Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (グッドライフ〜ありがとう、パパ。さよなら〜)

The 7 years I spent with you was a mistake.

Don't come to see me anymore.

Then you must be proud of your mommy.

This knee tingles.

What are you going to do about Waku. Do you even consider yourself a mother?

I hate you, Mommy. I hate you!

Why didn't you go with Mom?

If Wak-kun went away too,

Daddy will be all alone.

Wak-kun's up.

Daddy, they're Usagi Sennin*

They live on the moon.

This one's Usagi Sennin and this one's Usagi Sennin too.

If you make a wish, they make it come true.

Are you ready for school?

Today's PE day. Gym clothes.

Gym clothes?

?

-And Wak-kun has to go to the hospital. -Hospital?

This knee tingles.

The doctor told me to come again if it still tingled next Monday.

You’re fine. It happens to kids all the time.

Yes, Sawamoto.

What time’s the press conference? Who’s going?

Okay, got it. I’m on my way. "Waku Art Class"

Kids who waste food won’t grow big, you know.

Alright~.

Wak-kun bathroom.

If something happens, you can call my cell phone, right?

-Daddy. -What?

-And…and… -I don’t have time. Hurry up.

Will it just be the two of us?

Is it going to be just Daddy and Wak-kun today and tomorrow and always?

Dad has to go to work.

Sawamoto Waku-kun. Remember? The kid who got hurt at school.

-He hasn't come to the outpatient clinic yet? -No.

He hasn't...

Kuramoto's at the Marunouchi Police press conference.

Also, regarding the Koutou-ku arson incident,

it seems...um...the inspection of the scene is taking longer than expected.

-Is there a need to report that now? -I'm sorry.

Also, um...

Keep is short. Say it in one sentence.

Yes. Tani-san's covering the Koutou-ku incident. In place of Kojima.

I'm no spring chicken, so go easy on me, huh, Chief?

-Hello, Sawamoto. -This is Hosokawa, Waku-kun’s teacher.

I called your home, but was unable to reach your wife.

If it’s about the handout, I’ll have him bring it in tomorrow.

No, Waku-kun

said his knee hurts and didn't participate in PE today again.

If it's because of the accident at school the other day,

-we, as the school...that is... -Let me call you back later.

[He has a mouth, but there are words he can’t say.]

Did you need something?

No.

I'm going to the press conference.

"Kojima - Off"

Excuse me.

Where is the art classroom?

Thank you.

I’m going to be late today, so I’ll take him to the hospital some other day.

[There are some words that Daddy just can't say.]

Wak-kun.

Where's Wak-kun's mommy?

She's off today.

-Did you decide what snacks to buy for the field trip? -Not yet.

Do you want to go buy them with me?

-Yes. Promise for sure? -Promise for sure.

-Shinpei Sensei, good bye. -Bye bye.

-Wak-kun, bye bye. -Bye bye.

Peisen.

I'm sorry I was late today.

Wak-kun, did you come by yourself?/N-Yes.

Why are rabbit's ears long?

That's so that they can hear well... isn't it?

Rabbits probably have really good hearing.

No, they don't.

Owls are the ones who can hear really well.

Is that right?

This ear and this ear are placed different.

Byong~

Like a radar, they can hear faraway noises too.

Is that right? I've been enlightened.

Wak-kun, are you eating properly?

Yes.

Daddy!

I told you to be a good boy and stay home.

Dad has to go back to work right away.

-He's Peisen. -Peisen?

Nice to meet you.

I’m Yukimura Shinpei, professor at the Tokyo Art University.

Yes.

I’ve been holding a workshop for children since last year, and

since Wak-kun came by himself today...

My wife hasn't been feeling well lately.

Ah...I see.

We should get going.

Peisen, bye bye.

What's wrong?

Marie Laurencin. Do you know this verse she wrote?

More pitiful than an unfortunate woman,

or a forsaken woman, or a woman who died,

is a forgotten woman.

They said they’ll contact me when there’s an opening, but it's already my fourth interview.

I guess it's pretty tough, as expected.

But I’m fine. I still have quite a bit of

money I saved before I got married.

And it's fun for me just to be able to discuss paintings at these interviews.

I’d forgotten for a long time

how wonderful it feels to freely say

what I want.

Don't you have to go get him?

It's not too late yet.

Shall we go eat?

Sensei.

I'm sorry I didn't come until the Monday after Monday after Monday.

We have been awaiting your visit for a long time.

Oh, I'm Maruyama, the pediatrician.

-Does this hurt? -It doesn't hurt. It just tingles.

Isn't it growing pains?

Happens to kids all the time, doesn't it?

I'm a little concerned.

Waku-kun, let’s do a little prick and find out, shall we?

Daddy. Daddy.

Excuse me.

Daddy!

So what’s happening with the Koutou-ku incident?

Alright.

Be prepared for the press conference anytime.

Why are they making us wait so long.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

-So what was it? -Let's talk over there.

Can you wait here a little longer?

-Here she comes. -Sensei.

Wak-kun.

-Stay with him for a bit, okay? -Yes.

This way please.

Hello.

Where's the other family member?

Pardon?

Where's Waku-kun's mother?

My wife is ill right now.

Excuse me, but what does she have?

Um... Does that have anything to do with the test results?

Can you stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

I have to return to work.

Your son needs to be hospitalized immediately.

What?

Waku-kun's blood

has an abnormal number of white blood cells.

We suspect it might be a blood disease.

We need to run some tests,so please make arrangements to have him hospitalized immediately.

Hospitalized?

Sawamoto-san?

Sawamoto-san.

What's the name of the disease?

Tell me what it is.

We're not positive yet.

Let's run some more tests tomorrow.

This is Sawamoto Waku-kun, who will be staying at the hospital starting today.

Okay, let's go.

This is the hospital gown.

Please have him change. I'll be back shortly.

-Is Wak-kun sick? -It's not a big deal.

-Am I going to be hospitalized? -Yeah.

Until when?

Until you're done with the tests tomorrow.

-Can I go home right after the tests? -Yes, so be a good boy.

Are you leaving?

I'll be back soon.

Let's wait here together, okay?

[Waku-kun's blood

has an abnormal number of white blood cells.]

Can't you sleep?

I counted a lot of sheep, but...

When I was little, I used to look at the sky too when I couldn't sleep.

I'd connect the stars with my finger.

When you connect the stars, they start looking like different things.

Sometimes it looks like a bear, sometimes a sheep.

Did Onee-chan sleep alone too?

I guess there were times I did.

Wak-kun's okay alone. Daddy will be here tomorrow too.

Yeah, you're right.

You can see Daddy when tomorrow comes.

Good night.

3, 2, 1.

I'm still at the hospital.

Did Waku-kun's father come yesterday?

He brought some change of clothes and left right away.

I thought he was going to be here for the bone marrow biopsy.

About that, he called a little while ago

and said that he just can't get away from work, so give him a call when the results are out.

Work, huh...

Wak-kun, your daddy got real busy at work, so

he said he'll come later. Let's get through the tests with me, okay?

You wanna know something?

You're getting a shot today.

They're gonna stick a humongous needle in your butt.

You want me to help you escape?

I talked to you previously when I was covering a story.