Kill Me With Love (Karma Akabane)

VII.Triggered?

As soon as the train stopped and they've arrived their destination..

Karma gently taps her shoulder. "Achlys" he called her name
in a soft tone of voice. She awakens to the sound of his voice.

With half-open eyes, she looked at him. "Karma.."

"We're here" Karma looked out the window and told her so.

Immediately, the class began dividing themselves into groups.
Each group is accompanied by Koro-sensei once in a while.
And thus, they began exploring the places in Kyoto.

Walking around with cheerful looks on their faces..
Nagisa's group seems to be enjoying themselves.
But Achlys was feeling a bit irritated for some reason.

Not only Karma but Nagisa and Kayano noticed it as well.

"You okay?" Karma asked her while they were walking behind
everyone else.

"Why do you ask? I'm alright, Karma" Achlys wondered about
his question.

"Here it is, guys! I believe this spot will be perfect for an
   assassination, you know" Kanzaki said in a cheerful tone of voice
as they lead them into a dark, tight alley street.

"You're definitely right! In movies they usually use places like
   these for an assassination" Kayano agrees and tells her so.

"Still.. wouldn't it be bad for us to be going on narrow places
  like this by ourselves?" Nagisa worries for their safety.

"It's fine, Nagisa-kun." Karma takes the lead.

"Oi.. oi.. are you sure you girls should be going to sketchy places
   like this..? Hahaha!!" The men they bumped into back in the train
appeared before them again and wore a dangerous look on their faces.

"T-Those guys!" Okuda realized.

Achlys was standing behind. Calm. Silent. Observing.
Glaring at the enemy with such a cold, deadly glare.

"Well? Why don't you keep us company?" The thugs were talking to
Kanzaki and Kayano.

"Eh? You sure about that misters? We don't mind keeping your company"
Karma bravely stepped forward and said in a challenging tone of voice.

"K-Karma-kun! Stop that!" Nagisa becomes even more worried.

"Ha? We're not talking to you stupid boys. Come girls--" The thug
was cut off when Karma landed a punch on him.

"You really sure you don't want my company?~" Karma smiled dangerously.

"Y-You little runt!!" All the other accomplices of the sketchy guys began attacking
Karma, Sugino and Nagisa. But before they could grab Karma, Achlys stepped in
and took them down with her katana.

"Don't worry" She says, "My sword is yet to be unsheathed" Achlys' voice
sounded calm but still she wore that deadly look in her crimson eyes.

"Why you little bitch! Grab her!"

"Achlys.." Karma was beaten down and yet he was still amazed by
her skills, somehow distracting him. All the thugs ganged up on him
and the other two boys..

One after another.. she took down the thugs effortlessly.
But there were too many of them.. and she was dealing with a few
to even notice that Kayano and Kanzaki had already been grabbed
by the thugs.