Mizo Iro Jidai
Episode 28
Translated by Moho Kareshi
[Opening Song]
[Ending Song]
Aw, man!
First period gym class. That's harsh.
It's so hot outside.
Gym class has nothing to do with our entrance exams.
You're late!
What took you so long?
Can't you even get here on time!?
That was harsh!
Definitely.
You there! No chatting!
Our gym teacher, Daita, is about 40 years old.
She's still single.
When she gets cranky, she gets hysterical and angry, and makes us work very hard.
Daibaba means Giant old hag, which is on a pun on her name, Daita.
A while back, we started calling her Daibaba.
The Stoic Old Hag
Girls Toilet
Daibaba seems crankier than usual today.
Maybe her marriage meetings didn't work out
Hey, class is about to start.
It's all right. Sasazuka-sensei's music class is next.
He always comes late.
Hey! Girls!
How much longer are you going to stay in the toilet?
Uh-oh.
Class has already started.
Who brought this to school?
Listen.
Girls your age don't need to use makeup.
You don't need to bring these to school.
I'll hold on to these until after school. Come see me then.
"You don't need to use these from now on!", is that it?
At her age, it'll be too late for makeup.
Yeah.
Hey!
Stop fooling around!
Clean it up quickly now! Now!
Look! There's still some rubbish over there!
But Sensei! That's not our area.
That doesn't matter!
If you see rubbish anywhere, you should clean it up immediately.
Understand?
What's her problem? She doesn't have to be so harsh.
You can say that again.
She's always angry.
She's always wearing that jersey.
I don't want to be like her when I grow up.
Women should have beautiful and gentle hearts.
It's harder for some people.
Hey, are you talking about me, Kitano?
Well?
That's not what I meant!
Huh? Daibaba?
Yeah. What do you think of her?
Well, she's quite a busybody.
Is that all?
Well, teachers always yell and shout during the gym lessons.
That's their job after all.
Still, I think that Daibaba seems to have fun yelling at us and being strict all the time.
She takes out her frustration on us.
Shiomi Municipal High School
Come on! Pick up the pace!
Shiomi Municipal High School
That was close.
You're late.
Show me your student diary.
Oh, come on! I was just a little late!
That's not the point.
But...
Do you think you can use that excuse when you have a job?
Man, she really pisses me off!
We've got gym class today, too.
I don't even want to look at her.
It's after lunch break, right?
It's not fair to make us work out after a meal.
Our end of semester exams are coming soon, so we have no energy left for gym.
I'm betting my all on these exams.
Hey, let's cut class!
Great idea! Let's do it!
What?
Yeah! We'll cut class!
That settles it! We'll skip out!
Yeah!
Gather round!
Hey, will she find out?
She won't notice.
There are two classes doing PE, and she doesn't take roll.
Yeah.
C-could that be...
That's weird. Someone must've forgotten their headband.
Yeah.
What are you girls doing?
Listen to me!
Don't you even think about cutting class!
I know that some of you don't want to do it, but you all have to put up with it.
It's not fair if you cut class.
Aren't you ashamed?
Everyone, ten laps around the school! That's the punishment.
What?
You're all responsible for each other.
Begin!
Oh, we caused trouble for everyone.
Oh, I can't go on.
My legs are stiff.
She's way too strict.
I'm sorry. It's because we cut class.
Yeah.
Still, we're impressed.
We wanted to cut Daibaba's class too.
Me too.
I know! Let's get everyone to cut class next time!
What?
That sounds great!
Let's all boycott her class!
Boycott?
It's been a while since we all stuck by each other.
Yeah.
What? But this doesn't seem right...
What's wrong, Yuu-chan? You gonna tell on us?
No, but...
You're not thinking of telling Daibaba about this, are you?
O-Of course not.
She's completely dumbfounded.
This feels good.
What a lovely day!
Hey, Taka-chan. I think we should go to class.
What are you saying, Yuu-chan?
Well...Daibaba's been waiting there all this time.
Are you going to go alone?
But...it's our fault because we cut class.
We're partners in crime now.
Hey, have you heard?
Is it about Daibaba?
It looks like they're having a staff meeting.
Some students cut class, and she had no quells to make everyone do ten laps around the school.
I'm sure that other teachers will criticize her for it.
I think she's gonna cry!
What'll I do? I didn't expect things to go this far.
I think we went a little to far.
Wha'll happen to her?
Kuwabara Supermarket
Potatoes, carrots...
We're having curry tonight.
Daibaba!
No way! She's still wearing her jersey!
Hello, madam.
Would you like some fish? It's on sale.
What? But she isn't married...
Special Price Mackerel
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Hello, madam. Would you like some fish?
Hey! What are you doing?
Stop tormenting that cat! Go home!
Hey! Hey! You're not going to believe this!
Maririn's spreading rumors again.
Have you heard? Daibaba's getting fired!
What?
It's time for class.
It's all right. We've got music next.
Look out!
Daibaba's coming.
She's here.
Whoa! She didn't say anything!
I'm kinda disappointed.
Maybe she really got fired.
If it bothers you that much, why don't you ask Igawa?
Ask him whether she was fired.
Yeah.
What's wrong? Shall we go together?
No. I'll go there by myself.
I'll go.
If she was fired, I'll say that it's our fault for wagging class.
I'll go.
Go for it.
Yeah!
She wasn't fired.
She's being transferred to a local school.
She was talking about it for a while.
Transferred?
She never told us which students cut class.
She said that it was her responsibility that everyone boycotted her class.
She was adamant on that point.
She didn't blame you.
She will leave this school at the end of term.
You'll have to put up with her yelling for a while longer.
All right!
OK!
What is it, Yuu-chan?
Hurry! Close the door.
OK.
What happened?
U-um...there's something I'd like you to hear from me, but...
Um... At the start of class today, why don't we apologize for boycotting last time?
Igawa-sensei just told me.
Daibaba...
No, Daitabashi-sensei is transferring to a local school at the end of term.
So, I think we should apologize to her properly before then.
What do you think?
I don't really care.
We don't need to apologize.
It was her fault.
Let's go.
The three of us should go see her later.
Yeah.
C'mon! Hurry and change!
Gym is about to start!
OK.
Sorry!
Huh? Where is she?
She hasn't come yet.
She's always waiting for us before the bell chime.
What's with her? We can't have class without her.
Yeah.
I wonder what happened.
She should be here.
We saw her before, right?
What should we do?
Should we go look for her?
Look! She's over there!
Why's she up there?
I dunno.
What if she jumps?
No way!
She's been acting strange today.
No way!
For real?
Yuu-chan!
Sensei!
Sensei! I'm so sorry!
Sensei! Don't kill yourself!
Please!
Sensei?
Nice workout running all the way up here, right?
Don't be silly. I'm not going to kill myself.
I decided to cut class today.
Cut class?
Sometimes, even teachers feel like cutting class.
When I was your age, there was a teacher that I really hated. I swore that I would never become like her...
But now all the students hate me. I'm no better than she was.
However, now that I'm a teacher, I can understand how she must have felt.
Back then, I thought about how much I hated it, and I couldn't do anything,
but now that I think about it, she was looking out for our best interests.
She scolded us because she was worried about us.
It's the first time I've seen her smile.
I've never seen her smile before.
Sensei!
Sorry...
It's such a beautiful day.
Let's take it easy today.
After that, we had fun spreading rumors about her, as usual.
What? An arranged marriage meeting?
Who would even want to meet her?
Daibaba was as strict as usual.
She confiscated my lipstick again.
She'll keep it until after school!
Do you think she's using it herself?
It looks smaller than it was before.
No way.
Hey! You there!
Don't waste water!
Well, it's not too bad.
She'll be gone soon.
When I get to her age, will I be able to smile?
Will I still be as optimistic as I am now?
Yuu-chan.
C'mon, let's go!
Sure!
Next Episode Report
He's sleeping like a log. His back has grown a lot since his teenage years.
Even if he says that he's carrying sorrowful memories...
It's somehow mysterious, and strange.
Even with that poker face, he's had good and bad times in his youth.
Note: Flag saids, "Take care, Ac-chan!"
Maybe he grew slightly fond of her.
Next time: Love Letter.
Love Letter
Please look forward to it!