The Unseen Red

Things Escalated Quickly

Karma stood up, tossing his knife in the air and catching it."I guess it's one-on-one now.."

The chalkboard in the empty classroom showed that there were 64 more days until Koro-sensei's deadline.

Karma stood up, seeming both mysterious and confident.

The members of the class that had been killed stood on the wood platform with Koro-sensei and Bitch-sensei. No one dared to let their eyes leave the playing field, even for a second.

"So it comes down to Nagisa vs Karma," Sugino said, unsure of how to feel about it.

"Ballsy tactic," Bitch-sensei commented, sounding impressed. "The kid essentially used Karasuma as his own personal blind."

"A referee goes largely unnoticed on the playing field," Koro-sensei said. "Nagisa honed in on that fact and made himself invisible." The screen showed Nagisa in the position he had been in for the entirety of the match. Karasuma paid no attention to him. "Brilliant! He waited for the perfect moment to reveal himself."

"It's not wise to underestimate Karma, though," he continued as the redhead walked confidently through the open space of the playing field. "Comparing these two on the basis of academic performance, Karma's instincts are that of a natural-born killer That said, the fact must have dawned on him..." Koro-sensei's face became shadowed. "When it comes to matters of assassination, Nagisa is, without question, Karma's greatest adversary." Koro-sensei's smile widened with anticipation.

The screen showed half of Karma and Nagisa's faces, one on each side.

In the end, this came down to a one-on-one.

The class stared open-mouthed at Nagisa.

"Seriously?" Nakamura said aloud.

"No, they're going mano-a-mano?" Sugino's eyes were wide.

Kayano seemed to be the only one that wasn't surprised. "It makes sense. Nagisa and Everyone in E-Class respects Karma in a big way and he needs him to understand where he's coming from."

"Let's move in for a better view!" Okajima said. The class headed off the platform with no hesitation.

Terasaka stood next to Hazama. "A class like this pulls unexpected things outta everybody. You, Kayano, Mimura, and Kanzaki, for example. Some go berserk, some get all fired up to do better next time, some we assume are slackers turn out to actually have a plan, some who pass themselves off as jokers turn out to be dead serious."

Nakamura closed her eyes, unamused. "Aw, shut up."

Nagisa stretched his shoulders, preparing for the fight.

"And weirdest of all, not only does the runt of the litter turn out to be a genius assassin..."

Karma took off the outer jacket of his uniform. His smile clearly showed how much he was looking forward to this.

"...The guy we all thought this came easiest to has gotta work his ass off. So whoever wins this has my respect. With the crazy skill sets we have as a group, something tells me we can handle any challenge that comes our way!"

Nagisa and Karma began walking toward each other and stopped when they were about fifteen feet apart. Koro-sensei laughed, looking forward to seeing what the outcome would be.

A shadow covered Nagisa's eyes. "Ever since we met , to put it simply, I've looked up to him."

Nagisa thought back a few specific instances , he watched Karma wore a cold expression whenever he go.