School Counselor (Tomorrow's Promise / Ashita no Yakusoku / 明日の約束)

I've never liked my mom.

She would always suddenly fly into a rage.

She always puts me down.

She never thought about how I felt.

In Year 724, Emperor Shomu ascended to the throne.

This emperor...

You have to follow the conjugation rules...

when these words appear.

Let's take a look at them.

I've never liked my mom.

When I was in junior high school,

she never bought me a bra.

When I was in elementary school,

she forced me to keep an exchange diary with her.

But,

my feelings for her...

Maybe I should forgive him.

Yes.

If I were you,

I would tell him how I feel.

And then apologize for anything I did wrong.

I guess so.

That's a dangerous one.

Too bad. Want to play again?

I have to go.

I feel a lot better after talking to you.

Really? You're always welcome here.

Thank you, Ms. Hinata.

Bye.

All right. Bye.

Let me pick these up.

Bye, Ms. Oomiya.

Bye.

Ms. Hinata!

You have to listen to my troubles too.

No, I have to attend the meeting now.

All I need is five minutes. Actually...

Is it about your boyfriend again? - Yes.

The one who always stands you up...

and then gets mad at you, but is super cute?

Yes, that's him. You're so smart.

This is the fifth time already.

I always tell you,

a school counselor's job isn't to listen to your problems.

But don't you listen to students if they have relationship problems?

High school relationships are a lot different.

Ms. Oomiya, you're a grown woman.

You need to take responsibility for your own relationships.

What? - Go now.

Go.

I need to go.

We shouldn't talk about your worries at school when we're working.

It should be at a bar.

Can you go with me tonight?

No.

You're so mean.

I'm not free tonight.

Bye, Ms. Hinata.

Bye.

Ms. Aizawa, thank you for your hard work.

Thank you too, Mr. Kirishima.

I see you're getting along well with the students.

Well.

You're a lot more reliable than the previous school counselor.

Not really.

I'm not experienced enough.

By the way,

one of the students in your class...

Yoshioka Keigo, right?

Let's talk about that during the meeting.

Okay.

What? Is Keigo not here again?

He took the day off again.

He stays at home all day now.

First-years, go get ready.

Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Hiroto.

Look at this.

This...

Don't tell anyone.

Okay.

And that was the last thing on the agenda.

Does anyone else have something to say?

Principal, can I say something?

Of course.

Did Ms. Aizawa do something wrong again?

No.

This is about Yoshioka Keigo from Class 1B...

who has been skipping class ever since the second semester started.

What? A first-year student?

Mr. Kirishima is the homeroom teacher, right?

Yes.

I'm also very worried about this student.

This is normal for first-year students.

It's something like...

What is again? - What's that called?

A first-year crisis.

Students do skip more school after the summer holiday,

but...

Is there the possibility of bullying?

No.

According to my observation, there has been no bullying.

But, I think we shouldn't neglect the situation...

and do something about it.

He had good grades.

I'm thinking about doing a home visit with Mr. Kirishima.

I'll ask when they're free. We can go as soon as tomorrow.

You shouldn't blow the whole thing out of proportion.

Yes, we're already very busy.

Come on now. We can't just ignore the situation.

Mr. Kirishima, Ms. Aizawa, please do the home visit.

Okay. -Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. - Thank you.

I'm always worried about what she'll say during meetings.

She causes so much trouble.

Why can't she just be quiet like the previous counselor?

I know, right?

Mr. Kitami.

I've been thinking about this.

Do all the other teachers hate Ms. Hinata?

Ms. Oomiya, this is your first semester, right?

Yes.

I can't say they hate her,

but the senior teachers think she's too much trouble.

They think that a school counselor is just there to follow the rules.

They don't want any additional work.

Is that so?

I support Ms. Hinata.

She takes work seriously.

And look.

She's so cute.

Even if she's cute, she's older than you, isn't she?

Also, I think she has a boyfriend.

I know.

I'm just thinking about it.

But even though the other teachers are like that,

the principal and Mr. Kirishima seem to agree with Ms. Hinata.

"Yoshioka Keigo.

Class 1B. Number 33.

A member of the basketball team.

Lives with his parents and younger sister.

His dad is a Kamakura Education Committee.

His mom is a housewife.

He skipped a lot of classes during junior high too.

During his third year of junior high school,

he left home for two days.

The police had to bring him back."

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Where's your brother?

In his room probably.

All this time?

I don't know.

More importantly, I'm hungry.

Come in.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Sorry, I'm late.

Were you studying all day?

Yes.

You went out, didn't you?

Why?

Your shoes in the shoe cabinet look a little different.

Where did you go?

Who did you meet?

I went on a walk to get some fresh air.

I didn't meet anyone.

What's wrong?

If you go out, you need to tell me, okay?

Mom.

What is it?

My cell phone.

Do you need it?

I don't think so.

I'm sorry. Never mind.

Move faster!

Cover him!

Masuda, go get the coaching board.

Yes, sir.

Are you okay?

You're Masuda, second-year, right? Are you all right?

You look pale. - I'm fine.

I'm helping the basketball club.

Excuse me.

Hinata, sorry, I just got off work.

Are you going to be late again? Even though I'm used to it.

I'm sorry. Go find a restaurant. I'll be there soon.

No need.

I'm here to pick you up.

To our hard work. - To our hard work.

Sorry, we haven't seen each other for two weeks and we're at a bar.

It's fine.

So, how's your new job?

I have such a full schedule. So busy.

We're at our peak period,

but they want to open another wedding venue.

Everyone's complaining.

You have overtime every day. That's terrible.

My current clients have a lot of demands.

They're the moms of the bride and groom.