Monokuma: After over a year and six months of waiting, I finally have Danganronpa V3. I got a 37% discount since I owned all the other games. I'm so happy that I even let Monomi co-host.

Monomi: I was supposed to host last time!

Monokuma: Welcome to the Review Show season 2!

Monokuma: AkaneGuest, it's okay! In that case, I'll cancel my plans to kill off Nana in a car accident!

Monomi: What!? That was never part of the script!

Monokuma: DuskAura, I agree. The constant switch was just for the last chapter though. We won't get to switch that much in the future because everyone will be dead! Upupu!

Monomi: You just spoiled the ending!

Monokuma: TheAuraWolf, yes! Wolf will be in the next story! He'll be killing all my brothers though…

Monomi: What brothers?

Monokuma: Link9753, we'll just have to see if your favorites die or survive! I'm still not over the fact that I was killed off in the final chapter. I was sure I'd get to survive!

Monomi: What are you even talking about?

Monokuma: Derick Lindsey, we'll have to see who the killer is next chapter! But the more important question is… Will we do the three fewer bullets every trial or not?

Monomi: What? I'm sure no one really cares! The investigations are always short anyways.

Monokuma: Calm Cool Croc, of course, Martha was screaming way louder than Makoto! You could hear it from outside! It's easily in the top 10 most emotional moments of this story.

Monomi: What's wrong with you?

Monokuma: Rose the Jigglypuff, may he rest in peace.

Monokuma: Pichuplayer, we'll find out next time!

Monokuma: It's investigation time! Enjoy!

Monomi: We don't own SSB or Danganronpa.

Monokuma: Excuse me, I will have you know that I own all the Danganronpa games on Steam. And I got them all with discounts!

Monokuma: Monomi is never co-hosting ever again.


Investigation Time had started. Most of the students were unsure about what to do. Some left in groups and others went alone to look for clues.

Duncan turned on his e-handbook to look for a note taking feature. He found one called Truth Bullet that allowed him to take notes.

Monokuma told everyone to look at the Monokuma File which contained information about the deceased boy.

Truth Bullet #1 Popo died during the night. He fell to his death.

Duncan and Hunter started looking at the dead body which had once belonged to their friend. Hunter found a note in one of Popo's pockets. It was covered in blood and barely legible.

"Meet me?" Hunter read out loud, "Monokuma..."

Truth Bullet #2 Popo had a note in his pocket. The note is covered in blood and the only legible words are "meet me" and "Monokuma".

"We should probably look around Rocketpunch Market," Hunter suggested.

Duncan agreed and the two friends searched for anything of interest. They went to the back of the shop and found a stack of used ropes.

Truth Bullet #3 A stack of used ropes was found at the back of Rocketpunch Market.

"The killer must have used these to climb to the top," Duncan said, "I'll fly to the roof and see what I can find."

The duck flew to the roof and found more used ropes. Somebody had definitely climbed to the roof.

Truth Bullet #4 Somebody used ropes to climb to the top of Rocketpunch Market.

Meanwhile, Hunter investigated the interior of the shop. He noticed there was a whole empty shelf.

Truth Bullet #5 There's a completely empty shelf in Rocketpunch Market. Someone must have taken all the items.


The two friends met up and told each other their findings. Their next stop was Popo's cottage.

The duo asked Monokuma to let them enter the cottage and the bear opened it for them. The duo immediately started investigating as they had no time to waste.

The room was very messy. The bed sheets were undone, there were clothes everywhere and the pillows were on the floor. However, Hunter noticed that there didn't seem to be any signs of struggles.

Truth Bullet #6 Popo's room is messy, but there are no signs of a struggle.

Hunter and Duncan continued looking around the room and found a note on Popo's table. Hunter read it out loud for Duncan.

"Meet me at Rocketpunch Market. I'll be on the roof. Nana."

Truth Bullet #7 There was a not in Popo's room from Nana asking him to meet her on Rocketpunch Market's roof.

Duncan noticed the bed looked weird. He sat on it and noticed it was hard in some parts. Hunter lifted the mattress and found a metal bat.

Truth Bullet #8 A metal bat was hidden under the mattress of Popo's bed.

The duo was making their exit when they ran into Nana.

"C-can I tell you two something?"

"Sure," Hunter replied.

"I don't think Popo left by his own free will. He didn't show it but he would easily get scared. Last night after dinner, I saw him scared."

"Thanks for the information."

Truth Bullet #9 Nana believes Popo didn't leave by his own accord. He was scared.

"I think we should find Mario, he might be able to tell us some important information," Duncan suggested.


The duo returned to Rocketpunch Market and saw Mario analyzing Popo's body. The doctor explained that the boy had been hit on the back of his head with something and that he could have been knocked out before his death.

Truth Bullet #10 Dr. Mario concluded that Popo was hit on the back of his head and possibly knocked out sometime before his death.

The duo thanked the doctor and continued their search. Duncan flew to look for clues from above. He saw something strange in the bushes and flew towards them. He had found a big basket. The basket was big enough to carry a child in it.

Truth Bullet #11 There was a basket in some bushes. The basket is big enough to carry a child.

Duncan showed the basket to Hunter and they decided to check out Rocketpunch Market once again. The duo looked around and found some interesting evidence hidden behind surfboards. A broken bat that appeared to have been used before was lying next to a Monokuma plushy.

Truth Bullet #12 There was a broken bat hidden in Rocketpunch Market. It seems to have been used before.

The duo stared at the Monokuma plushy. They figured it might be important evidence, so Duncan added it to his list.

Truth Bullet #13 A Monokuma plushy was hidden behind surfboards in Rocketpunch Market.

"Upupu!"

"Monokuma!?" Hunter shouted.

"It's me! I am very angry right now!"

"Why?"

"It appears someone didn't take care of his Monokuma plushy. They weren't cheap to make!"

"Do you know who this belongs to?"

"No idea! I gave one to every guy got one. The girls got a Monomi plushy."

Truth Bullet #14 Monokuma gave Monokuma plushies to all the boys while the girls got Monomi plushies.

"If I knew you weren't going to take care of your plushies, I would have given you all Monomi ones! What a waste!" the bear complained as he walked out of the store, stomping his feet in frustration.

Duncan and Hunter burst into laughter once the bear had left. It was satisfying to see Monokuma frustrated for petty reasons.


The duo walked around the island unsure of where to investigate. They arrived in front of the hotel and decided to look around. Suddenly, Duncan had an idea.

He took Hunter to the base, more specifically the room where everyone had voted. He explained that they should figure out who had voted for what. Hunter thought it was a good idea and looked for the trash can with the papers they had used to vote.

After asking everyone and confirming who had voted for what. The duo concluded that the people who believed no one would kill were Hunter, Peach, Pichu, Popo, Nana and Bowser.

Truth Bullet #15 Hunter, Peach, Pichu, Popo, Nana and Bowser believed no one would kill. The others believed the contrary.

Hunter was disappointed by the results as he had believed Duncan would hold the same opinion as him. Nevertheless, he accepted that his friend might have been scared and that he had the right to have his own opinion.

Duncan wanted to draw a sketch to figure out how the killer might have used the basket to lift Popo up. However, he didn't have a pen. He asked Hunter if he had a pen. The dog didn't have one but he saw one on a table. He brought it to his friend in need.

Duncan was about to draw when he noticed something odd about the pen. Half the ink had been used. It didn't make sense, all the pens on the island were new and no one should have ever used one before their arrival. Did the killer use it to write the notes?

Truth Bullet #16 A pen has had half of its ink used. All the pens on the island are new, someone must have written a lot with it.

Hunter remarked that there hadn't been enough notes written to use much ink. Duncan theorized that the killer might have written multiple notes before deciding which ones to use.

"But where would the killer have hidden the other notes?" Duncan asked.

"Since they left their pen here, they could be somewhere in here… We should check all the trash cans."

The duo eventually ended up in the base's kitchen. They noticed something odd. A list had been taped to the wall indicating the amount of each type of kitchenware. However, the number of pans listed wasn't the same as the number of pans in the kitchen. One frying pan was missing.

Truth Bullet #17 One of the base's frying pans is missing.

The duo was even more surprised when they look at the trash. There were candles in it. A lot of candles. Enough to fill a shelf if packed into a big box.

Truth Bullet #18 Someone took a lot of candles, lit them and threw them in the trash.

Duncan and Hunter removed the candles and found something interesting at the bottom of the trash. Ashes and burnt papers had been hidden in it.

Truth Bullet #19 Someone threw ashes and burnt papers in the trash.

The duo tried reading what was written on the papers, but only one was legible.

1. Popo

2. Nana

3. Game & Watch

4. Duncan

5. Hunter

6. Dr. Mario

7. Peach

8. Link

9. Sheik

10. Falco

11. Pichu

12. Marth

13. Mewtwo

14. Roy

15. Ganondorf

16. Bowser

Hunter and Duncan were confused by the list. What was it supposed to mean? There didn't seem to be any logic or pattern to it.

Truth Bullet #20 Someone wrote a list with all the student's names. The list's purpose is unknown.

The duo had finished looking at the kitchen when they saw Sheik. They asked her if she had found anything of interest.

"I've found a lot of photos, but you can barely see anything on them. I think they were taken at night," she explained as she showed some dark pictures.

"They remind me of the photos we took," Hunter admitted.

"Do you think the killer also used the same type of camera as ours?" Duncan asked.

"Maybe, but I don't see why they would."

Truth Bullet #21 Photos were taken using an instant print camera. They appear to have been taken at night since the photos are extremely dark,

"I don't get it," Sheik started, "Why would Popo be killed? He must have opened the door or left his room and he knew not to do that, especially at night..."

The teenager left the building leaving Duncan and Hunter alone.

Truth Bullet #22 Popo was aware that he shouldn't open the door or leave with less than three people at night.

The duo exited the building. Duncan needed to think and jumped into the pool. He swam in circles as he thought about what could have happened. Hunter was looking at him weirdly, the duck wasn't bothered though.

"Hey, Duncan! Look at what's in the pool?" the dog shouted.

"Hm? Something's in the pool?"

"I don't know what it is. It's all the way at the bottom."

"Oh! That must be why you were staring!"

The duck swam to the bottom of the pool and lifted an object up. Hunter helped him get the object out of the pool. It was a frying pan.

Truth Bullet #23 A frying pan was found at the bottom of the hotel's pool.

The duck noticed that there were three more objects at the bottom of the pool. He brought all of them to the surface and noticed they were all Monokuma plushies.

Truth Bullet #24 Three Monokuma plushies were thrown into the pool.

"Why would someone do that?" Hunter asked.

"I know right! Talk about lack of respect," Monokuma complained appearing out of thin air.

Hunter and Duncan ignored the bear causing him to pout and disappear.

"All right, you bastards! Time's up! Meet me at Jabberwock park! Upupu!"


It took less than ten minutes for the students to arrive at the park. Monokuma, however, was taking his sweet time.

"When's he going to arrive?" Peach whined.

"Who care's about that? We barely got any time to investigate!" Link complained.

"Maybe if we promise to kill someone after the trial, Monokuma will give us more time," Marth joked.

"Crappy jokes… A common defense mechanism," Dr. Mario sighed.

"Defense mechanism?" Roy asked.

"Yes. When a person is in a bad situation or has witnessed something horrible, they'll find a way to deal with it. Some people will be in denial, others will regress, joke, project-"

"And despair!" Monokuma cheered as he appeared in front of everyone, "Everyone, follow me!"


Monokuma made everyone walk around the island until they arrived in front of some mountains with Monokuma faces carved into it. Duncan thought it reminded him of a landmark with presidents' faces on it, he wasn't sure what it was called though.

"Behold the beauty of the Monokuma rocks!"

"Aren't we supposed to have a trial?" Falco asked.

"Upupu!"

As the bear laughed, an escalator appeared out of one of the Monokuma's mouth. The bear made everyone go on it. Everyone climbed the stairs and entered a room with an elevator in it. The bear explained that the elevator led to the trial ground.

Tension filled the air as the situation became more serious. Nobody wanted to take the first step. Hunter gulped and entered the elevator before being followed by the rest. The elevator made noise as it went down.

"How do you think it will go?" Duncan asked.

"I'm not sure..." Hunter answered, "But I know we must find out who the killer is! We can't let anyone else die."

"Y-you're right! We'll find out the truth no matter what!"

The elevator stopped and the doors opened to reveal the trial ground.

The walls were blue and resembled ice. The room felt cold. It was as though Monokuma had designed it specifically for Popo.

Sixteen seats formed a circled in the center of the room. Monokuma was sitting on a throne while Monomi was tied up against an ice statue of Monokuma.

Everyone went to their respective seats. The only empty seat had a photo of Popo on it. Monokuma explained that it was to make Popo a part of the trial.

Fear and discomfort were filling the room. Everyone was feeling nervous and unsure about what would happen. You could almost say that despair was starting to consume the students.

But Hunter was refusing to give in. He would not let any innocent classmate of his die. He would make sure that the killer didn't go unpunished. He would not give into despair. He had to make sure his classmates got to see another day. He wanted to make sure they'd get to see the lovely sky again!


Deleted scene:

Marth: Where is everyone?

Roy: I don't know. We slept through the morning announcement.

Link: Nothing we can do about it.

Marth: Well, it's not as if they're investigating because someone died or anything.

Monokuma: You guys are late! A body has been discovered!

Roy: …

Link: …

Marth: … Why? Couldn't we at least get a chance to eat breakfast?

Monokuma: Upupu! You can eat or investigate. Which one will you choose? Either way, you'll be unhappy.

Roy: Let's just eat and investigate at the same time!

Link: Yeah, we can just eat some yogurt and fruits. It doesn't take any time to prepare.

Monokuma: … Why? Couldn't you at least let me see you despair?

Marth: No.


A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

I finally got Danganronpa V3. I love it. I love the characters, the music and the art. The scrum debate is very fun (I suck at it though)! And Hangman's gambit isn't as bad as in the SDR2. The controls are a bit laggy sometimes, I think it has to do with my computer though. It seems to change depending on the settings.

Also, the first chapter is the best first chapter of all the games. I loved it, but the end made me very sad. I'm never going to see a certain song the same way as before...

Thanks to the sale, I have 20 euros left. Not sure whether to use them to buy more games or not. I guess I won't have much time to play next year because of all the tests and exams, I'll be having.

Next chapter should be out in around a week, maybe earlier or later. I'll be wasting a lot of time playing NDRV3. I'm playing one chapter per day. The trials are insanely long, I'm currently at the beginning of the second chapter.

It's fucking cold. Summer has started and I've been feeling nothing but cold the entire day. What the Hell is up with Scandinavian weather? It was never like this all the other years.

See you guys next chapter!