- 6 months ago
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00:00Tachibana!
00:09Sorry I'm so late.
00:12Oh no. I'm sorry for giving short notice.
00:16Not at all. So, um, what did you...
00:19I was hoping...
00:21Um, like I told you in my email...
00:25I was...
00:26I was hoping you'd help me pick out some good books you think I would like as a friend.
00:30Hmph. Leave it to me.
00:33Goodness! Can you believe this beautiful weather we're having?
00:43Looks like they've got quite a spread here today.
00:47Huh?
00:50Hey, Pops!
00:51Hm? Oh!
00:52What a surprise! You never told me you came to things like this!
00:56Course I do! This old man knows how to hustle!
01:00Hustling, you say?
01:01I dropped by Takata Nabava the other day, but it was closed. Figured you'd gone out of business.
01:08Not a chance, kid. I'm a feeble old man now. I ain't working no more nights.
01:13You had me all worried for no reason.
01:15Oh, he's the owner of a used bookstore I used to visit in college.
01:19Oh, good afternoon.
01:21Well, look at that. Didn't know you had yourself such a lovely daughter. I really am getting old.
01:33Uh, she's not exactly my daughter.
01:35We work together.
01:36We work together.
01:37You're friends!
01:38You're his friend?
01:40Uh...
01:41It's... it's not all that big a deal.
01:44Well, you bring anything good to show?
01:46Course I did. Brought all sorts of good stuff that true aficionados are sure to appreciate.
01:51Oh, those. They're old postcards written a long time ago.
01:55Wow! What an interesting find that is.
01:58A buddy of mine owns a curio shop and asked me to sell them.
02:05Hmm...
02:08Very simple. Leaves quite the impression, doesn't it?
02:11That reminds me, Tachibana. Are you familiar with the world's shortest letter?
02:15Uh-uh. Victor Hugo, if I recall.
02:18Sure was. He was a very famous French author. Concerned about his book sales not selling, Hugo wrote a letter to his publisher consisting only of a question mark.
02:27In reply, the publisher sent back a single exclamation mark, signifying that his sales were doing well.
02:35Hmm?
02:36In other words, because Hugo and his publisher had formed such a close and trusting work relationship, they were able to communicate with using only one symbol.
02:45And that Tachibana is the reason why it's called the world's shortest letter.
02:50No doubt, captured within those brief symbols, are numerous beautiful thoughts and feelings known only between the two of them.
02:58Ugh! Ever still the romanticist, I see.
03:02Eh-heh! Did it come across that way?
03:05Ha-ha-ha-ha! Oh, before I forget, I've got something you might really like over there.
03:10Really?
03:11Uh-huh.
03:12Hmm.
03:13Hmm.
03:14Hmm.
03:15Hey, boss, this postcard...
03:17Hey, boss, this postcard.
03:35You're out of luck.
03:37When he gets caught up reading books like that, he blocks everything else out.
03:47Oh, I'm willing to bet he wandered off somewhere in one of his daisies.
04:10Huh?
04:17Oh.
04:29Oh, I'm out of luck.
05:29Hmm, Pops has the best stuff after all.
05:43Ah, shoot!
05:45I got carried away!
05:48Huh?
05:50You still haven't had any luck finding him?
06:11I think he might be on his way back right now.
06:14Hmm?
06:15You know, I've been doing this job for a long time, but I've never met anyone as crazy about books as that man.
06:21Oh?
06:22If I recall, he used to do some writing, too.
06:26Yeah, that's right. He wanted to be a novelist or something.
06:30A novelist, huh?
06:32Sorry!
06:33Oh, excuse me.
06:35I completely lost track of time. I'm sorry.
06:40Don't worry about it, boss.
06:43These kinds of things happen to everyone at some point or another.
06:47A fine young lady indeed.
06:52Did you buy anything interesting?
06:54Huh?
06:55Well, about that, it turns out this place has the most to choose from.
06:59So, give me a discount on this one.
07:02Huh?
07:03Nope.
07:04Please, I'm begging you, Pops!
07:06Not in a million years, kid.
07:08Come on, Pops! Just this once!
07:10I'm the only one who'd buy a book like that!
07:13You nincompoop!
07:14I'll have you know this is a first edition!
07:17Oh!
07:18Fine.
07:19Buy the book and I'll throw in a postcard for free.
07:21Sound fair?
07:22Yeah.
07:25Alright, done!
07:26Thanks very much.
07:27You drive a hard bargain!
07:29And you're a sucker for books.
07:32Tachibana?
07:33Pick out a postcard.
07:34Huh?
07:35Think of it as a gift and an apology for my behavior.
07:38I think I had a bit too much fun today.
07:54Tachibana?
07:55Find anything?
07:56I did.
07:57This one.
07:58Hm?
07:59Oh wow, that's fast.
08:00I already had my eye on it.
08:05Yep.
08:06This is a good one.
08:07Yep.
08:08This is a good one.
08:10Yep.
08:11This is a good one.
08:12Yep.
08:13This is a good one.
08:15My good one.
08:16The last thank you for Quiveness.
08:17You saw me take point shooty.
08:18Oh wow, yuck.
08:19Here, hi.
08:20Here, how cool.
08:22Thank you today.
08:23Oh yeah.
08:24Yeah, new video.
08:25Yeah!
08:26There's only 10.2.
08:27Not on the broad award scene.
08:29Yeah, new небêm.
08:31Right?
08:32This is a good one.
08:33Oh yeah, so what does that look like?
08:34I'll come here too.
08:36Yeah, that's a good one.
08:36I caught him, but perce晚, sounds like me.
08:37Super?
08:38Yeah, nao, under the steep.
08:39exer.
08:40Nothing just doesn't change the other mind.
08:41Kian, hurry up!
08:52Coming!
08:57Are you having any trouble with your foot?
08:59Not especially.
09:01All right, I guess this means we can consider it healed.
09:04Right.
09:05Well then, we are all finished here.
09:07See you next time.
09:09Okay.
09:10Are you off to work?
09:11Yes?
09:12Well, good for you.
09:13It's a restaurant, isn't it?
09:15That's right.
09:16Thank you very much.
09:20Well, that's a shame.
09:22It seems Akira doesn't plan on rejoining the track team anytime soon.
09:26It appears that is the case.
09:28If she went through rehab, she'd be able to run again.
09:32Unfortunately for her, the problem isn't entirely a physical one.
09:36It'll be nearly impossible if she doesn't have the drive for it anymore.
09:40Thanks for waiting.
09:45We have a special guest joining us in the studio today.
09:54Welcome, renowned author Mr. Cujo.
09:58In your eyes, Mr. Cujo, what exactly is a novel?
10:04That's a tough question you pose.
10:06My novels have walked with me through my entire journey.
10:09Through the good times and the bad, I kept on writing.
10:13So, for me, anyway, a novel is almost like a lover, so to speak.
10:21And I don't see that changing anytime soon.
10:24So you and your novels have always cared deeply for one another.
10:28Yeah, and I certainly hope my work continues to make readers feel that way, too.
10:32Thanks again to today's guest, Chihiro Cujo.
10:36Thank you very much.
10:42Yes, sir.
10:43Come again.
10:43The novel is like a lover, huh?
11:04It's how I used to feel, too.
11:05Back then, I'd lose myself in a novel, absorbed in my writing for days on end.
11:33Oh, crap.
11:35There we go.
11:41But I guess at some point...
11:45My love turned unrequited.
12:01And yet I chased...
12:03I hurt everyone around me, too.
12:09I hurt everyone around me, too.
12:10Is there truly no way around it?
12:22Can I not help people with my love for books?
12:25158 yen is your change, madam.
12:44Thank you very much.
12:45Thank you, sir.
13:15Good afternoon, boss.
13:17Hey there.
13:31Um, boss?
13:33Hmm?
13:36I, um, I bought this book while we were both out the other day.
13:39The other day?
13:41Oh, at the youth book fair.
13:43Yeah.
13:44Oh, Sosaki's And Then.
13:47It's a book from his first trilogy.
13:49I bought it because I liked the title.
13:52Have you read it?
13:53Not yet. It's a little confusing.
13:57Hmm. A bookmark.
14:01Looks like this thing has been through a lot over the years.
14:04It must have been in there when I bought it.
14:07I have a feeling its original owner was an avid reader.
14:10Do you think I ought to take it back and try to return it to the bookstore, boss?
14:15Nah, no need.
14:17I think it now will act as part of the book itself.
14:21A piece of history brought along for the ride, so to speak.
14:24Yet another one of the many charms of a used book.
14:27A clover design makes it lucky, too.
14:30Take good care of it.
14:32Huh?
14:32Is that, uh...
14:34Well, what do you know?
14:37Hmm?
14:38Look.
14:40It's a swallow.
14:43Mm-hmm.
14:44You know what?
14:46That looks less...
14:48like a watermark, and more like the foil peeled off.
14:52Ugh.
14:52Speaking of birds, there used to be a swallow's nest above that door before you worked here.
14:59Huh?
15:00Was there really?
15:01Kubo ended up having to knock it down.
15:04What?
15:04Well, there was a lot of poop everywhere.
15:06We couldn't risk a health hazard here.
15:08It was sad, though.
15:10Hold on.
15:11Don't worry.
15:12She waited until after the chicks had left.
15:14Although one of them did struggle to fly for a while, it was nerve-wracking.
15:22But they all made it out safely.
15:31What if...
15:33Hmm?
15:34If the swallow hadn't been able to fly with the rest of its friends, what do you think would have happened to it?
15:44If it couldn't fly, the swallow could still find a different path to happiness while having to live its life on the ground.
15:59It might even forget about its friends.
16:03But if the swallow refuses to fly simply because it has resigned itself to its fate, I think it would spend its days gazing up at the sky.
16:14And, well, forever.
16:20Or something like that.
16:23Sorry, I didn't mean to go off.
16:26Oh, here, thanks.
16:29Between this and the book fair, I think I'm completely hopeless.
16:38Boss.
16:41Hmm?
16:43I'm glad I got to hear your thoughts.
16:45I really am.
16:47You are?
16:49And I know I'd love to hear even more.
16:53One day, I hope I'll get to read something you've written.
16:56Uh...
16:57Is something I...
17:00You keep notes for a book you're going to write someday.
17:04Don't you?
17:04But even with the way that I am?
17:15Because you're the way that you are.
17:18And then...
17:20The swallow who resigned itself to the ground?
17:24Perhaps will one day forget to gaze up at the sky, too.
17:28The swallow is well aware that a place sheltered from the rain is a place hidden from the sun.
17:39And, boss, I know I'm going to like your book when you write it.
17:47I'm not looking for forgiveness or anything ridiculous like that.
18:09But still, I've always wanted someone to say that to me.
18:16To tell me it's all right.
18:20To tell me it's all right.
18:50It's almost time for the soccer team to use the track.
18:53One last sprint for each of us.
19:07Whoa!
19:08Kurita from Non-High said a new personal best in the 100 meter.
19:12Oh, wow.
19:13Says she made a full recovery from a torn Achilles tendon.
19:16Did you know about this, Kian?
19:17Huh?
19:18I didn't...
19:19That's the first time I've heard anything about her being injured at all.
19:23A torn Achilles tendon.
19:24But isn't that what happened to Tachibana?
19:26So then...
19:28Yeah.
19:30Kurita's running in the meat today.
19:32I saw her name written.
19:34You think she's going to break Tachibana's record?
19:37I hope she doesn't.
19:38Huh?
19:39You know, I'm not sure why, but the fact that Tachibana doesn't run anymore really bothers me.
19:48The same injury doesn't necessarily mean the same circumstances.
20:08Still...
20:09Still...
20:10I just can't bring myself to believe there's someone out there who can do something Akira can't.
20:21Akira...
20:22Swish it off!
20:29Okay!
20:30I think it's going to rain.
20:32Definitely.
20:33Nah, we got time.
20:35Come on!
20:36Time to move out, girls!
20:38Okay!
20:38See you later, Kyun!
20:49Later!
20:52Fall back!
20:55Looks like rain.
20:57Hope it all holds out till I reach the station.
20:59Aw, the poor soccer team.
21:18Personal best?
21:19But she didn't even come close to Akira.
21:22So then what's the big deal, anyway?
21:29Akira?
21:32Hey!
21:33Akira!
21:34Akira!
21:59Akira!
21:59Akira!
22:00Akira!
22:00Akira!
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22:29boss if you don't leave soon you're gonna be late
22:42hmm you're right i just need to finish this
22:45um boss huh here my preferred shifts for next month
22:53oh thanks for this let's see
22:57oh you want sundays really you sure yeah
23:06listen tachibana boss being late to a meeting with corporate is absolutely unheard of
23:18all right all right i'll be back this evening
23:21i swear why is that man so incapable of leaving at a decent time
23:27tachibana hmm it's just you and me so let's kick it into high gear
23:32time is money girl right
23:35i hope you enjoy
23:47it's not here great
23:51back to square one
23:54welcome to garden table for
24:00haruka table for one does it matter which table i pick
24:13of all the rotten luck i forgot it at the restaurant
24:17oh better get going
24:22i'll have a soft drink
24:27that's all i want i won't be long
24:33let me know if there's anything else i can get you
24:37wait
24:38hmm the same uniform tachibana wears
24:45hey akira
24:47you should run again
24:54please akira come back to the team
24:59at this rate you're gonna quit running for good
25:04and then you and i will
25:07drift apart
25:09i can't stand the thought of that
25:12i'm leaving sorry cancel my order
25:23in the hundred meter race today
25:27a girl named kuratis at a personal best
25:30two years ago
25:32she had the exact same injury as you
25:35i'll wait for as long as it takes
25:43that's pretty much
25:46really good
25:48thezte
25:48no
25:50no
25:53no
25:55no
25:55no
25:56no
25:58oh
25:59no
26:03you
26:04no
26:05no
26:06no
26:08no
26:10no
26:10no
26:11no
26:12no
26:12no
26:13Oh, wow, an actual movie.
26:32Hello?
26:33Hey, it's me.
26:35I heard they're making your book into a movie.
26:37Congrats.
26:38Thanks.
26:40By the way, where are you right now?
26:43Huh?
26:44Oh, no, no, nowhere special.
26:45Just out on a walk.
26:46I should be home pretty soon.
26:49Oh, there you are.
26:50I see you now.
26:51Huh?
26:52Are you surprised?
26:59You nearly gave me a heart attack.
27:03I wanted to knock your socks off.
27:05What's wrong with you?
27:06Didn't expect you, so I've got nothing here.
27:09I don't need anything.
27:10And the apartment's a mess.
27:13No kidding.
27:16Hmm?
27:17What's that?
27:18Why do you have a hamster?
27:20Long story.
27:22Not inside.
27:23Smoke's bad for him.
27:25Hey, listen.
27:26I brought something good.
27:28Huh?
27:29Something good?
27:32See?
27:33Oh.
27:39Dun dun dun.
27:41Whoa.
27:42Been a long time.
27:44Right?
27:45The one we used to use way back in the day broke.
27:47So I bought a new one.
27:49One click and it was all mine.
27:50That's great and all, man.
27:52But I don't have any coffee beans.
27:54Figured as much, so I bought those with a click, too.
27:58You really don't say.
27:59I buy everything online.
28:01Ta-da!
28:03The best Kilimanjaro coffee and filters.
28:06Oh, wow.
28:07You have my deepest gratitude, Chihiro.
28:16It's finally starting to boil.
28:18All right.
28:19That means we're on standby.
28:21Huh?
28:22Uh, let's see.
28:24Hey.
28:24Where is it?
28:26Where's what?
28:26I don't...
28:28You know what I mean.
28:30Writing paper.
28:32The ruled kind.
28:33Whoa.
28:34Hold on.
28:35Are we really gonna get into this?
28:37Well, of course we are, man.
28:39Right, Subu Subu?
28:41Just one Subu.
28:42Come on.
28:43Get the paper.
28:44Don't have any.
28:45Now, where did I leave those cups?
28:47Fine.
28:47I'll look for it myself.
28:51Hmm.
28:51Hmm.
28:56Well, what do you know?
29:03Dork.
29:04You've got plenty.
29:05No use.
29:21I'm throwing in the towel now.
29:23And you?
29:24Anything?
29:25Here.
29:28Oh, how far must I go, cries the bird.
29:31What has she brought back?
29:33Some sort of seeds.
29:34Still, the knocking sound underfoot does not come.
29:37Yeah, you win, man.
29:49I couldn't do it either.
29:50A total bust.
29:51Never thought I'd be here playing the one-minute story game with you again.
29:55Brings back our college days, doesn't it?
29:57Write a short story before the coffee's done or pay the price.
30:01Sounds ridiculous now I think about it.
30:03Does it really take these siphon machines a whole minute?
30:07Well, give or take.
30:09I just can't write anything.
30:12I remember how eager I was.
30:14The words practically came pouring.
30:16No pressure or deadlines.
30:17Genuine excitement every day.
30:20That's all there ever was to it.
30:22Nothing more.
30:23And yet I'd go tearing up the hill in front of me.
30:26Just shoo way to Kudagawa.
30:28I'm the boulder amongst the raging rapids who will turn the tide of literature.
30:33Geez.
30:33I can't believe I used to say that stuff.
30:36Talk about young and stupid.
30:38My goodness.
30:41Nowadays, none.
30:43Not a single word.
30:45You're incredible on that front.
30:47And now you're a famous author.
30:50Your book's even going to get made into a big movie.
30:52That book's stupid.
30:54A bunch of mainstream garbage.
30:57But your work touches lives.
30:59It helps people.
31:02Ridiculous.
31:03Literature was never meant to help anyone.
31:05Don't you see?
31:06It's supposed to be poisonous.
31:08Isn't that right, Kondo?
31:09Hey, did you really come to my place just to tell me that asinine idea?
31:16Maybe.
31:18Besides, I wanted to see your face.
31:21Weirdo.
31:22I had to see you because you know the real me.
31:29Before all of this even began.
31:33Once you set the ball rolling, it never ends.
31:36They won't tolerate stumbling blocks.
31:39It's full speed ahead.
31:40The finish line is nowhere in sight.
31:43As you're being crushed under the weight of their expectations.
31:45You have no choice but to put out more and more garbage.
31:50I came over to see you because I...
31:52I don't want to be that.
31:54I'm losing sight of myself.
31:56I need to make sure that I'm still me.
31:59Chihiro.
32:01Ha! Just kidding!
32:08Earlier you said you can't write like you used to.
32:12Huh?
32:13Well...
32:14Yeah.
32:14Yeah.
32:15It's not that you can't do it.
32:17It's that you won't.
32:19You think that you shouldn't write anything if you can't do it with the same feeling you had back then.
32:25Otherwise, you'll be letting your past self down.
32:32The only one getting in your way is yourself.
32:37I've gotten too old for it.
32:39I know I can't go back to the way it was.
32:42There were a lot of things I couldn't fix with naive optimism alone.
32:45But I want to stay true to my hopes and dreams.
32:51To my writing.
32:53Even just one line.
32:54I want to spill poison on a page.
32:57Just one person.
32:58I want their heart to be tainted and consumed.
33:01Just kidding.
33:07Just kidding.
33:08you know something kondo you're living an honest life
33:18yeah i'm not so sure but you are you've been living for the same dream ever since we were
33:26young that room isn't proof of your regret but of your passion
33:31well then shihiro we're in the same boat you've never let go of your dream
33:39you're striving for a higher standard of literary excellence just like you did back then
33:54the view from this place sure does suck leaving things to the imagination makes them more exciting
34:00well then perhaps if i hold on to these feelings
34:23i might come out the other side someday
34:26so
34:28so
34:36so
34:38I don't know.
35:08I don't know.
35:38I don't know.
36:08I don't know.
36:38Have a good night, boss.
36:43Good night.
36:44Oh, Tachibana!
36:45About the shift schedule you gave me the other day for next month's hours, you sure you want to put in that many? Don't you have school midterms coming up soon?
36:56I'll be fine. I'll be fine. I can work.
36:59All right. I don't mind if you take time off to pursue things outside of work. You know that, right?
37:10I mean, we might be short-staffed, but I'm sure we'll manage somehow. I know you've got school and other stuff you'd like to be doing.
37:25I don't want to do anything other than work. Understood?
37:30Should?
37:30Should?
37:31Should?
37:32Should?
37:33Should?
39:03No, I'm not serious.
39:05I mean, I can't even do that.
39:07Akira!
39:10Good morning.
39:11Good morning.
39:12Grab her pocket.
39:13It's so warm.
39:15I'm going to carry us.
39:17Yeah, let's go.
39:20Lock the door.
39:21Check.
39:22Catch you guys at practice.
39:23We'll see you later.
39:24Two years ago, she had the exact same injury as you.
39:35I really wish I hadn't just said that.
39:40No use dwelling on it now.
39:41I don't want to do anything other than work.
39:59Understood?
40:02Something the matter, boss?
40:04Oh, it's nothing.
40:05Meeting with corporate again?
40:07I am.
40:08Yeah, have a good day.
40:11Stan?
40:13Bob?
40:14Think it over carefully, and don't forget to submit your surveys.
40:17coupe, please.
40:35Bye.
40:36Bye!
40:36Bye.
40:37Bye!
40:37Bye!
40:38Bye!
40:39Bye!
40:40Bye!
40:41Bye!
40:42Bye!
40:43All right!
40:43Bye!
40:43Bye!
40:43Bye!
40:43Bye!
40:45Bye!
40:46your future my teacher says we gotta fill out these career surveys just hearing the word future
40:54makes my stomach hurt unfortunately i know what you mean you're school competitive what academically
41:01i'd say kinda it's average oh kubo i'm heading out now keep an eye on the restaurant for me
41:13sure i'll be back sometime this oh uh uh see you tatsunaba crap i stuttered bye
41:22oh i got a career survey too feels weird huh like the time's finally come or something
41:33so then are you going to apply for cosmetology that's the plan hey there nishida
41:40huh so uh i'm about due for another haircut oh okay hit me up on your break later or something
41:48no seriously really i swear it's the truth i have no idea and that's why it's so awesome you
42:13already have something you know you want to do with your life do you really believe that i really
42:18do i guess i'm just gonna go to college and figure it out from there so when did you decide to become
42:24a hairdresser like why'd you pick that what inspired you oh well i i just thought i just thought it would
42:32be kind of nice to do something that i like to do and that would make people equally happy in return
42:37you know and there's also this nice guy who helped me realize
42:42the first time that i got a chance to cut his hair the look he had on his face made everything
42:50worth it but but there's no telling whether i'll actually get any good at it it's a hard business
42:55you'll be terrific
42:57you totally have to cut my hair when you become an official hairdresser
43:04promise me you'll do it because i'll hold you to it
43:08okay
43:10okay
43:14ah
43:16ah
43:17ah
43:20ah
43:22ah
43:27ah
43:31ah
43:35ah
43:36Welcome!
43:40Table for how many?
43:42Here you go. Sorry about the wait.
43:47Huh.
43:48Shouldn't the boss be back by now?
43:51He's been having an awful lot of meetings with corporate, huh?
43:54I wonder why that is.
43:56As far as I'm concerned, this can only mean one thing.
43:59You don't think.
44:01There's no way.
44:02What now? What now?
44:03Oh! He's being promoted!
44:06Are you serious?
44:07Not possible.
44:09Why else would he be going to the corporate office so often?
44:12Are you serious?
44:13So what happens if he gets a promotion?
44:15He goes to corporate.
44:17Huh?
44:19Then they'll have to assign a new manager to come work at our location.
44:22Imagine. One without bedhead and capable of zipping up his own pants.
44:26Are you serious?
44:27Totally serious.
44:28Not possible. Not in a million years.
44:33Right.
44:41Hello at home.
44:42It's fine.
44:52What?
44:54What?
44:55Let's clean.
44:55Oops.
44:56achten Girl said
44:59디스collo said
45:02Let's set up the hurdles.
45:03Okay.
45:11It's huge.
45:13So cold.
45:16And windy.
45:20Look at that.
45:21The track looks like it's floating.
45:25A school facing the wind.
45:29I like this place.
45:31Yeah, this is the one.
45:33Let's face the wind here together.
45:36Mm-hmm.
45:42Here.
45:43Together.
45:44Together.
45:55Yuto, what happened to your face?
46:02I tripped in P.E. class.
46:04Doing what?
46:06Running.
46:07You were running?
46:08Are you fast?
46:14Huh?
46:15Track.
46:17Yeah.
46:18I guess so.
46:20I don't get it.
46:22How am I supposed to get faster?
46:28Teach me.
46:30Huh?
46:30Okay.
46:36Yippee!
46:45You're doing just great.
46:47Are you all right?
46:54Yep.
46:55I'm fine.
46:56Should we take a break now?
46:58No way!
46:59Not till I cross the finish line.
47:01Finish line?
47:02You run till you cross the finish line.
47:04Even if you fall down hard.
47:06Don't ever just give up the race.
47:09Don't give up the race?
47:11Yep.
47:12It's okay if you fall down.
47:14Pick yourself up and keep running.
47:16Don't give up, no matter how many tries it takes.
47:19Keep running.
47:20You have to be sure and cross the finish line.
47:23Otherwise, you shouldn't run at all.
47:26Well, that's what my dad says about it.
47:29You and I are going to work hard together, understand?
47:32No giving up your dreams, son.
47:34Hmph.
47:35So, I promised him I would cross the finish line, even if I crawl in at dead last.
47:45But I want to come in first place!
47:48Hmph.
47:49All right.
47:53Pump your arms as hard as you can.
47:55It'll help you take longer strides.
47:58You mean, like this?
48:00Oh.
48:21Hey, Tachibana.
48:23Good evening, boss.
48:25It's drizzling outside.
48:28Thanks.
48:28Oh, I almost forgot.
48:30I heard you taught Yuto how to run today.
48:33Yeah.
48:35Thanks for doing that.
48:36He was absolutely thrilled.
48:38It's all he would talk about on the way home today.
48:40He said he's going to practice every day after school.
48:44But I wouldn't hold your breath.
48:46That boy's got a habit of quitting in the middle of things.
48:49I think he'll be fine.
48:51Huh?
48:52Yuto's catching on pretty quickly.
48:54He'll get even faster once he learns the proper form.
48:56And he promised his dad that he would always cross the finish line.
49:03Huh?
49:06Our promise.
49:08Yeah, right.
49:08In a way, I suppose that's one way of putting it, I guess.
49:17But I made a promise to myself, too.
49:21Starting fresh, if you will.
49:23With a promise I'd locked away long ago.
49:26Does it have to do with your novel?
49:32Yeah.
49:33I'm writing again.
49:35Although it hasn't been nearly as accessible as I thought it would be.
49:39But you know, I'm enjoying myself.
49:45I've tacked another promise onto the promise I couldn't keep.
49:50That promise brought me pain.
49:53And then it taught me a lesson.
49:55A single promise to ensure there's always room in my life for literature, no matter what.
50:01It's the one promise I want to see through.
50:11Oh, Tachibana!
50:14Here's the schedule.
50:16This is yours.
50:17I'm sorry I got it to you late.
50:18I, um, went ahead and scheduled you like you asked.
50:24But, um...
50:29Thank you for doing that.
50:32Have a good night, boss.
50:36Do you...
50:37Do you maybe have one, too, Tachibana?
50:42A promise to yourself that you've forgotten over time?
50:48It says a school facing the...
51:07Hang on, Haruka.
51:12Akira?
51:14There, that's better.
51:16Thanks, Akira.
51:17Okay.
51:24Do you maybe have one, too, Tachibana?
51:27A promise to yourself that you've forgotten over time?
51:29Let's get it.
51:36It tells you of a wat.
51:38Oh man.
51:41Let's do it.
51:41Um, everyone, I have a very big and important announcement I need to make to you all today.
52:03Finally. I can't believe it's finally happening.
52:07Are you serious?
52:08So the boss really did get a promotion. Crazy.
52:11I'll believe it when I see it.
52:13Agreed.
52:14As you're all aware, I've been gone.
52:17I was attending a series of rigorous lectures at our corporate office, culminating in a final exam.
52:23And as a result of that, I'll have to go about doing a retake.
52:29Why?
52:30You mean you weren't interviewing for a promotion?
52:33Huh? What are you on about?
52:35No, of course I wasn't.
52:36I was there so I could learn the new menu.
52:38See? This part? Look at that. I can't get the eyes. Seriously, it's way too difficult to get them just so.
52:48I'm sorry. Our restaurant will be the only one delaying the new menu launch. Forgive me.
52:54You ought to be out there apologizing to the customers instead.
52:57You're absolutely right.
53:04Ah, the man kills me.
53:06Oh, this file.
53:08Come on, get up!
53:30Run, Akira!
53:30No!
53:46No crying!
53:55You should run again.
53:56I feel like I'm getting nervous.
54:12Let's face the wind together!
54:14Yeah!
54:15It's a promise!
54:16Not here.
54:26Looks like I did it once again.
54:28Please excuse me. You can go ahead without me.
54:35Boss!
54:36Huh?
54:38Tachibana.
54:39You forgot this, boss.
54:50Thanks. I appreciate it.
54:52Sure thing.
54:55Are you all right?
54:58Mm-hmm.
55:01The rain seems to be letting up.
55:03Huh?
55:03Huh?
55:03Yes, hello?
55:22Yes, sir.
55:23Oh, terribly sorry, sir.
55:25Well, my deepest apologies.
55:27Right, right.
55:28Of course.
55:30Can't apologize.
55:31I...
55:31Yes, understood.
55:38I will indeed, sir.
55:39Right you are.
55:43Goodbye, sir.
55:49Tachibana!
55:50Tachibana!
56:27Someday, when we've both kept our promises and we managed to see them through.
56:39I promise, boss. I'll tell you when I'm done.
56:57Let's get out there, you guys!
57:14Akira!
57:16Akira!
57:17Akira!
57:20Fight! Fight! Fight!
57:25I won't forget.
57:28I won't forget.
57:29No matter how much time passes
57:34No matter where I may be
57:36I'll remember the person who taught me what the future holds
57:42Every time I look up at the sky after the rain
57:59I'll never promise all day
58:06When I look up at the sky after the rain
58:13On a lifetime of day
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