Time for Tears follows the quiet hours after Korosensei's death, when the class discovers his final gifts and heads into a graduation ceremony that reunites Nagisa's parents. The chapter closes as Class A shields the students from a swarm of reporters chasing the story of the school's monster.
Summary
Waking the morning after the killing, Nagisa pieces together the night before. Once Korosensei was gone, each student had found on their desk a tailored copy of his book of advice, a class yearbook, and a diploma he made himself. The anti-teacher laser had discharged only after his death, and Karasuma stalled the incoming soldiers by claiming authority over the pupils. Exhausted, the class eventually drifted off while trying to finish their advice books.
In the present, Karasuma warns that the press will hound them and asks that certain matters stay hidden. He apologizes ahead of time, but the students insist they will manage and thank him sincerely. At the ceremony, Chairman Asano hands Nagisa his diploma with congratulations, and the boy is stunned to find his mother and father standing together.
Key Events
Nagisa's father reveals that Korosensei had visited him the previous month to nudge him toward mending the family. Hiromi says the two will try to begin again, and Nagisa breaks into grateful tears. Outside, reporters press Class 3-E for details about the creature at the school, but Class A holds the crowd back and walks the students to their waiting bus. Nagisa cries once more and silently bids farewell to Kunugigaoka Junior High.
Notes
Running twenty-two pages, this chapter sits in the twenty-first volume, titled Time to Say Thank You. The Japanese name Namida no jikan translates to Time for Tears. It comes after Graduation Time and precedes Time After Time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Class 3-E find on their desks after Korosensei's death?
In Chapter 178, each student of Class 3-E discovers a tailored copy of Korosensei's book of advice, a class yearbook, and a diploma he made himself waiting on their desk.
What does Karasuma warn the students about after Korosensei dies?
Karasuma warns Class 3-E that the press will hound them and asks that certain matters stay hidden, apologizing in advance. The students assure him they will manage.
Who does Nagisa find at the graduation ceremony in Chapter 178?
At the ceremony in Chapter 178, Nagisa is stunned to find his mother and father, Hiromi, standing together after Chairman Asano hands him his diploma.
What did Korosensei do for Nagisa's family before he died?
Nagisa's father reveals that Korosensei had visited him the previous month to nudge him toward mending the family, and Hiromi says the two will try to begin again.
How does Class A help Class 3-E at the end of Chapter 178?
When reporters press Class 3-E for details about the creature at their school, Class A holds the crowd back and walks the students to their waiting bus.
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