"Omusubi" Episode 46: Has Sachi become completely friendly? Viewers react to Sachi's change

The 46th episode of the NHK morning drama "Omusubi" starring Kanna Hashimoto was broadcast on December 2nd, and viewers were drawn to the change in Sachi (Yamamoto Maika), a.k.a. "Satchin," a classmate of Yui (Hashimoto) from Kobe Nutrition College. In the 46th episode, a "children's disaster prevention training" will be held during the summer vacation at Sakuradori Shopping Street, where Hair Salon Yoneda is located. Yui is appointed by Misae (Kimura Midoriko) as the "cooking team leader" and is tasked with thinking up a menu for the cooking on the day of the training. Yui consults her homeroom teacher, Sakuraba (Aibu Saki), about this. Sakuraba then suggests that the whole class think up a menu for the cooking. Yui is talking about the menu with Sachi and the other members of J-class during lunch time. Sachi asks where everyone was when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred, asking, "Where were you all then?" Sachi says that there was no major damage because she lived in Himeji, and that she has no experience with soup kitchens. Kasumi (Yuna Taira), also known as "Kasumin," recalls, "We lived in Tarumi, so there wasn't much damage. However, I remember that many injured people were brought to my dad's hospital, and it was hard to go home at all." Morikawa (Shinya Kote), also known as "Morimori," said that he was working at a sales office in Tokyo at the time, and said, "I was shocked when I turned on the TV in the morning and saw the highway collapse." When Sachi asked, "Where are you? Was it Fukuoka?" Yui replied, "I... I didn't say it. I lived in a place called Sakuradori Shopping Street in Kobe until I was six years old." "Our house was completely destroyed. Also, my sister's best friend, who was also a close friend of ours, died, so we stayed in a shelter for a while, but we didn't have a home... So we moved as a family to Itoshima in Fukuoka, where my grandparents live," she revealed. Listening to Yui's story with a serious expression, Sachi apologized with an apologetic look, saying, "I'm sorry to have to tell you such a difficult story." Sachi, who had previously closed her heart off to Yui and the others, had lunch with them and sincerely apologized, which led to comments on social media such as, "Satchin has started eating lunch with us now!", "Satchin, who has had a hard life, is still a good person," "I guess Satchin has become a friend of ours now," "Satchin is someone who understands other people's pain," and "I'm fascinated by the change in Satchin's expression."