The 37th 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 May 19th, and viewers were captivated by the shrewd actions and words of Naomi Oya (played by Uesaka).
Naomi is hit with a harsh comment from her patient, Maruyama (Tokie Wakabayashi): "It's only natural that you can't understand a patient's feelings." Naomi replies, "There's no way I can understand how you feel, Maruyama, and there's no way you can understand how I feel," and then sadly murmurs, "Even though I've tried everything to get the doctor to increase the frequency of my medication... he doesn't understand how I feel when he says, 'It was heaven when I was with Ichinose.'" Maruyama looks flustered and bows his head, saying, "I'm really grateful," and asks, "What should I do?"
Naomi involves Maruyama and other inpatients in flattering Fujita (Ryotaro Sakaguchi), the assistant professor of surgery. When Maruyama tells Fujita, "The landlady said that you're a kind and excellent doctor who takes good care of your patients," another patient agrees, "That's right, she said your skills are top-notch." This puts Fujita in a good mood, and he is impressed, saying, "Nurses are really something else." He then instructs the nurse, Fuyu (Tsubaki Nekozawa), "Come on, you! Be kinder to the patients, just like the landlady!"
After Fujita left in high spirits, Maruyama asked, "Was that okay?" to which Naomi bowed and replied, "Yes, thank you." Seeing this, Fuyu said, "You...unlike the other apprentices, you're quite a cunning woman," to which Naomi replied, "Can you call me a sly woman?"
On social media, comments included: "Naomi is amazing! She's good at getting by in the world," "Naomi's shrewdness is incredible, she has a steel mentality," "Naomi is a natural little devil," "She's a femme fatale! What a scary girl!", "Naomi is really good at winning people over," "She's got them all under her thumb lol," "When did Naomi transform into a big star character?", and "Naomi's smile when she's flattering people is too cute, she's cunning and sneaky."
