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Regarding the lawsuit for Asuka Aizawa,

would you consider serving as Kentaro's legal representative?

What you're trying to do here is revenge.

I don't want you doing this.

Akiko Misawa, 28 years old. Her teaching area is science.

She was Asuka's homeroom teacher during her first year.

Supposedly she is undergoing treatment for a sudden illness, but

there is reason for suspicion.

The other day when I visited the address indicated here,

she had changed her residence.

Would you move while you're being hospitalized?

I believe it should be our priority to find the whereabouts of this Misawa.

Will you give me a little more time?

I don't mind, but

didn't you say that you would be able to get Asuka's teacher and classmates to testify?

I'm sorry.

I can't tell you anything.

There's no bullying.

That was...

...an accident!

This might sound like an odd question so late in the game, but

was Asuka really being bullied?

I hope you're not the only one who's convinced that she was being bullied.

By the way, there's word from West Tama-shi.

I've completely entrusted the firm to you.

Do what you feel is right.

Even if, as a result, rumors spread that I went against the administration,

and we lose many of our current clients?

It's all yours now.

But...

I've built this firm up according my own ambitions.

If you believe the firm will be in your way for you to do what you think is right,

throw it away and don't look back.

Come in.

[professional greeting]

I went to the hospital.

The president?

The test results came back.

They say my father has six months at most.

Naoyuki,

- Try throwing this away. - Huh?

Throw it in there.

Why?

It's just 10 yen.

It's not your money, and I'm saying you can throw it away.

You can throw it away, right?

Why not?

Why not?

Because it's money.

You must not throw away money.

That's just a preconception...

...something that you live by.

When I was 14,

my mother died as a result of medical malpractice.

Even though my father must have been the one most devastated by my mother's death,

he didn't go after the hospital.

It was because for our firm, hospitals were important clients.

There was a time I hated him for that.

But not now.

My father weighed the consequences.

He weighed my mother against me.

And rather than my mother who was dead,

he chose me who was alive.

To protect me... for the sake of my future,

my father gave up revenge.

A lawyer's job isn't to fight.

It's to protect what's most important.

To protect what's in front of me right now,

that's what I live by.

Regarding the case requested by West Tama-shi,

I'm letting you know that the firm has come to a decision.

Yes.

Kuraisa law firm

will represent West Tama-shi

and concurrently, Tamako Tsumiki,

Kuraisa law firm must

let you go.

Our Textbook

Our Textbook Part 6

This is your final notice.

If you continue to intervene in this case,

I'll have to fire you.

If this goes to court, I'll be your opponent.

You don't have any evidence.

You're not holding any trump cards.

You're going to lose this fight.

I can't...

I can't, because this isn't cards.

Just because I don't have the upper hand,

I can't fold on this one.

You're being too emotional.

I'm sorry.

I understand.

I'll hand all of your cases over to Uda.

Yes.

And you can forget about our engagement.

Mr. Kaji, you think we killed Asuka Aizawa, don't you.

The whole class knows!

Everyone, please gather in the conference room.

We're going to have an emergency faculty meeting

I know this is very sudden, but starting tomorrow, I would like the whole school

to revise its class schedule, and conduct homeroom.

Did something happen?

We will be performing a thorough investigation regarding the possibility of bullying at this school.

For the sake of keeping the students at ease,

this school has not been satisfactorily looking into bullying.

However, I have decided that now is the time to start.

After consulting with specialists,

we've developed a program.

First, we must listen to the children,

and determine the existence of bullying.

Especially regarding Asuka Aizawa's accident, we must determine the causal relationship.

This is the handout that Mr. Kaji had prepared.

I believe this is a very well-made questionnaire.

Please distribute this to the children during homeroom,

and use it as a basis for establishing a discourse with them.

I know you are all exhausted,

but please take this seriously.

Yes.

This concludes the emergency faculty meeting.

Mr. Kaji,

Yes?

I'm depending on you.

Yes!

This is that questionnaire.

This might be a little startling;

please relax.

You don't have to write your name.

So no one, ok, other than the faculty, ok, will ever read these either.

Just write down faithfully what each of you have been feeling.

He's always teasing me...

Teasing?

- So it's not violence? - Definitely not.

But sometimes you do feel angry?

2005 1st year class Student Advising Records

So, let's take care of the hand-off in the conference room.

Yes.

"Interview completed"

"2nd year 2nd section questionnaire" "Toita" "Yoshikoshi" "Kaji"

Is that all?

Yes.

Mr. Kaji,

What did you think?

Yes,

Looking at these results,

it's difficult to determine whether there is bullying or not.

So which is it?

Is there bullying? Or isn't there?

I don't think there is.

I don't think there is either.

The 3rd years with their entrance exams probably don't have the time.

There wasn't any with the 2nd or 1st years either.

Honestly, though, I thought there would be at least one case.

Guess not.

Then in Asuka Aizawa's case too, it must have been an unlucky accident.

This is Akiko Misawa's logbook.

1st year 2nd section Akiko Misawa

What about Ms. Misawa?

In the logs that Ms. Misawa kept,

there is an indication of bullying.

Starting from last year's third semester, February 2nd.

February 2,

Discussion with Asuka Aizawa.

It seems she is troubled about her life at the foster home, in addition to her future plans.

She screams that there's no point for her to study, and tears up her textbook.

When I begin to admonish her, she shoves me and goes home.

February 6th,

Discussion with Asuka Aizawa.

Her test scores are worrisome, and I ask if there is anything going on.

She becomes emotional, and begins criticism of the school system.

It is erratic and contradictory.

February 9th,

Asuka Aizawa tries to leave school early.

When I call over to her, she says she is being bullied

and shows me a torn textbook.

When I point out "that's the textbook you tore up the other day",

she suddenly bursts into tears.

Habitual lying...

She was trying to do to Mr. Kaji what she did to Ms. Misawa, wasn't she.

Because Aizawa had a very complicated situation,

Ms. Misawa and I decided to keep it to ourselves.

After the accident,

there were a few articles that slandered Aizawa;

the reason I've kept quiet until today,

was to protect her from that kind of society.

Asuka Aizawa

Aizawa?

I'm glad I met you!

You're here too.

I liked Aizawa too.

She was very sensitive,

and despite her tragic past,

she had such worry-free smile. I had been keeping a close eye on her...

but I suppose there's a limit to what a teacher can do.

But,

we still have to do it.

Yes.

We have to do it...

in order to protect the children.

I appreciate that you looked into the existence of bullying.

That fact that there's no bullying at the school...

just knowing that makes me feel better.

Thank you very much.

You can't relax yet.

You must now truly become the teacher for the 2nd year 3rd section class.

Yes.

Ms. Ooshiro, you have so much work to do; it must be very hard on you.

Actually it's become a lot easier since you came to the school.

Huh?

Truthfully, at first I thought "what a horrible teacher".

Not even seeing the reality of the teaching world...

lining up selfish arguments...

I wondered "is this guy trying to destroy the school?"

I'm sorry.

But it seems you finally understand.

No other teacher would go to such lengths as you do.

So thanks to you, Mr. Kaji, things are getting easier.

...please...

I'm...getting hungry, aren't you?

...I guess so...

...getting hungry...

- Do you want to... - ...go get something...

by yourself?

...I suppose so...

Ok...

Maybe I'll go too.

Then, would you like to come with me?

With you?

Nevermind...

If you can wait a bit. I just need to finish this up.

"Tamako Tsumiki"

"Missed calls: 1"

Welcome!

Ohhh?

What's going on?!

Don't come uninvited!

I wanted to drink alone!

Ok, I got it!

I'll give you kendo lessons sometime!

- Really? - Yea!

If you wanna get these kids to pay attention, all you gotta do is give 'em a good whack!

A good whack?

Mr. Toita,

Please give them a good... soft whack!

Yes ma'am!

Please have these delivered for me. - Naoyuki

Welcome home.

I've called the delivery company, so when they come, could you take those out?

So easily...

Yea, it's easy.

Our relationship was just a contract.

And the reason I chose you to marry,

was because I thought you were the best suited to be my partner.

You thought that too, didn't you?

I guess so.

I was thinking as I was cleaning up,

this room doesn't have a single thing that you'd think a normal couple would have.

I guess not.

We never did things like exchange birthday presents...

or take a trip together.

I guess not.

There isn't even a picture of us together.

We haven't made a single memory together.

Our contract is annulled.

I was wrong.

Aizawa's accident had nothing to do with you.

I'm was mistaken to not make an effort to understand you, or have faith in you.

I apologize.

I'm very sorry!

I'm really sorry!

Mr. Toita!

Mr. Toita!

- You took one?! - I took one!

What did you take?

So after I gave him lessons,

Mr. Kaji says he took a point from Kaneyoshi!

That's great!

Thanks to you, I've saved face as an advisor!

No sweat.

- We're pals, aren't we! - Yea!

- So how did you take the point? - By "kote", "kote"!

Ms. Ooshiro,

Mr. Kaji,

Inappropriate relationship?

I received a written accusation...

The teacher in question is said to have received a sum of money

in return for promising to purchase 312 students' worth of gym clothes.

Who would do such a thing?

Thanks for the meal!

Than you!

Ahhh, that was good.

This is for a taxi.

- I won't disappoint you. - Thank you very much!

- Thanks for dinner. - Safe trip home!

We're...friends, right?

Friends, right?

I even gave you kendo lessons.

I have debts.

I'll be in trouble if I get taken off the project now.

Hold on a minute!

You can't take me off the project now!

After the trouble you've caused,

I can't let you stay in charge.

He'll be suspended for a while.

Is that so...

I bet next year he'll be transferred.

No, he won't last until then.

If he loses the project and doesn't have the money to pay back...

He'll have to flit! A moonlight flit!

Mr. Toita!

Mr. Toita,

- Vice Principal's dog... - Huh?

dog!

You play dirty.

How could you sell out a comrade!

It's not like that...

I was wrong to think we were friends.

What do you mean, "friends".

Eh?

Friends or not, it doesn't matter!

What you're saying is unreasonable!

What you've done is unthinkable as a teacher!

You say it just like the Vice Principal.

So what?

The Vice Principal is a estimable person!

Oh.

That's right,

you're over on their side now.

I'm done for.

Next time, after your suspension's up...

There won't be a "next time".

It'll be the same as with Ms. Misawa.

Mr. Kaji,

We're not the bad guys.

This is how it needs to be.

I'll be depending on you in the future as well.

Yes.

Mr. Kaji

Mr. Kaji,

I'm going over to the hospital now. Take care of things while I'm gone.

I understand.

Mr. Seri,

This will be my last day.

Thank you for...

You should explain that case very thoroughly.

Yes.

- What's this? - Hm?

Oh, sorry, it must have gotten mixed up when I was organizing everything.

Why were you holding onto something from 4 years ago?

It was the first case I was involved in when I started here.

A section chief of this company was arrested on the charge of molestation during a business trip.

He insisted it was a false accusation.

To prove his innocence, Mr. Seri and I

stayed out in the countryside overnight

and took pictures...

Hmm. I guess it's a bit of a fond memory then.

- Mr. Seri, - Hm?

The train that our client was on, is apparently the same model as that one.

I see...

- Let's take a picture of it. - Yes.

...or take a trip together

We don't have a single picture together

We haven't made a single memory together

Hello,

What's the matter?

You were still hanging on to these pictures.

Hm?

Why?

I wonder too.

- There's nothing in them. - Yea.

Are you still at the hospital?

Yea.

What should I do?

You decide.

Are you sure you want me to?

Ok.

I'll wait.

Yes.

1st grade, 3rd section, Asuka Aizawa

I call my mother "Ms. Tamako"

My mother also calls me "Ms. Asuka"

We're the same!

We're the same!

When my mother and I are out shopping the lady at the korokke store always says

"You look so alike! You have the same face!"

- I... - We were similar.

The reason we chose each other to marry,

was because we thought we would make the best business partners.

There was no love.

So you have to say to me

that you never once thought you liked me.

Say it.

I...

...never once...

...felt that...

...I liked you!

Me neither.

I never once felt that I liked you either.

Tamako,

You're doing the right thing.

I'll see you in the courtroom.

Yes.

Actually, I was very touched.

Huh?

When I started, I also wanted to be a teacher that had the same ideals as you.

You reminded me of that, Mr. Kaji.

Good evening.

Are you going to run away?

Have you decided to do whatever the school tells you to?

Or...

did you just get sick of it?

Can you just forget about Asuka like that?

I...

Enough of your delusions of being a victim!

Don't involve Mr. Kaji.

Mr. Kaji is a respectable teacher who only wants the best for his students.

He doesn't deserve to be criticized by the likes of you,

and he doesn't want to be involved anymore.

Please don't come here again.

Let's go.

Ms. Ooshiro,

Ms. Ooshiro,

Ameki, you have a visitor.

Ameki!

I hope you're not the only one who's convinced that Asuka was being bullied

Enough of your delusions of being a victim!

There's no bullying.

That was...

an accident

"Unlisted"

Hello?

Ms. Lawyer,

Tamako Tsumiki, the lawyer?

What do you want?

There's something I want to tell you...

about Kirioka Middle School.

When are the fire department and members of the committee arriving?

They should be coming soon. We should hurry.

Yes.

Mr. Kaji,

Yes?

What did you want to tell me?

Something you want to know.

Is it about Asuka Aizawa?

"Why don't you just die" "Germ" "Go away"

"Maggot" "Stink"

"Die"

"Stink"

"Die"

Who...did this?

Such a malicious prank.

What should we do.

What should we do?

- Let's erase it. - What?

Let's erase it...hurry!

So I want you to buy it.

Buy what?

Asuka Aizawa's former homeroom teacher Akiko Misawa.

I've heard she's ill and undergoing treatment.

It's a lie.

Ms. Misawa isn't ill or anything.

The one who killed Asuka Aizawa is...

Ms. Misawa.

Mr. Kaji, I found it!

If I could move the world with one small lie, Chiisana uso de sekai ga, furimukuno nara

then I'll be a liar. usotsuki ni naro.

If I could make you cry by writing you a letter Anatani kaita tegami de, naitekurerunara

then I'll write a million nanmantsuu mo kakou

I'll write both truths and lies arukoto naikoto kakou

I'll even write by moonlight. tsukiakaride demo kakou.

A flower standing in a scorched desert, Kawaita sabaku ni, rin to tatsu hana wa,

screams out don't let me dry, water water me. karasanaide to, sakebuno WATER WATER ME.

if my hurt and pain will be healed Kizo mo itami mo, ieteyukunonara,

I don't mind being doused, so water me. zubunere de ii to, dakara WATER ME.

Everyone was craving freedom Dareshimo jiyuu ni ueteta

in the formless corner of the classroom. mohan nado nai kyoushitsu no sumi

Smile, my crying friend with defeat on your face akiramegao de naiteta tomoyo, hohoende

and let me give you this water kono mizu wo ageyou

and let me give you this pen kono pen wo ageyou

Let me give you a single truth. hitotsu no honto wo ageyou

I won't forgive you.

We're going to be the ones winning this case.

I found her...

Akiko Misawa.

I saw you...

What was your relationship to Aizawa?

I'm going to protect you guys.

I'm going to sue this school.

You do know!

You have to know!