The 58th episode of the NHK morning drama series " Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka, aired on June 17th, revealing the new career paths of Burns (Asadora Howard) and the first graduating class of the Umeoka Girls' School Nursing Training Institute, which became a hot topic among viewers.
One day, Rin ( Ai Mikami), Naomi (Juri Kosaka), Tae (Erika Ikuta), and the other six first-generation students are summoned by Burns and told, "I've been assigned to teach nursing in Scotland. I must return."
Burns revealed, "My dream has become one where nurses are a common sight in every hospital in Japan." He then entrusted his dream to the six nurses, saying, "There are six nurses here now. I have sown six seeds. When that number increases to 60, 600, 6,000, my dream will come true. I ask for your support."
However, that night, Shinobu (Akira Kigoshi) began by saying, "It seems I won't be able to fulfill your dream, Sensei..." and confessed, "I'm not going to become a nurse." Holding back tears, Shinobu continued, "I've been searching for a potential husband who would accept me as a nurse, but I just can't find one," and declared that she would get married and use her nursing skills when family or neighbors fell ill.
Furthermore, Kiyo (Akiko Kikuchi) also confessed, "I won't be working at Teito Medical University Hospital after graduation either," and "I'm thinking of becoming an evangelist at a church." Kiyo explained her reason, saying, "Maybe I'm being naive, but there are times when I just can't accept that nursing is a job..."
Originally, there were seven students in the first class of the nursing school, but now only four—Rin, Naomi, Tae, and Tome (Rin Harashima)—will become nurses. On social media, comments included: "Are we all saying goodbye so suddenly? I wasn't prepared...", "I'm sad", "We'll have to say goodbye to Dr. Burns too", "It's real that almost half of us are gone", "Who will teach nursing from now on?", and "There are encounters and partings, that's life."
