Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: To Tame a Demon
A/N: Again, I was really surprised to find out that so many people like my story! I'm also VERY SORRY that the update came so late - I was on a camp for a little over week. So I really wasn't able to update any of my on-going stories (this wasn't the only one), but after this I was thinking of starting to update weekly. It'd make things little easier for me, considering that my school is starting soon. Anyway, thank you so much for reviewing, liking and following!
Special thanks to RageOfPhoenix: Damn, that long review! You made my day pal, thank you for that! I really love longer reviews, it's interesting to read what you think. And of course I like making Karma a demon - don't you think that it just suits him;)? I'm also glad to hear that you like my other fanfiction as well.
Sorry if there are some grammar-mistakes, I'll try to fix them if I notice any - but there are times when I don't, so sorry. But everyone of you, stay awesome and let's start the chapter!
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**Ansatsu Kyoushitsu**The arc of Hunters**
Chapter 3
Nagisa's pov:
You could say that my mother wasn't happy when I came back with a demon. She had never been happy about the fact that I wanted to become a Hunter and she never believed that I had been saved by a demon. Just like everyone else, she didn't believe that demons were good. She hated them with passion, but she also had her reasons for that. So, of course when I brought a demon home, that place got even worse than it was.
My mother was waiting for me in the living room all alone, the TV turned on - though, it didn't seem that she was even watching it. Her face turned to my direction, when I walked into the living room, Karma following right behind me. I could already see the disapproval in her cold eyes, even before she noticed the red cat. But when she did, she stood up and started her rant.
"Nagisa! What in earth did you bring home?" my mother yelled angrily.
"It's a cat-demon", I answered, sweat draining down my forehead. Should've guessed this, I thought, my eyes wandering around the living room. I couldn't bear to look at my mother's eyes. But I could very well feel her piercing gaze on me.
"You know that I hate cats!" she said, walking closer to me. And suddenly she pulled me away from my demon, earning an angry hiss from Karma. The red furred cat was whipping the air with its tail, golden eyes glimmering with anger. I could sense how the atmosphere got anxious as Karma grew even more impatient.
"I don't like her", his honey-sweet voice hissed in my mind.
"Just look at it, Nagisa! A demon! In our house", my mother complained, pointing her left hand at Karma, while her other hand was forcing me to look at the cat. "I still don't get why you wanted to become a Hunter! It's dangerous."
"I know, mother", I said, trying to calm my angry parent down. "But I have him under my control…"
"Under control?!" she said. "Under control?!"
"Yes…"
I realized that I was losing my earlier confidence real quickly and that Karma was staring straight at me - like he would've waited for me to fall apart. And if that would happen, things would get real ugly. So, I needed to calm my mother down before she would said something that would totally mess everything up. She was my mother after all and her words - despite what I wanted - affected me, and a lot. She had told me many times that I was a-good-for-nothing son and that she felt ashamed because of me. I was never good enough. I could never be.
Because I'm a boy, not a girl.
My mother had always wanted a girl, but then she got a son. That didn't stop her, though. She always made me wear ridiculous dresses that were meant for girls, she didn't allow me to cut my hair and she was always controlling my life. Becoming a Hunter had been the best decision I had ever made and I truly wanted to be a one - but of course my mother told me no. Thankfully, my father (who lived alone, far away from me and my angry mother) gave me the permission I needed - he even supported me a little. Unlike my mother, who just told me to throw my stupid dreams away. She even laughed, freaking laughed when I told that demons had hearts too.
And it had hurt. Still did.
"This needs to stop", my mother said, sighing loudly. "I don't want you to continue. It's not only dangerous - you're destroying my reputation. What if someone from work finds out that my son had brought a demon cat into my house. What then?"
Of course, your reputation is more important than I am, I thought bitterly - which was a mistake, because my demon reacted to my disapproval and anger. I felt the now familiar pull in my stomach and the same power from the summoning raged through my veins.
"We could end it here and now", Karma whispered in my head, his voice even more sweeter than before. "You and me, together. You don't need her." My mother frowned at me, when I didn't answer her - instead, I was now staring at Karma.
"Nagisa? What's wrong?" she asked worriedly, her eyes traveling to Karma as well. "Is that demon… okay?"
"Let's kill her."
"Excuse me", I said, as I shook my head rather violently. "I should get some sleep, mother. I still have school tomorrow."
I started to make my leave, Karma's whispers still ringing in my mind, trying to lure me to give up. My mother wished me good-night quickly, before she too, disappeared into her own bedroom. She wasn't really all that bad, I loved her. I just feared the moments when she was angry, I had yet to learn how to handle her. So had my father, because they ended up divorcing. He had never learned how to control my mother's anger, which led to the divorce. And I could understand him well.
"You're boring, Nagisa", Karma muttered, when we stepped into my room and I sat down on my bed. "Killing her would've been lot more interesting…" He chuckled at the end of his sentence.
"No", I bluntly said. "She's my mother, Karma. I can't kill her and neither do I want to."
The cat purred. He was sitting on my writing-table, tail wrapped around his paws. "You thought it for a moment there. Don't try to lie to me, I know how the human mind works", Karma said. His golden eyes glimmered knowingly. "I know how you feel because we're now connected. I've tasted your blood, your blood flows through me. You can only feel my strongest emotions, like anger and happiness. All though, anger is the only feeling you'll ever feel."
"How come?" I asked.
"I'm a demon, Nagisa. It's only natural that anger is all I feel."
That made me a little sad. It was true that I had never felt anything except anger from Karma, but it was only the first day. I was sure that I could make him feel different things like happiness and sadness. Though, I didn't want him to feel sad. "Don't worry, Karma. I'll make you feel different things. Anger isn't all you can feel."
That made the cat let out an amused chuckle, but he said nothing. I started to change into my pajamas and I was already in bed and under the warm blankets, light shut off, when I felt something walk over me. It took a moment for me to realize that it was Karma, who was looking for a place to sleep. The cat walked on top of my stomach, but it felt just weird to me. I had never had any pets, so I didn't really know all that much about cats - but thanks to the amazing internet, I knew that cats liked to walk on others. And that they were pretty selfish creatures.
"What are you doing?" I asked, when Karma didn't seem to calm down.
"I can't find a good place to sleep", he meowed to me. He actually let out a disappointed meow when he said that in my mind. "I'm not used to sleeping at night."
That made me chuckle and sigh at the same time. Then I looked at the small dark figure on top of my stomach, Karma's eyes were looking directly at me. He was sitting there, and seemed now darker than ever before, his fur looking black. But I could still sense some strange warmness around him that I had yet to be able to explain. I reached my hands to him and quickly swooped his small body into my arms. The cat let out a surprised meow, but he didn't do anything to stop me. I dropped him right next to my pillow.
"Sleep there and be quiet", I commanded tiredly. "I want to sleep too. We have school tomorrow."
"Right, got it, you dimwit", Karma said to me. I felt my eye twitch in anger, but I just decided not to answer. The red cat next to my head lied down, one of his pawns touching my cheek. "Don't get too comfortable. I'll still try to overcome you."
"Yeah, yeah", I said sleepily. "Goodnight."
And I fell asleep almost right away, the warmness surrounding me for the whole night.
**Ansatsu Kyoushitsu**The arc of Hunters**
"Nagisaaa", Karma whined in my head. "I'm bored. Let's do something else~."
I could feel my eye twitch in annoyance as I tried to ignore the stupid whining in my head. It was Thursday, and I was now sitting in class with my other classmates. And I was trying to do a math-test, but the demon next to me kept whining and complaining - which distracted me a lot. But I could see that everyone else had the same problem. All of us were sighing and sweating a lot, and our demons were on the move, non-fucking-stop.
Karma was moving around my legs, and I could only see his tail. If he would just keep his mouth shut, I'd b fine with him being there. But no, he just had to keep whining the whole test-hour, and when we were done, I knew I had screwed it up. And I wasn't the only one. The next lesson was PE with our demons, so Karasuma-sensei ordered us out. The whole class complained about their demons, including me - and the damn cat-demon that followed me just laughed in my head.
"You're the one who summoned me", Karma purred. "It's your own fault. I told you that I'm not going to make this easy."
When we reached the backyard, Koro-sensei was already there, a grin on his face. "Nurufufufu", he chuckled. "Seems like you are already tired and ready to give up. Are you sure you can become Hunters? It'll only get harder from now on."
That made me feel little more energized. I had no choice but to continue, I would prove my mother wrong. I would become a Hunter and make the world better. I will not give up until then. "I think all of us know that", I said to Koro-sensei, a small smile on my lips. "We knew before we signed in. And we're still here, right?"
"Yeah", Isogai-kun nodded approvingly, smiling at me. "We wont stop now, sensei. We'll get stronger with our demons, that's how it goes. We'll get experience and we'll get used to this."
Koro-sensei face was one big red circle and he was smiling happily. "That is what I wanted to hear, my dear students. Now, I shall let Karasuma-sensei start the lesson. Remember to start slowly, there's no hurry. Me and Irina-sensei are close by watching you."
The yellow octopus disappeared from the backyard and Karasuma-sensei took his place. He told us to stand next to our demons and prepare for running. "We'll start slowly!" our PE-teacher told us. "Today, we have some forest running - with your demons. From now on, the PE-classes will mainly concentrate on you and your demon, and how to control it. Getting to know your demon is one the first things to do."
I gave my demon a nervous glance. Karma was sitting close to me, not seeming interested at all - but maybe that was just what cats did. But as I watched him, I couldn't help but admire the fiery red fur he had, that seemed now to actually be on fire and his deep golden eyes. I also gave a look to the other demons around me. They were all unique and beautiful on their own ways.
Demons really were strange yet breathtakingly beautiful creatures - and my demon just happened to be one of the most beautiful ones there were.
But I had yet to find out, was that a good or bad thing.
"Nagisa and Kayano, you two are a pair", Karasuma-sensei suddenly said and as I looked away from my demon, I realized that he had split us apart into pairs. He was now standing in front of me, a paper in his hands. "Go to north with your demons and don't let them out of your sight. It shouldn't be hard. He'll be keeping an eye at everyone, so don't stress about anything", the raven continued, pointing at Koro-sensei who was now standing behind him, a grin on his face. "Just focus on your demon, okay? You can go, be back within an hour."
"Yes sir", both me and Kayano answered in unison and then we headed to the northern part of the forest surrounding the E-class building. Nakamura and Kataoka went ahead of us, but we soon lost them and were completely alone.
"So, which way should we take?" Kayano asked from me, looking around. We had three choises, each of them equally long, so it didn't really matter. We had a whole hour to do what we wanted with our demons, but basically Karasuma-sensei wanted us to show our demons the E-class area. So, that meant walking and talking.
"Let's go this way", I said, pointing my right hand at the path that took to the cliff close by the E-class building. I enjoyed the few and I had the feeling that Karma would like it as well. "And then let's go the other way so we'll come from the south."
Kayano nodded, exciting smile on her face. Her demon, Rei, was sitting on her shoulder, his head tilted slightly. The two of them really seemed sweet and I was happy that Kayano got such a kind demon. "Then, let's keep going!" the green haired girl said, raising her hands in the air. Rei let out a squeak and jumped off of her shoulder, now walking right next to her.
I let Kayano lead the way, and at the same time I kept my eye on the cat that followed me. Karma didn't seem interested in me or getting to know me, but he did seem to enjoy the nature surrounding us. I stayed quiet as Kayano started to talk with her demon, a big smile on her face.
For some reason my demon had decided to stop the talking right when we needed to talk. I let out a sigh and earned a confused look from Karma, whose tail was whipping in the air. The cat seemed little nervous, but I couldn't tell why. But it was affecting me as well - I had a strange bubbling feeling in my stomach and every voice that we didn't make, made me jump a little.
"So…", I decided to star the conversation between me and Karma after a while of walking. "What kind of things do you like?"
I heard how the cat-demon purred and it made my heart little lighter. It seemed that Karma was just fine. "That's a strange question, human. But I guess I can answer… I like many things."
"That didn't tell me anything at all", I sweat dropped, a small chuckle escaping my lips. "C'mon, don't be so secretive. I can start. I like observing and Hunters. It's my dream to become a one and change the world."
"…Change the world?" Karma asked.
I nodded to that, giving my demon a knowing glance. I knew he would mock me for it - it was a pretty stupid dream.
"Like how? What do you want to change? I thought that you Hunters were doing just fine", the cat-demon suddenly continued to ask. He was now right next to my legs, his head turned to look at me, golden eyes glimmering in the sunlight.
"First, you tell me what you like", I said. "Then I'll tell you more."
That made Karma snort, but he did it anyway. "I like warmth and fights. That's pretty much it."
"What about your family?" I asked. "Don't you like them at all?"
Karma let out a bitter laugh. "It's your turn to answer my question now, Nagisa."
"Oh yeah, right", I chuckled, earning an angry glare from Karma. "I want to change the world for better. And what I mean, is that I know that all demons aren't bad. They - or should I say, you have feelings too, did you try to decline it or not." I smiled at the cat-demon. "I want to show it to others as well."
Karma stared at me for a moment, but didn't answer. His golden eyes turned empty and his tail stopped whipping the air. It seemed that something I had said made the red furred cat depressed or angry, I couldn't be sure.
"…Did you see something?" he asked after a while of quietness.
"See? What do you mean by that?"
I heard how the cat let out a sigh and then his tail was again on the move and golden eyes full of mischief.
"Nothing. Forget it", Karma meowed.
"Okay…?" I said, raising my brow at the cat-demon. It left me little confused. What did Karma mean? Had he seen the same thing as I had? That again made me very curious - maybe we weren't so different after all. But I still didn't get him, but it wasn't unusual when it came to demons. They were confusing creatures for sure. "Let's forget this for now, alright?" I said to Karma, who gave me a questioning look. "You still haven't answered my question. Why don't you like your family?"
Karma let out an amused snort. "Love and liking… such strange things and such strange feelings. I don't think I'm able to feel something like that. And you wouldn't like my so called family if you'd meet them."
"Why are you so sure about that?" I asked.
The empty look came back to Karma's eyes. "I have no reason to tell you anything about them, and I don't want to talk about it. They aren't nice and that's all you need to know." That made me sigh, but I guessed that it was little too early to start deep conversations. It would take some time, but I was sure that I'd be able to win Karma's trust.
"Oi Nagisa!" Kayano suddenly yelled, earning my full attention. She and her demon Rei, were already fifteen meters ahead of us, waiting for us to catch them. Kayano was waiving her hand, while Rei was jumping up and down cheerfully. "C'mon, we don't have the whole day! I can already see the cliff!"
"Coming!" I yelled back as I started to run after them, Karma right behind me. When we reached the cliff, I heard Kayano gasp in amazement. Her golden eyes were wide and glimmering in excitement. Rei had stopped jumping, and was now sitting on Kayano's head, watching the view.
"It's so pretty", Kayano whispered, like she would've been afraid, that too loud noise would break the beautiful view in front of us.
There was so much forest and far away, you could see the main school-building. In the middle of the forest was also a small glimmering lake. I could see different kind of flowers growing all around the forest and the tall trees were full of birds and different animals. The air was fresh and nicely cool, which was great on a hot day like this.
"Haven't you been here before?" I asked after a moment.
"No", Kayano answered, turning to look at me, a kind smile on her face. "I know it may sound weird, since this cliff is so close by our class building."
"Well, I hope you like the view", I nodded to her. "I come here often, because it's quiet and peaceful here. I can sort my thoughts out and I have time for myself here." I felt a light breeze that made my hair dance in the air.
"It sure is peaceful here", Karma said in my head and I turned to look at him, surprised that he had spoken up. The cat-demon was still standing behind me, and his golden eyes were watching the view as well. He seemed to radiate warmness and light a little. "It surprises me that there are still places like this in this messed up world."
Something in his bitter voice and words made me sad. Why was he like this? Kayano's demon was cheerful and seemed nice too - but I didn't know what kind of mean things he said to Kayano -, why couldn't Karma be like that as well. The cat-demon was always bitter and cold. But I had only known him for one day, so I couldn't really say that I knew him.
And the training we got was to get to know him and to tame him.
"You think so?" I said to Karma. A small chuckle escaped my lips when I thought about it. Karma was actually right. In the world so twisted as ours, it was rare to find so peaceful and still pure places. "You know, I think you're exactly right. There aren't many places like this. And that's why we need to enjoy it as much as we can, while we still can."
"Well said, Nagisa", Kayano nodded. She was smiling, but her smile disappeared quickly, when something darker came to her mind. I could hear her sigh and the sad look in her eyes hurt me a little. "…I wonder, how much time do we have left? When will this place be a battlefield? When will we lose it?"
"When will the world end?" asked Karma in my head - a question Kayano left unsaid.
"I don't know", I said, my thoughts wondering back to my home, to my mother. I couldn't help but think her now, when the light of the day seemed to dim and darkness surrounded us. "I really don't know."
We all were quiet for a moment again, everyone of us thinking our own dark secrets. I wondered what kind of shit Kayano had gone through - she was always cheerful and nice to everyone, and it didn't seem like something was wrong. But I knew very well that smiles could be faked easily. And once you've faked it for long, even you yourself can't be sure is it real or not anymore.
I knew that Karma had gone through a lot without even asking from the cat-demon. He didn't seem to trust anyone and neither did he let anyone close. He was always on guard, always ready to hit back.
"Aw, c'mon!" Kayano suddenly said, her smile coming back to her face - though, this time I could easily tell that it was little forced. "Let's not be gloomy like this! The day is beautiful and we should get back to class now."
I smiled a little and I heard how Karma snorted quietly. "You're right, Kayano. Let's head back."
We started to walk back to the road, but for some reason Karma stayed behind and kept watching the view. But this time I didn't feel peace or warmness radiating from him - instead, it seemed like he would've been looking for something. I told Kayano and Rei to continue and then I stopped to wait for Karma.
"Hey, are you coming or not?" I asked from him, making the cat-demon flick his tail around. The red furred cat turned to look at me and started to follow me soon enough. He still kept giving the cliff strange glances, like he would've waited for someone to jump on him. "What's wrong? Did you see something?"
"No, it's nothing", Karma mumbled.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, now let's go."
And again, without even asking, I could tell that he was lying.
**Ansatsu Kyoushitsu**The arc of Hunters**
For the rest of the day I couldn't help but feel nervous. And that also affected my demon, who couldn't stop moving around the classroom. Also, everyone noticed that and after school Terasaka came to me.
"What's up with your demon, Nagisa?" he said, sounding angry. His own demon, an Earth Demon as well, who looked like a lion - except it was smaller - was standing next to him. I heard that the lion could actually take the size of a real lion when it wanted, but I wasn't so sure about that. Still it was scary and Karma was like five times smaller than it.
"Wha- what do you mean?" I asked, smiling nervously. I could feel how others who were still at the classroom watched us closely.
"Don't give me that bullshit!" Terasaka yelled, slamming his right hand on my desk. I took a step back, little surprised to see him this angry. "You know exactly what I'm talking about! Why the hell is your demon so anxious? Can't you keep him under control?" I didn't get to answer, when Terasaka continued. "Or are you just really so weak and pathetic that you don't care anymore? We summoned our demons last night and you're already giving up? Well?"
"No, it's not that…", I mumbled. "I just -"
"I don't want your pathetic excuses!" the brown haired student growled, and so did his demon. "You know what?! I never even thought that you could become a Hunter! You're too weak for that - and even if you're smart, you don't survive in this world with brains alone! You need power, and that's something you don't have! You should stop before you get yourself and everyone of us killed."
"It's just one demon, Terasaka-kun", Sugino-kun tried to retort. "It can't kill us all, not especially when the teachers are around. And of course Nagisa is nervous, it's only been one day. We're all nervous and excited."
Terasaka gave Sugino-kun a cold glare. "You stay out of this, Sugino."
"But he's right, you know", Nakamura-san said behind the brown haired student and I sighed in relief. It seemed that most of my classmates were on my side, but I still needed to explain Karma's actions and that it really was my fault. "We haven't gotten used to them just yet - well, except, it seems that you are already best friends with your demon." The blonde girl eyed the lion for a moment, and that made Terasaka snort.
"Of course! This beautiful creature here is the strongest demon in our class", he said proudly and at the same time he patted the lion on the head. "Unlike you, I have a goal to reach."
"To kick Satan's ass?" Maehara-kun chuckled. "I still don't see you doing it. But yeah, good luck."
I felt a strange pull in my stomach and turned to look at Karma, who was now watching Terasaka with wide golden eyes. His tail was whipping the air again, telling that he was partly angry and partly curious.
"Kick Satan's ass…?" the red furred cat asked inside my head. "Is this guy for real?"
"I'm going to do it!" Terasaka answered Karma's question. "You'll see! Leone is just a small fry and I'll easily tame her. Within a month, she's going to be under my control. And then I'll summon even stronger demons and tame them all. I'll become the strongest Hunter there is. And I'll kill Satan, and all other demons as well."
"I don't know is it a good thing to say that in front of our demons…", I said to that, giving a nervous glance at the lion, who was apparently named Leone. Terasaka turned to look at me again, his eyes burning with anger.
"At least I can control it", he hissed angrily. "Why don't you just stop trying? You're way too weak to become something - the world is cruel, Nagisa."
Now, that made me angry. Terasaka had no idea what kind of hell my home was, he had no idea how hard I had worked to get this far. I could feel the anger building up in my stomach and at the same time I felt how the air around us turned warmer. Karma jumped on my desk, his tail whipping the air and golden eyes narrowed at Terasaka. I could hear his low and warning growl and saw how Terasaka took a step back.
Then I remembered that my anger really did affect Karma as well. He was angry when I was angry, he was nervous when I was nervous and he was neutral when I was neutral.
Oops.
"Everyone, please calm down", said a new voice and then there was a yellow octopus standing between me and Terasaka, a grin on his face.
"Koro-sensei", I mumbled, feeling little ashamed. I had been pretty close to losing my cool and making Karma attack Terasaka.
"Nurufufufu", Koro-sensei chuckled. "I can see that you're all tired. Why don't you go to home and get some rest. Tomorrow is a new day! Let's forget this fight, it was meaningless anyway. Terasaka-kun is exactly right - you need power in order to survive in this world. But you also need brains. Be wise, children. No one is perfect. And that's why you're here, in school. We'll teach you how to become stronger and wiser. You all have potential to become Hunters. Take your time, we're not in a hurry. A Hunter needs to be calm."
Koro-sensei really knew how to make things better, because I soon found myself smiling again. Sugino-kun sighed in relief and Nakamura-san grinned at Maehara-kun, who was nodding approvingly.
The anger inside of me had disappeared and I could also sense that Karma had calmed down. He was now sitting on my desk, licking his pawn, ignoring the angry glare he got from Leone.
"Stop talking shit like that, monster", Terasaka growled, now seeming angrier than before. I could see how his hands were shaking because of his anger, he was gritting his teeth together loudly and his eyes were burning intensely. "We all know how cruel the world is. Weak wont survive. And you think our whole class has a chance to become something - that's ridiculous! We're already at the bottom of this school, everyone sees us as weaklings! We need to show them that we're strong! And it wont happen, if we have weaklings like Nagisa dragging us down!"
I had heard it a lot and it still hurt, but luckily it was juts Terasaka saying it. My mother's words had hurt lot more, but I was slowly getting used to it. I just had to bear it, act like it didn't ma-
"Why wont you stand up and speak for yourself?"
I turned to look at Karma, my eyes probably wide in surprise. The red furred cat was looking directly at me, his eyes calm as his mood.
"His right, y'know. Weak wont survive in this world", the cat-demon continued. "But you aren't as weak as he says you are. But as long as you let people look down on you, they'll never see or hear your true self. Don't let them beat you - stand up and defend yourself. Speak up." After he had said those words, Karma lied down on the desk, not seeming interested anymore. But inside, I felt warmness that I hadn't felt in a long time.
Someone believed that I wasn't weak. Someone told me to stand up. Defend myself. Speak for myself. I had found someone who finally said the words I had longed for. And even if this someone acted like he didn't care, deep inside, I knew he did - even if it was just a small fraction.
And for the second time in my life, I felt grateful for a demon.
"I wont drag you down", I said, sounding stronger than I thought was possible after such words. But I had Karma right by me, and even if he seemed not to care, I could still feel his eyes following my every movement. "I wont, and that's a promise. I'll get better and stronger too, Terasaka-kun. I don't want anyone to look down on us. I hate it as much as you do."
Terasaka snorted loudly. "As if. You're weak and that wont change."
"Well, at least he has some brains! Unlike you!" Kayano defended me, her voice wavering a little, but her golden eyes were fierce. Rei squeaked angrily, his furry tail flicking around.
"You bast-!" Terasaka was about to yell back, but he was suddenly stopped when Leone jumped forwards, aiming its long and sharp nails at Kayano. It jumped right over me and was about to hit the green haired girl, when one of Koro-sensei's tentacles slapped it easily away. All of us watched in surprise and horror as the lion flew through the back wall of your classroom, disappearing into the dust raised by the action. I heard how Kayano fell on the floor, and ran to her.
"Are you okay?" I asked once I got over the shock. The green haired girl nodded, sweat draining down her forehead and I could hear how she gulped. Her golden eyes were full of fear and shock.
"She's just shocked", Sugino said to me. "I think we all are."
"Terasaka-kun", Koro-sensei said, his voice lacking the usual kindness and warmness. For a moment, his face was black. "Please control your emotions around your demon. Kaede-san could've been hurt badly there. Attacking your fellow students unless ordered so is a no-no in this class." Now Koro-sensei's face had a x-letter on it, yet he was still smiling. It seemed that he got back to his usual self.
"I di- didn't…", Terasaka mumbled, sounding more shocked then I expected. "I-… Leone…" We heard a growl and all of us turned to look at the hole in the back wall. Leone had now taken her real form, a fully grown female lion. Karma stood up from the desk, letting out warning hiss.
"Something is wrong with her…", the cat-demon hissed, his golden eyes narrowed. And I didn't need him to tell that to me - I was pretty sure that everyone of us could sense the dangerous aura Leone was leaking. But I still didn't expect the thing happening next.
Leone started to glow and let out steam, until we couldn't even see her anymore. When the steam and dust finally settled down, we could no longer see any lion. Instead, there was a fully-grown woman standing at the hole. She had long blonde hair and ears of a cat, also a tail and whiskers and very sharp teeth. The woman was wearing an old looking dress, that reached her knees and was little longer from the backside. She had a chest as big as Bitch-sensei and her skin was lightly tanned. But her eyes were the most imitating thing in her, including the cold aura. Her eyes were bloody red, full of anger and lust over blood. They were deep and sharp - and looking directly at me.
"She transformed…?" Nakamura-san whispered. "Does that mean she's a demon-king level demon?!"
"…Yeah", Maehara-kun nodded nervously. "Has to be."
"But we weren't supposed to summon demons that strong!" Kataoka-san said. Her voice was shaking a little and she was holding onto her desk, as she would've been afraid that she would fall down. "Terasaka why di-"
"I didn't know!" the brown haired boy answered. "I didn't know, alright! She tricked me!"
"Of course she did", Koro-sensei said, his smile gone. "And gotta say, she tricked me too… I did sense that something was wrong with her, but I didn't suspect something like this. This doesn't happen quite often. We have to be lucky that she showed her true nature before too late. Now we can take care of it here, and no one gets hurt."
"No one gets hurt?" Leone suddenly chuckled. Her voice was as sweet as Karma's, but it was lacking the warmness and tease. "Don't dream, teach. I'm going to slay you all and eat your souls. Y'know, the demons you summoned seem pretty tasty too… especially the cat-demon."
I automatically towards Karma, my hand going in front of him. "You can't have him", I said to Leone. "And neither can you have our souls."
"Uuu, scary", Leone said. "But don't you think that I'm little too strong for you, ne kid? Your demon is not strong enough to kill me and neither do you have control over him. You don't know how to use his powers."
"Everyone, please stay behind me", Koro-sensei ordered. "Don't let her imitate you, she's trying to make you lose your cool."
"I know", I mumbled as I took few steps back until I was standing behind my homeroom-teacher. Karma stayed on my desk, his eyes still focused on the demon before us.
"Karma, get over here", I ordered, but my demon shook his head as an answer.
"There's more", he said. "She's not alone."
Wha- what?
"Koro-sensei, she has allies -!"
I wasn't able to finish my sentence when there was suddenly a big explosion, that send all of us flying. I could hear screams that left my classmates mouths and I felt my body slam into something… soft. And just seconds later, I realized that I was no longer inside the classroom - I was at the backyard with my other classmates. Suddenly someone laid me down on the grown and I realized that Koro-sensei had saved us just in time. The class-building seemed to have lost half of it and there was smoke and dust everywhere.
Karma was right next to me, closer than usually. So close that I felt his fur tickle my hands.
"Get up! It's not over!" he meowed. "They're coming!"
I slowly started to get up from the ground and looked around. Koro-sensei was still standing in front of us, his tentacles protecting me and my classmates. I could see Karasuma-sensei and Bitch-sensei hundred meters away from us, standing close by the E class-building. They seemed unharmed, but shocked.
When the smoke settled down, I could finally see Leone and her new allies. There were five of them, two Water Demons and three Earth Demons - all of them demon-king leveled. Three women and two men. It was unusual to see this many high-level demon together, but I could tell that they knew each other well. Which was troublesome for us.
Leone stood in front of her allies, as the leader. She was grinning madly. "I have to thank you, master", she said with a mocking tone. "I was banned from leaving Hell, because I cost too much trouble for other demons, but thanks to you, I was able to escape Satan's prison."
She laughed coldly and her companions laughed with her. "It had been quite long since I had last stepped outside of Hell. And you know what - I'm not going back." Her blood-red eyes narrowed at us, her smile turning sinister.
"And now, I'll devour all of you."
End of chapter 3
**Ansatsu Kyoushitsu**The arc of Hunters**