The screen lit up and three people were shown walking together - Nagisa, Sugino, and Karma.
"The rainy season's finally over!" Sugino said "It's starting to get hot." Nagisa replied "This is the season for outdoor activities. How about we go have fun somewhere outside?" Sugino suggested.
"Sure! What do you want to do?" Nagisa asked "How about fishing?" Karma suggested "Sounds good. What's there to catch right now?" Nagisa asked.
"Summer's the season for fresh delinquents. Let's use Nagisa-kun as bait and see if we can hook a few!" Karma had an evil smirk on his face, a tail on his back and horns on his head. "I never knew delinquents were seasonal." Nagisa sweat dropped.
"Are you hunting for troubles again?" Nagisa asked a bit curious "Could be." Karma chuckled, which made Nagisa deadpanned.
"What should we do? What do you feel like, Nagisa?" Sugino asked "Let's see..." Nagisa started thinking "Oh, how about the beach?" Nagisa asked "The beach, huh?" Karma asked.
"Hey, if you're planning to have fun at the beach then bring us with you." Nakamura grinned "Yeah I'll add you to the plan." Nagisa sent her a thumbs up.
Meanwhile Sugino's attention was captured by another thing, which made both of them stop and look at what he's looking at which happened to be a baseball match.
Shindo was shown pitching as his teammate said "Nice pitch, Captain!"
Baseball Team Captain, Kunugigaoka Junior High
Shindou Kazutaka
'So it's my time already? ' Shindou thought.
Meanwhile, Sugino silently glance at his old friends. Nagisa noticed this but decided to stay quiet. Karma sighed, sensing the new atmosphere.
Shindou noticed Sugino and greeted him. "Well, if it isn't Sugino!" That gained his teammates' attention, they look at Sugino "Long time no see." Shindou added. Sugino looked down sadly.
"For real?"
"Hey, it's you!"
"Sugino!"
"Hello!"
Sugino walked with them with a smile on his face. Shindou's other teammates also walked towards Sugino.
"Hey, Sugino! What gives? You should come say hi once in a while." One of his teammates said. "Ahahaha. Nah, it'd be kind of awkward." Sugino chuckled "You're pitching in next week's ball game tournament, right?" The other teammate asked.
Karma and Nagisa watched with a smile on their faces. "Oh, I guess it hasn't been decided yet, but I'd like to." Sugino replied. Karma and Nagisa smiled at each other. "We'll be looking forward to it!" "Sure thing!" They fist bump each other.
"Oh, they're still friends." Nagisa whispered to Karma who shook his head "No. It's still early to conclude that." Karma said looking at Shindou then at Sugino who looked down.
"But man, I envy you, Sugino."
"You're in the E Class, so you get to goof off every day." That one statement shocked Sugino.
"We've got schoolwork and practice, so we're running on fumes."
"Knock it off. That's not fair." Shindo told them "Only the chosen few can be expected to juggle both schoolwork and extracurriculars at a prep school." He added.
Shindou and his teammates are still shocked by what they heard. None of them thought of the three things: they'll see Sugino again, they talk like nothing changes between them, and the fact that they will bully him.
"Told you." Karma told Nagisa who sighed 'Why us?' Nagisa asked in his mind.
"Wow, that's incredible." Karma said as he and Nagisa went beside Sugino and as Shindou looked at them. "So I suppose you're one of the chosen few, huh? " Karma asked.
"That's right, I am." That made them frown. Shindou only looked down on them wickedly. "Don't like it? Then how about we show you at the tournament?" He challenges.
"There are those chosen to stand at the top, and then there's everyone else. You'll see that there's already a whole world of difference between us."
Sugino looked at Shindou. "Are you actually challenging us?" He glared "I don't know...maybe?" Shindou looked down.
"Ehem!" The hostess said which grabbed everyone's attention. "We have a new opening!" She said.
"Which means we have to watch." Asano rolled his eyes "Whatever Mr. Genius." The hostess also rolled her eyes.
New Opening has been set...
Stand, bow, lock on!
Stand, bow, lock on!
Stand, bow lock on!
Oh, yeah!
Teacher, target on!
We've got a lot of potential
It's just that we're not trying
Droupout mentality
No matter the unusual situation we were in
We pretend to doze off
While holding on to a hidden knife
Stand, bow, lock on!
Thinking someone would deal with you eventually
We didn't really feel invested in the job
But...
Mister Teacher, please teach us, we're still growing up
Will we be able to shoot through an invincible target like you?
As long as we challenge you, it's fifty-fifty
Stand, bow, lock on!
Stand, bow, lock on!
Mister Teacher, watch us, as we try to find a direction in life
We're studying our ass off for you more than anybody else
Only the bloodlust is our message to you
Stand, bow, lock on!
Stand, bow, lock on!
We'll make our dreams come true on our own for real
Let's go!
Revolution!
Oh yeah!
Teacher Target on!
"Episode 12: Ball Game Tournament Time"
"That's an awesome opening!"
"The song is kinda awesome!"
Positive comments from other classes were heard. E class smiled proudly.
"Wait. So we'll do baseball?!" Yada realized "Nah, probably just the boys." Hazama replied, making Yada sigh in relief.
'I probably won't join, though.' Terasaka thought.
Koro-sensei looked at the paper his students gave him. "An intra-school ball game tournament, is it? Cultivating healthy minds and bodies through sports... Most excellent!" Koro-sensei said.
"However...why is the class E not listed among the brackets?" He asked, as sweat ran down his face and as he showed the paper. "The E Class doesn't get entered into the tournament, for the wonderful reason that it'd leave us with an odd number of teams." Mimura explained.
"Instead, we have to play in an exhibition game in the end." Mimura added "An exhibition game?" Koro-sensei asked "Basically, it's just a spectacle. They pit us boys against the baseball team and the girls against the girls' basketball team, while the whole school watches." Mimura said.
"I see. So the usual E Class treatment, then." Koro-sensei said "Yep." Kataoka smiled. They turned to the back to see Terasaka, Yoshida, and Muramatsu about to leave.
'I would like to fight him in a real match, though.' Shindou looked at Sugino.
"Well, we're not gonna stick around to be laughing stocks. You guys can do what you like. See ya." Terasaka said as they left the room. "Hey! Wait! Terasaka!" Isogai tried to stop them but to no avail "Sheesh." Isogai sighed.
'As I thought. Maybe I could change that one...' Maehara looked at his classmates' reaction through the screen.
"You're the baseball expert here, Sugino. Got any secrets we can use to win?" Maehara asked, and they all looked at Sugino. "It's impossible." Sugino looked down "Our baseball team is pretty strong. Especially Shindou, the current team captain. His explosive fastball has even caught the eye of prestigious high schools." Sugino explained.
"A star pupil and a star athlete... It's unfair." Sugino said, as flashes of Shindou's pitches were shown before moving back to reality. "But, you know... I want to win, Koro-sensei. Not just put up a good fight. Win. I don't want to lose at the sport I love." Sugino said, now more determined.
"After getting kicked out of the baseball teams and coming to the E Class, my feelings have actually only grown stronger." He paused for a moment, before continuing.
'Stronger...' Shindou looked at Sugino "He want to win huh?" Hashimoto whispered "Do you think they can?" He asked. Shindou remained silent.
"I want to team up with these guys and win-" he cut himself off when he saw Koro-sensei already in a baseball get up. "Oh, I'm so excited! So excited!" Koro-sensei said.
"R-right. You want to play baseball too. I hear you loud and clear." Sugino said. They all looked at their teacher dumbfounded. "Nyurufufufu. I've always wanted to be the fiery coach in a sports drama. I won't smack you kids around or anything. Instead, I'll flip dinner tables." He showed them a lot of food.
"You're way too prepared!" Sugino shouted
"That's true." Tsuchida deadpanned
"Why is he always prepared for everything?" Sugaya chuckled "Maybe he knew we're consists of trouble makers and trouble magnets." Isogai laughed.
"Lately you've grown more articulate about the direction you want to go in." Koro-sensei went back to his usual tone " "I want to kill." "I want to win." Unwavering, no matter the adversity you face." Koro-sensei said.
"To reward that spirit, Coach Koro will impart upon you the training and strategy you need to win!" Koro-sensei announced.
"Wait, he's the coach?! How?! He's a state secret!" Takada shouted "I don't know mn, but I wanted to see this." Tanaka smirked.
The scene changes to the tournament time.
"Whoa-oh! A deep flyball! The center fielder catches it with ease! This one's over, folks! The winner of the Year 3 Baseball Tournament is A Class!" I think it was Araki.
"Aw, man, we lost." Takada said "Let's watch the next game to put this behind us." Tanaka said "Can't wait to see some guys less talented than us suffering an even worse humiliation!" Takada said, referring to the E Class who were preparing for the match.
"And now, lastly, we have the exhibition match between Class 3-E and the baseball team." Araki announced as the two teams stand face-to-face with each other.
"Only the elite with both scholastic and athletic ability can stand above others as one of the chosen. That's what it means to excel at both pen and sword." Shindou said to Sugino before walking away.
"You excelled at neither. No one chose you." Shindou said, Sugino only stared at him before going back to his team.
'Why is he silent about this?' Shindou gritted his teeth. 'Actually...why are they silent about this?' He then looked at E Class who are laughing about what Okajima had said.
"Let's play a tight game!" That was Shindou
"Yeah!" His teammates shout back.
"Whoa, why are they so fired up?" Sugaya asked "Come to think of it, where's Coach Koro? I thought he was giving us directions." Sugaya said "Over there." Nagisa said, pointing in the direction where their coach is.
"Karasuma-sensei told him not to draw attention to himself, so he's using forced perspective to look like one of the balls. He said he'll give us signs with his face color and stuff." Nagisa explained
E Class sighed. "So that's the plan." Fuwa deadpanned.
"That's gonna give him away!" Sugaya shouted. The scene went to Koro-sensei who had a baseball face.
"1!" Koro-sensei's face turned green "2!" His face turned purple "3!" His face turned gold and he repeated the same thing. The scene went back to E class "What'd he say?" Sugino asked, pointing at their teacher.
"Hey there, sensei!" Karma greeted making the coach hide and making him snicker.
"He's scared of you." Maehara laughed, his classmates joined in.
Meanwhile, Nagisa looked at his book "Let's see... He said, "Show no mercy. Go for blood." " Nagisa explains.
"Why blood?" A girl asked "They're assassins, killers, of course they'll prepare blood." Araki sighed.
"Yeah. Our real target is much more forbidable. If we can't win against those chumps, we'll never be able to kill our teacher." Isogai said as he put his hand on Sugino's shoulder "All right! Let's kill it!" Sugino said "Yeah!" His classmates said.
"Nyurufufufu. Now, let us give them a taste of baseball from hell, infused with murderous intent and tentacles!" Koro-sensei said.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Shindou muttered.
"It's the top of the first inning. E Class is on the offensive. Leading off, the third baseman, Kimura!" Araki announced.
The pitcher scored. "Strike!"
"But man, that super-junior high pitch sure is fast." Tanaka said "Amazing! That's pitcher Shindou-kun's famous fastball in action!" Araki said "I hear he gets up to 140 kilos per hour." Takada said "What?! 140?!" Tanaka asked.
Kimura clenched his fist. "It'll be fine." Sugino told him, Kimura smiled at him.
"It's got E Class' Kimura petrified!" Araki said "At least swing that bat if you don't want to look like a loser!" Araki teased "That's right up there with the pros!" Tanaka said.
"That doesn't even looked like petrified..." Okano rolled her eyes, Araki blushed in embarrassment.
"Man, it totally feels like we're a visiting team." Kimura said. He happened to look at Koro-sensei who gave him a sign. "1!" Koro-sensei's face turned red "2!" His face turned purple "3!" It then turned pink.
'Roger that.' Kimura smirks. "All right! Here we go!" Kimura said "Whoa, the batter's plenty fired up!" Araki laughed
The scene went to the baseball team's coach.
Baseball Team Coach
Terai Kiyoshi
"We'll get a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the first and in the bottom, we'll score ten runs and get the game called." Terai said.
"Now, here's Shindou-kun, with his second pitch." Araki said
'You're a nobody.' Shindou throws.
"As if that bat would hit the ball." A baseball team member laughed but Hashimoto silenced him with an elbow in his side.
"And he throws!" Araki announced. But Kimura bunted "What?!" Shindou shouted. "Whoa! He's bunting for a hit! He got a nice roll on that one!"
Kimura ran as the scene went to Koro-sensei. "Kimura-kun's the fastest runner in the E Class. As long as we catch them by surprise, he should easily make it to first base."
And he really made it to the first base easily "Yes!" Kimura shouted "He's safe! This is unbelievable!" Araki shouted "E Class, no out, with a runner on first!"
"What?!" The members of baseball team gritted their teeth.
"Damn! Sneaky bastard..." Shindou curse.
The scene went to Nagisa.
"Batting second, the catcher, Shiota-kun."
"1,2,3!" Koro-sensei gave another sign a yellow face, then green, then white. And Nagisa does a push bunt!
"A push bunt!" Sugino cheered.
"Whoa! A push bunt!" Araki said "Damn it!" Shindou shouted as he ran, the scene then went to Koro-sensei.
"Nyurufufufu. They can't handle bunts the way pros can." Koro-sensei laughed
"The corners were in, but it gets past third for a base hit! Aw! He's got nowhere to throw it!" Araki shouted "Unbelievable! Runners on first and second with nobody out!" Araki shouted.
Meanwhile, Shindou couldn't throw the ball. 'Wh-What?!' Shindou thought "H-Hey...This game is starting to go in a weird direction." Tanaka said worriedly "Impossible!" Coach Terai stood up in shock. "Getting a fastball like Shindou's to go where you want it to is virtually impossible." Coach Terai added.
"Batting third, the shortstop, Isogai-kun."
"Is it just me, or are all they gonna do is bunt?" Tsuchida asked "There's probably something more..." Shindou answered ambut did not dare to finish.
"Hah! How do you like that?" Maehara proudly said "We've been practicing against that thing." Maehara said as he looked at Koro-sensei who was releasing a dark aura.
Then a flashback of the said practice.
"Pitcher Koro throws 300-kilometer-per-hour pitches! Infielder Koro lays down an impregnable defense of afterimages!" Koro-sensei said
"You get it." Koro-sensei's clone said
"Oh, no, please, you get it." Koro-sensei's clone said
"Will you make it in time?" The other clone asked Kimura who ran past him "Catcher Koro destroys your focus by whispering trash talk." Koro-sensei said as Mimura prepared to bat and a clone of Koro-sensei prepared as catcher.
"What kind of training is this?!" Kimura cried "We're fucking humans!" Okajima cried and Okano bonked him "Stay silent!" She shouted.
"What happened to all that enthusiasm you had for secret air guitar behind the school, Mimura-kun?" The catcher Koro-sensei asked which made Mimura flushed, sweat, and a bit scared.
Everyone looked at Mimura who blushed.
Soon E Class all lay down on the ground tired.
"I can't take it anymore." Kimura whined "Next up, we study our opponents." Koro-sensei said "I had Takebayashi-kun spend the last three days spying on them." He pointed at Takebayashi who held a laptop.
"It was a pain." Takebayashi said "Shindou's pitches top out at 140.5 kilometers per hour. He only has a fastball and a curve." Takebayashi explained "Even during practice matches, 90% of his pitches were fastballs." He added.
"He's fastball's so good, it's all he needs to win at the junior high level." Sugino said "Indeed. Or in other words, we've got this in the bag as long as we have that fastball down pat." Koro-sensei said, he then revealed a baseball glove and a baseball.
"So! For our practice from here on out, I'll throw the same pitches Shindou-kun throws with the exact same form, just as slow as he does. After seeing those pitches from me earlier, his will look like they're barely moving at all." Koro-sensei said.
The scene went back to the present. Shindou threw the ball, however, in Isogai's eyes it was slow. "Whoa! And another bunt! Right along the third base line!" Araki shouted.
'Just because of a fucking bunt.' Shindou gritted his teeth.
"Therefore, if it's just bunts, it's possible to become amply proficient." Koro-sensei said "F-Fair ball! It's come to a dead stop right on the line! Isogai makes it on base safely!" Araki announced as Isogai simply walked towards the other base "Th-The bases are loaded! The bases are loaded with nobody out! M-Maybe Shindou-kun's not feeling well or something?" Araki shouted
"Right. As if that's the only reason there is." Isogai sighed, mking Karma and Nagisa (who heard him) laugh.
"Batting fourth, the pitcher, Sugino-kun."
Sugino looked at Shindou who glared at him "Sugino!" Shindou growled. "One! Two! Three~" Koro-sensei said wickedly the sign gave the color cyan, green, and his usual color, his eyes have red dots.
Sugino fixed his hat and smiled "Play ball!"
"Now, the game resumes. Uh-oh! He's shaping up to a bunt too!" Araki shouted seeing Sugino form a bunt stunt. Shindou was surprised as well, but that's because he saw another thing.
Sugino holding a gun instead of a bat and it's targeting him. 'Wha...What is this? What's up with these guys? Is what I'm playing right now...really baseball?' Shindou thought as he saw the others targeting him as well with guns.
"What the-?!" One of baseball team members shouted
"Told you, we're assassins, not jocks." Sugino smirked
'Yes, in terms of sheer power, I'm no match for you.' Sugino thought.
'But with a well-aimed strike, even the weak can take on a gigantic powerhouse and...' Sugino thought as Shindou threw the ball.
"Bring it down!" He finished his thought and swung the bat, hitting the ball. "He hit it! Line drive into right center field!"
"Third! Third base!" Kimura shouted
"Second baseman, go left! Left!" Sugino shouted
"Shiota comes in to score! And now Isogai's rounding third as well!" Araki announced.
'No way...this can't be happening...' Shindou held his head in distress, only Sugino noticed, but yeah he didn't give a damn and looked back on the screen instead.
Shindou stared in horror "N-No way..." Shindo said. Sugino managed to get into third base "The hitter Sugino makes it all the way to third! He cleared the bases with a three-RBI triple!" Araki announced "All right!" Sugino cheered.
"Wh-What the heck is this? This isn't how it's supposed to go! E Class has put the first three runs up on the board." Araki said. Coach Terai watched in horror "This is bad." Coach Terai said. "It appears the baseball team is calling a time out." Araki said.
"You look rather pale, Terai-sensei." Principal Asano said, making the coach turn to him, scared.
"And there he comes." Hara rolled his eyes.
'Show off much?' Asano gritted his teeth.
"It looks like they're all huddling on the mound, infielders and outfielders alike." Araki continued to announce.
"Perhaps you are not feeling well. You should get some rest right away. I'm concerned the team members' worry for you might be affecting their play."
"S-Sir! N-No, as you can see, I am perfectly --" but the Principal cut him off "I am glad to find you unwell." The Principal went and grabbed the face of the coach who was trembling in fear.
"For severe illness...is the only reason any instructor employed by my school would perform so disgracefully." Principal Asano said, Coach Terai fainted. "Ah, as I thought, he has a terrible fever. Please take Terai-sensei to the nurse's office." Principal Asano acted as though he was really concerned.
"I shall serve as coach in the interim." Principal Asano said "Wh-What are you-"
"Not to worry. I will simply teach them a lesson of my own." Principal Asano smiled wickedly, even his eyes held evilness in them.
'Liar.' Only three people thought of that. Asano. Karma. Nagisa. Only them.
Well the others are either face-palming or too scared to say something, well it's the Principal after all.
The scene then changes to E Class' girls and Bitch-sensei going to see the boys' match.
"Man! That was too bad." Nakamura whined "Yeah. We'll get them next time!" Kataoka said "I'm sorry. I was the one who dragged us down." Kayano said "That's not true." Kataoka said "Don't worry about it." Okano said.
"So, we lost huh?" Kataoka chuckled "But why wasn't it shown?" Kayano pouted "It's off the topic?" Kataoka suggested, not sure either.
Then a flashback of the game was shown as Kayano spoke: "When I saw the bouncing boobs on those basketball players, the rage and bloodlust just made me see red and I..."
"What's with your animosity toward big boobs?!" Okano shouted "Well, I mean..." Kayano said as their friends laughed. "Now, then. I wonder how the boys are doing." Hayami said.
"Awesome." Chiba smirked. Hayami chuckled at this.
The scene went back to the baseball game.
Principal Asano walked to the baseball team.
"Mr. Principal..." The others muttered.
"Top of the first inning and the final boss already makes his appearance?" Maehara smirked.
"A-According to the information I just received, Terai-sensei, the coach of the baseball team, had been gravely ill since before the match began! Apparently, the players were so worried for their teacher that their hearts were not in the game!" Araki announced
Koro-sensei's sweat dropped in nervousness.
"We're over!" Kimura cried "I don't think so. I don't know, but I had this feeling that this episode's a good news." Takebayashi shrugged.
"The Principal could not simply stand by and do nothing, so it appears he will be taking charge immediately!" Araki said and the crowd cheered. "Now the game resumes!"
"Batting fifth, the second baseman, Maehara-kun."
"How will they-" Araki was cut off when he saw the position of the baseball team. Of course, Maehara looks scared as well "Wh-What in the world is this?! They've brought the infield and outfield in! I have never seen the entire defense moved in like this!" Araki shouted
"What the-?" Okajima gulped, this makes him worried.
"They know that all we've got is the bunt." Sugaya said "But they can't do that, right? Getting up close like that?" Okajima asked, worriedly
"According to the rules, the defense can be positioned anywhere within the field of play. If the umpire made a call against it, that'd be a different story but the teacher acting as umpire is on their side. We can't expect anything from him." It's Karma isn't it? I don't know at all.
"Now, let's reset the flow of this game." Principal Asano's voice rang in the head of baseball team members "This Sugino-kun from the E Class...It seems he joined a municipal baseball club. In his own way, he's making an effort. But what of it? Everyone makes an effort. Chosen people such as yourselves have a destiny." The Principal explained.
'It's like two bosses fighting against each other.' Nagisa thought.
"In the life ahead of you, you'll have to trample hundreds - even thousands - of people like him in order to get ahead. You would be better off not thinking of this as baseball. This is simply an operation where you trample a mere ten of those thousands. Now, let us begin this operation." He added as if he was the one in control of them.
Shindou throws which popped up from the bat of Maehara. "Ouch!" Maehara said "He popped it up! Has the pressure of the infielders gotten to Maehara?! That's one out now!" Araki said
"Batting sixth, the center fielder, Okajima-kun."
Okajima is scared as well, spooked by Shindou's fast ball.
'You've gotta be kidding me! You can't get by that with a bunt! What're we gonna do, Coach Koro?!' Okajima thought, as he looked at their Coach.
"One!Two! Three." Koro-sensei gave him an unexpected sign, white, then worried expression, and tentacles on his face. 'There's nothing else we can do?!' Okajima's jaw dropped.
Shindou smirked. "That's right." He muttered
"Strike three! Batter out!" Has been announced three times, meaning E Class' boys weren't doing well. "Three outs!"
"And just like that, the inning is over! The pitcher Shindou-kun is back in the groove!"
"Keep it up, Shindou-kun." The Principal told him "All you have to do is throw four-seam fastballs. Use a big windup and intimidate them with your pitches."
"Yes, sir!"
"And I will say this again to all of you. This is not baseball. This is the operation of unilaterally gaining ascendancy."
"Yes, sir!"
"We're gonna turn this around!" Shindou shouted "Yeah!"
They ran back to the field like berserk men.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"We seemed hypnotized?" Hashimoto whispered to Shindou who only narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
'Damn it! You went too far Mr. Asano' Asano thought, emphasizing the name in his mind.
Meanwhile, the girls just arrived along with Bitch-sensei to see the game.
'He, too, is masterful at educating his students. He has a good memory of his students' faces and their talents, and he's exceptional at teaching and motivating them. His methods are very similar to those of someone else I know...' Karasuma thought as he looked at the Principal who was smiling as he watched the game.
"He's talking about Koro-sensei isn't he?" Sugaya asked. "Probably." Sugino smiled at him.
'and yet, how can the two of them be so different as educators?' Karasuma then looked at Koro-sensei who was moping on one side. "Come on, inspiration! Come on, inspiration!" Koro-sensei muttered.
'The contest of leadership between these two... I'm a little interested to see how it goes.'
"I get it now, Karasuma! In other words, you take ball and stick in hand-" Bitch-sensei said
"Leading off the inning, the left fielder, Hashimoto-kun."
"Play ball!"
"Sugino of E Class, first pitch." Araki announced as Sugino pitched "And he throws."
"Whoa."
"Strike!"
"Holy smokes!" "Awesome breaking ball!" E class' girls cheered.
"Don't pitch to contact, Sugino. I'm not sure any of us can field the ball if it comes our way." Sugaya said, "I know." Sugino laughed.
"You're awesome, Sugino!" Kanzaki said, making Sugino blushed.
Meanwhile, the Principal talked to the seemingly hypnotized Shindou.
"Try repeating after me. "I am strong." "I will wind up big and throw." "
"I am strong. I will wind up big and throw."
" "I will overpower them." "
"I will overpower them."
"I will trample them."
"I will trample them."
The scene went back to the game.
'Was it brainwashing?' Shindou looked in horror.
"U-Unbelievable! He's struck out two in a row!" Araki announced
"Karma-kun." Koro-sensei called from below which Karma looked at him "Don't show up right at my feet, Coach Koro. You looking to get stepped on?" Karma sweat dropped.
Koro-sensei only laughed. "You're leading off the next innings. How about we try shaking things up with some provocation from you?" Koro-sensei said.
Asano grimaced. Araki shivers in fear, he knows Karma is that good of provocation.
'Damn it.' Asano and Araki thought, as Karma smirks.
"Now, top of the second inning! Still going with the impregnable bunt defense!" Araki announced.
"Batting eight, the left fielder, Akabane-kun." But Karma didn't move "What are you doing? Hurry up and get in the batter's box." The umpire said but was ignored by the red head boy.
'Uh-Oh. Here it comes.' Majority thought
"Hey! Isn't this playing dirty, Mr. Principal?" He asked the Principal who smirked "They're taking up defensive positions that clutter up the field, and the umpire hasn't given them any warnings." Karma said referring to the baseball team members.
"Don't you guys think it's weird too?" Karma asked the viewers "Oh, I get it. You guys aren't the brightest, so you don't understand defensive positions and such, do you?" Karma laughed making the students angry, while he just stood there nonchantly.
"Quit whining about the little things, E Class!"
"It's an exhibition game!"
"Quit trying to dispute the defense!"
"If you've got problem, then show us you can produce real results!"
'Don't think it's working, Coach.' Karma put his helmet and stuck his tongue out. Koro-sensei had a scarlet face "That's perfectly fine. The important thing is to speak out and protest loud and clear." Koro-sensei said.
"What? Why?" Sakakibara asked "Koro-sensei have something up his sleeves." Asano said.
"Top of the second inning, E Class helplessly goes down in order!" Araki said as Shindou hits the ball "He hit it! It's flat!"
Maehara tried to run for it but he didn't make it "It smacked right into the wall. Uh-Oh! He couldn't catch it off the bounce! Shindou-kun makes it to second with room to spare!" Araki announced, Koro-sensei became more nervous.
"It's a double!" Araki added
'Thank you, Koro-sensei, for helping me educate them. The weak who try to win using nothing but cheap tricks, and the overwhelmingly strong, who easily overpower them in any event.' Principal Asano thought, thinking of the baseball team and E Class' match.
'I wonder which the students would rather be like.'
Shindou pitched and Sugino didn't manage to hit it. "Strike three! Batter out!"
"Now, bottom of the third! We've finally come to the end! It's the baseball team's turn on the offensive and that's it!" Araki said.
"Hashimoto-kun." The Principal called "Yes, sir!" "Show them how it's done." Principal Asano smirked.
And Hashimoto did a bunt against Sugino's pitch, making them nervous. "Whoa! A drug bunt! It's the E Class' turn to see their share of hell!"
Kimura barely caught the ball "Damn it!" Kimura curse. "E Class, this is how bunting is done!" Araki shouted "Sorry." Kimura apologized to Sugino as he gave him the ball. "It's all good." Sugino smiled.
"Sorry Sugino, I didn't make it." Kimura apologize
"Nah, don't worry about it Kimura, it's all good." Sugino smiled
'The baseball team bunting against amateurs... In most cases, even the students watching would consider it unacceptable, but your using it first provided us with valid justification:'
The Principal watched as Sugino threw the ball and Hashimoto bunted again.
'to show you how it is really done.' The Principal finished his thought.
"No outs and bases loaded! And the batter that's up...is our school's superstar! Our pride and joy! It's Shindou-kun!" Araki said.
"I'll trample you, Sugino!" The atmosphere of Shindou is very deadly (or dead) and it seems like he's still under control. Shocking Sugino a bit, but he simply went serious.
'I've been preparing him ever since the first inning to ensure this would happen at the very end. It will not be a bunt that clinches this game, but the mighty swing of our star player. Now, what hand will you play, homeroom teacher to these assassins?' Principal Asano smirked at his own thought.
The scene went to Koro-sensei popping from the ground and beside Karma. "Karma-kun. The time has come to put your earlier provocation to good use." Koro-sensei said.
"Oh, I get it now." Karam said then walked back to his teammates.
"I think we have no choice but to walk Shindou." Sugino said "Hey, instructions from the coach." Karma called.
"That might not be good." Tsuchida said, her friends agreeing
"Now, the game resumes...with...a-an usual tight defense!" Araki shouted. It is indeed tight. Karma and Isogai are so near the batter, with Sugino not that far behind them.
"We're clearly defending in positions that would disrupt the batter's focus, but I didn't hear any objections from the umpire when you guys did it earlier." Karma explained.
"You've got no problem with this, right, Principal?" Karma turned to the Principal.
'So that's it, huh?' Asano grinned. "Just by looking at this scene, we could understand who's the winner already." He told Sakakibara who looked at E Class and nodded.
'I see now. You have thought this through, but that is just a clever trick.' The principal smirked. "Feel free. Mere changes in defense will not faze the chosen." Principal Asano said.
"Wow, big words. Then, we'll do just that." Karma smiled as Isogai sighed and the two of them went nearer, which shocked the students. "T-Talk about close!" Araki shouted "Forget about tight defense! This is point-blank! He couldn't hit them with his swing at that distance!" Araki shouted as Shindou blinked.
'Are they crazy?!' Shindou thought.
"Don't mind us. Just swing away, superstar. We won't get in the way of the pitch." He pointed at Sugino.
Principal Asano smiled wickedly "A worthless bluff. Swing away without a care, Shindou-kun. Even if you break some bones, it will be E Class that gets penalized for obstructing the batter." He said, but Shindou looks scared to do so.
'They think they can make fun of me, huh? If I swing big and scare them, they'll back down for sure!' Shindou thought as he looked at Isogai's serious face and Karma's teasing face. Sugino throws.
Shindou swings and Isogai and Karma smoothly dodge the bat, but it's still a strike. "Strike!"
This made the principal frown 'They moved just enough to dodge him, and no more.'
Asano looked at E Class 'It might still lack of proof but maybe, I could use them to defeat him.'
Koro-sensei however eats while watching. "Their nerves of steel and dynamic visual acuity top the E Class. Simply dodging the bat is easier than bunting for them." Koro-sensei said
"A slow swing like that won't cut it." Karma said and Shindou looked scared.
"Next time..." Karma now has a knife in his hand...no gloves...but knife...at least in Shindou's eyes. "try swinging like you mean to kill us." Karma smiled as Shindou shook in fear.
"This isn't baseball!" Koko a cried
"We told you, we're assassins, of course this isn't baseball...by now, you should've know that." Sugino said, however the last part was directed to Shindou and the baseball team members.
Nagisa, who was the catcher, looked at Shindou.
'At this point, Shindou-kun could no longer physically keep up with the principal's strategy. Both the runners and the crowd were overwhelmed by this bizarre spectacle masquerading as baseball.' Nagisa thought
Sugino throws the ball, but in Shindou's eyes the ball had turned into the skull, the nearer it went the scarier it got. Overwhelmed, Shindou shouted as he swung, but he didn't manage to hit the ball.
Karma caught the ball and threw it on Nagisa who caught the ball. "Nagisa-kun!" Karma called
"Third base!" Isogai pointed at the third base and Nagisa threw the ball towards the direction. Kimura caught the ball just as the runner almost made it there. "Out!"
"Kimura! First base next!" Sugino shouted and Shindou fell on the ground "The runner hasn't run, so no rush!" Sugino added "Roger that!" Kimura said. Sugaya caught the ball "Out!"
"A t-triple play...Game set!" Araki shouted as E Class cheered "Unbelievable... Unbelievable...The E Class has...won against the baseball team!" Araki announced.
"You boys are awesome!" The girls cheered "They did it!"
"Told you, I have a good feeling." Takebayashi smirked "We did it!" Nagisa and Karma high-five and so did Sugino nd Sugaya.
'They fucking did it.' Terasaka smirked.
"What the hell? That sucked!" Tanaka said "The baseball team lost to those E-Class nobodies!" He added "Who the hell loses with that kinda difference in firepower?!" Takada said as they both walked away.
Nagisa looked at the walking students 'The people who were watching probably have no way of knowing about the numerous strategies that the two coaches pitted against each other behind the scenes.' Nagisa thought as he saw Principal Asano walk towards Koro-sensei.
"Between this and midterms, I'd say I'm at one win and one loss. We'll settle this with the upcoming final exams." Koro-sensei took off his hat as a way of showing gratitude.
"Eh~ so we'll have another battle to win?" Karma smirked.
"It's not like you're gonna win." Asano glared but much to his annoyance Karma stuck his tongue out on him.
The scene switched to Shindou and Sugino.
"Shindou." Sugino called as he walked towards his ex friend who was sitting on the ground, he then crouched. "Sorry for turning it into such a crazy game." He apologize.
"But I know. You're a way better baseball player than I am." He added "I don't consider this a victory over you or anything." He smiled "Then...Why did you go to all this trouble to win?" Shindou asked.
"Weren't you trying to produce real results to show that you're stronger than me?" Shindou looked at the ground "Nagisa always keeps me company when I'm practicing my breaking balls." Sugino said, looking at the blue haired boy who walked beside Kimura.
"Not to mention, Karma and Isogai's reflexes, our skill at bunting, and all that was pretty cool, right?" He then looked at Karma who was walking beside Maehara as Isogai walked behind them.
"It's super cool!" Maehara said and Kataoka giggled "Yeah sure." Sugino smirked.
"But without real results to show for it, it's hard to get that across. I guess what it boils down to is...I wanted to show off a little. Show off my current friends to my old friends." Sugino smiled which made Shindou smile as well.
"You remember this, Sugino: we'll play again in high school!" Shindou declared "You got it!" Sugino accepted. Koro-sensei watched them with a big smile before disappearing that is.
Sugino then looked away as he forced a smile on his face 'If the Earth's still here by then, that is.' he thought.
"That's a promise?" Shindou smirked "Yeah!" Sugino smiled. This time, Sugino wears a real smile...not fake or anything...just...real happy smile.
"What's wrong?" Shindou asked, noticing the expression Sugino has. "It's nothing." Sugino said as he stood up and offered his hand, Shindou smiled and accepted the offer.
Nagisa, Karma, Maehara, Sugaya and Isogai watched with a smile on their faces.
Closing has been skipped
The screen faded to black meaning the video ended.
"That's all for now. You want a break?" The hostess asked, thinking about it now, it seems like she never gives them break before.
"Continue please. We need to finish this sooner." Asano said
"K~" the hostess replied.
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Hello! Finally finished episode 12! Sorry for the long wait! There are still a lot of projects for me to do! I hope I can upload one more chapter by next Sunday.
After these, instead of vacation we will still be having NSTP, which means of course more project, but nevermind that, I'm not gonna give this one up, I know I won't get good grades but eh, just as long as I survive this .
DON'T WORRY I WILL FINISH THIS FANFICTION UNTIL IT'S VERY END AND MAKE THEM REACT TO MOVIE/OVA/SPIN-OFF/ETC ETC OF THIS ANIME AFTERWARDS!
Then maybe a new reaction fic will be uploaded after the assassination classroom reaction fic was done! Thank you!
Please put in mind that english is not my first language, so if there's any mistake pls disregard it and just read it CORRECTLY or rephrase it THROUGH YOUR MINDS!
Thank you! Love you all!