01x16 - School's Out/1st Term

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KUNUGIGAOKA

It's an exam that each student
has to take.

But I feel myself standing
on the same stage as the others.

Those who stand beside me to fight,

those who fight against me

and the spectators
who cheer us on or jeer at us.

This setting is practically like

we are assassins.

And at this moment, we're also warriors.

The battle drums

are b*ating today.

Exams are good.

The knowledge gained before the exams

will be all forgotten
when students are grown up.

But it doesn't matter.

During such times, skills are honed

and minds are broadened.

The real treasures are the experience
gained through such results.

That's fast.

Compared to mid-terms,
this is more fast-paced.

At the prep school
for junior high and senior high,

it's not unusual for juniors
to begin learning at a high school level.

The subjects that
are especially fast-paced

are English, maths and science.

But this rule is the same
for all students.

EPISODE 16

Is this the last question?

You brats!

I lived in L.A. for a year
when my parents worked there.

This kind of junior high test
is nothing to me!

IN TRUTH,
I WANT TO BOX THE COOK 100 TIMES.

He hasn't fallen? How can it be?

This is a model answer
worthy of full marks!

You're too rigid.

Relax a little, Model Student.

Full marks?

But she's a Class E student!

Maybe you haven't read it before.

Salinger's "The Catcher in The Rye."

It's no wonder it's a prestigious school.

Exam questions are of a high standard.

The questions are quotations
from famous literature.

They're including the student's reading
volume and adaptability into the score.

If the answers are not in the same coarse
colloquial style as the original text,

marks will be deducted.

I win.

I'm finished.

The English teacher only mentioned
that novel in passing during class!

You mustn't have had
good friends overseas, Tomoya.

Like an octopus who'd zealously
recommend you a good book?

I've always loved reading
this type of sensitive rebellion.

Please read it all in both languages.

It will definitely affect
people of your age.

Damn it!

Come on, science depends on memorizing!

What? I can't take off its armor?

But I memorized it all.

-That's why...
-I understand.

True science will be dull
if it's only memorizing.

If we adopt the attitude of,

"I understand why you're like this"
in our answers,

then science will be very pleased.

One also needs to have language skills
to express one's thoughts in science.

I understand that now, Mr. Koro.

I've slipped.

How would I know how many times they held
Conference on African Development?

That was close.

Just as how I memorized that.

-Yuma, you wretch!
-It was pure coincidence.

I come from a poor family.

While researching the subject
out of sympathy for Africa's poverty...

Action speaks louder than words.

I was taken to the actual location

and that piqued my interest.

Spring has gone, summer has come

just as on Mount Amanokagu.

White robes are spread out to dry.

Your words are as beautiful as your face.

But just one right answer

will not help you score top marks.

First term finals, Math

Time for mathematics.

Looks like Karma is in Class E.

During the mid-term maths exam,
he came in second, after me.

That's outstanding for a Class E student.

However,

it's not just maths for me.

I'm good in all subjects.

Everyone is so flustered.

But this is not what victory is all about.

Total victory is winning easily
by maintaining a normal stance.

I'll use him as a sacrifice

and show everyone what real victory is.

It's the second day of exams.

Whether it's an assassination or a bet,

all results depend
on how many right answers we got.

Everybody,

the results of all subjects are here.

I'll announce them now.

I'll begin with English.

First in Class E

and also first in the whole grade,

Rio Nakamura!

How about that?

What?

That's amazing.

Your inconsistent fighting spirit
always worries me.

There was the ten billion yen
reward to think about.

And don't forget,
there's also a tentacle, Mr. Koro.

Of course not.

Even though Nagisa made a good effort,

unfortunately, you didn't overcome
your habit of making spelling mistakes.

NAGISA SHIOTA, ENGLISH 91, SIXTH PLACE

But top marks in just one subject,
so that's just one tentacle off.

Is it worth celebrating?

Wait till all the scores
have been announced.

Next up, Japanese.

First in Class E,

Yukiko Kanzaki!

Unfortunately, the one
who got first in the grade

is Gakushu Asano of Class A.

GAKUSHU ASANO, JAPANESE 100, FIRST

Still, your performance improved
by leaps and bounds and that's enough.

-Gakushu is really good at getting points.
-He's too good.

Even in English,
he only lost to Rio by one point.

No wonder he came first in the nation.

He's unbeatable in every subject.

They may be known as the Five Greats,

but it actually boils down to Gakushu.

We have to b*at him to get first place.

Let's move on to the next one.

Social studies.
First in Class E is Yuma Isogai.

As for first in the grade...

Congratulations!

You b*at Gakushu to the top spot!

Yes!

You did great even though there were
many tricky questions in the paper.

That's two wins and one loss to us.

It's science next. How will Manami do?

First in Class E

is Manami Okuda!

And...

Wonderful!

First in the grade is also Manami Okuda!

MANAMI OKUDA, SCIENCE 98, FIRST

Excellent!

Three wins and one loss now.

We don't need to wait
for the maths results.

Class E has a clear win against Class A.

You did well, Manami!
You got yourself one tentacle!

And we won the bet too!

I can't wait!

So there's just math now.

GAKUSHU ASANO, MATH 100, FIRST

We lost three to two in five subjects.

We actually lost to Class E.

What's more humiliating than this?

But the result is still good, Natsuhiko.

We b*at them on the overall score.

I got my revenge against the fellow
who took the fourth place from me.

But he dug his own grave.

That idiot didn't even bother to compete.

MATH 85, 10TH PLACE,
OVERALL SCORE 469, 13TH PLACE

Class A is formidable.

They got the top six spots
in five subjects.

Kotaro and Meg
got best overall scores in Class E.

They both tied for seventh place.

The results are as expected.

Because Class A also studied very hard.

They've raised the difficulty level
for this exam too.

The slower students would've had
no way to keep up.

What are you trying to say?

You thought you were cool enough
to score well without any effort?

You've embarrassed yourself!

Congratulations on keeping
your individual top spot.

I may have liked to say that,

but I heard you made a bet with Class E

and you lost the bet.

Since the whole school knows about this,

it'll be very difficult
to refuse Class E's demand.

What will you do?

Do you want the school to shield you all?

There's no need for that.

You said it yourself.

You'd put a collar around me
and keep me for a lifetime.

You even threatened to expose
my nonexistent secret.

That's a lot of blusters for a squirt

who can't even win a bet
against his contemporaries.

Those who earned the right
to destroy my tentacles

are Rio, Yuma and Manami.

This time, whether
in the assassination or the bet,

you didn't make yourself useful at all.

Do you understand?

The one who did nothing
when it was time to give his best

will feel his presence
diminishing in the class.

You can't be called an assassin
because you failed to hone your Kn*fe.

He's just a brat
brandishing his rusty blade.

Was it a good thing to be so hard on him?

Don't worry.

I just want him to feel a little sting.
He'll be on his feet in no time.

He's very gifted and skilled.

But such people are often very immature.

Since they always win without effort,

they grow up without understanding
what it means to really compete.

The earlier they feel defeat,
the greater the talent will become.

Examination is a chance

to let them know the meaning
of victory and defeat, strong and weak.

Every student will experience
a lot of success and setbacks.

What is success? What is defeat?

This is the time to look for the meaning.

Because it's a very important thing

and I didn't realize it
until the very end.

Class Meeting

Hello, class.

Your performance was very good this time.

Out of five subjects,
you got three top scores.

Let's begin the assassination then.

The three top pupils,
please go ahead and assassinate.

I can handle three fewer tentacles,
no problem.

But losing six would be hard.

Wait a minute, octopus.

We didn't just get the top three spots.

There was only three, Ryoma.

Japanese, English, Social Studies,
Science and Math put together...

Don't feign ignorance.

The five subjects are Japanese,
English, Social Studies, Science

and Home Economics.

Home Economics?

No one said which five subjects.

The whole class should've been in
on this if we'd known earlier.

Wait, this type of subject is...

"This type of subject"?

That's lacking in manners, Mr. Koro.

Home economics
is the toughest of all five subjects.

That's right,
you must respect the agreement!

Four students aced Home Economics,
the most important subject!

That makes it seven tentacles altogether!

Seven tentacles?

Seven!

Also, Mr. Koro.

We've all discussed and agreed on this.

This time, we'll use the reward
we won from our bet with Class A.

After the finals,
came the school graduation ceremony.

But we had things we needed to attend to.

The President of the student council
has finally arrived.

What is it?

We're busy with the ceremony.

-We have no time for you people.
-Hold on a minute.

Aren't you forgetting something?

Gakushu, we had a bet, right?

The winner gets to make a demand.

We emailed you the details.

You have no problem with it, right?

Now that it's come to this, you're not
going to say it was all a joke, right?

Otherwise,

we could include home economics
into those five subjects.

We'd still be the winners.

This time, that bunch
of good-for-nothing kids

made a fool out of you.

Yes, their viewpoint
is more like quibbling,

but I'm very happy

because home economics
is not included as an exam subject,

so it's not regarded as important.

So the teachers who are responsible
will put out any questions they like.

Class E students only have me
as their teacher,

so they are at a great disadvantage.

They must have done a lot of research.

In order to defeat me,

they researched all kinds
of model exam questions.

The way they came up
with finding a blind spot

and focusing totally
on delivering a fatal blow...

They are worthy students of this class.

Back to the subject...

Why do we have to be gatekeepers?

Because Mr. Karasuma
doesn't want us to attend the ceremony.

-It's all because of a certain octopus!
-It's all because of a certain bitch!

Karma.

This is a first.

You actually attended the school assembly.

Because if don't,
it'll look as though I'm evading.

I'd hate that.

-Storehouse Beach.
-Storehouse...

Mr. Karasuma.

That Ritsu stand-in is too disconcerting.
I can't concentrate on the ceremony.

Just bear with it.

It's because we don't want anyone
to know that she's a machine.

She's my superior's daughter.

She doesn't talk much
and doesn't ask questions.

Attending classes
has improved Ritsu's grades.

My superior is very happy.

She sat next to me during the exam.

I couldn't concentrate because of her,
that's why I came last in class.

Even if you came out last in class,

you're still placed
in the middle of the grade.

They've managed to come this far
from rock bottom.

You'll have your vacation,
but don't be lazy.

Be careful not to end up
like Class E students.

His usual satires
against Class E is falling flat.

Because the bottom Class E
fought to gain the top spot.

Even though Mr. Koro is absent,

we could all still stand tall and proud.

The final exams this time

has made every student
become more aware of how they did.

Besides, the sense of humiliation
and danger that Class E brought

has roused them to strive harder.

It is at this time when the existence
of the earth is in danger,

my principles on education

is working smoothly.

But those at the bottom
must remain at the bottom.

I'll use this vacation

to take care of this problem.

SUMMER VACATION MANUAL

One book per person.

The huge manuals are here again.

It looks like an accordion.

I don't feel it's enough either.

There are countless
of temptations during summer.

Okay.

It'll be summer vacation after this.

But there's an important event
coming soon.

Are you talking about the bet we won?

This is actually reserved
for the best class.

Which means Class A
would usually be given the privilege.

But this time,
the first 50 spots in the exams

seem to have been taken up
by Class A and Class E.

So all of you are entitled to this reward.

KUNUGIGAOKA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

The Kunugigaoka
special summer vacation course.

A trip to an Okinawan resort
for three days and two nights.

They can have the boring domestic trip.

You can't win when it matters!
Five Greats? What a joke!

Gakushu is the only one who won.

Can you please be quiet?

The loser has no right to say anything.

Sit quietly until I tell you otherwise.

We must have our revenge.

I'll get rid of Class E
before I deal with Dad.

You are all my target.

So is that your demand?

Yes.

We'd like to use the right
to destroy tentacles during summer camp.

You're going to destroy my tentacles.

And you want to use the sea
that surrounds the island,

which is my very weakness,
to try and take my life.

I'll be honest with you.

You've become formidable students.

You all have your report cards
to show to your parents.

As for this...

This is my personal report cards for you.

The classroom was full of perfect circles.

The assassination target

gave us the happiest assessment
of our last three months.

You made full use
of the first semester's basics.

Study hard even during your summer break.

And strive hard to assassinate.

Kunugigaoka's Class E juniors,
Assassination Classroom.

We're officially done
with first semester's basic lessons!

Junior high home economics lesson
comprises of food, clothing and housing.

One learns the necessary know-how
and skills to live independently.

It helps students understand
the function of a home.

Ryoma, please improve your quality
of life through home economics.

Next episode, Island Class.