KOI NO KISEKI

Episode Nine

Just when Yukino(Kanno Miho) was about to enter the building to rehearse for her debut movie, her mother appears in front of her. But Goto Kaori(Mizushima Eiko) didn't recognize that Yukino was her own daughter, because she had performed plastic surgery on her face.

Kaori asks Yukino if she knew where her daughter, Goto Yukiko, was. But Kaori didn't know that Yukino was actually Yukiko. Kaori knew that Kurata Yukino was Yukiko's friend from junior high school, so maybe she would know where Yukiko was. During this time, Yukino was full of mixed emotions and didn't know what to do but tells Kaori, "If I get in contact with Yukiko, I will inform you." Kaori thanks Yukino and walks off. Yukino watches over her mother as she walks away.

That night, Yukino decides to visit Kaori's bar to find out more about her mother.

She arrives at Kaori's bar. Kaori begins talking to Yukino about her daughter and that she regretted ever throwing her away like that. Kaori explains that the reason she threw Yukiko away was to make up with Hatsune's father, and Yukiko was in the way of things. Yukino became emotional at the fact that Kaori looked truly sad and regretful about Yukiko. A part of her told her to forgive her mother, but it wasn't that easy. Then Kaori goes over to where Yukino was sitting and embraces her from behind. Kaori tells her that hugging Yukino was like hugging her own daughter. She could relax around Yukino, as if she were her own daughter. Yukino becomes surprised and throws Kaori back a little. Yukino leaves the bar in total shock, and was deeply emotional over her mother's actions.

On the other hand, Ayako(Hazuki Riona) was worried about Kai-kun's whereabouts, because he had disappeared. But then she gets a letter from Kai-kun, written the day before he disappeared. In the letter, Kai-kun explains that he intended to make Yukino admit her crimes. After reading the letter, Ayako comes to the conclusion that Yukino had something to do with Kai-kun's whereabouts. Ayako calls Hatsune and tells her to bring one of Yukino's dresses to the movie company. Ayako is able to enter Yukino's house after Hatsune leaves. She looks around for Kai-kun and finally finds him locked up in a room all by himself.

She tries to save Kai-kun, who was also locked up in chains, but for some reason, he refuses to leave. He tells Ayako that he intended to be by Yukino's side until he can save her. In front of Ayako, Kai-kun confesses his true love for Yukino. Ayako was totally shocked and begins crying. She tells him ,"I've loved you ever since I was a child!" Ayako had finally confessed her true feelings for Kai-kun, but he couldn't say anything back, because he was full of mixed emotions.

On the other hand, Yukino tells her manager to get rid of Kaori, her mother. Her manager dresses up as a woman and enters Kaori's bar. But just when he was about to stab her, Yukino calls him and tells him to stop. She couldn't kill her own mother.

Ayako goes to Ijiri-san's office, because she was so shocked about what she just heard from Kai-kun. She cries on his shoulder.

The next day, Ayako thought that something was strange with the way Yukino was acting. Yukino seemed worried about something. When Ayako leaves the room, she sees a strange woman walking around. The woman tells Ayako that she was looking for Kurata Yukino. But since Yukino wasn't there, Ayako invites Kaori into her make-up room to talk. Ayako finds out from their conversation that Kaori was Yukino's real mother. She becomes emotional after seeing Kaori's tears and decides to try to help Yukino. Yukino may be able to mentally recover if she is embraced by her mother. She contacts Yukino's sister, Hatsune(Yamaguchi Ayumi), and Kai-kun to cooperate with her.

Ayako tells Yukino to come down to the parking lot later. When she does, Yukino is surprised to see her mother, Kaori, standing in front of her. Kaori calls out Yukino's real name, Yukiko. She tries to embrace Yukino, but she is pushed back and falls down. Kaori starts coughing, but Yukino didn't care and began to walk away. But Ayako stops her. Yukino walks back to where her mother was and carries her off with Hatsune.

Yukino and Hatsune take their mother back to their house. Kaori tells Yukino everything about why she threw her away. It was hard for Kaori to even look at the child of the man she loved. That was why she always abused Yukino. But she confesses that she loved her(Yukino's) father.

After hearing this, Yukino seemed touched. Maybe she could be saved.

But things didn't go so easily. The next day, when Yukino goes back home to check on her mother, she wasn't there. And she also finds out that her bankbook was gone. Her mother had ran off with her money. She runs to Kaori's bar, but the person there tells her that she ran off with a famous idol's money. She just couldn't believe it. She was so jealous because she tried to trust and forgive the mother who abused her. Things weren't looking good for Yukino.

- End of Episode Nine -