The 39th 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 21st, and viewers were captivated by the interaction between Naomi (Uesaka) and the con artist Kanta (Kitsu Fujiwara).
In episode 38 (aired May 20th), Naomi, who was out and about, was approached by an elderly man who asked, "Are you Yuunagi?" When Naomi asked if Yuunagi resembled her, the man replied, "Yes. But now that I think about it, Yuunagi is getting on in years." "There was a prostitute. She helped me out a little in the past." When Naomi followed the man, she saw Kanta talking to him.
In episode 39, after hearing Naomi's story, Kanta promises to investigate "Yunagi," who is believed to be Naomi's mother. He then reveals his own circumstances, saying, "It might be a good thing that even parents who abandoned you might still be alive somewhere. All my parents and siblings are dead, so my whole life is just for myself."
She continued, "But when I'm alone, I just can't seem to persevere. Even if I do something bad, I can't stop myself. But if it's for my parents or siblings, I'm sure I would..." Naomi said, "That's just an excuse for fraud. I'm working hard to make myself happy," to which Kanta replied, "Work hard! What a terrible word," and "There are so many things that you can't do anything about no matter how hard you try."
When Naomi muttered, "Maybe I was just lucky...", Kanta replied, "Well, I've worked hard and I've gotten pretty good at sniffing out money," and made a gesture of sniffing. Naomi looked disgusted and said, "You're really no good."
On social media, comments included: "Con artist Kanta is back again!", "What an unexpected turn of events!", "Who would have thought a con artist would become an ally?", "These two somehow have good chemistry", "It's frustrating that I can't bring myself to hate him and feel a certain attraction to him...", "Who would have thought that he would end up helping Naomi find her mother?", "He's going to help? Kanta, you're a good guy!", "Kanta will be appearing regularly from now on! Yes!", and "I'm excited to see what happens between these two who seem to have a complicated relationship!"
