Cautiously, Shiena went out from under her bed and looked around. When she was sure to be alone, she stood up and sighed in relief.

The brunette had been hidden under her bed because she had heard someone coming inside of her dorm room. Afraid, she had quickly gone under her bed to hide. The person who had gone inside of her room was Haru. She had taken something on her nightstand before leaving as quickly as she came.

After she had been attacked by Sumireko, Shiena had returned to her dorm room. Fortunately, she wasn't severely injured, just few bruises. Her left wrist was quite painful though, it was possible that it had a sprain, which wasn't really good for a hacker.

Shiena rushed to her nightstand to see what Haru took. The only thing that was missing was the book with their student's profile. It wasn't something important for the hacker, since she already had copied everything that was inside the book in her laptop. But still, the fact that Haru stole it from her was terribly suspicious.

The brunette decided to not bother with that and to continue what she was doing. She was close to discover the traitor's identity. She had found a secret file in the crypted data on one of the USB key, and judging by how much it was protected and the file's name, it must be something about the traitor. It was painful for her to type with her sprain, but she bore with it. She was determined to find out who was the traitor to save the remaining survivors. She couldn't care less about the pain right now.

Sitting on bed, Shiena finally decrypted the data. It was a file video. She was finally going to know who the traitor was, this loathing individual who dared to try to destroy hope. This person was the enemy of Hope's Peak Academy, and the hacker was determined to bring them down. Whoever dared to make fun of hope or Hope's Peak was Shiena's enemy. Hope's Peak Academy represented the brunette's dream, her hope. She would never forgive the one who was behind this killing game, and anyone who helped this person.

"Hope's Peak Academy…is perfect. It's the ultimate symbol of hope. It's my hope, my dream. I have to eliminate the traitor and escape from here, I've to go to Hope's Peak…and become the SHSL Dramatist. I'll spread hope with my plays and help a lot of people. This is why I've to eliminate the traitor, to destroy despair, I've to do it for hope!" Shiena mumbled to herself.

Nervously but with determination, the hacker cliqued on the file video and opened it, feeling her heart racing inside of her chest.

The video started with a man standing on a chair, a noose around his neck, with his hands tied up. Shiena immediately recognised him.

"It's…Mizorogi Ataru!" She exclaimed.

The young man was crying and begging for mercy: "Please, don't do this! I'm your teacher! I don't know why you're doing this, but please stop!"

Suddenly, Shiena heard another voice in the video: "This is…for the sake of despair. Everything that is related to hope…must be destroyed. Because Hope's Peak Academy…is rotten."

"This voice…it must be the traitor! So they really are against Hope's Peak Academy! They are…enemy of hope, they are…my enemy." Shiena thought.

A person began to approach from Mizorogi. Shiena couldn't see their face, but it seemed that they were wearing some kind of mask. The Class Black's teacher suddenly talked: "You…you are behind all that happened, don't you!? Your classmates…you are behind their disappearance! What did you do to them?! Tell me!"

The traitor replied: "Nothing…for now. Let's just say that what I've plan for them will be quite…despair-inducing."

"Please, leave them alone!" Mizorogi exclaimed desperately. "They are your classmates, your friends! Don't hurt them! You can do whatever you want with me, but please spare them! They are my precious students…"

Shiena was surprised. She thought that their teacher was Monokuma's ally, but it seemed that he really cared about his students.

"Wait…his students are…us? But we never met..." she thought, confused.

The traitor spoke again: "I can't do that. I've to save them from hope, because I care about them. I care about you too sensei, this is why you deserve to die in despair, knowing that you failed to protect your students…"

Suddenly, the traitor kicked the chair. Mizorogi fell from it and the noose around his neck began to strangle him. Desperately the teacher tried to grab the rope to loose it, in vain. His eyes were injected with blood and his face showed a pained expression due to the lack of oxygen. After few seconds of agony, he finally died. His body remained inert, hanging.

Shiena was horrified by what she witnessed. She didn't know that man, but she was still shocked and even saddened by his death. He looked like a good man, he certainly didn't deserve to die like this. His horrible murder was another reason to despise the traitor.

Suddenly, the traitor turned back, facing the camera. Shiena discovered that this person was wearing a Monokuma mask, but it wasn't what shocked her the most. The traitor was wearing Myojo Academy's uniform.

"So the traitor…was Hashiri…? But then, why is she dead? Is it why Shuto killed her?"

Before Shiena could think more about that, the traitor approached from the camera, and grabbed their mask. They removed it, revealing their face. Shiena was shocked when she discovered the traitor's identity. She couldn't believe it.

"No…it can't be true. How can the traitor be…"

The hacker suddenly felt a violent headache. Shiena grabbed her head and uttered a scream of pain. The truth was too painful to bear. She couldn't resist to despair anymore. Her memory finally came back and she remembered everything.


Slowly, Haru turned back, and sighed with relief when she discovered the person who was inside the elevator.

"Tokaku!" Haru called.

All her worries had disappeared as soon as she saw the blue haired girl. She was so happy to see that Tokaku was still alive and well. She didn't care about everything that Monokuma said, it didn't matter now since she was finally reunited with the girl she loved.

Tokaku approached from her, but stopped at two meters from Haru. Her joyed suddenly vanished when she saw the look on the blue haired girl's face. Tokaku's eyes were empty, almost like she was dead in the inside.

"Tokaku…is something wrong?" Haru asked, worried.

The blue haired girl didn't answer immediately. Tokaku looked around, before gazing at Haru with a displeased expression.

"Another secret room uh…you really are hiding stuffs don't you, Ichinose. And this, I suppose it is the exit. You were planning of leaving, alone…"

Haru was shocked. She didn't understand what Tokaku meant, or what she suddenly refer to her by her surname. She had a bad feeling about it.

"Tokaku…Haru doesn't get what you're saying…did Monokuma tell you something? Hey, Monokuma, it's your doing isn't it…!"

Haru was confused when she discovered that Monokuma's figure wasn't on the screen anymore. But the screen wasn't turned off. Something was now written on it: The worker bee's revolt.

"Could it be…Haru's execution!?"

With panic, Haru turned back, to discover that Tokaku was now aiming at her with a gun.

"To…Tokaku!?"

"It's over. You won't manipulate me anymore!"

"Huh? No, that's wrong! Haru didn't…"

"Usoda (Liar)!"

The blue haired girl threw few photos on the floor. There were three pictures. One of them was Haru alone, wearing the Myojo's school uniform. Another one was showing Haru and Sumireko inside of a classroom, both wearing Myojo's uniform. The last one was a picture of Haru with Mizorogi.

"Those photos…where did you find them…?" Haru asked.

"It doesn't matter. It only proves me that you were lying to me this entire time. You are a Myojo's student! And you knew Hanabusa and the teacher!"

"Wait, I can explain…"

"No! I don't want to listen to you, all that come out from your mouth are lies!" Tokaku interrupted angrily. "I already understood the truth. The one who's behind the killing game is the chairwoman, Mizorogi was his ally and he kidnapped us all, but the true masterminds are both you and Hanabusa! I saw her student profile, she is also the SMSL Survivor. You planned this killing game as a wait to choose which one of you will be the next leader of your clan…"

"No, it's wrong…"

"Shut up! You, the chairwoman and Hanabusa are from the same family! You're into some weird clan, and Class Black is your initiation. You tricked us all just for that…you toyed with my feelings…it's unforgivable…"

"No, Tokaku! This is not the truth! Haru has nothing to do with this. You have to believe me…here I've the proof…"

Haru tried to reach Suzu's photo album, but Tokaku shot right next to her, which refrained her to keep moving.

"Stay where you are! Whatever you want to show me, I won't fall for your traps anymore!" the blue haired girl warned. "I thought that you were my hope, but in fact, you are only causing me despair! You're the SMSL Despair!"

Tokaku's eyes had changed. Her gaze was despairful. There had no sign of hope in her eyes anymore. This is how Haru understood that it was hopeless. Something happened to Tokaku, she wasn't in her usual self. Whatever the thing that changed her, Haru doubted that she could do anything to reverse it. But she still wanted to try, because she still had faith into Tokaku.

"Tokaku…Haru won't die. You can try to shoot me if you want, but I know you'll fail. You're not a murderer. You can't kill. Whoever is trying to kill me, it can be you, Monokuma, God, Haru won't give up. Because I'm the SMSL…no, the SHSL Survivor! I'll survive, I'll escape from here, and I want to escape with you, because…"

Haru began to walk toward the blue haired girl.

"Because Tokaku, I love y…"

Haru couldn't finish her sentence. She heard a gunshot. She then felt a terrible pain in her chest. Both because her heart was broken and because Tokaku just shot her.

Haru lowered her head and discovered a bleeding wound on her chest. She then raised her head, to look at the girl she loved. Tokaku was staring at her with a despairful gaze, and an insane smile appeared on her lips. The despair really got the best of her.

Haru closed her eyes and fell on the floor. She had lost. The only consolation she found before falling into darkness was that now, they should only have two survivors. So this cruel game should finally over.


Tokaku looked at Haru, who was lying on the floor inert, bleeding. She had aimed for her heart, so she should be dead, or at least dying soon.

"I…shot…Haru…" she mumbled, before laughing bitterly. "I killed Haru!"

All she could felt was despair but despite that, the blue haired girl was laughing madly. It was like she found some kind of sick pleasure to have killed the girl she loved so much.

Suddenly, she felt something wet rolling on her cheeks. Tokaku wiped them and discovered with shock that she was crying.

"Why…?"

A violent headache assailed her. Tokaku dropped her gun and fell on her knees while grabbing her head. A sudden flash appeared in her mind, followed by a scene:

She was together with Haru in what seemed to be a dorm room for two. They were both sitting on a couch, talking with each other.

"So you know everything now. About my past, the queen bee ability, my clan. Haru doesn't think that she had such a power, but I can't prove it. So it might be possible…that you are affected by this ability. It could be the reason why…you are my friend. I'm sorry, Tokaku."

Haru really seemed to feel guilty about this. In a comforting way, Tokaku gently grabbed Haru's hand and looked at her into her eyes.

"Don't worry, Haru. Thank you for telling me the truth about you. I don't believe that such a power can exist, but even if it was the case, I would forgive you. I know you wouldn't have done it on purpose. If you tell me you didn't do it, then I'll believe you, because I trust you. I've faith into you and into my own feelings for you…Haru, I love you."

She slowly approached from Haru's face, but it was the red-pinkish haired girl that initiated their first kiss.

The scene ended. It wasn't just a thought, it was a piece of her memory, a souvenir. Tokaku uttered a cry of despair, while her tears were flowing from her eyes.

She remembered everything. She had been sent to Myojo Academy by her teacher Kaiba for an assassination job. She was supposed to kill one of her classmate, Ichinose Haru. But when she arrived at Myojo, she was giving the title of SMSL Assassin and she learned that Class Black was now a project between Hope's Peak Academy and Myojo. Not that Tokaku cared at that time, she still wanted to do her job. What a surprised when she discovered that her roommate was her target. Tokaku did intend to kill her, but she couldn't. It wasn't only because of her curse, but also because she ended up befriending her target. Well, it was more Haru who wanted to be her friend.

Tokaku had noticed that the majority of her classmates were also assassins, but they also didn't seem to know what to do. All they did in Class Black were regular class stuff, nothing had been said about an assassination. So just like everyone in the class, she ended up forgetting about the assassination and just enjoying her normal school life. When Haru finally told her the truth, Tokaku wasn't mad, and they began to date. They spent almost a year without problem, until the Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy happened, which also leaded to multiple riots, even at Myojo Academy. The last thing she remembered clearly was that the entire class had been abducted and their memories had been erased.

"Haru…Haru was…my lover. And I murdered her…"

Tokaku continued to cry tears of despair over the death of Haru. Her hope was dead, she had killed it herself. Now all that was left to her was despair.

"How pitiful. It only take some miserable despair video to make you killed your queen and becoming a regicide. You are such an unworthy worker bee."

Tokaku blenched. She had recognised this voice. But it was impossible that it was hers. The blue haired girl turned back, to discover that it was really her. Haru was standing near her, looking down at her with condescension.

"Haru…? But…you died…"

"It's because I'm not Haru-chan. I'm the one who's behind all of this. I am Haru-chan's secret evil twin sister!"

Tokaku remained quiet, confused by what this other Haru was saying. The latter began to laugh meanly.

"Haha, I'm kidding! I'm not related to Haru-chan, at least not by blood. But I'm someone you know, I'm one of your classmate. Here's a riddle for you. Who am I?" the fake Haru asked with a grin.

The blue haired girl stood up. It was painful to see Haru, or rather someone who looked like her, showing such a devilish expression. Tokaku smelled her. This person stank like sewage. Her smell had nothing to do with Haru's, who smelled like sun and honey. Tokaku only knew one person who stank like that and who could possibly be able to imitate someone else's appearance.

"You are a member of the assassin clan composed of shamans, the Kuzunoha. You are Hashiri…no, Kuzunoha Nio, the SMSL Illusionist, and the traitor!"


Oh, hi Nio! She ain't dead so. I did leave a big clue about that in the last chapter of the fifth class trial. Go look at the count of survivors for the fourth chapter and the fifth chapter. I'm glad nobody noticed it xD (But I had to put it, otherwise I would have lied)

RIP Mizorogi-sensei.

So the traitor is...?

Next chapter will be the last one! Be ready!