"Watanabe Akie"
"Sensei.
"Do you know what you are?
"You are a useless teacher."
As a result of the due diligence on the target,
it was revealed that there were defects in your product.
There is the possibility that this could turn into a product liability suit.
The basis for your earnings-ratio is weak.
Sellers are now calculating your shares as being too high.
I'm going to beat you thoroughly.
I've heard some of your customers are demanding to make returns.
That is completely unfounded.
It is from a reliable source.
Sonobe-san.
Yes?
There's going to be a proxy fight.
Prepare a proxy solicitation right away.
The one who makes the first move wins.
The practicality is, when a lawsuit is made,
it will have a big impact upon the financial situation and reputation of the target.
Concerning the risk of a lawsuit,
it can be dealt with by using a guarantee declaration
stipulating the target will use an outside escrow agency.
Well, that would... um...
I'll see you at closing.
Eh?
Time's up.
Ladies and Gentlemen, you are all excellent lawyers.
You have been instrumental in the soaring sales of this office.
Today I would like to expressly reward each of our representatives gathered here
with a word of thanks to each one of you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you very much!
And...
I will take this opportunity to announce the current term's top sales person.
Continuing the lead they've had for the last four consecutive terms...
Takamura Itsuki-kun.
Everyone, I want all of you to try hard and improve yourselves from here on.
And so... Kanpai!
Kanpai!
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Takamura-sensei.
May I have a moment?
Yes, Shiroyama-sensei.
Excuse me.
Being promoted to junior partner in just 2 years;
none of the top people in the M&A team division were able to do that.
Here.
Shiroyama-sensei, it's an honor to receive such words of praise from you.
Actually, there's a project I'd like you to undertake.
What is it?
A man who was a peer of mine at the university
has asked me to introduce him to an excellent lawyer.
A peer of yours?
He's a Superintendent of Education...
I owe a bit of a debt to him.
He's asked me to help out somehow.
I'd be more than happy to be introduced to him.
Great.
This is where you can contact him.
I'll leave the rest to you.
I'll be certain to meet your expectations.
What was that? Another big job?
I suppose.
Slowly but surely, Itsuki is taking the lead.
Say. Is there some secret that will let me win?
Don't take any jobs you can't win.
10:00. Board of Education.
Tagawa Ryunosuke.
Hello?
It's sudden, but please go perform the due diligence tomorrow.
At the data room in Hokkaido.
Around 10 people will be there.
It should be a 3 day round.
We're here.
Ah. Yes.
After adding in high speed charges, that'll be 14,200 yen. (~$140)
Here then.
Here?
Where is it?
"Annex"
"Access to the Municipal Annex passageway is on the 3rd floor"
3rd Floor?
Hey! That was dangerous!
- Shut up, old hag! - Old hag!
Old hag?
Run for it!
Geez, what's with their parents?!
"Board of Education Annex is this way"
It's so far away...
"Municipal Annex"
So this is it, huh?
"What does the Board of Education do?"
"We give advice and guidance to schools
"and teachers on how to make studying fun for children."
"We manage how the faculties can be useful for learning."
"We support adults studying throughout their lives."
"We work to protect local culture."
Hmm...
"Board of Education"
Sorry to have kept you waiting. Here are the forms.
Excuse me.
Could you introduce me to the Superintendent of Education, Tagawa-sama?
Yes.
Who are you?
Sorry for not mentioning it sooner.
I am Takamura with the law offices of Wilson and Shiroyama.
Eh?
What is it?
Nothing. We've been waiting for you.
Come this way.
Excuse me.
It's a woman.
I thought it'd be an old man with thinning hair.
Come!
Excuse us.
Ah, welcome! Come in!
It's hot in here, isn't it? Ah, sit here.
Nice to meet you. I'm Takamura.
Ah, I was digging up potatoes with the children as part of their agricultural work studies.
Ah, sorry about this.
A lawyer such as yourself going to the trouble of coming into this hot place.
Sit down, sit down.
- Thank you very much for your commission. - Not at all, not at all.
I understand Shiroyama was a classmate of yours.
Ah, that guy was such an idiot.
On hot days like this,
he'd jump, stark naked, into the river and then get caught by the police.
Ah, I'm very sorry.
I'm the Superintendent of Education, Tagawa.
To get to the point, what is the nature of your request?
Ah, sorry about this.
Eh?
Some work came up suddenly,
so I don't have time to discuss it slowly with you right now.
Could you investigate the scene first?
The scene?
Yes. I really have to go.
Sorry about this.
I'll have one of our young people show you over there.
Mochizuki-kun!
Mochizuki-kun, what are you doing there?
- Please escort Takamura-sensei. - Yes sir.
Just a moment, please.
I am sorry. I'll see you later.
What are you doing?
What is this?
"Municipal Annex"
We were certain an older man was coming.
We had heard you were a crackerjack lawyer.
I never imagined it would be such a beautiful person.
I hear that a lot.
I don't ordinarily have appointments where they run off like that.
Is the Superintendent always like this?
I don't know what you think of this place, but...
Is he really a friend of my boss?
The Superintendent can be seen as having the 4 roles of
town mayor, assistant official, treasurer and receiver,
all in one person at the top of the educational administration.
I don't understand what a Board of Education is.
The Board of Education was originally a group of 5 people
who were Education Committee members who called themselves the Board of Education.
But now the entire Secretariat calls itself the Board of Education...
Sounds complicated.
And, where's this scene?
This is it.
An elementary school?
Excuse me!
You aren't allowed to wear shoes here.
Sorry.
Please put these on.
I have to wear those?
Yes.
Okay...
What are you looking at?
Shouldn't you be wearing your lawyer's badge?
I don't put it on when it's not necessary.
So that's how it is, huh? I'll remember that.
It isn't necessary for you to remember that.
Actually, back in my school days, I studied to take the bar exam.
Eh?
I still haven't given up on it yet.
How old are you?
I'm 25.
So you left it and eagerly went in another direction, huh?
Takamura-sensei, how many times did you have to take it?
I made it through on my first try.
You're smart, aren't you!
Listen. I'd like to get this over with quickly.
Ah, yes. Um, this way.
Please put a stop to this.
This teacher's Kansai dialect.
Kansai dialect?
How many times have we explained this to you?
We don't believe Kasamatsu-sensei's Kansai dialect to be a problem in her ability to teach.
I intend ta be as careful as I can.
That is what I am talking about, isn't it?
Sorry 'bout that.
It is not "Sorry 'bout that," it is "I am sorry."
Sensei.
What is it you find so amusing?
Eh?
Since I was told you were here to observe as part of the Board of Education,
I gave my permission for you to sit there.
What is it with that insincerity?
I am very sorry.
She lacks experience in this field.
For Pete's sake...
I pay particular attention to my daughter's training in the Japanese language.
Her latest acomplishment was when she was overall winner of her 4th grade speech tournament.
We are well aware of your daughter's excellence.
And then she entered the 5th grade and was given a teacher with a Kansai dialect.
Now at home she has taken to saying things such as, "Ya fool," and "Yer no good."
I must oppose any such brainwashing of my daughter.
Brainwashing?
That weren't my intention.
You're corrupting it again.
It is your fault her words have become so polluted.
Polluted?
Ah, ma'am, please calm down.
How can I calm down?
Please listen to me, Principal.
My daughter is not only mimicking the Kansai dialect...
...she has begun behaving violently as well.
Violently?
She struck... her younger sister.
Her younger sister?
That my well-behaved daughter would do such a thing...
Like this.
That ain't violence.
I don't think she was trying to hit her.
That's jus' part of the time-honored, traditional Kansai culture of the Tsukkomi (straight man).
Culture? Hitting someone like that?
It's part of the communication between the Boke (fool) and the Tsukkomi.
It's an expression of affection.
An expression of affection?! To hit someone?
Are you saying whipping up domestic violence is an expression of affection?
Does this school permit that sort of violence, Principal?
No, never!
Then it is inevitable, isn't it?
Until a teacher who can speak flawless, standard Japanese can be found,
my daughter will not be attending classes here.
Eh?
Excuse me.
Say... What was that just now?
These days, in the field of Japanese education,
a guardian who makes unreasonable demands of the system
is called a Monster Parent.
Monster Parent?
Episode 1: "Change My Daughter's Teacher"
I had heard there were such parents, but that they really exist...
That was an unusual sight.
Could we hurry? It's about to begin.
What's about to start?
Next up, the 2nd and 3rd graders will have a joint recital.
It seems to be going well here.
Eh?!
(This is 'Mori no Kuma-san,' - "Bear in the Forest," a children's song.)
Say, isn't that weird?
Well...
Why is he facing in our direction?
Ah, he had no choice.
It was at the request of his guardian.
At the request of his guardian?
The father of the conductor
wouldn't be able to take a picture of his child's face otherwise.
If he conducted facing the correct way, there would be a flurry of protests from the parent.
You're kidding, right?
No, I'm not.
The teacher was faced with the problem of him storming in every day.
So it can't be helped.
It's impossible there would be such a stupid parent.
Smile!
Is that...?
That is the person. He is that sort of guardian.
A Monster Parent, huh?
I can't believe this.
They have been steadily increasing in numbers these last few years.
Must be very difficult for teachers these days what with guardians like those.
Why do the teachers keep putting up with that?
Eh?
There are, after all, other, far more profitable jobs out there.
I don't think the problem is whether it's profitable or not.
Since this is a capitalistic society, you have to earn money.
With just a flat salary increase, your problems will only multiply.
I wouldn't put up with it.
Is money all you work for?
Is there any other reason to work?
Well now... So, just what is my job here?
Um, there's just one more place I'd like to take you.
Another one?
I am the Principal, Miki.
The guardian will be here soon.
Please, have a seat.
This is really the last one, right?
Yes. So, if you would, please.
This is Sanada.
Come in.
This is Sanada-sensei.
He's the one in charge of the guardian's child you will soon meet.
I'm Takamura.
Are you okay? You don't look well.
I'm fine.
Principal. She has arrived.
I have asked them to sit in with us and observe.
Observe?
Yes. We are from the Board of Education.
We are attempting to strengthen the co-operation between guardians and their schools.
That's good.
I was thinking of consulting with the Board of Education about this matter as well.
At the rate it's been going, it will never be settled.
Well then, Principal.
We've reached a conclusion, haven't we?
Even if you call it a conclusion...
It's been two months already.
Just how much longer do you intend to keep an unfit teacher like this?
He's an unfit teacher?
That's right.
This teacher practices favoritism among his pupils.
I have never done such a thing.
Then what about my child?
It seems serious this time.
Would you listen for a moment?
I'm sorry.
The moment this incident came to light,
do you understand just how badly and sad I felt?
And just how much my child was hurt as well?
What happened?
There were only two of them.
Two of them?
Of the pictures taken during their school trip,
my child only appears in two of them.
Pictures?
The other children appeared in 4 or 5 of them.
You have no idea how much she was hurt.
How are you going to take responsibility for this?
What the... Just what has he done?
What has he done?
Ah, I'm sorry. I thought this would be something much more serious.
Are you telling me this isn't serious?
Ah, I'm sorry.
That someone from the Board of Education would be so insincere...
No, I...
Um, this person isn't a member of our staff.
I'm here to observe on a request from the Board of Education.
I'm a lawyer, Takamura.
Lawyer?
Eh?
If you are a lawyer,
then you should understand what I've been talking about.
I caught the drift of it.
It's only reasonable there would be a difference in the number of photos taken.
So this is...
No!
Sanada-sensei only favors those children he thinks are cute.
The school investigation said that nothing of the sort actually occurred.
I heard it from my daughter.
Tanaka Eri-chan had...
...8 pictures taken of her.
I don't understand what you mean.
You intentionally took so many more of her, didn't you?
You're wrong!
Sensei.
While you are in class,
you like to put your face up close to Eri-chan's and peep at her notes, don't you?
I wouldn't do such a thing.
Moreover, don't you like to call Eri-chan, 'Eri'?
So it's strange, isn't it, that you call my child 'Watanabe-san'?
Even though they are both his pupils,
the gulf between what he calls them is really huge.
There are two people in my class named Tanaka...
You're just quibbling now!
Tanaka 1 and Tanaka 2 would do, wouldn't it?
'Tanaka 1' and 'Tanaka 2'?
Sensei... "Eri-chan..."
Talent scouts of children seem to like those with pretty faces and styles, don't they?
I'm worried.
Young men these days seem to be immature mentally.
Right? Look!
There are lots of them. What are they called?
Let's see...
Ah, yes, yes, yes.
Lolita complex.
That's not...
That's not true, right, Sanada-sensei?
Yes.
Ma'am, you're over dramatizing this, don't you think?
I just want everyone at the school to understand Sanada-sensei's true character.
Principal.
I cannot leave my precious daughter to a teacher that can't be trusted.
Haven't I told you this time and time again?
Watanabe-san, I sincerely appreciate your feelings.
I have reached my limit.
I want my daughter removed from Sanada-sensei's care immediately.
I want you to put that into writing today.
Until you write it...
...I will not take one step out of here.
Ah, well... Watanabe-san.
Sanada-sensei has to return to his class...
The lessons are very important.
Are you saying my child's problem isn't important?
No, no, that's not what I meant...
Well then, I should be going...
Until the Principal has put it into writing,
I won't move from here.
Just how long do you plan to imprison me here?
Imprison?
Ara?
Ara, this is no good.
I don't have any more time. I have to get back to prepare dinner.
Ah, Takamura-sensei, good work.
How'd it go?
I had a good study of the society here.
More than anywhere else,
it's best to learn about it first-hand at the scene itself, isn't it?
It had nothing to do with being at the scene.
Eh?
Ah, and just what is the subject of your request this time?
Ara? Didn't Shiroyama tell you?
No.
Ara? I figured he'd told you...
Geez, that Shiroyama hasn't changed in the least since back then.
He was always forgetting the essentials.
Could Takamura-sensei, for the members of the Board of Education,
tackle the problems that occur between the schools and the guardians?
Eh?
Having your cooperation in law and your professional oratorical skills
would be really reassuring to us.
Please take care of us.
Takamura-sensei, please wait.
You want me to deal with your Monster Parents?
Are you joking?
In the world of my field,
I have tons of clients, their subordinates and associates,
all of whom I work with on high-level management deals.
I don't have the time to deal with some stupid parents.
Isn't there anything you could do, please?
Say, Mochizuki-kun.
Do you know how much a client pays to talk to me for one hour?
Eh?
70,000 yen. (~$700)
70,000 yen? That's one month's rent for me.
Listen. Even just talking to a lawyer costs a lot of money.
Please come back tomorrow!
Don't abandon us...
Where is Shiroyama-sensei?
What's the matter?
He's got to be joking. What is Shiroyama-sensei thinking?
Oi. Calm down.
How can I be calm in a situation like this?
Shiroyama-sensei will be in Los Angeles for awhile.
Eh?
I absolutely refuse to do this.
Are you sure?
The boss may have been thinking of you.
Eh?
Itsuki... did you know?
Oohashi-san was chosen to be the New York office chief.
Hmm. The boss' right-hand man, right?
He got a request from the boss.
Seems a number of us were given private matters like yours to work on.
Other than corporate law?
The talk is he wants us to single-handedly undertake work
arbitrating divorce complaints and other simple things like that to earn points.
Really?
I heard it from one of the old-timers.
There's no mistake.
It might be best to be thorough.
This could be a chance.
Speaking of which, why don't we get a room today?
Hey, are you listening?
A chance, huh?
You did come back, didn't you?
I just thought I could clean up some of yesterday's issues is all.
This will be Sensei's desk.
I don't need a desk.
I can settle this sort of work very quickly.
I have no interest in Education.
What's that?
I prepared some slippers for you.
If you have no inclination towards Education,
then I think you should just decline this job.
Inclination?
The problems between teachers and guardians are nervous ones.
Being ignorant about Education;
if someone with no interest in it steps into a scene, it will only cause confusion.
It could also affect the minds of the children.
I have come here to conduct business at the request of the Superintendent of Education.
Well, there's no point in discussing it with you.
What's with him?
I'm sorry.
The Supervisor of Teachers' Miura-san is like that.
Supervisor of Teachers?
The staff member who provides guidance to the teachers.
A Supervisor of Teachers gives advice on the manner of studying
and is the one in charge of interacting with the school when there is trouble.
Ehh...
He's not a bad person.
He's a very enthusiastic person;
I think that's just his way of speaking.
And? You are?
I'm the Chief Clerk, Koyama.
Koyama-san is in charge of building community support;
he plans all the events for all the schools and homes in the area.
Ah, our office work is done by Aihara-san.
I'm Aihara Erisa.
Please call me Erisa.
Ah, Sensei, what is your sign?
I'm a Scorpio.
A Scorpio.
A Scorpio...
Ah, "Your arrogant attitude is a recipe for disaster
"in what will be the worst week of your life.
"You will hit rock bottom."
You're not very lucky, are you?
Geez, there isn't a decent person in here.
Well?
Please give me the details on yesterday's matter.
Yes.
The start of this issue seems to have been at the class picnic.
Sanada-sensei is the teacher for the 2nd grade.
He's a cheerful teacher, beloved by his students.
'Sanada-sensei, please take our picture!"
"Okay! I'll be right there."
The pictures were then put up for display.
One of the children's mother, Watanabe Akie,
seeing how few pictures of her child there were, stormed in to complain.
"Why are there so few pictures of my daughter?"
"Why!?"
However, Watanabe-san was unconvinced by Sanada-sensei's explanation.
It soon developed into a uproar that involved the Principal.
"I want a proper explanation."
Two months later and it continues to stagnate at that.
It's been tense.
Yesterday I was surprised by the suddenness of it all,
but I don't think a parent who makes such a claim is thinking calmly.
Ah, let's see... There's still some more.
Every day afterwards,
Sanada-sensei's phone would ring with her asking for a meeting.
Day and night, Watanabe-san would call him to voice her complaints.
"Sensei, do you know what you are?
"You are a failure as a teacher."
She would call him an average of 10 times a day.
On many occasions, she would call him over 30 times to complain.
"Hello? Sensei? Are you listening?"
And so, Sanada-sensei is just barely able to take it.
Is that a proper way for a parent to make a claim?
Really? I think it's just a parent calling.
When a teacher is pressured by a guardian like that,
it puts a considerable lag on the rest of their class.
It is very difficult to get that back.
Under those sorts of circumstances, the teacher becomes helpless.
What do you mean?
It causes trouble for everyone around them.
If the children are put into self-study, they become rowdy.
In addition, it's bad if they ask other teachers to substitute for them.
You know all this very well, don't you?
Both Koyama-san and Miura-san were originally teachers at an elementary school.
Due to circumstances, they're here now, though.
Mochizuki.
I'm sorry. It's nothing.
I see.
So both of you are former irritating teachers.
It's okay if you don't treat this as anything serious, isn't it?
All you have to do is change teachers.
What are you saying?
Can't be helped if the school isn't able to convince the parents they're right, is it?
It's not as simple an issue as that.
It would end the uproar and the Sensei would be happy, too.
It would kill two birds with one stone.
If we solve a claim by substituting the teacher,
that would confuse the children, wouldn't it?
Aren't the children capable of adapting?
I think children with high adaptability are wonderful.
Please don't say such irresponsible things.
After all, you won't be able to solve this problem
unless you make some sort of compromise, now will you?
If all you dwell on is what's ideal and how it makes the children feel,
you'll never get anywhere.
Then the children's feelings are irrelevant?
What I'm saying is that if all you do is debate it on the merits alone,
then nothing will ever get settled.
What's this?
Why didn't you bring her along if she's such a beautiful woman lawyer?
That was just her thick make-up.
And she's ill-natured, too.
Still, she has a nice body, doesn't she?
Eh?! They aren't that big.
Plus, she's impudent!
But she must be something, getting into an argument with Miura-san like that.
Miura-kun is a person who sticks to his guns, isn't he?
Those two are like oil and water.
I wonder if Takamura-sensei will come again tomorrow?
Don't worry, she'll come.
If she does, I'll squeeze a dust cloth out into her tea.
Eh? Erisa-chan, why would you do that?
You'd really squeeze it out into her tea?
Every now and then.
Could it be you'd been doing that to me...
Every now and then.
I do it to, from time to time.
Eh?! You're joking again, aren't you.
Eh? This? Please stop it.
Please check these as well.
Put them over there, please.
Yes, ma'am.
Ah, Sonobe-san.
Do you know about Monster Parents?
Is it a horror film?
Ah... never mind. Thank you.
Excuse me.
I received some important evidence today.
Evidence?
Sensei.
I heard you give out better grades
for those pupils who do well on a special collection of problems you hand-create yourself.
Collection of problems...
Is that right?
During their math drills,
the quickest children will still have some time left over.
Since it would be a waste of their time,
I will give them a few extra calculation problems to solve...
If that's the way a teacher teaches a child to learn,
by appearing biased towards just some of the children,
then that's a terrible way to treat all the other children.
No, I...
Sensei, please do something!
Watanabe-san.
This isn't a case of favoritism or discrimination.
Sanada-sensei, in order to match the level of his students,
simply fine-tunes his teaching method.
Are you saying my child is at a low-level?
That's not what...
That is what you were saying!
I won't tolerate this sort of foolishness against my daughter!
She has a sweet-natured, caring personality, just like me.
Even if she isn't one who can solve math problems as quickly or smoothly,
it doesn't mean she isn't solving them.
It may even make her anxious.
Yes, I'm sure of it. She's that sort of child.
I could never forgive a teacher
who would abuse the rights of such an innocent child like her!
It's a parent's duty to protect their children!
You blew it, didn't you?
Why do I have to deal with such an illogical person
who says such selfish things?
Because you're the 70,000 yen-per-hour lawyer.
Someone that illogical is outside the range of my scope.
Yes?
Ah, Sonobe-san?
There's a degree of conflict there, so go ahead and deal with it.
Please run it by the accountant again.
Listen up! There's no meaning if we don't win.
Sorry. I gotta go.
Ah, um, Sensei, what should we do here?
Sensei!
Let's go! Here.
Watch it, watch it.
Okay, go, go. Okay, yes, yes, pick it up, pick it up.
Okay, white ball!
Good, good!
Principal.
Are you still going to leave Sanada-sensei in charge of my daughter?
Even it is you, it's difficult to answer that.
I have some important evidence for you today.
Even if you call it evidence...
The gymnasium?
Yes. I took this here at the school.
Here, look at this.
Sanada-sensei just touched this schoolgirl's shoulder.
He was just informing her the dodge ball was out of bounds.
Look, here too.
Even though the ball was out of bounds, Sensei didn't blow his whistle.
No, it was on the line.
No. It wasn't.
I'm the one who saw it, after all.
That child is taking the exams for a private middle school.
I heard she is superior in her class.
Even if it is just one scene during dodge ball,
I find this teacher's conduct inexcusable.
Watanabe-san.
May I ask you something?
What is it?
You had to enter school grounds in order to take that video, didn't you?
Yes, you can see that, can't you?
You were able to take real and natural shots.
It was difficult making sure no one noticed me.
Without anyone noticing you?
Watanabe-san, did you obtain permission to film at this school?
Permission?
It's not necessary for a parent to gain permission to enter school grounds.
Well then, did you obtain permission to film the students that are shown here?
But those are my daughter's classmates.
That wouldn't be necessary.
Ah, this is an obvious case of illegal conduct.
Illegal?
What's wrong with a parent making a video of their own children?
Watanabe-san's child isn't the only child shown here.
This is an act of peeping.
You were clearly invading the privacy of the other students.
Wait...
...you're treating a guardian like me like a peeping tom?
For the purpose of taking peeping films,
you entered school grounds and, with no justifiable reason,
you broke into a school structure.
I believe there is the possibility you may have broken Article 130 of criminal law,
which prevents unlawful entry of such structures.
The statutory penalty for this crime
is time in prison of less than 3 years
and a fine of no more than 100,000 yen. (~$10,000)
Are you... threatening a guardian like me?
Watanabe-san... A school is not an extraterritoriality.
From the viewpoint of a legal basis,
even a guardian must be so judged.
It's time.
I'll return this.
Excuse us.
Just what you'd expect.
That should shut Watanabe-san up.
Well, it wasn't difficult.
I hope Sanada-sensei gives it a little thought, as well.
When a problem like this occurs,
it isn't enough to just be caught off guard like that;
you need to be aware of things.
But, Sanada-sensei...
I think it was Sanada-sensei's weakness that caused this problem to steadily worsen.
So long.
What have you done?
Though he was in the superior position,
it was wrong of Sanada-sensei to lay himself open to attack like that!
The two of you please stop.
Wasn't it your impatience that provoked Watanabe Akie to run out of control like that?
I wonder what all that talk about compromise being the direction to take was about?
Hey, what happened?
After their interview yesterday,
Watanabe Akie returned to where Sanada-sensei was
and spent 5 hours complaining to him one on one.
What about the Principal?
The Principal and the rest of management were away at a meeting.
The poor guy.
Very well. I'll sue Watanabe Akie.
Sue her?
For unlawful entry?
And a claim for damages.
It's clear that Watanabe Akie has been harassing Sanada-sensei, isn't it?
There's a witness.
I can file a liability claim of mental distress, and make her shut up.
Since she is calling him persistently every day,
we'll also have evidence in the phone history records.
This'll be a slam dunk.
You say you'll file lawsuits,
and, if Sanada-sensei wins, it just might silence Watanabe Akie.
However, what do you think will happen to her daughter's situation here at school?
Her situation?
You should first consider the feelings of the children.
If she had considered the feelings of her child,
she wouldn't be such a contentious Monster Parent, now would she?
If the seeds of these parents were scattered, they couldn't cause such trouble.
It'd be best if all they went to different schools.
Don't say "Monster Parent."
What it is...
...it is wrong in and of itself to call a guardian such a thing.
If they can't speak intelligently, then they are monsters.
When you make the mistake of seeing a guardian's opinion from only one side,
I will take you to task for it.
Don't you think they contain beneficial information for the school?
Beneficial information?
The school isn't the only one who's being cavil.
It's so that teachers and parents can understand one another.
If the parents and teachers were able to understand each other,
they wouldn't need courthouses.
You hate to lose for your clients, don't you?
If it wasn't for that selfish conceit of yours,
you might have stopped what was being stirred up at that scene.
If it wasn't for winning, there wouldn't be any meaning in life!
A school isn't the place where you decide who wins and who loses.
Ah, what was that?
What is it?
Se... sensei!
Sanada-sensei attempted suicide.
Eh?
How's Sanada-sensei?
They saved his life.
We can't see him until he's regained his composure though.
I see.
What have we done?
In the long run, we didn't help him.
Didn't we just drive Sanada-sensei into even more of a corner?
As long as you are brief, he's well enough to see you now.
Sanada-san.
Sanada-sensei.
I am very sorry.
For all the trouble I caused you.
I'm happy you're safe.
Don't brood over it.
Please feel free to talk to us about anything from now on.
I'm going to quit being a teacher.
Sensei, wait a minute please.
Isn't it still too early to make that decision?
I've already made up my mind.
Thank you for everything.
This match hasn't been decided yet, you know.
Watanabe Akei wins if you don't go back to school.
Takamura-sensei.
The children in my class, all of them can do back-flips.
All of them practiced together...
...until the very last child could do it.
"Sensei, we did it. Thank you."
Seeing the children's smiling faces made me really happy.
Seeing those smiles, I thought, from the bottom of my heart,
how glad I was I became a teacher.
Well then...
Being frightened of the parents,
and, in a moment of weakness, attempting to run away,
I'm no longer qualified to say that.
I wanted to protect the children's smiles.
But I couldn't.
Once I've resigned, everything will be resolved.
It will be the end of the trouble I've caused the children.
I want the children to always be smiling.
"Superintendent of Education"
I received the report on Sanada-sensei.
Ah, working in education brings lots of difficulties.
I hardly need to tell you,
but I don't believe I was of any use whatsoever in this matter.
Eh? You were excellent.
It's because education problems are outside my field of experience.
Don't be so modest.
The matter of Sanada-sensei may have ended with a disappointing result,
but I learned a lot from it as well.
Please come and give us your advice again.
I think there are other, better qualified, people to do that.
Excuse me.
She left a bad feeling behind in the end, didn't she?
It's too bad.
I was hoping she might continue...
That's impossible.
With half-hearted feelings like hers, she'd never be able to do the work.
Still...
Besides, I don't get it.
Why would the Superintendent of Education call for a woman like her to come here anyway?
Hey, give it back!
I'll go tell the teacher!
Over here! Here, here!
As of yesterday,
what was the percentage of our shares in the Genenees Fund we are holding?
Yes.
According to the Large Volume Holdings Report, the percentage of our holdings is 19.8%.
(I'm amazed that a lawyer with your reputation would be so... attractive.)
(I hear that a lot.)
(If we put ourselves in your hands, I can't see us having any problems.)
(I'm sure your company will find this deal to be very attractive.)
I am very grateful we were able to request the famous Takamura-sensei.
Without delay, I think we should begin with the matter for which you have requested us.
With the current situation of takeover self-defense plans continuing,
we recommend keeping a long-term perspective in mind.
Rather, in regards to abolishing the shareholders,
you should maintain a flexible posture of appeal, and obtain their understanding.
Ara! Aren't you that lawyer?
Ah, we haven't contacted you in awhile.
No, I should say that.
Yes, yes.
Sanada-sensei quit that school, didn't he?
So it seems.
He was a mentally weak person, wasn't he?
I'm sure he was that way since he had such a weak heart.
Sensei, thank you so very much.
Eh?
Just like that, Sanada-sensei quit.
It was all because you came.
Why is that?
Once his lawyer abandoned him, and there was nothing else he could do,
he realized he should just give the whole thing up.
That was sort of irresponsible, wasn't it?
Giving up right in the middle like that.
He's not qualified to be a member of society, is he?
Well then, later.
Takamura-sensei.
Ah, Shiroyama-sensei.
I heard about the case from Tagawa.
Ah...
Even Takamura-sensei was unable to resolve it.
I'm very sorry. I wasn't able to live up to your expectations.
I'm okay with it. Don't worry about it.
More than that, this is regrettable, isn't it?
Eh?
This is your first time, isn't it?
Losing a job.
Excuse me.
I lost...?
I did?
Koi nanka mou shitakunakatta to I didn't want to fall in love
Hohoende namida ukabeteru kimi You, with your smiles and tears,
Aisuru koto wo shitte shimattara If I come to know love,
Kodomo ni ha mou modore ha shinai kedo I can't go back to being a child, but
Hito ha kitto tsuyoku natte yukunda I'm sure to become stronger
Ai ga kanashii kara Love is so sad
Namida wo kuretan darou My tears will run dry, I guess
Kotoba dake jya todokanai hi no tame ni Words alone failed to reach you that day
Dakara dakishimeru yo So we embraced one another
Sou, nandomo nandomo nandodemo Yes, over and over and over again
Sono kotae wo kimi to dake mitsuketai I only want to find the answer with you
Please apologize!
I'll win this one for sure.
Do you have to resort to this?
How many times do I have to tell you to make you understand!?
You are our most important ace.
Just talking about how ideal a person you are,
that makes everyone else seem unfortunate, doesn't it?!
Please close the classroom.
Isn't it natural to concern yourself with children 365 days a year?
I humbly apologize.