CHAPTER 1: GOODBYE BABY GOODBYE

DAILY LIFE


Everyone went their own separate ways, but a handful of us went to the dining hall. That was me, Yeeun, Masahito, Izumi, Miyumi, and Ayaka.

"Why aren't you searching the school, Miyumi?" Yeeun asked.

"I need tea." Miyumi said. "Something to calm my nerves."

"Huh?" Ayaka said. "Yumiiiii! You were acting so confident back there!"

"Y-Yeah.. kinda needed to..." Miyumi replied. "I needed to keep everyone else in check."

"How old are you anyways..?" Yeeun asked.

"15..." Miyumi replied.

"Huuuhhhhh!? That's so young!" Ayaka said.

"It's in my family." Miyumi said. "There needs to be a straight man in every group, to keep everyone in check. That's how it's always been for me and my family."

Everyone was silent, until Masahito broke it.

"Well, when everyone's done investigating, they will report back here." Masahito said.

"I'm just scared, are we really going to accept the fact that we're trapped here..." Izumi said.

"Not like we got much choice." Yeeun replied. "As Miyumi said, the kidnappers could do something dangerous if we act up."

"But did you hear what that stupid bear said?" Masahito said. "They're only keeping us for their entertainment.."

"Well, I'm not gonna play their game." Ayaka said. "I'm going to find us all a way outta here!"

"That's a pretty big promise." Eunji said.

"Well, it's the truth." Ayaka said. "I mean, the kidnappers can't be that smart, there must be at least one way out."

"People nowadays can be pretty sick, and pretty intelligent." Yeeun said. "Sick and intelligent make a deadly combo."

There was dead silence for a couple of beats until Eunji spoke up.

"So... we're really gonna be trapped here for the rest of our lives?" Eunji said. "I mean, that can't be possible!"

"Puhuhu!" Monokuma said, appearing from out of nowhere.

"Eeeekkk!" Izumi yelled, startled.

"Trust me, it's very possible." Monokuma said. "Nobody knows you're here! Which means, nobody will ever find you!"

"But why!?" Eunji said. "Why are you doing this!?"

"Like I said, for my entertainment." Monokuma said.

Suddenly, sixteen tablet-looking things appeared from seemingly out of nowhere, and Monokuma left them on one of the tables.

"These are your Monopads!" Monokuma replied. "These will help in your daily school life!"

"You're keeping us hostage, and making us play school!?" Masahito said. "You really are sick."

"Puhuhuhuhu!" Monokuma said. "Now then, indulge in your handbooks!"

Monokuma disappeared, leaving the students disappointed.

"That fucking bear.." Masahito said.

"Well, there is nothing to be done." Miyumi said. "Best we can do is hold out hope that something good will happen."

Eunji approached the Monopad, and turned it on.

EUNJI PARK

Map

?

Presents

Report Card

?

Regulations

System

"These report cards are too fucking accurate!" Masahito said. "How do they know this much?"

"So, this wasn't a random kidnapping." Miyumi said. "It was a targeted kidnapping."

"Planned too.." Izumi said "Waahh... now everyone knows what I dislike!"

"Chocolate Chip Cookies?" Ayaka said outloud. "Why do you dislike those, Yamamoto-chan?"

"Just call me Izumi please.." Izumi replied. "My first doggie ate one, and died..."

"Oh." Ayaka remarked. "Sorry for your loss."

Miyumi was just staring at something on the monopad, her face beet red from blushing a ton.

"Hmm?" Eunji said, looking at the baker. "What's wrong?"

"W-Well... it's just... you're very pretty, you know?" The baker stated.

"Eh?" Eunji blushes a bit. "T-This is all of a sudden..."

"I-I mean... you picture is very pretty and all.. but... you're way prettier in person..." The baker replied.

"H-Hahaha..." Eunji sttuered a bit.

Seems like somebody has taken a liking to me...

Suddenly, the other students entered.

"We got news!" Takashi remarked.

"Like?" Yeeun asked.

"Well, there's a pool." Reika said. "At the entrance room before the gym, take a left, and you'll see the locker rooms, and then through them, the pool."

"We also found assigned dorms." Jutaro replied. "Little too shady."

"There was also this weird huge red door." Seungyeon said. "Made me suspicious, but Monokuma stated we'll find out what it is later."

"There's also a storage room filled with food and stuff for us." Ichiro said. "That's so rad!"

"Like we already saw, there's the kitchen as well in this dining hall." Kazuhiko said.

"So..." Takashi said. "Seems like our whole situation was planned."

"Well, seems like we have to accept this." Seungyeon said. "At least until help comes."

"That ain't happening anytime soon." Miyumi said. "Monokuma told us that nobody even knows where this place is."

"Fuck!" Kazuhiko said.

"So... we're really just trapped here, then.." Seungyeon said. "We could find a way out soon."

"I wish sooner, though." Reika said. "I hate being here."

"Preach to the fucking choir, sister!" Kaori said. "God, being trapped in a fucking school is the worst! I would have at least preferred an island."

"Isn't that just worse?" Jutaro asked.

"No, because we'll have some sun!" Kaori replied.

"Dude, an island would be totes rad, bruh!" Ichiro said. "I could get my surf's up!"

"We get it, you're the ultimate surfer." Eunji remarked.

"So... basically, the kidnappers or whatever set this place up nicely for us." Naomori said. "But why?"

"Do they really expect us to just relax and sleep or what the fuck ever even though WE'RE KIDNAPPED!?" Kaori said.

"We don't got much choice." Miyumi said. "Hate to say it, but all we can do is try to carry on."

"Fuck that!" Kaori said. "I want out!"

Monokuma appeared.

"Just kill someone, and you're free to go!" Monokuma said.

The whole dining hall fell silent.

"But it's not that easy, is it?" Miyumi said. "You're not just going to let someone murder someone, and just let them go."

"Puhuhuhu..." Monokuma laughed, before disappearing.

Everyone sat there in silence.

"Takahashi... what do you mean?" Youngjae asked.

"I mean, he said he's doing this for his entertainment." Miyumi said. "What makes you think he's going to let it end at just killing someone?"

Everyone remained silent.

"Man, everyone is too bummy." Ayaka said. "I know exactly what we can do to liven up!"

"Like?" Miyumi said.

"Party at the gym!" Ayaka replied.

"...What now?" Miyumi said.

"Like, throw a party and hang out at the gym and stuff!" Ayaka said. "We all need to clear our minds, so we can cheer up and find a way out of here!"

Eunji looked at her monopad.

DING DONG BING BONG

"Ahem, this is a school announcement." Monokuma said through the speakers. "It is now 10 pm, everyone should report to their dorms and get some rest, and prepare for another beautiful day!"

"Un-fucking-believable." Masahito said.

"He really is treating this like normal school life." Miyumi said.

"..well then." Eunji said. "Guess we should do what he says."

...

Eunji went inside her dorm room, and looked around.

"So weird.." Eunji remarked, sitting down on her bed.

There was a knock, so Eunji stood up, and opened the door.

"Hey." Yeeun said. "Can I speak with you?"

"Sure." Eunji replied.

Yeeun entered the room, Eunji closed the door, and watched as Yeeun sat on the bed.

"So, I was just thinking.." Yeeun said. "Will you be okay with this whole situation?"

"I really hate this, but what can I do?" Eunji said. "We can try to find an escape, but it might be futile."

Yeeun sighed. "I know."

"I guess I just have to accept this situation." Eunji said. "Maybe Monokuma is lying, maybe someone will find us, so, I guess, we should just play it cool, and just... live here, I guess."

"Guess so." Yeeun said. "I'm going to head to my dorm, then."

"Night." Eunji replied.

"Goodnight." Yeeun said, leaving, closing the door behind her.

Eunji just stared at her bed, and then sat back on it.

"...huh." Eunji said outloud.

Even though my mind was filled with so many thoughts, eventually, somehow, I fell asleep.

DING DONG BING BONG!

"It is now 7 AM! Wake up, and enjoy the beautiful day!" Monokuma announced.

Ugh, stupid bear...

There was a sudden knock on Eunji's door, so she got up and opened it.

"Hello." Miyumi, from the front said. "May I come in?"

"Uh, sure." Eunji said.

Miyumi entered the room, and Eunji closed the door. The baker pulled out the chair from under Eunji's desk in her room, and sat on it.

"Your Japanese is very fluent." Miyumi said. "How so?"

"In my company, JYP, we occasionally record Japanese songs." Eunji replied. "Even though I didn't need to learn that much Japanese, I got a great interest in the language, so I continued to study it until I was fluent."

"Any other languages you're fluent in?" Miyumi asked.

"English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, just to name a few." Eunji said. "Have to be prepared to sing anything."

"Just as expected of the Ultimate K-Idol." Miyumi said. "Very interesting."

"Is... that all?" Eunji asked.

"Just about." Miyumi said. "Well, I'll be out of your way now."

Hmmm... why is she grilling me? It's like she's doing a case study of sorts o something..r.

"Ahem, this is a school announcement! Will everyone report to the dining hall!" Monokuma said from his announcement speakers.

"Ugh." Eunji said.

"That bear is sure going to be a burden..." Miyumi replied. "Let's just go."

"Yeah.." Eunji replied.

Once all sixteen students were gathered in the dining hall, Monokuma suddenly appeared.

"Hello!" Monokuma said. "After the stressful events of yesterday, I decided to hold back this special announcement until today! So, now, it's time for my announcement!"

"This is gonna be good.." Masahito replied.

"As you may have seen, there are two unknown sections on your Monopad!" Monokuma said. "Well, the one on the bottom, after your report card, is now unlocked!"

Eunji looked at her monopad.

EUNJI PARK

Map

?

Presents

Report Card

Messages

Regulations

System

"Messages.." Miyumi asked.

"Well, I know you kids all love your texting and whatnot, so I decided to give you all the ability to text each other!" Monokuma said. "No memes, though."

"I just almost vomited." Kaori said. "Don't you dare disrespect legends such as memes with your demon voice!"

"Puhuhu!" Monokuma laughed. "And the next announcement is that you finally have regulations!"

"Oh, so that section was important after all." Seungyeon said. "Seemed odd you couldn't access it."

"Yes indeed! Now read! Be informed!" Monokuma said, disappearing.

Regulation #1: Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus in an unacceptable use of time.

Regulation #2: "Nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am.

Regulation #3: Sleeping anywhere othe than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.

Regulation #4: With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your disrection.

Regulation #5: Violence against headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.

Regulation #6: Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes blackened will graduate, unless they are discovered.

Regulation #7: Additional school regulations may be added if necessary.

After looking at the regulations, Eunji and the others all went their seperate ways.

…...

Eunji left the dorms, and explored the school a bit more.

"Yo-yo, Ji-ji!" A voice said.

"Ichiro..." Eunji said, turning around.

Indeed, it was the blonde surfer that was too over the top for Eunji's liking.

"Hey.." Eunji replied.

"What's up, bruh?!" Ichiro said.

"Well, y'know, I'm just exploring the school." Eunji said.

"Despite our situation, it's quite rad." Ichiro said. "Whoever invented this place, must like, have lots of cheddar!"

Kill me now.

"Yeah." Eunji said.

"Well, I was actually going to head to the pool with some of the girls, would you like to join us?" Ichiro said.

With... some of the girls...

"Who?" Eunji said.

"Miyumi, Reika, Izumi, and Kaori." Ichiro said.

Miyumi... seeing me in a swimsuit? Oh geez, I think I might end up killing her that way.

"...I'll pass." Eunji replied.

"Aw man!" Ichiro said. "You're missing out!"

Ichiro departed, leaving Eunji to her thoughts.

I mean.. Miyumi's pretty cute...

Eunji was just standing there, and then a hand grabbed her shoulder.

"Aghh!" Eunji said, jumping back.

"Yo, chill!" A voice said.

It was Ayaka.

"Jeez, Suzuki, you scared me!" Eunji replied. "You trying to give me a heart attack so you can escape?"

"Huh? Oh, no, don't think like that!" Ayaka said. "I just saw that you were lonely, and everyone else is off doing their own thing!"

Ayaka scratched the back of her head.

"And, please, call me Ayaka." Ayaka said. "No need for formalities."

"Okay, Ayaka it is." Eunji said. "Is Aya-chan a cute nickname?"

"Aya-chan?" Ayaka said. "Haven't heard that one before... I mean, if you want to call me that, fine, but I prefer just Ayaka."

"I got it." Eunji replied. "So, everyone is doing their whole thing, huh.."

"Yeah, Ichiro and the rest of the Japanese girls are doing their thing at the pool. Yeeun is holed up in her room, Seungyeon is doing a show at the dining hall, and the others are watching that." Ayaka said.

"Seungyeon's doing a show?" Eunji asked.

Well, guess she's called the ultimate actress for a reason..

"Nothing exciting." Ayaka said. "So, let's hang out, Eunji!"

Ayaka... she's cute, too...

"Sure." Eunji said. "But where?"

"I actually saw that there's like, a whole courtyard area here!" Ayaka said. "I mean, it's not truly outside, but it's like, simulated to be like outside!"

"Huh?" Eunji asked.

"Come." Ayaka said, grabbing Eunji's hand, and leading her.

…...

The two girls ended up at a door, with an exit sign on top of it.

"Beyond this is a fake courtyard area." Ayaka said. "There's benches and stuff, and even a fake sun and day cycle!"

"Why didn't you report this earlier?" Eunji asked.

"The door was all chained up yesterday." Ayaka said. "It wasn't until I came back after Monokuma's announcement that this door was unlocked."

That's pretty nice of Monokuma...

"Then, let's go." Eunji said.

"Yay!" Ayaka said.

…...

Exiting the door, they were greeted by the fake courtyard. Despite it not being a true outside, it was very accurate to an actual courtyard.

"Huh." Eunji said.

"It gets me wondering, though." Ayaka said. "How rich are our kidnappers?"

"That's what has me worried." Eunji said. "How were they able to make this whole area, this whole damn school building, yet nobody noticed?"

"Probably illegally." A voice said.

"Huh?" Eunji said.

Sitting on one of the benches, was Yeeun, looking at her monopad.

"You see." Yeeun said. "There's probably a whole group of people willing to create a building without any legal documents. As long as our kidnappers got enough money, they will be willing to build anything."

"Ahhh..! Yeeun, you're here after all!" Ayaka said.

"It was getting boring in my room." Yeeun said. "Hey, Eunji."

"Heya, Yeeun." Eunji replied.

"So, I see you invited Eunji too." Yeeun said.

"Yup!" Ayaka said. "This is a good threesome right here!"

"Eh..?" Eunji said. "T-Threesome?"

"Wait, I meant trio!" Ayaka said.

"That's a pretty bad mistake to make." Yeeun said.

"Sorry, my bad!" Ayaka said.

The three of us killed time and laughed about random stuff.

…..

"Well, you girls are actually really fun to hang out with." Ayaka said. "So... what are your plans when we get out of here?"

"Well, it's nice meeting you all." Eunji said. "I'm assuming we go to therapy first, then we all become long-term friends."

"That sounds nice." Ayaka said.

"Agreed." Yeeun replied.

Ayaka looked at her monopad. "Ahh, it's already 1 PM! Time flies by so fast!"

"Wow, that's crazy." Eunji said.

"Well, I'm gonna get some food!" Ayaka said. "See ya!"

"Bye, Aya-chan." Eunji replied.

"Byeonara.." Yeeun replied

Ayaka left the courtyard, leaving the two Korean girls behind.

"Well, I'm glad everyone is somewhat adjusting." Yeeun said. "I just hope nobody actually does what Monokuma says.."

"You mean kill someone, right?" Eunji replied. "I hope nobody does that, too."

Yeeun sighed.

"I've been exploring this place." Yeeun said. "One thing I noticed, is that not only are the windows and doors nailed shut, but... I found a window that wasn't that covered, and no light was escaping."

"Huh?" Eunji said. "That's odd..."

"It makes me question where exactly we are." Yeeun said.

"Perhaps there's no light escaping from the windows because we're underground." A voice said from behind the girls.

"Eh?" Eunji asked, turning around.

It was the white-haired Takashi.

"Ah, Takashi." Yeeun said. "You think that too?"

"No, I know." Takashi replied. "I was messing with one of the windows, and Monokuma let it slip that we're underground."

"That's why nobody can find us." Yeeun replied. "Exactly what I thought."

"But, if we're underground, how are we breathing?" Eunji asked

"Air-purifiers." Takashi said. "That, and, we're not that deep."

"Huh." Eunji said. "Very interesting."

"Well, that's all I gotta say." Takashi said. "Peace out."

Takashi left.

"I'm gonna head back to my room." Yeeun said. "Enjoy yourself, Eunji."

Eunji went into the gym, and sat on one of the bleachers. Youngjae joined her.

"Heyo." Youngjae said.

"Hello, Youngjae." Eunji said.

"I'm just wondering.. if this is a planned and targeted kidnapping, why do they want some babysitter?" Youngjae asked.

"I mean, you are the ultimate babysitter." Eunji said. "Probably something special in there."

"Eh, ultimate or not, babysitting is still the same thing." Youngjae said. "I was a bit insulted when that's what they accepted me for."

"Well, what else did you think they would accept you for?" Eunji asked.

"Well, I'm pretty good at chess." Youngjae said. "Ultimate Chess Player would be way cooler than Ultimate Babysitter..."

"It just makes you seem nerdy." Eunji remarked.

"Well, good, because I am indeed a nerd." Youngjae replied. "So... JYP entertainment, huh?"

"Yeah.." Eunji said.

"How is it like?" Youngjae asked.

"It's good, I like my coworkers a lot.' The idol stated, but then whispered into his ear. "Although, keep this between us... I don't exactly like JYP himself all that much."

"Really?" The babysitter questioned. "Why?"

"He's just... ugh. you know?"

"Ugh?"

"Yeah, ugh!"

"Ah... I think i get it."

They sat there in silence for a bit.

"Well, I'mma go." Youngjae said. "It was fun talking to ya, Eunji!"

"Yeah, you too." Eunji said.

Youngjae left the gym, leaving Eunji behind.

Eunji headed to the dining hall, and saw Hirokazu and Jutaro there.

"Hey, here's a third party!" Hirokazu said.

"Eh?" Eunji said.

"Hirokazu is accusing me of being dangerous." Jutaro said.

"Well, yeah, being a hypnotist gives you a huge advantage!" Hirokazu said. "You could play us all like puppets!"

Jutaro facepalmed.

"My hypnotism skills are for the good of people, not for manipulating them." Jutaro said.

"Whatever, still suspicious!" Hirokazu said.

"Atleast hypnotism is more useful than astrology." Jutaro said.

"Lowblow!" Hirokazu remarked.

"You're accusing me of being dangerous just for knowing how to hypnotise." Jutaro said. "I've earned the right to insult your pathetic talent."

"Dick." Hirokazu replied.

"Uh..." Eunji said.

"Eunji, what do you think?" Hirokazu said. "What's better? Astrology or Hypnotism?"

"Neither, clearly." Eunji said. "Music is better than those nerdy hobbies."

"Nerdy.. hobbies?" Jutaro said. "I'll have you kn-"

"Yeah, yeah." Eunji said. "Listen, this is a petty argument, y'know?"

"Would you rather us waste our time searching for an exit like a bunch of clueless chickens?" Jutaro asked.

"Well, not really..." Eunji said.

"Socializing is a great approach to our situation." Jutaro said. "At least until we get rescued."

"Well, whatever, I'm outta here." Eunji said, leaving.

Men...

…..

Eunji stood there in her room, thinking.

What shall I do today? Think I got some time to hang out with some people...

-Free Time!-