you, who choked up from nerves during the greeting at the first meeting for the live-action film adaptation of her own novel. As she returns to the waiting room, consumed by self-loathing, she finds a plastic bottle of green tea and a small box from a certain donut shop on the desk.

"This is a gift from Mr. Akechi for all the cast and staff," a staff member says as they hand it to her, making her heart ache. It was the very brand of tea and donuts he always used to buy for her when she cried as a child.

She sends a message of thanks to him, who is still at the studio, and a reply comes back immediately.