Karma's Innocent Fiancée

Chapter 37 - Discord Time

Previously

" So what? " Terasaka asked, " It isn't like you to be calling all of us together, Nagisa. "

The class had gathered in the woods at Nagisa's request. With him in the middle, the class had surrounded him to listen to what he had to say.

" There's something I really wanted to discuss. " Nagisa said, slightly timid.

" What is it? " Isogai questioned.

Nagisa looked up, straight at his classmates with determined eyes.

" I don't know if it's possible, but I want to find a way to save Koro-sensei's life. "

Present

" Save? You mean a way to keep him from exploding in March? " Mimura clarified.

" Where do we even start? " Okano questioned.

" I don't know yet... " Nagisa trailed off, " I don't know but... "

" I'm in! " Kurahashi piped up, " I want to look for more bugs with Koro-sensei! "

" Kurahashi-san... "

" If you hadn't said anything, I would have. " Kataoka spoke up.

" Kataoka-san... " Nagisa smiled.

'It isn't going to go as well as you think, Nagisa' Asuna thought as she sat on a tree branch above where Karma stood, 'There's bound to be some who are against the idea'

" Our assassination work has gone far enough I guess. " Hara shrugged.

" Let's tackle a new challenge then! " Sugino grinned.

" It's like launching a whole new series. " Fuwa smirked.

" We'll regret it if we don't. " Okano added, " Let's do the best we can at least. "

Nagisa smiled in relief.

" Naive... " Asuna muttered, eyeing those who haven't spoken up, " ...as if everyone will just follow along. "

" I hate to spoil the mood, but I'm against the idea. " Nakamura objected firmly.

" Huh? " those who had decided to support Nagisa's idea turned to her with shocked looks.

" Our relationship is a target and assassin type. Koro-sensei said so as well. I really do treasure the bond we have created over the past year but that's exactly why, we need to kill him. " Nakamura said seriously, no trace of her playful personality.

" You're against it? " Nagisa asked in a shocked whisper.

" Nagisa, you must be a fool to immediately think everyone would have the same opinion as you about saving Koro-sensei when not everyone has spoken and those who have had agreed with your idea. " Asuna said quietly, " There will never be a day when everyone's opinions will be unanimous in this entire world. "

" You say you want to save him, but how? " Terasaka pushed.

" B-But-- "

" It's not like we haven't thought about it, but what if we run out of time before finding a way? " Muramatsu explained.

" You think the octopus will be happy if his half-assed students do not achieve the end result he's been expecting of us? " Terasaka asked.

" But, isn't it worth consider--- " Nagisa was cut off by Karma whose single sentence demanded everyone's attention.