Risou no Otoko (The Ideal Man / 理想のオトコ)

- Toko-san! - Sensei!

I'm sorry! It's just been so long since I've seen you.

No, I would have done the same...

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry, too.

Did you make that, Sensei?

I wanted you to eat it, Toko-san.

I got a lot of mushrooms.

- Thank you very much! - Ah, it's okay...

Wait, Mister, Mister, take this, take this...

Hey, because you're going to do your best for her today!

It's okay. It's okay. Ah, wait a minute!

Take this too, take this too... Hey, go for it!

Go for it! Is that enough? Is that enough?

If it's not enough, I'll send more!

Hey, Mister, go for it!

Thank you for this food.

Ah...

More mushrooms, yes.

Oh no...

- - Here you go.

Thank you.

I'm sorry. Let's eat.

I apologize for making you feel lonely.

Sensei...

But I don't want to break up with you, Toko-san.

I won't abandon my work as a manga artist.

But if I do that,

I won't be able to make Toko-san happy, I'll make her unhappy.

Did Keigo tell you that? You met with him the other day, didn't you?

You don't have to worry about that.

It's important.

My work and you, Toko-san...

It's more than just an ultimate choice.

But when I think about it,

I just... get lost again,

and I don't know what to do.

I'm not going to be unhappy.

But...

I just wasn't ready for it.

I wanted a man to protect me.

I thought that my ideal man would be someone who could protect me.

But it's not.

I believe I should be the one to protect you.

Hey, Sensei.

From now on, it's okay if you get so caught up in your work that you forget about me.

But please make sure that you come back to me.

Sensei.

- Yes. - Good.

Ah...

Wow, these are all so amazing.

And also, it's kind of nostalgic.

There's still a lot of nature in the countryside...

There's a place I like the most.

A lake in the mountains on the outskirts of the village.

For some reason, I feel at ease when I go there.

I know this place.

My mother's family lived near here, and when I was in elementary school,

I used to go to this lake during spring and summer vacations.

- Really? - Yes.

Eh...

I didn't know Toko-san was in the countryside.

I always feel down during spring break.

You have to change classes for the new school year, right?

So I was sad to be separated from all of my close friends.

And then, one day...

Here.

If you want, here...

An artist gave me a sketch of me.

With a smile on my face.

I'm sure he was trying to cheer me up because he couldn't stand to see

a girl sighing all the time.

Do you know him?

No, I don't know him.

Hmm, but he's tall and kind looking man...

Could it be...

Toko-san.

Will you marry me?

What?

- This one is really interesting. - Good.

- Then, I'll look forward to our next project. - Yes, thank you very much.

- Thank you very much. - Thank you.

- Thank you very much. Truly. - Thank you

- Takano-san? - Ah, yes.

- I'm back. - Welcome back, Miss.

Here's your key.

- A package has arrived for you. - Ah, thanks.

Why are you here alone in a hotel?

Did you follow me here?

I was worried because you started walking in the opposite direction from the station.

You need not worry about it.

You're just a business associate.

That's unfair.

Miss?

Ah... I know this person.

Ah... my apologies.

Hey, come over here.

I'm being unfair, shouldn't it be you who's being unfair?

You approached me knowing that I'm married and that I couldn't give in to you because you're just a business associate.

Yes, I did.

But... that's not the point anymore.

What?

Are you separated from your husband?

- It's none of your business. - Yes, it is.

I know you like me, too.

You are free to fall in love

with someone even if they are married.

I am not free.

I have more burden than you do.

Whatever you do,

you can't do it just because you're young.

You have to consider what the world thinks of you and where you stand.

As you get older, you have more and more of these things,

and you can't act on your emotions alone.

That's what being an adult is.

Is that all you have to say?

Please come to me.

Your true feelings,

let me hear them.

I don't want to say it...

Why?

I don't want to put a curse on you.

If I do end up being divorced,

I don't want to think it's your fault.

But if we continue with this relationship,

it would be one that was created by destroying a marriage.

It's a curse that will follow you around.

I'm going to keep my distance from you as well.

He proposed to me, didn't he?

Will you marry me?

No, but since it's Sensei, he might freak out if I don't check with him properly.

But honestly it makes me happy.

Hello, Marisa. Perfect timing. You know...

Toko...

Huh?

I'm getting a divorce.

What?

I'll tell you all about it when things settle down, but right now I'm at a business hotel.

You want to get separated?

I'm sorry for hitting you.