Summary: The man with the legs that confuse Shuya keeps on talking, and introduces himself as the new teacher. Yukie, apparently unaware of the fact that they are all wearing collars demands an explanation as to what is going on, and the other students begin yelling random thinks like "did we all fall asleep", "who is this guy", and "can I kill that fat kid yet?" Shuya keeps up his job of slowly scanning his surroundings, and finds that Kazou, Shogo, and Mitsuko are handling the situation like bosses. The teacher tells them to shut their yaps, and tells them they are all there to kill each other (which no one yells at), because they have been selected for the program (which someone does yell at). Chapter ends right there after about two pages, giving me concern the author is unaware of how to properly use chapters.
Comments on rankings and other random musings:
1) The big mover this time around is Mitsuko, who was previously introduced as the leader of a gang of female hoodlums. Shuya didn't have much to say beyond that, and I had assumed a gang of 15 year old girls doesn't really do much other than each others hair and saying snide things about other girls to give them eating disorders. I was mistaken. Mitsuko is completely unphased by their sudden kidnapping (like Shogo and Kazou), leading me to believe she has either been kidnapped before or was secretly waiting for a time where she could murder the rest of her classmates. She also has a couple of underlings at her disposal, who are almost certain to die before she does. Moved up to a top ten finish for sure.
2) I dropped Sakura and Kazuhiko a couple of spots. I had them fairly high up as I assumed the girlfriend/boyfriend combo platter might team up and protect each other for a while, but neither one was mentioned in the past couple chapters. Besides, I don't know how serious they were about their relationship at the age of 15, but upon further reflection I don't they are to the "I will lay down my life for you" stage of their relationship yet.
3) Shogo smiles when the teacher with appendage legs tells him they are to kill each other. Either his grasp of the language isn't too good, or hes a psychopath. The only question at this point is how many of his fellow students he will slay before the match is over (and how many he already killed by the time the teacher finished his sentence).
4) Kazou is also completely collected, even as his underlings are yelling for his attention. This is the second time he's been shown ignoring them. I suspect he is secretly deaf. I shall keep an eye out for this in the future.
5) Someone yells when he says they are part of the program? But not after he says they are to kill each other? Either they already have knowledge of the program (which would raise more questions) or "program" is code for square dancing. I know that was how I always reacted when we were forced to square dance in gym class
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Moops?
"I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion."