Assassination Attempt
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Nagisa and Kaede were currently inside the Class-E classroom, along with Korosensei. It was after school hours, but the two students had asked their teacher for help with some things they didn't understand. Thus they were staying back for an extra lesson. Ritsu's main box was also there at the back of the room as per usual.
"And that covers Social Studies. That was all you had doubts with, right Kayano-san?" Korosensei asked the girl sitting in the front row next to her friend.
"Hai!" Kaede said cheerfully and stretched her arms up.
"Then we'll move ahead with the Math problems Nagisa-kun had trouble with." The octopus sensei said turning to the boy, who nodded with a smile.
"Then I'll wait for Nagisa to finish and go home with him." Kaede said as she got up from her seat and walked up to one of the windows. At her statement, Korosensei's face turned to his gossip loving expression, receiving a deadpanned look from Nagisa.
Kaede looked out the window as her sensei and friend continued their lesson. She saw that the outside was now basking in orange due to the setting sun. It was quite a beautiful sight. Focusing a little more, she saw the slightest hint of a shine from the small forest of trees. Kaede smiled.
It was time to begin the Assassination.
Yes, this extra study session was just an excuse for another assassination attempt they'd set up.
Kaede glanced back. Currently, her position at the window was blocking Korosensei's line of vision into the part of the woods where two snipers were getting into position. Ritsu was part of the attempt, too. She was in the snipers' phones, as well as her main box, so that she could monitor and inform the snipers when Sensei was in the right position, since they also couldn't see because of Kaede.
Among the woods, Hayami Rinka lay in position alongside her male partner, guns at the ready. Rinka was carefully listening to the instructions coming from her phone beside her via Ritsu.
"Korosensei is moving away from the board and going to Nagisa's desk. He will be in place soon. Shoot in 6… 5… 4… 3… 2…"
Back in the classroom, Kaede leaned her head to the side, as if admiring the scenery. Just as she did so, two BB bullets whipped past her ear and went into the room. However, instead of hitting the target, they carried on through the room without any obstacles until they hit the opposing wall.
Kaede turned around to the familiar mocking laugh of their Sensei, whose face was now covered with green stripes. They'd missed!
"Nurufufufufufu, that was not a bad attempt. Blocking my vision of the bullets until they were very close was a good idea. However, you failed to take into account one of Sensei's most prominent abilities." The octopus pointed a tentacle at his face. "I could smell Hayami-san and Chiba-kun from the direction you were staring at, Kayano-san. Thus I was expecting the shot and it was easy to dodge."
Nagisa and Kaede looked at each other a bit awkwardly; another failed attempt it seems.
"I can also smell the rest of the class far into that direction." Sensei spoke again, pointing to the back of the classroom.
"Yeah, they were just waiting to see how our assassination went." Nagisa said.
Korosensei nodded with an 'I see' before turning to Ritsu. "I assume you were in this too, Ritsu-san?"
The AI smiled. "Hai, I was giving the shooters instructions on your location."
"Hmm, I see." The teacher rubbed his 'chin'. "Then this attempt required communication of great precision. It seems you're deserving of more credit."
"In that case, Korosensei," The octopus looked down at Nagisa, who had spoken. "Can you show me how to do this problem on the board? I really was having trouble with these even though we used it as an excuse for the assassination."
"Certainly!" The teacher said and took the boy's book before turning around to write on the board.
The three students in the classroom silently watched as their sensei solved the problem on the board. And in the midst of it, Nagisa leaned down on the desk... just a second before a BB bullet flew over his head and at sensei.
A squishy tearing sound rang through the classroom. Kaede's mouth opened in shock and Nagisa bolted up from his seat.
There, on the floor, was a wiggling yellow tentacle, separated from its owner, who stood there with some sweat covering his head.
"That was close!"
Kaede's shoulders slumped and Nagisa flopped back onto his chair as he whispered, "We failed again…"
Korosensei looked at the blue haired boy as his tentacle grew back, "What was that? None of you shot at me, but that bullet came from your direction, Nagisa-kun."
The blue haired boy sighed one last time in disappointment of their attempt failing, before turning back in his chair and pointing at the back wall. "You see that hole in the wall, Sensei? Chiba-kun shot you through that hole."
Korosensei narrowed his already small eyes. Indeed, there was a hole just bigger than their anti-sensei bullets on the wall… wait,
"EHH?! CHIBA-KUN SHOT THROUGH THAT TINY HOLE?! EHH?! THERE WAS HOLE THERE?! WAIT, CHIBA-KUN?! BUT, HE'S," Korosensei flashed his face between the direction of the previous two snipers and the way the last shot came from.
"Yeah, about that…" Nagisa mumbled.
At the woods, a certain redhead raised his eye from the scope of his gun.
"Ahh, so close! He managed to get a tentacle, but it looks like your boyfriend failed as well." Karma said to the female sniper next to him.
"This isn't something new though. This plan had a low probability of even going properly due to the difficulty of the last shot. We just got our hopes up." Rinka said, before mumbling under her breath, "And he's not my boyfriend."
Back at the classroom,
"EHH?! KARMA-KUN?!" Korosensei yelled in further shock. "But, but… the smell,"
"Sensei, did you really think we wouldn't take one of your most prominent abilities into account?" Nagisa asked, mirroring sensei's previous words. When his teacher-target's attention was focused on him, Nagisa continued.
"We did our best to swap the scents of Karma-kun and Chiba-kun for this attempt. Soon after school ended today, Karma-kun took a bath using the kind of soap Chiba-kun usually used, applied Chiba-kun's deodorant, and is currently wearing Chiba-kun's unwashed P.E. clothes from today, and vise-versa.
"Karma-kun took position with Hayami-san, Chiba-kun's usual sniping partner, and attempted to shoot you to further throw you off the real thing. Meanwhile, the real Chiba-kun mingled with the rest of the class, so that we could present the excuse of them just being there to see the result, causing Sensei to let down his guard against any attacks coming from that direction.
"As for the hole, we drilled it yesterday and covered it with an extremely thin piece of paper, which was painted in camouflage to the wall by Sugaya-kun. After school was over, while you were in here with us, Isogai-kun drew a target on the outside wall to help Chiba-kun mark the hole. Ritsu relayed information on when to shoot, which was when I ducked, and the rest was up to Chiba-kun's accuracy."
Nagisa scratched his cheek, "He executed his part perfectly, and yet we were still unable to get you…"
When the boy finished, Korosensei just stared down at him for a few seconds. "Did you have any help for this from Karasuma-sensei?"
Nagisa shook his head, "No, we came up with it and did it on our own."
'…The amount of planning, preparations, precision and proper communication required for such a task is beyond middle school kids. These students of mine… they've come a long way.'
"All of you have become such worthy opponents." Korosensei spoke. "Tell the others to keep coming at me like this. You might, just might, be able to assassinate Sensei."
Hearing the words, the three students present smiled, as Nagisa nodded, "Hai, Korosensei."
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Later that evening, Rinka and Chiba were walking home together. Chiba was now out of Karma's P.E. clothes, back in his own school uniform. The two hadn't said a word since they left school grounds, just walking in silence.
"…Missing after trying so hard… it doesn't feel very good." Chiba finally spoke.
"Yeah…" Rinka agreed. "But that was our best attempt yet without the help of Karasuma-sensei or Bitch-sensei. And your shot was amazing! Shooting from that distance with such accuracy is something I can only dream of! We shouldn't be getting down like we did during the island attempt."
"Your right," Chiba smiled. "But don't speak as if your abilities are lacking. We both have our individual strengths. My range and accuracy are higher, but your visual ability and balance is far better than mine. Meaning you're that much better at shooting while mobile."
Rinka returned the smile, "Thank you."
"There's no need to thank me," Chiba said. "I'm just stating the facts."
Rinka just stared up at him, smile still in place, before a brief giggle escaped her. Chiba glanced at the girl at this.
"What?"
"Nothing…" Rinka mumbled as she looked away.
"…" Chiba didn't say anything else as he also turned ahead. Like before, the two just continued to walk forward, together, in silence, the way they liked it.
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A/N: There's the second one-shot. I've always liked the strategy in the assassination attempts, so I wanted to do one myself. This is mainly such an attempt with RyuRin elements in the mix. Hope you enjoyed! Then until the next one-shot, -Plus Ultra Bye!