My name is Shiota Nagisa, and I was originally just a very ordinary student in Class 3-E.
However, from a certain moment on, my identity underwent an earth-shattering change. I became an assassin, my classroom became an assassination classroom, and the target was our teacher, an artificial creature known as Koro-sensei.
According to Koro-sensei, by the time we graduate, which is this August, he will destroy the Earth. Although it's unclear why such a being would come to be our teacher, according to Teacher Karasuma, only we have the greatest possibility of killing Koro-sensei.
Because once Koro-sensei is determined to escape, there is absolutely nothing on Earth that can stop him, as Koro-sensei is an octopus capable of reaching a top speed of Mach 20.
With that kind of speed, indeed, destroying the Earth might be possible, right?
Actually, no one knows for sure, even though we've heard that the moon has already been blown away, leaving only a crescent shape.
I originally thought that staying in this kind of assassination classroom would definitely be painful, but to my surprise, slowly, smiles began to appear on all our faces.
The once extremely dull atmosphere had been broken, and Class 3-E, previously considered the tail-end, was now exuding an unusual atmosphere under Koro-sensei's guidance.
The best proof of this is that in this final exam, our Class 3-E produced several top-of-the-grade rankings, and almost all the students' grades were at the forefront of the grade level.
Koro-sensei is indeed the best teacher, but even so, we must kill him, because the ultimate goal of Koro-sensei's teaching is for us to kill him.
Therefore, in order to seize the best opportunity during our trip to the tropical island, all the students were training diligently over there.
In this operation, Koro-sensei will be required to sever seven of his tentacles, and his speed will likely drop to its lowest level.
Thus, this opportunity is truly once in a millennium. Watching the few people receiving instruction from Roviro over there, Shiota Nagisa smiled.
That's right, it's Roviro. After all, although he is old, he has trained many excellent assassins; for instance, their Teacher Bitch was trained single-handedly by Roviro.
Although they always tease Teacher Bitch, they all know that she is actually very formidable.
Watching his companions working hard, Shiota Nagisa had a feeling: he should work hard too, right?
Moreover, the opportunity to become stronger was right in front of him. Although his own physique was weak, Teacher Roviro, as a top-tier assassin, should have a way to teach him, right?
A determined look appeared in Shiota Nagisa's eyes, and then he took a step forward, walking towards Roviro. Then, before Roviro noticed, Shiota Nagisa spoke up and asked.
"Teacher Roviro."
Then, he saw Roviro turn around abruptly. Although his expression didn't change much, his eyes constricted violently.
"The only professional assassins I know so far are Teacher Roviro, Teacher Bitch, and Kaede. Among the people you know, Teacher Roviro, what kind of person is the most skilled assassin?" Shiota Nagisa didn't state his purpose right away; instead, he asked this question that had been puzzling him for a while.
Because in his eyes, Kaede was very formidable, truly formidable, capable of defeating beings with tentacles. But Kaede was only the third-ranked assassin; so, who were ranked second and first?
Roviro was silent for a moment, sizing up Shiota Nagisa. His heart surged with waves of emotion. He had always felt that Shiota Nagisa was at the bottom of Class 3-E; after all, while he wasn't too weak in any particular area, he was far inferior to those excellent students. But now, perhaps, he had really misjudged him.
As an assassin, this delicate-looking boy in front of him seemed to have real talent, and...
"Are you that interested in the world of assassins?" A smile appeared on the corner of Roviro's mouth. If it were true, he wouldn't mind training this boy in front of him into a professional assassin.
"Uh, no, I'm just a bit curious."
Shiota Nagisa said quickly.
"Oh." Roviro just nodded, then started to think, "The strongest assassin, huh?"
"I used to think it was him, but ever since I met someone, I feel that it's really hard to say who the strongest assassin is." Roviro sighed and said. As he spoke, he looked at Kaede, who was standing over there with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep, not knowing what she was doing.
"Is it Kaede?" Shiota Nagisa's eyes lit up.
"Yes. Later, I checked her background and discovered something shocking: her mission success rate is the same as the person ranked first—one hundred percent. Moreover, she has been in the assassin world for a very short time, but in such a short period, she has already become the third-ranked assassin in the world." As he said this, Roviro narrowed his eyes.
"If given time, perhaps she could become the number one assassin." Roviro was a bit uncertain, but the shock Kaede had given him was truly immense—that time she had effortlessly approached him and then struck...
It was like... While thinking, Roviro opened his eyes wide again and looked at Shiota Nagisa. That's right, just like the scene a moment ago—until Shiota Nagisa spoke, he hadn't even noticed Shiota Nagisa's presence!
"But it's not certain, because the current world's number one assassin is also very strong, and no one has ever seen what he looks like. Everyone refers to this person by a nickname, which is..."
With Shiota Nagisa's eyes wide open, Roviro uttered two words.
"The Reaper!"
"It's a common title, right? But in the assassination world, where one holds the power of life and death, when people say 'The Reaper,' they are definitely referring to that person."
"Elusive, cold, and ruthless, this person used corpses to make himself the embodiment of 'death.' Compared to the exploits of Withering, The Reaper is even more cruel. It's fortunate that it's Kaede in your class and not The Reaper. If it were The Reaper, even if he weren't as strong as Withering, his level of danger is not something that Withering can compare to."
Roviro said. He didn't know Kaede's combat record. If he knew that the number of people who had perished at Kaede's hands was too numerous to count, would he still say such things...
"Kaede, huh? She's a very good classmate of ours~" Although he was very surprised by the 'Reaper' that Roviro mentioned, when Kaede was brought up, Shiota Nagisa said with a smile.
"Ah, yes." As he spoke, Roviro looked at Kaede over there with some disbelief, then shook his head. He really hadn't expected that Withering would actually just be a little girl in reality.
"Then, young man, let me teach you a 'killing technique'!" Perhaps it was the fact that Shiota Nagisa had effortlessly approached him just like Kaede had, which stirred Roviro's desire to nurture talent, that led him to say this at this moment.
"A killing technique?" Shiota Nagisa's eyes widened. He hadn't even proactively brought up wanting to become stronger, yet Roviro had said this.
"That's right, a 'killing technique' taught directly, hand-in-hand, by a professional assassin." Roviro smiled, looking at Shiota Nagisa, not even considering the possibility that he might refuse.
Things went as he expected; Shiota Nagisa quickly agreed.
However, just as he finished explaining the principle of this ultimate technique, a figure suddenly appeared before him, causing his pupils to contract violently.
"Bang!" Then Roviro only saw a pair of jade hands clap in front of him. Although it was just a clap, he felt as if all strength had left his body, and he slumped backward.
"Kaede!" Shiota Nagisa stared dumbfounded at the scene before him. Kaede had appeared in front of Roviro at some point, and then... then clapped her hands in front of Roviro, and then Roviro fell to the ground...
What exactly happened? Shiota Nagisa pondered, but she had a feeling that it was very powerful.
"Mm." Kaede nodded and said, "I just heard Roviro mention 'ultimate technique' and came over to listen. It seems like a degenerated version of my move." Kaede smiled as she spoke, looking at Roviro.
At this moment, Roviro slowly recovered, his inner trembling growing stronger. He had been easily subdued by her again, and just as Kaede had said, her attack retained many shadows of the ultimate technique he had just described, but it was simpler and more effective than his ultimate technique.
"As expected of Withering," Roviro stood up and said.
"Mm." Kaede didn't deny it, then looked at Shiota Nagisa and said, "Learning this move requires a condition."
"What?"
"People's emotions fluctuate. Generally, the fluctuation is a curve, but when a person is excited, a peak appears. If an opposite peak is created at that moment, the effect just now can be achieved."
"Just now, my sudden appearance startled Roviro. At that moment, his mental fluctuation showed a flaw. Therefore, to achieve the best results when learning this move, one must be able to see this peak. Although the old guys can judge based on experience, this is unreliable and cannot achieve the best effect."
"So, do you have this talent?" Kaede asked, looking at Shiota Nagisa.
"..." Shiota Nagisa was silent for a moment, then looked at his hands, then at the classmates around him, and finally nodded, his eyes firm.
"I do!"
"Then, I'll teach you." Kaede smiled. In fact, she knew Shiota Nagisa's talent from the beginning; this inquiry was only to test Shiota Nagisa's resolve. Then Kaede looked at Roviro, "How about it?"
"I have no objections." Roviro gave a wry smile, then looked at Shiota Nagisa and then at Kaede, his eyes a little strange. Since Kaede said those words, then Kaede must be able to see it, and then, as for Shiota Nagisa...
Indeed, he is someone with an assassin's talent.
Born with the ability to hide oneself, and then that sudden appearance at the critical moment—even the strongest person would experience some mental fluctuation, right?
What a terrifying combination. Roviro shook his head. Although he also knew the principle, he truly didn't have that talent.
The assassination training before the South Island mission continued!
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