I'm now going back to the usual once-a-week-update! Well, with that out of the way, let's move on with the story!
Gina
Breakfast was over and we remaining students dispersed from the cafeteria to do our own thing. I assumed that Rika and Paylor will be heading back to that big classroom to continue on the project, along with a few others. With that said, there's no need for me to help in the meantime. Instead, I did a quick search around the school, hoping to at least catch a glimpse of Junko. Missing from yesterday until now, where has he gone to? Just as I was entering the library, I bumped into none other than the playboy himself. "G-Gina-chan?!"
"Himitsu?" I looked at him as I stood up and dusted my skirt slightly. I remembered seeing him outside the cafeteria earlier, but never entered. "You didn't…"
Suddenly, he pulled me close to him, making our faces centimeters away from each other. He gave me one of those scary yet seductive smiles of his. "My, you're in such a hurry." He whispered. "Are you meeting up with someone?"
I tried to push him away, but he had a firm grip on my arm. "L-Let me go, you pervert…"
"Aw…why?" He asked sweetly, closing in. "I'm not hurting you or anything…" I then immediately kicked him out of instincts then ran away. I looked back quickly, and saw that he was going the other way. It seems like he won't be chasing me. Still, why did he do that?!
("P-Pervert! I knew he was trouble…") I thought frantically in my mind as I rushed to AV Room for some reason. He wasn't following me, so knowing that, I felt safe, for now. I sighed and slid against the door, collapsing on the floor. I'm not really much of a runner, or an athletic person. Doing all this running made me tired, and I've became terribly exhausted.
"Are you okay, Madame Gina?!" Liam asked worriedly as he rushed towards me. "Is something wrong?"
"Hehe, how sweet of you, Liam!" Akane exclaimed, walking towards me as well. She grinned then looked at Liam. "You like her, don't you?" She asked, rolling her tongue.
"I-I was just worried, that's all! She's one of my mes amis, yes?" He then looked at me. "So, what happened, Mademoiselle?" I sighed as I stood up, with support from the wall. I told them what happened, bluntly and truthfully. The result was shocked looks from the Painter and the Sharpshooter.
"H-Hehe, maybe he's just being very friendly!" Liam said, though his tone hinted confusion.
"He finally hit on you?!" Akane shouted, which again, was unnecessary. "Out of all the girls, he picked you? I wonder why…" She questioned with curiosity then smiled as she rushed out the door.
"H-Hey, where are you going?" Liam shouted after her.
"I'm gonna find Himitsu! I want to ask him a few things!" I flinched slightly at his name. He's definitely a pervert to be cautious around.
I looked over at Liam. "What's going on here?"
"We watched the documentary on Greece." Liam answered.
"I thought…"
"Yeah, that I wasn't going to watch it…" He finished, but then burst out exclaiming, "But I'm so glad I watched it!"
I took a step back. "W-Why is that?" Seriously, then energy coming from was intense.
"Sure, it was boring, dull, and very long, and I didn't pay much attention to it, but that's when the Holy Gods are mentioned! Who would have thought that the majestic Gods and Goddesses were part of Greece's history?!" He shouted, enthusiastic.
"W-Wasn't that discussed during History Class?" I inquired.
Liam just laughed embarrassingly as he rubbed the back of his head. "I never listen in class. Words goes in one ear then come out of the other, it seems." He then stood up straight, and with fiery passion evident in his eyes, he exclaimed, "From this inspiration, I shall create a masterpiece from stone to portray the Divine Deities!" And with that, he rushed out of here.
"…So many extroverted people…" I muttered tiredly.
Hours passed, and I was very tired. "What should I do now?" I asked myself as I walked down the corridors. The entire day, I've been encountering strange events amongst my classmates, and because of that, I have no time to do my investigations. I'd also used most of my energy to avoid certain people, not entirely on purpose.
I came upon Isaiah as well, and then he just joined me from there, with no prior reason. "You don't have plans today?" He asked.
"Well, it's not like I have anything better to do…" I answered to Isaiah's question. I averted my attention. "B-But it's not like I want to…"
"I see. Well, with your help, I'm sure the work process will be accomplished soon." He stated with confidence.
I just nodded. Just as we were about to enter the designated site, Junko came out of the doors, head down and walking a bit fast. "Junko?" I muttered. He's been missing since yesterday, and this is where he pops out from? "Junko." I called out.
He stopped, and then looked at me for a moment. He looked at me differently. He glared at me sinisterly, for some reason, and he has this aura of negativity around him. He then looked away and muttered, "Sorry…" And he just stormed off again.
"I wonder what's wrong…" Isaiah muttered worriedly.
"…Maybe a ghost haunted him last night and put him in a bad mood?" I guessed with my crooked smile. Isaiah looked at me strangely, but I just laughed it off. Still, it's quite worrying to see that. As I entered the classroom, I saw Rika and Paylor discussing over something.
"…We should try to avoid over-crowding that area, since Liam decided to add statues to his art gallery…" I overhead Rika saying as Paylor just sighed heavily. She turned to look at my direction. "Oh, Gina and Isaiah, what are you guys doing here?"
I didn't want to speak for awhile, so I turned to look at Isaiah. He looked down at me and nodded. "Lady Rika, do you know what happened to Sir Junko?"
"Junko?" Paylor inquired.
"I'm not really sure." Rika answered, pushing her glasses up her nose. "I'm not even sure how he got in here…"
"Pardon?" Isaiah began. "What do you mean by that?"
Paylor scratched his head. "Let's see…after Rika and I had breakfast, we immediately head over here. As we entered, we found Junko there, reading in one of the ordered couches."
"So? Couldn't he just get here earlier than the both of you?" I said.
"Impossible..." Rika stated. She then trailed from there, as thought devastated. She turned to look at me. "A-Anyway, what are you two here for?"
"We're here to help." Isaiah said with a smile.
"Y-Yeah…" I muttered, as we then we both began aiding them. However, my mind wasn't entirely focused on the project at hand. Rika dodged my questioned earlier, and she didn't give me full details, it seems. Also, Junko was acting much differently then before, so I was worried about that. Maybe he had an encounter…
"E-hem! Students are to report to the Gym at once, just as Headmaster said so!"
The speakers went on and off in an instant. What's going on? I looked over at the others, and they were also confused. "What's that bear thinking?!" Rika complained.
"Maybe it's some important announcement, Lady Rika." Isaiah invoiced.
Paylor stretched his arms slightly. "But we still have a lot to finish, mes amis. Maybe he's trying to stall us?"
"Let's just go…" I muttered as I left the place first. What's Monokuma planning…
"Yosh! I'm so glad that you all came by!~" Monokuma exclaimed with glee, twirling on the stage. We thirteen students just watched the bear goof around as it continued. "Now then, you must all be wondering why I called you all here, upupu…"
"Yes, and would you please hurry it up." Rika said. "We're wasting time here."
"Don't worry, Project Manager, I'll make this brief then." He said then faked a cough. "I'll be giving you guys a choice."
"Choice?" I questioned.
"Yep, you'll just have to decide from two: Kill someone in the next twenty-four hours, or all of you will die!"
EH?!
"W-Wait, what is this all about?!" Asura asked.
"You deaf?" Monokuma teased. He hopped off the stage and just walked around. "I gave you students a choice to make. One of them is to kill someone in the next 24 hours, and everyone here will continue on living. The other one was is to let the allotted time fly by and have everyone be killed!"
"That's absurd!" Akane shouted.
"Your mercilessness knows no end now, does it?" Heishi retorted, clenching his fists.
Monokuma let out a hearty laugh. "Gyahahaha! Now this is what I want to see. All of you, choosing over yours or others' lives! Well, wouldn't want to spoil your moods. See ya in twenty-four hours!" With that, he left the stage, cackling his heart out, if he even has one.
We all looked at each other, suspicious and cautious as we were the first day. "N-No one is planning to, r-right?" Mei inquired, tearing up.
"Y-Yeah, that's right." Liam added. "I mean, we're all mes-amis, buddies and-"
"Don't be so naïve!" Rika shouted. "What do you plan to do? Wait for death?" We all went silent. Rika folded her arms across her chest. "That's what I thought…"
"Tsk…" I clicked my tongue tediously as I looked away from the others. What are we going to do? If we don't kill someone, all of us will. But, I don't want to face another corpse anytime soon.
Just then, a loud clap grabbed our attention. Junko looked at us with nonchalant eyes, as though this never bothered him, or he doesn't care at all. "You all shouldn't be easily corrupted…don't be swayed so easily…" He muttered with a hint of assertiveness. None of us could speak, nor could come to make eye contact with Junko's glare. He's acting very differently than usual, and I don't feel comfortable with that.
"There's no need to be so tense, Monsieur Junko." Paylor said lightly.
"Why are you not taking this seriously?" Himitsu asked, looking at the Inventor. "Aren't you scared?"
Paylor merely smiled. "Of course, but it shouldn't result to such negativity…" He stated as he looked over at Junko. "It's the cycle of life, anyway…"
"You do know that this is the death-game for life, Sir Paylor." Isaiah reminded. "Are you sure you don't want to be cautious?"
"I don't mind." Paylor assured. He then proceeded in walking out. As he was, he patted Junko on the head as he left. After minutes of silence, Junko left as well, muttering something that I couldn't pick up.
"Neh," Akane began. "So we're just going to wait? We're not going to do anything?"
"I-I'm sure that no one will kill someone!" Liam exclaimed, laughing out positively.
I then point out, "If no one will, we're all dead…we'll become ghosts…" They all looked at me, but I didn't mind them. I looked down, trying to get the distractions out of my mind. Just as silence was falling over us again, from out of nowhere, I sword passed by me, just centimeters away from my cheek.
"Tsk." A familiar voice said behind me. Himitsu pulled me away from whoever tried to attack me, and I was surprise who it was.
"Lady Cristalli!" Isaiah called out, rushing towards her, only to be stopped by her pointing her katana at him, just inches away from his chest.
"Shut up, I won't let death come to me first!" She stated. Her dark-blue eyes stared down on us as she caressed a strand of her hair. "My hair has gone slightly darker…" She muttered, I just paced my breath, not expecting her to pull of the first attempt. "I-I'm leaving…" She left the gym, but never sheathed her katana, as though ready to pull off another attack.
"A-Are you sure that you're going to be fine?" Mei asked me, handing me a cup of tea. We were in the cafeteria, around 4 pm in the afternoon.
"I'll be fine. I was just…shocked…" I answered, taking a sip from the fine china.
Mei rested on a chair beside me. "I-I didn't think that Serene-sama was like that…"
"Me neither." Just then, Junko and Serene entered. Mei quickly hid behind me as they approached us. I looked over at Serene. "Um…Junko…"
"I'm sorry for acting like that." Serene began, bowing in front of me. "I-I just couldn't help it…I-I was just scared of dying…"
I looked over at Junko. "She told me what happened earlier. She really is sorry." Actually, I was wondering about his attitude earlier.
"Don't worry. I will not allow the others to be killed…" The Alpha assured, giving me a smile. She also patted the sheath of her katana. To my relief, her sword is sheathed.
"So I'm guessing that Serene will make sure that no one kills anyone." Junko said.
"Yeah, seems like it…" I added.
"Well, we better get going." Junko said to Serene, and she nodded. She waved goodbye at me as they both left. Still though, I feel like they have a hidden agenda…
"Those two must be going out." Akane stated suddenly behind us, shocking Mei and me. She smirked, adding, "But I'm sure you and Himitsu are going steady as well, right?" She asked me enthusiastically.
"W-We're not going out!"
It was 8 am, and all of us have met up in the cafeteria. I, particularly, did not sleep well last night. I was still quite traumatized with what happened yesterday, but I'm glad that Serene assured that none of us will kill each other. "With how we're progressing, we should be able to finish Monokuma's project today or tomorrow." Rika announced.
"I can't wait to present my representation of Aphrodite!" Liam exclaimed happily.
"I'm just anxious to see the wide-screen!" Akane said joyfully.
Paylor just gave out a small laugh. "Yes, you'll all be able to enjoy the new Classroom." He then looked at Rika, and they both nodded. The two excuse themselves, probably going to the Site of the Project.
"Well, to be honest, I'm pretty much excited to see what happened to that dull classroom." Heishi stated as he leaned against his chair.
"Heh, you didn't even help out, mes amis." Liam teased as he began sketching something. Heishi just laughed.
I looked around, and then I saw Mei's worried look. "Is something wrong?"
She looked at me with a shocked expression. "U-Uh…well, I feel like we're missing a few people…"
"Like who, Lady Shizukana?" Isaiah asked, taking a bite out of his Panini.
"Um…" She sighed, looking down on the table. "Himitsu-san, for example."
"T-That pervert is always slacking off…" I stuttered.
"Then there's Josephine-san and Serene-sama…"
Isaiah then said, "Lady Josephine took a stroll around, and I'm sure Lady Cristalli is patrolling, like always."
I looked around again then added, "Junko's not here, either." Well, whether he changed or not, he seems to be taking time for himself around this time. Anyway, I feel like we're missing another one. "There's also Asura." I wonder where he could be.
"Well," Heishi stood up. "Maybe it's time for me to help out with the project." Mei smiled with glee as she stood up as well. He then turned to look at us. "Anyone else coming?"
In the end, all of us in the canteen left for the project's site. As we were closing in, we saw Rika and Paylor just about to unlock the door. The Project Manager looked at us. "My, why are you all here already?"
"We want to help!" Akane exclaimed, fist-pumping into the air.
Paylor smiled as he began conversing with Isaiah. Rika then nodded as she then unlocked the door. When she opened it, she screamed. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
"Three students have found the body. The investigation will now commence!"
Wait, what? What was that announcement about?! We immediately rushed in as well, and we were shocked at what we saw. Paylor stepped in and called out to someone. "Junko!"
The boy turned to look at us, again, with his nonchalant eyes. He laid between us and the corpse that laid there in its sorry state. Impaled through the heart by her own sword, Serene laid there, cold and lifeless.
SERENE CRISTALLI: DEAD
Oh Serene, you will be dearly missed…I'm sorry that it came to this…
Let's see if you guys can figure out who kill Serene (and here we go again, coming up with details XD)
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