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To my beloved wife.

It has been two months since you left home.

Hey, wait a minute!

The other day, a student requested I be replaced as homeroom teacher,

but I resolved that crisis, and I feel like…

I'm steadily becoming a Great Teacher.

However, one thing still concerns me.

A scholarship student of mine in the soccer club got badly injured.

Please do not run.

Sorry.

CENTRAL TREATMENT ROOM

Oh, excuse me.

Hiroto! You okay?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Why are you here, Ms. Koizumi?

I'm the soccer club advisor. Surprising, huh?

I see.

So how is Hiroto?

He has a compound fracture in his left hand,

and it seems he won't be able to play the rest of the year.

-What, that long? -Shut up!

Hiroto, are you okay?

Yes.

Cheer up, come on.

You're still a first-year, so there's always next year…

What?

What do you mean?

He doesn't know yet.

No, what I mean is…

I'll leave the details to Ms. Koizumi.

I'll go buy you something. Okay?

Excuse me.

Hiroto, I spoke with the doctor earlier.

It looks like you'll have a cast for a while.

Things will probably be tough from now on,

but as long as I stay by his side, I'm sure it will be fine.

Because I believe a Great Teacher

isn't someone who immediately tries to find a solution,

but one who first empathizes with the students

and always stands by them.

All right, this one's got to work!

What?

WONDERFUL ANSWER

Awesome! She's going to come back to me!

What?

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT IT FROM SOMEONE ELSE

Damn…

Why are you so sharp?

Good morning.

Is something wrong?

No, nothing.

We don't have enough members!

Good morning, everyone.

Good morning.

Take your seats, come on.

Let's make today a good day too.

Oh, that's right.

I visited Hiroto in the hospital, and he seemed down,

so once he's discharged, let's all cheer him up.

Right on!

That means, "Got it."

What is it, Mr. Onizuka?

Oh, nothing, it just suddenly hit me.

At first, when I became the homeroom teacher, no one looked at me.

But now, lots of you are looking at me!

But for the sake of everyone who hasn't given me a high rating yet,

I'll do my best as your homeroom teacher,

so if you ever have any problems, tell me, don't be shy!

Okay?

I'm so busy, busy…

Look at this!

Over half of my class have given me a good rating!

What?

At this rate, I'll get a winter bonus, right?

ONIZUKA EIKICHI RATINGS - 15 OF 28

GOOD RATINGS - 15 OF 28

I'm sure it will go down soon enough.

Don't say that, come on.

Vice Principal.

-You should acknowledge my abilities… -You're annoying, go away!

Still, how could that man be more popular than me?

Mr. Abe, why don't you try using nicknames with the students too?

What? Why would I need to do that?

Abechan!

It was only for a short time, but thanks.

Thanks for taking care of our Itsuki Fukuda.

I'm sorry, but could you stop calling me "Abechan"?

Oh, would you prefer another nickname? Like Abecchi?

I can't understand you at all.

Ms. Koizumi, do you mind if I call you by a nickname?

I have no problem with it at all. It's totally normal overseas.

Truly our most popular teacher. So easygoing!

Oh, what?

I think your good ratings are dropping a bit!

At this rate, it might just be a matter of time before I overtake you.

Ms. Koizumi, you're in a pinch!

I don't mind at all. Go ahead.

Become our number one!

Everyone, what were you talking about?

Hey!

Who is in charge of this high school?

-I am… -It's me, the Vice-Principal. Go ahead.

What is wrong with this school?

You gravely hurt my dear son, and didn't even apologize?

Mr. Hosokawa, we offered an apology to your wife yesterday.

I haven't heard a thing about it!

If I remember correctly,

despite being a woman, you're the soccer club advisor, right?

Why didn't you properly educate the other students?

Settle down. I believe Ms. Koizumi is a teacher with great enthusiasm.

You too!

Do you even understand how special Hiroto is to this high school?

Without him, there's no way you'll win the soccer tournament!

I just remembered, I have some personal business to attend to.

The principal will handle this in my place.

What? Hey, Vice Principal!

Hey.

How are you going to discipline them?

The ones who injured my son.

But I don't think they did it out of malice either.

What did you say?

Then what if something similar happens again?

Times like this make you want to quit being a teacher.

That man is quite famous for being a toxic parent.

He used to play in the J-League,

so he meddles in every little thing related to his son's training.

We are the victims here!

It can't be helped then.

I'm going to give it to him straight.

What?

How will you deal with them?

Hey, come on now, sir. Calm down for a moment.

Who the hell are you?

I'm Eikichi Onizuka, Hiroto's homeroom teacher.

So it's you!

My son was talking about how his teacher is a low-rated, analog, delusional man!

With all due respect, right now,

my popularity is soaring, and I've received good ratings

from more than half the class.

More importantly, what do you plan to do?

How will you take responsibility?

About that, well…

Could you give us a little time?

We haven't heard the full story from the soccer club members.

Please rest assured.

I will do right by you, sir.

You guys keep half-assing your job!

Do it properly!

That guy is a standard pushy parent.

But are you sure you should have said what you did?

It's fine. If he comes barging in yelling again,

I'll take him out for a drink, then we'll be like,

"Hey, don't we actually get along super well?"

Most of the time, that gets them to settle down.

Don't tell me you did that at your previous schools too?

Yes, is there a problem?

No, not really.

I'm going for a smoke.

What did that Onizuka guy say he was going to do?

It was quite vague.

It seems like he'll cause even more trouble.

But this might actually be an opportunity.

If the problem gets complicated

and Onizuka uses violence against that father,

we can make him take responsibility and end his tenure here.

What?

Wouldn't that be more convenient for you too, Miss?

You won't have to worry about him taking your spot as number one.

-Ken-Ken, quit giggling! -Yuukichi, aren't you being too strict?

Hero pose…

Oh, Hiroto!

Hiroto!

You're out!

What?

Congrats on being discharged!

I heard you can't play soccer for a while. Are you okay?

Yeah…

Why not join our Drill Team?

What?

Please! With just one more person, we can officially become a club.

Itsuki turned us down, so we're at a standstill.

Sorry, but unlike you guys, I don't join clubs half-heartedly.

What?

Hey, what's with the attitude?

Yeah, we were just worrying about you since we're classmates.

Once I graduate from high school,

I'll live in a completely different world from you all.

STAFF ROOM

Oh, Hiroto!

Congratulations on being discharged.

Hiroto.

Sorry it's sudden, but we need to talk. Come to the club after school.

Sure, but…

I'll come with him.

No need. This is our soccer club's issue.

Is that so?

Hiroto will…

Hiroto!

Let's have the member who caused the injury apologize.

Yes.

Hiroto, I'm sorry things turned out like this.

Hiroto, he didn't mean any harm,

so why don't we all work together and do our best?

I don't mind…

but without me can you even make it to the year-end tournament?

What?

Well, if the team comes together as one--

If you have time to say such things,

try to make sure our team members don't injure each other!

And besides,

even if I keep the opponent from scoring goals…

-You can't score anyway! -Hey!

How dare you talk to your seniors like that?

You're talented, but too arrogant!

Hey…

-He's right! -You're cocky!

Wait, everyone, calm down!

We can't play with a guy like him anymore.

-It's impossible. -Yeah!

That's right! It's all Hiroto's fault! Repent!

Mr. Onizuka, why are you here?

Sorry, I was a bit concerned.

Hiroto,

you know that you can't play soccer alone, right?

Why don't you apologize to everyone?

I'm the one who got injured, so why do I have to apologize?

Your injury and this are unrelated, right?

What I want to teach is the importance of having teammates.

I don't think of them as my teammates anyway.

What?

Why talk like that? You're just like your father.

I see.

Fine then, I'm quitting the soccer team!

Hiroto!

Good luck with that!

Without me,

I don't think you can beat anyone.

Why did you have to butt in?

Now the problem's gotten even more complicated!

I just wanted to say that if you do something bad, you should apologize.

Do you think such childlike logic can convince that boy and his father?

What is it?

What are you two talking about?

Oh right, about the soccer scholarship student…

Hey, that hurts!

-What? -Hey.

Why is my son quitting the soccer club?

Um, that is…

Come on, sir, calm down.

Why don't we go for a drink and have a talk?

What?

Such an irresponsible attitude for your age. Are you really a teacher?

No, I mean…

You're absolutely right, Mr. Hosokawa.

Ever since he was young,

this man has been ignoring policies and repeating selfish behavior…

Then why make a guy like him my son's homeroom teacher?

So, including that too,

we will hold an emergency parents' meeting,

to explain everything.

Emergency parents' meeting?

Yes, we will make this man explain everything thoroughly.

Good morning.

Good morning, go ahead.

Aren't you worried?

Not at all.

I've gone through things like this tons of times before.

I see.

First, we would like to hear everyone's candid opinions

about the homeroom teacher, Mr. Onizuka.

My son says that

since that man became homeroom teacher, he hasn't been able to focus on soccer.

No, that's not…

So that's how it was.

Even so, that man,

instead of comforting my injured son,

he yelled at him in front of the club members!

No, I didn't…

We are extremely sorry.

Because he's a former biker gang member, my daughter said he's kind of scary.

My child also said he almost forced a nickname on them.

Hey, why did you hire such a problematic teacher

without even asking for our opinions?

He's right.

Well, that's due to…

the policy of the parent company that manages our school, so to speak…

Great timing.

Mr. Miyazawa, an employee from the company, is here,

so let's have him explain the circumstances behind his hiring.

-What? -If you please!

Right.

Um…

My name is Ryunosuke Miyazawa.

Actually, I used to be one of Mr. Onizuka's students, so I understand.

It's easy to misunderstand him at first, but despite how he looks,

he cares about the students more than anyone else.

Hey, are you saying that we don't care about our children?

No, I didn't mean it that way.

I believe Mr. Onizuka…

can teach today's children the important things

that we adults fail to properly convey.

Don't speak so pretentiously!

Even without a guy like him, we are perfectly decent parents!

No, but…

Calm down, everyone…

The reason our school

has been forced to leave Mr. Onizuka alone until now is because,

while his educational philosophy differs from ours,

he was producing results in his own way.

However, his handling of this situation was unacceptable.

Then fire him immediately!

If only he were an excellent homeroom teacher, like Ms. Koizumi.

I can't send my child to school with peace of mind.

What are you going to do, calling us here…

Well, well.

Excuse me, everyone,

shouldn't we also hear Mr. Onizuka's opinion?

I'm sure he will reflect on himself and apologize.

So, Mr. Onizuka?

Everyone,

thank you for taking the time to come today.

To begin with, schools are basically full of problems.

I mean, it would be weirder if you crammed teenage kids into a classroom

and no problems occurred!

High schoolers have always been proud, cheeky brats, but recently,

they gather information through social media and have come to look down

on us adults more and more.

And the adults who walk on eggshells around brats like that are wrong!

Hey.

What are you saying?

You're not reflecting on anything, you bastard!

Hey, don't call people "bastard"!

It's because he has a father like you

that Hiroto grew up to be someone who doesn't understand people's feelings!

Hey, don't mess with me.

-Vice Principal! -Yes.

Fire him as soon as possible!

How about you look at yourself first?

You probably talk down to staff

at places like taxis or restaurants, don't you?

Do you realize

that you shouldn't show that kind of behavior in front of your child?

What's with you?

-Try saying that one more time, punk! -You want to go?

I'll never forgive this! You bastard!

One, two!

Good morning.

Mr. Onizuka.

Do you have a moment?

What is it?

I discussed it with the Vice Principal too.

Could you refrain from attending classes for the time being?

What? Why?

Well, there was the incident yesterday,

and if there's no punishment whatsoever,

the parents won't be satisfied.

During that time,

you should carefully consider your own future plans.

Why do I have to do something like that?

If things remain like this forever,

that father will come barging in every day,

and the other teachers won't be able to work.

Well, then,

what must happen for Mr. Onizuka to be able to return?

-About that-- -Let's see…

He can return if that father accepts him as the homeroom teacher.

I think pigs would fly before that happens, though!

Right, everyone, homeroom is starting.

Ms. Koizumi.

Yes?

Why did you do that?

What do you mean?

In the parents' meeting, you intentionally passed the conversation

to Mr. Onizuka to make him apologize.

Even though you knew it would cause further trouble.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Was it just my misunderstanding?

What was?

When I was newly appointed, you were my instructor,

and you gave me lots of advice.

Even now, I remember you said that when students ask a question,

it's good to ask a question back, as much as possible.

You said, if you ask things like, "What do you think?" or, "Why do you think so?"

the children's ability to think will deepen.

At that time, I thought to myself,

"This person truly believes in the power of education."

I think that's also why the students like you.

Did such a thing happen?

What is it?

There's this extremely long word, do you know it?

It means "the action of regarding something as worthless.

To look down on. Treat with contempt."

Are you trying to say I'm doing that to the others?

No, that's not it, but because you have talent,

your demands toward the other members end up becoming like orders.

But you know, if you take a long time thinking over

what you want to say, it's more likely the other person will understand you.

What's important is good conversation.

Sometimes, small talk is necessary too, Hiroto.

-Miss. -Yes?

What does "hypocrite" mean again?

What?

Oh, I remember.

A hypocrite.

Seriously, why does it always turn out like this?

Please cheer up.

As the person responsible for calling you to this school, I will do something.

But still,

are you confident you can persuade that pushy parent, Ryunosuke?

Not really…

If I'm going to get fired anyway, maybe I should just quit on my own?

No, don't get so desperate.

Let's make everyone see that only you can be Class 1-B's homeroom teacher.

How?

For now, since that father seems difficult,

wouldn't it be better to persuade Hiroto and have him return to the soccer club?

I see.

All right, I have a good idea.

Hey.

Why aren't you training?

You can do strength training while your hand is fractured.

I know that.

The reason things turned out like this is because you play goalkeeper!

If you had played forward like I told you, this wouldn't have happened!

Oh!

It's a good opportunity, so switch to playing forward, okay?

I…

What?

No, you wouldn't understand anyway.

Hey, Hiroto!

Hey, wait!

Let me go!

What's with that attitude?

What are you going to do?

Please stop it. He's injured!

Who do you think made it so you could make it this far?

You were born to a talented soccer player,

so be more grateful for it!

Are you okay, Hiroto?

I'm sick and tired of this.

Sick of this house and school!

Hiroto!

What are you doing here?

What about you?

Nothing, really.

I've got nothing left to do anyway.

You…

Will you be okay like this?

What?

Are you worried about me? Just because we're classmates?

Not really, it's nothing like that.

Hey, Soma.

Is it true that you repeated a year?

What's it to you?

Nothing.

I'm just bored.

Thought you might know about something interesting.

What do you mean?

For example…

Weed,

or gummies…

FUSION CUISINE

Oh, we were waiting!

Here are your two beers.

What? Why are you here, Masaru? Where is Murai?

That idiot is out with a cold. So I'm here helping out.

Pathetic.

This guy's Masaru. A student of mine, same as you.

Hello, I'm Ryunosuke Miyazawa.

Didn't we meet during the drill and rain-making?

-Yes, we did. -Right?

He's your student?

Yeah, now he's an elite working for our school's parent company.

Wow, even though you had a mess like him as your teacher,

you still grew up to be a fine young man!

Shut up, you. A customer is calling you.

Oh, right. Onicchi. My daughter told me…

Did you cause trouble again?

Don't get fired, or Ms. Fuyutsuki will divorce you!

Fine, I get it. Shoo.

There you go, shooing me away.

Come on, let's toast.

Yes.

Cheers.

-Oh, by the way… -What?

You said you had a good idea?

No, I thought if we had some drinks and talked about it,

a good solution would definitely come up.

I see.

Damn it, right when we were getting started.

What?

What's wrong, Soma?

I ran into Hiroto just now.

Yeah? And?

He seemed desperate.

I feel he's about to do something dangerous.

What?

Hey!

Watch where you're walking, you damn brat!

Watch out, okay?

ALCOHOL

NO SELLING TO MINORS

Hey!

What are you doing? You're still in high school.

What does it matter?

I'll quit that school anyway.

Wait.

What gives? Let me go!

All right.

Want to go give it a final farewell? Looks like I'll get fired too.

What?

How about a toast, with this?

What are we going to do? It's closed.

Let's go.

Come on.

Is this really okay?

It's fine!

I used to do this all the time back in the day. So nostalgic.

What the heck?

So, what now? Want to break a window?

No, that'd be bad.

Want to shout at the top of our lungs?

Or maybe go streaking?

I don't get you at all.

What's with you? Kids these days…

They can't have fun at all.

Wait, weren't we going to toast?

Idiot! Like I'd let a minor drink alcohol! So good!

What's that about?

Nothing you say makes any sense!

Hey.

Want to have a match?

A match?

A penalty shootout.

Since you're injured, I'll be the keeper.

If I stop your shot,

you apologize to the team and go back to the soccer club.

And if I win?

I will grovel before your old man.

I'll say, "I'm quitting school, so please forgive me."

You think I can't shoot because I'm a keeper, huh?

Not bad.

All right, let's do it!

This is nice! This is what youth is all about!

Stop talking nonsense!

What on earth are you doing?

Hiroto!

-We have to run! -What?

Hey! Stop!

Let's hide here for a bit.

I don't think we needed to run. You're a teacher, after all.

Oh, right. I forgot.

-What's wrong with you? -Wait a second.

Oh, no.

I forgot the beer too. What a waste.

Anyway, I won that match.

-It doesn't count! -What?

Right when I was about to make a cool save, someone interrupted us!

No way, the ball went in way before that.

You're so young, don't worry about small details like that.

But, still…

Being a keeper must be tough.

Having to stop a ball kicked from that close.

Well, yeah.

So, why did you decide to be a keeper?

You know…

Yes?

I hate being asked "why" more than anything.

"Why," huh. For what reason?

It's my father's favorite phrase.

Since I was little, whenever anything happened, he would say it.

"Why won't you do as I say?"

"Why am I angry, do you know?"

"Why did you let me down?"

"Why, why, why…"

Sounds like something he'd say.

That's why

I tried so hard, desperate to please my father.

I didn't have time to care about the people around me, and…

And?

The more I did it,

the more I fell in love

with the keeper position.

Those feelings of yours,

you've got to convey them to him. To your dad.

He won't understand.

It'll be fine.

I have a good idea.

HOSOKAWA

Why do I have to come along too?

Please.

If you talk to him as the interim homeroom teacher,

that man might actually listen.

Also, if I go alone

and say something careless, and he barges into the school again, it'd be bad.

I suppose so, but…

Hiroto, I was worried about you.

Who are you?

I'm Kashiwabara, the acting homeroom teacher for your son's class.

I'm Eikichi Onizuka.

Don't dump everything on me!

Excuses won't cut it, get it done right by tomorrow!

Oh, jeez.

Dear.

Hiroto is back. His school teachers are with him too.

What on earth do you think you're doing? You made us worry.

I'm sorry.

Sir…

Could you please listen to what Hiroto has to say?

Why should I do that?

Your son hasn't been able to express

his true feelings to you until now, but he has realized that it isn't good.

Right?

Yeah.

Dear, listen to him.

If you have something to say, make it quick.

I understand that you wanted me to play forward,

and I'm grateful for everything you've taught me about soccer.

But I really…

want to play as a keeper.

Why?

I'm not that smart, so I can't express myself properly,

but I feel like it's what I'm meant to do.

But why?

I told you, it's because…

Enough already!

You're still just a child, so shut up and do as you're told!

Oh, yeah.

This is a good opportunity.

Quit that high school and transfer to the one I choose.

What?

Hey, please wait!

I'm busy here. Please leave now.

This is why I hate adults.

What? So you were here too?

Gosh…

Always complaining about everything we do,

telling us to shut up and just do what you say…

Saying stuff like, "There's no way you can do it."

Always dragging people down.

Hiroto's life is his and his alone.

It's not to fulfill the hopes of adults like you!

Besides,

Hiroto is still only 16!

It's natural that he can't explain everything perfectly!

Taking the time to listen to him is a parent's job!

And yet you just sit there acting all high and mighty,

spewing boring bullshit on and on!

Why can't you just cheer us on for what we want to do?

You…

You old bastard!

Get out of here!

Scary.

Weren't you supposed to leave it to me?

What about you? Why didn't you stop me?

You were already yelling before I could do anything! Like a kid!

What should we do now?

Should we go back inside and apologize?

What? Are you kidding me…

Huh?

That is…

Ms. Koizumi.

Hiroto!

Ms. Koizumi!

Are you okay?

What about you?

Is your hand okay? Does it hurt?

I'm fine.

I'm sorry, Hiroto.

Lately,

I've only been thinking about my own career.

Being the advisor for the soccer club too…

"If a woman does it, it will draw more attention."

Is how I proposed it to the Vice Principal.

Somewhere along the way, I feel like I was just doing it to gain popularity.

So,

when you were facing such a major crisis,

I forgot to tell you the most important thing, as a teacher.

What is that?

I have always

respected you for working so hard.

But listen, Hiroto.

Right now, the most important thing

is to take a deep breath and calm down.

And…

to let us help you, so you can keep giving it your all,

like you always have.

Okay?

Amazing, Ms. Koizumi.

Well said.

Please stop it.

You know, Ms. Kashiwabara scolded me earlier.

She said, "The old you was a much better teacher."

No way. How harsh.

Hey, wait! I didn't put it quite like that…

Then,

Ms. Kashiwabara, don't fall behind!

Say something to Hiroto too!

Don't put me on the spot in a situation like this!

Please say something, Ms. Kashiwabara.

What?

Well…

In a book I read once, it said something like this.

"Goalkeeper might be a position

that can only be played by someone with the courage

to put their own body on the line."

I think you play keeper

because you want to protect the people who are precious to you.

Well then, let's keep playing soccer, Hiroto.

Okay?

The reason you've made it this far

is because you have an incredible talent.

It's because you worked many times harder than anyone else!

It wasn't because your dad gave it to you, or something like that.

Right?

I…

Instead of just blaming people like you, Father,

I want to be someone who protects those precious to me.

What did you say?

Even when we lost a match or when I made a mistake,

she always told me I was the coolest one out there.

I want to become someone who can protect people, just like Mom.

That's why

I'm not transferring,

and I'm not quitting as keeper.

Because this is who I am.

One, two!

One, two!

Would you…

let me play soccer with all of you again?

Please.

All right, next up, Eita, let's move on to step work!

Okay!

Nice!

I'm so glad for Hiroto. It's like the weight has been lifted.

Could this be what they call "a blessing in disguise"?

Can you stop with that "I said something impressive" face?

Yes.

-Mr. Onizuka. -Yes?

Don't forget what you said earlier.

Yeah, I know.

What did you tell him earlier?

We made a promise.

That when Hiroto grows up, we'll go out drinking together.

I see.

Mr. Onizuka.

You can resume as homeroom teacher tomorrow.

What? Seriously?

Hiroto's mother got in touch with us.

She said her son is blessed to have two wonderful teachers.

I see. Wait!

Who are these "two teachers"?

She actually said "two ladies," so maybe Ms. Koizumi and me.

What?

I worked pretty hard too, you know!

I guess your good qualities are just hard to convey, Mr. Onizuka.

That's weird.

Mr. Onizuka.

Wait, what did you just say?

Please tell me!

"Please forgive

my immaturity, for not recognizing you as a teacher until now."

-What? -That's what she said.

THE NEW TERM HAS BEGUN!

Ken-Ken, you can't swim?

-I can. -You can't!

-Hey! -You suck at it.

-Will you let me join the Drill Team? -No way!

Are you really sure?

Yes.

Awesome! We finally got five people!

-Great! -Yes!

-Hurray! -Yes!

But!

I will also be in the soccer club.

No way!

What?

We are serious about our club too. Like you are with soccer, Hiroto.

Right?

Yes.

You guys are something else.

But we appreciate the thought. Thank you.

Oh, right! Let's give Hiroto a nickname!

Hey, what do you like?

Anything is fine.

Then "Anything is Fine" it is! Hey, Anything is Fine!

No, that's not what I meant!

Well, how about Hero? Sounds like Hiroto.

Oh, that's good!

Yo, Hero!

Hero!

Sit down.

We're starting homeroom.

Mr. Onizuka

is taking today off.

-What? -Why?

To be honest…

You may be Onizuka's henchman…

Just leave me alone already!

I wish he would take off forever.

Do what you want. If you don't want to come to school, don't!

I'm quitting teaching anyway.

Are you doing sugar dating?

Give it back!

-What happened? -I didn't see anything…

Actually, I…

I have a wife!

If that's how you feel, Miss…

Having to deal with brats who have absurdly high pride and nothing else…

I messed up big time.

Sorry for making you wait!

Subtitle translation by: Nix S.