The Extreme Sukiyaki (ジ、エクストリーム、スキヤキ)

What are you doing today?

You don't have work, right?

Someone is coming to visit.

Are you staying?

I guess it's a little better

if you're gone--

What is this?

W-what is this?

It's sukiyaki.

But that's pork.

Pork? So?

It's sukiyaki.

This isn't sukiyaki.

You think this is sukiyaki?

Uh, yeah.

Listen, Ookawa-kun.

What?

This isn't sukiyaki.

It's not sukiyaki.

The

Extreme

Sukiyaki

So you can stay if you want,

but I might end up punching him.

Give it up.

You mean Minemura-san?

No.

You're close, but no.

Horaguchi-san.

So... go out for the day.

No. It's cold out.

Then...

What will you do?

Don't let those shavings fly off.

They're falling onto the newspa--

That one just flew off over there.

What will you do with that?

Make sure you get rid of it.

I have been.

Not those. The actual thing.

Why toss this?

So what about that person? Why so suddenly?

Who?

The one coming by today.

I don't know.

That's what I want to know.

You're skateboarding?

Ah, yeah.

Can you skate?

Yeah, kind of.

If we're just talking about standing on it.

I can't if it's moving, though.

- Horaguchi-san... - Yeah?

Why are you here, out of the blue?

Oh, uh...

It's just, you know...

Oh, what is that?

Actually, what are you doing?

Carving wood.

A bow.

Why? Why?

I'm not sure.

You don't know why?

There doesn't need to be a reason.

Huh?

There's no reason behind it.

What?

Whatever, it's fine.

It is.

It is fine.

But I'm curious! It's awesome.

I...

haven't forgiven you, you know.

Suddenly getting a hold of me...

What's the problem?

You haven't since the funeral.

Oh.

Really?

How many years do you think it's been? 10!

Wasn't it 15 years?

15 years!

You never sent any word.

So why now?

Nothing in particular... just, you know...

And I...

already cut you out of my life.

No, no, no... I cut you out, too.

Then why are you here?

To see you.

No,

if you see somebody

that you cut off contact with,

then you're still in contact! Do you get that?

Yeah, but we're reconnecting.

Reconnect when contact is cut off?

That isn't possible?!

I don't know! Don't ask me!

Then who can I ask?

Ask other people who have done it before!

Why did you come here?

It's just... you know...

I'm... not too sure, either.

It's just...

I've run out of things to do, or something.

You can just do nothing.

No, even you can't get by doing nothing.

Coming to me because of that is far from cool.

B-b-but, Ookawa...

What?

You were always, you know...

good at handling stuff like this.

Like what?

Having nothing to do.

I wonder if bows...

can be carried on board?

Bows.

Can they be brought onto airplanes?

...that's a bow?!

I want to go abroad

on that one right there.

You can't.

Why not?

That's a domestic flight.

There's a jungle in Okinawa.

In Okinawa.

I can get there on a plane.

Isn't that more like the woods, or a forest?

And "jungle"...

is that "forest" in English?

No, they're different... aren't they?

Like, you know...

Jungles are like... fuller than forests.

So, what about the jungle?

Well...

It's just that I...

want to film a documentary there.

About the jungle?

No, no, about a trip through the jungle.

Who is going on the trip?

Me.

Who is filming it?

...me?

Do you have something to use for filming?

No, I don't.

Do you?

I do if we're talking about photos.

Where do they sell cameras for films?

At that place...

Akihabara, maybe?

Akihabara, huh...

Ookawa...

What?

How about we make that film together?

Horaguchi-san...

do you think about the future?

Of Japan?

You don't think about the future of Japan, do you?

Well, no, I don't. Why?

Well, I mean yours.

Why is this about me?

Why? What?

Well, I mean...

What you're going to do, and such.

Oh.

Well, I do think about it.

Are you keeping in touch?

About what? With who?

With Kyouko-san.

Are you going to Director Nakamura's funeral?

Of course I'm going.

Want to go together?

Why?

I thought it'd calm the nerves.

Mine. I'm talking about mine.

I wanted to leave it on.

Why?

It seems like a sign of good luck.

For what?

For what?

Just in general?

Suzuki-san...

Yes?

I...

have given this some thought.

Can I go ahead and say it?

Say what?

Well,

I'm about to say it. May I?

I guess that depends on what you have to say.

What is it about?

That's why I'm asking for permission to say it.

But if I don't know what it is, I don't know if it's okay.

I...

am not considering marriage.

At all. Or anything like it.

With who?

With me?

Like I said...

I'm not considering marriage or anything.

Oh.