A Liar's Truth [UNDER FINAL REVISION]

Ch 36: Family ties

Third-person point of view 

Itona casually declared war—then strolled away from the gaping hole he'd left in the wall like it was just another Tuesday.

The class immediately swarmed Korosensei, bombarding him with questions—how could they possibly be brothers when one was a literal octopus and the other, very much human? 

Korosensei's face dripped with sweat as he flailed. "Now hold on, I'm just as lost as you are!"

Still, class resumed as planned. And before anyone realized it, lunch break had arrived.

Just as Ginka was about to split her gourmet-tier bento, they noticed a looming figure across the room. Itona's desk was buried under a mountain of sweets.

"He's seriously packing in those snacks..." Maehara paused mid-bite, eyes wide. "He's got the same love of sweets as Korosensei."

"Their expressions are both difficult to read too.." Isogai added, awestruck.

Korosensei, now mildly offended, bit into his chocolate bar with pointed annoyance. "You're all excessively comparing the two of us when our sibling status is still under suspicion." To soothe his ego, he whipped out an adult magazine from his folder.

Then Itona—without even looking—pulled out the same magazine. The class froze.

They even liked the same boobs, they all thought in horror—prompting Korosensei to zoom off, thoroughly scandalized.

".. I can suddenly see them in a more realistic light." Okajima's hand slowly emerged with the same copy, "We're all brothers when it comes to liking the same boobs!" 

A few students instinctively leaned away from him. One actually dropped their chopsticks.

"Dude, shut up," Kimura whispered.

"If they are really brothers," Kayano cuts in, scooping more pudding, "then why wouldn't Korosensei know about it?" 

"I bet it went like this—" Fuwa launched into a dramatic retelling straight out of a shonen manga, complete with betrayal, a waterfall duel, and a tragic separation. "...And then they met again to fulfill their fated battle, forgetting they were brothers!" she concluded, holding up a manga that suspiciously resembled her theory.

Kayano sweat dropped, "That doesn't answer why the brother is only human."

Fuwa shrugged. "Mutation?"

"You can't just mutation your way through plot holes!"

From the back, Chiba's quiet voice cut in. "Asano-san's been staring at him for a while."

Nakamura raised an eyebrow, leaning forward like a fox ready to pounce. "Oho? Is that your type after all, princess?"