Chapter Four: Lights, Camera, Action!

The students of class E looked up as Karma and Manami entered the classroom together, chatting cheerfully. They were, no doubt, discussing some dastardly scheme—everyone could see it in Karma's evil-mastermind face. Parting at the door, Karma headed to his seat at the back of the room as Manami joined the gaggle of girls to greet them a good morning.

"So, how are things going with Karma? Seems like you're getting pretty friendly, hmm?" Nakamura Rio elbowed Manami in the ribs, smiling slyly.

"Yeah, you guys are getting along so well it's scary." Yada Touka commented, sitting on her desk and swinging her legs.

Manami glanced at Karma, who was already slouched in his chair with his feet on his desk. He seemed to be poking fun at Terasaka, grinning maniacally as the poor boy fumed in his seat. She smiled mildly at the scene, used to her partner's antics by now.

"Yeah, things are going great," she said, turning back to her friends.

Kaede leaned forward. "So… do you guys actually think you can do him in?"

The bespectacled girl shrugged her shoulders shyly, but no one missed the devious smile that twisted her lips.

"That's a secret, I think."

"Yo, Karma," Terasaka called out once he had calmed down.

"Hm?" Karma tilted his head to look at the boy sitting towards his right.

"So whaddaya think, are you gonna really do in Korosensei?"

Muramatsu Takuya and Hazama Kirara perked there ears at this and leaned over the backs of their chairs to listen to Karma's answer. They'd been wanting to approach the matter as well—after all, everyone was curious to know what the crazy boy and his partner were planning.

Karma snorted. "Of course we're gonna do it. Whaddaya think?"

Terasaka felt himself grow irritated again, but he pushed it down and persevered. "How do you think you're gonna do that?

Karma seemed to ponder for a moment, then broke out his obnoxious grin.

"Hmm… not telling!"

Terasaka's scowl deepened, but before he could burst out, Kirara cut in.

"And how's it going with Okuda-san?"

Karma slid his gaze past the curious faces to rest on his partner. Manami was chatting with her friends, but from the way everyone's attention was focused on her, Karma guessed that she was undergoing some kind of interrogation too. He spotted the smirk on Manami's lips and grinned, pleased.

"Secret."

"Four days from now. Friday. What do you think?"

She worried her bottom lip between her teeth. Feeling his eyes on her, waiting for a response, she opened her mouth and took a breath.

She let the breath out and nodded. He smiled.

"Alright then. It's time for action."

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