By the time I woke up next morning the lights were back, the only evidence of the power outage even happened was how hot it is. The power outage had caused the air conditioning to cut out so now the whole place was stagnant and humid. I almost didn't put my jacket on but eventually I decided to just wear it and overheat.

"Wakey wakey, egg and... despair!" The PA crackled, I rolled my eyes at the bad joke, "it is now day time! And remember to keep power consumption to a small, not to save the planet because that's already dead, rathr we don't want any submitters to feel cheated when their character dies because of a mishap!"

I left my room and continued on to the cafeteria where everyone was eating. I went to check out the fridge for something to eat but when I opened it I was met with a horrible smell. I gag and slam the door shut.

"I didn't make it in time to warn you, but don't open the fridge," Yoshiki says from behind me, "something smells terrible in there so I think everything is spoiled, and I'm pretty sure there's a milkshake in there from the first motive."

"Why hasn't anyone cleaned it out?" I ask disgusted.

"They haven't had time, we are all distraught by this motive," Yoshiki explains.

"I keep seeing some people worried about this motive, is it really that hard?"

Yoshiki looked uncomfortable, "of course this motive will be hard, everyone has family, even me."

"Do you really care that much about your family?" I ask.

Yoshiki raises a eyebrow, "Usually it's assumed one does."

I shrug, I guess it's true, "My dad never did so I always assumed it was the same for everyone?" I admit.

"Parents should always care for their kids," Yoshiki admonished sternly, "they should do everything they can no matter the consequences."

"I see," I didn't really see, but that sounds like what I should say.

Yoshiki crossed his arms, "You don't really understand, and that's fine."

Yoshiki then leaves and I turn back to the fridge, only to jump when I come face to face with M picking through the shelves.

"M? Don't go in there everything is spoiled," I warn, but M just shrugs and closes the fridge.

"I have better things to do anyway."

M leaves dodging James as he walked in.

"The kitchens pretty popular," I comment, suddenly I remember I'm hungry and I pick through the cabinets until I find some stale pastries. I eat one and then offer one to James, "these things are hard as a rock, you want one?"

"I'll pass," James laughs, "besides I have a protein shake in the fridge." James reaches into the fridge and pulls out the supposed 'milkshake from the first motive', and leaves taking the smell with him. Now that the smell was gone I picked through the fridge finding nothing spoiled, I push past a glass bottle of Dr. Hopper for the delicious sub sandwich in the back. Nothing wrong with a little brunch.

I go back into the cafeteria and sit with Danny and Akira, "What do you guys want to do today?" I ask.

Danny shrugs, "I haven't been to the recreations room yet, and I want to check it out."

And so we went to the third floor but not before I ran into something on the third floor stairs. I felt a small tickling on my face and leapt back in horror at the silvery thin tread in front of me, "Ew! A spider web!"

"A spider, all the way down here?" Danny mumbled. I looked up, but I couldn't see the web it was connected to but it disappeared around the gate to the stairs.

Akira's face scrunched up in disgust, "Leave it alone, I don't want some spider falling on me because you decided to tear down it's web."

I ducked under the web strand and continued on. The recreation room was like every other thing in the school, exactly the same as in the first killing game, but it was fun. I played a round of pool with Akira before switching off with Danny, and during their rounds I played darts. Shwoop! Hell yeah 90 points! We continued on this way for awhile and I think I grew closer to Akira and Danny today.

"You guys want to see some magic tricks?" Danny suddenly spoke up.

Akira raised a eyebrow, "What brought that on?"

Danny looked sheepish, "The ambiance? This place looks like where my magic shows are usually booked, that or a kids birthday party

I felt my enthusiasm grow exponentially, "Yes, more magic!"

"Sparkling, he's sparkling!" Akira exclaims.

Danny pulled out his deck of cards that I gave him, "This place really doesn't have much equipment for magic, so I'm pretty much limited to cards and scarfs."

Danny then preformed a impressive magic trick, so impressive I can't even put it into words and explain it to the audience.

"Could you teach me how to do that?" Akira asks when he finishes.

"Impossible, you can't just teach magic," Danny denied before considering, "but I do know some regular card tricks that are more your skill."

Danny then handed me the sleek deck and taught me a simple shuffling trick, "Ok, our beautiful assistant Akira will pick a card and when she puts it back just do it like I showed you."

Akira blushed at the compliment and took a card and then gave it back, I shuffle the deck unsure if I was doing it right, once satisfied I pull out a card, "Is this your card?" I ask.

Akira shakes her head no, getting nervous I pull out another, "How about this one?" Once again she denies it.

Danny laughs at my attempt, "Play it up, if you don't look into it then the audience won't either. You just got to make it look bigger then it actually is."

I hold up the deck again, "Pick a card, any card," I shout, my face hot and embarrassed at the cheesy line. Akira holds back a laugh and picks a card, I then take it back and shuffle the deck like Danny showed me.

"Is this your card?" I shout with all of the confidence I can muster.

Akira gives a hesitant smile, "Y-yes?"

My eye twitched at the blatant lie.

"It's ok Sanyu, some of us just aren't attuned to the magical world," Danny reassures, he takes the deck and hands it to Akira.

"I guess it my turn to be the magician and you the beautiful assistant," Akira jokes. Akira preforming the act was far better entertainment then I could manage, and I found I liked it better when I'm the one being wow'ed and not the wow'er.

The door to the recreations room opened introducing James, M, and Evan into the fray.

"Oh hey you three," Akira barely acknowledges, too focused on a new trick Danny was showing her.

I walk up to the three, "You want to play some darts or something?" I ask.

"But I don't see any knives?" M stated confused.

"Ignore him."

I jump at Akira's shriek then resulting laughter, "You ass, that scared me!" I turn around to her giggling and Danny's horror.

Danny took her words as a sign to panic, "O-oh, it did? I'm sorry I didn't-"

"Relax it was fun scare, like a haunted house or a horror movie," Akira reassured.

"Those don't sound all that fun," I butt in, "what did you do anyways?"

Danny turned to me his intentions unclear, "I'll show you."

Danny held up a small white scarf in his hand, I lean in closer curiously. A green thing jumps out of the scarf, I scream when it lands on my face. After I calmed down a little I see it was a little origami frog.

"Sorry Sanyu, I didn't mean to scare you," Danny apologized as he picked up the paper amphibian, though I didn't believe him. He then pushed down on its back end, sending it flying off again towards M.

"Ugg, frogs," M groaned.

"It's not even real," Evan sighed, catching the thing from it's slow decent.

"It's still gross," was Ms reply, "I can't stand frogs, with their slimy texture, and their loud croaks, and how it's wasteful and improper to assassinate them."

James snickers, "You would 'assassinate' frogs?"

M averted his gaze, his face almost matching the color of his light red hair, "Disregard that statement."

Evan rolled his eyes and looked the origami frog over before setting it down, "It looks old? Have you had this for awhile?"

Danny seemed to shrink in on himself, his shyer aspect coming forward, "It's stupid."

That was apparently a good enough answer for Evan, who didn't press the subject further. I on the other hand got more interested, if this killing game has taught me anything, it's to ask questions.

"I'm sure it wasn't stupid," I say, trying to subtly prompt him to say more.

"You know, for a guy who won't say a thing about himself you've really gotten noisy lately," Danny replied, "but I guess your right, it's not that stupid, I got it from my sister... she used to be into that kind of thing before the incident."

I nod, I remember to before the Tragedy... Back when I was still with my older brother...

I decide to leave Danny alone and go back to the trio.

"I just don't see why everyone is able to bounce back with this motive," I admit, "I was told you were supposed to do anything for your family no matter the consequences."

James frowned, "In a way that's true, but it is also a lot more complex then that."

"You can't just shutdown," M advises, "if you do that then nothing will ever happen, you need to keep going forward."

James looked stunned for a second, "Wow, M that was really considerate for y-"

"That's why I assassinate anyone in my way, can't stop your progression if they're dead."

James rolled his eyes, "There it is."

Evan looked at me, "Sanyu your very persistent with this motive, it's almost like you want everyone to be distraught."

"It's less of wanting others to suffer, but more of a not knowing what to think," M added, he then faced me, "isn't that right?"

"That's not true," I deny wearily, but there was no effort in it.

Before I knew it another hour had passed and I began to get hungry again, I excused myself from the festivities and went down to the cafeteria. But in the way there I was intercepted by Kojiro who handed me a piece of paper and discreetly left. This must be the note Haruna was talking about yesterday, I look around to make sure I was alone before reading it.

Sanyu come to my room at 5 sharp, I have something important to discuss with you. Come alone!

I stared at the letter, me meeting Haruna... alone... My face went red. I still had time to kill so I went to eat before the meeting. Once it was 5 o'clock I went to my final destination, I knock on it and wait for her to answer. The door swings open and I'm met with Kenta instead, I check to make sure I got the right room.

"This is the right place," Kenta says as he surveys the hallway, "no one saw you coming, right?"

Kenta pulls me into the room and shuts the door, and I'm met with... with... a lot of people actually. In the small dorm was Kenta, Kojiro, Haruna, and Veliah. Two girls three dudes? Well I'm not against it, it's just more then I expected...

"There's five of us here?" I point out.

"Actually there's 6 of us coming," Veliah informs. Just as she said that M walked in and joined us.

"Yep, now I bet your all wondering why I called you all here?" Haruna announces, I lean forward, the room collectively hold its breath.

"We are here to discuss despair," she finishes.

"Aw what?"

"Despair? That's it?"

"Damn it."

My mood immediately deflates. Of course they'd want to meet for despair, why else would we all be here?

Harunas face scrunched up in annoyance, "What? What the hell were you all expecting?"

I then registered the inconsistency, "But you said there was only five despair?" I ask Kojiro, "Counting M that's 6."

"I'm not despair," Haruna rolls her eyes, "I got Kojiro to tell me who's despair, and I'm willing to help you guys."

"Way to keep a secret," Veliah sighs.

"Just get on with the meeting," Kojiro frowns.

"Fine, the reason I called all of us here is because we need to talk about how obvious you all are!" Haruna states, "I swear I can give you all a gift and three sentences later you tell me all your darkest secret!"

"Obvious about what exactly?" M asks.

"On how your despair!" Haruna yells exasperated.

Kenta raises his hand, "um yeah, what's the problem with that?"

"You guys are all past despair, me and the others are not," Haruna said sadly, "revealing you all are despair will just make them suspicious of you for no reason."

"You don't know that."

"I can guess," Haruna replied hard, "just a few days ago everyone talked about how despair could possibly be the mastermind."

"But what if they're right?" Veliah says solemnly, "We don't know which one of us is the mastermind."

"Your saying that like the mastermind is here with us," Kojiro points out.

"We don't know if it isn't," Veliah replies contemplating, "with the Mono teachers and the Monokuma AI this mastermind can have others do everything indirectly with out alerting suspicion."

"Ugh, we aren't here about the mastermind, we're here because you all need to learn subtlety," Haruna interrupts, "and talking about the mastermind doesn't help your case."

Kenta rolled his eyes, "Ok Haruna, since you know what to do why don't you tell us our next plan of action?"

"Simple, I want no one to even mention Despair," Haruna commands, "avoid the issue and it won't be a issue, got it."

Everyone exchanged glances, not wanting to go with the plan but also having nothing to argue it with.

"Well, I hear no disagreement so meeting dismissed!" Haruna declares. Everyone rushed out taking the escape while they could, but Kenta and Kojiro were snagged by Haruna and pulled back in, "I set up your meeting, now hold up your end of the deal," she smiled ominously, Kojiro and Kenta were released and left immediately.

Before I left I wanted to ask Haruna something, "Haruna I have a question."

"Shoot."

"Well, I'm just wondering why your helping us considering you're not a despair?" I ask quietly.

"Sanyu, what did we just talk about," Haruna scolded, "but to answer your question, I want to be on your good side I mean there's no telling what you despair are capable of when crossed."

"You're helping us because you don't want us to kill you?" I asked shocked, jeez she couldn't have found a better reason?

"Technically- I've got a deal going with Kenta and Kojiro," Haruna adds, "that those two and everyone else in despair will be my bodyguards and keep me safe or else!" Haruna grabs my hand and gives it a high five, before pushing me out of her room.

Once I entered the hallway I catch up with Kojiro and Kenta, "What kind of deal did you make?" I ask exasperated. Kenta just shrugs and Kojiro has the decency to look uncomfortable.

M turned around as well and walked back to join us, "Deals?"

"We couldn't have despair meeting up in our room or it would have been to obvious," Kojiro explain, "so we got Haruna to do it, by promising that if any despair were to kill, she would be safe."

My mind boggled, "That's a terrible reason? We've had two successful class trials, just because one of us wasn't despair it won't throw everyone off track!"

M nodded, "You should have had her sign a contract, now you won't have any legal evidence if she goes back on her words."

Kenta snorts, "Kojiro just didn't want admit he got tricked into giving Haruna the list of despair, so he made up this bullshit deal with her to make it look like it was his plan all along."

"You think I'm happy about this?" Kojiro snapped, then shivered, "I swear, I can feel her lecherous gaze still following me."

Kenta rolled his eyes, "She's turning me into the new ultimate maid now that the spots open."

My eye twitched at the comment, "Yukihiro was a far better maid then you."

"But she isn't here now, so I'm better by default," Kenta mocked, but I could tell he didn't really mean it meanly.

Haruna poked her head out her door, "You weirdos have been hanging outside my door for like 15 minutes, get lost or I'll tell everyone whose despair."

As the door slammed shut, every evil deed Haruna could do raced through my head, "You better get that list back."

Kenta went to reply but was stopped short when the lights cut out again. Damn it! Can't I go a chapter without these lights going out?! But this power outage was different from the first one because this time I feel a tremor run through my body and a earth shattering crash. The lights stayed out for too long before flicking to life.

"YOU LITTLE SHITS!" The PA screams to life filled with static, "What did we say? WHAT DID WE SAY? Don't Use To MUCH POWER!"

I turn to Kenta and Kojiro who put their hands up in a sign of 'wasn't me'. M was stoic and standing rigid with a flashlight in his hand.

"Do you want a penalty, because we can cut your pinkies off any day!" The PA threatens, suddenly the PA shuts off only to then come back, with a few labored breaths the speaker calmed down, "I have just been informed that this was a permitted rule break, carry on."

"Hey," Akira calls us from the opening of the hallway, "you guys want to go find out what the hell that was?"

"Hell yeah we do!" Haruna shouted, bursting out of her room soaking wet, "I couldn't see my shower in the dark and accidentally turned it on."

The six of us head out searching the school, we didn't find anything on the first floor and began on the second instead. Haruna ran ahead, eager to get her revenge. I looked into the closest room when Haruna let out a piercing scream of horror, I was about to get annoyed at her over reaction until I saw the reason for it.

"Oh my god," I said in disbelief, I clapped a hand over my mouth suddenly sick.

"What? Who was- holy shit!" Kenta reacted, back peddling at the sight, "that's- that's hardcore."

"A body has been discovered!" The PA announced, but I barely heard it. The body was splayed out on the floor in front of the stairs, landed like they had simply tripped down them, blood was all over the floor and more was still pouring out. It wasn't as butchered as Grants death but hell was this brutal—the body was headless—severed from the neck, and the head was gone. What the hell had the kind of power to take someones head off, who had that kind of motivation?

"Did you find a body..." Akira asked worried, poised to help if the victim was still somehow alive, and trailed off at the sight, "What... how...?"

Kenta shook out of his stupor by the arrival of Akira, and walked over to the body, "Well, I guess we will have to find the head?" He said looking around, "oh wait there it is," Kenta walked to the nearest wall and nudged a large round object before picking it up, "oh... sorry guys, it's James." Kenta walks over to the body and does his best to line it up with the head.

"That's, oh- don't move it again," I beg, Haruna is still shrieking in horror and I'm about ready to join her. Akira shuffles far away from the body and takes Haruna hand and leads her away from the scene, setting her in the library.

"Who did this?" M grits from behind me. I turn around to see his impassive face somehow radiating anger.

Yo! Another chapter and another murder, also a reveal of who is despair. I don't have much to say other than the next chapter is already in the works!