In Class 3-E, Horibe Iri noticed everyone's gaze and then looked at Kaede.
"Are you the strongest person here?" Horibe Iri scrutinized Kaede, but he didn't feel that she was anything special.
"Perhaps," Kaede didn't deny it. Looking at Horibe Iri, to be honest, she was also a bit curious as to why there were no traces of rain on him.
At this moment, Mr. Shiro's eyes, hidden beneath his white clothing, narrowed. He naturally knew that Kaede existed in Class 3-E, but he hadn't expected that even Horibe Iri, who had been implanted with tentacles, would fail to notice Kaede.
"Bang!" At this moment, Horibe Iri slammed both hands onto Kaede's desk, staring into her eyes, "You are not as strong as me!"
"..." Kaede didn't answer. She looked at Horibe Iri's hair, and her eyes suddenly narrowed. If she hadn't seen wrong just now, his hair had moved on its own, coupled with the fact that there were no water marks on his body.
Kaede almost understood why; it seemed Koro-sensei had truly met his match.
"Wouldn't we know who is stronger if we compared?" Kaede looked at Horibe Iri, ultimately deciding to make a move to test him out, just to help Koro-sensei.
"That's right, just comparing is fine, and then I can know that I am the strongest! That would be good, that would be good!" As he spoke, Horibe Iri's hair could no longer be hidden, turning into tentacles that swayed there.
"That is, tentacles!!" The people in Class 3-E widened their eyes, looking at the tentacles that, although different in color, were the same as Koro-sensei's.
Akabane Karma also narrowed his eyes, finally understanding why Horibe Iri hadn't been rained on.
"Kaede..." At this moment, Kanzaki and Kayano Kaede couldn't help but worry about Kaede. They believed in Kaede, but if the opponent had turned into such a monster...
However, at this moment, no one noticed that Koro-sensei's face had turned completely black, and veins were bulging on his face, "Where did you get those!! Those tentacles on your head!!"
The tone of absolute hatred stunned the people in Class 3-E for a moment. Looking at the unfamiliar Koro-sensei, everyone couldn't quite believe that this was their Koro-sensei, the happy-go-lucky Koro-sensei.
"Big brother, are you angry?!"
"Don't be angry. Soon I will be able to prove that I am stronger than all your students, and then I will prove that I am stronger than you!"
Koro-sensei's expression had not yet calmed down, and Horibe Iri threw another bombshell, which exploded in Class 3-E all at once.
"What? Big brother!?"
"Indeed, they both have tentacles!"
"It seems there are some things I must have a good talk with you about." Koro-sensei ignored Horibe Iri's words and, with a pitch-black face, walked over here.
However, at this moment, a knife specially designed to deal with tentacles was stuck at Koro-sensei's feet, and Kaede looked at Koro-sensei.
"Koro-sensei, now, it is my time to fight." Kaede stared at Koro-sensei, saying each word clearly.
"Kaede, let Koro-sensei handle it, that is..." Kanzaki said, a little anxious.
"Don't worry, Yukiko, I am very strong." As Kaede said this, she gave Kanzaki a gentle smile, which immediately made Kanzaki unable to say anything more, and she could only continue to look at Kaede with worried eyes.
Koro-sensei also looked at Kaede at this time, his expression slowly returning to its usual state, though it was filled with gravity, "Kaede, are you serious?"
"Yes, I also want to test his strength." Kaede said, looking at Horibe Iri, who was standing there as if he were about to rush up the next moment.
"Can we start?" Horibe Iri growled, suppressing his urge to attack immediately.
Kaede slowly walked in front of Koro-sensei, then picked up the knife that had been stuck in the ground earlier, and said: "Begin."
When Kaede took the knife, the eyes of the students in Class 3-E lit up. Yes, such a knife was effective against Koro-sensei, so it must also be effective against Horibe Iri.
Mr. Shiro didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't oppose their battle either.
Just as Kaede's voice fell, several tentacles instantly crossed the distance between them and lashed fiercely at Kaede.
However, Kaede only frowned. Even with her abnormal observational skills, she could only see some blurry shadows, and because the speed was too fast, even if she saw them, Horibe Iri wouldn't give her time to attack.
Kaede was also a bit depressed. In the past, she had always relied on her speed advantage to toy with enemies; when did her speed become the weaker side?
The people around couldn't help but open their mouths wide when they saw this scene. Mr. Shiro also laughed when he saw this; humans were simply nothing to fear.
"Admit defeat, I am the strongest!" Horibe Iri said, looking at Kaede, who was beaten and had no power to fight back.
"Is that so?" A smile appeared on the corner of Kaede's lips, and her crimson eyes at this moment vaguely had a trend of changing towards Dragon Pupils.
Perhaps stimulated by Kaede's smile, the next moment, Horibe Iri controlled all of his tentacles to strike at Kaede from all angles, with massive force that shattered the classroom floor.
Even in such a damp environment, Kaede's figure was still enveloped by smoke.
"Kaede!!" At this moment, Kanzaki and Kayano could no longer bear it and wanted to rush up, but they were stopped by Koro-sensei.
"Koro-sensei, Kaede is in danger!" Tears welled up in Kanzaki and Kayano's eyes.
"Watch carefully, you can't help, and Kaede is fine." Koro-sensei said. If there was trouble, it would rush up to stop Horibe Iri immediately.
Koro-sensei's words were like a sedative that calmed everyone's emotions. Then, as the dust settled, they saw Kaede still standing there, having caught a tentacle in her hand at some point.
"Come here!" Kaede suddenly exerted force, directly pulling Horibe Iri over, and one hand instantly clamped onto his neck.
"Next is time to fix your hair." Kaede said, drawing the knife. A few flashes of the blade later, all the tentacles that had appeared on Horibe Iri's head were severed.
"Can we end it now? Iri lost." Mr. Shiro said, though it was unknown what kind of expression he had hidden beneath his white clothing.
"Lost? No! I didn't lose!!" Hearing Mr. Shiro's words, Horibe Iri seemed to have been stimulated by something and began to struggle violently in Kaede's hand.
Kaede frowned, then saw Mr. Shiro take out something and shoot it at Horibe Iri, who immediately fell into a deep sleep.
"Kaede, can you hand him over to me?" Mr. Shiro asked.
After a moment of silence, Kaede let go, then watched Mr. Shiro leave with Horibe Iri; Koro-sensei also didn't seem to stop them.
"Kaede!" At this moment, Kanzaki and Kayano rushed up and hugged Kaede.
"Are you okay?" Kanzaki and Kayano looked Kaede up and down.
"Uh, I'm fine..." Kaede said, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"You're fine?" At this moment, Kanzaki rolled up Kaede's sleeve and saw that it was covered in bruises, and her eyes blurred once again.
"You call this fine?" Kayano said with a sobbing tone. Looking at such a bruised and purple arm really hurt just to look at, but why was Kaede still acting like nothing had happened!
The people around gasped when they saw Kaede's arm.
Kaede was silent for a moment, then withdrew her arm and pulled down her sleeve.
"It's fine, this kind of injury doesn't affect me at all. Compared to the injuries I received back then, this is simply child's play." Kaede wanted to comfort them, but she didn't know that the more she said, the sadder they felt.
Seeing that this was useless, Kaede continued: "And this kind of injury will be better in a day or two, it's fine."
"Kaede, don't push yourself so hard in the future. If it hurts, just say it." Koro-sensei saw Kaede's injuries and also regretted not stepping in.
"..." Kaede was a bit speechless. Why did it feel like the more she explained, the more confusing it got? She really felt fine; such an injury had absolutely no effect on her, okay? Even if someone were to slash a few wounds into her body right now, she wouldn't even let out a sound, so...
Suddenly, Kaede froze. She seemed to have forgotten that this wasn't akame ga kill. In their eyes, an injury like this was already serious enough.
Making a mountain out of a molehill? No, they were just concerned about her. Kaede suddenly realized this at that moment.
But even though she understood, feeling the concerned gazes of the students around her made her heart feel warm. However, Kaede still had no idea how to resolve the situation at hand!
However, in her slightly confused state, Kaede did not notice that besides being sad, Kayano Kaede also had a hint of gloom on her face.
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