Kateikyoushi no Torako (Private Tutor Torako / 家庭教師のトラコ)

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TORAKO

I am Chie Nakamura, 6 years old.

Chie, what does your father do for a living?

A toy-making company.

And your mother?

Um... newspaper company.

What kind of work does a newspaper company do?

Um... I don't know.

I am a reporter in the Economics Department.

Parents, please tell us why you wanted her in this school.

Um...

At first, I thought that public school would be fine,

but when I heard from my wife about your educational principles, I was very impressed.

Could you be more specific?

What?

Well, that's that thing, you see...

In this time of social inequality and fragmentation,

nurturing individuals who are independent

and remembers to be considerate of others

is the school's philosophy...

Interview test result

Rejected

No!

Don't be so discouraged.

It's just the entrance exam for cram.

She didn't fail the real exam.

What are you talking about? They say that if she gets in,

she's as good as getting into a prestigious private school.

You made it sound like we should have gone to a public school!

I want Chie to grow up comfortably.

You didn't tell me the other day that we were sending her to private school.

escalator-type = automatic advancement to high school and college without entrance exam

Because if she goes to an escalator-type school,

she's less likely to be bullied,

and Chie can think carefully about her future.

But it costs a lot of money,

and I feel sorry for her telling her to "study" now.

Chie, you don't wanna take the entrance exam, right?

Huh? I don't know.

Hey, what are you doing?

There must still be some way to get into private school, some backdoor way to get in.

But I'm hungry.

For those of you who are about to give up on the entrance exam

Must see if you are studying for the exam!

For those of you who are about to give up on the entrance exam

Huh?

Any school you want to apply to

100% acceptance rate

What's more, you decide on the course fee

Any school you want to apply to

100% acceptance rate

What's more, you decide on the course fee

What is this?

Going up.

I'm sorry. I'll get in.

What floor is it?

17th floor, please.

Certainly.

Are you going to the interview for a private tutor, too?

Well, yeah.

My youngest is aiming for University of Tokyo.

He can do it if he tries,

but even though he goes to various cram schools,

it seems like they weren't a good match for him.

I'm here for elementary entrance exams, is college entrance exams okay too?

Oh, yeah.

What about you?

Me?

I'm just here to deliver food.

Our specialty: Slowly simmered in our secret sauce.

Stewed pork cubes bento. - Oh, I see.

Besides, my son, who is in the sixth grade,

gets top grades without going to cram school.

As for me, I'd rather he have big dreams

and earn money in the future than study.

Look, just like the baseball player Otani! Isn't he great?

But isn't something fishy about it?

100% acceptance rate to any school of our choice.

And what's more, they don't care how much the course fee is.

That's a scam...

I'm sure they'll come back later and ask for money.

- 17th floor. - Yes.

I'm coming in.

Mrs. Nakamura, right? Please come in.

Please excuse me.

What?

What's wrong?

Oh, no, nothing.

- Please have a seat. - Yes.

Excuse me, please.

Oh, you don't have to—

Mrs. Nakamura, does your husband work for a toy manufacturer?

Yes.

What about you? In the occupation column, it only says "office worker".

I work for a newspaper.

Newspaper.

I understand. That would be all.

What... Wait a minute.

Is that it?

If you have any questions, please ask.

Excuse me, which university did you go to, Teacher?

University of Tokyo.

After I graduated, I worked for the Ministry of Finance for about 3 years.

You have a wonderful background, Teacher.

You seem to have misunderstood something,

she's the teacher here.

What!?

Private tutor Torako Nezu.

I'm the secretary, Fukuta Fukuda.

So, is Teacher Torako also from University of Tokyo?

No, she is a high school graduate.

At this point, three people had already left. So what do you want to do?

But she was the elevator girl earlier, wasn't she?

Ah... I'm sorry.

She enjoys cosplaying.

Ah... I see.

I'm sorry.

The teacher has a request for you.

What is it?

From the 1st floor to this floor,

could you take the stairs three times?

No, but this is the 17th floor.

At this point 10 people had left.

What will you do?

I'm sorry...

Unbelievable, isn't it?

Three times up and down the stairs.

What?

Mine is just two times, though.

Huh?

I'm done.

Welcome home, you were early today.

You know, I went for an interview for a private tutor

that was referred by that councilman,

and when I told them that you were a bank executive,

they said, "That would be all"!

I complained, "That's it?", and then they asked me

to go up and down the stairs of the building twice.

And when I came back, the place was empty!

Apparently it was a rental space.

Welcome home.

It was kind of shady.

Maybe it would be better if he goes to a big cram school?

It's okay. You don't have to do that.

What?

If we make a generous donation,

he can get into any private school with a special admission.

I see...

- But— - Can I have some wine?

Yes.

Excuse me.

FSA = Financial Services Agency

Kenichi, how are things going? What about the FSA?

You think you can move forward with that case?

Yes, I think it will be fine.

The bureau director was very grateful

for the loan of 1 billion yen to the relative's company.

Hey, stop it. Talking about suspicious stuff at home.

More importantly, Papa,

a cheaper Stradivarius is available for 30 million.

How many violins do you have to buy?

I would like to play it on our mother's 7th death anniversary.

- It's okay, right, Papa? - Fine. Fine.

Speaking of that, where should we hold the 7th anniversary of her death?

We also need to decide who to send the invitations to.

If so, we'll be fine.

As for our mother, we will take care of it as a family.

- What? - Yes.

Satomi, you must be having a hard time with Mamoru's entrance exam, aren't you?

I'm home...

What have you been up to, Mamoru? Your father is home.

Well, you know, I tried to come home after class, too.

And then, an old lady with heavy luggage

asked me, "Where is the post office?"

Can you leave a frail old lady like that alone?

And when I was done,

there were more challenges! - That's enough!

What the hell!

"As for our mother, we will take care of it as a family."

Are we not family?

It can't be helped!

For them, they thought that their mother had died

and a Ginza hostess, who was the mistress, came rolling in.

If you go to a stupid university,

they'll make fun of you even more,

Todai = University of Tokyo

so you must absolutely get into Todai!

Yeah, yeah. No, I know how you feel, Mom.

I don't like to be told that if the same seed are sown

in different fields, it will do so poorly.

Stop it. You speak so vulgarly.

And when you get angry, you speak in Tsugaru dialect again.

Aren't you frustrated? Being looked down by those two.

But you know, I can't say it myself,

but Todai is impossible for me.

Look.

The hell is this?