Nagisa's POV

I watched everyone shoot the targets with guns and I didn't expect anything special from the class, except from Rinka and Chiba of course since that's what they're Gods from. Goddess in Rinka's case, but then I saw Karma shoot.

I hate to admit it, but he's not bad at all. If anything, I'd say he's just as good of a shooter as I am. And THAT'S saying a lot. He comes off as someone with a cocky attitude, but in some cases.... I guess...... he deserves it. I don't know why, but I can't help but to feel impressed with him. He wasn't too shabby with hand-to-hand combat either.

Karma.... He annoys me, yet I always notice when he's staring at me. A part of me likes that. I might actually talk to him. No! Nagisa, you know better than to try to get close to someone. That won't end well. It never does.

I've only spoken to Kayano, because she spoke to me first and politely. I still won't get too close to her either. I'm surprised that someone like Karma isn't already popular. He could if he wanted to. I mean he's handsome, strong..... stop Nagisa. He acts as if he doesn't want to get too close to anyone either. I mean yes, he does put himself out there, but it's as if he's warning people to stay away from him.

I don't understand why everyone else in our class fears him. On the other hand, we're Gods for crying out loud! He doesn't come off as a bad guy. They don't fear me... careful sure, but not fear. That's not a good thing. He doesn't deserve to be treated like that. His bloodlust wasn't even that bad though. He only released a little bit of it. Maybe it's not just Humans who are weak against bloodlust. Gods are too apparently.

He stopped shooting and looked around. When he noticed me looking at him, I gave him a small smile. He earned it. Now Nagisa, it's time to move on. I went back to not showing any emotions. It's a skill I picked up on while I was growing up. People wouldn't leave me alone or took advantage of my kindness whenever I took pity on them, so I blocked my emotions hoping that blocking my emotions would stop me from feeling them as much. That doesn't work, but it keeps most people from interacting with me. So that still helps.

Karasuma announced that we'll be sparring against each other with knives. They're plastic knives, but with the weight, size, and design as a real knife would. Getting hit with one wouldn't cause serious damage, but could cause some physical pain from its weight. He paired the class up in groups of two.

Karma was chosen to be my partner. Isn't that fantastic.... The one person I was actually trying to avoid gets paired up with me.

Karma and I get in one of the circles on the floor to spar with one knife in our right hands. I look up and see a smirk on his face. Is he enjoying this? He wants to lose that badly? Fine then. A smirk forms on my face as well. If he wants to lose against me already, then I won't stop him.

Karma's POV

Nagisa was impressed by me! I didn't expect that. Even though he went back to wearing a poker face, he still smiled at me. I, Karma the God of Mischief, made Nagisa the God of Deception proud of me. That makes me feel satisfied with all of my work so far.

Karasuma just paired me with Nagisa. I've been waiting to fight him for hours now. I'm even more excited now than I was about going against Karasuma-sensei. He is on a much higher level than Nagisa is, but Nagisa so far has proven to be an equal to me. The perfect rival. After getting in a fighting stance, I caught the sight of a smirk playing on his lips. That just made my right hand grip my knife harder. Does he think I'm worthy of his effort? Oh yeah, this is about to get fun.

I charged at him first, having the knife aimed at his neck. He blocked my knife with his. Both of our smirks just increasing in size. He moves to my right and swings his left foot in a left roundhouse kick towards my right temple. I block it when my right arm then grab his left with my left hand.
I got him now..... or so I thought.

Nagisa's POV

Karma grabbed my leg before it hit his head. He's trying to lift my body off the ground. Perfect ~Smirk~. I jumped off the ground from my standing leg and wrapped both of my legs around his neck as my upper body dropped to the ground and grabbed his right arm, placing him in a flying triangle choke hold. (Just like in the photo below)

Now I wonder what he's going to do now~~

Karma's POV

What the hell?!! When did he learn how to do that? Wait. His hold on me isn't tight. Meaning I'm much more physically powerful than he is. A smirk returns to my lips.

I start to stand up and slowly lift his body up since he's wrapped around my right arm. I see his eyes widen. I raise my left hand into a fist. Before I'm able to punch him, he backflips off of me and is now a few feet away.

Both of us widen our eyes. Big grins on our faces as our blood rushes through our veins. The real fun begins now.

"Alright guys, that's enough sparring for now. We're moving on to the next stage of your training," Karasuma interrupted. Goddamn it all! I was really having fun too. Nagisa and I stopped and started following Karasuma back to the classroom.

I look at Nagisa back with his poker face on. I know he was having just as much fun as I was. Why does he continue to not allow himself to feel happy? To have some fun, or at least feel some type of emotion?

While we were sparring, his face was glowing in excitement. Almost like someone who just won the lottery kind of excitement. And I was able to make him that happy. A huge smile never dropped from my face from the match. I finally met someone who I consider an equal. I'm sure he feels the same way about me.

I've made a decision. Nagisa, God of Deception.

You will become my friend.

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