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Asa.
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Your name was chosen
with a great deal of care.
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It embodies the beauty of all new things
that come with each day.
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I wish with all my heart that you'll
be loved by everyone around you.
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And I'll do everything I can
to make that come true.
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Asa's Personal Belongings
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Asa, as your mother, I...
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Ah, hey there.
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Sorry about all the trouble.
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No worries.
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Journal with Witch
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Episode 7 Leave in Writing
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I'll have an iced caffè latte, please.
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Coming right up.
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How's Makio-san been?
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So how's Makio doing?
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Well, we can talk about her later.
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Yeah.
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By the way, I had no idea
you'd changed jobs.
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Yup, a year ago.
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So I've got no connections and no
foundation to get me anywhere.
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I feel bad leaning on you like this.
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Hey, I'm always happy to help.
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To cut to the chase, they seem
really excited to meet you.
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Nice!
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They seem to have a similar vision,
so I think I can arrange something.
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What do you say?
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A casual meetup, or...?
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Nah, I want to dive right into business.
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Gotcha. Then let me give
you their contact info.
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Thanks a bunch!
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I haven't been to a family-style
restaurant in ages.
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They're great for bringing kids along.
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Can I call you Makio-san?
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Thank you for making time today.
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Oh, sure.
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We've known Asa-chan since
they were in elementary school.
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We've got to get the parfait!
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Strawberry or chocolate?
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Um, I dunno... I can't decide!
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You'll have some too, right?
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For sure.
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Then let's get one of each.
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Let's do it!
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I was friendly with her parents
for quite a while.
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I see...
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To be honest, I still haven't really
processed that they're gone.
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It's all just so sudden, isn't it?
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Anyway, when you didn't shown up
for graduation or the entrance ceremony,
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it had me worried about
what kind of person you might be.
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{\an8}The shameless sort
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I apologize for causing you concern...
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Oh, no! I'm sorry.
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You see, I heard all about you
from Emiri and Asa-chan afterward.
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I understand now
that you're perfectly fine!
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When you put it like that,
I worry that I'm not fine at all.
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But I'm trying my best...
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That's what it means to raise a child.
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I'm glad I met you today.
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Wait, so Makio-san didn't
mention anything to you?
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Nope, I haven't seen her in a while.
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Hang on, does this mean something's
happened between you two?
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Like what? Fess up.
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Er, but you're her best friend.
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If she hasn't told you, I dunno if I...
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I'd never talk romance with her. Gross.
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And "best friend"? Blegh!
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Yeah, your friendship's
always been weird like that.
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Y'know, Kasamachi-kun...
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Back in the day, you were the one
who wanted to be introduced to us.
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If you'd never said anything,
I doubt we ever would've met.
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N-Not ever?
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Thinking back on it,
I could never keep up with you guys.
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I know.
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Huh.
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{\an3}What's "huh"
supposed to mean?
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So, where?
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{\an8}Someone I met at the bar
introduced us.
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Wait,
Toritetsu?
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Hey, I like your ring.
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Yup.
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You know Masuda?
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You mean
Kesami.
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What?
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{\an9}So, what are
they up to?
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Wait, I didn't
know that.
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I haven't even logged in
to Facebook in forever.
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Get this.
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{\an1}Hey, Kasamachi looks
like that one dude.
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I think we're thinking
of the same one.
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Stop talking shit.
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I haven't even said
anything yet.
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I know you're
about to talk shit.
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So, what's the scoop?
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I didn't think you'd be very happy.
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If I got close to her again, I mean.
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In my family, my dad never
said a word when we went out.
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It was like he was there all by himself.
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Oh, man.
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I hated that.
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Your dad was kind of a quiet guy.
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He never really had much to say.
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She talks about her parents a lot.
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I sometimes wonder if
she's sharing too much.
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It took me by surprise at first.
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But maybe it's better for her
to talk about things openly.
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That might be true.
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I wasn't in contact with my sister, so...
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Hey, hey. Mom.
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What now?
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Excuse me.
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Can I go buy swimsuits with Asa?
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You already have swimsuits.
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But I'm too tall for them now.
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Really?
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What's that face for?
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I wanna buy some too.
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How much have you grown?
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Five centimeters.
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What? Fine, I suppose.
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Yay.
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Wait, don't you have swimsuits too?
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Like you would know!
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That's entirely not the point.
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I'm too tall for mine too, okay?
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Only by, like, two centimeters.
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Emiri, you traitor!
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Wait, what? You were depressed?
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After Makio-san and I split up.
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No way. You mean back when
I sent you that enraged text?
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That's terrible. I'm sorry!
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Oh, no, it wasn't because
of the split or your text.
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I just realized I couldn't work
at the bank anymore.
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Really?
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I promise.
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Wow... I didn't expect that.
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Not from you, though that might be rude.
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I get it.
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Honestly, I couldn't believe it myself.
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Okay, then I'll make a note
for 5,000 yen in the cloud.
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All right!
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What cloud?
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We keep notes in the cloud so we can
share it like a bulletin board.
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Since I tend to forget things.
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You forget things?
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Yes, I do.
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Like what kind of things?
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U-Um, well...
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Anything, I guess.
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We fought about that the other day.
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That wasn't a fight.
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What a great idea.
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A friend gave me the advice.
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It's 'cause Makio-chan
can't stay organized.
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She doesn't listen either.
And she forgets even when she does.
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Hey, do you think she could be,
like, neurodivergent?
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What's that?
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It's no wonder.
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You became a parent overnight.
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It must've been a huge change.
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Well, I suppose.
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Though it's not like I'm her mother.
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But it's not like she's my mom...
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Still, you made the decision, didn't you?
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To parent Asa-chan.
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No, I'll never be her parent.
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Nor am I trying to.
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Although I am her guardian.
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I'd just start crying and couldn't move.
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I kept thinking, "Why me?"
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"It's up to you to make it work."
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"Get over it."
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"You must not be trying hard enough."
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I never said it out loud,
but I'd judge other people that way.
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And it all came back to bite me.
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Until then, I never imagined myself
being in a position of need.
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I was too arrogant.
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You told Makio about this?
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Only recently.
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I couldn't tell anyone
until after I changed jobs.
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And I was scared of how
she might react, but...
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Did you sleep lots?
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Yeah, I slept a ton.
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Then... that's good.
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That was it.
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That idiot!
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No, I realized I was anxious for nothing.
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It was a huge relief.
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That's the side of her
I fell for, you know?
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Gosh.
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My, my. How sweet.
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I-I should get going...
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Hold up! At least tell me how it started.
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Oh, I don't think that's true.
As long as you love her...
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No, um, I didn't mean...
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How do I word this?
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Her parents were the people
who raised her until now.
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No one can replace them.
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Not that I know what
they were like as parents.
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I wonder what Mom was really like.
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But now, she has no way of receiving
what they would have bestowed upon her.
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Both for better and for worse.
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Loneliness, despair...
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How hard it must be not to know
the words to express those things yet.
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The harsh truth is that
we're never able to.
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And we live in fear of it forever.
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That's why I believe we'll have to make do
with what little she's already been given.
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I might be able to protect her,
but not raise her.
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A-Are you okay?
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Ew.
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You're crying again?
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Don't worry. She's the type
to get weepy over commercials.
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Emiri's mom kinda reminds
me of a chihuahua!
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We're off to go shopping.
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I'm sorry! Gracious...
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N-No, you're fine.
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Just imagining if it were me
got me going.
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Right...
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Um, can I ask you
something, Michiko-san?
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Oh, you mean me?
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Gosh, I get called "Emiri's mom" so much,
you caught me off guard.
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Please, ask away.
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What was my sister like?
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A lawyer?
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The guy who's watching out for Asa-san.
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Huh. Never heard of him.
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You see, he's good-looking.
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And unlike me, he's got
this cool vibe going on.
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So I got a bit ahead of myself.
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Makio doesn't like pretty boys, though.
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But she likes smart guys, right?
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Are you talking about yourself,
smarty pants?
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A lawyer's gotta be smarter than me.
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Wait. You're, like, actually jealous?
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It's not that.
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But Makio-san's popular with guys.
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I couldn't just stand back and watch.
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What?!
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That pain in the ass?
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Only weirdos are into her!
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W-Weirdos?
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I'm talking about you, damn it!
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Daigo-san, your voice!
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Minori-san...
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I referred to her
as Asa-chan's mom myself.
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I guess I'd say she was
pretty hard on herself.
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It was like she had very high standards.
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Yeah...
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Hey, you.
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You can't do something this simple?
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It's so easy.
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Yeah... Why can't I do it?
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I see.
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Perhaps you're alike in that sense.
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You seem hard on yourself too.
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Going out on a limb here.
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Um, did you ever hear why
she never legally got married?
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Actually...
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I only found out from the news.
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I wonder if Asa-chan knew...
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I'm not sure.
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Somehow, it's like I hardly knew her.
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You know, people who knew me before
I was a parent might say the same thing.
264
00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,610
We never know the whole truth, I suppose.
265
00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:40,370
Do you have any regrets?
266
00:12:41,470 --> 00:12:43,020
About becoming a parent?
267
00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:46,040
Of course.
268
00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:50,630
But I'm sure I'd have regrets
no matter the path I chose.
269
00:12:50,630 --> 00:12:52,860
At this point, I'm okay with my choice.
270
00:12:54,690 --> 00:12:58,030
I wonder if I'd regret it more
if I hadn't taken her in.
271
00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,620
I think you would have.
272
00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:02,730
Since you seem hard on yourself.
273
00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,090
I'm not that sincere.
274
00:13:10,010 --> 00:13:13,020
Journal with Witch
275
00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,590
Hey, Emiri?
276
00:13:15,590 --> 00:13:16,510
Hmm?
277
00:13:16,890 --> 00:13:21,590
I heard from Sakurai-kun a while ago
that Shinozaki asked you out.
278
00:13:22,290 --> 00:13:23,900
You didn't say yes?
279
00:13:24,420 --> 00:13:26,520
Sakurai told you that?
280
00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,420
Wait, how do you even know Shinozaki?
281
00:13:28,420 --> 00:13:30,500
We were on the same team for field day.
282
00:13:30,500 --> 00:13:33,120
Oh. Well, I'm not going out with him.
283
00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,790
What? Why not?
284
00:13:34,790 --> 00:13:36,190
'Cause I don't like him.
285
00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:37,470
Don't you want a boyfriend?
286
00:13:37,470 --> 00:13:39,850
Maybe you're the one who wants one.
287
00:13:39,850 --> 00:13:41,720
I do, but...
288
00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,380
Band is enough fun for now. I just wanna
hear about other people's love lives.
289
00:13:45,380 --> 00:13:47,260
Not cool.
290
00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,740
Seriously, though—
291
00:13:48,740 --> 00:13:51,740
I'm done talking about this.
I don't want a boyfriend. End of story.
292
00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:52,990
So, what?
293
00:13:52,990 --> 00:13:54,930
You'd be cool with a girlfriend then?
294
00:13:58,260 --> 00:14:00,050
You're getting on my nerves.
295
00:14:00,050 --> 00:14:01,580
I told you I'm done with this.
296
00:14:01,580 --> 00:14:03,780
Come on, you're being like Makio-chan.
297
00:14:03,780 --> 00:14:06,900
I tried asking her about Kasamachi-kun
and she was the same way.
298
00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:08,820
Yeah, because you're prodding.
299
00:14:08,820 --> 00:14:10,260
Nuh-uh.
300
00:14:10,260 --> 00:14:11,750
Makio-chan's just weird like that.
301
00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:16,500
I may be completely
off the mark, but here.
302
00:14:17,260 --> 00:14:20,260
No matter who you fall in love with,
or who you don't...
303
00:14:20,260 --> 00:14:22,950
It's a story about how there's
nothing wrong with that.
304
00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,260
Well, I'm not weird or anything.
305
00:14:28,260 --> 00:14:29,290
That's what I mean.
306
00:14:29,290 --> 00:14:31,910
So it's weird that you're acting like her.
307
00:14:31,910 --> 00:14:33,620
See how that's weird?
308
00:14:36,420 --> 00:14:40,170
I thought Asa-san would be
home. Is this too much?
309
00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:41,410
We'll eat the rest tomorrow.
310
00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:44,790
She said she's having
dinner with a friend.
311
00:14:44,790 --> 00:14:47,070
I told her to stay out of trouble.
312
00:14:47,070 --> 00:14:48,310
Trouble, huh?
313
00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:50,210
Oh, that reminds me...
314
00:14:51,660 --> 00:14:53,670
This is for you. A bento journal.
315
00:14:51,180 --> 00:14:53,680
Bento Box Notes
316
00:14:54,340 --> 00:14:56,850
It's my mom's. For some recipe ideas.
317
00:14:57,310 --> 00:14:59,050
I can't accept someone else's journal!
318
00:14:59,050 --> 00:15:01,800
It's really only about bento boxes.
319
00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,340
No way. Absolutely not. No.
320
00:15:03,340 --> 00:15:05,230
Fine, you can just borrow it.
321
00:15:05,230 --> 00:15:06,600
I'm digging in.
322
00:15:08,740 --> 00:15:12,200
Reading other people's handwriting
takes a lot of energy...
323
00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,060
Like it feels too raw?
324
00:15:14,060 --> 00:15:16,400
Yeah. Oh, look.
325
00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,310
"Shingo's been hiding it, but he seems
to like sweetened pink cod flakes."
326
00:15:20,310 --> 00:15:22,130
I don't think I was hiding that.
327
00:15:22,490 --> 00:15:24,950
She seems really well organized.
328
00:15:24,950 --> 00:15:26,830
She's pretty chill now.
329
00:15:26,830 --> 00:15:29,260
Always out and about with her friends.
330
00:15:29,260 --> 00:15:31,900
Then this must have been
her way of showing love.
331
00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,980
In her case, she thought showering
me with her idea of "perfect"
332
00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:41,980
would turn me into
the perfect son she wanted.
333
00:15:41,980 --> 00:15:43,100
At least deep down.
334
00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,040
I don't know if that's love.
335
00:15:47,010 --> 00:15:50,360
Well, only she would really know.
336
00:15:51,050 --> 00:15:53,800
And how you take it is up to you.
337
00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,840
You know, my sister kept a journal too.
338
00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:00,880
A journal?
339
00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:06,390
It felt wrong, but I took a peek
inside to see if I should keep it.
340
00:16:06,890 --> 00:16:08,480
Turns out it was for Asa.
341
00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,120
You mean she was writing to Asa-san?
342
00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,640
Yeah. You could say this bento
journal was written for you too.
343
00:16:17,180 --> 00:16:19,640
But my sister's was more... personal.
344
00:16:20,950 --> 00:16:25,650
She wrote she was planning to give
it to Asa when she turns twenty.
345
00:16:25,650 --> 00:16:28,470
That sounds more like a letter.
346
00:16:28,470 --> 00:16:31,400
I know. I didn't read
any further than that.
347
00:16:32,110 --> 00:16:34,900
But she was never one to write.
348
00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:40,750
I can't figure out what drove
her to do so much of it.
349
00:16:41,650 --> 00:16:44,990
After all, writing is a lonely process.
350
00:16:45,650 --> 00:16:47,960
Maybe that was love too.
351
00:16:49,110 --> 00:16:54,670
In the end, my sister could've
chosen not to give it to Asa
352
00:16:54,670 --> 00:16:56,480
had she lived another five years.
353
00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:57,680
That's true.
354
00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:01,140
But now that she's gone,
you've got to give it to her.
355
00:17:01,140 --> 00:17:02,020
When?
356
00:17:03,150 --> 00:17:04,900
When she turns twenty?
357
00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,400
But Asa is longing for her mother now.
358
00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:13,830
In a sense, her mom's still
alive in that journal.
359
00:17:14,740 --> 00:17:17,370
Asa might want to read it now.
360
00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,320
Maybe it should be up
to her when she reads it.
361
00:17:22,070 --> 00:17:25,320
Then it's a question of timing.
That's tough.
362
00:17:26,270 --> 00:17:27,540
Seriously?
363
00:17:28,300 --> 00:17:30,310
You're the one who got yourself killed.
364
00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,340
In a sense, her mom's still
alive in that journal.
365
00:17:37,850 --> 00:17:39,160
Seriously?
366
00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,340
You went and died on your own.
367
00:17:41,750 --> 00:17:43,890
And now this journal?
368
00:17:43,890 --> 00:17:47,420
Mom and Makio-chan both hid it from me.
369
00:17:48,130 --> 00:17:49,330
Screw you.
370
00:17:50,850 --> 00:17:52,100
Screw you.
371
00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:55,730
Screw you.
372
00:17:56,990 --> 00:17:58,230
Screw you!
373
00:18:02,990 --> 00:18:05,740
Asa's Personal Belongings
374
00:18:04,730 --> 00:18:07,150
Come on, you're going to be late.
375
00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:09,300
Okay, okay.
376
00:18:09,300 --> 00:18:11,000
Don't say it twice like that.
377
00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,400
Okay.
378
00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:15,260
I fixed your bedhead.
379
00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,500
Have a good day.
380
00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:17,890
I'm off!
381
00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:24,120
My little brother says he won't get
married because he can't be selfless.
382
00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:25,470
That's so self-centered!
383
00:18:25,470 --> 00:18:27,020
Has he never worked with people?
384
00:18:27,020 --> 00:18:29,000
My little sister might be like that too.
385
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,340
Really? Even as a woman?
386
00:18:30,340 --> 00:18:33,720
I told her she shouldn't be that way
and got a chair thrown at me.
387
00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,870
You sure she's not a man?
388
00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,930
But when I think about it,
she might be better off than me.
389
00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,120
She's following her heart,
working hard on her own.
390
00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:45,360
Shut up!
391
00:18:46,470 --> 00:18:49,130
You're the one who'll suffer like this.
392
00:18:49,130 --> 00:18:51,180
You only care about how people see you.
393
00:18:51,790 --> 00:18:54,050
You have nothing you like or want to do.
394
00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:55,440
No principles to stand by!
395
00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,400
No curiosity, no inquisitiveness, no nothing!
396
00:18:57,830 --> 00:19:00,800
Just because you don't have
anything that's yours...
397
00:19:01,210 --> 00:19:04,590
Stop pushing your emptiness onto others!
398
00:19:05,430 --> 00:19:10,670
I never really cared much for kids, but
once I had my own, it felt meant to be.
399
00:19:10,670 --> 00:19:12,810
So you like raising kids?
400
00:19:12,810 --> 00:19:17,440
It's more like... I finally became
who I always wanted to be.
401
00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,950
I've always gotten by okay.
402
00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,530
Or I thought I had.
403
00:19:21,930 --> 00:19:25,150
But before I knew it,
nothing was going the way I wanted.
404
00:19:25,980 --> 00:19:29,020
My life didn't turn out
anything like I imagined it.
405
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,610
I don't want to get married.
406
00:19:33,610 --> 00:19:37,910
But... I want to take care of the child.
407
00:19:38,450 --> 00:19:41,210
I'll do the best I can as a father.
408
00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,450
If that's okay.
409
00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,590
Oh... Sure.
410
00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,790
Yeah, thanks.
411
00:19:51,790 --> 00:19:54,730
...where a truck struck
a parked passenger car.
412
00:19:55,390 --> 00:20:01,490
According to the police, its occupants
were Hajime Takumi and Minori Koudai.
413
00:20:01,490 --> 00:20:04,110
They were taken to the hospital
but passed away.
414
00:20:04,430 --> 00:20:06,000
How's newlywed life?
415
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,400
Nothing new except for my name.
416
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,900
All we did was turn in some paperwork.
417
00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:13,870
That's the whole point!
418
00:20:13,870 --> 00:20:15,020
How about you, Minori?
419
00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:16,880
You're the last one left.
420
00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,780
Who would've thought?
421
00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:21,220
Whatever happened
with that guy you're dating?
422
00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:24,730
Actually, I was just going
to share the news today.
423
00:20:24,730 --> 00:20:30,110
Wow, so you're finally graduating too!
424
00:20:31,210 --> 00:20:32,490
Congrats!
425
00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:34,520
I've always been normal
like everyone else.
426
00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,780
I'd even say I was a bit ahead.
427
00:20:36,780 --> 00:20:39,060
Being different meant being weird.
428
00:20:39,060 --> 00:20:39,910
Hey.
429
00:20:40,230 --> 00:20:42,400
Why can't you do something this simple?
430
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,300
Answer me.
431
00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:46,700
Little sister of mine,
432
00:20:47,210 --> 00:20:52,810
how do you endure being
different from everyone else?
433
00:20:53,450 --> 00:20:54,670
Asa...
434
00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:58,420
Your name was chosen
with a great deal of care.
435
00:20:58,420 --> 00:21:03,660
It embodies the beauty of all new things
that come with each day.
436
00:21:04,660 --> 00:21:08,770
I wish with all my heart that you'll
be loved by everyone around you.
437
00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:12,680
And I'll do everything I can
to make that come true.
438
00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:19,670
Right now, I have no idea who you'll
become or what decisions you'll make.
439
00:21:19,670 --> 00:21:22,160
And I may not yet know
for many years to come.
440
00:21:22,940 --> 00:21:27,830
But as long as you can love yourself,
441
00:21:27,830 --> 00:21:30,360
I believe that's enough.
442
00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:35,260
It was like gazing into a giant, dark pit.
443
00:21:36,170 --> 00:21:38,450
Lying at the bottom was a monstrous fear.
444
00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:43,970
The thought that perhaps...
445
00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:47,920
my mom never really loved me.
446
00:21:49,460 --> 00:21:53,970
Asa, as your mother, I...
447
00:21:53,970 --> 00:21:55,970
love you so much.
448
00:21:57,570 --> 00:21:59,720
You don't know that!
449
00:21:59,980 --> 00:22:01,730
It could be a lie.
450
00:22:01,730 --> 00:22:03,430
Who knows?
451
00:22:03,980 --> 00:22:05,460
She could've written anything...
452
00:22:05,980 --> 00:22:07,520
How would I know?
453
00:22:08,150 --> 00:22:09,870
How would I know?!