Terror Tennis

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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here you will get to see more of Ryoma Hoshi's hardship until a breakthrough took place...

Well, enjoy!

Chapter 3: Esukēpu

The scene shows that Ryoma's hardship continued as he is charged on multiple counts of frustrated murder, thanks to the police official who murdered the superintendent, thus Ryoma was given additional senteces and would spend four more years in jail, and is placed in solitary confinement, which gradually affected his psyche as he became more jaded and began hating society for what they did to him, an innocent boy framed for several crimes he did not commit.

He slowly realized that his bullies were behind this and the police official set him up, and vowed to find a way out and exact vengeance on them through any means necessary, and slowly hardned himself as he spend the next two years putting up with fellow convicts, who continued to torment him physically and mentally, poking fun on his height and for having no family to visit him, which further aggravated his already damaged psyche.

"Ha-ha-ha!"

"Pipsqueak!"

"You're an orphan now!"

"Your mommy and daddy abandoned you!"

"You got no one to visit a freak like you!"

"Shorty!"

"Pig!"

"Ha-ha!"

While Ryoma ignored them at first, the now-16 year old boy was then asssulted by his fellow convicts and beaten cruelly, not letting up as they keep on beating him, using their fists and feet to punch and kick him in a cruel way, and unfortunately, most of the wardens simply ignored the convicts beating up Ryoma and lazily mind their own business as if they saw nothing, not caring what would happen to Ryoma, and even hoped that he gets killed seeing him as a mere eyesore.

However, there are other convicts who were sympathetic towards Ryoma and they eventually confronted the ones who beat him and threatened them if they do not stop picking on the boy, which resulted in a stand-off between the two groups.

"Leave the kid alone!"

"Yeah, why don't you pick on someone your own size!"

"Hey!"

"Butt out of this!"

"We're having fun with the brat!"

"You want the kid? Then you get past us!"

"Wanna fight?"

"Why you...!"

The corrupt wardens sighed seeing that their entertainment was abruptly halted and sighed in dismay yet they felt that there is always next time, so they made up a show and pretended to respond and separated the two groups, and while the bad group left, the sympathetic group tended to Ryoma, was was beaten and busted open, and one of the convicts demanded to have Ryoma taken to a doctor fearing serious injuries.

However, one of the corrupt wardens, threw a metal box that has first aid tools, and struck Ryoma on his already bleeding head, and the sympathetic convicts were angered at what the warden did, triggering a shouting between the two sides.

"Hey!"

"What?"

"The kid's injured! Why throw the kit on his head?"

"So? Got a problem?"

"You asshole!"

"You want a kit? Then you got one, so shut the fuck up and jerk off."

"You asshole!"

"Fuck you."

The warden then left and as the sympathetic convicts opened the first aid box, they were dismayed that the gauze pads and bandages were already torn out, and the bottles where the contents used to treat the wounds were already expired, since three years ago, and the convicts were very angry at how they treated Ryoma, as they believe that Ryoma is innocent of the charges, and they do not believe that he caused the massacre at the jail two years ago, and they felt that they should do something to help Ryoma escape here so as to get help and expose the corruption here.

"Poor kid..."

"Those assholes...!"

"This should stop. The kid does not deserve this."

"I agree."

"We better help him escape."

"Right."

"Come on...we should treat his wounds."

"Okay."

The sympathetic convicts then used alternative means to treat Ryoma's wounds and after that they began planning on how to sneak the young boy out as they felt that he should not be here and they told him that they will come up with a way to get him out of here seeing that there is a conspiracy going on here and told him to do whatever it takes to expose the real culprits.

"Listen, kid..."

"You gotta get out of here..."

"That's right...you don't deserve to be here."

"We're springing you out."

"Find the ones who framed you."

"Don't mind us...we'll handle it...you need to escape."

"Yeah, you gotta find a way to clear your name."

"..."

Ryoma was grateful to the convicts who sympathize with him and vowed that he will make his tormentors pay for their transgressions, and he went still as his fellow convicts began treating his wounds.

-x-

In the weeks that followed, things at prison went generally peaceful as Ryoma's fellow convicts are protecting him while at the same time digging an exit so that he can escape and find out who framed him, and at the same time keeping an eye on corrupt wardens who are finding a proper chance to torture and maim Ryoma, and so far the kind convicts were able to keep Ryoma away from the cruel wardens, who are not pleased that the convicts are blocking their chances.

Even the rival convicts are not pleased and tried to intimidate their way but were stopped on their tracks.

"Back off."

"What was that?"

"Leave the kid alone."

"Says who?"

"So...wanna fight?"

"Bring it on."

"Why you...!"

"Alright...both of you back off!"

-x-

After a few more weeks, the corrupt police official bribed the bad convicts to beat up Ryoma, which the bad convicts grinned and promised to fulfill their agreement, but a kind convict managed to overhear the conversation and sneaked away undetected, and there he told his fellow inmates about what he discovered, and they are angered at the corrupt official for being more than a bully. It is clear that he wants to maim Ryoma at every chance they get.

"That asshole...!"

"The jerk has gone too far!"

"They really are bullies!"

"Boss, what should we do?"

"Hmm..."

"Boss...?"

"Call Ryoma."

"Okay."

The lead gang leader then told Ryoma that he has to escape tonight before midnignt as the rest of the kind convicts would stall the bad ones, but Ryoma was unwilling to let them take the risk, but the gang leader urged him to find a way to clear his name and to expose the ones who framed him, and if the current justice system is obstructing him, then he will have to find another way to attain justice without relying on the law.

"...and that is what you need to do..."

"But..."

"Don't worry about us, kid..."

"I can't just..."

"You have to."

"Just do it. You have only once chance at this."

"..."

"Trust me on this, kid."

Ryoma was saddened by this yet he realized that he has only one shot in escaping the upcoming torture and reluctantly accepted his fellow convict's request.

-x-

Later that night, as most of the convicts are asleep, the wardens are making their rounds and so far things are quiet, and as they left, the kind convicts used the chance to reveal a tunnel they improvised and woke up Ryoma and the gang leader told him to escape while he has the chance and that the other will stall the rest, and Ryoma sadly thanked him for his kindness and the gang leader assured to him that Ryoma is not a criminal and believes that he will eventually clear his name.

"Okay, kid...time to say goodbye..."

"Thanks...for everything..."

"No sweat...now get going."

"Don't worry about us..."

"We'll be fine."

"Trust us on this."

"See you next time, kid."

"Come on...get going..."

After that, Ryoma went to the improvised tunnel and navigated his way out. The kind convicts then covered the tunnel and placed a dummy on the bed and pretended to be asleep, and a few hours later, the corrupt wardens opened the cell and allowed the rival convicts to rush in, in an attempt to beat up Ryoma, and this resulted in a brawl, and as the wardens snicker at the scene, one of the bad convicts grabbed Ryoma, only to find out that it was only a decoy, but one of the kind convicts knocked him out to prolong the ILLUSION.

However, the corrupt police official came to see how well it went, but then noticed the decoy and he was livid, realizing that the real Ryoma has escaped, and ordered one of the wardens to sound the alarm, which the warden is baffled, and this only infuriate the corrupt official.

"What? Sound the alarm?"

"Yes, sound the alarm!"

"But...they are all here..."

"Jackass! One has escaped!"

"Eh? But...how...?"

"Just sound the alarm!"

"O-okay..."

"Damn it..."

As the alarm sounded, both sides stopped, and the bad convicts are baffled since it was not part of the deal, while the kind convicts are hoping that Ryoma has already made his way out, and as the wardens are forced to break up the brawl, the corrupt official approached the kind convicts and demanded where Ryoma went, but the gang leader confronted him and claimed that they do not know how this happened, but the corrupt official would not take it lightly and demanded Ryoma's whereabouts.

"Don't lie to me! Where is Ryoma Hoshi?!"

"..."

"Answer me, damn you!"

"Who cares? All you do is torture him! So quit yapping amd get lost!"

"Why you...!"

"It's your fault anyway."

"What?"

"Too bad you won't have a TOY to torture with!"

The corrupt official was angry that he pulled out a gun and shoots the kind convict to death, and this angered the rest and resulted in a riot and the convicts beat up the corrupt official, and the wardens were forced to evacuate and locked the doors to prevent the convicts from escaping, and are forced to call SWAT for assistance.

Meanwhile, Ryoma has already made hus way out using the tunnel and escaped via the sewers, and since it was past midnight, he made sure no one is around and is forced to bathe himself at a fountain within a park, and is forced to break in at a clothing store and found some clothes that fit his size and left the scene undetected.

To Be Continued...

Hope you liked this chapter, as you get to see how Ryoma Hoshi got traumatized and why he became a hollow shell of his former self, and now he has managed to escape and makes plans in tracking down the ones who framed him for the crime he did not committed.

Though Kaede Akamatsu and Suichi Saihara are not here yet, they will show up in the upcoming chapters.

Preview:

The next chapter shifts to the present time, where you will get to see Ryoma Hoshi ended up becoming a delinquent, and yet still retains his interest in tennis...and here he gets to meet another Danganronpa V3 character who is portrayed as a CEO of a popular company that makes VIDEO GAMES...

See you in 3 to 4 weeks...

Reviews are welcomed...