Behind this Queen-like smile lies a hidden identity.
In reality, Kamon Hiro remorselessly hates people.
Himura Chouji asked her to help him hide the fact that he's gay from his mother.
Thus she ended up acting out a perfect...wait, no, a fake couple with him.
When she helped both Chouji and his mother to reveal their secrets,
she couldn't keep lying about her own feelings.
Finally...
I love you.
- Eh? - I want you to love me too.
My body and soul.
I can't be with you anymore.
I'm sorry.
But are you sure you want this, Hiro?
Hiro.
Hiro!
Mother...
Mother.
It's okay now, Hiro.
It's okay.
Mother...
Did you dream about your mother?
Why... am I here?
You don't remember anything?
You were crying a river last night.
So I suggested you come home with us.
You cried when you came here too.
When I wondered if you'd cry forever,
you fell asleep on my lap.
Until morning?
- Are you okay? - I'm okay.
They just went a little numb.
I'm sorry.
When I think about it,
it's been 25 years since I last cried.
Then, you cried 25 years worth of tears.
You must be hungry, right? I'll fix breakfast.
Hiro-chan. What is "sign and seal"?
Eh?
Please excuse her. Yesterday, you told us that
you gave him the divorce papers with only your sign and seal.
"Sign and seal" is that,
when you sign official documents, you also put your seal to confirm it.
And what does "fake" mean?
Huh?
You said "fake marriage" so many times, Hiro-san.
Fake means telling a lie.
Chouji-sensei and I weren't a real couple.
What about "solitude"?
Did I say that word many times, too?
Yes. You said "I'll live in solitude until I die".
Let see... Solitude means...
Yuu. You'll be late for school.
I'll explain it to you later.
Come on, let get ready.
I should get ready too...
Hiro-san. If it's okay with you, why don't you stay with us for awhile?
You suddenly left there, so you must not have a place to stay?
I'm okay.
Let's play together when we'll get back, Hiro-chan.
I'm sorry, Yuu-chan.
I'm sorry but right now I don't want to talk to anyone.
Ah, I forgot to return the ring.
Hiro-san. Did you come back?
Ah... no. It's not like that.
I forgot to return the ring.
Can you give it to him?
I'm sorry but I have to refuse.
- I've cut ties with him. - Eh?
Don't get me wrong.
It's not because I can't forgive him for being gay.
I can't forgive him for what he's done to you.
To ask you for a fake marriage...
I have to apologize to you too.
In the first place, I shouldn't have lied about having cancer.
I'm truly sorry, Hiro-san.
Mother.
Can you please understand Chouji-san's feelings?
Chouji-san wants you to be happy...
I'm sorry but I don't want to think about him for now!
Now, I'll return to Toyama,
and I'll have to apologize to my friends about this fake marriage.
Ah, right! This shawl is really warm.
From now on, I'll always use it.
Mother!
Bye.
Farewell.
You don't know when to give up, Kamon Hiro!
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Gisou no Fuufu/ Fake Couple Episode 8
Translation: CloveR CAFE
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- Hey, do you know how long we waited? - I'm sorry.
Opening time has long passed. Really!
I'm sorry. Himura-san always opened the door.
That is to say you shouldn't rely only on one person.
I'm really sorry. Good morning.
Maybe this is the right time to stop working here.
- Really? - It's super. I'm looking forward to it.
If you make me angry now, your life will be in danger, Young Lady.
Made it.
It's just the 2nd floor. Use the stairs, kiddo.
There's no good object that fits your conditions.
Excuse me.
Each and everyone is set to irritate me, huh?!
There's nothing better than a book, really.
- I was moved! - Wasn't that great?!
There are seats here!
- I'm glad I invited you guys! - Really, that was so nice of you.
Today's play was really great!
The song when the heroine pulled her body away was so good!
So that I won't lose myself...
Damn, I want to massacre all of them.
Hiro-san.
How is the vice principal?
It seems that his resignation got accepted today.
I'm sorry but I've separated from him.
What?
Is that so?
I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
I should be the one to leave,
but the vice principal asked me to take care of the kids.
But as I thought, I don't have the confidence.
Hara-sensei. We're leaving.
Then please excuse me.
- See you tomorrow. Bye-bye. - Sensei, good-bye.
Won't you come to our place? Only until you can calm down.
Please don't misunderstand.
I'm not trying to seduce you or anything.
I'm okay by myself.
I don't think so.
Hiro-san. You seem like you've turned back into your old self.
I'm worried about what could happen if I left you alone like this now.
I can't leave you alone.
Until now, you've helped me so many times.
Please excuse me.
Wait, Hiro-chan!
I'll be waiting!
I will always wait for you. With Yuu!
Hiro! I've been looking for you!
Can I hug you? Though I'm already hugging you!
Hey, where's the ring? Ah, I'm glad. You're still wearing it.
If being gay means I'll lose you, then I'll stop.
- Really? - Of course not.
Why did I have to dream of something like that?!
Let's forget about it already.
I'm sure right now he is...
I'm gay, but... no... especially since I am gay,
my love for children won't lose to anyone.
Just now was the optimistic scenario. Then what about a little less so?
I've already come out to my mom.
From now on, I'll live life as a party!
Then, the worst case?
For someone like me, just being alive is an annoyance.
Let's just stop thinking about it.
Recently, I had it again.
The dream about you, mother, that I've had so often since I was a child.
Why did you leave me all alone?
I'm sorry, Hiro.
But you know, in times like these,
you'll find a hint unexpectedly close by.
That is, well... well, well...
In this situation, it's a bit hard to talk.
But what I, as your mother, want to say is, Hiro...
What are you doing, Ten-chan?
Ah, well... I...
I've started researching on spiritualistic ability.
Once I get in the mood it's a bit hard to come out.
Why here?
Oh? Huh? Eh? Well, no...
That... well, you know... when I went to the library...
But well... you were absent from work without notice.
I went to the nursery school and it's out that Chouji-san is gay.
I was sure you've... stopped that fake marriage.
You don't have anywhere to go, so I thought... well...
you would probably come here.
Have you perhaps been waiting for me?
At a time like this... my place! Ah... ah, sorry.
At a time like this, come to our place.
What?
I know my mother is hard to deal with,
but she's more reliable than you think.
You said that...
But even you couldn't go home
after you had a fight with her.
Then...
Let's go back together.
You know, just like when we were young.
Then, just as Gon was coming out of the door, there was a bang, and Gon was shot.
From "Gon, the Little Fox", by Niimi Nankichi.
Gon fell straight to the ground.
When Hyoju looked inside the house,
a pile of chestnuts on the mud-floor caught his eye.
Hyoju looked down at Gon in surprise.
Gon, was it you who brought me all those chestnuts?
What do you guys want?
How about you? What are you doing?
They had a fight with their mother and run away.
I thought they'd fall asleep right away if I read to them.
As expected, they started snoring on the first page.
That Yaeko, now she doesn't even treat her children amiably anymore?
You have something to report to me?
No... Not me.
Hiro-chan has something to tell you.
Ah... welll... yes.
You look like some dried up chewing gum.
Did you finally divorce?
Ah...
Yes. Well...
Then, you're the same as me.
What?
What? Eh...! What's this?! Did father send this?
What are you going to do?
Of course, I'll divorce him.
If you think about it, all married couples in this world are probably in fake marriages.
We pledge eternal love.
But we don't have any intention to mutually support each other.
Things such as wanting children or having a stable life...
All just for the purpose of having someone to take care of us when we're old.
That's why we quickly break up when we know that being together doesn't benefit either of us.
But...
Aunt...
Wasn't it because you pledged eternal love with him,
that you married him?
They say that when you love someone too much, you'll forget about his flaws.
Of all people, why did I fall for him?
Please don't say that.
You still have Ten-chan and Yae-chan.
Normally, that would be a consolation.
But in my case...
Mom!
Mom, did my kids perhaps come here?
You're too loud.
Really...
I was so worried about you!
I've been looking everywhere for you!
Come on! Let's go back!
- Don' wanna! - Don't wanna!
What?! You don't listen to what I say?
- Because... - Because what?
Just spit out whatever you want to say!
They've had enough of you.
You just think about yourself and do nothing for them.
What is that about?! I properly...
Then, do you know?
Your children... They're being made fun of for not doing well in study and sports.
And how lonely they are because of their parents' divorce.
That...
Why don't you tell me important stuff like that?
It's not that they don't want to tell you, they can't.
When they see your sulky face everyday.
They're really worried about you!
What is this about?!
Although you're terribly cold to us!
- Right, Onii-chan? - Well, about that...
Because you weren't kind to us,
did you know how lonely we were?
- Right, Onii-chan? - Don't just throw it at me.
Who cares about your feelings now?!
I'm asking you what you're doing for them, as their mother?!
That's enough.
I don't expect you to understand anyway!
You two just do as you please!
Yaeko! Yaeko! Hey, wait, Yaeko!
Why are you always on mother's side, Onii-chan?!
It's not like that! Hiro-chan, please say something!
But, I...
In any case, I'm not your family.
I got enough on my hands. Who cares about you guys.
Hiro-chan... What was that just now?
Eh?
You just said something horrible.
Oh...
Oh, dammit!
My inner voice just came out again.
We could also hear what you just said.
Oh...
That's interesting.
Finally, I can hear your thoughts.
This is a good chance, why don't you say what's on your mind?
You must think "go to hell already, old hag", right?
Aunt...
Why do you always have to act like you're only toying with everyone?
As a mother, you should desperately protect your loved ones,
but why do you always reproach your family?
I hate it the most when you think you'll be forgiven for anything just because you're family.
After I was adopted into this family, when I cried for missing my parents,
Do you remember what you told me?
I forgot! What was it?
"Cry as much as you want while you can."
"In life, other than the death of your parents,"
"There are many more sad things to come."
As that time I thought "This person is a witch".
Thanks to me you stopped crying.
Don't glare at me like that.
After that, every time you saw me,
You just told me "You're not cute at all." or "Smile more!".
That was because you didn't want to rely on me, did you?
You always did everything by yourself.
The same when you got your period.
I just didn't want to listen to your nagging!
Aunt, you were always in a bad mood, complaining "your uncle doesn't love me".
You just didn't like me from the start, right?
You didn't want to become a woman like me, right?
And do you remember saying this?
"If there was a time machine, I'd go and meet your mother when she was young"
"and stop her from marrying your father."
You remember every little thing.
What you wanted to say was if my parents had not married each other,
you wouldn't have ended up adopting a child like me, right?!
Your face is scary.
Don't dodge the question. Just answer me!
What's wrong with thinking like that?!
Hey! Onii-chan, what's wrong?
I'm being possessed by something.
Huh? What?
- Uwah! - No! Scary! Scary...!
Hiro? Can you hear me?
Huh?
It's me, your mother. How have you been?
Hey, stop with that stupid joke.
She's right. Ten-chan.
Hiro, you know... your aunt...
She does... not hate you or anything.
Actually, she really loves you.
If you don't stop, I'll be really mad!
It... It's no use pretending to be nasty, Teruno.
Teruno! You... you...
When they were young, before putting Yaeko to bed,
You often read picture books to her.
Even though Yaeko would fall asleep right on the frist page,
you always finished reading the book.
It was because you knew that Hiro was listening behind the door.
What? Is that true, Mom?
Besides, you...
Even now, because you're still worried about Hiro,
you ordered our housekeeper
to go to the library to watch over her.
- What? - No way!
Is that true? Komata-san!
I'm really sorry for always being so rude!
Your aunt told me to trouble you as much as possible.
What? Why?
I guess she wanted Hiro-chan to get angry.
She wanted you to stop suppressing your feelings and forcing yourself to smile.
Please excuse me.
You're being all conceited and you talk like that...
But soon you will completely turn back to your old self again.
Onii-chan!
Since it got to this, why don't we tell Hiro-chan how her parents died?
What do you mean?
You guys!
If you tell her, I'll cut my ties with you.
- Onii-chan. Get a hold of her! - What?
Since it's like this, it'll be easier to show it to her!
Ah, right! I'm sorry, sorry...!
- What?! What are you doing?! - Sorry! I'm sorry...!
Stop! Stop...! I'm telling you to stop it!
The fire that killed your parents,
it wasn't an accident.
Your mother set the house on fire!
after she learned that your father was having an affair...
Hiro! Hiro!
Hiro!!
Mother?
At that time, my mother saved you from your burning house.
You're safe now.
Mom...
got a large burn mark on her back from that time.
But she said, you'd be hurt if you knew.
So she decided to hide it from you forever.
Release me already!
It hurts!
Sorry.
You know the result for doing this to me, right?
Mom, that's enough. Why don't you tell her your true feelings already?!
She's right.
You always criticize Hiro-chan for not knowing what she's thinking.
But aren't you the same?!
Actually, you really love Hiro-chan and you want to spoil her.
Hiro...
I...
I really hated your mother.
She was way more beautiful than me, her younger sister.
She listened to our parents.
She always had a smile for everybody.
She used to lie with a straight face.
Only to cause trouble for others.
You were becoming more and more like her.
Because you always glorified your mother,
I couldn't help getting angry about it.
I desperately restrained myself from hurling the truth at you.
That's why...
I... ran way from confronting you honestly.
And ended up being unable to be nice to you anymore.
But you know...
I...
I never had any intention of making you lonely, Hiro.
You must feel like "why are you only telling me all this now?"
Well, I don't expect you to forgive me...
If you want to resent me, be it.
That again...
Now is the time to properly tell Hiro-chan what you have to say to her.
You actually think that: ...
Your family is right here.
If it's your wish,
I will always wait for your return.
Huh? What was that just now? Why did you say that?!
What's wrong with that?! Did I say anything wrong?
No! But what's with you?! Stealing the best part!
More importantly, your imitation was terrible.
- Your family is right here. - Who's that supposed to be now?
If it's your wish,
- I will always wait for your return. - Who is that? Who are you imitating?
What an idiot!
That wasn't anything like her. Why did you suddenly do that?
- Your fa... - That's enough.
I'm sorry, Ten-chan.
I'm sorry, Yae-chan.
I'm sorry...
Aunt.
You didn't want me to get hurt...
You protected me...
But I didn't trust you.
I didn't think of you as my family...
I'm...
really...
such an idiot.
Please work hard today as well.
We will.
Good morning.
Thanks goodness!
You came, Himura-san!
Everyone. I'm sorry for being absent without notice.
No. I'm relieved.
Himura-san. We're so hopeless without you.
Even our director, "What are we gonna do if Himura-san quit?".
"This library is done for", he said.
He was nervous for the whole day.
Well... it doesn't matter if I'm here or not.
But you are essential for this library.
That again...
No good, let's stop with this inner voice.
Are you saying such things again?
Director, you're mistaken about two things.
What?
One is...
I'm not Himura anymore, I've gone back to Kamon.
Huh? Did you get a divorce?
And you're wrong when you think that it doesn't matter if you're here or not.
What?
What's important is whether you want to be here or not. Don't you think?
As for me, I want to be here.
Because I love books.
Anyone can freely come here.
And just by reading their favorite books they can cross over time and space
This is a wonderful place where one can experience all kinds of worlds.
You want to return books?
Yes.
I heard about it from Chouji-san.
He said you're getting a divorce?
Yes.
Was it maybe because of me?
No.
It's not because he fell in love with you.
But there's no reason anymore to continue our fake marriage.
No. That's also not correct.
I've come to love him.
That's why, being together is too painful.
But he's gay, so there's no way he'll love me back.
Somehow... you've changed.
Like, you've been set free.
I have a favor to ask you.
Can you pick up the books I left at his place for me?
I've decided to stay at my aunt's place.
Sure.
Before that, could you meet with Chouji-san?
Why?
Since you left,
Chouji-san didn't even set a foot outside.
What?
He turned into a completely different person.
A different person?
Also, Chouji-san still hasn't handed in the divorce papers.
What?
It's open.
Hey...
What's up with this?
No. Nothing.
I decided to read all your books.
TN: He's using distant/polite speech like Hiro used to. (gives me the creeps)
Because I thought I might then understand
the way you were thinking before.
Why are you talking like this?
Are you okay?
You are also surprising.
Your image seems to have changed.
I stopped hiding my true feelings and hating the people around me.
I want to live honestly.
That is very nice to hear.
What on earth happened to you?
That smile is really creepy.
Seems I got possessed by your old smile while I was thinking about
how sorry I am for what I did to you.
Besides, when you lose a dear person, your heart will become empty.
And you can only put on fake smiles.
When I thought that it must have been the same for you 25 years ago,
my heart became ever more painful.
Oh stop it already.
Oh, right. I heard from Tamotsu-kun...
You still haven't handed in our divorce papers?
Well, yeah.
Why didn't you hurry and hand it in?
You've already come out.
You know my feelings for you too, right?
That's why.
What?
I was trying to think of a way for me to respond to your feelings.
Because up until now, not just the fake marriage,
you've helped me a lot but I haven't done anything for you.
Tell me...
Isn't there anything I can do?
For example, give it another try like what we did 25 years ago?
Perhaps, I can do it.
Even if we do that, it's useless.
Well then, at least...
Want to try kissing?
Stop it.
You have someone you love, right?
Tamotsu-kun won't go out with me anyway,
But you can't forget him, right?
I can't forget about you too.
Then, if Tamotsu-kun and I were about to drown,
and there was only one life jacket, who would you throw it to?
- Tamotsu-kun. - That was quick.
No, no. It's because even if you fall into the water,
I know you can save yourself.
Enough already. Don't force yourself.
You even came out to your mother.
That too.
I wish I hadn't done that,
then she wouldn't have disinherited me.
And I could have continued my married life with you.
What are you saying now?
Well, even thought it was a fake marriage,
didn't we have fun living together?
That's true, but...
Fake is fake.
I...
want to get married for real.
I want to be happy for real.
I want to have true love.
I'm sorry.
That's why, we should just stay best friends.
Why don't you live true to yourself too?
Oh? Proust and...
Updike, too.
And Tennessee Williams. It's said they were all gay, too.
Also the poet Walt Whitman.
I like this phrase from him the most.
"Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you."
"You must travel it by yourself."
You're right.
Did you get it?
From now on, I'll live according to plan A.
What is plan A?
I'll wander the world and live on my own!
How about plan B?
If that's it, think again.
But I've lost confidence.
I did my very best to make the people around me happy,
But in the end, everyone got really unhappy. My mother, the children, and...
you, too.
It's not like I'm unhappy.
After all...
I'm not GAY, I'm DAY.
DAY?
DEI as in DORO.
The Kanji for "mud" (DORO) is also read as (DEI).
It's an imaginary creature that lives in the sea, but the moment it dashes out of the sea...
Like a dead drunk old man...
Dead drunk is literally "mud-drunk" in Japanese.
It'll go completely limp.
We say "sleep like mud", right?
Japanese for "sleep like a log" is "sleep like mud".
Like this creature that became etymology.
I've just received a punch of despair to the pit of my stomach.
I can't get back to my feet. I'll have to live in the dark forever.
Therefore, you should stop being my best friend.
Being involved with me won't bring you anything good.
Let me watch that movie that perfectly fits my mood.
We watched it together before, do you remember?
"Farewell, Friend"
OT: "Adieu l'ami", 1968 (great movie, with Charles Bronson and Alain Delon)
I got it.
Then, I'll keep you company.
What?
Wait... wait a minute, Hiro.
Just like before, I'll shut myself in the world of books.
I'll live my life hating people and curse them in my heart.
I'll stop being your best friend.
Let's watch it together to commemorate today.
"Farewell, Friend"
No, no... you don't need to do that.
On this occasion, I'll tell you clearly,
If I were you, I'd have done the same thing.
What?
If my mother was told she had only half a year to live,
if I had to think of any filial things to do for her,
I think I would also ask someone to enter a fake marriage with me.
No way...
Certainly, if I thought of the consequences, I might not be able to do it.
That's why, your vitality that you actually did it...
I really liked that side of you, always full of love.
You wish to make everyone in the world happy, to make them smile.
I really liked that side of you.
It's written in the novel "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut too.
"Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are,
"It might have been."
Your cooking. Your hugs.
Your smiles too. Everyone loved them!
What are we gonna do if even you turn into a misanthropist who puts on a fake smile?
Are you an idiot?!
Don't stay in this place all depressed.
Just start over and live freely!
You're gay. So what? Just live confidently!
If you like children, don't give up.
You can just find another kindergarten or anything, right?
I'm sure there are people who are just waiting for you!
If you don't make up with your mother, it'll be a problem for me.
Nobody can live without hurting anyone.
Other than by death, real parents and children should never cut ties with each other.
Besides,
if you are unhappy now,
even if I became truthful,
the people around us will get hurt again, right?
Thanks to you, I stopped hating people,
and my inner voice started coming out.
What? If you have anything to say, say it?
You're cursing me in your heart right now, right?
You turned away from the world and hide behind your books.
Are you trying to turn into Elsa from Frozen?
So from now on, even when you turn 50, 60, 70, 80...
Are you gonna live forever alone in your ice castle?
"When I'm around I'll bring unhappiness to the people close to me"...There's no such spell on you!
This isn't the Himura Chouji I loved!
You... that...
Those are words you said to me when we met again after 25 years.
Come on...
Please turn back to the you that I liked.
I accepted it because it was you.
The fake marriage...
There's no mistake in the document.
I'll accept it.
Now we both turned into divorcees.
Yes.
I forgot about it again.
This.
I'm sorry for everything. Hiro.
You're persistent! How many times did you apologize already?
Think about it...
Our married life was over in a blink.
What are you going to do from now?
I think I'll travel for a while, just like 25 years ago.
How about you?
I'll work at the library just like before.
As long as possible.
Are you really sure about this? Hiro.
Being loved by so many people has made me understand.
I won't live alone like before.
If there's anything I can do, contact me anytime.
I'll come running to you anytime.
Then...
I have a favor to ask of you.
What is it?
Can I hug you? But I'm already hugging you.
Thank you, Chouji.
For what?
For teaching me to love myself.
Hey... you say something, too.
I just thought of something good!
What?
Should I better not tell you?
Until now, whenever I thought of something, nothing good came out of it.
No. Since this is the last time, I'll hear it.
A year from now,
if we're both going out with someone,
should we meet here again?
At the same time.
And we'll introduce our lovers.
No good?
Okay.
Merci, C'est La Vie, Que Sera Sera.
Why French?
Well I thought it'd be romantic in this situation.
Then, au revoir.
One year later
HIRO!
You're dating someone, right?
You too!?
Next Episode:
Are you living together with your lover?
So who are you dating now?
I called them here.
Wanna marry me?
What?
I think I want to enter your family.