I've been waiting for a reply for a long time.
For a letter from Iori.
Did he forget about me?
I got a call from Ken's place.
His dad wants him to inherit his business.
Ken's dad has fallen ill again.
I'll bear the responsibility of taking care of Fukuyadou's reputation.
Go back to Osaka.
FUKUYADOU HONPO
Thank you.
You've improved a lot.
When I was little,
I couldn't sit rooted in one spot, and would ran away.
But now that I've tried it, it's actually fun.
Japanese sweets vary according to season.
It's fun to think about which flowers would go with them.
Komako should be happy to have such a capable daughter like yourself.
I still have a lot of training to do.
She scolds me every day.
That's because she has high expectations of you.
Yes, that's why I'm trying to do my best.
But, Arare,
wouldn't it be difficult to take charge of the store all by yourself?
Do you have any plans for marriage?
Are you dating someone nice?
No.
If you don't,
I have someone nice to introduce to you. Here.
He's the son of my friend.
He's the second son of a tea store owner.
He's a school teacher.
His father wants him to marry someone.
I still have to train to become a proprietress.
You can continue doing that after marriage.
Komako's still in top shape.
I think this is a good match.
Why don't you consider it a little?
What do you say?
FUKUYADOU HONPO: KYOTO LOVE STORY
Toru Ikegaki.
Hobbies: cultivating tea leaves.
Skills: harvesting tea leaves.
Motto: drink tea in the morning and you'll overcome disaster.
LAST EPISODE THE TIED KNOT
Is he a spy from the tea industry?
Hinoyama.
Could you please stop addressing me in that way?
B... B...
-Brains. -Brother.
What?
That feels weird, just keep addressing me like you have been.
Are you going to try an arranged marriage?
It's none of your business.
Why did you come here?
I need to discuss something with your mother.
Are you changing jobs?
Yes.
Really?
I'm going to inherit the Suzunari department store.
That means, if you're inheriting...
Hina has already agreed.
We want to be a couple who can tell each other everything.
That sounds lame.
It doesn't sound true if you say it.
Is that so?
But, if you're getting along well, I guess it's fine.
It's pretty nice to be married.
I'm really glad I didn't give up.
Does that sound like a lie?
I'll believe you on that one.
What kind of person is he?
No clue. I haven't looked at the photo yet.
Why?
I feel like I should only take a look at it
when I'm ready to meet him.
But I feel like it would be the end if I see it.
You shouldn't see it.
-I'll be going now. -Wha...
Why?
Why shouldn't I look at it?
Hinoyama!
Why?
I decided to move to Uji.
I will be living with my aunt.
I'm also quitting training to be a geiko.
I see.
I'm giving this back to you.
NAKAMURA SATOKO MIYAKO BANK
I never used it.
I felt like
I couldn't be proud of our relationship if I used it, brother.
You often took time to play with me
when I was little.
You didn't want me to feel lonely
because I didn't have a father or a mother.
Even though you were a boy,
you joined in my girly games for my sake.
It was so much fun!
But
it's time to stop playing doll-house.
You belong with Hina.
I can finally think that way.
I'll also do my best to find a place where I belong.
I'll find someone to whom I can say, "Welcome home."
See you, then.
Take this with you.
Grandfather left this specifically for you.
It's fine.
Thanks to your grandfather's support,
I have survived until today.
I've had enough support.
RAKUŌ HIGH SCHOOL
Are you okay?
Do you need help?
I'm fine.
Thanks.
Iori, do you still remember me?
I already forgot.
I can't remember
what your voice was like.
FUKUYADOU HONPO
-Pretty good. -That's great!
The way it looks.
If it tastes bad, then it's no good.
It tastes good.
I'm going to get a heart attack if this happens every time.
You're stricter than the Proprietress, Arare.
Of course.
I'm this store's most loyal customer.
Right.
Next is Sugi.
My heart has already stopped.
What are you saying?
Hello.
It's Hina.
Welcome!
Forever unrequited love, isn't it?
-Yes. -Yes.
I'm glad to see you're using that.
Pretty handy, thanks to you.
Is it? I'm glad I made it.
What should I make today?
KINUGASA-DON
Have you talked to Ken recently?
Yes.
I see.
I was happy
when I heard you and Ken were getting together.
I was just as happy as when I got together with Kaoru.
Wasn't there any other way?
No.
That's why I ended like that.
I'll bear the responsibility of Fukuyadou's reputation.
Go back to Osaka.
It's been a while since I last made Kinugasa-don.
You should eat with us.
Thank you. Please come again.
Of course.
By the way,
that chef at your store,
the one who quit around spring.
-Yes. -He's just returned recently.
He came here with his family from Osaka.
Thanks.
-Are you tired? -I'm fine.
I haven't been to Kyoto in a long time.
-Let's go. -Okay.
The Star festival falls on the mock exam day.
Sorry?
After the exam,
you want to make a wish with me?
That we'll be together forever.
Let me see Iori again.
I pray to see Iori again.
I want to be with Hana forever.
Why?
I thought
I wouldn't be able to see you again.
I tried to forget you.
But
I couldn't.
I've been wanting to see you all of this time.
All the time
that we're been apart.
I've wanted to see you even more than you have.
I've decided.
Mother.
No.
Huh?
-He's not my type. -What?
I'll turn this one down.
You can go to Osaka.
Go to Osaka
and be with Ken.
What are you saying all of a sudden?
-Stop joking. -I'm not joking.
Arare,
I changed my way of thinking
after I saw what happened to Hina.
I never questioned the tradition
that if you are born into this house,
you inherit the store.
For me,
it seemed natural
to become a proprietress and marry your father.
But I was wrong.
The Fukuyadou is my beloved store.
I love your father.
I had obtained two things that I wanted in life.
On top of that,
Hina, Arare, Hana.
Three beloved daughters.
That's not something to be taken for granted.
I am grateful for it.
I'm thankful.
I'm happy.
I want you to feel the same.
I want you to inherit the store
only because you really want to.
If you're getting married,
I want you to be with someone you love.
It's best if both wishes came true,
but if that's not possible,
choose the one that's more important to you.
Ken is more important, right?
Then,
go to Osaka.
But what about Fukuyadou?
What's going to happen to this store?
We still have Hana.
If Hana can't do it either,
we still have you and Hina's children.
I will stay healthy until they grow up.
I'm going to live until the ripe age of 120 years.
So, Arare,
you choose the path you want.
Choose what's most important to you.
I will support you.
I...
I want to protect
that which you're proud of.
You're the one I love.
Ever since I've met you,
you're the one I loved.
TENJU-AN
What are you doing here?
I came here to tell you something.
I love you, Ken.
I love you the most.
So I'll give up being a proprietress.
I am giving it up.
I'll be with you, Ken.
-What are you saying... -I can't forget about you.
I can't remember when I fell in love with you.
But that's the degree to which you are already a part of my life.
I can't imagine a life without you.
Even if Fukuyadou were to disappear,
even if I were to lose it,
I don't mind.
I choose my path in life.
You're the thing that matters most to me, Ken.
Don't say that you don't care about what happens to the store so lightly.
Go home.
You were dumped?
As expected, you know everything.
I know everything
about you two.
Epic fail.
Delivery.
Can I ask you to do it?
Of course.
Here.
Thank you. Please purchase again.
WRITTEN ORACLE
INCREDIBLE LUCK
Incredible luck?
You got "incredible luck"?
How did you know?
Can you read my mind?
There's no need to see to know.
I bet it says you'll meet someone you've been waiting for.
Can I come back to Fukuyadou?
I left the store in the care of my bother.
My dad agreed, too.
I see.
But you told me to go home.
I told you not to speak of your store lightly.
Fukuyadou is the store in which I grew up.
It's an important store for me too.
It's a part of my life.
Don't decide things by yourself.
Let's do it together.
You and me.
Let's protect that store together.
I'll protect it.
I'll protect it with you.
A traditional city,
Kyoto.
It has many traditions
which have been cultivated over the span of 1200 years.
Welcome home.
I'm home.
Tradition is preserved in the form of conventional practice
and by passing it on to further generations.
The city remains bright and colorful.
In this city, we were born,
we grew up,
and fell in love.
THIS DRAMA IS A FICTION.
ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL PEOPLE IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. THANK YOU!