Raising My Deceased Best Friend's Daughters, and 10 Years Later She Handcuffed Me…
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00:00I'm home, Eito!
00:02Welcome back, Marie!
00:04I'm Eito Yamada, a 24 year old office worker with nothing special about me, and this girl is Marie Nakano.
00:11She's not my daughter, but the orphan of my best friend.
00:17Six months ago, my best friend died in an accident on his way home from work, leaving this world.
00:24Marie has no relatives, and her mother passed away right after giving birth to her.
00:29What will happen to Marie?
00:31Will someone take you in?
00:34Who's going to take that child in?
00:37She's eight years old, right? It's impossible for us. We already have a son.
00:42Who would want to take in a total stranger to begin with?
00:47I guess putting her in an orphanage is the only option.
00:50That might be the best for the child.
00:53No one is gonna take her in?
00:55So, does that mean Marie will end up in an orphanage?
00:59I've known Marie since she was a baby, but she's quite shy around new people.
01:05It's gonna be quite stressful for her until she gets used to the new place alone.
01:11All right, Marie.
01:13Eito?
01:14Hey, if it's okay with you, how about living together with me?
01:18Huh? Live together?
01:20Isn't it obvious? You're the living memory of my best friend.
01:24I won't let you be alone. I will make sure you're happy.
01:28Eito! I'll live with you! I'll live with Eito!
01:32And so, Marie and I became a family.
01:36The procedures and everything were tough, but with the help of colleagues, we managed somehow.
01:41Since her father was my only best friend, she doesn't have to worry about anything.
01:45With the help of colleagues, we managed somehow.
01:47Since her father was my only best friend, she doesn't have to worry about anything.
01:49She doesn't have to consider me her father if she doesn't want to.
01:52I just want her to cherish the memories of her parents.
01:55For that reason, instead of adopting her, I decided to raise Marie as her guardian.
02:01At first, dealing with parenting for the first time was confusing.
02:05And the grief of Marie, who lost her parents, was immeasurable.
02:09Even though we had some acquaintance, there was no blood relation.
02:14However, little by little, we closed the distance.
02:17And now, six months later, we spend time together like a real family.
02:23Today, I talked about my future dreams.
02:26Oh, future dreams, huh?
02:28What's your dream, Marie?
02:30It's a secret, but I'll tell you someday.
02:33Promise?
02:35Yeah, promise.
02:37And so, time passed.
02:40I'm home, Eito.
02:43Welcome back, Marie.
02:45Marie had grown up to become a high school senior.
02:49My best friend was quite handsome.
02:51And Marie, resembling him, turned into a beauty.
02:54She became a bit of a local celebrity.
02:57As a father, I was proud.
02:59However, people do often say things like,
03:02she doesn't look like her father, and she's beautiful.
03:05Or, she takes after her mother, huh?
03:07Well, none of that really matters.
03:10I'm grateful she grew up without any major injuries or illnesses.
03:15And she didn't really go through a rebellious phase.
03:18She truly grew up to be a good kid.
03:21Eito, what's wrong? Lost in thought?
03:24I'm just really moved right now.
03:27You know, my heart feels full.
03:30Huh? Weird.
03:32Oh, hey Eito, do you have any plans for the next day off?
03:36There's this cafe I'm really interested in, and I want to go together.
03:40Sorry, I can't make it that day.
03:43Why? Do you have something to do?
03:45I've reserved a hair salon appointment to tidy up for a blind date.
03:49Huh? What did you just say?
03:52I've booked a hair salon appointment.
03:54The one before that.
03:56About the blind date?
03:58That! Wait, I haven't been told about it.
04:02What's a blind date?
04:04My boss asked me the other day.
04:06It's kind of like he forced me into it.
04:09I see, your boss asked and you couldn't refuse, right?
04:13Yeah, he suddenly asked and I was in a tight spot too.
04:17Well, yeah, I guess so.
04:19It must be tough for you.
04:21But, you know, actually, you're graduating from high school soon.
04:25And I'm thinking it might be time for me to consider marriage and stuff.
04:28So I thought, why not give it a try since my boss set it up.
04:32Huh?
04:33I mean, I'm getting old, right?
04:35I haven't had a girlfriend for a long time and my boss probably noticed.
04:40It was a sudden decision, but I'm kind of excited.
04:44It's my first time with this sort of thing.
04:48What's wrong?
04:50Oh, when is that blind date?
04:53I think it's in two weeks.
04:56I absolutely won't allow it. Something like that.
05:00Huh?
05:02It's nothing.
05:05That night.
05:10Huh?
05:14What? What? I hear some murmuring.
05:17Could it be a ghost? A suspicious person?
05:21If it's a suspicious person, I need to catch them quickly or Maria might be in danger.
05:27However, when I carefully listened, the voice turned out to be a familiar and cute one.
05:35Huh? Is it Maria behind me?
05:40She's definitely muttering something.
05:43What could she be saying?
05:45Maybe she has some worries?
05:48Perhaps she can't tell me because I'm awake and she's saying it to me while I'm sleeping.
05:54Why does Eito keep looking away?
05:56My dream is to be his bride.
05:58I love you so much, Eito.
06:00You should only look at me.
06:02Other people around us are just in the way.
06:04Why do they recommend such a thing?
06:07Eito, I am your distant partner.
06:09Why don't you understand?
06:11Oh, Eito. Eito, you look so cute when you're defenseless and sleeping.
06:16Why can you sleep so defenselessly?
06:18It's a bit too trusting to think that I'm the only one here.
06:21But that carefree side of you is also cute.
06:24Oh, I want to keep you locked up and take care of you from morning to night.
06:30I feel like I heard some really unsettling words.
06:34Huh? Was Maria always like this?
06:38Or rather, I don't remember raising her like this.
06:41What's going on?
06:43Oh, could this be a dream?
06:45Is it a dream?
06:47Please say it's a dream, someone!
06:50No, I can't take it anymore.
06:53If I keep holding back, someone else will snatch it away.
06:56So why not establish a fate accompli now?
06:59It's fine, right? Even if I make it, it's fine.
07:02No one can stop my love.
07:04So Eito, embrace my love!
07:08Stop!
07:10Eito, were you awake?
07:12Maria, what were you trying to do just now?
07:15Proof of love.
07:18You sugarcoated. It's still a foul.
07:21Why would you do something like that?
07:23Because you mentioned a blind date.
07:25Huh? A blind date?
07:28But isn't that right?
07:30Even though I've liked you for so long to be taken away by some woman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
07:35I don't get it.
07:37Why am I not suitable? Is it because I'm the daughter of your friend?
07:40Because I'm younger? Or is it simply that I'm not your type?
07:43Why, why, why, why, why?
07:45Huh? How did it come to this?
07:49Calm down, Maria.
07:52I understand that your love is genuine, I do, but…
07:56But?
07:58I see you as a daughter, so that kind of relationship…
08:02Well then, I'll make you fall for me.
08:04Huh?
08:06I'll make sure to win you over before the blind date.
08:09Huh?
08:11Be prepared, okay?
08:13What?
08:15Next morning.
08:17Hmm…
08:19Eito, please wake up. It's morning.
08:21Just a little more.
08:23Let me sleep.
08:25Still sleepy.
08:27A little more?
08:29Is it okay?
08:31So defenseless.
08:33Or maybe you want to be woken up with a kiss?
08:35Being bold for the morning.
08:39Well then, let's get started.
08:41No! That's not it!
08:43Take better care of your own lips.
08:45My firsts are all reserved for you, Eito.
08:49I don't remember making that reservation?
08:52When can I cancel it?
08:54Cancellations are not allowed.
08:56So good morning kiss.
08:58No means no!
09:00Maria.
09:02What is it?
09:04I'm happy you came to pick me up.
09:06Really? I'm glad I'm not being treated coldly.
09:08I would never do that.
09:10But…
09:12But?
09:14Why are we so close?
09:16Because I don't want to be a second away from you.
09:18And besides, like this, we look like a couple, right?
09:20I'd rather not look like that.
09:22I don't mind.
09:24Such a close-knit family.
09:26I'm jealous.
09:28A family, huh?
09:30We are a family, you know?
09:32Because I'm your future bride.
09:34I'm not so sure about that.
09:37No, it's true.
09:39Because you and I are bound by the red string of fate.
09:41That's an unchanging fact.
09:43So, there's no bride for you other than me.
09:45Oh, well…
09:47Why did it have to turn out like this?
09:49As per Maria's declaration,
09:51the intense attacks continued.
09:53Having to endure the explosive outpouring of love
09:55that had been pent up until now
09:57was not an easy task.
09:59I'm sorry, Eito.
10:01I'm sorry, Maria.
10:03I'm sorry, Eito.
10:05Having to endure the explosive outpouring of love
10:07that had been pent up until now
10:09was honestly challenging.
10:11However, being showered with so much affection,
10:13I couldn't feel bad about it.
10:15But whether this turns into romantic feelings
10:17is another matter.
10:19As time passed,
10:21before we knew it,
10:23the blind date was just three days away.
10:25Ah-choo!
10:27Maria had caught a cold.
10:29Ugh.
10:31Catching a cold at such an important time.
10:34Colds can happen anytime.
10:36You used to have a high fever a lot, right?
10:38When you had a high fever,
10:40I was so scared.
10:42Incredibly scared.
10:44I remember.
10:46Oh, yeah?
10:48Two weeks before the high school entrance exams,
10:50even though I had studied so hard,
10:52I couldn't move at all
10:54due to a high fever.
10:56I had given up.
10:58I might not be able to take the exam,
11:00and even if I did,
11:02there was no way I would pass.
11:04But you stayed up all night to take care of me.
11:06Not only that,
11:08but you summarized the key points
11:10for me to study,
11:12and even quizzed me orally while I lay down.
11:14I was so happy.
11:16But the thing that made me happiest
11:18was when you said,
11:20it's okay, you'll definitely pass.
11:22Like this, holding hands.
11:24It was really, really comforting
11:26that you stayed by my side for so long.
11:28Maria.
11:30Hey, Eito.
11:32I love you.
11:34I really, truly love you.
11:36So please,
11:38don't leave me behind.
11:40Maria, I...
11:42Sss.
11:44Sss.
11:46Huh? Maria?
11:48Sss.
11:50She fell asleep.
11:52Maybe because I mentioned the blind date
11:54and her having lost her parents,
11:56she got anxious.
11:58Even if I get married,
12:00Maria will always be family.
12:02Maria is still a child,
12:04after all.
12:06Eito.
12:08It's okay, Maria.
12:10We'll always be together.
12:16Eito, please wake up.
12:18It's morning.
12:20Just a little more.
12:22Let me sleep.
12:24Still sleepy.
12:26Just a little more. Is it okay?
12:28So defenseless.
12:30Or maybe you want to be woken up with a kiss?
12:32Being bold from the morning.
12:34Well then, let's get started.
12:36No.
12:38That's not it.
12:40Take better care of your own lips.
12:42Oh, you're awake.
12:44Not you're awake.
12:46This feels so familiar.
12:48Something like this
12:50happened a little while ago.
12:52You remembered.
12:54How sweet.
12:56Wait, what's this?
12:58Handcuffs.
13:00I can see that.
13:02But why handcuffs?
13:04Huh?
13:06Why does the person who put them on
13:08look puzzled?
13:10These are handcuffs, but
13:12they're a symbol of love.
13:14A wedding ring that symbolizes that
13:16two people will never be separated
13:18for the rest of eternity.
13:20You said they were handcuffs, right?
13:22Because we'll always be together,
13:24Eito. I won't forgive cheating.
13:26I'll never let go of you, Eito.
13:28Huh?
13:30What's going on?
13:32Wait, calm down.
13:34Please.
13:36But you said we'll be together forever, right?
13:38That's already a proposal, a proposal
13:40for sure. Saying things like that
13:42means we'll be together until the grave,
13:44right? When I hear such passionate
13:46words, I can't help myself.
13:48I couldn't stand still, so I put on
13:50the handcuffs. With this,
13:52you and I will be together forever.
13:54Stop!
13:56Stop!
13:58What's wrong? I haven't
14:00expressed my love enough with just this.
14:02Um, Maria,
14:04I want you to listen seriously.
14:06I still
14:08can only see you as my daughter.
14:10Really?
14:12Really. Doesn't that mean the affection
14:14won't change?
14:16It won't change.
14:18Why? Because I'm the daughter of your best friend?
14:20Because you're my
14:22daughter.
14:24I see. It would be strange
14:26if a father looked at his daughter that way.
14:28I'm sorry.
14:30It's okay, but sorry.
14:32Can I be alone for a little while?
14:34I want to figure out my
14:36feelings of love.
14:38Sure.
14:40After that, Maria's love attacks
14:42disappeared. The distance between us
14:44was a bit farther than before.
14:46She said she wanted to come to terms
14:48with her feelings. This is
14:50what's normal, I guess.
14:52I wished for things to be like
14:54this, but why do I feel
14:56lonely?
14:58And then came the day of the blind
15:00date. Maria, I'm
15:02heading out. Take care, okay?
15:04Thanks.
15:06I think the venue is…
15:08It's at the Koiwa Hotel, in the
15:10Japanese-style room there.
15:12I see. I hope it goes well.
15:14Yeah.
15:16I hope it goes well, huh?
15:18It's nice to be supported,
15:20but why do I still feel
15:22so lonely? And I've
15:24been thinking about Maria all this
15:26time. Um,
15:28is everything okay?
15:30Huh? You've seemed
15:32distracted for a while now.
15:34That's…
15:36How insincere am I?
15:38I'm in the middle of a blind
15:40date, but I've been thinking about Maria
15:42the whole time.
15:44This is disrespectful to the other person.
15:46I need to refuse
15:48properly.
15:50Um… Wait!
15:52What?
15:54Huh?
15:56Maria? Why are you here?
15:58I came to get you back.
16:00Huh? Get me back?
16:02What do you mean?
16:04Seems I'm surprisingly
16:06stubborn. I prioritized
16:08my own feelings over your happiness.
16:10Um, excuse me
16:12for the sudden interruption. My name is
16:14Maria Nakano. I've liked
16:16him for a very long time.
16:18I love him. So,
16:20I can't give up on him.
16:22Therefore, consider
16:24this a declaration of war.
16:26I will definitely take him back from you.
16:28Ugh.
16:30Um, I'm sorry.
16:32She didn't mean any harm, and it's my
16:34fault for… What should
16:36I do? This is completely
16:38unexpected.
16:40She must be angry, too.
16:46Huh?
16:50What an interesting girl.
16:52Uh, are you
16:54not angry?
16:56I actually intended to decline today's
16:58date. Did you?
17:00I still wanted to focus on
17:02my career, but my parents, who
17:04believe marriage is their daughter's happiness,
17:06set this up without my consent.
17:08But I felt the need to
17:10save face for them. Politely
17:12refusing face-to-face wouldn't be
17:14disrespectful, right?
17:16I see.
17:18Anyway,
17:20there seems to be a wonderful person here.
17:22Please, be happy.
17:26She was a good person.
17:28Maria, you apologized
17:30properly. That was impressive.
17:32I think I went a bit
17:34too far in my outburst, so…
17:36Eito, I'm sorry.
17:38It's okay.
17:40So, um, I still don't want
17:42to give up. I don't want to
17:44give up on the future of becoming your wife.
17:46I'm sorry.
17:48I still don't quite understand my
17:50feelings, but I think I can
17:52face your feelings more sincerely than
17:54before. So,
17:56if it's okay with someone as pathetic
17:58as me…
18:00It's okay! I love you no matter
18:02what kind of person you are!
18:04I love you, Eito!
18:06Hey! Don't try to kiss me!
18:08Take care of your own
18:10lips! And so,
18:12my blind date came to
18:14an end. Since then,
18:16Maria, as always, has
18:18been serious with her usual
18:20enthusiasm. Compared to the
18:22initial confusion, I've become
18:24much more able to handle it.
18:26Familiarity is a frightening
18:28thing. And as time
18:30passes…
18:32Congratulations on graduating high
18:34school, Maria.
18:36Thank you, Eito.
18:38Hey, hey, I'm an adult now, not a
18:40child anymore. Isn't it about
18:42time you fall for me?
18:44From my perspective, you're still a
18:46kid. Ugh, is
18:48that so? Too bad.
18:50But maybe I'll
18:52think about it after you graduate
18:54from college.
18:56What did you just say?
18:58Nothing. I won't give up.
19:00The future where
19:02Maria's dreams come true?
19:04It's not so far away,
19:06I think.
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