"In the novels that I write, nobody dies." "It's because my father is a murderer." "Six months ago, I started living under the same roof with five women." "They received invitations to come to my house from an unknown source." "They pay me one million yen a month in rent." "Until now, I didn't know who sent the invitations or what their objective was." "Nanaka Hiraki figured out who sent the invitations, and was murdered." "The number of mysterious women was reduced to four, and our odd lifestyle instantly became extraordinary again." "DRIFTING EMOTIONS BY SHIN MICHIMA" "THANK YOU, NANAKA!" "EPISODE 9 READY" "FAREWELL, NANAKA." "Hello." "Michima speaking." "My father's death sentence had been carried out." "In his will, he left this message for me." ""I apologize for being a scumbag father."" "Good morning." "Good morning." "Where's Novel?" "He went to retrieve his father's ashes." "I see." "You're up awfully early today, Minami." "I can't stand to just sit on my ass." "Nobody else is going to die, right?" "Don't worry." "I won't let them get away with any more." "Do you mean whoever sent the invitations?" "Yes." "I wonder who it is." "Who else would benefit besides Mr. Michima?" "RYUICHI MORIGUCHI" " REVIEW 3.0" "The man who was sentenced to death for the murder of three people, including a police officer, Tatsuyuki Michima, was put to death yesterday." "Really?" "At a time like this?" "Tatsuyuki Michima" "was sentenced to death" "I don't know if that's good or bad." "at the first trial in 2014." "Since he repeatedly stabbed two of the victims, as well as killed a police officer, he was considered..." "Novel, what's this supposed to taste like?" "What?" "Oh, uh..." "Is there something wrong?" "Sorry." "I forgot to taste it first." "Pull yourself together." "Oh..." "We all make mistakes sometimes." "Sorry." "Come in." "Thank you." "Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss." "Thank you." "I appreciate it." "Where are his ashes?" "To be honest, I'm not sure what to do." "I certainly can't put him at the same grave as Mom." "Mr. Michima." "Can we go out for a bit?" "Why?" "Mr. Sakurai..." "Sir." "Yes?" "Could you please slow down?" "Sure." "Thank you." "Look at that." "SHIN MICHIMA'S DRIFTING EMOTIONS EXPLOSIVELY POPULAR!" "MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!" "ON SALE NOW!" "I really wanted you to see this." "KAGURAZAKA KAGA" "Mr. Michima." "Can you write your next novel?" "It might take me a little while." "I understand quite well that this is not the time to ask this." "But to be perfectly honest," "Drifting Emotions has garnered incredible attention." "There is no better time than now." "No matter what has happened, you are still a novelist, Shin Michima." "Oh, it's Miura?" "Hurry up and get in here." "You would not believe the number of movie offers you're getting." "The promotional effects of Nanaka Hiraki were fabulous." "People are easily moved by emotional events." "This is another of my theories." "You're so right." "You don't mind if I add a few things to this?" "Sure." "I leave it to you." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to treat you like my manager." "No." "Don't worry about it." "I understand the author Yuzu Hanaki better than anyone, after all." "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon." "We've decided to print one million copies." "Oh!" "I knew you could do it." "So, the first 500,000 copies have already been sold?" "It will sell even more." "Yes." "It's ranked second in sales now." "The two works that everyone wants to see made into a movie are World Theory and Drifting Emotions ." "Hey, don't even compare those two." "That's not a novel." "It's a book made to create gossip." "It may have sold over a million copies, but Drifting Emotions is totally different than Mr. Hanaki's works." "That's right." "It's a pity that my works sit side-by-side with that thing." "I'm sorry." "The documents you came for are over there." "Okay." "Look them over." "I'm back." "Welcome back." "You're still up writing?" "No." "It's no surprise I can't come up with anything." "So, Novel." "Yes?" "Did you cry?" "No." "I wonder why." "I can't really explain it, but..." "I didn't think I should cry." "You're pretty tough." "But you're totally dim-witted, too." "Really?" "Do you remember kissing me before?" "Of course, I remember." "That was... my first kiss." "What?" "It's pretty shameful, since I'm already 30." "How many guys do you think I've slept with?" "I have no idea." "One in 30 years." "One?" "But..." "What?" "It was... my father." "He did it to me over and over." "That was the first day in my life I've ever actually wanted to have sex." "While I've been living here," "I came to think that you might be the one to break the curse I'm under." "I don't even understand it myself." "Minami..." "Novel." "After we've settled things at this house," "I'll get my courage up again and ask you to sleep with me, okay?" "Okay." "Do it right, okay?" "I'll do my best." "Good night." "Good night." "Mr. Michima," "I express my sympathies regarding your father." "Can I ask you a few questions?" "Do you have anything to say about the execution of Tatsuyuki Michima?" "No." "Goodbye." "After your father's execution, your book has been printed again." "Tell us how you're feeling right now." "Give us a comment, please." "Mr. Michima!" "Mr. Michima?" "INVITATION" "INVITATION" "INVITATION" "Shin Michima." "We would like to invite you to dinner to express our thanks for all you've done." "We have made reservations at 7:00 p.m. today." "We would appreciate it if you came." "From the ladies." "Shin." "We'll be waiting." "Okay." "Thanks." "No problem." "See you." "You're still here?" "Get going, would you?" "But you're still here, Minami." "Forget about that." "Come on." "You suck at that." "Give me that." "No thanks." "I don't want thick makeup like yours." "Come on." "Hold still or you'll turn out ugly." "Minami, why are you doing this for me?" "Because you always have this look of, "I'm so pitiful."" "I think I told you this before." "Don't ever think you can live all on your own." "But you only have yourself." "That's why I'm saying it." "If you truly want to live on your own, you have to give up a lot." "The way you are now, you could never do it." "There." "All done." "Accept people's feelings without questioning them." "If you understand, then get ready." "What?" "Aren't you going, Minami?" "The main guest arrives last." "Get going and get ready for when I arrive." "All right." "I will." "Okay." "Okay." "By the way, Minami." "Yeah?" "How did Nanaka's murderer get inside?" "Was the door unlocked?" "It was locked." "When I came home and when the police came, it was locked." "What?" "But, the murderer's fingerprints were found here in the entry, right?" "He had a copy of the key." "Or someone opened the door." "Who?" "You'd better not be suspecting me!" "No, of course not." "Leave this to me, all right?" "All you need to do is write lousy novels." "That's your job, after all." "Okay." "Thank you." "Okay, I'll get going." "See you later." "Today, we'll be treating you." "Have anything you like." "Minami said she was going to order some really delicious champagne." "I really appreciate this." "Shin, you don't need to feel so obliged to us." "But..." "Paying for this is nothing at all." "That's not what I'm thinking." "I want to tell you how I truly feel." "Hitomi, when you first came to my house," "I honestly thought you were weird." "What?" "Are you insulting me?" "But you read all my books and encouraged me." "Thank you very much." "No problem." "And..." "Midori..." "I'm sorry you had to see me do such uncool things." "I'm used to it now." "I'm glad to have you living with us." "Yuki, you always say harsh things, but... your kindness has helped me many times." "I'm honored." "Nanaka..." "I wanted her to play the leading role." "As for Minami..." "I'll say this since she's not here now." "To be honest, she frightens me." "But she's always concerned for everyone, so she's like the cornerstone of this house." "Isn't that your role, Shin?" "That's right." "I was given a message for you." "I WISH YOU HAPPINESS." "(LAUGHING)" "Finished reading?" "This is super delicious!" "It is very delicious." "Yes." "I'll work on my cooking." "We didn't mean that." "That's right." "Your cooking is not that bad." "Yes." "You know, I think I like your hamburger steak best." "Thank you." "Doing this sometimes would be a good idea." "You're right." "Okay, from now on, why don't we have dinner here once a month?" "Good idea." "Isn't it?" "THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL." "ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IT ARE FICTITIOUS." "Goodbye, Shin." "I'd like to have a face-off with Shin Michima." "I have one last request." "Is this really how things were meant to be?" "So, it was you who wrote the invitations." "Subtitle translation by Brian Athey"