How to Become Myself Page #4

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But it's all over.

Who am I supposed

to become now?

[I realized it along the way...

...Who am I supposed to become now?]

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[Messages received]

Are you finished with it?

Thanks.

Where are you going?

Just going out for a walk.

Ooshima.

I got curious, so I came here early.

Same here.

Um, teacher...

I'm glad I used this cover.

Wow!

The cover looks really romantic!

Mine's right here!

I've been thinking about

it the whole time...

but I still don't understand it.

I'm sorry.

That's not what I mean.

I want you to forget about us.

Because Hina you fell

in love with...

is not me.

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't get it at all.

Excuse me, you're Sugitani, right?

Yes?

Don't you remember me?

I went to the same elementary school

as you, it's Kubota Manami.

Kubota?!

It's been so long!

It's been a long time...

You've changed a lot.

Really?

Yes, I'm surprised.

Do you live around here?

No, I just stopped by

from shopping...

Fine, I got it.

It never happened.

I'm sorry.

Nice to meet you, my name is Kanei.

I fell in love with you at first sight,

please go out with me.

I erased everything

from my memory.

That's not what I meant.

I don't get this "real me" and

"fake me" business.

All I know...

is that I'm in love with the Hanada

Kanako I see in front of me.

I love the Hanada Kanako

in front of me.

Can't I?

Can't I love you?

Something wrong?

This address...

I moved last year.

You moved?

Is there a problem?

No, it's nothing.

But I envy your talent.

I could never write a

novel by myself.

I'm not very good.

Not at all.

What's wrong?

You're acting weird.

I'm sorry.

Maybe I'm a little fatigued.

Excuse me.

I'll leave these here.

Thanks.

Something bothering you?

Are you all right?

Weren't you just about to say

something back there?

I didn't tell dad.

Do you want him to come too?

You would be enough.

Teacher,

why did you say I was

good at writing?

Because I thought so.

I'm not good at all.

It's your fault I'm responsible for the

opening speech in Ryougetsufu.

My fault?

But I like "The Story of Hina and Kotori".

You were able to write the

novel when you tried.

I'm sure you can come up with a

good opening speech too.

I will never write a novel again.

I don't want to be able to write

something like that, so...

So?

I'm sorry for making you worry.

I'm going home for today.

Me from elementary school,

me from junior high,

and me after moving here...

Which one do you think

is the best?

Thinking about lots of things,

troubled and hurt by them,

all those things included are what's

wonderful about you.

Your mom always loves you no

matter what you're like.

Hey, something's boiling.

Oh, sorry. I forgot.

Kotori.

[Alumni Contact List]

Ah...

Hello...

I'm Hanada.

Um... we were in the

same junior high.

There's something I would

like to ask you...

Yes?

Hello? Kotori?

I'm Hina.

Hello?

Can you hear me?

How?

How did you get this number?

Hey, can you switch

to video call?

Yes, I can. Hold on.

Currently switching,

please wait a moment.

Nice to meet you, Kotori.

I had to see you and show

you my gratitude.

Thank you for sending

me emails, Kotori.

It's not like that.

I don't deserve your gratitude.

Hina was the ideal image of

myself imagined by Kotori.

I'm sorry.

I said I was doing it for you,

yet I was writing emails of

lies to protect myself.

Because...

while I was writing emails...

I wasn't Juri.

I was able to become Kotori.

Are Juri and Kotori different?

Kotori has a best friend named Hina,

and she gets along with her family too.

Juri is not even close.

Just because I don't want

my mom to feel bad,

I pretend as if I didn't mind

being only with her.

But the truth is,

I still can't forget the time

when dad was there,

and the whole family was

living happily together.

Sometimes I wonder if only

I worked harder...

maybe we could've kept living

together like back then.

It was painful.

Even in school,

I was afraid of doing different things

and becoming isolated.

I don't have a best friend.

We really are the same

kind of people.

We're both cowardly, so...

we both prefer to play the given role,

rather than get hurt by showing

our real selves.

But you know,

I became popular through Hina,

and I also got a boyfriend, yet I...

I ran away again.

What?

The whole time, I wished I could

become the real me one day.

Then I should've just done it.

Nobody's stopping me.

I didn't want to accept myself living

here right now as the real me.

Because...

She's so dull and uncool.

"It's the fake me, so it can't be helped."

It made me feel better

thinking that way.

But I found out.

The cowardly me,

the role of myself that I play,

they're all me.

Me, who wants to run away...

me, who lies...

and also me, who gets hurt...

are all me.

I'm still a little scared,

but I want to live my life the

best I can in my own way.

Because even if something

bad happens today...

something good might

happen tomorrow.

Because no matter

what happens...

our story will have

a happy ending!

I was able to think this way because

of Kotori... you, Juri.

Thank you.

When did you figure out...

that it was me?

From the very start.

What?

How can I possibly forget?

What we talked about in the library

after graduation is...

a precious memory of mine.

I see.

It's a precious memory

for me too.

Right.

Hanada.

Hmm?

I wanted to see you

the whole time.

I wanted to see you too.

Let's go home.

I'm leaving!

You've brought your subway pass, right?

Oh, I left it on the table!

You're coming home early, right?

- Yes, I'm finished by noon.

- Here.

Thanks, I'll get going.

Hey...

Hmm?

I'm also inviting dad to Ryougetsufu for

my high school's anniversary.

Oh.

So why don't you invite

Ueshima too?

Hey, who are you sending

those emails to?

She's going out on a date!

Hey, is that Juri?

You're right.

Hey, why don't we stop

by for karaoke later?

- Good idea.

- I memorized Yuna's new song!

What about you, Juri?

I already have plans for today,

so I'm going home.

- Really?

- Yes, sorry.

That sucks.

I'll go next time.

I'm awesome at Yuna's new song!

You serious?

I can't wait to hear it!

Bye, see you tomorrow.

I'm home.

You have a package.

Okay.

[23rd Suiryou High School Anniversary Festival]

[~Ryougetsufu~]

Ah, sorry, this way.

Good luck.

All rise.

Presentation of the group game Ryougetsufu

by our freshmen this year.

Opening speech by freshmen

representative.

Ooshima Juri.

Yes.

I have my friends,

my teachers,

my father,

my brother,

and my mother.

This is me.

And starting today,

I will live my life in

my own way.

The story we will sketch out

will definitely have

a happy ending.

English translation by 8thSin

Subtitle re-timing for this

version by chochoc

NARUMI RIKO as Ooshima Juri

MAEDA ATSUKO as Hanada Kanako

TAKAOKA SOUSUKE as Tamura Hiroyuki

OKUNUKI KAORU as Kanako's mother

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