This chapter is for the free time events for Sayaka and Makoto. I'll be explaining the free time events below. Well, either way, let's get on with the story.

Chapter 10: Getting to know your classmates! Part 1

"Umm," Sayaka said, trying to think about what to talk about. "I know I said that to you, but you know that we're here…and that Nepgear is also here…I don't really know what to talk about." She looked down. "And I was the one who invited you both to come with me, too. Sorry…"

"It's okay." Makoto said, reassuring her. "I mean, if there is nothing to talk about, then we can just not talk, right?"

"Huh?"

What does he mean…

"You don't have to force yourself to talk." He explained. "We can just, I dunno…stare off into space or whatever."

"Stare off into space…?" Sayaka said, pondering that idea.

Staring off into space… I thought about that idea.

"Oh, but you're probably super bored!" Makoto added. "Just standing around doing nothing…"

Sayaka quickly spoke up. "No, it's not that it's boring. It's just…I've never really done it before. I don't have a lot of time to just…do nothing."

"I-I guess that makes sense." Makoto said with understanding. "You're not a normal high school student like me. You've got tons of stuff to do every day."

He's right about that. I thought. It must be kinda hard for someone like her…

We were both silent for a moment until Sayaka spoke up again. "Hey, um…this is kinda out of nowhere, but…" She then looks towards both of us. "Makoto…Nepgear, do you have a dream?"

"A…dream?" I said in confusion.

"Well, what about you, Sayaka?" He redirected a question back to her. "What's your dream? I'd love to hear…"

"Yeah, me too…" I said in agreement.

"I…My dream is…" Sayaka began. She smiled a little. "I've always wanted to be a star, as long as I can remember. I grew up without a mother, you know, and my dad worked really late every night. I was always home alone. I was just a kid, you know? So I was really lonely."

That must have been horrible…I don't think anyone could live through that… I thought. Was I ever alone?

"But that all changed when I saw a pop star on TV for the first time." She continued to explain. "She was so pretty, like a princess. And she could sing, and dance, but more than anything else, there was her smile. Looking at her smile, I could feel my loneliness melting away. I decided that's what I wanted to be someday. I wanted to give that kind of encouragement to others. Eventually, that became my dream."

"That's so amazing, though." Makoto said. "You were able to actually fulfill your lifelong dream. Honestly, it's really incredible."

"Yeah, it's pretty amazing that you're living your dream." I said in agreement.

All of the sudden, Sayaka was completely silent. When she spoke, looking serious. "I did whatever it took to reach that dream. I mean it. Even some things that….weren't so pleasant."

Huh?

"I honestly believed that as long as you kept chasing your dreams, someday they may come true." She said passionately. "But to do that, you can't take your eyes off that dream, not even for a second. Even if sometimes it's a bad dream….whether you're awake or asleep, to make your dream a reality, you have to keep your gaze fixed on it no matter what."

That is one focus view…

"In that world, if you lose focus for even a split second, you get left behind." She kept explaining. "You have to keep on swimming against the current, without even taking time to breathe. That's the kind of world my dream lives in."

"That sounds kinda tough…" I said.

"Yeah…" Makoto agreed. "But i-is it really that tough? Is it not fun at all?"

"Oh no, don't get the wrong idea." She reassured us. "It's super fun! But….that's exactly what scares me."

"Huh?" We both said in confusion.

"I enjoy every single day I wake up and get to do what I do." She told us. "Everyone in our group is amazing. We're rivals in a way, but they all mean so much to me. We've been performing together since we were young, so they're all like family to me. Without them, I would've given up on my dream a long time ago. To work together, and fulfill our dreams together, has brought me so much happiness." She smiled again.

but suddenly her smile disappeared. "But that's the thing that scares me the most. If the world gets tired of us, then what happens? What happens to us? Then the dream dies, those wonderful days come to an end, and everyone goes their separate ways."

She's afraid… I thought. Of just losing it all… Why am I familiar with this?

"So that's the reason I decided to come to Hope's Peak." Sayaka said.

That got both of our attention. "What do you mean?"

"Well….they say that if you graduate from here, success is basically guaranteed. Which means I could keep on performing with my best friends, forever and ever." She explained. "At least, that's what I thought. I really did believe that, but…now we're trapped here with no way out. They're probably waiting for me," She had this terrified look in her eyes. "While I'm in here, the world out there is forgetting about me. Minute by minute, we're all disappearing. But still…."

"Sayaka…?"

"I can't afford to be stuck in here!" Sayaka yelled out, startling both of us.

She's afraid…Desperate… I thought. Being trapped here must be weighing on her…

She then managed to take control of her own emotions. "Ah—I'm sorry, I didn't mean to complain." Sayaka apologized. "I kinda killed the mood, huh?"

"No, not at all." Makoto said, reassuring her

"Yeah it's fine, really…" I also reassured her.

"I'm really sorry." She apologized again.

Then we both went silent again until Makoto spoke up. "Um, Sayaka…" He then thought for a moment to change the subject. "Actually, are you hungry? Before we head back, why don't we go to the dining hall and get some food?"

Though she was silent for a moment, Sayaka spoke again. Turning her mood from sad to happy. "You both want me to make us something to eat? I might not look like it, but I'm actually a pretty good cook!"

"Wow, really? What's your specialty?" Makoto asked out of curiosity.

"Chili oil." She said with a straight face.

"H-Huh?!" I said in surprise.

"You mean the condiment?!" Makoto was also surprised by the statement.

She then giggled. "Just kidding!" She then burst out laughing.

Oh goodness, that was a quick change of personality… I thought. Like she's wearing a mask…

We then headed down the dining hall and after we ate, we went back to our rooms.

Although I didn't say much in that conversation, there is still plenty of time left today. I thought. Maybe I should look around.

I walked around to see a Gift Store. I was curious to see what was there. When I stepped inside, I found a lot of random prizes and on the counter was a machine with the name MonoMon Machine.

A machine? Do I have any money for this?

I checked my pockets and found this one coin with Monokuma's face on it.

Where did I get this? Either way, does this work?

I put in the coin and turned the knob. It played a funny tune and eventually a capsule dropped from the open space below. I picked it up, opened it, and found…

"What the goodness…!" I said with near excitement on my face. "I-It's a ray gun! This looks soooo cool! It looks so high-tech and…" I started to geeked out on it before I noticed something. "Aww, it doesn't have any batteries…"

"Um…Nepgear…?"

Huh?

I turned around and saw Makoto looking at me with a surprised look on his face.

"H-Hi Makoto!" I greeted him with an awkward smile.

"So…um…what were you geeking out for?" He asked.

"Well, um…" I felt nervous for a bit. "This…um…ray gun…"

"Huh? Why were you geeking over that?" He asked another question.

"Well…um…I really don't know…" I answered.

"Oh yeah, you still have this amnesia…" He said.

There was awkward silence between us until I'd asked. "Sorry for asking but what's your talent?"

"Huh? You really want to know?" He said kind of shyly. "It's not that good of a talent though but I'm called the Ultimate Lucky Student."

"The Ultimate Lucky Student? What's that?" I questioned.

"Well…" He then explained what the Ultimate Lucky Student was. He was basically chosen at random from a lottery ticket. He also said that one gets chosen every year.

"That's pretty amazing! You must be really lucky."

"Hehe…no, not really…" He said sheepishly. "I'm actually kinda unlucky…"

"Huh? How?" I questioned out of curiosity.

"Well, my bathroom door doesn't actually fit in the frame just right."And well…this…"

Wow! That's really unlucky!

"And, um, sorry if this is too much…" I apologize in advance. "But do you know about…um…Byakuya's talent?"

Well, he's called the Ultimate Affluent Progeny." He answered. "He's the heir to his family's massive financial conglomerate. He's already started managing business operations, and his own personal assets are, well, vast…"

Wow! That's pretty amazing!

"Say, you know a lot of information about the people here…" I thought for a moment. "Do you know about anything else?"

"Well, no…" He answered. "But I heard a rumor online…"

"Huh? What rumor?"

"Well, there is a rumor that someone called the Ultimate Heroine is supposed to come here." He answered. "But she refused to come here for some reason…"

"Huh? Why though?"

"No one knows for sure." He answered. "Some say she's just one psycho going around calling herself the hero of justice and some say that she's really cool…"

A psycho that calls herself the hero of justice…That sounds so familiar…

"And there is one key appearance of her which is her red scarf." He kept explaining. "And that she lives someplace called Heart City…"

Heart…City? Why do I have a feeling that I need to go there?

"Oh, um, I'm sorry if it bored you a little bit." He apologized.

"Huh?" I suddenly snapped out of my thoughts. "N-No, it's okay. It sounds really interesting though…"

"Huh? Really!?"

"Yeah, well anyway let's go back for now…" I told him.

He nodded and we both went back to our rooms while talking about the most random stuff that was on our minds.

That is all for now, Now I'll be explaining the free time events for this part specifically:

Sayaka will appear 2 more times after this one, and Leon and Junko will appear 3 times. Makoto, however, will be only appearing once but he will appear after each Trial.

Either way, Please Review and Stay Safe!