Chapter 12: Transfer Time
As everyone was busy, heading for class, there were two students who seemed a bit more frantic then usual.
"It was definently an E Class kid! They have all the short people!"
"The one who attacked us was short...tiny even! I didn't get a good look, but it didn't seem like any student in our class!"
""It was definently one of those E Class Delinquents!""
"I see...and what makes this E Class full of Delinquents exactly?"
"Rumor has it, there are some people who have seen them carrying weapons around!"
"And other weird noises, like explosions, have been heard from them!"
"They terrorize us normal students, and constantly mock us!"
"Even in sports games, they turn a normal game of baseball into something else!"
"...hmmm...well, I will have to investigate, but honestly without any physical evidence, we wont be able to confirm who attacked you".
"I bet it was that blue haired brat!"
"Or the white haired one!"
"that blue haired brat is the worst though! He scares everyone!"
"Oh yeah, I did hear he got transfered to E-Class after scaring the shit out of some teacher".
The detective just adjusted his hat, as he finished taking notes.
"Well, I will be on my way. YOu two make sure to sit tight and recover" he said, as he left the room.
Once he was gone, the two started to snicker.
"You have any idea who really attacked us?"
"It probably was some E-Class Brat, but even so, taking them down a notch like this will be fun".
"And the best part, we never even lied or anything. Everything we said is the truth".
"A twisted truth" a brown haired boy said as he stood in an open window.
"Wh-wh-what the...?!"
"I would very much appreciate it, if you would stop causing trouble for others" the boy said in a terrifying voice and manner.
"Hii...hiiiiiiiii!"
Meanwhile, Daichi was in the middle of something else entirely. And it was not eating chocolate which he loved, but rather, something else. As the laziest member of Class-E, he was used to using other people to do this for him, but due to recent events, and everyone so focused on the octopus, he was going to have to do it himself. As a result, he was actually a bit nervous.
Or maybe, rather, it was because he was working up the courage to talk to one of his idol's child.
Yes, right now, he was staring at Shota Kiriyama. The son of the Kiriyamas, the makers of his favorite manga. And no one else seemed to be making a big deal of it, or notice it. They must have no idea just the sheer amount of fame and resources they have. How popular they are. After all, their latest manga, the hit series Ghostshard, featuring that young but popular boy ghost character that helps solve crimes, fight supernatural demons, it would always sell out the same day it was released, and the next few days after that. There was even an anime being made, it was super popular.
Not to mention they were also helping with the sequal series for My Hero Academia, called My Hero Academia: Genesis. It was also a massive hit, and clearly other members of the class thought so. In addition to a few keychains of Izami Taruyo, the protagonist of hte series, he also noticed that like himself, and like Shota, a number of other people had Azaken keychains. Toko, Haruyo, Fumiko, Aria, Elliot, and many others!
Yes, much like Shota, Daichi was also an otaku. Maybe he didn't always look the part, but he was.
Normally, he didn't get nervous, but Shota was litterally the blood of legends. Still, he had to...this was a critical mission.
He heard there was going to be a crossover special between MHA: Genesis, and Seven Deadly Sins: Reformation at some point, and he wanted to know if it would be true. And if he could maybe get an advance copy. And so, Daichi went in. As mentioned, normally he would not be this nervous, but...
"Hey, Toko. Did you see the new Azaken meme that has been circulating?"
"Oh, you mean the one posted in the group chat we have for the class?"
That was how Daichi first realized he was their son. Somehow he totally missed it. But as they were talking, he noticed the name used the same kanji as theirs, and that details he mentioned about his home life matched dates and times for his parents.
He had also seen the Azaken-chan meme. Even though he was a boy himself, he couldn't help but admit that Azaken had a sort of cute charm to him as well. However, he had actually posted that in advance anonymously. He had done some research, and when something about Genesis was posted in the class chat late at night, they would never complete the conversation, and always talk about it next morning at class. Therefore, by posting it, he could have the conversation already be up, naturally walk into it, and make the connection.
"Oh, are you talking about Genesis?" Daichi asked casually.
"Yeah, someone posted a new meme of Azaken".
"OH yeah, I saw that this morning. SPeaking of which, I heard this rumor that there was going to be a crossover, between My Hero Academia: Genesis, and Seven Deadly Sins: Reformation. You know anything about that?"
"Oh yeah! My parents actually helped do some work on both those series!"
"No way...wait, are your parents those Kiriyamas?! OH man, you gotta hook us up with some early releases! Please? I will pay for some pizza so we could throw a party or something over the weekend!"
"Ah..."
That was when Jiro came in.
"Shota! Its your turn to help me set up the Home Ec Classroom!"
This was also planed by Daichi. Maybe some were more focused on Assassination, but he was the lazy sort who prefered to get others to do things for him. Now, with the pressure of doing things for the Class Pres, he would have to give a quick and consice answer.
"Sure, sure! I like peperoni, by the way".
"Woot! Thank you!" Daichi replied, as Shota ran off to help Jiro. As he was turning around though, he felt a hand grab his shoulder, and believed for a moment that a snake had coiled itself around his body, arms, legs, and neck, and was about to bite its deadly venom into him. As that passed though, he still felt fear wash through his veins, and vaguely understood the cause.
"To-Toko-kun?"
"Dai-chi-kun...maybe he didn't notice, but I would like you to explain to me why thinking you could get away with manipulating Shota right there was a good idea? Especially while I was here?"
Toko Kiragime. Out of everyone in the class, he was the least threatening at first glance. Daichi even liked him, and sympathized with him a little given all he went through. But he also knew Toko's temper was getting worse, out of control. At first he seemed in control of it, using it to help his classmates out or to protect them. Yet, when Daichi felt him use it on Kaito...it was like the air became thick, and stuffy.
Toko let him go without exploding though, so everything looked good, but the Toko at the beginning of the year would not have done that. He was escalating for sure. And a lot of people were worried about him.
"Its getting worse, isn't it?" Cynthia asked Daichi as he passed by.
"Yeah...it is".
Meanwhile, Aria and Fumiko looked at each other, and then decided to excuse themselves in that instant. It didn't take them long to find their target, Shota, who had just come into the hallway to go and get another box. Aria quickly dragged him over to a wall, and then planted her hand against it with Shota trapped inbetween.
"Ummm, what is this about?"
"Shota, we have an..."
"Hey!" Jiro mentioned, stepping out. "I just got word! The two new transfer students are coming today!"
"What? Really?"
"Yeah, so everyone help me get the class ready for them!"
And so, the topic on everyone's mind got pushed to the side, as two assassins were heading for their class.
"I...I am really nervous, Zero!" a young boy mentioned as he grabbed hold of the brown haired boy. However, even though they were on the same road, wearing the same uniform, they both had different looks...although their uniforms also looked a bit different.
To be exact, Zero had ripped the sleeves off of both of them, on the grounds that having bare shoulders should be perfectly fine. His hair was more raggedly, his eyes were wild and filled with adventure. He was more of the wild and active type, constantly getting into trouble and mischief, playing around, roughhousing. Meanwhile, Ichi was the cute type. He was the kind of boy that even other boys would call cute from his appearance, he was caring, sensitive, definently adored and loved by his mother.
"Oooh! Look at the pretty flowers in that garden!" Ichi pointed out as the schoolhouse came into view. "They are all so pretty!"
"Ichi, you should probably focus more on preparing to introduce yourself to the class".
"Oh, right!"
"Ahh!" Leo shouted, as Zero entered the room. "Its you!"
"It is him!" Akira realized, as well as Hiroki.
"Wait, you met him before?" Koro-sensei asked.
"He was the one who pointed out all of the security people around! He was the reason I was on guard at Koshien and noticed that guy!"
"Ahahaha...what a small world!"
Not a single member of the class even remotely bought that, at all.
"Right...well...some of you seem to have met, but for the rest of you..." Koro-sensei started. "These two here are Zero-kun and Ichi-kun. They will be your classmates starting today".
"Ah, so that makes us official students then? Awesome" Zero mentioned.
"Its...its a pleasure to meet you all!" Ichi replied, seemingly extremely nervous. Half the class just went "awwwww" on the spot.
"They are both so totally different?"
"They dont feel like pros...or super assassins..."
"They dont act like it either".
Suddenly, everyone turned and stared at Leo, who noticed the gazes.
"What?"
"...actually, its totally believable".
"I guess pros dont always act like they do in movies".
"...are we sure any of them are pros?"
"Why do I get the feeling I am being seriously doubted?! I have killed people before!"
"You just never seem much like a pro assassin Leo".
"You are really cheerful, and nice".
"You helped me fix my bike without reward or being asked".
"You do your chores on time, usually..."
"You totally leave a mess everywhere. Sometimes I even find your boxers in weird places that I don't know how they happen to start with".
"You helped me pick up my new favorite manga".
"You also were the first to get Koro-sensei's tentacles though, multiples too, so I guess you do have the skill for it".
"Just not the demeanor we expect".
Leo just absorbed all these comments, and then smiled in return as if he was made of sunshine.
"Not all assassins have to be dark, pessimistic, paranoid methodical anti-social people you know? Its just a job after all, a way to make money and survive".
"""""NORMAL PEOPLE DONT SEE BEING AN ASSASSIN LIKE THAT!"""""
"Anyways, if you both could..." Koro-sensei started to say, when suddenly a weird beam of light seem to shoot out of Ichi's hand and startle Koro-sensei, while Ichi moved forward and punched him directly through the window and out of the classroom. The class watched as the two boys lept out afterwards, approaching Koro-sensei.
"Woah, what was that?" Shota asked.
"I think I saw it...his palm opened up...almost like..."
"Like he was a robot?" Nagisa finished. "That is because he is. A robot made to perfectly blend in and look like a person. Capable of emotions, expressions, feeling and such. Also...he is the son of a classmate of mine, Ritsu".
""""""HE IS RITSU'S SON!?""""""
"Indeed. He is not built with any explosives, but he does have lasers apparently, including one that weakens Koro-sensei and makes him unable to fly. His skin is synthetic lifelike skin, and his appearance was personally designed by Ritsu. Apparently his personality developed into what it is on its own though".
"Wait, waht the f..." Junko started, when a sunflower seed was shot from long distance down into her mouth and stopped her cursing. When she caughed it up though... "Who builds a robot without explosives?!"
"Ritsu thinks they were too dangerous for him, and he himself gets nervous around them despite being tougher then humans by a lot".
"Sc..." Junko started again, only to get sunflower seeded again. "I will mod him with explosives!"
"He also doesn't want anyone to mod him without him giving that specific mod the okay and with his permission".
"F..." Junko started to curse once more, when once again, sunflower seed.
"I am amazed Koro-sensei can do that while fighting".
And on that note, with his speed reduced and weakened, Koro-sensei found himself startled, especially when Zero's punch caused several tentacles to pop.
"My fists are coated with Anti-Sensei material" he mentioned, as he took off his shirt. "Dont want my uniform to get damaged".
However, that was when everyone noticed his chest...totally looked completely unmuscular. Totally. It was not even an effort. However, they did notice that as he took a deep breath, weird purple veins appeared across his body for a moment.
"What...what was that?" Koro-sensei questioned.
"Oh, didn't you know? Humans were not just experimenting with Anti-Matter you see. They were also experimenting with a substance called Dark Matter. They did all sorts of things, from exposure to Dark Matter Radiation to giving a kid a heart infused with Dark Matter. But for me, it was dark matter in my blood.
Suddenly, Zero vanished from sight, and appeared next to Koro-sensei as Ichi fired another laser that weakened him, and then charged in also. The two had kicked off their shoes even now, but for different reasons. Zero did it because he didn't want to break his shoes, while Ichi did it so he would not burn them as thrusters fired out of his feet and launched him faster. Zero unleashed a powerful kick to Koro-sensei from behind, while Ichi went for a frontal blow.
"S-sorry Koro-sensei, but I dont want the world my mom lives in to go boom!"
"Yeah! I want to keep living also!"
The two picked up their attacks, with Ichi unleashing another Koro-sensei weakening laser while deploying a blade made of Anti-sensei metal from his arm and slashing at him. Meanwhile, dark matter tentacles emerged from Zero's back and went to grab Koro-sensei.
And then, suddenly...they both got caught up in some weird bag thing!
"Fufufufu! Nice try, both of you, but...I am afraid you failed to recognize the fact I could thwart you using my shedded skin!"
"This is only a once a month trick though, right?" Zero mentioned. "We could try tomorrow, or even an hour from now, and you could not use us to stop us that time!"
"You are right...but you know what I can do?"
Suddenly, as his exposure to the laser had now worn off thanks to Ichi not re-applying it every few seconds, he was able to move at moch speed. Suddenly, everyone was standing back in the classroom, however...
"Since you were so concerned about your uniforms, I thought those would do better!"
"...why...how did...where did..."
Zero was standing totally red faced in a traditional Japanese Yukata. Ichi was also the same.
"Normally, I would go with minor grooming as retaliation, but...you made a hole in the classroom! Who do you think will have to pay for that repair?! Not the school! It will come from my paycheck! Anyways, you can have your uniforms back after class".
"Ooooh! I think we look really great in these Zero!"
"...whatever, lets just go take our seats Ichi".
"Hold it!" Toko shouted. "After all that, we are just supposed to resume class without any questions?! YOu totally caused us to skip the part where we get to ask questions!"
"Ohh! I did forget!"
"Zero, where were you born?!"
"Dunno. Probably in a lab".
"Why is one of your eyes purple now?"
"Oh...oh! Did I accidentally drop my colored lens...well, fine, I guess its out now. I have different colored eyes. I was wearing a lens since it can become kinda bothersome when everyone comes up to talk to you about it though".
"Ichi! So you are a robot?!"
"Yep!"
"Do you have Wifi?!"
"Correct!"
"WOOOOT! OUR BUILDING HAS A WIFI HOTSPOT!"
"Ichi, Zero, have you known each other for a long time now?"
"A few weeks".
"Do you both like baseball?"
""Yes!""
"What are your favorite manga?"
"I love action and adventure manga!"
"I...I am a fan of fantasy and supernatural manga".
"You are not going to mess up our garden, right?"
"No way! I love flowers! I love all sorts of plantlife and nature!"
Toko and Cynthia reacted positively to that.
"Okay, okay! Can you both sit down! For the record, those yukatas did not come from nowhere...you see, after swim practice, we have a school event coming up in which we will have to face A Class again before the final".
As everyone heard that, they all tensed up as they knew what it meant.
"Yes, that is right! The traditional parade festival!"
There were not many cheers, partially because they knew about the hazing and such that A Class was surely preparing for them. And then, there would be finals afterwards.
Still, with new allies, maybe just maybe, they might be able to pull it off.