"Well, students, the final moment is finally approaching."
"If we were to say goodbye one by one, it would take an entire day. Leave those trivial matters in the classroom's suggestion book."
"So, there's no need to say too much. Instead, for the last, the very last time... let's take attendance one more time."
"Every student whose name is called, look into your teacher's eyes and shout back!"
"This is the final roll call. Once everyone has answered, you can kill your teacher."
"Then, let's begin." Koro-sensei narrowed his eyes, suddenly remembering that there seemed to be other people.
"Hmm, I must greet the teachers first." Koro-sensei struggled to lift his head to look at Karasuma and Irina. "Teacher Irina, are you not participating? This is a chance to get the prize money~"
Irina smiled, looked at Karasuma beside her, and then at the students. "I have already received enough reward. From the brats, and from you, I have gained many bonds and experiences. This assassination..."
"...belongs to your bond with the brats."
"Then, Teacher Karasuma, the fact that the students were able to grow to this point is truly thanks to you. I'll leave things to you in the future~"
"Ah, ah, this year you've caused me so much trouble, I will never forget it for the rest of my life." As he said this, Karasuma also crouched down, a helpless expression on his face.
"Goodbye, Koro-sensei."
"Very well."
"Well, sorry to keep you waiting, everyone... let's start the roll call."
Suddenly, Koro-sensei opened his eyes wide as if experiencing a final burst of energy. "Surely no one wants to leave early, right!? If anyone fails to respond to me at this moment, I'll be so inclined to commit suicide!"
"Hurry up!" The students, their atmosphere ruined by Koro-sensei, glared at him and shouted.
"Then, Student Karma."
"Here..."
"Student Okuda..."
"Here... Here!!"
...
"Kaede..."
"..." Kaede's body suddenly trembled.
"Kaede?"
"Here."
"Here!"
At this moment, although there was only one voice, everyone seemed to hear two voices in their ears.
"Koro-sensei, she has woken up~" Kaede narrowed her eyes and smiled. It was not hard to see the surprise in Kaede's eyes.
At the very last moment, she actually woke up, but fell asleep again right after speaking.
"Ah~" Koro-sensei also smiled and continued the roll call.
"It really was... a truly delightful year." Koro-sensei looked at all his students in front of him. I hope you all find happiness!
"To be assassinated by all of you, your teacher feels quite happy."
"Do it, Nagisa, give your teacher the final blow." Koro-sensei looked at Nagisa, the most outstanding student of the Assassination Classroom, his smile filled with pride.
"Oh." Shiota Nagisa gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice.
"Are you Koro-sensei?"
Suddenly, at this moment, a voice appeared in everyone's ears.
"Who's there!" Karasuma stood up, a handgun already in his hand.
"Hmm, don't be so vigilant, I have no malice." This time, everyone finally saw the direction the voice came from.
The roof of their classroom!
Standing there was a man as gentle as jade. He, who had been sitting, stood up and took a step.
The next moment, everyone widened their eyes, looking at the man who was already standing in front of them. Even Kaede had not seen the man's movements at all.
"Who are you!?" Karasuma's pupils constricted sharply, pointing his handgun at the man.
"Who I am is not important. Coming here this time is to save Koro-sensei, I suppose." The man said indifferently. "However, saving someone who has no desire to live is truly troublesome."
"Hmm, but fortunately, I roughly understand the course of events, and I can almost do it."
"Really!?" Hearing the man say this, everyone widened their eyes and looked at the man.
However, the man didn't pay any attention to them, looking instead at Koro-sensei.
"I didn't expect to meet someone like you at the end, but it's not necessary. Just let me die here."
"All my wishes have been fulfilled. It's time to leave and follow in her footsteps. It wouldn't be good to keep her waiting too long~"
"Hmm, would you like to start over again?" The man suddenly asked.
"What?"
"I can let you return to the past with all your current memories, to when none of this had happened."
"What!!" This time, not just Koro-sensei, but everyone including Kaede widened their eyes. Can this really be done?
"How about it?" The man asked.
"Is it really possible?" Koro-sensei asked after a moment of silence. The people around looked at Koro-sensei expectantly, hoping he would agree. Although the man's words were very fantastical, this was the only hope they could grasp!
"It is." The man said.
"Does it affect you?"
"If it were that side, I couldn't do it, but this world is not qualified to affect me in the slightest." The man said these astonishing words flatly. If it were normal times, he would definitely be treated as a madman, but at this moment, seeing the man's step just now, it seemed there was really hope...
"...Thank you." Finally, Koro-sensei agreed.
"Hmm, no need to thank me. I'm not doing this to help you, just someone asked me to." The man shrugged his shoulders as he said this.
"Then, let's do it. I'll let you return to your past body with your memories and feelings. As for the others." The man looked at everyone in Class 3-E, including Little Law.
"Your memories..." The man thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, then let's temporarily seal them. If nothing happens before today, they will be automatically unlocked."
After speaking, the man's figure disappeared. Immediately after, everyone's eyes fell into chaos, and the next moment, everyone disappeared from the spot.
At this moment, everything in the world was like a movie playing in reverse, rapidly rewinding...
...
Koro-sensei opened his eyes and looked at his hands; they were the hands of a normal person.
"..."
Koro-sensei suddenly stood up and rushed to where there was a mirror.
Koro-sensei's actions seemed to attract the attention of a boy behind him. At this time, the boy was assembling firearms. Seeing his teacher acting a bit strange, he tilted his head, then continued to assemble the firearms.
At this moment, Koro-sensei was staring blankly at his own face; it was exactly what he looked like before he had tentacles.
At this moment, only one sentence echoed in Koro-sensei's heart.
"What that person said is true!"
"Yes, it's true." Koro-sensei—no, the Reaper now—pinched his face. After confirming it wasn't a dream, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"And there's no tentacle transformation; my old way of thinking has returned as well, but..."
The Reaper touched his chest; this feeling of being moved was buried deep inside, and it wouldn't change.
After a long while, the Reaper walked out of the bathroom, came outside, and saw the flowers on the table.
"What are these flowers?"
"They're just some wildflowers from the grass. I picked a few to use as decoration..." said the third-year student as he assembled his firearm.
"Hmm, not bad at all" The Reaper narrowed his eyes. "Your taste is better than—ahem—better than mine"
"That's great!! Then I'll do it every day!" Hearing the Reaper's praise, the boy revealed a brilliant smile.
"Be careful not to get pricked."
"Huh?" The boy looked at the Reaper, then nodded heavily.
"Hmm, guhehehe... ahem, haha, this time I will carefully watch over you, and I won't push you into the abyss again." The Reaper looked at the boy, his eyes narrowing.
However, before that, I need to take care of that damn Yanagisawa, and then, hmm.
Yukimura shouldn't know me yet, right? Hmm, girls like flowers, don't they? Ugh, my top disciple seems to know quite a bit about flowers, hmm...
Maybe I can find some books about love? No, that's not right. Should I just go ask Irina about this? That doesn't seem right either; she doesn't have that kind of experience, and she doesn't know me yet...
Forget it, I'll just observe how to pursue someone when I'm not doing missions~
...
When Kaede opened her eyes, the Dragon King had already returned to that space.
At this moment, Kaede looked around, feeling a bit lost.
"Where is this? It feels a bit familiar."
Finally, when Kaede fully regained her senses, she realized that she had returned to the guild base in the game.
Thinking back on that man, Kaede realized that she couldn't remember his appearance no matter how hard she tried.
Who exactly was he?
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