Second to Last Love (最後から二番目の恋)

I heard from Kadowaki-sensei. Why haven't you been going?

Because I'm okay.

"I'm okay." What's okay?

- Explain it to me clearly. - Because I'm okay.

You don't have to worry about me.

- Hold on, Shinpei! - Leave me alone.

Wait!

What do you mean, I don't have to worry?

Let me go.

- I have no choice but to worry, don't I? - Let go!

Sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

Why are you running away from this?

I'm not running away.

There's nowhere for me to run to, after all. It's like it's my fate.

So I can't run away from it.

So I figured I'd stop.

I thought long and hard about what was best for myself and I've resolved to live.

Every time the day for my exam would come I'd get anxious.

Since I didn't know when the results might come back with bad news, I'd lose my nerve.

And then I'd feel relieved.

I'd be so relieved the tears would come...

...so I didn't wait for the next exam.

I didn't like having to turn my back on my own feelings.

So I figured I'd just stop going.

That's running away.

- It looks to me like you're running away. - Why?

Even if you do get nervous and have to turn your back on your feelings, you should still go for your exams.

For example, if there are signs that aren't good...

...it's best to have gone in for an exam early and find that out.

Even if they do find that, I can't be cured.

That's why it's a mistake not to go.

I've stopped asking myself what's right and what's wrong.

It's okay if I'm mistaken. It's okay if it's not right.

- There's nothing "okay" about this. - I've quit; that's how it is.

Brother, you don't understand my feelings.

Shinpei.

Found one?

Oh, you found a good one.

Was Mom scared, too, when she was about to die?

Huh?

Since it was an accident, maybe she was only a little scared?

That's true.

Will Shin-niichan be okay?

He'll be okay. You don't have to worry.

Erina, you love Shinpei, don't you?

Everybody loves Shin-niichan.

That's true.

I think I understand Shin-niichan's feelings.

Here.

I'm going home.

Be careful.

Wake up.

- C'mon, wake up. - Be quiet.

It's boring.

Give me a break.

- At last, you're awake. Good morning. - It's not a good morning.

I'm a person who hates waking up. That's too bright! Stop this already.

What are you talking about? You should be happy waking up, right?

- Just how long to do intend to sleep? - Until I get up.

I sleep until I get up. Until I wake myself up, I sleep!

It's because you're like this that you haven't gotten married.

Huh?!

Just because I'm not married, that doesn't mean I'm not happy. How about you?

There were happy times.

Oh. How polite of you.

What am I talking about? I'm completely awake now, geez.

Still, there's that. We're the same.

In what way?

Even if you are a TV station producer...

...you wear jerseys when you're at home. Just like me.

Nothing wrong with that. After all, there's no one around to see me.

That's true. When you're in your own home it's okay, right?

No, no, no. Isn't that bad for a housewife, though?

It's said that cutting corners like this are the source of losing your husband's heart.

That's mean. Well, whatever.

Let's have breakfast. Breakfast.

No way. Could it be you'll make it?

We can have a delicious breakfast next door, can't we?

Hold on there. Didn't you come here because you didn't want to be over there?

Can't keep this a secret forever, after all. C'mon, let's go.

I really don't understand the Nagakura family.

C'mon, hurry!

I just got up; I don't want to go out right away. I'm 45, after all.

I'm saying that without my make-up on, no one'll even know who I am.

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Good morning!

Ah, I'm starving. What's for breakfast?

- Good morning! - Morning, Chiaki.

Good morning. Sorry for disturbing you.

Huh? What's up with everyone?

Nothing in particular.

Really? Yeah.

Look. Mariko, out of the way. You've finished eating, right? Go on, go on...

- Yes. - Yes, yes... Yes.

Then, Shinpei, 2 breakfasts, please.

By the way, what are you doing?

I'm staying with Chiaki-chan. Right?

Yes. That's what's happened.

Have you run away from home again?! What on earth are you doing?!

It's okay.

It's not okay. What's okay about it?

You need to talk this out with him. Because you have a child, right?

After you've discussed things, your feelings will be made clear.

Ahh... All right, all right already.

You are so boring. You really are a bureaucrat.

What's that?

I think it's best not to be rude for today and just go back.

It's okay. Don't worry, don't worry. Because I'm under your care.

I owe you for putting me up and feeding me, after all.

Because you owe her for putting you up and feeding you, you should be the one paying her back!

What are you so fussy about? It's okay, so sit, sit.

No, no. But... But...

- Sit, sit down. - Yes.

Thanks for waiting. Is juice okay?

Thank you. Looks delicious.

- Yes. Here. - Thank you, Shinpei.

Hmm, looks good.

Ah.

That's right. Mariko. Say.

Tell me how to do that. That.

Eh? About what?

That thing; that. The one with Chiaki-chan. Where you recruited men.

Don't include me in that.

- You want to take the challenge? - That's right.

What are you thinking, Noriko? Act your age.

Because. That guy did it, after all. Because he did.

It's mortifying. I'm not joking.

Look, Noriko. Think this through...

Enough already.

Because I know what you'll say, you don't have to say it.

What?

I know that this is a mistake.

But I'm doing it.

Onii-chan, because all you do is say the right things, it's boring.

What's wrong with saying the right things?

Who else thinks so?

Me.

Well...

I do think it's necessary that your brother say...

...those kinds of words to you, though.

Thank you very much.

No. I didn't say that in order to be thanked. It's not my intention to back you up, either.

In all practicality, it is true that you are boring.

Huh?

Well, still...

...it's certainly necessary to have someone around...

...who's proper, if boring.

Ala? I said something really wonderful just now, didn't I?

Maybe I can use that in one of my dramas...

Huh?

No, no.

Ah, excuse me, it's my phone.

Yes, hello?

Mitsue-san?

What's the matter? It's still early.

Thanks for your hard work.

What's up? She can't write?

Hmm... Should we look for an alternate writer?

Hmm, well... We'll decide after we've met her.

Yes.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Ala. She's come.

Hello.

Ala, my. You look terrible.

Still, well, pretty stylish.

Eh?

Welcome.

You can't write?

I guess I don't have any talent.

I'm already no good. Maybe I've been abandoned by God.

Somehow I'm relieved.

That even Kuriyama Haruka thinks such things.

You haven't slept, have you?

It's been tough, hasn't it?

And you have a family and your child is still young, isn't he?

That's right.

I'm not giving you any sympathy.

You're happily married and have a child...

...and you're active in a front-line job.

I'm surprised I didn't know anything about all that.

I even feel slightly depressed about it.

But I do think you're incredible.

I respect you.

And that's why...

Please...

Don't use your family as an excuse.

I don't want to hear that. It's not cool.

Moreover...

If you can't write anything, nothing can start. None of us can do anything.

That's the job. Your job.

It affects the lives of both cast and staff.

Moreover, you're shouldering the lives of your family.

I...

...can give you my opinions and make complaints...

...but I can't write.

It isn't possible for me to write.

So...

...I have no choice but to ask this of you, Sensei.

Please.