Dreaming in Between (逃げきれた夢)

Hello, long time no see.

- Long time no see. - Thanks for your care.

Hello, Mr. Suenaga.

Hello, would you like to share some red bean cakes with everyone here?

Thank you. We'll share them during afternoon tea.

I'm just not sure if they'll like the taste.

Hey, how have you been?

I've been pretty rough lately.

I don't know what to do next.

I just visited Aunt Miwako and Uncle Tatsuo.

They haven't changed a bit, they're doing well.

They even insisted I come in for a while, but I just wanted to say hello.

They wouldn't listen and dragged me in to sit for a while.

It's still the same as before, nothing has changed.

I was trapped in the foyer for half an hour, couldn't even leave.

Oh, by the way, Mr. Sohe's daughter is getting married.

If you knew who she's marrying, you'd be shocked.

The former nightclub top host.

Although he's doing some small business now, he doesn't seem to like it much.

So they're living off the savings from his nightclub days.

Must be hard on them, after all, it's their daughter.

But Mr. Sohe says, as long as they're happy, he doesn't mind.

I wonder what he really thinks?

That guy brushes his teeth several times a day.

Seems hard to break the habit of the nightclub life.

Funny, right? A grown man still doing that kind of thing.

Next time, I'll go clean Mom's grave. It's been a while.

Make her tombstone cleaner.

Dad, I'm leaving now. I just came today to see you.

I'll come again.

Bye.

Sorry to bother you.

Sorry.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Yuma, are you off today?

Oh, I see.

Where's your mom?

She's already gone to work.

Oh, right.

Kotaro.

Good dog.

Good morning, Koitaro.

Let's go,

let's go.

Good morning, Mrs. Sonoda.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Uehira.

Hey, is your knee okay now?

Yeah, it's much better now.

Wow, that's great. But still, be careful.

Thanks for your concern.

Kotaro.

Koitaro, say hi to Mrs. Sonoda.

Morning. It's so early and cold, yet you're still so energetic.

Come on, say hi.

Look at me, look at me.

Yuma.

Can you help me buy a bottle of Armani perfume next time you're at the store?

What are you talking about?

Lately, I can't stand my aging odor anymore. Is there a perfume that can cover it up?

There is.

Then I'll leave it to you.

How much does a perfume like that cost?

Don't worry about it. It's not much, and I have an employee discount.

Oh, really? Thanks.

Do you have a boyfriend?

What's up with you today?

Did something happen?

Huh? What are you talking about?

Um...

Seriously, what's wrong with you?

What do you mean, "what's wrong"?

If you have a boyfriend, introduce me to him.

Hey.

If your boyfriend asked me for permission to marry you, guess what I'd do?

I might knock him unconscious.

Once he's on the ground, I'd continue to stomp on his face.

If he still wants to marry you after that, I might consider it.

Just kidding.

Hey, do you have any memorable places from when our family used to go out together?

You're terrifying.

What's wrong with you today?

Seriously, what's going on?

Are you gonna talk or what?

Are you dying or something?

Dying?

You're really acting weird today.

Yuma, do you know what the mortality rate is?

Huh?

You're seriously annoying.

Sorry, sorry.

I know I'm being annoying right now.

Forgive me?

No way.

Sorry for the wait. Here's your grilled salmon set meal.

Good morning, teacher.

Can I not sit here?

Uh, you can sit...

I'll have the daily special set meal.

One daily special set meal.

Shonan, come here for a moment.

Thank you for coming.

Welcome. Please have a seat.

Teacher, shall I clear your plate?

Thank you.

Teacher.

You haven't paid yet.

Oh, sorry. Did I forget to pay?

Yes.

Sorry, sorry.

To be honest, I'm sick.

I've been getting forgetful.

Good morning, Vice Principal.

Good morning, Sensei Kitori. It's rare to see you here so early.

I had something on my mind and woke up early. Just thought I'd come to work early

- Is something wrong? - No, nothing...

Really nothing.

Although, I'm willing to listen if you want to talk.

Vice Principal, you're really good at reading people.

Will Sato Etsuko come to school today?

She should be with her boyfriend. It depends on whether he comes or not.

I see. I wonder if she got a tattoo?

I've told her several times she'll regret it later, but...

She's easily influenced by her boyfriend.

Well, even if she still likes coming to school, she can trust you.

Although I hope she'll put more effort into studying for another year.

It's quite troublesome. After all, she's still influenced by the boy.

By your logic, boys are influenced by girls, right?

- See you later. - Bye.

- Let's go with what we just discussed. - Okay.

Oh, by the way,

Mr. Sano's mother has been ill lately,

So he wants to start taking caregiving leave from next month.

Take some time to discuss his temporary leave with him when you get a chance.

It's really not easy.

-How old is his mother? - She's eighty-nine.

How long does he want to take off?

Let's have him take three months off for now.

His mother also had a serious illness last year, but she recovered afterwards.

Mr. Sano has been away from his parents since he started university,

So he wants to take good care of his mother while she's still alive.

I see.

I'll find some time to talk to him today.

Then I'll leave it to you.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Hello, I'm Vice Principal Suenaga.

Ah, sorry about that.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you. I'll hang up now.

Hello.

Hello.

Doing this kind of thing is not acceptable, you know?

What are you talking about?

Hmm, you're right. Teachers, please be more careful as well.

That's all for the meeting. But I have some good news to share with everyone.

Mr. Hirota's daughter was born. Let's congratulate him.

Thank you, everyone.

-How much does your daughter weigh? - Three thousand six hundred grams.

-Awesome. -Thank you.

That concludes the meeting. Let's do our best with today's work.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Bye. - Bye.

Takahashi-kun, it's nice to see how close you two are, but...

You should still be mindful of the situation.

Teacher, she's feeling unwell again today.

Miss Minami, are you okay?

Are you pretending to sleep or playing dead?

I'm pretending to be dead.

I'm really tired right now. What should I do?

Go to the infirmary.

I'm fine for now, so I won't go.

Why not? Come on.

Oh, teacher, I'll take her there.

Okay, then, I'll leave it to you.

Come on, Risa.

Good morning.

Good morning, Kondo.

Good morning, Vice Principal.

How have you been lately?

I've been thinking about whether to cut back on one of my part-time jobs.

I see.

Working the night shift at the karaoke bar is pretty good. I also want to work six days a week.

But after finishing the night shift and then doing the early morning shift cleaning toilets, it's a bit too much to handle.

I see.

And the hourly wage for cleaning toilets is 1000 yen.

Is 1000 yen per hour a high wage?

Where's it high?

I won't work for less than 1000 yen per hour. Do you know why?

Why?

Part-time jobs that pay 900 yen per hour are for animals.

Think about it, if it's 1100 yen per hour, working 100 hours would earn you an extra 20,000 yen or so.

It's a waste of time to do these jobs, so you have to choose the ones with higher hourly wages, otherwise it's not worth it.

I see.

Sorry for rambling on. You're not interested in this, are you?

It's not like what you're saying.

You're a civil servant, your job is stable.

So you definitely wouldn't care about this kind of thing.

I can tell from your expression.

Miss Komatsu, sorry to bother you.