01x03 - Episode 3

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Three, two...

My name is Umi Shikamori.

I was a 27-year-old assistant director
in a toxic workplace.

Even if I do meet someone, I have
no time nor days off to go on dates.

Therefore I get dumped.

I worked for days without sleep,
and while we were live on air...

Assistant director!

Sorry. I haven't slept for three days.

I was told to give
the sleeping assistant a rest.

That's when I met photographer,
Kazao Nagamine.

Tell me what you want to do
at Animal Beauty.

-In line with your company philosophy...
-In your own words.

Can you do that?

You want to change?

I want to change.

Nice. You're already changing, Umi.

Umi! Umi!

I got the job at Animal Beauty.

-Hooray!
-What?

Congrats!

And on my first day

of work at Animal Beauty...

Ms. Shikamori. Any ideas?

Oh, um, let's see...

I was confused, and could not keep up.

Yes, thank you.

I'm not planning on giving her
a permanent position.

Soon, it was the day
of the cosmetic box release event.

It was the wrong address!
It was sent back.

I like this project!

Somehow, I was able
to complete my mission...

I don't think I can go back.

That's when he appeared...

You're beautiful.

Ms. Shikamori,

please become a permanent employee
of Animal Beauty.

What? A permanent position?
You got a permanent position?

You haven't told her yet?

Oh, I guess not. Sorry.

You're so heartless!

It's unbelievable.

Well, I guess you were busy.

-I was!
-Don't be a baby!

Oof!

If you had told me earlier,
I would've bought something better!

Don't worry.

You're right. You only bought
the bad juice for adults!

"Bad juice for adults"?

It hurts to hear that from a minor, Nagi.

That's right, Nagi.

But the videos and pictures of you
went viral,

so I had given up hope.

Me too.

The sleeping assistant director
got a promotion.

Was it arranged by the handsome president?

Hm...

Please become a permanent employee
of Animal Beauty.

I wonder.

But I have to work hard.

-What?
-What?

What?

Are we discussing a possible romance?

-Romance?
-Did you sense that too?

-Yeah, I did.
-Right?

Wait! Since when? Why?

I see. Your first romance in a long while
is with a handsome president!

No, it's not...

-I see!
-You're offending the president.

-Office romance.
-Oh, yeah!

-Business and pleasure.
-Oh, yeah!

-Hopeless adults!
-Yes, hopeless adults!

Stop it! That's not how it is!
I'm really just there for work.

-Let's drink!
-Thanks!

Nagi, please bring me a drink too!

Stop rushing. The food's not done yet.

I'm so happy that you're in love.

-You've got it wrong.
-Here.

Thank you! Therefore,

-let's drink to Umi's new love.
-Whatever.

Oh, crap.

-Did you shake it?
-Sorry.

Cheers!

-Congratulations!
-Congratulations!

You've got it all wrong. Idiot! Idiot!

The meeting will begin soon.

Yes.

-Let's go, President.
-Yeah.

-Is everyone ready?
-Yes.

Mr. Satoru will begin today's meeting.

ODAGIRI HIRO CHANNEL

"This broadcast blunder was hilarious."

He's looking at me.

"Isn't this the sleeping assistant?"

"Face drenched in sweat,
is this season's new look."

"Animal Beauty style

zombie makeup?"

Sorry, sorry.

Those were the main comments.

Although we got 300 new followers
on social media,

there were also lots of people
who unfollowed us.

How should we fix this situation?

Is he mad?

-Yes.
-Seems like it.

Mr. Satoru tends to hold a grudge.

Please let it end peacefully...

-Is it that bad?
-Listen up!

Let's go forward with the plans
of renewing our palette.

That's my proposal today.

Renewal?

The colors and design are the same,
but we made it more water resistant.

I see.

To take advantage of the situation
regarding Umi's streaky makeup,

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Because I tend to hold a grudge.

But that was originally scheduled
to be released this summer.

Isn't it hard to sell
water resistant makeup during winter?

Yeah.

The packaging won't change,

so we have to think
of how to advertise it.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Snow.

Snow?

Makeup for snowy weather?

-Yeah.
-That'll be a hit.

I want something a little more.

There are people who work up a sweat
in the snow.

‪Like winter sport athletes?

I'll list some names of athletes.

I'll help you.

-Thanks.
-Okay.

NAME OF WINTER SPORT ATHLETES

According to athletes
with the highest number of followers...

Figure skater, Aya Ozaki.

Kengo Mishima.

Curling's Haruka Nomoto.

What about Minami Fujisawa?

She's in a league of her own

concerning popularity
and number of followers.

A lot of people have been
her fans ever since she was little.

Yeah.

She's smaller than Ms. Hina
and has a different aura.

That's true, but...

Right?

Is she the type that wears makeup?

I always imagine her in a tracksuit
with a bare face.

Then even more so, don't you think?

I don't think I've ever seen her
in a commercial.

I think she's stoic
and concentrates on competitions.

She doesn't strike me
as the type that likes makeup.

Let's try it.

I agree.

If she doesn't usually wear makeup,

people can easily see the effect
of our product.

That's what you mean?

-Yes!
-Really?

I bet you hadn't thought that far.

You're not...

taking your work home, right?

Oh, um...

Sorry.

Hand off tasks that you can't finish.
Don't cause hassle by overworking.

-Yes.
-Don't work without sleep.

You must sleep well in order to work well.

I'm not saying this for you.
I'm saying it for the sake of the company.

Yes.

He values your potential.

But...

I'm the one that agreed to hire you.

What?

What an unusual pairing.

I'm leaving. Bye.

What?

Here you go.

Thank you.

It's almost been a week.

I made it thanks to everyone.

I'm glad.

Yes.

All of your past experiences
are a part of you, Ms. Shikamori.

So no need to rush.

Okay.

But I'm counting on you.

Yes. Thank you.

Minami?

Yes.

-Thank you for coming.
-Thank you for coming.

I'm Nishikado from Animal Beauty.

I'm Koiso.

I'm Tsubaki, Minami Fujisawa's coach.
Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Excuse me. Are you all right?

Oh, um... Sorry.

No problem.

You were on
Mr. Odagiri's live stream, right?

Ah... Yes.

I thought it was you.

I was watching it live,

and I felt a sense of accomplishment.

I was so moved by that.

It was great sportsmanship.

No, don't say that!
An athlete and national hero like yourself

shouldn't be calling that sportsmanship.

I'm sorry.

What?

What?

You know who I am?

Of course I do!

Oh, how embarrassing...

-Sorry.
-Not at all.

Nice to meet you.

-I'm Minami Fujisawa.
-Oh.

Nice to meet you too.

Here's my card.

I'm Umi Shikamori.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

Um...

Is that...

Oh, as seen on the live stream.

Wow. It's so popular right now.

It's all sold out online.

Yes.

Um...

May I use the bathroom?

Of course!

This way.

Ms. Minami!

Excuse me!

Please use this.

What?

I can have this?

Of course! It's yours.

Thank you!

Wow.

We'll be off.

Thank you very much.

What is that?

Oh... Not sure.

You accepted it,
but you don't know what it is?

Silly girl.

Oh, man.

They didn't accept?

They said being a sponsor is fine,

but they turned down
the collaboration offer.

That's too bad.

Well, it was a shot in the dark.

It's too bad since Ms. Fujisawa
was such a nice person.

But it seemed like she didn't like makeup.

What?

Apparently, she has no interest
in makeup or cosmetics.

She said she'd rather use that time
to practice.

She's so stoic.

Okay!

We can't be depressed about this!
Let's move on!

-Okay!
-Okay.

Going by the number of followers,
maybe we should try Mishima.

Ms. Fujisawa said
that she's not interested?

Yeah, and her coach said so too.

Ms. Umi? What is it?

Oh... It's nothing.

Good evening.

Welcome.

-Did you take that?
-Whoa!

You surprised me.

Don't sneak up behind me.

Did you photograph this?

Yeah.

I see.

You've seen enough. Sit down.

Wait. Let me see a little more.

Do you have more?

These are for my hobby, so it's at home.

Show it to me next time.

What?

Okay.

Hurry up and sit down.

Ramen and beer, please.

-Okay.
-Why are you ordering for me?

Then what do you want?

I don't know. I'll have to see
what I feel like today.

Let's see.

-Chef!
-Yeah?

Mm.

Ramen and beer!

-Okay!
-Thanks!

This is how it always ends up.

Here you go.

Thank you.

All right.

I heard you guys couldn't get Ms. Minami.

News travels fast.

I guess it can't be helped.

She's busy.

Yeah. She already went back to Niigata.

I see.

But you know,
there's something that bothers me...

What?

She seemed like a different person.

The Ms. Minami that I spoke to,

and the Ms. Minami that everyone else
spoke to, seems like two different people.

At least that's how it feels like.

Umi, you're the type that can only believe
what you see with your own eyes.

Everyone else isn't?

Everyone usually makes assumptions.

They think, maybe I shouldn't ask,

or maybe I shouldn't bring it up.

But you don't do that.

Are you dissing me?

I'm just telling you to be yourself.

Be myself...

Ms. Minami...

Ms. Minami!

Morning.

Umi is amazing.

She's reckless, a wild boar.

Spot on.

Oh.

What happened?

Oh...

Oh, well...

She's done it again.

That girl...

Hello.

Excuse me...

Are you all right?

Ms. Minami!

You're Ms. Minami, right?

What? Ms. Umi?

You...

have makeup on.

-What?
-It's so cold!

Wait...

Let's go somewhere warm.

Sorry.

-Come on.
-I'm so glad I found you.

-You're so cute.
-Please stop.

-I can't believe I found you.
-Careful!

Ah.

I'm coming back to life.

I'm a human once again.

-I'm glad.
-Thank you.

But why did you come all the way here?

Ms. Minami,

during the meeting,

you said that you're not interested
in makeup or cosmetics, right?

I was pretty sure you were lying.

Because when you saw the cosmetic box

you looked so happy.

Plus, you didn't call me
"the sleeping assistant director".

Mr. Odagiri is a beauty influencer.

Why were you watching his livestream?

-I'll take it.
-Oh.

Thanks.

Oh.

Your makeup today
is from the cosmetic box.

I have makeup on whenever
I'm not competing or doing interviews.

I see.

Then why did you say
that you're not interested?

Because...

it would be my loss
if people think that I'm a traitor.

A traitor?

When athletes do things
outside of their respective sports,

some people think

that they betrayed the sports
or that they're being insincere.

But that's...

so heartbreaking.

Because I'm still the same person.

I'm not mentally strong,

so my coach is worried for me.

That's why Coach and I

decided to limit my advertisement
and TV appearances.

I was so happy

with the collaboration offer this time.

I feel so much better now.

All right.

Whoa.

Thank you!

-Thank you.
-No problem.

It was so warm.

-Ms. Umi.
-Yes.

I'm...

really sorry.

Not at all.

-Shall we fold it together?
-Yes, let's.

All righty.

One, two,

fold.

That's the way to do it.

Oh, I forgot!

Can I ask for one last favor?

Wait, don't tell me
you came all the way here today

just to see me?

Yes.

All the way to Niigata?

Yeah.

Oh...

Wow.

Well...

I'm glad I came.

I would have regretted it otherwise.

Regret?

If I hadn't talked with you today,

I would have regretted it for a long time.

All done!

I want to be like that.

The weight of regret
will outweigh everything else.

So in order not to have regrets,

I need to take the difficult path
rather than the easy one.

I want to do what I want.

If I continue like this,
I'll definitely regret it.

Ms. Umi.

Yes.

I'd like to do it.

What?

Yes.

As in, "Okay?"

What?

Thank you so much, Ms. Minami!

Let's create something

-beautiful!
-Yes!

Sounds good to me.

It's okay?

It was rather simple.

Did you think I would object?

Yes!

What an energetic response.

Why would I object?

You've never asked
to do something like this before.

If this is what you decided on your own,
I'll support you.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

But you're going to...

Canada the day after tomorrow.

-Canada?
-Yes.

I forgot.

For how long?

About three months.

Three months?

Which means you'll be coming back
long after the release date.

That was one of the reasons
why we declined the offer.

Minami, how could you forget!

I'm so sorry. I'm so...

Tomorrow! I'm open tomorrow!

Tomorrow?

Of course, it's impossible tomorrow!

-It's a real photoshoot!
-Right.

-Tomorrow...
-Tomorrow.

Can you really do it?

Why are you here?

I couldn't help it.

‪Why did you come?

Impossible.

No?

Seriously?

A photoshoot tomorrow? Are you an idiot?

Aren't you happy about this, Satoru?

We got Minami Fujisawa.

What the hell is wrong with you?

You're careless like that.

You think that everyone will help you.

Is it impossible?

You little...

Damn you!

Will it be okay?

Gather, everyone!

Don't worry.

When it's really impossible,
he won't even get mad.

Here you go.

Sorry, that's all I have.

Thank you.

In the meantime,
let's look for a photoshoot location.

Yes.

-Let's go!
-Yes!

Huh?

On foot?

I see.

-Whoa.
-It's so cold.

-Oh.
-Ah.

This is heaven.

I'm so glad we found a good spot.

I can't wait for the sh**t tomorrow!

Yeah.

-Welcome.
-I have a reservation under Sakaki.

Mr. Sakaki. Welcome.

Here's your key.

Thank you.

Thank you for today.

-Thank you for this.
-Sure.

-Ms. Shikamori.
-Yes.

Here.

Yes?

See you tomorrow.

Okay.

What?

What! Whoa, look at this!

I can really stay here?

Really?

Thank you very much!

This is amazing.

Ah...

Mm...

Amazing.

Mm...

I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Sorry. Was I being too loud?

Thank you, Ms. Shikamori.

It was nothing.

I came here
without giving it much thought.

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

I keep on inconveniencing everyone.

Thanks to you,
we have a photoshoot tomorrow.

I'm always scolded
for rushing into things.

Really?

I've always been like that
ever since I was a kid.

Whenever I found something interesting,
I would run and chase after it.

Then I'd get lost.

I see.

That's unexpected.

Ms. Shikamori, weren't you also
like that when you were a kid?

Oh...

Maybe, now that you mention it.

I knew it.

The security office at
the department store remembered my name.

Getting cold barley tea
at the security office

always felt so special.

Oh, I always got candy. It was a lollipop.

What? That sounds way better!

But later on,

I bet they thought that I was going there
just for the candy.

I feel like I can kind of picture you

as a kid.

What else? What kind of a kid were you?

Let's see.

I lived in the countryside
with beautiful starry skies.

So my friends and I would gather
to go stargazing.

That sounds so nice.

Everyone invited themselves.

They brought juice and stuff,

and it became like a hangout spot.

Maybe you've always
had that ability, Ms. Shikamori.

Ability?

The ability to draw people in.

No way.

It's not like that.

You really have that ability.

Wow.

Amazing.

PRESIDENT SAKAKI
STARS

Wow!

Incredible!

UMI SHIKAMORI
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL!

I'm so sleepy.

It's freezing!

How did we manage
to squeeze this in today?

I'm probably the only model who will come
with less than a day's notice.

It must be love.

Well, I'm the devoted type.

-You didn't eat?
-Nope.

Oh, my goodness! Thank you so much!

Sorry for such short notice!

You're an idiot, Umi.

You guys are lifesavers. They're here.

Hey.

The drive must've been tiring.

Yeah.

-Want to head out?
-Thank you for coming.

Hold on.

-These are my clothes.
-Okay.

It must've been cold.

-For me?
-Yeah.

-It's for you.
-Really?

Thank you! Yes, it was so cold!

-The location is over there.
-Yeah.

I'll show you the way.

Good morning, everyone!

Hello, we're meeting over there.

-Sorry, let's go.
-Okay.

Yes, thank you.

PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE

Whoa!

SEASON OF ROMANCE IN THE SNOW!?

Ouch.

-Umi...
-I'm sorry about earlier.

ACCELERATING INTO A LOVE TRIANGLE

I don't get it.

You're not looking at all! I'm hurt!

Keisuke,

you're in love, aren't you?

A KISS THAT MELTS EVERYTHING