A Secret Unraveled (Completed)

Chapter 8: L and R Time

Today, Irina was teaching one of her English lessons that she taught me awhile back: the art of conversation.

"Icebreakers like this guarantee a good first impression. The trick is to put yourself in the shoes of your target." Irina informed, "Kimura, throw me an icebreaker, quick!"

"Uh. Hey, there?" he said, unsure of himself.

"No, no!" Irina said, making the 'X' symbols with her fingers, " You're just shifting the burden of conversation." pointing out his mistake. "If you want a meaningful response, the other person has to feel you're pulling your own weight. Try coming at them guns blazing with an interesting observation" she explained. "Shiniko, give me an icebreaker."

Using me as an example, huh? What a pain...

"How are you doing today, miss?" I answered anyway.

"Good." She praised and continued the lesson.

After school was over, I stayed behind in the faculty room to eat my snack in peace while the teachers were conversing with each other. Then, Irina stormed out.

All of a sudden, I heard a gasp, followed by a yelp and rushed out the door, leaving my snack behind. Big mistake, Koro-sensei ate it all. When I got out, I saw Irina in a snare trap.

"You catch me off guard, Irina." someone said, getting Irina and my attention, "Watching you babysit bunch of kids. It's like TV comedy show." he stated.

"Lovro-sensei..." I murmured.

"Sir. Why are you here?" Irina asked, still struggling.

Then, Karasuma showed up. He told Lovro to let Irina down, which he did. Lovro told him who he was and what he does.

"As matter of fact, I'm the guy who arranged to bring Irina Jelavich into the mix. I'm human resources man." Karasuma went silent for a bit.

I'm human resources man!

I turned away and faked coughed a few times to stifle my laugh before helping Irina up.

Lovro told Irina that she can pack her bags and go because he was going to take it from here.

"Don't get me wrong: on undercover jobs, you're the best. Once your cover's been blown, however. Well, let's face it, you're no Charlotte Corday." Lovro stated.

Irina begged Lovro to let her stay, but then Lovro swiftly grabbed Irina's wrist behind her back and held his thumb at her neck.

"What have I always taught you? Everyone has their strengths and their weaknesses. A good assassin knows when to go home." he said and looked at me. I put a finger over my lips and smiled.

Technically, my cover was also blown, but Im also a student here, so...

Then, out of nowhere, Koro-sensei came up behind them with his face half purple and orange.

"Congratulations! You're exactly half wrong and half right." he said, as he pried the two apart with his tentacles. One on Lovro's forehead, the other on Irina's nose. Karasuma gave him a new nickname, 'Game Show'.

"Are you determined never to call me Koro-sensei?" he asked.

He continued by saying Irina was a crappy assassin, but she's a perfect fit in the class. To prove his point, he proposed a kill-off. The rules were simple: whoever can kill Karasuma first with an anti-sensei knife, is the winner, but they only had one day to 'kill' Karasuma.

"Can I join?" I asked. "You know, for extra practice."

"Of course!" Koro-sensei gladly allowed it and I left.