Flirt (Hiroto Maehara X Reader)

Final Boss Time

A/n
Hello. I am so sorry for just skipping a week with no warning. Originally, it was only going to be a day late (which I made an announcement about on my account) but the week ended up being super hectic. I won't bore you with the details, but to sum it up I got covid, had school (which I had to catch up on because I had covid), and had more shifts at work because my manager just fired two people. I'm sorry again, but I hope you can understand. On to the normal stuff, thank you for 10.8k+ reads and 375+ votes! Also, a special thanks to ohrshshs for commenting and also to Jourdawnne , mara_1864 , -EL3CTRO , and lulunemon for voting! Here is today's chapter :)

"Class..." Korosensei groans, dust surrounding him as he pulls himself up. "There's something I forgot to mention in my earlier lesson. Even an assassin who's cleverly avoided all head-to-head battles is sure to have at least one encounter in their life where they must fight with every last ounce of strength they possess.  And in my case... that would be now!" The Reaper lets out a mighty roar, throwing himself at our teacher. The yellow blob meets him head-on. They soar above us, trading blows at supersonic speeds. When they pass by us, we're almost knocked over from the gust of wind left in their passing.

"Korosensei!" Nagisa cries as we brace against the unnatural winds. Even being hardly able to see, it's clear to me that Korosensei is losing ground. With one powerful blow, the Reaper sends Korosensei plummeting to the ground, creating a small crater in the ground from the impact. Korosensei picks himself back up as the Reaper gives a battle cry.

"Feeling hopeless yet, guinea pig?" Yanagisawa drawls, throwing several projectile knives at Korosensei, the latter dodging narrowly. "Two against one, times tentacles... times genius.... times the power of hate." The Reaper catches Korosensei, holding him in place with his dark tentacles. "We've far surpassed the likes of you!" Yanagisawa grins at the sight. The Reaper winds up, hurling the octopus down at the earth beneath him. Korosensei groans. Before he can stand up, the Reaper tosses him in the air, battering at him from all sides with his extra appendages. My hand twitches, brushing the handle of my anti-sensei knife before falling back to my side. I can't do anything. None of us can. And the people who could do something aren't going to. The best thing I can do right now is stay out of the way. But it's killing me to just sit here and watch such a brutal beating.

Suddenly, it's as if a switch is flipped. Korosensei fights back. He's using his tentacles to block and redirect the attacks!

"Is he... starting to dodge?!" Takebayashi asks, adjusting his glasses as if he can't believe his eyes. Yanagisawa's smile stays on his face, though it dims.

"Hmph. Then how about this?" He sneers, moving to join the fray, his mechanical eye glowing a light purple.

"Not a chance!" Korosensei says, sending a wave of dirt and debris up as he trades equal blows with his former student.

"Woah..." We all stare in awe.

"Deflecting attacks with the very minimum amount of energy, using dirt to block the blinding light, and closing in so the enemy can't build momentum... He's closing their battle-power gap through ingenious moves!" Ritsu observes. "That's our Korosensei, through and through."

"Chalk this part up to sheer experience." Korosensei says, a particularly strong exchange sending them both stumbling back. They stare at each other from across the field. Yanagisawa lands lightly next to the Reaper. "This is where I, the teacher, take responsibility for a pupil of mine who's strayed from the path. However... Yanagisawa. Leave us." Korosensei orders. Yanagisawa hums in confusion as Korosensei holds up a tentacle matter-of-factly. "This is a place for students to learn and grow." Korosensei explains. "You have no right to be here!" Yanagisawa just laughs.