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Please don't be reckless, Ms. Ogawa.

I don't know what will happen to you.

Are you…

threatening me?

This…

is a warning.

It's a recording device.

You're cleared of suspicion, but there are still questions left.

Who was listening in to

both you and Kaori's conversation,

and why did they send it to me?

Also…

Who cut the brakes on Kaori's bicycle?

SUMIHAMA POLICE STATION

I'm trying to locate the person who sent the voice recording.

How long will it take?

Well…

Probably around two days.

Excuse me…

This was only possible because I treated the cyber department!

But…

You don't have to thank me. No need to repay me either.

I've changed my thinking.

I'm not trying to make you owe me a debt,

but I want to earn merit in life.

So I won't ask for anything.

If I accumulate merits,

I'm going to become

a king in my next life!

All the best.

That's so half-hearted!

But why would someone

send that voice recording to you?

I won't forgive them if they did that to accuse Ryoko.

Ryoko?

Sorry, I got ahead of myself. I meant Ms. Asamura.

Teachers rest on the weekends, right? I wonder if she'll eat with me.

Don't ask me.

Strike! Batter out!

All right!

Push on! Don't be careless!

You can do it!

Looking good!

It went over!

What are you doing, Yajima?

Put more energy into it! Damn it!

Louder!

You can do it!

Throw with all your might!

Do it!

Hey!

Yajima!

This is bad!

Hey!

Are you all right?

Yajima!

-Is he all right? -Get an ambulance! Hurry up!

Laser?

That's unforgivable!

How dare they do that!

Is Yajima all right?

He has a minor concussion.

But the slightest mistake could've cost him his life.

Who would do something like that?

Hey, SP! Let me know immediately once you find the culprit!

SCHOOL POLICE

Mr. Abe.

Yajima's parents will be coming.

They are asking for an explanation as to why

Yajima was attending club activities

every single day, including the weekends.

I was surprised to hear that too.

You even made them practice on Sundays?

You didn't even tell me.

No report?

Is it an exploitative club?

Mr. Shibata.

Recite the JSA regulations.

What? Oh, okay.

Well…

If I recall, that students are to

have at least two days of breaks from clubs,

and their club activities can only be

two hours long during weekdays,

and three hours on weekends.

Precisely.

Mr. Abe held club practice outside school grounds

to get around the rules.

Their competition is coming soon.

This is a headache. How can you do this here?

I believe that

you knew about this all along.

Please don't make assumptions by yourself.

In any case,

the Board of Education will be interfering in this matter.

All club advisors are to

submit a monthly report of your club activities to me immediately.

That's all.

Once the Board of Education interferes,

will club activities be suspended?

Even other clubs are getting investigated too.

I did it for the students!

It's the same for Yajima in this competition.

His high school recommendation hinges on this competition!

You may say that, but rules are rules.

-To break the rules-- -You understand, right?

I'm doing this for the students!

The baseball club does seem like they'll do well.

Right! It's possible to get to nationals this year!

I agree that the club regulation violations

and the laser incident should be assessed separately.

The question is why Yajima was being targeted.

That's right!

Catch that screwed-up bastard soon!

Mr. Abe.

Yajima's parents will be here soon, so please move to the meeting room.

EPISODE 8

WRITTEN PROTEST REGARDING THE BASEBALL CLUB'S ACTIVITIES

I heard that Yajima was hospitalized.

Are his injuries that bad?

He has a slight concussion,

so he has to undergo a medical check.

I heard

someone pointed a laser at Yajima's eye!

What? Is he blind now?

Of course not! It would be on the news if that were true!

Was he having club training on a Sunday?

Sounds like something Abe would do.

What? No breaks?

-My god! -Oh, man!

I'm so glad that Abe isn't our advisor.

He's literally betting his life on the club!

-Right? -I'm really glad he's not my advisor.

Doesn't he always cause problems?

Yes. He really…

-…never learns! -Never learns!

MESSAGE FROM SP

-I don't really think I need a bag. -It was left over.

Then that means no one likes it.

Hey. Who did that to Yajima?

I still don't know.

Do you know if anyone bears a grudge against him?

Against Yajima?

No way.

He's a really good guy.

He's clever, and he's good at baseball.

Oh, but it's possible that someone's jealous of him.

But isn't it going overboard to point a laser at him?

How's Mr. Abe?

Abe?

You're asking if someone hates him?

Oh, there should be a lot.

Like Mikami from Class 2.

Right…

What happened?

Let's go!

You fool!

-What are you doing? -I'm sorry!

Lower your hips.

Do you want the team to lose because of you?

No!

Show me your fighting spirit!

Yes!

Because of him, Mikami got a ruptured eardrum.

What happened to Mr. Abe after that?

I heard that he talked to Mikami's parents,

and he got a stern warning.

It ended just like that.

What about Mikami?

I don't think he hates Abe.

He's still at the club.

He's hard to figure out, too.

I heard that Mikami's parents and Mr. Abe had a talk,

and the incident was resolved amicably.

Mr. Abe didn't have any ill intentions,

and he was just too passionate during practice.

Has Abe caused any other problems?

Are you investigating Mr. Abe?

I don't see who'd hold a grudge against Mikami.

Do you think that

the laser incident was done by someone who hates Mr. Abe?

That's possible, too.

What's wrong?

After writing it down, I realized that

the volleyball club exceeded the weekly quota by 1.5 hours.

Will I get punished for this?

The track-and-field club is safe!

Is warming up considered under club practice?

That's like asking if a banana is a dessert.

Things sure have gotten strict.

I didn't have any breaks when I was still a student.

What club were you in?

-I was in the badminton club. -Surprising.

What? Look at this.

Wow.

The training was too tough, so I ran away.

And then…

I was bullied by

the badminton club members.

I'm sorry to hear that.

That hurt!

Mr. Abe.

Did you talk to…

I talked to Yajima's parents.

Damn it!

They're going to hire a coach to replace me for now.

Seriously… Why?

The fault lies with the one who did that to Yajima!

I only had the weekend practices since the students wanted it!

When I couldn't hear,

I seriously thought that was it.

I didn't know that eardrums could grow back,

so I really wanted to kill Mr. Abe back then.

Wait, I only just thought about it! Please don't arrest me.

I won't.

So you don't hate Mr. Abe?

Yes, I don't hate him.

My ears recovered after two weeks or so.

Has Mr. Abe's training always been like this?

He's always been strict,

but it's only when competitions are coming up.

Can I go now?

Please excuse me.

-Hurry up! -Wait a minute.

I need to get into it first.

Damn it! I was so close.

All good?

-Perfect. -So how did it go?

I don't know the precision of the laser,

but that building

and that hotel are suspicious.

I'm counting on you.

Also…

The voice recording seems to be sent from an internet cafe.

Well, I didn't expect them to be careless.

Which internet cafe?

Well, I still haven't located it yet.

The cyber department's been really busy.

I'll tell them to hurry up. Sorry!

Mr. Shimada…

Does he think that this incident was caused by Mr. Abe?

It appears so.

I see. I can see why.

He's the type that becomes blind to his surroundings when he gets passionate.

I heard that Mr. Abe wanted to be a pro baseball player.

-Really? -He said that when we drank together.

Man, I just needed one hit!

If I had swung my bat, we would have gone to Koshien.

Becoming a pro baseball player wouldn't be a dream!

It's my fighting spirit.

I didn't have enough fighting spirit!

Fighting spirit?

Passionate, isn't he?

More like old-fashioned.

But how should I put it?

Like he's more passionate about his club

because of what he went through?

Even so, it's not right to push the dream he couldn't achieve

onto other children.

He even used up their weekends.

Oh, I heard that it was Yajima and the others

who volunteered for weekend practices.

Well…

It's possible that the students couldn't say no

because Mr. Abe was giving them pressure.

What? Is that really so?

I mean…

If they had said no,

he'd tell them, "You guys lack fighting spirit!"

I'm sure of it.

He'd definitely say that!

SUMIHAMA POLICE STATION

Man…

Wasn't that practice crazy?

We're training too much right before the competition.

-Seriously. -It's complete hell.

One of the baseball club members got into a car accident yesterday.

Accident?

His life isn't in danger, though.

I heard that he walked into the pedestrian crossing by accident

when his heatstroke was triggered after club practice.

Dizziness…

People are saying it probably happened

since he was training under extreme heat.

That would mean we didn't supervise them well,

so all teachers were instructed to be more careful.

Maybe he was told not to drink water.

Back in middle school,

guys thought it was cool not to do so when it was hot.

Was the student injured?

He fractured his leg

and his face was injured.

I see.

Tomorrow…

Maybe I'll go visit him.

You're going?

Yes. I'm worried about him.

The students in your class

and those who are not are all your students.

You're really greedy.

Good morning.

-Why? -Hey!

-Are you all right? -Hey!

It's been a while.

Did you do something to make someone hate you?

No way. Are you serious?

Help him take his stuff!

Hey…

Because of the baseball club,

our club practice time has reduced.

If we lose our competition, it's on you.

It's your fault.

Hey, that has nothing to do with me.

Why not?

Will Mr. Abe be forced to resign?

Wait, didn't some parents write letters to the school

regarding Mr. Abe?

Right, they did.

But they just want him to

apologize before it gets blown up.

What's that? A cover-up?

I know how to spell "cover-up".

No way. Write it for me.

You spell it like this…

Here you go.

Did you know that you can read it in another manner?

I'm correct, right?

Yes, that's right.

See?

Do you remember a student getting injured from baseball practice last summer?

You mean Sakaki?

I heard that heatstroke during practice was the reason,

but was it related to Abe?

No.

I heard that during training,

Mr. Abe made sure that

the students drank water and took breaks at regular intervals.

How do you know about Sakaki?

I recalled that Kaori talked to me about him.

Ms. Ogawa?

Kaori went to visit that student.

Did he stop attending school after the incident?

I believe so.

Well…

It's true that Mr. Abe

can get really passionate at times.

But don't you think this is not related

to the laser incident?

Were you around the vicinity at 11 a.m. two days ago?

There was a baseball match that day.

Oh, yes I did!

Did you see anyone suspicious around the area?

Hey!

Better do it properly!

The baseball team seems strong this year.

Well, yes.

Is it because of your guidance?

What do you mean?

Within the past two years,

you've caused at least two incidents.

Sakaki's accident,

and Mikami's eardrum rupture.

I'm sorry about what happened to Mikami.

But Sakaki--

Weren't you inflicting corporal punishment over time on them?

That's not true!

You like talking about "fighting spirit" and "guts."

Some say I'm old-fashioned,

but I believe in those two words.

The laser incident this time

could have been done by someone who disagrees with your methods.

Any clues?

No way!

In the first place, if they don't like what I'm doing

they should just come after me!

What a joke!

-Yes? -I found the place, Shimada.

We've received an intruder report at the hotel opposite the baseball field.

An intruder?

A man parked his car in the area

and was staring at the baseball field.

What about the surveillance cameras?

The hotel's not open yet, so we can't get a video feed.

I've asked for some facial features,

so I'll ask around.

I got it.

It took forever to find you. I thought you were in the staff room.

Patrol is part of my job, too. Did you find anything?

Someone who hates Mr. Abe…

What about it?

What is it?

-No one. -What?

There's no one at all.

Me too.

I talked to Tsunoda, who's in the baseball club.

The team got stronger because of Abe,

and he said he's really good.

He doesn't even beat them up.

I'm shocked that he's even popular among the girls.

He even guides his students seriously regarding their future.

I thought he'd be the type to inflict power harassment.

I can see that too.

See you, Principal Kijima.

See you.

-Go straight home, you hear? -Yes!

What are you checking for without my permission?

Tsukasa Sakaki's address. He's a Year 3 student.

Sakaki? Why?

I'm curious about his accident.

Accident?

It's highly likely that

the person who fired the laser hated Mr. Abe.

Do you think Sakaki hates Mr. Abe?

You've got it wrong.

After the discussion,

it was surmised that neither Mr. Abe nor the school is at fault.

Any concrete proof?

Mr. Abe said that he supervised the students closely.

That's not concrete proof.

I believe in our teachers.

That's not true, right?

What?

You only believe in what's good for the school.

When things go south, you abandon them.

What are you talking about?

It's about Mizuki Wakui's incident.

I feel really sorry

towards Wakui regarding that.

-Is that all? -What do you mean by that?

You abandoned Okabe,

and there are loose ends left.

That's not true.

My goal…

is to build a school that is comfortable

for both students and teachers.

I strive to ensure that similar incidents

do not happen again.

I see.

FAMILY RECORD TSUKASA SAKAKI

This is the Superintendent's Office.

Please hold on.

Akamine Middle School's Principal Kijima is on the line.

KENJI OZAKI SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

Tell him I'm not here.

What? Is that fine?

Tell him I'm away due to important matters.

Understood. I will relay your message.

Hello, sorry to keep you waiting.

Mr. Ozaki is currently away

due to some urgent matters…

Yes?

The police?

I'm the School Police at Akamine Middle School

and my name is Shimada.

School Police?

Is Tsukasa at home?

What?

Tsukasa.

This is Mr. Shimada, a School Police.

He wants to ask you something regarding your accident and Mr. Abe.

Could you let us be alone, Ms. Sakaki?

Tsukada only got over his accident recently.

Please don't reopen his wounds again…

I know. It'll be fine, so please let us be alone.

I understand.

I don't really remember much.

But on the way home, I suddenly felt dizzy.

I heard that it was heatstroke.

Yes.

Is that why you stopped

attending school?

Yes, kind of.

The scar looked hideous at first.

I thought my life was over.

But I underwent a few surgeries

and it looked a lot better,

so I thought I had to go back to school.

Did Mr. Abe cause the heatstroke?

That's definitely not it!

Mr. Abe's really concerned about our health during training.

The training is tough,

but he always came to visit me after the accident.

-He still does now. -Even now?

Yes. He always calls me once a month.

He also emails me school lesson notes.

I wanted to attend school again because of Mr. Abe.

So your heatstroke was caused by bad luck?

Yes.

You know…

Humans feel the need to escape when they lie,

and blood rushes to their legs.

As a result, their hands feel cold.

What are you hiding?

I'm not hiding anything.

I…

I'm going to be killed.

By who?

Tell me.

After practice…

When Mr. Abe went back,

our seniors made us continue self-practice.

All right! Stop, everyone!

Hey. Are you slacking off?

I'm sorry!

Start at my signal!

All right, one!

Two, three!

Come on!

Hurry up!

What are you doing? Stand up!

Come on, let's go!

I'm sorry.

Come on, run!

It's too early to drop out!

Do it seriously.

Hey!

Why are you resting?

I'm sorry…

-Water… -What?

What?

I'm sorry.

Stand up, come on!

Stand up and run!

Go!

That was the reason?

Please don't tell anyone.

If you do, I'll be killed too.

"Too"?

What do you mean?

Ms. Ogawa…

Ogawa?

Kaori Ogawa?

Ms. Ogawa came to visit me,

then she told me.

She realized I was acting strange.

What happened?

The reason I had heatstroke

wasn't because of Mr. Abe.

Please don't tell anyone.

I told her about my seniors.

And then…

Did you rat on me with Ogawa?

I'll kill you if you do anything stupid.

So this is the real reason

you stopped coming to school?

After that,

I heard that Ms. Ogawa died.

Ms. Ogawa…

She confronted Kuroishi.

Why investigate the club's alumni?

Sakaki's accident last year was caused by the alumni.

What do you mean?

Mr. Shimada.

I heard about yesterday from Ms. Sakaki.

Sakaki doesn't hate Mr. Abe.

The laser incident was just a prank.

Please stop digging around unnecessarily.

You think that's unnecessary?

When a student in the school's a target?

Just submit a victim report to the police.

As the School Police, you should just do your own job.

I'm begging you.

What's the matter?

I found out who fired the laser, Shimada.

I had a portrait sketched based on testimonies,

and he looked like someone with a larceny record

so I'm in front of his house now…

Oh, it's him.

Hey!

That hurts! Hey, wait up!

What the hell is that?

Hey!

Wait!

I'm sorry!

Hold on! Hey!

Damn it!

Here we go.

Are you snapping back at me? Really?

Don't underestimate police officers!

Caught you!

Spill it, Nimura!

That fateful Sunday on the baseball field.

-You know what you did, right? -I…

"I"? You're trying to say it's not you?

Then why did you run?

I was just paid to do it!

What do you mean?

Who paid you the money?

All right.

Thank you, Mr. Abe.

-Thank you. -Do your best.

-Yes. -Go on.

We found the person who pointed the laser at Yajima.

You're the one who wanted the laser pointed at Yajima, right?

What?

What are you talking about?

You hired a person named Nimura.

Nimura had a larceny record and didn't work for the most part.

He set up a freelance shop online.

I don't know him.

Go to your room, Tsukasa.

It's no use. Nimura confessed.

What about a laser?

What did you do to Yajima?

I don't know anything about a laser.

I guess so. Your request was

just to harass him.

What's going on?

Why…

Why did you do that?

You made my child turn out like this,

and you ask me why?

What's the point in training him

until he suffers from a heatstroke?

Because of you,

he got a scar on his face

and couldn't attend school!

You did this to him!

The heatstroke…

wasn't caused by Mr. Abe!

Who cares about that now?

You beat up students

and force them to attend training on weekends.

I protested with all my might

so that similar incidents don't happen again!

Yet nothing has changed.

That's why I did that, so that the school will understand.

Protest?

I've never received such a thing.

It was Principal Kijima.

What?

He probably rejected it to avoid trouble.

I heard you aimed to be a pro baseball player.

You may lead a boring life unable to become one,

but don't vent your frustrations on the kids!

No matter how hard you work,

only a handful can become pro baseball players.

Don't try to vent your anger

using our children's precious time!

Mom…

And you are the one

who might have taken away Yajima's precious time.

-Do you have the right-- -It's fine.

I'm extremely sorry

about Tsukasa's accident.

Mr. Abe…

-No, it's not your fault-- -It's all right!

No matter the reason,

there's no doubt that my supervision was erroneous.

However,

I hope you at least understand one thing.

It's like you said. Only a handful

can become pro baseball players.

-So why did you train the kids-- -However,

Is becoming one that important?

What?

Becoming a professional athlete is not everything.

How passionate can they be at one thing…

Their tenacity to not give up…

I believe that will benefit the children in the future.

I, too,

once devoted myself to baseball from middle school all the way to university.

I wanted to become a pro baseball player,

but I couldn't.

But I don't think I wasted my time.

It was tiring, and I wanted to escape.

That experience

made me who I am today.

I want the kids to know that

even if they lose,

they must learn to never run away.

However,

even so,

it's not a reason to make them train until their bodies crumble.

It's not a reason to violate club regulations.

I'm truly sorry.

Mom…

Mr. Abe…

How's Yajima?

He's fine.

Can I go apologize to him?

Yes.

What will happen to Ms. Sakaki?

A victim report has been submitted.

It seems like she's turning herself in,

so she'll be arrested for now.

I see.

Thanks. You solved the laser incident.

No, it's not solved yet.

-What? -I want Kuroishi's contact details.

-Kuroishi? -The baseball club alumnus.

Where are you now, Mr. Shimada?

I heard from Mr. Abe.

You're heading to Kuroishi, right?

Why did you stay silent?

What are you planning?

Kuroishi killed Kaori.

What?

Mr. Shimada?

All right!

I'm in tip-top condition today, as always!

Come on.

-Kuroishi. -What?

Do you know Kaori Ogawa?

What? Why is a police officer here?

Hey, did you do something?

-I didn't. -You know Kaori Ogawa, right?

I said I don't!

Let me go!

Remember Tsukasa Sakaki, your baseball club junior?

You pressured Sakaki, and then he met with an accident.

Kaori Ogawa then confronted you.

Oh, that teacher?

It hurts!

What has that got to do with me?

"Found the guy who sent the file in the internet cafe."

"His name is Kota Matsuda."

Wait, Matsuda!

Matsuda!

Come here!

That hurt!

Was it you?

You sent me the recording

between Kaori Ogawa and Kyoko Asamura.

How are you related to Kaori Ogawa's incident?

My arm's going to break!

Tell me how you are related!

She was going to reveal how Kuroishi and I pressured Sakaki!

If that happened, my recommendation would've been cancelled!

That's why you silenced her?

I didn't intend to kill her.

I wanted her to back off after getting hurt!

I heard that Ogawa died.

Seriously? Why?

It was an accident.

Are you serious?

I didn't expect her to die.

I thought that I did a bad thing.

Why? Why did you send me that recording?

After I saw on the news that you were going to Akamine,

I saw you visiting Ms. Ogawa's grave.

I thought you were going to Akamine because of Ms. Ogawa.

I couldn't bear it anymore.

I knew I was going to get caught.

How is that related to the voice recording?

Why did you send that to me?

I wanted that Asamura to be suspected!

I didn't want to get arrested!

Also, I wasn't the only one who disliked Ms. Ogawa!

You…

What do you know?

Mr. Shimada! Did you meet Kuroishi?

PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

What's the matter?

-What are you doing? -Mr. Shimada?

You had someone cut the brakes on Kaori Ogawa's bicycle, right?

What are you talking about?

-Please stop! -Shut up! Don't stop me!

Matsuda told me everything.

After hearing the truth behind the heatstroke from Kaori Ogawa,

you made use of that.

You talked to Matsuda, who already had a high school recommendation,

threatened that his recommendation would be cancelled, and…

You did it!

You ordered him to kill Kaori Ogawa!

No. You got it wrong!

That's bullshit!

Between Matsuda and I, who do you trust?

Neither.

I only want the truth.

There's no way I'd do that.

Then…

Why did you stop me from investigating the baseball club?

You even tried to dismiss the laser incident.

You didn't want me to meet with Matsuda, right?

That's just your assumption!

Do you think I'd come here

without any proof?

What now? I'm going to be arrested!

Do something!

-I didn't expect her to die! -Shut up.

If I get caught,

I'll confess.

That I took orders from you.

I didn't say anything.

You said it, didn't you?

Things will be bad if I don't do something.

But you're the one who cut her brakes.

You told me about her bicycle!

Once Matsuda knew

I was coming as the School Police, he came crying to you.

But you refused him.

Matsuda recorded this conversation

just in case you abandoned him!

What's going on, Principal Kijima?

Why would you kill Ms. Ogawa?

It's to protect the students.

Ms. Ogawa…

No matter what,

she insisted on publicizing Okabe's incident.

All for her self-righteousness!

That's why…

I wanted to injure her,

and make sure she wasn't in school

until the incident died down!

I didn't expect her to die either!

-Stop! -Move aside!

Self-righteousness?

Kaori treasured the students

more than anyone else!

I'm sorry that

you lost your lover.

You're the one who killed her!

You did it willingly,

and all for a stupid reason!

I…

I…

I don't think I'm in the wrong.

Ms. Ogawa…

I'm really sorry about what happened to her,

but that was the only thing

I could do for a fourteen year-old child

who still had a future ahead of her!

Even if Ms. Ogawa died,

the students are still more important!

Don't you dare compare lives!

Mr. Shimada!

That's just lip service!

People like you understand nothing!

This is what it means

to protect the children!

I don't intend to understand

what you're trying to say.

Stop.

Stop!

Shimada! Stop it!

Please stop!

Move!

Shimada!

You can't do it!

If you continue,

I…

I'll have to

put handcuffs on you, Shimada.

This is an arrest warrant, Kijima!

You are under arrest for instigation of involuntary manslaughter!

What are you doing? Jeez!

Let's go.

I see.

Tell the Akamine teachers that

they cannot say anything to the mass media.

I understand.

Fool.

Are you all right, Mr. Shimada?

It's not over yet.

What?

I've been thinking about

what Kaori was thinking then.

She isn't someone who would trample on her student's heart.

Even more so when it comes to

students who have deep emotional scars like Mizuki Wakui.

So you're saying that this incident is much more complex?

I want to know

what Kaori was investigating

and what she did.

No!

Hey, wait!

Wait.

Wakui.

I hope you can tell me the truth.

Wakui!

Leave me alone, Ms. Ogawa!

Is it really right to leave things hanging like this?

Shimada.

We have to take you in for questioning regarding assault.

Hey, everyone! The principal was arrested!

-Why? -What'll happen to our school?

This is crazy.

I volunteer to be principal!

I'm your mother.

Ignore what your homeroom teacher says!

A toxic parent.

The SP saw us. Be careful.

You're hiding something about Okabe's sexual assault incident, right?

I've insisted to the police that you should be heavily penalized.

I know that!

But if I don't, my mom will cry!

Don't look at me like I'm a stalker.

But what you're doing resembles one.

But in some rare cases, there are some so evil, they put adults to shame.

They're like monsters.

We might have been deceived by those two girls.

Subtitle translation by: Qianni Lu