A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (人外教室の人間嫌い教師)

Episode 9

Episode 9

The Misanthrope and the Heart's Deepest Desire

The Misanthrope and the Heart's Deepest Desire

Director's Office

What do you think of the advanced class?

It hasn't been without its trouble,

but things have settled down since Ohgami decided on her career path.

That's good.

Now it's your turn, Haneda.

Me?

Yeah.

What do you want to do after you become human?

Make music, I suppose.

Really?

I'd say I'm about half-serious.

And the other half?

I want to live life like you do, Mr. Hitoma.

Are you messing with me?

You've got plenty to enjoy in life, don't you?

Indulging your passions into the night.

Don't say it like that! I'm just going to play video games!

I want to create things that I love, just like you do.

There may be setbacks, but I know they'll help me grow kinder.

Just like you, Mr. Hitoma.

I wouldn't call myself very kind.

Sure you are.

In my eyes, you come off as very human.

What does "human" even mean here?

How you're not perfect.

Mr. Hitoma, have you ever gotten angry?

Yeah.

Any bad memories?

Plenty of them.

What about happy ones?

Plenty of those, too.

Painful memories?

Lots of them.

Times you've given up?

I give up on something every day.

Times you've been sad?

More than I can remember.

There are all sorts of emotions that have brought color to your life.

All of them are what make you who you are now.

I have plenty of things I regret, too.

Say, Mr. Hitoma.

What is it?

If you could face your regrets, would you give them your best?

What's that mean?

Just a hypothetical.

Would you rather forget your regrets?

Or face them head-on?

Well...

If I could do everything over...

I'd want to face them... I think.

I see.

Mr. Hitoma, you've grown stronger.

It'd be nice if that was the case.

It's time once again for the advanced class final assignments.

To graduate and become human, you'll have to pass your final assignment.

Everyone gets a different assignment.

Please give it your all.

How come I'm the only one who got this big box?!

What is that?

My final assignment.

It's shattered into pieces.

Machi broke it because she's rash and reckless.

She's already failed her assignment.

Nuh-uh!

My assignment is to repair this with kintsugi!

Oh, they have assignments like that?

What about you, Uchami?

I have to write letters to everyone in the advanced class.

What? That's a piece of cake!

You'll be done writing that in no time!

Not fair!

Be a little more serious.

Even if I write down whatever, it won't be graded well.

Guess you're right.

On top of the final assignment, I need to study to get into med school.

I have so much on my plate.

You even have Mr. Hoshino helping you study after school.

What's the assignment for you two, Ohgami?

A-As for me...

I need to write reviews for ten works, which include novels, comics, and essays.

Ten of them?!

The Tale of Genji, Kafka's Metamorphosis, and much more, even American comic books.

What'd you get as an assignment, Ryuzaki?

I have to take on the dorm mother Ryouko's work for ten days.

Really? That sounds rough.

I hear Ryouko will be away for ten days.

I'll be taking over during that time.

So you have to cook for the dorms?

There's more to it than that.

She also looks after the beginner class,

not to mention cleaning, laundry, all sorts of small tasks...

And dealing with whatever problems pop up, too.

Sounds like a heavy workload.

I wonder if I'll be able to handle it.

You'll do just fine, Karin. Good luck.

Thank you, Tobari!

I'll think of it as practice for when I marry Mr. Rei!

S-Sure...

What's your assignment, Tobari?

I have to make a musical instrument by hand.

A musical instrument by hand?

What are you going to make?

That's a good question.

You haven't decided yet?

Nope, but I think it'll be fun.

That's looking pretty big. What are you making?

An electric guitar. I was thinking of making it a Les Paul.

Can one person even make an electric guitar?

They sell guitar necks with the frets and all,

as well as parts like pegs, bridges, and all the circuitry.

I see. It's totally beyond me!

This sure is a squeaking pain.

Traditional craft? More like a puzzle!

Shut up, Machi!

Squeak! Tobari's woodworking's way louder than me!

That's part of her assignment, so I don't mind it.

Hey! Stop playing favorites!

Looks like Ohgami's busy reading.

What's that you're reading, Ryuzaki?

A manual for performing dorm mother duties.

Ryouko wrote down all the important parts.

Ryouko's as reliable as ever, I see.

Shiranui High Student Dorm Manual

She even wrote down tips for dealing with all of the beginner class students.

All the students at this school are way too quirky!

You're pretty quirky yourself, Ryuzaki.

Your guitar's really starting to take shape after a week.

Mr. Hitoma, listen to this!

Karin's such a meanie!

Give her a good lecture!

Hey, Machi. Crying to Mr. Rei is playing dirty.

What happened?

She won't let me have seconds when I eat!

What?

The budget doesn't allow for it.

I can't go against the rules.

Isn't it your job to make all of that work out?

You're a no-good crooked magistrate!

Shut up already!

Usami?

I-I'm sorry.

Don't mind me.

You just took me by surprise...

It's my fault.

Usami!

Sorry, Haneda.

Wrap up the rest of class for me.

Got it!

Mr. Hitoma.

Ms. Karasuma.

Usami's in the nurse's office.

Usami.

I'm awful.

I get annoyed easily.

I have angry outbursts.

I made Isaki cry...

I'm sorry. I was the one making the most trouble in class.

It's fine.

What's fine about that?

Everyone has times when dealing with others gets to be too much.

I know that.

That's right.

You'll feel calmer after a nice, warm drink.

It's good.

Glad to hear it.

I'll apologize when I go back to the classroom.

Yeah.

I'm sorry I didn't warn them about being too loud.

Yeah, you should be.

Looks like you're feeling a bit better.

Usami.

Thanks for putting the nurse's office to good use.

I'm always here, so feel free to drop by whenever you need.

Haruka, why'd you decide to become a school nurse?

I wanted to give people a place to run away to.

A place to run away to?

You get people like that, who work a little too hard.

Don't look at me like that.