Switched places? you can't nip a student's future in the bud.
There's no limit to your arrogance!
She didn't pass? If I fail the general entrance exam too,
then I'll go to London.
I'd like to work here forever.
If it's okay with Aso-san, please stay forever.
It's cute.
You didn't tell her about me, did you? That thing.
That thing?
There's something I'd like to ask you.
What's that thing? Yes?
Mom said something earlier.
She said thank you for keeping quiet.
What? I don't know... Don't play dumb.
I'm not playing dumb. I'm the one who forgot.
It's no big deal, right?
Anyway, aren't you hungry? Eat some of the New Year snacks...
[phone ringing]
Goji? Miwa?
Did that woman and my (step)mom knew each other from before?
Huh? They got divorced 12 years ago.
He remarried 10 years ago, so...
Wait a minute, who are you talking about?
I'm talking about the one who abandoned me and the one who raise me.
The one who abandoned you.... Those two people...
They met for the first time at the hospital when we were switched, right?
Ugh, well... maybe...
[phone hang up] Hello?
No, not from the way Mom was acting.
Huh... what is it?
I seriously don't understand.
(bells ringing)
2014, this month
You didn't tell her about me, did you? That thing.
[phone ringing]
[Text from Mom] Happy New Year. How are you doing?
Over here, Dad drank a lot of alcohol in the morning and fell asleep.
Now, Shun-kun and I are flying a kite.
Happy New Year. Miwa, hurry up and sit here.
It's a gorgeous double-feast!
You know, my mom told me yesterday... Hey, do you know?
Black beans are good for beautiful skin.
I don't usually buy them, but they make me feel like it's New Year's
You know... Let's eat them.
Since you feel that way, I've got an idea too.
Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite
Episode 6 [12 Year Old Secret] (8 episodes)
(Bicycle bell) Old lady, get out of the way!
[phone ringing]
Mom? It's Miwa.
Miwa? Happy new year.
How are you doing this Sunday?
It's Miwa's birthday, right?
Sorry, I have to study. Is that Sis?
Your sis is studying. You know...
Your voice sounds strange. Did you catch a cold?
Maybe the signal is bad. I see.
Anyway... Yeah?
Is there something you're not telling me?
What? What's wrong?
Then come see me any time.
I'm sorry. I'm 29 years old.
I know it's uncool, but I was in a hurry to get married.
When you asked me to break up with you, I finally woke up.
I was only messing around with Shogo-kun too.
No, it was my fault.
Can't we start over again?
We were getting along so well before.
I wonder if that was really the case.
I'm sorry.
Do you like that woman?
One more time. One more time! Hey! Hey!
Aso-san!
How's it going?
I've been studying for exams all day. A change of pace.
Happy New Year.
Do you have some time?
Just stand here. I'll buy you a juice.
Eh? Wait... What? What?
Okay, loser buys!
Front front front! Why am I here?
Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!
You're so cool!
Aso-san! What?
Aso-san! This way! This way!
Impossible, impossible, impossible!
This way, this way!
What? Seriously? Eh...
This is amazing! Wow, wow, wow!
Yeah!
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!
I'm late with my manuscript. It's okay, I understand.
By the way, how are things with Miwa?
I got a call from her yesterday.
Did she ask you about "that thing" by any chance?
Ugh, it's okay. I didn't say anything.
Thanks, that's a great help.
Oh, that's right. Miwa, it's her birthday on Sunday.
I want to celebrate it with her...
Disneyland? Shopping in Shibuya? Mt. Takao with the mountain girls?
No, you don't need to do anything special.
You could just have dinner together and say "Congratulations".
But I think that's the hardest part.
I'm back now.
Oh, Ota-kun!
Did we meet somewhere?
Ah... I'm Aso Shoko's daughter, Miwa.
Oh that's you. Please give my regards to your mother.
I'm quitting here at the end of this month. Quitting?
Yes, I'm moving to a major company through an introduction from Suka-san.
Are you going to be okay? You'll be on your own, right?
Yeah, it'll be good to take it easy
I've been waiting for you. You're late.
Ahh...
You got lost.
Good game! Good game!
See you later! See you!
Thank you for your hard work.
Are you sure? Your friends... It's fine.
Oh, excuse me. I'll leave you guys to it.
Good game! I won't lose next time.
Everyone is so young.
Did you play basketball?
I don't know. Maybe I did.
"Maybe"?
It's been a while since I had fun. Thanks for inviting me.
You always fold that, don't you?
To my mom...
Oh, my parents were divorced too.
I learned it from my stepmom.
That thing.
I hope to finish my exams soon.
Please hang out with me when it's over.
What? I really want
you to hang out with me. Ah...
Welcome home. It's about the entrance exam.
There's a university I have to submit my application to next week.
I think it's better to decide quickly.
You're not going to get in, are you? I checked past exams.
I think I can handle English literature!
Where do you want to go? I don't like English.
The most important thing right now is to get into a university.
If I fail, I'm going to London.
I wonder if I can go back to normal.
What?
Ow, ow, ow. What is this?
Could it be muscle pain?
From when? From basketball? Seriously?
It's so cold...
What's wrong with you?
I think I caught a cold.
Have you eaten enough food? No, I'm fine.
You're not fine, are you?
Oh!
I'm sorry for making you do that.
I don't know if it's to your liking
It's hot, so be careful.
Yes.
Itadakimasu
Yummy! Well, it's good that I caught a cold.
Aren't you eating? Are you sure?
Itadakimasu!
Mmm! I'm super happy.
You're so innocent and unpretentious.
Is that sarcasm? I'm just saying it's cute.
If you don't eat soon, it'll become soggy. Ah, yes.
Will you be okay? Won't you catch a cold?
I don't catch colds.
Oh, do you have shichimi*? *blend of seven spices
Oh Touru. Do you want to join us?
The shichimi is on the shelf in the back.
Would you like some? Yes. Thank you.
You two look good together.
Right?
(knocking)
Are you awake?
Tomorrow, are you doing anything?
It's... your birthday, right? Your 18th.
Is there anything you want to eat?
Don't be shy. I'll do my best this time.
Good night.
Don't turn it off.
[phone ringing]
[Text from Mom] It's cold again today, did you catch a cold? The other day, you sounded like you had a bad throat, so I was wondering if you had a cold, so I texted you.
Why is Shoko-san here?
Miwa's not coming.
Ah Sorry to bother you on your day off. I was working anyway.
It's cold. Hey, here.
What time will Miwa be home?
I don't know... She hasn't said a word to me.
Huh? Are you still preparing it if you don't know she's coming? There's so much
Don't you want to convey your congratulations?
That's right. It's been a while, right?
Alright, I'm going to go all out!
What am I supposed to do with this? Ah I'll put it in the fridge.
Um...
Is it possible Miwa-chan knows about... that thing
That's right.
She sounded strange on the phone the other day.
Is she okay? My girl.
She acts cheerful most of the time.
But she's really a sensitive girl.
Even when she's having a hard time, she doesn't tell anyone.
She holds on tightly to something and endures...
I'm sorry.
I've been wanting to apologize for a long time.
Apologize? But at that time...
I thought I could make her happier...
I'm really sorry.
12 years ago...
I took your precious family away from you.
What are you making? Gnocchi.
In Rome, they say if a mother makes it, it brings a smile to the family...
I'll do it. Oh, right, well then.
Can you mark the dough like that?
Oh.
On Miwa's 5th birthday, we went to the zoo as a family.
Miwa and I got locked in the bathroom.
I tried calling my husband, but he was busy.
He must have been talking to Makiko.
She used to work for Ryosuke.
She came to our house once with everyone from the company.
As the story goes.... she was carrying a white umbrella
She was the picture of a laid-back young lady,
the complete opposite of me. I've heard that story hundreds of times
From a very drunk Shoko-san. That's right.
Oh, well.
I wondered how long she was trapped in the dark.
She couldn't stand being in the dark after that.
At first, I despised you for being a horrible mother.
So I...
I tried to do everything I could for Miwa.
I was always with her, making her sweets.
I'd braid her hair...
All the things you never did.
But when I gave birth, I realized,
what a terrible thing I did.
No matter what happens.
I shouldn't have separated a mother from her child.
After I had my younger one.
I started to worry about me and my son.
I really did something bad.
The worst part was
the mother who abandoned her daughter.
That's not right, isn't it?
How can a mother abandon the child she gave birth to
after suffering the pain of her own stomach?
I think Miwa would understand if you talk to her.
She's not a child anymore. She's still a child.
In the end, I couldn't teach her anything.
So now I want to do everything I can.
I hope Miwa-chan understands how you feel...
Really. The food is getting sour.
I think Grandma didn't want to give up
her first grandchild, Miwa-chan.
You were busy with work,
so she talked little Miwa-chan into making you look bad
I saw it happen.
I saw Shoko-san on that day when you left home 12 years ago. [Miwa]
She was rejected by Miwa-chan, who was supposed to leave the house with her.
No matter how much I thought you were a horrible mother.
I felt my heart tighten.
All I could do was bow my head.
That's...You've been keeping this all this time
for Miwa's sake, isn't it?
If she finds out that she abandoned her own mother...
The reason why you didn't tell her about me and Ryosuke...
It was all for the sake of Miwa's happiness.
That's why, this time.
When Miwa decided to go to Shoko-san's,
to be honest, I was relieved.
Relieved?
That I could finally return her to her real mother.
[phone ringing]
[Text from Hiro] If there's anything I can do to help you study for your exams, please let me know.
It's my fault that you're in this mess.
I'll be with you to the end.
(sound of door closing)
Welcome home. Aren't you hungry? I'll heat it up right away.
Doesn't it look delicious? Suka-chan helped me out.
Spring rolls with winter vegetables, spare ribs.
I made the gnocchi from scratch.
It's not like I forgive you.
What?
Just because you made such a feast.
I know.
And buying M eggs. - Yeah.
And saying "I like you" in front of Touru-kun.
Yeah.
The fact that I fought with Hiro. Yeah.
And the fact that you lost my advancement to protect Hiro.
Eh?
That my mom and dad were having an affair.
And that your grandma took custody of you 12 years ago.
You.... couldn't have....
I...
I abandoned you.
And yet you blame yourself for everything and play the bad guy.
Even if you say you're doing it all for your daughter.
I won't forgive you.
Why are you crying?
It's nothing.
This...
Was it you?
This... were you trying to tell me something?
You remembered this...
Then why...
Why didn't you take me there that time?
Why didn't you come and get me?
Because I let go of your hand?
I've been waiting for you for so long and so long.
I've been worrying about you ever since
I went close to you many times.
But I didn't have the courage to talk to you.
I should've taken you with me back then.
Even if I had to forcefully pull your hand.
No matter how much you rejected me.
A mother is supposed to never let go of her child's hand.
I didn't even understand that was supposed to be natural
The me of that time...
It's pathetic...
I really am an unfit mother.
I was an idiot.
Miwa.
I'm really sorry.
I won't forgive you.
I know.
But from now on, I'm going to buy L eggs.
I'll be friends with Hiro.
I'll work really hard on my exams.
Touru-kun will be there when we get back to normal.
Anyway, I'll do my best.
Just for today...
I'll celebrate your birthday.
Please forgive me.
There's no time.
How's your cold? Much better, thanks to you.
I'm glad.
You're looking pretty good today. No, I'm not.
I get heartburn from eating too much, and I still have muscle pain.
But I guess so. I'm fine today.
You're an honest person, really.
Aso Shoko-san. Yes.
Will you marry me?
Next Episode
Will you go out with me?
I've always liked Shoko-san-san.
That part of her made me feel comfortable.
Right now, we're together in spirit.