Makoto Naegi: DIE HARD Luckster

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Many thanks to the readers who reviewed this fic, and I really appreciate it a lot and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter in which the main focus here woukd feature the Future Foundation, and the members will be introduced, especially after finally watched the new Danganronpa anime, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy, and here you will see what roles they would play and hiw the Class of 78 would deal with this matter, especially as some would play foil to Naegi and the gang, so read on and enjoy!

Ch. 2: Kurisumasu no Kiki e no Kauntodaun

December 22, three days before Christmas. The scene shifts to Tokyo, where the Christmas rush is in full swing, and the shops are bustling with shoppers who are buying items related to Christmas, such as gifts, food, toys, Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and everything else. Even sellers were dressed as Santa Claus were stationed at every shop, giving away flyers just to entice customers to visit their shops and buy any items they desired, all in the spirit of Christmas.

"Merry Christmas!"

"Come to our store!"

"Lots of items to buy!"

"All for half the price!"

"Our items are 50% discount!"

"Offer good while supply lasts!"

"Please buy our items!"

"You won't regret it!"

The scene then shifts at the streets of Tokyo where you can see a lot of people strolling, some were carrying items which indicates that they had just finished shopping and are heading elsewhere, some heading home and others are meeting with their friends, as they are do excited about welcoming Christmas that they are acting like excited children.

Another scene shifts somewhere else, and there you can see a lot of university students coming out from various universities, as some have completed their term papers and passed them, and now they have a reason to celebrate the holidays, and the students were excited as they are free from holding the textbooks, ballpen and typing on their laptops, and they are looking forward to have a season break, and aside from the usual, they also get to hang out with their friends and lovers, and they could not ask for anything more.

"YAHOO!"

"VACATION TIME!"

"CHRISTMAS BREAK!"

"NO MORE TERM PAPERS!"

"WE PASSED THE EXAMS"!"

"I'M GONNA GO SHOPPING!"

"I'M GOING OVERSEAS!"

"I'M GONNA HAVE SEX!"

"I'M GONNA MAKE A SNOWMAN!"

"I'M GOING ON A SHOPPING SPREE!"

While the university students celebrate, you can see various companies are making plans to celebrate their annual party, and there you can see a lot of offices are making preparations to celebrate Christmas, and among them is the Togami Corporation, where you can see its president, Byakuya Togami, is leading the plans, even though he really does not want to get involved, but he is compelled as the party would also involve guests from other companies and the party would also means socializing and may result in making potential deals.

There his secretary approached Togami and told him that plans are already underway and Togami just nodded even though he appeared bored at the prospect of holding a party even if it means that he would have to put up with other businessmen and women acting like kids celebrating a party, though his secretary tried to cheer him up and assured to him that the party would help boost the company's image and they might even get a lot of contacts and recommendations.

"...and that is what I believe..."

"Seriously..."

"Be a little optimistic, President Togami..."

"..."

"Sir?"

"Fine."

"Good, that's the spirit."

"..."

Togami sighed and just nodded as he instructed his secretary to check everything as he hoped that the upcoming party would go well and not blow things up that would attract the unwanted attention of his father that may result in berating him if things go wrong.

-x-

The scene shifts at the shopping district where you can see a lot of people strolling, some were window-shopping and some were doing selfies in front of shops, enjoying themselves, and the time shows that it is 18:00, and do far everything looked peaceful at this time, and there you can see Makoto Naegi walking the streets, carrying items that are gift-wrapped, having finished shopping as he is doing errands for his mom, and while walking, he came across a police inspector who had just came out from a convenience store after buying some snacks, and he is identified as Police Inspector Takaki Ishimaru, and he saw Naegi and greeted him, seeing that a teenager is doing things that suited the holiday season.

"Hey, kid."

"Oh, inspector."

"I see that you are doing some shopping for your family."

"Yeah."

"Good to see that you are enjoying the holiday rush, Naegi-kun."

"Yeah...and I can get to relax for the month."

"But let me give some advise..."

"Huh?"

Takaki advised Naegi to avoid strolling the streets at late night saying that thieves might take advantage and the Luckster nodded and thanked him for the advise, and as Takaki boarded the police car and left, Naegi proceeded to walk away, as he is ready to head home, and while walking he saw the digital clock display on top of a building which shows the time and date, and there he is reminded that he is due to attend a party which he was invited by Maizono, and by now he realized that he forgot to ask her what attire he should wear, as he wondered if he should be wearing a formal clothing or just a casual one.

By then someone appeared in front of him and he is taken by surprise, as the person turns out to be none other than Sayaka Maizono, and he saw her smiling as she appeared happy to bump in to him and she hugged him casually which he also smiled as well, glad to see her as well and he can tell that she also went shopping, seeing that she is also carrying items that are gift-wrapped.

"Naegi-kun!"

"Maizono-san!"

"Glad I bumped in to you!"

"So am I."

"You have anything to do?"

"No..."

"Lets go to a snack bar."

"Sure!"

The two teens then walked towards a snack bar where they took their seats and began dining and talking, as they are chatting, some of the customers noticed Maizono as some of them are fans, and they noticed her talking to Naegi, and they wonder of he is Maizono's boyfriend or not, seeing the two teens talking casually and happily, which only piqued their curiosities.

"Who's the boy?"

"He looked plain..."

"Is he the boyfriend?"

"Seriously?"

"What a dull boy..."

"I bet he is just swooning with her..."

"What an eyesore..."

"Yeah..."

The scene shifts back at the two teens, where Maizono told Naegi which place the party is going to be held, and when asked by Naegi what to wear, she assured to him to leave it to her and not worry about anything else, saying that she already took care of it, and Naegi was grateful, but he couldn't help but ask why she invited him to the party since it is a corporate event and that she and her idol group are the only ones invited, and that he believed that he would not fit in there, but she said that she really wanted to invited him because she wanted to spend this occasion with Naegi.

"Really?"

"Uh-huh..."

"But still..."

"I really...want to spend the evening with you...on Christmas..."

"..."

"I don't mind what the others say...I want to enjoy the party...with you."

"Maizono-san..."

"Naegi..."

Naegi was touched by this and decided to accept the invitation, but he became worried that he has nothing to wear, but she smiled at him saying that he will not have to worry about that, stating that the problem had already been taken cared of, and when he asked her what she mean about that statement, Maizono smiled sweeter and said that it would be her advanced Christmas present to him.

"Really?"

"Yup."

"Thanks..."

"Attend the party on the 24th...that will be your gift to me."

"Um...okay."

"Good."

"Thanks."

"Sure."

The two teens chatted some more until it was getting late, and Naegi decided to escort her home, but she kindly decline, saying that he has a lot of baggage carrying and would not want to burden him and instead reminded him that in two days from now he should be ready, saying that he will be picked up at exactly 19:00, and she gave him the invitation card and instructed him to show it to the concierge once he arrived. The two teens held hands before separating which both went home, and Naegi sighed as he felt that this is going to be one heck of a Christmas moment.

As Naegi left the snack bar, he is being watched by a TV news reporter, who is rather notorious for televising tabloid reports that only feature rumors about celebrities, and lately he was relegated to a lower position and he is thinking of salvaging his work, and witnessing the interaction between Maizono and Naegi, he sees this as a chance to get a scoop, especially when he used unscrupulous means to gain intel on where Maizono and her idol group would be holding a Christmas number, learning that they were guests of a party of a well-known corporate company, and he intends to find a way to get in and find an interesting scoop so that the network execs would notice his POTENTIAL.

"I will get a Christmas scoop..."

-x-

Two days have passed, and it is now December 24, and the time now is 18:50, and you can see Naegi wearing his usual attire, and he wondered if Maizono really meant about having taken cared about the wardrobe, and as he is preparing himself, Komaru came in and cuddled with her elder brother, asking if she could come along, but he gently told her that she couldn't, saying that aside from that Maizono and her idol group were invited, it is also a corporate affair, and said he is LUCKY that he was personally invited by her to be given a complimentary invitation.

While Komaru pouted and felt sad, she made a compromise, which Naegi was taken aback at first, which caused a slight negotiation between the two siblings.

"Okay, then how about this?"

"Huh?"

"Bring home some food...pastries included.?"

"Seriously?"

"Uh-huh?"

"..."

"Onii-chan...?"

"Yippe-ka-yay."

Hearing her brother said that, Komaru is happy to hear that her brother will consider her request, in which he promised to take home food such as pasties, beef and chicken, and he sighed in relief seeing that this would keep her from feeling down as he could not bring her along, but he intend to keep his promise to bring home food and he will ask Maizono for assistance later when she meets her at the corporate party.

By now it is 19:00, and Naegi steps out of the house as he is ready to leave, with Komaru about to send him off when a limo came and parked in front of him, surprising the siblings, and the window opened as the driver is revealed and spoke to Naegi directly upon seeing him.

"Yo!"

"Um...yes...?"

"Makoto Naegi...that's you, am I correct?"

"Yes...that is me."

"I'm gonna be the driver...and I will escort you to the party."

"Really?"

"That's right! Miss Maizono paid me to escort you there. You sure are LUCKY to be her acquaintance."

"Yeah..."

The limo driver introduces himself as Karudo Raiba, and said he was paid by Maizono to fetch him and drive him towards the corporate building where the party would be held, and Naegi nodded as he boarded the limo and waved Komaru goodbye and she did the same, and soon the vehicle left the scene as Komaru went back inside, and decided to turn on the TV to watch the re-run program of Maizono performing.

To Be Continued... .

Hope you like the second chapter, and this is a perfect time to bring in this fic...since the theme is about Christmas...but this also serve as a prologue, as the main theme will be shown in the upcoming chapters, hence "the calm before the storm"...

And yes...the famous catchphrase (as popularized by Bruce Willis) is shown...which Naegi used it to appease Komaru...but also expect him to use that line in the upcoming chapters...

Preview:

The next chapter shows that Naegi finally attends the party...and is going to meet with Maizono as his date...and that is where the story kicks in...as trouble is about to ensue as some UNINVITED GUESTS crashes in...

See you in January 2017...

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