Chapter 3: Lesson Time
It was yet another day for the so called Assassination Classroom. With the remodeling making living and sleep easier, it was now going to be a whole lot easier to just relax and think in general. And so, even in the morning, everyone at the dorms was preparing.
"Ahhh, its so nice to have milk that isn't expired" Kiragime Toko mentioned, as he continued to drink some milk in the early morning. At the moment, he was just wearing a normal T shirt and shorts, though given what the day was today, it was understandable. "And its Friday today too! I love Fridays".
"I have to agree" said one of their female classmates who came in, Nakamura Aria. She ended up sitting on one of the stools on the other side of the counter, dressed in some morningwear as well. She was still taller then he was despite being one of the shorter people in their class, but only by a dozen or two centimeters. "By the way, I never said this, but that was a rather crafty assassination attempt Toko-chan".
"Ahh, thanks Aria-chan" Toko replied. Toko was rather bright and tended to stand out, and while Aria might appear to some as ambitious and hard to approach sometimes, she could be nice and soft to those who get close to her. As such, they were on a first name basis. "It still didn't work though. His ability to fly...I forgot to factor that in. Any attempt needs to remove his ability to do so".
"He never seems to fly through buildings or such, so many he can get easily hurt when he flies fast?"
Toko shrugged and gave off a wry smile. "I think he just doesn't want to damage buildings".
"Where is Shoto anyways?"
"Chore wheel. It is his turn to get more food".
"Ah, I see" Aria replied, as the two heard someone else coming down from the dorm rooms. And that was Susumu Muto, who was probably the tallest in their entire class.
"Oh, hey Susumu-kun".
"Wazzup, Susumu-kun?"
"Shut up" he boy replied in a rather angry voice, as if something had already ticked him off today.
"Jeese, no need for the hostility".
"Yeah! You should apologize!"
Muto just grunted, and walked towards the baths.
"Jeese, what was that all about?"
"Not sure. Susumu-kun always just seems to be the angry sort. He seems to especially hate it when others are 'chummy'".
"'Chummy?'"
"Its an English slang word for friendly. Come on Toko-chan, you need to study this stuff!"
"Well, you know, it is kind of hard to learn three languages at once, especially since we cover normal words before slang words" Toko said while shaking his hands in a sort of "Cant be helped" fashion. Aria had taken it upon herself to learn multiple languages ever since elementry school. In fact, she, Toko, and Shota had gone to the same elementry school and knew each other a little, though they had only recently gotten better acquainted in middle school.
"Well its important! Chinese, Spanish, and English are three of the most popular languages spoken in the world! And then there is French and German, both popular in various circles. You should also learn Russian too to be safe, and Arabic can also be useful!"
"I get it I get it!"
"Besides, its easier to learn languages the younger you are. Shoto seems to be doing well".
"Shoto has been reading English the same amount of time he has been reading Japanese. He can write all three Japanese writing languages perfectly because of his parents having all that manga around, not to mention the English translations. Its less a skill or talent for it, and more years of experience growing up around that".
"I suppose that is true. His penmanship is excelent, even better then mine. You know, his hand is so steady, if he was interested in going into medicine, he could easily become a surgeon with that kind of hand".
The two smiled and laughed a little at that idea.
"Anyways, got any new secrets Toko?"
"Well, I tried to get some from Nagisa-sensei, but..."
He looked back at his explosive band. The moment he tried to ask for tips from Nagisa, the light changed from green to yellow and it made a humming sound. And then he got zapped with enough electricity to make him sore for the rest of that day.
"It seems we can only collect intel ourselves. Other then from fellow classmates, we cant take intel from anyone else it seems".
"Well, that sucks. For all we know, Nagisa knew Koro-sensei's weakpoint, if he has one".
"Well, I do have an idea on that from my own. I am thinking he might have one of two weakpoints, if not both".
"Ohh? What are they?"
"Its unconfirmed, but maybe...the center of his head, and the center of his body".
Aria stared at Toko for a moment.
"Yeah, I guess that would be an obvious spot to aim for".
"Yeah. Its totally untested, but I would think that it would work. It would be nice if we could get some sort of powerup to be as fast as Koro-sensei, but I dont think it would work well for us".
"Why not?"
"Well, think about it like this. Going that speed would likely break every bone in our body. And from what we have seen..."
"Koro-sensei probably has no bones".
"Exactly. So, its unlikely we can ever hope to even use drugs to match his speed and abilities".
"We also dont know if he has any other special powers".
"Yeah. I swear, if he has some Ultimate Defense Form or something like that one manga Shota showed me".
"Ha! That cant possibly exist, or this would be impossible!"
"Then, what are our options?"
"Well, I sort of have an idea myself" Aria mentioned as she thought some things. "If it works, it should be quite original. Just gotta do some more reading up on everything".
"Cant wait to see, Aria-chan. It sounds like you have put some thought into it".
Toko went into the fridge, and took some things out before he started to make breakfast. That was one of his duties this morning, to help make breakfast for everyone. Aria had the same assignment, though neither of them had any real skill in cooking. Toko could make eggs good enough to eat, but he didn't have the skill to manage all the seperate pans for everyone, so it was mainly just cereal and fruit. However, even though his back was to Aria, they still made conversation.
"Yeah! We gotta keep working hard to save our classmates, and the world! Not to mention, that money reward...what do you think you will use all the money for, Toko-chan?"
"...not sure yet..." Toko said, and sounding a bit offkey for a moment to Aria. But then he quickly turned around and seemed normal. "But I am sure I will come up with something by the time I get it".
"Alright then" she mentioned, and Susumu returned all washed up.
"Breakfast is just read..." Toko started, when Susumu just brushed him off and pushed him away, causing the bowl full of cereal and milk to go flying and make a mess all over Toko as he fell down. "Ow!"
Aria immediately went over to Toko to make sure he didn't hit his head or get seriously injured, and then turned a glare towards Susumu.
"What the hell, Susumu-kun! What is your problem!?"
"What is my problem?! How about you get the hell away from me! How can you both just be cheery and normal in this situation! We have devices on us we cant remove threatening our lives, yet all of you are acting like its no big deal! And we have to kill some ridiculous super creature, that is for some reason also our teacher, to save us all and probably the world?! This is all bullshit!" Susumu shouted.
"Still, you hurt Toko and completely made this whole mess on him! The least you can do is help clean it up!" she mentioned, grabbing a nearby rag and trying to clean the milk out of Toko's hair first. At the same time, some of their classmates were attracted by all the noise and were watching from afar.
"Ummm..." Toko started, a bit embarrassed by the current situation, but his mind was more focused on Susumu. "Well...I mean, freaking out all the time wont do anyone any good right?"
"Yeah! Seriously, you are supposed to be his sempai, so you should take better care of you kouhais and be a better example! Toko-chan, we need to get all of this washed off before it stains. You better get those clothes off and wash them".
"Umm, thanks Aria-chan...but I am really fine..."
Susumu just seemed to twitch a little as he saw this, with bits of envy and anger boiling over.
"Tsk. You have lost it, you damned shotacon!" he yelled as he put his shoes on and went out the door steamed to take a walk.
"Sh-shotacon! What the hell is his problem? All I do is share some concern, after he completely treats you like garbage! What the hell is that guy's issue?!" she complained as she helped Toko up to his feet.
"Well, I mean...I guess everyone has trouble processing things right?"
"Still, no reason to be a complete jerk like that" Aria said. "Anyways, here, let me help".
"No no, its fine. I can wash myself".
"Oh, thats not what I meant" Aria said, as she poked Toko's hand and he yelped. "You have a bit of a scrape there, and its hard to put a bandaid on with only one hand".
"Oh, so thats what you...uhh, yeah. That would be great".
As Susumu was angrily grumbling while walking around in the morning, he couldn't help but think about what he saw earlier, both today and in the week. His mind filled with all sorts of dark thoughts, including those of what he wanted to do to the various people who really ticked him off.
"That damned kid...overcomplicating everything. Its simple what we have to do, and thats kill that damned octopus. I will do that, and show them...then they will have to realize...yeah" he muttered, while thinking about his next move. He did have one idea. It was not a popular idea, but he was sure it would work.
"...but first, I should get that to avoid getting into even bigger trouble".
Today, the classroom was a little different then what it usually was. Maybe it was because it felt a little laid back, or less tense, or maybe it was all of these things being a result of one simple thing. Casual Friday, a day when they did not have to wear their school uniforms but instead could wear whatever they wanted to.
"Man, I should have been there. Sorry Toko" Shota told him as he complained. "Still, what is that guy's deal? He is going to become a problem for the rest of us sooner or later".
"I dunno".
"And what is with you...its unlike you to just let it go like this".
"I guess...it just doesn't feel quite right, I guess" Toko shrugged it off as class started. However, right before it did, Susumu ended up coming over to his desk and putting something there. Toko and Shota, as well as Aria, went on guard, but that was when they noticed it was a bento.
"Since we have bigger issues to deal with, this is a peace offering. Its full of sweets" he mentioned in a sort of bland, unwilling voice, before heading back to his desk in the back.
"I would almost question if that was genuine, but...given his personality, I guess it makes sense".
"Its as I thought. Its the whole threat of death thing, its just tough to deal with for some people".
"You sure are in a forgiving mood..."
Toko quickly put it away, and got out his notebook as class started.
For the rest of the day, it was pretty peaceful and quiet. It seemed no one had any new Assassination plots, or maybe they decided to delay it, to let Koro-sensei drop his guard and therefore easier to kill. However, it was right at the end of English, right before lunch, that Aria stood up and raised her hand as she approached Koro-sensei.
"Excuse me, Koro-sensei? I was wondering if something was true?"
"Ohohohoho. Well, what is it?"
"Is it true all these different sayings mean the same thing? 'Its quite a lovely day today'. 'Its quite a lovely day today'. 'its quite a lovely day today'. Its quite a lovely day today. 'Its quite a lovely day today'. 'Its quite a lovely da..."
Aria asked him a question in multiple languages, occasionally messing up on the grammar or sentencing. Koro-sensei even seemed to make note of it...when she suddenly went at him with a knife hidden in her sleeve!
Aria's plan became clear to Toko in that instant. She had probably made those errors on purpose, as she repeated the same sentence in different languages. She was trying to overload his mind through this process, making him focus so much on her words that she could stab him. She then tried to go right for the head, and nearly got it when...it was deflected with an eraser, and the knife knocked away harmlessly.
"Oh...well thought out, Aria-chan, confusing me like..."
As Koro-sensei started, the lunch bell went out, and the stomachs of everyone in the class sort of disrupted what he was about to say.
"Woo hoo!" everyone said, as they took out their bentos. Except for Toko, who took out two, although one was clearly labeled sweets. And, being a kid his age, Toko went for that one first.
However, he stopped when Koro-sensei went and hovered over him.
This confirmed Koro-sensei weakness #2 (Toko's Notes): Has a Sweettooth.
And so, Toko sighed in resignation and opened it...when it suddenly exploded! Anti-Sensei BBs went flying everywhere, with Toko and Koro-sensei at the center of the blast. It was so suddenly, everyone could not help but shield themselves and close their eyes until it was all over.
"Ha! It worked!"
"What the hell, Susumu-kun! Was this your idea?!"
"What about Toko! You didn't care if he got hurt?!" Shota yelled, as Susumu went over to the scene of the explosion to see the results.
"Would you rather everyone get hurt? Anyways, we can use some of the money to help him get better or whatever. Now...wait, what is this?"
That was when they noticed that Toko was on the ground, but he was covered by some weird membrane type thing.
"...did you really think...that this was okay?!"
Suddenly, everyone turned to the angry presence they felt on the other side of the classroom. So much so, that no one even noticed when Nagisa came running in and saw the current situation...
"...oh, so its this time".
Nagisa seemed to understand what happened, and decided to watch.
"Did you think that it was acceptable, putting your classmate in danger like this?!"
"Well what choice did I have! If we dont take you out, we will all die!"
Koro-sensei, who was giving off a scary aura...suddenly seemed to return to normal with his correct face on.
"Technically, this is correct that you need to go all out and be creative...however..."
His face then turned into his incorrect face, with hints of scariness.
"It is not okay to just recklessly endanger and throw your classmates lives away! And to not even give them a warning or heads up! The Assassination should be something that you can live with, not something so barbaric as this".
"Well what the hell, what are you to say! You are the one who will likely be the only thing left alive if we dont kill you in time!" Susumu shouted, storming away and out of class.
"Oh dear...it seems like he might be one tough nut to crack" Koro-sensei said.
"By the way, Koro-sensei..." Toko said. Although the weird membrane thing had shielded him, he still felt some of the impact and it hurt him a bit. Probably because, not only was he unaware of what would happen, but he was not in physical contact with Koro-sensei when it happened, he ended up getting hit more. "What is this?"
"Ah! That is my secret failsafe technique, the once a month skin shed! It takes quite a bit of energy, so I can only do it once a month".
"Once a month, huh?" Toko murmured, making a mental note. Although he was not one hundred percent sure it was considered a weakness, he decided to put it there for now. Weakness 1 was that Koro-sensei liked to be hands on, and Weakness 2 was his Sweettooth, so Weakness 3 was that he could only shed his skin once a month.
Aria meanwhile seemed a bit down, as well as annoyed at Susumu.
"Oh, Aria. Don't think I have forgotten about you" Koro-sensei replied. "Your assassination attempt was a lovely idea. Although I do think you went on a bit too long with all the various languages, which made me a bit suspicious, your idea to confuse me with multiple different languages, and even making errors on purpose to draw my attention towards them and away from your knife, was lovely. Just try to avoid run ons in the future".
"Alright" Aria said, cheering up a bit now that she got her feedback. Though she still seemed a bit miffed at Susumu for stealing her spotlight there for a moment.
"Seriously though. That guy, what the hell is he thinking".
Toko just looked over, and seemed a bit concerned. He figured sooner or later, probably sooner, this would have to be dealt with.
For now though...
"Come on Toko, we should get you to the nurses office to lay down!"
"Yeah, come on Toko!"
It seemed he would have to comply with Shota and Aria so people could calm down and relax.
AN: Well, that was a rather explosive and interesting chapter! The stars this time were Susumu and Aria! One was an assassination through words, the other an assassination through force!
Don't worry Aria, we understand you! Anyways, hope you all enjoyed!