The second episode of the drama series " The Reluctant Preacher " (Nippon TV, Saturday 9pm) starring actress Alice Hirose was broadcast on April 19th. In the episode, Moriguchi (Ito Atsushi), a teacher in charge of politics and economics and a colleague of Reimi Shizuka (Hirose), who reluctantly became a high school teacher, makes a certain comment, which caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the second episode, Shizuka pairs up with the head of the grade, Oguchi (Kayo Noro), to go on a "night patrol" in the downtown area, but Oguchi is called by the vice principal, Shinjo (Shinya Kote), and has to go home. Shizuka, who is left to patrol alone, prays "I hope nothing happens!", but she witnesses the date of students, Rintaro Hata (Hitonari Hamura) and Yurina Ando (Kohaku Shida).
In fact, Rintaro was dating Oota Riko ( Miu Arai), a classmate. When Riko found out about Rintaro's affair, she was furious. Meanwhile, Yurina brazenly asked, "Is it wrong to like someone who has a partner?", causing a commotion. Shizuka stepped in to try to calm things down, but when Rintaro chose Yurina, the situation only got worse... and so the story unfolded.
In the story, Shizuka starts preaching to the students again and successfully resolves the situation. However, after that, Shizuka is scouted by Shinjo to join the School Reform Committee. Shizuka is confused, but as she sits down at a table with Urami (Shota Watanabe) and other committee members, Moriguchi (Ito) appears as the new chairman in place of Shinjo and tells her, "From today, I will be the chairman of the School Reform Committee."
At Moriguchi's urging, Shizuka and the others looked at the document in front of them, which listed the names of several students, including those of class 2-10. Moriguchi then declared, "With your help, we will have the 75 students listed here expelled by the end of this school year," leaving Shizuka speechless.
On social media, many expressed surprise at Moriguchi's comments, who was known for being a calm and unassuming character. Comments such as "That's too much," "What?! Why?!", "That's terrible, that's horrifying," "What? Ito is the mastermind?", "He was no ordinary guy after all," "That's way too far-fetched," "Are they trying to get rid of the problem child?" and "This is developing into something incredible" were posted and became a hot topic.
