This is it...I've solved the case of Mei's murder. Toto killed Mei...but why do I feel so….icky inside? It feels wrong to accuse a classmate of mine but...what's this nagging feeling inside of me...I was sweating...my eyepatch almost damp and my tattered clothes almost torn fully from the amount of pointing I did. Is this how Ari feels?
Calypso: Izu… Are you okay?
Izuhara: Yes…It's finally over….Toto...you're time is up!
Toto: …
Alia: Is he going to say something or not…?
I analyzed Toto's disheveled appearance, his grey hoodie - dripping with sweat- all creased; his undercut hairstyle reduced to just clumped up hair scattered all over his face; his face sweating profusely as though he'd been trekking in a rainforest; his eyes returned to a normal state and he was breathing almost too heavily if anything.
Toto: I know what all you humans are thinking…
Camille: Nah, if I think too much I get these massive head pains.
Karuta: Cam…
Camille: Did I say something wrong?
Arihime: Everything...when did you ever say anything right?
Toto: Heh… You think I'm some monster don't you? You think Black is some monster as well don't you?
Izuhara: Toto...you murdered Mei...
Toto: The human DJ was… expendable…
Natsume: E-Expendable?
Izuhara: No life is expendable, how could you ever think of something as atrocious as that!?
Toto: Izuhara, let me tell you something. Any one of you could be dead right now. You, Arihime,
Karuta. Anyone.
Simon: What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Nori: The wicked ways of the wild are entrenched deep into his soul…
Arihime: Looks like I was right about you…...you're nothing but scum...from the day we met….nothing but hate inside of a man who calls himself a fucking cat!
Toto: The girl was just unlucky, that is all. I would describe her as the perfect victim in what now has been revealed to be an imperfect crime.
Izuhara: Perfect victim my ass…you had a choice! No one held a gun to your head and told you to kill her or confront her...no one told you to severe her head from her body...so why...why do all of this!? How could you!?
Kazuko: This is insane, you're insane, this whole fucking trial is insane!
Toto: She held the key to what I thought was a chance to escape. When I found out the truth though… her death became the perfect excuse for me to leave you cretin and this dump for good.
I gritted my teeth and clenched my fist at his disgusting words. How can he think so little of us that he would kill just to escape...what drove him to this point!?
Izuhara: Tell me...why did you go after her...tell me why you did all of this.
Toto: As I knew the girl had the map for the exit… So we took advantage of the situation. Don't act as if none of you would do the same.
Arihime: …
Karuta: Ari…
Arihime: Why her?
Toto: That is not my fault, that is the bears fault for giving her the map. If he had given it to Alia for example, her face would be on a board with an X through it.
Monokuma: I told Nekotang to be careful with that map...what an oaf...
Monokuma kicks a tied up Nekotang and puts his feet on him like a footstool.
Izuhara: Stay out of this bear! Toto...if you knew she had the map...why didn't you tell any of us….the rules only said she couldn't tell us.
Toto: Why would I tell any of you? Disgusting, foul-mouthed, waste of space, lousy humans. You're all the same, you're all evil.
Tokaku: Evil? We just met each other...how can you judge us without getting to know us?
Toto: You're a human correct?
Tokaku: Yeah….and?
Toto: Evil swine… I have no good words for your kind.
Izuhara: Why do you hate humans so much, sure not everyone is a saint...but that doesn't give you a reason to label everyone bad.
Toto: I have no obligation to tell you anything pirate…
Monokuma: Looks like it's time for me to jump into the mix!
Monokuma vaults his way on top of Nekotang as if he were a professional gymnast then clears his throat with a couple of coughs.
Toto: Be quiet!
Monokuma: Rude...well while you give you everyone your sob story...I'm going to prepare the execution, so...do what you want...I'll tell you when time's up.
Toto: Before I tell you anything you may as well do the final vote. Go ahead humans, do it.
Izuhara: Just...tell us... what happened before we do that…
Toto: If I do, I do not want to hear any snarky comments from her…
Arihime: Don't worry about me…..I'm too upset to say anything...so go ahead.
Toto: Then I shall start from the beginning. My childhood, if you can call it one, was not an easy one. When I was young, my mother left me with… a human due to how horrible he was to her.
Athena: Athena is confused. What is Toto referring to when he says 'a human'?
Toto: You would call them… 'a father'. Either way, he was a horrible human. He taught me what it meant to be human in fact. Humans call you names, they punch and kick you… They beat you up and throw you out expecting you to cry for forgiveness only to be hit again. It was during this time that I first met Black, he was only a small cub… like a stray kitten that had wandered off from its mother. We'd meet up in secret over time and share food, play games… It was, fun. Being with Black, it showed me what life can really be about. How life could be so much better when you are with a friend who genuinely cares about you. There was not one day where I did not think about Black and the fun we would have with each other, he always came and I always met up with him. It eased the pain of the abuse that 'he' would deal out.
Izuhara: I…had no idea…
Toto: If it weren't for Black… I'd be dead already. My… father...came home in some drunken rage, spouting how if I wasn't a part of his life everything would be so much easier. So he tried to kill me, he was that desperate for results that he set the whole house on fire in an attempt to make me choke on the smoke. It was Black who broke in when I cried for help, he killed my father… and dragged me out whilst I was barely conscious. He is my only friend…
Karuta: Toto… You should have told us…
Izuhara: That's despicable, how could your father do that to you… first Yuzuki...and now you…
Toto: I did not ask all of you for your pity… I am simply telling you humans the truth that you so desperately wanted.
Aohito: It's not a case of pity… Anyone with a heart would feel terrible knowing what you've gone through.
Reina: … I may hate you for what you did Toto but still, that is disgusting.
William: As much as I love hearing everyone feeling sorry for you Toto, I want to hear the whole story first before I decide whether to pity you or just be indifferent. So… you really need to put a lot of effort into it Toto, just like you did when you murdered Mei.
Calypso: That is highly insensitive William and you know it…
William: Oh Calypso… I'm just teasing like always, don't mind me.
Izuhara: So because of your abusive father...you came to distrust humans because of that alone? He's just one person...sure he's a significant part of your life...but why brand all humans like him?
Toto: As he was not the only one… Every human I have ever encountered have all been the same. Black though, he has always stood by my side and treated me as his equal. Do you want examples pirate?
Izuhara: If it can help elucidate why you killed Mei, then go ahead.
Toto: I assume all of you humans know what a circus is, am I correct in saying that?
Alia: Yes...but what does that have to do with the conversation at hand?
Toto: After Black rescued me, we wandered around for a while… just the two of us. However, a ringmaster of a well known circus spotted us and 'picked up on our bond'. He told me that he had a place for 'people like myself' at this circus he ran. There were many acts: clowns who juggled skittles and balls; trapeze artists who soared through the air as though they were birds themselves and a human whose strength allowed them to pick up a human male in each of their hands as if it were nothing. The ringmaster told us that we could have an act where Black, and more of my friends that I met during our time there, could perform and earn a living. It was an exciting prospect… I thought that maybe these humans were not so bad, that over time I would earn enough money that Black and I could go off and find our dream home, a dream life. Just the two of us.
Eduardo: So what happened senor, that changed your mind?
Toto: What changed my mind foreign human? What changed my mind… What changed my mind was when the humans revealed who they really were. I do not know whether they were jealous of the attention our act got or if they just disliked the two of us but one of the acts committed an act of betrayal. It was one of the clowns in fact, they murdered the ventriloquist by slashing them as though they had been attacked by claws. They carved out large chunks of flesh as well to make it appears so they had been partially eaten… They did all of it to pin the crime onto Black. To rid me of my only friend and make me alone forever.
Kazuko: That's…horrible...I...don't feel so good.
Natsume: M-Me too...
Toto: So… the ringmaster… he said, that he was going to 'have my pet put down'. Black is not some pet. He's more of a friend than any human could be… He's a better friend than any of you humans that's for sure.
Karuta: But Toto…we wanted nothing but for all of us to get along…to build bonds, make long lasting friendships….
Toto: Hahaha… Your words are amusing human. I know when humans lie. Don't try and trick me with your words of friendship when all you care about deep down is yourself. Humans, they only ever think about themselves and what benefits them.
Izuhara: That's not true at all! Sure some humans may be as you described them earlier...but...not all humans are like that...we all want to work together and see a brighter future...so...
Toto: Then why did they try to put down Black? Why did I have to murder the ringmaster just to protect my friend? Why is it that only Black and my other friends have ever given a damn about my existence? Answer me that pirate!
The words choked up in my throat, I can't debunk what Toto went through but…
Izuhara: Toto….I'm sorry for what happened to you but…you could have just run away….why did you have to resort to murder…..why?
Toto: The past doesn't matter… He deserved that pain that he got for mistreating my best friend! Anyway… did you not see where the exit tunnel ended up? Monokuma knew that you humans would be desperate to leave no matter who the map was given to… So he gave you the hope of freedom to crush it in his paws. In the end, one murder was what I had to pay to get out of this dump. To survive and continue my life with Black, just the two of us.
Tokaku: I...don't know what to say...so you're saying the map was a fake all along?
Simon: Is this true Monokuma? Did you set all of this up to trick us?
Monokuma: Well...I wouldn't say I tricked you guys...more so gave you an incentive to want to escape is all….I just handed you guys a motive...I didn't force Toto to kill Mei...he did that of his own volition. All he needed...was a push.
Natsume: W-Why did you p-push him? T-That is cruel…
Monokuma: What's cruel is you guys wanting to inspire hope in a killing game, I went through all this trouble to arrange the entire thing, and after one murder you guys want to hold hands and sing Kumbaya.
Calypso: Don't patronise us Monokuma. This is… your fault at the end of the day.
Monokuma: Who's the one on trial again...I didn't think so sweetheart.
Nori: The bear is the bringer of misfortune… All he touches shall rot to the core…
Toto: Why are you even talking Monokuma?
Monokuma: Did you forget already or do you have a hairball in your ears...I am the headmaster here...so if I want to talk..let me talk. Besides...you didn't even explain what made you want to kill the DJ.
Arihime: I….would like to know that as well.
Toto: As I have already stated, I did not kill the human girl as I had an issue with her personally. She had the map and I wanted it to leave myself. We fought over the map, then things happened as it did.
TOTO'S FLASHBACK IN THE SAUNA CONFRONTING MEI
I waited inside the boiling hot sauna, the human DJ was headed this way and if my hunch was right...then she was going to try and use the map to escape this cage of a school.
Mei entered the sauna as I hid in the corner of the room, she clutched her teddy bear in her hand and looked for the exit - she seemed even more hopeful than her usual self which was saying something.
"And just what do you think you're doing, human?" I asked her.
"Oh Toto!" Mei jumped from the surprise, "I didn't know you were up…what are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same question human," I retorted back at her.
"Oh it's nothing...just wondering if I could get in a quick chill session…" she laughed awkwardly, pretending to play dumb.
Black appeared from behind me, he looked at Mei with a scrunched up face.
"Oh...is there something you needed Toto?" she asked tilting her head.
"Yes...the map," I said bluntly to her.
"Map? Oh you mean that...I...don't have it..." she said, lying through her teeth, "I'm really sorry Toto."
"I know that you're the map holder...now tell me...what are your plans when you escape from this place?"
She hugged her teddy bear, sighed and looked at me with a sad expression on her face.
"I...wanted to see my parents…" she whimpered, her eyes welling with tears, "I'm...worried something might have happened to them..."
The look on her human face, showed great signs of melancholy...but she wants to leave, for that alone. How unworthy…
"Your human parents..." I scoffed, "How cute...you miss your parents…"
"I'm sorry...I...wanted to tell everyone...but the rules stop me from speaking," she blushed embarrassedly.
"Hmph...you're a crafty human, I applaud you for that," I gave a brief smile before turning serious again.
"Now...here's the thing...you're going to hand that map over to me," I stated, "Let's both escape..."
Mei seemed a little hesitant to trust me, almost scared in a sense.
"I don't think that's a good idea...Toto," she trembled nervously unable to even keep direct eye contact with me as her fingers fidgeted with the soft fur of her teddy bear, "I mean...if we both went missing...won't that make the others worried?"
"Worried...you're here at night, abandoning them because you want to see your human parents again," I scoffed, "Aren't you being...selfish…"
"I…" she started to tear up, "I...I...I need to see them! I don't know if they're safe or hurt...I'm sorry Toto...but we can't leave together, I already feel guilty for leaving everyone behind...don't...make it worse..."
Something snapped inside of me at that moment, make it worse...that's what my father used to say to me...over...and over...and over...again.
"Well then, if words won't satiate you," I looked at her with a determined look, "Maybe actions will."
Mei looked at me with horror in her eyes as I sicked Black on her, he attacked her showing not a single sign of mercy, clawing her clothes and her skin, I watched her bleed and scream in pain.
Although watching her suffer, I felt no guilt or remorse. Only a satisfaction that we would get our own way and escape together, Black and I.
"Aaah!" she screamed as she pushed Black off of her.
Her body scraped and bloodied, she tried to run away with the last remaining strength she had left. A panicked frenzy overwhelming her body - in a state of fight or flight.
"And she runs...just like the cowardly prey she is," I chuckled pushing her fiercely as she fell and tripped and fell back onto the coal pit. I went over to confront her and tell her that she still had a chance to hand the map over now that she learnt not to mess with us.
However, as I looked at her slumped over dead body, her blood scattered all over the floor, she had no response, her body stagnant and her life...faded away.
"Huh...another worthless human extinguished from this Earth… good riddance."
Toto: She didn't even put up a fight… I thought you humans valued life, so to see one just be so pathetic and cowardly… It was amusing.
The look on Toto's face wasn't that of petty guilt or remorse….it was bloodlust. His face, unresponsive as he described the scene for us. No emotion escaped his face as he regaled how he confronted Mei and ended her life. He almost seemed proud of the ordeal which made the whole recount more even more sickening.
Athena: Athena has… no words…
Camille: Aren't you going to crack some joke or something? You know, like a joke about panthers or coal pits?
Kazuko: Camille! You dumbass! What the hell!
Alia: Whatever… it happened… we can't do much about it now can we…?
Toto: I must admit, it would have been more satisfying if someone like Arihime had the map instead…
I looked at Arihime, she crossed her arms and didn't look at any of us, she was still grieving for Mei or was too enraged with Toto's nonchalance to killing to speak. It was hard to tell at the moment, but her icy cold glares, spoke more volumes than words themselves.
Toto: She is the most despicable human here after all… Like the ringmaster, like the clown…
Izuhara: Toto...I can't change your past…but what you did to Mei...was inhumane and uncalled for, I've met some pretty intimidating challengers in my time in the ring...but you sir...take the cake for the most ruthless and cold hearted.
Toto: It was not uncalled for. All of this was called for. I regret none of this and I never will… Even if you execute me, I will be away from all of you humans. No matter how you look at this, I get the long straw.
Reina: What do you mean by that?
Toto: If I wasn't caught, I get to escape from here with Black. If I was caught, we would eventually be able to live on away from all you humans with your lying and cheating. Heh… You could say that you lose either way. Of course, living was just a preference.
Izuhara: You...you value human life so little...that you're too jaded to see that there's more to life than just being a bigoted misanthrope. Life is to be cherished, not squandered and thrown away like crumpled up paper.
Toto: Human life has no value… It never will have value as long as you all act the way you do. I'm sure that you'll keep on murdering each other as a part of Monokuma's game. You humans give in to your sins so easily anyway. Then during your next trial when it starts, you'll be crying over the fact that I was right and you were wrong. You are all going to suffer like the humans you are. You cannot escape that.
Natsume: W-What? N-N-N…
William: Did you hear that? Toto says these games are going to continue. You heard it from the cat himself, you could say it's out of the bag.
We all sweatdropped at William's pun as we all focused our attention back to a deranged Toto.
Izuhara: No you're wrong Toto, sure we may have our faults...but that doesn't mean we can't work together to strive ahead and aim for better. You're clouded mindset is what was your downfall in the end, you only let a select few enter your circle, thus you have little experience with social interaction.
Toto: Karuta… Simon...Natsume...Tokaku...Athena...Kazuko...Aohito…
Karuta: Yes Toto?
Aohito: I don't understand what's going on…
Toto: William...Eduardo...Reina...Nori...Calypso...Camille...Alia…
Camille: I don't understand either, Izu what is going on?
Alia: Has he finally lost the plot…?
Toto: Arihime… Arihime… Arihime…
Arihime: What? Make it quick!
Toto: And you… Izuhara… Izuhara, Izuhara…
Izuhara: Toto...are you ready to face the music?
Toto: I'm not the person you should be asking that question to pirate… All of you humans, will murder and mutilate until the few who remain are just human husks… The true human form.
I growled a bit, I wanted to prove his words wrong, but….given how far we've gotten...I'm not so sure if i can rebuttal his argument…
Toto: So go ahead… Do your precious vote human, maybe next time you will be stood in my place.
Monokuma: Are you guys done yet? I need my beauty sleep…
Monokuma yawned as he perched himself on his throne as Nekotang fell asleep while tied up.
Arihime: Yes...we're ready…
Calypso: I can't believe this is actually happening. I thought Yuzuki's execution would be a one off thing but here we are…
Karuta: How many times will we have to go through this?
Kazuko: No more times… This has to be the last time, we have no other option!
Toto: Get it started already Monokuma… Do your vote.
Monokuma: Don't rush me! Teenagers these days are so impatient, geez….
Monokuma then did something on his stand as the screen in front of our podiums displayed all of us and showed the living with their portraits and the deceased with pink X's and greyed out portraits.
Let's end this madness now….
CHOOSE THE CULPRIT!
ARIHIME KOYUJI
NORI SHO
TOKAKU NISHIMIYA
WILLIAM TRICHER
KARUTA ICHINOMIYA
SIMON REGAL
YUZUKI HASHIRA (Deceased)
EDUARDO REYES
MEI-LING JIANG (Deceased)
TOTO MAKUMI
KAZUKO OKUMURA
NATSUME HAYASHI
ALIA CHARLOTTE
CAMILLE DE LA ROSA
CALYPSO NIKOS
AOHITO HIMURA
ATHENA
DIETRICH KUROHATO (Deceased)
REINA MANAMI
IZUHARA TOMOKAZU
= CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE CORRECT! =
= CLASS TRIAL, ADJOURNED! =
Monokuma: Splendid! What a very heart wrenching trial indeed! But just like last time, you all are correct! The one who so brazenly ended Mei's life in their malicious onslaught is Toto Makumi!
Much like Yuzuki's trial, the air was tense, there wasn't much to be said about what transpired here. We all stepped off of our podiums, each one of us, still sickened or disgusted at the thought of another one of us dying.
Monokuma: Oh come on! Why are all of you such sourpusses, where's the anger, the rage, the confusion and the despair?
Toto: Monokuma, all your talk about despair reminds me of that of a petty human who wishes to just cause trouble for those around them. If you keep spouting it on an endless loop it'll only encourage the humans to stop you more. It is like if you eat the same food every day, you can't eat strawberries every day without eventually wanting blackberries instead.
Monokuma: Personally I dislike blackberries, I'm more of a blueberry bear myself. But thanks for the advice, not like it matters.
Athena: Why is this happening? Athena wishes for… Toto to at least have a second chance so we can prove to him that humans can be good.
Simon: This whole trial ordeal really makes me feel like I could just explode in anger… But I won't for everybody's sake.
William: Executing Toto, that actually sounds kinda lame Monokuma…
Monokuma: Hey! You want to do it, be my guest, but that will be a boring class trial in my opinion.
William: Sure… whatever, I'll execute Toto then. Why not?
Arihime: Stop it Will!
I looked at Arihime, her face flustered and her emotions plastered on her face and more expressive than ever.
Arihime: You Ultimates are…something else...I can say that for certain...but don't think I will show remorse to a scumbag like Toto.
Toto: Do not think I would show remorse to human cur like yourself either…
William: Hey… Why do you want to interrupt me when I'm having this bonding session with Monokuma? I was going to ask for a secret handshake as well…
Monokuma: Can I just execute him already…
Karuta: No! You cannot execute Toto yet!
Monokuma: Oh really…do you remember what happened last time you guys tried to stop the execution?
Monokuma snapped his fingers, the three giant robots from before came crashing down once more as they both protected Monokuma and threatened us with their fancy weapons.
Toto: Tch… Black, can you come here please?
Black approached his friend and stood on his hind legs, hugging Toto in what felt like the first time I'd seen Black show a genuine softer side to himself. If they weren't such horrible people I may have found it somewhat cute…
Toto: Thank you Black… For being my friend in this life. Please, stay alive here whilst I'm gone. I do not trust these humans but I know you can protect yourself if need be. You! Whimpering human, I will entrust you with looking after Black. If you do a single thing wrong… Be prepared for a punishment.
Natsume: W-W-What?! W-Why me!?
Monokuma: You know Toto… I heard that animal abuse was a crime in some places, but I didn't make it illegal here. So like a blue hedgehog drowning in chemical waste, so will Black die in your execution. Let's just call it two for the price of one shall we?
Toto: What!? But I am the one responsible for ending the human DJ's life, why must you take him as well!?
Monokuma: As I want to? It's more fun for everyone that way… I can hear Arihime giggling with delight already as she hates Black so much.
Toto: How dare you!? I will not let this happen to my only friend!
Monokuma: You see, I take such excellent care of my spotless students Toto. So I have to take their needs into consideration and your little pain in the ass pet is just a liability at this point. You should have kept four hamsters instead…
Toto's demeanor changed almost instantly when he heard Black being called a pet again. Black looked ready to fight for his and Toto's life.
Toto: This is not fair! He doesn't deserve this!
Monokuma: Oh but he did Toto… He deserves it because he met your sorry self in the first place. Too bad, so sad!
Toto: You monster!
Black pounced at Monokuma only to have one of the robots grab Black with it's robotic hand and keep him in a vice grip, the defenceless panther squirming around to no avail.
Toto: Let him go now!
Monokuma: Do any of you spotless have any last words for the furry and his pet before they go bye-bye?
We all didn't respond, some of us were in tears, some of us were too livid to express our frustration with the predicament. I was too heated to say anything to Toto, I said my piece to him and now he has to pay the piper.
Izuhara: No Monokuma...we don't.
Monokuma: Okay then! Now, I've prepared a very special punishment for the Ultimate Beast Tamer and his pet panther! Let's give it everything we've got! IIIITT'S PUNISHMENT TIMEEEEE!
Toto: NO! BLACK!
=TOTO AND BLACK HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY=
=TIME FOR THE PUNISHMENT=
TOTO MAKUMI: Ultimate Beast Tamer
Execution: Survival of the Fittest
Once again, the room grew dark and the mood somber and dim. We couldn't see much of anything until one light appeared from above, it showed a huge metal cage that was shaped like something you'd see for any zoo animal gone savage and something inside of it.
Upon further inspection, the giant cage, held Toto, he was suspended in midair with meat hung around his neck like a food necklace as below him there were four vicious and starving lions, all growling and snarling at Toto as he struggled to get out of his restraints. Soon the rope that kept him safe from the lions snapped as Toto fell onto the ground and he met face to face with the hungry predators. They encircled him, blocking his exits, a lust for their next meal plastered on their faces.
Toto, using only adrenaline and pure willpower, tried his best to calm the beasts only to have one of them immediately lunge at him as the others soon followed. They all clawed, scratched and tore away at his skin, as you could see some flesh and bone from his body sticking out. They started biting Toto and leaving indented marks in his skin as another light shone from the side, showing Black on top of a board like something you'd see by a swimming pool as he too had what looked to be a key around his neck hung by some string.
Black pounced from above and dove into the middle of the fight as the lions backed as Black growled at them, Toto watched as Black licked his wounds and he took the key from around his neck, he noticed a door that lead to an exit as Black motioned for him to leave.
Toto welled up with tears as the lions fought with Black, unfortunately the lions had the numbers as they took advantage of it. Before Black could even properly get an attack in, one lion impaled it's paw through his head, his two eyes being ripped out and impaled on two of its claws as though they were marshmallows on a skewer. Afterwards they began tearing on the now limp Black, eating him like any other prey they would feast upon, the panther's skin was torn open his guts sliding like pasta noodles. Blood splattered across the whole room, as some of Black's guts were haphazardly flung to the side hitting Toto square in the face.
Toto, key in hand, watched as his only friend was devoured like prey. He didn't have much time to save his best friend, but he knew that Black gave him this opportunity to survive and he would not let his sacrifice go in vain. While the lions were distracted, Toto rushed with the fleeting amount of strength he had left, inserted the key into the lock and watched as lights shone into a straight pathway, leading to an exit with a bright light.
He struggled to walk from his injuries but still tried his best. However, as soon as he stepped foot out of the cage, he fell out and as he fell, a metal object was waiting for him at the bottom, he didn't have much energy to react from the freefall as he landed feet first into the machine. He could feel sharp metal objects at the bottom as it turned on automatically. Another light shone upon him as the machine is labelled, "Toto's Wild Wonders Burger Shredder". The blades began to eviscerate Toto as he screamed in pain from his limbs being shredded and turned into a meat puree. He started to shrink and shrink, his screams getting louder as blood spewed in his face and the pain continue to rise its' way up to his upper body. Toto smiled a brief smile one last time as he disappeared into the shredder.
The machine stopped for a second, then sputtered out blood from one end and out the other end, a compartment like device made what looked like burgers as they popped out from the side. It seemed to be like a burger processing line in a factory as burgers were inserted into boxes saying 'Toto's Wild Wonders Burgers - Be prepared for a wild flavourful adventure!' However, one of the burgers took a different route as it goes into a long oven like contraption. As it travelled through one and and exits the other the burger appears to be cooked. Monokuma, dressed up as a lion, picked up the burger adding it to a bun already containing lettuce, tomato and cheese. He placed the burger on the bun, squirted some mustard and ketchup, then took a massive bite out of it as he cackled evilly, some crumbs spilling from his mouth.
Monokuma: Hey everybody! I have some more boxes if you want to try them out, they have a rich umami flavour as well. For today only, you can have a box each for free! That's a real bargain if you ask me!
I stared at the execution with an almost flabbergasted and shocked face, that was beyond brutal….that was beyond savage….that was...monstrous.
Monokuma: Izuhara! You ungrateful student! Stop staring and start eating!
Before I could even react, Monokuma tried to shove one of these abominations of a burger into my face. I slapped the burger out of his hand as I gritted my teeth and stared at the bear with discontent anger.
Monokuma: Aww… Did Izu turn vegan? What a shame…
Tokaku: Ugh…I…uh!
Aohito: I…um…aggg!
The two of them proceeded to vomit in the corner of the room, drenched in a glistening coating of sweat, their red faces filled with sickness. I imagine all they could taste in their mouths at the moment was the acidic flavour of their livers' bile.
Natsume huddled into a corner and started to rock back and forth nervously like a baby waiting for it's bottle.
Camille twitched a lot as he scoffed and shivered a lot, it seems his diet would be ruined after that.
Reina fainted in Eduardo's arms as he began chanting something in Spanish almost timidly and in a panic.
Simon cowered a bit as he hid behind Athena, who's face wasn't the usual cheery self that xey were. In fact it was more stone cold if anything.
Karuta started crying and gagging a bit, snot building up in her nostrils from the pressure.
Calypso: I think...I need to lie down….
She felt a little tipsy and faint as she started spinning a bit, Nori caught in her the nick of time as he looked on disappointed and shaking his head in silence.
Kazuko started to freak out a bit as Alia showed no emotion whatsoever as she got almost annoyed by her sudden panicking.
Arihime sighed deeply, it seems she wasn't too heartbroken over Toto's death like the rest of us seemed to be as William watched in awe at the execution almost like a child listening to a story being read to him.
I couldn't make heads or tails of this situation. I stared at the burger on the floor as the patty fell out of the bun and the other condiments littered the floor like blood splatter.
William: I'll forgive you this time Monokuma, that execution was actually pretty cool. You really went all out with it didn't you?
Arihime: ...
Arihime didn't say much as she headed for the elevator, a single tear escaped from her face as she went on ahead. Her face devoid of life, almost as if it was sucked from her body like something out of a magic YA novel.
Izuhara: Monokuma...you won't get away with this!
Monokuma: My dear pirate… I already have.
Monokuma then disappeared from the platform he was on as the once sleepy Nekotang awoke and disappeared as well. And with that it was all done from there, we solved the second case, but somehow...I feel ill...more so than looking at that demented display of an execution or the sadistic send off that Toto got.
What stood out more than anything else though… was what Toto said. He may not be right about all humans...but the part about us quickly choosing to murder each other couldn't be farther from the truth. Is this how it's going to go? Are we doomed to suffer through this cycle like Toto said? As much as it hurts to admit it… at this point, I think Toto was right about one thing.
We couldn't escape the idea...that someone else would end up dead...sooner or later….
CHAPTER 2 Raging Rapids: END
Received Item:
Black's favourite cat toy
DEAD - Toto Makumi and Black
Surviving Students: 16
ARIHIME KOYUJI - Ultimate Journalist
NORI SHO - Ultimate Jazz Musician
TOKAKU NISHIMIYA - Ultimate Hypnotist
WILLIAM TRICHER - Ultimate ?
KARUTA ICHINOMIYA - Ultimate Karuta Queen
SIMON REGAL - Ultimate Massage Therapist
EDUARDO REYES - Ultimate Soccer Player
KAZUKO OKUMURA - Ultimate Kayaker
NATSUME HAYASHI - Ultimate Carpenter
ALIA CHARLOTTE - Ultimate Robotics Expert
CAMILLE DE LA ROSA - Ultimate Fitness Model
CALYPSO NIKOS - Ultimate Pharmacist
AOHITO HIMURA - Ultimate Delivery Person
ATHENA - Ultimate Comedian
REINA MANAMI - Ultimate Figure Skater
IZUHARA TOMOKAZU - Ultimate Underground Fighter
TOTO MAKUMI - Ultimate Beast Tamer (Deceased)
MEI-LING JIANG - Ultimate DJ (Deceased)
YUZUKI HASHIRA - Ultimate Warden (Deceased)
DIETRICH KUROHATO - Ultimate Evolutionary Biologist (Deceased)
Danganronpa….said an eerie metallic voice.
A/N: Hello Hello Hello once again my lovely audience! That will wrap it up for the second trial and the second chapter of Hope's Lie!
Oh my god..this chapter was really intense to write….as you can tell from the gory and brutal execution, take no prisoners! In my head I was like..this makes so much sense for Danganronpa and I really like the way it ended.
Once again as per usual, I would like to thank my good friend and writing partner, DancingCactuar for helping me write this chapter. I may sound like a broken record, but this guy is the real MVP. He's made writing my trials so much easier and we manage to get them done within a day, that's freaky but cool.
Anyway, I hope you all are doing well. Me, just the same old same old since last update, trying to maneuver through life, trying to find something to do, watching videos on YT, playing games not much to my life…JK.
I'm doing fine at the moment of this posting, I have a lot of things to think about in regards to my IRL life so there's that, hopefully I survive wish me luck…
Anyway, wow this chapter! I bet you weren't expecting Toto's execution to be that over the top and severe, well it's Danganronpa, so creative liberties are something I like to experiment with...hehehehehe.
Special thanks to Colton989, for letting me use their character, Toto in this story. I'm sorry buddy, but Toto and Black will be missed. I know you put a lot of love and effort into his character and I thank you for sending him to me. I hope you enjoyed the trial overall.
I hope you all loved this chapter and I had so much fun writing it and telling it from another character's POV, if you guys like this I might do another one of these for future cases who knows, the next temporary protagonist could be anyone's guess. Upupupupupupu.
Now we enter Chapter 3, double murder territory. Oh boy...wish me luck guys...this one might be a doozy to write, but I think it will be a new experience for me. Well wait and see!
I would love to hear you guys thoughts about the overall chapter in the reviews or PM's I love to hear what you guys have to say!
I hope you all have a fantastic, day, night, holiday or whatever you celebrate and I wish you all the best in this coming weekend!
Oh my god driving lessons are so scary but fun...wish me luck guys….
Btw, there's a poll on my profile where you can choose who the next four Free Time Events will be about. Choose well, my pets..hehehe.
Happy reading my fellow readers, authors, otaku and all of the above alike, I hope you have a great weekend!
Bye bye and I will see you lovely people in the next chapter! Bye for now!