CHAPTER 8 - Notorious November (3)
[CAT EARS PUNISHMENT]
The second-semester finals would be a week from now. In order to rebound from their midterms, Karma has initiated to conduct tutoring lessons to his fellow classmates on subjects that they were weak at – especially in Math.
Since he had been way ahead of everyone else during summer, he was able to come up second in their batch despite being prohibited to study before the midterm tests. This made him the perfect candidate to support the whole class in getting into the top 50.
Because of that, both Chiba and Hayami believed that seeking his help would be the right thing to do. Although Chiba was good in Math, he still wanted to learn from someone who had beaten Gakushuu Asano, the top student in school, in that field.
Standing by the blackboard was Karma with seven of his classmates – Nagisa, Kayano, Tomohito Sugino, Kanzaki, Okuda, Chiba, and Hayami –sitting on the front row. On one hand, Korosensei was having his cram-study sessions outside for the rest of the class.
"Now that I have taught you the concepts, I will give you fifteen problems to answer. You will be punished if you get at least five wrong," said Karma.
The red head's proclamation made Sugino uneasy. With this, he raised his hand. "Erm... what is the punishment?" he asked.
Karma broke into a sneer as he pulled out a headwear that has cat ears. "You will put this on for the rest of the day and whenever somebody calls you out, you have to respond with 'meow' with your hands like this." He lifted both fists to his chest – just like a cat.
Every single one of them felt like backing out now. But since they all badly wanted to make it to the top 50, they knew that they would have to endure the sadist's shenanigans.
Afterward, Karma checked their answers. Then he handed the cat ears to Nagisa, Sugino, and Hayami. Chiba got the highest score of 13 out of 15, while Sugino was the lowest with only five correct.
"Your problems are just too complicated," Sugino whined. "There is no way that we could get them all correct."
With a shrug, Karma retorted, "That was your fault. If you paid attention to me earlier, maybe you would have gotten a better score."
This silenced the baseball-lover. What the red head has said was true. While Karma was teaching them, Sugino was instead ogling at his seatmate, Kanzaki. He could not help it though. She just looked too beautiful listening as she took down notes.
"This is stupid," said Hayami before placing the cat ears on the desk. "I'm not going to wear this."
Karma's golden orbs narrowed. "If you won't, then, you will be on class duty for the whole week instead," he warned.
It was either a short-term humiliation or less time to study after school.
Heaving out a sigh, her hand reached for the accessory. Her brittle gaze remained on the leering red-head as she laid it atop her head.
The smile on Karma's face widened, while everyone stared in astonishment. Chiba cleared his throat whilst turning away from the 'adorable sight'.
"Now, was that so hard?" Karma mocked.
Ever since then, Okajima would call Hayami's name endlessly to which she would answer with a 'meow' and a cat-pose. Upon seeing it the first time, blood spilled out from his nose as he exclaimed, "That's so cute!"
Nakamura, of course, seized this opportunity by taking pictures and a video of Hayami including Nagisa and Sugino, who were beet-red from embarrassment by now. Nagisa was even forced to wear Nakamura's skirt and other costumes that had been set aside for this sort of occasion, which resulted in another cross-dressing photoshoot.
Then, when Chiba had called out Hayami's name, several curious gazes in the room flickered in their direction. After facing him, Hayami performed the cat thing and became paralyzed upon seeing her sniping partner.
Much to everyone's disappointment, Chiba casually returned her notebook that he had borrowed before careening back to his seat. No ounce of emotion could be found on any part of his body although his mind has been screaming non-stop how 'cute' she looked in those cat ears.
***
Hayami was having enough of the unwanted attention, which was caused by the cat ears adorning her head. And so, she sneaked out of the classroom to the forest when lunch period had arrived.
She would rather eat alone in nature rather than spend another hour being harassed by a certain semi-bald pervert and attracting looks from everyone more so when they were less occupied on a break.
She began munching on her bento when she heard the crunching of leaves and twigs beneath heavy and careful footsteps. Her head whipped to the side where the noise was coming from. There stood an upstanding toned figure with a black fringe covering the upper half of his face.
"How did you find me here?" she asked him.
He lifted his phone that was showing a grid map of the mountain with a green blip pinpointing her location. It was an application that Ritsu has provided for the class.
As he hunched down beside her, she threw him another question. "Why did you come here?"
"To keep you company."
"I don't need one," she stated before resuming her lunch.
After opening his bento, he started eating as well, knowing too well she appreciated his coming here with her not telling him to leave. When he had finished, a thought popped into his mind.
"I never pegged you to be wearing cat ears," he said a bit teasingly.
"S-Shut up. I just don't want to miss my studying time," she stuttered as a hint of pink flushed her cheeks.
"I would've helped you in the class duty."
Her eyebrows scrunched further. "I won't let you do that. You also need to study," she rebuked.
This didn't make him falter. "We could have more study groups together," he responded firmly.
Her lips formed into a thin line as she packed up her bento. Then, standing on her feet, she said "Do what you want" before turning around, hiding the smile on her face.
***
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𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: The 'END' AssClass
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Class 3-E students ONLY
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 6:34 PM
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
*sends photos of Hayami, Sugino, and Nagisa wearing cat ears*
*sends videos of the three meowing with the cat pose*
YOU'RE WELCOME >:)
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RED SADIST [Karma]
Nakamura, you forgot something.
*sends photos of Nagisa crossdressing with cat ears*
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Hayami as a cat... Thank the heavens!!!
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GENDER [Nagisa]
Karma-kun, why did you send it?!?!?!
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RED SADIST [Karma]
Why not~
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BASEBALL4LIFE [Sugino]
Noooo!!!! This is shameful...
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CASANNOVA JERK [Maehara]
Hayami looks cute <3
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TANK LORD [Itona]
True. She's got the right specs. Definitely up to my standards.
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BEETLE MOE [Kurahash]
Haya-chan is so KAWAI!!! Nagisa-chan is also adorable teehee ^_^ V
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GENDER [Nagisa]
Kurahashi-san... -_-
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TANK LORD [Itona]
He doesn't look bad either.
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
It's not too late to change, Nagisa-chan ;)
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RED SADIST [Karma]
We can still book a flight to Thailand this weekend. It's on sale right now. You can still make it before the test.
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GENDER [Nagisa]
Can you guys please stop it?
/"Tank Lord" changed "Pudding~'s" nickname to "Forever Flat"./
FOREVER FLAT [Kayano]
What the hell, Itona?!
/"Forever Flat" changed "Tank Lord's" nickname to "WallTerminator"./
HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Can we just appreciate Hayami though? I'm so happy that I can save her picture to my collection!
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CHEST [Yada]
You're so disgusting.
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TSUN TSUN [Hayami]
Rio, delete my photo and video this instant. Okajima, don't you dare save my photo.
/"WallTerminator" changed "Forever Flat's" nickname to "CupZero"./
HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Oops... the deed's done. Sorry, Hayami.
/"CupZero" changed "WallTerminator's" nickname to "SubtlyPervert"./
BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Sorry, Hayami. It's already online. I can't take it down. :P
/"SubtlyPervert" changed "CupZero's" nickname to "No Butt & Breasts"./
SUPERMODEL [Kataoka]
Itona and Kayano-san! Please stop changing your nicknames. It causes a nuisance to everyone from the nonstop notifications.
/"Supermodel" changed "No Butt & Breasts's" nickname to "Pudding~"./
/"Supermodel" changed "SubtlyPervert's" nickname to "Wall Terminator"./
PUDDING~ [Kayano]
Sorry, Kataoka-san. Also, that's not Itona's original nickname.
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SUPERMODEL [Kataoka]
It isn't? Oh sorry. I'll change it back right away.
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WALL TERMINATOR [Itona]
No need. I'm okay with this.
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SUPERMODEL [Kataoka]
If you say so.
Btw, Itona. You shouldn't make comments on a girl's body. It's rude and offensive.
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WALL TERMINATOR [Itona]
I can't help it. Somehow, Nagisa is more of a girl than Kayano.
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PUDDING~ [Kayano]
HEY
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SUPERMODEL [Kataoka]
Itona, what did I just say?
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IKEMEN [Isogai]
Now, we still have a mock test tomorrow. We should be studying right now.
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SUPERMODEL [Kataoka]
I'm sorry, Isogai-kun.
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PUDDING~ [Kayano]
Hai, class rep!
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WALL TERMINATOR [Itona]
Then off I go.
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IKEMEN [Isogai]
Don't sweat it, Kataoka. You've done nothing wrong
***
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𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: The 'END' AssClass
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Class 3-E students ONLY
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞:11:03 PM
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
OH NO! HAYAMI'S PICTURE AND VIDEO DISAPPEARED FROM MY PHONE
I also can't find them here in the chatroom.
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
You're right. I can't find them on my phone too, but Sugino and Nagisa's are still here.
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
WHAT HAPPENED
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MUSHROOM DIRECTOR [Mimura]
Must be a hack.
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Ritsu, can you explain?
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RITSU
Yes, I deleted the picture and videos of Hayami only.
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
What the hell?!
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Uh, why?
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RITSU
Because Chiba-kun asked me to.
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Chiba, whyyy. Let me have my fun TT_TT
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Ooh~ someone's getting protective :-)
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Just admit that you like Hayami, then, I'll stop bothering her. Maybe.
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Admit it.
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EMO BANGSSS [Chiba]
Go to sleep.
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HENTAI IDIOT [Okajima]
Come on, dude. Just confess!
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BLONDE SADIST [Nakamura]
Spill it!!!
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EMO BANGSSS [Chiba]
Bye.
****
The next morning, Hayami thanked Chiba for what he did. She did not bring up the last part of the chat much to his relief. What she did not know though was he had saved her photo with the cat ears on in his phone.
He pondered – 'Should I tell her?'