The Arranged Marriage Partner Turns Out to Be the Chubby Boy I Used to Play With
The Arranged Marriage Partner Turns Out to Be the Chubby Boy I Used to Play With
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00:00I'm Kazuki Nitta, a third-year high school loner at Koiwa High.
00:05Dad's moving abroad for work, and I'm about to live alone from next weekend.
00:10Living the dream forever! Too good to be true!
00:14Enough already.
00:16Huh?
00:18Seriously.
00:20Eek!
00:22I can't leave you like this.
00:24Pack your bags. You're joining us and we're gonna move out together.
00:29No way! I'll tidy up. I'll do anything. Come on, Mom!
00:33Are you sure?
00:35Huh?
00:37Then, arranged meeting. Got it?
00:39Arranged meeting?
00:41Why?
00:43I can't see where this is going.
00:45I'm still in high school.
00:47You lying about doing anything?
00:49Are you lying to me?
00:51Oh, um, no ma'am.
00:53Alright then.
00:55It's this Saturday.
00:57This has to be a joke!
00:59Come Saturday,
01:01what I thought was a joke
01:03turned out to be real.
01:05Hi there. Sorry for the wait.
01:09Man, she's stunning!
01:11Is she really my date?
01:13Long time no see, Kazuki.
01:15How you been?
01:17Huh? Long time.
01:19Stop sounding like a dork.
01:21Say hi to Chihiro.
01:23Chihiro?
01:26I recognize that voice.
01:28Nah, couldn't be.
01:30Forgot, huh?
01:32I'm Chihiro Kobayashi.
01:34We used to play a lot at the park.
01:36Chihiro?
01:38Wait, hold up!
01:40That can't be!
01:42Slimmed down a bit,
01:44didn't I?
01:46Joined the sports club in middle school.
01:48A bit is an understatement.
01:50And Chihiro was a dude!
01:52Yep.
01:54The guy in front of me used to be my friend,
01:56but a guy.
01:58Back in elementary,
02:00there was a boy I often bumped into
02:02at the park.
02:04That was Chihiro.
02:06Even though we went to different schools,
02:08we became pals over time to the point where...
02:10Let's always be buddies!
02:12Sure, of course!
02:14But at some point,
02:16Chihiro stopped coming to the park.
02:18I was shocked,
02:20but just let it be as time passed.
02:24Is my mom taking an eternity
02:26in the bathroom or what?
02:28Thanks for coming today, Kazuki.
02:30Also, back then, I'm sorry.
02:32Huh?
02:34I suddenly stopped coming to the park.
02:36It was when my parents
02:38got a job transfer overseas
02:40and we had to move without saying goodbye.
02:42So that's what happened.
02:44Today, I wanted to
02:46apologize for that,
02:48so I asked Misako for a favor.
02:50I learned that
02:53Chihiro worked at the same part-time job
02:55as my mom.
02:57Turns out, she came back to Japan
02:59a few years ago to go to university.
03:01Through conversations at work,
03:03she found out I was her son.
03:05Before going back abroad,
03:07she desperately wanted to...
03:09And that's how we ended up
03:11meeting today.
03:13See, I grew up with only brothers.
03:15So back in elementary,
03:17I looked and acted
03:19like a real boy.
03:21I ended up playing with the guys a lot,
03:23standing out from the girls.
03:25School got boring because of that.
03:27But the time I spent with you, Kazuki,
03:29was always so much fun.
03:31Chihiro...
03:33Thank you
03:35for that time.
03:37And for suddenly disappearing,
03:39I'm sorry.
03:41That's totally fine!
03:43I'm just glad to see you after such a long time!
03:45Kazuki...
03:47So, you're in college now.
03:50Where are you studying?
03:52Well...
03:54After years of separation,
03:56our reunion was joyous.
03:58An hour later...
04:00Whoa! It's already this late?
04:02We gotta go!
04:04Yeah...
04:06Guess mom isn't coming back after all.
04:08Our time to chat flew by.
04:10No matter how grown up Chihiro is,
04:12she's still my best friend.
04:16Watch out!
04:20Are you alright?
04:22Yeah...
04:24You really haven't changed.
04:26Huh?
04:28Never mind.
04:30Thanks, Kazuki.
04:32Thanks for today.
04:34No problem.
04:36But more importantly...
04:38She did all of this to apologize for the past.
04:40So considerate.
04:42I thought we could just be friends from now on.
04:44That's what I thought.
04:46But little did I know...
04:49A few days later...
04:51Well, this is nice, isn't it, Kazuki?
04:53Ugh...
04:55How did things end up like this?
04:59Just hours after my parents departed,
05:01Chihiro arrived at my house
05:03with her luggage.
05:05After a frantic call to my mom...
05:07I did say it was an arranged meeting.
05:09You're living together starting today,
05:11so get along!
05:13And that's what she said.
05:15Even for my own mother,
05:17this is way too much!
05:19Kazuki? Kazuki?
05:21Oh, uh...
05:23Sorry.
05:25You're not hyped up?
05:27But I'm kinda happy.
05:29Huh?
05:31You still can't forgive me
05:33for what happened back then?
05:35That's not it!
05:37Well, let's enjoy our time together.
05:39Her hand!
05:41It's fate, right?
05:43Like, we're friends sharing a house.
05:46We finally got a chance to meet again after all.
05:48Well, yeah,
05:50but living together...
05:52But if we don't do this,
05:54you'll end up living abroad, right?
05:56Is the language okay for you?
05:58It was pretty tough for me.
06:00Uh...
06:02That's true, but...
06:04There are still things I want to talk to you about,
06:06you know?
06:08Come on, it's okay, right?
06:10Chihiro just wants to talk as friends.
06:12Maybe I should think of it as roommates.
06:14But if I refuse,
06:16knowing my mom,
06:18she'll ship me off overseas right now.
06:20O-okay!
06:22Great!
06:24This is gonna be fun!
06:26Y-yeah.
06:28Huh?
06:30But if she just wants to talk,
06:32we don't need to live together, right?
06:34Kazuki!
06:36Where should I put this?
06:38Oh, I'll take it upstairs.
06:41Well, whatever.
06:43I have a lot to talk about, too.
06:45And for now, I'll enjoy the time
06:47with my long-lost best friend.
06:49And just like that,
06:51I started living with Chihiro.
06:53Next day.
06:55Morning, Kazuki!
06:57M-morning!
06:59I'll help with cooking, too!
07:01Just need to prepare the salad,
07:03so it's fine.
07:05Ah!
07:07So close!
07:09There's a bug!
07:11A bug?
07:13Seriously, you're scared of this tiny thing?
07:15We used to catch them
07:17together all the time!
07:19Well, what can you do
07:21while I've changed, too?
07:25No breakfast for you, Kazu!
07:27My bad.
07:29C'mon.
07:31Feels kinda different, yet not so different
07:33after all.
07:35Thought we could handle it as friends,
07:38but...
07:40Wow, this place is cute!
07:42Let's take a pic together!
07:44Huh?
07:46Get closer!
07:48Do we really need to get this close?
07:50Gotta send Misako
07:52some pics of us getting along once in a while.
07:54Right.
07:56Arrange meeting and cohabitation.
07:58That's what it's all about,
08:00but...
08:02Ready?
08:04Say cheese!
08:06She's way too close!
08:08Another day.
08:10Kazuki!
08:12This part's wrong!
08:14Huh? Where?
08:16Here. Like this.
08:18Man, she's close!
08:20Hey, Kazuki!
08:22You listening?
08:24Yeah, I'm listening!
08:26Guess this is normal
08:28for Chihiro.
08:30We're best friends, so it shouldn't be weird.
08:32I hope.
08:35Tired.
08:37Wait,
08:39that's my bed!
08:41How casually!
08:43Chihiro, if you're sleepy,
08:45go sleep in your own room.
08:47What?
08:49Are you thinking of something weird?
08:51Wha-no, it's not like...
08:53Then?
08:55Come on, join me.
08:57Let's take a nap together.
08:59Uh...
09:01Don't tease me!
09:04Just kidding!
09:06I gotta make dinner today, right?
09:08Alright!
09:10I'll put my heart into it!
09:12Uh...
09:14Whoa, didn't see that coming.
09:16She's so cute,
09:18it's unfair!
09:20Chihiro still sees me as a friend,
09:22even now, right?
09:24But I've started seeing her
09:26as more than just a friend.
09:28Still, confessing is out of the question.
09:30We started living together
09:32as friends,
09:34and if I confess,
09:36we might not be able to stay together.
09:38Before we knew it,
09:40a month had passed since we started living together.
09:42One day...
09:44Finally made it!
09:46A dream ten years in the making!
09:48That much of a thing?
09:50Come to think of it,
09:52we made that promise a long time ago.
09:54We'd go to an amusement park together
09:56and conquer all the roller coasters.
09:59Ugh...
10:01I'm tired...
10:03You overdid it!
10:05I'll grab some drinks, wait here.
10:07Yeah, thanks Kazu.
10:09A few minutes later...
10:11That's a super hot girl!
10:13A model, maybe?
10:15Only handsome dudes
10:17can date a girl like that, right?
10:19I guess Chihiro and I
10:21dating is just a pipe dream.
10:23I should be satisfied
10:25with being next to her as a friend.
10:29Thanks Kazuki!
10:31Huh?
10:33What's wrong?
10:35You seem kinda down.
10:37Nah, it's nothing.
10:39Something happen?
10:41Spill it!
10:43Spill it to Chihiro!
10:45Come on!
10:47We're besties, right?
10:49Just cause we're besties
10:51doesn't mean I can spill everything!
10:55Don't say it like that.
10:57Makes me sad, you know?
10:59Sorry, I just, you know...
11:01Besides, I...
11:03I never really thought of you
11:05as just a friend, I've always...
11:07Huh?
11:09What do you mean?
11:11Um, well...
11:13Um, it's...
11:15nothing!
11:17Huh? Chihiro!
11:19She ran away!
11:21Man, she's fast!
11:23Ten minutes later...
11:26Where'd you go, Chihiro?
11:28Still haven't been on that ride.
11:30What was it again?
11:32Oh, right!
11:34A few minutes later...
11:36Finally found you!
11:40You remembered?
11:42You always liked heights
11:44since way back.
11:46We promised we'd ride this one at night!
11:48Uh, about earlier...
11:50I'm really sorry.
11:52No worries.
11:54I'm sorry too.
11:56You see...
11:58Kazuki...
12:00There's something I need to apologize for.
12:02Huh?
12:04Turns out
12:06this whole arranged meeting thing
12:08started when I casually mentioned
12:10to my mom, who's become buddies
12:12with Chihiro at work,
12:14that I was Chihiro's first love.
12:16Oh my, oh my, oh my!
12:18Chihiro has a crush on my son!
12:20This is an opportunity!
12:23Huh? What?
12:25Chihiro...
12:27Love isn't something that just happens.
12:29It's something you make happen!
12:31O-okay...
12:33Back then
12:35I just wanted to apologize
12:37to Kazuki about what happened.
12:39But...
12:41As I met and talked to you again,
12:43those feelings from my first love
12:45just overflowed.
12:47Chihiro...
12:49Sorry, okay?
12:52Your mom asked me to live together
12:54and honestly,
12:56I thought it was a chance too.
12:58I've always wanted to be special
13:00to you, Kazuki,
13:02who's kind and gentle.
13:04Special?
13:06Chihiro, you've always had a bunch of guy friends, right?
13:08Even now,
13:10you're gorgeous and popular.
13:12Kazuki,
13:14you're special.
13:16Out of all my guy friends,
13:18you were my bestie because I liked you.
13:20What?
13:22Back in the day,
13:24remember when you saved me from almost falling?
13:26You good, Chihiro?
13:28Y-yeah!
13:30Thanks!
13:32W-why's my heart
13:34pounding like this?
13:36Is it possible
13:38that I'm into Kazuki?
13:42Come to think of it,
13:44something like that did happen.
13:46I was always treated like one of the guys.
13:49So being saved by you meant the world to me.
13:51And since then, Kazuki,
13:53you've always been cool and kind.
13:55You've treated me
13:57so special.
13:59Hey...
14:01Kazuki...
14:03I like you.
14:05A lot!
14:07Could you see me as a fiancé?
14:09Like a real girl?
14:11I used to be a bit rough,
14:13but I think I've improved.
14:15So...
14:17Kazuki,
14:19will you be my boyfriend?
14:21Or even better, my husband?
14:25I'm also sorry.
14:27I couldn't be honest with you.
14:29Huh?
14:31I've seen you, Chihiro, as a girl.
14:33I've liked you for a while now.
14:35Even though I'm still in high school,
14:37I'll definitely get into a good college
14:39and have a nice job.
14:41I won't let you struggle.
14:43So be my wife!
14:46Kazuki!
14:48Well, of course,
14:50when you're comfortable with it.
14:52Not necessarily now!
14:54Whoa, did I just jump the gun?
14:56What am I saying?
14:58Geez, Kazuki!
15:00You're so cool!
15:02Whoa!
15:06I'd love to!
15:08We're gonna be together forever!
15:10I love you, Kazuki!
15:12No, I adore you!
15:14I love you too!
15:16And so, we officially started dating.
15:20A few days later.
15:22So, Chihiro is officially my girlfriend now.
15:24Oh, how nice!
15:26Don't slack off
15:28or she might give up on you, you know?
15:30Got it, Kazuki?
15:32You'll study hard for Chihiro, right?
15:34Yeah!
15:38One year later,
15:40after meeting Chihiro's parents,
15:43and avoiding slacking off,
15:45I successfully entered
15:47the university I desired.
15:49And...
15:51Ta-da!
15:53The ring is complete!
15:55Amazing!
15:57It turned out pretty well
15:59for a handmade experience.
16:01It's got character and cuteness, right?
16:03Right now, it's a cheap one.
16:05But once I start working for real,
16:07I'll propose with a proper engagement ring.
16:09I'll work part-time in college too!
16:11Huh?
16:13Is it bad if we use this as the engagement ring?
16:15We're old enough to get married, right?
16:17Huh?
16:19Could it be?
16:21Right now?
16:23Student marriage?
16:25But I have to talk to our parents!
16:27What?
16:29Just kidding!
16:31I'm happy as long as we can live together, darling.
16:33Chihiro!
16:35I mean,
16:37you've already proposed, right?
16:40I'm your only wife, you know.
16:42Looking back,
16:44I might have been captivated by Chihiro
16:46from way back.
16:48She swept away my messiness
16:50and rolled with it,
16:52and I think I'll never catch up to her.