Hotaru no Hikari (2007) s02e08 Episode Script

1
There we go.
KAGEROU AND SEMI AMEMIYA
I'm home.
Kagerou and Semi Amemiya.
Oh, from her parents in the countryside.
They've sent local snacks
and side dishes for drinking.
Huh?
Sake?
What will happen if
a female beer drinker drinks sake?
Ah, therefore,
what does it mean
when people fall in love…
A unique mental function of human beings…
Instinct for prosperity of species,
rational scheme of…
She's indulging in philosophy. How scary!
And then,
one falls in love, has a relationship,
and gets married.
Marriage…
We can live without marrying.
When I think of it this way…
Don't tell me she feels too lazy for it.
I'm too lazy to be bothered with
marriage.
I'm home.
Welcome back. You were home…
Yeah, I was.
Did you hear anything?
What does it mean
when people fall in love?
I'm too lazy to be bothered with marriage?
That was…
him! He said that!
It was me! I said that.
You've also made a mess.
It was me! I did that.
Hey, you should apologize.
I'm sorry, sir.
Don't drop things with each step you take.
Are you Hansel and Gretel?
I'm Nikkun, a Japanese sake,
and she's Hotaru.
I don't care! Just clean up!
I'm sorry.
Just take Amemiya from the manager!
-Oh!
-Good morning.
Will you hand this to Amemiya?
-What is it?
-She'll know what it is.
Hey, Seno! Where are you going?
I'm going to go say hi to the contractor,
then go home to take a nap.
You're skipping work?
I remembered what you told me.
What?
I need to organize my thoughts.
Have you heard this one before?
"A love is not eternal.
Someday it'll come to an end."
Are you saying you're going to wait for
Amemiya and Manger to fall out of love?
It means I'll wait for
my own feelings to end.
I'm not good at trying hard. Bye.
Good morning!
Good morning…
So I'll share the operation schedule
with you when it's ready.
-Thank you.
-Sure.
-Thank you for your time.
-Thank you.
Thank you for the other day.
Oh, thanks for coming.
Bye.
-Have a good day.
-You, too.
Have a nice day.
Did you feel that way about Konatsu?
That's why you were aroused.
From Seno.
He said you'd know.
Do you not care if Seno doesn't come back?
-Why would you ask me that?
-He's planning to quit.
If he quits now, isn't it troublesome?
Yeah, it is…
Then please ask him not to quit.
Please.
-Seno told me--
-You don't have to tell me.
He said he likes me
and my heart fluttered.
I told you I don't want to hear it!
Here.
Oh, thank you.
Sake is good,
but beer is best in the summer.
Ahomiya…
Come with me!
-Where are we going?
-My room.
What?
Sit here.
Sure.
All the girls in my class liked me
when I was in elementary school,
so unlike you, I've had a lot of
experience with relationships,
and have spent my youth
with no shortage of women.
If I was immature like then, I might've
pushed you down on the bed like a beast
as soon as you entered this room.
A beast?
The beast is gone on a trip,
so don't worry.
Okay…
What I'm trying to say is,
because I've lived longer than you,
I've experienced, thought, and realized
much more than you have.
Look at that!
What I wanted to show you
are these books I left open.
I read them last night and left
this morning without putting them back.
This is a behavior
I could've never imagined before.
That's true…
You're very organized.
I've changed because of you.
I must've had a bad influence on you.
I think it's good.
What?
I'm a guy who needs to be neat and tidy,
but you somehow changed me.
In a way, that's an improvement for me.
Improvement?
By accepting the other person,
you improve naturally.
I think that's what it means
to love someone.
Thanks to you,
I have more room in my heart,
and my life is richer for it.
I'm glad I met you.
Manager…
Listen, Ahomiya!
Okay.
You are a special person to me.
So this relationship with you is,
and you are, important to me.
You understand that, right?
Yes.
No woman is better than you.
Okay!
From now on, even if I see
other women as women,
don't worry about it.
Okay.
Wait, what?
That'll happen again in the future?
It probably will. I'm a guy.
What?
So let's organize the recyclable trash
before the beast comes back.
Let's go!
Oh, I need to introduce myself
to your parents.
Introduce yourself?
Yeah, before we get married.
You don't need to do such a formal thing.
Yes, I do!
First, call them to tell them that there's
someone you're thinking of marrying.
Fine…
-Right now!
-What? Right now?
You'll get lazy if you leave it for later.
Call them right now and say that you found
a great man you want to introduce!
Yes, sir!
I'll call my older sister first.
You have a sister?
She's married and lives in Funabashi.
Funabashi is pretty close by train.
When I think that she's so close,
I end up not contacting her.
How about during the three years
you were in Hong Kong?
I was busy with my work.
I can't believe there was
a person so close by
that went through the same thing as me.
My parents told me to call her first
if anything happens.
Okay, so I should talk to her, too.
Don't worry. I'll tell her
you're a great man.
Please do.
Hello? It's Hotaru.
It's been a while.
Yeah, I'm fine.
Listen, I'm going to get married.
A memory of a distant summer
from a long time ago.
My grandma said to me,
"Without clean water, running rivers,
and untouched nature,
fireflies cannot live."
When summer comes, I remember
the small, tiny… fleeting glow
that could be extinguished anytime soon.
Are you sure?
You won't regret
quitting your job?
Good morning.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
Good morning.
Isn't your vacation until today?
Yeah, that was the plan, but--
Ms. Yamada!
I'm glad you're back!
The sales manager of
Wakabe Construction doesn't like me!
Please help me with this curtain…
Will you take a look at mine?
Okay, okay. One by one.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Please take a look.
-Okay.
-Thank you.
-It's been different without you here.
Really?
You shouldn't rely on me too much.
Do you have some time today?
I have several things
that I want to talk to you about.
Oh, sure.
But I have to have lunch with Konatsu
while doing some research. Want to come?
Ah, yes. That's fine.
-Then let's go eat something delicious!
-Sure.
Manager, there's a phone call for you.
Hello, this is Takano.
I'm Hotaru Amemiya's sister, Ageha.
I'd like to meet with you
without telling Hotaru.
-To your sister?
-Yes.
I told her that I'm getting married.
What? What did she say?
She was surprised but said,
"I understand."
"I'll tell Dad and Mom about it,
so don't worry about it."
Oh, what a reliable sister!
She's been in school council from
elementary to high school,
and now she's in charge of the PTA
for her kid's school.
She seems like
the complete opposite of you.
Sounds like you're finally taking
steps towards your marriage.
You might find things bothersome,
but good luck.
What? Is that what it's like?
Were there some troubles
in your marriage too?
Yeah, we did a simple ceremony,
but it was still troublesome.
What was troublesome?
From reserving the venue
to deciding on the guests,
there are a tons of things
you need to decide.
I don't plan on doing all that.
No, you might not plan for it,
but I'm sure the manager will have to.
Yes, he'll probably want to do all
the formalities of joining the families.
I don't think you can avoid it.
You're from the same company
and department and he's your boss.
He has to consider his social status.
I think you should at least do
the bare minimum for the manager.
For Manager.
Hotaru used to get so muddy
playing in our grandma's yard.
She didn't care about others
and was fine playing by herself
even after sunset.
I thought she was fine on her own
even as an adult, but she suddenly said
she's getting married.
Moreover, you're already living together.
I'm sorry for telling you so late.
No problem.
I asked you to come today
so I could give you this.
AUTOMATED SAVINGS TIME DEPOSI
This is her savings.
She'd use all her salary
if nobody took care of it,
so when she entered the company,
I made her submit a request
to send a part of salary here.
That's why
she only has 47 yen in her bank account.
As far as I was concerned,
it was meant to be her wedding fund.
I'll secretly give this to you,
Mr. Takano.
Please use it for your new life.
Oh, but…
I have to go back before my kids
go to bed. I hope they did their homework.
I'd like to formally introduce
myself to your parents.
You don't need to do such formal things.
Both of our parents know
her character very well.
But there is something
I need to tell them.
This is not my first marriage.
I've heard that. You've divorced before.
You don't worry about things like that?
You are the one Hotaru chose.
We believe you.
As you know, she can be a bit much
but please
take good care of her.
"A meeting between both families."
"An exchange of engagement gifts."
He has to consider his social status.
I think you should at least
do the bare minimum
for the manager.
"There are many forms of engagement gifts.
Discuss between families."
"Matchmakers go between the two families…"
Oh, do you want one?
Can we talk?
Sure.
This may be the most bothersome thing
you've ever had to do in your life,
but I'd like to do
the bare minimum, such as
the meeting of our families,
the wedding ceremony and party properly.
-I understand.
-What?
-Let's do that.
-We are?
Yes, we are.
Do you understand how much work it is?
Yes. A meeting of our families,
a wedding ceremony and a party.
You're going to have to handle it.
You too.
Yeah. But we have to make
a lot of decisions together.
I know that. No problem.
-Are you sure?
-I'm sure.
Okay, then we're going to do it properly.
Let's do them properly.
Let's start with scheduling.
Yeah.
-Right now!
-What? Right now?
If I leave it for later,
I'll get lazy, right?
So, we need to start right now.
A calendar and something to write with.
Yes, ma'am!
We should hurry and make
a reservation on a lucky day.
Let's start with a date
for our families to meet.
-When is the closest lucky day?
-What?
-Well…
-Give this to me!
So, 1st, 7th, 11th, 17th,
and 23rd.
Let's keep going!
Yes, ma'am!
Good morning.
Good morning…
Thank you for the tracksuits.
How much were they?
Oh, don't worry about it.
I'd like to pay. Please tell me.
By the way,
I've revised the plan for Konatsu's café.
What?
PLAN FOR KONATSU ASADA
The contractor told me it would be
difficult to demolish the walls.
No way!
What?
Our original plan was to make
an open café by removing the walls, right?
It's not impossible, but they're not sure
how strong the walls will be,
so they'll have to start
from the foundation again.
But because of the budget…
Construction will also take much longer.
Seno revised a new plan.
This won't be a porch anymore.
No.
I liked that part.
Seno's first plan of
arranging the open café into a porch.
It was nostalgic and heartwarming.
I apologize.
Don't say that.
You've helped me a lot
with the real estate agent.
It seems that you always work very hard.
I really appreciate that.
-See you tomorrow.
-See you.
-Oh, really!
-See you later.
I'll let our manager know.
No.
Thank you for saying that, Konatsu.
Thank you for calling us.
Yes.
Thank you very much. Bye.
What did she say?
We can proceed based on your new plan.
Which means she'll give up the porch.
I'm so glad she was okay with that.
I didn't know what I would do
if she declined.
Izaki, will you wait for a bit
before proceeding with the construction?
What?
I'm going to ask other contractors
if we can demolish the walls.
I'll also look over the budget again.
But, she just said…
Konatsu likes Seno's first plan.
A porch that's nostalgic and heartwarming.
I'll try to see if there is any other way
before we give up.
Wait, we've
confirmed that it's impossible.
But…
Why are you trying
even when you know it'll be impossible?
I know that she likes the first plan.
I wanted to make a heartwarming porch.
But it's impossible!
Some things are just impossible.
I know that, and she knows that!
That's why we gave up and are moving on!
That's enough.
Izaki, the new plan is accepted, right?
Yeah.
-Izaki, can we try anything else?
-What?
I told you, if we do that,
we won't finish on time! Right, Izaki?
-W… What?
-I'll try to make it in time, Izaki!
What do you mean "try", Izaki?
-Don't ask me--
-Just one day.
Until tomorrow. Izaki!
Wait. Don't ask me.
We hardly have any hope…
Excuse me! She's ready.
How do you like it?
It's great!
IZAKI
Amemiya and Seno are butting heads.
I'll postpone the construction
for just one day. I'm sorry for deciding.
So what is Amemiya doing now?
She's at the office.
She's revising the budget.
Excuse me, sir!
I got it.
Thank you.
Where is your partner
that you were going to meet?
I'll try waiting a bit longer.
Demolish one of the walls…
I think I'll pick this one.
Yeah, I guess that's fine.
Are you even looking?
Yes.
Nice spangles!
If we change the tent on the terrace
to a manual one,
and from steel fixtures to wooden ones…
-To-do list!
-To-do list!
-Good!
-Good!
So let's start by going tomorrow.
Sure.
Manager!
Hello! Manager! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
I know it was my idea to go.
I invited you to go, but…
What are you doing?
Do you know why monkeys
remove fleas like this?
Are you removing fleas?
In addition to them cleaning each other,
it's also a way of communication.
Communication?
I mean, I'm not mad. Don't worry.
Really?
Once Izaki told me your situation,
I just waited for another two seconds
in case you showed up.
I'm sorry.
Do you think you can handle
Konatsu's café?
I'll visit some contractors tomorrow.
-I can ask, too.
-Don't.
This was my selfish idea.
I also don't want to depend on you
or bother you
about work.
Since you bother me a lot outside of work.
Oh, ask your family if they're available
to meet with mine on the date we decided.
I know.
Where should we do it?
We can just meet here,
if it's just an introduction.
But, it's also an informal exchange
of gifts. We need a proper place.
We don't need a proper place,
if it's just for our family.
It's for your family.
What?
Isn't it for you?
Because you have a social status
as a manager…
I want to do it properly for your family.
What?
I didn't know that.
Then I don't want to do it anymore.
Let me guess. You're too lazy?
I just want to marry you.
I'm too lazy for the exchange
of gifts or the meeting.
We're still going to do them.
We don't need to do them.
What are you doing?
Huh? Where?
You're so lazy!
Can you get it for me?
Don't ask me! Get it yourself
and walk yourself back here.
We've decided to do
the bare minimum properly.
That's because I thought it was for you.
We don't need to do it properly
if it's for my family.
They know my character.
We still have to do it!
Learn from my character this time.
What kind of character?
My proper character where
I have to properly finish something
once I've started it.
You need to properly adapt that character
and properly execute.
If you want to do everything so properly,
you should do it with a proper person.
We aren't marrying
for our families, you know?
I understand.
I'll do those things properly
with a proper person. Bye!
By accepting the other person,
you improve naturally.
I think that's what it means
to love someone.
HOTARU
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize while lying down.
How can you tell?
I'm sorry.
I'll do them properly
as we decided.
When our families meet,
I'll give you an engagement ring.
Do you know your size?
Size M.
That's your clothing size.
It's more certain
if we go buy it together.
-Let's go buy it together.
-Okay.
Good night!
-Manager!
-What?
Your voice makes me want to see you.
It makes me want to fly over to you
as soon as possible.
That's why
I didn't call you,
when I was in Hong Kong.
Since you can't fly right over
from Hong Kong.
Will you come here? My room.
What?
-Where is the beast?
-Oh, the beast…
There is some possibility that
he might come back from his trip.
W… Well, then, next time…
I will visit when I'm
physically and mentally ready.
Good night!
Good night.
The beast!
You better watch out!
Watch out, beast!
This is Amemiya, from S&W Build.
I'll visit you now.
We want to remove the wall
and make it more open.
Ms. Amemiya, that's a bold request.
I want to help you since
we work together often,
but I can't do this.
Is there any possibility you can help us?
No, it's impossible.
Please. I need to
get back to them by today.
Please.
What do you think?
We can't do this.
Mr. Tachibana, you're my last hope.
You want us to cut our profit?
You know we can't do that.
I knew it's impossible.
Thank you very much.
Are you still dead?
You did your best, right?
Konatsu said that the new plan is fine
and to not work too hard.
You spoke with Konatsu?
Yeah, she came to the office.
While I was visiting contractors…
Did you ask your sister about
our families meeting?
Hey, did you forget?
I'm sorry. I'll do it now!
I'll do it properly!
Do you think the date is okay?
I want you to come to the meeting,
the wedding ceremony, and the party.
I'll inform you properly later.
I'm serious! I'll do it properly.
Bye!
"I've found a contractor."
-Please take this.
-Wow, thank you very much.
And here you are.
Seno!
Why'd you come all this way?
Because…
-Is this…
-Mr. Kimura from Shoryu Construction.
-Nice to meet you.
-I'm Amemiya.
He just became independent from his dad's,
so he wants more work records
regardless of its profitability.
Well, that's not the only reason!
I fell in love with his plan.
A café with a porch sounds amazing.
Thank you very much!
Me, too. Thank you very much.
-See you tomorrow.
-Yeah, thanks.
Excuse me.
-How do you know him?
-Well…
When I asked people from
my university, one person helped me
by asking people on Twitter.
I don't know what that is, but you must've
found him in a high-tech way.
You didn't have to come.
Konatsu said she'll come
early tomorrow morning.
Here.
Beer tastes better after hard work,
right? Tomorrow is also a day off.
But I didn't contribute
very much this time.
You did.
I was affected by your hard work,
so it's thanks to you.
Hey, cheers!
Then…
thank you.
Is it good?
Yes.
New work?
New York!
In the U.S.
Yeah.
They want to create a small atelier
by renovating an old building.
The person who helped me with Twitter
asked me to go with him.
So you'll go to New York
after your contract ends?
Although I'm at an age
where I need to settle down.
You're still young.
Right?
I want to be free
for another two or three years.
I'm jealous.
-Of New York?
-No.
I'm not good at resisting the word "free".
So that's what it's looking like.
But, I haven't decided yet.
I just heard about the offer.
Just an option.
Sakuragi doesn't want you to quit.
I…
don't want you to quit
until this café is done too.
But…
I'm jealous that you're free.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
I have to go to the contractor,
so can I leave her here?
What?
She didn't drink a lot,
but she was tired and fell asleep.
I'll be back later. Thank you.
Amemiya?
It's my day off.
Your phone is ringing. Amemiya!
MANAGER
Hello? Manager?
I'm sorry I was…
drinking at Konatsu's café.
And um…
It seems I fell asleep.
Hello, this is Konatsu.
I was with her.
We were happy that we found a contractor,
so we drank until this morning,
and fell asleep.
Can I talk with Amemiya?
Yes.
Hello.
About the engagement ring,
can we go after this?
Let's meet up somewhere.
Okay.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Yes, bye.
I'm sorry.
Here.
As I've told you before,
when you were in Hong Kong,
he told me about you.
First, he said it was a cultural exchange,
or mixed martial arts.
You two have different characters
and are from a different generation.
He said he was hesitant
to accept all that.
But…
he looked like he really missed you.
As I saw him like that, I remembered
how I used to obsess
over my relationships.
To be honest,
I told him that
I disapproved of you before.
He told me he couldn't get a hold of you
unless it was work emails,
so I said that's not a real girlfriend,
and that I couldn't believe it.
Then…
he said,
"I believe her so it's fine."
His words.
So…
it's fine.
Konatsu…
Manager told me
that he's glad he met me.
I…
just had the same feeling.
I'm glad I met you, Konatsu.
Thank you for telling me
about the manager.
I'll do my best.
Well, then, I need to go. Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Oh, Seno!
Oh, you woke up. We're bringing these in.
Get out of the way.
Konatsu!
Mr. Kimura.
Let me introduce him. This is
Mr. Kimura of Shoryu Construction.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Asada.
Thank you for taking this job so suddenly.
Seno!
Are you okay? Seno!
I'm fine.
HOTARU
Hello? Manager? I'm sorry…
I'm home!
Manager!
Welcome back.
What's going on?
I'm glad to hear that Seno
only suffered some bruises.
Were you with him this whole time?
He hit his head as well,
so he had to be examined.
I see.
I'm sorry…
about the engagement ring.
And…
last night.
Were you with Seno last night as well?
But Konatsu was there, too.
Konatsu is not that kind of woman.
What does that mean?
She's not the type to drink till morning
and fall asleep.
She must've lied for you.
Although I said
you can be yourself,
in my mind, I had some expectations.
As you've changed me in some ways,
I'd expected I changed you
in some ways too.
Manager…
But…
you're beyond my power.
What?
I want a break.
What?
Let's live separately.
What do you mean?
What do you actually mean?
-Is it…
-It's not your fault.
-But, I did--
-This is my issue.
What kind of issue?
Isn't it our issue?
We decided to overcome it together!
What do you mean "You're beyond my power"?
I don't understand!
Please explain!
Please explain to me like you always do,
kindly and nicely.
I want to be by myself
because I can't explain it well.
Don't worry.
I'll be back.
It doesn't mean I don't love you anymore.
So you weren't on a business trip?
I'm sorry.
Where were you for two nights
and three days?
I'm sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Did you do something
you need to apologize for?
I'm sorry.
VOICE MESSAGE
There is one new voice message.
Hotaru?
Both Dad and Mom were happy about it.
I told them you would do
a ceremony and a party properly,
and they said they didn't expect
to be able to see you in a wedding dress.
They sounded really happy on the phone.
I didn't realize it,
but both Dad and Mom must have
wanted to see their daughter get married.
I'm glad Mr. Takano is a proper person.
You've really found a great person.
He not only thinks about you,
but your family as well.
I'm looking forward to
the meeting of both our families.
Make sure you do everything properly.
Oh, the water is boiling.
I'll talk to you later.
TO HOTARU, FROM SEIICHI
This tiny thing is 1.07 million yen?
Can I find out more about Amemiya?
-If that's what you want.
-How long are you going to do this?
-If I kiss you now, what would you do?
-Huh?
I can't see you coming back
to a stupid girl like me.
My heart fluttered
when you told me you liked me.
I'm over Seno.
I wanted to be a cute housewife
but I'm not that type of person.
What did you want to ask me?
Please take care of the manager!
I tried, but I wasn't enough.