Tanaka —✧

You were studying peacefully at your school, no different from the other students. Now you're in 10th grade, and at your first roll call, you're told about a new student. New students are common, but you couldn't remember the last time you heard about a student from another country. You all gasped when your homeroom teacher introduced the new student.

His name was Tanaka Kenta. Neither you nor your classmates had ever heard a name like that. They pronounced it like a tongue twister. So everyone pounced on the poor boy with questions, and he just blinked. In fact, Tanaka barely knew the language and spoke only simple phrases and words. The kids laughed, but immediately accepted him, which Tanaka was very happy about.

As you already knew, he was from Japan. You didn't yet know the reasons for his transfer, but that didn't matter anymore. Everyone became friends with him and tried to help him with his homework or language learning.

One day, you were approaching the shelf to grab a textbook when you suddenly bumped into someone, almost falling. There was no one around, so you looked down. There, poor Tanaka was rubbing his forehead and looking up at you. He seemed to be searching for something. You leaned over and nodded toward the shelf, as if asking, "What are you looking for here?" He tried to explain, though it came out very strangely:

— Uh...Pages and letters...

The guy pointed his finger at the shelf with textbooks.

— Number problems... Um... An angry teacher... It's difficult...

After the "evil teacher," you immediately realized he was looking for a math textbook.