CHAPTER 2: ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE
DAILY LIFE
….?
It's... pointless. God, when am I going to wake up? This is a nightmare.. it has to be.
The memories of yesterday come back to me. Jutaro's grisly murder... Reika's execution...
God...
A knock on Eunji's door interrupted her thought process. The morning announcement had already rung, but Eunji had stayed in her room. The idol walked over and opened the door.
"Oh hey!" Ayaka said. "We're all waiting for you, Eunji!"
"...oh?" Eunji replied. "Everyone's... there?"
"Well.. everyone's that left." Ayaka said, referring to the tragic events of the day before.
"...I see." Eunji said. "Let's... go."
…
Eunji and Ayaka both entered the dining hall, and saw the other 12 students there.
"I got Eunji!" Ayaka replied.
"Good morning.." Eunji greeted blankly. The girl sat down on one of the tables, next to Miyumi. "Ah, Miyumi... what's going on?"
The detective sighed. "Honestly, I wish I knew. Monokuma came to us while Ayaka was gone, he said he needed all of us to be here, he was going to announce something special..."
"Soo... how did you all sleep tonight?" Ayaka asked.
"Like shit." Masahito replied. "Like actual shit."
"Relatable.." Hirokazu said.
"I slept like a baby, breh!" Ichiro said.
"Oh my god." Eunji remarked. "Nobody asked."
"Ayaka did!" Ichiro replied.
Eunji faceplanted into the table. Takashi was looking at Eunji. "Hey, Eunji."
"...hmm?" Eunji said, readjusting her position. "What's up?"
"I need to talk to you." Takashi said. "A-After Monokuma comes."
"Tch, if he comes." Masahito said. "That fucking bear is the worst!"
"I'm not even sure if I can look at him after what he did to Reika." Izumi replied.
"God." Eunji said. "Reika.."
"Are you okay?" Youngjae asked. "It seemed like you and Reika were getting pretty close."
"We were.." Eunji replied. "B-But not anymore."
"Well, obviously breh." Ichiro said. "She's dead!"
Eunji rolled her eyes. Seungyeon was just staring angrily at the wall. "Hey, Seungyeon, what's up?" Eunji asked.
"I... don't know." Seungyeon replied. "Maybe I'm still pissed off. She tried to frame me..."
"Just be happy that Eunji didn't fall for her trap." Yeeun said. "If she had.."
"None of us would be here right now." Hirokazu responded. "Thank you, Eunji, really."
Eunji looked down. "T-Thanks.."
Suddenly, Monokuma appeared.
"...ugh, great." Eunji said. "What is it, you fucking bear?"
"Aw, you guys are so rude!" Monokuma remarked. "You're the worst bunch of kids I've dealt with!"
Seungyeon glared at Monokuma. "What is it?"
"Oh, you know.." Monokuma said. "Second floor to this place is now available, and there might a special surprise over in the lab buildings!"
"...Is it more labs?" Miyumi asked.
"Right on the money! Miss Detective is a smart one!" Monokuma replied. "Well, I guess it IS her job to be smart, she is the Ultimate Detective after all!"
Seungyeon rolled her eyes. "Is that all?" The robot bear looked at the actress. "Oh! Your mirror is fixed too now, by the way!" The actress fell silent. "Ah... thanks."
"Oh! And one last thing! I've now gone through measures to insure that your room dorms CANNOT be messed with!" Monokuma said. "Now that you've all learned that you COULD pick the locks, I've decided to make sure that you CAN'T pick them anymore! It'd be boring if you could just break into a room and kill everyone, no fun."
"Whatever." Eunji remarked.
"Alrighty! Now I'm done! Bye, nerds!" Monokuma disappeared.
"...Ugh." Masahito said. "Should we even bother?"
"This is good, actually." Miyumi replied. "If there's more areas open, there might be a crack in one of them."
"That could give us a good oppoturnity to find an escape." Takashi said.
"Ugh... fine." Eunji said, getting up from her seat. "Let's get to searching."
"Where do we investigate first?" Ayaka asked.
"I guess the labs." Eunji replied.
…
Everyone had split up, so Eunji was exploring the lab building with Ayaka and Seungyeon.
"Do you think your lab opened, Seungie?" Ayaka asked.
"I dunno." Seungyeon replied. "What would they even have in there?"
"You are an actress. What tells you give you "acting" vibes?"
"Scripts, wardrobes, cameras.."
Oh sweet jesus.
"D-Do you think your lab could just... be filled with scripts and cameras?" Eunji asked.
"I hope not." Seungyeon replied. "That would be horrendous."
"Oh! This is new!" Ayaka pointed at a new door.
"Is... that all?" The idol said outloud. "There should have been more."
"There's a race car symbol on the door." The actress observed. "Oh jeez."
"Did I hear RACE CAR!?" Kazuhiko from across the hallway said, running towards the trio.
"Yup yup! We found your lab Kazukazu!" Ayaka cheered.
Kazuhiko opened the door, and immediately entered his lab.
"Jeez... don't pay us any attention." Eunji remarked.
I wonder though... why only his lab?
The trio entered the racer's lab.
….
The moment the three of us entered the lab... we were taken aback. There was actual honest to god race cars, on an actual honest to god race track. The lab was HUGE!
"Ho ho ho holy shit!" Kazuhiko yelled, running over to one of the race cars. "Goddamn! This is one of the greatest cars of all time. How did they get this!?"
Monokuma popped up.
"Oh! It was surprisingly easy getting this!" Monokuma informed.
"Ugh.." Eunji groaned.
"It's good to see you too, Miss Park!" Monokuma remarked. "Hope you're enjoying those meals from the carepackage!"
"Jesus christ... shut the fuck up with that shit already, ya shit eating bear!" The idol fired back.
"And I oop-" Monokuma fell silent. "She's a fiesty one!"
"Just how rich is your criminal organization?" Seungyeon asked. "These cars don't come cheap."
"Puhuhu! Like I'd answer that!" The bear laughed. "Enjoy your race, Kazuhiko!"
Monokuma disappeared.
"I really hate that bear." Eunji replied.
Kazuhiko started one of the cars.
"Woohoo!"
Before we could even say anything, Kazuhiko drove about 10 laps around the track all in under a minute. He really is the Ultimate Racer!
Kazuhiko parked the car, and got out.
"Holy fuck." Seungyeon said.
"That was really impressive, Kazuhiko!" Eunji replied.
"Man, that's just my warmup!" Kazuhiko replied. "I've been wanting to drive for such a long time!"
"Woowww! I hope I remember this moment forever!" Ayaka cheered.
"Well, it was fun, but I gotta check back with Naomori!" Kazuhiko said. "See you girls later!"
The racer departed the lab.
"Shall we continue our investigation?" Seungyeon asked.
"Yeah."
….
As we continued our search, it turns out that we just about missed a room. A door with a bunch of astrology symbols.
"So... this must be Hirokazu's lab." Eunji commented.
"Definitely." Seungyeon replied. "H-How did he even get to be an ultimate for... astrology of all things?"
"Hey! Astrology is very legit, and I love it!" Hirokazu said, basically popping out of nowhere.
"AAAAHHHH!" Eunji screamed in fear. "What the FUCK!?"
"Ah... my apologizes." Hirokazu scratched the back of his head. "I-I mean... I'll actually be honest with you three. I got scouted for a lot of talents, but I choose Astrology since I thought it would be a good conversation starter."
"Multiple talents?" Seungyeon asked. "Name one."
"Oh... Ultimate Checker Pro, Ultimate Yahtzee! Pro, Ultimate Clue Pro, Ultimate Sorry! Pro, Ultimate-"
"So, basically, you're a loser." Eunji remarked.
"Not the word I'd use, I'd use "Boardgame Master-" Hirokazu fell silent. "Oh.. Jeez, you don't gotta be so mean, Eunji."
The idol just laughed, patting the boy on the back. "I'm a loser too."
"Oh... haha..." Hirokazu remained silent.
"Then, let's enter the lab." Seungyeon said. "I'm... curious as to what an astrologist's lab would look like."
"Beat you to it!" Ayaka remarked, running into the lab.
…
As we entered the lab... to nobody's surprise, it was... fine, I guess.
"Why are there mostly boardgames here?" Hirokazu sighed.
Once again, Monokuma popped up.
"Well, obviously, because you're a boardgame master!" Monokuma remarked. "Astrologist too, but mostly boardgames!"
Hirokazu just sighed. "Jeez... you suck."
"Hey, where'd ya potty mouth go?" The bear asked.
"T-That was a completely high-stress situation, of course I'd lose my tongue!" The purple-haired boy pointed at the bear.
Lose my tongue?
"A-Anyways, is there even anything astrology related in this lab?" The astrologist asked.
"Of course! Right there!" Monokuma pointed at another side of the room. "Bye!"
Monokuma disappeared.
"...I hate that bear." Hirokazu stated.
"Trust me buddy, we all do." Seungyeon replied.
The astrologist walked over to a table that had a bunch of astrology-related stuff on it. "Hey, do any of you want to know your-"
"Not interested." The actress and idol both interrupted.
"..." Ayaka just pouted. "I-I AM!"
The horror writer ran over to the astrologist.
"T-Thanks, Ayaka." Hirokazu said.
"We're going to continue investigating, then." Eunji said.
"Ah.." Ayaka looked at Hirokazu. "Another time?"
"Yeah, sure... I'm not really prepared right now anyways." Hirokazu replied. The blonde ran back to the other two girls. "Let's continue our journey!"
…
As we exited to the courtyard, we... noticed something that we somehow missed.
"Is... that a hotel?" Seungyeon pointed at a building just beyond a gate.
"Looks like it." Eunji replied.
"I think that's a casino near it, too!" Ayaka said excitedly, running to the gate.
"H-Hey! Hold on!" The idol yelled at her, running after her. The actress just sighed. "Kids.." Then, she took off in hot pursuit.
…
Eventually, the three girls made it just past the gate, and could see two pathways. One to the hotel, one to the casino. Eunji took no hesitation in walking towards the hotel, looking at it carefully.
"Hotel Kumasutra?" Eunji read outloud, and then..
Monokuma showed up out of nowhere.
"Ohohoho!" Monokuma said.
"Oh fuck you!" Eunji flipped him off.
"Man, you really hate me!" The bear remarked. "It's so saddening!"
"Why'd you show up, bear?" Seungyeon asked.
"Well, I see that you naughty kids found Hotel Kumasutra!" Monokuma stated.
"Okay?" The idol blankly replied.
"This hotel is for all your.. ahem... hormonal teenage needs." The bear informed.
"...okay?" The blue-haired girl replied once again.
"How about you buy a key from the casino and try it out yourself at night?" He said. "Anyways, bye!"
And Monokuma disappeared.
"I did not understand anything that he just said." Eunji remarked.
"The way he describes it, it makes it seem like this place is for... well... sex." Ayaka bluntly stated.
"HUH!?" Eunji and Seungyeon both yelled in shock, looking at the blonde.
"I dunno, he's probably messing around." Ayaka replied. "Mmm... somebody will find out eventually, I suppose."
With that, the horror writer ran to the casino and entered. Eunji just sighed, following her.
…
I was expecting to be greeted with some shitty looking dump, but instead...
The casino was probably the most fanciest thing I've ever seen in my life
Oh, who am I kidding?
I'm an idol, this casino is not even in the top 10!
But it definitely is nice looking.
"Did we just enter a whole new world?" Seungyeon remarked, looking around.
"This looks like the prizes.. there's stairs over there." Ayaka pointed down, she looked down. "And there's machines down there."
Eunji walked over to the prize exchange.
"Hmm... a lot of weird stuff here." Eunji said. "Eh..."
She walked away, looking at Seungyeon.
"I see lots of people being here in the future." Seungyeon replied. "Anyways, let's check out the school's second floor, yeah?"
"Yup." Eunji said.
….
Eventually, the three girls made their way back inside the school, and headed towards the staircase. In front of the staircase was Youngjae, who seemed like he was waiting for them.
"Oh, hey there." Eunji greeted him. "Why are you just here?"
"I've been waiting here for like, the past 15 minutes for someone else to come." Youngjae stated.
"Uh, why?" Seungyeon asked.
"Because it's scary." The babysitter replied.
The blonde girl wrapped her arm around Youngjae. "Well, don't be in fear, because Ayaka Suzuki is here!"
How ironic for the ultimate horror writer to say "don't be in fear"...
"That's ironic of you to say, hah." The actress awkwardly remarked.
"Ah..." The horror writer just fell silent. "Let's go upstairs, Youngjae!"
The blonde ran up the stairs holding Youngjae's hand, the boy just barely keeping up with her.
"You said exactly what I was thinking, Seungyeon." Eunji said.
"Yup." The older girl smiled. "Let's go, shall we?"
…
The first thing the group noticed was a sign above a door, stating "Recreation Room".
"Ain't this basically a game room." Seungyeon remarked.
"That's interesting." Youngjae replied.
"I see more classrooms, oh... and labs!" Ayaka shouted from across the halls as she explored the floor.
"Oiii! Stop shouting so loud, jaysus!" Masahito yelled from a classroom, Eunji supposes. "Miyumi and I can hear you even with the door closed!"
"Miyumi?" Eunji said, walking to the classroom that Masahito should be in. Once she got there, she saw him, with Miyumi investigating something just behind him.
"Oh hey." Masahito said. "Miyumi found something weird."
"Excuse me." Eunji lightly brushed off Masahito, walking over to the detective. "What's going on?"
"Ah, Eunji." Miyumi looked up to her. "Notice this?"
Miyumi was kneeling, investigating what looked to be a vent.
"It's a vent." The idol remarked.
"Obviously." The detective snapped back. "But it's size... it's very strange."
"It's a bit too big." Eunji observed. "Do you think...?"
"If only there was a way to get this cover off, yes." Miyumi replied. "Perhaps somebody could crawl in here."
Suddenly, Monokuma appeared.
"Hey, come on now!" Monokuma said. "That area is not available just yet! Meet the requirements, and it shall be free for all!"
"Shut the fuck up." Eunji rolled her eyes. "Why not just open it right now?"
"Jeez, you idols are really pampered!" The bear held a claw out. "Is everything handed to you on a silver platter? You gotta work for it!"
"Eunji, you need to calm down." Miyumi said. "Remember what I said?"
Eunji sighed. "Cooperate with them, yes..."
She's right. I'm showing too much aggresion. But, come on! Monokuma pisses me off!
Whatever, I need to keep my calm if I plan on getting us all out of here.
...and requirements?
"Hold on." Eunji said. "If I'm correct... it's no coincidence that after the first class trial, these new rooms opened. Could it be... that after every class trial we survive, new areas open?"
"Ooohhh! You're a smart one!" Monokuma remarked. "So the class trial really wasn't a fluke!"
The blue-haired girl rolled her eyes. The detective looked at the bear. "Not to state the obvious, but this really is just a game to you, isn't it?"
"Yup! You know how games are! Defeat a boss, new dungeon opens! Then, you defeat another boss, then ANOTHER dungeon opens! Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat! Fun times for all!" The bear laughed.
"You're disgusting." Miyumi sneered. "Absolutely disgusting."
"Meh, more like the real disgusting one here is Reika!" Monokuma remarked. "After all, she did murder Jutaro!"
"Get the hell out of here." Eunji said. "Seriously, I'm getting sick of looking at your stupid face."
"Boohoo!" The bear disappeared.
"We're still going to get everyone out of here." Miyumi said. "Don't lose hope, okay?"
"Of course... with you by my side, I won't lose hope." Eunji replied.
The detective blushed. "T-Thank you..." The idol just smiled at her, reaching for her hand. "Let's continue our search, yeah?" The red-haired girl just nodded. "Y-Yes..."
…
Overall, the rec room was boring. There were another classroom besides the one Miyumi and I were in, and uh...
Ichiro, Ayaka, and My labs opened. Ichiro's lab was, well, what you'd expect from a douche-surfer bro. Surfboards and water all over the damn place.
Ayaka's lab scared the overloving fuck out of me, though. There were like, cardboard cutouts of her monsters all over the place! Fuck, she wrote those things with great detail!
How does someone so bright and colorful write such horrifying shit? I don't get it.
And my lab... jesus.
Bright colors, recording booths. It was too over the top for my liking.
Anyways, with our search done, we all headed back to the dining hall.
….
Eunji and the others arrived at the dining hall, and waited for everyone else to come.
Time passed, and eventually everyone was here...
"What did we all find?" Takashi asked.
"I'm pretty sure we all found the same thing, cha?" Ichiro replied.
"I don't know if you guys noticed, but a new room opened up in the dorms area." Izumi said. "A warehouse of sorts."
"Ah, yes, that's going to be very helpful." Miyumi replied. "Thanks for informing us, Izumi."
"Well... I suppose that's all, then, right?" Naomori said.
"Let's call it a day." Takashi replied.
We all made our way out of the dining hall, but I was stopped by Takashi.
"Takashi, what is it?" Eunji asked.
"Maybe you're already noticed this – it wouldn't surprise me if you have – but, there's a big vent in one of the classrooms upstairs." Takashi replied.
"Ah, yes, Miyumi and I investigated that earlier." The blue-haired girl said. "Monokuma said it wouldn't open until-"
"Another class trial is done, yes." The white-haired boy replied. "A shame, too. I'm curious as for what that vent could lead to."
"Guess we'll never find out." Eunji said.
"...Ah... yeah, of course." Takashi said. "I'll be seeing you?"
Takashi left, and Eunji just stood there quietly.
…
Eunji just sat there on her bed.
I got some free time. Maybe I shouldn't waste my time sitting here.
-Free Time!-
