17.11.04 Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku EP04 Selected Narumi Script [English, Spoiler alert]

[arashitranslation]

[Teacher Meeting]
Narumi: Shimazu sensei knows how to practice active learning.
Kashiwagi: Principal wants every teacher to learn this, and teach lessons which are attractive to students.
Narumi: Shimazu sensei’s lesson was really splendid. Is it so, Mashiba sensei?
Mashiba: (Hesitated to answer) It was splendid.

(Teachers didn’t agree)

Kashiwagi: Apology for being impolite, but, in order to increase the average deviation value of current Keimeikan High School from 44 to 50, and then to increase the university entrance rate, and to increase the applicants of our school, indeed attractive lessons are needed, at least, there should be no one student sleeping in lesson! Such teaching is Principal’s wish.
Narumi: Thank you, Vice Principal.
Kashiwagi: Looking beside, I feel lamentable about Principal.

(Young teachers wanted to changed, those three didn’t)

Kashiwagi: Indeed, it’s impossible to change all the lessons. Well, for Year 3 students, it’s now November, it’s no way to change their lessons. If we change the teaching, let’s start from Year 1 and Year 2.
Narumi: I think it’d work. So all teachers, thanks for your help. (Narumi and Kashiwagi bowed)

[Shimazu gave tutorial about active learning to teachers]
Narumi: I think this may work (for me to teach)! (No applicants for new Maths teacher was good)
Kashiwagi: (Shout) Do you want to teach, Principal!!!???
Narumi: (Shout) I’ll teach!!!
Mashiba: Haaaa!?

[Medical Room]
Narumi: (Preparing lesson) Don’t just leave students do all the learning in lesson.
Ayano: Principal you would teach Maths yourself?
Narumi: Yes.
Ayano: From now on all lessons?
Narumi: I think so.
Ayano: Then the stress will build up.
Narumi: So I prepare my lessons here.
Ayano: Yes?
Narumi: If I don’t feel good, you would immediately take care of me, right? Ayano sensei.
Ayano: I shall be off duty first.

[Mexico restaurant]
Satoko: The work is not in good progress?
Narumi: Though still not reflecting on the finance, I feel like I can do it. I feel like I have passion towards the school and education.
Satoko: Ryo-kun you have a totally different facial expression!
Narumi: Really?
Satoko: Yup. It’s really great!
Narumi: Sato. Before, I said “I can’t consider getting married now”. But indeed, I think no matter what happens, my feeling towards Sato won’t change. If I get bit settled, let us think about this in detail, getting married. Getting Married.
Satoko: Really?
Narumi: Yup.
(Satoko cried.)
Narumi: (Search for his handkerchief) Well, is it something to cry about? (Give her his handkerchief) Here it is, Sato. (To people around) Sorry, nothing happened, sorry!

[School assembly]
Narumi: Students’ duty is to study. So if the study is not joyful, the school would become worthless. From now on, I want to change the lessons of Year 1 and Year 2 students. To make the lessons interesting.
Kashiwagi: He said it…
Narumi: This is a challenge to make Keimeikan High School a better school. Year 3 students will work hard as they have been. The examination is near, students aiming for speciality school, students aiming to work, everyone facing different future plan, please work hard.

(Year 3 students thought they were abandoned from the school reform. They talked to Narumi but Narumi couldn’t solve their anger.)

[Teacher meeting]
(Teachers complained about this situation.)

Kashiwagi: So there is such situation. But if the school is to reform, there should be a point to cut isn’t it? This is inevitable.

(Teachers argued.)

Narumi: I am having reflection on this (making announcement in school assembly without thinking about consequence).

(Teachers continued to accuse Narumi. Mashiba, Ayano, Shimazu talked about her points agreeing with school reform. Kashiwagi put a firm stance that reform has to be done.)

Narumi: My apology to all of you. (Stand up) This is my mistake. I am touched by Shimazu sensei’s teaching, and I got affirmation from some teachers so I thought it should work, and this results as the situation now. My apology (bow). But, since I am not expert, I don’t know how to teach students to do exam preparation. The lessons of Year 3 students… I hope that everyone here would help to work on this. Please help me (deep bow).

(Narumi reported progress to Kagaya and was scolded hard… ><

(Year 3 students hurt lower-form during baseball exercise. Kashiwagi said that perhaps Year 3 students were angry with they not being included in reform so they did so.)

[Year 3 student assembly]
Narumi: I apology to every student here. In order to reform this Keimeikan High School, I came here as Principal. But this reform plan doesn’t include Year 3 students. It was inevitable for Year 3 students who are going to graduate. It is my failure if this hurts your hearts. Really apologise for this (deep bow).
Student: Well it doesn’t matter already, right?

Narumi: But I need to say this. It’ll be so common for such things to happen when you go to the society. The society doesn’t treat people equally. We all are obliged to be categorised, to be commented, some people are chosen, some people become losers, by doing so we are decided of our positions in this society.

Can I ask students who plan to go to work to stand up? Students who would go to work afterwards, please stand up.

When you go to the society, there will be numerous ridiculous things. Now you, you all, though you all would feel angry about me, the ridiculous things in the society are far more than this. You have to have readiness for this.

Of course, if you enter a black company, you could just resign from it. Though it may be tough to find another job, but if you are at a workplace that would get you psychologically sick, or risk your life to work, just escape from it immediately.

But, as I said, it is certain that there are many ridiculous things, and there are many ridiculous people. If there are bit bad things happen and you are already hurt by this, you can’t live your future life. This is the time to draw a line. When to work hard, when to escape, please think about this dearly and draw the line for yourselves. (Teachers disagreed with Narumi being so frank.) You may sit.

Students planning to enter speciality schools, please stand up.

You have now decided your own future, and chose to study for your planned future, I think this is splendid. But, even so, indeed, the reality is tough. What you learn in specialty school, I think this probably will be the same for all occupations, you just learn the basic of the basics. When you actually go to the workplace, at first you couldn’t do anything. The skills necessary for work are to be learned in workplace.

Therefore, even you think “things shouldn’t be like this”, please think in a way that this is common thing. To work, to earn money is not an easy thing.
Kashiwagi: This is so.

Narumi: Please take your seat.

Students who want to enter university, please stand up.

Among you, how many of you want to enter university for further study, I have no idea at all. But, “To graduate from university would have benefit for my job hunting”, or “I haven’t decided what to do in the future so go to university first anyway”, I think there are also many of you thinking about this.

But, but, I have to say this. With the current level of Keimeikan High School, in other words, with the level of you all, the universities you could enter can’t be said to have absolute benefit to your job hunting. Many corporates put university rank as a point of consideration during employment. This is reality. Because of this, not just as a university graduate, but as a person, you have to fight with your own strength. Therefore, during the four-year university study, don’t just pass these years idly.

Speaking of my own experience, one good thing of university is that you have more freedom. You can choose the lessons you want to learn, there is no “stand up” “bow” at designated time in the mornings. And… well… yes. Even you’re totally alone in campus it’ll be fine. In high school, you may be thought as a person who can’t get along well with others if you stay alone, in university, no one will say anything.

But, there may also be things to worry when you enter university. For instance, for instance, if you enter politics subjects, what do you think the lessons will be?
Student: Eh? Politics?
Narumi: (Nod) What politics?
Student: What…?
Narumi: For instance, you may have to learn the British politics in 18th century. Well, you may think “what has it to do with me” even more than you think so when learning things in high school. But it’s inevitable. Because university is a place for you to learn specialist knowledge. Therefore, if it’s about what you want to learn, the lesson may be interesting, if it is not, only for getting score, only for getting graduated, you still have to work hard. This is what university is.

But, what you have to learn there is not just knowledge. When I went from Hiroshima to study at university in Tokyo, what I thought was anyway there are various kinds of guys here. No matter in same school year, or people upper year or lower year. There were various kinds of people. Anyway let’s talk to these guys first. In classroom. In club room. In izakaya. From serious topics to whatever topics, anyway, we had heated discussion. By doing so, I widen my horizon. If you all would have such experience, I think you would grow up a lot.

This time, as you all pointed out, I could notice the problem. indeed, we have to face the conflict between people face-to-face. Don’t be silent, we have to action. You all made me notice this.

Students who plan to enter university, the coming four years will decide your future, you have to think in this way. We the people working in the corporate can immediately notice who is not competent. No matter how you appeal yourself, no matter what excellent thing you tell us, lies will be discovered at once. Therefore, in such occasion, what you have to say is your own actual experience, what you feel touched about, what you felt, you have to talk about these things.

Please take your seat.

You all are still in your 10s. We don’t know what you would be 10 or 20 years later. Of course, if you already decided your future, counting back, you work hard for this goal, if you can actualise your goal that would be great. Even if you now can’t imagine your future, this is all right. Because the work you all in your 10s can think about is not much. From now on, you all will meet many people. You will experience various things. You will consider a lot of things. In it, what you as a person is, you would understand, you will discover the work you like. Well, in it, someone who understands you may invite you “Would you come to me?”. Many adults find their jobs in this way.

There is absolutely no such a thing as “life as you expect”. Absolutely no.

(Kagaya appeared in school hall)

Human creates himself among facing difficulties and thinking about worries. You will get confidence when you overcome those difficulties.

What is the worst is “not to do anything”. Chance doesn’t come to people who don’t do anything. It’s the same as soccer. The ball is only passed to people who keep running in the field.

(Narumi saw Kagaya. Narumi looked at him very firmly. Narumi paused, struggling if he should say the following.)

From now on, we’ll change Keimeikan High School. But, every Year 3 student here is our important student, this point won’t change. It is five months until your graduation. Until the last please treasure the friends you get along well, if you are able to do so, encourage your kouhais; please pass your high school life that you could say you had a fruitful time here.

(Narumi looked at Kagaya. Kagaya left the hall angrily. Narumi noticed that there may be something bad happen, he looked worried but still with his firm eyesight.)

EP04 view rate: 7.7%.

EP 01: https://goo.gl/X9ovUL
EP02: https://goo.gl/PdrWfK
EP03: https://goo.gl/Cm4HY4
EP04: https://goo.gl/AkZVq4

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Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku
先に生まれただけの僕
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14 October 2017 22:00~
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Comments

[irene_purin]

Principal Narumi’s long speech at the end is really great! And it’s amazing how it was fone in one cut only!

Kinda sad that the view rate is so low though, even though it’s a great drama >^<

Thank you for your translation as always!

[arashitranslation]

the one-cut filming is really superb, sho-san is superb :)