The 54th 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 11th. In this episode, viewers' attention was drawn to Setsu (Honoka Murakami), who ended her life as a prostitute named "Yunagi."
Thanks to the devoted care of Rin (Mikami) and Naomi (Uesaka), Setsu's health began to improve. One day, Gonda (Umegaki Yoshiaki), the owner of the brothel, came to the hospital again, but he pleaded with Setsu, "Please, don't come back." Due to the article written by Shimaken (Sano Masaya), the brothel was flooded with protests, customers stopped coming, and Gonda had even been ambushed.
When Gonda said, "Make sure they don't publish that article. That's the condition for you to quit," Rin promised, "I'll make sure they stop the newspaper article." Setsu then tried to stop Gonda and said, "I also have one condition for quitting," and tried to get information about Naomi's mother, who had once worked as a prostitute under the same name as her, Yuunagi.
After Gonda left, Naomi told Setsu, "You can live as you please," "You should be happy," and "This marks the end of 'Yunagi'," and the two embraced and cried.
On the day of her discharge, Setsu thanked Naomi and Rin, laughing and saying, "I don't know what to do when I'm suddenly told to do whatever I want." Rin began by saying, "If you have nowhere to go...", but Setsu refused, saying, "I don't want any more help from you," and then smiled and said, "First of all... I'll just wander around as I please. It'll be the first time I walk the streets of Tokyo as Setsu," before leaving the hospital.
On social media, there were expressions of relief such as "She's escaped from hell," "I'm so glad Setsu is free," and "I'm relieved that she's finally free." On the other hand, many viewers expressed concern about Setsu's future, saying things like "How will she make a living?", "I'm worried about what kind of hardships await her," "How will she make a living from now on?", and "I hope Setsu can live happily."
