Eunji entered the gym, and saw that everyone was there.
"Hey hey! It's me, Ayaka Suzuki! And welcome to Suzuki's Party of Fun!" Ayaka was on the stage, talking into the microphone. "We got all types of food, and we have dessert coming in soon! So, enjoy your time and have fun!"
Ayaka got off from the stage, and approached Eunji. "Hey there, Eunji!"
"You really pretty up'd this gym." Eunji complimented.
"Rei-chan helped!" Ayaka said, motioning at Reika.
"Oh, well she is a stylist, so I guess she does knows best." Eunji replied.
Reika approached the girls. "Hey girls!"
"You did a good job with this gym." Eunji complimented.
"Aw, thank you." Reika replied
Eunji looked around, and while she initially thought everyone was there, it turns out that she was wrong. "Where's Takashi?"
"Eh, he didn't show." Reika said. "Guess he thought he was too important for a party."
Eunji just sighed. She hoped that Takashi was okay, and she also hoped he doesn't do anything to get himself into trouble.
"Well, it's whatever." Reika said. "Maybe he would have just been a party pooper anyways, so it's okay!"
The stylist walked away, leaving the idol alone with the horror writer.
"So, what do you plan on doing?" Eunji asked. "Everything's all ready, but is this all the party is going to be?"
"Well, you're the closing act!" Ayaka replied. "It's 8:41 pm right, so the party is over when Monokuma makes his nighttime announcement, which is at 10 pm. So, when it's 9:30, we'll have you sing for us!"
"Sounds good." Eunji replied.
Well, I guess now's a good time than any to talk to people.
Eunji walked over to Yeeun and Jutaro, who are next to the stage.
"Hey there." Eunji replied.
Jutaro looked over to Eunji.
"I've noticed something." Jutaro said.
The blue-haired girl looked around. "What, exactly?"
"This facility appears to be underground." Jutaro said.
"Oh, we've been knew." Yeeun said.
"Is that so?" Jutaro asked.
Yeeun nodded. "Takashi told us."
"Speaking of Takashi... where is the guy, exactly?" Jutaro replied. "Haven't seen him at all."
"Yeah, I haven't seen him either." Yeeun said. "You don't think it's anyting... bad, right?"
"Disperse that thought immediately." Jutaro stated. "Nobody would be foolish enough to listen to that bear."
"I-I guess you're right." Yeeun said.
"Maybe Takashi is just off doing his thing." Eunji said. "He's... pretty mysterious."
"That is definitely right." Jutaro replied. "And that terrifies me."
"...Why?" Yeeun asked.
"He's a total wildcard, completely unpredictable." Jutaro said. "He could do something to provoke that damn bear into hurting us."
"I-I hope not!" Eunji replied.
"You don't got anything to worry about, Jutaro." Takashi said, approaching them.
"Ah, Takashi, you're okay." Yeeun said.
"YAY! TAKA-KUN SHOWED UP!" Ayaka said. "This party would have been so empty without you!"
"I just had to make sure everything was going well." Takashi replied. "It's a relief, really."
"Oh hey." Reika said. "I didn't think you'd actually show."
"I like what you've done with the place." Takashi said. "Your ultimate stylist is really showing."
"Aw, thank you." The stylist replied. "Hey, have you gotten anything on your ultimate yet?"
The white-haired boy scratched the back of his head. "Can't say I have."
"It's pretty strange." Jutaro said. "So many areas are blocked off, and why?"
"I know." Takashi said. "I was investigating the areas, and it appears that they CAN open.. they just won't."
"That's probably because Monokuma has them like that." Miyumi said, approaching the group. "I had a conversation with the bear... He told me that they would open, when, and I quote, "the right requirements are met."
"...What the hell does that mean?" Eunji said.
"Maybe it has to do with that game he keeps on mentioning." Jutaro said. "Guees we won't be able to see anything new after all."
"Game, huh?" Reika said.
"Has he told you, Rei-chan?" Ayaka asked. "Monokuma has gone up to some of us and told us something about this whole situation being a game."
"Is it possible that this could be uh social experiment?" Ichiro said, approaching the group.
"Telling people to kill each other... social experiment?" Jutaro replied. "You're a complete moron."
"Not to mention that those carepackages... are very suspicious." Miyumi detailed. "I've searched everyone's carepackage, they all seem to have a weapon of sort."
"Not me, heh." Reika said. "All I got was some fashion stuff."
"You sure?" Miyumi asked. "Are you being 100% honest?"
"Mmhmm!" Reika answered cheerfully. "Mostly makeup, some hairbrushes, even scarfs!"
"Interesting." Miyumi pondered.
"What did you get Yumi?" Ayaka asked.
"Nothing of value, unfortunately." Miyumi replied.
Eunji sighed.
"Looks like the party's moving to this area, how intriguing." Seungyeon said, approaching the people.
Reika walked away.
"Oh hey!" Ichiro said. "Seungyeon, you're an actress right?"
"Well yes, that is my talent after all." Seungyeon asked. "May I say, why do you ask, Ichiro?"
"You talk so fancy, almost like a queen." Ichiro said. "So, do you think you're a queen?"
"...uh.." Seungyeon said. "No..?"
"I see that acting!" Ichiro said. "You're so cool!"
The surfer walked away. Seungyeon just sighed.
"What a weirdo." Seungyeon remarked.
Ugh, he's a weirdo AND annoying. Literally a combination from hell.
"Pardon me, but when is Eunji-chii going to perform?" Seungyeon asked.
"At 9." Ayaka said. "Just be patient Seungie!"
Seungyeon sighed. "I see. Well, I'd like to pull Miss Park away from you very quick, if you don't mind."
"Sure." Eunji said. The others just nodded.
The actress exited the gym, with the idol following behind her.
…
"What is it, Seungyeon?" Eunji asked. "It seemed urgent."
"My, I'm afraid.." Seungyeon said. "That I'm fucking terrified of what's going to happen."
That's... a big whiplash.
"I trust you because we've bonded quite a lot... Eunji, I'm so scared." Seungyeon said. "I-I've been trying to keep my cool.. but I'm terrified."
The idol nodded.
"I... I can relate." Eunji asked. "I know Ayaka threw this party to try to cheer us up... but... I can't keep this thought off my mind."
"The... kill someone part, right?" Seungyeon said.
"Yes. I'm afraid one day I'm going to wake up, and somebody will have died." Eunji replied. "I... I just wish it wasn't like this, you know?"
"I don't even know what we did to deserve this." Seungyeon commented. "I-I mean... we're just teenagers, you know? Kids, for crying out loud! W-W-We did nothing.. I-I don't understand who would be so cruel.. to do this.."
Eunji noticed that Seungyeon was slowly starting to tear up.
"I-I-I.." Seungyeon stuttered. Eunji pulled her into a hug.
"Hey.. don't worry, okay? We'll get out of this together." Eunji asked. "I promise."
Sometimes I forget that... this is such a fucked situation. We're just teenagers, not even adults. We're basically kids with so much to look forward to in life, and some cruel bastards instead decided to trap us in a school. Why?
….
A half hour passed, and Seungyeon and I entered the gym.
"Oh, hey!" Ayaka said, running towards Eunji. "You're almost up!"
"It's... almost time, huh?" Eunji asked. She looked over to the actress. "You'll be okay?"
The girl nodded. "Yeah."
"Okay." Eunji said, Ayaka gripped Eunji's hand and walked over her to a room backstage.
…
"Ah, there is our star!" Reika said. "I was afraid you weren't going to show!"
"Yeah, Seungyeon needed to talk to me." Eunji said.
"Ugh, of course she did." Reika sighed. "Typical actresses, thinking that they're entitled to everyone's time."
… I mean, I know she got screwed over by an actress before, but I don't think Seungyeon is like that.
"...Uh.. sure." Eunji said. "You... nevermind."
Reika brought Eunji an outfit.
"I think your hair is styled quite enough." Reika replied. "Just change into this and we're good to go."
"Okay." Eunji said.
….
Eunji stood onto the gym stage.
"Hey everyone!" Eunji said, talking from the microphone. "I... really hope you've all heard SOME of my music, because otherwise this is going to be pretty awkward!"
More awkward, anyways... Singing Korean in front of a bunch of Japanese kids? Only Youngjae, Seungyeon, and Yeeun would understand!
"So... this is my first song!" Eunji said. "Ah, not debut, but first song in my tracklist of this concert thing I guess. It's called... "Love Of My Life"! I hope you all enjoy!"
…
After finishing my first song, I was met with one of the greatest applauses in my life.
God, I love this. Seeing the happy smiles of people who love my voice, putting all my passion into my singing.. It's such an amazing feelings. Especially when I know that my music has helped people through their hard times.
I... I know that this whole situation is pretty fucked up. But... I know that I'm going to survive. Survive isn't a good way to describe it... I know that I'm going to be okay, just like everyone else.
We're all going to be okay.
…
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!"
"...Ah, guess I must have gotten too carried away! That's all, everyone!" Eunji said.
The students all appluaded for Eunji, and the girl got off from the stage.
"I literally didn't understand a single word but your voice is so amazing Eunji!" Ayaka said.
The blue-haired girl giggled. "Aw, thank you, Aya-chan."
"Yes, it was definitely a pleasant experience." Jutaro said.
Eunji nodded. "Thank you everyone."
After saying our goodbyes, we all made our departures from the gym.
…
Eunji was in the courtyard, staring at the fake moon. She was approached by Seungyeon.
"H-Hey." Seungyeon greeted.
"Hey there." Eunji greeted back.
The actress sighed. "I'm going to try to sleep."
"Hey, you sure you'll be okay?" Eunji asked. "I know I can't sleep in with you, but if you want, I can stay with you until you fall asleep."
Seungyeon sighed. "H-Here's a better thing. How about you come see me in the morning? Just knock on my door and I'll answer."
"Yeah, that's a good idea." Eunji asked. "Okay, see you in the morning Seungyeon!"
Seungyeon smiled at the girl, and made her way back into the school, heading towards the dorms.
Seungyeon seems to be handling the things the worst. I hope she'll be okay tonight. The moment I wake up, I'm heading straight to Seungyeon's room.
Eunji sat on a bench, still staring at the stars. She heard footsteps, and looked at the source of the noises.
"Oh hey." Eunji said.
Two people were walking and talking, those two being Kaori and Miyumi.
"Ah, Eunji, didn't notice you were still awake." Miyumi asked. "Are you not going to sleep?"
Eunji scratched the back of her head. "Yeah, I might. I kind of like it out here... How about you two?"
"Kaori and I are just talking about other stuff, but we'll head to our dorms soon." Miyumi replied.
"Got it." Eunji asked.
…
Eunji went into the dining hall, and saw Jutaro there alone.
"Hey there." Eunji greeted.
The hypnotist waved back. "So... trust..."
"Yeah?" Eunji asked.
"I suppose this should go without saying, but I do have trust in you." Jutaro replied. "You have a good spirit, I believe things could work out well... for now, anyways."
"For now?" The idol asked.
"Things aren't always as they seem, Park Eunji." The hypnotist replied. "Stay safe, you hear?"
With that, Jutaro made his exit.
Huh... that was a little odd... but I get where he's coming from... I just hope Jutaro can get it together.
…
Eunji went into the laundry room, and saw Seungyeon there.
"Ah, I thought you were going to sleep?" Eunji asked.
Seungyeon sighed. "I just dirtied something important, but I'm going to head back into my room."
"Oh, I see." Eunji replied. "Well, like I said earlier, I'll visit you in morning time."
"Please do, Eunji." Seungyeon asked. "I won't exit my room in the morning until you come visit me."
"It's a promise." Eunji smiled at the actress.
Yeeun entered the laundry room, followed by Youngjae.
"Oh hey, it's all the Korean students." Youngjae said. "That's fun."
"Anyone notice the gender imbalance?" Yeeun commented. "For all the other foreign exchange students, it's 2 girls and 2 boys. What happened here?"
"I think the other boy was like, uh... ultimate thief or something." Seungyeon replied.
"That's... weird." Eunji replied.
Ultimate Thief? No wonder.
"So, he went to prison then?" Youngjae asked. "Who was his replacement?"
"Oh, me." Seungyeon asked. "That's why I know about his ultimate."
"I see." Yeeun replied. "Hey, Eunji, can I talk with you?"
Eunji nodded. "Okay. See you in the morning Seungyeon!"
The blue haired girl hugged Seungyeon, and waved at Youngjae. "You too, Youngjae."
….
Eunji exited the laundry room with Yeeun.
"I.. have a bad feelings." Yeeun asked. "I-I don't know why.. but I feel like something's amiss."
"Hey, don't worry about it." Eunji replied. "We'll be fine."
Yeeun sighed. "I sure hope you're right."
Eunji looked at the clock.
"Wow, it's 12:41 AM. I definitely need to sleep!" The idol stretched.
Yeeun nodded. "See you in the dining hall then, Eunji."
"Yup, bye!" Eunji waved.
…
Eunji went inside her room, locking the door. She stretched and yawned.
"Oh hello there!" Monokuma blurted out, appearing out of nowhere.
"AH WHAT THE FUCK!?" Eunji asked. "You little asshole!"
"Aw, you're so mean." Monokuma whined. "I feed you and this is how you repay me.."
"L-Like I said, I feed myself just fine!" Eunji snapped back.
I just realized that I'm literally talking to a teddy bear. What has my life gone to?
"W-What do you want anyways?" Eunji asked.
"To be honest, the party was a little anti-climatic." Monokuma remarked. "I was expecting something exciting to happen! Like a murder under the table!"
"Murder.. under the table?" Eunji replied.
"Yes! Lift the table cloth, and BOOM! Dead body under the table!" Monokuma replied. "How spooky!"
"When will you understand that nobody is going to play your stupid game, Monokuma!?" Eunji snapped back. "Nobody's going to kill anyone!"
Monokuma burst out laughing. "Ahahahahahaha!"
"What's so funny?" Eunji asked.
"You seem so sure of that!" Monokuma answered.
"Because I know that nobody's going to kill each other!" Eunji said. "I trust everyone!"
"Ugh, confident types like you are no fun!" Monokuma groaned. "You're making me depressed, I'm outta here!"
Monokuma disappeared.
Eunji sighed, and threw herself on the bed.
It's pretty concerning though. I'm sure I'm not the only person Monokuma bothers. If he's trying to pressure everyone... I just hope everyone is as strong as I am.
Through some act of god, I fell asleep.
….
DING DONG BING BONG!
"It is now 7 AM! Wake up, and enjoy the beautiful day!" Monokuma announced.
...Oh, huh. 7 am already?
Eunji sat up and stretched. She heard a knock on her door, and got up and answered it.
"Oh hey there." Eunji said, greeting Yeeun who was the one knocking.
"I just wanted to check on you." Yeeun replied. "It's... great to know that nothing happened."
"Hey, like I said, everything will be okay." Eunji replied, stretching.
"Everybody's coming to the dining hall, you should too." Yeeun informed.
"Yeah, I'll just go check on Seungyeon." Eunji replied.
Yeeun nodded. "See you then."
Yeeun left the room. I can understand her concern, but I feel confident that nobody will do anything awful like.. commit murder.
I exited my room, and made my way towards Seungyeon's room.
Eunji knocked on the door. She took her monopad out and looked at the messages section. All that she could read in the student groupchat were mostly inside jokes that Hirokazu and Kaori have made up themselves. After laughing at a few jokes, she noted that too many time has passed since her knock.
I knocked on Seungyeon's door again.
…
Why... why isn't she answering?
Eunji stared at the door.
My heart dropped. Hey, Eunji cut this out! Don't feel like this! Don't get paranoid! Everything's fine! Maybe Seungyeon's just still waking up!
Eunji knocked at the door again.
More seconds passed and nothing..
Stop freaking out! Everything's okay!
It... took me a few seconds to realize that I was shaking. Why... why am I feeling like this? Monokuma just got to me, everything's fine!
I... slowly put my shaking hand on the door knob. The door was unlocked. Oh my god, why is the door unlocked? I started to calm my breathing. Maybe Seungyeon left without telling me.
I gently opened the door...
….
The K-Idol stood in shock. Seungyeon... wasn't even in her room. Her room looked fine, and was completely empty.
What? Seungyeon's room is completely empty... That's a relief.
Eunji walked around, noting the room seemed fine.
Her room is a mess, but it's a normal mess like my room.
Nothing wrong after all.
Eunji let out a sigh of relief.
DING DONG BING BONG!
"Ahem! A body has been discovered! Everyone please head to the boy's locker room!" Monokuma announced
A... body has been discovered? W-What's that supposed to mean?
"W-W-What.." Eunji started shaking.
No, it's just a joke. I'm sure of it. Monokuma is pulling a dirty prank!
Eunji ran out of Seungyeon's room, and went into the locker rooms entrance.
Everything's okay! He's just making a stupid joke!
Eunji stared at the door to the boys locker room.
I'm going to open that door, and everything's going to be okay!
Eunji slowly turned the door knob.
Everything's fine!
I opened the door, and entered the room.
….
Much to say, I was really fucking gullible. I should have known.. no matter what, people can always do such fucked up things.
After all, they were capable of causing harrowing despair.
…
Eunji Park stood there in shock, staring at the horrifying sight just in front of her.
Sitting against the wall, with a big bloody wound on their stomach, and another bloody wound on the side of their head...
Was the corpse of Jutaro Harada, the Ultimate Hypnotist.
