The 48th 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 June 3rd, and viewers were surprised by the person to whom Naomi's (Uesaka) patient, Maruyama, nicknamed "Chu" (Tokie Wakabayashi), confessed his feelings.
Naomi congratulates Maruyama on her discharge from the hospital, but Maruyama says, "I don't know where to live once I'm out." Maruyama explains that she is from Nagano and her parents have already passed away, so her older brother was like a parent to her. She confides, "I was selfish and asked my brother for help, so I came to Tokyo and was working while attending vocational school, but I was hospitalized and couldn't earn money anymore, so I lost both school and my lodging."
On the day of his discharge from the hospital, Maruyama confesses his feelings to Rin, whom he has a crush on, but Rin bows her head and says, "I'm sorry," turning him down, saying that she is too busy with nursing studies and raising her child. Maruyama is shocked to learn for the first time that Rin has a child, saying, "Is that so... I see..."
Worried about Maruyama, Naomi came to the hospital even though it was a holiday and asked, "I can ask an acquaintance to find you a place to live, would you like to go?" Maruyama was delighted and replied, "Yes, yes! I'll follow the landlord for the rest of my life!"
Later, when Naomi took Maruyama to Yoshie's (Taizo Harada) church, Yoshie readily agreed, saying, "If you don't mind, you can stay here for a while." Kahei (Shio Harumi), the landlord of the row house where Naomi used to live, also kindly welcomed Maruyama, saying, "The room Naomi used to live in is currently vacant."
When Maruyama suddenly confessed his feelings, comments on social media included: "Huh, that one? I thought it would be Naomi," "I thought he would express his gratitude to Naomi, but I was surprised when he confessed to Rin," "I never thought he would confess to Rin," and "After all the help Naomi gave him... to confess to Rin..."
Other comments included: "It looks like he'll continue to appear even after being discharged from the hospital," "I'm looking forward to seeing him again in the future," "I wonder if he'll still be active," "I was surprised because I thought he was just a one-off background character!", and "I'm looking forward to seeing him in action in the future."
