It seemed as though the whole uproar had simply blown over. Although anyone with eyes could tell that this was no different from lying through their teeth, there weren't many clear-eyed people in their student days. Besides, with the school itself stepping forward to vouch for it, quite a few people truly believed it...
Compared with students who had yet to suffer society's beatings, quite a few teachers knew perfectly well what was going on. They began speculating that Matsuzaki-sensei must have some sort of private connection with the principal...
No, perhaps not the principal. If he were merely connected to Principal Yamamoto, Principal Yamamoto could not possibly have gone against public opinion and made such a decision—not only helping Matsuzaki-sensei wriggle out of this, but even promoting him and raising his pay.
Could Matsuzaki-sensei be backed by the school board?
Some teachers who had privately mocked Matsuzaki-sensei's mediocre teaching felt their heads throb. They had never expected that Matsuzaki-sensei, with those thick brows and big eyes, had hidden himself so deeply. Fortunately, they had only mocked him behind his back and had not made enemies with him to his face...
Still, what if someone with an agenda secretly told Matsuzaki about what they had said? If that guy Matsuzaki bore a grudge after hearing it, that could spell disaster. It seemed their attitude toward Matsuzaki needed to change!
In that instant, every teacher who had mocked Matsuzaki in private made up their mind. Counting them roughly, they made up about ninety-nine percent of Toyogasaki's teaching staff.
In fact, apart from Mafuyu Kirisu, who had not been at the school long and still retained her passionate idealism, and Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was not afraid of trouble, the other teachers either chose to protect themselves or decided that they would humble