Chibiki Tatsuji:  I ca n't understand the logic behind that , I simply gave up . Only one way seems to be effective against this phenomenon : To deny the existence of someone in the class .
Kouichi Sakakibara: And how probable is that it works ?
Chibiki Tatsuji: Fifty - fifty . Some years it works , others fail . In some years there is a clear reason to fail , others are unknown .
Kouichi Sakakibara: That 's terrible .
Chibiki Tatsuji: This is no a curse . There is no evil . occurs naturally as a typhoon or an earthquake .
Mei Misaki: Does Professor Mikami was a teacher in charge of class three in _ 1996 _ ?
Kouichi Sakakibara: Oh , you 're right .
Chibiki Tatsuji: She already went through a lot ... and make her the assistant professor again ...