Kenji held his breath. The room was silent for ten seconds. Then, the fierce woman from the university—the one who had called Dave a monkey—stood up.
Dave winced. He had written that unit. He had stayed up until 2 AM writing that unit. But he had also been forced to "Japanize" it by Kenji. Kenji had insisted that the listening dialogue feature a baito (part-timer) who was rude to his senpai (senior), because Kenji thought it was funny. In Japan, you never publish a textbook where a junior employee is rude. It violates wa (harmony). It was a disaster. eltbooks japan
Dave clicked a button. Two seconds later, a worksheet appeared. The professor stared at it. She cracked a smile. Kenji held his breath