Kaneko Misuzu monogatari: Minna chigatte, minna ii

EarthBuri Team Subs presents: KANEKO MISUZU STORY ~ Everyone is different and everyone is wonderful ~

What a beautiful massive sky!

Mr. Sun, thank you again...

...for another beautiful day!

"No matter how wide I spread my arms"

"I can't fly into the sky at all"

"But that little bird who can fly up in the sky"

"He can't run on the ground as fast as me"

"No matter how much I shake myself..."

"I will not make a beautiful sound"

"But that beautiful sounding bell..."

"It doesn't know as many songs as I do"

"A bell...a bird...and I..."

"Everyone is different and everyone is wonderful"

Where is she?

She is not here yet. I wonder where she is...

She will be home soon.

- Welcome home! - Grandmother.

You've studied so hard.

Congratulations on your graduation.

Teru, congratulations.

Thank you.

It's all thanks to you two.

What're you doing?

- Hello. - Masasuke-san, what's the occasion?

He's here to celebrate your graduation.

And he's got your congratulatory gift from your mother, too.

- Really? - Teru-chan...

I heard you've represented the entire graduation class and read the speech.

Masasuke-san too... you've improved your violin skills quite well.

What was it you were playing?

It's a minuet by Mozart.

Eh? Oh my~! That's amazing.

Forget about me. Let's go to the ocean.

What for?

What do you mean 'what's for...' I just want to go.

Then why don't you go by yourself..

Teru, you have a visitor.

Hohoyo-chan!

Teru-chan, congratulations on your graduation.

You came all the way from Misumi?

Masasuke-san too came all the way from Shimonoseki, right?

- Long time no see. - Same to you.

From Misumi to Senzaki, it isn't too far.

I, too, have much to tell you anyway.

Then, let's go to the ocean.

- Let's go to the ocean. - Grandmother, I'll be back!

Hey... Red-bean rice* will be ready soon.

Yes.

What did you want to tell me? It's about Koeda-sensei, right?

- How did you know? - I can see it on your face.

The ocean is calm and quiet today.

You don't need to pretend.

You love him, right? You wanted to marry him, right?

You should see yourself in the mirror.

But that Koeda-sensei... Where is he?

He was transferred since then... He is in Kanazawa...

Kanazawa? That Kanazawa?

Yes... He's a teacher at an all girls school in Kanazawa.

So, you go to see him that far?

No...we exchange letters...

That's nice.

Teru-chan... why do you say that?

There's nothing nice about it. It's so heartrending...

It's so nice to experience the heartrending feelings.

When you understand such heartrending feelings...

...you can understand love and pathos.

Really? You think so?

Yes, I think so.

Thank you. I feel little better now.

I wasn't sure if I should go forward with it...

- Turn around slowly. - Eh?

There is a heartrending person there.

Masasuke-san!

Teru-chan, there you are.

I've been looking for you.

He's been there for a while.

Teru-chan, just pretend you didn't notice.

Masasuke-san, do you need me?

Yes, grandmother said the red-bean rice is ready so you should come home.

Masasuke-san!

I ate too much red-bean rice.

I feel like I'm going to blow up.

I haven't seen Masasuke-san for a while but he has grown up.

He often comes over for no particular reason.

Of course, he comes over to see you.

- But... - Masasuke-san...

- He doesn't yet know the truth, right? - Hush.

Masasuke-san still believes you're...

...his cousin, right?

In reality, you are his sister... he still doesn't know that?

- He still doesn't know. - He doesn't know about his mother, too?

He thinks she is an aunt who became his stepmother.

Even though she is his real mother?

Isn't that cruel?

I feel sorry for Masasuke-san.

Masasuke-san is old enough.

- Isn't it time to tell him the truth...? - Please stop.

When Masasuke-san was going to be adopted as a newborn...

...my uncle in Shimonoseki told us never to tell the truth.

If the truth ever comes out, my mother will be in trouble.

Master is home!

- Master, welcome home. - Welcome home!

- Is Masasuke home? - I don't believe so.

Welcome home.

Is Masasuke in Senzaki again?

Yes, he said he told you.

I heard about it but never gave him permission.

Masasuke is on a spring break.

What's wrong with going away for a few days?

I'm sure you do remember but when Fuji was alive...

...we intentionally kept Masasuke away from Senzaki.

Fuji and I...

With all due respect, Kensuke and Teru have grown up.

They will never tell Masasuke that he is their brother.

At home, everyone treats Masasuke as the only son of Ueyama BunEi-do and spoils him.

But over there, Kensuke and Teru treat him as a cousin...

...without flattery or reserve.

I think it's good for Masasuke.

If Fuji and I had our own child...

...I wouldn't have to worry about such trivial things.

- Then, we should... - We should what?

Masasuke is not a child anymore. Isn't it about time to tell the truth?

Don't be ridiculous!

I have my own plans.

When the time is right, I'll tell him.

- Grandmother, may I ask you something? - What is it?

Something I can't ask anyone else but you.

Can you keep this a secret between us?

If you insist...

I'll never tell anyone.

Can cousins fall in love?

There are some cousins who fall in love with each other...

...and get married, right?

- Right, Grandmother? - Yes, you are right.

That's not a crime, right?

It's nothing to be ashamed of, right?

You are right.

So...

- So... - 'So...'?

So... what is it?

Sorry, Grandmother. I can't tell you.

I can't...

"Fish in the ocean are sad..."

"I feel sorry for the..."

"Fish in the ocean..."

Masasuke-san.

When did you get here?

I've been here for a while. I was watching you.

Really?

I see the rabbits hopping today.

Rabbits hopping?

See, you can see the white waves there, right?

It looks like white rabbits hopping.

- Oh... - The fishermen...

...called it that from long ago.

Instead of saying the ocean is getting rough...

...they said rabbits are hopping.

Since I was little, I love those words.

Rabbits hopping.

That maybe what made Teru-chan...

...to start writing poems.

Masasuke-san, how?

How did you know that I write poems?

Others may not noticed but I did.

Someday... someday...

Someday, what?

Don't need it to be a big publication...

Just a little book of poems.

Someday, when I open one of the pages slowly...

...my poem will be in it.

Is that what your dream is right now?

Poet Kaneko Teru.

Kaneko Misuzu.

Kaneko Misuzu?

Yes.

My pen name.

Why? Why Kaneko Misuzu?

Um... not sure why...

- Eh? - Really...

I don't know why but it just popped in my head.

Teru-chan, you are quite random.

Yes, I am.

Oh, by the way, what is your dream?

I have many dreams but my father will not allow it.

You are the heir to the Ueyama-BunEi-do.

I don't think I'm suited for a business.

Do you really want to become a violinist?

I'm not cut out for it. You really have to practice hard everyday.

- More than that... - What?

I won't tell anyone. I promise.

I'm not really sure yet...

...but I want to be someone who create things.

Artist, novelist...

...or maybe work with earth to make potteries.

I'm sure Masasuke-san's father will be very angry at me but...

What? I'll keep it a secret, too. Tell me.

Masasuke-san's dream...

I wish I can help you make it come true.

Teru-chan, please make one of my dreams come true.