Lady Girls (オトナ女子)

She said, "It's better to marry someone younger."

I think you can live by yourself.

How does a 40-year-old woman, whose heart is in pieces from being dumped by a man,

claw out of her misery and find it? I want to see that.

? I can hear the whisper ?

? To strangers ?

- There you are! - Oh, Sayaka! You came.

? You were kind to give water ?

? Thank you ?

? But I don't have anything to give back ?

? You and your precious things ?

? around you ?

Oh.

I am going to write a picture journal when I get home.

We had fun, right?

Oh, I am going to give this to dad.

Really? He will be happy.

Huh?

You came?

Why are you eating alone?

Michiko, Sayaka, say hello.

I'll leave first. Excuse me.

This is my sister. And this girl is my niece.

- Hello. - Hello.

Your sister and your niece?

Yes. Her husband works in Osaka, living by himself.

So, while he is there, I am her father figure.

Oh, I see.

Hello. You're cute.

You are cute too.

You're such a good girl.

Ikeda Yu. He's a nice man, isn't he?

- Yeah, kind of. - He is single and doesn't seem to be a womanizer.

He is otaku, but he is an indoor-type.

He is happy if he has books and movies.

At this stage, otaku is alright.

- Even if he is a manhole cover otaku, for example? - What's that?

He is into movies and books. He's decent.

He might be watching gory films.

That's fine. Aki likes horror films.

You keep dissing on him.

I am not convinced about him yet.

What do you mean?

How come this nice person is not married, in his 40s?

He is good looking, too. Something is fishy. Right, Chikura?

Now that you mention it, you are right.

No, it is not like that. As I said before,

he is happy if he has books and movies.

So, he just happened to miss opportunities to get married.

Come on. That's simply your hopeful speculation. It's too good to be true.

So, you think there is a catch?

- Yeah. - What kind of catch?

There are many possibilities.

For example, he actually has a debt?

Or for example, a man who commits domestic violence?

- That's possible. Or, maybe he got divorced twice? - No chance.

Oh, maybe he has a mother complex.

He might be a gambling addict. Oh, the debt I mentioned earlier is from the gambling --

Wait, wait. You are just talking about your own experiences, right?

- Yeah, I might have experienced every case. - See?

- Just because you caught weird guys, it doesn't mean she will. RIght? - Right?

I am saying these for Aki.

You are like,"Finally I met a good one." Then, something would happen that would make you wonder, "Oh?"

You would go through this stage, like "What? No way. That's not it."

After all, you will say " Ah, I knew it." And you will hit rock bottom.

So, you are talking about yourself.

Oh, my.

It's gonna be alright. Hang in there.

The fact that I keep repeating the same experience

means that many women in the world keep repeating the same experiences.

Yeah, right.

Oh, it's ready.

Let's eat.

It's hot!

Sorry, it has wasabi in it.

Men are like dumplings with wasabi in them.

Those who are good-looking tend to have secrets or another side to them.

Until you actually eat them, you will never know.

Those guys you can tell they are useless by looking at them, they are much nicer.

It seems we are talking, assuming Ikeda-san is a bad person.

What do you think about that?

This time, I will give a careful thought.

By the way, how about you, Moeko? With the president of Aki's company?

We are having an adult relationship.

Too bad, it's time for me to go on a date. I'm sorry.

At this hour?

We are adults, you know. Bye.

-Huh? - See you later.

- What's with her? - She is going to have a 'night fever.'

- It's going to start soon. - I envy her.

So Midori, what about you?

Any sign of romance?

Huh?

There is none. All I can manage is to take care of my kids.

Oh, it's this late. I have to prepare for kids' bento for tomorrow. I am leaving after I eat this.

Okay.

Hello.

Sorry. I am still at work. Will take a little longer.

-Wow. - Congratulations.

Thank you.

The background sound doesn't sound like you are at work.

This is work as well.

It is an important job to research on consumption trends.

That is a convenient thing to say to make everything okay.

Good guess. You sure are a mature woman.

Are any of the women there more attractive than me?

- No. - It took time to answer.

I will be there soon.

I am waiting for you.

Yeah. See you then.

See you.

Adult relationship...

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What's this?

Wow.

Sensei. Thank you for coming.

Excuse me.

Thank you very much for taking care of my younger brother.

Please have tea.

Thank you.

You are so prim.

My kids don't have a father.

So that people wouldn't say "Her kids don't behave,"

I have been raising them very hard.

- That's admirable of you. - Not at all.

We have been cooperating with each other as a family. That's all.

Is that so.

- Nii-chan (old bro). What's next? - Next?

Wait.

Hurry.

This is...

Oh, no!

That is, well...

You didn't have to do this.

Teachers visit homes to see students' home life as it is.

I know it very well...

But, these words are sincere, right?

So that people wouldn't say" Her kids don't behave,"

I have been raising them very hard.

That is... yes.

I understand your home is nice.

Mom, are we done?

- We're done. - My shoulders are stiff.

My legs are numb.

Me, too, actually.

Eh? Sensei?

- You are wimpy as always, Sawadacchi (a nick name for Sawada sensei). - Hey!

Your teacher is so handsome.

Shut up.

What you choose makes the degree of your enjoyment fluctuate, making you have a happy ending or a bad ending.

That is the summary of the story this time.

Looking at this, I thought the story is lacking an element of 'secret.'

- Secret? - You think so?

The story continues as the two have information mutually open.

Well, you might be right.

'Secret' is a key element in stories, not limited to love stories.

Two people in love share a secret other people don't know...

That sure is an element that intensifies the romance.

- Okay, would you please talk with the writer? - Got it.

There are two kinds of secrets.

One is that two people in love share a secret to other people.

And the other is that the two have secrets to each other.

Excuse me, may I ask you?

Okay. Well, this is not a school, though.

Sorry. In reality as well, secrets intensify romance, right?

Yeah, if the two people share asecret.

- Do you want to share a secret with someone? - Eh?

- No, no. - Let me tell you, if only one of them has a secret, it is no good.

For example, if one of them has a secret, like having an affair,

won't it be exciting, like what's gonna happen?

The story gets exciting, but the person will only suffer.

I see.

Feeling guilty by having a secret you don't want your partner to know... That's bad.

On the other hand, if you don't feel guilty by having a secret, that means you don't love your partner.

You should quit such romance right away.

Then, your policy is not to have secrets?

There are times I end up having secrets regardless.

What do you do in that case?

I will take them to the grave.

At your age, you must have secrets you want to take to the grave. Maybe two, three, six, seven,

- nine, ten secrets. - That's too many. I don't have any.

No secrets? That's good. Keep on living your happy-go-lucky life.

You make me like a fool. Right?

I have never had big secrets to my boyfriends in the past.

Me, either.

Maybe he had secrets.

- If I don't know, it is the same as they don't exist. - Yeah, yeah.

If you have an affair, you should make sure he won't notice it.

I envy you. Young people are so simple.

I consider myself generally young. Don't draw a line here.

- Right there. - Nakahara-san looks like

a type who doesn't have secrets.

She is straightforward.

A woman of that type tends to be wicked inside.

Eh? You think so?

Yes.

What's with him? He likes Nakahara-san?

I thought so too.

Interesting. Shall we cheer him on?

In what sense?