*Disclaimer:
I do not own Negima or any material shown here. This is my first fanfic. Umm…Oh, Yeah. Any aspects from other anime are either intentional or unintentional but are still the material of their respective owners. Tell me how you all think of it.
Chapter 1: What the Hell…?
Leaning forward on his chair, Gene hastily reread the paper in front of him once again. After receiving his teaching credentials, he had applied to teach at the Mahora Private Academy in Japan. He had fallen asleep during the exam and did not expect to get the job. According to the letter in front of him, he had been surprisingly accepted.
Prepared and ready to go, he felt uneasy about the new job; reaching out for his coffee, he took a huge anxious sip. The moment the black liquid touched his lips, he immediately tasted the tart flavor of the dark roast drink. Horrified and unable to bear the flavor, he spat out the contents on the warm wooden floor.
"Crap," he thought, "I accidentally made coffee instead of tea. And not only that… My room is drenched!"
He looked around at the small apartment room he had stayed in while applying for the job. The apartment was one white-covered room that had the bedroom, kitchen, and living room all in one place; the bathroom was so small that it did not deserve to be called a bathroom.
"Well," he said out loud, "When I start my job, I'll be able to move onto the school grounds. My salary should cover the cost of a room in the dorms."
He then looked in his bag to see if his diary was still there. It was where he had secured it before, in a leather pocket in the front compartment. His eyes then wandered to the clock.
"Oh no," he cried out, "I'm gonna be late!"
He grabbed his bags, stuffed them all into his backpack, which remarkably retained its original shape, and ran out the door.
He panted as he pushed his way into the subway. Gene then double-checked the map the letter had come with. Thankfully, he had gotten onto the subway at the last minute. After catching his breath, he looked around; the train was packed full of girls.
"Wait a minute," thought Gene, "Did I get on the wrong subway."
The intercom then announced the next stop, "Next stop, Mahora Academy. This is the last stop. Repeat, this is the last stop."
All the girls began picking up their belonging and crowded towards the doors. Some became unnervingly close to Gene.
When the doors opened, all the girls began streaming out. Gene struggled to stay up but was knocked down by the torrent of students. When he finally got up, the street was empty.
He then looked around for a map to the principal's office when he was knocked over by someone else. Gene looked up to see a girl with red hair and bells in her hair struggling to get up as well. Her friends were behind her and looking at Gene in a strange way.
"Hey, watch where you're going," the red-haired girl snapped at him. She then heard the bell ring and jumped up.
"Crap, we're going to be late for class now."
She and her friends began running as fast as they could across the campus to a large building at the end of the street. Not knowing where else to go, Gene decided to follow them. When he caught up to the girls, he asked, "Umm, can you tell me where the principal's office is."
"Why don't we just show you?" offered one of the girls, a black haired one with a cheery voice, "That's where we're going too."
After going though a dizzying series of stairs and hallways, they arrived at a door which had "Principal's Office" written in kana. The black haired girl knocked on the door, and a middle-aged man with a noticeable stubble opened the door. "Hello, Asuna, Konoka. The principal has been expecting you."
The red haired girl began fidgeting and began stammering a reply. Gene leaned over and observed her face. "You like him, don't you," he remarked.
His face met a fist, and he flew into a nearby wall.
"Asuna," begged the black haired girl, who was probably Konoka, as she tried to retrain Asuna, "Don't punch him. Takahata-san is watching."
Asuna immediately blushed and began frantically bowing in apology to Takahata. "Sorry, sorry," she cried out.
"Hey, where's my apology," Gene asked as he pulled himself out of a man-shaped hole in the wall.
An elderly voice came from within the room, "Well, youngsters, get in here already. You need to get back to class as soon as possible."
Gene and Asuna stared at each other before entering the room with Konoka and Takahata. The principal's office was a spacious room with filled bookshelves lining the walls and a grand work desk at the center. Gene uneasily looked at the principal who now had the power to determine his future job.
The chair turned around, revealing an old man who had so many wrinkles and white hair that it seemed a miracle that he could see at all.
"Ho, so this is the new teacher right? What's your name?"
"Umm, yes. My name is Albert Genehyuk Gim; please call me Gene. I'm here for the teaching job."
"What?" Asuna cried out, "How can he be a teacher? Don't we already have enough juvenile teachers?"
"Well.." the principal started but was interrupted as the door slammed open, and a red-haired boy who seemed no older than ten entered the room.
"Ah, speak of the devil. Sit down Negi."
"Negi, I like Negi. Chop them up and put them in soup, makes it taste great," said Gene, "Oh, you mean he's called Negi." (Negi in Japanese means spring onion. Look it up online, since you're most likely reading this online. Just make a new tab and go on Wikipedia and look it up. They do go well with soup.)
"Sorry," Gene said and offered his hand to shake Negi's. The boy shook the hand in reply.
"So, as I was saying," the principal began, "Negi, you are a good English teacher but lack the experience and the expertise to teach your students in other areas such as math and science. Therefore, Gene here will be your class's supplemental teacher."
"Ehhh!" said the students at once.
"Don't worry, Gene has already graduated from college and has earned a masters in computer science and mathematics, right?"
"I guess that's correct," Gene stammered out.
"So, no problems then…good. Now, Takahata, Negi, Asuna, Konoka, escort Gene here to the classroom please." The principal turned around; the meeting was over.
"Whew," Gene sighed out in relief after leaving the principal's office, "I thought that would be harder than I thought."
"Don't worry," reassured Takahata, "The principal is an understanding man. He's fair and will usually sympathize with you."
"So is it true that you are already a college graduate?" asked Konoka.
"Yeah. Graduated from MIT."
"REALLY?"
"Yes," added Takahata, "According to his record, he graduated at the top of his class."
"Ohh, so such amazing people do exist," mused Konoka.
Gene blushed; it had been a long time since someone had been interested in him as a person.
"Well, we're here," Asuna announced loudly, interrupting their conversation.
"Wait here," said Takahata, "We'll introduce you to the class."
Asuna, Konoka, and Negi had already gone into the classroom. Takahata soon followed suit. Gene decided to wait until Takahata called for him. At the meantime, he tried to remember how he had gotten to the principal's office and the route to the classroom.
"Come in," Takahata called out from the classroom. Gene stood up and opened the door. Immediately, an eraser dropped from the ceiling and fell towards the ground before stopping inches above Gene's head.
"Oh crap," Gene thought, "This must be the legendary let's-put-an-eraser-full-of-chalk-powder-in-the-crack-on-the-sliding-door-so-that-when-the-unsuspecting-teacher-opens-it-it-will-fall-and-drop-the-powder-on-his-hair. Should I let it drop or swipe it off.
"If I let it drop, it will hit my head, and the students will laugh. However, my head will be full of chalk powder which is not very good for me, isn't it.
"However, if I push it away, it will give the bad impression that I'm a strict and evil teacher to the students. Hmm…To drop or not to drop? That is the question."
After arguing with himself for a few seconds, he decided to let the eraser drop. Gene let out a fake laugh, but the students remained silent.
When Gene took a closer look at the class, he noticed something, "Hey, this class is full of girls!"
"Of course," someone shouted out, "This is an all-girl's private school. Didn't you know that before applying for the job?"
The class burst out into laughter, and Gene felt his face redden.
"Now, now," Negi stammered out, "It's his first day here, so please calm down."
Although his voice sounded pitiful and weak, the class listened and settled down. Gene stepped forward to the middle of the classroom and tripped over a tripwire. He stumbled, fell over into a bucket, and was hit with 5 rubber arrows.
The force of the arrows rolled him over and through the window. He fell down and landed on the floor before rolling onto the middle of the track. Most of the nearby classes heard the glass breaking and were peering out to see what was going on.
"I let my guard down. These Japanese school pranksters are more fearsome than I had imagined," thought Gene as he slipped into unconsciousness, "What the hell was I thinking for applying for a job here."
Chapter 2: Where do I sleep?
After he had recovered from his incident, Gene was in the staff room with Negi. Negi was explaining the job of the teachers after school and showed him where his desk was and where Gene's desk would be.
This reminds me of the time I was doing something similar, Gene thought, I would always show my seniors my ideas, and they would listen to me. I guess I know how they felt now. It's kinda embarrassing.
"Oh yeah," Negi said and gave Gene a folder. Gene opened it up to see the class roster with a picture of each student and their names, clubs, and other activities written under them.
"Since you didn't get a chance to talk with the class, I thought you would need this. I've already memorized it," Negi said, almost with an apologetic voice.
"Thank you," Gene replied and took the roster.
"Tomorrow, let's introduce you to the class properly, alright."
"Yeah, that was a very odd first impression."
They both laughed at the memory of Gene falling through the window thanks to a series of cleverly placed teacher traps. After they had quieted down, Negi looked at Gene and finally spoke in a serious voice, "Gene, you're not normal, are you."
"What was your first clue?" Gene teased, "I'm a teenage graduate; I think that counts as making me not normal."
"That's not what I mean," shouted Negi, "That eraser that fell, you stopped it with a barrier didn't you."
"I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Why did you apply for a job here if you have such an amazing record?" Negi finally asked after a few seconds.
"I know that someone in my situation would have immediately begun research at some famous place by now. However, I wanted to explore the world a bit and see it as a person."
"What do you mean?"
"You're too young to understand it."
"No I'm not. No I'm not. I'm not that young you know."
Gene bent down and looked at Negi eye-to-eye. He then burst out into laughter, "No matter how I try looking at you, I still see you as a little kid. Sorry though."
However, he had not answered Negi's question. When the child-teacher was about to persist, the principal came in with Asuna and Konoka behind him.
"Ho, so you're showing our new teacher around the school, aren't you, Negi?" he said.
"Yes," Negi replied.
"So, how was your first day?" the principal then turned to Gene.
"Yes sir," he stood up, "Umm…well."
The principal laughed, "No need to be so formal. Okay, I won't ask that from you; I can guess what happened. Don't worry about it though. It takes the students time to accept any new teacher, right Negi."
Negi then turned to Gene, "Yes, it took them a while to get used to me too."
"Well then, do you have a place to stay tonight?"
Gene looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark. "Oh &%*$! I already left my apartment when I came here this morning. I don't have a place to stay."
"Don't worry," assured the principal, "Konoka, do you think you still have some room for one more roommate?"
"What? Are you saying that he's going to…to…sleep in our room?" shouted Asuna.
"What? You didn't have a problem when Negi moved in," replied the principal.
"But, but, he's sixteen. He shouldn't even be near a girls' dorm. Why do we have to take him in?"
"Okay, grandpa," answered Konoka without listening to Asuna.
"Good," replied the principal, "Now, let's go. It is getting late."
"Man," sighed Asuna as they were walking to the dorms, "Why are we always the ones who have to take in more roommates?"
"You've forgotten Kotarou," quipped Konoka, "He moved in with Natsumi, Ayaka, and Chizune."
"Well, he and Negi are still kids. That guy there is only a few years older than us. He's worse."
"Sheesh," Gene interrupted, "You'd think I don't exist or something, the way you guys are talking."
Asuna pulled a fan out of nowhere and slapped Gene on the face with it. "Shut up. I'll never accept you. Remember that."
"I don't get it," Gene said from the ground, "Where did you get that fan anyway? That's heavy."
Asuna turned around and continued walking. Konoka and Negi struggled to pull Gene back up.
"Sorry about that," Negi apologized, "She can be very stubborn."
"Remember, if you do anything wrong with anyone in our dorms, I'll kill you," Asuna warned Gene for the tenth time.
"Alright, alright," Gene replied, tired of being reminded so many times. He turned to look at his bed. It was propped under Negi's bed and had a closet on the wall with enough space for his belongings. "Not like I would do anything to you of all people," he whispered under his breath.
Asuna's fan flew and hit the back of his head. Gene rolled over and crashed into the closet. "Thank you for sharing your room with me," he called weakly from inside.
That night, Asuna woke up because of a constant light from below her bunk. She looked down and saw that Konoka, who slept under her bed, was sleeping. However, Gene had propped up a makeshift desk and was studying the class roster Negi had given him.
Noticing that someone was watching him, he looked up at Asuna and smiled. He then returned to looking through the class roster.
Sheesh, Asuna thought in her head, Now I feel guilty for being mean to him today. He really wants to do his job well, doesn't he.
The next day, Gene looked up and saw Asuna already dressed up. He had spent most of the night memorizing the names and faces of his students; he had also spent some time thinking of the next lesson for the day.
"You're already going out?" he asked Asuna.
"Of course," she replied, "I deliver papers in the morning. I have to pay for my tuition and room somehow."
"So you want to be independent. I guess you can be responsible sometimes," Gene smiled at her.
Asuna's face became red, and she punched him flat. After she had left the room, Gene remarked to himself, "A man can take only so many hits. However, I think that it will be a miracle if anyone survives one of hers."
Chapter 3: *Hopefully* Another Chance
Gene opened the door to the class and entered with Negi; this time, there was no falling eraser, so Gene thought that maybe today would be a good day. All the students had already arrived by the time Gene entered the room.
"Umm," he said as he stood in front of the class. He then bowed to the class, "My name is Albert Genehyuk Gim. I'm from America and will be your supplemental teacher from now on. Nice to meet all of you."
"Oooh," exclaimed the class, "Where are you from."
"From California. However, I graduated and got my teaching credentials from MIT."
"Wow, you look different from the typical American. Which nationality are you?"
"Umm, I'm Korean and actually spent some years over there," Gene replied.
"Your Japanese is so good. Where did you learn it?"
"I learned it at school. One of my minors was foreign languages so I learned a few other languages, Japanese being one of them."
"So what languages do you know?"
Gene counted his fingers and thought for a few seconds. "I obviously know English, Korean, and Japanese. I also learned to read and speak in Latin, Greek, Russian, German, Spanish, Chinese, and French."
The class made sounds of admiration, and Gene thought that it really was going to be a good day.
After school, Negi and Gene were in the teacher's lounge. Negi was just explaining how there was an afterschool class for students who had some problems and needed help.
"Usually, there are five specific people who always show up so they've called themselves the Baka Rangers," Negi finished. (For those who don't know. "Baka" means idiot in Japanese. We would have translated it, but the English version sucks and has no humor in it whatsoever.)
Gene spat out the tea he was drinking and began laughing hysterically, "Oh my God, that's just hilarious and original. Baka Rangers."
"Baka Rangers assembled," cheered a tall girl who seemed to squint so much that her eyes were not showing.
Just as Negi had said, there were five people in the classroom. In front of them were name cards which instead of having their names, had their color.
"I'm Yue Ayase," said a short girl who seemed to always have a bored expression on her face, "Also known as Baka Black."
"I'm Makie Sasaki," chirped a girl with pinkish hair, "I'm Baka Pink."
"I'm Ku-Fei, aru," said a cheerful girl who had a distinct Chinese accent, "I'm Baka Yellow, aru."
"I'm Kaede Nagase," said the girl with closed eyes, "I'm Baka Blue, de gozaru"
"'de gozaru'?" Gene wondered in his head.
Asuna was last; she glared at him. "You already know my name!" she snapped at him when he continued staring at her.
"So which color are you?" Gene asked.
"She's Baka Red," said everyone else in the class.
"Don't call me Baka Red!" she yelled at the others.
"Anyways," Gene interrupted, "Let's get on with the lesson. I'll pass around a ten-question test. If you get more than half correct, you can leave. I'll help you after you show me you finish your tests."
After a few seconds, a loud rumbling was felt in the class.
"What was that?" Gene wondered out loud.
There was a pause, and then everyone in the class heard an explosively loud voice shout, "Manly!"
Everyone in the class, except for Gene ducked under their desks.
"Hey!" he called out to them, "Get back u-"
The wall behind him exploded inwards and showered the class with rubble. A few students in gym clothes ran through the hole and looked in fear behind them. When they saw someone, they screamed and ran through the door and into the hallway.
A few seconds later, a large, heavyset man in a running suit ran into the room and looked at the members of the Baka Rangers who were peering over their desks to see if everything was clear.
"Where did they run off to?" he boomed at them.
They all pointed to the door, and he stepped up to it. He then pulled his fist back and said "Manly!" as he punched the door. He blew a hole through it and through the five walls behind it. After looking around, he ran through and began shouting again.
"What the hell was that?" groaned Gene under the rubble. He pushed off a large chunk of the wall which had fallen on top of him and inspected the classroom.
"That was the head of the gym department," Yue said, "He's fond of saying 'Manly' before punching things. He also is infamous for his moronic strength and therefore is also the hall monitor."
"Well, after that, I doubt that we want to focus on studying, so turn in your tests and go home. I'll tell you about your mistakes later."
They all cheered and ran out. Gene looked at the mess and wondered how the school was going to repair the damaged building. Judging by the vigor the gym teacher had used to punch a door for himself instead of using the door, he would most likely destroy half the school before stopping.
"Well," he said to no one in particular, "At least the class seems to accept me more. Other than this incident, today was a good day."
Chapter 4: Deadliest Staff Meeting
Negi pushed and shook Gene awake. "Whazzup," Gene muttered sleepily.
"Hurry up, we'll be late if you don't hurry," Negi urged him.
"Why do I have to get up right now? It's Saturday."
"Today, there is a staff meeting. It's at nine. Get up please. The principal called for this staff meeting especially to introduce you."
"Really?" Gene jumped up and pushed Negi away. "I have to get ready then. What time is it?"
"Eight," Negi answered, "I tried waking you up earlier, but you kept sleeping."
Gene opened his closet and began changing then and there. Thankfully, by the time Konoka and Asuna had woken up, he had already finished changing.
"Sorry, have to go. I like my eggs sunny-side up," he called towards them and ran with Negi out the door.
"Sorry for being late," Gene immediately said as he opened the door to the teacher's lounge.
However, the room was completely empty except for Takahata and the principal. Gene then turned around and glared at Negi. "I'm gonna kill you, you stupid onion," he shouted at Negi and began chasing him.
"Ah, youth," the principal laughed. Takahata smiled as well.
Eventually, the other teachers entered the room. Each introduced him or herself to Gene. First, there was the Vice-Principal, Jack Rakan, a tall and well-built man in his forties. The next was the gym teacher, who introduced himself as merely Gai. "Sorry about that event yesterday," he apologized and shook Gene's hand.
The next was the military history teacher, Johann Stein. Then came the secretary, Shizuna-sensei, a buxom woman in her thirties. The rest of teachers introduced themselves as well and sat down.
The principal stood up and cleared his throat. "As you all know, we have a new teacher. He's going to be the supplemental teacher for class 3-A. I expect all of you to help him transition to his job."
Suddenly, there was a heated argument between the gym teacher and the military history teacher.
"No, no, no," shouted Gai, "A man should always only use his fists to fight. Using such cowardly means such as ki blasts are for weaklings."
"Oh, shut up you old man. I bet you would lose within two seconds against a ki user."
"Ha! As if I would lose to any loser, you included."
Stein jumped up and held his hand out. "Soul Threat," he breathed, "1951 Beretta M."
A blast came from his palm and shot the gym teacher off his chair. Gai stood up as if nothing had happened. "What was that?" he taunted, "That felt like a nice evening breeze. Let me show you a real manly attack."
He disappeared and reappeared in front of Stein. His fist went forward, and Gai shouted, "Manly!"
The explosion rocked the floor, and when the smoke cleared, Gai and Stein were already out on the field, facing each other. Stein then reappeared in front of Gai and had his palm in front of the other's stomach.
"Soul Threat, AK-47."
Gai's body began shaking like mad as if he were being defibrillated constantly. He collapsed, and Stein cupped his both of his hands so that only his fingers were touching Gai's chest.
"Soul Threat, Double Barrel Shotgun."
"Manly Willpower Defense," Gai shouted in reply.
The shockwave from the explosion could be felt even from the teacher's lounge.
"Oh my," muttered the principal, "They always get into fights like these." He then clapped his hands, gaining everyone's attention. "Alright, who wants to stop them before they use their deathblows."
"Too late," shouted Rakan, "I think they're gonna use them right now."
The smoke had cleared, and both men were looking at each other. Gai's shirt had been ripped to pieces, but he still looked intact. It seemed like Gai had been able to land some hits on Stein as well; he face had a few bruises, and his suit was ruined.
"It seems like there's only one way to decide this," Stein panted.
"Of course," replied Gai.
The air seemed to vibrate from the energy they were gathering for the next round. A rabbit passed by between them, and they jumped at each other. Stein had both his palms open and retracted to his body; large amounts of ki gathered on his hands. Gai had his fist pulled back, and it was shining with the amount of power he had put into it.
When they were face-to-face, they used their attacks.
"Soul Death, Twin Desert Eagle Custom!"
"Manly Impact. Full Throttle!"
Everyone had ducked in expectation of the explosion, but nothing happened. They all looked from their shelters and saw that Gene was missing. They looked over at the field to see what was left.
Gene was in between them; there was a series of plates which floated over his back and along his arms with three, pure-white streams coming down from his back. On his right arm, the plates ended with a claw which held a giant katana which was pointed at the throat of Stein. On the other end, the white streams were pointed at Gai's throat. Although they seemed like mere cloth, each ribbon seemed to move on its own and have a sharp point at the end. The plates on his left hand also ended in a smaller claw which held Gai's fist.
"Sheesh," Gene said so that everyone could hear, "Fight in a place where no one will get hurt. The school loses enough money from your attacks as it is."
The principal stroked his beard, "Ho, looks like he will be a good addition to the staff."
Author's Section
(Hello, I'm the narrator. Call me Narrator God. No, this is not because I am God. It's just a proper noun, like Big Boy, Jason, and Farvour.)
[Hello, I'm the author. Yes, the narrator and the author are two completely different people.]
(For those among you who are wondering why we are talking in brackets and parentheses, it's to note who is talking. Parentheses show that I'm talking. Brackets show that the author is talking.)
[So, I see you jumped the gun and had your debut before me.]
(What do you mean?)
[There were some parts in this volume where you added some information. I thought we had an agreement that we wouldn't do this until the author's section.]
(So.)
[Never mind.]
[Okay, now that we're done with the introductions, let's move on to the questions.]
(We're doing a Q&A section right now?)
[Of course, this is the first part. We should at least get rid of some of the questions that the readers might have. That's why that box full of questions are right next to you]
(Oh, right. Ahem, first question: Why are some of the character names from Mahou Sensei Negima? You know, I've been wondering about that too.)
[Okay. For starters, this is a fanfiction of some mangas, especially Negima, that I've been reading for the past few years. I decided to start with Negima because of the large cast and because I really like the series. Or you could have read the introduction. Next question.]
(Why the hell did Gene have that armor on him there and why was he able to stop the attacks from both Gai and Stein?)
[I'm taking that secret to the grave. Next question.]
(Why do you add some Japanese honorifics and speech patterns?)
[Well, for one, remember, this is in Japan. Second, I felt like leaving some honorifics and speech patterns in Japanese helps show how the characters interact with each other and also helps transition them to my work.]
(And final question, why were Takahata, Negi, Konoka, and Asuna able to enter the room without experiencing any of those teacher traps.)
[Well…I know that I had one of the students put an eraser in the door, but I don't remember putting those other traps. Do you know how that happened?]
(Umm…)
[You had something to do with it, didn't you.]
(Well, he was starting to look suspicious with that eraser hanging over his head. When he finally let it fall, he was beginning to look very suspicious. So then, I intervened. Because of the series of traps I had set up thanks to my higher being powers, everyone was distracted from the event earlier and was now focusing on how epic that prank was.)
[Wasn't that taking it too far?]
(Hey, it worked. No one asked about it except for Negi, and that was supposed to be alright anyways.)
[True. Anyways, that's all for now. Next time, expect more chapters and less author notes. Hope you enjoyed this.]
(Fade to black…black…black…)
[You don't have to do that, you know.]
(I know, but it makes me sound cool.)