Episode 7: I've been silent for too long

I'd rather be a lover than a fighter

'Cause all my life, I've been fighting

Never felt a feeling of comfort

All this time, I've been hiding

And I never had someone to call my own

I'm so used to sharing

Love only left me alone

But I'm at one with the silence

Karma was staring out of the window when he heard Nagisa calling his name. He turned around to face him. "Karma-kun, do you want to be a part of our group?", Nagisa asked him. Karma looked at the small group in front of him: Nagisa, Sugino, Kayano and Okuda. They seemed like a nice clique. "Yes, I'd love to", he responded friendly. "Who else is with us?", he questioned. "I asked Kanzaki-san if she wanted to come with us", Kayano told her friends. "Sounds like fun", Karma added. He was happy to be with this group. The other teams had already formed as well, leaving a group of Terasaka, Yoshida, Muramatsu, Hazama, Takebayashi and Hara. "Karma-kun, you won't be causing a lot of trouble, will you?", Sugino asked. "Of course not", he responded, "or let's say I won't leave any witnesses". Nagisa and Kanzaki laughed, while Sugino just looked confused. The six of them sat down to make plans. Koro-sensei insisted on the students planning their stay in Kyoto. Karasuma-sensei informed them about planning an assassination as well. The government would be sending a professional shooter, and the E-class should include him in their plans.

The next day they all met at the train station. Karma waited for Nagisa, who finally showed up, side by side with Kayano. They seemed to be very concentrated on their talk, so Karma just got onto the train. He didn't want to disturb them and make things awkward again. Their group was playing cards when the girls decided to get something to drink. Nagisa moved a little closer to Sugino. "Sugino-kun, when are you going to talk to Kanzaki-san?", ha asked his friend. "What do you mean? I….I have no idea what you're talking about…", Sugino responded, his face turning red. "Oh come on, you've been staring at her for the last twenty minutes" ,Nagisa stated, "You couldn't make it more obvious". "Since we're talking about obvious things, Nagisa-kun, …. Tell me about you and Kayano-chan", Karma couldn't resist to take the chance. While Sugino seemed released that They weren't talking about him any longer, Nagisa blushed. "there's no Kayano-san and me", he answered. "Are you for real?", Karma kept asking. "Because it seemed like you two get along quite well…" "Yes we do, but that means nothing. I get along well with a lot of people", Nagisa mentioned. Karma wanted to ask further questions, but the girls came back so he decided to be quiet.

I'm in need of a savior, but I'm not asking for favors

My whole life, I've felt like a burden

I think too much, and I hate it

I'm so used to being in the wrong, I'm tired of caring

Loving never gave me a home, so I'll sit here in the silence

I found peace in your violence

Can't tell me there's no point in trying

I'm at one, and I've been quiet for too long

After an eternity, they finally arrived at the hotel. Of course it wasn't as luxurious as the one for the other classes, but the E-class was used to be treated worse. The class didn't have much time to unpack, their programs started quickly. On their first day they were allowed to go sight-seeing without a teacher. In the afternoon Nagisa's group went to the older districts, on their way to a café. Nagisa took his time to regard the ancient buildings. Kyoto was a really beautiful town. Karma joined him. "Nagisa-kun? I hope you're not mad at me for bugging about Kayano-san…?", he asked. Nagisa smiled, "No worries, Karma-kun. It's no problem." Kama had no chance to respond because their group got interrupted by a few older teenagers. Nagisa was surprised how calm Karma remained when he told them to stay away. But they didn't listen. Karma didn't hesitate to attack the group leader in front of him. Nagisa immediately got reminded to an earlier time Karma started a fight in front of him. In the past Karma's cruel act scared him but now he was not scared. He felt just as angry as Karma who was about to attack the next guy. But after hearing a scream, Karma turned around. Kayano and Kanzaki were grabbed by a few guys and tugged away. This focusing of attention was a fault. Karma got attacked from behind. He fell on the ground. He heard Nagisa shouting as he passed out. As Nagisa tried to help him, he and Sugino got beaten up as well. The teenagers left laughing.

Nagisa opened his eyes when he heard Okuda's voice. She ran away in the beginning and hid behind containers. While Okuda took care of Sugino, Nagisa ran over to Karma, "Wake up, Karma-kun! Are you alright?" Karma slowly got up. He told his friends about his theories about who attacked them, as well as he added that he was planning to take them down personally. Koro-sensei's guide turned out to be quite helpful. They finally found the place where the teenagers hid. Luckily, Koro-sensei joined them as well, so rescuing their classmate wasn't that hard. Walking back to the hotel, everyone was content about the day. It seemed like nothing had changed: Nagisa was talking to Kayano, and Okuda was chatting with Kanzaki while Sugino was staring at her. Karma walked behind their teacher, holding up his knife and trying to stab him. Nagisa turned around to watch his attempts. Karma saw him smiling from the corner of his eye, and grinned back.