road.

I studied hard for 6 years at the school of pharmacy, and

after passing the national exam,

I spent 4 weeks in joint training,

thoroughly acquiring the basic knowledge of medicine and conversing with patients.

From there, we got assigned to our respective pharmacies.

I was assigned to a dispensing pharmacy 20 minutes by train from my home.

In the morning, I arrive at work at 8:45.

We take turns unlocking the door of the store.

It depends on the pharmacy too, but under our lab coat,

we basically wear collared shirts and pants.

Once we enter the store, we turn on all the machines first.

After that, in preparation for opening the store, we replenish the medications,

gather the compresses, etc., until... the opening at 9:00.

Hello.

Incidentally, at the pharmacy, we say "Hello."

Upon receiving the patient's prescription,

the office staff prepares a document for the patient based on the prescription.

Referring to the prescription, the pharmacist collects the medications and puts them in a basket.

Another pharmacist, called checker, goes over that and

dispenses the medication to the patient.

And then, checkout.

- Take care. - Thank you.

We jot down the content of the conversation among other things, and

file away the patient's information.

That's the basic flow.

As you can see, at a dispensing pharmacy we not only hand over medication, but

we do a careful check to ensure that the appropriate medication is prescribed for the condition.

Inevitably, it takes time before medication can be handed over.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Is it not ready yet?

- Can you wait a little longer? - Isn't it taking too long?

You just have to hand over the medication, right?

Needless to say, more than a few patients get frustrated.

Come on, what do you have to confirm?

It's all written on the prescription. Don't you just have to give that to us?

However...

Can't you do something about it?

For me, who had experience dealing with tough complaints at city hall,

this level of complaint was nothing.

For lunch, we find a slow time, and eat in the break room.

Haruka

What shall we give Dad?

For what?

Birthday

When was it?

It's today

What are you getting him?

Scalp massager thingie

The kind you can use in bath

Got it!!

In the store, there's a button to notify the break room when the store gets busy.

When that sound goes off, we have to go back to work immediately.

As a side note, there is no particular name for this button.

We simply call it the "busy button."

I rushed to stop by AEON on my way home from work,

and managed to buy a present for my father.

This year we got him a massager.

My father gets stiff shoulders...

Hey, Maruyama, Kadokura. Does this have anything to do with the class?

Mita Kong.

If he was another teacher, I would've said something, but

I have nothing but bad memories of him, so

I'll just pretend I don't see him while I...

notify Nacchi and Miipon.

Hey!

This man touched me!

Eh?

Eh?

- No, I didn't touch you. - You touched me, didn't you?

Don't play dumb with me.

It's not like I'm playing dumb or anything. I didn't touch you.

Excuse me, but please call the police immediately!

- Huh? - You touched me, didn't you?

Hello~.

That Mita Kong did that...?

How am I supposed to know if you don't speak up!

But I didn't touch you. What are you talking about?

- Let's get off together at the next station. - No, no. It's not about getting off...

Mita Kong would've been in trouble now, wouldn't he?

For sure~.

- But he's quit. - What? Are you serious?

Didn't you know? That was quite a while ago. Seems he caused some kind of trouble.

He'll lose his job over this.

Because I was commuting by train in the second round,

I happened to be at that scene.

However...

he didn't touch her.

This has nothing to do with the class, does it?

It as nothing to do with it, right?!

To be honest, I hated him so much I didn't even want to see his face, but...

No, no, no, no...

He...didn't touch her.

Uh, excuse me. Excuse me. Sir.

This man didn't touch her.

- Are you sure? - I was sitting where I could see them.

I'm positive.

Oh... Perhaps you can see it on the video.

- You have a video? - Yes...

The one I took to send to Nacchi and Miipon.

Look. There's no way he can touch her.

You're right...

Ah~ He's touching her! He's the one who did it.

- You're right.

Hey! This man touched me!

Believe it or not, the man who was in the video was...

Excuse me, Chief Taniguchi...

...my supervisor at city hall, Chief Taniguchi.

But this man's already gone, isn't he?

Probably.

Does this mean you can't catch him anymore?

If we submit the video to the police, they may move on it, but

- it may take some time to identify who this man is. - Excuse me...

- I know this man. - Are you his acquaintance?

No. But this man works at the city hall, and I've seen him a few times.

- Are you sure? - I'm positive.

I'm terribly sorry.

I don't know how I can apologize.

That's okay. For the time being, uh... I'm relieved I've been cleared of any wrongdoing.

We apologize too.

The police came after this, and I submitted the video.

Thank you so much.

You're Kondo... aren't you?

- Oh...yes, I am. - That's what I thought.

- Long time no see. - Yes, it's been a while.

I noticed that you were Mita Sensei too, but

if I said I was your student under that circumstance,

they might think I was covering up for you, so

- I deliberately kept quiet. - I see. Thanks.

- That's all right. - By the way,

why were you shooting the video?

Um... When I happened to see you on the train,

it made me kinda happy, so I thought I'd tell my classmates and

- I just... - Hm?

Isn't that like recording without permission?

I suppose so. I'm sorry.

But well, well. Yeah... Since that's what saved me this time,

thanks for taking it.

- What are you doing now? - I'm a pharmacist.

Pharmacist?

After that, the police asked the real culprit, Taniguchi-san, to come to the police station, and

as a result of the questioning,

he apparently admitted to the crime.

♫ Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono by Makihara Noriyuki

Some time later, this matter got a big write up in the local newspaper.

He was a boss who treated me well, so I had mixed feelings.

- This is just awesome. - Really? I'm glad.

You use the one for the head in the bath, okay?

- Asami, you have a visitor! - Coming~.

Who could it be?

Coming~.

Mita Sensei.

- Thank you so much for your help the other day. - Not at all.

You're a lifesaver.

Sounds like you had a hard time.

Actually, I got married the year before last,

and my wife is pregnant right now.

- Is that so? Congratulations. - Thank you.

Then that happened at a time like this, so

it really freaked me out.

This here... An expression of gratitude may sound strange, but if you don't mind...

- Thank you. - Please enjoy with your family.

- It's heavy. - Thank you.

Also, this.

I was going to give it back to you right away, but I forgot all about it. Sorry.

So you still had it after all these years.

- I had it put away in a safe place all this time. - I see.

- Is it Asami's? - Yes.

At school.

- You've got to be careful. - Deputy Manager Shibasaki.

From drama Hana ga Damattenai starring Anne (2014)

- Look, I knew it. Tsukaji appeared. - You're right.

- Tsukaji always appears in the beginning. - Does it feel that good?

Yeah. It's heaven.

You use the one for the head in the bath, you know.

I want that for my birthday too.

Why don't you just borrow Dad's?

Dad, will you let me borrow it?

- Sure. - Oh, really? That's good.

- That's unusual. - It is, huh?

I want that too. You know, the one that's like this.

Oh my God.

I'm playing "Ace Attorney" for the first time in 10 years.

Dad, it seems that won't work there.

- You're supposed to use that in the bath. - I know that.

It's been cleared...

That guy must've been playing.