On Thursday at noon, Tanimura Toshihiro came to see Mu Yue.
"Teacher Hanyu, the students of Class 1-1 are really out of line. They practically made it impossible for me to teach properly," Tanimura Toshihiro complained.
He admitted that when he had said he did not care before, he had underestimated the students of Class 1-1.
After teaching them all afternoon yesterday, he had gone numb. All he could think about was getting out of class early and having it end sooner.
He did not have Class 1-1 on Thursday, but he did have them on Friday morning.
To prevent Wednesday afternoon's miserable experience from happening again on Friday, Tanimura Toshihiro had sought out Mu Yue in advance, hoping to use Mu Yue's influence among the students to lend him a hand.
"Sigh, those kids. They clearly promised me they wouldn't," Mu Yue sighed, indignantly taking Tanimura Toshihiro's side.
"Don't worry, Teacher Tanimura. I'll definitely talk to them this afternoon and tell them not to go against you."
Hearing Mu Yue's words, Tanimura Toshihiro relaxed slightly, but he was still worried as he said:
"Teacher Hanyu, could you come by while I'm teaching on Friday? I'm afraid they won't listen to you again."
If every Class 1-1 lesson for the rest of the year was as torturous as Wednesday's, he did not know whether he could hold on until the bonuses were handed out.
He could pretend not to hear one or two students criticizing him, but being rejected by an entire class at once was truly too much to bear.
"No problem." Mu Yue nodded and agreed.
"With your assurance, Teacher Hanyu, I can rest easy." Tanimura Toshihiro smiled gratefully.
With the matter settled, Tanimura Toshihiro turned and returned to his office.
Watching Tanimura Toshihiro's departing back, Mu Yue