And so it starts.

A. “Calm and collected”

Nanase: In the end, it’s just me.
Ryuko: Tell me what’s going on?
Nanase: I’m the only one who gets upset, jealous and depressed. I can’t do anything right. And he always stays so calm and collected.

The kissasian version had Nanase saying, “Being shocked on my own, then getting jealous and depressed. I’m so useless. Even though sensei is always so composed.” From that, I’m assuming that she told Ryuko about finding Miori (the sister) with Tendo in the office. When she said, “I can’t do anything right,” or “I’m so useless,” she deplored that she couldn’t be more collected, confident, and nonchalant. Like Tendo.

Ryuko: Does he really though?
Nanase: What?
Ryuko: No one stays calm and collected when they’re in love.

Nanase looked thoughtful. lol. I could see the wheels turning in her mind. Since Tendo was calm and collected, then maybe he wasn’t in love with her.

Ryuko: (remembering something) That’s right! Look what I have! (starts taking out bottles of wine from a paper bag) Ta-daaa! Amazing, right?
Tendo: (coming out from his shower) That’s enough for tonight.

See that? Nanase said that she wasn’t a good match for him because she got drunk quickly. But for him, that was a problem easily fixed by consuming just “enough.” He didn’t want Nanase drinking more since she couldn’t hold her drink.

He assumed that his sister was taking out the bottles for her and Nanase to drink, so he used his “authority” to stop his sister from pressuring Nanase to drink. He got it wrong, though. Ryuko was taking out the bottles so she could reach into the paperbag for the park tickets.

Ryuko: It’s not what you think! Here these tickets are for you. I won these at a dart competition!
Tendo: (dubious) Where did you even go drinking?
Ryuko: You two should go on a date to a botanical garden, I think.
Nanase: It says amusement park though. (Tendo looked at them)
Ryuko: Oh does it? It doesn’t matter. They’re all parks anyways. It’ll be fun!
Tendo: I don’t have time for that.
Ryuko: What?!
Tendo: (doesn’t answer)
Ryuko: (continuing) There! It’s decided. You two are going on a date on your next day off.

lol. You know what this reminds me of? That time when Nanase had a stalker. Koichi offered to walk her to and from the hospital, then Ryuku suggested that they should act like a couple. Both Koichi and Nanase were caught off-guard so Ryuku asked Tendo, “Or will you do it, Kairi?” Tendo hesitated so Ryuku decided for him, and ordered Koichi to start tomorrow.

Here, she again decided for Tendo. She didn’t know that Tendo didn’t like amusement parks because of the rides. He was afraid of rides. Aut he would need to pretend to be “CALM AND COLLECTED” (just as Nanase imagined him to be) when he accompanied her.

And note the twist here: Ryuko had said, “No one stays calm and collected when they’re in love.” That wasn’t entirely true. As we shall see in this episode, there are times when Tendo must stay calm and collected PRECISELY because he’s in love. Jealousy isn’t the ONLY way to show love.

Nanase: (smiling, looking at the tickets) We’re going on an amusement park date!
Tendo: Wait! I never said I’d go.
Ryuko: Then say it already, baka! Dummy! Devil!

Note: I understand that when Ryuko called her younger brother names, she didn’t mean it seriously. Where I come from, it’s not nice to call people “stupid” — and “bitch,” for that matter, lol. But I think context should come into play here. For instance, calling somebody stupid could be like reverse psychology, e.g., a mother calls her son stupid because she wants him to toughen up and prove her wrong. I use the word “bitch” for my blog to show people that one of the most offensive and vulgar labels for a woman doesn’t have the power to hurt me. I *appropriated* that word so go on ahead and use it.

Anyway…

I also have to point out that DESPITE Tendo calling Nanase “idiot” with increasing affection, he’s NEVER called her by her first name. He’s always called her “Sakura.”

In Episode 1

In Episode 4

And that’s one of the first giveaways that he wasn’t all that calm and collected with Nanase.

B. Jealousy

Koichi bragged to Nanase that he was quite popular in the hospital; he and Tendo were called the Brad Pitt and DiCaprio of cardiology. I think he was referring to Tendo being “untouchable” or unapproachable to the junior staff because he was too cool and collected.

At least, that’s how Nanase described her boyfriend to Kamijo when they first met. Kamijo found her reaction to the apple candy cute and interesting, and he asked her to hang out with him. Nanase immediately turned him down because she had a boyfriend.

Nanase: I can’t. I have a boyfriend.
Kamijo: Eyyyy.
Nanase: He’s wonderful and good at his job.
Kamijo: Sounds like he’s full of himself.
Nanase: But apparently, it’s been obvious for a million years that we’re in different leagues.
Kamijo: Then just be someone in his league.
Nanase: You’re right. That’s a good point. What a great idea. That’s right. I’m a warrior. I’ll do my best.

lol. It’s a good suggestion alright, but Nanase temporarily forgot that that she’d always planned that from the beginning. She told Tendo at the rooftop, “I had nothing. NO plans after graduation. I had no plans for my future, but I found what I wanted to do. I wanted to get to where you are. To help people. That is what I want to do now. I’m going to keep pursuing this dream. Forever!”

See that? From the beginning, she aimed to be someone in “his” league.

However, she didn’t get that Tendo himself wasn’t demanding that she reached his level of competence or ability. If competence had been all that Tendo wanted in a woman, then Miori would have worked just as well for him. After all, Miori was a surgeon like him and very talented, too. But he didn’t regard Miori as a woman — in the same way that he regarded Nanase as THE woman for him.

I explained here:

Ep 7 On Crying Alone

That’s what he meant when he told her that they were in different leagues. They were meant be different, that is, a man and woman, since time began. lol.

That’s how Kamijo got the wrong impression of Tendo when they met each other at the hospital. Kamijo had this wrong impression that Tendo was a) conceited, self-absorbed, and “full of himself” and b) was mean to Nanase by belittling her. He didn’t actually set out to start trouble for Nanase out of boredom or mischief. Rather, he thought he was helping out Nanase the Warrior in her fight to become to be in the same league as Tendo by showing Tendo that Nanase was “worthy” person.

So what did he do? As soon as Nanase entered his room, he waved at her to show that they knew each other.

Kamijo:  Ohh! There you are!
Nanase: Huh? Kamijo-san?
Dr. Rokuru: What? Do you know him?

lol. Tendo’s look…

Kamijo: Thanks for the other day. The date was a lot of fun.

hahaha. Tendo turned again to look at her. To a jealous boyfriend, her face could be interpreted in various ways. She could be shocked to see Kamijo there, or dismayed that she was “caught” dating another guy, or confused because she didn’t understand what Kamijo was joking about.

The nurses: “Date? Oh my!” “Oh goodness, are you two like…”
Nanase: No no no! (then whispering to Tendo) It’s nothing like that…

Again, look at Tendo’s face.

Tendo breathed in, ignoring her. He was exercising his “calming technique.” Kamijo noticed that, and recognized his target.

Kamijo: (addressing Nanase) I’ll be in your care starting today, Yushan-chan.

He glanced at Tendo again, and Tendo looked back at him. Kamijo’s look was challenging Tendo. Tendo knew that Kamijo was going to try to nettle him, but he had to remain calm and collected as his attending physician. He knew he had his work cut out for him.

Then, Dr. Rokuru introduced Tendo.

Kamijo: So you’re the best in the department? (this is rude and rather patronizing)
Dr. Rokuru: (answering for Tendo): Yes.
Kamijo: I picked this hospital because of you.

There’s a double meaning here, of course. He meant he chose it for health reason and for curiosity: he wanted to see who this guy Nanase was proud about.

Tendo: (neutral) We’ll work as a team.
Kamijo: Oh! Nanase-chan. Can I request her to be my dedicated nurse?

The term here is private nurse, a nurse exclusively attending to his needs. The Kissasian sub was better.

Nanase: What?
Tendo: (giving Kamijo his disapproving “look.”)
Nurse: Do you mean Sakura?

Tendo was offended for two reasons:

1. Kamijo asked for a specific nurse, Nanase, to be his private nurse, and that wasn’t done in the hospital.

2. Kamijo referred to Sakura by her first name, Nanase.

This was disrespectful. Tendo was the boyfriend, and yet he had never called Nanase by her first name. Meanwhile, Kamijo dared to call her Nanase in front of others when he and Nanase weren’t close to each other, and the hospital wasn’t a casual environment.

Kamijo was showing off that he was a rich kid who could do anything he wanted.

Dr. Rokuru: But we can’t really assign someone to you exclusively –
Kamijo: (interrupting) Is there a problem, Matron?
Matron: Of course not!
Kamijo: Sweet! We’ll have fun together, Nanase.
Matron: (prodding Nanase) Go on, Sakura.
Nanase: I’ll provide the best nursing care I can. I’ll look forward to working with you. (bowing)

Kamijo looked at her bowing with a huge smile, then he looked at Tendo again. lol. I found this funny because it was obvious that he was trying to get under Tendo’s skin. And it worked. Tendo was trying very hard to control himself.

Do you see now why I said that sometimes, when a person is in love, he must stay calm and collected? lol. Even if killed him, Tendo wasn’t going to allow Kamijo win here. He didn’t want to Kamijo that he succeeded.

But he left that ward in a snit. Nanase was chasing after him to explain.

Nanase: Just in case you have any doubts, I never went on any dates with Kamijo. I ran into him yesterday and I got splashed on.
Tendo: (pausing) Huh?!
Nanase: From the smell, I suspect it was a cup of iced tea.
Tendo: (rolling his eyes) Tsk.

Since he didn’t know the full story, he probably thought this was another example of Kamijo being rude, and Nanase accepting his rudeness passively.

Nanase: (picking up a call) What’s the matter, Kamijo? Yes, I’ll be there. (bowing to Tendo, she scurried back to the ward.)

And this went on and on. He tolerated Kamijo’s shenanigans. The only time he spoke up was at the end. Nanase wanted to talk about Minori.

Nanase: Umm…can I ask you something?
Tendo: (not answering)
Nanase: About Minori.
Tendo: (not answering at first but he probably realized that this was important to her) Minori’s death… The pain and fear of losing someone close to you is still there. It will probably never go away. And as a doctor, I should never forget about it either. But that’s all.

Tendo: You, on the other hand, were way too nice to this crazy kid.
Nanase: Huh?
Tendo: Dedicated nurse, my ass. (lying down) I hate it. (closing his eyes) That’s it.

This is the kissasian version:

Tendo: …But that’s it. What about you? Attracting some weird brat.
Nanase: Huh?
Tendo: What’s with that “exclusive” thing? (lying down) It’s very unpleasant. (closing his eyes) That’s all.

In both versions, we can see that:

1. he was bottling up his resentment all along. He only appeared to be “calm and collected.” And I thought this was cuter than any outward signs of jealousy because he STRUGGLED to maintain composure. Giving in to jealousy would have been the easier way, but fighting it all the way till the end was…hmmm…nobler (The guy was his patient!) and more punitive for him. — lol. I want the guy to suffer in silence, too!

2. he never forgot Kamijo requesting for Nanase as his private nurse and it still rankled. He hated that she was at Kamijo’s beck and call, even when he was pretending to be magnanimous about it when Kamijo apologized earlier:

Kamijo: Hey, I’m sorry I’m always taking up her time.
Tendo: It’s fine. It’s not easy to be hospitalized. Feel free to ask the nurses for help.

I thought Tendo was subtly hinting at him that there were nurses other than Nanase so he didn’t need to monopolize her time.

3. he was uncomfortable talking about his jealousy.

He could talk about Midori’s death in a detached way because it was all in the past. When he said, “But that’s all,” he meant that the affair was done. There was nothing left to explain about his feelings for Midori because it was over.

In contrast, he couldn’t talk calmly about Nanase taking care of Kamijo because he was still upset about it. He was accusatory, (“What about you?”), skeptical, (“‘Dedicated’ nurse, my ass.”) and resentful (“I hate it.”) And when he said, “That’s all,” he meant that he STILL felt annoyed, but he wasn’t going to discuss it any further.

Do you now see the difference when he said, “That’s all” when talking about Midori and talking about Kamijo?

Talking about Midori’s death…

Admitting that he was jealous…

He reminded me of this:

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Okay, I’ll have to continue part 2 tomorrow.