Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

"You're crazy! If you can really stick to this, then what's wrong with me being a good teacher? I want to see if you can do it!"

Upon hearing this, Yashiro Takeshi was immediately overjoyed: "Really?"

That's wonderful!

"Don't even think about it!" But Ishida Shouya muttered, baring his teeth, "I'm not going to work obediently, and I'm not even old enough to work. If you take me to work, no one will hire me!"

Yato Takeshi gave a hearty laugh: "It's okay, I'll take the part-time jobs under my own name. Just say you're a relative's child staying with me temporarily. Teacher, I'm only bringing you along when I'm working to keep an eye on your safety."

In this way, when he lets Ishida Shoya work together, the boss will only think that the adults are reluctant to let the children have too much free time and are letting the children do the work, and it will not be reported as child labor.

He had already thought everything through beforehand.

"Of course, although the work is nominally mine, I will return all the salary to you. You can return it to Nishimiya the next day."

"Don't even think about it! I don't want to work!"

Ishida Shoya is really stubborn.

However, after school that day, he was still dragged to work by Ya's fierce strength.

Of course, the resistance never stopped. That night, not long after leaving the school, when he saw a policeman on the roadside, Ishida Shoya immediately started shouting that he had been kidnapped and that Yato Takeshi was a human trafficker disguised as a teacher.

The police were startled and immediately called for backup.

At that time, Yato Takeshi did not choose to resist, but voluntarily went to the detention center and explained the cause and effect to the police.

The police officers naturally didn't believe it and thought it was a lie. But when they summoned Ishida's mother to come and pick up the child, the police couldn't hold back anymore. Ishida's mother's testimony proved that it was indeed true.

It's hard to hold back.

Fortunately, Takeshi Ya knew that they were doing their job. Although he was arrested without explanation, he did not reprimand them at all. Instead, he comforted the police officers, saying not to worry and that they had done a good job.

Next time you see another child shouting that someone is a child trafficker, you should still do this. It's better to be safe than sorry, so that the children can be safer.

Upon leaving the detention center, Ishida's mother kept apologizing to Yashiro Takeshi.

She truly never expected that her child would utter such a lie to oppose Mr. Yagami. Although there was no real danger, going to the detention center and being suspected by the police was definitely an experience no one wanted.

In front of Mr. Yagi, Ishida's mother scolded and berated her child for the first time.

Even after this happened, Yato Takeshi remained gentle and his attitude did not waver.

The fact that Ishida Shoya did this only strengthened his belief that the child needed to be properly educated.

At the same time, Yagi Takeshi also thought about it a bit more: "However, since this has happened, I would appreciate it if you would come with me a few more times tonight."

I need to visit every detention center in the city, chat with all the police officers, and get to know their faces.

Otherwise, if Ishida shouts "This is a human trafficker!" at one police officer today and "This is a human trafficker!" at another police officer tomorrow, and goes to the detention center every day, there really won't be time to carry out the work-study education.

Since Ishida's mother, Shoya, and he are all here now, they might as well go to the various detention centers together and clarify things with all the police officers in advance.

Of course, it wouldn't be said that Ishida Shoya was to be sent to work. There are some things that can be done but not said. If the police officers heard this, they would have no choice but to intervene.

So when Ishida's mother went to the various detention centers to report in advance, she always said, "My child is too naughty, so I asked Mr. Yato Takeshi to help discipline him. In the future, no matter how my child shouts, if the person is Mr. Yato Takeshi, then he is lying."

Of course, in the initial detention center, Yato Takeshi didn't say that he wanted Ishida Shoya to work for him, but rather something similar.

After reporting to all the detention centers, there won't be any more problems with this in the future.

Ishida Shoya was immediately devastated, his head drooping, and then his mother pulled him home.

As he was being dragged home, he glared angrily at Yagi Takeshi and shouted, half-annoyed, "Why do you have to meddle in other people's business? You're all grown up and you still like those bootleg Ultraman teachers? It doesn't do you any good!"

"I never meddle in other people's business,"

In response to his question, Takeshi Yato replied with a single sentence: "Educating one's students well is a teacher's duty. I will never give up on you, Ishida-kun."

"Waaah..."

Yashiro's will was too strong, causing Ishida Shoya, who had originally wanted to say something harsh, to open his mouth, then droop his head, unable to utter a word despite wanting to say something.

He wasn't entirely unaware that his pranks were wrong... but if he corrected himself after being told off by an adult, he felt he would completely lose face.

But what can I do when I encounter such a stupid teacher?

Just wait and see, it's just a job, isn't it?

If they don't want me to call them human traffickers, then I don't want to. If I want to work, then I want to work.

My mom earns 500,000 to 600,000 yen a month. Even if I don't earn that much, I can definitely pay off 200,000 yen in just one month of part-time work. Once I pay off 200,000 yen, this childish teacher who is an adult but still likes to watch Ultraman will have nothing to say, right?

Although he would definitely not play pranks on Nishimiya Shoko or anyone else again in order to avoid being lectured by this childish teacher, not doing it again is not the same as apologizing.

When the time comes, I will definitely not apologize. I will make sure to humiliate this childish and stupid teacher!

Thinking about all this, Ishida Shouya felt a sense of relief and was filled with a self-deceptive spirit, even thinking that the next month of part-time work would definitely not be too difficult.

Yashiro shook his head, both amused and exasperated. The more this kid fantasizes now, the more reality will shatter him when he starts working tomorrow.

However, this is something you have to try.

After parting ways with Ishida and his mother, Yato Takeshi turned around and went to the Nishimiya family to fulfill his promise.

Then, Ishida Shoya's hell of part-time work began.

Volume 1: 485. The Transformation of Sound and Form, the Aftermath of the 'Meteorite'

485. The Transformation of Sound and Form, the Aftermath of the 'Meteorite'

"Hello, how about learning about swimming for fitness?"

I handed out flyers until my voice was hoarse, but no one took a single one. When the time was up and the flyers hadn't been distributed, I got fined.

"Right, right, right! Don't bump into me! Don't bump into me! The soup is spilling!"

I was riding my bicycle to deliver takeout that didn't require crossing traffic lights, but I still accidentally bumped into another bicycle. I was fine, but the udon noodles spilled all over.

Not only did they have to go back to the boss to ask for a new bowl of udon noodles, which was charged to their wages, but they were also yelled at by the customer for being too late.

"Ishida Masaya, where are you?! Who told you to slack off? Go to the toilet? Work is work, did I hire you to go to the toilet? Can you do the job? Just tell me one word: can you do the job or not? If you can, you'll pee in the kitchen even if you're bursting!"

Working as a waiter or a dishwasher in the kitchen, you're bossed around and have almost no dignity; you're not even treated like a human being.

It's always like this, always like this.

From his first part-time job, he was full of confidence, thinking that 200,000 yen would be easy to earn, and he might even double that amount, giving him more pocket money to buy various game consoles.

But reality immediately gave him a harsh lesson.

The hourly wage for part-time work is generally around 1,000 yen. Based on this figure, working four hours a day would earn you 4,000 yen.

It takes ten days to reach 40,000, and a full fifty days to reach 200,000.

This is still the theoretically optimal path, but in reality, various malfunctions frequently occurred from the very beginning.

No matter what kind of part-time job you do, you'll either encounter situations where passersby are indifferent and uncooperative, refusing to take the flyers, or the boss is an exploitative tyrant, or you yourself are too young and don't know anything or are unfamiliar with anything.

For various reasons, after a four-hour part-time job, I was lucky to earn even 1,000 yen, let alone 4,000 yen.

In some of the most embarrassing situations, not only do they not receive a single penny, but they also have to pay out of their own pockets to compensate their boss or clients.

But he had no money, because every day he earned money was used to pay off his debts the next day.

Whenever this happens, it's always that guy, Takeshi Ya, who stands in front of him, takes out his wallet, apologizes to the boss or customer, and uses his own money to smooth things over for him.

God knows how embarrassed he is at times like this, wishing he could bury his head in the ground.

Then you'll sadly think about how your debt has increased again.

Although he hadn't thought about it at first—on the first day, he even lost money, and at that time he was indignant, thinking that he had only made a mistake by accident, so why should he be penalized?

I even thought, "Teacher Ya is really useless. How come he just gave me money when others said they would deduct it?"

However, as the number of days he worked increased from one to three, five, eight, and ten, Ishida Shoya, who was becoming increasingly overwhelmed, finally began to understand.

This society isn't really that kind.

If you make a mistake, no one will care whether it was an accident or whether you promise it won't happen again. They'll just scold you and deduct money from your pay if you make a mistake.

Moreover, those instances of deducting money were indeed due to his mistakes. The boss was not related to him and had no reason to pay for his errors.

Compared to indifferent passersby, unreasonable customers, and some bullying bosses, compared to all of these...

The childish and stupid teacher, whom he used to curse in his heart every day, actually became more and more childish and stupid every day in comparison!

Because, even though he is just everyone's teacher, he manages to control them to this extent. What is such a teacher if not childish and stupid?

Just like now—

“Speak more cleanly. People are just here to work, they don’t owe you anything, and they’re not your slaves. We really can’t work at a store that exploits its employees like this.”

Everyone, including Ishida, was terrified by the boss's loud voice, which was full of menacing features.

At this moment, only Yashiro raised his head, stopped what he was doing, lowered his rolled-up sleeves, and fearlessly met the vicious gaze of the bullying boss, publicly refuting and scolding him.

"I noticed this just now. Your store's hygiene standards are not up to par. I'm going to report it to the health department. You'd better watch out!"

Yes, just like that.

Although this stupid, childish teacher wouldn't stand up for you if it was your own fault, like a passerby refusing to take your flyer, or if you spilled udon noodles while riding your bike, and it wasn't someone else's fault that caused you to lose income or be reprimanded.

However, whenever she encounters a customer or boss who is unreasonable and disrespectful, this silly and naive teacher always steps forward like this, preferring to give up her job and lose this part-time job.

Whenever this kind of person appears, this guy will definitely come to protect him, protecting this stupid, childish teacher and his stupid, childish student.

Furthermore, if the issue of substandard hygiene is simply due to the shop owner not having enough money, resulting in a slightly dirty place but not a food safety problem, then Mr. Yato Takeshi will not take responsibility.

This time, it must be because they've discovered some food safety issues at this store. If there are such problems, even if the owner isn't a bully, Mr. Yato will definitely report and follow up after collecting evidence.

That silly, childish teacher—it's no exaggeration to say he's so naive and innocent. What other adult is this childish and simple-minded?

"What did you say? You still want to run away? Explain yourself! Do you dare to report me?!"

The burly shop owner was startled and immediately tried to hurt the man.

Although the two seemed to be in very different weight classes, Yato Takeshi, who was in the lightweight class, easily bypassed the bully shopkeeper's attack with his skills, then threw him around, making the shopkeeper see stars and cry out in pain.

Yato Takeshi took out his phone and took pictures of various places in the kitchen where there were food safety issues. Then he looked at Ishida Shoya and nodded slightly: "Let's go, Shoya."

"Another day of working for nothing," Ishida Shouya muttered, subconsciously counting on his fingers, "Nishimiya-kun's debts, plus what I owe you..."

As Yagi stepped outside the store, he exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You don't owe me any money."

Ishida Shoya, who had already stepped outside the store, was stunned: "Huh? I don't owe you any money?"