Hello everyone! So I decided to continue this story. If you are used to read my Akuma no Riddle stories, be prepare to feel despair! With that, I hope you'll like it!

While wandering into the school, Haru discovered something strange and kind of worrisome. All the windows were barricaded with metal plaques. It was impossible to open or break them; the metal was too solid.

"Looks like we are trapped, whoever abducted us doesn't want us to leave." Haru said.

"Like I care. We just have to find the exit and leave." Tokaku replied.

"If our abductor took the time to barricade so meticulously the windows, I doubt that there's an exit…"

"We didn't come inside from nowhere. If there's an entrance, then it can also be an exit."

"What if this exit is also barricaded?"

Tokaku didn't answer. She continued to walk, looking around her. The blue-haired girl suddenly stopped in front of a door. She grabbed the handle and went inside, while Haru followed her.

It was a storage room, and there weren't only objects there. Two girls were inside too. One of them was an elegant looking girl, with long light orange hair and blue eyes. The other had long silver hair tied in a ponytail and purple eyes. Haru noticed that she had a scar over her left eye.

"W-Who are you?" The silver-haired girl asked with a frightened look. "Are you the one…who kidnapped us?"

"No, we were abducted too." Haru answered. "Are you…Class Black's students?"

"I did come here with the intention of joining Class Black, but when I was about to cross the main entrance, everything became dark and I lost consciousness." the elegant girl replied.

"M-Me too…"

"Ah, so we are classmates! My name is Ichinose Haru, and I'm the SMSL Lucky Student. Nice to meet you!"

The orange-haired girl looked at her with intensity, before showing a gracious smile.

"Oh my, you're quite cheerful despite the situation, I'm impressed. My name is Hanabusa Sumireko and I received the title of Super Middle School Level Lady. I'm also pleased to meet you, Ichinose-san."

Haru wasn't surprised by her title. Hanabusa looked so elegant and sophisticated, she definitely had the "oujo-sama" vibe.

"A-And I'm…Banba Mahiru, the Super Middle School Level Seamstress."

Haru looked at Banba. For someone that had a title that evoked fashion, Banba didn't look really fashionable. Her socks were mismatched: one was white and short, while the other one was black and long.

"Haru can understand how sewing can be a talent, but…Haru doesn't want to sound rude, but how being a lady is a talent? Don't get me wrong, you definitely look like a lady!"

"I see, the name 'Hanabusa' doesn't seem to ring any bells with you. I'm the daughter of a company CEO. My father is the one who runs the Hanabusa Financial Clique. According to the invitation Myojo sent me, I was chosen as the SMSL Lady because of my impeccable reputation. They said that my modesty, my good image, and my cultured side was pretty rare among the young girls from rich families; that I was the ideal 'lady'." Sumireko answered, before smiling mysteriously. "I wonder more how luck can be considered a talent, to be honest."

"Haru must admit that she also doesn't understand how being lucky is a talent." Haru replied with an embarrassed smile. "I was probably chosen by a lottery or something similar. Though, I'm not sure if I really deserve this title…"

Hanabusa didn't reply anything to this.

"And you, who are you?" the lady asked to Tokaku.

"Azuma Tokaku. It's all you need to know about me." the blue-haired girl said. "I suppose you don't know either where the exit is?"

"Oh my, if I knew such a thing, I would have already escaped from here." Hanabusa answered.

"So that means…there's no way to get out!?" Banba shouted with panic.

"No need to worry. I don't think our abductor would have bothered to barricade the way to go out if their only goal is to kill us." Sumireko said.

"I-It's always worse…when our captor doesn't intend to kill us…" the silver-haired girl replied with a gloomy look.

"In any case, we should work together and try to find some clues as to why we are here." Haru said.

"Or just try to find the exit." Tokaku added.

"I agree with you. We should split up to search more fruitfully." Hanabusa proposed. "Banba-san, would you like to come with me?"

"Ah, uh…"

She didn't even let the silver-haired girl answer; she just grabbed her hand and left the storage room.

"We should also continue to investigate the school."

"And find more classmates!" Haru added cheerfully.

"You…don't have your priorities straight."

Haru giggled awkwardly, while the blue-haired girl exited the room. The lucky student followed her and they both continued to investigate. The next room they visited was an auditorium. Haru spotted two girls on the stage that seemed to argue together.

"Like I said, it's a misunderstanding…" tried to explain a girl with long purple hair tied in a ponytail.

"How could it be a misunderstanding!" shouted a girl with brown hair tied into two pigtails and glasses. "When I woke up you were on top of me, glaring at me…"

"I was just trying to check if you were ok since you were still unconscious."

"Then why were you pointing a pair of scissors at my neck!?"

"Ok, first of all, it wasn't at your neck, but at one of your pigtails. And secondly, it was to protect myself. I couldn't be sure if you were a dangerous person or not."

"You're clearly the dangerous one here! I'm sure you're the one who kidnapped me, you creep! Bully!"

Immediately, Haru rushed toward the stage and went between the two girls.

"No fighting between classmates!" Haru reprimanded. "I suppose you're Class Black's students too, right? Then, we should get along and be friends rather than argue!"

"Huh, classmates? Wait, you're also…" tried to say the girl with pigtails.

The purple-haired girl suddenly grabbed Haru's hands and approached her face with hers.

"Ah, what a cutie you are! Of course I want to be your friend! What's your name?" she asked with a friendly smile.

"Too close…" Haru thought. "I…I'm Ichinose Haru, the SMSL Lucky Student."

"Lucky you said? I feel like I'm the lucky one since I met you!"

Haru couldn't help herself from blushing a little bit.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Takechi Otoya, and I'm the Super Middle School Level Florist. Nice to meet you, Haru-chi!"

"Oh, that must be why you have a pair of scissors on you!" Haru said.

"Well of course! You never know when you'll find a pretty flower to cut."

Suddenly, Tokaku went to the stage and approached Takechi.

"Those scissors…were there when you woke up?" the blue-haired girl asked.

"Huh? No, they weren't…which surprised me. I found them in the Sewing Club's room. After that, I found Nerdy over there unconscious on the stage…why do you ask?"

"Hey, who do you call Nerdy!? Is that bullying?"

"I see, so I wasn't the only one who woke up without a weapon." Tokaku replied.

"Huh, weapon? Why would Tokaku-san have a weapon? And Haru also doesn't have a weapon! I never had one in the first place."

The blue-haired girl didn't answer. Haru decided to give up and went to the one Takechi called "Nerdy".

"And you? What's your name?" Haru asked while smiling amicably.

"Kenmochi Shiena, and I'm known as the Super Middle School Level Hacker."

"Ah, so you're good with computers! It suits you."

"What do you mean by that? That I look like a nerd? Are you also trying to bully me, Ichinose?"

"Of course not! It's just…how can I say it…you have the look of someone who likes informatics stuff."

"So a nerdish look…"

"It's not an insult you know. Aren't nerds studious people?" Haru said to try to appease the situation.

"In my opinion, you look more like a geek or an otaku, Shiena-chan!" Takechi said cheerfully.

"S-Shut up, I'm not! I'm just someone who's good with informatics and likes to be alone, ok!? And don't call me so familiarly! I do like computers and I'm good with hacking, but it's not what I want to do for a living. I didn't come here to be accepted as the SMSL Hacker, but to change my talent and become a dramatist!"

"Ah, so you like theater?" Haru asked with interest.

Kenmochi began to blush from embarrassment, like she regretted what she admitted.

"Huh…yes. It's a passion for me. I accepted to participate in Class Black because…I hoped that Hope's Peak Academy would notice my skill as a dramatist and acknowledge it as a talent. I want to graduate Class Black and be accepted at Hope's Peak as the Super High School Level Dramatist."

Haru was surprised by Shiena's confession. She thought that this SMSL thing was only an excuse to hide the true purpose of Class Black, but it seemed to be the real deal. She hoped that maybe, this year's Class Black wouldn't be what she thought it would be about. But, with the barricaded windows, it didn't seem like it would be a peaceful Class Black either.

Takechi suddenly put her hands on Haru and Shiena's shoulders and gave them a friendly wink.

"It was nice to meet two of my cute classmates, but now I need to find more of them. See you later!" Otoya said before leaving the auditorium.

"Hey, Takechi! Don't go bullying our classmates! Come back here!"

After saying those words, Shiena exited too the auditorium, running after the florist.

"They seemed nice…I guess?"

"I'm not sure about Kenmochi, but Takechi definitely stinks." Tokaku said.

"Huh, she smelled bad?"

"Not in that way. It's my instinct. I just don't like her, she doesn't seem like someone of trust."

"Tokaku-san, that's not something you should say about your classmate. Haru thinks that Takechi-san looked friendly and nice!"

"Then you're more naïve and stupid than I thought, Ichinose."

Without saying more, the blue-haired girl left the room. Worried about having offended her, Haru left the auditorium too and went back to Tokaku. They walked together in the corridor for a couple of seconds, before hearing someone calling them.

"Hey, you two! Do you know where we are?" a female voice asked.

Haru turned back and discovered a tall woman with short red hair. She had a mature and adult appearance and she almost looked like a female prince. She was holding hands with a short girl with light blue hair, who looked like an innocent child.

"We're…at Myojo Academy, I think." Haru replied.

"So perhaps…you're also here because of Class Black?" The red-haired girl asked.

Haru was surprised. She almost thought that this woman was a university student.

"Me too…I'm here because I received an invitation from Myojo Academy to be a part of Class Black." The short girl added.

Haru was even more surprised. She was convinced that this girl was an elementary school student. The prince-looking girl also seemed surprised by this revelation. She even dropped the small girl's hand.

"I'm Ichinose Haru, the SMSL Lucky Student. What about you?"

"Namatame Chitaru. I was chosen as the Super Middle School Level Fencer."

"My name's Kirigaya Hitsugi, and I'm known as the Super Middle School Level Toxicologist."

Chitaru gave a suspicious glance at Kirigaya.

"Toxicologist? Does that mean…that you make poison?" Namatame asked.

"Not really. Toxicology is the science that studies the noxious effect of toxic substances on biologic organisms. Usually, it's to find a way to prevent those harmful effects and to work on antidotes." Hitsugi answered.

The fencer continued to be a little distrustful, but she also seemed quite reassured by the shorter girl's explanation.

"Do you…know each other? Haru suddenly asked.

"No, we met a couple of minutes ago." Hitsugi replied.

"Then why…" Haru wanted to ask, but she stopped talking.

"Why were you holding hands?" Tokaku asked.

"Tokaku-san!"

"What? It's what you wanted to ask, right?"

"Yeah, but…"

"I saw Kirigaya wandering alone, and I was worried about such a small girl being lost. But I must admit that I'm also lost. So, I wasn't really helpful, sorry." Chitaru added.

Hitsugi slowly approached the taller girl and delicately grabbed her hand.

"Don't worry, Namatame-san. It is the intention that counts. I'm thankful for you to have tried to help me!" Kirigaya said with a bright smile.

"I…I didn't do anything that was worth of thanking, really…" Chitaru replied with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"So, how about we keep looking to find the exit together, since we're both lost?" Hitsugi proposed.

Completely ignoring Haru and Tokaku's presence, the child-looking girl pulled Chitaru along with her and they both left the area.

"Well, they seem to get along pretty well." Haru commented.

"Hum, maybe. But I don't trust the small one."

"Tokaku-san, if you act like that you won't get along with your classmates!"

"Because I don't want to…?"

Haru sighed. It was really a lost cause.

"Don't forget that we were abducted by an unknown person. You can't be too trustful with the people we met here. One of them could be our abductor."

"It's still not a reason to be mean with our classmates, especially if they are in the same situation as us! And Haru doesn't want to doubt them. After all, I can't be friends with all my classmates if I don't trust them…"

It was Tokaku's turn to sigh with disbelieve. The blue-haired girl remained quiet and continued to walk. Haru followed her, until Tokaku stopped in front of a door, which had a female restroom symbol on it.

"You know, you don't need to be shy. If you want to go to the bathroom, then go."

"It's not that. I heard noise coming from there." Tokaku explained while grabbing the handle.

"Huh? What kind of noise? Wait! Be more sensitive! If it's the kind of noise I think, you shouldn't…"

But the blue-haired girl didn't listen to her. She opened the door and went inside the girl's restroom, followed by Haru.

"Oh, looks like we aren't alone."

The person who said that was a rather short girl with short light blue hair and golden eyes. Beside her, there was a girl slightly taller than her, with long black hair tied into twin pigtails. While the golden eyed girl showed them a polite smile, the black-haired girl gave them a serious gaze.

"Are you somewhat related to our abduction?" the black-haired girl asked.

"No, we were also abducted. You must be Class Black's students too, right? I'm one of your classmates, Ichinose Haru, the SMSL Lucky Student!"

The light blue haired girl suddenly approached her, smiling in a way that seemed sly.

"Lucky Student you said? I'm curious to know how you earned this title. Are you perhaps an expert in analyzing probabilities?"

"Ah, no…I think I was chosen because I won a lottery." Haru replied with a nervous laugh.

"I see, you're considered lucky because you won despite the low odds of winning. Interesting."

"Luck isn't a real concept, it's merely a mix of coincidences and favorable conditions." the black-haired girl said with severity. "You should rely on hard work and effort rather than luck if you want to succeed in life."

"I…suppose you're right…"

"No need to be too harsh on her. I do think that luck is an interesting concept, and far more complex that we think. I do rely on luck sometimes, even if in my case, it's more about the probabilities. I should specify that I'm known as the Super Middle School Level Gamester. Oh, I didn't even tell you my name. I'm Shuto Suzu, nice to meet you."

"And I'm Kaminaga Kouko, the Super Middle School Level Leader. Don't hesitate to ask my help for anything." She said while adjusting her glasses.

"The leader of what?" Tokaku asked.

"The leader of everything!" Kouko replied without hesitation.

Even if she was kind of bossy, Haru found that Kaminaga also seemed reliable and studious.

"Kouko-chan is amazing, isn't she? It must be great to be young and spirited." Suzu said with an admiring smile.

"Aren't you the same age as us, Shuto?" Kouko asked.

Suzu didn't answer, she was only showing an enigmatic smile.

"You're a gamester, right? What is it? Isn't similar to a gamer or a gambler?" Haru asked.

"Hum, yes and no. A gamer is more someone who plays video games and a gambler is more someone who plays with the odds of losing or winning something. In my case, I'm more into board games, my favorite one is shogi, but I also enjoy cards games. I usually play for fun."

For some unknown reason, Suzu had a really strange way to talk. The way she spoke made her sound kind of like an old person. Despite her young appearance, Shuto had a wise and mature vibe.

"What were you doing in the restroom?" Tokaku asked.

"Investigation to find clues, which we should continue to do. Both of you, go on your way to search for an exit, while I do the same with Shuto." Kouko said in a way that sounded more like an order than a request.

"I'm sure there are a lot more restrooms that we could investigate together, Kouko-chan. Let's go!"

It was only a matter of time before Suzu and Kouko were out of the restroom. Haru gave a confused look to Tokaku.

"Finding an exit…in a restroom?"

"Maybe they are searching for some kind of secret passage." Tokaku proposed.

"In any case, they seem…interesting?"

"They looked quite smart. We should stay on our guard with them."

"Tokaku-san…"

The blue-haired girl exited the restroom, while Haru did the same. As soon as they were in the corridor, a small blond-haired girl rushed toward them and stopped, exhausted.

"Both of you…you need…to go…to the gymnasium…now!" The blond girl said while panting.

"Why? And who are you? Isn't that…you're wearing a Myojo's school uniform?" Tokaku replied with hostility.

"I'm…Hashiri Nio. I'm a student at Myojo Academy. When I woke up, I found a note on me, asking me to bring everyone in the gymnasium."

"So you're an ally of our abductor!" the blue-haired girl accused.

"What? No! I'm just a normal student, and I was abducted too. I'm just doing what I was asked." Nio replied. "Ah, I should go. I've other people to find, see you later!"

Without saying more, Hashiri ran away. Tokaku tried to pursue her, but Haru stopped her.

"She's definitely suspicious; I don't trust her!"

"Being a Myojo student doesn't mean that she's related to our abduction!" Haru protested. "We should give her the benefit of the doubt and go to the gymnasium."

"What? It's clearly a trap!"

"Maybe, but what else can we do? We still don't know our abductor's intentions, so Haru thinks it's in our best interest to do what they want, for our safety. And, if they wanted to kill us, they would have done it when we were unconscious."

Tokaku showed her a disapproving gaze, but she didn't argue any further.

"Let's find the gymnasium. If we're lucky our abductor will be there and we could take care of them."

It took them some time to finally find the gymnasium. There were only two other people in there when they arrived. They were both tall girls, one with long and pretty pink hair, wearing a revealing outfit that didn't really look like a school uniform, and the other girl had long, messy red hair and looked like a fashionable tomboy.

"Oy, new people! Were you also abducted?" the redhead asked with a laid-back attitude.

"Yes, we were! I'm Ichinose Haru, the SMSL Lucky Student? And you?" she asked with a friendly smile.

"The name's Sagae Haruki, and I'm the Super Middle School Level Street Fighter. Nice to meet you!" the redhead replied amicably.

"Street Fighter? What is this?" Haru asked.

"The name is quite obviously evoking. I'm someone who fights in the street. I used to earn some money doing this. I earned my title by beating too many people." Haruki said with an energetic smile.

Even though Sagae seemed pretty friendly, according to with what she said, she could also be quite aggressive. Despite that, Haru felt at ease while speaking with her.

"It must be an elaborate prank, and Isuke doesn't find it funny. Whoever has dared to do this pathetic joke will die by Isuke's hands!" the pink-haired girl said with displeasure.

"No need to be so violent, Isuke-sama." Haruki said.

"Isuke-sama?" Haru questioned.

"Yeah, she wants to be called like that, so I just roll with it." the redhead replied with an amused smile.

Haru looked at Isuke with curiosity. The pink-haired girl gazed at her with a condescending look.

"What business do you have with Isuke?" she asked with a smile that seemed forced.

"Ah, nothing! I just…want to know who you are." Haru replied nervously.

"If it's just that, then I'll give you the honor to know my identity. I'm Inukai Isuke, the Super Middle School Level Kick-boxer."

"Wow, Kick-boxer! Have you won many competitions?" Haru asked with interested.

"No. Isuke is herself quite surprised to have earned this title. My mama taught me how to fight, but that's it. Oh yeah, one day he brought me to some professional kick-boxer to train me. I beat him quite easily. It must be why Myojo gave me this title. Or it's just because Isuke's good at kicking people's asses."

"Oh, I see…wait, your mama? he?"

Before Haru could ask more questions, a lot of people flocked inside the gymnasium. She recognized all her classmates that she met earlier.

"Hey you, you're in league with our abductor aren't you!?" Isuke accused.

"No, I'm not! Why everyone thinks that?" Nio protested.

"Maybe it's because you're wearing a Myojo's uniform?" Suzu proposed.

"Yes, I'm a student here, so what? It's not like we can be sure that Myojo is behind all of this!"

"She's right, it's too easy to accuse her without actual proof. We shouldn't believe things just based on assumptions." Kouko said.

The situation seemed to calm a little bit. Haru was kind of worried that a fight would start.

"…can you hear me?" asked a childish yet nasty voice.

Haru blenched. She turned back and discovered that there was now a big screen on one of the gymnasium's wall. The screen glitched a little, before a figure appeared. It was a person whose gender wasn't clear, wearing a strange black and white hoodie with the shape of a bear. The mysterious individual was also wearing a particular black mask that covered only the left side of their face. The eye on it was a red vertical stripe and the evil smile on the mask gave the impression that they were smirking. The shadow created by the hoodie hid the rest of their face, except their mouth.

"Can you see me now? Good! Upupu, let me introduce myself. My name's Monokuma, the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy, and this year I have the honor to be the one who will sponsor Class Black."

Class Black with Monokuma, it can't be good! Maybe this time, people will actually die? Hum... (and why he's not a teddy bear?)

So everyone have been introduce. It's possible that some of them act differently than in the original manga. It's not because I want to make them OOC, but because the context is different from the original story. So keep that in mind for the next chapters.

This chapter has been corrected by LTCZ.