01x09 - Hitori

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LOVE UNSEEN BENEATH THE CLEAR NIGHT SKY

Just so you know, this
is the smoking area.

You're the one in the wrong
for being here.

Haven't you ever heard
of secondhand smoke?

Then I'd appreciate it if you could
hold your breath for a little while.

Are you a friend of
Fuyutsuki's from college?

I'm Fuyutsuki's attending physician.

You're her attending physician?

Um... Can I ask you something?

Is it about Fuyutsuki's memories?

Does cancer actually cause someone to
lose their memory in the first place?

If a tumor develops in the part of the brain
responsible for memory, it's not impossible.

However, in Fuyutsuki's case,

the cancer metastasized to her liver.

Normally, she wouldn't lose her memory.

Then why...?

It's rare,

but a person's memory can become
muddled when they start chemotherapy.

They might not be able to remember what
happened yesterday, or they feel dazed.

It's called chemo brain.

Things like that can happen when
a person takes strong medication.

Then is that what happened with her now?

The symptoms Fuyutsuki is experiencing
don't align with chemo brain.

What do you mean?

I don't think it's caused by
her illness or the medication.

I think it's something psychological.

You could say she's
blocked her own memories.

Blocked...?

It's possible that something might happen
if we stimulate her memories.

Want to give it a try?

Please tell me.

Will Fuyutsuki's cancer be cured?

Well, I'd say there's about
a five percent chance.

A five percent chance of dying?

No.

A five percent chance that she'll
live through the end of the year.

Well, I'll cure it, though.

You okay?

Umm... It's you, Mr. Whatever.

That's pretty vague.
It's me, Kotomugi.

Sorry.

Where's that blind girl?

She's in the hospital right now.

Her health's taken a turn for the worse.

Oh, my.

If you're her boyfriend,
you should stick by her side.

I'm not her boyfriend.

So you two weren't dating?

She turned me down.

Stop, I'm going to cry.

Can always rely on fireworks to cheer up.

What are you on about?

Oh, right. Hear me out.

Remember how the fireworks
got canceled at the school festival?

It's caused a bit of a problem.

Right...

The cancelation fee for
the fireworks, that is.

This pyrotechnician I know wants
to buy all the fireworks we made.

But the festival committee says
the fireworks can be reused,

so they're only willing
to pay for the setup costs.

Neither side is willing to budge.

I wish they'd put themselves in my shoes.

I really don't care.

So the university lets you
set off fireworks after all.

Yeah.

Fireworks require permits
from all sorts of places,

so it's a huge hassle.

But there are loopholes.

If you have fifty size-two shells,
fifteen size-three shells,

and ten size-four shells, with waterfall-style
and set-piece fireworks in between,

creating a three-minute program
of seventy-five fireworks in total,

you can do it without any paperwork.

Wow, I didn't know that.

I'm about to go fishing now.
Wanna come?

You can catch small horse mackerel,

Please, just give me a break.
- and the ladies at the cafeteria

Please, just give me a break.
- will fry them up for you.

Oh, right.

Huh? Where is it?

Huh?

Wait...

I should head back to work on my report.

Here it is. I found it.

This bookmark...

Doesn't this belong to your girlfriend?

Where did you find this?

It was lying in front of the prefab
building for our club.

I figured the braille
sheets belonged to her.

I was going to give it
to her if I saw her,

but if she's in the hospital,

I'll give it to you instead.
- Senior!

Hey, I can't breathe.
- Thank you so much!

I can't thank you enough!

Fuyutsuki's bookmark is back!

It had come back!

No running, please.

I'm sorry.

Where can I find a braille dictionary?

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Have you ever made one of your own?

SEARCH DATABASE
A bucket list.

BRAILLE DICTIONARY

BRAILLE DICTIONARY
You never know when you're going to die.

SEARCH DATABASE

She probably hadn't been
joking when she said that.

Perhaps Fuyutsuki had been
fighting with her own fears.

What Fuyutsuki had always wanted to do...

It's written right here.

LIST OF BRAILLE SYMBOLS

DRINKING PARTY?
GOING

Go to a drinking party.

Join a club.

Make friends.

Go shopping.

Set off fireworks.

Fall in love.

You didn't get to finish it all...

I think it'd be wonderful if we could
set off fireworks ourselves someday.

It'd be such a special day...

A memory we'd never forget.

I should make her wish come true.

There's no reason to give up.

That's right...

That's right!

Let's set off the fireworks.

The prince desperately ran with a fruit
- I'd always thought

The prince desperately ran with a fruit
- I didn't need to rely on other people.

that could break the spell for the princess
- I didn't need to rely on other people.

who was growing weaker.
- This was just a form

who was growing weaker.
- of self-defense close to giving up.

When he finally reached the princess,
- I was surprised to find

he offered her the fruit
- an extreme stubbornness

he had carefully wrapped up.
- an extreme stubbornness

he had carefully wrapped up.
- rooted within me.

The princess
- rooted within me.

took one bite of the little fruit,

and tears began to stream down her face.

The spell was broken,
and the princess was finally able

to tell the prince that
she loves him so much.

And so, the princess and the prince
lived happily ever after.

The end.

Next, it's time for songs!

Are you okay?

I'm okay...

The next day, when I turned up
at my volunteer job,

Fuyutsuki was nowhere to be seen.

I had been worried about Fuyutsuki
because she was stumbling around,

so I followed her all the way to her
hospital room without saying a word.

I was scared of myself
for feeling like a stalker,

but now I know which room Fuyutsuki is in.

Do you really want me to cut it?

Yes. Please.

Is that Fuyutsuki's mother?

Oh, no!

Mom?

I understand, dear.

I'm going to go and get a drink.

Are you a friend of Koharu's?

Uh, yes.

Let's go and talk over there.

COFFEE

It's strange...

It feels like I'm making eye
contact with Fuyutsuki.

So you're a friend of Koharu's?

Ah, yes. My name is Kakeru Sorano.

We go to college together.

College?

Huh?

So she did go to college after all.

Y-Yes. We studied the same subject.

That's such a relief.

Ever since she was hospitalized, she's been
insisting that she never went to college.

I was starting to think I'd lost my mind.

Was she saying that at home too?

Did she say something to you?

She's acting like she's forgotten us.

I see.

This must be hard on you as well.

No, I'm fine.

That's not true.
I'm sure it must be difficult.

I'm okay.

I see.

Don't you find this hard, ma'am?

Oh my, calling me 'ma'am' already?

Were you and Koharu...

N-No! That's not it!

I'm just kidding.

The apple really didn't fall
far from the tree, huh...

As expected of Fuyutsuki's mother.

I don't know

if I should be telling you this, Kakeru...

But it's been very hard.

There isn't a day that goes by
without me wishing my child

had been born with a healthier body.

But if I look sad, wouldn't that
just make things harder for her?

If it's something she has
to overcome anyway,

then I have to stay beside her and smile.

So I want you to stay by her side too.

It might be tough,

but I want you to keep her company
with a smile on your face.

I will.

Thank you.

What are the scissors for?

Oh, these?

She says she's going to cut her hair.

She's going to start losing it soon
because of the medication.

Is that so?

She had such long, beautiful hair.

But she's not just going to cut it off
and throw it away.

Have you heard of hair donation?

Hair donation?

You donate your cut hair.

There's an organization that
makes wigs for children

who have lost their hair due to illness
and gives them away for free.

Then she could just make
a wig for herself, couldn't she?

Koharu remembers how sad she was
when she lost her hair before.

So she wants to donate it to kids
who're going through the same thing.

That sounds like her...

That really does sound like
something Fuyutsuki would say.

It does, doesn't it?

Maybe I'm just being a proud mother,
but I really think she's a wonderful daughter.

Please come visit her again sometime.

Ah...

Yes.

CHILDREN'S FIREWORKS FESTIVAL

LET'S DRAW YOUR FAVORITE FIREWORKS
Everyone,

today we're going to draw fireworks
on this piece of paper!

CHILDREN'S FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
Yes!

CHILDREN'S FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
They're called "shape fireworks,"

LET'S DRAW YOUR FAVORITE FIREWORKS
and the pictures you draw

LET'S DRAW YOUR FAVORITE FIREWORKS
will become real fireworks!

LET'S DRAW YOUR FAVORITE FIREWORKS
No way!

That's impossible!

But it's actually true.

Why are their reactions so different...?

What a poor guy.

One week ago,

after deciphering Fuyutsuki's
bucket list bookmark,

the person I called was Hayase.

I was surprised when you called me.

Sorry about that.

But if it's fireworks, you'd be the one to ask
since you're on the festival committee.

I'd do it for Koharu even
if you hadn't asked me.

Besides, we had leftover fireworks from
the student festival that couldn't be set off.

Senior Kotomugi is amazing.

He usually acts so carefree,

but I never imagined he'd try to make
the Children's Fireworks Festival happen.

We'll be indebted to him
for the rest of our lives.

We can give these kids some wonderful
memories of fireworks too, right?

Yeah.

I hope Koharu gets her memories back.

Yeah.

If these fireworks could somehow
trigger Fuyutsuki's memories...

Fuyutsuki didn't come today either.

Sorano, thank you for coming again today.

No, I'm sorry for intruding day after day.

Koharu might be sleeping right now,

but I have some errands to run,
so I'll be heading out.

I see.

Please put on

TO ALL VISITORS, PLEASE BE SURE TO WEAR A MASK
a mask and sanitize your hands

AND SANITIZE YOUR HANDS WHEN ENTERING THE ROOM
before going in.

Please take good care of Koharu.

Excuse me.

She looks just like Snow White.

I wish this peaceful moment
could last forever.

Oh, crap...!

Mom? You can leave the window open.

It's nice and cool.

Mom?

Excuse me, are you a nurse?

Sorry, it's me, Sorano.

H-Hang on a minute!

Why did you barge in here
without permission?

I was just worried because you haven't
been showing your face lately.

I told you the other
day to forget about me.

Come on, I'm only paying a visit.

Your mom asked me to.

You met my mother?!

Are you okay?

Just... give me a moment...

I'm sorry.

What do I have to do to make
you forget about me?

I'm sorry.

Stop apologizing.

Are you okay?

It hurts.

Recently, even drinking water
makes me throw up.

That's why I've been getting IV fluids.

Is that a side effect of the medication?
Is it really strong?

It's really strong.

My white blood cell count has gone down,
and my mouth is covered in ulcers.

My doctor said my hair might
start to fall out around next week.

I see...

That's the part I hate the most.

I'm blind, so I can't tell
what's happening to me.

Having to imagine everything
just by how it feels to the touch...

It's so painful...

I want to die...

I hate just sitting here doing nothing
while someone I care about is crying.

We're planning a Children's Fireworks
event at the college.

Children's Fireworks event?

Yeah.

It's part of a volunteer program where we're
turning children's drawings into fireworks.

So there's something I wanted to ask you.

Would you draw something, too?

Me?

Yeah.

We're sending all the drawings
to the fireworks company today,

but there's a lot of preparation involved,

so the fireworks display will be
at the end of September.

That's why... We've gotta try our hardest.

Just a little over two months.

Let's aim for your health
to improve before then.

Why...?

Why would you say something like that?!

I'm telling you that I'm suffering!

ALONE
I'm telling you that I'm suffering!

ALONE