It was already morning. Nao woke up before Monokuma's daily morning announcement. Even though it was still too early for him to be up, he did not care. He was excited to get out of his room and spend the day with Umeko and his friends.
He quickly got off his bed and went to the shower to take care of himself. He took a bath while he happily hummed tunes that made him feel more excited. He got out and brushed his teeth. Even then, he was still smiling from all the happiness he was feeling. After that, he got dressed and made sure he looked presentable. Before he left the room, he grabbed his tablet.
This is going to be a great day! I could feel it! He opened his door. To his surprise, Umeko got out of her room at the same time as he did. The two looked at each other with happiness. Their eyes twinkled seeing each other. Instinctively, their lips curved into smiles. What a great way to start my day!
The two closed the doors of their room. Nao walked towards Umeko. He immediately greeted, "Good morning! How was your sleep?"
"It's the best I have ever slept since we got here." Umeko answered. Nao was happy to hear that.
He quickly replied, "Same!" The two stared at each other for a moment in silence filling the hallways with their happiness. After a few seconds, the two started walking to the kitchen. Umeko was the one to open a conversation.
"What do you want to eat for breakfast?" Umeko asked.
"Anything would be great." Nao answered.
"I don't think I know how to cook 'anything'. Just tell me what you want and I'll cook it." Umeko replied.
"Anything you cook will surely be great. I would be happy just to be able to eat anything you cooked for me." Nao answered.
"Come on! I am sure you are craving for something. I want to make it up to you for the great date last night. It is the least I can do for the man who gave me the best night of my life." Umeko answered. Nao quickly blushes to hear this. Seeing this, Umeko giggled.
"Just tell me I will cook it." Umeko said as she stopped in front of Nao.
"Well, look at my profile and you will see something." Nao answered.
Umeko quickly pulled out her tablet and opened Nao's profile. She quickly read his likes. She smiled and said, "You want me to make you coffee jelly. Is that all you want me to make?"
"Yes!" Nao said excitedly.
"Can you describe to me what kind of coffee jelly you like?" Umeko asked.
"I like the jelly to have this deep dark taste cut up in cubes while it is submerged in cold sweet milk served in a mug. The taste of it would be enough for me. You can make it vegan so that both of us can enjoy it." Nao answered.
"Got it! I will make the best coffee jelly you have ever eaten in your life!" Umeko declared.
"Can't wait to taste that!" Nao said.
After that, the two continued to walk. While they were walking, Umeko asked, "Why do you like coffee jelly so much? You must love it so much to be in your profile."
Nao quickly answered, "Well, I guess it has something to do with my childhood. My father is always busy because of his work that we rarely get to hang out as a family. But, whenever he was free, he would take me and my mom to this sweets café. I would order anything randomly while my mom would order a slice of cake. My dad would always order a coffee jelly. We would share it together while my mom forces me to finish what I ordered. It was so much fun back then. We would just laugh and eat like we did not have any problem."
"That's how you started to love coffee jelly, from sharing with your father." Umeko said.
Nao nodded.
"That is so sweet. I wish I could see that carefree, always laughing version of you." Umeko said.
"Maybe you might…" Nao whispered. Umeko did not clearly hear him.
"What did you say?" Umeko asked.
"Nothing…" Nao answered.
"No! You definitely said something. What was it?" Umeko asked.
"Just forget it." Nao said.
"Nao Hisoka, tell me what you said." Umeko ordered.
"I will tell you…" Nao said. Suddenly, he ran and shouted, "I will if you can catch me!"
Umeko quickly chased after Nao who was obviously faster than her. Nao swiftly ran through the hallway and reached the door to the cafeteria. He was about to open it when he saw someone was already inside through the door's window. Umeko grabbed him by the arm and shouted, "Gotcha!"
"Shhhh… There is already someone inside." Nao said.
He slowly opened the door and saw Asuka cleaning the cafeteria. "Roxanne, what are you doing?" Nao quickly asked.
"I am just cleaning up from your date last night." Asuka answered.
"Oops! Sorry about that!" Umeko said.
"I completely forgot about our mess in here." Nao said.
Asuka quickly looked at Umeko. She quickly smiled. "Nao, did the date went well last night? Are you two together now? Are you a fucking couple now?"
Nao and Umeko looked at each other. Nao quickly got hold of Umeko's hand and locked it with his. The two smiled at each other as if there was no one in front of them. It felt like they were the only ones in the room.
Seeing this, Asuka quickly screamed. "Aaaaahhhhh! OMG! You really did it Nao!"
Asuka ran to Umeko and gave her a hug. "I am so happy for you two. You two belong to each other! I just cannot explain this happiness for the two of you!" Asuka let go of Umeko and turned to Nao. She punched him on his arm and said, "Don't you ever do anything to fucking make her sad! Don't give her shit less than what she deserves! You understand?"
"That is what I intend to do!" Nao said.
Asuka jumped in happiness. "Yeah! True love wins!"
After that, Umeko asked, "Why are you awake so early?"
"Well, I thought you two might wake up later than you would normally do after the date so I thought I might help in cleaning up the shit from your date and cook breakfast." Asuka answered.
"Thank you! Well, let me help you with the cooking." Umeko said.
"Me too!" Nao said.
"Okay, so any idea of what we are going to cook today?" Asuka asked. After that, the three came up with what they were going to cook. They were quick with coming up with the menu. As soon as they were done talking, Monokuma finally did his morning announcement.
"Wake up! It is a great day to murder someone!" Monokuma shouted through the audio system.
The three continued with their cooking. They have decided to cook quiche, gingerbread waffles, potatoes and mushroom hash, and coffee jelly. Nao took control of cooking the gingerbread waffles. Asuka chose to cook the quiche. And, Umeko decided to cook the potatoes and mushroom hash while she was making coffee jelly.
Nao carefully whipped up stacks of the gingerbread waffles that was so aromatic, the whole kitchen smelled like a gingerbread house. Asuka meticulously made the quiche with tomatoes and asparagus. Umeko first made the coffee jelly. After that, she devoted herself to making the hash. She took her time in chopping up the vegetables.
After a few minutes, the three were done with cooking. They plated up everything and put it on the serving cart along with the utensils. The three went out of the room and saw people were already waiting for their breakfast.
Everyone was already awake except for Norio. Eri and Takashiro were playing with each other just like they would normally do. Mako and Hana were talking to each other. The two were laughing and looked like they were having a playful banter. On the other hand, Samuru was quiet. He had no one to talk to. He just slumped onto the table waiting for breakfast to arrive.
When the three went out of the kitchen, they all stopped what they were doing and looked at the three. Hana quickly shouted, "Roxanne, get over here! We are going to interrogate the two!" Asuka quickly sat beside Hana. Nao and Umeko were left standing in front of everyone.
Eri and Takashiro were giggling. Hana smiled mischievously at the two. Instantly, Nao knew she is up to something and it might not be good. Why can't Hana just leave us alone? Does she always have to be this naughty?
Hana cleared her throat and proceeded with her interrogation. "So, how was the date?"
Nao quickly answered, "It was nice."
Hana quickly cut him off and said, "I am not asking you. I was asking Umeko. How was the date with Nao, your loverboy? Hihihihihi!"
Umeko quickly turned red hearing this. She looked at Nao and said, "It was… uhmmm… It was lovely."
"Lovely? Why was it lovely?" Hana continued.
"I enjoyed it." Umeko said.
"Why did you enjoy it?" Hana continued.
"Because of Nao…" Umeko answered. She quickly had a look of surprise painted all over her face when she said that. Hana quickly grinned.
"What did Nao do to you to enjoy last night?" Hana asked.
"Uhmmm… Uhmmmm…" Umeko looked at Nao and did not know what to say. Nao did not know how to respond to Hana as well.
"Ahhhhhh! This is so much fun!" Hana said.
"I am so happy for you two!" Eri said.
Nao and Umeko smiled after hearing Eri.
Takashiro quickly asked, "Is it safe to say you two are already a couple?"
Nao and Umeko looked at each other and smiled. Nao said, "Yes, we are a couple!"
Hana and Asuka quickly screamed in happiness. They jumped up and down in glee. Eri and Takashiro were clapping at the two saying, "You two deserve each other!". Samuru congratulated the two.
"I hope your love for each other will last." Samuru said.
Mako told the two, "I am so jealous right now but I am so happy for you two."
After that, the Nao and Umeko fixed the table and the group and started eating. After a few minutes, Norio arrived. Hana quickly told him about Nao and Umeko. He congratulated the two and quickly proceeded to eat.
While they were eating, Takashiro persistently egged Umeko to tell them how the date went. After a few tries, Umeko finally gave in and told everyone how their date went down. Umeko told almost everything that happened. When she said how Nao offered her his jacket, Hana was so happy.
"Oh my gosh! That is so sweet of you Nao!" Hana said.
"You do know you are the reason why I had to do that?" Nao asked.
Umeko was confused to hear that. "What do you mean by that?"
"I asked Hana to prepare the theater. Apparently, she asked Monokuma to make it colder during our date." Nao answered.
"You helped out with our date?" Umeko asked.
"We all did!" Asuka answered.
"Really?" Umeko asked.
"Mako, Norio, and Samuru promised not to go to the places where you had your date. Roxanne and I made your theme song and prepared the theater. Eri and Takashiro prepared everything in the Ferris wheel." Hana answered.
"You all helped out Nao? Why?" Umeko asked.
"Because we all want you two to end up with each other!" Mako answered.
Umeko was happy to hear this. "Wow! I am so happy right now! All of you did so much to make this happen. We all should have fun! Let's tour Monokumaland this afternoon!"
Takashiro quickly shouted, "Let's do that!"
Quickly, Asuka replied with, "I want to but Hana and I already have plans for this afternoon."
Nao asked, "What is it?"
"We are going to make an album. We had so much fun writing your song that we decided to make an album." Hana answered.
"I also can't go." Eri said.
Takashiro was shocked to hear this. "What? But why? It would be so much fun!"
"I was p-p-planning to make something this afternoon." Eri answered. Takashiro was saddened to hear this.
"Well, if Eri is not coming, I am not." Takashiro said.
"What about you Mako?" Umeko asked.
"I would prefer to just be alone for now." Mako answered.
Umeko turned to Norio. She was going to ask her when Norio suddenly said, "I am not in the mood to ride roller coasters and spinning teacups." What did I expect?
Samuru also declined. Umeko was saddened to hear this. She quickly said, "Well, what about tomorrow? Is that okay?"
"I think that will do." Hana answered.
"I th-th-think I can join tomorrow." Eri answered.
"We will be there tomorrow!" Takashiro said.
"Me too!" Asuka said.
The three others still declined the offer.
After that, Umeko continued. "Okay, so it is settled. We will tour Monokumaland tomorrow! Let's start in the afternoon so all of the rides will be available!"
"What should we do first?" Hana asked.
"Let's do the horror house first! It will be so fucking haunting! I am so excited!" Asuka said.
"We are doing the horror house first?" Nao asked. He turned to Eri and asked, "Do you want to do the horror house or is it going to be too much for you?"
"I am going to be fine. I am actually c-c-curious to see what the maze looks like." Eri answered.
After that, everyone agreed to do the horror house first. The group continued planning on what they were going to do tomorrow. Eventually, the group was finished with planning and eating breakfast. Asuka and Hana were the first ones to leave. Mako and Samuru decided to go back to their rooms. Norio decided to away from the rest and took a nap. Eri and Takashiro decided to stay at the table.
Nao and Umeko were clearing up the table when Umeko asked, "How was the coffee jelly?"
"It was delicious! Thank you for making me that!" Nao said.
"Just tell me if you want me to cook anything for you and I will cook it!" Umeko said.
Nao looked at Umeko and asked, "I still can't believe a woman like you fell in love with a guy like me. What did I do to deserve you?"
Umeko just smiled and continued with clearing the plates. When they were done, Nao was going to push the serving cart with the dirty dishes into the kitchen when Umeko told him, "Just sit down. I can handle this."
"No!" Nao answered.
"Don't worry! Just relax and let me do it." Umeko insisted.
"I don't want to." Nao continued.
"Why?" Umeko asked.
"Because I want to do it with you." Nao answered.
Umeko blushed. However, she quickly replied, "No matter how much I love your answer, I don't want you to do anything. I will make sure I will treat you as my king."
"And I want to treat you as my queen." Nao quickly replied.
The two were quickly interrupted by Takashiro with his puppet, Tsune kun. "Get a room!"
"Sorry about that Tsune-kun!" Umeko said.
"Just wash the goddamn dishes!" Tsune-kun continued.
Suddenly, Takashiro talked to Tsune-kun and said, "That is no way to talk to someone. Say sorry first!"
"No!" Tsune-kun answered.
"Why are you so bitter? Is it because Tori-chan does not like you?" Takashiro asked.
"No! Why would I care about that elephant?" Tsune-kun said.
Takashiro suddenly pulled out Tori-chan. "Elephant? Why are you like that? Huhuhuhuhu!" Tori-chan said.
"Why don't we talk about this in the kitchen?" Umeko told the two puppets. Umeko went into the kitchen with the dirty dishes while Takashiro followed her as he continued playing his puppets. Nao wanted to but Eri grabbed his hand.
Nao sat beside Eri and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"Uhmmmm… I j-j-just want to ask you something." Eri answered.
"Sure! What is it?" Nao asked.
"When I was making your gift for Umeko, I-I-I thought I should make a gift for all of my friends here. You guys are my first ever real friends a-a-and I just wanted to thank you all for being my friends." Eri answered.
"That is so cute! What do you want to give everyone?" Nao asked.
"I wanted to make friendship bracelets." Eri answered.
"That sounds nice! I can't wait what mine will be! So, what is the problem with that?" Nao asked.
"Well, I am not sure if everyone will like it. D-d-do you think they will love it?" Eri asked.
"Of course, they will! Is that what you are going to do this afternoon?" Nao asked.
Eri nodded.
"Well, I will definitely love it no matter what!" Nao said.
Eri smiled hearing this. How sweet of her to do that!
After that, Eri told Nao, "Go to Umeko and save Takashiro."
"Why?" Nao asked.
"I asked him t-t-to do his puppet thing so I can talk to you." Eri answered.
"Oh, okay! Well, I hope I was able to help you." Nao said. He stood up and went to the kitchen. He quickly told Takashiro Eri is waiting for him. Takashiro said his goodbye and left the two. Immediately, Nao started helping Umeko with the dishes.
The day went on. Everyone did their usual stuff. It was as if they were able to fully adjust to their situation. No one acted like the way did during their first few days stuck in the building. It all seemed like everything is normal. Eventually, the day ended with it being uneventful.
It was already the day for the group to visit Monokumaland. The group was already finished with their lunch. People were getting excited about their plans. Hana was the most visibly excited. She kept running around talking to people about it. Takashiro used his puppets to verbalize his excitement. While this is happening, Nao and Umeko were cleaning up the table.
Even though everyone was happy, Umeko was slightly sad about something.
"I am so glad we will be able to do this. I just feel bad for Roxanne that she can't come." Umeko told the group.
Hana quickly commented, "Same! She is so unlucky to get a sore throat and migraine all at the same time."
"What happened to her?" Nao asked.
"She must have pushed herself too much yesterday. She really wanted to go. Good thing I was able to make her not go. I know a migraine is not that deadly but, with her condition, she will just hurl up on every ride." Hana answered.
"Let's do this again when Roxanne feels better." Takashiro said. Everyone agreed.
Nao turned to Norio who was still sitting at the table. He asked, "Are you sure you don't want to join us?"
Norio quickly answered, "Yes! I am not in the mood for silly rides."
"Where are you going to stay?" Nao asked.
"Probably here…" Norio answered. After that, he let Norio take his nap while everyone else was noisy.
Hana and Takashiro were talking with each other. While Nao was helping Umeko, he can't help but notice that Eri is uncharacteristically silent. I know she is one of the more soft-spoken ones in our group but I don't recall her to be this silent, especially with Takashiro around.
He whispered to Umeko, "You can start washing the dishes without me. I'll just talk to Eri for a bit." Umeko immediately went to the kitchen with the dirty dishes and left Nao. After that, Nao sat down beside Eri who was just staring at Takashiro and Hana.
Nao tapped Eri on the shoulder and asked, "Are you alright?"
Eri was surprised by this and quickly looked at Nao. She quickly answered, "Yes, I-I-I'm fine…"
Nao whispered, "Are you done with the bracelets?"
Eri nodded and said, "I have it with me."
"Are you having a hard time giving it to everyone? Is it what's troubling you? It's obvious in your face that you are thinking about something." Nao said.
"It's not that… Uhmmm… But I also want to give these bracelets as well." Eri answered.
Nao was puzzled by Eri's answer. She has something else on her mind. I wonder what that is but I don't want to bug her. Obviously, she is not comfortable talking about it. Let me help her out a bit with her bracelets.
"Do you want me to help you in giving your bracelets?" Nao asked.
Eri nodded.
Nao turned to the others and said, "Guys, excuse me. I want to say something."
Hana, Norio, and Takashiro looked at Nao and waited for him to speak. "Now that I got your attention, I want to tell you guys that our friend, Eri, made us something."
Hana quickly asked, "What is it?"
"I made everyone… friendship bracelets." Eri said.
"Really! Show it to us!" Hana said.
Eri put out four friendship bracelets. She gave each one to the people around. She first gave Takashiro's. Takashiro's bracelet had pieces shaped like socks dangling. Next was Hana's. She made Hana's with musical notes. Eri also made one for Norio. Norio had dangling briefcase tokens. Lastly, she gave Nao his bracelet. Nao's bracelet had headphone-like pieces.
"This is so cute! Thank you so much Eri!" Hana said.
"Thank you for this Eri! You really are the best!" Takashiro shouted.
"This is so sweet of you Eri! Thank you!" Nao said.
Eri was happy to hear this. She put out the other remaining bracelets. She gave Asuka's, Mako's, and Samuru's bracelets to Norio. She told Norio to give the bracelets to the others when they decided to come here again. Norio took it and put it in his pocket. Eri told Norio which bracelet is for whom. Norio quickly got it and went back to napping.
Nao stood up and was about to go to the kitchen when Umeko came out. She quickly told the group, "Let's go! It is almost one! The rides should be open soon." Everyone stood up and said their goodbyes to Norio.
On their way to Monokumaland, Eri gave Umeko's bracelet which had dangling rose pieces. "This is so beautiful Eri! I can't imagine how hard it must have been for you to make this. I don't even know how you were able to make these roses." Eri was happy to hear this.
The group eventually went inside Monokumaland. They immediately called for a train and told Monokuma to go to the Underbelly. Hana, Eri, and Takashiro rode in the same cart while Nao and Umeko were happily alone together in a cart.
Umeko leaned on Nao's shoulder. She whispered, "I am so happy to be with you like this." She took Nao's hand and hold it for the rest of the ride.
Nao then replied, "Me too."
After that, seconds before they arrived at the Underbelly, Umeko said, "I am happy to be with our friends like this as well."
The group got off the train and looked at the Underbelly. It was frightening to just look at it and hear the audio playing. "Whoever gave Monokuma this idea for a horror house did a brilliant job for making one of the scariest horror houses in the world." Hana said.
"Okay, how do we do this?" Nao asked.
"Let's race for it! Whoever gets to the exit first wins while the last person will have to do a punishment!" Umeko suggested.
"Where did you get that idea?" Nao asked.
"Hana and I talked about it earlier." Umeko answered.
"It will be fun!" Hana added.
Nao turned to Eri who was easily frightened by things. He asked Eri, "Are you fine doing this alone or do you want me to join you?
"I will be fine… I can do it…" Eri answered.
"Are you sure?" Nao asked again.
Eri nodded. Satisfied with this, Nao went along with Hana and Umeko's suggestion. After that, everyone picked a door randomly. When everyone was able to pick a door, Hana shouted, "In the count of three, everyone will enter, understood?"
Everyone nodded.
Hana started counting, "1… 2… 3… Enter!"
Nao opened his door and entered the maze. He immediately noticed the dreary wallpaper with mustard and white stripes vertical stripes. There were pieces ripped showing that the wall was a cracked cement wall. Nao continued to walk down the path and saw there were doors along the path. The doors were grey with and their doorknobs are black. The doors also had rectangular windows that would have been able to help Nao see what was inside the room if only the lights of the room were lit.
Nao continued walking down the path. It was eerily quiet. He could only hear his presence. Nothing other than his footsteps made noise. He tried to walk more quietly but it was only making him irritated. After a few minutes, he decided to stop caring.
As he was walking, he noticed there was a room that was lit. He went to the door to take a peek through its window. He immediately saw the room was filled with cameras set up from different angles. All of the cameras were focused at a table that had belt straps. On the table was a severed piece of leg. What the heck is this?
Seeing the leg made Nao nauseous. He took a step back and tried to recompose himself. After getting himself back together, he looked at the door again. Suddenly, there was a man looking at him from the other side of the door. This took him by surprise and made him fall to the floor.
The man had a smiling face mask. He had brown hair. After a few minutes, the man opened the door to reveal it was holding in his right hand a red chainsaw. Its blades were dripping in blood. In his left hand, he was holding a bloody duffel bag.
The man quickly threw the bag onto the floor and powered up his chainsaw. This quickly made Nao stand up and run from him. He ran as fast as he could. Who is that guy? What was he doing in that room?
He was running following the path. After a few seconds, he turned around to look and saw the guy was holding his chainsaw up charging at him. What the fuck! Why is he chasing me? He ran and ran until he was in a dead-end. There was only a door. He struggled to open it as he constantly looked at his behind to check on the mysterious man. Every second pass meant that the man was getting closer to him. He could hear the man's footsteps. He was dripping in sweat when he was finally able to open the door and closed it.
He sat down and tried to calm down. There was a momentary silence as he listened to the other side of the door. Nao could tell that the man turned off his chainsaw and turned around. He let out a sigh of relief.
Now, he looked at where he was right now. He saw himself in a shabby apartment. He was in some sort of living room. The pieces of furniture were torn apart. There was television that only had static on its screen. The walls were plain grey with weird splotches.
He looked around and saw a staircase and decided to use it to go up. He looked around and could hear there was someone in the apartment. Following the sound, he investigated the apartment. He soon found himself near an opened door. He took a quick look and saw a man was making a wall with bricks. The man was nearly finished. Behind the bricks, he could see someone was tied up around their wrist and hung up.
Seeing this, he carefully walked away and searched for an exit. Am I in a serial killer's apartment? After a few seconds, he found himself in a room that only had a huge closet. He was staring at it. Suddenly, he heard footsteps going towards his direction. He quickly hid inside the closet.
Inside the closet were dusty jackets and a skeleton. Nao almost screamed seeing the skeleton. He bit his hand to make himself stop. He looked around the closet and saw a small door. He opened it. Without hesitation, he opened it and went inside.
He found himself in a vent. He crawled down the cramped space not knowing where he was headed. As he was crawling, he could hear there were people shouting under the vent he was crawling in. He heard someone smashed a bottle. A fight is definitely brewing under me and I don't want to be a part of that.
After a few seconds, he found a small hole that let him take a look at what was happening below. He saw men in tuxedos fighting one another. People were bleeding. Some had smashed bottles while others had guns.
Suddenly, a man randomly shot near where Nao was. The bullet could have killed Nao if it passed through the vent. As Nao continued to crawl, more and more shots were fired hitting at the vent. There were times it would surprise him making it hard for him to stay quiet.
After a few minutes, he finally reached the end. There was another small door. He opened it and went in. He stretched after he got out. He looked around and thought he was in a school hallway. There were lockers everywhere.
On the floor, there were sheets of paper everywhere and bloody corpses of students were scattered all over. Nao tried to avoid looking at the dead kids as he made his way through. As he was walking, a shot was fired. The bullet almost hit him. He turned around to find a teen wearing a hoodie and a mask. In his hand was an AK 47. He quickly started shooting at Nao.
Nao immediately ran away. He ran as fast as he could. He could hear the shooter walking towards him. After a few minutes, he found himself in front of a door. Reluctantly, he opened and went inside.
He found himself in a hallway lit by orange incandescent light bulbs. The walls were red with paintings hanging on the wall. The paintings depicted different cuisines. He continued to find himself in a room with a long table. The table had several dishes covered by cloches. The table also had candles lighting the room.
He walked towards the table. His curiosity grew as he stared at the cloches. He opened one to see a decapitated head served on a plate. He was shocked and made him drop the cloches to the floor. Making a loud noise, he heard people coming. He quickly ran to see another door.
He opened it and found himself in a sewer. There was green slime everywhere. Rats scurried freely. The smell was putrid. Nao almost vomited when he stepped on a green slime. He continued walking trying to disregard the unhygienic state of the sewer.
It did not take him long to find another door. He opened it. He was in a dimly lit hallway. It was so dark, all he could make out of it is that he was in a hallway. He decided to stick with the wall and followed it. Step by step, he made sure he was able to touch the wall.
Nao was walking in silence. Suddenly, he heard footsteps from his behind. Because of this, he started picking up his pace. The unknown was unsettling. Even if he turned around, he will not be able to see who is following him.
At this point, he had one of his hands out to feel for a door in front of him. Eventually, he reached a door. As he opened the door, he felt a hand brush on his back. This immediately made him get out of there and walk through the door.
He was in another apartment. It was different from the earlier one but it was as untidy as the first apartment he went in. Thinking there might be another person, he silently made his way around the furniture.
He remembered that the door that leads him out of the first apartment was hidden. This made him believe the only way out of the apartment is in a well-hidden area. He quickly looked around the living room ending up with nothing.
He went next to the kitchen. He opened every cabinet but there were only devices that he was not familiar with. The only thing left to check was the refrigerator. He opened it. Inside was a door. He went inside and opened the door.
He crawled through the door and found himself in a hallway with a familiar wall. It had mustard and white strips. Suddenly, he heard a chainsaw near him. I am back where I came from. He quickly ran realizing the crazy man with the chainsaw was near him.
Out of nowhere, the man with the chainsaw appeared. He ran as fast he could. He finally reached another door. Without hesitation, he opened it to find himself in a freezer of some sort. The freezer had several shelves. Each shelf had sealed bags of organs.
Nao did not decide to investigate any further and just wanted to get out. As he was walking, he turned around to find a man wearing a lab coat with a knife in his hand following him. This immediately made him run away to find the next door.
It was freezing making it harder for him to think carefully of what to do. With dumb luck, he was able to find another door. When he opened it, he saw a lounge with two red sofas. Sitting on it was Eri.
Nao quickly ran to Eri. "Is this the exit?"
Eri nodded.
Nao let a sigh of relief and sat beside her. "I can't believe I was able to get out of there. That is one experience I will never want to relive again."
"You got out after t-t-twenty minutes." Eri said.
"I stayed that long inside the maze? I thought it took me longer to get out!" Nao said. Nao looked around the room and saw a huge screen showing how many minutes have passed since they entered.
Nao turned to Eri and asked, "How long did it take you to get out?"
"Seventeen minutes…" Eri answered.
"Wow! That is so impressive! How did you get out so quickly?" Nao asked.
"I d-d-decided to ignore what was inside the rooms and just ran straight on." Eri answered.
"I have so many questions. Everything felt so real, even the people who chased me looked so real." Nao said.
Out of nowhere, Monokuma appeared. "Everything that was moving was animatronics. No one is harmed and intended to be harmed by this attraction. We will just induce fear."
"Why did they feel so real?" Nao asked.
"It's because someone exceptionally gifted made those animatronics!" Monokuma answered.
"An ultimate?" Eri asked.
Monokuma suddenly shut up. He just shrugged it off and said, "There are only less than ten minutes before I rescue the others."
Nao was surprised to hear this. "Rescue? Are you the one who is supposed to fetch us if we stay in there for more than thirty minutes?"
"Yes! Excuse me because I need to get ready in saving your stupid friends." Monokuma said. And just like that, he disappeared into thin air.
The two quietly waited for the others to arrive. When the clock hit 28 minutes, Takashiro got out. He was visibly shaken by the maze. He sat beside Eri and said, "I am never entering this maze again."
Eventually, it was already thirty minutes. Monokuma will be fetching Hana and Umeko. Eri told Takashiro about Monokuma fetching the other two. Because of that, he calmly waited. After three minutes, Hana got out.
"I was stuck hiding in a closet. That was not fun, at all." Hana said.
Six more minutes had passed when Umeko finally got out of the maze. "The kid with guns gave me a headache! I could not find the exit because he kept on shooting me!"
"I guess we can all agree that was one of the most stressful things we have done." Nao said.
"What about we go to the Ferris wheel to calm down for a bit. Ferris wheels are peaceful, right?" Takashiro suggested. Everyone agreed and decided to get out of there. They called for a train and went to the Eye in the Sky.
Once they arrived the Ferris wheel was already moving. It was nearly finished when they arrived. After a few minutes, the ride stopped to unload and load new passengers. The first cart to do so was cart #1.
The doors of cart #1 opened. To everyone's surprise, there were already people inside. Inside was Samuru kneeling beside the lifeless body of Ichimako Watadzumi, the Ultimate Lifeguard.
Round And Round We Go (Daily Life)
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Remaining Survivors: 8
1. Nao Hisoka - Ultimate N.E.E.T.
2. Umeko Midori - Ultimate Environmentalist
3. Jirou Katashi - Ultimate Mathematician(DECEASED)
4. Reyes de Todos los Santos de Borbon Ortiz - Ultimate Fencer(DECEASED)
5. Jitsunori Setsunosuke - Ultimate Hairstylist(DECEASED)
6. Kayle Ito - Ultimate Tact(DECEASED)
7. Ichimako Watadzumi - Ultimate Lifeguard(DECEASED)
8. Manon Aida - Ultimate Cyclist(DECEASED)
9. Takashiro Tanoshi - Ultimate Ventriloquist
10. Eri Shizuka - Ultimate Toymaker
11. Ayumu Watanabe - Ultimate Mythologist(DECEASED)
12. Hana Ongaku - Ultimate Composer
13. Samuru Yagyuu - Ultimate Executioner
14. Asuka Kiyora - Ultimate Rocker
15. Norio Kurosawa - Ultimate Defense Attorney
16. Rei Kurosawa - Ultimate Supernatural Novelist(DECEASED)
Death Toll: 8
That is it for now!
We finally have our fourth murder! I want to say thank you to Amaa-chi for giving me a great character to write.
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