Junai Dissonance (Love Dissonance / 純愛ディソナンス)

That incident from high school

still gets to you, doesn't it?

No, it doesn't.

Please let me go!

It's your fault for being incompetent.

I guess that side of you hasn't changed, Nitta Sensei.

Never call me "Sensei" again.

Allow me to introduce my husband...

I'm Masaki Nitta.

People always think about pointless things.

If the path they'd been walking had been different...

If the path had turned a different direction...

what kind of life would they have led?

Everything's pointless. It's nothing but an illusion.

It doesn't come with a real sense of touch.

Good morning, Masaki.

Good morning.

Say... was it your first time at this restaurant?

Ah, yeah... at the meeting yesterday.

Cold-brewed iced coffee, iced cafe latte, and royal milk tea.

I guess you and this woman don't see eye to eye with each other.

- This woman? - This royal milk tea woman. A woman, right?

I'm not too sure. But-

You don't see eye to eye with her. I can tell!

She craves to be the center of attention, can't read the atmosphere,

and forces her values onto others.

She's that kind of woman, don't you think?

Well, you may be right.

Should I drop her off the project, then?

Actually, there's a young guy among them who's quite good at his job.

I was thinking of getting him as replacement.

I see! In that case, let's do that.

Thanks.

Oh, right. By the way,

- I'm meeting Izumi again today. - What?

It's a business meeting.

I see.

Allow me to introduce my husband...

I'm Masaki Nitta.

Hello.

- Ah! - Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

What were you doing? What did you do?

Well, I had to look up something on the internet, so...

You read it, right?

- I didn't read it, but... - But?

"There's a love... that cannot be forgotten", right?

Huh?! You did read it!

Well, I definitely know how that feels.

"Is this called love? Or is it just an obsession?"

I know the feeling.

Been there, done that.

Forget that, forget that. Erase it off.

- That was horrible writing. - Why?! It's good!

- I want to read what happens next. - I wrote that yesterday on the spur of the moment.

Are you influenced by Kanata Minami? Oh, wait.

Did you see it?

This.

How sweet. I also want to have dinner with my husband...

at a fancy restaurant and upload a flirty photo.

- You'll need to get a boyfriend before that. - Well...

Say so for yourself.

Stop making a ruckus.

Let me introduce. Meet our new tenant, Haruto Murakami!

I'm Murakami. Pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you too.

How old are you, Haruto?

I'm 19.

So young! I can't do anything about it.

You're only 23, you know?

Being 23 means you've folded over a page of your life.

Right?

Since you're 19, you're a student?

I'm a part-timer. I've just arrived in Tokyo in spring.

Well then, let me show you your room.

My... doesn't he look cute?

- You think of nothing else but that? - Well, yeah.

If it's someone else beside me to walk through our lives together...

See you.

Take care.

I'm going off.

Would it be a sin... if I think that way?

A party?

It's a collaboration with an events company,

with over 30 million participants every year.

Of course, the aim is to find a second partner.

The president will also join in as a guest on the day itself.

Through this party, our target for this month is an increase of 30,000 registrants on 2ndApp.

That's all.

We'll share this with the other departments immediately.

We'll leave it to you.

- Hey, Part-timer. - Yes.

You seem to have something to say.

Are the participants of this party all married people?

Of course. This is to get people to register for 2ndApp.

- That means encouraging people to have an affair, right? - Huh?

All of them are married, after all!

That's where someone's wife and someone's husband meet, get along well and fall in love, no?

What kind of immoral platform is that?

What are you talking about? All this is for 2ndApp.

I still don't get the idea of a "second partner".

You already have a partner, but yet you look for-

This is the shape of how love is in a new era.

New? Adultery has been around since long time ago.

Izumi, calm down.

- You have an abnormally low level of understanding. - Huh?

When your own feelings are not satisfied,

that void in your heart can't be filled with having a partner alone.

And that... is a very natural feeling.

That era where people deny that feeling, is already over.

I don't need that kind of person, though.

That's why I said it's a misunderstanding.

In that case, can you prove it?

What happened?

It's regarding the residents of the high-rise condominium that we're overseeing.

It seems there was some fabrication in the financial report,

- and a representative named Kuramochi came over to protest. - These are the signatures...

of the protesters and residents.

We would like some sincerity from your side.

Sincerity?! What does that mean?

We are asking for three hundred million yen as compensation.

- Three hundred million?! - If it's not possible, we'll meet in court.

There's no way we will back down from this, everyone!

Arrogance, conceit, pretending to be chivalrous...

Behavior that makes others think they're superior.

How utterly hideous that is.

Wait, wait, wait...

Please calm down.

What?! Three hundred million, you said?!

It is our great honor.

- Huh? - What?

Thank you for highlighting this problem to us.

Of course. There's no way we can forgive this!

I am touched by your spirit.

It is because Monolith Estate has residents like you,

which is why we appreciate that you live in our property.

We will conduct a thorough investigation on our end,

and arrange a discussion with you another day. How about that?

Well, since you requested, another day then.

No way we're going to give them three hundred million!

Only shameless thieves like them would say that!

You heard it, Dad. He's making us look like we're the ones at fault!

You're right.

I don't care if he's a doctor or something, is he that great?!

- Aren't you angry about this, Dad? - Keep your cool!

- Masaki. - Yes.

What is the most important thing right now?

Keep that man quiet, and settle the protest as soon as possible.

That's why... you are my son-in-law.

I'd like to develop a web novel for our site themed around a second partner.

I don't think... there is a need for you to do this job, right, Ms. Minami?

You're right.

It's a cheap theme that's low-class, cliché, and indecent.

In that case, shall we turn them down at today's meeting?

- Don't turn them down. - What?

There's a reason why I want to accept it.

Thank you very much for accepting our proposal.

We look forward to working with you from now on.

You're not working on this project, Izumi?

I'm just a part-timer, so...

What? Come on, work on it too. It's not possible?

Well...

She's a complete newbie, but if you wish for her to...

- That's what he said. Let's work together. - Okay.

Both of you get along very well!

Why don't you let Ms. Minami read your novel?

- Novel? - It's okay.

Her goal is to be a novelist.

Really?! Is that true?

It's not exactly a novel. I wrote that without a goal in mind.

But Izumi, you don't want me to read it, do you?

What?

Why do you say so?

We're both connected by fate.

Connected by fate?

Right?

Well...

Izumi always dozes off during my lessons. Terrible, isn't she?

Oh, that won't do!

I felt quite hurt, you know?

Oh...I'm sorry.

But other than that, she was a really good child. An honor student.

Oh?

I have something on after this, so I'll take my leave.

Okay, thanks for the hard work.

Excuse me...

What is it?

Thank you for what happened earlier.

Thank me?

For not bringing up the past.

The past? Did anything happen?

I acted all on my own...

and created a lot of trouble for Nitta Sensei.

Her future's ruined, and it's your fault!

Let your daughter free!

Rid yourself of this teacher, immediately!

I am really sorry about that.

But there was nothing between us.

I was still a child then, so I didn't know what I was doing.

That was bad, wasn't it?

That happened, huh?