(Shinko's POV)
I sat in the staff room with Principle Asano and Karasuma while my situation from yesterday is explained and I lowered my head and Principle Asano said "I understand that Miss Yunmi may feel under threat here but if you cannot control her anger and frustration then I'm afraid that I will have no choice but another expulsion." I sighed and whispered "I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again." And with that I walked out of the office and down the hallway to the classroom. I entered the classroom and Maehara began "So? What happened?" I sighed and sat down saying "I have been cautioned…one more mess up and I am expelled." Isogai came over and shouted "But you didn't even do anything! Why are you being punished for something you clearly didn't do?" I clenched my head and said "I don't know but I will get Asano back…without violence." Kanzaki came over and said "You don't deserve this treatment…you should complain." I snorted and said "To whom? The only person that has more power than him is my father and I'm not doing that." Karma growled and said through gritted teeth "Bastard…" I lowered my head and just as I bent over pain erupted through my back and I flew up and winced.
Then shuffling could be heard and I looked up and Nagisa coughed and said "I'm sorry for running, I should have stayed with you." I shook my head and began "I'm glad you ran…I wouldn't want you to be in pain just like me." He lowered his gaze and then Karasuma began "Shinko, you have to serve detention on the main campus after the exams after school and you will be escorted by the security guards to not only ensure your safety but to ensure you don't hurt anyone…understood?" I nodded and Koro-sensei sighed and said "This system is messed up; she gets punished for being beaten up." I lowered my head and said "Stop worrying about me! I am nothing to be worried about." The class all turned in my direction and I sighed "Our grades matter and not the fact that I have to serve one little detention for a petty dispute." With this said I walked out of the classroom and decided I would go to the main campus myself. There was no way I was staying there while they were all worrying about me. I started my journey down the mountain and towards the main campus, I had to beat Asano at his own game and I wasn't about to slack off now. I entered the main campus and began making my way over to the library when a notice was put up saying 'Studying in progress…please be extra quiet.' I rolled my eyes and walked in as quietly as I could and on the main table was Asano and the other 4 and I sighed and retreated to the back where I could actually be in peace.
I picked up a book that I knew would help for the mock exams and that's when Asano began "So as we know my father is adding some new questions to the test in which the E class won't know about until they read the paper, I have been instructed to guide you on how to answer these types of questions and hopefully we will beat those jerks once and for all." I sniggered, thanks for the heads up Asano…you idiot. I continued to read my book until lunch when I made my way back up to the campus. I bit my bottom lip, should I tell the class about this new question? What happens if this is a ploy to put me off? I would make them expectant and at the same time I would be wasting precious time they need to revise. I walked back up to the class but in the way was a tornado and I gasped, was Koro-sensei trying to kill us early? I ran around the tornado to see the whole class gathered and I gawped, why were they just standing there? "If all of you cannot get within the top 50 then I will leave and flatten this school on the way out!" I looked at Karasuma and mouthed "What happened?" He shrugged and I sighed and ran over to the tornado shouting "Koro-sensei! What are you doing?" he stopped spinning and said "Ah Miss Yunmi, you will do me proud during these exams won't you?" I shrugged and said "Who knows?" and with that I took my place next to Nagisa "What happened?" he turned and said "The whole class expressed their feeling about their chances of getting the grades and Koro-sensei got a little mad." I nodded and said "He is right though we need to focus on the grades as well."
Karma walked over and said "I don't need to worry, I will ace this anyway." I sighed and said "That attitude will set you up for failure Karma." Koro-sensei then butted in saying "Well said Shinko…she is right my boy." I sighed and said "Just come prepared to these mocks, or we could end up losing both our chance at that money reward and a chance to actually kill someone without going to jail." Karma laughed and said "Trust you to say that…that's Shinko for you." I closed my eyes and muttered "At least they are the perks." And with that I headed inside to eat lunch.
*Several days later – Exam time – Shinko's POV*
I sat in a separate class as I was deemed too dangerous to be around normal students, with Principle Asano watching me personally to make sure that I didn't cheat in any way. I glanced up at the fiery looking man and sighed as he commented "Good luck Miss Yunmi, your time starts now." I glanced at the paper and looked at the questions and winced…they were beasts, literally. I closed my eyes and thought back to Koro-sensei's advice on how to solve these questions and I smiled because I was glad I didn't skip any of his classes this time around. I focused in the question and began to pick it apart and in time I had the right answer and I smiled and that's when I heard a low growl and I glanced up at the Principle and I saw him look away but I know he was pissed due to me being able to solve the questions, well I wasn't in E class for my grades Sir. I looked further down the paper and saw the question nobody would have expected…question 11. How would the others handle this question…if anything? I began to remember what Asano junior was saying and I smiled…it finally came in handy I just wish I had warned the others beforehand. I jotted down my working out before sitting back and watching the time pass, please figure this out guys.
(Nagisa's POV)
Then Question 11 came and none of us were expecting it, this was a true beast. I struggled to figure this out and I looked down the rows to see the others struggling and I knew that we were in trouble. I looked at the empty seat behind Karma and sighed, Shinko had been taken out just before we were due to start by the Principle due to her being unsafe in a class like this and then we were left alone. I sighed and placed my pen down leaving the space empty as I had no idea how to answer the last question and I sighed in defeat. Hopefully, the other subjects didn't have any surprise questions like this one. I glanced at Kayano and she slumped her head and groaned and soon the whole class did at our defeat. Well done Principle Asano…you got us good. I turned my sheet over and waited for the hour to end so we could move on to the next subject and away from this defeat, which may be the turning point for the bargain we had with Koro-sensei.
I looked at Karma who had appeared to be sleeping and I shook my head, if only the rest of us could get away with that kind of slacking off. I closed my eyes, Shinko I hope you are alright and can succeed. Principle Asano seemed almost possessed when he entered the classroom and was determined to take her away from the class. It's as if he knew she was our Alpha and that we would need her to help us through…although she isn't here in body she is in mind and soul and no matter what she belongs with us.
(Shinko's POV)
English was next and I smiled as the questions seemed fairly easy once again…I was going to ace this and so would Nakamura and Nagisa…they were good at English and always got the right answers. I closed my eyes and read the questions carefully just in case there were any tricks, which I would miss normally, in the questions. I leant back on my chair and placed my pencil down because this seemed to be an indicator that I had finished and Principle looked at me and then to the clock and said "Well then, since you seemed to have finished maybe we should start your detention early?" I nodded and then he began "You do realise why you are getting punished right?" I nodded and he smirked and said "It wasn't because you hit Gakushu, even though I know you didn't hit him, it is to teach your peers that they cannot stand up to those above them in the higher ranked classes Miss Yunmi. Please tell me that you understand?" I scoffed and said "Of course I understand, I just don't think it is the right system for this type of school…but I'm not running it so my opinion is of no concern to you. But answer me this…would you listen to me if I was in a higher class?" Principle Asano looked at me and smirked in his evil way and said "Miss Yunmi, I have tried for years to pull this school from the brink of destruction and to be honest your murder of an A class student shocked this school's reputation and the expulsion was the only option. E class' embarrassment and isolation is needed to not only motivate other students but to show the wider society that I am doing my job by teaching the unteachable that they have a place and they belong in it. Now you my dear may not be in E class because of your grades but you will be an example nonetheless. You will be in your place soon enough Miss Yunmi."
I lowered my gaze to the desk and I heard him walk over to my desk and I looked up slightly to see him bent over my desk and he grinned and said "Soon enough, we will find out how well you truly handled these mock exams Miss Yunmi…and then you will see why you are in E class." I turned my face away and said "Maybe you should tell your son not to mention the changing of exam questions that are supposed to be kept secret from E class, in front of an E class member." He hissed and I smiled and said "What no response, I entered the library several days ago to hear him tutoring the Big 5 on how to tackle question 11 on the Maths paper and well let's just say I took notes." And with that the bell went and I stood up and said "Now I do hope you don't mind Principle but I have served my detention and now I am going back to my class, tell Gakushu I said good luck when you see him next." And with that I walked out of the classroom and back up the mountain.
*Two days later – Karasuma's POV*
I looked at the results and frowned, the only two who had actually reached the "in the top 50" bracket was Karma and Shinko. Shinko had come first in the year and Karma 3rd overall and I smiled slightly and walked down to the classroom to find Koro-sensei stood near the window and I glanced at Shinko and nodded and she smiled and said "So what? We didn't all reach the top 50, it wasn't our fault…Asano added the question in at the last moment…but it wasn't that difficult." And with that she waltzed up to the front and placed her perfect 100 in every subject on his desk and said "Placing first wasn't going to be easy, but neither was the top 50. So don't go just because we didn't…stay and help us reach the top 50 next time so that we can improve." Koro-sensei looked at her and nodded saying "Okay Shinko…you have convinced me."
(Gakushu Asasno's POV)
I glanced at my father as he sat behind his desk and I clutched the paper which read my results and I sighed, 2nd in the entire year and 2nd in maths? How had this happened? I had placed behind Shinko in nearly everything except Home Economics and this had pissed my father off. "How could you fail Gakushu? Have I not taught you better?" I flinched at the tone and I gulped a little and said "Yes Sir, but she wrote down everything she did…even where it wasn't needed." Then a pencil came flying towards me and I ducked and watched as the led came close to my eye and whiz past me and hit the wall and I turned back to my father and he said "If you don't place in front of her in the actual finals this term your allowance is being cut and I will send you to E class personally." I nodded and walked out of my father's office and stormed down the corridor but stopped as I came to the entrance to be faced with Shinko.
I growled and said "Come to rub it in then?" She shook her head and pushed off the wall saying "I'm not like that Asano; I came here to make sure that you weren't taking it too badly." I huffed and said "Oh yeah, because you care about my well-being." She sighed and said "Well, thanks for the tip for the mock by the way." I froze on the spot and stuttered "T-Tip?" She laughed and said "I was in the library the day you explained to the other 4 about Question 11, maybe next time think of who is around." I dropped the paper in my hand and watched as she walked out and I fell to my knee…that's how she beat me then. I watched her walk out and lowered my head…how could I be so stupid?
(Shinko's POV)
I walked back up the mountain and sighed, although I beat him I knew I only just scraped past him and hopefully the whole school would stand up and recognise us for the class that we were. Maybe I could change the face of this class and hopefully the other classes would realise the power we truly possessed. I entered the classroom and looked at the board to see a message addressed to me saying
Shinko!
Congrats on coming first in the tests, you made us look good to the rest of the year. Thanks for the boost
3E
I smiled and walked through to the staff room to find Koro-sensei already asleep and snoring like a child. I closed my eyes and chuckled slightly at the fact that he was always so vulnerable and yet I never killed him in his sleep. I lay down on the couch and sighed and muttered "Maybe one day Koro-sensei…but for now I would like to enjoy my freedom." And with that I closed my eyes and began to drift off into a quiet sleep.
