Behind this Queen-like smile lies a hidden identity.
In reality, Kamon Hiro remorselessly hates people.
Himura Chouji asked her to help him hide the fact that he's gay from his mother.
Thus she ended up acting out a perfect...wait, no, a fake couple with him.
One year before, they dissolved their marriage
And they fulfilled their promise of meeting again after each found a new partner.
Now they can go on as best friends without worrying about anything.
Or so they thought...
Hey, Hiro...
Do you...
want to go back to that night again?
I don't want to be separated from you.
I think I can love you with my heart and soul.
How about you?
I understand
Really?
Then, before anything...
Give Tamotsu-kun a call.
What?
If you really want to get back together,
we had better break up with our partners first, right?
If you call Tamotsu-kun,
I'll tell Shiori-san and Yuu-chan, too.
... that I am together with you now.
Well then... I'm already late.
Hey, Hiro. Hiro!
Well, so...
If I break up with Tamotsu-kun, will you think about what I said yesterday?
I...
don't want to lose you.
What?
If, like 26 years ago,
if you find out that you can't love me,
this time I won't be able to be friends with you again.
And if you hurt me again,
you'll end up many times more depressed than before.
That's why it's best if we just stay best friends.
For both of us.
Then...
Ahh I really don't want to leave him.
- Did you say anything? - What?
Not really.
Adiós.
Why in Spanish now?
That was dangerous.
I mustn't let my inner voice out!
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Gisou no Fuufu/ Fake Couple Episode 10
English subs: arakira
QC: stuartnz
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- I'm back. - Welcome back.
Dinner is almost ready.
I'll go wash my hands.
- How did it go yesterday? - What?
The training was difficult, right? You must be very tired.
I'm totally fine.
Why do I feel like she can see through me?
What do you mean see through you?
Huh?
Well...I wondered...whether you can see through me and notice that I'm actually tired.
I was afraid I've been found out...
Shoot, my inner voice again...
How can I still be doing this after I've decided to live true to my heart?
Oh Yuu, what are you doing?
- Let me do it. I am sorry.
- I am sorry.
She said she wants to grow up fast and become like you.
That's why she drinks so much milk lately.
Hiro-chan.
Do you like me?
I like you.
How much?
You are precious to me like my family.
Aha...
HUH?!
Was this the wrong answer?
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
Should we do it?
Huh? Do what?
The marriage ceremony, with Yuuchan, the three of us.
Really?
Yes, and of course we'll invite Chouji and Tamotsu-kun.
- Thank you. That's great, Yuu, isn't it? - Yes.
Who's your partner?
Mizumori-san who always comes to the library with Yuu-chan.
A w..woman?
We'd like to hold only a modest party but
it would be great if you could come.
Then how about our library?
What?
We have a lot of free space,
and I was thinking about how to use it effectively anyway.
Would this be alright? What about the superiors?
I'll try my best to receive their permission.
You've become such a dependable boss now.
When I got transferred here from Tokyo I was so reluctant that I couldn't help it.
But now I've come to live for this library.
Took your time to realize that, old man.
What?
I am sorry.
You've decided to be true to your heart, right, Kamon-san?
I'm sorry.
Hello.
Oh, Hiro-chan, what brings you here?
I've got news for you all. Is auntie in?
She's had to stay in bed for the last 2 or 3 days.
- Is she sick? - No she isn't.
Seems she hurt her back while playing the horse for my kids.
Are you okay?
I got a little better but
I couldn't get any sleep because these two
are clinging to me like this.
Come on you two, go and have some dinner now.
Will you? Yes.
Mom! Aren't you uncomfortable staying in the same position for so long?
Hey, why don't we get you up a bit?
Right, this should be better. Come here.
- Are you okay? No pain? - Ouch!
Ah, right.
- Ouch! This hurts! - Sorry, oh no! It wasn't intentional.
- Are you okay? It doesn't hurt? - It hurts, it hurts!
- Do you want a drink? A drink? - No, just water is fine.
- Okay? Water? Water? - Hey...hey...
Please keep your voice down a bit.
- Ah this hurts. - Mom, here's your water.
- Yae-chan, you've changed. - What?
You seem like a dependable mother.
Oh, well. Since I already decided not to marry again,
I thought I better work hard for my family from now on.
In reality, there was no decent suitor no matter how hard she looked.
Oh, shut it!
I'm questioning the institution of marriage itself.
At least nowadays, isn't it like a system that's become poorly maintained or inoperable?
What are you trying to say?
Instead of playing a social critic,
what are you going to do about work?
Actually I've got something in mind.
What, Yae-chan?
Don't laugh!
Oh, this is new. She's serious.
You're gonna laugh for sure.
- We won't. - Hurry and say it.
I...
I'm thinking about becoming a care-giver.
Hey... Hey...
Hey Mom, even you are laughing at me?!
But that's just so not you.
But you're serious, aren't you?
Helping Mom, I somehow started thinking it would be nice if I could be a little help to others with difficulties.
That's right, the elderly are hard of hearing,
your ridiculously loud voice would be of help.
Did you have to put it like that?
Yaechan, your strong point is,
that you always keep your spirits up.
-So what about my weak point? - Well there's loads...
- First of all you've got no tactfulness... - SHUT UP!
Same as I, your weak point used to be
your lack of love for anybody but yourself.
But if you look at it from another side,
you've still got a lot of love stored in here.
But getting a caregiver's license looks pretty difficult.
Besides, when I study I tend to fall asleep right away.
Then why don't you come to the library to study?
I will slap you awake if you fall asleep.
Let's do that! But you really have to wake me up!
- I will. - Thank goodness!
Isn't this great, Auntie?
You don't have to worry about old age now that Yae-chan is becoming a nurse.
Anyways, what did you come here for?
Oh, well... actually...
Soon... At our library...
We'll hold a family marriage ceremony with Shiori-san and Yuu-chan.
Please come.
We're coming! Right, Onii-chan?
- Yes, we're coming. - Thank you.
Are you sure this is what you want, Hiro?
What?
I'm not saying this because the other party is Shiori-san,
Are you sure you don't have the slightest feelings left for this guy Chouji?
Is what I want to ask you.
N...not the slightest.
- What are you doing, Hiro-chan? - Do you maybe have a hangover?
No matter how hard you try to deceive it,
you can't close up your own heart.
Why are you spacing out?
Huh? Ah, no...
I'm wondering what to do about work.
How about taking your time to look for something?
Because your feelings of wanting to make the children happy won't lose to anybody else.
Thank you.
I'll get it.
Yes, hello?
- Hello Tamotsu-kun, this is Hiro. - Good evening, Hiro-san.
Do you want Chouji-san?
No, it's fine.
- She said it's fine. - I see.
Yes, I understand.
Congratulations! Yes, I'll ask him.
Goodbye.
What did she say?
She invited us to her family marriage ceremony with Shiori-san and Yuu-chan.
I see.
Somehow you don't seem happy for them.
Of course I am.
Great!
It's fine, I'm going.
Good evening.
What's wrong, Mother?
You said you've got a partner. I got curious and came to see him.
He's in now, isn't he?
Yeah...
H..hey, wait.
Before that, please don't tell him that I went to Toyama with Hiro.
"BANG"
O.K. bokujo. (O.K. Corral)
A popular (old) catchphrase of comedian Guts Ishimatsu.
So, how should I put it...
Yes?
I am Chouji's mother.
Mother.
- This is the third time you said it. - I know that.
So, how should I put it...
Yes.
Oh, I'm nervous after all. Can I turn my camera on?
What? What's this about?
After what happened, I've tried to learn about gay people.
I talked to some and
learned that there are many people with the same issues.
So I decided to listen to more stories
and spread them online.
- I think that's a great idea, Mother. - Then let's go.
You were feeling so sick until recently.
You sure made a quick recovery.
'Cause I'm an O-type like you.
TN: Japanese classify personality types by blood types.
Then, ready? Action!
Come on, say something.
You say that, but... Shouldn't you be asking questions?
Well then...Tamotsu-kun, do you have a dream?
Me? Well...
You'll probably laugh, but
I want to be a 'hero of justice', somebody who'll make the world a little better.
Do you have somebody you admire?
At the moment it's Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
Lukiusu Ku...Ku...?
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
A politician in ancient Rome who usually lived as a farmer.
He only came to Rome when the country was in crisis.
As soon as peace was restored he went back to the countryside, that's what the legends say.
Right, and also...
The one who recommended this book.
I also totally admire Chouji-san's best friend, Kamon Hiro-san.
I love Hiro-san, too.
Last time she came to Toyama with Chouji and got angry at me.
"Bring back the old Himura Kanae that I know!" she said.
What?
- Mother! - Sorry.
I suddenly need the toilet.
Why couldn't you tell me? That you went to Toyama with Hiro-san.
No, it's not as if I had the intention to hide it...
I thought you might get needlessly worried.
Then let me tell you something.
What?
Ever since you came back from Toyama, your cooking has lost its taste.
What?
When the ceremony starts, Yuuchan and Kamon-san will
come down these stairs and join with Mizumori-san.
Then, you'll step in front of the audience.
- I understand. - Thank you so much,
for letting us hold the marriage ceremony in Yuu's beloved library.
- Thank you for all your efforts. - No, no need.
Because the two of you met here in this library.
Now this became a meeting place for many people.
- Thanks to you, Kamon-san. - No...
Congratulations.
I heard the three of you are having a family wedding together.
Thank you very much.
Hara-sensei, please come if you don't mind.
Of course I will. Yuu-chan, should we read a book together?
Hiro-chan
Hiroo-chaan... Hiro-chan.
How is it going? Are you studying?
Well because I have to look after these two I'm so busy,
I couldn't even put make up on. Sorry for showing such a face.
No, you look much better now.
Oh, you've changed your shoes.
Cute, right?
Can't be helped, I'm at an age where I have to take care of my back.
Apart from that, did you notice?
Is there anything else that you've changed?
Not me.
Chouji-san has secretly been staring at you for a while now.
What are you doing?
I came for business communication.
What's that?
Mother dropped by the other day and revealed to Tamotsu-kun that we went to Toyama together.
What?
So I fear Shiori-san will find out sooner or later, too.
Understood,
And there's another business affair.
What?
I'm thinking about opening a free school.
Free school?
Book: "What is a free school?"
Children who don't go to school because they're sick or getting bullied,
can read books like in a library.
I want to create a place where they can study what they like at their own pace.
Those who couldn't get along with other kids
who thought they weren't normal,
for children with such worries,
I want to help them think like "Everyone is different".... "I'm so lucky"...
What do you think?
I think it's a really good idea. I'm sure you can accomplish it.
Right? Especially if you come aboard as a super-teacher.
It would be perfect.
You could teach anything from studying over music to sports.
If I could also do...
Huh? What did you say?
Nothing.
Could it be...
that you're trying to hold in your inner voice?
Then, then why are you doing this?
Well...I fell and broke a front tooth yesterday.
Liar!
If you got something on your mind don't hide it, say it out loud.
Hello, Chouji-san.
Hello.
- What are you talking about? - What?
I asked him to come to our wedding.
I see. Will you come?
Yes, of course.
Since we're best friends, right, Hiro?
Yeah.
Thank you very much.
Hiro.
I hope the three of you will be happy.
Thank you.
Well then...
I...
Wai...What?
What I...? I... what?
If you got something to say just say it already!
I...
a...am...
after all...
I don't want to be apart from Chouji.
I am sorry, Shiori-san.
If I continue like this,
I will end up
suppressing my inner voice again.
I can't...
marry you.
I am sorry.
You're lying, right?
Hiro-chan.
Yuu-chan.
Say it is a lie!
I am sorry, Yuu-chan.
But you said you'll be my Dad.
I am sorry.
I really hate you!
Wait! Wait, Yuu-chan.
- Wait. - Let go!
I know that I'm being selfish.
I know that I'm doing something bad.
But...
But I want to live true to myself after all.
I think as long as I have Chouji in my heart,
I cannot be with your mother.
I don't understand. What are you saying?
Yuu-chan, Yuu-chan.
I'm sorry.
I'm the one at fault.
I told Hiro that I didn't want to be apart from her.
But in the end I really don't want to give up
being with Hiro.
You might wonder what the heck I'm saying when I am gay, but
But giving up
on loving Hiro, body and soul,
I don't want that.
Yu...Yuchan, Yuchan.
I also want to give smiles to many people.
I want to be at Chouji's side and support him.
I want to make many people happy.
I want to combine our strengths and live for that.
What about me?
I'm not happy!
Chouji, what should I do?
In the end, what we're saying is...
only lip service?
Or hypocrisy?
Or is it just meaningless?
I...
Really only want everyone to be happy!
You're such a fool!
There's no way you can make others happy when you're not happy yourself.
Therefore, no matter how much she resents you,
there's no other way for you than becoming happy yourself first.
Yuu-chan.
Just cry if you need to cry.
But you see, you cannot decide how Hiro has to live her life.
Just as you will have you own way of living,
Hiro also has her own way of living.
Yuu-chan, sorry. Yuu-chan, sorry. You see...
You see, I'm also Hiro-chan's family member,
I want to support her a little.
Me too, Yuchan, please.
Hiro helped us so many times when we were small.
When we played tag she let me catch her on purpose,
so that she would become the chaser.
Also, also... when our parents fought a lot,
she always sang songs with us at the top of her voice so we wouldn't be troubled.
When I told her I'd found a spell that makes one's breast grow bigger,
She chanted it with me 100 times.
"Bust, bust, get bigger!"
Stop this. Stop this. I never heard about this. You did such things?
Well too bad but it wasn't very effective for us...
Now that's true... no that doesn't matter now!
Don't say 'boobs', 'boobs' in front of a child, idiot.
But I didn't say 'boobs'.
Yuu-chan, I've been dumped, too.
And I feel like saying "don't mess with me, bastard" but
I still want to support Chouji-san and Hiro-san.
Because even if they want to start over now,
they'll be troubled again but they're challenging it still.
Besides, thanks to these two,
while saying I want to bring peace to the world,
I've found the courage to say that to keep
helping the people around me with small things is fine, too.
Yuu-chan, I'm asking you , too.
Please forgive them.
That's right and when you come here we can always meet.
I'll always read you a book whenever you want, too.
Everyone...
your expressions looks great.
Hey... no, wait. What are you doing, mother?
This is such a touching scene,
so I thought I'd upload it to the Internet.
Yuu-chan, look at me,
even though I'm old enough to know better...
why am I still acting like a child?
To become a real adult,
no matter how long, a lifespan isn't enough.
That's why in life, like Hiro-san and Chouji,
we can only try our best at the things ahead of us every day.
And still we only worry and have regrets.
Even if milk gets spilled, we're too busy to cry about it all day.
because milk will get spilled again, no matter what.
But you have...
this many people here.
Don't forget.
Everyone here is...
a part of your family.
Surprise.
No way! Where did it go?
Hiro-chan, look into your right pocket.
(Family)
What? How did you do this, Onii-chan?
Hey, is this really real?
Dear sister, a lot of things are possible, don't look too closely.
Don't you want to hurry and grow up?
Yuu!
Hiro-chan, do you like me?
I like you.
How much?
This much.
I'm going then.
I'm sorry.
I'm gay but I still ended up with Hiro again,
I know that I'm doing something I shouldn't do but...
It's totally fine.
As an ally of justice, the best I can do is to step aside for your happiness.
Besides, you and Hiro-san, it's like a miracle come true.
Thank you.
I'm totally fine. As an ally of justice, the best I can do is to step aside for your happiness.
Are you drunk?
Yeah...
To be honest, this is the first time I'm getting dumped.
It's quite painful.
Sorry.
I'm totally fine. As an ally of justice, the best I can do is to step aside for your happiness.
That was the third time...
I will also find somebody new, so...
don't even think about getting me back.
I'm sorry for many things.
You don't need to apologize again.
Moreover, what will you do if trying over with Chouji-san fails?
You won't turn back into a lonely misanthropist, right?
How can you be so kind?
Remember what I told you when we first met?
When I decided to confess to you I already prepared myself to get rejected.
But one last word,
What?
Stop messing with me, idiot!
No way you and Chouji will work out!
Break up! Break up!
I know that you'll end up regretting it and you'll think you had better stayed with me!
Geez, why did I have to fall in love with such a troublesome woman?
That was refreshing.
Living true to your heart...
is painful.
Do you want some coffee?
Yes please.
Is this about the free school?
I'll register it as a NPO so I need the approval,
And then I need to search for a place and for staff.
So many things to do.
If there's anything I can help you with, let me know.
I thought you'd say that.
For a start, could you help me find a name?
No matter how hard I think about it, I can't come up with anything good.
- Hey. -Yeah?
How about "Loneliness"?
Loneliness?
Doesn't that sound too negative?
But the children who will come are all lonely, right?
Then why not teach them,
if lonely people gather,
they will not be lonely anymore.
Thanks to you I'm no longer lonely.
And the children who will come here,
I want them all to feel the same as me.
I see.
"Loneliness" is good.
Yeah, it's good.
We're really the best together.
Hiro!
No, wait... What are you doing?
It's just cause we're so excited now I thought to treasure the heat of the moment.
And didn't we start like this 26 years ago, too?
Yes, but we're not young anymore.
I see. Sorry. My bad, I shouldn't have...
No, I only had good intentions...
But yeah it's been 26 years...
Sorry. Sorry, I understand. Well... Now... then...
Let's do it again. Let's start again.
Right, I said how about Loneliness as the name of the free school?
Then you said, "We're really the best together."
Then I said "Yeah".
Let's start right after that. Okay? Go.
And...Start!
Hiro!
Hey, hey... wait...
This feels too arranged, kind of...
It's too much to get into it. Sorry.
No... Right, I got it! Let's go with your timing.
Well I'll go to bed first and wait for you,
No, no. Wait, wait! Hiro. Hiro...
- No,wait, what? - Just come, come. You see...
I can't, sorry. This is too much pressure.
This is...Really, I can't. Impossible.
I understand. Well... Then with the underwear your mother gave me...
I can try putting on this underwear. Look, this underwear.
I'm panicking. Just looking at it, I'm already panicking.
What is this even? Why did you bring something like this?
- Then what am I supposed to do? - I don't know either!
- Then let's calm down a bit! - What?
- Can I hug you? - But you're already hugging me.
First, let's take a deep breath.
Yeah, you're right.
This is really the best way to calm ourselves.
Yeah.
Oh...
Why don't we go over there like this and turn off the light?
- Right. - Yeah.
- Ouch! - Sorry... sorry... I can't... Sorry...
- Okay... oh my slippers... okay. - Sorry... Sorry...
Okay, I'm turning it off.
- Ouch, ouch! - Sorry, sorry.
- You stepped on my toes - I didn't!
Just keep your feet like this. It's dangerous.
- Okay, with left. That's right for you. Ready, go!
- The door, the door. - I know.
Chouji?
It can't be!
Oh, good morning.
- Don't good-morning me! - What?
Where did you go?
Oh... well...
We were out of toilet paper.
- Geez! - Huh?
Geez...
I thought you'd disappeared again.
Like you did 26 years ago.
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, Hiro. - It's fine already.
No, that's not it...
How should I put it, in the end...
I can't...
love you body and soul...
It's like 26 years ago.
I hurt you again.
So, well...
You better abandon me already.
If you stay with me you'll only suffer again.
But I...
want to be with you, Chouji.
What?
What about you?
I also want to be with you, but...
Then, even if there's no physical love,
it doesn't matter.
No... but still...
Certainly, even if we're together like this,
we might not find happiness.
I'm sure there'll be many painful moments ahead.
If you fall in love with another man,
I'll probably suffer like a dog.
And yet,
If we stay together,
there'll be dozens, no 100s of good moments, too.
I want to believe we can make many, many people smile.
You were the one who said you can't clap with only one hand.
Then...
What kind of relationship do we have?
Be it best friends or spouses,
who cares what we call it?
What's important is the bond between us, right?
We always think about the other, we never waver, no matter what,
we're partners who absolutely trust in each other, right?
Are you really fine with this, Hiro?
I'll probably hurt you again.
You've already made me cry twice.
A 3rd or 4th time is all the same.
Besides, you can't accomplish anything while you're in fear of failure.
Let's live just as we are, let's live true to our hearts.
Let's not be influenced by the public opinion but trust in each other's characters.
That's terribly difficult, but that's why we should.
I only have one request.
I want to hug every day.
Because "can I hug you" is our "I love you"
Please make your hugs for me special. And I'll do the same.
Therefore...
Can I hug you? Though I'm already hugging you.
Let's get married, Chouji.
In this world we live in,
there are no two lives that are the same.
There can be a couple like us, right?
Yes!
Your documents are complete,
so we'll accept them.
Congratulations.
Ah, right!
I'm glad I took these back.
Can I let my inner voice speak?
- What is it?
To be honest, I'm a little anxious.
I'm wondering whether my decision was really okay.
In fact I'm feeling like the responsibility is heavily weighting down on my shoulders.
But...
Everyone else probably feels the same.
Yeah, probably.
Oh, right. You know...
Let's watch Mother's videos, they seem pretty popular lately.
I thought, "oh that's what they mean when they say it felt like a destined meeting."
Being together feels more than just natural.
Because everything is so natural,
I can't... I can't even imagine Yoshiyuki not being at my side anymore.
I wish I could have spoken first...
I was so scared of telling him, I got a stomach ache until right before.
So the both of us went to tell him together.
And then my father said:
Oh, that's what it was...
He told me: "it must have been hard on you".
That made me so happy.
- Like...what to do about our graves... - You're so pragmatic.
But the time will come eventually, so one has to think about it.
... things like that.
But well that's conceivable, too, right?
- We can think about it together. - That's right.
- Anything really... - Yeah...probably
because in 20 years it will be just as natural to be together in the same way.
We're often asked why we got married.
In the end, in this world...
Whatever happens, I don't want to separate from this person.
I think that's what I wanted to declare.
Perhaps I will once again...
fall in love with another man, but
she is still the most important to me.
This is never going to change.
He looks totally proud about his nice words just now, but
And yet, you're often cheating on me, right?
Wait a moment, you're saying this now? This is the first thing you say?
Well, a few years have passed since then, but
we still don't go there, right?
- "There"... - Hey, wait, are you really...
Lately, the gate to her inner voice is gaping wide open.
Every day is a series of questions and answers.
"Why the heck am I with this guy?"
"Should I break up with him?"
"But there are positive sides about being with him, too..."
"but still..." Like this.
"But what's important is,"
"our mutual understanding for each other, isn't it?"
I guess we can't really know about another person until we die...
Perhaps this mutual understanding
is what we call "love", right?
Hey, I'm the one talking now. And I was just about to say that!
Oh, were you? Really?
Hiro! Can I hug you?
Though I'm hugging you already!