(Didn't hear me?)
"You actually took this many all by yourself. Do you know how many students you've kept from graduating? What kind of person does that?" the third-year homeroom teacher said to Mirai.
Mirai frowned. Ever since he'd walked in, this guy had seemed to have it in for him, constantly picking on him. All he'd done was eliminate four of his students. If they weren't strong enough, they should stop complaining.
Homeroom teacher Nakamura Hino was fed up. He angrily said to the third-year teacher, "Oki, what's that supposed to mean? You heard what Mirai said. Your students were the ones who picked a fight. Mirai was already being generous by taking their scrolls."
"He didn't have to take all of their scrolls. He could've taken only the ones he needed and left the others a chance."
Nakamura Hino seemed about to say more, but Mirai stopped him. Nakamura turned to look at Mirai, who faced the third-year teacher and said, "I guess it's true that the teacher is just like the students. If you think your students went too far, they can give up those scrolls and go collect more. But I can guarantee that not a single third-year student will pass the first test."
The others were stunned by Mirai's harsh words. They couldn't believe a five-year-old would say something like that. He was practically challenging Oki, the third-year homeroom teacher, to a fight.
"What did you say?" Oki snapped at Mirai.
"Didn't you hear me? I said I can guarantee that not a single third-year student will pass the first test!" Mirai cut out the qualifiers and stated exactly what he meant.
Oki was furious. He'd been teaching for many years and had dealt with plenty of unruly students, all of whom he'd managed to