On the day of the Exams , Nakamura was smiling slightly as she walked down the hall with Nagisa behind her.

"Well Nagisa ?" She said cheerfully. "You ready for this ?"

Nagisa smiled sheepishly. "If what I studied is on there , sure."

Nakamura's gaze sharpened. "Stand up straight and be a man !" She pointed her pencil case at him. "You have a good shot at getting the top score in English !"

"This'll be rich !" Takada yelled.

Nakamura and Nagisa looked up in surprise.

Takada and Tanaka we're leaning against each other in-between the doorway. "So you made a foolish bet with A-Class , eh ?" Tanaka taunted.

"Wonder what they'll make you do ?" Takada sneered.

Nagisa looked a little worried and a cast his gaze to the ground. Nakamura walked coolly past and stuck the sharp age of her compass in Tanaka's nose and then remove them , triggering a massive nosebleed which did three hundred and sixty spin beautifully sprayed in the air.

"AHHHHH !!!" Tanaka cried out and Takada started to panic.

Nakamura hummed pleasantly to herself while Nagisa gasped.

"TANAKA !" Takada cried.

"Well , looks like we're the first ones here," Nakamura said brightly as she slid the door open to the classroom. "Huh ?"

Both Nagisa and she paused when they saw the unfamiliar purple haired girl sitting down. The girl was near the back of the classroom and was very homely looking.

"Who the hell is that ?! "

"Ritsu's proxy." Karasuma grimaced faintly he brushed off his earlier frustration and turned to them. "Ritsu and Karma has a message for you, and so do I." He smiled reassuring. "Good luck."

Nagisa smiled. "Yes , sir !"

The bell sounded for the first exam.

These are exams we each take separately , and yet we still feel like we're entering the same arena as many others : those we fight beside , those we fight against, and the onlookers who cheer and jeer. This is almost like.....we are assassins. 

But right now we're also gladiators. Nagisa narrowed his eyes , with a grand weapon in his hand. Today , the bell signals the start of a battle. 

With all of the knowledge that our teacher and Karma-kun had teaches us.

We were ready to face it all.

The monster roared.

....Let the games begin....

*English*

The question description were glowing on the monster's skin as it growled.

"So this is the last problem ?" Seo said arrogantly as he faced down the question while other students were crushed. "Those scrubs ! I spent a year in Los Angeles when my folks worked there. There's no way any junior high stuff will trip me up now !"

He aimed his hammer and stroked in to the monster stomach.

The monster's stomach glowered and revealed a quote, "If you want to know the truth , I felt like slapping the cook's face a hundred times.- Incorrect." 

 The monster wasn't destroyed though , and just let out a faint growl.

Seo reeled back in shock. "I-it's not going down ? What the— ? That was a text book answer !"

Suddenly Nakamura leapt past him and stabbed the creature in the forehead.

"Huh ?!" Seo gaped.

Nakamura grinned. "A little stiff , don't you think ? " she teased "Don't try so hard , Honor Roll !"

The correct answer glowed blue , revealing the quote, "Honestly , I wanted to give that cook a hundred slaps in the face. - Correct "

The monster exploded as Nakamura landed gracefully to her feet and flipped her hair over her shoulder.

Seo choked. "A perfect score ? From the E Class ?! "

Nakamura looked over her shoulder and beamed. "I'm guessing you never read Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye."

From Nagisa's's point of view, he ran up to the question and delivered the same correct answer as Rio.

"Honestly , I wanted to give that cook a hundred slaps in the face. - Correct "

The monster vanish in to thin air again and a Red flower pop out.

"I did it !" Nagisa's skidded across the ground as the monster was defeated a second time.

Seo ran towards the monster in a more flustered state. "Damn ! Our English teacher only mentioned that novel in passing in the middle of class ! "

Nakamura grin was slightly crooked. "I guess you didn't have many friends overseas , eh , Seo-kun ? Like an octopus who partially pushed books onto you ? "

Nagisa smiled in amusement at the memories.

"Dammit !" Seo gritted his teeth and glared.

When they heard a noise. Turning their head they saw non other then Karma standing with his usual uniform with blazer. He took out the monster by just one move that shock all of them as he took down the monstrous question after question.

Nagisa stare in awe.

Nakamura was amazed.

Seo mouth hung open and his face turn pale.

They watched Karma jumped down from the Monster which landed a loud thunder behind him before evaporating into thin air. He has already finished the English test - fifteen minutes after the test had started.

*Science*

Koyama appeared on the screen blasting his way through the answers. "Ha ! Science is all about memorization ! "

The blast/answer wasn't enough to destroy to questions knight's armor though as it came charging at him.

"Huh ? I can't get it's armor off !" Koyama yelled , and hastily dodged a blow. "But I know I memorized this !"

"Well , you see...." Okuda wandered by on the peaceful questions shoulder.

"Got it !" The question chimed.

Okuda smiled , holding a magical staff of her own. "Real science isn't any fun if it's just memorization."

"Huh ?" Koyama looked confused.

Okuda gently tapped the question on the head , showing the answer on it's head."Science absolutely loves when you tell it— in words , mind you— that you know what it is "

The question willingly stripped it's armor off and then giggled as it skipped away completely naked.

Koyama looked slightly disturbed.

Okuda smiled brightly. "Even on Science , you need language skills to reach your other people. I understand that now , Korosensei and Karma-kun ! " She continued her fight when she saw a familiar red head suddenly appear.

Okuda stopped her track as she saw Karma using his speed to take down all the questions with one hit. Karma look more tired than ever and everyone around him is starting to get more worried about the red head condition when they saw how red head breathing heavily , looking exhausted while continued dodging the attack.

*Social studies*

The scene shifted to a traumatizes looking Araki who was half-buried in the ground.

"Now I've done it... " Araki gaped at the monstrous question. "How am I suppose to know how many times the Tokyo International Conference on African Development has met ?! "

Further away both Isogai and Karma had just defeated the question and sighed in relief. "That was close. Good thing I studied that with Karma's help. Thanks." He thanked the red head.

Karma looked down and pant on exhaustion as he attack the next question , the black hair male stare on his back with a concern look.

"Isogai , you little..." He turned to see Akari scowled at him.

Isogai smiled pleasantly. "Just a fluke." He replied casually. "See , my family's pretty poor and when I looked it up out of sympathy for Africa's poverty issues...." Isogai stated as he remembered Karma helped his studied.

A flash back showed Isogai studying by a window at home. "....And when I looked it up out of sympathy for Africa's poverty issues..." Korosensei suddenly appeared.

"No time like the present !" Korosensei whisked Isogai into the air. "Wh—a-a-at ?!" Isogai cried out as he was flown up over the country.

"Calm down." Isogai turned to the source of the voice to see. "W-wait Karma-kun ?!"

"Nurfufufufu I decided to bring Karma-kun along since he was the one who comes out with this idea." Korosensei laughed but Karma didn't said anything , he was sitting cross leg behind Korosensei's back like he was a flying map.

Karma looked straight forward at the view. "Not everything you can learn from book but you can through our experience." Isogai stare at him in realization."The world had more of their own nature , if we didn't pay too much attention to it then we won't noticed how much a little thing can change everything."

"Being taken to the actual location only made me that much more interested !" Isogai said brightly. "And I couldn't done it if it wasn't for Karma. " he praise , turning to look at the panting teen with worried look in his eyes.

Karma breathed heavily underneath his breathed , he hissed silently at the pain where it started stinging from his back.

*Japanese*

As the next set of questions came up , some of the students were starting to struggle.

"Spring has passed and Summer come." Kanazaki recited as she swept her blade across." It would seem from those white hemp robes laud to dry in the sunlight." The words recited suddenly disappeared with a bright white light. "On Kagu's Heavenly Hill."

Ren chuckled from the distance, smoothing his hair back. "Your words are as lovely as your face !" He smirked and prepared his blade. "But a mere sliver of a satisfactory answer does not an aced exam test make."

"The lamp once out ," A soft voiced quote from the distance, catching their attention. Kanzaki looked over in surprise.  "Cool stars enter the window frame." Karma breath out and twirl around his katana ."Watch birth and death: The lotus has already , Opened its flower." Bright light shone towards them , both Kanzaki and Ren use their hand to block out the light that had blinded them.

They removed to see Karma stood there , watching the question disappear into thin air and it appears into Sakura pink petals , surrounding him. Ren mouth hang open while Kanazaki stunned speechless at the beautiful scene in-front of them.

*Math*

The scene shifted back to the real world where Gakushuu and Karma were both sitting at their desks , Gakushuu looking self-assured.

The board showed it was the final exam, Math.

"Math , eh ?" Gakushuu smirked , passing the test back. "Akabane In E class ,"  Karma was at the back of the room. " tied with me for first in mid term. Quite showing for an E-class Students."

He sent a glance at the red head who was breathing heavily , body trembling and the bags under his eyes which didn't go unnoticed.

This make the strawberry blonde worried.

"Akabane kun , are you alright ?" Mr. Kensaku noticed the discomfort from the student. "Would you like to step out a little , to get some air ?" He asked , everyone sent a worried look and glance , it look like his going to drop any time. Karma paused and hesitate for a second before he gently shook his head.

Asano brow furrowed , a frown fall on his face when he see the pain on Karma's expression. When he found him self staring , he immediately shook the thoughts away. "Wait no , I cannot worried about him right now. I have to focus. Focus Gakushuu don't let you're guard down." Asano was shown with multiple blades at all angles. "Hmpf , this should be easy. I have no blind spot - Not in math , not any other subjects." He started writing quickly , as he and the rest of the school raced against the clock.

A few times he spare a worried glance at the red head who looked exhausted.

Karma flipped the pen in his hand. In the test fantasy world , his pen was a gun. He was behind Asano as the two of them were about to step into the Arena. Karma walked into the Arena as the crowd cheered.

Karma clicked his tongue when he felt the an unbearable pain immediately struck from his neck again, a soft gasped escape his trembling lips. "Damn it ! My condition is getting up again , I can't let it stop me. "  he clutched at the pen , almost crushing it with his bare hand and started quickly attacking all the question , taking them down.

"Two days of exams." Nagisa narrated. "Assassination , our wager —" in between the past and present the exams were being marked and graded. "Everything was riding on ho many circles for correct answers we got." Nagisa was anxious as the screen faded to black.

"Well class ," Korosensei shuffled the enveloped results on his desk. "Your score in all subject has arrived"

All of the class stiffened and grew uneasy. Fuwa had a tally board ready to mark up against Class A.

"Here goes...." Korosensei opened up the results. "First in English and first in the whole year level...." The Class held their breath. 

"We have a tie ! With a perfect score Nakamura Rio And Akabane Karma have taken first place ! "

"WOAH !"

Everyone turned to both Karma and Nakamura in shock.

"Nakamura Rio. 💯/ 💯 in English First In Year 3."

"Akabane Karma. 💯/ 💯 in English First in Year 3"

"Take that  A-Class losers !" Nakamura mocked , fanning her self with her text book. She smile proudly as they both went up to Korosensei.

"Congratulations Karma-kun and Nakamura-San ! " Korosensei praised , passing their results to them when they approached the desk. "Though Nakamura-San your motivation did have s touch of whimsy that worried me."

"Nurufufu." Nakamura chuckled."Well , there was ten billion yen on the line , you know ? Don't forget about that tentacles now , Korosensei. "

Korosensei displayed a bright red circle on his face. "Of course I won't." In second he handed back everyone's results.

He opened another envelope. "Next up is Japanese : First in E-class..." Kanzaki was shown.

"What's this ?! First in 3 Year !!" Korosensei said as everyone was shocked and existed at the same time to have another top point.

"Again we have Akabane Karma-kun with another perfect score !! Congratulation !!"

Kanzaki gasped. "Huh ?"

"WAOH!!!!" The Class gone wild.

"Akabane Karma. 💯 / 💯 in Japanese. First in year 3"

"Kanzaki-San however first in the year level goes to a tie between Karma and Asano Gakushuu of the A-Class ! " Korosensei reassured her. "You improve tremendously and that's all matter."

"Kanzaki Yukiko 96 / 💯 in Japanese. Second in year 3"

"Talk about Crazy...." Meahara rub his neck. "Karma really ate all of them." Everyone took a glance at the Red Head who just stare at the paper , expressionless as usual.

Isogai looked subdued slightly. "Asano isn't top of the nation for nothing. No weakness - not in any subject , same with Karma."

"They're collectively known as the Big Five , but it really comes down to Asano." Mimur said , sighing. "You've got to take him down or you'll never get to the top but he did make a tie with Karma though ! "

"Let's move on." Korosensei changed the topic. "In social studies first in E-class and ... first in the grade..." he froze.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH ???!!!! Another top score ?!" Everyone exclaimed shocked.

"EXCELLENT!!! Isogai Yuuma-kun and Karma Akabane-kun takes the first place with another perfect score !" Isogai was on the edge. " You two beat out Asano-kun to take the top spot !!"

Isogai's eyes widened.

Korosensei's face was sparkling , with a proud red circle on his face.  "You beat out Asano to take the top spots !"

"Isogai Yuuma 97 / 💯 in social studies. Second in year 3"

"Yes !" Isogai jumped up from his seat and fist pumped.

"Akabane Karma 💯/ 💯 in social studies. First in year 3"

"EEEEHHH?!"

"An excellent job , especially considering..." Korosensei spoke while in A Class Araki was boiling with anger. "All the fiendishly questions had to deal with !"

Mimura bit his finger. "Another top spot ?! Even thought he is sick !!"

"What kind of monster are you ?!" Nakamura choked.

"Are you even a human ?!" Terasaka rose an eye brow and watch Karma went up to get the paper but sagged a little.

Terasaka immediately caught the boy in his arm , he was shocked to see him panting heavily , pale face ,and bags underneath his eyes.

"H-hey are you okay ?" Terasaka asked , worried.

While everyone stared to grew worried too as Korosensei use his speed to appear beside Karma sitting the poor boy down and handed everyone the paper.Korosensei patted Karma 's hair as the boy breathing heavily with his face on his arm on the desk.

"Don't push you're self too much Karma kun. You need a rest , we will take care here for now" Korosensei said as he went back to the front of the class.

"We're now Two to One !" Fuwa announced excitedly.

"Next up is science !" Sugaya was grinning. "....is it Okuda or Karma ?"

Okuda clasped her hands together nervously.

"First in E-class are Okuda Manami And..." Korosensei announced. "Akabane Karma !" He held up their test scores. "The first grade is a tight !"

Okuda's whole face lit up in amazement.

"Akabane Karma 💯/💯 in science. First in year 3"

"Okuda Manami 💯/💯 in science. First in year 3"

"YES !" E Class jumped out of their seats celebration.

"That's 3 to 1 !" Fuwa yelled , marking in on the tally.

"We don't even have to hear how math turn out !" Meahara cheered.

"We've already won !"

The final they have seven tentacles !!!

"Great work , Okuda ! And Karma-kun !"

"That tentacles is yours !"

Kimura fist pumped. "And so's what we're asking for this little deal !"

"I can't wait !!"

"Akabane Karma. Tied 💯/💯 in Math. First in year 3"

"Alright , class. You had a fine showing in the finals , taking the top spot in three out if five subjects, Shall we get started with the assassination ?" Korosensei held up a marked tentacle. "The top three can choose any tentacles they like— " He showed three tentacles, with green stripes on his face.

"Whoa , there octopus !" Terasaka interrupted with Muramatsu and Yoshida behind him. "We got more then seven tentacles in the top spot !"

"Nyu ? No there are seven Terasaka-kun,"Out of Japanese , English ,  social studies ," he recited , counting them with his tentacles. "Science and math—" 

"Huh ? Quit playing dumb !" Terasaka walked the tentacles away. "Five subjects :  that's Japanese , English , Social Studies , Science ," He held up his test papers. "And Home ec ! "

He shoved the four test results on the table. They were all marked with full grades at 100.

" Ryoma Terasaka. Tied 💯/ 💯 in Home Ec. First in year 3 "

" Taisei Yoshida. Tied 💯/ 💯 in Home Ec. First in year 3 "

" Takuya Muramatsu. Tied 💯/ 💯 In Home Ec. First in year 3 "

" Kirara Hazama. Tied 💯/ 💯 in Home Ec. First in year 3 "

"H-HOME EC ?!" Korosensei had a melt down.

"Nobody said what subject we had to ace !" Terasaka said smugly.

Hazama-san smirked. "Good thing we all had a hand in this scheme."

"W-Wait a minute Home etc is just—"

Karma lowered his head and sighed, "Just what ?" He looked up. "Isn't that a little ride , Korosensei ? Why , Home etc is the toughest subject of them all."

The others students were cheering in agreement.

"Yeah ! Don't break your promise !"

"Four of us scored highest in the most important subject : home ec !"

Hinano jumped up and cheered. "That's eleven tentacles in all !"

"E-Eleven ?!" Korosensei was shaking in horror." E-Ele-leven! E-Ele-leven! E-Ele-leven?! "

"Actually twelve." 

"Eh ?" 

Everyone turn to see Karma holding another perfect score for home ec..

" Akabane Karma. Tied 💯/ 💯 in Home Ec. First in year 3 "

Korosensei dumbfounded at the score. "Nuyh ?"

"Eh ?" The screen push forwards his face when realization hit him. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH ?!?!?!?!" Korosensei exclaimed horrified.

Everyone was celebrating as Korosensei gave up while crying on the floor. In the end Korosensei gave them their report cards which had two red flower circle on them. 

Isogai raised his hand. "Oh , and Korosensei ! We've been talking.....we'll use our prize from the A Class wager to help with this assassination." He held up the student pamphlet.

"What ?" Korosensei stunned in English and sounded intrigued. 

And now....it's vacation time !