Summary: The final trial for Hope and Despair. They had guessed the mastermind's identity was Junko Enoshima. When it is reviled to be the Super Level Luckster, everyone is in shock. Even Makoto himself. Now, as the truth is uncovered, will Naegi loose himself in reality, or can the Luckster be saved by hope DanganRonpa 1; Mastermind! Naegi; Will probably be at least 3 chapters in this.

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The elevator ride seemed shorter than usual. Naegi rubbed his left eye and looked over at Kirigiri. She was looking as serious as ever. He gave her his signature bashful smile. They had figured it out. Enoshima was the mastermind. She had her sister pretend to be her while she pulled the strings from behind the scenes. They were going to end this game once and for all. Everyone could finally go home and leave Hope's Peak Academy.

The trial started smoothly, with Naegi and Kirigiri explaining and presenting the evidence with ease. As expected, Monokuma tried to deny any and all facts that Junko Enoshima was the mastermind. Every time the bear built a claim as to why the mastermind had to be someone in the room, Naegi would fire the statement apart. Finally, Mukuro's trial had come to an end.

"So the mastermind hid Junko's face from us because if we saw it, we'd know it was a different person from the one we had met before." All attention was on Naegi now. "Isn't that right, Junko Enoshima?!"

"W-what?!" the bear screamed, "That's not true at all!"

"You've got that wrong!" Monokuma was caught off guard by the outburst. He lost his balance and almost feel over. "If it's not true, then let's put it to a vote." The brunette smiled to his friends. The remaining classmates cast their ballot. Everyone had agreed. Enoshima was the mastermind.

The jackpot machine buzzed to life. The lights flashed and three wheels full of student faces spun around, until each of the wheels fell upon a picture of Junko. Instead of the usual chime nothing happened. No bouquet of flowers appeared to congratulate them, but most shocking of all, the word's "GUILTY" didn't show up at the bottom of the machine. Instead a big, fat "WRONG" did.

The whole room went silent. Confusion was apparent on everyone's face. The black and white bear cut through the courtroom.

"Upupupupup! I told you it was wrong!" Naegi was speechless. How… could that be… wrong? Sweat ran down his face. What could they have missed? Monokuma was having a ball. "What's wrong? Bear got your tongue?"

"So that's it then? Are we going to be executed now?" Hagakure asked.

"That's not fair!" Asahina shouted.

"Ooh, this is all Naegi's fault. I knew we shouldn't have trusted him!" Fukawa bit down on her thumb furiously. "If Togami was in charge, this wouldn't have happened!"

"Indeed." Togami said, matter-of-factly.

"H-how…?" The Super High School Level Luckster felt fear, confusion, and dare he say it, despair? No that couldn't be it. He couldn't give in. The brunette's face was red with frustration. His left eye was having the worst of it. It was burning with irritation. He looked down, refusing to look the bear in the eye. "Then how are we wrong. Explain i-it."

"Oh? It's easy really. The video that you we'ren't able to finish earlier showed ya'll agreeing to the terms of you're confident by the previous principle. Well, not everyone wanted to be cooped up in with you lot, and decided to decline the offer. Mukuro, the Super High School Level Soldier would rather face the terrifying world outside Hope's Peak than stay here with you." Monokuma replied. "The body you thought was Mukuro? That was just Junko's body. Upupupupup! You'd be surprised how far a little makeup can go. That being said… The mastermind is one of you!"

"Alright! Fess up. Whoever is behind this, reveal yourself." The blond pointed to everyone in the room.

"How do we know it isn't you? You're the one with bucket loads of cash!" Asahina shouted back.

"Guys, we can't turn against each other! That's exactly what the mastermind wants us to do!"

"Very interesting, Naegi. And how would you know what the mastermind would want, hmm?"

"Oh, yes! Continue to point fingers! It just makes it even more despair enduring for the rest of you! And don't forget, that notebook you found, Naegi. Two Super High School Level Despairs snuck their way into this fine institution. Don't worry, I'll make it easier for you. One of them is already dead."

"That's enough. Monokuma, tell us who the remaining Despair is." Kirgrigiri demanded. He just laughed in reply.

"Let's see… eeny meeny miny, you." His black claw bounced over the heads of the remaining students until landing upon Makoto Naegi. The Luckster stared back in disbelief. He staggered back. Asahina covered her mouth in shock.

"I knew it! I knew it!"

"Shut up you." Togami glared at Fukawa for her outburst. "Naegi, is this true?"

"N-no! It's not me!" There was no way it could be him. Why was Monokuma pointing him out? "How would I be able to control Monokuma if I'm here?"

"Upupupup! No one is controlling me! Ever heard of an AI?" The bear posed in a way to present himself seductively. "Oh, but who could design such a complex AI?" he asked in a mocking tone, as he already knew the answer. Everyone gasped as the answer came to mind. It could only be the one and only Super High School Level Programer. Chihiro Fujisaki.

"No… Not little Fujisaki…" The Super High School Level Swimmer was on the brink of tears. "Y-you're lying! Fujisaki and Naegi aren't killers or masterminds!" Naegi couldn't take this anymore. He was too confused and mind boggled to believe any of this.

"Don't believe me? Alter Ego isn't just some little craft Fujisaki came up with in the five days he was here. Alter Ego was created a loooong while back. Infact, Fujisaki uploaded his memories onto the little guy. He was a pure piece of work, if I would see one. As for the brunet punk, why else do you think Alter Ego saved him, and only him? If Alter Ego could stop Detention then he would have no problemo letting the rest of ya out of Hope's Peak."

"But why? Why go through all this madness. What would they have to gain from this?" Togami asked.

"Why don't you ask him yourself," Monokuma replied. Naegi made the mistake of looking up and met eyes with the blond. He immediately clasped them shut.

"It... isn't... me..." Suddenly, a black button appeared out of nowhere. Monokuma pressed it and a television screen came out of the wall. Naegi heard loud gasps, but refused to look up, in fear of what he might see.

"Well, hey. If you're watching this, congrats. You were smart enough to make it to the end." That voice made his heart stop for a moment. No one made a sound. He didn't think anyone even breathed. He hesitated but finally looked up at the screen. He couldn't believe it.

It was him. Makoto Naegi. He was wearing a black and white jacket instead of his usual dark gray one. His hood had two black and white bear ears and was pulled over his head, but his face and hair was still visible. He had a little pin resembling Monokuma's red eye on the front of his jacket and a plush Monokuma was inanimate in the background.

The Naegi on the screen had a certain smile on his face, it wasn't one that spelled out "evil mastermind", it was one that someone would share between friends. He was sitting on Monokuma's throne and his left eye had a red iris for whatever reason. The current Naegi unconsciously clutched his own irritated eye. He gasped when he felt a small layer of plastic. A contact lense. He took it off. It was a light shade of greyish hazel. The same color as his right eye. So… he was wearing a contact the whole time? Those past weeks? He looked down, refusing to meet anyone's gaze, in fear he might look like the him on the screen.

"Changes are, there aren't many of you left, if not only me. I hope you've had a great time! I wish I could be there, but that would've defeated my goal. This doesn't mean it's over though. School Life of Mutual Killing has one more trial on the docket. Anyway, we'll get to that. How are you feeling, Makoto?" The brunette's on the screen seemed to look straight at Naegi. It made him feel sick. "Sadness? Anger? Confusion? Fear? Despair?" He tensed at the last word. Asahina was glancing back and forth from the screen to the Naegi in the room in confusion.

"Why? Why did you-" She was interrupted by Togami.

"Isn't it obvious, he wanted us to kill each other for his own sick desires."

"W-what?! I d-didn-"

"Oh well. Enough with that crap!" The Naegi on the screen's personality changed within a split second. He had an insane smile on his face. "I bet 'cha wanted me to go blabbering on, monologuing about my motive. Well that's too freakin' bad! Like I said, we have one more trial here! It's simple! You'll be voting for either Despair or Hope. If you unanimously vote for Despair, you'll get to live out the rest of your lives outside of Hope's Peak but the me you all know and absolutly love, will die. But if just one of you votes for your previous hope, then you'll be trapped here forever and I'll be put through another type of punishment. One that won't kill me but will still do some harm. So go ahead and vote!" His expression changed again. This time he looked like a shy, timid boy. "Or not… You don't have to vote if you don't want to, I guess… I don't wanna make you do something you don't want to do…" Then it changed to a more friendly tone. "Naw, JK. Vote or die is the saying. And you will die if you try to restrain from voting." And with that, the screen turned black.

The remaining students looked at each other. Naegi, the real one this time, was terrified. Why would he ever do this? This had to be a bad dream… Or a joke. Just a sick joke. He looked each of his friends in the eye.

"...I don't know if this is real or not… But you all deserve to leave this place. I-if I have to die for your freedom, then I'd rather not live another second so you may leave quicker." he ducked his head again. His friends hesitantly put in their vote. Giddily, Monokuma looked over them, personally.

"One for Despair. Two for Despair. Three for Despair. And another! This one too! And six is the lucky-!" The bear paused and took another look at the piece of paper. "What is this? A vote for hope?" His metal eye flared red. Naegi looked around, wondering who would try to spare him. Kirigiri was staring downwards, almost ashamed. "What is the meaning of this?! You have the chance to go home, and you'd rather stay here?! You're going to take your classmates down with you, you know!"

"Kiri, what are you doing?" Naegi asked. "Why would you vote for hope when that would mean living the rest of your live here?" The Super High School Level Detective bit her lip.

"Because I don't want you to die." she replied in a faint whisper. Togami slammed the railing in front of him.

"Dammit,!" he hissed, "we could have left this god forsaken place, and yet you still have hope for him? Do you realize he is the mastermind behind all of this! Now you've doomed us all."

"Are you saying there is something wrong with me having hope?" the Detective asked.

"It doesn't matter about Despair or Hope anymore. What matters is the livelihood of those who are left!" the blonde shot back.

"My, my, everyone please calm down. Well, you saw 'em. The votes are in." the bear cleared his non existent throat, "welcome to Hope's Peak Academy, where you will be spending the rest of your miserable lives. Oh, but first. It's Punishment Time!"