I'm also not sure why Akutsu attacked Kachiro for running when he told him to go get Echizen in the first place. Unless it's because Kachiro was stupid enough to say out loud that he was getting a teacher.

Oh, it was out loud all right. I think he wanted to assure his darling Arai that help would be forthcoming. *g*

I first began to think of Inui as Harriet when I saw his bag check from the fanbook. My god! Besides notebooks and pen, he's got a tape recorder, a digital camera, and binoculars. He's seriously a snoop.

A cougar is an older woman who likes younger guys. (Though not jailbait guys!) Maybe that's just Canadian slang.