Kyoko and Shuichi were setting up their desks in an abandoned classroom. Since it wasn't to be used for teaching, the two of them were allowed to set up camp until further notice.

"It was nice of the principal to allow us to use one of the spare classrooms." Shuichi smiled with sincerity.

Kyoko wasn't impressed, however. "He's probably trying to ingratiate his relationship with me. That's why he's bringing in the extra mile."

"But why would you and Principal Kirigiri have bad blood between…" Shuichi paused for a moment, "Wait, you two have the same surname. You're related?"

"That is a reasonable conclusion to make, and in this case it is correct. He is my father." Despite this information being said, Kyoko had nothing in her eyes.

"Not to nose my way in, but what exactly happened between you two?"

"He abandoned me soon after my mother passed away."

"What!" Shuichi proclaimed, "But why would Principal Kiri-"

"I no longer care why." Kyoko glared, "To be honest, I never truly wanted to come here, except for the chance to disown him in person. However, the only way to get in besides paying great fees is to be scouted. So I made sure my detective skills were made known so I could be noticed."

"But why stay here if you dislike him so much?"

"Dislike is not the right word to use. But the opportunity of going to this school is not lost on me." Kyoko said.

Just then, a pink-haired girl entered their office. She was pretty short and wearing a dark green uniform with a cute hoodie on the back. Curiously, she looked around before finally locking eyes with the both of them.

"You two are detectives, aren't you?" she asked.

"That's correct. How may we help you?" Kyoko crossed her arms and faced the other.

"My name is Chiaki Nanami, and I would like to hire you."

When Hajime entered Mahiru's room, she was awake already, staring at the wall with a vacant expression. She noticed him soon enough and blinked several times in shock.

"Hinata, what are you doing here?"

Hajime ran over to the bedside and kneeled next to her. "I was worried about you. You vanished last night, and I thought it might be something I did."

Mahiru gasped, "Oh, my God. Our date! I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to abandon you, Hajime."

"It's okay! Don't worry, okay? Saionji was also worried about you. She told me you were crying when she found you." He paused for a moment. "I thought that you deserved to know, but she's alright now."

Mahiru looked down to the blankets around her. "And she told you who attacked her?"

"I asked, but she was more concerned about you…"

Questions ran through Mahiru's head as she attempted to ponder the situation. Why on Earth would Hiyoko still be concerned for her? Hiyoko...She was almost killed. Why? Without Hajime noticing, Mahiru started to bite her thumb thanks to stress.

"I heard you were the first person who ever truly helped her." Hajime smiled, "Apparently, you taught her to tie a bow. Something her grandmother never let her do."

"I thought she would like the opportunity to be more independent. But after that, she always stayed by my side." Mahiru's eyes felt tight around the edges, and she forced herself not to cry anymore. Not around Hajime.

Hajime started to remember the older memories of Hiyoko, and he grinned a little. "She can be a little feisty or rude, but I know Hiyoko has a kind heart. That's why I want to find the person who attacked her."

"And what will you do when you find the person who attacked her?" Mahiru felt a rush of fear run through her spine, but she deserved it. That was what she thought, anyway.

"Well first, I want to know why they would do that-"

"Would you hate them and want nothing to do with them? Would you think they are the lowest of the low, and that they deserve to die?"

"Mahiru, I-" Hajime paused at the venom coming from Mahiru. "I have never heard you talk like that before. You must really hate whoever it was that attacked Saionji."

"I do hate her." Mahiru held her head between her hands and seethed at herself, "I hate what she did more than you will ever know."

The bitterness of the situation was just not getting to Hajime. His mind was putting together the puzzle pieces of the problem. He didn't want to know. "Wait. How do you know it was a she? Did you see it happen?"

"Yes." Mahiru sadly laughed, angry at herself more than anything. "I saw it happen and I didn't stop it."

It was a beautiful winter day, and Chisa Yukizome had finally left the Reserve Course building. She had a nice time and all, but she still missed her old kids in 77-b. The ones in the Reserve Course weren't nearly as energetic. But still, she tried to make them enjoy their youth while they were still young and to bond as a class.

When she walked out of the main gate, she saw a familiar face. It was Mikan, carefully running toward her to embrace her teacher.

"M-Miss Yukizome!" It was odd. As soon as Mikan wrapped her arms around Chisa, it was as if she had gotten stronger as a person since she had last seen her. Never once had the old Mikan do something so bold.

"Mikan, it's so nice to see you!" Chisa hugged back and smiled at her student. It was nice to be back, indeed. But then, Mikan started to cry. Chisa pulled back and wiped at Mikan's cheek. "No, what's wrong, sweetie?"

Apparently, Mikan couldn't hold it in. She started to cry harder. "M-Miss Yukizome, it's terrible! Saionji was attacked and is hospitalized."

What?! Chisa gasped, "What?! Is she alright? What's been really happening since I've been gone?"

Shuichi got a chair for Chiaki who sat down. Kyoko asked, "So what can we do for you?"

Chiaki said, "My classmate Saionji was attacked and…"

Shuichi responded, "And you want us to find who attacked her?"

Chiaki shook her head, "No we already know who attacked her. It was our other classmate Koizumi."

Shuichi was confused, but Kyoko just stood there with no emotions showing. Shuichi said, "Wait if you know who attacked her why do you need a detective?"

Kyoko said, "This is more than a simple attack isn't it."

Chiaki nodded her head. "These two were like sisters. Maybe closer. So I was wondering why she was attacked. What made Koizumi attack Saionji with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes."

"Tears in her eyes?" Shuichi asked. "Like she was being forced to attack her?"

"But that wouldn't explain why she had a smile on her face," Kyoko responded. "Have you asked her?"

Chiaki said, "She is a mess right now she can't accept that she attacked her. Almost like the person that attacked Saionji and her are two different people. But she admits she did it and deserves to be punished."

Kyoko folded her hands and put them to her lips. "We will take the case."

Chiaki somberly said, "Thank you for your help."

Shuichi said, "Should we go interrogate Koizumi."

Kyoko said, "No I doubt we would get an honest answer even if she was in the right state of mind. We should ask her victim first."

Hajime said, "You were unable to stop Saionji from being attacked?"

Mahiru said, "That is one way of putting it. More correct way to put it is I was unwilling to stop it."

Hajime said, "What are you saying?"

Mahiru said, "I attacked her."

Hajime said, "Why would you attack her?"

Mahiru said, "Cause it caused me to despair."

Confused Hajime said, "You attacked her because it made you cry? That makes no sense."

Mahiru replied, "It doesn't. does it. But I can't explain the feeling it gave me."

Hajime said, "The feeling of Sadness?"

Mahiru said, "Yes, but the sadder I felt the um better I felt."

Hajime said, "What do you mean better?"

Mahiru said, "Um, it's the kind of feeling you see when you watch um an um porn video."

Hajime said, "You watched a video like that?"

Mahiru said, "Mioda had a girls night out and showed it."

Hajime said, "That does sound something she would do. But that doesn't answer the question of why you would feel pleasure from attacking your best friend."

Mahiru said, "Ask Enoshima."

Kyoko and Shuichi arrived at the hospital. "Do you think it's a good idea to interview the victim?" Shuichi asked.

Kyoko said, "She is one of only two witnesses to the crime that we know of so if interview both the Victim and the attacker we can piece together the truth."

Shuichi said, "But won't the attacker lie?"

Kyoko replied, "Perhaps, or maybe the victim will lie or both or neither. We can't take sides in this we can only find the truth."

Just then a small boy accidentally bumped into Kyoko. She heard a small bottle break and turned and saw her classmate Makoto Naegi. "I am so sorry," Makoto responded and bowed apologetically.

Kyoko said, "What are you doing here?"

Makoto said, "I was volunteering here, but now that I broke a patient's medicine I will probably be fired."

Kyoko said, "I can say it was my fault."

Mako said, "No I wasn't looking where I was going."

Just then a nurse ran up and said, "Naegi, you didn't give that patient that medicine did you?"

Makoto said, "No I dropped it I'm sorry."

The nurse said, "No It's lucky you didn't. There was a mixup and he is allergic to that medicine. If he took it he would have been put in a coma or worse."

Shuichi said, "I guess your talent strikes again."

Makoto said, "I never feel Lucky, bad stuff always happens around me or cause of me."

Shuichi said, "How can you be the Lucky Student but consider your self unlucky?"

Kyoko replied, "I usually don't believe in Luck but I suppose someone's luck is probably someone's unfourtion,"

Just then an older woman came to the lobby. "I'm looking for my student Hiyoko Saionji can you tell me which room she is in?

The receptionist replied, "I will get the information for you Miss Yukizome."

Junko heard a knock on her dorm room and said, "Come in."

The door opened and Hajime walked in. He looked around and the room was filled with magazine covers all with her face. "Enoshima?" He asked.

Junko smiled, "Well, of course, you would know my name. But I know your name too Hinata."

Hajime got a little nervous but tried not to show it. "My friend Koizumi told me to ask you why she attacked our friend Saionji."

But Junko just smiled and said, "Do you think the world is boring?"

Hajime confused asked, "Where did that come from?"

Junko said, "I have analytic abilities so good i can predict how something will turn out before it happens. It makes the world boring to me."

Hajime said," I'm sorry?"

Junko said, "But Despair is unpredictable. So I want to share it with the world."

Hajime said, "What are you?"

Junko said, "I am unstoppable. With my analytic abilities, i can predict any threat to me. But there might be a way to stop me."

Hajime said, "You want to be stopped?"

Junko said, "If my plans fail that would cause me glorious despair." Her face got Horny thinking about it.

Hajime said, "And how would this way of stopping you work?"

Junko said, "If you agree to do the Izuru project you might have the skills to defeat me with your Analytic skills."

Kyoko and Shuichi approached Miss Yukizome. "Excuse me you are Saionji's teacher?"

Chisa saw the two young students in the Hope Peak Uniforms and smiled, "I am."

Kyoko said, "Your other student Nanami asked us to investigate Saionj's attack."

Chisa said, "Well that was nice of her."

Shuichi asked, "Where were you when your student was attacked?"

Chisa replied, "The last few months I have been sentenced teaching in the reserve course."

Kyoko said, "Why were you there?"

Chisa responded, "There was ain incident with one of my other students and I took the blame for him."

Shuichi asked, "What incident?"

Kyoko said, "She must be referring to the explosion in the gymnasium back on the day we were originally going to have our orientation."

Makoto said, "I remember that I was late that day."

Kyoko said, "There was probably a reason for that."

Hajime sat on the bench in front of the fountain thinking of Junko's words.

"If you agree to do the Izuru project you might have the skills to defeat me with your Analytic skills."

Chiaki saw Hajime sitting on the bench and sat down next to him. "You look like Cloud did after his Mako Poisoning."

Hajime looked at Chiaki, "I'm just thinking."

Chiaki asked, "About what?"

Hajime thought about what both Mahiru and Junko had told him. "About Friendship and how long they last."

Chiaki put her hand on top of Hajime and replied, "It's not about the length but about the quality while it lasts."

Hajime smiled, "Every friendship you have is full of quality."

Back at the Hospital, the receptionist returned with Hiyoko's room number.

Kyoko asked, "Do you mind if we come with you. We would like to ask Saionji about her attack?"

Chisa nodded, "I don't mind I want to bring the person who orkistated the attack on her to justice too."

Makoto replied, "I know the way around here I will escort you."

Makoto led them to her door and said, "This is it."

Chisa opened the door, "Saionji I heard about what happened are you….." She paused. "Are you sure this is right?"

Makoto said, "Yes the chart says this is her room."

Chisa opened the door fully so the other three could see. "Cause she is nowhere in sight."