"I honestly never wished to revisit this chapter of my life." Korosensei began as he told us his dark past. "that summer on the island, Mr. Karasuma has said there is more to a good assassin than what meets the eye."

"those words are exceptionally true in my case. You see, if this classroom represents my first time as a teacher, all things considered, I think it's fair to say I've more than risen to the challenge." He explains. "After all, I am a gifted improviser"

Gasps were heard as some had come to a certain conclusion. "then you mean..."

"Yes," Korosensei confirmed their suspicions. "Until two years ago, I am the assassin known as The Reaper."

"and one more, whether you kill me or not when March approaches I am doomed to death's gate. Either I go alone or I take the earth with me. That's the only aspect of the future assassinating me can change."

**************

"well, that was quite the story, who knew The Reaper we fought a few whatever weeks ago was just a cheap imitation." (f/n) commented on her way home with Karma walking beside her.

Karma kept silent the entire way as (f/n) continued to rant on and on about how sad Korosensei's childhood is and the betrayal of the protege he himself trained.

"Hey Karma," he hummed in response.

"Will you also betray me one day?"

'...who knows.' is what he would say as a joke if he was asked this question at any other time.
Today however he couldn't even bring himself to make eye contact with the person.

*************

The end draws near, set on March 13th which is supposedly going to be the graduation for Kunugigaoka junior high school.

Today marks January 6 and the number of students hatching assassination plot over the holidays was precisely zero.

************

"I hate the cold." (f/n) whined bundling herself in layers and layers of blankets.

"it's like a freaking oven in here," Karma said in t-shirt and shorts half-dead from the tremendous heat coming from his sister's room. "How much fossil fuel do you think is powering your room alone."

"there's a wind turbine outside powering everything doofus and since when do you care about the ecosystem," (f/n) frowned still shivering from the cold. "now shut the door I'm feeling a draft."

"yeah right." He looked at the thermostat currently displaying the absolute maxed out temperature. "how are you not dead, I'm turning it down."

Minutes later...

"9** what is your emergency."

"yeah, I need an ambulance stat," Karma answered. "My sister is suffering from hypothermia."

"ok, sir hold on, for now, get her to somewhere warm."

"it is warm..." He said looking at the temperature. "in fact, I can probably make dinner with this kind of heat."

...

"and yes it is hypothermia." He repeated.

*************

"It's not like you to call us all out here like this." Terasaka said. "so what gives Nagisa."

"there's something I want to talk about." Nagisa began. "I think instead of killing Korosensei we should try to save him."

"save him?" Mimura repeated. "like keeping him from self-detonating."

"well, personally I don't really care if this world does come to an end." (f/n) stood atop a tree. "Life is just a long way of killing time." she quoted.

"arent you still hospitalized," Rio asked. "they said you lost like three fingers and toes."

"what are you talking about." (f/n) waved her perfectly functional undamaged limbs.

"well I'm down" Kurahashi cheerfully raised her hands. "he's too good of a bug-hunting buddy to let explode."

"Thank you for bringing it up." Kataoka stepped up. "If you haven't said anything I would have. saving him is the least we could do."

"so you're on board?"

"seems appropriate." Hara said. "it is what this class has been leading to."

"Damn right" Sugino added. "As far as I'm concerned this is a whole new challenge."

"like a new show... sort of" Fuwa humored."I rather not live with the guilt... I mean we're obligated to at least give it a shot."Nagisa smiled happily, glad that everyone was on board... Well almost everyone.

"I hate to spoil the mood, but I'm against it. We're assassins and he's the target, that's our bond." Rio suddenly spoke up. "Korosensei said so himself. I don't know about you but I cherish that bond."

"think about it not killing him would defeat the purpose." She continues with unwavering seriousness.

"Nakamura, I-" Nagisa was left speechless.

"We get wanting to save him and all, but how do we know if it's even doable."

"You act like you're the only one thinking about this."

"Also what happens if the clock runs out on us before we find a way? Did you consider that?"

"Seriously do you want the octopus's last words to be 'damn my students are a bunch of half-asses."

"no- but we owe it to him."Nagisa tries to argue back but was cut short by Karma. "Always the talented one huh? Figuring whatever the odds, and in the end, things will always work out."

Director: that is like the very definition of plot armor.
Author: seriously the worst time to commentate. they're having a lovers spat right now (lol)

"well listen to you, you're getting a tad full of yourself." Karma stepped into the fray wearing a smile. "granted you are the most gifted in the class..."

*cough cough* clearly me *cough cough* (f/n) cleared her throat, which was completely ignored.

"...seriously we should just scrap the whole assassination plan. What about the underdogs? those of us who worked ourselves sick just to sweep by with what little talent we have." He states. "How are we suppose to feel."

"that's not it. besides between you and me, you're the more gifted assassin." Nagisa expresses his sense of inferiority.

"Hearing you say that pisses me off even more." His smile no longer visible. "you know what your problem is Nagisa? you have no respect for how hard this is for everyone who isn't you."

"Woah! where is this coming from I'm just telling you how I feel!" He yells, desperately trying to explain himself, "Do you have a grudge against Koro-sensei or something? He took us to the movies! He made learning fun!"

Karma angrily yells back, "That's exactly my point! Why do you think he bothered? He didn't want us to end up like a bunch of whiny half-assed jerks and look at you! Assassinating him is what this entire class is based on you're just trying to find a loophole. You want to undermine what Korosensei's done. Or do you have the mind and body of a ten-year-old."

Unable to refute Nagisa brought his head down and glared at him with all the bloodlust he can muster. Karma's eyes suddenly become dangerous, and his face goes dark, a smile on his face. "Huh? What's with that look? An itty-bitty mouse wanna roar, feel like taking on a lion?" He asks.Nagisa looks down, replying, "I just..."

But then Karma pushes him backward. "Got something to say? Kick my ass for once and you can say whatever you want? I'll gladly take you on. We'll settle this like men. Bring it.!"Then Karma grabs onto his tie, surprised seeing an illusion of a python wrapping around his neck, snapping back to reality to find Nagisa's legs wrapped around his neck, grabbing onto his arm with bloodlust pouring out, taking Karma down with him.

"A-A flying triangle choke!"

Veins pop out from Karma's skin as he looks at Nagisa with bloodlust-filled eyes. "I am not... a half-assed whiny jerk!" Nagisa yells.

"When did Nagisa learn that?" Fuwa asks.

"Still...he's no match for Karma in hand-to-hand combat!" Kimura exclaims.Karma starts to regain ground.

"Why, you..." Karma lifts up a fist to hit Nagisa but was interjected by Isogai and Maehara locking him down.

"Knock it off. What the hell are you two trying to prove?" Isogai asks.

"Okay! I don't think I can hold him back!" Maehara struggles as he uses all his strength to stop Karma.

Sugino on the other hand easily held Nagisa back with one arm, who just struggles with no avail.

"Dammit! Will you chill out already!" Maehara continues to try and calm Karma down.

Editor: What's going on here?
Director making air quotes: a lover's spat

"a good old fashioned schoolyard fight, outstanding!" Korosensei suddenly showed up in a sheriffs costume. "however you are the assassination classroom... we'll settle this the way we know how."

In front of him are two boxes full of anti-sensei materials labeled blue and red and paint.
"Red for those who feel I should be liquidated, and blue for those who begged to differ."

Clearing his throat he went to play his role as a referee, "before we begin, I want each of you to state his or her position clearly and choose a color. Then after battling out on the mountainside like a civilized human being, the winning team's opinion shall prevail."

"One more thing absolutely no grudges allowed. Seems fair? For the record whatever the outcome I'll respect your decision, surviving to defend it with everything you have."

After Korosensei layed out the rules Isogai stepped up, "well guys lets do it, to kill or not to kill."

"Guess we have to choose a side." Chiba stepped forward.

"me too," Rinka followed his lead. "the insta-kill shot's almost there, we've put a lot of work into it and you have got us this far... so I'm sure you would want us to take it all the way."

"we'll keep our eyes on the target."

Ryunosuke Chiba and Rinka Hayami: Kill

"my minds made up, I've already tried to assassinate him once, and I regret it." Kayano walked towards the blue side. "I want Korosensei to live as long as possible and my sister felt the same way, must run in the family or something." She picked one up. "no more death."

'having a thing for assassins must run in the family too.' She secretly thought with a faint blush crawling up her face.

Kaede Kayano: Don't kill

"The power of science is limitless! If it can sow destruction, surely it can find a way to save!" Okuda exclaims, picking up the blue paintballs with both hands.

Takebayashi reaches down, taking a gun and agrees, "And it's not like hope is slim." 

Takebayashi Kotaro, Okuda Minami: Don't Kill 

Okajima takes out his anti-sensei knife with red paint, saying, "Sorry but as hands-on types, we see this assassination as our big final project. If Koro-sensei's gonna die anyway showing him our master-piece will be our going away present."

Okajima Taiga, Sugaya Sosuke, Mimura Koki: Kill

Kimura reaches down, taking out a knife and gun from the red side. "Justice is a tricky concept for someone like me, and you're the one who taught me how to respect it. My choice is clear..." He smiles, standing back up. "gotta live up to my name."

Kimura Masayoshi: Kill

"I suppose I'm selfish. But I want him to keep giving us good advice." Kanzaki said, taking out a gun from the blue side. 

Kanzaki Yukiko: Don't Kill

"Save the planet or save our teacher?" Hazama weighed the options, then smear red paint onto her finger. "Blah blah blah... we're just running in circles, I'm more of a cut to the chase kinda gal."

Hazama Kirara: Kill

"If you can't be true to your own feelings, what hope is there in life?" Yada asks sadly, holding the blue paintballs in her hands. "I want him to live, that's that."

Yada Toka: Don't Kill

"couldn't have said it better myself," Maehara grins, bro-fisting Isogai. "we're simple guys at heart, the two of us. we wanna save him 'cause we wanna save him! Right?"

"sure, as long as I can still be respectful to everyone else's needs." 

Isogai Yuma: Don't Kill
Maehara Hiroto: Don't Kill

"I'm also a simple guy. I joined this class to kill him." Itona said calmly, taking the gun from the red side. "I've learned a lot, even made some new friends. Coming up with ways to kill him has been fun.  So yeah, that reasons is enough for me." 

Horibe Itona: Kill

"It may have been my prime directive, but after several attempts to assassinate Koro-sensei, I'm at a lost. The protocol has changed, I've thought about this and have come to the conclusion that the target's death would be an incredible loss for us." The right course of action is unclear, I'm unable to make an informed decision on the matter." Ritsu smiles dejectedly. "so in the spirit of cooperation, I'll remain neutral."

Autonomous Intelligence Fixed Artillery: Neutral

Okano walks forward, saying quietly, "Not gonna lie, I was in the no-kill camp...but hearing everyone's thoughts, now I'm not so sure. Koro-sensei, does killing you means we hate you?"

"Of course not, Okano. In fact, it's when you're killing me is when I feel the most love."

(A/n): I just got some yandere vibes
Director: this just got real dark
Editor: well duh. there's a power outage... what's so funny?

[Looking away]: nothing...

"Well in that case..., Nagisa, I'm sorry. I'm sure my feelings are more in line where these guys stand." She apologized, taking the red paintballs. 

Okano Hinata: Kill

Nagisa smiles, nodding. I'm ashamed to have spoken my opinion for the whole class. He thought, taking a weapon from the blue side. 

Shiota Nagisa: Don't Kill

Over on the red side, Karma also picked up his weapon of choice.

Akabane Karma: Kill

The two of them looked away, with a "hmph".

"Aw, man...this is gonna be one hell of a show." Sugino can't help but let out a sigh. 

Sugino Tomohito: Don't Kill

"Say, I've been wondering about something... those two, have been friends for a while, yeah?" Kayano asks. 

"Sure, they've been in the same class ever since our first years and hang out all the time." Sugino answers.

"Well, look how they act... there's always this distance maintained between them. You can hear it in the way they talk sometimes... like they're uncomfortable with each other."

"you've been awfully quiet (f/n), which side do you pick," Isogai asked her as she is the only one left who hasn't picked a side.

"well if this is a battle, then it's best if I don't participate no matter which side I believe is superior." (f/n) shrugs then walked up to the boxes of paint, grabbing two knives and dipping them in blue and red paint. "I'm with Ritsu." She said before slashing herself painting her uniform in both colors.

Akabane (f/n): Team purple; Neutral

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'Coward' June scolds.

Hearing her mother's cold remarks (f/n) shrugged her shoulders in an uncaring matter. "I may be part of the class, but my brain works similarly to Ritsu."

'is that what you keep telling yourself' She huffed. 'hmph excuses.'

"call it whatever you want"