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Author Note: Greetings to all viewers. Welcome to the DanganRonpa fanction: Adaptation to Despair Academy. This is something that I have been wanting to write for quite some time and I have decided to give this a shot. This is my first story so, please do not be too harsh with criticisms involving quality. As long as my schedule allows, I will be making updates to this story at least every two to three weeks. Anyways, enjoy the story.

For many, today was just a normal day. But for one person, today was a very special day. It was the start of a new chapter for that person's life. Our story takes us to a teenager who is currently riding a train. He is about 167 cm tall; he also has clear, white skin with short, black hair with dark brown eyes to match. Today, he chose to wear a gray shirt with a black, slightly opened jacket with plain blue jeans and black sneakers. Right now, he is just waiting as the train takes him to his destination.

"This is it." the teenager thought to himself.

"Today the day that my life at Hope's Peak Academy begins." Unable to contain his excitement, he decided to go over the information he had managed to collect about the school.

"Hope's Peak Academy is a government sanctioned private school that has been created for harvesting talent. The school has been consistently bringing forth some of the best and brightest of individuals for centuries. The school has the end goal of creating hope for the future, hence the school name. There are two requirements that you must have to attend this school. First, you must be currently attending high school. Second, you must be the very best at what you do. There is no application process, instead you are scouted by the school itself. As to what you are scouted for, it can be anything from the amazing to the absurd. Those who are selected by the school to join are known by most of the outside world as "Ultimates". However, the official school title is Super High School Level (SHSL for short) and afterwards whatever the talent you were selected to join the school for. Interestingly, according to some resources that I found, there is a branch of Hope's Peak that anyone that has the resources to do so can enter, irrespective if they have a talent or not. Additionally, there has been rumors about the school having some ethically questionable practices. Sadly, I couldn't procure any more information without risking walking into dangerous territory. Oh well, if need be, I can always investigate the matter latter." Before the teenager could continue his train of thought, the train arrived at its destination.

Unfortunately, the train did not take him directly to the school itself. It would still be around another twenty minutes on foot to his destination.

"It's a good thing that I left when I did so that I have some time to look around the school. While photographs of the place are nice, it's not the same as exploring the school yourself. Still, I am glad everything went exactly as I planned and I got accepted. I don't think I will be able to forget the expression on the scout's face when he realized that all the times we crossed paths was all a part of my plan from the start. I just hope my teammates over at the precinct will be okay while I'm gone.

"Ah, that's right!"

"I have to make sure that I let them know that today went as planned once the opening ceremony is over. It would be rather troublesome if they ended up bargaining into the school grounds assuming the worst unnecessarily."

Once more, the teenager found his train of thought interrupted when he spotted someone. Just outside the gates to Hope's Peak, he saw another teenager. He was a bit shorter than him with an unmistakable ahoge. As for the rest of his appearance, he seemed to pretty much be the epitome of average, much like a protagonist of a novel. He, for whatever reason, was just staring at the Academy.

He decided to try and figure out who he was.

"Are you a new student of Hope's Peak Academy as well?"

The teen with the ahoge was clearly caught off guard by voice he just heard. He turned to his right to find that the teenager with short, black hair was standing a few feet away from him.

He responded "Yeah, I just got accepted a few days ago."

"Hmm..."the dark-haired teen pondered. "Since I could track the movements of the school scouts, I was able to figure out who most of my classmates were going to be and with that I was also able to get a basic idea as to the characteristics of each person. However, including myself, out of the original 15 students that were to be a part of the new class, two of them I was never able to identify. In addition to that, one more student was added into our class roster at nearly the last minute and I didn't have any time to identify that person either. He must be among one of those three individuals." Deciding to save the wondering for later, the dark-haired teen spoke up.

"Well then, allow me to introduce myself. I am Fumio Kuramoto."

"Nice to meet you, Kuramoto-san." The teen with the ahoge replied. "My name is Makoto Naegi."

"Likewise, Naegi-san." Kuramoto responded. "By the way, may I ask why you were staring at the Academy?" Kuramoto inquired.

"Oh, heheheheh..."Naegi chuckled as he put his hand behind head. " I guess I'm kinda nervous. You know, about attending this school."

"That's understandable." Kuramoto said reassuringly. "Anyways, I was planning on exploring the school to get an idea on where everything is located. Would you like to accompany me?" Kuramoto asked.

Naegi gave Kuramoto a smile and said "Sure, I'd love to."

Not wanting to use up any more time, the newly formed duo went past the main gate and proceeded to walk to the main entrance.

"To be honest, I am somewhat surprised." Naegi thought to himself. "I would have thought that someone like him would be much less approachable."

As both Kuramoto and Naegi went inside the Academy after opening the doors, a strange phenomenon happened.

"Huh? What...'s..going...on?"

Almost instantly, it was as though all of Kuramoto senses were being assaulted with so many different sights, sounds and other sensations simultaneously that it was impossible to process any of them. Before he even had the chance to even attempt to understand what had just happened, darkness had overtaken his mind.

...

...

...

"Hrrrnnnnggggg"

Slowly, but surly, Kuramoto had managed to regain consciousness once more.

"Where...am I?" "Oh gods, I feel awful. What the hell happened?"

Kuramoto's head felt like as though he was hit with a sledgehammer. In addition to that, a massive wave of nausea hit him as soon as he arose from the seat he was sitting. To distract himself from the physical trauma his body was going through, he tried to investigate the room he was in. It was all he could do to prevent getting sick on the spot.

"A classroom?" Kuramoto pondered.

On his right, he could see what looked like to be some type of monitor that was currently turned. On his left, he could see a security camera as well as what appeared to be iron plates at where the classroom windows should have been. Unfortunately, they were stuck in place and there was no way that they could be removed without any tools at hand. However, what caught Kuramoto's attention the most was that he saw someone else in the classroom. Sitting down with her head on the desk, just like he did up until a few moments ago, was a female who was roughly the same height as he was. Her complexion was paler than Kuramoto 's and she had long, braided lavender hair. For attire, she had a dark purple jacket with a black skirt.

Kuramoto went over to her desk and gently nudged her shoulder.

"Hey, wake up."

She stirred for a few moments and then she opened her eyes.

"Who...are you?"

She got up from her seat and asked again.

"Who are you and what's going on?"

"I don't know." Kuramoto responded. "I just woke up a few moments ago. I have no idea where this is or how I got here."

The newly awoken girl quietly began observing her surroundings and after some time of total silence she began to speak once more

"You said you had no idea as to where this place is or how you got here, correct?"

Kuramoto nodded. "Yes, that's correct."

"..."

"If that's true, then it can't simply be a coincidence."

It didn't take long for Kuramoto to piece together what this mysterious individual was insulating.

"Are you saying that you can't remember, either?"

The girl silently nodded.

"What the hell is going on!? Where are we and why can't I-"

As Kuramoto desperately tried to search his memories for an answer to this troublesome situation, his train of thought was cut off when the migraine and nausea grew worse.

"huuurrrggghh"

"Are you alright?" the girl asked.

"Come on, surely there must be something I can remember. There is no way that I could have completely forgotten that-"

At that point, it became too much for Kuramoto to bear. He was on his knees now and shortly after, he threw up on the floor.

"Eaaauugugghhhhhh".

His earlier headache had gone well past the tolerable point, Kuramoto couldn't concentrate on anything other than the pain his head was going through. In the next moment, a brief flash of insight came to him.

"Dammit, how did it come to this? Stay awake, you must not forget! Your life and the lives of those you care for hang in the balance!"

The insight vanished as quickly as it came. After that, another flash of insight came and vanished, and another one followed suit. The process repeated itself for about two minutes. Afterwards, the nausea and migraine came to a halt. Kuramoto began of get up once more.

"Are you ok?" The mysterious girl asked.

"I think so." Kuramoto replied. "The worst of it seems to be over for the moment. I'm not sure as to how, but I have recovered a few memories."

"Is that so?" the girl asked skeptically. "So, what can you remember?"

"I remember where this place is and as well what happened just before I lost consciousness. This is the school Hope's Peak Academy, I remember doing a lot research prior to coming here, both about the school itself as well as my classmates. As for what happened just before my memory was cut off, I was on a train on my way to Hope's Peak and I was also walking towards the school entrance with another student. "

"..."

"Also, while it's less relevant to this situation, I did also remember who I was and my talent." Kuramoto added.

"I see.." the lavender girl said.

"Well, it that case." she continued. "Why don't get introductions out of the way before we move on."

"Ok, sure. Since you did offer, why don't we start with you?" Kuramoto suggested.

"..."

"My name is Kyoko Kirigiri."

"What about your talent?" Kuramoto asked.

"That's the problem." Kirigiri replied. "I cannot remember anything about my talent."

"I understand." Kuramoto stated.

"As for me, my name is Fumio Kuramoto and my talent is the SHSL Mastermind" Kuramoto continued.

Author Note: That's the end of this part of the prologue. I hope you all have enjoyed this. Please leave a review if you did or if you have any suggestions or ideas on how to improve this story. See you next time.