"Welcome to the stage, welcome to the stage Kokichi Oma!" Vially pointed to the boy opposite him, "I hope this will be less time-consuming than our last interview, folks. So, Kokichi, what's your Ultimate Talent?"

"I'm the Ultimate Supreme Leader, and my organization has a membership surpassing over 10,000!"

The audience cheered for him, the noise indiscernible from the thoughts bouncing around Kokichi's head. They'll all see how well I'll fare in this killing game. This newer, different killing game. I bet my talent is definitely catching some eyes. After my interview, I should talk with that group of eight. They seem interesting enough.

"Very impressive, Kokichi! What exactly does your organization do?" Vially was somewhat interested in this individual that was so much like him. He reminds me of...me. Confident, a leader. We'll see how he stands morally. If he wins, maybe I can keep him here with the promise of an extended life. Train him to be the next host after I'm gone. I only have a month or so left, after all.

"We...commit various crimes. But the rest isn't something I can't tell you!" Kokichi grinned.

"I'm seeing some major similarities between us! You might actually be one of my favorites. But, I do say that about almost every person who strikes me as interesting," Vially snapped his fingers, and in the air the letters A, P, P, L, A, U, S, and E appeared. Applause.

The audience clapped, the sound thunderous.

"Say, Kokichi, are you open to training under me? Becoming the next host after I pass on? Only if you win, though," Vially snapped his fingers again, and the letters disappeared.

Kokichi, stunned by the abrupt question, went silent.

"Maybe!" Kokichi eagerly awaited the moment his interview was over, he couldn't take his mind off that group of eight.

"Speaking of winning, Kokichi, what's your prize?"

"I want to be able to spend as much time with my organization as I can. To do that, I'd have to get out of the killing game. So that. I want out of my killing game,"

"And that's all we have for Kokichi! And next up we have last year's winner, Junko Enoshima!"