I don't understand, but I want to understand #WelcomeBackMone

This is the "Diary of How Excited I Am About to Welcome Back Mone" updated every Friday. A lot of things happened this week too... my heart couldn't keep up. My thoughts have gotten long again, so let's get straight into looking back at the week's broadcasts! The illustrations and text are by Sayumi.

*From here on, spoilers from the 16th week broadcast will be included. If you haven't watched it yet, please return now.

Monday, August 8th: Follow your heart

Another week has begun...!
Ryo-chin calls the ship himself, saying, "I'm sorry I was late," and when Monet and Sue-chan find out that he is planning to return to the ship, they try to stop him.

However, Mii-chan says she won't go because "Ryo-chin wants his big sister to come." From this point on, Sue-chan becomes the key player in this story. Sue-chan accepts Mii-chan's feelings, saying "I know that," and says, "At times like this, Ryo-chin tells his true feelings to Mone," and "He tries to act cool, but not to me or Mii-chan," and suggests that she stay behind at Shiomiyu with Mii-chan and go and pick up Mone by herself. I wonder what would have happened if Sue-chan hadn't been there. Thank you so much, Sue-chan senpai. It's so amazing, I take my hat off to her.

At the Oikawa family home in Kesennuma, Koji finally told Shinji, "Think about Ryo too." I wish someone had said something like that to him. I think these were words that only Koji could say. I feel like I was finally able to convey what Koji had done to Shinji up until now.

Then, Dr. Suganami, who knows nothing about this, comes to Shiomiyu, but Mii-chan bumps into him and starts to say, "Those two have known each other for a long time," but is stopped by Sue-chan.
For Mi-chan, Ryo-chin is her first love, she is still 19 years old, and many things are not going well in front of her... but I'll say it... but Mi-chan's feelings are still a mess. But Suganami-sensei is not bad...

It's the same in the real world, but even in a drama I'm watching, I can only imagine what people's true feelings are and what they want. So, at the very least, as I watch this story from a bird's-eye view, I want to try not to blame anyone...

Finally, Monet meets Ryochin at a coffee shop. They have a casual conversation. Ryochin says, "I like omurice and melon soda, haven't you?" Monet knows that Ryochin likes them. Ryochin says, "I like them, but..." It makes me think that Monet is also the subject of those words. What a day today!
For now, I've left Mi-chan to Sue-chan. I've left Shinji-san to Kouji-san. I've left Ryo-chin to Mone. As for Suganami-sensei... wait a minute... shall we talk about the shark museum in Kesennuma...?

Tuesday, August 8st Let's have some fun conversations.

Monet and Ryochin talk at a coffee shop. Ryochin says things he hasn't said before, like, "It's annoying when people say they quit after choosing that path (fisherman)," and "It's actually pretty easy to live up to the expectations of those around you. At first, anyway."
I had been waiting for him to tell me what was on his mind. But Ryo-chin once again stopped him, saying, "Stop it. I'm going home." Just when I was thinking, "Just how far will you go...?", Monet stopped me, saying, "You can't just go home like this."
If it had been anyone else, Ryo-chin might have gone home. In the first place, there was a theory that no one would be able to go home if Monet-chan told them, "Don't go home."

Meanwhile, in the Oikawa household in Kesennuma, where things have calmed down a little, Ayako says that in order to make Ryo feel better, "we have to start being really cheerful as parents," and prepares breakfast for him, asking, "Do you want to talk about something fun?" That's right, self-sacrifice is not a sustainable way to contribute to others. In order to make someone else happy, you must first be happy yourself, which is also in Adlerian psychology.

Back at Shiomiyu, shortly after Mone and Ryochin arrive, Mitsuo and Yuto also arrive from Sendai! Mi-chan is unable to bear it any longer and is about to leave, but Mone casually tells her to stay, saying, "Please keep an eye on Ryochin after we leave Sendai."

They were just having a casual conversation, but when Mitsuo mentioned that he was ready to return to his hometown, Sue-chan responded, "Isn't that weird? Why does it seem like working hard in your hometown is great?" In other words, it seemed like her words could be interpreted as asking, "What about the value of self-sacrifice being great?" I think Koji had previously talked to Asaoka about his desire to continue living on the land, saying, "The curse is scary too," and I thought Sue-chan's words were a startling statement that freed him from that curse.

September 9st (Wednesday) Prayers of that day

Sue-chan asks if it will make Ryo-chin feel like he's doing his best in his hometown, and if that will make him feel like he has a hard time. Mi-chan replies, "Ryo-chin is not a fisherman, it's just that it's hard."
Regarding this, I thought yesterday that the pressure of "working hard in your hometown is great" must be making Ryochin feel bad, but as Mi-chan said, it's also true that "I'm enjoying being a fisherman." I hope that the local group and the group who came to Tokyo will talk about this a little more and deepen their understanding of each other's positions.

Meanwhile, in Weather Experts, Riko-chan asks Professor Suganami, "How long have you been together with Nagaura-san?" No, well... they only went to a soba restaurant... Since Monet is from Kesennuma, the conversation turns to the earthquake. Nosaka-san talks about being born in Kobe and experiencing the earthquake himself, Riko asks if she has lived a happy life and is qualified to tell people anything, and Uchida-kun says, "There's no one who has lived a life without anything happening. There must be some kind of pain." I thought it was good that Uchida-kun said this, which covers the gap between their different positions.

The scene returns to Shiomiyu. "We're adults now. It's impossible to come together," says Ryochin. "Even if we pray, UFOs won't come." And today, the highlight is what happens next.
Mitsuo grabbed Ryochin's hand with both hands and started crying, saying, "The UFO has come!" "If we all pray together, our wishes will come true!" "If I could do something for those people, I'd want to do it too." "We don't have to hold hands or be united in spirit, we can call it a UFO or whatever!" And I couldn't stop crying even more than Mitsuo.
Interpretations may vary, but I felt that UFOs are usually invisible, and for Ryochin, they were "the past that cannot be brought back even if you pray," and for Mitsuo, they were "the future that can be made true if you wish for it." Mitsuo knew that Ryochin's past could not be brought back, but he wanted to tell Ryochin that we have the power to change the future, right?
There are people from all walks of life - those who lost loved ones in the earthquake, those who didn't, and those who didn't experience the disaster - and I felt that today's conversation helped to bridge the gap between all of those people.

September 9 (Thursday) Correct but cold

I talked about things I hadn't been able to talk about until now... I'm hungry, so I'm going to eat at Tsukiji with my childhood friends. Ah, I'm finally relieved.

Shinji received a voicemail from Ryochin. "I wonder if I can put my stamp on this (death notice) to make Ryo's life easier." "Minami would be happy if I did that," Shinji said with a smile. I wondered how I could help someone close to me who was suffering, but it's not easy to "help" or "be of help" in the first place. I wanted to remember Koji's efforts to do whatever he could, even if it seemed like a bit of a hassle or he was rejected.

So, when the group returns to Shiomiyu after dinner, Monet notices Ryo-chin being alone at the laundromat.

Can I say it first...?
Ryochin said, "You know, right?" But I had no idea what he was talking about. I had no recollection of such an exciting scene, so I didn't understand!!

So, let me organize things for now! First of all, Ryochin is "afraid of losing, so he doesn't want to fall in love with anyone." So, even if he likes Monet, I think he "can't say it."
So Ryo-chin's replacement for "I love you" was "There's no one else I can say it to except Mone" and "You understand, right?"... But Mone's response was "I thought I'd do anything for you. But this is not it. I definitely don't want to feel sorry for you, Ryo-chin." She's not going to accept your affection out of sympathy. In response to that, Mi-chan said "You're right, but cold, big sister." (I'm not sure about this interpretation... I might be saying something completely ridiculous.)

With that premise in mind, if by "it's fine" Ryo-chin means "sympathy would be fine," doesn't it seem like he's desperately being driven into a corner? In the bus stop scene, Ryo-chin says "I've had enough of that (sympathy)," showing a weakness that makes it seem like he's willing to throw away his pride and ask for help. M-Mone-chan! Shouldn't the guitar sound from Tokyo Love Story start "♪Chaka Chaaan!" at that point? Or not...? This is a Reiwa drama...! (I'm a Showa-born person who is easily affected by this kind of weakness)
Certainly, there are many times when we act on momentary emotion and it doesn't work out well in the future. But that is also "right but cold". I'm not good at it myself, but I want to live my life with both "coldness and kindness"...

Friday, September 9rd I want to understand your pain.

During a phone call with Sayaka, Tatsumi reveals his true feelings, saying, "The young people are suffering. There's nothing we can do." Sayaka then says, "There's only one more thing we can do. Let's live life to the end in a cool way." This is typical of Sayaka, and even I, who am not that young at the moment, thought that I still want to learn more from Sayaka.

After her childhood friends leave, Monet works hard. When Uchida sees Monet being told by Professor Suganami that her "private life is going well," he smiles, which I thought was great, so I drew it in my illustration.

So, it's the scene that follows.
Finally, Dr. Suganami says, "I want to accept what you've been carrying with you all this time (the feelings that have continued since the disaster)." When he tells her that he's leaving the university hospital to focus on the clinic in Tome, Monet can't hide her shock.
And just as you would think that she would hand the bun to him, like an auntie would when she comes home from a relative's house, of course that wasn't the case, and Mone gently held the teacher's hand!! And then! "What's wrong?" Suganami-sensei asked, not using honorific language = speaking in a way that closed the distance between them, and Mone replied, "I don't want you to disappear from my sight!!"

And then... right...? Everyone on the "#OurSuganami" team. Have you cooked red rice? Have you broken the paper lantern? Have you put eyes on your Daruma doll? Congratulations to everyone! Congratulations to everyone who has made it this far!

Ahhhh but!!
Sorry to everyone at "#OurSuganami"! I'm one of those people who still can't get Ryochin out of my head! I can't get the memory of him saying "I'm fine" when he wasn't fine yet and going home out of my head! Sorry for pissing you off.

Well, I'm old enough to understand too. I understand the difference between sympathy and love, and the correctness of saying "this is wrong"! But I don't think the unfairness of Ryochin's situation can be judged in terms of correctness... (This is my personal opinion...)

I've been saying the same thing since last week, but I've been thinking that I should add some kind of love to that "right but cold" behavior. Because I don't think it's "right" for Monet to tell Dr. Suganami "I don't want you to go." On the other hand, maybe there was a "love" there that she didn't have for Ryochin.
The contrasts in this drama are "countryside and city," "righteousness and kindness," and "momo and the unknown." These contrasting things are not contradictory, but rather "connected" like the sea and the mountains. I hope that one day "something like love" will be added to them and they will be able to coexist.

I'm sorry to make you read this far, but even though I'm old, I still can't put love into words at all... How should I put it, I think that sharing your feelings with someone is a miracle, a moment, something like a UFO. I'm not sure what you're talking about.
So, I would like everyone who watches this week to have their own thoughts about it. If you want to share your thoughts, please send us your thoughts! (Submit below) Thank you!

Ah, it's already September! I can hear the footsteps of Moneros.

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I live in Kesennuma. I write illustrations, articles and manga for "Kesennuma Saite Kerain" and other websites. I share information about fun things to do and delicious food in Kesennuma. I am in charge of the "Okaeri Mone Diary." I like comedy, manga, games and horror movies. [Twitter] @sayumino1nichi　 [Instagram]@sayumi_insta

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