"I didn't expect to end up here after all." Kaede looked at the city with a bitter smile; this was the city where Class 3-E was located.
She hadn't set foot here for a long time. She was a bit afraid and subconsciously rejected the idea of coming here.
Now, the final deadline was approaching, and her purpose for staying in this world could be said to be fully accomplished.
The target had long been slain, she had learned the knowledge she wanted, and she had successfully perfected the 'Illusory Demon Bell Sound.' It could be said that this move had become Withering's signature skill.
For many days, Kaede hadn't been idle; she kept taking on missions to hone the Illusory Demon Bell Sound. In fact, the Illusory Demon Bell Sound could already be used in actual combat.
However, Kaede had another sudden inspiration: what if she weakened the power...
Thinking it, she did it. Kaede immediately began experimenting. The final result was gratifying; at the cost of reduced power, she could achieve mass deployment—essentially turning a single-target skill into an area-of-effect attack...
With Kaede as the center, it would be effective wherever the sound could reach, though the effect would diminish if it was too far away.
However, while Kaede was taking on missions, she learned one thing: her ranking had risen to first place.
Later, she heard that the Reaper had taken on that 10 billion yen mission, seemingly wanting to prove he was stronger than her, because that mission was the only one Withering hadn't completed.
After learning this, Kaede just shrugged. She didn't feel anything, nor did she have any desire to go back to help Class 3-E.
It wasn't that Kaede had no feelings for Class 3-E, but rather that she felt it was unnecessary.
That's right, it was simply unnecessary. Kaede felt that it was just the Reaper; she believed the people in Class 3-E could definitely handle it, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
The facts proved her right, because the mission concerning Koro-sensei remained posted there many days later, which also proved one thing: the Reaper had failed.
Afterward, there was no news of the Reaper. He hadn't taken any missions, nor had he killed any peers. A rumor circulated in the assassination world: the Reaper had been caught!
However, this didn't have much to do with Kaede. Whether the Reaper was caught or not had nothing to do with her. Ranking unstable? Don't joke around. If she couldn't maintain her ranking with a physique far exceeding that of an ordinary person, plus extraordinary assassination talent, then Kaede might as well bang her head against a piece of tofu and die.
Besides, Kaede didn't really care about rankings.
As for why Kaede hadn't left this world directly, she eventually found the answer, figuring it out on her own.
Kaede still wanted to see Koro-sensei's final outcome with her own eyes.
In fact, Kaede knew that Koro-sensei couldn't survive. Even if he could revert to human form, there was probably no way to rule out the danger of an explosion.
You might ask how Kaede knew these things; in fact, she learned them after she left, while she was on her way to kill Takaoka.
Therefore, in any case, Koro-sensei would not be spared from being wiped out, because in the eyes of the higher-ups, he ultimately posed a 'hidden danger' of destroying the Earth.
Kaede understood this very well, but if that were the only issue, she wouldn't mind creating the illusion that Koro-sensei had already died, performing a 'cicada sloughing its skin.'
However, that was impossible. Koro-sensei gradually came to know Kaede, and Kaede gradually came to understand Koro-sensei.
What gave Kaede the biggest headache wasn't the government, but Koro-sensei himself. After he finished teaching Class 3-E, he had no more attachments—in other words, Koro-sensei himself had a desire to die, and this was something Kaede could never change.
After investigating, Kaede also understood the reason for Koro-sensei's desire to die, which was also the reason he had taken on the role of homeroom teacher for Class 3-E.
If she could, Kaede would have liked to help Koro-sensei, but the person Koro-sensei cared about most had already died. No matter how much she wanted to, Kaede didn't have the ability to resurrect someone.
Therefore, Kaede gave up and left the city, thinking she wouldn't need to return, fearing that if she did, she would hear the news of Koro-sensei's death.
However, she didn't want to leave either. Until Koro-sensei's fate was determined, she didn't want to leave.
"Go back and take a look." Looking at the place where Class 3-E was located, Kaede sighed, a look of helplessness on her face.
However, just as Kaede made up her mind, a golden pillar of light seemed to pierce the heavens and descend from the sky.
Watching this scene, Kaede's eyes constricted, but was she surprised? She wasn't surprised, because this was the final moment.
Since the people in Class 3-E had failed, they would surely choose to do this, a desperate gamble; in other words, the government had started to act.
Using the technology they had been developing specifically to deal with Koro-sensei—it wasn't that they didn't use it before, but that this technology probably still had some loopholes to exploit, and such a move could only be used once.
Therefore, they wouldn't choose to use this move until the final moment, but now, it could be said to be the final moment.
However, one thing surprised Kaede a little: she had arrived just in time to catch... a last glimpse of Koro-sensei.
She had returned here without realizing it; was it because of a premonition?
The corners of her mouth curled up. Kaede looked at the place shining with golden light; it was a bit far from her current location, so she had to hurry.
People grow. Over these days, Kaede had also figured some things out and learned to utilize her advantages to scout for information. Although scouting for information here was a bit of a waste, because it was a waste of time, it would probably be useful in the future.
Just at this moment, the large screen nearby began reporting this incident.
Of course, in the report, Koro-sensei appeared in the eyes of the public as an absolute villain, talking about him being the culprit who destroyed the moon, or threatening a classroom full of students, and so on.
Hearing this, Kaede narrowed her eyes. With a flick of her wrist, the large screen began to distort, and finally turned completely dark.
If one looked closely, one could see that there was a hole right through the head of the reporter on the screen, piercing directly through and destroying the circuits inside, leading to this result.
Taking a deep breath, although she was prepared, Kaede still couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. In the night, Kaede sped toward the direction of Class 3-E.
And in this night, how many people were suffering from insomnia, how many were anxious, and how many were acting under the cover of this night!
There was no agreement, no signal, and not a single person denied it.
In this instant, everyone's goal was surprisingly consistent: to go see Koro-sensei. Even if it was just for a final look, they had to see Koro-sensei!
Koro-sensei was the teacher of Class 3-E; even if Koro-sensei was to die, he could only die at their hands!
Only then could they truly graduate!
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