Yellow Experience

So, it's time again for the latest chapter. This one particularly will drastically change the course of the story, a lot of consequences will be born, with good and bad aftereffects. Without stalling further, let me show you how it leads up to that.

I do not own JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or Assassination Classroom

Chapter 12: Saving Lives

Summer, the hottest season. Everything gets heated up, the air, the water, hotheads. Speaking of water and hotheads, a certain hothead destroyed Class 3-E's new pool, albeit it had quickly been rebuilt.

Haruno suspected Terasaka, though the blond had no proof. Ryouma became more gruff in the last few days, growling and scowling at everyone, even his best friends. He even broke a can of pesticide spray in class for no reason.

This day, Terasaka challenged Korosensei to an assassination attempt at the repaired pool. Because of his tyrannical personality, no one wanted to come help or even witness his assassination attempt. But the yellow man insisted, proud that Ryouma finally became motivated. He sprayed his quickly hardening snot all over the classroom's floor, trapping his students' feet. Everyone would have to not only watch, but also help with the assassination after all, the teacher insisted.

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Terasaka revealed his plan. He would knock the octopus man into the water, and all his classmates inside the water would then proceed to stab him. One of Korosensei's greatest weaknesses was exposure to water, his body would bloat and become unable to move.

Ryouma had something with him that appeared to be a gun. In reality this gun was a device to detonate the dam blocking the pool, given to him by Shiro who lied to him that the gun was only a transmitter to send him and Itona a signal. Those 2 too would participate, underhandedly at that.

"You better be prepared, monster." Terasaka said in contempt, pointing the fake gun at his teacher's head.

"I am, of course. My nose has stopped dripping too."

"I've always hated you." Ryouma spat in a disdainful tone, frowning. "It was only a given that I'd want you to disappear."

"Oh, I'm well aware." the yellow man calmly stated, horizontal green stripes appearing on his face. "Let's have a nice long chat after this, just the two of us."

'This bastard's mocking me!' the unruly boy thought in anger, gritting his teeth. 'Come on out, Itona!'

He pulled the trigger, activating the bomb. The dam exploded, creating a massive stream that washed away all his classmates. It was this moment that Terasaka learned he'd been lied to.

"Wha-" Ryouma let out, his eyes widening in disbelief. "H-hold on… you're kidding, right?!"

The octopus man would have to discipline him for that later, but he had no time to waste, his students were in grave danger. He rushed forward, intending to do his best to save all lives.

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Korosensei wasn't the only one who put effort into saving lives. Haruno, on the left side of the stream, could use his Stand's extended range to manipulate the rocks bordering the stream. [Ougon no tomodachi] sprouted massive thick and long vines found deep in the jungle out of the rocks, making them grow into the water. At least half of the class, those on the left side, had something to grab and climb out into safety.

"Haahh… Haahh…" the blond exhaled, recovering from the shocking experience of almost falling down a rocky steep in front of him. 'What the hell… Why did the damn dam get blown up all of a sudden?'

As there were still classmates continuing to get dragged by the stream on the other side, the delinquent had to recover quickly. Though this was soon not necessary, the yellow man was taking care of the rest. Thanks to that, Haruno had time to think.

'The dam… It exploded after Terasaka pulled the trigger. But Terasaka wouldn't do such a thing… That's right, he must've been used!' the blond figured, slamming the side of his fist against his palm. 'Anyways, I have to confront them all, Terasaka and whoever's behind him. Though I already have a hunch.'

Turning his head, the delinquent saw everyone congregate at the edge of the steep. Ryouma and Karma, who stayed behind earlier, joined from behind. Wondering what they were all looking at, Haruno approached them as well.

From that spot, the blond saw two things: Korosensei fighting Itona with his guardian watching in the background, and the chubby Hara Sumire clutching to a tree branch that could break off any moment. The latter problem was easy to deal with, [Ougon no tomodachi] could simply grab her and put her back into a safe spot, which the delinquent was about to do anyway. The former problem could turn out to be a much harder problem, as the yellow man was struggling more than last time, the white-haired seemed to have become stronger, too.

"Nagisa, can you protect everyone with your Stand?" Haruno asked after rescuing the chubby girl.

"Eh? Are you going down there and fight?" Nagisa questioned. His friend was going to put himself at risk not a minute after avoiding death by falling down a rocky waterfall. "So quickly?"

"I can't let this underhanded Shiro bastard have my kill. Besides that, those two will have to pay for risking our casualties." the blond declared, strongly clenching his raised fist. "They're not getting out of here unharmed."

Ready for battle, the delinquent had [Ougon no tomodachi] give life to the cliffs and transform them into safely thick vines. As he was about to slide down the long plant, a hand tapped his shoulder from behind. Haruno turned around and identified that person as Terasaka.

"I'm coming too." Ryouma spoke, a resolved look in his eyes and a fist mark on his face, from Karma earlier. "You're not alone in wanting to make them pay. They lied to me and almost made me a mass murderer. I have a reason to fight!"

Fighting a superhuman like Itona, especially with such a personality, would be extremely dangerous, most likely life threatening for a normal human like Terasaka. Though the blond was willing to let him tag along. He wanted to make up for his mistake and take responsibility even though the enemies were this powerful.

"Very well, I suppose you have the right to come." the delinquent accepted, sending him a sharp glance. "But you'll have to listen to what I say, Terasaka. Those guys are dangerous, you can't make amends if you die or get seriously injured."

"That's fine." Ryouma said, not losing his determined look. "Guys like me with no purpose or vision who act without thinking are destined to be manipulated. But at least I want to be the one choosing who's gonna pull my strings. So, do whatever you think is right. Your head is levels better than mine."

Satisfied with this answer, Haruno gave him a nod. "Okay. Let's give it to them, Terasaka." He then switched his gaze to the bluenette. "Take care, Nagisa."

With that, the two tallest and buffest boys of Class 3-E descended the vine, heading out to battle.

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Down there, at the small mountain pond formed by the pool water, things didn't look good for Korosensei. The yellow man had been subjected to water and chemicals especially harmful for him, dulling his movements. His white-haired opponent had the advantage of speed and power at his side as of that moment.

"Put and end to this, Itona." the white-clad man ordered, one step away from being the victor. "Cut through all of the tentacles barring the way to the heart underneath…"

"OI, SHIRO! ITONA!" Terasaka furiously exclaimed from the distance, though from roughly the same altitude.

"…Yes, Terasaka-kun?" Shiro numbly answered, not paying much attention to his recent pawn. "You'll be in danger if you come any closer, you know."

"How dare you trick me!" Ryouma snarled, a tick mark forming on his forehead.

"Come now, don't be so angry. We just got your classmates involved a bit." the guardian shamelessly and casually downplayed. "That shouldn't be an issue for you, seeing as how you've been isolated within the class."

This only further infuriated Terasaka, who took off his shirt in anticipation of fighting. "Shut yer trap! You bastards are unforgivable!"

"Terasaka" the blond warned, placing the back of his arm in front of him "Don't engage him unless I tell you to."

"That's right. Don't fight them, they're not opponents you can win against." the octopus man requested in worry. Ryouma wasn't going to listen to his monster teacher, though.

"Back off, you bloated octopus!" he rudely snapped. "I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this to make up for the shit I've caused and to make these 2 eat shit!"

The white-clad man laughed at his declaration. "Hee hee. I don't see how you're going to do that to us."

He wasn't. At least not now. "Terasaka, here's what to do: wait in the back until I deal with Itona. Let's see what you can do afterwards." the delinquent commanded. Acceptable for Terasaka, his dislike for Shiro was greater.

[Ougon no tomodachi] manifested in front of Korosensei, setting up a surprise for the white-haired boy.

Itona swung his tentacle, going for the kill. Before hitting the yellow man's chest, the tentacle used for the swing was caught by an invisible hand. Another invisible hand chopped off half the tentacle.

"Muda!"

Swiftly, the tentacled boy retracted what was left of his extra limb. Him and his guardian reacted in surprise, their eyes fell on Haruno. It was pretty much confirmed that this was his action.

'An invisible power that can overpower these tentacles… Just who the hell is he?' the white-clad man thought, hating the idea of another strong and problematic adversary but interested in that ability.

"Boy, why did you just do this?" Shiro questioned in a stern tone. "Defending a monster who'll destroy the earth next year. You're supposed to kill him, not protect him."

"Yes, I am supposed to kill him, not an outsider like you or your puppet." the blond calmly retorted, shooting a venomous glare at him. "I especially can't let you do as you please after you've toyed with our lives, you know. If anyone's getting beat up today, it's you two, not Korosensei."

Irked at being called a puppet by the delinquent, the white-haired couldn't wait for his guardian's order to crush him. His eyes certainly were ready, intense and bloodshot.

"Fufufu! You're quite selfish, boy!" the white-clad man chuckled. "The world won't care who gets to kill this monster. How are you even so sure you'll finish the job? If that secret power of yours is so great, we wouldn't have to be here today in the first place. The best way to assassinate this octopus is to use his own weapons, his own weapons but better!"

Shiro thought commenting on the strength and usefulness of this invisible ability known as Stands would make this special boy show off his power and let him study what could be observed. Jokes on him, Haruno saw through that plan right away, playing along. He'd display such overwhelming Stand abilities that this man would give up on trying to return with his tentacled puppet.

"If you're so overconfident in these tentacles, then I shall rip them out of that boy's head and stuff them in your ass." the blond provoked, grinning as if he'd already won.

The man behind the facade of Shiro, a vengeful and heartless individual, assumed a horrifying scowl. His mask was really useful, he could still appear as the calmest person in the world.

"Tear him apart, Itona!" the guardian lowly ordered, pointing at the delinquent. "But watch out for Korosensei too, don't let him escape!"

Gladly receiving the order, Itona attacked with all tentacles at once in a punching motion.

"Muda Muda Muda Muda!" [Ougon no tomodachi] cried, easily decimating the tentacles. Like stealing candy from a sleeping baby.

Thus, the white-haired boy was forced to withdraw his appendages so quickly. He was in disbelief and shocked about his weakness, growing to hate it. Though he wasn't dumb, he rapidly realized his current strength didn't suffice. His current.

Horibe Itona was about to lose it for the second time. His aura became demonic, eyes those of a vicious wolf, and his sharp teeth tightly pressed together. "Shiro… I'm going all out…" the white-haired announced, sending chills down his guardian's spine.

In his strongest form, with thicker, longer and black tentacles, Itona would become a calamity of destruction, uncontrollable and unstoppable without a tranquilizer. Though in this wild and berserk state of his, he could serve not only as an excellent power gauge for the Stand user, but could also possibly put an end to the yellow man. The white-clad man gave his approval, watching with a researcher's interest.

"Just watch out for the unrelated students, harming them will cause problems for us."

Haruno observed the white-haired's transformation. Those new black tentacles were strong enough to replicate the octopus man's tornado used for the creation of Class 3-E's sports track.

'This will become devastating now…'

Itona attacked, going for a punch-like move again. The renewed attack was much more refined, the tentacles moved faster and with more force behind, becoming harder to block.

"Muda Muda Muda Muda!"

[Ougon no tomodachi] only blew off the tips this time, regeneration was also quicker.

'He's coming again!' the blond observed as the white-haired unleashed a tentacle rush, continuously punching and punching again, pulling back. Of course his Stand took no damage, but the delinquent was having some difficulties.

"Looks like he's on the defensive." Shiro muttered to himself, no one else hearing him. "Whatever his power is, it's doesn't dwarf the maximum strength of Itona… Impressive, but nothing out of the world. Perhabs some improvement to the tentacles can be made to match or surpass this mysterious power."

Deflecting and parrying wasn't enough. [Ougon no tomodachi] was fast enough to not allow a single tentacle to hit its master, though the sheer amount of repetitive strikes would eventually use up all of Haruno's stamina.

"Look! I'm strong!" Itona shouted, relentlessly pounding his tentacles.

'I can't keep up like this forever.' the blond thought. 'The state of our positions is advantageous for him right now, I must reverse the situation.'

"Muda!" the Stand cried, letting all tentacles hit it at once. The impact slightly knocked it back without causing harm, as only Stands could damage other Stands.

"How'd you- WHAT?!" the white-haired called in shock when he suddenly couldn't move his extra limbs. He could swear he just hit something, in his mind he was supposed to have a tiny time frame to move his tentacles without resistance.

In truth, only visible to Stand users, [Ougon no tomodachi] caught the black whips between its arms immediately after being hit. They couldn't move a millimeter in that grasp, and the pressure actually hurt Itona.

"I… I can't move…"

"Surrender." the delinquent warned, staring sharply at the white-haired. "Surrender now, I've cut off the mobility of your tentacles. You're defenseless now."

The guardian watched in astonishment. "Wait a second. He can somehow restrain Itona at his most powerful? Not only deflect or dodge, but restrain?"

"Terasaka, this is where you can join!" Haruno exclaimed, giving fighting permission to Ryouma. "Restrain his arms, make sure he can't escape!"

"Yes!" Terasaka let know, running towards the tentacled boy. After holding his arms with his own, more muscular arms, Itona had basically been captured.

Capture means defeat. But Horibe Itona could never accept defeat and losing. He'd rather die. Out of all the students present, the white-haired was the most tenacious. Self-destructively tenacious. His vision of strength allowed no weakness, no defeat.

"Let go…" he hissed, his intense golden eyes twitching. Itona was a few moments short of throwing a tantrum. LET GO!"

'Oh dear, please don't embarrass yourself, Itona.' the white-clad man sweatdropped.

He bit Ryouma in the arms and kicked at his legs. This little wild devil inflicted nasty pain upon the bigger and stronger boy. It was painful to endure, but Terasaka tried his best.

"Oi, Haruno! I can use some help!" Ryouma requested, barely managing to deal with the tentacled boy.

"Come closer." the blond instructed. "Drag him closer to me."

"…Okay!" Terasaka groaned, knowing how gruelling that would be. His calves and ankles were blue from all the kicks and his arms were red from all the bite marks. "Ouch! Stop resisting, this is what you deserve!"

After some hellish seconds that felt like hours of torture, Ryouma delivered the white-haired in front of the delinquent. Though the bad time wasn't over yet, as the command to stop the restraint was yet to be spoken out.

For Haruno it was time to move. [Ougon no tomodachi] removed the arm below the tentacles. Using its superior strength, the Stand pushed the tentacles down with the arm above the tentacles, creating a time frame to counterattack.

"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"

Naturally, the blond didn't intend to pummel Itona. The white-haired reacted quickly to pull back his tentacles after they were attacked. He also couldn't afford to pettily harm Terasaka anymore, he had to pour all his concentration upon his invisible and unhearable opponent.

"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"

Itona's tentacles were physically inferior to this Stand. They had to continuously regenerate in order to properly parry the Stand rush. This consumed his Stamina at a fast rate. The delinquent had turned the tables, reversing the earlier situation.

"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"

"Am I… losing?!" the white-haired uttered in shock, feeling dominated. His world was breaking apart. This loss was not an arguable fluke like back with Korosensei, it turned into an obvious one-sided loss.

Eventually, due to the lack of stamina his tentacles lost their dark color, turning white and weak again. They imploded, unable to hold back the raw force of [Ougon no tomodachi]. Itona collapsed on the ground, overwhelmed and covered in sweat.

"No! Did Itona just lose like that?!" his guardian reacted, disappointed by the outcome. "At his strongest, with tentacles that can easily kill that octopus?!"

Winning the battle, Haruno withdrew his Stand. He had no desire to hit a fallen opponent. "What a tough fighter you are." the blond commented, respecting Itona's strength. "Not bad, but you won't win against Korosensei in even combat."

The delinquent then fixed his gaze upon Shiro, the true enemy and mastermind. "You're next, Shiro."

Shiro was not completely defenseless. Though he'd be in trouble if the boy with this mysterious power that defeated his protege teamed up with his enemy Korosensei, who was recovering from the ill effects of water and chemicals.

"Amazing, Haruno-kun. You've fought well. I couldn't see what exactly you've done, but the way you turned around the situation was remarkable." the yellow man praised, approaching his 2 students. "You as well, Terasaka-kun. Your cooperation with your classmates and assuming of responsibility really speaks for your growth. I'm proud of you."

"…Don't want your praise." Ryouma deflected, turning away his blushing head. Inwardly, Terasaka knew his teacher was right. That day marked personal change and the day he'd start to get along with his entire class.

"And as for you" the octopus man began, eyeing the white-clad man with dangerous eyes. "I advise you to leave if you don't want to face the wrath of my students here. What you've done is indeed unforgivable. And Itona-kun will stay here, of course."

Speaking of Itona, he hadn't been knocked unconscious. He didn't faint either. The white-haired clutched on to the tiniest bit of mental clearness, slowly getting up. His desire for revenge kept him going. This desire also lead to some sudden but enormous changes.

With his normal stamina used up, his tentacles drew energy from his life force, mutating. All his individual tentacles grew together into one massive, especially strong one. This single thick tentacle not only turned black immediately, it also became festered with veins bulging out all over it, meaning it sucked literally all energy from its host.

Itona himself also went through some changes. His eyes intensified, becoming so bloodshot the entire sclera save for a tiny ring outside the irises turned red, the golden irises themselves largened because the pupils became tiny black dots. His demonic aura upgraded to the devil king's aura. And most notably, like his one tentacle, veins popped up in mass on his skin.

As he was behind the trio of Haruno, Terasaka and Korosensei, only his guardian saw him from up close. The other E-Class students also saw him, but only from afar.

Being his guardian, Shiro was supposed to look after the white-haired's safety. Though if the yellow man would die today, he could always lie to his superiors that Horibe Itona died a noble death, sacrificing himself to take the monster with him. With this sudden mutation that even the white-clad man didn't expect, that was a legitimate possibility. 'Very interesting… This could be my day!'

"Fuuu" the guardian chuckled, the chuckle becoming a full-fledged maniac laugh. "Hehehehehehehehehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"…"

"W-why is this bastard laughing?!" Ryouma asked, intimidated by his mannerisms.

"Looks like he still has an ace up his sl-" the yellow man figured, only to be cut off from behind. Itona decapitated him with a mighty tentacle swing. This wouldn't kill him, but the regeneration would use up so much energy he'd be useless in a fight after that.

Haruno and Terasaka turned around, their eyes widening when seeing the white-haired in this form. A ferocious monster, that's what he turned into.

"Hehehe…" Shiro grinned in amusement. "Amazing, Itona, wonderful! Just go for the heart next time, that octopus still lives."

"Ahhh, what the…" Ryouma stammered, not wanting to get close to him again. He knew he'd die if he did so.

"Run away, Terasaka." the blond calmly ordered, beads of sweat rolling down his face. "You've helped enough, now go! This is an order!"

Terasaka listened without talking back, hightailing to a safer place. 'Get out alive, Haruno!'

The white-clad man welcomed this, avoiding civilian deaths was in his interest, too. "That leaves only two."

One was almost completely down as well, far too exhausted to fight at full capacity. The other one… Let's say giving up was not in his vocabulary.

"Great…" the delinquent warily muttered in annoyance. "Here I thought I'd have to deal with only one tentacle monster this year, not two."

That monster known as Horibe Itona merely glared at him with hate. "I. KILL. YOU."

He whipped out his black tentacle from the side, chopping down a few trees before the whip reached Haruno. [Ougon no tomodachi] blocked, but the blond discovered something problematic. This new mutated tentacle was as strong as his Stand, the option to smash the appendage to bits didn't exist anymore.

Considering inertia, the extra limb could even overpower [Ougon no tomodachi]. "Oh no no, this isn't happening!"

Barely parrying, the delinquent and his Stand jumped back. 'This is more serious than I have expected. I need to win, otherwise I'm done for!'

Restlessly, the white-haired tried out another attack. Using his tentacle, he catapulted himself in the air. From above, Itona used his tentacle as a blunt stabbing weapon. [Ougon no tomodachi] assumed a stable stance and defended with both arms. Haruno gritted his teeth, this battering ram of an appendage pushed his Stand to its physical limit. Even if the tentacle didn't manage to break through, it created another problem. The ground beneath the blond was cracking, a crater was forming.

When the ground below him suddenly broke, the delinquent retracted his Stand in the blink of an eye. The tentacle missed him, hitting the crater and enlargening it.

"Ho, are you winning, Itona?" his guardian smirked, in awe at the enormous power of his creation.

'Dammit, brute force it out of the question now if I want to defeat him!' Haruno thought, carefully watching the tentacle. 'If I am to win, I have to get closer and use some strategy.'

'How about…' The blond picked up a stone and threw it inside the forest, where the enemy couldn't see what animal became out of the pebble.

Ignoring this to him random move, the white-haired lashed out again with his extra limb, narrowly missing the dodging delinquent.

'Whoa, that was close.' Haruno thought. Despite that, he had no intention of running away.

Itona, realizing that attacks from above were more effective than attacks from the side, tried another shot of his air attack, leaping in the sky. He used even more power than last time, rocketing his tentacle at the blond.

This time however, the delinquent didn't use [Ougon no tomodachi] to block from the front. He let the white-haired hit his Stand from the side, getting blown back a few meters.

But it was worth it, his plan had worked. The animal the stone from earlier transformed into was a large mole. From the forest, it digged its way to where Haruno was standing. With the extremely strong tentacle hitting from above, a hole opened. And the tunnel below the ground was tight, the appendage got stuck.

"Hm? What's that?" Shiro questioned in confusion, glancing at Itona who bore an angry expression at being unable to retreive his tentacle. "Why is this happening?"

His greatest weapon trapped, the white-haired had no real way to defend against the blond's Stand. The delinquent ran towards him.

Seeing his opponent approach, Itona was getting desperate. "I. WON'T. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!" he screamed, baring his fangs and claws as a last resort. "I AM STRONG! STRONGER THAN-"

"Muda!" [Ougon no tomodachi] cried, shutting up the boy with a swift punch to his head. As the white-haired went KO for good, his extra limb also ceased twisting and twitching in that trapped position.

Korosensei, no longer having to worry about his rogue 'brother' going after his life for now, moved over to the center of the place of fighting, standing inbetween the white-clad man and his Stand user student.

"Shiro-san, the assassination is over for today."

Underneath his facial covers, the guardian was seething of anger. He'd failed to get revenge, again.

"As I've said before, Itona-kun will stay here with us from now on." the yellow man declared, repeating himself. "You've failed as a guardian, allowing this much harm upon Itona-kun. He could have died or become permanently disfigured. As his teacher, I must protect my student. Therefore I can't allow him to return with you."

Shiro so wanted to personally attack the octopus man, berated and talked down upon yet another time. Though as much as he truly despised him, he'd have to wait until he obtained a lethal enough weapon to destroy both his mortal enemy and Shiobana Haruno. At least that day was not a complete failure, the white-clad man realized something imortant. Something that would change his plans completely.

A combination of this invisible, mysterious power and his antimatter tentacles.

"…Fine. The responsibility for Itona is yours now." the now former guardian hissed through his teeth. "Though I must warn you, his recent state might prove to be deadly for him. Should he die, it'll be your fault and you won't be a teacher anymore."

With that, Shiro commenced his retreat.

Itona… would he die? No, the boy had a strong will and outside help. Very kind, golden outside help. A miracle power that would change his life.

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Time for Horibe Itona to wake up. When he slowly opened his eyes, the white-haired immediately noticed he wasn't alone. People were around him, Class 3-E's students which he found out upon closer inspection. Among those were the boy who defeated him at his strongest and his assassination target.

"Oh, how nice! You're awake, Itona-kun." Korosensei greeted, excited to talk to his newest student.

Enraged at seeing their faces, Itona wanted to assault them as soon as he could. But there were some problems, his body was tied to a tree with ropes, and he somehow couldn't feel his tentacle anymore.

"Huh?! My… my…"

"I removed your tentacle for being a danger to yourself and others." Haruno informed with a straight face. "I also replenished your life force that thing stole from your body."

That may have been good for him, but the white-haired was pissed, absolutely pissed. His tool of power, gone. Without the tentacle there was no way for him to match the yellow man anymore. Strength mattered to him more than anything, taking that strength away from him was like a slap in the face.

"You bastard! Give it back!" Itona growled, heavily struggling in his bind. His new classmates weirdly stared at him. "How dare you make me weak!"

"Calm down, Itona-kun." the octopus man calmly spoke. "Don't use strong language against your savior. He saved your life."

The white-haired wasn't dumb, he figured as much. Though he couldn't accept paying the price with strength instead. "Saved my life, you say?! Screw you too, brother! You two can cling onto your superpowers, but I don't get to?!"

Having heard enough, Ryouma grabbed the captive boy by his collar and drew closer, voicing his complaints. "Eh, shut up you idiot, you don't understand anything! Nobody wants to be weak, but would you risk your own life for it?! You talk all the time about being strong, where is this strength without your tentacles? Where is this strength without Shiro?"

Speaking of him…

"Shiro… Where is Shiro?" Itona demanded, unaware that his guardianship was over.

"Gone." Korosensei answered, brutally honest. "I forced him to forfeit his guardianship over you. You two most likely won't see each other again."

This information struck the white-haired like a meteor. His tentacle had been removed from his body, but Shiro had the ability to implant a replacement. With that man out of the picture, Itona was doomed to live on as a normal human.

"I- I- Impossible!" the white-haired stuttered in disbelief, his eyes twitching madly. "This is the worst! The worst! I'm a weak loser now, all thanks to you pricks! I want to die!"

Before Terasaka could get verbally mad with him again, the yellow man held him back with one tentacle, and patted Itona on the head with another. "Shhh, don't say that. You're not a loser and you shouldn't want to die."

All this felt like mockery to the binded boy, only making him more livid. "Shut your trap! Why are you even doing this for me? I don't get it!"

"Because I'm your teacher. And as your teacher I must look out for your well-being." the octopus man told, classy and typical for him.

"Pheh!" the white-haired spat, unsatisfied with that answer. "Why's a monster like you a teacher anyway? You toying around with that magnificent power of yours and doing nothing with it, makes me sick! If I were like you, I-"

"Hah, that is just the topic I wanted to talk about." the blond interrupted him.

Much to Itona's annoyance. "Fuck you too! Your secret powers-"

"Saved your life, yes I told you, but now with more details. Your tentacle mutated, turning into a parasite. It sucked nearly all of your life force and was about to take over your body." the delinquent explained, interrupting him anew. "If I hadn't removed the tentacle from your body, it would've transformed your entire body like Korosensei's. You'd become his literal brother in a way, another monster capable of Earth's destruction. And then? You'd perhabs be even stronger than Korosensei. Though you'd also be hunted down like Korosensei, becoming an assassination target. Would being strong be worth it then?"

He purposefully bombarded the white-haired with the shocking truth, disturbing him. It was hard to process this information. Itona's eyes bulged out in a weird mix of terror and relief, sweat ran down his face in waves. That truth was so direct yet so impactful, instantly changing the boy's outlook on obtaining power.

All other classmates had already heard this earlier when Haruno spoke to Korosensei about it during the removal. They still gulped again after hearing this for the second time. Kayano Kaede, actually Yukimura Akari, gulped especially hard since she secretly also had antimatter tentacles inside of her. These mortifying side effects conflicted with her secret goal though, so she'd have to approach Haruno and ask for his opinion in private.

"Is… is that true?" the white-haired wanted to confirm, horrified of what he could have become.

The blond crossed his arms. "I'm not lying to you. I don't know if Shiro knew about this, but either way you're better off not being his experimental puppet anymore." the delinquent spoke. "He clearly disregards you and only used you, as he left you behind. If I didn't have my Stand… let's say you wouldn't want to experience that."

"…"

Without his tentacle, Itona would have to begin anew, at least with gathering strength. But his life went on, he was part of Class 3-E now. Of course, it was still his duty to assassinate his teacher. He'd have to come up with another plan.

"Good. Now that this has been settled, I'm ending class for today." Korosensei announced, turning to his newest student. "Itona-kun, I expect you to regularly attend our class from now on. I hope it's okay for you."

"…Yes." It wasn't like he had a choice.

One after another, everyone made their way home. A single one stayed behind, waiting for the white-haired.

"Why do you want to go home with me?" Itona inquired, not understanding that boy's decision. "I lied to you, manipulated you, bit you and kicked you. Shouldn't you hate me?"

Ryouma was the one staying behind. "No, I don't hate you anymore. I realized that we're kinda the same, you know." he told, an understanding look in his eyes. "Aimless lone guys trying to find a sense of belonging, prone to be manipulated by others."

"I'm the loner of the class, but I don't plan on staying the loner anymore." Terasaka continued. "As the newbie and a former enemy, you too will be lonely at first. But that doesn't have to be. As loners, we can stick together. Being alone sucks."

There was truth to these words, the white-haired did get that. But he was still a bit hesistant. "Say, what am I to you? Do you want something in return?"

"Hmmm… That's a complicated question you have there." Ryouma said, furrowing his brows. "I'm your classmate, I guess. We can also start hanging along, maybe together with Muramatsu and Yoshida. Though I don't expect that from you, what you want is totally up to you."

Itona didn't have much of a choice after separating from his tentacle and guardian, joining his new class by default. But this offer honestly didn't sound bad to him, he could pass time and find people who could understand him. After all, his relationship with Class 3-E started from blank.

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Meanwhile, Haruno was multitasking. Walking home with his closest friends, talking to them about one thing, and thinking about another topic entirely different altogether.

What he spoke, was not of importance. What he thought was. On this day, the blond had been the only student to infer a vital piece of information. Itona was a human who had tentacle cells implanted into him. Those cells had the risk of turning the boy into a creature like Korosensei. And the clue was right there: Going by that logic, the yellow man must've been a normal human once. Most definitely another tentacle experiment. However, the octopus man did turn into a monster unlike his 'brother'. Thinking back on what the delinquent pieced together after first meeting Shiro, Korosensei becoming a tentacle monster, a failed experiment, must've been a key part of that traumatizing event and the reason for the white-clad man's animosity.

This knowledge was dangerously detailed and vast.

I believe this is a good place to end this chapter. Not gonna lie, I didn't know this was my longest chapter yet until I checked the Doc Manager while writing the Author's Notes.

Itona joins early, Shiro has a new plan, Kaede has doubts, Giorno knows too much. All of them, important future plot points. Some for sooner, some for later chapters. Well, until then!

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