"Alright, you bastards! Time to vote!"
The slot machine whirred to action, showing each of the student's faces as the slots spun around and around.
This is it, thought Leon Kuwata, I'm dead.
The machine spun around and around
and around and around
and around
and
around
There were confused murmurs from the students. "Um..." Makoto said, "why isn't it stopping?"
Monokuma giggled. "Upupupupu, well, Naegi, I'll try to put this in a way you'd understand..." suddenly Monokuma slammed his paw down and pointed directly at Makoto.
"YOU GOT IT WRONG! Upupupupu!"
There was stunned silence from everyone. Yasuhiro was the first to speak up. "H-hey, you don't mean... we voted wrong?"
Monokuma laughed again and said "Yup! Wrong! Super wrong! I'm changing all of your titles to Ultimate Wrong Student, just because of how wrong you were!"
"So then..." Makoto said shakily, "we all get executed?"
"You betcha!" Said Monokuma, "everyone except for our super-special winner, our one graduating student, Leon Kuwata!"
Confetti dropped from the ceiling onto Leon, as everyone stared at him silently.
"You son of a bitch!" Shouted Mondo, "how the fuck could you kill a girl like that? You're gonna rot in hell!"
"Now now, let's calm down, Oowada," said Monokuma, "after all, Kuwait a was just playing the game as it was meant to be played! No one can blame an athlete for wanting to win, can you?"
"N-no!" Screamed Leon, "this isn't what I wanted! I never meant to kill her! She came at me! I didn't wanna die! You'd all have done the same thing right? Right? I just wanted to live!"
The courtroom was silent except for Leon's cries, which Monokuma ignored.
"Congratulations, Kuwata! Now it's time for our graduation ceremony!"
Twelve metal collars on chains shot from the wall and clamped around his classmates' necks, and a big red button emerged from the floor in front of Leon.
"Alright, Kuwata, time to expell these under-perfoming students!"
Leon hesitated, "A-and what if I don't?"
"Well," said Monokuma, "I guess there is another option..."
Leon felt a collar close around his own neck
"But it sure would be dissapointing to be without a graduate, wouldn't it?"
Leon looked at all his classmates, and they looked back at him without a trace of sympathy.
Maybe if I sacrifice myself with them, I could get redemption.
His hand shaking, Leon reached for the button.
I'm sorry
I'm so, so sorry
I don't wanna die
His classmates were all pulled to their deaths, and a large screen dropped down for Leon to watch
Torn apart
Burned alive
Beaten
Crushed
Shot
Trampled
Eaten
Frozen
Leon's hysteria only grew with every death he saw, until he was just lying on the ground sobbing.
"Congratulations Kuwata!" Said Monokuma, "now, before you go, here's one last parting gift!"
And just like that
Leon's memories came rushing back.