"Eh...? So this is the infamous Korosensei?" Karma walked down the stairs and went straight towards Korosensei. "Whoa, he really does look like an octopus."
"You're Akabane Karma-kun, desu ne?"
Akabane Karma? Aka means red... bane means Clay... Red Clay Karma?
"Pfft... hahaha..." I started to laugh silently.
"Huh? What is it, Aika-chan?" Nagisa asked.
"N-nothing *hahaha* i-it's just... Red Clay Karma? Pfft..." I covered my mouth, refraining myself from laughing out loud. Nagisa suddenly realized that and starting to stifle his laugh as well.
"Shh..." Nagisa hushed.
"I heard that your suspension was up today. But that's no excuse to be late on your first day back."
"Ah..." Karma (who names their kid Karma?!) sweatdropped. "It's hard to get back into the swing of things. And feel free to call me by my first name. It's nice to meet you, sensei." Karma held out a hand.
"Likewise. Let's make this a fun year." Korosensei shook his hand, but his tentacle suddenly exploded.
What?!
Karma threw his juice box up in the air, showing an anti-sensei knife hidden in his sleeve. He tried to hit Korosensei, but thanks to his Mach speed, he managed to dodge it.
"Wow, looks like you're as fast as they say. And these knives are as effective as they say. I cut one up into tiny little pieces and stuck them to my hand. But I'm surprised you fell for such a simple move, sensei. You jumped so far back, too. What are you, a scaredy-cat?" Karma started to walk towards Korosensei.
Wow. Besides me, no one's ever hurt Korosensei before. And he just, just met him! But then again, I did too... but still. I'm an assassin. But he's a student.
"I heard that "Korosensei" comes from "Korosenai", or "unkillable" But what's this? Could you be a pushover after all?"
Korosensei began to turned red in anger.
"Nagisa, what kind of person is this Karma-kun?" I asked.
"Well, we were in the same class during the first and second year, but he was suspended due to his persistently violent behavior. Those violent tendencies were also what landed him in E class. But here, he might just top the class."
"What do you mean by that?"
"When it comes to deadly weapons and foul play, Karma's got us all beat."
I definitely like this guy already. He's assassin material.
The redhead looked at me. "Ne...? You're that girl that managed to hit Karasuma, right?"
"E-Eh? A-are you talking to m-me?" I asked, pointing at myself. He noticed me?
"Of course I am. Who else managed to stab Karasuma-sensei in the back?"
"Oh... uh... yeah. B-but I didn't s-stab him! I-I just p-poked him with i-it." I looked down, glaring at my twiddling thumbs. Even though he speaks like an assassin, I'm still not sure how to talk to this guy.
"Aika-chan, why downgrade yourself so much? You make yourself sound so weak!" Maehara put his arm around my neck.
"E-eh?!"
"Karma, you gotta love this girl! Not only she managed to do that, but she also managed to answer a uni question and she's the first one to hurt Korosensei!"
"M-Maehara-kun!"
"And since she managed to hit Karasuma, she can go home early!" He added.
"Th-That's enough, M-Maehara-kun! I'm not th-that great." I countered. "A-And can you... umm..." I pointed at the arm he has around me.
"Oh! Gomen." Maehara scratched the back of his neck.
"Hmm... so you're the first one who hurt Korosensei... a pleasure to work with you, then." He held out his hand again, the very same one that destroyed Korosensei's tentacle. I mentally smirked.
"Likewise." We both shook hands.
~~~~~
Hmm... interesting. I thought as I licked my ice cream, watching my footage in class when I went home. I put some hidden cameras around the classroom, just in case anything happens. Ever since I met Karma, I was curious. I'd like to see what he can do. And that strawberry gelato from Italy...
"Agh! He could've finished it first!" I raged. He just splats it on Korosensei's shirt! Does he know how delicious Italian ice cream is?! It's divine! But he just threw it away!
"Hmm? What are you watching, Aika-chan?" Alice asked as she packed away some boxes.
"Nothing, just the security cameras I installed in my class. Some idiot just wasted a good Italian gelato!" (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ (lol but not literally)
"What?! Wow, if only you were there, Aika, if only you were there." Alice sighed. "But don't hospitalize the poor boy, he looks cute."
"Alice, his name is Akabane Karma." I deadpanned.
"Aka.. bane...? Pfft... Ahahaha! My god, that's priceless! Red Clay Karma?! Ahahaha! I can't even-!" Alice started rolling on the floor, laughing.
"Alright, Alice. Appease your mammary glands, Alice." I sighed. (If anyone knows this reference, I LOVE YOU.)
"Okay, Aika. Okay. I'm calm, calm like a friggin Buddha." Alice cleared her throat. "Will you talk to him?"
"Pfft! Yeah, duh. He's an interesting fella." I replied.
"Talk, not kill."
"I know, I know. If I kill him, that's game over for me too."
"Okay, okay. Go at it, tiger. Also," Alice bent down and whispered in my ear, "you're lucky I'm not telling the others that you're hanging with guys your age. They'd flip and send you back there. They prefer the assassins to not be in any kind of relationship, especially the romantic ones. Because, what if your target is the one you love? They'll kill you if you refuse. It's the path you chose. You're already aware of this, am I right?"
"Of course I am. But if they're taking me back, I'll convince them not to. I've learned from you already, Alice." I shrugged.
"...Okay, Aika. So kick some butt for me~" Alice winked.
"Okay, okay."
~~~~~
"See ya, Nagisa!" Sugino waved.
"Yep! See ya tomorrow!" Nagisa waved back. Ah! There's Nagisa!
"Hey, Nagi-"
"Hey look, it's Nagisa! He must be right at home down in E class." A boy sneered. I looked at the source of the voice.
Tch. Bullies.
"What a lamer. He'll never make it out unless he shapes up. Plus, now that Akabane's back from suspension, he's in the E class too!"
"That's the pits! I would seriously rather die than wind up there."
That's. it.
It was so fast. One moment I was on the other side of the station, the next, I was already grabbing their collars. With one hand.
"Really? You'd rather die? Then, how about right now?" I threatened, pulling out a Swiss army knife out of my pocket.
"HI...YAAAA!!! RUN! RUNNNN!!!!" They screamed as I let go of their collars. They ran like the wind.
I sighed, readjusting my glasses. "You okay, Nagisa-kun?" I asked. I think I can get the hang of talking with Nagisa. He's not too hard to talk to.
"I... I'm fine." Nagisa nodded.
"Ne...? I guess I was late for the party." A voice said behind me. I jumped at the voice. I turned around to see the infamous Akabane Karma (still funny), holding an empty glass bottle. "I saw two of 'em run away in fear, as if they saw a ghost."
Haha...
"Well, that was all Aika's work." Nagisa scratched the back of his head.
"Eh...? Really? I'm surprised, a girl with opaque glasses managed to scare away the big bad wolves." Karma chuckled. "I wanted to threaten them too," he looked at his glass bottle longingly, but then threw it away. "but I'll let you off with the hook, since I've discovered a better, wonderful, plaything." He had this evil look in his eyes.
Karma-kun...
"So listen, Aika-chan, Nagisa-kun," -chan, already?! "there's something I wanted to ask you. I understand that you two know a few things about Korosensei."
"Uh... k-kinda? I-I just got here." I stuttered. "I-I bet Nagisa-kun kn-know more, though."
"Does he get mad if you call him an octopus?"
"An octopus?" Nagisa thought aloud. "I think it's the opposite. I mean, he draws himself as an octopus, and he picks the octopus character in games. And when he was digging around in the sandbox..."
"Oh..." Octopus trap.
"So if he's making jokes like that, I'd say the octopus is kinda like his trademark," Nagisa explained.
"That so? Hmm, a silly, idea just crossed my mind."
"What are you up to now, Karma-kun?" Nagisa asked worriedly.
"I'm just happy. I was wondering what I'd do if he were just some monster, but it turns out that he's an actual teacher."
"So I finally get to kill an actual teacher. Haha... I mean, after the last one went and died on me."
~~~~~
3rd Person's POV
"Ohayou gozaimasu!" Korosensei looked around to see the whole class looking at one object. One object on the teacher's desk. "Hmm? What the matter, cla-"
An octopus, stabbed on the head. Must be one of Karma's doing. Aika thought.
"Whoops! My bad! I killed that creature thinking that it was you. Bring it here. I'll dispose of it." Karma sang. You see? Now he's wasting good calamari. Wait, calamari's for squid right...? Then, he's wasting a good takoyaki!
"...Wakarimashita." Korosensei picked up the octopus and walked towards Karma. Aika looked behind Karma to see him holding an anti-sensei knife behind his back. Suddenly, Korosensei disappeared within a blink of an eye, and reappeared a missile, some flour, leek, and other ingredients. "Now, now, Karma-kun. Allow me to show you the power of these drill tentacles and this missile I filched from the Self-Defense Force!"
What...?! Karma thought, absolutely confused.
"I'm not going to let my assassin get away scot-free." Suddenly, a takoyaki was in Karma's mouth. He coughed it out. What?!?! Takoyaki?!
"I could tell by your pale skin that you hadn't eaten breakfast yet. So I whipped up a batch of takoyaki at Mach speed. With these, you'll be well on your way to being nice and healthy. Open wide~" Korosensei put one into Karma's mouth, but he coughed it out.
Karma, why are you not taking one? THERE'S FREE FOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. Aika drooled in her mind.
"Karma-kun. My job is to tend to things. To take care of them. Things like assassin's rusty blades. So keep trying your best to kill me today. Every time you do, I'll take care of you. By the end of the day, your body and mind will be polished to sparkling."
Aika sneaked a takoyaki from Korosensei and silently nibbled in it. "Mm..." He makes one mean takoyaki.
"How was it, Kasumi-san?" Sensei noticed me?!
"Moishi~" Aika had this joyful look in her face, the takoyaki was pure bliss to her tongue.
K... KAWAII. All of the boys thought.
~~~~~
First Period: Math
"As you can see, this number is left over, no matter what you do. If this indivisibility is getting you down, then have I got the method for you!" Korosensei said. "I'll write it on the blackboard. Everyone try solving it together."
Karma drew out his gun, but Korosensei took it from him near to an instant.
"Oh, Karma-kun? I'm afraid you're a touch too slow on the draw."
Huh?! Karma looked at his fingernails.
"I thought I'd use the extra time I had to give you a little nail art."
Pfft! Hahaha! It has takoyaki and octopus and everything! Ha! Aika mentally laughed at it, pulling out her phone and took a picture of Karma's hand. She looked at her photo, then mentally laughed again.
~~~~~
Fourth Period: Home Ec.
"Well? How'd you two do, Fuwa-san?" Korosensei asked her.
"I dunno. It has a sharp tang to it."
"Let me try." Korosensei took a spoonful of the soup and took a sip.
"Well, why don't you start over?" Karma smiled at her. "Toss that batch out and..." Karma tossed the pan up, then swung his knife, then-
"You forgot your apron, Karma-kun." Korosensei said.
Aika quickly cupped her hand over her mouth, refraining herself from laughing. My stomach! It hurts! I can't! HAHAHA! My God! I need to take a pic of this too.
Aika took her phone out again and took photos of Karma and his pretty pink apron.
"Don't worry about the soup. I collected it all in midair with an eyedropper. Here you go." Korosensei handed Fuwa her soup.
"Fuwa-san, I'd say that y-you should put in some s-sugar." Aika recommended, putting in some sugar in her soup. She took a sip of it.
"Ha! It's much milder now! Arigatou, Aika-chan!"
-chan?!
"Aw, how cute." Terasaka teased.
"I know, right?" Aika whispered, showing her a picture of Karma in the pink apron. Terasaka tried to refrain himself from laughing.
"Pfft! That's hilarious!" He covered his mouth with his hand.
"Shh!" She placed an index finger on my lips. But even under all the laughs, she knew something for sure. It's no use. Aika thought.
~~~~~
Fifth period: Japanese
"It was an ideal spot for the red frog."
Korosensei has a ton of weaknesses.
"Why didn't it try to cross there?"
He slips up from time to time, and his reaction speed drops to human levels when he's flustered.
"Even as I was thinking this..."
But no matter how good Karma-kun is at surprise attacks...
Karma was about to throw something at Korosensei, but he immediately froze. Korosensei was already right in front of him.
"The red frog, having failed again, was making it's way back. I was starting to get bored with it."
With Korosensei on especially high alert,
"Picking up some stones from the road, I began throwing them at the sandbar."
This assassination was like an impossibly tough video game.
"I was not trying to hit the red frog..."
Face it, Karma. You can't win against him alone.
~~~~~
Kasumi Aika's POV
"Karma-kun, don't worry. We'll do it all together." Nagisa assured.
"Y-yeah, Karma-kun. I-It's better to k-kill him with more p-people. Once K-Korosensei has his eye on you, y-you can't kill him, n-no matter the m-method."
"He's not like other teachers, Karma-kun." Nagisa added.
"Teachers, eh? Yeah, no. I want to do it. Nothing would tick me off more than him dying in some random way."
Huh...? What does he mean, random way...?
"Karma-kun!" Korosensei appeared. "I've certainly taken good care of you today, haven't I? You can still try to kill me, you know." Green stripes appeared on his face as well. "I'll polish you even shinier."
Karma simply smiled. I don't like that smile. "Just to make sure... you are a teacher, right? Would you, let's say, risk your life to protect one of your students?"
I definitely don't like where this is going.
"Of course. I'm a teacher, after all."
"Okay, good. Then I can kill you." He pointed his gun straight in front of him." He leaned back. "For sure." And he began to fall.
"KARMA-KUN!" I tried to grab his hand, but I was a second to late. Now, it's up to Korosensei to save him. "Damn it!" I slapped myself. I'm such a fool! Wait, why did I even try to save him?! I'm an assassin! It's not my task to care for these people! Did I... already? No! I can't do that! They'll hunt me- no, all of us down! I began to punch a tree in distress. "You promised. You have sworn to your absolute... Gah! How could you let such fool of a conscious take over?!"
"Aika-chan! What are you doing?!" Nagisa tried to stop me, but I pushed him away.
"L-Leave me be!" I glared at him, though he can't see it. "You don't understand!" This is bad!
"A-Aika-chan! Please, calm down!"
"I'm calm! I'm like a friggin Buddha!" I slapped myself one last time, real hard. Focus! There are no cameras nearby, right? Wait, this is E Class. The only camera was mine... but that was only in the classroom. I'll be fine.
"Aika! Your hands are bleeding! Stop!" Nagisa grabbed my hands and held them tight. I scowled. But I'm calm now.
"Y-You don't understand. Let me go. I'm leaving." I pulled my hands away from Nagisa's clutches. Nagisa looked up, gaping.
"Karma-kun!" Nagisa exclaimed.
"Yo." How can he be so calm after something like that!
I readjusted my glasses, then took a deep breath. My back was still against him and my hands in my pockets, so he can't see my bloody hands. Hopefully, they won't notice me at all.
"That was a lot crazier than you made it seem, Karma-kun." Nagisa said.
"Eh, no biggie. As far as I could see, that would've been my best chance at killing him."
"Oh? Out of ideas already? But I have so many ways left to pamper you in retaliation. You're kind of a pushover yourself, aren't ya?"
"Oh, I'll kill you. Maybe even tomorrow."
"A healthy, refreshing, bloodlust. Looks like you don't need my special care anymore."
Keep it up, Nagisa, Korosensei, while I walk away from the scene-
"Ah! Aika-chan~ you were really worried about me, weren't ya?" Karma called out. I froze.
"Uh... n-not too m-much." I stuttered.
"You're already leaving? I thought you were so worried about me~"
"Uh... w-well, y-you're okay n-now, so I-I better get g-going..." I quickly walked away, but I felt something grab my waist, and lifted me up. "K-Korosensei?!" I squeaked as he lifted me up towards them. I tried to cover my hands and face, but they saw it anyways.
"Kasumi-san?! Did Nagisa slap you?! Did he step on your hands too?!" Korosensei looked at me worriedly.
"Hah?! I would never do that!" Nagisa nixed.
"N-no..." I stammered, looking away.
"Then, why did you slap yourself?! How did your hands get bloody-" Korosensei looked at a nearby tree that seemed to have my blood on it. "Why did you punch that tree so badly until you bled?!" He let me down on a nearby rock, then brought a first aid kit and an ice pack in less than a second (thanks to his Mach speed).
"Arigatou." I muttered as Korosensei treated my wounds (in Mach speed, of course). After that, I put an ice pack on my cheek.
"Care to tell?" Karma asked. I quickly looked away, shaking my head. There's no way I can tell them. "Then, what happened, Nagisa-kun?"
"I-I don't know as well. She just started slapping herself and then punching the tree. She seemed really furious about something. Maybe she was so worried about Karma-kun that she started to hurt herself?"
"WH-WHAT?!" I yelled, blushing as red as Karma's hair.
"That's so cute, Kasumi-san~" Korosensei gushed.
"Wh-what?! I-It's not like that! Uu~" I covered my blushing face with my hands.
"K... Kawaii..."
"Wh-what?" I didn't hear them correctly. Did they say kowai? Are my face and hands really that messed up?
"N-Nothing!" They all said in unison.
"Anyways, since Aika-chan is already better, let's head back. We can eat on the way." Karma said, tossing his purse up and down. Why does a jackass have a purse?
"HAAAH?! HEY, THAT'S MY PURSE!" ...Now that makes sense.
"And who left it in the staff room unattended?" Karma teased.
"Give it back!"
"If you say so." Karma tossed the purse to Korosensei, which he hastily caught. He opened the purse for it to be...
"But... it's empty!!!"
"There wasn't much in there to begin with. Call it a donation."
Korosensei let out this weird cat-like noise, his face turning white. "You hypocritical delinquent!" And then Korosensei started to ramble about not to steal money, etc. etc.
I sighed and fished out a 1000 yen from my pocket. "H-Here." I said, handing him 1000 Yen.
"HAAAA?!"
"I-It costs around 500 yen to get a gelato, s-so I'm giving y-you 1000. Buy m-me one as well." I said.
"Arigatou gozaimashita, Kasumi-san!" Korosensei thanked. "You're a life saver!" He then flew off, probably to Italy to buy some gelato.
I smiled lightly at the octopus. He's not too bad. Too bad he's my target, I have to kill him at one point.
"Nee, Aika-chan, you sure suck out the fun in anything," Karma said.
"H-Hey!"
"Kidding~" He winked. "Let's go and buy something with this money."
End of Chapter Three
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