It’s a long time coming, but here’s the last part of my Korotan C Rough Summary. Credits to @blazardragon for help with proofreading.
Overall, I enjoyed Korotan C, mostly because our beloved middle school hitmen get to play elite bodyguard to royalty, assassin against assassin, with plenty of glorious moments to go around everyone. The way everyone is so in-character and making the whole ride fun is icing on the cake. If only this got an Anime adaptation…
Previously on Korotan C: Princess Lea of Norgo Kingdom visits Kunugigaoka for a Debate Rally, but she’s decided to sneak out of her hotel and into the city. Thanks to the efforts of Class 3-E and Asano Gakushuu, a plot to assassinate her has been foiled, and she is saved.
Facing no objections from his father, Asano continued to stand in the middle of the Embassy grounds. Lea slowly walked up to him, extending a hand.
“Thank you so very much, you were so brave.”
Asano extended a hand in return, and the two shook hands, a smile on her face.
Before they know it, Class E, who had been chattering nonstop just a moment ago, encircled the two of them like a school of goldfish, as though they don’t want to miss out on some memorable moment.
“Oh right, earlier you asked me to say something funny. I finally thought of one, based on a quote from someone great.
Curious as to what sort of funny thing could come out of Asano’s mouth, Class E leaned their ears closer.
He takes a deep breath, and “I slept at 2am yesterday, and I woke up at 5am. If I can sleep for 5 more hours, that’ll be plenty. Shigeo Nagashima.”
After listening with a serious face, Lea snorted out a chuckle. Class E looked at one another.
(TN: Shigeo Nagashima is a former baseball player, and he had apparently said many hilarious lines over the years, this being one of them. I tried searching for the context behind it, hoping to comprehend how it is funny in any way, to no avail. If anyone can enlighten me, I’ll be most grateful. The line is [昨日も午前２時に寝て、午前５時には起きましたからね。５時間も寝れば十分です。])
“That Asano actually dropped his pride and put on a comedy act…” murmured Hayami.
“Suddenly, I’m very impressed by him,” replied Chiba.
“By the way, how long are you two going to shake hands for?” teased Nakamura.
And with that, the two let go of their hands. With Lea’s face slightly red and Asano warmly smiling on, their conversation resumes.
“Just as we promised on the bus, next time we meet, let us have matured some more…”
“Yes, of course.”
The atmosphere in the assembly hall of Kunugigaoka Academy is filled with energy and excitement. The scheduled English Debate Rally is about to begin. Princess Lea is given an enthusiastic welcome, the lady having high expectations towards herself. Class E, who were supposed to be excluded from the rally, were permitted by the Board Chairman to participate.
“Princess, do your best!” When it’s time for Lea to take the stage, Kayano cheered her on from the seats. Under the spotlights, the young royal seemed like she’s dazzling.
“Seeing her like this, for us to have conversed with her so normally, it was like we were in a dream,” remarked Nagisa.
“Yeah, she really does have a princess-feel to her,” replied Kayano.
Thus, her starring debate on “international peace” begins, with a focus on the importance of peace.
“…international peace is not something that can be accomplished by a single country. Whether it’s Japan or Norgo, no one should treat it as though it has nothing to do with them. Therefore, first and foremost, it is imperative that everyone can feel the importance of peace. War is destruction; it destroys families, wealth, culture, etc. For the sake of protecting all these important things, peace is a necessity. Should the world not develop together?”
Not only was Lea’s speech easy to understand, it resonated with the hearts of the audience and led them to believe what she said was true. When it was over, the hall was filled with the sound of clapping.
However, as Lea’s opponent for the debate, Asano now comes onto stage, and delivers his rebuttal meticulously and surgically.
“True, war destroys many things, but at the same time, it also makes a great portion of people wealthier. So long as such values are entrenched into the human heart, no matter how hard you advocate peace, that is not something for us regular men and women to decide; rather, wouldn’t you say that such an ideal world would raise the dangerous nature of war? But if one were to become the ruler of society, and destroy the fundamental reasons that give rise to war, then that will truly cleanse them away.”
“Impressive, he’s taking the princess seriously,” praised Nakamura at his counterattack.
“That’s Asano-kun alright.” “Mmm-hmmm,” nodded Nagisa and Kayano.
“At first glance, that’s a realistic defense, but once you strip away the facade, you’ll find that much of it is just excuses to run away. Such arguments where we rely on just a group of rulers to influence the situation is a devastation to the fundamentals of democracy; it is nothing more than acceptance of the status quo. The reality is, in order to bring about our ideals, society has to change…”
“Those two are really compatible with each other.” “Haha…” agreed Nagisa.
Suddenly, he heard a muted sound of crying coming from somewhere. Turning around, standing next to the Class E seats is a disguised Korosensei, handkerchief in hand wiping away his tears
“Wa-Wait a minute, what do you think you’re doing?” chidded Nagisa, as he and Kayano rushed over to his side.
“Oh, the dramas of youth! Compared to you kids, the Getsuku are nothing.”
(TN: the broadcaster Fuji TV has traditionally reserved the Monday 9pm time slot for their (intended) most popular drama. These drama that air at Monday 9pm (getsuyo kuji) are branded as “Getsuku”)
“In any case, you being here is just trouble.” Nagisa and Kayano bring Korosensei over to a corner of the assembly hall.
With a great sound of claps, the rally has ended, but Korosensei is still crying. “Just how long are you going to cry for! The princess is already finished.”
“Oh, Korosensei also came to see this,” said Yada, noticing the yellow octopus.
“And? What’s he crying for?” asked Okajima.
“He was touched by the love between Asano-kun and Princess Lea,” replied Kayano in lieu of Korosensei, exasperatingly.
With tears and snot still flowing, the teacher suddenly changed expression. “Love… wall slamming… couple born… !!!”
Nagisa was taken aback by Korosensei’s mood-shattering words. “Too sudden, what is it!?”
“Sensei really wants to see all of you be flirty, lovey dovey, kiss kiss.”
“You aren’t even trying to hide your sleaziness now!!”
“Perhaps many couples will be established amongst yourselves, or maybe they’ll be love triangles, or, in the pursuit of romance, you’ll delude into your own flights of fancy. Just like my non-fiction youth romance novel… it’s already gotten to the point where Yada and Okajima just got married.”
Yada screams at such a notion getting novelised without her knowing. On the other hand, Okajima is already having a nosebleed, wearing a “not bad” expression on his face.
“Even if you asked…” Nagisa is at a loss for a response.
The students in the hall gradually left their seats, but at the sight of Korosensei, still crying, the other Class E students gather towards him.
“What’s the matter?” asked Kurahashi.
“He’s crying because he hasn’t been able to see any romantic developments amongst Class E…” replied Nagisa.
“Korosensei is such a sleaze,” she said.
“Seriously, how long are you going to cry for! Stupid octopus.” Irina came over from the stage.
Seeing her, Nagisa wants to inquire a matter about the aborted assassination. “Come to think of it, why was B*tch-sensei in the Embassy at the time? I heard that you were there even before Kataoka’s group.”
Yada is also curious. “I bet you wanted to approach the royalty and score something.”
“Ugh… don’t be annoying, you brats!”
“You wanted to be close with someone handsome?” teased Korosensei, opportunity arising.
“Shut up, perverted octopus! Since you were all so down about not getting to meet the princess, I only thought to make some arrangements, what’s wrong with that!?”
“Liar, no matter how you look at it, you just wanted to start an affair!”
As everyone stood around Korosensei and Irina, happily chatting away, Nagisa glanced at the distance with a smile on his face.
—eccentric and teary-eyed, that’s our Mach 20 superbeing homeroom teacher, and this is our Assassination Classroom. The bell of lessons will ring again tomorrow.
And that’s the end of the Korotan C light novel story, but there’s one more epilogue manga to cap things off, which can be found on Blazardragon’s Tumblr.
When real life throws predicament after predicament at you, it really lowers your morale for the hobby side of life. It’s more delayed than I would’ve liked, but here’s Part 6. Once again, thanks to @blazardragon for help with proofreading.
Also, after checking the original Japanese text once more, I seemed to have mistook something in Part 1.
To recap, I had mentioned that Lea’s mother came from a region of the Norgo Kingdom that connects it with the rest of Europe, of which said region is embroiled in conflict. What I didn’t realise when doing Part 1 was that the conflict hadn’t ended yet, and is in fact still ongoing.
Mentioning this in order to clear up something with the motive behind Lea’s assassination
Previously on Korotan C: Princess Lea of Norgo Kingdom visits Kunugigaoka for a Debate Rally, but she’s decided to sneak out of her hotel and into the city. But after fending off one hitman after another, Class 3-E and Asano Gakushuu are close to escorting her to safety at the Norgo Kingdom Embassy.
The group consisting of Asano, Lea and Class E swiftly entered the street where the Embassy is situated. As they entered their last stretch, Nagisa’s phone rang. It’s a call from Kataoka.
“Wait! Don’t enter the Embassy yet!!” shouted Nagisa to the riders in front before returning to the call, nodding to Kataoka’s response.
“…………the mastermind behind the assassination is the Ambassador!?”
Furthermore, the Board Chairman is also present, along with the police.
Everyone grew solemn at the turn of events. They were so close to succeeding, and the mastermind turns out to be in the home base.
Karma though is optimistic. Hearing that the police are present, it also means that they don’t have to worry about any hitmen for the moment.
“We’ve fled all this way already, there’s nothing worse that could happen to us,” he urged in a relaxed manner.
“We have no need to flee! And if there really is a mastermind, then we’ll just strip his façade straight off!” declared Asano.
Hearing that the Ambassador of her own country is the mastermind, Lea’s face turned pale and her heart uneasy.
“[We’re going in now, are you prepared?]” asked Asano.
“[Yes, I’m fine, if there really is a mastermind, then I shall verify it with my own eyes,]” resolved Lea.
At the entrance of the Embassy are countless police on emergency standby. Beyond the entrance is the Ambassador, plus security guards and the Board Chairman.
When the door opens, Lea’s company part from their bikes and walk onto the lawn.
“[Princess Lea! I’m glad that you’re safe!]” As the Ambassador welcomes her with open arms, Asano pulls Lea behind him.
“Asano-kun, do you realise what you are doing? Hurry and bring the Princess over,” admonished the Board Chairman, his expression even colder than usual.
“I fully understand what I am doing, I am just respecting the Princess’ own wishes, and I was calm and rational when deciding on this course of action,” echoed Asano’s frank answer across the Embassy grounds. Seeing him like this, Lea looks worried.
The Board Chairman senses that there’s some form of intimacy between the two of them.
“Ho? You were supposed to be the Princess‘ escort, and yet you brought her out from the hotel and provided openings for the enemy. You even ignored my counsel and allowed danger to befall her. And you claim these actions to be calm and rational?”
“This is the result of me placing utmost priority on her safety and her point of view, my actions were completely based on reason.”
The Board Chairman snickers at Asano’s rhetoric.
“Asano-kun, do you truly swear that you took action with reason as your basis?”
“Of course!”
“And are you sure that it wasn’t personal desire that triumphed over reason?”
The Board Chairman’s eyes are gleaming with a sharp iciness, as though they can see through to the deepest pits of his son’s heart.
“You exposed the Princess of the Norgo Kingdom to danger, and you caused a crisis to the friendly relationship between Japan and the Kingdom. Let us hear how you intend to bear responsibility to the consequences, Asano-kun!”
Under his questioning, Asano can do naught but helplessly lower his gaze, fists clenched as he endures humiliation coming from his own father.
Bearing witness to the dire situation between father and son, Nagisa and co hold their breath, his thoughts racing for a way to help the princess and Asano.
An idea came to him, and he asks Karma for the phone from the very first hitmen that they took down.
“Hold it!”
Just then, a piercing voice crossed the quiet Embassy. Its owner is Fuwa, stepping her way into the scene with heavy footsteps, with Kataoka’s special ops team following behind.
Suddenly, she points her finger. “Ambassador, there is no need for you to greet the Princess, because your plot to take advantage of this foreign trip and assassinate her has been exposed!”
The Ambassador has an astonished look on his face, eyebrows raised. “What nonsense are you speaking of at such a critical time!? Do you have any proof to back your words?“
As if in response, Fuwa raised her right hand, sending a signal to Takebayashi who is hidden in the courtyard. He then triggered something on his phone, and the phones of everyone on the scene chimed with ringtones of all varieties.
Not understanding what’s happening, the Ambassador brought out his own phone from his breast pocket. It shows an email from an unknown sender, the contents of which is a log of the Ambassador’s numerous scans for the geolocation of Lea’s phone. Seeing everyone’s look of surprise, Fuwa lets out a “huhuhu” laugh of satisfaction, and begins her explanation while looking at the email.
“The email you’re all seeing now is proof of the Ambassador’s assassination of the Princess. His unauthorised inquiry of Princess Lea’s cellphone GPS, as well as hidden software that he had secretly installed. As a result, the princess was ambushed three times.”
“[How…when did this!?]” Hearing Asano’s translation, Lea grips her phone in anger.
Off to the side, Itona has got the hitman’s phone from Nagisa and is straining to break past its security lock. They tried using the greases left on the screen to deduce the password, but to no avail, and they ended up exhausting the attempts allowed by the system.
He has one last trick on his sleeves: he decided to exchange the SIM card from his phone with the one on the hitman’s phone, and then entered his own password.
Meanwhile, Fuwa continues her graceful pursuit. “Furthermore, the Ambassador’s personal bank account has had multiple expenditures of considerable sums, paid in American dollars. Surely they’re reward payments to your hitmen? If you want to see some concrete data, I’ve got them right here.”
From her pocket, she waves out a USB thumb drive. This intelligence on the Ambassador’s personal account was discovered by Irina in his room, which she infiltrated using her intimate connection with one of the local diplomats.
But even when presented with the facts, the Ambassador isn’t as rattled as expected. “True, I installed the software onto the Princess’ phone. But it’s for the Princess’ protection, since she has the bad habit of going missing all the time, and for that I must beg her for forgiveness. However, it is not proof of my assassination of the Princess. Moreover, what reason would I have to assassinate her?”
Fuwa wasn’t phased by the Ambassador’s duplicity. “A reason to assassinate her? Of course you have one! Ambassador, you are the illegitimate son of the previous King, and for the right of succession to the throne the Princess must disappear, that is your conspiracy!”
“…” Ambassador.
“…” Lea.
“…” Nagisa.
“…” Karma.
“…” Board Chairman.
“I mean, an illegitimate son of royalty who is also a pretty boy being the final boss is a staple of Shonen manga!!” nodded Fuwa proudly to herself.
“Uh………. Fuwa-san, don’t you think you jumped way too far out there?”
While all who are present went silent, Itona lightly taps Nagisa on the shoulder. He turns around and sees him with the phone. “The lock has been bypassed. This is checkmate.”
“Thanks!!” Nagisa takes the phone and went to Fuwa’s side.
“Everyone, we’ve been by the Princess’ side since she was ambushed by hitmen. This is the phone from the very first hitman, and now I’ll call the most recent number from its call log.”
Nagisa dials the phone, and a “beep beep beep” ringtone resounds, its origin coming from the phone that’s in the Ambassador’s hand. All on the scene turns to look towards his face.
“Your phone’s ringing.” Nagisa moves the phone over his ear, his words directed at the Ambassador. His face breaks out in cold sweat and is refraining from answering the call. When the phone went to voicemail the ringing stops, but Nagisa just ends his call and dials the same number once more.
“Well Ambassador, let us talk with our phones.” Looking at Nagisa, the Ambassador sees that his gaze is full of bloodlust, as though he has his prey cornered.
“S**t!!” The Ambassador drops his benevolent façade and exposes a malevolent expression, and out of the blue he pulls out a handgun from his waist.
“You bast**ds, don’t think that this is o-“
Before he can finish, his handgun drops to the ground. The person who has been standing next to him, the Board Chairman, made a tight clutch on his wrist, forcing his grip on the weapon loose.
“Let go!!” The Ambassador struggles, when suddenly, his image changed in an instant. His handsome blond haircut was shaved into a top knot. Without thinking, Nagisa and co. laughed out loud. He didn’t know what’s going on, but confused by the laughter all around him, he touches his head and reacts with rage. Looking around, Nagisa sees that expected yellow silhouette up on the roof of the Embassy.
“Intentionally harming my students is unforgivable, so I’ve helped tidy up your hairstyle and gave you an actual top knot, nurufufufu.” Korosensei then throws the severed hair into the air, blond strands scattering above the grounds.
The Board Chairman has the escaping Ambassador held on the ground.
“It’s best if Japanese officials don’t lay a hand on the Ambassador. Have no fear, the laws of our country will judge him.” The employees of the Embassy surround him and cuffs his hands behind his back.
Lea runs over. “[Why did you want to kill me!? Tell me!]”
“[It’s because you just wouldn’t stop prattling on about that sh*tty peace of yours!]”
“[What are you talking about, why would I be killed for talking about peace!?]”
“[As you are well aware, the Norgo Kingdom has become divided over whether to use force to settle the conflict. As a diplomat, had I gotten the country to mobilise and intervene in the conflict, I stood to gain a profit.]”
“[What did you say? You wish for mother’s homeland to continue suffering under the fires of war? I cannot allow that!]”
“[See, that’s exactly it, those pretty words of yours are proving to be a real hindrance for us!]”
“[I’m a hindrance for you?]”
“[Why of course! A most bothersome hindrance! You enjoy popular support among the people, and when someone like that goes on and on about peace, the results couldn’t be more frustrating for us!]”
With that, the employees transported the Ambassador deep into the Embassy, leaving Lea confounded at what she heard.
And so, as Nagisa and co cheer on with the joy of their success, Lea stood to the side with a smile to herself.
“[I see, I finally understand, just what sort of power I hold.]”
Although she is frightened by what she heard, Lea has now realised just what she means to her country. From the bottom of her heart, a newfound confidence surges out.
In case some are anxious, not yet people, it’s not over yet. Rest assured, I intend to go through with this little project to the end. I hate unfinished stories.
Also, if any aren’t aware, Korotan D is now a thing! Furthermore, @blazardragon has already got Chapter 1 of its light novel sections translated! In addition, I have to thank her for the proofreading, since I don’t have access to the Japanese text myself. I am doing this off of a Chinese fan translation after all.
I also have a translation of the short sample of Korotan D that’s available on the official website here, though I can’t spare much more effort on that book beyond this.
Additionally, @greengargouille has completed a translation of Korotan A!
Previously on Korotan C: Princess Lea of Norgo Kingdom visits Kunugigaoka for a Debate Rally, but she’s decided to sneak out of her hotel and into the city. But when one hitman after another come for her life, it’s up to Class 3-E and Asano Gakushuu to be her bodyguards and escort her to safety.
Spoilers beware, and remember, this is not intended to be a full word for word translation. This is only so that you have an idea of what is happening.
I have no guarantee that these are 100% accurate
Chapter 5
The next phase of the escort plan is to switch their mode of transport from bus to train. This time, the group with the still-disguised Nakamura will go on the first train, while the one with the real Lea goes second.
The escort guard will also be rearranged a little, and in case their appearances when they boarded the bus were seen by the hitmen, Karma suggests that Terasaka and Asano come along with him elsewhere away from the girls.
“No! I cannot agree to this.” Said Asano.
“Ha? Why?”
“I can agree to the baiting, but that doesn’t mean I can sit by and let the princess’ protection become slack. Not only can I do martial arts, I have escort skills as well, I am absolutely necessary for protecting her!”
Karma makes an evil grin at what he hears, and deliberately raised his volume. “Ah~ah, if Asano-kun said so, I guess there’s no helping it. After all, you did just promise the princess that you’ll always be together in the future~”
“Seriously!!?” exclaimed Maehara.
“Akabane! Do not say that in such an easily misunderstood way!” retorted Asano, but by then it’s already too late, as the Class E students huddle around him with words of praise and well-wishes.
“They’re already a pair? That’s incredible, as expected of Asano-kun.” “Congratulations!!”
Asano is close to fainting from this sudden development. Lea carries a faint smile as she looks at him, her cheeks slightly red.
“Not only does the princess have a big chest, her face also looks like that of an honour student, she’s way too sexy.”
But Okajima’s words immediately killed the jubilant atmosphere, and both boys and girls gave him a dismissive look. And after Karma translated his words to Lea, all of the girls shouted “how lewd!!” in unison. Seeing how even the princess is angered, Okajima can only hang his head in shame, shoulders slumped.
All of a sudden, Nagisa received a text from Kataoka. In order to gather intelligence on the background of the princess’ assassins, Takebayashi and Fuwa have infiltrated the embassy. There they stumbled upon Irina. “Huh? Why is B*tch-sensei at the embassy??”
Hearing Nagisa exclaim in surprise, everyone wondered just who got in contact with her, and that she got inside way too quickly. At Isogai’s behest, Nagisa sent back a response asking for further details.
The scene switches over to the train platform. Nakamura’s decoy team have already boarded a train bound for the city centre, and now Lea’s team is waiting for the next one heading in the embassy’s direction. Accompanying her are Asano and Nagisa; Isogai and Maehara will head for the carriage in front of them, while Muramatsu and Yoshida will head for the carriage behind.
As they sit and wait, Lea points out how there’re so many passengers. Tokyo is so populated. Asano worries that they can’t keep their guard up against all of them, but Nagisa reassures them that he’s pretty good at sensing the aura of people nearby, so just leave it to him.
When the train arrives at the station, after Nagisa’s group have boarded, Isogai and Muramatsu exchanged glances and their groups followed on.
With all the seats occupied, Nagisa’s group opt to stand by the door. Lea silently looks at the passing scenery outside, while Asano advises her not to stick so close to the window and pulled her closer to him.
Nagisa suddenly whispered and asked “Say, just what is it?” Though he’s aware that he asked him about something, he just gave him his usual quick sharp gaze before turning his attention elsewhere. As he turns, Nagisa could sense that there’s an obvious fluctuation in the wavelength of Asano’s conscious. Aiming for the peak of the fluctuation, Nagisa looked to Asano’s eyes and asked once more.
“Hey, Asano-kun, what is it about Princess Lea that caught your eye?”
Having been attacked while his guard was down, Asano’s mind went blank for a moment and gave an answer without thinking.
“I was shocked to hear her call me a boring person.”
As soon as he said it, Asano immediately regrets that he blabbed out something calamitous.
“Wha!? … that’s normally not a reason to like someone now is it?” Nagisa is shocked and flabbergasted at Asano’s unintended confession. Despite being the one to ask the question, he’s now feeling flustered at what he got, and conversely Asano who gave the answer is looking intimidating with a terrifyingly angry expression.
“I get it, I won’t tell anybody. Your face tells me that if I do, you’ll massacre me at school.”
“[Hey, what are you guys talking about? It looks fun, use English~]”
As Lea pouts at their exchange of words, Nagisa shudders as he senses some bloodlust behind him. Turning around, he sees that their owner is a man wearing a trench coat and a knit cap, standing behind them (but not directly) with his back turned.
When he relayed his discovery to his companions, Asano had a bit of doubt, but he can see that Nagisa’s gaze now is completely different from he was messing around before. With both his iris fully opened and gleaming, Nagisa’s look sends a shiver down Asano’s spine.
Pondering if they should call for support, Nagisa reaches for his phone, when Asano stops him. “Based on his stance, he’s probably waiting for a chance to perform the assassination. If we do anything rash, we’ll just leave ourselves open. Do you have anything for writing?”
From Nagisa’s pocket is his Korosensei’s Weaknesses notepad and pencil, plus the chewing gum he had just received from Korosensei. The notepad is too small for what Asano had in mind.
From Lea’s purse is a white handkerchief and a pink lipstick. Sufficient for his objective, Asano laid the handkerchief on Nagisa’s back and used the lipstick to write some big words on it. “There’s no need for us to directly confront him.”
Reading what he wrote, Nagisa immediately understood Asano’s intent. “We just need to stick this on his back, right? I’ll do it, I’m pretty good at this stuff.”
“What’re you going to do?”
Giving Asano a quick smile, Nagisa took the handkerchief, and opened the packaging on the chewing gum. After placing it in his mouth, he starts moving alone past the clusters of passengers towards the knit cap man, his head low and wearing a smile.
“[Is it alright to let Nagisa go alone?]” Lea was about to follow after him but was stopped by Asano.
“[We mustn’t make any sudden movements, or we’ll be discovered immediately. Look, he’s not deliberately avoiding anyone while moving, and yet no one has noticed him. He’s concealing his own presence.]”
Passing by the knit cap man from the side, Nagisa slowly lifted his hand, and used the chewing gum to stick the handkerchief onto his back. The assassin noticed nothing at all, and just continued to stand there. Nagisa smiles as he returns to Asano and Lea, the former getting chills just watching him.
“There shouldn’t be any problems now, it should take effect soon.”
Asano just stares at Nagisa with an incredulous look on his face.
“…just what are y-”
“Pfft” A young man on the seats snorted out a laughter, with a lady next to him trying to hold in a giggle herself. As though laughter is infectious, snickers filled the whole carriage, with everyone looking towards the knit cap man.
“[We can get off of the next station.]” Nagisa whispered, to which Lea lightly nodded.
The knit cap man finally realised the state of the carriage, and that the surrounding passengers are all sneaking in looks at him. He lowered his bloodlust towards the movements of Lea’s company as much as possible, but even so, the feeling of being bathed in attention hasn’t faded at all. With the laughter getting louder and louder, the assassin became more and more panicked, he now has no way of carrying out an assassination.
“It’s working Asano-kun! Let’s get off at the next station.”
The train slowly pulls into its next station and comes to a halt. The doors on Lea’s side opened, and with plenty of passengers pouring in, the signal for the next journey started to ring. When the doors prepare to close, Nagisa got off in time, followed by Asano.
But when he looked back at the closing doors, Lea was still in the car. Using his body to block the doors, he reached for Lea’s hand and pulled her out of the train, rescuing her before it took off again.
“It’s because you didn’t explain things properly that that happened!” Asano angrily glared at Nagisa.
“I’m sorry, I did try to convey it to her…”
“What did you say?”
“[We can get off of the next station]. Like that.”
“That’s too vague! [We have to get off at the next station.] It should be like that.”
“[I’m sorry.]” Nagisa apologised to them both.
“[It’s okay Nagisa, in fact that was very exciting.]”
Lea just noticed that her hand is still in Asano’s grasp, her face turning red. They both pulled back their hands at the same time.
“[So what was written on the handkerchief?]”
“[‘I’m currently on my first errand’, like that.]”
“[Well you do have a gift for humour after all~]” Hearing such praises, Asano feels that he’s recovered some points from earlier before.
(TN: First Errand, AKA Hajimete no Otsukai, is a reality variety show that follows different kids as they go about their first errand alone (with very minimal supervision), like going to a shop and buy something back home. You can imagine how nasty a prank Asano’s note is now.)
After Asano contacted the Nakamura team that went before them, as well as their other escorts whom are still on their train, everyone gathers once more.
The kids find it vexing that they can’t shake off their pursuers, whether by bus or train. Taxis are a no-go as well, there’s too little room for movement should anything happen.
Karma then brings up something that he finds strange: the assassins thus far have been easily fended off by them, and yet these same unremarkable assassins have perfectly and effortlessly grasped their movements. Such a mismatch is rather curious.
He had given the possibility of tracking devices some thought, but Lea had already switched out her clothes. Maybe her belongings then?
Aside from her lipstick, mirror and phone, nothing else is in Lea’s purse. Believing that her phone is worth examining, he suggests that they try installing Mobile Ritsu inside of it.
On Nagisa’s inquiry, she tells him that because she’s stored on the memory card, they just need to place one onto the designated phone to perform the install. He also asks her that if she should discover tracking software or anything suspicious, let them and Kataoka’s investigation team know about it.
As instructed, Nagisa then took out the memory card from his own phone and placed into Lea’s, explaining to her that it’s to check if it had been hijacked.
Meanwhile, Asano is getting anxious. They have to move soon, even if they have to walk.
“What about this?” Yoshida was checking something a short distance away, and confidently returns with a bike.
(TN: Apparently, bike rental services in Japan are often located near railway stations and landing points for ships and ferries for easy access)
“Bikes huh? Not bad, and the speed is good, let’s use this!” acclaimed Karma, with Asano likewise nodding.
“Alright! Let’s head to the embassy on bikes!!”
“Look, there’s plenty more to borrow over there,” pointed Yoshida. As the Class E students gather with their bikes, Asano brings his over to Lea.
“[Do you want to sit behind me?]”
“[Yes!!]” Lea strongly nodded at Asano’s suggestion.
The riders begin their advance, with Asano and Lea in the centre and Nagisa and others in the perimeter. With Mobile Ritsu’s guidance, they deliberate chose roads with plenty of traffic, and as they get further away from the station, they accelerated their pace.
“Man, this feels great!” Yoshida exclaimed happily. Now on a slope, their speed increased, and cars passed them by in the cold winter air.
“So cold!” cried Muramatsu. Behind him is Asano, with Lea leaning her hand atop his shoulder, her face brimming with a smile and her blue iris dazzling under the sunlight.
“[This is so much fun!!]” she shouted, as the bike squad ride past the slope like the wind.
(TN: A side thought post-translation regarding the Hajimete no Otsukai prank.
My instincts tell me that Lea probably isn’t referring to the show itself. Perhaps, “hajimete no otsukai” is probably so well known among the Japanese populace by now that people like author Kuma Ataro probably thought that the concept of “first errand” applies the same way anywhere in the world.
That, or he didn’t think that far ahead when he wrote the joke and is therefore an oversight, though minor in the scheme of things)
June 2016? My goodness, it’s been that long!? Sigh, my work life…
Previously on Korotan C: Princess Lea of Norgo Kingdom visits Kunugigaoka for a Debate Rally, but she’s decided to sneak out of her hotel and into the city. Upon saving her from an assassination attempt, Class 3-E and Asano Gakushuu are now bodyguards on a mission to escort her to safety.
Spoilers beware, and remember, this is not intended to be a full word for word translation. This is only so that you have an idea of what is happening.
I have no guarantee that these are 100% accurate
Chapter 4
Taxi would be the quickest way to reach the embassy, but should their enemies discover them, it’ll become easy to mark and ambush. Thus, Karma suggests that they use methods that include crowds of people to make things harder for them.
They’ll use public transport whenever they can, and switch the mediums of travel too. From here, they can take the bus, then switch to train at the station. Of course, some of them have to stay with the princess.
Nakamura then suggests maybe it’ll help if the princess wears a different outfit. Like, she can put on a Kunugigaoka uniform, then someone else dresses in the princess’ outfit.
That idea will put the person dressed in the princess’ outfit in danger of being assassinate though. “Well, even if I say that, you’ll still do it anyway,” Karma quickly realises.
“Same hairstyle, same colour, isn’t that just right? Exactly like the princess who’s being marked! Incidentally, you better protect me, my meat shield!!” said Nakamura.
“Hey! How many times are you going to use me as a meat shield!?” retorted Terasaka.
After Nakamura and Lea swapped their clothing, Yoshida brings the princess a knit cap for her to completely hide her blonde hair.
“Class E keeps on demonstrating an unfathomable level of prowess, whether at the Athletic Festival or the 2nd Trimester Finals, just where did your strength came from?” questioned Asano.
“Well… it was probably… the result of us fighting to the death at the precipice that was Class E…” answered Isogai.
“Isogai-kun… is getting better and better at lying…” remarked Kayano (probably)
“Well… it’s not like he can say that it was all thanks to a Mach 20 superbeing,” replied Nagisa (probably)
Unbeknownst to everyone, someone is spying on them from the shadows.
“Everyone has matured well, getting more and more reliable. Should anything happen, Sensei will be there to help, so just go along with your own daring ideas!”
Suddenly, a dog barks from behind the octopus and he screams. Karma and Asano both heard him, to the former’s exasperation.
The students travel in 2 groups, with Lea grouped together with Asano, Nakamura, Karma and Terasaka. En route to the bus station, Lea gives the ambassador a call, telling him that everything’s fine, and she’s heading now to the embassy.
When the bus arrives, Karma and Asano boarded first to make sure passengers are OK, with Nakamura and Terasaka keep up their guard from behind.
Karma sits at a window seat closest to the emergency exit, with Lea next to him, and Asano standing next to her. Nakamura and Terasaka then sit to her front and rear, completing a cross-formation that defends Lea in the center for their travel.
But during the bus journey, Karma decides to lighten things up with small talk, to Asano’s chagrin.
“Hey, don’t you forget that we are supposed to be protecting the princess! Don’t relax your guard, we’re not here for sightseeing!”
“While keeping up your guard is important, it’s still a long way to the embassy, so there’s no way to maintain such a high tension for the whole trip.”
“It’s because you carry such optimism like so many others who’ve given up on hard work that you…”
“Besides, if you want to pursue perfection in being a bodyguard, then before the princess made her suggestion, you should’ve taken the first step, so being adaptable is another essential skill to have.”
“I don’t need you to teach me how to be a bodyguard! And on the social side of things, I have plenty of experience.”
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Lea watches with amusement at the banter between the two.
She remarks that “Karma” is an odd name, is it common in Japan? He reckons he’s the only one in Japan to have it, it’s a name that his always-travelling parents with their strange tastes came up with.
Isn’t that lonely, what with his parents not being at home? He thinks he’s actually freer this way, as long as they don’t mind his business he’s got no objections. Lea feels envious at the relationship the Akabanes have.
Karma then brings her attention to Asano’s family. Normally, if you have the school’s board chairman for a father, then you would get all sorts of special treatment, and everything is fine and dandy, but not for Asano-kun. Never mind special treatment, the way he kept working hard to stay at the top is considered “that’s how it should be”, that’s just…
[“You know nothing! Can you cease with your blabbering! Since ancient times, the only ones who become rulers are the strong. That is my father’s compass of education, and one that I believe to be correct. I never yearned for any warmth between father and son, and I have no interest in discussing such relationships with someone who likes to gossip like Akabane. So whether it’s this guy, or my father, I will rule over you all, over all of humanity. That is my calling, and I take joy in living in this calling.”]
[“Pfft,”] blurted Nakamura. [“So cool, Asano-kun! But I think that’s just a load of hubris.”]
[“There’s no helping it if it’s seen as hubris, although, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing to be undeterred by the gazes of others and stick to your beliefs. But if it were me, there’s no way I would ignore how others around me sees things, or the expectations from my parents or my citizens. I would stick with my beliefs while carrying all the pressure and responsibility, and I would hate to act like I’m losing to that pressure!”]
[“Indeed, running away is no good.”] (Don’t know who says this)
Seeing his retaliation, Lea lightly pats him on his upper arm.
[“Let’s not talk about this anymore, Gakushuu is too perfect, it’s boring.”]
[“Expectations from others is proof of your worth, and as for how this strength is to be used, it’s completely decided by me, by my freedom. I decide where my life leads to.”]
(He was so serious that Karma and Nakamura opted not to tease him here)
[“From now on, I shall etch your words into my heart. I will believe in myself and do the things that I believe in, and I shall not falter and continue forward, no matter what those around me say. But conversely, please remain in contact with me as much as possible.”]
[“Then you had better keep up with my growth.”]
Seeing how the two have been using such tough language against one another, Karma can’t help but feel excited. [“My oh my~ Don’t you think those two suit each other a lot?”]
[“Can you not make such low-levelled jokes!?”] Asano angrily stares at Karma.
[“Aha, he’s angry now~ Asano-kun is so cute~!”] [“He does like the princess huh~!”]
Asano’s strong tone only got Karma and Nakamura more fired up.
[“When this is over, if you dare to spread this sort of rumour, I’ll use all the power in the school to massacre you!”]
[“So scary~”]
She may’ve been the butt of the joke, but Lea holds in her laughter and turns to the windows. The appearance of her excitedly gazing out at the scenery of the passing streets presents a temperament of both girlish innocence and royalty. Asano involuntarily looked at this from a side view, but when he suddenly sensed a devilish gaze coming from Karma, he hurriedly turned back towards the front.
“Hey! Can’t you all speak with some simpler English? I couldn’t hear a lick of it!” said Terasaka.
“Man, you just had to do it, breaking up this lovely atmosphere?!” retorted Nakamura, as the bus slowly approaches the train station.
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Meanwhile, the second group had already taken another bus, arrived at the train station and got into formation. Some went to check the surroundings for any assassins that may be in hiding, while others remain nearby gathering intelligence on the situation.
In front of the station, Nagisa and Kayano are throwing out snacks to the pigeons nearby, with more and more gathering, and even landing on their heads and shoulders and pecking at the snacks in their hands. Isogai and Maehara, on guard nearby, wonder if they’re alright, but it’s part of Karma’s plan, what can they do?
The “escort” bus now arrives at the station. Maehara spotted that one of the people waiting in line to board is dressed in black and reading a newspaper. And as the passengers gradually exit the vehicle, he leaves the queue and approaches them.
Isogai can see that the man has something in his hand, probably a syringe. He calls out to Nagisa before the duo runs towards the bus.
“CLAP” With a sound from Nagisa’s hands, the pigeons all flew towards the airspace around the bus. The man in black was distracted for one moment, and when he looked back, he’s face to face with his target. Well, someone who was supposed to be his target, smiling.
“Eh??? Did you see the princess?” Seeing Nakamura’s grin, the assassin knows that he messed up, and Isogai takes this chance to bat away his syringe with a rolled-up notebook. Not giving him any leeway, from behind Nakamura, Asano sends a kick his way and knocks him out.
The assassin had two more accomplices, and after seeing his defeat, they retreated to their car. But when they opened the door, they saw that the wheels had all fallen down to the side of the road. Next thing they knew, they’re strapped to their seats with duct tape.
[“You are under arrest.”] Nearby the station was Korosensei, dressed in police uniform while chewing bubble gum and playing with the duct tape roll. Next to him is Yoshida with a wrench and Muramatsu with a carjack, snickering that the assassins were way too obvious with their black clothes, black car and bubbling bloodlust.
“Korosensei, did you come to help us?” asked Nagisa. Having heard from Karasuma and Kataoka, at first Korosensei wanted to bring the princess to a safe place at Mach speed. But since he’s not allowed to do that, he can only support the kids, ensuring that the princess makes it to the destination and that his students are safe as well.
By the way, he took the chance to clean away the pigeon feathers and droppings on Nagisa. “Wha? When did that happen!?”
As thanks, he gives the leftover snacks to a delighted Korosensei. In exchange, he gives his bubble gum to Nagisa before disappearing at Mach speed.
I had an idea to practice my bg skill and I’m so in love with Karushuu. The result isn’t that bad, innit? I really worked hard on this. Hope you guys like them. Any comments would be appreciated me. Love
Have u guys seen this art yet? I’m really proud to show them here. Pls appreciate them of me to keep courage doing Karushuu stuff.
The first Karushuu art that I decided to made them put in mech. And the result is brilliant, awesome, fantastic, outstanding and more
Couple clothes always cute esp. on a date! I tried to bring their clothes to be this cute. Actually I think Karma is a sunshine type and Shuu is a moonlit type. But I wanna to get this in young love blooming like a flower sweet but flesh. Like summer with ice-cream.
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Don’t use my art to do your own standee. I do not allow to make a merchandises, repost, editing and commercial use
I was starting this art in the last day of semester. And recess came at the same time with my art finished. For congratulations to myself and them too, even though there were not on the same day. It’s like we were linking together by the same thing. I felt warmth and fulfilled.
Firstly, I wanna say ‘Thank you’ for liked my arts. That would be my honor. *bow 90 degrees*
The next one, I’ve no idea for anything about Korean. I just found the meme that kinda karushuu vibes, so here I am. *drop the art*
And the lasttt, I apologise for bad handwriting (chicken scratch), so I put on a cute font for English. Lol. I’m really excited being here, but yeahh pls feel free if you guys wanna talking to me or anything. (๑´ސު｀๑) I do love its!
Ps. Here is the reference meme, very hilarious one
(some of these are possibly done before, but they’re part of the story, so… sorry?)
Karma: Hi, I’m Akabane Karma. And you are? Gakushuu,thinking: *questioning my sexuality*
Karma: My love language is being irritating. Karma: *proceeds to annoy Gakushuu*
Gakushuu: You’re really campaigning for Asshole of the Year, aren’t you? Karma: As the defending champion, are you nervous?
Gakushuu: I’m not looking for trouble. Karma: What a horrible way to live.
Gakushuu: I feel bad for whoever is going to end up with you. Karma: It’s too early for self-pity Gakushuu: …what? Karma: what?
Ren: Why are you claiming you’re not interested in anyone? We all know you’re in love with him. Gakushuu: I am notin love with Akabane, shut up! Ren: I never said who. Gakushuu: … Gakushuu:Fuck, ok, hold on, listen here-
Karma: Just to clarify Karma: Is this considered fighting or flirting? Gakushuu: My hands are literally around your neck. Karma: … Karma: You know that tells me nothing right?
Gakushuu, thinking of Karma: it’s like a game of Fuck, Marry, Kill, and he’s all three.
3-E and 3-A are playing truth or dare: Gakushuu: Truth or dare? Karma: Truth Gakushuu: I dare you to kiss me Karma: *leaning in for a kiss* Ha, you better believe I’m not about to lose to you, ace-kun The rest of class A: The rest of class E: What the hell, he didn’t even choose dare
Gakushuu: I’m in love with you. Karma: We called off the prank war last night at midnight, idiot. Gakushuu: I know. Karma: Ah. Okay. Um. Cool. Neat. Very cool. Cool. Cool. Coolcoolcool-
Gakushuu: Akabane, your legs look great in those jeans. Karma: You should see me without them ;) Gakushuu: Gakushuu: Why, and how, would you take off your legs? Karma: …you’re misunderstanding on purpose, aren’t you? Gakushuu: Don’t be grammatically vague if you don’t like that.
Gakushuu: You know, Ren gives his girlfriend flowers every other day. It’d be nice if you did that too sometimes… Karma: ok *the next day* Karma: *gives Ren’s (current) girlfriend flowers* Ren’s girlfriend: ??? Karma: I don’t know, I’m confused as well (Gakushuu, to Ren who’s mad about Karma hitting on his girl: Did hemisunderstand on purpose or is he really that dumb? I don’t even know)
Gakushuu: Karma, can you do something for me? Karma: I would literally cover up a murder for you, plant my DNA at the scene, and take the blame for the crime. Gakushuu: Great. Can you do the dishes? Karma: No.
Karma, on the phone: Nagisa, can I come over right now? Nagisa: Why? Karma: Shuu is passive-aggressively doing the dishes he asked me to do yesterday Karma: this ship isn’t safe anymore
Gakushuu: Why is there a tube of wasabi in the shower? Karma: Oh, that’s just my shower wasabi.
Gakushuu, walking into the kitchen: Is something burning? Karma, leaning seductively on the counter: Just my love and desire for you. Gakushuu: Gakushuu: I can see the fire on the stove behind you.
Gakushuu: Hey, I was just wondering… what would you do if I broke up with you? Karma: I would go back to my ex. Gakushuu: Gee, thanks. I see I mean a lot to you. It’s over. Karma: Hey, wanna go out? Gakushuu: Go with your ex. Karma: You are my ex.
Gakushuu: Karma and I- Gakuhou: Are getting married!? Gakushuu: No, we- Gakuhou, pulling out a giant binder: Sit down. I’ve planned out the entire thing.
Gakushuu: I was attracted to you first. Karma: I kissed you first. Gakushuu: Only cause I told you to. And I said I loved you first. Karma: *gets down on one knee* I proposed first. Gakushuu: Well, I… wait whAT.
At the wedding: priest: you may now kiss Karma’s mother: *looks at her husband* we did good Karma’s father: damn right we did Karma’s mother: *starts crying * sorry it’s just- Gakuhou: *tearing up too* they grow so fast Karma’s mother: *full on bawling* I know, I know Karma to Gakushuu: …whatexactly do they think they did?
Karma: Have you given any additional thought to killing our parents? Gakushuu: …Karma, don’t…. Karma: I’m just rather fond of the idea. Gakushuu: Could we pleasejust enjoy our honeymoon without plotting patricide? Karma: Don’t marry an assassin if you can’t handle a little bit of murder before breakfast
Karma: We need more excitement in our lives Gakushuu: Being married to you is all the excitement I can handle.
Nagisa: So how’s it going, being a father? Karma: Better than I thought it would. I didn’t expect this much crying, though. Nagisa: Don’t worry, it’s normal with babies. Karma: What? The baby’s fine. I was talking about Shuu. Gakushuu, sobbing in the nursery: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Karma: I’m sneaking broccoli into the mac and cheese so the children don’t know they’re eating vegetables. That’s what being an adult is all about. Helping children… through lies. Gakushuu: Well, it’s not just the children. I’ve been sneaking vegetables into your food for years now. Since even before we got married. Karma: What?!
Teacher: Your child was in a fight. Karma & Gakushuu: Did they win?
random person: The way you two bicker, one could think you’re an old married couple! Gakushuu: We arean old married couple. Karma: Did you just call us old?
Gakushuu: What’s the point of being old if you can’t beleaguer the young with your vast stories of wisdom? their grandchild: What’s the point of being young if you can’t ignore all the advice? Karma: That’s my girl. :)
(I was supposed to do stuff. Then I started working on my wips. And then I started doing this. Procrastination on procrastination. Go me.)
Yep… my brain seems to be stuck in this mlp gear. I’ve a bunch of ideas about various DR characters, but here’s some AssClass ones for now.
The green one is Kayano… or Akari Yukimura, to be exact. No, she’s not an alicorn, just playing the role of one here. Though who knows, with the tentacles, she might become one… The green color I picked from Kayano’s hair. I was thinking her cutie mark could be a mask (both for being an actress and having a secret identity) but solarsavoy suggested interlinked hearts (like a charm that sisters have, and also because she has a caring side) and I really like that.
Then we have sweet little Nagisa with a snake on his flank. (Thanks to @solarsavoy again for pointing out the obvious, when I was wondering what his cutie mark would be. Same in Karma’s case, really.) For Karma and Nagisa I used only colors picked from their hair. I’m still considering if I should have made Karma pink, though. Like his strawberry milk…
And then… the violet one is supposed to be Gakushuu. I had huge problems with him. Somehow the colors I picked from his hair just didn’t work. I’m not sure if this looks like him, really, but that’s it for now. I figured he’d be an unicorn and probably good with magic, so his cutie mark would have stars in it. Decided to go with the pentagram, which is known in Japan as the Seiman, or the Seal of Abe no Seimei.
It feels like my life’s nothing but endless procrastination… This time, I started going through the kanji in the AC characters names, just… because? It’s not like I actually lacked stuff to do. But as I now did this, might as well share…
One general note: the names don’t necessarily ‘mean’ anything, even if the kanji they’re composed of do. They’re just names. Often the kanji are read quite differently in names than they would be otherwise. Some kanji might also have several, very different meanings.
Okajima 岡島 Taiga 大河 岡 hill 島 island 大 large 河 river
Okano 岡野 Hinata ひなた 岡 hill 野 field Hinata is written in kana, but it means sunny place, in the sun
Okuda 奥田 Manami 真奈美 奥 inside, interior 田 rice field 真 truth, reality, genuineness 奈 obsolete meaning: apple tree (current meaning is apparently ‘what?’ I’m going with apple tree here) 美 beauty
Kataoka 片岡 Meg メグ 片 one-sided, sheet; incomplete, imperfect 岡 hill Megu doesn’t mean anything.
Kayano 茅野 Kaede カエデ 茅 grass/sedge used for thatching 野 field Kaede is written in kana, but it means ‘maple’
Yukimura 雪村 Akari あかり 雪 snow 村 village Akari is written in kana but it means ‘light’ Aguri’s name is written with kana too, but there are a bit too many options for which kanji to use for it to give any guesses. (agurii in kana is a loanword from English, tho, and means agreement. This amuses me a little, cause Aguri sure is a bit too agreeable at times…)
Kimura 木村 Masayoshi 正義 木 tree 村 village 正義 justice, normally read ’seigi’ or ‘Masayoshi’ if a name. However, what Kimura’s parents call him is the English word “Justice” – or Jastisu, or something like that, as the word gets a bit twisted in Japanese. I noticed the wiki claims they call him Seigi, but that’s wrong. You can hear people clearly saying Justice here: https://youtu.be/yoAYw4ksoa8?t=714 and later again at 17:37 in that video. Also, in the final roll call, Korosensei calls him Kimura Justice-kun.
Terasaka 寺坂 Ryouma 竜馬 寺 temple 坂 slope, hill 竜馬 these kanji literally mean “splendid horse” but then the word would be read ryuuma, not ryouma.
Nakamura 中村 Rio 莉桜 中 middle 村 village 莉 jasmine 桜 cherry
Hazama 狭間 Kirara 綺羅々 狭間 The kanji of Hazama are “narrow” and “space”. The word itself (Hazama) means such things as interval, ravine, crenel, eyelet. 綺 thin twilled silk fabric 羅 lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk 々 repeats the previous kanji (kirakira means glittering, sparkling, twinkling)
Hayami 速水 Rinka 凛香 速 fast 水 water 凛 cold, dignified 香 fragrance, scent
Hara 原 Sumire 寿美鈴 原 meadow, plain 寿 longevity 美 beauty 鈴 small bell (I guess it isn’t a coincidence that hara, written with different kanji, also means stomach. I almost left that out cause I feel it’s a little stupid, but whatever.)
Yoshida 吉田 Taisei 大成 吉 good fortune, joy 田 rice field 大 big, large 成 (to) become
Ritsu 律 Okay, we all know it’s short of Autonomously Intelligent Fixed Artillery (自律思考固定砲台 Jiritsu Shikou Kotei Houdai). The Ritsu part of all that means law, regulation. (Jiritsu is sort of a philosophical concept of autonomy, or self-control. It’s literally something like “self regulation”.)
Horibe 堀部 Itona 糸成 堀 moat, canal 部 section, department 糸 thread 成 (to) become
One interesting piece of trivia: the names of the students are based on the names of the 47 ronin, which is a rather famous story in Japan about a group of ronin (masterless samurai) who in the 17th century avenged the death of their master. It is rather interesting, though, that the master they were avenging was called Asano… the exact same kanji too, in that case.
Most of the names are pronounced exactly the same, except the kanji might be different. Here’s a list of all the students and the corresponding samurai. (I know I saw a post about this the delved even further into it, but I can’t find that post anymore. I’m sure I reblogged it, too.)
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Asano 浅野 Gakuhou 學峯 浅 shallow, superficial 野 field 學 learning, knowledge 峯 peak, summit; back of the blade
Asano 浅野 Gakushuu 学秀 学 basically the same kanji as in his father’s name, just simplified 秀preeminence, supremacy, excellence (note: gakushuu written as 学習 means study)
Sakakibara 榊原 Ren 蓮 榊 sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto) 原 meadow, plain 蓮 lotus
Araki 荒木 Teppei 鉄平 荒木 logs in bark, unseasoned timber 鉄 iron 平 peace; flat
Seo 瀬尾 Tomoya 智也 瀬 rapids, shallows 尾 tail; lower slope of mountain 智 wisdom 也 to be
Tsuchiya 土屋 Kaho 果穂 土 soil, earth 屋 shop, roof, house 果 fruit; achieve 穂 ear (of a cereal plant), point (of a brush, spear, etc.); crest (of a wave)
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Karasuma 烏間 Tadaomi 惟臣 烏 crow, raven 間 interval, between (incidentally, written with different kanji, his last name would be “crow demon”) 惟 this (one) 臣 retainer, subject
All of Karasuma’s subordinates have birds in their names. We have
And then there’s his boss, Onaga 尾長 Gouki 剛毅. Onaga is azure-winged magpie, gouki fortitude/firmness of character/manliness Onaga’s daughter, btw, the fake Ritsu, is Nise 仁瀨 (benevolence - swift currents). But, with different kanji, nise can also mean imitation or fake.
Oh, let’s throw him here too, I guess
Yanagisawa 柳沢 Kotarou 誇太郎 柳 willow 沢 mountain stream, swamp 誇 boast, pride 太 grand, magnificent 郎 son
(Almost the same given name as Takebayashi’s, but for Yanagisawa the first o is short. Also, the meaning of the kanji is very different, for Takebayashi it’s filial duty, for Yanagisawa, pride.)
I have always been a sucker for dramatic outfit changes—Suffice it to say, the “weaponized homophobia” scene in this Gakushuu-centric fic had me very very entertained!
Thanks to @slashlgbtqwriter for your hard work on this fic! I am so excited for your next update
(It’s the scene from Chapter 5, where Gakushuu is about to run away from home.)
It’s an awesome fic that manages to have both serious and hilarious moments, with the premise of Gakushuu being sent to E class. You should all definitely check it out :)
As soon as I saw this fic had updated, I knew I had to jump on it first. Thank you @karmicmayhem for the absolutely adorable Karushuu relationship fic starring our sleep-deprived megalomaniac! ~ ♡
I highly recommend checking out this fanfic on Ao3 if you enjoy Gakushuu/Karushuu-centric content!
My favorite Karushuu headcanon is that, if they are to get engaged later in life, they would have to tell Director Asano about it. And his response would be an honest “… Wait, were you two actually dating this whole time?”
Considering it is canon that Gakushuu is friends with an alien, I’d like to think his reaction to Korosensei’s existence would be rather nonchalant.
this is so funny for no reason we need a translator over here
Of course, it is even funnier when translated! The alien is offering to destroy E Class for Gakushuu by “birurururu”ing them (with his laser gun, I assume?).
Gakushuu respectfully declines his offer. What a kind classmate he is!
Here’s to a lovely Karushuu fanfic! If there is one thing Ao3 has taught me, it would be that it is always a wild ride when Gakushuu pulls up to a large body of water.
Thank you @gwendeeagain for this amazing treat of Karushuu angst, humor, and fluff, all bundled up into one. I am in love with this work!!!
