Chapter 00
I remember standing in front of an airplane, waiting patiently to get on board, be a passenger on flight. But, you see, I'm not just any passenger who's going to fly somewhere. I'm a student. I'm a super high school level student, on my way to go to the most prestigious school in Japan- maybe even in the whole world. I could feel the excitement bubbling in my chest, as if I'm a balloon filled with helium. If there's too much inside me, I could possibly explode. But at the same time, underneath that bubbling excitement was a gurgling anxiety. I… I hope everything will go well. This is the day where I will be heading to my new school. And once I enter this academy, I can be known for my talent. I can be known as a student of Hope's Peak Academy, and not just some boy who looked like a girl; not just a boy, who has a despairing family background; not just a boy, who was once lost, and was now found. Found by this hope-filling academy.
I could hear chatters around me, but no person had entered my view. I was too focused on the big aircraft in front of me. When I get on this airplane, I'll be on my way to my future.
Too bad though. I was just admiring the airplane in front of me, thinking about my new school and future, and all of a sudden…
I blacked out.
"He's stirring."
The feminine voice that piped up beside him was the first clearest thing he has ever heard once he woke up. He was picking bits and pieces of conversations when he was starting to gain consciousness, but the words coming from his surrounding were all jumbled that he didn't understand them. He could feel his body tense and numb, probably from sitting very long. There were murmurs again, female and male alike, he figures. But he still didn't understand them. Once he heard a loud voice just from behind him, a shot of pain went through his head like a raging storm entered his skull. His hand automatically flew to his forehead as he leans forward in an attempt to stand up. A warm hand landed on his chest to stop him.
"I'll go get some water," a male person's voice enters his ears in a fluid moment. And then, footsteps padded on the ground.
"Let's ask him some questions," a female suggests beside him.
A finger lifts his right eyelid, and he opens his eyes wide instantly at the cold touch like the finger was previously held in front of an AC unit. The first thing he sees was a blue seat; a seat oddly similar to airplane seats. His vision adjusts slowly, and more blue seats came into his view. And then, something alarmingly red catches his eye. He looked to his left where a red-haired boy sat with his amber eyes examining his actions. Strangely enough, the redhead was wearing a casual smile as he looks at him. He looked at his right, and saw a green-haired girl sitting beside him with a curious look on her face. The hand that was resting on his chest belonged to hers.
"Why don't we just start our introductions again, right now," the redhead suggested lazily. In a moment, he noticed that the redhead was sitting on a window seat, and outside of the window, there was nothing interesting to see except for the fluffy clouds that seem to block the view from anything else. He looked to the other windows and saw the same thing: clouds. "So we don't have to make it difficult for him."
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea," the green-haired girl responds with a radiating smile. She turns to him with that same smile and starts. "My name is Kaede Kayano, the Ultimate Sweet Connoisseur."
His eyes slightly widened upon hearing her name. He's heard of that name before. This girl is quite popular when it comes to Japanese sweet products. She's the girl who started a food business somewhere in Kyoto when she was just fourteen years old, and now, her business had been a successful hit in the market. She manages the Aguri Japanese Sweets store, doesn't she? It's a remarkable thing to know that someone so young could manage a big store that has franchises over the whole country. He tasted one of her bestselling pudding and he has to admit, some people are right. They say her products are like drugs: overwhelming and addicting.
She giggles at his expression. "You seem surprised, huh? Don't worry, I get that a lot."
He swallowed and nodded with uncertainty. Am I supposed to introduce myself… or…?
Kayano looks over to the redhead, who releases a silent huff from his seat. He turns himself to the redhead, who meets his eyes with an innocent-looking smile.
"Karma Akabane, Ultimate Lucky Student."
Well that's ironic, he thinks. The words "Karma" and "Lucky" aren't the same. Still, the idea wasn't important enough for him to get easily distracted, for he decides to introduce himself.
"Uh, my name's Nagisa Shiota." He meekly starts. Before he could continue, the redhead pipes up jokingly.
"Let me guess," he says in a playful tone. "Ultimate Transgender?"
Kayano giggles in her seat at his joke.
Nagisa sighs with a small blush, but wasn't quite affected by it. He was used to it after all. He was androgynous, no wonder Karma stated that. He didn't take it personally though, because the playful tone was just a way to lighten up the mood around the students. Karma probably thought he was tensed in this questionable situation. How did I even get in here?
"Uhm, I'm actually the Ultimate Elementary Tutor."
"You must love children. They're adorable, aren't they?" Kayano voices out as she looks at him with her same radiating smile.
Nagisa has to agree with that. Some kids he tutors are pretty adorable, and even though some of them were naughty and stubborn, it always made him happy that they're eager to learn from him. He remembered the pink-haired girl who used to hate his guts. When she was entrusted to him, Nagisa knew that she was a troublemaker from the start. But the only cause of her attitude was because someone was bullying her. Her lowest subject was Math, and Nagisa, even when he's the Ultimate Elementary Tutor, is not the smartest in that subject as well. They formed a bond, and when she started returning to him with higher scores, Nagisa always felt proud for her. They both learned many things from each other.
"Yeah, they are," Nagisa answers truthfully with a small smile as well.
Padding footsteps was approaching them and Nagisa saw a new person to meet. A bottle of water was immediately handed to him. "Here," the new boy starts. "Take this."
The sight of the liquid in front of him made him realize how parched he is, and so, he takes it willingly and opens it. Setting it on his lips, he tilts the bottle and started gulping the water, downing it in one go.
"You're pretty thirsty," Karma notes aloud. He hears rustling noises until he finds out that the boy was offering him a mint gum. "Want some?"
He looked at it for a moment, before taking the bottle off of his mouth. Shaking his head as he clutches the empty bottle, he glances at Karma. "No, thanks. The water's good enough for me." Then he looks up at the new boy. Upon quick examination, he looked pretty simple and dressed in a casual tee and cargo pants. Nagisa thought of what his talent could possibly be before making a smile. "Thank you for the water…"
"Oh," the boy utters as he realizes Nagisa was asking for his name. "Tomohito Sugino, Ultimate Archer. And you are?"
"Nagisa Shiota, Ultimate Elementary Tutor."
"Nice to meet you, Shiota…kun. Shiota-kun." Sugino had performed a quick scan on the blue-haired boy, and with Nagisa's attire- which was a dark vest over a t-shirt with a character from the superhero movie "Sonic Ninja" and simple pants, a pair of sneakers as well-, it was easy to determine that Nagisa was a boy. Or so he thinks.
"Oh, you can… you can all call me by my first name," the blue-haired boy declared. "I'm used to being called by that."
"Then call me by my first name as well," Karma says next. "Akabane's just too long and boring."
"Alright then," Kayano starts. "Let's introduce you to the others as well."
Meeting other people won't be a problem. It's not like he had any problems remembering strangers' names. The pain in his head was slowly going away, but he could still feel the drumming feeling in his skull when he thinks deeply about the situation. It was strange and confusing. Just how did I get in here? He asks himself silently. He looks at Kayano quickly and voices out his question.
"Sorry, but… how did I get here?" pairs of eyes stared at him, so he tries again. "I… I don't remember how I got in here. So… I wanna know what's happening in here."
"Yeah, you're right," Sugino starts. "Actually, we don't know how all of us got in here. The first one to wake up found out we were all in here, unconscious, and… all of us don't remember getting in this plane as well. So some of us tried to 'look for clues' or something like that."
"All of us?" Nagisa words out.
"Yep," Karma responds casually as he pops in a mint gum.
"Alright then, now that that's cleared," Kayano stood up from her seat. "Let's start getting you some new friends! I'll tell you, we've got a unique set in here," she says it in an eager tone that Nagisa found himself standing up as well. He watched Sugino go off to a circle formed by a few teenagers, and started to talk to them as well. Karma stayed on his seat, watching the clouds outside the aircraft. He's probably the type of boy who loves tosky-watch, he thinks. Following the sweet connoisseur, they approach the nearest people to them, which are two boys. One wore round eyeglasses, wearing a uniform that reminded Nagisa of employees working at hospitals. The other had silver-colored hair that covered his ears. He didn't stand out too much but something tells Nagisa that that information has something to do with his talent.
"Hey guys," Kayano greets enthusiastically. The boy who wore eyeglasses made a curt nod at her then turned his attention to Nagisa.
"It's the last kid," Nagisa hears the silver-haired boy mutter under his breath before smiling at him. "Hey there…" his voice trails off when he eyes Nagisa's attire. Something tells me he's trying to figure out my gender.
"I'm Nagisa Shiota, but you can call me by my first name… uh, I'm the Ultimate Elementary Tutor," he says with a bow. When he stands up straight, he adds hastily. "And I'm a boy."
"He's telling the truth," Kayano spoke with a giddy smile. "I could tell by his chest."
"K-Kayano-san!" Nagisa blushes at her sudden statement. They just met each other a minute ago and she's making comments about him like they're close… not that it affected him. He's used to being mistaken as a girl, but nobody ever said anything about his private parts… not that he considered his chest a private part. That would've been embarrassing if he noted that out loud.
The silver-haired boy makes a nervous and sheepish chuckle before nodding. "Yeah… I-I'm Sosuke Sugaya by the way, the Ultimate Art Prodigy."
Nagisa nods. He doesn't stand out from a crowd, but with his talent, he could attract attention with his fantastic paintings. Nagisa knows for sure, Sugaya is known for his creations. From Nagisa's knowledge, Sugaya was known to be a student who had low grades back in elementary and middle school. But due to his talent, he had gained popularity when he showed the other students his creations. Nagisa didn't see the creations himself, but he has heard of it from the kids he tutors. Sugaya was known to be a good sculptor and a good painter. His hands are gifted, a kid says. He has the ability to turn trash into art. He wishes he could see the art prodigy's creations.
Nagisa looks over to the other boy, who cleared his throat and pushed his eyeglasses back up to the bridge of his nose. "My name is Kotaro Takebayashi, and I am the Ultimate Paramedic."
Nagisa has nothing more to say about him, but his role is pretty important and difficult. The sight of blood doesn't scare Nagisa, but he's the type who would panic when a person is in pain or in danger. Nagisa remembered an incident after a tutoring session with a blonde kid who accidentally tripped and twisted her ankle. Nagisa didn't know how to respond at the crying child and started yelling at the nearest person, which was an old man riding on a bicycle. Takebayashi, he figures, must be type of person who acts calmly and independently when he encounters accidents. That's a good thing to know.
"We're gonna go meet other people," Kayano states and grabs Nagisa's hand. "See you later guys."
Two nods from the two boys made it clear for them to go to the next nearest person, which was a girl who had a messy black shoulder-length hair sitting on an airplane seat, reading a pamphlet. Feeling a presence approaching her, her eyes started to avert from the pamphlet to the two approaching teenagers. Kayano smiled at her with a wave while Nagisa made an effort to make a small smile. She gave out a dark vibe with the way she looked at him, but Nagisa couldn't tell her talent. Ultimate Occult Member, perhaps? No, that's ridiculous. Hope's Peak scouts high school students who- he cuts his own train of thought, remembering that there's an Ultimate Gangster and an Ultimate Bike Gang Leader in the school.
"Hello," Kayano greets before looking back at Nagisa.
Nagisa parted his lips and spoke automatically. "I'm Nagisa Shiota, but you can call me by my first name. I'm the Ultimate Elementary Tutor… and I'm a boy." Kayano grins at him, mentally stating that he just repeated what he said earlier.
The black-haired girl nods before looking back at her pamphlet. "Kirara Hazama," Nagisa's eyes slightly widened at her first name, but caught on with her next statement. "Ultimate Librarian."
Her title isn't really attention-seeking. Nagisa thinks she likes it that way. She probably loves reading books, the scent of each pages and the letters on them. Maybe she's even the type who likes dark and despairing stories. Nagisa often reads textbooks and comics, but light novels and fiction books doesn't interest him. He glances at the pamphlet she's reading and asks curiously. "What's that?" He and Kayano had asked simultaneously.
"It's an airplane pamphlet," she responds without looking up at them. "'Be air wise', it says. Everything about safety precautions and safety measures are written here. But it doesn't state the name of this airline, or who works in here." She scoffs. "The situation we're in is quite suspicious, don't you think?"
"Yeah. That's quite interesting," Kayano notes. "I don't see any flight attendants anywhere. And it's like the only people on this plane is us. I never heard anyone speak through the speakers," with that said, Nagisa looked around and indeed found speakers. "And if there's no pilot, how are we even flying?" Kayano giggles at her own statement. "That's something I'd like to know."
Hazama made a nod of agreement. "Correct. Now please, leave me be and continue on to your journey."
Nagisa and Kayano had complied and ventured off to the next nearest person. The people they are approaching are two people who seemed to be busy in their conversation. The boy was grinning from ear-to-ear while he spoke, and the girl was nodding rapidly at what he was saying. Kayano cleared her throat to alert them their presence.
"Why hello there Kayano-chan!" the girl greets with too much enthusiasm. Then she looks at Nagisa. "Hello there too, kiddo."
"Er, hi," Nagisa greets meekly.
"Why hello there, miss," the boy suddenly greets and steps too close to Nagisa, much to his discomfort. Nagisa nervously chuckles like the chuckle Sugaya made earlier and starts to push the boy away gently before the boy makes an attempt to take his hand and kiss it. "The sleeping cutie is finally awake."
"Wow, Okajima-kun," Kayano says with an eye roll but with a smile on her face. "You even try on boys, huh?"
The boy's eyes widened as he steps back and looks at Nagisa. "You're a boy?" Funny though. The boy and the girl had asked in union. Nagisa awkwardly rubbed his arms and nodded slowly. "Yeah… A-anyways," he straightens up and smiles at the two strangers. "My name is Nagisa Shiota, the Ultimate Elementary Tutor. You can call me by my first name. It's nice to meet you both."
The boy awkwardly laughs before nodding. "I'm the Ultimate Cinematographer, Taiga Okajima!"
"And I'm the Ultimate Zoologist, Hinano Kurahashi!" the girl says in happiness. "Nice to finally meet you, Shiota-kun."
"You can call me by my first name."
"Good, good," Okajima says as he steps closer to Nagisa once again and warps an arm around him. He leads them to some where a bit closer to Hazama. Kayano and Hinano looks at each other before shrugging and giggling together.
"So," Okajima starts in a whisper that Nagisa was instantly creeped out. "See anything cute and gorgeous? Kayano-san has a nice face but her shape just doesn't intrigue me, you know?"
"Wh-what!?" Nagisa asks as he tries to pull away from the taller boy's grip. "Th-that's not-!"
Okajima laughs shortly before looking around. "Kurahashi-san's just like Kayano-san, but from my close observation, she has a bigger bust than Kayano-san."
"Okajima-kun," Nagisa begins with a flustered face. "That's not…" he shakes his head rapidly, and then he noticed that his hair was up in pigtails. "That's not nice. You'll be in big trouble e-especially if the girls find out about this."
"They won't," Okajima answers with confidence. "Sorry kiddo, I just got bored. My entertainment is back at home." He sighs. "I just wish they're here. They're my inspiration when it comes to cinematography. Really. If we ever get to Hope's Peak Academy, I swear I'll find the right actresses, scriptwriters, prop makers- and then we'll be able to make the best adult movie ever!"
"Okay," Nagisa awkwardly answers and walks back to Kayano. "We'll just… talk later. I appreciate your… enthusiasm."
"Nice to hear that," Okajima murmurs and gets back to Hinano. Once again, the two were on their journey to meet a new person.
The nearest person happens to be a girl sitting at the back most part of the fuselage, sitting on a window seat. As Nagisa approaches her, she happens to be fiddling with her fingers, which so happens to be covered with dark violet gloves that seemed to look like it was made out of silk. He didn't know if the gloves where up to her elbow or just her wrist because she was wearing a lab coat that seemed to swallow her hand when she folds her arms. When she notices their presence, the girl's eyes widened behind her eyeglasses and looked down meekly.
"Hey there Okuda-san."
The girl responded with a stammer and a stutter.
"He-hello… hello, erm… uh, Kayano-san."
Her gaze lands on the blue-haired boy, and then she swallows visibly. "Y-you're here f-for… for introductions, right?"
The conversation seems to be slow, so Nagisa figures she's a quiet and shy type. Nagisa nods for her question. "Yes, my name's Nagisa Shiota, the Ultimate Elementary Tutor. I'm a boy as well, if you could tell. Uhm, you can call me by my first name."
The girl was hesitant, and both Kayano and Nagisa could sense her nervousness. She was like releasing a strong wave of anxiety, Nagisa thought she might be a girl who's afraid of heights- typical, since they're on an airplane right now. But, this type of anxiety isn't because she's afraid of something. Maybe it was just a… habit? She's no different to one of his students.
"I'm… I am Manami Okuda… the Ultimate Toxicologist."
Nagisa tilts his head slightly. "That's… basically a type of scientist, right? You study about poisons and toxins?"
This seem to pike the nervous girl's interest. "Y-yes. I handle poisons. It's like studying chemistry. I-I suppose you know more about chemistry, s-since you're the Ultimate Elementary Tutor, right?"
"Yeah," Nagisa answers with a smile as he rubs his nape. "But even I have a limited knowledge about chemistry. To be honest, I'm still memorizing the table of elements. There are new additions, I think."
"Indeed, there are," Okuda surprisingly answers. She sighs as, finally, a smile settles on her face. "I-it's… It's good to know… that someone shares my interest." She then looks at the two. "Uh, y-you should go meet the others, I suppose."
With that, the two did and bid her goodbye. They went back to the front and Kayano eagerly pulled him towards the circle Sugino previously joined. With her calling them, Nagisa became shy when they were disturbed in their discussion. "Hey guys! Last student's here! Introduce yourselves!" she seemed excited for him, but Nagisa shyly looked away once eyes landed on him.
The nearest to them, or clearly just beside Kayano, sitting on the airplane seat, was a girl dressed in an office wear. She basically adorns a pencil skirt, a white dress shirt inside a buttoned black blazer. Despite the formal-looking attire, she wore her hair in a form of low pigtails. Next to her was a blonde girl who was kneeling on her seat and wearing a grayish-green flight jacket and a pair of women's cargo shorts, which made Nagisa think that her talent has something to do with aircraft. She was wearing an enthusiastic smile. In front of the two girls stood a short-haired girl, who crossed her arms and seemed to refuse on sitting on the seat. If Nagisa looked closely, he would see her wearing a pair of black leggings underneath her yellow sleeveless dress that went down above her knees. Next to the short-haired girl was a big guy with an intimidating look plastered on his face. He leaned on the airplane seat in front of him as he eyes Nagisa. Just by the pathway stood Sugino and a strawberry-blonde boy who wore a suit, as if matching up with the girl who wore the pencil skirt. If Nagisa focused too much on the strawberry-blonde boy, it would make him think that the stranger was trying to stare him down. There is just something about him that shouted 'authority' at Nagisa. And just behind the boy was a grey-haired girl, wearing shorts that reached her knees and a tank top, her firm gaze directed at the blue-haired boy.
"Well what're you waitin' for?" The intimidating guy asked aloud. "Speak!"
"O-oh, right!" Nagisa sputters and stood up straighter. "Nagisa Shiota, Ultimate Elementary Tutor. You can all call me by first name, though."
"Nagisa-san," the blonde girl says in teasing tone. "I kinda like that!"
Nagisa sighs as he looks down. Sugino pipes up though. "Hey, I already told you he's a boy."
"Chillax, I was just kidding," the blonde girl says. "Introductions first before we explain what we're scheming on."
"We're not scheming," Sugino murmurs before sitting on a seat.
"I'll start," the blonde girl says as she tilts her head at Nagisa. "Name's Rio Nakamura, Ultimate Helicopter Pilot." She salutes at him while she grins widely. "Nice ta' meet you, Nagisa-kun."
Ah, the young pioneer who broke speed limits in the air with a helicopter. She's pretty famous in the East Asia, dreaming to fly across the Pacific Ocean like Amelia Earhart, not just with a helicopter, but with different kinds of aircraft. With that said, Nagisa thinks she's the type of girl who's adventurous and curious all the time. She likes to take risks. Her title says so much. Sometimes Nagisa is scared of heights, but that's because he doesn't often go to high places. This girl, however… she's something, though. She probably likes the wind blowing on her face while she wears her hair down instead of tying it in a ponytail.
Nagisa looks at the girl wearing a pencil skirt, who simply stared back at him. She gave out this vibe that told Nagisa, she always means business. No time for jokes. "I am Rinka Hayami, Ultimate Inspector. Glad to be your acquaintance."
He doesn't know much about inspectors. But being able to go to Hope's Peak Academy tells Nagisa that she's a professional in her job. Just hearing the word inspector makes him think of those people who checks a college dorm room. Although, he thinks her talent doesn't just succeed in a normal house. Now that he recalls Politics, inspectors have ranks in a government at different countries.
Then, he looks up at the short-haired girl, who blinks back at him. "I'm Hinata Okano," in a second, it was as if Nagisa's eyes fooled him when her eyes glinted, a small smirk that seemed to look competitive and challenging appearing on her face. "Ultimate Acrobat."
Acrobat? Nagisa knows many kids who loves to see a circus perform. Maybe she's a circus performer. She probably knows gymnastics and how to juggle. Although circus performances are known to have smiling faces, Okano seemed to be a serious, competitive performer.
He then looks at the intimidating guy, who uncrosses his arms and shoves his hands into his pockets. "Ryoma Terasaka, Ultimate Pyro Technician."
Pyro means fire. So that means he basically handles fire… but what does he do? I've never heard of pyro technicians before, Nagisa thinks. Setting the thought aside, he looks back at the strawberry-blonde boy.
He stands up straight and directs a firm gaze at Nagisa, as if telling him to listen very well. "My name is Gakushuu Asano," Nagisa's eyes widened at his name. "Ultimate Linguist. Remember that if you can."
"W-will do, sir," Nagisa responds, stunned at what he was seeing right now. Gakushuu Asano is the one and only son of Gakuhou Asano, a successful billionaire who manages a big company at Europe and Asia. Gakushuu is very famous, since it was known throughout the whole country that he was supposed to be the Ultimate Intellectual Prodigy. But, after a few weeks since Gakushuu was scouted, there was a horrifying accident that involved the young Asano. He had no recollection of memories, thus, making the young boy's life very difficult. But, it was noted that Gakushuu had no problem with his memories of the languages he had learned, and so, he continued to learn more languages throughout the world. He was once again, being observed by the school and had met their standards, thus, allowing him to enter the school.
He could hear Rio snickering at Nagisa's response before swallowing. He looks at the final girl he will be meeting. Hopefully, she's the last.
"I'm the Ultimate Surfer," she starts, eyes looking directly at Nagisa as her firm gaze turned into a soft warming expression. "Megu Kataoka."
He expected swimmers and surfers, in total honesty, to be tanned and has revealing skin. Megu seemed to prove him otherwise. She has perfectly pale smooth-looking skin and a body of a model. She's charismatic and beautiful, she can be quite attention-catching. Her voice sounded like she was evenly matched with Gakushuu, for when she talks, everyone will listen. "Nice to meet you, kid."
Nagisa nodded and swallowed. Just being surrounded by ultimates just makes him shiver in happiness and relief. It reminded him that he was going to his school… which leads to his question.
"S-so," Nagisa starts as he directs his gaze at Gakushuu, who seemed like the obvious leader of this circle. "Uhm, do you know how we ended up in here?"
"We don't have an accurate answer," Gakushuu answers. "Our stories are the same. We all wake up but we don't know how we got into this airplane, which is highly suspicious and odd."
"Don't mind me asking but, who was the first person to wake up?"
"Me," Okano answers simply. "I didn't know what was going on when I discovered that all of you, besides me, are knocked out cold. So I woke the nearest person beside me, which was Hayami-san."
"We performed inspections-" the said girl cut herself before clearing her throat and starting again. "We started to gather data around. It appears that we don't have access to any other closed space besides the comfort room."
"Strangely enough, there seems to be no sign of people around besides us students," Megu adds.
"We're not really sure if there's a pilot in the cockpit," Nakamura mumbles thoughtfully. "But... it's kind of impossible if there's no pilot flying the plane."
"That… sure sounds suspicious," Nagisa notes. "What else do you know?"
"We got our luggage up top," Rio answers as she reaches up and knocks at the compartment above her. Soon enough, Nagisa sees a green suitcase poking up at the compartment with an 'N' sticker plastered on it. "Although we have our belongings, it seems like we're missing something."
"Missing?" Nagisa asks.
"Usually," Okano starts. "When I get on a plane for the next performance, I bring my cellphone."
"We've searched the whole fuselage and found no communicating devices and things like that," Rio murmurs as she leans on her seat.
"Then," Nagisa gulps as a scenario formed in his mind. "Are we…?" he had trailed off, not knowing how to voice out something so obvious.
"We're on board, knocked out altogether; no communicating devices around the fuselage; no other strangers present in here," Kayano listed.
"It's like we're… held hostage?" Sugino suggests, unsure of his statement.
"Good afternoon, this is your captain speaking!"
All ears perked up as a new voice had piped up through the speakers around the fuselage. The voice didn't really sound like a literal human being. Nagisa couldn't even figure out if the person behind the speakers is a boy or a girl. It was like someone had shoved a fork in their throat and swallowed a dozen cups of cement powder. If one listened to them talk for more than a minute, they probably would've made excuses to get away from them.
That aside, Nagisa had seen some of their reactions. They obviously wanted answers
"I have some flight info for 'ya, so get ready ta' listen!"
They sounded like they were taking this situation too lightly. The person behind the speakers received positive and negative reactions, others creating remarks and comments.
"Sounds like a high pilot," Rio mutters uneasily.
"Is that even the pilot?" Sugino asks.
"Upupupupu," they laughed strangely. "Who the hell laughs like that?" Terasaka had absent-mindedly commented before the so-called 'captain' speaks. "We're flying at an altitude of a gazillion feet and our air speed is in shit-ton miles per hour! We'll be landing shortly to our destination. I suggest you-"
The voice stops talking.
All of them looked at each other, confused and curious. This pilot was certainly a fake. Gazillion? Shit-ton? Even someone who is not a helicopter pilot knows that this person was playing. That's when all of a sudden, the laws of physics had hit them. The airplane felt like it was falling.
In an instant, Nagisa had tried to lunge forward to grab the armrest of an airplane seat so he could hold on. His back hits the ceiling of the fuselage. In observation, almost of all of them have hit the ceiling of the fuselage. He saw Sugino, Gakushuu, Megu, Terasaka and Okano grip at some seats, trying to hold on to anything, make their way to their seats and buckle up their seatbelts. Hayami, as soon as the aircraft dropped, had grabbed her seatbelt and had struggled to buckle up. The same goes for Rio. He looks behind him and saw Manami, Karma and Hazama successfully on their seats. But Manami had an expression of fear; Karma has a confused expression; and Hazama was silent, and frantically looked around. Others like the art prodigy, the paramedic, the cinematographer and the zoologist had done the same things like him.
"Wh-what's happening!?" Kayano had yelled.
"We're going to die!" Okajima screamed.
"Stay calm!" Gakushuu shouts. "Grab the nearest seat and buckle your seatbelts!"
All of them were in chaos. Nagisa pulls himself down and tries to sit, but dropping in the air was making it difficult for him. Okano had made tricks just to get down to a seat. The others were still struggling to do what Gakushuu had instructed.
"Upupupupu! We're crash-landing, boys and girls!"
"Who the hell is that?" Sugino had murmured to himself.
In her seat, Okuda closed her eyes, feeling sick as the plane continues to drop. Karma looked out the window, hoping to see whatever is on the ground. He hardly saw anything, for more clouds had blocked his view. Hinano was starting to tear up, and Okajima saw her. Grabbing her shoulders and pushing her down, he helped her get down to a seat, which made Hinano thankful. The second she had sat down, she buckles her seatbelt frantically before grabbing Okajima's hands and trying to pull him down as well. Gakushuu, Sugino and Megu helped each other, with Terasaka getting down by himself easily due to his height. Sugaya and Takebayashi, helping each other, had sat down as well.
"The Monokuma Airplane is landing now. So I suggest you sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!"
That was the final statement Nagisa heard before screams erupted and an unidentifiable odor entered his nostrils... and he blacks-out.
