Lost Everything After Being Dumped by My Girlfriend, Bought by Childhood Friend for $70,000
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00:00I'm definitely going to make the proposal a success!
00:03My name is Naoto Kato, a 25-year-old office worker.
00:07Today, I went out to buy a present to propose to my girlfriend, Uzami, whom I'm living with.
00:13I hope she'll be happy!
00:15Oh, before that, I should let her know too.
00:18The bus doesn't seem to be here yet.
00:20Naoto? What's wrong?
00:24The person on the other end of the phone is my childhood friend, Momo Nakano.
00:29We've always been close, always ready to console each other when in trouble.
00:34Actually, I'm planning to propose to my girlfriend.
00:39Since I've sought your advice on love, I wanted to express my gratitude.
00:45I... I see. I hope it goes well.
00:51Are you okay? You seem a bit tired or not well.
00:57No, I'm fine. I've just been a bit busy with work lately.
01:02Well then, talk to you later!
01:06The call got cut off. Momo seems to be having a tough time with work.
01:11Oh, the bus is here!
01:13After a while, I returned home with high spirits.
01:17I'm back!
01:19Uzami, we need to talk.
01:21You're already home?
01:23Ah, crap!
01:25What's going on? Why is Charao here at our place?
01:30He's my colleague and best friend, Charao Yabasugi.
01:35Although he always helped me at work, what's the meaning of this?
01:40Well, if we're caught, there's no helping it, right?
01:45We're... dating, you know.
01:50Huh? Charao, you knew that Uzami and I were dating?
01:55We even talked about how I was attracted to Uzami, a beautiful and capable woman in the workplace.
02:01Sorry, man. Looks like she preferred me.
02:06Uzami, you always relied on me, didn't you?
02:11Relying on you? Huh.
02:14I was happy to be relied upon by the capable Uzami.
02:19I wanted to support you in both work and private life.
02:22Even considering proposing.
02:25Clearly, I was just using you.
02:30I don't need the DNA of an incompetent person anyway.
02:34You're done here, so get out quickly, okay?
02:37This room is rented under my name, you know.
02:42But...
02:44Afterward, even at the company, they spread rumors about me.
02:49Charao went as far as to say he stole the results of my hard work.
02:54Having lost trust due to the actions of those two,
02:58I found it difficult to stay at the company and decided to resign.
03:03What should I do now?
03:05Naoto, what are you doing?
03:08Momo?
03:11You're going to catch a cold. It's better to go home soon.
03:16I don't have any home to go back to anymore.
03:19I see.
03:22For now, come to my place.
03:25One hour later.
03:27Thanks for letting me use the bath.
03:29No problem. I just finished making dinner, too.
03:33Thank you.
03:35Mmm, it's delicious.
03:37Thanks.
03:40So, why were you in that situation?
03:44Well, you see, it's a long story.
03:48After that, when I didn't hear from you,
03:53I figured something like that had happened.
03:56I'm sorry. I was feeling down and forgot to contact you.
04:00No worries. If that's what happened, it can't be helped.
04:05But I can't forgive anyone who betrays you.
04:09It's okay. It's a fact that I can't do the job well.
04:13But I really admired Uzami.
04:17Being capable at work and getting along with everyone.
04:21If I could do my job well,
04:23could I have become a necessary and valued presence?
04:27That's not true.
04:29You were fine just the way you are.
04:32Besides, you are good at the job.
04:35Huh?
04:36Because when I consulted about work,
04:38you always gave me sound advice, right?
04:41I don't think you're incapable at work.
04:43Momo.
04:45So, let me buy you for $70,000.
04:49Buy me? What do you mean?
04:53I mean, hiring you for $70,000.
04:57Actually, I always wanted to scout you.
05:00Huh?
05:02You've been my precious childhood friend who always supported me.
05:06You've helped me so many times.
05:09And now I want to support you.
05:11If you don't have a place to stay, you can use my place.
05:14Thank you.
05:16I'd be happy to be of help to you too.
05:18And I'll accept.
05:20But, could you consider giving me a salary similar to others?
05:26If you insist.
05:28I guess I can't help it.
05:31Alright, let's work together from now on.
05:34Oh, and you can use any available room.
05:38But don't enter my room without asking me, okay?
05:41Even though we're childhood friends,
05:43I won't enter girls' room without permission.
05:46A few days later.
05:48It's been a few days since I joined Momo's company.
05:52This is the first time I've seen where Momo actually works.
05:56I apologize.
05:58Mistakes happen to everyone.
06:00Just leave it to me, so don't worry.
06:02Yes.
06:03As expected, she's the president.
06:06To be both competent at work and so kind,
06:09I truly respect her.
06:11Momo is really admired.
06:13I need to work hard too.
06:15Inspired by Momo,
06:17I worked hard at my job,
06:19finishing tasks as quickly as possible.
06:21It's done.
06:23You finished a day's worth of work in one hour?
06:27Helping a struggling colleague?
06:29I'll help you.
06:31Oh, thank you.
06:33And at home, life with Momo continued unchanged.
06:37Is the massage good?
06:39Yeah.
06:41But it's kind of embarrassing.
06:45No need to be shy.
06:47We've taken baths together, you know.
06:49That was back in kindergarten.
06:52But now, Toh,
06:54you're working really hard.
06:56Even though you've only been with the company for a month,
06:59it seems like everyone already trusts you.
07:01You're working hard too, Momo.
07:04Seeing you working so hard motivates me.
07:08Thanks to you,
07:10these days have been enjoyable.
07:12And I feel more positive.
07:14Are you getting over your ex-girlfriend?
07:17Yeah.
07:19So, thanks for inviting me to the company.
07:23I'll keep doing my best from now on.
07:26However, a few months later,
07:28changes began to occur in the relationship with Momo.
07:32Hey now, Toh.
07:34Would you like to have lunch with us today?
07:37Sure, of course.
07:39Hmm?
07:41After returning home.
07:43Umm...
07:45Why all of a sudden?
07:47I feel like doing this.
07:49It's a common thing, you know.
07:51It's not common.
07:53Besides, you can eat by yourself.
07:55Why are you resisting?
07:57Huh?
07:59You had lunch with the girls,
08:01but you won't do this for me?
08:03I didn't do that with my colleagues.
08:05You can be friends with other girls,
08:07but being closer to them than me is unacceptable.
08:10Will you do this for me?
08:12Uh, yeah.
08:14How is it?
08:16It's delicious.
08:19Yay!
08:21Something feels different from the usual Momo.
08:25She's cute though.
08:27Later that night.
08:29Something feels off.
08:41Huh?
08:43What are you doing?
08:45Sleepy.
08:47I'm sleeping.
08:49You're bad at lying.
08:51It's obvious you're awake.
08:53I...
08:55I just entered the wrong room.
08:57Hey, wait a minute.
08:59What the heck is going on?
09:01After that,
09:03Momo continued to act strangely.
09:05At work,
09:07she was always serious and diligent,
09:09but...
09:11No tell.
09:13Lately, it's always like this when I come home.
09:15Well, it doesn't feel bad though.
09:17It's embarrassing
09:19if you stick to me like this.
09:22We've been childhood friends,
09:24so it's natural, right?
09:26We used to hold hands all the time.
09:28That's from elementary school.
09:30Because you often got lost,
09:32your mom told me to hold your hand.
09:34You've always supported me since those days.
09:36I'll continue to rely on you now, tell.
09:38Stay by my side forever, okay?
09:42Even other employees
09:44rely on you, you know?
09:46Oh, I see.
09:48Of course, I'll keep doing my best.
09:50I was surprised.
09:52I thought she was confessing or something.
09:54Wait.
09:56Huh?
09:58Why do I feel a bit disappointed?
10:00Could it be...
10:02I...
10:04like Momo?
10:06One day.
10:08Today is our date.
10:10We're just going to the movies.
10:12But it's a date.
10:14Okay, let's go.
10:16Ugh, it's crowded.
10:18Huh?
10:20Momo!
10:22Oh, no.
10:24My body moved without thinking.
10:26Sorry.
10:28I'll move away right now.
10:30Wait!
10:32Maybe...
10:34if we get separated,
10:36it'll be troublesome.
10:38Should we...
10:40hold hands?
10:44Yeah, that's a good idea.
10:47Calm down, my heart.
10:49Momo and I have held hands
10:51many times since childhood.
10:53Oh?
10:55It's Naoto, isn't it?
10:57Uzami?
10:59And Charao?
11:01These are the people
11:03Naoto mentioned before.
11:05Could it be...
11:07Is she your girlfriend?
11:09No, it's not like that.
11:11You don't have to be so shy.
11:13But...
11:15To become the girlfriend
11:17of someone like you,
11:19she must have terrible taste.
11:21Or maybe there was
11:23no one else available?
11:25Huh?
11:27Since you left,
11:29Charao has advanced his career
11:31and become an elite, you know?
11:33Compared to that, Naoto probably
11:35haven't done anything significant.
11:37Choosing a man like him
11:39must mean you were really desperate
11:41for a boyfriend, hmm?
11:44She's looking for a boyfriend?
11:46Couldn't she have...picked anyone?
11:48Don't speak ill of her!
11:50Momo is my benefactor
11:52and a precious childhood friend.
11:54Besides, I've sworn
11:56to support her for the rest of my life.
11:58The words of a loser
12:00don't mean a thing.
12:02Oops, it's about time
12:04for the reservation
12:06at the high-end restaurant we booked.
12:08Well...
12:10I don't have time
12:12to deal with these guys.
12:14See you!
12:16I'm really sorry.
12:18I made you feel uncomfortable, didn't I?
12:20N-No!
12:22I'm not bothered, so don't worry.
12:24More importantly,
12:26earlier you said you would
12:28support me for the rest of your life.
12:30Th-That's about work!
12:32There's no deeper meaning.
12:34R-Right!
12:36C-Come on,
12:38we still have time for the movie.
12:40Wait!
12:42Can we stay like this for today?
12:44Huh?
12:46I think it'll be less likely
12:48for us to get separated
12:50if we hug each other and...
12:52Uh...
12:54Yeah.
12:56Your body warmth
12:58is calming.
13:00My heart feels like
13:02it's about to explode!
13:04Few hours later.
13:06What's
13:08happening to me?
13:10I find myself constantly
13:12thinking about Momo,
13:14and I can't sleep at all!
13:16For now, I'll just have some water.
13:18Uh...
13:20Was that voice
13:22just now from Momo's room?
13:24Is something wrong?
13:26Uh...
13:28What should I do?
13:30She told me not to enter her room,
13:32but if something's wrong
13:34it could be serious.
13:36I'm coming in, okay?
13:38I knocked and...
13:40Oh well.
13:42What in the world is this?
13:54Wait, are those the clothes
13:56I wore today? I remember putting them
13:58in the laundry. Did she bring them here?
14:00And there are so many pictures
14:02of me in her room.
14:04Is Momo into me?
14:06No, no, that would mean she likes me
14:08or something.
14:10I need to leave quietly.
14:12You...
14:14saw...my...
14:16room?
14:18Hehe, so sorry!
14:20Ah!
14:22You saw my room!
14:24Um, why are there
14:26so many pictures of me?
14:28B-because...
14:30I love you...
14:32Naoto...
14:34Eh?
14:36Since we were little,
14:38you always helped me.
14:40I wanted to confess someday,
14:42but I never had the courage.
14:44Then you got a girlfriend,
14:46and I was heartbroken.
14:48But when I saw
14:50you upset after breaking up,
14:52I really wanted to help you.
14:54As we spent time together,
14:56I fell more
14:58and more in love.
15:00So...that's
15:02why your room ended up like this.
15:04It's your fault, you know!
15:06You didn't notice my feelings
15:08at all!
15:10I'm so sorry.
15:12No...
15:14I should've spoken up.
15:16So...
15:18will you sign this?
15:20Huh?
15:22Marry me?
15:24I want your DNA!
15:26Huh?
15:28Marriage registration form?
15:30I've always fantasized about
15:32marrying you.
15:34Before I knew it, there was an engagement form
15:36on the desk.
15:38Could it be that you unconsciously went to the city hall?
15:40But...
15:42am I weird...
15:44collecting so many pictures of you?
15:46N-
15:48No, not at all.
15:50Rather,
15:52it makes me happy
15:54that you need me this much.
15:56Huh?
15:58Besides, I like you too.
16:00I've noticed it recently.
16:02The way you work seriously,
16:04always being kind to everyone
16:06around you.
16:08Then, let's get married now!
16:10Normally, there's a dating
16:12period before marriage, but
16:14we don't need that for childhood friends like us, right?
16:16Okay.
16:18We already know each other more than enough.
16:20So let's get married right away.
16:22Once the decision
16:24to marry was made,
16:26things moved quickly.
16:28A few days later, we greeted
16:30both sets of parents,
16:32submitted the marriage registration at the city hall,
16:34and a few months later,
16:36we held a wedding ceremony,
16:38officially becoming a married couple.
16:40Upon getting married,
16:42Momo became even more affectionate
16:44than before.
16:46I want to live on your lap forever.
16:48No,
16:50rather,
16:52I want to become a part of your body.
16:54That way, we can
16:56always be together no matter where
16:58we are or what we're doing.
17:00What is she saying?
17:02Could it be that Momo is a yandere?
17:04My legs are
17:06really starting to numb, so
17:08could you please move away?
17:10I don't want to move away.
17:12It's so lonely not feeling Naoto's warmth.
17:14I know!
17:16To make sure we can never be apart,
17:18we should sew our bodies
17:20together and become one.
17:22It's okay. It'll just be a little prick.
17:24A little prick?
17:26Seriously?
17:28But you know, even without doing something
17:30like that, I love you so much
17:32that I never want to be apart.
17:34Huh? R-really?
17:36I'm not joking.
17:38I feel calm when I'm
17:40close to you. And it's lonely
17:42when we're apart, even for work.
17:44I guess I'm pretty clingy, huh?
17:46No.
17:48It's just right for clingy me.
17:52One day, as we enjoyed
17:54our blissful married life,
17:56I'm happy to go out with you, Naoto.
17:58It's hard to walk
18:00when you're clinging so much.
18:02N-Naoto?
18:04Uzami and Charao?
18:06Why are you in such a
18:08sorry state?
18:10That's because
18:12this guy got caught stealing
18:14the credit for your work.
18:16He tried to snatch achievements from other
18:18employees and failed. In the investigation,
18:20not only did your work get exposed,
18:22but everything about you came out too.
18:24Don't blame it all
18:26on me. You were the one who
18:28suggested it in the first place.
18:30Shut up! It's your
18:32fault that it got exposed.
18:34Thanks to you, I started getting weird looks
18:36at the company, so I quit my job.
18:38Y-you're spending money
18:40recklessly too. Because of you,
18:42I couldn't pay rent and got kicked out of
18:44my apartment. Job hunting isn't
18:46going well either.
18:48Um, so
18:50are you saying both of you
18:52are homeless?
18:54What's the big deal? You don't even
18:56do much at your job anyway.
18:58That's not true.
19:00He's an important employee
19:02working at our company.
19:04His annual income is over $70,000.
19:06O-over
19:08$70,000?
19:10He's a much
19:12better catch than this guy.
19:14Hey, hey! Let's
19:16start over from now on.
19:18What are you talking about? You've got
19:20me, right? Shut up!
19:22It's only natural to switch
19:24to a better option when one comes along.
19:26Now tell, you wanted
19:28to marry me, right?
19:30There's no way I'd
19:32start over with you. Besides,
19:34I'm already married. Huh?
19:36We even have a
19:38child on the way. What?
19:40We were actually
19:42going to buy things for the baby today.
19:44Our child
19:46would definitely be adorable.
19:48That's right. Our
19:50child will be cute. Just like you,
19:52Momo.
19:54I'm so happy.
19:56Ugh!
19:58Stop being so lovey-dovey!
20:00You're so arrogant now,
20:02Toh! There you are!
20:04Pay up! Oh no!
20:06Debt collectors!
20:08Remember this!
20:10After some time,
20:12Uzami's father, who was the president
20:14of the company, came to our house.
20:16I apologize for the
20:18delay caused by investigating
20:20Charao's situation.
20:22I sincerely apologize
20:24for what happened to you.
20:26I was deceived by them, and I
20:28feel truly sorry.
20:30According to what I heard from him,
20:32Uzami had severed ties with
20:34her family and was living a life
20:36together with Charao.
20:38Considering my current happiness at the company,
20:40and the fact that the president himself
20:42had been deceived by Uzami
20:44and Charao, I decided to
20:46forgive them. A little while
20:48later, there,
20:50there.
20:52Our baby
20:54is really cute.
20:56Just as I thought.
20:58We were able to create a happy family
21:00like this because you helped us.
21:02Thank you.
21:04I see.
21:06Well then,
21:08can you grant me a favor?
21:10Huh?
21:12I want more kids so we can play rugby
21:14as a family. Rugby?
21:16That's not soccer.
21:18Rugby is played with 15
21:20people. That's four
21:22more than soccer.
21:24That's why.
21:26Let's do our best together,
21:28okay?
21:30I'm so happy. It seems
21:32like things are going to get even
21:34busier from now on.