Renai Jidai (Love Generation, 恋愛時代)

- We're divorced. - Eh?

Anyway eating together after we broke up it's weird.

Then I'll introduce you to someone! The one you'll marry.

I'll make you happy with my own hands!

Haru-san dressed in white was so beautiful that I couldn't look away.

Please introduce me to your ex wife!

I'll introduce you. Someone you can marry in the future. Nagatomi-san.

Is this your ex husbant?

Introduce me to him. As a potential partner to marry.

I have to find a new father for this child. That's my duty right now.

- She's Ogasawara Kasumi-san and her daughter Aya-chan! - Hello.

I wanted to see your face no matter what, before work.

Am I not good enought?

I won't let you regret... that you broke up with him.

If you marry me, I'll never let you go.

I made cabbage rolls! Please make sure to eat them!

Please take good care of Aya!

- I'm off! - Eh? Wa...wait..

How is it going with Nagatomi-san?

You wouldn't have broken up

if that didn't happen, right?

We were the happiest people

back then, when we thought the three of us would be family.

I can't belive that someday I'll be happier than those days.

Our child disappeared.

"e need to keep going on with our lives.

To keep going on with our lives with our new partners.

Senpai you keep drinking like you're racing with someone even now.

Someone who has had the honor of being trained at the International woman wrestler club

can't drink like a little girl. Come on! Haru you too!

What's wrong, swimming club?

If two parties try and punish each other you call it a quarrel. Then what about the divorce?

Think about it. Feel it!

I felt it enough. Give me a break already. Think about it. Feel it!

I felt it enough. Give me a break already.

That time when love cools down and that cold feeling you get.

You get irritated just by being together

and you quarrel all the time... Everyday becomes so tiring.

It's because you told Hayase "Let's go on with our lives"

so he doesn't have much choice and can't look back. Do you want to start over again with him?

No way. I want to go forward.

"Whatever you may think now about

your ended marriage with Hayase-san"

"I won't let you regret it."

Probably it'll turn out well.

Eh?

No, it's nothing.

- Did something happen? - Not really.

- Your partner is Nagatomi? - You're wrong!

Did you just started dating him? Confess!

I did! I did!

- Hurts... - Are you ok?

...and I want you to tell me.

Last time...

- It's her fault, right? - That's right!

She was so cool...

Aren't you reacting the wrong way? Aren't you worried about me?

You know, since we work together.

- Was that judo? - Wrestling. Former japanese rapresentative.

Eh? That's great!

She has always hated me. At the wedding ceremony she said to Haru

"Will you be fine with this guy?" and I heard all of it.

- Woah.... - What?

You two divorced and you weren't ok so

she was right.

Whatever she might say, you can't really disagree.

As I expected, this is the authentic flavour.

Sis, should we start a Chanpon restaurants?

If we do, I can stop looking for a job, right?

Administration is impossible for you.

Then, I'll marry a multi-millionaire!

If I do that, I can stop looking for a job, right?

As I expected. I can't belive how naive you are.

- An oil magnate. You have to look for him though. - Yes, I think an oil magnate would do.

An oil magnate? I've never met one.

- Well, they don't usually just walk around here. - Oil magnate, where are you?

Senpai, you don't want to marry?

It's not that I've decided that way.

I just don't want to change my life for anyone.

What if you met an oil magnate then?

I would stop right there.

If it's an oil magnate then I would waver inside too.

They call you the king of the japanese hotels.

How do you feel about that?

Then... what's your wish if you meet an oil magnate?

Cheers!

Can we have your son's opinion?

Haru-san.

Ah...Hello.

Uhm... about last time. I suddenly...I'm sorry!

Ah...no.

It's really because I drank a little bit too much

and I became too bold. Suddenly I kissed...

Ah… This is where I work so can we change the topic?

I'm sorry.

Should we go and grab a bite again sometimes?

You don't want to?

Not at all! I'm happy.

You invited me this time Haru-san... I was surprised.

Ah.. what do you think if we go grab some lunch right now?

...and so today this customer's lucky number was the 5 that's why

she chose the fifth crosstrainer from the right and there was no way to move her from there.

-Eh.. - And then...

- Ah...what a waste. - I'm sorry.

- Here. - Thank you very much.

Anyway the way you use your chopsticks is weird.

I see. I'll use this opportunity to correct it.

"- Chopsticks." "-Uhm?"

"- The way you use your chopsticks hasn't improved at all." "- Let me do as I want."

Sorry, taro-san...

- Look please. Like this. - Yes.

Like this. Keep the bottom one secure and move just upper one.

- Like this? - Yes.

I see... Ah it's easier.

"With him as a partner I don't have to argue."

- If you're taking off your clothes, then put them in the washing machine. - I'll put them later.

Don't put them inside out in the washing machine.

I just came back and I'm tired so can I drink some damn water at least?

You could do that after you change.

Well, you didn't do this morning's dishes, right?

Before telling all this stuff to me, do your part!

No... I think you have already noticed by now

I want to tell you everything that happened that day

I want to know more about you Haru-san that's why I'm happy.

But men hate it when womens begin to talk a lot, right?

I talk a lot too.

You are a receptive man when it comes to what a woman likes.

Eh? Is that so?

Women need some kind of response when they talk since they are living creatures.

- My sister is attending the university here. - Yes.

Next time... would you like to meet her?

- Is that fine? - Please.

And then from Yuka-chan's circle

- suddenly I received a phone call. - Hmm...

Hayase-san, you're the type that doesn't listen at all when a woman talks.

Your ex wife used to get mad at you for this.

That's not true.

People like you are called insensitive to womens feelings.

What am I going to do? Finally my dream has taken a form.

Right now, it's living. In this dimension.

Ah... Riichiro-san. So, this is where you're working.

Hello...

I needed to buy a book suddenly, so I came here. What a coincidence

to find out that you're working here.

- Yes... - Ah...

- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. Hello.

Eh?...Eeee....This is Ogasawara Kasumi-san.

My ex wife's....Eto-san's friend from elementary and middle

- school. - Eh? And?

- And? - And?

And? And.... Right now

we meet sometimes... as friends?

She left. She has left!

- Friends...You said friends? - Eh? What?

It was a perfect failure. That answer you gave.

"What am I to you? Say it clearly."

That answer was massive failure for that kind of test. - Are there such tests?

You can't avoid it or be evasive during that test.

"I can't leave it like this." That's what men think after.

Use the people around you and build a bridge to that castle.

Castle...

Would women do such things?

They do. They do.

5 years ago.

This is my sister, Shizuka. She came in Tokyo to prepare for an exam.

- Is it ok if she joins us today? - Of course.

This is Hayase Riichiro-san. We've been dating for 3 months.

- Right... - Hello.

I didn't think I would be meeting with your sister.

- Ah... Excuse me! "-Yes."

Uhm... a lemon tea and a milk tea...

If you live 20 minutes far by foot from the station

- Yes? - If you can't make it for the last train and you can't take the bus.

Would you take a taxi? Or would you walk?

Taxi... I think

He might be a big spender.

Eh...

Will your sister stay with us the whole day today?

Yes. Since she's going back tomorrow, today she'll be joining us.

I see...

And you know, next month my father will come to Tokyo. I'll introduce you to him.

Father... Your father. Isn't it a bit too soon?

- You'll just meet him. - That's true, but...

- You don't want to? - It's not like I don't want to... It's not like I don't want to...

Castle...

The door wasn't locked so we just came in.

Good job at work.

You read a book to Aya, right?

Thank you very much.

They gave me some vegetables at my part time work before so

as a thank you I'll make some breakfast for tomorrow.

Uhm...

I don't mind looking after Aya-chan

but I'm wondering if you could ask somebody else to do this?

Are we bothering you?

Nono... Not at all.

It's ok to rely on you when I have some kind of problem, right?

Because we're friends, right?

Mama do you like that person?

Who knows...