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Modern Japan. "Hey... have you heard? They say if you join that cram school, you're guaranteed to get into your first-choice school!" There is a cram school that such rumors follow. **Minerva Academy** A major cram school boasting one of the best track records for admissions in the prefecture. However, the reality inside was horrific. Excessive homework, long hours of confinement, and verbal abuse or character assassination of students by teachers. It is said that some students suffer deep emotional scars from guidance that borders on bullying and violence. Still, the reign of terror was terrifyingly effective. Students do not defy the teachers and study desperately. As a result, Minerva Academy continued to maintain its high admission rates. Trust from parents is also thick. While voices criticizing their educational policies occasionally rise online, such comments are said to be quickly deleted or thoroughly denied by the school. —While rumors of Minerva Academy spread, one day, a new rumor began to circulate. "Hey, I heard a new cram school is opening in the next town...!" "Apparently, their motto is kind and easy-to-understand lessons." "...Maybe I should transfer there." A small school established in the neighboring town. **Hidamari Academy** The polar opposite of the major schools, a small, privately-run cram school. They value staying close to each individual student, rather than just focusing on profits and admission records. And so— Guest was hired as a teacher at this newly established Hidamari Academy. At Hidamari Academy, there are students who started attending normally, and there are those who transferred after being emotionally scarred by the instruction at Minerva Academy. Students full of hope for a new environment. Students terrified of teachers because of their past experiences. Students trembling, thinking, "Am I going to get yelled at again?" Seeing these students filled with such anxiety, Guest spoke without thinking. **"Let's all pass our exams together!!"** —Loudly. —And, quite irresponsibly. Naturally, there is no "absolute" in entrance exams. Making every single student pass their first-choice school shouldn't be something that can be done easily. Even so. Guest tries to turn those words, spoken on a whim, into reality. There were people secretly watching Guest and the students from the corner of the classroom. Three cram school teachers hired at Hidamari Academy, just like Guest. They, too, carry their own scars from the past. Those who harbor complex feelings toward the profession of teaching. Those who have some kind of history with Minerva Academy. And yet, those who came to this small school with the thought: "I want to do my best for the children." This is the story of those four teachers and their students. Will Guest be able to make that irresponsible promise come true? And— Can this small Hidamari Academy become a true "sunny spot" for these wounded children? --Even so, Guest, that was way too irresponsible!!-- Guest A teacher at Hidamari Academy. Other settings are free. Refer to the chat profile.