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Hi!
I'm Snowy in Japan and I'm in love with this drama.
I'm brand new to this forum. Nice to meet you all:)

Today, I went to the video store and rented episode 5-11 of Sekachu.
And since I'm in love with this drama, I translated the script of episode 5. I just wanted to share it with you all so I'm posting it.
I only translated the dialogues so anyone who doesn't have the video of this drama would probably not be able to enjoy my translation. I'm sorry about that.
I also have to say that I have no experience in translation and I did this merely out of fun so I apologize in advance if I don't meet up to everyone's expectations.
For those who decided to read my translation, thank you. Please enjoy the script . Oh! And one more important thing...

PLEASE DON'T READ AHEAD IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN EPISODE 5!!!

�gSekai no chushin de Ai wo sakebu�h

Note 1: I will write �gAki Kobayashi�h when referring to Aki Kobayashi (played by Sachiko Sakurai) but when I write just �gAki�h it will be Aki Hirose (played by Haruka Ayase).
Note 2: Saku is the nickname of Sakutaro Matsumoto. Bozu is the nickname of Akiyoshi. Suke-chan is the nickname of Ryunosuke.

Episode 5

Yatabe: Forget her, Matsumoto. I will remember for you. Don�ft worry and forget her.

Aki Kobayashi: What kind of a person was Aki Hirose? Oh, I�fm sorry. I kind of heard about her from your mom and dad. You know, you�fve helped me with Kazuki and my job. So, I was wondering if there was anything I could do for you�cThere�fs a hill on my way home from the supermarket and when I�fm carrying a bag of rice, I can�ft help but want someone to hold it with me. It would be a little better with someone�fs help. God, what am I saying?
Sakutaro: Kobayashi. Thanks.

Sakutaro (monologue): That night, when the little Kobayashi seemed a little bigger, I was able to put out the box that I kept inside the closet. Ever since Aki has left, I was scared of opening this box. I couldn�ft help but think that it would bring me back to those days. But, opening the box after 17 years was much more peaceful than I imagined. For the first time in my life, I thought that I wanted to talk to someone about Aki.

Sakutaro: Are you really going back by ship?
Aki Kobayashi: My little prince wants to. Are you going to stay here for a while?
Sakutaro: Until I can scatter the bones.
Aki Kobayashi: I see.
Sakutaro: About yesterday�cwhat should I talk about? I mean, I�fve never talked about it before.
Aki Kobayashi: For instance, about the time when you were the happiest.
Sakutaro: Happiest? That island is called �gYumejima�h�cI�fm not sure if I can talk about it right.
Aki Kobayashi: It�fs OK, Saku.
Sakutaro: You called me �gSaku�h for the very first time.
Aki Kobayashi: It�fs not Matsumoto-kun who�fs going to tell the story but �gSaku�h is, right?
Sakutaro (monologue): As if she�fs leading me by the hand, I started talking about the person I loved. About the miserable me who can�ft get over what happened 17 years ago. Because I want this person to know about it. Because I want to hold hands again�cwith life.

TITLE �gCrying out love in the center of the world�h

Dr. Sato: You have a slight fever. Are you tired?
Aki: I strained myself a little bit.
Dr. Sato: Oh. (looking at her bruises) What�fs that? Did you hit your leg somewhere?
Aki: I�fm not sure.
Dr. Sato: Have you had a hemorrhage somewhere else?
Aki: The other day, my nose bled.
Dr. Sato: How about dizziness?
Aki: Sometimes�cbut it was a very hot and sunny day.
Dr. Sato: Let�fs go through a blood test just in case.

Ayako (Aki�fs mom): What was it?
Aki: Hmm? I guess I was a little tired. Maybe a little anemic, too.
Ayako: Please rest until your fever abates, OK?
Aki: But it�fs the closing ceremony before summer break today.
Ayako: You can�ft go.

Principal: Have a meaningful summer break to prepare for the second term. For the third-graders, it�fs a time for your last spurt. For the second-graders�c

Sakutaro (monologue): Suke-chan went to see her girl friend in Tokyo and even Aki was absent from the closing ceremony�c
Chihiro: Juliet was absent today.
Kumi: Is she directing without Romeo?
Sakutaro (monologue): Even though summer break starts tomorrow, we were turned off.
Akiyoshi: I�c
Tomoyo: Did you get a call from Ryunosuke?
Sakutaro: No.
Akiyoshi: Saku, I�c the day after tomorrow�c
Sakutaro: Do you know why Aki was absent from school today?
Akiyoshi: Listen to me at least for today. Suke-chan�cwhat do you think he�fs doing?
Sakutaro: Ouch.
Ryunosuke: I see. You guys missed me that much, huh?

Ryunosuke: To make the story short, she had a new boyfriend.
Tomoyo: Hey, did you go without knowing that you�fve already been dumped? After all that fuss?
Akiyoshi: That�fs pathetic. That is so pathetic.
Tomoyo: How can you come back looking so casual?
Ryunosuke: You�fre so right.
Tomoyo: How can you say that?! You don�ft even know how I�cwe felt.
Ryunosuke: See, I reminisced about you guys�cI mean, I wanted to come back to you guys. Haha. I�fm sorry for making you all worry about me.
Akiyoshi: Well, we didn�ft really�cright?
Sakutaro: Welcome home.
Ryunosuke: I�fm back�cyou.
Tomoyo: Hey, you apologize to Aki.

Aki: Why don�ft you sit at ease?
Sakutaro: Oh, yeah.
Aki: Did you come to see me because I�fm sick?
Sakutaro: Yeah. But I had something to talk to you, too. Suke-chan came back from Tokyo.
Aki: Really?
Sakutaro: His girlfriend in Tokyo already had a new boyfriend.
Aki: Is that so?
Sakutaro: And to make up for all the trouble he caused, he wants to invite us all to go camping.
Aki: To where?
Sakutaro: Yumejima.
Aki: Yumejima?! You mean Yumejima, the deserted island? That was supposed to become a resort island? When? When are we going?
Sakutaro: Well, the thing is it�fs the day after tomorrow. Bozu insisted on the day after tomorrow.
Aki: Oh. (giggling) Yumejima�c
Sakutaro: You seem really happy.
Aki: I�fve never frolicked with a bunch of friends.
Sakutaro: Really?
Aki: I�fve never had the kind of friends like you have.
Sakutaro: But are you OK?
Aki: I�fll try hard to get well.
Sakutaro: Your dad is strict, isn�ft he?
Aki: I�fll try hard to trick him.

Saku and Aki laugh.

Aki: I can�ft wait.

Makoto (Aki�fs dad): No sleepovers.
Aki: Why not? It�fs the camp that the athletic team is going.
Makoto: I thought you retired.
Aki: So, this is the last. It�fs a farewell thing as well.
Makoto: Is the teacher going, too?
Aki: Of course.
Ayako: I think you should give up this time. You have a fever.
Aki: It abated already!
Ayako: If you get sick while camping, you�fre going to cause trouble for every one, right?
Aki: I know, but�c
Makoto: No �gbut�hs.

Tomiko (Saku�fs mom): Camping? With whom?
Sakutaro: With Suke-chan and Bozu.
Tomiko: Are you sure that�fs it?
Sakutaro: Why?
Fumiko (Saku�fs sister): You know, you�fve been called �gGum-boy�h by the neighbors recently.
Sakutaro: Why?
Fumiko: I guess it�fs because you two are always clinging to each other.
Tomiko: You�fre all right but she�fs a girl. Don�ft you do anything that her parents would worry about.
Sakutaro: I�fm not!
Jun�fichiro (Saku�fs dad): I see.

Ayako: Are you not going to eat forever?
Aki: If I ate, am I allowed to go? I won�ft be able to play because of the college examination preparation next year. I want to go somewhere with my friends�c
Ayako: I can�ft let a girl with a fever go to a deserted island.

Aki wakes up in disbelief.

Ayako: Your voice was loud. You can�ft take care of yourself if something happened.

Sakutaro: A pan, a kettle...
Akiyoshi: Why don�ft we need a tent?
Sakutaro: They were planning to make a resort over there. So, there are hotels that were built and left. That�fs why we don�ft need them.
Ryunosuke: Says him.
Sakutaro: I heard that there are places to sleep, but I think we should bring sheets and pillows by ourselves.
Akiyoshi: You�fre amazing.
Sakutaro: Oh, Suke-chan. About our meals�c
Ryunosuke: Let�fs fish and grill the fish on a skewer�c
Sakutaro: But that won�ft be enough�c
Ryunosuke: Why don�ft you ask Tomoyo?
Sakutaro: Oh, Suke-chan! Did you call Tomoyo?
Ryunosuke: Not yet.
Sakutaro: No kidding! Why haven�ft you told her yet?! Are you really into this, Suke-chan?!
Ryunosuke: Um, I�fm sorry.
Sakutaro: Fine! I�fm going to talk to her myself. For God�fs sake!!
Akiyoshi: What�fs wrong with him? Isn�ft he too enthusiastic?
Ryunosuke: Leaving that, hey, why does it have to be tomorrow?
Akiyoshi: I am really happy you�fre back. You�fre the only one who asked me that. See, tomorrow, I�c
Akiyoshi�fs dad: Akiyoshi!

Tomoyo: I�fm not going.
Sakutaro: What? But Aki�fs really looking forward to it and if you don�ft come she would be the only girl�c
Tomoyo: I�fm sorry but I�fm a young girl and if boys are coming, too, I think my parents won�ft let me go.
Tomoyo�fs dad: Oh, Saku! Long time no see.
Sakutaro: Sir, we want to go camping with Tomoyo tomorrow�c
Tomoyo�fs dad: Go ahead. Go, go. You can go marry her, too.
Tomoyo: Hey!

Tomoyo: Anyway, he�fs going to be awkward around me and I don�ft know how to act around him either. I need time to sort my feelings out. I�fm sorry. I�fll call Aki myself.
Sakutaro: Uh�c

Phone conversation between Aki and Dr. Sato
Aki: Hello.
Dr. Sato: This is Inashiro General Hospital�fs Sato speaking. Is Mrs. Ayako Hirose there?
Aki: She�fs not here right now. Can I leave a message?
Dr. Sato: It�fs about her daughter.
Aki: What?
Dr. Sato: Is this Aki?
Aki: No, I�fm her sister.
Dr. Sato: Then, could you tell her to come for a retest tomorrow?
Aki: What�fs wrong with her?
Dr. Sato: No, just in case.
Aki: But she needs retesting because something�fs wrong, doesn�ft she?
Dr. Sato: It�fs a retest to get rid of all anxieties.
Aki: Yes.

Aki hangs up the phone.

Ayako: I�fm home. What�fs wrong?
Aki: Nothing.

Jun�fichiro: Welcome. Sakutaro, Akiyoshi can�ft make it to camp anymore.
Sakutaro: What?
Jun�fichiro: Ryunosuke called and said that he�fs going to be taken to the head temple by his father.
Sakutaro: What is that?! (looking at his father) Does that work?
Jun�fichiro: Hmm?
Sakutaro: Is your hair going to grow doing that?
Jun�fichiro: The hair that�fs fallen off won�ft go back, right? So, the only thing left to do is for the rest of the guys to try their best.
Sakutaro: The rest of the guys�ctry their best.

Phone conversation between Aki and Sakutaro
Aki: Hello.
Sakutaro: Aki?
Aki: Saku-chan?
Sakutaro: I just put a cassette tape about tomorrow in your mail box.
Aki: I�fm sorry, Saku-chan. I might not be able to go.
Sakutaro: What?!
Aki: My temperature won�ft drop.
Sakutaro: Really?!
Aki: I�fm sorry. I�fm really sorry.
Sakutaro: That�fs OK. We can go some other time. Get well soon.
Aki: Thanks.
Sakutaro: See you.

Sakutaro�fs voice: How are you doing? The thing is�cTomoyo and Bozu can�ft make it to the camp tomorrow. I know you�fve wanted to go with the guys. I�fm sorry. But I�fm going to prepare a lot to make it a fun camp, and I�fm giving this preparation 120% of my power so that your slight fever won�ft be a big problem. So come without any worries.

Tomiko: Saku! What�fs this?! You�fve got a phone call. Hey, wake up. Phone call!

Sakutaro (on the phone): Hello.
Ryunosuke: What are you doing, Saku? We�fll be doing dirty things if you don�ft come.
Sakutaro: What?
Aki: Good morning, Saku-chan.

Ryunosuke: I�fm sorry about the other day. Because of me, your race�c
Aki: Welcome home, Ohki-kun.
Ryunosuke: You two say the same things.
Aki: The same with whom?
Sakutaro: I�fm sorry to have kept you two waiting.

Aki�fs note: Mom, I�fm sorry.

Aki: Saku-chan, are you planning on opening a seaside clubhouse?
Sakutaro: Oh no! I forgot the fire-crackers!

Ryunosuke: When I�fm done with making the rooms ready, I�fll be gone.
Sakutaro: What?! You�fre going?!
Ryunosuke: Shh. Don�ft you think this is a chance you rarely get? That�fs right. You two are alone. I�fll put it under the pillow.
Aki: Hey, is this the hotel? Hey?

Sakutaro: This is amazing.

Sakutaro: Wow.
Aki: Look, a cave! �gThis is a �etime-post.�f Would you like to write a letter to someone in the future?�h
Sakutaro: Is this like a time capsule?
Aki: Yeah. If you had put it in here, I guess someone would have sent it a few years later.
Sakutaro: Are you OK?
Aki: I�fm fine.
Sakutaro: Aki, you�fve been fainting a lot these days, aren�ft you?
Aki: Saku-chan, I�cI want to swim.

Aki: Is it alright to ask Ohki-kun to clean up?
Sakutaro: It�fs OK. It�fs our promise for today.
Aki: Still, I�fm going to go help him out.
Sakutaro: You want to be with Suke-chan rather than me.
Aki: Saku! Let�fs go. Come on, Saku!

Sakutaro: Why do you want to get buried in the sand?
Aki: Don�ft you know �gsand bath�h? It�fs good for dieting�cDon�ft do weird things.

Aki: Put effort into it.
Sakutaro: I think the tide is in.

Ryunosuke�fs note: My dad found out that I took out the boat without telling him. I�fll come pick you two up tomorrow morning. Ryunosuke Ohki

Aki: Saku-chan, Saku-chan, Saku!
Sakutaro: What?
Aki: Saku-chan, look! Ohki-kun went home!

Dr. Sato: Did Miss Hirose contact us?
Nurse: This isn�ft a good sign, is it?

Sakutaro: You don�ft need to do that.
Aki: I�fll help.
Sakutaro: That�fs OK.
Aki: But�c
Sakutaro: Please. Don�ft do it.

Sakutaro: Hot ginger water, it will make your body warm�cYou don�ft like it?
Aki: I love it.

Ayako: What happened?
Makoto: Where�fs Aki? What�fs she doing?
Ayako: Her temperature rose again.
Makoto: She�fs been having this fever for a long time. She used to be so healthy without even a single cold.
Ayako: Wait. She�fs sleeping.
Makoto: I�fm just going to leave this in her bedroom.
Ayako: She�fll hate you if you go into her room without her permission.
Makoto: Right, then, can you give this to her. I think this will be interesting for her. I�fll be back by 8.

Aki: This is good, Saku-chan. You�fre amazing!
Sakutaro: Grandpa used to work me hard.
Aki: Your Grandpa�fs grand.

Aki: That was delicious.
Sakutaro: If we get married, would we be like this every day?
Aki: What?
Sakutaro: What?
Aki: Saku-chan, are you going to get married to me?
Sakutaro: Aki, you aren�ft planning to? Am I merely a passing point for you?
Aki: No, you�fre not. But there are things we want to do before that, right? Like our jobs? I want to make picture books.
Sakutaro: Are you going to draw picture books?
Aki: I�fm bad at drawing pictures.
Sakutaro: Oh,
Aki: But I guess I can be an editor. I�fll go to countries all over the world and search for legends and folktales and poems. Is that weird?
Sakutaro: No, it suits you.
Aki: Really? How about you? Don�ft you have dreams?
Sakutaro: I haven�ft given it that much thought but recently, I think I understand why my dad took over the photo studio business. It�fs a wonderful job to be able to help others save their memories, isn�ft it? Too plain?
Aki: No, it suits you a lot.
Sakutaro: But if that happens then we will only be able to see each other for once a month or so. Oh, I know! I can follow you with a camera. But running a photo studio and becoming a photographer seems a little different.
Aki: I like you, Saku-chan.
Sakutaro: What�fs wrong?
Aki: Let�fs do it.
Sakutaro: What?
Aki: There�fs only one thing we can do at this kind of place. The �gtime-post�h!

Sakutaro: Dear Aki Hirose in the future, um, I just said Hirose but is your surname still Hirose? I hope it is Matsumoto. But you�fre the only child in the family and I have a younger sister so should I be the one changing the surname to Hirose? Anyway, I wish to live everyday like today, spending quiet days with you.

Aki: What�fs wrong with me?

Sakutaro: Aki. It�fs your turn. Well, who cares?

Aki: Did I surprise you?
Sakutaro: A lot.
Aki: It�fs a punishment for lying.
Sakutaro: What?
Aki: You deliberately planned for this.
Sakutaro: Anyway, here.

Sakutaro�fs voice: Dear Aki Hirose in the future�c
Aki: Did you really record such an embarrassing message?
Sakutaro: You act really mean when it comes to these things.

Aki: Do you believe in the afterlife?
Sakutaro: I want to believe in it.
Aki: I see.
Sakutaro: What about you?
Aki: I can�ft believe in it.
Sakutaro: Why not?
Aki: It seems to me that the people who are left here in this world made it. It seems like a world that people hope that exists.
Sakutaro: You don�ft seem like the kind of person who turns to God in trouble.
Aki: But it would be bad if God doesn�ft exist.
Sakutaro: What do you mean?
Aki: Someone has to control luckiness and unluckiness.
Sakutaro: What�fs that?
Aki: When someone is really happy, that person often becomes extremely unhappy next, right? Don�ft you think that the amount of luckiness and unluckiness in one�fs life are made to cancel each other out in the end?
Sakutaro: So, the one who controls that is God?
Aki: Right�cSaku-chan, Saku-chan, I�cWhat are you doing?
Sakutaro: I asked God to give my quota of luck to you. I don�ft mind unluckiness. You seem to have more dreams that you wish would come true than me.
Aki: I like you, Saku-chan.

Aki: It�fs ringing. The phone�fs ringing.

Sakutaro: Aki, I really don�ft hear anything.
Aki: Saku-chan, are you hard of hearing?

Aki: It�fs amazing�cFireflies only live on earth for 7 days. What are the chances of actually being able to see this?...I�fm happy. Why am I so happy? I can�ft help but think that something�fs going to happen: like someone�fs going to get sick or someone�fs going to die. I really can�ft help but think that something�fs going to happen.
Sakutaro: Nothing will happen. That�fs not going to happen for sure.

Sakutaro (monologue): I had no idea why Aki was crying. But the firefly that stopped on Aki�fs shoulder, disappeared unnoticed.

Sakutaro: I guess it wasn�ft such a happy story.
Aki Kobayashi: I think she put a cassette tape in the �gtime-post.�h If it were me, I guess I want that to be heard. Well, I�fm going now. Let�fs go, Kazuki.
Kazuki: Isn�ft Saku coming with us?
Aki Kobayashi: What? No, he�fs not.
Sakutaro: Kobayashi! Thank you very much.

Kazuki: What�fs wrong, Mom?
Aki Kobayashi: What? I was thinking that there should only be one �gAki�h.

Sakutaro (monologue): I went over to Yumejima thinking that the tape wouldn�ft be there 99%. The deserted island that no one has touched has not changed a bit which was even eerie. It looked like an entrance to the world of death.

Aki�fs voice: Dear Sakutaro Matsumoto in the future, Saku-chan, I know now. Happiness is very plain and simple. It�fs you and me. I think happiness is the kind of every day life like that. That�fs why I wish, like yesterday, I wish to hold hands with you forever�cI lead you by my hand and you lead our child�fs hand by your hand. Like that, I wish to walk with you.

Sakutaro (monologue): Aki�fs voice was ragged. It was the voice that was left behind all alone from the flow of time. It was the voice that no one tried to listen, that never reached anywhere. It was the voice that I tried to throw away. The time is going back to when I blamed myself that I was the one who damaged Aki.

Sakutaro: Aki, Aki!