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Don't you think it'd be amazing if we could do that as a whole class?

To my beloved wife.

My class has come together as one, working hard for the culture festival.

Meanwhile, for the first time, I felt like a real teacher.

After I confronted her, a student of mine stopped

trying to quit school.

I felt I was finally becoming a Great Teacher, when…

Soma Sato!

Is Soma Sato here?

What's wrong, Vice Principal?

The police are here!

To arrest him, they say!

What?

According to them, Soma Sato transported marijuana for a smuggling gang.

They were raided, and they ratted him out.

What is he doing, that idiot?

Principal, this is the biggest scandal since our school's founding.

I believe we have no choice but to expel him right away.

I suppose so.

Hold on a second!

Can't we at least hear Soma's side of the story first?

SHIN YOKOHAMA POLICE STATION

This is the current situation, so can we hold off on the divorce

until this is resolved?

Do you live here alone?

My parents

wanted to get rid of me after I got held back a year.

They said they'd rent an apartment for me. After that, I was on my own.

Hey, Soma…

Did you really transport marijuana?

I'm sure they forced you into it, am I right?

Those old classmates of yours who often came to our school.

Why didn't you refuse?

I did refuse.

But?

They said they'd hurt my classmates.

Soma was just being threatened by his old delinquent friends,

so please, be lenient with him!

What do we do, Principal?

Well,

I consulted with our parent company,

but it is a fact that he engaged in criminal activity,

so I don't think we can avoid expelling him.

I knew it.

Hold on a second!

If he doesn't like that,

he can voluntarily drop out before the decision is made.

Otherwise, he won't be able to go to any other school.

-What? -What do you mean?

You're a teacher, and you don't know?

A student who gets expelled can't transfer anywhere.

Damn it.

That Nakamaru bastard was as good as threatening us.

PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

CLASS 1-B

Anyone with a question, please raise your hand!

Are you all good? Is there anything you don't understand?

Don't worry.

You just need to keep studying with everyone as usual.

I'm dropping out.

What are you talking about?

I can't cause any more trouble for you or the class.

Oh, all right.

Then, before you do, shall we go there together?

Huh?

So it's you punks?

Are you the ones trying to ruin my precious student's youth?

Huh? What if we are?

Could you stay away from Soma?

Sure, he used to hang out with you and got held back a grade.

But he worked hard to graduate middle school,

and right now, he's trying to enjoy the wonders of youth.

So, could you just leave him alone?

I'm begging you!

Like I give a damn!

You're pathetic too, crying to your homeroom teacher.

Or are you looking down on us

because only you got to attend high school?

What "youth"?

Trash like you doesn't deserve anything like that!

You bastards!

If you do that, you'll really get expelled.

I don't care!

You idiot!

I told you to be smart.

Right now, what's right in front of you is what you'd call "the line."

Whatever you do, don't ever cross that line.

I just said something really cool.

What kind of nonsense are you spouting?

-You're weird, old man! -Shut up!

My beloved wife

just told me to sign divorce papers, so I'm super pissed off right now!

Who gives a shit!

You bastard!

Come on!

Hey!

What?

Come at me barehanded.

Don't get involved!

Go!

It hurts!

Let go! That hurts!

-You old man! -Let go!

Let go!

-What? -Get ready, it's going to sting.

It hurts! Hey!

Hey, be gentler.

This is what you get for being so reckless at your age.

When I was young, guys like that were nothing to me.

I'm going to

drop out of school.

What?

Just like they said,

someone like me has no right to enjoy their youth.

Stop talking nonsense.

No matter what happens, stay in school.

Participate in the culture festival with the whole class.

But…

Don't worry. I'll figure the rest out somehow.

Okay.

-I'm heading off then, Murai. -Right.

Bye.

Yeah. Take care of yourself.

What on earth is he planning to do?

Who knows?

Onicchi has always been unpredictable.

Is that so?

Back when I was a student too, he risked his life trying to protect me.

Murai! Hurry up and run!

Why does he always do such reckless things?

He probably just…

doesn't want to leave us all alone out here.

What?

Going to high school, making friends,

and creating tons of memories…

How important that is for us…

Onicchi knows better than anyone else.

What's this?

A TEACHER OF SEISHIN ACADEMY ASSAULTED PEOPLE

DIDN'T HE USE TO BE A BIKE GANG MEMBER TOO?

Hey, come on.

It's already been shared a whole bunch.

Onizuka!

What on earth were you thinking?

A teacher, committing assault?

Those kids' families are making a huge fuss, saying they'll sue!

I'm sorry.

They were threatening Soma, but they played dumb, which pissed me off.

How can you be so nonchalant?

Parents are flooding us with inquiries!

They're asking why we let such a violent teacher run free!

It'll be fine. Just explain what happened, properly…

It's obvious that won't work!

As things stand, you…

will have to leave this school along with Soma Sato!

Hold on a second.

Soma was being threatened,

and he told me right away about him delivering the marijuana.

What?

What do you mean by that?

You…

You knew a student committed a crime and didn't report it?

Yes.

"Yes" isn't the answer.

That's a cover-up!

Soma did nothing wrong,

so I thought if I made them admit to the crime, it would be all good.

This time you are getting fired for sure!

Submit your resignation now!

Then, how about this?

Forget about me for a bit,

and just give Soma a one-week suspension, okay?

What are you talking about? If we don't expel him,

it will set a bad precedent, so we have no choice but to be strict!

Wait a minute!

You accept this decision, right, Principal?

Well…

I suppose so.

Mr. Onizuka, it is very unfortunate,

but Soma Sato must be…

Excuse me for the interruption.

What brings you here, Director Katayama?

I came to apologize for the trouble caused by Ryunosuke Miyazawa,

the employee our company dispatched.

You didn't need to come all the way here just for that…

And, the student who was arrested by the police,

we would like an update on him.

I see, so that's how it is.

Mr. Onizuka.

Yes.

Regrettably, we have no choice but to ask you to resign.

You're amazing, Director Katayama.

You truly understand. Well then, Soma Sato will also…

A strict warning should be enough for him.

After all, the ones at fault were those youths

and his teacher, who knew his student was involved in a crime

yet covered it up and committed violence.

Mr. Onizuka.

No, but…

Are you really okay with this?

Thank you very much.

But…

If you quit, Kenta will be sad.

Thanks to you, he actually felt like going to school

and has been having fun every day.

He'll be fine now.

He's not alone anymore.

I see.

So that's how it is.

You're taking all the blame to save Soma, aren't you?

I mean, come on.

I can't let my dear student get a stain on his record

over something as stupid as this.

Could it be

that it was also you who posted all of this, Mr. Onizuka?

A TEACHER OF SEISHIN ACADEMY ASSAULTED PEOPLE

DIDN'T HE USE TO BE A BIKE GANG MEMBER TOO?

This is terrible.

So Onicchi is taking the fall for Soma?

No way!

What should we do?

Soma!

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Isn't it obvious? I'm telling the truth.

You idiot.

I used up all of my meager intelligence to come up with this plan,

so don't ruin it.

Why did you lie?

You didn't know I transported marijuana!

When I was younger,

I used to strut around

with my hands shoved in my pockets just like you.

Until a certain person told me…

"Mr. Onizuka,

hands aren't meant for doing that.

They're meant for holding onto precious things.

For connecting with people you care about."

Didn't she teach you that?

After all, she was your grandma.

What?

The reason I was able to become a teacher…

was all thanks to your grandma.

If I hadn't met the Chairperson,

I'd still be a hopeless piece of trash.

Hey, Soma.

If you get expelled like this, your grandma will be heartbroken.

No,

she'd definitely be angry.

"This happened because you were building a shell around yourself.

Stop acting foolish, tell your classmates and teachers

how you actually feel."

That is what she'd say.

SEISHIN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL YASUHIRO OHKUBO

PRINCIPAL YASUHIRO OHKUBO

Seems Mr. Onizuka's dismissal has been officially decided.

But isn't there anything we can do?

Ms. Kashiwabara, something has happened.

Your class is…

What?

WE HEREBY BOYCOTT THE FESTIVAL AND WILL HOLE UP IN THE CLASSROOM

Hey, everyone, what are you doing?

Open up!

We're not coming out of here until Mr. Onizuka comes back to school!

I understand how you feel, but what good will doing this do?

No matter what you say, we won't leave until our demand is met!

Boycott!

Boycott!

Boycott!

Really?

What should we do?

At this rate, things will get out of hand.

Well…

Until my punishment is handed down, I can't go to school.

So there's nothing I can do.

Why are you saying something so cold?

Does Class 1-B not matter to you anymore?

I'm so hungry!

Hey, what about the bathroom?

-Just hold it in. -I'm going to piss myself!

Geez, aren't you the Big Bro?

When is Onicchi getting here?

Onicchi!

Who could that be?

Maybe Onicchi came for us?

Onicchi?

No way!

Hey, Kotone! You're in there, right? Open up!

No way! Dad?

-What? -What?

-Yo! -What are you doing?

-Telling us to come out? -No, it's not like that.

Then what?

We did a barricade protest back then too, right?

Yeah, we did!

We were in Onicchi's class too, you see.

Can we come in? We'll leave as soon as we're done.

Oh, go ahead.

This vibe really brings back memories.

-Feels like we're going back to our youth. -Right?

Excuse me. What did you come here for?

Oh, sorry! We got a bit excited.

We came to deliver a message from Mr. Onizuka, so to speak.

That guy hasn't changed one bit. We're busy too, you know!

He always made us run errands out of nowhere.

Hey, speaking of which, Noboru do you remember?

To see if bullying was fun, Onizuka hung you upside down from the roof!

That was insane!

-Right. -Yeah.

-He really was out of control. -Seriously!

But, you know,

as you all probably know,

being with him is really fun.

He makes you feel

like the world is only going to get better from here on out.

Besides,

when you get to our age, you realize…

That in high school,

you can make tons of memories that become treasures for a lifetime.

GIVE ONICCHI BACK TO US!

Knowing that,

should you really be doing this?

At the very least, Onicchi wouldn't be happy about it.

"Your youth is precious, don't waste it!"

That's what he'd say.

Well, that's all from us.

Let's get going. Sorry for intruding.

Let's go for a drink at Murai's!

Hey, everyone.

Shall we practice for the festival?

Yes.

Let's do it.

I'll go tell the teachers that we're stopping the barricade.

Guys, let's take down the barricades so we can make space.

Us girls will go buy drinks from the vending machine.

Can I go to the toilet?

All right, we'll start practice in ten minutes.

-Okay! -Yes!

Ken-Ken.

Don't you think we could arrange and use this part?

Oh, that's great!

Hey, Yuukichi.

What?

Should we start dating?

What?

Don't say that. That's gross.

You didn't have to be that harsh.

I mean, we need to focus on practice right now.

I know, but still.

What are you two doing over there? We're practicing!

All right, everyone, today we'll start from here.

Everyone, take a seat.

Sit down.

Hurry up and sit down!

At the zombie part, everyone always speeds up the tempo, so…

Don't slack off, Soma.

-What? -Come on, let's practice.

-Let's go. -Come on, Soma.

You're the worst at it.

I'll teach you.

I'm the second worst!

What the heck?

You guys…

Why aren't you blaming me?

Because of me, Mr. Onizuka got fired.

It's not your fault.

Besides,

we're homeskillets.

What?

We're friends, aren't we?

Lately,

that song,

"When I Become a First Grader" has been stuck in my head.

You were calling each other by nicknames,

and I felt so miserable being the only one left out.

When I become a first-grader

When I become a first-grader

I wonder if I can make 100 friends?

I want to eat with 100 people

Eating rice balls on top of Mount Fuji

Chomp, chomp

When I become a first-grader

When I become a first-grader

I wonder if I can make 100 friends?

I want to laugh with 100 people

Making the whole world shake

From now on, let's do lots of things together, all 28 of us.

Soma.

Thank you.

I'm really glad I ended up

in this class.

SEISHIN FESTIVAL

An announcement for all students.

The festival starts in an hour.

Each class, please proceed with the final checks.

Are you really fine with this?

How about you?

How have things been at your company?

I've decided to quit.

Oh? Then, what are you going to do now?

I'm thinking of taking the teacher employment exam.

Seriously?

You'd better not.

Once you're a teacher, your skills aren't transferable,

and you can't change careers.

You never know where parents might be watching,

so even when you go out drinking, you have to go far from the school.

Still, there's no job as wonderful as this, is there?

After all, you get to nurture unique individuals.

I suppose so.

STAFF ROOM

Everyone.

It was only for a short while, but thanks for everything.

It's such a shame.

I wanted to see what you'd teach our students

just a little more.

Me too.

Thanks to you, teaching has finally become fun for me.

I wouldn't go that far,

but, I guess I wanted to talk with you more.

Everyone,

take care.

Principal, Vice Principal!

What is it?

Could you let Mr. Onizuka teach one last lesson?

I think the students of Class 1-B would want to say a proper goodbye too.

Please!

Obviously we won't allow that!

-But-- -I said no!

It's fine.

What? What are you saying?

I am the Principal.

I am the one who decides.

No, but--

Just…

Shut up for a bit!

Every single time I try to say something, you always jump in and speak first!

I'll admit, I speak rather slowly.

Besides, because I'm the only one here without a teaching license,

I had an odd complex toward all of you.

But,

watching Mr. Onizuka made me reflect on myself.

No matter your position, you have to believe in yourself more!

Therefore, as Principal,

I am going to reform this school from here on out.

As I don't have a teaching license,

I can come up with ideas that none of you would think of.

For example, at a school overseas,

I hear their harshest punishment is making the student punch the principal.

To teach them that punching someone hurts themselves as well…

I was thinking, we could do that.

Look, the way my body is built, if I get hit a bit…

See?

Did I just make it weird?

Thank you for everything.

Meeting all of you was really fun.

Is that all?

Is that not okay?

You aren't a student transferring out! Say something more befitting a teacher!

I've never been in this situation before.

I'm kind of nervous.

I mean, well, you know…

Ms. Kashiwabara, please say something like you always do.

Give me a break. I'm not the one quitting.

Hold on a second.

Hey.

Well, you know.

I mean…

Mr. Onizuka!

Ken-Ken.

Thanks to you coming back to school,

I was able to remain the homeroom teacher of Class 1-B.

You're the kind of person who,

if I mess up, would pat me on the back and say things will be okay.

That is your strength.

So don't ever forget that.

Copy that, Mr. Onizuka.

Yuukichi,

thanks to you saying you wanted to start a Drill Team,

the class was able to come together as one.

Thank you.

Your name means "bonds,"

and you have the strength to bind people together.

Don't ever lose your courage, and keep on connecting people together.

Leave it to me, Mr. Onizuka.

Momocchi.

Keep slaying.

What?

What do you mean?

Work hard and stay healthy.

What? That's all you have to say?

You know, the day you and the others sang me "Happy Birthday"

was the best birthday of my life!

Don't say that.

Make next year and the next great birthdays too!

You always work hard to brighten up those around you.

You can do it.

Okay, Mr. Onizuka.

Big Bro.

I'm sorry.

Huh? For what?

When I heard you say you didn't want to punch anyone anymore,

I swore I'd do the same,

but in the end, I broke that oath.

Still, you have to keep that promise.

Because of kind, hard-working people like you,

this world can still go on.

I'll do my best, Mr. Onizuka.

Comeback.

You have to…

study super hard

and become a big shot.

And, along with everyone here…

become a hero who saves many people.

I wonder if I can do it?

As long as you don't forget to stay close to others

and keep cherishing your grandma,

you'll be just fine.

Understood, Mr. Onizuka.

Hero.

Don't forget about the time you injured your hand.

Thanks to that,

you were able to grow both as an athlete and as a person.

That's true.

When you make it to the Premier League,

I can brag that you were my student. I'm looking forward to it.

You have the courage

to throw yourself in harm's way to protect everyone, so you can make it.

Thank you, Mr. Onizuka.

Seishin.

When you decided

this was the school you were meant to attend, I was so happy.

You have limitless potential.

So from now on,

never think of others as fools,

and don't think of yourself as one, either.

Yeah.

I won't do that anymore, Mr. Onizuka.

MY.

When you said you wanted to enjoy

your youth with everyone, and took the nickname "Miss Youth"

to symbolize it, I was so happy.

You're way more mature than me,

so trust yourself and have a wonderful romance.

Do it for Ayumu too. He really liked you.

I will, Mr. Onizuka.

Secretary-General.

You have to live up to your nickname and become a man who leads the world.

Go straight toward your dreams.

Even if you don't reach the finish line, pushing forward toward your dream

is never wasted effort, so I'll be cheering for you.

Thank you, Mr. Onizuka.

TC.

When I heard you say you wanted to work

at the same school as Ms. Kashiwabara someday,

I actually got goosebumps and tears in my eyes.

When someone is in trouble,

you look beautiful acting without hesitation.

I look forward to the day you become

Great Teacher Cocoa.

When that time comes, come visit me, Mr. Onizuka.

Mr. Onizuka,

I'm sorry… it's all my fault.

You were the only one who didn't have a nickname, Soma.

What would you like?

Call me "Chairperson."

I want to become a person like my grandma.

Everyone, Soma's grandma

is the person I respect most out of everyone I've met in my life.

Both of us

must live in a way that wouldn't make her ashamed.

Chairperson.

Yes, Mr. Onizuka.

To my beloved wife.

Right now,

for the first time, I feel like I've become a real teacher.

Until now, I thought my job was to help the students grow.

But in reality,

these kids were helping me grow.

I've finally realized it.

With this, I've said all my goodbyes.

Hey, you ruined the moment!

My bad, I stayed up all night yesterday trying to think of cool things to say.

Twenty-eight students,

not a single one missing.

It's a perfect number.

See you.

I forgot to tell you something.

You are all

great!

This is good, huh, Principal?

Ms. Kashiwabara, Class 1-B is pretty amazing, right?

Still, I wish Mr. Onizuka could have seen this too.

He's probably feeling lonely right now.

Touch, touch, friends!

Touch, touch, friends!

Touch, touch, friends!

DRILL TEAM

We're going to transform!

Mr. Onizuka!

I finally understand.

Understand what?

The reason you got fired from every school you've ever been to.

Just like this time, you tried to protect the students.

Well…

I mean, it's my job as a teacher, after all.

But aren't you frustrated that you couldn't see them graduate?

Of course I'm frustrated!

How could I not be?

Then why?

Ms. Kashiwabara,

this time, it's because you're here.

What?

The rest,

I'll leave to you.

I understand.

Hey, why are you crying?

Because I'm just so happy…

Your dream came true, Yuukichi.

Ken-Ken.

What?

Should we start dating?

Seriously?

One, two!

Let's make it a good day!

SEISHIN FESTIVAL

Great!

Teacher!

Onicchi!

In the end, I got fired again, huh?

And the answer to what a "Great Teacher" really is…

I never found it either.

Welcome home.

What?

I'm making my favorite hamburger steaks today.

What's with the shirt?

What? Oh…

Didn't I tell you?

I went to relax in Hawaii, so I couldn't reply to your texts. Sorry.

Right.

I see.

So, how are things at school?

I'm sorry, I got fired.

What? Again?

Oh, no… Well, it's just like you said, Azusa,

I'm really a useless man.

Even with Soma,

there might have been a better solution, but I couldn't think of anything at all.

DIVORCE FORM

Then…

don't forget that feeling, okay?

What do you mean?

At the end of the day, you were never a teacher!

You only think of students as friends,

and you can only see things from their perspective.

I'm sorry…

What are you talking about? That's your good quality!

You don't see things from an adult's perspective.

You interact with students like a friend.

Isn't a teacher like that a Great Teacher?

Besides, even at your age, after all this time,

you're still trying to become a genuine teacher.

Isn't that amazing?

Thank you.

Also…

Also?

The hamburger steaks are burning.

Oh no! I messed up!

There.

Keep it inside.

Mr. Onizuka, how are you doing?

Everyone in Class 1-B is doing well.

Oh, right,

the Principal started commuting by motorcycle.

Turns out, just like you, Mr. Onizuka, he used to be a delinquent too.

There are countless schools in this world.

However, this Seishin High is different!

I thought the Vice Principal would just quiet down and lay low,

but he has helped deal with all the difficult parents,

something we all hated to do. We're so grateful to him.

Leave it to us.

Hey.

Aren't you supposed to be in supplementary class?

All the other teachers are doing their best

for the students too, in their own ways.

You're great.

Let's make today a good day too.

For some reason, I feel like everyone is copying you, Mr. Onizuka.

Good morning.

Good morning.

All right, all 28 of you are here today, not a single one missing, right?

Yes!

Okay, we're doing a pop quiz.

What?

No complaining.

It'll be fine. Your grades have been going up, after all.

Still, I can say this for sure.

Seishin High is on its way to becoming a wonderful school.

Why did you apply to our school?

Is something wrong?

Oh, I'm sorry.

A long time ago, someone asked me a similar question,

and I answered, "Because I wanted to become a teacher."

Then, what about now?

Well, now it's because…

I want to become a real teacher.

Subtitle translation by: Nix S.