#yada touka

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.

https://blazardragon.tumblr.com/post/149053225649/theres-a-comic-in-the-back-of-korotan-c-i-was

Thank you for reading my Rough Summary to the end.

If this were any other author out there, chances are Yada would’ve been left as a plain old fan service character. I’m glad that Matsui-sensei isn’t one of those.
While I’m at it, I like that Matsui has always gone for a modest and conservative approach with his female characters (cases like Genuine and Irina don’t count), and able to shine on stage with the male characters too. The only other work I’ve seen in a long time that’s cleaner in this regard is Sket Dance.

Main credits go to a certain Baidu forumer for translating the profiles from the Roll Book Time Databook to a language I understand.
In accordance with her wish, her screenshots from the book will not be copied elsewhere, so refer to the following link to see extracts of Yada’s profile:

Extracts of Yada’s profile

And because this is a Japanese -> Chinese -> English translation for the most part, while I have endeavoured to keep things as accurate as possible, not everything may be successfully conveyed across

E-25 Yada Touka (矢田 桃花) – adores B*tch-sensei, #1 nice body in Class E

“Reception and negotiation techniques… once we go out to society, wouldn’t these become our sharpest blades?“

Description

• Having been taught about the “second blade” by Korosensei, she’s been diligently learning techniques in reception and negotiation. She’s been learning all sorts of things girls ought to be well-versed in from Irina, and now she’s just polishing her own girl power. Because she’s still in the stage of adolescence, her chest is still maturing, something the boys get restless about every day.
  (TN: “girl power” here is also Joushiryoku, which I’d explained in Okano’s Profile)
• As the ones who handle negotiations, if Yada and Kurahashi are deployed, a mere one or two targets will be finished off quickly.
• When it comes to the super slow tempo love development between her master B*tch-sensei and the unseducible Karasuma-sensei, she just supports it without making fun of it.

Code Name: Ponytail and Chest (ポニーテールと乳 / ponytail to chichi), Okajima’s idea

“Oho, the point of code names is to relay that person’s charm and characteristics as-is for the sake of assassinations, and this is important even for boys around the world.” (Said with a serious face)

• Birthday: August 1^st
• Height: 161cm
• Weight: 51kg
• Bust Size: E
• Blood Type: A
• Favourite Subject: Japanese
• Worst Subject: Maths
• Interests and special skills: Things girls ought to be well-versed in, Irina-style
• Past Club: Tennis Club (TN: boys and girls seem to have separate clubs, so not the same as Isogai)
• Treasured Item(s): a Shu Uemura lipstick from Irina (TN: this is a real brand)
• Favourite Food: Pancakes
• Bento or Snacks: Bento
• Election Headline (from the 1^st Popularity Poll): The girl power of the chest!!

From Korosensei, Announcement of Results from the Periodic Exams (Main 5 subjects) (credits to young-il-long-kiyoshi)

Her grades in the 5 main subjects have all elevated uniformly. From the 2nd trimester onwards, when Yada started to become close with Irina-sensei, her English skills have steadily gone up. Natural conversations do indeed make for good education material.

(TN: this may be a callback to Chapter 10, when Korosensei expressed his gratitude that the students got to converse with a natural foreigner)

• 1^st Trimester Mid-Terms: 335 points (92^ndplace)
• 1^st Trimester End-of-Terms: 392 points (50^thplace)
• 2^nd Trimester Mid-Terms: 373 points (75^thplace)

Score breakdown

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Karasuma’s Assassination Aptitude (graded on a scale of 6)

Initially her marksmanship had already been good (tied for 3rd in the June test), but recently when it comes to infiltration assassination-related content, she’s been showing world-class potential, probably because she’s been learning various skills from Irina.

• Strategy/Planning: 4
• Commanding/Leadership: 2
• Execution (Ability to carry out plans): 3
• Technique (Traps, weapons, preparations, etc): 1
• Scouting/Intelligence Gathering: 4
• Politics/Negotiations: 6

B*tch-sensei’s Fashion Check (credits to young-il-long-kiyoshi)

Touka’s current fashion is in the midst of ascending the stairway from a girl to a woman. Reminds me of my own past~ But if she wants to better mesmerise men with her charms, she needs to at least show off more of her skin.

School Uniform

She wraps her cardigan around her waist when wearing her uniform. She adopts grown-up women’s fashion faster than anyone.

Street Clothes

Her no-slip shirt has a soft texture that feels girly. It’s a style that shows her appeal without being too sly.

Character Relationships

- Kayano Kaede (addressed as Kaede-chan) -

She more or less figured that Kayano condemns big chests, but she’s been avoiding that landmine.

- Irina Jelavic (addressed as B*tch-sensei) -

At first their conversations were mainly about reception, negotiation and various other “second blade” topics, but recently their conversations are mostly to do with her relationship with Karasuma.
She’s a companion who knows Irina’s phone number. Rather than teacher and student, they feel more like friends, and they’re planning to hold a hotpot party in the coming winter.

- Shiota Nagisa (addressed as Nagisa-kun) -

When Takaoka was one-sidedly pummelling on Nagisa (at Okinawa), she couldn’t help but turn away from the scene. She hates blood and gore, which is why she’s committed herself to perfecting her negotiation skills in order to avoid fighting.

- Muramatsu Takuya (addressed as Muramatsu-kun) -

In elementary school, he once popped into the classroom in which she was learning piano, but very soon he gave up on learning, which she still remembers.

- Kataoka Megu (addressed as Megu) -

In the past, there was a (short period of) time when she lost her heart to Ikemegu. Although, there are lots of girls who want to be close with Kataoka.

(TN: to make sure there’s no misunderstanding, this was something in the past. Roll Book Time was based on material up to Volume 13, so by then Yada’s girl crush is over)

- Okano Hinata (addressed as Hinata-chan) -

She had already noticed how Okano feels about Maehara very early on, and has been rooting on her from the side. But Maehara hasn’t noticed this at all, so she’s feeling pretty dissatisfied.

- Kurahashi Hinano (addressed as Hina-chan) -

They both have gentle and quiet personalities yet still have pretty high girl power, should any average boy look down and flirt with them, they’ll be peacefully, verbally cornered into silence before they even notice.

- Okajima Taiga (addressed as Okajima-kun) -

Okajima has his eyes on her, but because he has no immunity against a real girl’s body, they have not reached a stage of being in (any physical) contact with each other.

Matsui-sensei’s Exclusive Behind the Scenes Data

• Irina’s best disciple. Due to learning so many new things, her communication abilities are outstanding. She had been troubled about her huge chest, but through her days of assassination and under Irina’s guidance, she learnt that (psychological) complexes are also weapons that one can make use of in communication.

• She once neglected a test because she had to nurse her sickly little brother, and fell into Class E as a result.

• When she was caught during the Cops and Robbers game on the mountain, she made known that she had a sickly little brother. There was acting and it did look suspicious, but it really was the reason that she fell into Class E.