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It was already hours before dinner time. During lunchtime, the group was unusually incomplete. The people who came by for lunch were Hana, Eri, Takashiro, Jitsunori, Mako, Reyes, and Nao. The group was bothered by this. "Where are the other three? Are they going to eat lunch?" Reyes said before everyone finished their lunch. Because of this, the people who ate lunch together decided to do their reporting on the third floor during dinner time.

Right now, Nao was inside the kitchen with Umeko. The two were planning on what their dinner will be. Nao tries to act normal but he was completely bothered by Umeko's question earlier. "Do you know what it is like to fall in love? Are you in love?" What were those questions for? Why did she ask those questions? Nao tries to forget about it but whenever he is alone or with Umeko, that is all he could think of. What bothers him the most about it is the fact that he does not know why he is haunted by those questions.

"Did you get the plan?" Umeko asked. Nao suddenly snapped back to reality. He does not know what to say. It was obvious Nao was completely distracted. Umeko could see it in his face. She giggled before telling him what they will be cooking.

"I said we will be cooking chicken roulade and asparagus. And, I suggested you make vegan soft cookies. Did you get it now?" Umeko reiterated. Nao simply nodded. This prompted Umeko to leave Nao alone while she starts cooking.

The two were silently making their dinner when the door suddenly opened. The two turned to the door to see it was Asuka who opened it. The two were surprised to see her but at the same time relieved since she was nowhere to be found during lunch.

Umeko was the first to greet her. "Hi! Where have you been?" After that, Nao said hello as well. Asuka replied, "Sorry, I had some shit to talk about with Samuru." Umeko was surprised to hear this. "Did you two fight?" Umeko quickly asked.

"Of course not! We just needed to talk about something." With that, Umeko stopped asking her. Nao could not help but think it must have something to do with what he and Manon talked about earlier. Did Samuru tell Roxanne about what he thinks of the current leadership? Are they planning to do something? Nao wanted to ask Asuka everything but he knew that he should control himself since it was not his place to know their private business.

Umeko told Asuka what the dinner was going to be. Asuka immediately followed Umeko's order. She helped Umeko with the roulades. After a few more minutes, everything was done. The only thing left to do were the refreshments. Asuka was hesitant about it.

"Are we sure we are going to make juice again after what happened last time? I don't want to cause poisoning again." Asuka asked.

Nao reassured Asuka it is safe. "Don't worry! There aren't any missing poison this time. Plus, I already took out the poisoned juice powders earlier. I promise you no one will be poisoned." After that, Asuka took out the only juice powder available in the fridge and made juice with it. It was melon-flavored and its smell wafted through the air.

"This smells great!" Asuka said as she mixed the juice. She was smiling as she made the refreshments. At least that is a step closer to recovering from what happened last time. I know Asuka is a tough gal but what happened must have traumatized her. She might be even blaming herself for what happened.

After making the juice, the three went out of the room with the cooked meal and utensils. Greeting them were everyone from lunch including Manon and Samuru. I guess they will be finally joining us for dinner. Seeing them made Umeko smile.

"Hi guys!" Umeko greeted the two. Manon waved hello while Samuru was unmoved by it. He was sitting with his arms crossed while looking at the group with such intensity. What is his problem? He looks so serious. It is kind of scary.

The three put down the meals. After setting the table, the group started to eat. The group was unusually silent. The only one noisy was Hana. She was the only reason why most of them could tolerate eating with Samuru's uncomfortable aura. Seriously, can he just take it down a notch?

When Reyes saw the group was almost finished eating, she decided to start the meeting they were supposed to have during lunchtime. "I think we should start the meeting. Let's begin discussing the third floor."

Jitsunori was the first person to say something about the floor. "The floor was clean. It was too clean honestly. I could even tell it was newly mopped which is weird. Who can mop a locked floor?" Jitsunori told the group. Nao was surprised that it was not only him who was able to take note of that.

Takashiro decided to say something as well. "I would think that the floor would have some dust but the whole floor was spotless. It should have some dust after being not taken care of for how many days." I agree. My guess is that Monokuma cleaned it this morning. But, why would he bother cleaning it?

Umeko also raised something she noticed. "The whole floor is quite bright with the tiles being reflective and the lights' huge size. It is not a great place for people who gets migraine easily. Bright lights can trigger a migraine."

"Thank you for that Umeko! Those who get migraines easily, please be careful." Reyes said.

Then the discussion shifted to the rooms on the floor. "Can we talk about the rooms? Did anyone notice anything about the rooms?" Jitsunori asked. Immediately, Eri answered, "They are all connected to science."

Nao decided to add, "Chemistry, computer technology, meteorology, and metrology. Those are the specific fields that are present on the third floor."

"The rooms are quite clean. It must be because of what the rooms are used for. The experiments and tasks done inside the rooms require cleanliness to be done properly." Mako decided to add in the conversation.

Suddenly, Nao decided to bring up something about what he observed. "After seeing the second floor, I thought the third floor will be filled with so many dangerous objects but to my surprise, there aren't as many weapons that can be used to kill as I thought there would be." Everyone agreed with Nao's statement.

"The only clear threats found on that floor were hazardous chemicals. Other than that, there is not much to worry about." Umeko added.

Before the group gloss over the topic, Nao decided to bring up something. "I know that the chemicals are the only clear threats on the floor but I was wondering if there is anything dangerous found in the calibration room? To me, nothing seems dangerous. Does anyone know what those tools are for?"

Slowly, Eri raised her hands. "I-I-I know what the tools are. I-I-I own some of them." Nao was shocked by this. I did not think Eri would know some of it.

Eri decided to explain why she knew the equipment. "I-I-I use different tools to make toys. I-i-in making toys, measurement is very important. I use m-m-measuring tools for this but I n-n-need them to be exact. Th-th-that's why I have my measuring tools calibrated every month to be sure. Because of this, I have f-f-familiarized myself with the procedures and tools used in calibrating." I guess we are lucky we have Eri or else we would be clueless about the room.

"I can say that there is nothing dangerous about the room…other than the weights." Eri continued. Hearing this, Reyes told Eri, "For your night shift in inventory, can you add the necessary stuff to check during inventory?" Eri meekly nodded.

After that, Eri and Takashiro decided to tell the group there was nothing missing when they did the inventory this morning. With this, Reyes thought it was okay to adjourn the meeting. However, Nao decided to bring up something important. I need to tell the group what Umeko and I found in the computer lab.

Everyone was about to stand up when Nao decided to speak. "Wait! Umeko and I need to tell you guys something we found." Everyone who was already standing up sat down again. This intrigued everyone causing them to listen intently to Nao.

"We found a message in the computer lab." This shocked everyone. "Message?" Manon commented. "What is it?" Reyes asked.

"It was a code we need to decipher." Nao told the group. This surprised everyone. "A code? How are we supposed to crack the code?" Mako commented. Umeko decided to answer, "Don't worry! We already have an idea on how to solve it. I think Nao and I can crack it tomorrow." This reassured everyone.

"Tell us if you have any progress on that tomorrow, okay?" Reyes told the two. Nao nodded in agreement. Before everyone left, Reyes asked, "Is there anything we need to talk about? Bring up everything you have discovered or deem worthy of talking about."

Samuru suddenly stood up grabbing everyone's attention. He gazed at everyone before talking. "For some time, I have been having doubts about the current leadership." Nao was surprised by this. Is he going to bring up about his thoughts on Reyes and Jitsunori? Nao could not say anything and just watched Samuru.

"I thought I could just let it slide act as a supporting figure. However, I cannot anymore with what has been happening. There has been too much death and it needs to stop. Because of that, I have decided to take charge of the group." This shocked everyone. Jitsunori nor Reyes could respond. He was blunt about it. This is interesting.

It took a minute before Reyes could respond. "Samuru, I am so sorry but I want to ask, is it just the current deaths that made you think like this?" Samuru immediately replied, "No but it is one of the reasons why I have decided to rise as a leader."

"What are the other reasons?" Jitsunori asked.

Samuru briefly replied, "Sparkling Justice." Sparkling Justice? He must be really ticked by that person to make him do this. Seeing that everyone is not satisfied with this, Samuru decided to explain himself. "I know Sparkling Justice. They are too dangerous under incompetent leadership." Oooh…I think that was too much. Samuru continued. "I need to make sure they are under control."

It was obvious that Reyes was offended by this. "I am sorry but I have to disagree with you. I don't think you could just blame us for Jirou's murder. It was his choice and not ours. We did every precaution we could-" Reyes was cut off by Samuru.

"But it wasn't enough. If you two have been stricter, this would not have-" Samuru was cut off by the annoyed Reyes. "I was not done talking. Let me finish. We did every precaution we could but it was still Jirou's lack of discipline that made him kill. Every one of us can only do so much to stop one of our peers to kill. It is still up to them to decide whether they become the good guy or the bad guy."

"I totally disagree. As leaders, it is your responsibility to keep everyone safe. You have to acknowledge that responsibility. You should have been more stern your rule." Samuru told Reyes.

Reyes was still composed but it was obvious in her tone that she was annoyed by Samuru. "I do agree that we have that responsibility. However, it is unfair to blame everything on the leaders. The leaders can only do so much to a troublesome follower."

The conversation was getting heated with both Reyes and Samuru standing up looking at each other with annoyance. The room was completely still. Everyone was waiting for someone to speak. I hope no one gets hurt. Please, calm down, both of you!

Samuru was the first to move. He decided to speak one last time before leaving the room. "I am sorry Reyes and Jitsunori but I still think you should be better at being leaders. Until that time comes, I should lead the team especially with Sparkling Justice around."

Samuru walked out of the room. Asuka and Manon quickly followed. That was close. I thought the two were going to draw their weapons. Everyone needs to calm down. This is not the time to fight. We need each other to survive this game.

Reyes sat down and quickly apologized. "I am so sorry for acting like that. It just felt unfair for being blamed for what Jirou did. I can't help but defend Jitsunori and myself. I am so sorry if anyone here feels like I have been a useless leader but please do bear in mind that a leader can only do so much. The people they are leading still have the responsibility to carry their own weight as well."

After that, Reyes walked out. Jitsunori and Mako were worried and quickly followed her outside. The remaining five were silent. What happened was too tense for them to comment on. After a few more minutes, Hana stood up. She was walking when she tripped onto Eri. "I am so sorry." After that, Hana continued to walk away.

Nao and Umeko decided to start clearing the table while Eri and Takashiro stayed to talk. Umeko brought back the dirty plates and utensils into the kitchen and decided to wash them while Takashiro decided to go to the comfort room. This left Nao and Eri alone.

Nao decided to sit beside her so he stood up from where he sat and sat closer to her. Immediately, he noticed there was a piece of paper stuck onto her back. He quickly grabbed it. Eri saw this. The two looked at what was written on it.

"I'm a weak little lamb that always stutters. I have Tourette's syndrome." The two were appalled by what they read. Eri was disgusted by this. "Who did that?" Eri asked. Nao could only think of one person. "It must have been Hana." This is disgusting! I know she is having some problems but this is way too much.

"I am sorry if my stuttering is weird…" Eri said. Nao immediately said, "I am not bothered by it. Don't let this note affect you. It is not worth your time." Nao stood up, crumpled the paper and threw it into a trash can. He went back to Eri with a smile.

"Hey, just like I said, don't it let it bother you. Just be you. You are fine." Nao reassured Eri. This made her smile. At least I was able to comfort Eri. I need to talk to Hana about this. I don't want to bring this up to Reyes and Jitsunori. They already have enough problems to think about.

He looked at Eri who was completely unbothered by Hana's note. "You seem to be doing fine for someone bullied like that. Have you always been bullied?" Nao asked. Eri shook her head in denial. "I have never been bullied." Nao was happy to hear that.

"That is good to hear!" Nao commented. Quickly, Eri replied, "Not really…" Nao was surprised by this. Why is not being bullied not a good thing? Nao decided to learn more about this. "Can you tell me why you said that." Nao asked. Eri nodded and started telling a part of her life.

"I have never been bullied me b-b-because they were afraid of my family. I came from an affluent f-f-family. We have twenty-five maids, four butlers, and six security officers. They never harmed me or belittled me…because they were too afraid to lose their jobs.

I-I-I am thankful for being treated nicely but, sometimes, I wish they would t-t-tell me what they really think of me. D-d-do they find me nice…or annoying. Is there something I have to ch-ch-change about myself? Am I being offensive?

Even in school, no one d-d-dares to say anything bad about me because their parents tell them to be nice to me. Th-th-they are too scared of my parent's power. I just want to make friends…real friends. I want to be told of what they really think of me. Sometimes…I wonder if I really have friends." Nao could already see Eri tearing up. He immediately consoled Eri.

"You don't have to cry! You already have friends!" Nao told her. Eri tried to wipe her tears. She quickly asked, "Really? Who?" Nao smiled and answered, "As far as I know, you have Takashiro, Umeko, and me as your friends. You don't have to cry about not having friends. You already have friends."

"Are you telling the truth?" Eri asked.

Nao said, "Of course, I promise!" Suddenly, Takashiro went back from the comfort room. Eri quickly asked, "Am I your friend?" Takashiro quickly answered, "Of course you are! What kind of question is that?" Eri giggled hearing this. She turned to Nao and said, "Thank you!" She deserves to know she has friends. She deserves to be happy.

After that, Nao left the two and decided to go to his room. He changed into his sleepwear and went to sleep. Tomorrow will be a big day. I still have a code to crack. I hope Umeko and I will be able to solve it. I bet we could get the answer from the library. After a few seconds, Nao was able to fall asleep.

It was a cloudy afternoon. The sun was hiding behind the grey clouds. Beneath the grey skies was a green meadow. It was peaceful. There was no noise but only beautiful scenery to take in. In the middle of the meadow was Nao.

Nao was lying on the grass looking at the skies silently waiting for the time to pass by. He let the wind gently touch his skin as he relaxes and worry about nothing. He was lying on the grass but has no idea where he is or why he was there. However, it did not matter to him. He was just happy to be somewhere peaceful, somewhere away from problems for the first time in a while.

As he continues his leisure, he heard footsteps walking towards. He was curious to find out who it was but it was not enough to make him move a muscle. He just lied down without a worry in the world.

Suddenly, the footsteps stopped. The person was standing beside him. He immediately recognized who the person was. A smiled formed on his face. "Hi there!" He greeted. Then, the person sat beside him.

It was Umeko who he was with. Nao got up and sat up straight. The two did not say a word. They only sat quietly as they looked at the sky. It was silent but it was enough for him to be just there with Umeko.

Umeko turned to him and said, "Are you in love?" Nao only looked at Umeko as she stared at his eyes. There was nothing he could say. Words won't form in his mouth. Confusion enveloped him. He does not know what to say. He knew there were only two answers to her question but he could not decide what to say.

After a few seconds, Nao finally had an answer. He was about to say it when he was cut off by Umeko. "Look!" She pointed out a boy who was crying. Umeko quickly stood up to run to him. Nao decided to follow.

Umeko quickly consoled him. "Hey there buddy! Are you alright?" The boy quickly answered, "No! Mom is dead!" The pointed at the marble tombstone that was in front of him. Suddenly, Nao was brought back to the time his mother died. He could not say a single word. Silently, he only stood there reliving his memories.

Suddenly, the boy turned to Nao. He was holding a letter and a locket. "Mom gave me this!" The boy said. Nao suddenly breaths became heavier. His chest felt like it was closing up. He could not breathe. It was too much for him to handle.

"No! Stop! That-that is mine!" Nao shouted.

Suddenly, Nao woke up from his dream. He took deep breaths before calming down. It was just a dream. It was just a dream. It was just a dream. When he was already calm, he tried to remember his dream.

Remembering the earlier part of his dream, his lips curved into a smile. It wasn't all that bad. He hopped out of his bed and got ready for the new day. He took a bath and changed into his clothes. After that, Nao looked at his tablet. Wow, I woke up way early than I thought I did. It was only a minute before the morning announcement.

Right after he stepped out of his room, Monokuma did his morning announcement. "Wake up! It is already six! I am so excited about today. Hihihihihihi!" After that, the audio system was turned off. It looks like Monokuma is up to no good again.

He was standing in front of his room when Umeko went out of hers. "Hey! You are already awake as well!" Umeko greeted. Nao smiled and said, "Of course I am! I am awake. Why wouldn't I be awake?" Why am I so awkward? Umeko only giggled at Nao's response.

"Sure weirdo! Hahahahaha!" She tried to cover her laugh with her fabric but she couldn't contain it. Why is she laughing so hard? Did I say something that funny? Nao asked, "Did I say something?" Umeko quickly replied, "No! Hahahaha! No! The way you looked…OMG! Why am I laughing like this?" Nao was confused by this.

After a few seconds of calming down, the two walked together to the kitchen. Umeko quickly opened a conversation. "Did you sleep well last night?" Nao suddenly looked at her and said, "You asked me the exact same question in the exact same situation."

"Really?" Umeko asked.

"Yes! We got out of our rooms at the exact same time. We both went to the kitchen together. While we were walking, you asked me the same question." Nao told Umeko.

"Well, what did you say yesterday?" Umeko asked.

"Not that well…" Nao answered.

"What about now?"

"It was…It was fine." He answered as he smiled at Umeko.

"Well, it is good to hear that!" Umeko said.

After that, Nao suddenly changed the topic. "I was thinking after breakfast, we should go to the library. Let's solve that code already." Umeko agreed. After a short while, the two arrived in the kitchen. The two did not waste any time and started planning the meal. Once they were done with planning, the two went to cooking.

Nao was making vegan crepes while Umeko was making bacon and eggs. It wasn't long until they were done with the meal. He was happy they were done but at the same time disappointed. I really hoped Roxanne would have come by and help. I guess there will be some changes because of Samuru.

After that, the two served the meals. Unlike before, there were only a few people in the cafeteria. It was notable that Asuka, Hana, Manon, and Samuru were missing. However, the two still set up the table like they would normally do.

As soon as they were done, the two sat down and started eating with the group. It was quiet. No one was speaking. The only time someone spoke was when Reyes told her report on the inventory. "Eri and Takashiro, thank you for adding the items on the third floor. It made it easier to check the floor. Nothing was missing. Manon helped me but went straight to her room when we were done."

This is so uncomfortable. Is this really what Samuru and his group wanted? I wish everyone would get along just fine again. We were okay. Everything was fine. To me, everything was fine. Nao could only eat as he wishes for things to return back to normal.

When everyone was done, Jitsunori and Mako volunteered to help in clearing the table and washing the dishes. Nao and Umeko were very thankful for this. "Thank you so much!" Umeko said. Mako quickly responded, "It is alright! We have always wanted to help you two for serving us. I think we should help out as well in any way we can."

After that, the two started doing their plan. "Let's crack that code!" Umeko said. Nao first suggested that they should get a notebook and a pencil from the storage room. "We should take note of the code and solve it in the library." Because of this, the two went off to the storage room.

The two were walking to the storage room when they saw Hana walking out of the storage room. Why was she in there? What is she up to this time? Remembering what she did to Eri, he decided to confront Hana. "Hana, we need to talk."

Hana stopped and said, "Need or want?"

"I am serious Hana." Nao replied.

"Whatever! You can talk to me later! I am busy! Gotta go! Bye!" Hana ran away before Nao could say another word. Hana is getting out of control. For sure he is going to play some prank on someone else.

Umeko was curious about what she saw and asked, "What was that about?" Nao answered by telling her what Hana did last night. Umeko was surprised by Nao's story. "Really? If that is the case, we really need to talk to her. She might end up getting hurt if she plays a prank on the wrong person."

Nao agreed. However, seeing she was not there anymore, he decided to concentrate on their task first. The two went inside the room and took a notebook and a pencil. After that, they went to the third floor. It was tiring since it was a lot of steps.

"If I don't need anything from the floor, I will never climb upstairs." Umeko said. Me too.

Eventually, they reached the computer lab. They went straight to open the computer no. 3. He clicked on the file and forgot it needed a password. Umeko quickly asked Nao what the password was. "What is the password Nao?" Nao quickly typed in the password.

The file was opened. "How did you know the password?" Umeko asked. He simply explained that it was on the screen of the computer. Umeko was satisfied with this answer. Then, Umeko copied the code carefully. After finishing, they went straight to the library.

Once they were in the library, Nao quickly shouted, "Monokuma! Help!" Suddenly, Monokuma appeared. He stood in front of them and said. "Shut up! It is a library!" Monokuma said. Nao quickly asked, "We need your help, can you give as a book for morse code?"

Monokuma paused for a moment. After a few seconds, he suddenly disappeared. "Where did Monokuma go?" Umeko asked. Out of nowhere, Monokuma quickly reappeared with a small book in his paws.

"Here! Use this!" Monokuma threw the book at Nao. Luckily, he was able to catch it. After that, Monokuma left the two alone. The two found a table and decided to crack the code there. The immediately looked at the symbols.

"What do you think is this?" Nao asked.

Umeko answered, "It probably must be a word." Nao agreed. They first looked at the symbols for punctuations and space. Immediately, they were able to decipher something. "The slashes are spaces. If that is the case, maybe this is not a word like we thought it would be." Nao said.

After that, the two continued to look. Seeing there was nothing other than spaces, they moved on to the alphabet. One by one, they scanned the code for letters and tried to match it with what they have. Unfortunately, nothing matched.

"This means it is not a word. None of this is equivalent to a letter." Nao commented.

The next thing they looked at was codes for numbers. Immediately, they were able to crack the first two symbols. "These are both zeroes." Nao said. After that, they were able to crack the third symbol. "This one means one." Umeko said. There was only one symbol left. They tried to match to the number two to five. Unfortunately, they were not a match. However, when they tried to compare to six, it was the same. "The last symbol is six. The code is 'zero zero one six'." Nao said.

"That is what this means? What are these numbers for? I don't get it." Umeko said as she looked at the numbers they got. Hmmm, four digits. Do we have anything that needs four digits? Suddenly, Nao stood and had an idea. He immediately told Umeko, "Follow me!" Nao ran while Umeko followed him.

Umeko had no idea where they were going. They went down to the first floor. Suddenly, Naos topped at one of the doors. Umeko quickly asked, "Why did we stop?" Nao looked at her and asked, "Do you remember this door?" He pointed at the door next to the front desk.

"What is so important about it? We could not even open it!" Umeko said.

Suddenly, Nao went to the keypad beside it. "We could not open it because it was locked and probably needed a four-digit password." Umeko quickly realized where Nao is going to. Nao then typed in the digits they discovered.

"Zero, zero, one, six." Nao recited as he typed in. All of a sudden, the door opened. "It worked!" Umeko shouted. After that, the two went inside to look. It was cramped but it was neatly organized. There were a dozen file cabinets. Instinctively, Nao and Umeko started looking at the files. They browsed each and every folder. Nao noticed something. A folder contains all the student profiles of a class including their grades.

As they continued searching, Umeko found something. "Nao! Look at this!" She said as she held a folder. Nao quickly put back what he was holding inside the cabinet where it came from and went to Umeko. Nao took a look at the files Umeko was holding. Immediately, he was perplexed by this.

"Manon Aida, Ultimate Cyclist…" Nao said as he read the first file inside the folder. They quickly browsed the folder and saw all of them in it. "Umeko Midori, Ultimate Environmentalist. According to this, I have a general weighted average of 93.7. What? How could this be? I never even attended a proper class here."

After that, Nao looked for his file. Finally, he found his file. "Nao Hisoka, Ultimate N.E.E.T. with a general weighted average of 98. How could I ever have gotten this grade?" Nao said.

Umeko looked at the folder. It says:

Class 1-A

Adviser: Prof. Kioshi Sadao

We are students of class 1-A of this school. When did this happen? Who is this professor? Kioshi Sadao… Umeko put out every single file on to the floor. She put out all of the files of the people she met in the school on the floor. However, she realized there was one more file inside the folder.

She put it out and gave it to Nao. "Do you know this guy?" Umeko asked. The file contains the following details:

Name: Isamu Hiroshi

Age: 18

Talent: Ultimate Prison Warden

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Nationality: Japanese

Birthday: November 3

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 142 lbs

GWA: 90.3

The file also contains a picture of him. The picture shows a man with black jet hair styled into a crew cut. His left eye was covered by a black eyepatch. However, seeing his right eye, he could say their eyes are monolid with long eyelashes. The color of his eyes was chocolate brown. He had a tanned skin tone and has a beauty mark right under the right eye. He was wearing a black turtleneck shirt that was skin tight. It showed that the guy had a muscular built. He was also wearing a black beret with a feather pin on it. The man was smiling. It looked like it was his first time to be taken a pic. That is how excited he looked like in the photo.

"Who is this guy? If we are supposed to be in the same 'class', why is he not here?" Umeko asked. Opening the door gave Nao more things to answer. The mystery of this school and this game is getting bigger. I have so many questions I don't know how to answer.

The two were going to investigate more when the audio system suddenly turned on. The two put back everything they put out and went out of the room. They closed it and listened to Monokuma's announcement. "Twerps, report to the gymnasium, now!" Hearing this, the two went to the gymnasium.

Along the way, they met with the others. A lot of them were wondering what the announcement was for. Accidentally, Nao bumped into Norio who was walking to the gymnasium as well. "I am sorry about that." Norio looked at him and said, "Are you ready for the next motive?"

Nao was shocked by this question. Motive? Is Monokuma going to give another motive? Please, no! Norio continued walking and passed. Eventually, everyone made it to the gymnasium which was empty but now was noisy because of the chattering of the students.

"What could this be again?" Reyes asked.

"I hope it isn't anything too troubling." Mako replied.

Knowing Monokuma and hearing Norio, I think our safest is going to be this is for another motive. Nao was readying himself for anything Monokuma will throw at him. I cannot let him manipulate me. I need to pull my own weight. There are too many problems already. I do not want to add any more.

All of a sudden, Monokuma appeared in front of the stage. Everyone quieted down as they looked at Monokuma. Monokuma only stood there for a while. After a few seconds, he let out a smile. "Are you guys excited?"

Jitsunori asked, "Excited for what?"

Monokuma quickly answer, "Excited for your new motive! Hahahaha!" Monokuma jumped up and down in happiness. However, unlike him, the remaining twelve were dreading this announcement. Just like what Norio said, it is for the motives.

Monokuma composed himself and continued. "I know it must have been hard for you guys to be locked up here for a long time and not be able to see your loved ones for a while. As your principal, I want every one of you to be happy and not feel homesick. That is why I have decided to do this!"

Suddenly, a huge cabinet with metal plates for doors rose on stage. It was huge. It was definitely taller than Mako. It was notable that it was divided into sixteen parts and were labeled from one to sixteen. The group waited until the thing stopped rising. After that, Mako asked, "What is special about that?" Monokuma chuckled. He took out a remote and pressed it. "You will see! Let's start with you! Ichimako Watadzumi, you are compartment number 5!"

The metal plate numbered five came off. It revealed a transparent glass door. Inside the compartment were two brass keys on a grey string. Seeing this, Mako was silenced. Everyone looked at them as they stared at the keys. "How did you get those from my little sisters?" Mako asked.

Monokuma did not say anything and only giggled at him. "Let's move on to compartment number 9, Manon Aida!" Her compartment contains a pink t-shirt dress. Manon could only say, "Rina…"

After that, Monokuma saw Samuru and laughed. He hysterically laughed as he pointed at him. "Poor bastard! I should just open yours since it's empty!" Monokuma said as he opened compartment three. Samuru was obviously unbothered by this.

He looked at Monokuma and said, "Is that all you got?"

Monokuma did not pay attention to him and proceeded to open the others. One by one, Monokuma opened the compartments like he is in some kind of game show revealing certain objects that seemed significant to one of them. Eventually, there were only seven compartments left but there are only three of them who has not yet seen the contents of their compartment. Monokuma decided to open number twelve. "Umeko, are you ready to see yours?" Alarmed by this, Umeko watched as Monokuma unveils what's inside hers.

"My mom's pearl necklace…How did you get that?" Umeko asked.

After that, Monokuma looked at Nao and said, "I think I will open yours next. Yours is in compartment seven!" Nao watches as his compartment slowly sheds its metal plate. Eventually, it reveals a watch and an opened letter.

"Dad is supposed to be keeping that for me! How did you get that from him?" Nao shouted.

Monokuma then jumps off the stage before revealing the last compartment which belongs to Reyes. "Hello there! Are you excited to see yours?" Reyes did not say a word and only stared at the huge cabinet. "Welp, let's see your compartment. Compartment fourteen, what do you have for us?"

The metal plate was shed off. It fell to the ground with a loud thud making everyone flinch. She looked at her compartment only for her jaws to drop. Everyone clearly saw what it was inside. All eyes were on Reyes who was silent.

Inside of her compartment was a locket and an infamous mask of Sparkling Justice.

That is it for this update! I hope you guys enjoyed reading this.

What do you think of the new motive?

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