This one is gonna be a pretty long chapter...
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Nagisa's POV

This is the 3rd floor. Our goal, the 10th floor, is still far ahead.

Karasuma-sensei isn't in the best condition right now. It's all due to inhaling some gas let out by the same guy who gave us the drinks when we first came to the island.

"Please, have a complimentary tropical drink."

He can't even pretend to walk properly.

...And look at us.

We can't rely on Karasuma-sensei or Bitch-sensei anymore. Or Koro-sensei, either.

We saw a lot in a short time. Pros who have built up experience and knowledge are really amazing. And more pros like that are waiting up ahead.

Can we win with our strength alone?

"My, it's finally beginning to feel like summer vacation." Koro-sensei said happily.

...

"What are you acting all happy-go-lucky for!?"

"Just because you're in a completely safe form all by yourself!!"

"Nagisa, spin him around until he gets sick!!"

I started spinning him around plainly.

"Nyuaaah!!" Koro-sensei shrieked.

Karma-kun held my arm, "Okay, Terasaka. I'm gonna screw this in, so drop those pants and spread those cheeks." He said, smiling.

Terasaka-kun shouted, "That'll kill me!!"

When we looked at Koro-sensei, we saw that his face inside the crystal has gone out of shape.

I asked him, "Koro-sensei, how does this feel like summer vacation?"

He replied, his face regaining its shape, "Teachers and students do not share familiar relationships."

He continued, "And so, during summer vacation, there are times when the students stray from the care of their teachers. It'll be okay."

"If it's you guys, you can all clear this. This assassination vacation."

We all looked at him with silence, thinking about what he said.

Koro-sensei's characteristics as an instructor: Physical training is the one thing he's extremely strict about.

When it comes to a mission involving moving our bodies, he imposes his own ridiculous standards on us.

But, with the time we have left, there's no going back. After going this far, there's no choice but to do this!!

We moved forward into the building.

Eventually we came across a lookout hallway. There, we saw a man leaning on the glass. He had wavy hair going down to his neck. And he was wearing a long jacket over a shirt.

"H-hey... That guy standing over there looks like a real badass." Sugaya-kun said as we all looked at the man.

"His atmosphere..." Yada-san followed.

Yoshida-kun said, "...Yeah. No matter how you look at it, he's definitely on the side of kill."

Suddenly, the man pounded his hand on the glass behind him, making a big crack. Our mouths went wide open.

"How boring-hm." The man said. "If I can hear your footsteps... I can't consider a single one of you as being formidable-hm."

He pointed towards us, "It seems... You were done in by Smog's gas-hm. Did you fall short of defeating each other-hm?"

"Come out."

"Wh... He made a crack in the wall with his hand." We all thought.

But more importantly... Everyone's too scared to say it, but... He kind of, umm...

"You sure use 'hm' a lot huh, old man?" Karma-kun plainly said, smiling.

"There it is! Thank God for Karma!!" We all thought.

"I heard that if you add 'hm', it gives your speech a samurai's tone. I thought it would sound cool-hm." The man replied.

...I see. He's a foreigner.

Koro-sensei was sweating. "Bare hands... Is that your assassination tool?" He asked.

"Once I get close, I just readjust their cervical vertebrae. If I felt like it, I could crush their skull, too."

We all felt chills running down our spines.

"But, it's interesting-hm. I want to test it out on things other than assassination. In other words, a battle. A death match with a strong opponent."

He took out a phone, "But it's disappointing-hm. With this sad view in front of me, I lost my will to test out anything. I'll call my boss and pall to kill you all-hm."

Suddenly, Karma-kun smashed his phone with a plant, creating a huge crack on the glass, much bigger than the man had created.

"Hey, old man-hm." Karma-kun started. "For a pro, you seem like a pretty normal guy. If it's just glass or a skull, I could break it too."

He smirked, "But wait, the way you're so quick to call your buddies, are you afraid to go one on one with a middle school kid?"

We all looked at him, not believing what he just said.

I got extremely worried. "Karma-kun, don't be reckless!!" I shouted. I was about to run to him, but Koro-sensei interrupted me.

"Hold up, Nagisa-san." He said. "His chin is down."

Hearing that, we all looked at Karma-kun.

"Until now, he would hold up his chin out with an abundant sense of composure. His stance was that of one looking down on his opponent."

He continued, "But now, it's different. His foul mouth hasn't changed, but his sight is set straight and lacks hesitation. He's observing his opponent head on."

...He's right. Karma-kun's chin is down.

"After the tests, he's been a bit quiet, but it seems he has learned well from his defeat. I also have to thank you, Nagisa-san."

"Karma-kun..." I looked at him.

"Alright, I'll test it out-hm." The man took off his jacket.

He grabbed the plant and crushed it. "Weak. You should look for a better weapon-hm."

"Don't need one." Karma-kun threw the plant away to the side.

If he gets caught just once, it's game over...

The man reached his hand towards Karma-kun, trying to grab him. But Karma-kun dodged it by blocking it with is arm or slapping it away. Even just tilting his head to the side.

This went on for a while.

"Wow... He's evading and deflecting everything." Kaede said.

"Those are Karasuma-sensei's defensive techniques, aren't they?" Koro-sensei asked.

Defensive moves? Karasuma-sensei never taught us defensive techniques...

Wait, don't tell me... He learned by watching Karasuma-sensei movements from avoiding our knife attacks!?

The man stopped and said, "What's wrong? If you don't attack, you'll never be able to get past."

"I wonder about that~ The more I keep you busy, the easier everyone else can get past you." Karma-kun replied.

He cracked his knuckles, "Don't worry, I won't do anything sneaky like that. I'll go on the offense this time."

"I want to fight you fair and square. Let's do this hand to hand, man by man." He had such a confident look in his eyes...

This is another thing I admire about Karma-kun. His confidence.

The man smiled, "That's a nice expression-hm, young warrior. I feel I can experience it if it's against you."

Karma-kun kicked him, but he dodged it with his arm.

He then kept giving kicks and punches, but they all got blocked. Finally, he kicked his leg, making him fall down. "Kuh..."

His back is wide open! Chance!!

Karma-kun ran to him and was about to give him a punch.

But suddenly, the man sprayed gas on him, making him fall down.

My legs felt like jelly at this point. "Karma-kun!!"

The man grabbed Karma-kun's head, picking him up. "One down." He smirked.

He dropped the gas to the floor.

Wait... That gas...

"I decided to try out Smog's anesthesia gas-hm."

He lifted up Karma-kun even more, "A spray of gas from point blank. Unless you're expecting it, there's no way you can defend against it."

All of a sudden, Karma-kun's arm moved and sprayed gas on his face.

We all watched in awe.

The man fell down, dropping him. "Wh... what the hell..."

Karma-kun smirked while holding the gas and a handkerchief, "What a coincidence. We were thinking the same thing."

"Karma-kun!" I exclaimed.

The man held up a knife and slashed it towards him. Karma-kun dodged it and grabbed his arm, weighing him down. All with a smile on his face.

"Come on, Terasaka, hurry up. We need duct tape and numbers to win against a monster like this." Karma-kun said.

Terasaka-kun sighed, "Alright, alright."

The class all ran towards him. Terasaka-kun said, "You promised for a bare handed one on one was all BS, huh?"

They all pounded him all at once. Karma-kun was sticking his tongue out.

After they pounded him, they taped him up.

"I swiped the leftover that the poison-man didn't use. I thought it would be a wast to throw it away." Karma-kun said while doing a Koro-sensei face.

The man said, "How... My gas attack... You didn't breathe it in because you saw it coming. I only showed you my bare hands... So how..."

"Isn't it obvious? I was looking out for everything other than your bare hands. I'm sure that you really did want to have a barehanded fight, but in this situation, a pro wouldn't continue to use their bare hands."

He continued, "In order to stop us here, you would need to use any means necessary. If I were in your shoes, that's what I would do."

He sat down in front of him, "I believed in your consciousness as a pro. Because I believed that, I was on alert."

I smiled.

Karma-kun... You've changed a bit, haven't you? In a good way.

Koro-sensei said, "The Karma-kun who had never experienced a huge defeat... He became a loser after the final exams, he must have realized 'Losers are always the same. They're human beings with various thoughts in their minds'."

"Inevitably, those who realize this... learn not to look down on their opponents in battle. When such a person stands on the battlefield... You can say that he has no openings."

At this moment, I realized.

Do I really know everything about Karma-kun? I've always thought that I knew everything and anything about him. This proves me otherwise.

The man smiled and said, "...You're really something, young warrior. Although I lost, I had a fun time-hm."

Karma-kun stayed silent, and then smiled and said, "Eh, what are you talking about? The fun is just about to start." He held up two tubes that said "Fresh wasabi" and "Japanese mustard".

The man made a °_° face.

"...What is that-hm? What are you holding?"

"Wasabi and mustard. I'm gonna shove it up your nose-hm, old man."

"What-hm!?"

"After I put this in, I'll plug your nose with a special clip, then... I'll shove these ghost peppers, which are 1000 times spicier than chili peppers, into your mouth... And then finally, I'll gag your mouth, and then the punishment will be complete."

He shoved the wasabi and mustard up his nose. "Now, old man-hm, this is when you show me the spirit of a pro." He had a bright smile on his face.

I said, "Koro-sensei... It doesn't really seem like Karma-kun has changed much." We all sweat dropped.

He replied, "...Yes. I fear for the future..."

We could hear screams of agony from the man.

After a long while of Karma-kun torturing the man, I came up to him and bent down.

"I think he's had enough, Karma-kun." I said, smiling but sweat dropping.

"Aw... But I wanted to punish him more!" He pouted.

"We need to keep going." I told him.

"Okay..." He replied.

"I could tell you were worried earlier." He said, smirking.

I replied, "Of course I was!"

He hugged me and apologized, "Aw... I'm sorry to make you worry, Nagisa~"

"Didn't people tell you not to do anything stupid anymore?"

"Since when do I listen to people?"

I smiled, "Then what if I tell you?"

He stayed silent and then smiled, "Then I guess I'll listen to you~" He rubbed his head to my face.

Today, I learned a lot of things about Karma-kun.

Even though he can be a jokester sometimes, he still pays close attention to everything around him. No matter how you look at him, there's no doubt that he has a great gift.

I hope I can learn more things about him.
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And this was the episode where I fell in love with Karma even more...

Thanks for reading this chapter~