The final episode of the drama series " Madoka26sai,Kenshui Yattemasu! " (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Kyoko Yoshine , aired on March 18th. The exchange between Chifuyu Ozaki (Hikaru Takahashi) and Shin Hongo (Junpei Mizobata), a freelance anesthesiologist and single father, became a hot topic on social media.
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In episode 9, Chifuyu confesses to Hongo, saying, "I like you. Please go out with me," but Hongo turns her down, saying, "Thanks... But I'm sorry. I've decided not to date anyone until my daughter grows up."
In the final episode, after Hongo finished the operation, Chifuyu was watching over his daughter Yuina. When Hongo said, "You were watching over Yuina," Chifuyu smiled at Yuina and said, "No. It was fun." After a while, she left the room by herself, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
Hongo chased after Chifuyu and took her hand. "Thank you for the other day. Umm, if it's okay, would you like to go out to dinner with me and Yuina this weekend? That's how I honestly feel right now," he said.
Chifuyu looked surprised by Hongo's offer, but replied with a smile, "Yes, I want to go!" Hongo seemed relieved, saying, "That's good." On social media, comments such as "Hongo-sensei has taken the first step...", "I'm glad for Hongo-sensei and Chifuyu", "I hope Chifuyu-chan and Hongo-sensei find happiness", "Personally, I can't sleep at night because I'm so curious about what happens to Chifuyu and Hongo-sensei afterwards. Let's do a sequel," and "I want to see more of Hongo x Chifuyu?" were posted.
Afterwards, Chifuyu was shown talking to Madoka (Yoshine) and Igarashi ( Ryusei Onishi) about her plans to go to Ishigaki Island with Hongo and Yuina in the near future. When asked "Are you getting married soon?", Chifuyu happily replied, "Well, that's something that will come in time."
On social media, there were comments such as, "Chifuyu-chan, Hongo-sensei, and Ishigakijima was so crazy that I laughed, but I'm happy," and "It's amazing that Hongo-sensei and Chifuyu-chan are about to get married."
