Nagisa's POV...
While I was writing on my notes, out of the blue, Karma called up to me, "Hey Nagisa.." he said, with his hand holding my shoulder. "Hmm?" I turned to face him with a questionable look. It was our breaktime today, so its very natural for him to question me freely. But, I wonder what he'll ask?
"Who's the new student?" he ask, pointing his finger at a white haired boy, who was reading quietly at the back end of the class. Humming around, in his magic place of literature. For some reason, I felt like he'll do something again but Karma insist me to tell him about our new classmate.
"His name is Ken Kaneki, but.." I stopped half way and couldn't continue what I'm about to say. I, for some reason, lowered my head. I really don't want to think about it.
"'But'?" Karma repeated, wanting me to explain what I meant. I slowly took a glimpse of him, he is, in his own mischievous self and that he seem calm about this. Well..excited.
"Y-You see Karma-kun.." I stuttered, wanting to find my words to explain. "When he first came here..he seem out of place"
"Why is that?" he then asked curiously, "Come on~ Don't keep secrets to me Nagisa-kun~" he pleaded, urging me to tell him. I sighed.
To be honest, I cant quite describe why, but if I could recall to what happened during his introduction on that day, I can only say two things about it. It was shocking and..it was unexplainable.
"Okay..I'll tell you about it.." I answered, explaining the events to him.
That day, we had a another attempt to assassinate our teacher, Koro-sensei, by doing the same routine of killing him when he enters through the door and while doing attendance, and as always, he envade all of them in a blink of an eye. Even our high-tech, A.I classmate, Ritsu. She couldn't find a single weak spot but kept on hitting him randomly and rationally with her upgraded gun shooters. As our anti-sensei bullets and rubber knifes where on the floor, once again, failure soon surrounded us.
During from our depressed moods, he kept on cheering us up by saying Good Luck and keep trying our best to assassinate him flawlessly. This didn't quite help us that much although it was a good feeling of praise from trying. As we all sat down, Koro-sensei announced to us that we'll be having a new student added to our assassination deal. It made me happy, having a new student here but, then again, I felt sorry for him.
Realizing, his being transfered to the most unwanted section and the secluded place for the most failure students, well, expelled. You can say we're troublesome students, so its very likely being isolated by the most famous and most educational school. The Kunugigaoka Junior High School. Far away from the main school, we are known as the End Class. Though still, its not that bad staying in this place. In fact, I also hope our new tranfered student can appreciate the fun thrills and exciting events here in class 3-E. Whether he'd be full of troubles or not. Although maybe he did something terrible to get tranfered in here. There's no other reasons, I can think off.
"Come on in." said Koro-sensei, looking patiently at the front entrance of our classroom, calling for someone to come out through it.
The door opened, and a white haired boy came into view. Sitting from a second miles away, I can see him wearing a medical eyepatch on his left eye and was wearing the complete whole of our uniform. Which consist of our grey trousers, black edges with navy blue waist coat and a white button up shirt. He seem like a loyal type. But, from all this I can see, his head was lowered, looking quietly on the floor, not wanting a single glimpse at us. Seems like we have a shy student up our hands.
"Please, introduce yourself in front of the class.." with that said by our teacher, the white haired teenager, quielty walked in the middle, doing what he was instructed. While slowly walking up towards our teacher, he never seem to mind about those stray pellet bullets and rubber knifes, scattering around the classroom and that he seem calm about this.
"..My name is Ken Kaneki" he said normally, facing us confidently but with not much of an expression being seen. His name seem so casual, although pronouncing his name seem very tricky to write.
"And.." he added and in motion, cracked his index finger by using his thumb. I wondered why he did that but in a quick glimpse, I noticed his nails were black. I stare at him carefully, and was thinking why he had such a color but..out of my thoughts, in a untold speed, after hearing a crack coming from his actions a second ago, something red sliced up something in front of us.
When I regain back to what has happened, I sat there quietly, dead shock at the sceanario Im seeing. Koro-sensei's yellow arm was on the wooden floor, gushing out a yellow like liquid where it was cut. We all sat there in question and... surprise. Something just sliced up Koro-sensei's arm. I couldnt even believe this was possible.
As we all shockingly sat on our seats, Koro-sensei, who too was surprised, gently took his cut arm with his remaining tentacle. As he did, he turned his head towards the white haired boy, as if wanting an explanation or how he was able to do such a thing without any warning. Seeing this, when I took a glimpse of our new student, he sends me chills down my spine.
I saw a bloddy red tentacle behind him, but thicker and its reflecting with glowing veins and arteries within it. It was wiggling but in proper control. I cant believe my eyes when I saw it. Its like that thing behind him was already part of him. Considering that we've already came in contact with a troublesome octapoid teacher, now we're having a new student who has a whole new level of killing intent. Even after seeing this, It made me shake in fear just by imagining about it. Between this scene, we all eyed at him in horror.
"K-Kaneki-kun..?" Koro-sensei muttered, looking nervously at the white haired boy. It surprised us to see our teacher scared at someone before him, plus, Karma-kun was absent that day, so he never met him in person yet. Though, it's a good thing he didn't, otherwise, he'll end up challenging Kaneki. Because, knowing Karma, he's a person who thinks calmly at things like this. But I don't want him to get hurt because of it.
"Why would you do this Kaneki-kun?!" our teacher yelled, revealing a color dark and light lavender in his skin, showing Kaneki his slice up arm. Writing on my notes that time, Koro-sensei has shown the feeling of anxiety. On the other hand, as for Kaneki, he looked at him then to his sliced arm quietly, not wanting to respond at the stunt he has done. Though, after a seconds of silence, Kaneki sighed in the end.
Just then, as Kaneki was about to utter something, as if on cue, the entrance door opened once again. A black spiky haired, stern man was there. His piercing, sharp eyes looking at us. It was Karasuma-sensei, our P.E teacher. He was an agent, sent by the Japan's Ministry of Defense, who is here to monitor and guide us. He is also the one whose been training us, for government duties to kill our homeroom teacher. As future reference to assassinate and finish the mission we were given.
On the door, I saw him smirk towards Koro-sensei, as he walked pass him. Seeing this, it made Koro-sensei annoyed, which in turn, making his whole skin fused with a reddish color, fuming in anger and shouting in disgust towards him. I looked at Karasuma-sensei's face, it was brimming with confidence and kept on smiling. It creeps me seeing him smile this much but the way how he enters and giving an expression like that, it was as if he knew this would happen and that used it to surprise us.
"Sorry everyone.." he apologized and tighten his tie. He walked towards the white haired boy, leaving our home room teacher, softly punching with his remaining arm at the wall in shame soon changing his skin to a light blue color. Wow. That was a sudden mood swing. Anyways, when I said blue, he is giving off the emotion of sadness. That was
to ignoring his presence by Karasuma-sensei's cold attitude.
"You all must be scared right now, but I can ensure you all that he means no harm to you.." said Karasuma-sensei, with a positive attitude towards us. Proving to us that Kaneki wont kill us. But I kinda find that hard to believe.
He wont harm us..? I thought, with my two fingers on my chin. Having complicated thoughts to where this was going, though I kinda understood some parts of it.
"What do you mean he wont harm us!?" Terasaka shouted ,as he stood up from his seat, pointing an accusing finger, towards Kaneki. "Can't you see he just sliced up a teacher without using any of those anti sensei bullets or rubber knives?! If he's not careful of what he's doing, we all could get hurt by that red thing he has!!"
I was shocked and amaze how he noted it. He was right. The government said that Koro-sensei is impossible to kill without using the experimented anti sensei bullets and knives that was given to us. But then..how did he do it?
Among our question thoughts and cautious looks, Kaneki sighed to this. "I see.." he muttered, shoving his red like tentacle towards in front of us. At first, I thought he was gonna hurt us, or better yet kill us, but, it surprised me that he unfurled them. As he did, something pink fell down the wooden floors. Observing the pink object that was dropped, I was surprised to see what it is. It was three pink, anti sensei pellet. When I saw it, in just a glimpse, I finally knew how he did it. We looked at it in awe.
"No..way"
"Did he took it when he saw the pellets scattering around?"
"How can he took them and use it to assassinate at the same time in just seconds?!"
"That's amazing!!"
"Such immense speed and confidence.."
"Hmph." Terasaka scoffed, "Now your just showing off..what's that red thing behind you anyway? If you want us to trust you, care to explain what that is?"
"Oi-" Karasuma-sensei tried to protest but Kaneki, cut him off by saying one word. "Okay.."
"Heh" Terasaka smirked, " finally.. a good answer-"
"Although.." Kaneki said lowly but was now staring at him, with a stare you wouldn't avoid to look at. Terasaka tensed up but kept his strong personality intact. "I can only reveal some parts..if its okay?"
"Tch. Yeah..fine.."
"Okay then.." as he said this, once again, he cracked his finger, then followed by another burst behind him. It was another red tentacle. We looked at him in surprised, even both Karasuma and Koro- sensei was shocked to see two bloody tentacle before them. "This red tentacle of what your seeing is called a Kagune.."
Kagune? so that's what its called..
"It is mostly known as a predatory organ within me, that serves me as my weapon and helps me in a fight. Although, this is a double-edge sword of using. I can used it like a third arm, a calm and a relaxing state, but if I'm not careful nor be reckless, It can be used to stab and pierce at anything.." as he ended, we all once again, looked at him in a more cautious and terrified look. If he became our enemy..no- don't think too much.. From this, I looked behind me, Terasaka was shocked from listening to it and it seems like he wont ask again. Never wanting to hear anymore of this.
Looking at Kaneki, once again. His red tentacle, disappeared in a decomposed way, turning it to tiny ash till it was no longer in sight. As his unknown weapon disappeared, and the danger was at ease, he soon responded while scratching his cheek. "..This might not be a good time to say this, but let me introduce myself again. My name is Ken Kaneki and I'm here to assassinate the teacher, whose been entrusted to educate you"
Then with a respectful bow, "I'm very sorry to scare you all..and in a nice compliment, Its nice to meet you all. I'm not very good at some subjects and I hope we can be nice to one another.." His unemotional features, soon changed to a calm welcome and innocent smile.
No comment. He introduced himself again and gave a calm attitude in front of us. But, what surprised us is that he apologized and he smiled, eventhough, he just slice up a teacher's arm without mercy nor a pause to what he did. But within me, I felt somewhat relief. Maybe his not that of a monster? And maybe, with him in class, we all might succeed in assassinating our homeroom teacher, Koro-sensei. But of course, we have a long way to go, and at least knowing more about him, with this, we can trust one another. I just hope he'll cooperate in equal terms with us.
"Okay then, everyone!" Karasuma-sensei announced and held Kaneki's shoulder, "Please be nice to your new classmate"
From this, our horrified looks instinctly changed to a determined and confident gaze. "Hai!" We all shouted in unison.
Well.. that's how I can only explain to Karma-kun, although I hope he can understand some of them, seeing him eyeing at the new student, which I felt myself, wasting my story to him. I do wonder if he listened to any of it? Oh well, cant argue with him.
"Hey guys!" Isogai shouted, we all looked towards him, wanting to know what his about to announce. "Why not lets play Truth or Dare?"
"Truth or dare?" Rio answered in a lousy tone. "But we have classes after this?"
"Come on!" he responded back, begging in a pleading tone. "It'll only take a minute~ and this way, we'll all have great time and know one another better plus, Kaneki.." he turned to the white haired teen, walking towards to him directly.
"Hmm?" Kaneki questionly hummed. Taking his eyes, away from the book he was reading.
"We would also like you to join with us so we can get to know you better in a fun way~!" Isogai said and stretched out his hand towards him, giving the first move of trust. Seeing a palm right in front of him, Kaneki thought for a moment as others agrees to join.
"He~ Truth or Dare huh?" Karma said in his cheerful tone "Sounds like fun, I feel like joining in. I'd get to dare the others with impossible stunts and pranks with no mercy, maybe break a leg or two? or by letting them tell me about their secrets so I can used them for blackmailing.." I can see his devilish looks and an aura of evil scheme around him as I sat there quietly with a sweatdrop on the side of my forehead.
Well, this would be a war of one's pride, if they told a truth, I cant gurantee if they'll be alive after this if Karma's joining in. "Anyways Nagisa.." he called to me, "are you gonna join?"
Thinking thoughts, whether I should join, I thought for a second. If the new student is gonna join, that would be great. Although if Karma's gonna join.. Hmm..should I join or not? With alot of complicated thoughts, I raised my resolution "Sure" I answered with a nod.
Among our decisions, Kaneki agrees the same. Grabbing the palm and shook hands.
As everyone begins to join the game, we where all having thoughts to who will be the first to ask. Others may say this is fun and exciting. But to me, I might call this game the
'Minefield of Embarrassment'
