The 42nd episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Akari Takaishi, was broadcast on November 25th. In the episode, a new truth is revealed about Heaven ( Tommy Bastow), and viewers were captivated by Nishikori's (Ryo Yoshizawa Ryo) reaction to finding out.
Toki (Takaishi) and Heaven show off the Japanese bush warbler that Rio (Kana Kita) gave them as a gift at the Hanada Inn. Because it doesn't sing "hohokekkyo" for a while, they begin to suspect that it's a different bird than a Japanese bush warbler, but Heita (Namase Katsuhisa) explains it to them and they are convinced that it is a Japanese bush warbler. Then, reporter Kajitani (Iwasaki Udai) arrives and points out that it's not a Japanese bush warbler but a Japanese white-eye, but no one believes him.
A few days later, Heaven is invited by Rio to dinner at the Governor's (Shiro Sano) house. Rio's proactive attitude makes the Governor and Nishikori, who are also present, realize that she has feelings for him.
The governor summons Nishikori and asks him to stop Rio and Heaven from falling in love. "Even if they fall in love, there's no bright future ahead of them," laments the governor, adding, "Heaven-sensei has a one-year contract. Unless you renew it, in a year she won't be in Matsue... no, not even in Japan." He then commands, "Please! I'll do my best to stop anything strange happening between them!"
Hearing this, Nishikori muttered sadly, "I guess Professor Heaven will be going home in a year..."
Comments on social media included, "A new fact has been revealed about Heaven!", "I'm sure Nishikori is feeling lonely after all the trouble he's been through," "Maybe feelings of friendship were gradually beginning to grow between them," "It's nice to see Nishikori look the most hurt by the fact that Heaven will be returning to her home country in a year," "It's heartwarming to see him so downcast at the possibility of Heaven returning home," and "I'm sure it's Nishikori and Toki who are feeling lonely. They've been through so much, so you can't help but feel sympathy for them."
