The 24th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , aired on April 30th, and viewers' attention was drawn to the mysterious fortune teller, Maji, played by Naoko Ken.
Naomi (played by Uesaka) visits the Oyama family to ask Sutematsu ( Mikako Tabe) for advice on translation. When Naomi asks for the meaning of "observe," Sutematsu explains that it means "to watch over someone with an enveloping gaze." Sutematsu apologizes for her poor Japanese and tells Naomi that Rin (played by Mikami) had come to ask the same question. Sutematsu then says to Naomi, "It's enviable to have a good partner at work."
On her way back to the dormitory, Naomi is stopped by the fortune teller Makaze, who calls out, "You short-haired, clumsy young lady who's bad at cooking." Makaze tells her, "Soon, someone like a messenger from heaven will appear before you." Naomi asks, "Like a celestial maiden...?" Makaze replies, "I suppose so. Let's all work together and do our best so we don't get blown away by the wind the celestial maiden blows."
As Naomi muttered, "If it's the wind, shouldn't it be a tengu (mythical creature) rather than a celestial maiden?", the temple bell rang out loudly. Naomi snapped back to reality and hurried to the dormitory, but Makaze was nowhere to be found, and a Jizo statue had been enshrined there instead.
The sudden disappearance of Makaze drew the attention of viewers, and on social media, there were many speculations such as, "Who is Makaze?", "She vanished like the wind", "She disappeared in an instant", "She teleported", "Ken Naoko turned into Jizo with the sound of a bell", "Is her true form a Jizo statue?", "Is she a wind spirit?", "Is it her inner voice?", "Can only Naomi see her?", "Maybe she's not human...", "What if we interpret it as her being the wind, the mother who gave birth to Naomi, who has passed away?", and "She's more of a yokai than a fake fortune teller!".
