Okay, as promised, I updated twice today, so as to make-up for not updating last week. For people who'll read this, please don't hate me for whatever happens ('cause it didn't really happen in the Danganronpa series, I think…) Just read and review, alright? We're all good? Okay, let's move on!

Gina

We weren't sure what happened, and I'm sure that most of us just can't accept it. Injustice, they called it, but he just called it "lesson-learn". It was nine in the morning, and we were all in the cafeteria. A gloomy atmosphere was evident; none of us dare to mutter a word. Others weren't just in the mood, whilst others were rather traumatized by the previous events. What happened, you ask? Virulent injustice happened.

"Just stop." I repeated, looking over at Junko.

The boy just stared at me, gaped at me. He spoke no words as Monokuma shouted out, "Oi, how long are you going to stare into each others' eyes?"

Junko's breathing stifled slightly. I breathe in sharply as I began. "After Serene heard the announcement, she fell right into fear and despair."

"G-Gina-chan, what are you-"Mei began, but was cut off by Heishi. He shook his head.

Junko looked at me. I continued. "After she left, she turned to you and confessed to you what happened. I'm sure she felt safe with you, and she's comfortable with telling the truth and her intentions to you."

"Wait, so they're dating?" Akane asked.

"Quiet." Rika muttered, glaring at the Sharpshooter.

"With that said, I believe that she entrusted you with a note, stating her intentions for the upcoming night. You understood her note. I'm not sure what you two have, but you decided to aid her, risking yourself in the process." Gina paused, looking down. "You shared your knowledge with her. Just as Rika and Paylor were out, you two snuck in unnoticed. After you were both locked in, you proceeded with the plan."

"Stop…" Junko muttered.

"No." I retorted. "So as to not risk your life for execution, Serene did suicide, so that you won't be convicted as 'murderer'. She was the one who prepared the stairs, and as she was about to hang herself, you took her sword, and she committed suicide." I looked around the room, and I noticed that all of them were paying close attention, as though as I was telling a fairytale to young children. "However…you changed the entire scene and made it looked like you killed Serene."

"That's when you cut her loose…" Isaiah added.

"As you did, she fell, and so did you. So as to change how she died, you used her sword and stabbed her, which Asura was a witness to, only he wasn't aware that it was just you fabricating what really happened." I then heaved a breath. "…When Rika opened to see what've you done, Monokuma made that announcement, signaling that three people that were not killers have discovered Serene's body."I looked at Junko. "All the changes you did, all the tempering with Serene's real death…futile…" I finished.

Just as I finished, Monokuma yawned in boredom and said, "Well, none of you are going to say anything? If not, let's get on with the voting!" I heard sighs around me, but we don't have a choice. We vote for the person who we think is the murderer. However, for this case…

"Will you be wrong? Or will you be right?" Monokuma questioned. The ballots were in, and it resulted to…

Serene Cristalli.

"Ding sing dong!" The bear cried out. "You guys are correct! The one who killed Serene…was no other than Serene Cristalli herself, gyahahaha!"

I looked around and saw the regretful or pained looks of my classmates. I looked over at Isaiah, and I was surprised to see him with a depressed expression. "Ding sing dong?" Akane muttered, confused.

"Eh, it's a new expression of mine." Monokuma stated.

I sighed as I looked over at Junko. His head was hung up, as though despair caught him, as well. I opened my mouth to speak, but Isaiah immediately took over. "Why did you do it?" He asked.

The boy, the one who was thought to have killed Serene, looked towards the taller man. "…" He gave no answer.

"Why did you…"

"It's just something she does…" Junko muttered, rubbing his arm slightly, looking away. "…Before she died, she thought of having one last time to mess around with you guys…she asked me to help her…"

"Play around? Mademoiselle Serene, le Alpha?" Liam questioned.

Junko, in a long time, smirked. "Yeah…she doesn't want to die without having fun in the end, it seems…"

"But…" Isaiah began. "Why…did she…"

Junko finally answered, "She wanted to save you all."

"S-Save?" Mei stuttered.

"…She went and fulfilled Monokuma's incentive's request…" I muttered. "If no one dies within twenty-four hours, all of us will…"

"Being the Alpha who watches over her fellow classmates, she will put all of your lives before hers…"Junko stated, adding, "That's why this happened…" We all went silent after that. I looked around, and noticed the embarrassed or teary looks of my classmates. Serene's death and the reason behind it seemed to have taken them by surprise, at least that's what I thought.

"Neh? Are you all done yapping?" Monokuma asked in his usual high-pitched voice. "If you are, then let's get it on!"

We all looked at him. "G-Get…it on?" Asura stuttered.

"What are you talking about, Monsieur?" Paylor questioned, his eyes dead focused on the bear.

Monokuma merely sighed, hands behind his back. "Tsk, tsk, tsk…have you forgotten already? We did it last time, upupu…"

"D-Did what last time?" Mei asked.

"Gyah! Punishment Time, what else?!" The bear shouted in irritation.

EH?!

"B-B-But no one killed Serene!" Asura invoiced.

"Don't tell me you're going to kill Monsieur Junko?!" Liam questioned.

"Nah…he's not going to be punished for helping Serene die." Monokuma answered. He then looked towards Rika's direction. "How's the classroom coming along, Project Manager?" He asked, emphasizing the last two words.

She was taken aback slightly, but answered bluntly. "It's almost complete. After today, it'll be ready for use tomorrow."

"Neh, is that so?" The bear replied, quite sarcastically. "And when did I say the deadline of the project will be?"

"Deadline?" Rika repeated as she then suddenly gasped as she remembered. "T-The deadline…i-it's after someone…dies, correct?"

An evil grin crossed Monokuma's face. "Upupupu…" He laughed in a low voice. "It's past the deadline, Rika-chan~"

"D-Don't worry, I'll have it completed in no-" Rika began to panic, only to be cut off by Monokuma.

"Upupu, I said last time that if the project isn't completed on time…the Project Manager will be punished..." He stated with evil intent evident in his crimson eyes.

All of us went into shock, understanding the meaning behind his words. "You don't mean…" Isaiah muttered.

"Mademoiselle Rika will be executed?!" Paylor questioned with disbelief washing over his expression.

"Bingo!" The bear cheered.

I was in shock as well. "But…she didn't do anything wrong…" I muttered in a monotone.

"Wrong!" Monokuma retorted. "She failed to complete a school project on time, AND, she allowed not one, but two students to get hurt during the process, with one dying in the end!" He stated. "I think people being that irresponsible deserve to be punished, no?"

"That's just sick!" Akane shouted.

"I will not approve of this injustice!" Heishi invoiced.

I averted my attention over to Rika, and in her stall, she was breaking down. "N-No…I-I…" She began to stutter. Sweat broke out of her forehead, her breathing pacing to the anxiety and fear in her heart. "I-I promise, it will never happen again!"

"Too late! What's done is done, and there's nothing you could do about it." The bear exclaimed, a sadistic laugh coming out of him. "GYAHAHAHAHA!"

Rika merely collapsed in her stall, tears beginning to slide down the line of her face. Paylor clicked his tongue as he went over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders. "Please stop crying, Mademoiselle…"

"I-Idiot…" She began. "I-I'm going to…"

"You're not going to die!" He tried to ensure her. Rika just flung her arms around him and embraced him tightly, as though her life was coming to an end.

"Well, let's get this rolling, shall we?" Monokuma began.

"Stop this, Monokuma, or else!" Heishi threatened, though futile.

"Jichiryou, Rika, the Ultimate Entrepreneur…" The bear muttered virulently.

"Paylor, I…" Rika began to mutter softly, but she never finished what she had to say.

"I'm sorry." Was all the Inventor could relay to the maiden in her final moment..

"IT'S PUNISHMENT TIME FOR YOU!"

You're Fired!

Rika was placed into a long, narrow corridor. At the end of the corridor, Monokuma was sitting there, wearing a business suit with his legs rested upon an office desk. On the table was a contract, a contract that if Rika signs it, she'll be saved. In an instant, the maiden rushed towards the desk, encountering different tasks that she went through and successfully completed them in her career as an entrepreneur. Breezing through Monokuma's obstacles, she arrived at the desk, snatched up a pen, and signed the contract in a hurry. Just as she finished, Monokuma swept up the paper and read it, nodding afterwards. Rika sighed in belief, only to speculate Monokuma tearing up the piece of paper. "It's was nice working with you, but it seems that I have to let you go!" He exclaimed, and then a trapped door under Rika opened. She fell into the pit of blazing fire, her body disappearing into the gulfs of its flames.

All of us went into shock and disbelief. Rika was burned right before our eyes while Monokuma just let it happened to her. An intense atmosphere fell upon us as Monokuma popped right out of his throne once more. "Woo-wee, that was dang-right hot down there!" He exclaimed, wiping a bead of sweat off his forehead.

"Monster!" Akane shouted out angrily. "How dare you kill Rika?! Sure, she may be a quick-tempered control freak, but she's still one of us!"

"She still didn't even do anything wrong!" Liam invoiced.

"Shut your mouths before I cast you into the fire pit as well!" Monokuma retorted, his claws ready. He sighed as he then said, "Anyway, lesson learned: Make sure to finish your homework on time!" He exclaimed.

"L-Lesson learned?!" Mei whimpered. "You're not teaching us anything other than to kill each other!"

"Well, at least you know the despair of it, upupu."

I just stayed silent and observed. I watched as Heishi began to threat Monokuma, with Isaiah and Akane trying to stop him from hitting the thing. I averted my eyes towards Paylor, and saw his saddened look. It was unlikely to see him in such a state, and to be honest, it was hard to look at.

"Anyway, I'll finish up Jichiryou's work, and hopefully, it could be used tomorrow, until next time then!" Monokuma exclaimed, waving goodbye at us as he disappeared in an instant.

I sat there in my chair, staring into oblivion as my mind was busy with so many thoughts. I sighed as I looked around once more to see the depressed look on my classmates. Paylor was nowhere to be found, and so was Junko. Both were probably dampened by what happened by previous events. I think it's the best for them to take some time to be alone for now.

"…Um…" I heard Himitsu muttered after a long time of silence. "Are you guys going to be like this for awhile?"

"What are you talking about?" Akane asked, perking up slightly from laying her head on the table.

The playboy scratched the back of his head as he replied, "It's not like you guys to be quiet for this long…"

"You can't blame them, Sir Himitsu…" Isaiah stated. "Bad things have caused their vibes to undergo such a solemn state…"

"What?" Liam asked.

"I meant you're all depressed due to the death of two of our classmates…" Isaiah rephrased.

"Ah…yeah…" Liam sighed then slid right back into his seat. I noticed Josephine looking around and standing up, leaving the cafeteria in silence.

Mei began muttering something. "…I think we should try to cheer up Paylor-sama and Junko-kun…"

Asura nodded in agreement. "Ever since yesterday, t-they've been trying to avoid us or something. I-I'm guessing that they have a lot on their minds…"

Heishi stood up. "I'm going to find them and talk to them." He stated as he left the cafeteria as well.

"I-It's nice that they're starting to talk again, but…" Himitsu began with a crooked smile on his face. "They're all leaving…"

"Maybe they went off to look for the other two?" Liam asked.

"Well, I think it's better to leave the two alone." Akane suggested. "I mean, they both lost their love ones."

"Huh?" I questioned.

The Sharpshooter just shrugged. "I don't know. I just feel like Junko had a thing for Serene, and that Rika had feelings for Paylor."

I looked around as well, and seeing that there's nothing else to do, I stood up and left as well. "W-Where are you going, Gina-chan?" Mei inquired.

I took one glance at her and answered, "I'm going to find them."

I tried looking for them in places that they might be. For Paylor, I checked the Library, and fortunately, he was there. He had a finger brushing along the covers of the shelved books, as though he was picking out a book. I faked a cough to get his attention. He turned to look at me. "Oh, bonjour, Mademoiselle Gina. Je suis bien aise de vous revoir!" He greeted.

I nodded at him, and gave a small smile. "You know that I don't speak French." The man just merely chuckled as I approached him. "…Why are you here?"

He sighed as he averted his attention back at the books. "I'm not so sure…I just feel like being alone for now." He said, picking out a book, scanning its pages then returning it back into the shelf.

I stared at him for a moment. "…What did Rika say to you?" I asked again.

"Heh, you heard that?"

"Of course."

"Hehe, well then," Paylor looked at me and smiled. "She didn't finish what she had to say, so I'm not sure."

"…I see." I replied as I sat by the table, looking around as I asked, "Why did you say sorry?"

"Excusez moi?" He asked with a surprised look on his face.

I looked at him. "Before she died, you said sorry. Why?"

Silence fell upon us as I awaited his answer. He merely turned his head away, saying, "I promised her that nothing bad would happen to her. Instead of getting hurt, she died, and I knew I hadn't fulfilled my promise."

"But why would you promise her that?" I questioned immediately. "You know what kind of position we're in right now, and basically, harm is inevitable."

"You're talkative today, aren't you, Mademoiselle?"

"Just answer, please."

The Inventor looked at me attentively. He sighed as he stepped away from the book shelf and walked over to another corner of the library. He then said, "I just wanted to assure her…"

"Huh?" I began. "I don't really understand."

A smirk crossed the man's face. "Madame Rika is lonely, well, at least at heart. I noticed this, and…"

"You thought of being there for her?" I finished. He nodded. "She's lonely because she's not good in getting friends, in my opinion."

"Well, it is in her character to be independent." Paylor invoiced. "But work gets in the way of the social life of people."

"Let me guess, Rika was one of them?" Paylor nodded. "I know you're a good guy, but making such a promise…" The Inventor laughed slightly. I was a bit taken aback. "W-What's so funny?"

"Hehe, nandemonai." He said.

I looked at him weirdly. "You…can speak Japanese?"

"Only a little. I asked Mei and Rika to teach me." He said, but then his jovial self became slightly solemn. "I made that promise so as to show Rika that she can depend on someone…it seems that she won't be able to now…" He muttered. I went quiet as I looked at him. As I was about to open my mouth to speak, he asked in a quiet voice, "By the way, have you seen a laptop around here?"

"Laptop?" I repeated, following his quietness. "Wait, why would there be a laptop here in the first place? Monokuma cut off all of our connection to the outside world."

"I know. It's just that this one was here when I checked the second floor for the first time."

"You mean the time where Himitsu hacked into your miniature robot's core?" I recalled.

"I-I think so…" Paylor replied. "Anyway, it's gone now."

"Maybe Monokuma took it."

"Hm…seems like it…" Paylor muttered. He then coughed a bit and said, "You should look for Junko. You're looking for him as well, right?"

I nodded. "Wait, how did-"

"You should find him and give him a little pep talk." Paylor suggested with a smile. I tried to retort, but then just nodded and began finding the other boy. I wonder where he could've gone.

I deducted the places where Junko might be, but in the end, I couldn't find him. I checked one last room: The room Serene died in. I heaved a heavy sigh, knowing that many things revolved around the room. I opened the door and entered, and, true to his words, Monokuma finished the room Rika was working on as Project Manager. The chandelier was now there, and the room was designed according to the designs Rika had drawn out which Liam kept. I looked around the room, but I didn't see Junko. As I was leaving, I remembered something, and I face-palmed myself for forgetting it. I walked over to the fireplace, and I pushed it aside. My guess was right; Junko was sulking in the hollow space behind the fireplace. "…Won't you get deprived of oxygen in here?"

Junko looked up at me with his sleepy eyes. Did he stay here overnight without sleeping? Well, if he did, he would be breaking the rules. "Why are you here?" He asked.

"I was looking for you." I answered bluntly, a small, crooked smile on my face.

Junko crawled out of the space and rested upon a comfy, red couch. With an arm over his eyes, he asked, "Why were you looking for me?"

"Just curious where you went." I said, walking over to him whilst folding my arms across my chest.

"I doubt that's all." He muttered quietly.

"Fine, I want to see how you're doing." I gave in as I sat at the arm of the couch. Silence fell over us. Breaking it, I asked, "…Why did you help Serene…to…"

Junko sat up properly, leaning against the soft couch. "To suicide?" I nodded. He sighed and said, "Will it be enough if I said that she asked me to?"

"No, because I know that there's more to that." I invoiced.

He sighed again. "…Yeah, there's more to that, but Serene told me to keep it a secret until the right time comes…"

I looked at him curiously. "So…she'd really asked you to?" He nodded. "But then, why did you let her?"

He closed his eyes and said, "Because I know that whatever I do, she'll do it anyway. She told it she intends to do so, and that she would save everyone."

"But…Rika…"

"Yes, Serene wasn't able to save Rika, but it's not her fault…" He retorted immediately.

"So it's a ghost's fault?" I asked. Junko looked at me curiously. "I knew it…" I whispered.

He merely laugh a bit then hugged his legs and said, "She just wants to keep everyone safe…"

I closed my mouth before I could speak. Serene did fulfill Monokuma's incentive, but it risked her life. She died to save us, but failed to rescue one. I looked away from Junko as I asked, "…Why…did she asked you? You're not that close, right?"

Junko was quiet, until he muttered, "I remember her…" He began. "I just…remembered her, from somewhere…other than here."

Remembered? "Wait, remember?"

"Yes…I feel like I'm missing some of my memories…" He said, resting his head on his knees. I glanced at him, and he smiled at me slightly. I turned away. "Thank you for checking on me…" He muttered.

I just nodded. "…Yeah…glad I did." I said, standing up. I walked over to him and gave him one of my crooked smiles. "If you sleep here, who knows what Monokuma will do to you?"

Junko nodded, getting up slowly. "Yeah…I should get some rest…" He muttered, leaving the room with nothing but a small smile.

As he left, I thought about something for a moment. I began to ponder about it over. "Active in the evening, tired in the morning…" I said. "Is he a vampire? That's a kind of ghost, right?"

JICHIRYOU, RIKA: DEAD

And there's the chapter that I promised you guys. Hope you like it! (and forgive me for killing Rika) Well, this is Danganronpa, and it is Monokuma's job to bring despair to our dear students…

Anyway, look forward to the next chapter!

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