"What the hell was that?" He asked.
"What was what?" Though he said that, Izuru was looking at the ground, rubbing a piece of his hair between his fingers.
"You know what I'm talking about. Look, I know you can be kind of cold sometimes, and I'm used to that, but saying that Hiyoko and Peko's death didn't matter is way too weird for you! What was that?" Hajime growled, looking angry.
"… It doesn't really matter. We all die in sometime or another, so someone dying sooner rather than later isn't that big of a deal." Hajime could tell that Izuru was lying through his teeth, and he stomped closer.
"Stop it. What are you hiding from me? What's going on?"
"I'll tell you eventually. For now, I just want to focus on getting us to the end of this. If that can happen, everything will turn out OK." Izuru replied, sitting on the bed.
"What does that mean?!" Hajime was starting to get frustrated. All the events of the last few days were starting to catch up to him, making him start to crack.
"I promise, I'll tell you, just not right now. A certain… bear is watching." Hajime's eyes widened at his brother's words. "That bear has eyes everywhere, there's nowhere that I can safely tell you."
"Oh…" Hajime laid down on the bed, rubbing his temples.
"I promise, things will be OK… I swear." Hajime looked up at Izuru, who had a determined look on his face.
"I… I trust you." Hajime rolled over on the bed, facing away from his brother, still a little upset that Izuru was keeping things from him.
The next morning, they all met up at the restaurant where a surprising person was standing there.
"Fuyuhiko! You're awake!" Mikan yelled happily. "How is your head? Do you need-?" Fuyuhiko pushed Mikan away and stalked over to Mahiru.
"You! You're the reason that Peko is dead! You're the reason that my sister is dead too!" He yelled.
"I didn't do anything! I-I don't even remember what happened with your sister. I'm… I'm sorry that you lost her but trying to kill me wasn't going to solve anything!" She yelled back.
"You little-" Before Fuyuhiko could make a move, Izuru stepped in between the two.
"You're still going to blame her for this? You haven't learned anything have you?" Izuru asked, looking down.
"What the hell are you talking about?! It's her fault that-"
"It's your fault. Your desire for revenge caused Peko to die. You chose to try and kill Mahiru, which led to Hiyoko killing Peko in an attempt to defend Mahiru. Mahiru was unaware of her past actions, so she cannot be held accountable for them. However, you chose to ignore that, which led to Peko being killed. You have no one to blame but yourself." When Izuru finished speaking, Fuyuhiko looked shocked, before letting out a yell and running off.
"That… thanks Izuru…" Mahiru's tone was slightly sad even as she spoke. "I… I tried to make amends with him that day, but he wouldn't listen."
"Damn, I think you actually managed to talk some sense into him." Akane said, looking amazed. Izuru sighed and sat down.
"His constant yelling and bad attitude was getting on my nerves. Besides, there's the possibility that he would have actually killed Mahiru this time, and it's too soon for another class trial." He replied, piling some food on his plate.
"I thought 'it doesn't matter' when someone dies?" Akane snapped.
"It doesn't, but it's too early in the day for this shit." He snapped back, glaring.
"Sorry… he gets grumpy without coffee in the morning." Hajime explained, elbowing Izuru in the ribs, making him wince slightly. Izuru was mentally counting down in his head when Monomi would show up saying she defeated a Monobeast, and just as he got to 1, she appeared.
"I suppose this means we should explore. However, is it really a good idea for us to split up as we have been doing?" Byakuya commented.
"We cover more ground this way, besides, many of us do not get along, so exploring on our own would be beneficial." Izuru replied, not looking away from his food.
"That may be true… However! For now, we are going in groups. Izuru, Hajime, and Nagito will be the first. Mahiru, Mikan and Nekomaru will be the second. Myself, Ibuki and Akane will be the third, and Kazuichi, Gundam and Chiaki will be the fourth group. Now, everyone! Spread out!" Everyone grumbled, but didn't want to argue, and got into their groups.
"I'm sorry you two have to be stuck with me." Nagito apologized as they walked out.
"It's no problem, I mean, I don't mind you being around. You're a pretty chill guy." Hajime said, smiling a little. However, Izuru seemed a bit tense, though it wasn't terribly visible if you didn't look too closely.
The three eventually made it to the third island, the bright lights from one of the streets hurting their eyes, and the odd name of the Music Venue making them pause for a moment, though none of them said anything.
"This place just keeps getting weirder." Hajime sighed out. "What's next? An amusement park?!" He yelled.
(OK, yeah, again, this is a short chapter, however, the next one will be longer since it's them investigating. Also, updates will be slower if you didn't know. I am working on another fic at the moment, the explanation as for why is in that one, so check it out if you want!)