, ▁so ▁why ▁should ▁he ▁care . ▁To ▁ease ▁I da ' s ▁mind ▁further , ▁he ▁tells ▁Ka ori ▁about ▁him , ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁bother ▁her ▁at ▁all . ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁To yo ▁begins ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁Kob ay ashi ▁is ▁now ▁teaching ▁world ▁history ▁at ▁his ▁old ▁high ▁school ▁alongside ▁I da . ▁After ▁his ▁super visor ▁asks ▁him ▁about ▁his ▁box ▁l unch es , ▁To yo ▁dem ands ▁Kob ay ashi ▁stop ▁making ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁someone ▁will ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁gay . ▁Work ▁becomes ▁so ▁busy ▁To yo ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁time ▁to ▁call ▁Kob ay ashi ▁for ▁forty ▁days . ▁When ▁he ▁finally ▁has ▁a ▁free ▁day ▁coming ▁up , ▁he ▁conf esses ▁to ▁his ▁super visor ▁that ▁his ▁" g irl friend " ▁is ▁a ▁" boy friend ", ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁Kob ay ashi . ▁After ▁they ▁make ▁love , ▁he ▁tells ▁Kob ay ashi ▁he ▁may ▁quit . ▁Kob ay ashi ▁tells ▁him ▁he ▁told ▁his ▁students ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁gay , ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁fire ▁him ▁from ▁a ▁public ▁job ▁just ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁hom osex ual . ▁The ▁next ▁working ▁day , ▁To yo ▁asks ▁his ▁super visor ▁to ▁" gra ce fully ▁and ▁tact fully " ▁let ▁people ▁know ▁he ▁is ▁gay . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁I da ▁and ▁Hash iz ume ▁go ▁to ▁visit ▁I da ' s ▁parents ▁to