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« Talk ! »
'thoughts !'
« Flashback ! »
Narration !
?'S POINT OF VIEW
'Hope's Peak Academy,the most prestigious and recognized academy in the world,where the most talented people gather to secure a great future for themselves,funnily enough,I'm one of them,how did I ever do anything to be accepted in this academy,well,I don't even know,do I want to remember how ? Maybe not,does it matter anyway ? The important part is that I'm in,and that's all there is to it,I'm proud,I became a student that even I wouldn't have dreamed of becoming before,one that could be an inspiration for some people,and that's what made me proud of myself,I could be some kind of role model,for my whole life,I've always been the exact opposite of one,but starting from today,it changes,everything changes,most recognized people come from this school,if you graduate from here,you will be a leader in people's eyes,you will always be,if you want to come in,you just have to be the best at what you do and be an high school student,that's all you need to be to become even more important after,be one of the best,that could seem unfair,but some people just don't see the point of it,but that's why the school built another course,a different one than the main course,where the Ultimates are,they created a reserve course,where normal people could attend,the prices to enter were excessively high,but that's the price to enter the most prestigious academy in the world,I might not actually care about the main or reserve course as long as I'm in,everything is good to me,and now my dream is coming true,for real,I always did my best and my efforts are finally recognized for their worth.'
« My name ? Hajime Hinata,my dream is finally achieved,I became a student at this academy,that's all I ever wanted,and it's finally happening. »
'Yeah,this is it,I'm here…but it's weird,my vision is getting all…blurry,why ?'
All of a sudden,my head began hurting,I didn't see anything,but in a matter of seconds,I found myself in front of a door,why ? How ? I didn't care,I knew I had to go in.
« My new year begins after I enter this door,right ? Then,I should open it… »
I walked up to the door,I opened it but I got flashed by an intense white light,the light was so intense that I didn't see anything,and after a minute,I heard something in the background,something calming,I heard that sound a lot when I was a kid,I now heard seagulls,for some rewind,I saw some palm trees moving with the wind,I then realized that I was on a beach,there was the sea,the sand,the seagulls and even palm trees,I knew I didn't want to move,I wouldn't have moved if I didn't see the other forty-seven people laying on the sand all around me.
« How did I end up on a beach anyway ? I thought I was in Tokyo… »
I knew I had to wake the other people up but I didn't want to seem rude or anything like that,Hajime then noticed that there was some kind of route I could follow,so I followed it and ended up seeing a lot of things,like an hotel,but not a little one,it was one you could pay your respects to,as it was a classy hotel,there even were private cottages for VIPs,a pool could even be counted,there was an old building only made in wood that wasn't opened,in the hotel,there was a restaurant,one that proposed a lot of different food,actually,I decided to check everything and found nothing special,but I knew something was up because the hotel didn't have any staff,no one was here to greet me when I entered,no one was in the restaurant and no one was anywhere,I found an airport but it was empty,no staff as well.
« What even is going on here ? Why is nobody on the island ? »
I kept searching,I found a market full of supplies,it had everything except a staff,I began to have a growing sense of wonder,I found a farm with animals everywhere but no one to take care of them,I found a bridge that went to another island and found four other bridges on the said island but they were all closed by a gate,I also found a park on the middle of this island,there was a sign that said Jabberwock park,it seemed way smaller than the other island I was on a few minutes ago,the park had a giant statue that represented a snake,a bird,an horse and a man on the said horse.
« This is huge,but I'm getting more and more worried,where are people except the ones I saw on the beach ? Maybe they are the ones that live in this island ? They all seemed to have the same age as me though. »
I didn't know anything,and it bothered me,so I went back to where I was first,where everyone else was,and unfortunately,no one was awake,at least that's what I thought,but I only counted forty-three people.
« Some people woke up while I was away,maybe they're somewhere on the first island ? »
I checked pretty much everywhere and didn't find anyone at all,maybe just some bad luck ? I went on my way back to where the others where but one person stopped me in my track.
« You,do you know in what situation we are in ? »
« Not really ? I woke up before anyone,no one else than us and the others are in this island,so I thought that maybe you were all the people living on it ? »
« As far as I know,I've never been on an island,and who would you claim to be ? »
« Hajime Hinata,and you are ? »
« Don't you recognize Byakuya Togami ? The Ultimate Affluent Progeny ? »
The guy I was talking to was apparently Byakuya Togami,he was wearing a white suit,jacket,pants,shirt,only white,he had blonde hair and blue eyes with glasses over them,but compared to my memory,he seemed…fatter.
« I recognize you but…aren't you a little different ? »
« In what way am I different from what I normally look exactly ? »
« Hum…I dunno,you just seem different than from what I remembered,that's all. »
« Don't worry,I get that a lot,even though you could be more frank with people,otherwise you will be considered a bad person easily. »
« Well,thanks,I guess ? »
« This was nothing,we should go wake the rest of us and investigate everything. »
« Agreed,even though I already checked everything. »
« Did you really ? »
« Yeah,there's no one,the airplanes don't seem to work and there's a closed building without any other entrances than the closes door. »
« I see,we will investigate this further later. »
« Okay. »
The two of us walked together back to the beach and saw that some people woke up or were just doing so.
« We should wake up everyone. »
« I'm sleepy as hell… »
« Why are we on a beach ?! »
« Why are you screaming ? »
« Enough,all of you will calm down and wake the rest of us up,we will talk about everything later. »
« And who the hell are you ? »
« Byakuya Togami,remember it,now help me wake them up. »
« You'd better have answers to my questions,though. »
« I will help you the best I can with that later,just wake the others up. »
Everyone that was awake was busy waking up everyone under Byakuya's order,they all woke up after some time and three other people went to search for the missing students,after some time,we were gathered at the beach,some students looked like they were weary of some people.
« So,you said you'd have answers to our questions,then let me begin,what the fuck are we doing here ? »
« I'm in the same state of confusion as you are,I have no idea of our presence here. »
« No one does then,huh ? »
« I fear that it would be the case. »
« I will have two questions for you,first off,why are you copying me ? And secondly,does anyone remember anything from before or how they got here ? »
« I don't think anyone does,or else we wouldn't be so worried. »
« Hell,I'm supposed to be the one to pull the strings,why the fuck am I here ?! »
« Please stop with your nonsense and tell us what you remember. »
« Well nothing,duh ! Like everyone else you know ? »
« Does no one remember anything at all ? »
« The only thing I remember is opening a door and waking up here on the sand. »
« Y-you too ? »
« Phew,I thought I was the only one ! »
« Something is clearly happening,and it's not something good. »
« Nishishi ! I bet it's a trip offered by the school in surprise ! »
« Really ?! »
« No,you idiot,he's obviously lying. »
« Darn,you knew I was ? Good job ! »
« Imbecile. »
« Why do you have a stick so high up in your ass ? Calm down,mate ! »
« Hmph. »
« We should probably find something to do,right ? »
« No need to,we only need to discuss the matter at hand,and besides,Hajime over here already investigated the whole island,if we need something,we can always ask him. »
« Well,I had nothing to do since you were all asleep. »
« You're telling us you woke up before everyone ? »
« It depends on the fact that we might be more than forty-eight,but if it's not the case,then yeah,I was the first to wake up. »
« Then tell us what you learned. »
« Well,nothing much,I learned that there's absolutely no one except for us on this island and on the tiny one as well,the planes are not functioning and if you look at it like that,well,we have no way of escaping this island,but we have a market,which we can take supplies from to eat,but I don't know if we will live enough time for anyone to come rescue us,even with all this food. »
« You're telling us that we're trapped here ?! »
« Yes,unfortunately,but there's an hotel and some cottages where we can sleep,there's a farm,in case we ever run out of food,and that's pretty much it,there's also another island on the other side of this bridge,and there are four more bridges on the little island,it has a park apparently called Jabberwock park. »
« Jabberwork ? Now this is getting interesting. »
« What do you mean ? »
« If there's a Jabberwock park here,then we're on Jabberwock island,a touristic island,but think about it,why is there no one on a tropical and touristic island ? »
« And there are cameras everywhere,it can only mean one thing,we're being watched,and monitors are placed everywhere,those aren't even cheap technology,they're clearly new. »
« From where exactly are we being watched ? »
Suddenly,the monitor on the palm tree turned on,but the image was all blurry,they could clearly hear the voice coming out from it,though.
« Hey hey ! Can everyone hear me ? Good ! Then go to the hotel,and quickly please ! »
The monitor turned off and we began to ask questions in vain.
« What the hell was that ? »
« This voice did not sound friendly. »
« This is WAY much more interesting than I thought it would be. »
Junko Enoshima went ahead without anyone but came back when she remembered that only I knows where the hotel is.
« That's right,only you knows where to go,then lead the way already ! We don't want to die from boredom now,so show us the way ! »
« You know you could just,like,follow the road,right ? »
« That wouldn't be any fun at all ! Let's move on ! Come on,be faster ! »
Junko then began to walk while pushing me and everyone followed us,while I still couldn't stop thinking something was wrong in what was happening,I was still having a little fun,we then arrived to the hotel and were in front of it when I saw a plushie on the floor.
« That's weird,I swear I didn't see this plushie when I came here first. »
« It's because… »
The plushie then began to move in my hands,this plushie was enormous,but I didn't think it would move because it's,well,a plushie.
« I'm not a plushie ! »
« Jesus christ ! »
The plushie jumped off me and landed in front of me,we were all surprised to see that the weird white and black bear plushie moved and was even stretching.
« Did you just talk ?! »
« Well,yeah,I'm Monokuma after all,I can move and talk as much as you ! »
« Is this an animatronic ?! »
« Yup yup ! You guessed right,shark teeth ! »
« Shark teeth ?! »
« What ? Isn't that true ? »
« Well,yeah but… »
« Then let me talk,please ! »
« Okay,I guess. »
« So,I was the one that called you here,obviously,as I'm the director of our fine academy,Hope's Peak ! »
« Wait,you're the headmaster ?! »
« No way. »
« Is this for real ? »
« … »
« Exactly ! It's for real ! So,as you could figure,the school did some amazing things in the past and this one is by far the most amazing of them all,we will be living here for the rest of our lives ! Isn't that amazing ?! »
Most people here had troubled faces,they weren't happy with this at all,some others were calm and the rest had a dark expression.
« What ? Did I say something wrong ? »
« Living here for the rest of our lives,maybe ? »
« Oh really ? I'm sorry then,but we're definitely living here until the end,because,well,you know,hum…look over there ! A giant rabbit ! »
« Wait,what ?! Where ?! »
« He's obviously lying,dumbass,that's the second time you got fooled by a liar in less than twenty minutes. »
« Damn,why are people so harsh to me ? I didn't do anything… »
« Well I think you already know that there's no way to go away from the island,well,maybe except swimming,but you won't be able to do that. »
« What tells you we can't ? »
« Maybe because if you swim one hour from here,you'll be in shark infested waters ? »
« Guess we won't be able to do that,then. »
« Yeah,I already tried,that's not the good thing to do,believe me. »
« But you're safe and sound and right in front of us. »
« Because I have a lot of copies,and one of them died to those sharks,goodbye Monokuma,and rest in pieces… »
« There's a way out of here,right ? »
« Well,maybe there is. »
« Then tell us what it is ! »
« Are you sure about that ? I mean,a lot of you would be kind of shocked. »
« We don't care about that,tell us ! »
« Alright then,if you want to get out of here,you have to kill someone ! »
Silence,what Monokuma said was truly horrifying in itself.
« We did everything we could to make the experience amazing for absolutely everyone ! »
« So you're not alone on this thing,huh ? Should have guessed. »
« Yeah,yeah,so,does anyone have any questions ? »
« Of course we'd have some ! You don't actually think we're going to allow that,right ?! »
A boy with an haircut in a banana shaped like form was yelling at Monokuma.
« Why not ? You can also decide to never get out of here and live happily forever ! Not like anyone is waiting for you out there anymore after all. »
« Repeat that ! »
« Hmmmmm nope,don't want to,anymore questions ? »
« Where are we going to sleep ? There's only sixteen cottages and I don't think there will be enough space in the hotel. »
A boy with an ahoge,just like me,was the one asking that to Monokuma.
« True,there's only two room missing for two people and that's why I renovated this old building to have two people sleep in it ! Though I don't know who will have it. »
« And the cottages ? Surely you must have already chosen who will sleep in those. »
« How are you keeping your calm like that ?! »
« Who said I was calm ? »
« Huh ? »
« So,who will sleep in those ? »
« Oh,hum,that is…look over there ! A giant bear ! »
« He's doing it again ! »
« So you didn't choose yet,then. »
« Yeah,I forgot to do that,I will do it right after I answered every questions,though,so does anyone wanna ask me something else ? »
« H-hum,how a-are we g-going to live if w-we don't have a-anymore food ? »
A girl with purple hair formed in thin but large lines was shyly asking soemthing to Monokuma.
« Don't worry about that,the food will be refilled everyday going forward,that won't be a problem at all ! »
« O-okay. »
« Well,if there's anymore questions,I'm waiting. »
« Could you kill yourself ? »
A boy with purple hair again was laughing in his hands and was clearly making fun of Monokuma.
« So mean ! I didn't even do anything to you ! »
« But this is a lie,isn't it ? »
« Upupupupu… »
« It definitely was,well,I have a question for you,what did you do to our memories ? »
Silence again,we were now turned to the boy with purple hair.
« Oh,well,the usual,I took some years of your memories and all,nothing much ! »
« What ?! This is a fucking joke ! »
« No it isn't,for thirty-two of you,I took two years of your memories,and the rest,three years ! »
« Why the hell would you do that ?! »
« For the sake of the game,why else ?! »
« Can't you just decide who will sleep where already ? I'm sleepy. »
« I have to agree with him,I'd like to be away from some people. »
« Okay,okay,since it was a question anyway,I'll take this out ! »
Monokuma took out a pc and began typing at a furious speed,when he finished doing something,he just clicked on enter.
« And the results are… »
Monokuma began doing drum noises with his belly and stopped all of a sudden.
« Okay ! So,the ones in the cottages for the girls are Kirigiri Kyoko,Mahiru Koizumi,Miu Iruma,Mukuro Ikusaba,Angie Yonaga,Aoi Asahina,Sonia Nevermind and Kirumi Tojo ! For the boys,we have Hifumi Yamada,Nagito Komaeda,Hajime Hinata,Ryoma Hoshi,Kokichi Oma,Gundham Tanaka,Kiyotaka Ishimaru and Shuichi Saihara,some people are lucky,I'll tell ya. »
« We don't care about that ! Let us go home ! »
« Well,you know,that's not possible because…look over there ! Giant robots ! »
« Stop with that joke already ! »
« Was it a joke though ? »
« Of course it was one ! »
« Then look behind you ! »
We all looked behind and actually saw four giant robots coming toward us,one was a golem,one was a horse,one was a snake and one was a bird.
« Oh my god he wasn't lying ! Run ! »
We ran away of the robots's sight and the robots went behind Monokuma,he jumped on the snake's head and laughed.
« See ? It wasn't a joke ! »
« You're crazy. »
« I sure am ! »
« You didn't finish to tell us where we would sleep. »
« True,true,so,in the old building,there will be… »
Drums could be heard again,but this time,it came from Monokuma's mouth.
« And our winners are despair girl and ahoge boy ! »
« Which ahoge boy ? »
« Oh shit there's two of them,I forgot,I meant Makoto over there and Junko over here. »
« With my sister's boyfriend ?! Oh come on,that's lame ! »
« J-Junko ! He's not my boyfriend ! »
« I'm nobody's boyfriend. »
« Yeah,yeah,tell that to my face,oh right,you can't ! »
« Can you shut up ?! This isn't the time to be joking around,for fuck's sake ! »
« Listen here,baby face,you'll be the one to shut the fuck up because I don't care about what you think,no one does,just because you're a yakuza doesn't mean I can't break your fucking legs with a baseball bat,if you don't remember the rules of the game,let me make you remember them,I can fucking kill you if I'd want to so you'll have to go complain elsewhere than to my face,got that ?! »
« I'll bash your fucking head open,ya slutty bimbo ! »
« Try,midget ! »
« That's it ! You're dead ! »
« Why can I speak,then ? »
« Shut up ! Both of you ! »
Monokuma clapped his hands and two mini guns appeared under the robotic bird's wings.
« Can I please have some calm ? »
« A threat ? I see,you do not fear death,Monokuma. »
« Did she just change her haircut without us seeing it ? »
« Of course I don't ! I'm fearless ! »
« Oh really ? »
« Well,except when it comes to mouses,those are way too creepy for me. »
« Yeah,yeah,that's cool,but could you shut up and tell us that exactly how we have to kill someone ? »
« Why do you even want to know that ?! »
« Because we have to know,like,that's pretty much normal,right ? »
« You can kill in every way possible you can think of ! I would be happy to give you a weapon if you asked me,if it can be created,that is. »
« And that's it ? Nothing else ? »
« Well there's graduation,you need to do a class trial and all,but do I really have to explain all of that now ? »
« Of course you have to ! »
« Guess I have no choice but than to bear with it,then,are you all ready ? Because this will be long as hell ! »
Monokuma explained everything in details,how a class trial works,the final punishment,how there can only be two kills by the same murderer in every case,how everyone would have to get sacrificed if they didn't find the right culprit,he even decided to tell them about the rules,which were in the monopads Monokuma had gave them,they would just die if they broke one of them,for nothing,he even gave them a key for their cottages or hotel room,everything seemed so surreal that it seemed like a dream,but of course it wasn't,why would it be ?
« You know what ? I think I'll be going for now,like,you know,sleeping for a while and wake up in my house. »
« You won't be in your house when you wake up,you have to get over it or you might die. »
« Yeah,yeah,see you never,man,I'm out of here. »
« You took that phrase in mind. »
« What ? »
« In fact,everyone did,even I did,and that's why I will ask this,who thought it would be a good idea to kill Chihiro or Himiko as they are the weakest here ? »
We all froze,especially Chihiro and Himiko as they've been mentioned for something they didn't want to hear.
« I could just say it myself if you'd want,though. »
No one spoke,some were looking at Makoto with a terrified look,some others with a smug smile and the rest was just not reacting at all.
« No one even assumed,huh ? »
« Well,I did,but that's obvious,right ? »
« Kinda,you're a yakuza after all,I suppose she did as well then. »
The woman next to Fuyuhiko nodded,Chihiro and Himiko were just terrified.
« Normal,I don't think anyone else will say it,so I'll just want you to have a friendly advice,to all who thought it would be an option at some point,you won't be able to lay a finger on those two,got it ? »
« You're gonna protect them,huh ? »
« I won't protect anyone,I will be doing patrols with friends of mine. »
« Oh,can I join you ? »
« Why would you ? »
« Because I'm easily bored,and like that,I can hang out with my girlfriend and her boyfriend ! »
« I'm not her boyfriend. »
« I-I can confirm that ! »
« Boriiiiing,I'm just gonna go sleep for now,buh-bye ! »
« For tonight,I think I'll just sleep. »
« Yeah,same,nightie night,everybody ! »
« Eh,night. »
« If everyone approach my cottage,I'll make sure he doesn't wake up tomorrow. »
Makoto and Junko just went to the old building,Ryoma,Kokichi,Mukuro and Kyoko Kirigiri went to their cottages while Fuyuhiko,Peko Pekoyama,Maki Harukawa,Celestia Ludenberg and Kokichi went to the hotel.
« What the hell is wrong with all of you ?! »
Mondo got mad because they didn't even seem to care about the situation they were in.
« Why are those people not aware that we could die any moment because of this damn shitty bear ?! »
« Because they do know how to stay calm,and you should do as well. »
Sakura Ogami stopped Mondo from doing anything too violent.
« You should calm down before you accidentally start this thing. »
« I'm leaving as well,staying with peasants like you for too long isn't a good thing for me. »
The skinny Byakuya walked away before some of the others did as well,and at some point,I decided that I was tired and went in my cottage.
« I can't believe it's like that for my very first day,just why ? My life always meant nothing and now that it starts having a sense,it just vanished in an hour ! »
'I guess I'll just have to sleep for now,huh ? Wait,did I lock the door ?'
I checked that the door was locked and indeed was,so I safely went to bed and slept through the rest of the day but I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night when I heard something outside.
« Is there someone outside ? »
I slightly opened my door and heard two people outside,easily a boy and a girl,but who ? I didn't know.
« Young master,are you sure you don't want to hide our relationship ? »
« What is there to hide ? You're my friend,nothing more,I told you already to stop calling me like that,we have the exact same age and we're friends,nothing more. »
« But young master,I'm your tool. »
« I don't need a damn tool when I can have a friend instead ! I told you,I want the real you,not the one my family created,the real you ! »
For some reason,Ryoma got out of his cottage with a tennis racket and some steel balls,I was hiding behind my door to not be seen and it worked.
« But it's not my purpose,young master,I have to protect you now more than ever since people could want you dead. »
« Well isn't that right ? I want both of you dead,as a matter of fact. »
I got out of his cottage and hided behind another one to see what would happen,I saw the girl and boy talking were Fuyuhiko and Peko.
« Ryoma Hoshi. »
« Remember me and my dead girlfriend ? Since I have the opportunity to kill both of you,I will do just that,I'll just have to be executed tomorrow since I don't want to get out of here. »
« I know you have your reasons for hating me,but you have to hear me out,even if wanted to kill you for what you did,I wasn't the one that killed your girlfriend,that's my father's fault,you have to believe me. »
« No excuses now,I know who got the address and who hired the assassin,if I could have tortured you,I would have done something,but I can't,so I might as well kill both of you when I still can,don't you think ? »
« No shit,you're persistent,maybe if you wouldn't have been a dumbass,she wouldn't have died ! »
« You're dead. »
Ryoma threw a steel ball at Peko with his racket and she slashed it in half with the sword she took out from her back.
« Not bad,not bad at all. »
Ryoma threw a lot of steel balls at them,he threw some much that at some point,he broke Peko's sword and was able to touch Fuyuhiko's leg,making him unable to move,he dashed toward Peko and punched her in the guts,he kicked her on the leg to make her fall and it worked,he began to strangle her right after she did,she was unable to breath and was struggling to not die,I didn't know if I had to do something,I was paralyzed from terror,I was going to go help them but Fuyuhiko took the broken sword and stabbed Ryoma on the neck.
« Argh,gah,blegh ! »
« H-holy shit ! »
Peko was coughing a lot to try and get her breath,Ryoma fell into the pool and was now dead,Fuyuhiko and Peko were covered in his blood,me,on my side,became terrified from what I saw.
« Are you okay,Peko ?! »
« Q-quiet,young master,people could hear us… »
Peko was still coughing a lot,Fuyuhiko took her to the hotel,not bothering to clean anything,they just went back with difficulties,meanwhile,I threw up back in my room,I wasn't feeling well at all,I knew what happened but I couldn't tell anyone right now,as I continued to throw up,I didn't sleep at all,morning was here before I even knew it and Monokuma made a morning announcement,with the screams I heard from outside,I knew I wasn't the first one to have woke up,that's when I heard the monitor turning on again.
DING DONG BING BONG !
« A body has been discovered ! Now then,after a certain amount of time,the class trial will begin ! »
« It's beginning. »
I got out and saw Sonia,Angie Yonaga and Hifumi Yamada in front of the pool,the screams I heard before were from Sonia and Hifumi,after ten minutes,everyone had gathered around the pool and saw Ryoma's dead body floating on the water with the piece of a broken sword going all the way through his neck,everyone had different reactions,I didn't know if I had to tell about what I saw yesterday to everyone,I just knew one thing,the killing game just began way too quickly.
« Why a midget for the first victim ?! There's not many of them,so whoever did that,show yourself so that I can make you join him ! »
« Well it was one of you,that's for sure ! »
Monokuma appeared with a big and shady smile.
« The game began so quickly ! Too bad for the one who killed Ryoma,I was going to give you all a motive,but guess it won't count,then. »
« A motive ? »
« A motivation to kill,of course ! »
« Gonta not understand,why want to kill people ? »
« Well,to entertain myself,you know ? »
« You're pathetic,at least do it for a better reason ! »
« Stop encouraging him ! »
« That's a shame,because it should end quickly if the right people talk at the right time,though you're not allowed to say anything before the trial ! Well,anything stands for your alibies,that's what I meant. »
Fuyuhiko turned blue,only me and Peko noticed that,maybe other people did,but they didn't show it,I just didn't know what to do,I was just shocked,I saw everything but couldn't tell anyone,when I was about to go in my cottage during the investigation,I noticed Peko staring at me with a mad and serious expression,she whispered into Fuyuhiko's ear and it seemed like he gasped,he then looked into my direction,he looked at Peko one more time to confirm her words and he seemed like he understood,when everyone now started investigating,they immediately went toward me,I just ran into my cottage and heard banging noises on my door.
« Hey,Hajime,open up ! »
« Tell the others what you did. »
« What the fuck do you mean ? »
« You killed Ryoma,don't try to deny it. »
« So you knew from the start,huh ? »
« …I know it was from self-defense but you're as guilty as him,right ? »
« Tch,Peko,break the door down. »
« You can't do that,you'll get executed,the rules says it all. »
« Then break the window and get in ! »
I was actually really scared,Peko was going to break the window when I heard a voice.
« Hum,what are you doing ? »
« Hajime didn't want to come out and tell is his alibi,so I'm going in. »
« That's completely not right at all,you know ? Would you like him to come into your house by breaking your window just because you don't want anyone to bother you ? And besides,he's not the only one to have locked himself in his room,some of the others did as well,now just go investigate and leave him alone. »
« We need everyone's alibi,he can just tell us and then we will go somewhere else after ! »
« Then you can ask him in the class trial,stop wasting time and go to the crime scene. »
« Ugh,alright,but I want his complete alibi after he gets out of there ! »
I heard footsteps going away from the cottages and I heard someone getting close to my door.
« Can you tell me what you know,Hajime ? »
« Who is behind that door ? »
« Maki Harukawa,watch through the window if you don't believe me,you clearly know something,right ? »
« Do you want the whole story ? »
« Of course. »
I opened my door and sighed heavily in relief,I told Maki what I knew and she seemed to trust me,little did she know that it would turn into a massacre.
'My story clearly was worth it,I already won.'
MAKI'S POINT OF VIEW
'From what I discovered and what Hajime told me,the culprit does seem to be Fuyuhiko,nothing seems to say otherwise when you know everything,though Peko will most likely be the prime target because of the sword being the weapon.'
« Well,where do we start ? »
« We don't have to talk about the murder weapon,since it seems obvious,so maybe we should try to figure out who the hell did that ? »
« Well,Hajime and I might help you on that. »
« Oh really ? Perhaps you could even tell us how everything went ? »
« We can do that. »
« Then do as you please. »
« Hajime,please go ahead. »
« Okay… »
Hajime told everyone what he told to me and Fuyuhiko seemed to be red of rage.
« What the hell are you talking about ?! I didn't even meet up with Peko at all yesterday ! »
« I'd agree about that,we never met up at the pool yesterday. »
« I can pretty much that this isn't true,I could see you from the old building talking with Fuyuhiko. »
« Now that's a lie,the windows are covered by metal plates ! »
« Didn't you watch the building ? Monokuma got rid of them since it wasn't necessary to keep them,you can ask him,he did that after everyone parted ways. »
« Yup yup ! I did do that ! I forgot to do it before so I did it at that time. »
« And besides,he didn't even put some windows back,he just left holes in the building,and by that,we can safely assume that the killer didn't want to kill at first or he would have tried to get to me or Junko. »
« He has a point,then the victim might have been killed by accident or in self-defense,right ? »
« Clearly,since we saw that there were a tennis racket and some steel balls,which are his weapons for when he destroyed an entire yakuza clan,and from what Hajime told us,he clearly wanted to kill them and tell everyone he was the murderer the next day,but it seems like he failed after all. »
« That might explain the broken sword as well,Peko doesn't have it with her right now and if she really got strangled,then she might still have the marks,maybe Fuyuhiko will have one on the leg as well,which would explain why he walks slowly since this morning. »
« Yeah,my leg hurts,so what ?! I don't even remember my leg taking one of his fucking balls ! And weirdly,I don't even remember killing Ryoma ! »
« Yeah,yeah,and what will be coming next ? Peko doesn't remember being strangled and she lost her sword ?! »
« …I didn't lose my sword,but it got stolen while I was asleep,as for being strangled,it might explain why I woke up while being out of breath this morning. »
« Of course you would take that excuse,don't you have anything more realistic than that ? »
« Unfortunately not,I can just tell you one thing,everything Hajime told was a whole lie,and if you want to know why,it's because he told us what he planned to do this morning,thinking he was going to succeed,but I won't let that happen. »
« Stop right now,he couldn't have created everything he just said for one reason,how would he know what you did to Ryoma's dead girlfriend ? »
« That is still a mystery to me,but Hajime knows a lot of things he shouldn't be able to know. »
« I don't even understand what you're talking about,I don't want you to die,no one wants that,but still,just stop denying,we're only pushing further the inevitable. »
« I have to agree with Hajime,you should start being honest with us and vote for yourself,please. »
« No ! I didn't do shit ! This little fucker is insane and want all of us to die ! I might not care about any of you,but I know I don't want to die like that ! »
« Monokuma,can we vote ? »
« Hey ! Stop that ! »
« Well I guess we can since everyone wants to vote for the yakuza except two people. »
« Then we're voting ! »
« I SAID STOP THAT ! »
We voted but what they didn't expect was for Monokuma to start laughing.
« And what's so funnny,big guy ? »
« What's so funny ? I'll tell you what's so funny,you all guessed fucking wrong ! »
Everyone stared at Monokuma for a long time before some people began to be terrified,some fainted and some shouted.
« Oh my god ! It never went so quickly before and they didn't have a clue who the real killer was ! »
« I knew it,I KNEW IT ! IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT ?! »
« … »
« Indeed ! The real killer was Hajime all along ! »
We then turned to face Hajime.
« How did you do that ? »
« …pffff. »
« Uh ? »
« Pfffffffff ahahahahahahahaha ! »
Hajime started laughing like a maniac and stopped so suddenly that people could have thought he died.
« You're all good damn idiots,you know that ? »
« Wait a minute,you lied about all of this ? »
« Of course I did ! You all trusted me because I said I had some proofs,but the truth is that I made all of them ! That's right,what I told you was complete utter shit ! Well I didn't fool just you,but if I said it,that would be breaking the fourth wall.»
« You've played with us. »
« Well yeah,I did,but for real though,you bought my excuses when you shouldn't have. »
« How did you even do to make those clues point at Fuyuhiko and Peko ? »
« Simple,I drugged them with Monokuma's help and I made everything look like it actually happened,but was even more funny was that they actually saw each other at the pool before I did all of this. »
« You strangled Peko while she was sleeping ?! »
« Kinda,yeah,I made sure she wouldn't die and all,man,this sure doesn't make changes from when I first did that. »
« You killed before ?! »
« Well I already killed every single one of you. »
« Hold on,you're going way too far right now,we're clearly all alive. »
« This time around,yeah,but you don't understand,do you ? This might be the thousand time or even more that I'm doing this shit. »
« What ? »
« I'm in a fucking loop,that's what,I revived this moment at least thousands of times,of course,at first,because I was just a little kid thinking I could save everyone,that's what I tried to do,I saved everyone,but hell,after my fiftieth try,I just couldn't handle it anymore and I just killed someone,I even got killed by some people ! I could just tell you who's going to kill who,but that wouldn't be fun,anyway,you're all gonna die now. »
« Hey Monokuma. »
« That's me,what are your last words ? »
« If two people kill but not at the same time,which murderer will get executed ? »
« The last one,why ? »
« Okay then,can you craft me a fucking gun ? »
« I guess so. »
Monokuma clapped his hands and a gun materialized in his hands,he threw it to Fuyuhiko and he shooted Hajime with it,he fell on the floor,obviously in pain,but he laughed.
« Now something different is happening,finally ! »
Hajime got up with the rest of force he had.
« You know,my physical force might not stay after I travel,but muscle reflex won't disappear,so I'll just kill you before I die. »
Hajime jumped across the trial seats and landed on Fuyuhiko,the same Fuyuhiko that had a gun and shot Hajime twice this time.
« Still not dead yet,baby face. »
Fuyuhiko shot him again,three times,and of course,he made it seem like he was dead,but when Fuyuhiko told Monokuma to start the execution and that Peko clearly was against it,Hajime got up and grabbed Fuyuhiko by the neck and laughed.
« Poor little thing,you'll die in one of the worst ways possible. »
Peko was going to throw herself at Hajime but it already was too late,a loud cracking noise echoed through the whole trial room,it was Fuyuhiko's neck,Hajime broke it with his bare hands and just screamed at Monokuma while Peko just started to turn red and threw herself at Hajime,but he just dodged her.
« Monokuma,I killed someone else and everyone knows it's me,so my last murder doesn't count,start executing me or something or I'll mess with the entire game ! »
Peko just threw punches after punches but all in vain,Hajime was just way faster,even after taking six bullets in the torso,all missing his heart.
« Well then,looks like we've got a little surprise for our Ultimate nothing,since he doesn't even have any talents,or so that's what we all think,let's give it everything we've got ! It's PUNISHMENT TIIIIIME ! »
Monokuma slammed a big red button with a little wood hammer and chains instantly grabbed Hajime to trail him out of the trial room,the screens in the room all turned on and it showed Hajime on a giant Monokuma,the screen turned and it seemed like another giant Monokuma was coming toward him with a man that looked exactly like Hajime but with long hair and red eyes on it,when the two Monokumas clashed,Hajime jumped and the other guy did as well,but they didn't fight each other,instead,they just punched the two giant robots and went through them,they exploded and left the two man in a giant fire,slowly dying,the screen turned off after showing Hajime laughing with a big crazy smile on his face burning down.
« That was insane,just insane. »
« I didn't even avenge the young master,I'm nothing but a failure as a bodyguard… »
« Peko… »
« I will at least make sure to bury you properly,young master… »
Peko took Fuyuhiko's body in her arms and went in the elevator.
« That was…crazy,huh ? »
« Damn,that execution wasn't even that good... »
« Just shut up and get out of here,we're all getting out of here,what good will it make to just be here and think we have a chance to even be sane,like,this fucker was so insane that he thought he had been in a loop and killed all of us ! If there's anymore people like that,I'm drowning myself. »
Mondo just went out of the room,making everyone even more depressed than before,they all went out,one by one,Maki and the others splitted apart right after they went out,leaving everyone alone,on their own,just in pure silence…
MAKOTO'S POINT OF VIEW
« That sure was something,I've got the feeling Hajime wasn't even lying when he said he was in a loop,what a strange day. »
I went for a walk around the middle island and I saw someone in the park,Peko,digging a hole with Fuyuhiko's body next to her,she was crying,she couldn't do anything else but cry,after some time,she gently putted Fuyuhiko's body in the hole she just made and covered it up,when she did that,she just fell on her knees,crying,just crying as hard she could,she looked like a child wanting her mom,just trying to wipe the tears away from her face,I didn't interrupt her,I didn't try to interact with her,I just left her alone while she sobbed uncontrollably.
« W-why did it have to b-be you ?! Why didn't h-he kill me i-instead of you ?! »
She had been crying,for hours,she had been crying,she only did that,she was searching a reason why she didn't die in his place,a reason to still live after his death,she didn't know where to go,and finally,she noticed me.
« ...How long were you here ? »
« Does it really matter now ? »
« … »
« Need something to punch ? »
« … »
I took off my coat and showed her my hands,she just seemed full of rage,she knew she wanted to punch a lot of things and so she went at full force into my hands,still while crying and shouting at full force.
« Why,why,why,why,why ?! »
Peko just had enough,she could have died and wanted to die,her young master died but should have lived instead of her,she knew she hated herself for not stopping that crazy bastard who even played with them from the start,they didn't knew each other for so long but she already knew that there was smarter people than she could have ever imagined possible,he won so quickly but decided to throw it all away and die while laughing,in a way,she wished she could do like him,in a despaired situation like this,she just wished she could laugh,laugh until everything would fade away,laugh until the pain goes away,just laugh until someone tells her it was okay,it wasn't her fault,she didn't need to be sad anymore,but who was she kidding ? She wanted to be sad,more than anything,she needed to be sad,it wouldn't be right if she wasn't,and I knew it,I knew she wanted to cry and that she needed to,after a lot of punches,she tried to punch me one last time on the torso,but instead,she grabbed my shirt and looked down while shaking a little.
« I just don't understand,why him ? Why did he have to die… »
« It's okay Peko,you have the right to be sad,you have the right to cry,you can punch me again if you need to,just don't worry about anything anymore. »
She started to hug me and cry like a child,I thought she'd tear apart my shirt from behind since she was grasping it so hardly,I returned the hug and after some time,she fell asleep from exhaustion and it was normal,after the day she just lived through,it was completely normal to be exhausted after living this,I took her in my arms and brought her to the old building,it could be considered my house,technically,after I came in,I putted her in my bed and went into the kitchen,through the hole,where there was supposed to be a window,I just saw that the sun was rising,he had been outside for a very long time,wasn't he ?
« Guess I'll just have to make some breakfast then. »
I just took out some eggs,cheese and bacon and did french toasts on the side,typical breakfast.
« What a day,huh ? »
I was speaking to myself,when I opened the doors,I saw that Mukuro entered by the window and was already at one of the tables.
« Good morning Mukuro,slept well ? »
« Guess I had better nights,and you ? »
« Didn't sleep,I helped Peko taking out a lot of anger,she passed out from exhaustion and since I didn't know which room she had in the hotel,I just layed her down in my bed,never thought a girl like her could cry so much,but who am I kidding ? I knew it would happen when Fuyuhiko died in front of her. »
« Not so surprising,then. »
« Nope. »
« Hey guys ! Can I join you for breakfast ? »
Me and Mukuro heard Kokichi from the other side of this so called window,who wanted some breakfast.
« Sure,as long as you don't break anything and that you don't piss anyone off. »
« Will do ! »
I went back to the kitchen and heard the morning announcement,after some time,I gave Mukuro and Kokichi their breakfast as I saw that Maki arrived with Celes,Junko seemed to have woke up and for some reason,Ibuki jumped in by one of the windows when she saw people,Akane came because she smelled food,also by the window,Yasuhiro was sure that Ryoma becasme a zombie and that he was somewhere around here because his body wasn't in the pool anymore so he came in to protect himself by jumping inside like Ibuki did,Kaito was as much afraid as Yasuhiro and did the same,Asahina was sure that there had been donuts around when there wasn't at all but joined anyway,Sakura was with Asahina so she came as well,with difficulties since she was larger than the window frame,but seriously,why were they all coming in by the windows ?
« Did everyone get their breakfast ? »
« I think we all did. »
« Good,good,so,why did everyone decide to break in ? »
« Is that really answerable ? »
« Is that even a word ? »
« Probably,yeah,but does that even matter ? »
« Nope,so,how was breakfast ? »
« You're clearly good at this. »
« A good cook,yeah. »
« Maybe you should compete with Teruteru to see who's a better chief ? »
« He would definitely win. »
« Ibuki clearly thinks a good meal always makes your day better,isn't that right,comrades ?! »
« Ya'd be right about that,have to eat when you can to truly be happy ! »
« Well after what happened yesterday,we certainly needed something like this. »
« I agree with you,Sakura,a friendly discussion might have been the only thing we needed. »
« Yeah… »
We just had a good laugh and it made a good mood set up in the room,in the meantime,Gonta was passing by and decided to join,he was the only one who came by the door,though,truly a gentleman,Miu just thought why the fuck not and jumped in by the window,Sayaka came in as she saw many people were gathered and wanted to be a part of the fun,though she did want to talk with me about me sudden disappearance after my parents were found dead,she shrugged it off after seeing me happy,Teruteru saw that he could have an opportunity to flirt,even if he was way too bad at it,but helped me with the food anyway,after her was Kyoko,she seemed interested in what was happening in here,so she came,but she shot glances to Mukuro,Maki,Celes,Makoto and Kokichi,like she knew who they were,I simply greeted,which caught her off guard for a split second,after some minutes,they finished to do breakfast for the people who arrived.
« I do admit that you are good. »
« Teruteru helped,so of course it's good. »
« No need to praise me when I do my work,hun ! »
« He'd be the best guy in the world if he wasn't a pervert,though. »
« Any normal human's heart is a little perverted inside,no one would deny that. »
« Even if someone's asexual when it comes to his sexual preferences ? »
« Well everyone except them then,but are you saying because you are,Makoto ? »
« No,I just wanted you to change subjects. »
« Oh,I see,a bit shy aren't we ? »
« Can't you just stop ? »
« Okay,okay,I'll stop. »
« Good. »
« I do have a question though,why did you make an extra plate ? Did you intend to eat it later ? »
« You made an extra plate ? »
« Yeah,for when Peko wakes up. »
« Oh. »
« She had a really rough time,so I thought I'd at least do my best to make her…less depressed ? I don't really know,but at least I'll try to make everything right again. »
« That's really nice of you,Makoto. »
« Thank you,I guess. »
« Friend Makoto really nice ! »
« I'm not that nice,I'm just thinking that she needs company. »
While we were talking,some people came in,by the windows,of course,Shuichi and Kaede were the ones to have came in together,they seemed to have been talking about some things while walking and they just went toward the building,Mahiru was with Hiyoko and came in,Leon seemed kind of tired and yawned when he entered,Mikan seemed to be clumsy as always and tripped when she tried to enter the building by the window,Nekomaru came in since he apparently was searching for Akane to train,Tsumugi entered without anyone and hadn't really talked much,Chihiro and Ishimaru were walking together and came in as Ishimaru helped Chihiro to climb the window,even if it wasn't really high,Angie jumped in with Himiko on her back,apparently half asleep while she was being chased by Tenko,Toko came in after,she didn't really want to at first,but seeing that the skinny Byakuya came in by the front door,another one only,she immediately jumped through the window to follow him,the fatter Byakuya had gone through the door as well,followed by Kirumi,that only made four people out of forty-three others since Junko and Peko already were inside the building,though Peko didn't wake up yet,after some time,Hifumi tried to enter by the window but was way larger than the window frame,so he gave up and entered by the front door,Nagito had came in,seemingly happy,he had been followed by Rantaro,Kazuichi and Keebo,after them was Chiaki and Gundham,but it was more Gundham carrying Chiaki around since she had fell asleep,followed by Korekiyo,who seemed to be quite calmer than everyone,the last students missing were of course,Peko and Mondo.
« Anybody knows what the biker is doing ? I mean,not bothering Peko is fine since what happened,but he didn't have any reasons to be as upset as her,so where is he ? »
« Gonta think Gonta see Mondo at beach when Gonta walking around. »
« Thank you Gonta,still surprised to see how many people are taking this situation well for now,could someone go get him ? And well,not alone. »
« I'm beginning to be bored,so I'll go,who wants to come with their favorite supreme leader ? »
« I'll go with you,I want to make sure nothing happens. »
« I would like to come as well,I did not get enough time to walk around,so if it does not bother you,I will come. »
« If Sakura is going,I'm going ! »
« So Kokichi,Rantaro,Sakura and Asahina,okay,good luck then. »
« Yup,see you right after we've made him come with us ! »
They got out of the building by the windows again and went toward the beach.
« And what is Peko doing ? I won't force her to come,obviously,but… »
« She's sleeping,she passed the night punching in my hands and she passed out from exhaustion right after,she's in my room right now since I didn't sleep at all. »
« Oh,mister Naegi is one dirty boy. »
« Please don't call me by my family name,I hate it. »
« Really sorry,but it will be difficult,I always call everyone by their family name,I'll try my best to not upset you,though I do wonder why you hate your family name. »
« Long story that you don't want to hear,really. »
« Well now we all want to hear it when you say we don't. »
« That doesn't mean I will,though. »
« I guess that if some people were actually interested in watching TV… »
« What does that have to do with anything we're talking about,miss Enoshima ? »
« Oh,nothing important,don't bother. »
« Maybe sometime,I will tell you,but we met each other only yesterday,it's not something I'm actually willing to share just like that,you can always try to make me say it,but you'd have to be very convincing,and I'm not easily convinced. »
« Well look at this,isn't that a challenge I hear right now ? »
« Take it as you want to understand it,but you won't hear this so easily,though Junko is right,TV could be an important clue about it. »
« A celebrity,aren't we ? »
« In a way,but not in the one you'd think so. »
Kyoko actually seemed surprised,she wanted to hear more about this,she was the Ultimate Detective and she obviously knew about my past and me having disappeared,but did she knew about me and the three other girls being assassins ? That would be hard to actually think it would be true,but she clearly was surprised to see me so opened after I did what I did.
« If I offer you a car when we get out of here,would you tell meeeee ? Pwetty pwease ? »
« The cute face and voice won't work with me,I do know you could actually buy me a car,but you already know,so why should I tell you ? That's obvious that you know. »
« Well you would be right about that,I just wanted to see how you would react. »
« I'm not in need of a car. »
« Yeah,true,everyone can still try their best to figure out how to make you tell them,though. »
« Well yeah,they can,but that probably won't work. »
« I will do everything in my power to make mister Nae-erm,Makoto tell me this story ! »
« Well looks like a competition has been thrown at everyone,and since I'm a part of it,Iight as well win it,I love a good fight when I can have one ! »
« I'm clearly in ! If I do it to you,I know you will tell me,it works with absolutely everyone ! »
« It ? What do you mean by that ? »
« My secret technique,of course ! »
« I accept that challenge,I,Kaito Momota,the Luminary of the stars,will make sure you tell me all about that story ! »
« I can't even say anyhting about that,I know I'm already doomed. »
« Meh,at least this seems funnier than that bear. »
« Hey ! I'll have you know that I'm the funniest bear on this island ! »
« Holy fucking shi- »
Yasuhiro tripped from his chair after Monokuma randomly appeared on one of the tables.
« Good morning everyone ! »
« What the hell are you doing here ? »
« Could you leave ? »
« So rude ! I didn't even do anything yet ! »
« You ruined a girl's life,now get out. »
« I didn't do that,taller ahoge boy did. »
« Don't care,technically,it's my house,so I can tell you to get out from it. »
« Yeah,yeah,right,that's cool and all,but actually,I don't give a damn ! I'm just telling you that I'll make an announcement later today,bye students ! »
He disappeared as fast as he could.
« Was this appearance really necessary ? »
« I don't think it was,so,where were we again ? Right,Makoto's story. »
« Did you really all turn this into a competition ? »
« Seems like it. »
« We will all find a way,Ibuki will first,of course,but we will still all do so ! »
« Try,then. »
« A challenge worth of my time,fine,I shall win it with the help of my four devas of destructions,are you ready,companions ?! »
Gundham's hamster squeaked in enthusiasm.
« I guess it might already be more entertaining than this bear. »
Everyone seemed to be wanting to win,but while no one was actually watching me,Kyoko approached me.
« Meet me behind the airport after this morning's meeting. »
« No choice ? »
« No choice. »
« Guess I'll have to,then,but don't expect me to be cooperative,detective. »
« I didn't think you would be,but come anyway. »
« Okay,just have to talk to Peko first,she didn't eat and she needs some company,so I'll have to make you wait. »
« Don't play heroes. »
« Am I ? »
« I clearly think you are. »
« No,just helping someone who lived a similar situation. »
« … »
Kyoko just went on her seat again and took part in the conversation like nothing had happened.
« This will be a difficult day,I can sense it. »
« Hey hey ! We came back with the banana hair ! »
« I swear I'll break your nose if you keep calling me like that ! »
« Come on,it's just a joke,try to be funny,at least,what have you guys been up to ? »
« We're going to try to convince Makoto to tell us why he hates his family name after we get out of the building. »
« Oh,so that's what this fuss is all about,huh ? »
« That seems fun,but how did you even get on that subject ? »
« Hifumi called him by his family name and Makoto said he hated being called by it,so we're now all discussing of a way to make him tell us. »
« I told them they could try to,not that they would succeed. »
« You know how to trigger a challenge,huh ? »
« Apparently I do. »
« Well no shit,I'm in ! »
« Seems like our biker is now a part of the group. »
« You didn't last long,though. »
« Tch,I just love a good challenge,don't get too excited about that. »
« You clearly gave up about being a lone wolf,didn't you ? »
« Think I have to admit defeat. »
« You do. »
We all talked a lot and eventually,we parted ways after an hour or so,I went to deliver breakfast to Peko and saw that she was still asleep,I knew I had business to attend to,when I got to his meeting point,I saw no one yet,then I remembered Kyoko said behind the airport,I entered and got out by the other exit,I saw Kyoko against the wall,waiting for me.
« So you came. »
« Why wouldn't I ? »
« Because now that you're here,you'll have to tell me everything. »
« About what exactly ? »
« You know fully well what I want you to say and why,you and your sistde went missing after your parents died and you surely killed them,I've learned that you also lived in an orphanage but that you disappeared with your sister and another girl from this orphanage,Maki Harukawa,and she's on this island and seems to be close to you,and in the name of the law,I- »
« If you want to interrogate me,at least don't take the law as an excuse to satisfy your desire,we both know that law means nothing here. »
« I do intend to take you to prison after we get out of this island. »
« Sure,you could try,so,tell me in details,what exactly do you want ? »
« Tell me everything. »
« Everything starting from where ? »
« Start from how and why your parents died and then tell me the rest. »
« Okay then,let me tell you a story,Kyoko,as you probably know,me and my sister disappeared without a trace from home. »
« And you killed them. »
« Exactly,but this would be too easy if we just killed them because we wanted to. »
« Continue. »
« My parents wanted us to be perfect,the best of the best in everything,it almost worked,really,but each time we made a mistake,we would get disciplined,punished,whatever name you're going to give it,it was torture,I only realized that the day they died,at first,my mom wasn't home,my father was and was going to discipline my sister for not being the best student of her class,at first,I heard a giant slap,I thought it was my father who began the punishment,but instead,Komaru slapped dad in the face,worst mistake she could have ever done,I never told that to anyone,but in my head,it meant freedom,I tried to tell my father to punish me instead and that Komaru didn't do it on purpose,but no,he pushed me on the floor and slapped Komaru,I tried to get up and I got kicked,but I still got up and I punched him so hard that he fell and the corner of the table was the last thing he'd ever see. »
« …as for your mother ? »
« She came home and she obviously turned crazy when she saw her husband on the floor,laying dead,she got mad and Komaru decided to take the blame,but I surely didn't expect mom to be telling her that she wasn't even wanted in the first place,well,not at the time,but now it's as clear as glass for me,our parents never actually loved us,Komaru snapped at my mother and threw a vase on her head,one of the shards stabbed her eye,she just took a shard of the broken vase and wanted to kill Komaru,I told them to stop because they were going to kill each other even though Komaru really regretted what she did and never wanted to do that,my mother screamed that it was her intention,that was the most terrifying sight I've ever seen in my life,the worst is that she died because of me,she stabbed my arm while she tripped on my dad's corpse,I was running toward her to take the shard from her hands,she fell face first on the floor,making the shard going through the entirety of her head,I'm pretty sure I passed out from the pain and Komaru woke me up,we washed and changed ourselves as I tried to treat my injury,as lucky as I am,it worked,we took food with us in bags and just ran out from home,we ran for days,maybe even weeks,we didn't have any food left and nowhere to sleep,we saw a bench and we slept on it,we were in front of a gigantic building,it was an orphanage,an old man came out and woke me up,he wanted to know if we wanted a house,at first,I was wary,of course,I didn't trust adults in any way anymore,but it turns out that he actually was a good person,for two years,maybe a little more than exactly two years,I was fifteen and I lived happily in that orphanage with my little sister and my best friend,I consider her my sister as well,like Celes and Mukuro,they're my family now,but going back to the topic,one day was all it took to break that peace,one day,a men came in,dressed in black,black coat,shoes,gloves,hat,just black,ten minutes after he entered the office of the old man,me,Komaru and Maki had been called to his office,the old man clearly was ashamed of himself for something we didn't know,the guy told us that we passed the test with perfect times,but we didn't do any test or whatsoever,so naturally I asked what was this test about and he just told us that they watched us and that our abilities were incredible and the next thing he told us just changed our life,that day… »
« And what exactly did he tell you ? »
« Try to guess,I think I already told you more than enough. »
« So you're willing to make me wait ? »
« Of course,but you already know,don't you ? You glanced at my three friends before entering the old building,and exactly the ones I consider family,don't tell me you don't have an idea of what I am now,even though I've lived in the shadows for about a year now. »
« You've been seen at different locations,a casino,a martial tournament,just literally in Tokyo multiple times,but most importantly,you've been seen getting out of two houses that were owned by dead people,and you got out of those houses a little after their deaths,that can't be just a coincidence,and on those crimes scenes,weird coins have been found,a side of the coin is joy and the other side is sadness,what does these stands for ? »
« You don't know ? Guess I shouldn't have overestimated you,joy stands for the person who threw the coin,if it's on joy,the target will die by the one who threw it,sadness,on the other way,means you will die by someone close to you,and most likely the closest one,today or in seven years,it doesn't matter when,you will die by their own hands eventually. »
« Did you create them,Fate ? »
« No. »
« Then who did ? »
« A blacksmith,of course,when you look at them,it's obvious that they aren't actually made like real money,but only with iron and made in circles,I pay the price and I protect him and his family in exchange,making sure no one will ever try to do anything to them,I already made them a potential target because of those coins,might as well try to make up for it. »
« So you're not denying that you're a serial killer ? »
« Did I ever say I was one ? I said I was ordering those coins,not that I was the one using them. »
« Don't play dumb with me,I know you have a goal by being here,tell it to me. »
« I don't have one,I've been forced to be in Hope's Peak,even if you don't like it,I'm here,I didn't choose to be here,but I am,and besides,I don't have a goal,I use my coins rarely and it falls on sadness practically every time,technically,I'm not really a serial killer if I don't kill,you know ? It just happened to fall on joy for two people,and that's it,if you want to know if I'm crazy,then I will say probably,I've been an assassin for almost a year now,I still don't like it,but I can't quit either. »
« So you're an assassin,not actually a serial killer. »
« You got it. »
« I think you knew by now,but I'm recording everything,were you aware ? »
« What,about the phone inside of your jacket pressed against your hips ? Yes,I knew. »
« How did you know ? »
« Lucky guess,you confirmed it. »
« Do you only use your luck ? »
« Every time,I also know that you have a difficult relationship with your father,seeing your reaction when I talked about mine,your mother died,too,probably my when you were a kid,but then again,you're too oblivious,Kyoko Kirigiri. »
« Your assassin job didn't tell you that,then ? »
« It didn't have to,I knew about my classmates,who you were and your talents,but I didn't went further than that,it wasn't necessary. »
« But you could have done that. »
« I just know about everyone's physical injuries and how they happened,if it was just me,your grandfather would have already died. »
Kyoko frowned at that,strangely,she had a shiver down her spine,but she wasn't actually afraid.
« Why did you help Peko ? I'm pretty sure you despise people who do things for money or want to kill for their own sake,like her. »
I approached Kyoko angrily for what she just said.
« Never say that about her again,she never had a choice to begin with,since she's a baby,she's been trained to be a bodyguard,a tool for Fuyuhiko,she's never known anything else than obey orders so if you're telling me that she's selfish and that she kills because she wants to,I will make sure that you join Fuyuhiko,just because you act with some laws doesn't mean you can act as you please,Kyoko Kirigiri. »
« I know,I simply said that to see your reaction,and it seemed I was right,you're getting angry easily,right ? »
« Think you're getting crazy,if I easily get angry,then you're anger yourself,but if you want to play like that,we can,remember one thing before I go back to my own things,your mother died because of the person you love the most,just think about it really hard and you'll easily understand. »
« You decided to say that,but what will it give me ? »
« The truth about your father and grandfather,you decided to play like that,I'm tagging along,I don't want to be the one telling you,so suit yourself with this information,I won't give you anything more. »
« Is this information even real ? »
« Do I look like I'm lying to you ? »
« … »
« That's what I thought,without investigating anything,you should understand by yourself,when you might have understood something,come see me,but for now,Peko might have woke up,so I'm going back,bye. »
I just walked back to my room and Peko was awake,looking at the window,when I entered,she didn't even seem to care,she was just sitting here,not moving at all.
« Hi. »
« … »
« You're not okay,huh ? »
« … »
« At least try to eat something,and then we will talk a little,okay ? »
« … »
'Guess it was awkward alright.'
« I don't understand. »
« What don't you understand ? »
« Why would you help me ? »
« Why wouldn't I ? »
« Because I'm a failure,I had one task,only one task,but no,I couldn't even complete that,I just had to lose the last thing I had. »
« Stop blaming yourself,you couldn't have done anything,this guy was a monster,he was too fast and strong for any of us,you know it,stop denying the facts,there is always stronger than us somewhere in the world. »
« I could have been killed instead of him ! He didn't do anything ! »
« He knew what he was doing,he was trying to get himself executed by killing Hajime so that he could see you live,Peko. »
« I'm just a mere tool,why would the young master do that ? »
« I think he told you before,he didn't need a tool,he never did,what he needed was you and only you,he made sure that he would die to make you become a normal person instead of a tool. »
« D-did he really…do that for me ? »
« You loved him,right ? »
« … »
« Just know that it was obvious that he feeled the same about you,you grew up together,you were trained to protect him,but how many time did he told you that he didn't need you to protect him ? »
« Too many times… »
« It's because he loved you,Peko,you have to live because he wanted you to,he probably still wants you to up there… »
« … »
« Please,I know you probably don't want to,but listen to me,you have to keep living,if you don't do it for yourself,then do it for Fuyuhiko,he wanted you to be alive,so don't waste his wish,please. »
« …How can you just be so optimistic ? »
« I've always been like that,at least I think so,why ? »
« You're just took kind,but I won't live for anybody,I won't even live for him,even if I loved him,I just realize now that I don't want to be a part of the Kuzuryu clan anymore. »
« Oh ? What made you take that decision ? »
« Because of them,I fell in love,and because of them,I lost it right before my eyes and I will never forget it,this is also because of what Fuyuhiko told me about Ryoma,his girlfriend died because his father wanted to take revenge on him for a stupid tennis match,I don't wish to be working for this kind of man anymore. »
« I get your point,really I do,I've already been forced to kill good people because QUEEN,the assassin Fuyuhiko hired when he was younger to kill Ryoma's girlfriend,is my boss,and you know what ? I'll make her apologize for what she did,well,if I get out of here,that is. »
« …I will make sure you get out of here. »
« Huh ? »
« You made me realize that life isn't just about doing what you're told to,and as a thanks,I have to make sure you will get out of here. »
« Guess that's fair,but see,you don't have to do that,if you want to thank me,then live your life and don't try to protect me,this would only mean that you're trying to get back to your old life,and we both know that it's not what you want. »
Peko sighed.
« Fine,if it's what I can do to thank you,then I guess I will just try to…enjoy life again,but I do have a request,though. »
« Ask me anything. »
« Would you…help me through that ? »
« Without a problem,you know where to find me if you want to do anything. »
« Well,it's a simple request,but…could I eat here tonight ? »
« You can,that's fine by me. »
« Thank you. »
« Want me to bring you to your room or do you want to stay here a little longer ? »
« …I think I'll stay here a little longer and watch outside,doing nothing and cry is…refreshing,sometimes. »
« I know,right ? If you wanna talk about it,I'll be here,I think you can send messages to with the monopad,not sure how,but I know you can,well see you later,I'll be off walking somewhere if you need me. »
« Okay,good walk. »
« Don't hesitate to cry,it's always a good thing. »
« Yeah… »
I walked out and just went walking on the islands,doing nothing in particular,I thought it would be a good idea to maybe prepare something interesting for dinner,so I went to the market to take some supplies only to get tackled by Ibuki,she was certainly way faster than I expected her to be.
« Hey hey ! Ibuki came here to make you tell me this story of yours ! »
« Well I won't be convinced if you tackle me,though. »
« That's just a detail,Ibuki will still make you tell her your story before the end of the day ! »
« I mean,you can try,maybe I'll tell you afterwards. »
« Then let's go ! »
I had been trailed off by Ibuki,everywhere on the island,I knew it was going to be a very long day.