"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 paid me one million yen a month in rent." "MIDORI SUZUMURA, 17 WINNER OF ONE-BILLION-YEN LOTTERY" "Nanaka Hiraki and Minami Shirakawa figured out who sent the invitations, and were murdered, and the house that the women and I lived in was burned to the ground." "Our bizarre lives together came to an end." "So, it was you who wrote the invitations." "You finally realized it was me." "I knew when I realized that you had lied to me." "Tatsuyuki Michima." "Mr. Michima, he's your father, isn't he?" "Yes." "He's my father." "Did you find that on the Internet?" "I looked it up myself." "I was intrigued." "It's not like I've tried to keep it a secret." "It's nothing I need to mention either." "He's on death row, isn't he?" "All the details of my father's crime were written in the invitation." "EPISODE 11 CONFRONTATION" "But even so, you said you looked it up." "If only you had figured it out a little bit sooner, those two may not have died." "Why did you do this?" "Calm down now." "I'll explain it all." "Nanaka Hiraki." "Her life was worth 100 million yen." "Was that expensive... or cheap?" "What do you think, Mr. Michima?" "You can't put a price on life." "She was the one who made the first move." "Unfortunately for her, she had excellent intuition and was too curious." "She had to die." "Midori and Yuki, have you read any of Michi's novels?" "No, I haven't." "Yuki." "You lied earlier, didn't you?" "About what?" "You said you've never read any of Michi's books." "Tell me." "Who exactly are you?" "I bet you'd like to know." "What have you come here to do?" "She ended up dying without ever finding out." "It was you who unlocked the front door that day." "Didn't you think the real culprit could have been inside the house?" "I didn't want to think so." "Minami Shirakawa didn't have to die." "I could have used her connections and methods." "If only she had behaved and let me control her." "But I don't think the real murderer has achieved his objective." "Even though she knew it was me, she still provoked me." "I won't stand for what he's doing." "Such a stupid woman." "So, I had her killed." "Minami Shirakawa's life... was worth only ten million yen." "It can't be helped." "After all, she did kill her own parents." "Minami..." "It didn't cost me much, but it ruined my plan." "Your plan?" "It was Midori Suzumura who was supposed to die." "If an orphan high-school girl had died in that fire, society would have enjoyed it more." "They would have eaten it up." "She was a stupid girl who just happened to win the lottery." "She had no idea how to use her money." "If she had died, your novels would have sold even more." "You did it to make my novels sell?" "You had Nanaka and Minami killed for that?" "Mr. Michima... it seems that you actually have talent as a novelist." "I never imagined you would win an award." "Come to think of it, you don't know about..." "Hitomi Tsukamoto's true identity." "What?" "She's the only daughter of the famous novelist Hibiki Ogie." "She's been a fan of yours since your debut." "So, it was easy to get her to do things for you." "I wonder why something so interesting doesn't sell." "Maybe if it got a lucky break, it would sell." "Like if it caught the eye of a prominent person." "Even simpler, if it won an award, or something." "It's a good thing she's such a simple girl." "Right away, she used her contacts and promoted it to the panel of judges." "I'm so happy for you." "Mr. Shin Michima, how does it feel to be a successful novelist?" "You've always wanted to be successful, right?" "Yuzu Hanaki tried to get close to Nanaka, and Ryuichi Moriguchi bashed me." "Were you behind all that, too?" "You can't be serious." "I would never use people as hollow as them." "I can't stand stupid people." "Here's to the World Theory TV special." "Cheers." "This show has a great lineup behind it." "I appreciate the efforts of everyone at Hinomaru TV." "A genius novelist paired with a director of big hits." "The station has very high expectations." "I appreciate it." "Sir, I'm looking forward to seeing how you visualize Mr. Hanaki's novel." "Leave this to me." "I've already put together a system for portraying Mr. Hanaki's world." "I knew I could count on you." "Looks, contemporary trends, and efficiency." "If you've got these three, you'll always have a hit." "I couldn't agree with you more." "Everything that is interesting and that sells has a logic to it." "It's true for novels, and TV dramas as well, I'm sure." "It's all quite obvious." "You're absolutely right." "Logic is everything." "Feelings and emotions are imprecise, so when we get caught up in them, that's when things go wrong." "The mission for creators like us is not to make what we want, but to deliver what audiences want." "You can tell they're geniuses." "I can trust that you'll do a good job with World Theory ." "To logic." "To logic." "To logic." "Congratulations on receiving the Japan Outstanding Literature Prize." "Why did you choose me?" "Because I thought it would be interesting." "I think it was about a year ago... that I just happened to read one of your novels." "I didn't think it was particularly interesting or boring." "But whoever wrote it has an incredible aversion to death." "In fact, he might even fear it." "I could sense that quite intensely as I read." "When I researched you, I found out your father was on death row." "It made me laugh." "I had found the perfect plaything." "My heart danced with joy for the first time in a long time." "In six months, I would change an unpopular novelist who feared death into a best-selling novelist who desired to commit murder." "Don't you think that sounds like an interesting game?" "Is that why you sent those invitations to them?" "You need friends if you want to play." "I selected women appropriate for you, and had them come to your home." "I carefully, and occasionally forcefully, manipulated them." "Ultimately, I ended up making what you are now." "Yuki Kobayashi." "You and I are going to the police now." "Yuki Kobayashi." "Who's that?" "Mr. Michima, it appears you do not understand this, but if you have money and reliable contacts, there's almost nothing you can't do." "The police can arrest me." "I wonder why your father's execution happened when it did, don't you?" "You did that too?" "Who knows?" "I got this for you." "It's just like your father's." "You're the only one who can stop me." "If you don't kill me now..." "I'll kill the other two who are left." "I wonder how much they're worth." "I doubt they'll come as cheap as Minami Shirakawa." "You're the one who must decide." "I won't let you kill anyone." "Let me play the leading role." "I'll get my courage up again and ask you to sleep with me, okay?" "Mr. Michima, you're experiencing a desire to kill." "But you cannot kill me." "You're right." "I won't kill people." "No, you can't kill people." "That's why I selected you." "Don't you value human life?" "Not particularly." "You're insane." "Don't make me sound like a nut case." "What's so insane about me?" "All humans have feelings." "So what?" "When someone dies, those around that person" "experience emotional distress." "What?" "Did you mean to tell me you can understand people's feelings?" "Then, can you tell what I'm feeling now?" "Of course, I can't." "Minami Shirakawa and..." "Nanaka Hiraki." "Do you have any idea why they came to you?" "What about Midori Suzumura?" "And Hitomi Tsukamoto?" "I don't know." "Of course, you don't." "You're the one who's insane." "But..." "But what?" "I..." "I want to understand the feelings of the people I meet." "That's so stupid." "What's the purpose in something so meaningless?" "With a work this great, the casting has to be brilliant as well." "Mr. Hanaki, like I said before, we've selected Masumi Arimura to play the heroine." "Brilliant!" "With Nanaka Hiraki's death, she's the only person appropriate to play the heroine in a Hanaki work." "The pieces for making a hit are falling into place." "Well, well, well." "Regarding that," "I have some ideas." "Can we discuss them later?" "Yes, sure." "The author himself has casting ideas." "This is getting more exciting!" "This will get a ton of viewers." "No doubt about it." "If you do anything to Midori or Hitomi, I'll..." "Don't worry." "I've finished playing with you." "I'll find myself another plaything." "Goodbye." "I doubt we'll ever see each other again." "Right." "Your next novel," "I'm looking forward to it." "So, you're not sure what to do with your life now." "That's right." "I've never been independent." "I've always lived with books." "I don't know what to do." "You should live the way you like." "Even if things don't go well, that's all part of life." "Laugh if it's fun." "Cry if it's sad." "At any rate, be honest with feelings... and live how you want to." "Live how I want to." "DRIFTING EMOTIONS BY SHIN MICHIMA" "Are you sure?" "Yes." "I will live on my own." "But..." "I've made up my mind." "I'll quit high school and start some kind of business." "I see." "Is something funny?" "No." "I was just thinking you are stubborn just like Minami." "I rented a tiny, one-room apartment and started living alone again." "The invitations said that they might lose their life." "Those women paid me a million yen and put their lives on the line to live with me in that house." "Except for that one woman." "If my father hadn't committed murder," "I most likely would have killed her without thinking twice." "I definitely wanted to murder her." "Why did those women risk death in order to live there with me?" "Maybe they thought they wouldn't die." "Or maybe they thought the stress made it interesting." "Minami Shirakawa once told me," ""Everyone in this world has a different set of values."" "I have no doubt that each of them valued money and life differently." "I no longer understood what I valued anymore, or what was interesting to me." "It's open." "Come in." "Oh, hello." "How are you?" "How are you?" "Come in." "Okay." "You've chosen to live a very simple life, I see." "Yes." "Thanks for coming all the way here, but I have no idea what to write." "I've come with some good news for you, Mr. Michima." "All three books that you've already published... are going to be reprinted!" "What?" "The people who've read Drifting Emotions are picking up your past works as well!" "It's proof you have talent, Shin Michima!" "If they read your book just because it's a hot topic, would they read your older books too?" "Finally!" "Your talent has been proven!" "It's thanks to your deep and persistent belief in me, Mr. Sakurai." "It really is." "Please keep working with me." "Can I cry?" "Please don't do that." "Thank you so much." "From now on, forever and ever," "you're a novelist, Shin Michima." "I'm sorry." "Thank you." "It has been a while, Midori." "Have you been well since we last met?" "Yes." "What about you, Yuki?" "My life has become more settled." "I've started cleaning up my home." "I've gotten rid of things I don't need." "THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL." "ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IT ARE FICTITIOUS." "NEXT EPISODE" "Nothing will change even if I'm dead." "Do we need any reason or logic to live?" "I'm sure you'll meet her." "What are you doing here?" "Subtitle translation by Brian Athey"