Whatever it is they've been drinking, the club members are making fools of themselves at the park. Susan returns from the lavatory without his mask, and even Masaru finally recognizes him as the principal. Despite his earlier permission to drink up, he now declares everyone suspended. Masaru attempts to take responsibility--and persuade the principal to change his mind. The principal thinks it over, and announces a different punishment. Three "real drunks" accost Tomoe. Machahiko stands up for her, but the principal warns him that he's liable to be expelled altogether if he gets into a fight. Masaru, however, will not take this lying down. "Our boss is a 3-dan in karate" one of the drunks boasts, "and I'm a 2-dan in judo!! What can a kid like you do?"... |