The 91st episode of the NHK morning drama "Bakeke" (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Takaishi Akari, was broadcast on February 9th, and viewers were drawn to Nishikori (Yoshizawa Ryo) grinning as he read the "Japan Travel Diary."
One day, Toki (Takaishi) is asked by Heaven (Tommy Bastow), "Kumamoto, where are you?" Heaven continues, "Matsue, you're going to die," and Toki, unable to keep up with Heaven's words, runs away from Heaven.
Meanwhile, Nishikori is reading Heaven's "Japan Travel Journal" in his room. He repeatedly recites the line, "She's my only close friend and we share the same literary values," and can't stop grinning.
At that moment, his younger brother Takeru (Sugita Rairin) arrives. Nishikori pretends to be calm, but Takeru points out, "What were you grinning for?" Nishikori replies, "Grinning? No, I wasn't," and "I've never done that. I've never grinned or anything like that."
Takeru is surprised to see an insect cage in his brother's room, who hates bugs. Nishikori explains, "Heaven said that insects might be a good subject for his next book, so I guess that's it."
Nishikori asks Takeru what he wants to do in the future. Takeru prefaces his answer with, "Please don't laugh, but..." before saying, "Eventually, I want to go to the same university as my brother...to the Imperial University." Nishikori nods and says, "Well said," and promises to support Takeru in his pursuit of admission to the Imperial University, saying, "Heaven and I will take you to the Imperial University."
Comments on social media included, "Nishikori's love for Heaven is so strong that he even keeps insects he hates for her," "It's so cute to see him grinning as he reads her account of his stay in Japan... he looks so happy I'm worried...," "He's so immersed in Heaven, and now he finds out he's being transferred to Kumamoto... that's scary," "If they reveal he's going to Kumamoto at this point, Nishikori will seriously go dark," "Please take Nishikori with you," and "I wonder if Nishikori will be okay."
