Chapter 0
The Entering
Hello, I'm Mavero Reinfall. I'm what you call the 'Super High School Level RPG and Retro Gamer.'
I was picked by Hope's Peak Academy to be a student there. I never had good luck, but here I am!
It wasn't as good as I thought. This is how it happened.
First.
I walked up to the school. I didn't think much of it at the time, but...
This is how it began.
The first step I took inside, it locked me in.
But enough of me rambling, I'm going to stop talking now.
"..." I think and walked into the front office.
"Hello?" I say.
I start to walk through the hall and I take out my Gameboy and start playing it.
As I'm walking through the hall I bump into something- er, someone.
"Huh?" I think and look up. A girl with light strawberry blonde hair is playing a Gameboy as well.
"Sorry about that." I say to her.
I don't think she was listening because she was deeply concentrated on her game, which happened with me a lot.
"Hey, what game are you playing?" I ask her.
I don't get an answer.
"... Hello?" I say and lightly tap her shoulder.
"Huh? Sorry, I was concentrated on this game." She says.
"Happens to me a lot. You're one of the students here I take it. What's your name?" I ask her.
"I'm Narukari Kurisutara. The Super High School Level Gamer." She says. "What's your name?"
"I'm Mavero Reinfall, the Super High School Level RPG and Retro Gamer."
"You play video games too, that's awesome! We share something I guess!" She says, smiling.
"Yep. What time is it?" I reply.
"It's 7:48." She replies.
"Where are keys to our rooms?" I ask her.
"They're on the counter here." She says.
"Thanks, want to hang out with me until we have to go to the Gymnasium at 8:30?" I ask her, being considerate.
"That sounds cool, sure!" She replies and she shows me to the dormitories.
"Why are the stairs sealed off?" I ask her.
"I honestly have no clue." She replies and I spot my room.
I unlock it with the key and settle in my room.
"What game were you playing?" I ask with the full intention of taking it into consideration.
"Pokemon Red." She replies.
"Really, I'm playing that too!" I reply. I can tell she and I get along great.
"That's so cool! I wish my brother was like that, he just a stupid jock." She replies.
"Oh, well at least you've got someone to relate to now." I say.
She smiles at me.
"I think we'll do fine here." She says.
"I'll say." I respond. "I'm going to have breakfast, want to meet up somewhere at 9?"
"Sure, there's an Arcade by the Locker Room." She says.
"See you then." I respond and we leave the room. I look at her one last time before we go and she hugs me. She quickly pulls back from the hug and walks to her room. "I've never felt any stranger in my life..." I think and I start to walk to the Cafeteria. As I was walking I bump into a guy in a black hat and a tuxedo.
"Watch where the fuck you're stepping." He says coldly.
"Sorry." I reply.
"Who the fuck are you?" He asks me and stares into my soul with agitated eyes.
"I'm Mavero Reinfall, the Super High School Level RPG and Retro Gamer. What about you?" I ask in response.
"I'm Burēdo Kuzuryuu. The Super High School Level Gangster. AKA The Motherfucker." He replies.
"Well, okay then." I respond and walk away.
"Don't forget my name." He says.
As I'm walking into the cafeteria a sight confuses me. It's a girl slashing a wooden stake.
That thing had to be in at least 16 pieces. I decided to walk past her, but that didn't fly easy.
"You're Mavero. The RPG and Retro Gamer." She says and looks at me with red eyes. Her silver hair is somewhat elegant, but her eyes scare the hell out of me.
"How'd you know?" I ask. "Am I that popular already?"
"I'm Kara Cyeraine. The Super High School Level Sword Master." She says.
"I can tell." I reply.
"Don't patronize my skill." She coldly says.
"I'm not!" I say immediately.
"I'm just fucking with you, no need to be that scared, you little bitch." She says, practically breaking my self esteem like glass shards.
"It's good to meet you." She says.
"Yeah." I reply.
I go to eat breakfast and I see a girl with lavender hair and purple eyes. She seems to be looking at something.
"You're looking at me, correct?" She says with a soft, but cold; piercing voice.
"Just getting a... How do I say it, first impression?" I reply, being honest.
"... Fair enough. My name is Célyne Kirigiri. I'm the Super High School Level Valedictorian. I know who you are, no need for introductions." She says. Damn, she's a genius, I guess.
"Everyone, come to the Gymnasium!" A high pitched voice says.
"Monokuma..." Célyne mutters under her breath.
All of the introductions were complete afterwards, and I'll take a minute to discuss the students.
Mavero Reinfall: SHSL: Retro & RPG Gamer
Narukari Kurisutara: SHSL: Gamer
Burēdo "Kuzur" Kuzuryuu: SHSL: Gangster
Kara Cyeraine: SHSL: Sword Master
Célyne Kirigiri: SHSL: Valedictorian
Oichi Yosihiri: SHSL: Supermodel
James Koden: SHSL: Quarterback
Serra Espen: SHSL: Mage
Krotén Fukura: SHSL: Soldier
Isaac Kurasēre: SHSL: Scientist & Mathematician
Morgan Marakure: SHSL: Historian
Senshia Marakure: SHSL: Dancer
Koizu Faravanu: SHSL: Pilot
Nera Kenapharu: SHSL: Nurse
Akane Tsunari: SHSL: Fighter
"So, you're supposed to kill each other in order to escape! How fun is that?! Upupupu..." Monokuma says.
"W-What?! We have to kill someone!" Kenapharu says.
"Easy." Fukura replies.
"Upupupu... There will be a class trial held afterwards where all you bastards have to decide who did it!
If you're correct the killer gets executed! If you're wrong... The majority who voted on the wrong person gets killed instead!" Monokuma says.
"..." Everyone was silent.
"And just know there's a mole among you working for me... Upupupu..." Monokuma adds.
"What?!" Everyone says, except Narukari, Morgan, and Célyne.
"Upupupu... Get killing... Or else my mole will do it for you... Upupupu... Nyahahaha!" Monokuma burst into laughter and left.
"..." Everyone was silent.
"Whoever it is, they are actually at more risk than us." Célyne says, breaking the silence.
"Indeed, except we have no clue to who they are." Morgan adds.
"I will get to that."
I walk to Kurisu-chan's room.
"Kurisu-chan? You here?" I ask.
She was playing Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap on her Gameboy.
I sit on her bed next to her, yet she still doesn't notice me.
"... Kurisu-chan?" I say.
She is still playing it.
Okay, I know I get like this, but not this bad.
I tap her shoulder twice.
"Kurisu-chan!" I shout in her ear. How the hell does she not notice me?!
"Kurisu-chan...?"
I get up and start to walk out when I hit my foot on her chair.
"Fuck..." I mutter.
"Oh, I didn't notice you, are you alright?" She asks.
"Really?" I think. "I'm fine." I reply and sit next to her.
"Sorry for not noticing." She says.
"It's alright." I reply.
"Are you sure?" She asks.
"I am." I reply.
"..."
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"We all have to kill each other to leave?" She says quietly.
"... I... Won't let you die..." I say quietly, then I smack myself on the head for saying that out loud.
"... Thank you..." She replies and smiles at me.
I smile back.
"I won't let you die either..." She say softly and hugs me.
It was a soft embrace, but I could tell she was scared.
"I don't want to die..." She softly whispers in my ear.
"I don't either... We'll get out of here together." I whisper in her ear.
"..."
She took my hand into hers.
"I'm glad we're friends." She says.
"Me too." I reply.
A loud scream came from the library.
"What the hell?!" I say and Kurisu-chi and I run the library.
Kenapharu-san was dead.
She looked like her heart was taken out of her.
"What happ-" Morgan stopped in the middle of her sentence.
"Bing bong bom boooooooom! This is a body discovery announcement! A body has been found! I repeat, a body has been found! After a brief period of investigation our school trial will begin!" Monokuma says.
"Sis- Oh my god!" Senshia screams.
Everyone came in. We mourned the loss of our nurse.
"This was a crime of deep hatred." Célyne says.
Evidence: Broad Neck Stab
Evidence: Insides
Evidence: Missing Heart
"..."
"I found this in the trash can." Morgan says.
Evidence: Broad Knife
"She said she came in here to meet with her love when I last saw her." Oichi-san says.
Evidence: Oichi's Testimony
"I have a piece of hair the murderer left." Espen-chan says.
Evidence: Brunette Hair Strands
"Okay! Let's get this ball rolling!" Monokuma says.
"The victim was murdered in the library." Koden says.
"The weapon was a broad knife." Kurasēre says.
"The cause of death was stabbing of the heart and removal." Fukura says.
"You've got that wrong!" I yell.
"Heheheh... Very good. The real cause of death was a deep, wide stab to the neck, but is that knife the murder weapon?" Fukura said.
"Huh?" I say.
"The knife in the trash was a fake, planted to throw us off." Fukura says.
"W-What?!" We all say.
"Hahaha... This murderer is truly impressive. But he left one thing that'll link him to this crime." Fukura says.
"What could that be..." I think.
Evindences:
Broad Neck Stab
Insides
Missing Heart
Planted Knife
Oichi's Testimony
Brunette Hair Strands
"I've got it!" I say.
The brunette hair strands Espen-san gave me!"
"There's one more thing actually Mavero-san." Kurisu says.
"Huh?" I say.
"Look at this." Kurisu said and showed me a book.
Everyone looked at Morgan.
"It's a book 'How to murder.'" Kurisu says.
"Wait... Why... Why are you all staring at me?" Morgan says.
"You're the one who did this..." Burēdo says.
"Why... Me?" Morgan asks.
"My sister isn't a murderer!" Senshia shouts.
"Allow me to explain. You read a lot, and you were there at the time. It's simple.
You were going to meet up with her." Cyeraine says.
"You've got that wrong!" I yell.
"What have I gotten wrong Mavero-san? Look over the details. It's obvious she did it." Cyeraine-chan said.
"Bro, learn when and when not to speak." Koden said.
"Maybe you should." I say. "Oichi-san. You said that the victim went to meet 'her love' as you said."
"That's correct Mavero-chi." Oichi says. "I know her well, and I know it is a man."
"It's you Mavero-chan!" Koden yells. "You know so much about this crime!"
"Ngh..!"
"That's wrong!" Kurisu says. "He was with me at the time."
"Grr..." He growls.
"Nera-san was girlfriend. You told me yourself brother." Kurisu says.
Everyone looked at him in shock.
"..."
"Why brother? Why did you kill her?" Kurisu asks.
"Hahahaha... Good job sis... I should've killed you instead. Or your little boyfriend here.
You wanna know why I did it? I WAS SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH HER DAMN LIES! SHE ALWAYS SAID SHE LOVED ME, AND WASN'T CHEATING ON ME! I DIDN'T WANT IT TO COME TO THIS! SHE WROTE A NOTE TO ME SAYING YOU'RE NEXT AND BROUGHT A KNIFE TO THE MEETING IN ORDER TO KILL ME! But... I've been so fed up with her shit... I didn't stop myself. I planted her knife in the trash to fool you guys." Koden said.
"It was self defense..." Senshia says.
"Initially..." Koden repied.
"But you went on to kill her after you stopped her." Morgan says.
"By stop. You mean slitting her throat in self defense. She truthfully died, not from a stab to the hear but from its removal." Koden said.
"It was a crime of passion. I even put her heart in the floorboards to further blame it on Morgan."
"Why me...?" Morgan asks.
"I have no reason to hide anymore, your sister is simply very attractive. I knew you liked the books.
I took something from one. And everyone was supposed to discover it." Koden said.
"The Tell-Tale Heart. You read it in school I assume." Morgan says.
"Correct." Koden-san says.
"You could've always asked me y'know! I don't deny boys like you!" Senshia said with a wink.
"Heh, I deny evil ones, but not the football players. Who denies them?"
Morgan and Kurisu-chi raised their hands.
"Psssh, missing an adventure y'know." Senshia says.
"I'm not one to ever cheat." Koden says.
"Narukari... No... Yumiku... Mother would be very angry at me..."
"... Brother... I understand you were angry... Why'd you never tell me?" Yumiku asked.
"Because... You always had a fucking game in your hand. You can't hear a fucking murder scream with one in your hand." Koden says.
"Actually, to be truthful... I thought you didn't know about that stuff and I always thought you'd say something like 'talk about it with her.' to me."
Kurisu-chan had a tear in her eye.
"... You cared that much...?" She says quietly.
"... Of course. I'm your brother. A horrible brother for one thing..." Koden replied.
"... You knew my real name. That's something..." She softly says. "That's good enough for me..."
I was confused.
"Why do you go by Narukari?" Senshia asks.
"Sis, it's because two years ago-"
"I killed someone at my school..." Kurisu-chi says.
Everyone looked at her with big, scared eyes.
"A boy who harassed me... Not in a bullying way, but worse. I killed him with a knife brother gave me, and changed my name from Yumiku Kurisu to Narukari Kodisa. However when I came here, in order to avoid suspicion from anyone who knew me, I changed my name to Narukari Kurisu." Kurisu-san said.
I didn't know much about her at all.
"It was a murder famous on news around the world. They never knew I was the murderer, nor did they find the knife." Yumiku said.
She turned to me.
"I'm sorry I never told you... Are we still... Friends?" She asks.
"Yeah. I can still trust you. You did tell us." I reply.
"... It means a lot to me. I've tried to escape my past for a while now." Yumiku says.
"Damn! I was going to use that as leverage!" Monokuma says.
"I'm not afraid of you. I'm not afraid of your tricks. My name is Yumiku Kurisu! I won't run any longer!" She yelled with determination.
"Upupupu... We'll see about that. Now for the voting time! Use the switch in front of you!" Monokuma says.
Guilty:
Koden
"You bastards are unanimously correct!" Monokuma says. "Now for the execution!"
Koden was on a football field when a whole league of football players tackled him and beat him to death, blood spewing everywhere.
"B-Brother!" Yumiku yells out and bursts into hot tears.
"Yumiku-san... It's okay..." I say as I go over to her and pat her shoulder gently for comfort.
"... Mavero-san... You have no idea..." She says softly, while still in tears.
I kiss her cheek gently and hug her.
"I may not know what it's like, but I'm here for you." I whisper to her.
"... Mavero... Thank you." Yumiku says while still crying.
We were all disturbed by his execution, mainly Yumiku and I.
I knocked on her door.
"Yumiku, you here?" I ask.
I got no answer. but I felt like it was saying come in.
I entered her room to see Yumiku thinking.
"Yumiku, are you okay?" I ask.
"... Yeah..." She says.
"You don't seem like it." I reply and sit next to her on her bed.
"I know..." She replies and looks in my eyes. "I'm sorry for not telling you."
"It's okay Yumiku. It doesn't matter to me, we'll still be friends. No matter what." I say.
"... You're so naïve, you know." She says.
"Sorry." I reply.
"It's fine." She says.
She took my hand into hers.
"Promise me that you won't kill anyone!" She said with passion.
"Of course." I reply.
"I will never do such a thing again." She says.
"I know." I respond.
She rested her head on my shoulder and looked into my eyes.
"Thanks for being... My friend." She says.
I smile.
"It's always good to have friends." I reply.
"Especially someone nice, like you."
"... I'm... Nice? I've changed myself so many times, I just don't know anymore..." She says.
"... Well, if you ask me I don't think you should change." I say, wanting to smack myself in the head again.
She smiled though, which prevented me.
"Really...? That means so much to me... Thank you." She says.
"I'm just glad to be your friend." I reply.
Student Count:
13
Mavero Reinfall
Yumiku Kurisu
Burēdo Kuzuryuu
Kara Cyeraine
Célyne Kirigiri
Oichi Yosihiri
Serra Espen
Krotén Fukura
Isaac Kurasēre
Morgan Marakure
Senshia Marakure
Koizu Faravana
Akane Tsunari