[Scoop] Ex-fiancee’s exclusive memoir: “What Komuro said at the negotiations

On November 12, “direct negotiations” took place between Kei Komuro (30) and Mr. A, the former fiancée of Mr. Komuro’s mother, Kayo.

It took place at the office of the lawyer for the Komuro family in Omotesando, Tokyo. Some media outlets have already reported that both parties have signed a letter of confirmation and the problem has been resolved. However, the details of the negotiations and why Mr. A signed the letter of confirmation have not been disclosed at all. The ex-fiancee has now written an “exclusive memoir” to this magazine.

The following is the full text.

In an inorganic room with only a table for eight, Kei and I met for the first time in more than ten years. An acrylic panel was placed between us, and we were both wearing masks. When I saw him after a long time, I thought, “He’s starting to look like his father, Toshikatsu-san. However, his expression was hard and his impression had changed a lot from the old Kei-kun I knew.

On the day of the negotiation, I met up with my agent after work and arrived at the Omotesando office a little before 8pm. When I entered the office, I was first ushered into a small room with only a table for four. Through my agent, I had told him in advance that I wanted to talk with Kei alone. I thought we could have a frank and honest discussion that way. However, just before the negotiation, in a separate room, the other side’s representative said, “We would like to have a negotiation with four people, including each side’s representative. It was not what I wanted, but I thought it would be better if the negotiation was ruined by a dispute here, so I agreed.

We were seated at a table for eight, with Kei-kun and I facing each other and our representatives sitting at the other end of the table.

Kei-kun first said, “I am grateful for all the things Mr. A did for me when I was a student. However, he also said, “I am very sad that he unilaterally broke off the engagement with my mother, and that he exposed various things to the weekly magazines. As I have told you many times, the reason why I broke off my engagement with Kayo was because I could no longer bear her repeated requests for money. I was not satisfied with the fact that he was pretending that the debt did not exist, so I told the media the facts that had happened around me.

However, he said, “When I was a student, I thought of Mr. A as a gentleman. But isn’t what Mr. A is doing deviating from the gentleman Mr. A was? I wish he would have contacted me directly, at least one”.

As he kept repeating that he was sad, I bowed my head and said, “I’m sorry about that. At one time, I thought of Kei-kun as if he were my own child, so when he told me he was sad, I felt sorry for him.

However, I was the one who lent him money, and I kept his phone number so that Kayo and him could contact me at any time. When he kept repeating the same thing to me, I was sure that I felt as if something was stuck in my chest. Throughout the negotiations, there was no word of apology from him.

I told him about my memories of Kei-kun when I was engaged to Kayo-san. I told her about the time when Kayo and I were engaged, and how he used to come to my house and watch DVDs with me. I hoped that by talking about the past, it would create a casual atmosphere where we could both talk frankly. However, his expression didn’t change even after I told him these stories.

I of course said, “Congratulations on your marriage,” and “I’m sorry about your bar exam. But I know how hard you’ve been working since we were students, so I’m sure you’ll be fine for the next exam. But his expression never relaxed, and when I said, “I just want to send him off with a good feeling,” he looked at me quizzically. I was impressed by the sad and envious look on his face throughout the negotiations.

Toward the end of the negotiations, he mentioned the settlement. I was having a hard time with him repeating the word “sad” over and over again. I have always wanted this issue to be resolved as soon as possible and for him to leave without any regrets. I wanted to be able to talk to him at the negotiations, just like we used to do when we were close.

But I was not able to achieve that. But that didn’t stop me from feeling strongly that I couldn’t let this problem drag on any longer. So, with a sense of resignation and disappointment, I signed the confirmation.

I shook hands with Kei-kun at the beginning and end of the negotiations, although it was a formality. At first it was normal, but when I shook his hand at the end, his hand was surprisingly cold. Maybe he was nervous too.

I was hoping that all the problems would be solved in this discussion. I had hoped that we would be able to say to each other, “I’m sorry for everything that happened,” and “I’m sorry for everything that happened to you. But it never happened. I can’t say that our differences have disappeared.

This is the end of Mr. A’s memoir. Mr. Komuro is expected to travel to the United States on April 14.