Mr. Straightforward — Season 1, Episode 9: I Will Protect
Drama • 54 min • 1 season, 10 episodes • ★ 5.5/10
Episode synopsis
Kenichiro searches for Narumi who disappeared. Every day, I come to a place where Narumi is likely to appear in the center of the city, but I can't find the whereabouts at all. At that time, Kenichiro's mother, Masami, was admitted to a Tokyo hospital for examination. Kenichiro confesses to Masami that he has a favorite woman and wants to introduce her to her. Yoshino sees Narumi in the city. From Kumazawa's story, she learned that Kenichiro was looking for Narumi and, after worrying, informed Kenichiro. The next day, Kenichiro follows the information he heard from Yoshino and finally reaches an izakaya. What Kenichiro saw there was Narumi, who took his job seriously, as a different person. Narumi, who knows Masami, is relieved to receive a warm welcome, but she cannot say that she is pregnant. From that night on, Narumi decided to start living in Kenichiro's company house. Mina is confused by Narumi who will live with her, and Yamazaki is worried about the end of her life.
About Mr. Straightforward
Matsushima Kenichiro is basically a straight guy because he hates dishonesty. He is an employee at a medium-sized building firm and works in design. However, he is inept when it comes to love. Kenichiro's destiny changes after he meets Kurita Narumi, an audacious, self-centred impish female. He becomes serious about leading her back to the right path which she finds interesting. While getting pushed around by Narumi, who is the exact opposite of him, Kenichiro learns about her way of doing things and way of life. He is stimulated by her and gradually gets attracted to her... Before long, he starts to look at a new self and at the things he had believed were correct, maturing into a more upright man.