although I am the kind of part-time teacher paid by hour
,who,in another word,might lose this job at any second
I still do not want to become someone like the dean
who has to come to work earlier and stay longer than anyone else
good morning. --Morning
Keep everything in mind
dean,dean? --Yes?
Sorry that this time my business trip will be a little bit long
When I'm not here,keep an eye on parents' inquiries
and yesterday I got phone calls too
asking me if I'm ok with all that grafitti on campus and scattered trash
also,pay close attention to the newcomer Mr Sugi
and make sure that he doesn't make any trouble while I'm not here
Ha --You are responsible for every single detail of this school
Right
Yes --I'm leaving then
Have a nice trip,principal
good morning
ah,morning
Shall I help too? --Yea,right
Sir
Morning --Morning
good morning --ah,morning
dear Sugi
Morning
Kusaka you came early too --What? When did I become "dear Sugi"
What's that deaR Sugi
The annual middle school marathon contest in the eastern district
is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year
40th? That's hardcore
Yea,it began even before we were born
I was born before it though,so what?
Nope,I mean continuing for so many years is
a great thing that in itself it has tradition,history and value
Though it might have value
No. Middle School has never won
One single medal
So this time we'll just not care,as usual --Ok
So please decide the athletes as soon as possible,one guy and one girl
What about Tanaka in my class for the girls' race?
She's the only girl running long distance in the track team
Ok,so it's her. What about the guy?
There's not anyone suitable this year,right
all we can do is to choose whoever from a class then
Let's decide the class by the rock,scissors and paper game
Hey,stop doing it in such an easy way
We should properly ask every student to run and measure the time
The students won't be looking forward to that --Why
They must be willing to participate in this kind of big race
Then let's just choose someone from Mr Sugi's class
What? --What? --anything wrong with it?
Why? --Why our class?
it's probably because Mr Sugi,you are new here,they made you do this
Those teachers are really sneaky
I'm happy about this though
I think someone representing our school in the marathon race will become
a great memory for all of us
Kaneda,aren't you in the track team?
Nope,I dropped out long ago
Then who
Sawatari,do not you run really fast --are you kidding me
by the way he's sleeping over there
Kinouchi,Kinouchi,Kinouchi
are you ok
I'm sorry. I got up too early this morning
We were talking about the marathon race coming up
What about Kinouchi --I agree
I'll vote for Kinouchi too
do not just make him do this
Yea right. Kinouchi won't be doing that. He's not that type of guy who would
He can't even do ten miles
Then
Then who else
If nobody wants to then I- I'll do it
If everyone's ok with someone like me
do not say something so sad like "someone like me"
I'll support you too. good luck,Kinouchi
Well said
Kinouchi
are you ok? You do not have to string yourself
Kusaka,you think I'm impossible at Marathon,too
ah,no --Right? I'm really bad at running
I've never been chosen before
Therefore --Therefore
Therefore I want to try it
Kinouchi,good luck!
ah,if he runs like that he won't even finish the whole thing --Why that
He's got his shoulders up,plus he's breathing with his mouth,this is no good --exactly
If you do not warm up your muscles before running
You do not have to put it this way when he's trying so hard
Trying hard? but for Kinouchi the most important thing
is to run the race and then win it,isn't it
but Mr Sugi says he supports him too
So Takagusi,you guys should help him too
You guys will try all sorts of tricks to gain your end right?
Please help him!
You are always so thoughtless. and always "Mr Sugi says"
I can beg you guys forever Please! Please help Kinouchi
I refuse. --Why
I do not want to listen to your hot-blooded words
and more importantly,this is none of my business
I'm busy so see you later
Takasugi's busy? --Probably with the chorus
He's Nakata in grade ,and he's in the easten city Teenage chorus
Nice to meet you --So try singing by yourself
Three... ok
We are all living,and we are all living to sing
You sing well --but
We are all living,and we are all living to sing
doesn't it get weird
One,two,three
Hey you are so annoying! I told you not to stand here
Mr Sugi
Sorry,I'll take him away now You,come with me
You should do it with me,dean. Let's work hard for the marathon race
come on,read the atmosphere,do not breathe just read it
Mr Sugi,I heard that you've assigned homework in class c
Yep,class c,along with class b and Year 1
Why do you do that? --What?
You do not have to
do not do it any more --Why?
because parents claim that they do not want you to. --Parents' claim?
Nowadays kids study at cram school anyway
So assignments at school will be more like a burden --exactly
Look,aren't they Kinouchi and Kusaka from Mr Sugi's class
Oh yea
What? Why are your students still
No,it's just training for the coming marathon race
ah,so it's training
They are working so hard
but the issue about homework
So I'll go working hard with Kinouchi! I'll see you guys
Mr Sugi! Mr Sugi! Wait
He's not listening. Not at all. What a...
Sorry,dean
There's no use when YOU apologize.. anyway --Sorry
Here's your order --Here's your order,enjoy
That looks yummy
Look at that... Wait,how's here,here
a beauty fighting the school and changing it - in chinese dresses
Right? Look,isn't it great? it's flickering. Tempting,huh?
Yea right those are pretty legs. I'm digging in! --I'm digging in
I'm so eating it --Me too
Hey Kinouchi,why aren't you eating? aren't you hungry?
You should be pretty hungry after running for so long
anything wrong? --Just help yourself
I --What?
I'm somehow feeling really uneasy
Kinouchi
I wonder if I can really run until the end
You'll be fine,if you work hard to practice from now on
Kinouchi,it shouldn't be "I wonder if",but "I want to" run until the end"
You WaNT to do that,do not you
Then you'll be fine! I trust you. I believe that you can run until the end
I trust you and I'll be waiting for you right at the destination
and I'll be waiting,waiting,waaaaaaaaaaiting unil you come
Sir
He will if he says so! He'll be there waiting
No matter how many hours,how many days... no,no matter how many years it takes you
He's different from those teachers who only care about themselves
Mr Sugi really cares about others' feelings
and he's always working so hard
Haha,I still have a long way to go though. So come one let's just eat! eat!
I'm digging in!
Those are hot-blooded guys! Your school must have been really good
it tastes so good! --You should have some vegetables too
Then? --Then,he had his meal happily with Kusaka and Kinouchi
Somehow I feel like he mentally communicates with his students
and when I watch him doing that,I feel like
"I'm just a part-time lecturer," or
"it's impossible to mentally communicate with kids"
Takasu,let's get married
Still escaping?
are you still escaping from it?
but
So,I'm not in a real relationship
I really do not feel like it's love or anything of that sort
Not again... You know that you are fascinated by me
What a stupid girl. Your stupid personality is making you feel happy
You should totally date Sugi
Sugi and I? and Takasu?
Triangle relationship... How fun! --How can it be fun!
good morning --Hey there
Mr Takasu,aren't you doing something to Mr Sugi?
Something?
He never follows the rules and I can't stand him any more
You are being honest
it's not only me,everyone else is bothered by this kind of teacher
Who does everything as he pleases
Well,I understand that you hate that type of guys
but he's nothing more than being small-minded so just bear with it
Just being small-minded?
You want to make him quit,do not you
but I can only tell you this
I'm not the principal nor the dean,so I'm not to do anything
and of course,neither are you
I'm so sorry for that
Yes,yes,I'll figure that out
Yes,it will be taken care of
Yes,I'm so sorry about it
Sorry for causing the trouble,yes
Mr Sugi --Yea
Kinouchi's mom just called and complained
about how Kinouchi was so into the training for the marathon race
that he couldn't get up this morning and help with their family store
So please stop his training
No! He himself is working so hard
but his parents just called
I can't just ignore his feelings and make him stop
are you not listening to me,dean
Student's feelings are more important,so sorry
Wait,wai - hey
dean,can I talk to you for a little bit
Mr Sugi is really causing trouble
How can he ignore complaints from parents
exactly
What about just reporting him to the education committee
as an incompetent teacher
How
You can just write a report,you are the dean
Like exaggerating Kinouchi's mom's complaint and such
but that's a little bit too much,isn't it
Isn't it your job to stop Mr Sugi causing us trouble
Ok,I see. I'll try to talk to him flatly again
flatly
My mom called?
ah,the dean's pretty worried about it
Kinouchi,do you have to help with the store every morning
Yea --The store
Take-out order restaurant
My dad got hospitalized so there's not enough people helping
Really --but it's fine,do not worry
No,I mean,You should try talk to your mom-
it's fine. Please do not stop my training
I do not think I'll be able to finish the marathon if I do not practice a lot before it
Kinouchi
Please
Kinouchi
good luck! I'm supporting you too
Hioki
Me too --Tsuchiya
Who cares what the dean thinks about it
exactly
good luck,Kinouchi
everyone
everyone is supporting you!
You'll make it,you will,you will
So it's the dean
I'm telling you again that please stop his training
but Kinouchi wants to continue --There's no but
dean,please
and if you can't
If you can't,please be prepared
be prepared for what
I'll report you to the education committee as an incompetent teacher
That's it
dean,dean
Hey you,come for a bit
If he reports you you'll get into real trouble
Why
If the education committee knows about it
They might fire you
How is that so
You won't be able to stay at this school any more
Really? --Really
didn't you wait for a long time until you are 30 before you can work as a teacher
I'm actually 29 --Oh yea,it's so different being 29
are you stupid? it's the same
anyway,if you do not want to be reported
If you still want to work here
Just do as the dean tells you
What
If you are fired you won't be able to do anything
although you really understands students' feelings
You can't do anything if you are not a teacher any more
although you are finally getting to know them
You won't see those kids ever again
and imagine how they would feel if you are no longer here
at the end of the day it's those kids who get hurt
So,you ready? --Yea
I told you already,right
it's not only about just running
You have to let your muscles rest too
Yoshita? and Irie
it seems we have to do something
We made a training menu
This is the program that you have to follow before the marathon race
This is when the two most popular guys need to be helping
be thankful to us
That's hot,Irie
burn it up
Thanks
Oh where's Takasugi?
ah,he said he's busy
Look,cheer up! --Please enjoy
You are pretty nice today,Midori
How great,how great
I'll treat you today so feel free to eat whatever you like
He's treating you! How great
These are special dishes that we recommend
Shark fin Ramen
Shark fin? This one is exceptionally expensive
Then I'll have that --are you stupid
You idiot,do not you know that you won't get real shark fin in this restaurant
Those are just fake names. You are fooled
it's your face that is fake
Oh you think so too? I'm actually really handsome
Hello --Hey you know what
Just now Kinouchi's mom called again
to say that Kinouchi hasn't returned home until now
What are you going to do? What if something happens
What if he leaves home? You are in charge of his class
How are you gonna deal with it
You are speeding up too much. Slow down a bit
Make smaller steps too
You do not have much muscular strength so if steping too big you'll run out of energy
Kinouchi --Sir
Hey,Kinouchi
Your training
I know,it's my mom again,right
but once I do it I want to do my best
I want to try my best to practice and show my real strength in the race
Kinouchi
I won't have such a chance in the future
do not say that! Next year-
I won't be chosen
for me,this is my first and last chance to show myself
You won't be able to stop him. So,let's keep going
Um,so where's Kusaka? Wasn't he with you guys
Sir,you are still not understanding your students,are you
Well I guess I have to show you then
Mr Kinouchi,is it ok if I put them down here
Yea sure! Just put them down
Kusaka and some others are helping with the store in the place of Kinouchi
You guys are helping a lot! Thank you so much
In that way it won't cause trouble for his family
and Kinouchi will be able to practice without worries
everyone
Please let Kinouchi continue his training
Please
Why are you still talking about that
Kusaka and others even went to help with the store
They care about Kinouchi's feelings,too
When I saw them helping,I-
Thanks to that the phone has been ringing all morning
Kaneda,Hioki and Takasaki's parents has been calling and asking
"What are you guys doing,making middle school kids work"
but that
You are doing too much
Please do not give us these extra troubles in work
Is there extra trouble in work?
Work is work
Part-time lecturers are only good at saying
anyway
I do not want any more trouble with this tiny marathon race
To Kinouchi,this is not a tiny marathon race --Newcomer
Kinouchi regards this as his only chance in life
I can't just ignore such feelings
So pretentious,saying that you care about kids
Of course it's easy for you to say this
If it's just saying I can do that too
but who's gonna deal with all this trouble
Who's gonna apologize again and again to the parents
it's me clearing it up
I can apologize too
Just stop it! Or I'll really report you and get you fired
I do not care
are you sure
Yes
You're not,You're not! Right? come on
I really do not care. --You
even if I have to quit this job,I still
I still choose the "now"
Those kids are working so hard
I do not want to lose these moments
for Kinouchi,and for the other kids too
They won't be able to come back in time again
it's once and only
what the heck
Why,Why is he willing to do it to this extent for those kids
it's because he's an idiot,right
I'll make sure he gets fired
definitely
Saying those nonsense like "choosing the now"
like "once and only"
and leaving all that bullsh*t to me in the end
Ignoring complaints from parents
doing what students tell him to
but neglecting his own responsibility as a teacher
Not considering at all the school as a whole
bringing huge trouble to other teachers as well by doing things as he pleases
Ignoring reminders that he's giving too much assignments
even not picking up trash on the ground
Shouting loudly in the staff's office
Hello,this is the eastern district's No.8 Middle School
a granny crying outside the school gate
What the heck.. Why is it always me
granny,granny
but there's nobody,is there
So that's the so-called "willing to try all sorts of tricks to gain the end"
Keep it up,and do not get a cold or something --I know
Oh,sir --good morning
Morning --Where are you going
Kusaka,Kinouchi,thanks,but sorry
I'm nearly again a scrap teacher
Nope,I mean,I am a scrap teacher
So this might be the end of it
What are you talking about
Kinouchi,I'm supporting you
So please keep going without worries --Ok
I do not have class for the first and second periods
So I'll go home and I'll be right back
So where's he going
good morning
Morning
it must be so hard for you every day,dean
actually I want to talk to you for a bit about Mr Sugi
So I wonder if you can be so kind as to meet with me after school
Sorry for asking when you are so busy
Ok
Oh,Mr Sugi
I am really,really sorry
for having your kid working in the take-out store without acknowledging you yesterday
it was for helping a classmate of your kid's
as the class advisor I am terribly sorry for worrying you
I'm so sorry
Sorry for asking you to come here
So what about Mr Sugi
You have really bad luck,dean,right
Having to deal with all that trouble
exactly
ever since you became the dean you've been dealing with all those every day
You must be having a life that people wouldn't generally think a teacher would have
Yea,I haven't been teaching for years
but I was an exellent teacher back then
That's why you could become the dean,right
You are good at saying sweet words
So why do not you try confirming that you were a really good teacher back then
How
it's just this
The National Private Middle School entrance exam
Middle School entrance exam? That's a piece of cake
You seem pretty confident
That's of course
but I heard that there was a teacher who took this exam
and got nothing more than a 24
and he was reported as incompetent and got fired
Please do not think I am like that kind of teacher
There are 5 questions in total
Please write your answers on the board after the questions
Ok
So now let's begin. The first question is
If you heat up water it becomes vapour
So what happens if you heat it up to 1000 celsius degrees
and blow it towards a piece of paper
Water vapour is originally water,so if it approaches the paper
Yoshita got it right. Why?
The reason is although water vapour is originally water
1000 celsius degrees is higher than the burning point of paper
Sorry for that,dean
Well,I can't really help that,I was teaching Japanese language after all
Then let's look at a Japanese language question,which you should be pretty good at
Please write down three different characters pronounced as tsutomeru
I've got it
You do not know this?
even 4th grade kids knows it
Next! Hurry up,next
Please answer the three verbs that can conjugate into
The honorific word "irassharu"
There's "kuru",and then there's... I can't recall it
"Iru," "kuru," and then it's "iku"
Unfortunately,you do not have the right answer either this time
Were you really a good teacher before,Sir
So now the 4th one
among "sarasara," "barabara," "gishigishi" and "hirahira"
Which one is of a different sort
I think it's this one
"gishigishi" represents the sound so it's an onomatopoeia
While the other three are mimetic words
What a piece of cake
You can't do it at all,can you? You've already lost your ambition to study
Please do not give up just because you didn't get the first four
Then here's the last one
You want to at least get this one right,do not you?
Hurry up
So there you go
Please explain the meaning of the word "fabrication"
fabrication? --You do not know it?
Isn't that what you are doing,dean Yabuki
What are you talking about
fabrication means to exaggerate the truth
To write down lies and things
How is it possible for me to do such things
The report
In which you fabricated about Mr Sugi
The one that you plan to submit to the education committee
That's not fabrication at all
I'm just accurately describing Mr Sugi
That's just
I'm sorry that this might be a bit inappropriate
but are you dead to all sense of shame
If you really think you were not fabricating,then look into my eyes
So you finally admit it now
Using your own position to frame up a case against your subordinate
Is this what you should have done as a superior
If you've really submitted your report then you've become a criminal
You've become a criminal
a criminal
it seems that you still do not understand what you've done
Why did you do such a stupid thing
Isn't it because Mr Sugi has something that you do not
You are jealous,aren't you? Jealous of the hot-blooded idiot of Mr Sugi
That's why you want to get him fired,right
Yea,you are just jealous of him
it's so disgusting for a man to be so jealous
What,what do kids know
I'm busy,so get out of my way
How pathetic
Those three kids,Takasugi,Irie and Yoshida are really annoying
You heard it all
How can some kids lecture adults so arrogantly like that
What they say can really annoy or upset adults
but that,is how they are not avoiding eyes of adults
but facing them straight
Mr Sugi is like this,too. facing it straight
Of course,though,he's not a really smart guy
and therefore he's a bit annoying too
I,unlike you,can say it out loud that
I am jealous of Mr Sugi,who still hasn't lost what's most important for a teacher
and is always trying his very best
I'm like a hot-blooded teacher in those school drama
I,maybe I can be a hot-blooded teacher,too
Well,I haven't taken the qualification exam though
Sorry for that
good luck
You've been practicing so hard so just relax and run
Make your steps smaller
and do not mess up your own rhythm
I see. Thanks
Mr Sugi is waiting for you at the finish
good luck
Ok,get to your position
Ready
Kinouchi! Kinouchi! good luck
Kinouchi! Keep it up
Kinouchi! Keep your steps small
How far is he away from the finish
every year it takes the winner around 35 minutes
That is to say 10 more minutes
Kinouchi,do not worry
Just keep your own pace
Kinouchi
as expected,it's impossible for us to win this year either
but he's really slow
Probably the slowest in our history
it doesn't matter what number he gets
as long as he's been participating
Yea
Sounds like the Olympics
Hello. Kusaka
it seems that his leg is hurt? What should I do
Hurt... I need to go. Where are you guys right now
He said he wants you to wait at the finish
can you go run in the pedestrian
it's ok,just stop
No,no
Kinouchi
do not
Oh? Takasugi
If you touch him then he'll have to quit
but he's hurt and --I'm fine
I will definitely make it to the end
Kinouchi,keep it up
it's approaching the end of the race isn't it
Please wait for a bit. aren't there ten more minutes
Kinouchi is still around funado,right
They've even resumed the traffic. How is he gonna make it here in ten minutes
I still need to go see him
Just wait here
didn't you promise him that
Just believe in him and wait here
follow me
Takasugi --Just follow me
ah,I see
Kinouchi --Ok
Please
"willing to try all sorts of tricks to gain the end"
Isn't it a word designed for Takasugi
Keep it up. Just a little bit more to go
There's nothing more to do. Let's just go back
but
You guys too. You have class in the afternoon so you should head back now
What a boring race --Kinouchi,he's so lame
He should give it up earlier
He's coming
Kinouchi
Ouch! --The tape
The tape
They packed it up already
ah,handkerchiefs
everyone,handkerchiefs,take out your handkerchiefs,hankerchief
You have them with you right? Hurry up hurry up
Let's do it
Kinouchi,keep it up
Kinouchi,just a little bit more to go
Kinouchi
You made it! You really made it
Hello? Yes yes
There's no problem! everything is fine! Please do not worry! Yes
dean
Takasugi,Kusaka's saying "thank you"
Takasugi,where are you going
I'm busy so see you later
Three two one go
We are all living,and we are all living to sing
You can do it
but I can't sing like this all the time
What if you put on earphones
Stupid! it won't work when he can't hear any sounds