It throws you off because the way it’s built up makes it sound more serious like an SA level kind of situation is what most people were expecting. Of course it doesn’t take away from the seriousness of the situation and clearly we can see the perpetrators have little remorse for what they did, but it was also an outside of the school situation that was met with consequences already and while yes students be wary of certain individuals, the discrimination towards everyone else for an isolated event is insane. Someone before you said it feels like the school back packed off of an already placed prejudice and this event just cracked the glass of the already clear glass tension.
And I agree with what you said too! I do think that was definitely the trigger for Toki-sensei but while I have empathy for her, in the present time, it still doesn't excuse her actions for the students who don't have anything to do with the past. That's why I'm really glad both students from both schools will be the change. Tho in some part of me it's kinda sad that it should be the adult's problem (which the teacher's themselves knew too), but now the students are dragged into it :|
Exactly I mean theirs culture and tradition that plays into their view and reaction, but while it was definitely an issue for the adults and involved individuals to handle, it became an everybody problem and animosity was born without others knowing what they were even mad about. To me it gives soldiers fighting a war without even knowing what and who they’re fighting for. This is also how racism becomes a thing one person’s experience becomes everybody’s and now the representation falls solely on that one incident, and everyone else has to try to live while trying to push past an already planted prejudice.
While I get Toki-sensei's too much, for me I don't think the reason is "just that?!". A girl fell on a hill, with group of men arguing in front of her, alone. Even if she was with her crush/bf, do you know how scary would that be? Imagine if they were aggressive...and as she fell she can feel her bones breaking, maybe hearing their voices gradually fading and then being alone in the darkness while waiting for help to come. If it were me it would be very traumatic, and then hearing these boys they don't care? While reading that I actually felt cold in my spine. She could've died but there wasn't even any empathy from them and excused it as "it's just a joke". If I were the girl's friend I would cry too. But while I could see why Toki sensei felt responsible, it doesn't excuse her actions in the present. So I'm glad she met the boys in this timeline. The scars from the past won't go away, but she too can realize that things can change for the better.