Chapter 35 - Confession Time

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Previously

" It's too late if the tentacles have taken over her this much already. Whether or not she achieves her revenge, a few minutes after the end of the battle, I think...she'll die. " Itona said hesitantly but logically.

" Come on! Die, Koro-sensei! " Akari encouraged.

" Come on! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! " Koro-sensei could see inside of Akari, Kayano screaming at him as black tentacles covered her, " Koro-sensei...kill me...help me! "

Present

" Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! " Akari chanted, looking even more vicious by the second, " Die! Die! "

" Looks like she'll die any minute now. " Maehara winced.

" Can't we do anything? " Sugino asked hopelessly, " Are we really just gonna watch her get eaten away with doing anything? "

Everyone was silent.

" Class! " Koro-sensei called out, appearing in front of them.

" Koro-sensei?! "

" Why just your face? " Sugaya sweatdropped.

" It's a clone! " Koro-sensei hastily explained, " I don't have much leeway against Kayano-san's attacks--it's all I can do to leave an afterimage of my face! "

" Still pretty useful. " Takebayashi remarked.

" We need to get the tentacles off of her ASAP! " Koro-sensei urged, " They're only giving that much heat because she's not thinking of her own survival! At this rate, her life force will be sucked out first and she'll die! "

" But as long as her bloodlust matches that of her tentacles, they'll be rooted to her nerves--impossible to remove! We don't have the time to talk everything out like we did with Itona-kun! "

" Then, how can we... " Hayami trailed off.

" There's only one way, I'll need to pull them out while we're fighting. " Koro-sensei answered, earning gasps from his students, " I'll let her hit my greatest weak spot, my heart, located right underneath my necktie. If it gets destroyed, I'll die. "

" If I can make her feel like she actually killed me, her tentacles' bloodlust will weaken even for a little fraction. And in that moment, one of you will have to make Kayano-san forget her bloodlust. " Koro-sensei instructed.

" Forget it? But how? "

" Whatever works. Anything to get her mind off assassination. It's the only thing I can't do. If the target of her bloodlust does anything funny, her bloodlust will only intensify. But if you can quell that bloodlust, the tentacles' bond with her will be momentarily be broken, and I might be able to remove the tentacles with minimal damage! " Koro-sensei panted.

" But wouldn't Kayano's tentacles be on your heart the entire time? Wouldn't you die first? " Kimura pointed out, anxious.

" If I'm lucky, I'll postpone the final, fatal moment. But I have to say that the chances of me dying first are 50/50. " Koro-sensei answered casually.

" No! " Kataoka protested.

" But! For me, the entire class not being able to graduate uneventfully is even worse for me. " Koro-sensei said before Kayano sent a strong hit towards him, disrupting his clone.

" No matter how you look at it, how can one of us even do something to break her out of it? " Asuna muttered, her face still turned away to not see Kayano's form, " It'll be a miracle for her not to hit one of us since she's going crazy. "

" What is he even doing? " Irina spoke up, turning to Karasuma, " Telling them to step into the fray and distract Kaede? Does he want them to do a parkour trick of some kind? "

" Mimura. " Yoshida called out, " Play some air guitar. "

" Huh?! "

" Show her your badass skills. "

" She'll turn her bloodlust on me! " Mimura shouted.

" Just do it! " Yoshida insisted.

" No way will that work! " Fuwa butted in.

" Then what do we do?! " Yoshida cried out.

" Distract her? Physical weapons won't do the trick since they can agitate her and turn her bloodlust on all of us. " Asuna thought out loud, " Oh, why not Nagisa do a love confession or something? "

" Huh? " Karma raised a brow, " Asuna, this is a life and death situation, not the time for a shoujo manga love confession scene. "

" That's not what I mean! I mean, its obvious isn't it? That Kayano likes Nagisa or along those lines? Maybe getting a confession from her crush will fluster her enough as a distraction! " Asuna explained, exasperated.

" That would actually make a good idea, but you sure? Exposing her feelings like that to her crush who doesn't know a thing? " Karma questioned causing Asuna to groan in realisation.

'This can have complications when she's back to normal, ugh...'
*
" Die! Die! Die! " Akari continued to chant, sending her tentacles forward relentlessly.

Then, two of her tentacles struck at Koro-sensei's heart simultaneously, causing him to spit out some yellow slime.

'Got you!' Akari grinned triumphantly but Koro-sensei captured her with his own tentacles by her torso and brought her in front of him.

" No! Let me go! " Akari struggled to get out of his grasp.

'I promised to your sister, not to let any of you get out of my grasp' Koro-sensei recalled.

Akari looked up, hearing someone approaching them. She struggled even more as that person turned out to be Nagisa.

" Nagisa... " the class stared, uncertain what Nagisa was planning to do.

Nagisa narrowed his eyes as Kayano looked at him for a moment in confusion. He then struck---catching her lips in a kiss and his arm supporting her back.

Fuwa and Okajima gaped. The girls blushed, the guys' jaws dropped and Irina smirked. Nakamura and Karma got their phones out with a smirk while Asuna's eyes were wide as saucers.

'DID HE HEAR ME?!' Asuna thoughts were in a frenzy.

1 HIT

'I can't let you say it, Kayano---'

2 HIT

'---that it was all an act'

3 HIT

Nagisa deepened the kiss.

4 HIT

Kayano's eyes returned back to normal.

5 HIT

'Our memories here---'

6 HIT

'the fun times we all had together...'

7 HIT, 8 HIT, 9 HIT

Kayano grasped Nagisa's sweater tightly as Nagisa grasped her hair.

10 HIT, 11 HIT

'I can't let you say that the only thing on your mind was revenge'

12 HIT, 13 HIT, 14 HIT, 15 HIT

Kayano passed out in his arms and Nagisa slowly lowered themselves both to the ground.

" Is this good enough, Koro-sensei? " Nagisa asked hesitantly.

" Full marks, Nagisa-kun! " Koro-sensei praised as he held up a pair of tweezers and began to extract the tentacles, " I can remove them now! "

A few seconds later, they were off of Kayano who slowly began to fall forward. The others immediately rushed to her aid and surrounded her.

" Does this mean that she'll be alright now? " Okuda asked as her lap was used as a pillow for Kayano's head to rest on while Kanzaki knelt next to her.

" Yes, all she needs now is complete rest for a while now. " Koro-sensei nodded.

Nagisa sighed in relief.

" Hey, Prince Charming. " Nakamura smirked mischievously as she and Karma surrounded Nagisa with their phones, " Shutting her down with a kiss, huh? "

" Eh, I thought it's the best way to make her forget her bloodlust without any harm. " Nagisa bushed.

" N-Nagisa! Did-Did you hear what I said?! " Asuna asked worriedly, " Did you?! Did you?! "

" W-What did you say? Was it important? " Nagisa asked in confusion.

" Nope! Nothing important at all! " Karma butted in as he clasped a hand to Asuna's mouth, silencing her.

" Hm, fifteen hits on a ten-second kiss? " Irina hummed as she grasped Nagisa's chin and brought him forward, " You've got a long way to go it seems. "

" Hits? "

" After all the training I've given you through my forceful, indiscriminate French kisses, you should be able to make it at least to 40. " Irina remarked.

Maehara nodded behind her, " Well, I could do 25 easily. "

" Same. " Okajima nodded in agreement .

" Man, I hate this place. Though, I can make it to at least twenty myself. " Kataoka muttered.

At that moment, Koro-sensei spewed out more of his yellow slime.

" Koro-sensei! "

" I'm fine. It'll just take a while to recover since my heart has been hit. " Koro-sensei panted, " I know you all want to know about my backstory but please wait a bit longer. "

Koro-sensei then narrowly dodged a BB aimed at him. Everyone swerved around to see Shiro and another figure clad in black.

" Now, don't get all dramatic about dying. You're still alive enough to dodge. " Shiro commented.

" Shiro... " Itona growled.

" Useless girl. If she was that willing to give up her own life for her revenge, you'd think she would have done a better job. " Shiro sighed in disappointment, " You're quite the monster. Just how many assassins have you driven away this past year? But, there are still two of them right in front of you. "

Shiro then took off the cloth in front of his face and mask to show his face fully. Everyone gasped when they saw that one of Shiro's eyes was fitted with an electrical one.

" I'll be your final opponent. You took away everything from me and I'll make you pay for it with your life. " Shiro declared.

" The genius scientist, concealed by a cloak and voice modifier...so it is you, Yanagisawa. " Koro-sensei hissed.

Shiro turned around and placed a hand on the black-clad figure's shoulder, " Let us go, 2.0. "

He began to walk away, " When March rolls around, his accursed life will finally come to its fitting end. "

" What's with him? " Toka whispered as the two figures jumped over a ledge and disappeared.

Kayano groaned, gaining everyone's attention. She slowly opened her eyes, blinking.

" I... "

" Kayano-san, I'm so glad that you're safe. " Koro-sensei said in relief.

" Kayano, are you okay? " Nagisa questioned.

" Mm. " Kayano blushed and turned her head away, nodding.

" Kayanocchi... " Okano trailed off, unsure.

" It was pure bloodlust at first that drove me. " Kayano spoke up, not looking at anyone directly, " But as I spent more time with Koro-sensei, the conviction that fuelled it began to waver. I started to wonder if there were more to his background. Circumstances I had no clue about. And if so, I thought I should find out before I kill him. "

" But by that time, the bloodlust in my tentacles had swelled forth. They wouldn't let me back out. " Kayano sighed, " I'm an idiot, aren't I? You were all genuine enjoying your assassinations, while I wasted the past entire year on revenge. "

Everyone was silent.

" Kayano, " Nagisa called out, " once you showed me this hairstyle, I stopped worrying about my long hair. And like you said, you came up with the name 'Koro-sensei' and we liked it enough to use it for the entire year. "

" It doesn't matter what your motives were. You're one of the people who've made this classroom what it is. " Nagisa said gently, " No matter how much you suffered on your own, we can't let you say it was all an act--not all those days you spent smiling with us. "

Kayano stared at Nagisa with wide eyes.

" Koro-sensei has promised us to tell us everything once we're all together again. He's not a saint. We know he doesn't always do the right thing. " Nagisa crouched down next to Kayano, " But let's all hear him out, together. "

" Mm. " Kayano nodded as tears began to roll down her cheeks, quietly sobbing, " Thank you. Now, I can finally stop acting. "

The class had small smiles on their faces.

" Koro-sensei, " Isogai turned to address their teacher, " whatever's in your past, we'll accept it as long as it is the truth. "

Koro-sensei sighed, " To be honest, was hoping to avoid this talk about my past if I could. But it seems I can't do so now. To not lose your trust---the bond we all share. "

" This past summer, on that tropical island, Karasuma-sensei said of Irina-sensei : the better the assassin, the broader their skill set. I think it's very relevant here. " Koro-sensei began, " you, the E class, are the first students I've ever taught. Even so, I've managed to teach you all subjects without a problem. Why do you think that is? "

Karma gaped as Asuna let her jaw drop in shock.

" Don't tell me... " Takebayashi trailed off.

" That's right. " Koro-sensei crossed his tentacles in front of his chest, " Up until two years ago, I was the assassin known as the Reaper. "

The class gasped.

" And one more thing. Come March, even if you do nothing, I'll still die. " Koro-sensei announced, " Either I die alone---or the Earth dies with me---that's the only part an assassination can change. "
*
He grew up, trusting only in death. Born in the ugly world of slums, he could rely on the only truth which was that if you kill someone, they are gone forever. So, he chose the path of an assassin.

It was his calling.

The mighty, he killed with knowledge. The intelligent, he killed with strength and skill. Those gifted with both, he enticed with his own charisma. Once he had claimed a thousand victims, he began to be known as the 'Reaper'.

Koro-sensei's human form was of a man with fair skin, wavy brown hair and brown eyes with a gentle face. He was currently on a gurney and strapped down to it pretty heavily.

" Watch how you handle him. " a voice instructed, " Assume there's always a risk of him killing you no matter the situation. Though this is a pretty sad state for any assassin to be in. "

The voice belonged to Shiro--no, Yanagisawa.

" Clear-headed and tough-bodied. " Yanagisawa recited from memory as he watched his subordinates wheel Koro-sensei through CCTV footage, " No family registry means that no one can complain if he dies. He's perfect for this experiment---exactly why we had to have him. "
*
" Listen up, guinea pig. You once were the legendary assassin known as 'The Reaper' but now, you're our experimental subject daily from dawn to dusk. " Yanagisawa's voice was heard over from the speakers as Koro-sensei was left in a space to himself, still strapped down.

Then, the straps were disarmed electrically and he got up, getting off of the gurney. HE surveyed his surroundings to see not much in his room and a transparent wall in front of him where he could see that the space given for him only took up half of the room. He walked forward and placed a hand no the transparent wall.

The door to the room opened and in walked a woman.

" What a surprise! I didn't expect such a kind-looking man! " the woman exclaimed.

'Someone pressed into the service of being my monitor, huh?' Koro-sensei thought.

" Right? I won't do anything so please let me out of here. " Koro-sensei smiled.

" Sorry, no can do. If I'm killed, it's over, y'know? " the woman said as she made an x with her two index fingers, showing her disapproval.

'I might just be able to use this woman' Koro-sensei thought as he eyed the woman, 'But there's one thing that bothers me...WHAT"S WITH THAT SHIRT?!'

The woman had a bob-like hairstyle of brown hair and yellow eyes and wore a green shirt that had a picture of a fried chicken on a bone with the words '80% Full'.

" I'm Yukimura Aguri, nice to meet you! " she introduced.
*
" ATPase, rebalance phase...give him forty units of SOD inhibitor. " Yanagisawa ordered and immediately, several pricks poked him in the neck causing Koro-sensei to grit his teeth as he remained strapped to the gurney.

'They're wide open, but if I kill them now, it'll just complicate my escape' Koro-sensei thought as he closed his eyes.

Yanagisawa took notice of his behaviour.
*
" Good job today. " Aguri greeted as he was wheeled back into his space and let loose in there, " Once you've rested up a bit, let me know so that I can check your vitals. "

Koro-sensei stared at her brown shirt that had a smiling cucumber with hands and feet along with a flower as a hat on its head.

" Again with the dorky shirts, Yukimura-san? " Koro-sensei asked.

" T-This one too?! " Aguri stammered, " I thought it'd be a breath of fresh air in your solitary lifestyle! "

" It actually pisses me off. " Koro-sensei admitted.

" Eh, and I like this brand too. " Aguri pouted, " Even my students think they're lame. "

" Students? " Koro-sensei raised a brow.

" Aguri! " Yanagisawa shouted, " How long does it take for a data check?! "

" S-Sorry, Koutaro-- " Aguri was cut off as Yanagisawa pulled the clipboard in her hands out of her grasp and hit her on the head with it before grabbing a fistful of her hair with his other hand.

" I'm only marrying you out of pity since your father is one of our subcontractors! " Yanagisawa spat out, " Now repay my kindness! Follow my orders with utmost effort and whole-hearted devotion! "

He shoved her away and turned to Koro-sensei who watched their interaction silently, " Now as for you, my guinea pig... "

He slammed a fist on the wall before chuckling, " ...see you tomorrow. "
*
Koro-sensei was seen being electrocuted.

Generating antimatter within life forms : that was the core of Yanagisawa's research. He sought to incorporate antimatter-generating particle acceleration cycles into biomolecular networks and activate the intracellular machinery through colossal energy.

" Yanagisawa, " Koro-sensei called out as sweat dripped down his body, " my hands and feet are pretty numb. I'm getting the chills too. "

His body was seen trembling.

" That's Yanagisawa-san to you! " Yanagisawa corrected harshly, clicking his tongue, " Peripheral neuropathy, eh? "

" Perhaps we should stop administering the alkaloid? " a subordinate suggested.

'If I can successfully manipulate this entire experiment myself, I can boost the probability even further' Koro-sensei thought as he tuned out Yanagisawa's conversation with his subordinates, 'I'll gain powers of destruction beyond all human reckoning'
*
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