The 98th episode of the NHK morning drama "Bakeke" (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Takaishi Akari, was broadcast on February 18th, and viewers were drawn to the interaction between Takeru (Sugita Rairin) and Kuma (Natsume Touha).
At Heaven's (Tommy Bastow) request, the Matsuno family has toast for breakfast. Kuma struggles every day to make enough toast for everyone by himself. One morning, Takeru watches Kuma as he toasts the bread on the grill.
Kuma said, "Bread is a luxury item, so we can't waste it, but if we're not careful, it will burn easily," to which Takeru replied, "Plus...if it burns, the teacher will be mad." The two of them imitated Heaven and laughed together.
The bear muttered, "It would be great if someday there was a tool that could make toast beautifully even if no one was watching," and imagined a number of tools that would make housework easier, such as a tool for grilling fish, a tool for cooking rice, a bath that would heat up automatically, a tub that would do the laundry automatically, etc. The bear told him, "Jo-san, you're smart, so please think of a tool like that."
While they were engrossed in their conversation, the bread they were toasting burned. Takeru was concerned for Kuma and said, "It's okay, it's okay! I can eat this much," and took a bite of the toast. As Takeru ate the bread, saying "It's delicious," Kuma thanked him, saying, "I'm sorry... Thank you."
Then Toki (Takaishi) comes over, worried, saying, "It smells burnt..." Takeru comforts Kuma by saying, "Oh, it's fine. Um... I asked for black toast." Toki tilts his head and says, "Black toast...?"
Comments on social media about the interaction between Takeru and Kuma included, "Takeru and Kuma are so cute," "Is this a hint at love?", "Kuma-chan and Takeru's conversation is so heartwarming. I wonder if they'll fall in love," "Takeru and Kuma-chan get along so well, it's really heartwarming," "Kuma and Takeru are getting along so well," "It's nice to see Kuma-chan's cute side," and "Takeru's kindness is unbelievable."
