"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." "The fire occurred at the home of the novelist Shin Michima." "EPISODE 10 DISBANDED" "The deceased woman appears to have been living with Mr. Michima." "According to the neighbor who reported the fire, it started on the first floor and spread quickly." "The flames were extinguished in four hours, but the two-story house was completely ruined." "The police and fire department are working to identify the body..." "First a murder, then a fire." "This will probably make Shin Michima's novels sell even more." "Oh, that's right." "I received a cast proposal for World Theory from the TV station." "Is that so?" "The station is putting a lot of effort into this since you're involved." "I mean, just look at this lineup!" "Mr. Moriguchi." "On your show," "I'd like to have a face-off with Shin Michima." "Why him?" "Someone has to let people know that even though his novels are selling, he has no real talent." "I don't want that fake novelist on my show." "Naturally, it wouldn't be a standard face-off." "We would announce the World Theory movie, and it would be broadcast live." "It will grab people's attention." "That's for sure." "The broadcast would be about mourning Nanaka Hiraki." "The man who the weeklies praised versus the man who she spent her last night with." "Who is the novelist that the international actress recognized as a real talent?" "That's a brilliant idea." "Now, the world will finally realize how little talent Shin Michima really has." "Excuse me." "Oh, hello." "Let me express my sympathies." "Let's see, this... was found on the victim's body." "You can have it back." "That's Minami's." "It's quite a tragedy that two people have died in the same house." "I hate to do this now, Mr. Michima, but I have a few questions for you." "What kind of work did Ms. Shirakawa do?" "I don't know." "Do you know anything about her family?" "I know nothing about them either." "When Ms. Shirakawa was 20, her parents went missing." "Did you know about that?" "You didn't?" "It was the same with Nanaka Hiraki, wasn't it?" "Even though you lived together, you knew nothing about her." "I'm not sure what to say." "Yes?" "One moment, please." "I'm really sorry." "If only we had left together..." "It's not your fault, Shin." "Okay, here we go." "There, there." "Cat?" "Here." "We took it in because we thought it might be yours." "Yes, it's our cat." "Minami must have protected it." "I guess we won't be eating dinner together anymore." "Everything is gone." "We won't be coming back here." "What are you all going to do now?" "I will return to my husband's home." "For now, I'll go back to my home." "I can't imagine what I'll do after that." "What about you, Midori?" "Will you be okay?" "I'll be okay." "Do you have somewhere to go, Shin?" "Until I find a new home, I'll stay at a hotel or something." "Okay, I'll get going then." "I wish you all the best." "Then I'll get going, too." "Thanks for looking after us, Shin." "Take care." "See you later, Shin." "Bye." "I'm really not sure what to say." "Anyway, until I settle down somewhere, I'll keep writing here." "What about the others?" "They each went back to their own homes." "If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know." "Thank you." "First of all, I was thinking of... getting rid of that land the house was on." "Get rid of it?" "I want to put all that stuff behind me and live in an apartment." "Won't that be awfully small?" "I thought it would be the perfect size for just one person." "That way I won't have to live with anyone." "Oh, why did you come here today?" "Well, the literary critic, Mr. Moriguchi has an online show." "He asked that you appear on it." "Mr. Moriguchi?" "Isn't that the guy who hates me?" "Well, it's apparently a show to mourn Nanaka." ""Who is the novelist that Nanaka recognized as a real talent?"" "That's the theme." "They want you to compare ideas about why you write." "I won't do it." "You see," "I'm not writing novels to compete with anyone." "Yes, that's right." "I'll let them know how you feel." "Thank you." "It has been a while." "I'm Sunako." "I served Minami Shirakawa." "I have Minami's will, which is meant for you." "Her will?" "WATER IN THE ASHTRAY, THE MOURNFUL TALE, ABOVE THE BLUE SKY" "DRIFTING EMOTIONS" "Dad, is this really how things were meant to be?" "Keisuke, thanks to you, I was able to enjoy the last six months." "Thank you." "How have you been?" "Good." "Sorry for asking to see you suddenly like this." "What did you want to talk to me about?" "This is Minami's will." "Her will?" "Minami had no family." "I don't know why, but she says she's leaving all her property to me." "I see." "When I read her will, I realized something." "I think Minami knew that she was going to die." "What?" "Before she died, she gave Sunako severance pay, enough to look after me until I become an adult." "What about the culprit?" "She didn't write about that." "At first, I turned down Sunako's protection." "But then I remembered what Minami once told me." "What was that?" "She said," ""People sometimes need to lean on others."" "How unfair of her to die." "Midori." "Yes?" "Since we don't live together, the rules don't apply anymore, right?" "What was written in the invitation?" "First of all, everything about my 17 years of life was written in the invitation." "The invitations started with a summary of the recipient's life and a message from the sender that said, "You're necessary."" "Then my life was written in detail, where I was born, where I went to school, the part-time jobs I had, my relationships and friends at the time, that I published my debut novel at age 26," "that my novels were unsuccessful, details about my family, that my father was on death row." "It said they must pay one million yen in rent as part of the agreement." "They could never tell me anything about themselves, and they couldn't let me into their room." "And finally, that they might lose their life." "Because I was so ignorant," "Nanaka and Minami lost their lives." "Those women risked their lives to live in that house while paying me one million yen a month." "I should have realized the truth sooner, that the person who sent the invitations" "was always right near me." "APRIL 2017 SALES REPORT DRIFTING EMOTIONS" "Hello?" "Mr. Michima here." "Mr. Sakurai." "About the face-off with Yuzu Hanaki." "Is it too late?" "I want to talk to you." "So much has happened lately." "I think I need to deal with all the feelings I'm struggling with." "So, I won't come here anymore." "I see." "I'll miss you, but... stay strong." "Thanks." "I hope you can deal with those things soon." "Yes." "I have one last favor to ask you." "What's that?" "Can you tell me your real name and age?" "I'm Aiko Kojima." "I'm 28." "That's my real name, so keep it secret." "So, your name's Aiko." "That's a nice name." "Why did you ask?" "Because I want to learn all about the people I know." "Then don't say that you won't come here anymore." "Shin Michima, after things settle down, come back again and have a good time with me." "I'll be waiting." "Okay." "The other day, the actress Nanaka Hiraki met an untimely death." "Today, two men that were close to her will speak with us." "The authors Yuzu Hanaki and Shin Michima." "Welcome." "RYUICHI MORIGUCHI'S CRITIQUE 3.0" "Please have a seat." "Please begin." "DID HE TRIP?" "NANAKA!" "IS YUZU CRYING?" "I pray for the happiness of Nanaka Hiraki's soul." "She gave me a compliment by saying my works were like high-quality poems." "As an actress, she said she could identify with them." "I wish I could see her shine upon the screen one more time." "Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Michima?" "Nanaka told me that she wanted to play roles where she can make the best use of her acting." "She must've been talking about my work, World Theory ." "I believe only Nanaka can play the heroine." "I don't think so." "How can you say that?" "I see." "You're just jealous." "Nanaka once asked me something." ""Why do you write novels?"" "When I told her, "It's my mission,"" "she said, "It's the same with me."" "She asked me the same thing." "How did you answer?" ""Because I love novels."" "If that's the case, then why don't you just write a diary." "Mr. Michima, don't underestimate the power of expression." "Isn't that why your novels never sold?" "They're only selling now because of the scandals surrounding you." "I love novels." "That's why I've continued to write them." "Everyone in this world has a different set of values." "Among those people, there are a few who look forward to reading my novels." "I think you're simply denying what the world thinks about your works." ""I love novels." "I love novels." What a vague reason!" "You're not prepared to say what you think." "How can you call yourself a professional?" "Is it wrong to be vague?" "I believe people have the right to be conflicted and be troubled." "Mr. Moriguchi," "I'd like to know what the viewers think." "Well, let's see." "Mr. Michima has received an overwhelming amount of severe criticism." "Mr. Michima, if an author becomes conflicted, he cannot offer a clear conclusion to his readers." "Should there be a conclusion?" "Naturally!" "I can't imagine not having one." "Thank goodness." "What?" "I'm writing novels that Yuzu Hanaki could never even imagine." "Can't you acknowledge defeat?" "Anything more, and this show will become a bloodbath." "Mr. Moriguchi, shall we end it?" "Yes, why don't we?" "Okay, now for an announcement from Mr. Hanaki." "MOVIE VERSION OF WORLD THEORY !" "THIS SUMMER ON HINOMARU TV." "World Theory will now become a movie." "Unfortunately, Nanaka is unable to play the heroine, but I believe that it will be a masterpiece." "In addition, I believe she would..." "Is something wrong, Mr. Michima?" "I finally realized that you lied to me." "Now, I'm inviting you to come to me." "So it was you who wrote the invitations." "I saw you on that program." "Thank you for the invitation." "THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL." "ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IT ARE FICTITIOUS." "You finally realized it was me." "I realized that you had lied to me." "Do you have any idea why they came to you?" "You're the only one who can stop me." "Subtitle translation by Brian Athey"