The 86th episode of the NHK morning drama "Bakeke" (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Takaishi Akari, was broadcast on February 2nd. In the episode, a debt repayment party was held for the Matsuno family, and the viewer's attention was drawn to the debt collector Zentaro (Maehara Mizuki) who attended the party.
The Matsuno family finally pays off their debt, and Toki (Takaishi), Heaven (Tommy Bastow), Tsukasa (Takashi Okabe), and Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki) are overjoyed. Zentaro seems disappointed, saying, "They paid off all the debt they said would take 200 years. What a mess. You guys are going to lose face and ass now."
Later, a debt repayment party is held at which the Matsuno family treats Zentaro to Western cuisine. With his late father Zentaro's (Iwatani Kenji) memorial tablet beside him, Zentaro remarks with emotion, "Dad... I never thought the day would come when Matsuno, a lazy guy, would treat me to Western cuisine..."
At that moment, reporter Kajitani (Iwasaki Udai) arrives and asks, "What kind of party is it today?" When Kajitani learns that it is a debt repayment party, he is curious as to how the debt was paid off, but Tsukasa evades the question by saying, "Just say it was me."
Then, Yamahashi (Tomoaki Emoto), who was cooking, announced that the main dish was ready, and the Matsuno family members got up from their seats and headed for the kitchen. Zentaro, who was left alone, was impressed by the deliciousness of the bread, saying, "The bread is delicious...! It's delicious, Dad... The bread is delicious!", when Kajitani asked Zentaro, "Do you know? Who helped you pay off your debt?" Zentaro replied, "Well, it's Heaven's laziness, after all."
Zentaro speculated, "After Heaven and Otoki got together, he started paying back all the money at once. That's why I think Otoki was getting paid back in exchange for getting married." Kajitani immediately used the story in the next day's episode of "Heaven Sensei's Diary."
Various comments were made on social media, such as "They get along well after all lol," "It was so heartwarming that they invited Zentaro to the debt repayment party and joined them," "It was cute that Zentaro called him 'Otoki-chan,'" "He couldn't hide his good nature and how much he cares about his father when he called him Otoki-chan," "He's such a lovable character," "Is Zentaro leaving because he's paid off his debt?" and "It would be sad if he's leaving now."
Also, in response to Zentaro's answer to Kajitani's question, comments such as "Ah Zentaro, that's not the right thing to say to a newspaper reporter," "Zentaro also made a slip of the tongue," "That was an unnecessary word," "Zentaro, you're making assumptions... I'm angry," and "Don't leak information so carelessly!" were also posted.
