Fated Goodbye

➳ School Trip?

I joined this class at the worst time. Midterms were coming up, and Koro-Sensei was determined for everyone to know the material. He created afterimages of himself to tutor everyone in the class. He had a headband to label which subject he was helping each student with. There was a bit of everything: math, Science, English, Japanese, and other small subjects.

However, two students had a Koro-Sensei with a Naruto headband. I was one of them.

"Phoenix! I'm afraid I am not sure of the subjects you're strong in and what subjects you're weak in, so I'll tutor you in all of them!" Koro-Sensei's afterimage told me.

He started going on and on about each subject. I lazily wrote the notes and problems he gave me.

"Phoenix, pay attention! Keep up, or else you'll fail your midterms!" Koro-Sensei insisted.

I sighed while swiftly solving all the problems he gave me and writing all the notes he taught us during class. I even wrote things I knew he hadn't taught us yet. Koro-Sensei's afterimage seemed slightly stunned until his head suddenly changed shape.

He started scolding someone, and I looked over to Karma. Karma had a knife at Koro-Sensei's head, disrupting his afterimages. The scene looked quite funny, and a small smile graced my lips. That smile left as quickly as it came.

I turned my attention back onto the afterimage before me.

"Is there anything else Koro-Sensei?" I asked.

"Well... you seem to have kept up with my teaching and went even further than that," He paused. "I guess you seem fine with the material, but I'll still be tutoring you with everyone else. Also, you should smile more often!" He finished.

I smiled, and Koro-Sensei commented on it.

"See! You look great!" He said.

My smile dropped, and I swung a knife at his neck, which distorted his afterimages again. His body curved toward the right to avoid my attack, unlike when he misshaped his head for Karma's attack.

"Phoenix, please!" Koro-Sensei pleaded.

Some classmates looked over at me. I was out of my chair and leaning over my desk to reach Koro-Sensei's head.

"No assassination attempts while I'm teaching!" Koro-Sensei said. "I'm talking to you and Karma, okay?!"

I lowered the knife and leaned back in my seat. This midterm business had everyone on edge.

The day came to an end, and everyone was tired. Koro-Sensei called me and asked me to stay after class for a bit. I was going to anyway, so I agreed. When the room was cleared out, I approached Koro-Sensei.

"Did you need something?" I asked.

"Phoenix, it has come to my attention that images and videos of you have spread around the student body. Are you aware of them?" Koro-Sensei asked me.

I nodded to him. I wasn't shocked. Those photos were shown to me right in my face. Koro-Sensei gently placed a tentacle on my head.

"I'll see what I can do about it. But, are you alright?" Koro-Sensei asked. Concern was laced in his voice.

I looked up at him and nodded. "I can handle myself if anything happens."

He moved the tentacle down to my shoulder. "If anything happens to you, tell me, Karasuma or Irina, okay?"

I nodded to him again. He patted my shoulder and left the room. Very soon after, the door opened, and Karma came in.

"What did the octopus want?" Karma asked.