"What the fuck?" Seungyeon said. "Somebody flipped their vote!"
"Ahahaha!" Monokuma said. "You kiddos got it correct! Indeed! The murderer of Ichiro Arakawa is Ayaka Suzuki!"
"A-Aya-chan!" Eunji said, running to Ayaka and pulling her into a hug, sobbing into her shoulders. "P-Please... don't... don't die!"
"I'm sorry, Eunji." Ayaka said.
"A-Aya-chan..."
Fucking Ichiro... I won't forgive him!
"This is all bullshit!" Masahito said. "Ichiro basically killed himself, and yet you're fucking executing Ayaka?"
"Hey, you kids voted for her, not me!" Monokuma said. "You only have yourselves to blame!"
"Who fucking flipped?" Seungyeon asked. "I won't forgive them!"
"Me neither." Yeeun replied.
"That coward should reveal themselves right now!" Masahito remarked.
There was just some silence, seemed like nobody was going to budge.
Yeeun sighed.
Ayaka pulled away from the hug. "Hey, Eunji, it's okay."
"N-No it's not! Y-Y-You're going to d-die!" Eunji replied.
"Hey, everyone?" Ayaka said. "Keep fighting, okay? For me. I want all you guys to have hope, and even though I won't be there to see it, I'll be cheering for you guys to escape!"
"You didn't deserve this, Ayaka." Yeeun said.
"None of us did." The horror writer replied. "I'm not mad at what Ichiro did, I understand why he did it. Out of desperation."
"Are you serious?" Masahito said. "He's the reason you're going to die, and you're not even angry?"
"Since the moment I was born, I knew I was going to leave this world with my head held high." Ayaka stated. "I don't want to leave with any regrets."
"A-Aya-chaaaannn! Waaaahhhh!" Eunji sobbed.
"Hey, Yeeun?" Ayaka said. "Thank you for saving everyone. And from releasing me from this horrible truth."
Ayaka...!
"I'm so sorry. I don't know how many times I can say it, but I truly am sorry." Yeeun replied.
"It's okay, really." The blonde smiled. "You did what you had to."
Seungyeon teared up. "Ayaka..."
"I mean it, everyone." Ayaka replied. "Keep fighting! Maybe we'll meet again one day, but I don't want it to be anytime soon! I want you all to live a long, happy, and fulfilling life! And don't worry, I'll always be waiting."
There was just some silence after Ayaka, only the sounds of Eunji's sobbing and everyone else's silent tears filling the room.
Until, of course...
"Well, let's get to it, then!" Monokuma said.
"You fucking piece of shit." Masahito said. "You goddamn bear!"
"Oh, don't worry, I won't make it THAT brutal." Monokuma replied. "Or maybe I will? Puhuhu!"
"Eunji." Ayaka said. "I'll rely on you to save them, okay?"
"A-Ayaka..." Eunji sniffled.
"You've done a good job so far, so I expect you to keep on doing that. No matter how much worse things can get, I want you to do what I couldn't... to end this killing game, once and for all." The horror writer smiled at her best friend.
"I-I will, Ayaka." Eunji replied. "I will end this killing game."
"Okay... with that, Ayaka Suzuki, out." Ayaka said with one last smile.
"Now then, I've prepared a very special punishment for Ayaka Suzuki, the Ultimate Horror Writer!"
"YOU FUCKING BEAR!" Masahito yelled.
"Let's give it everything we've got, it's punishment time!" Monokuma said.
…
GAME OVER
AYAKA HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY
TIME FOR THE PUNISHMENT
….
Ayaka suddenly found herself in another room, in which she started to wonder around.
She then stumbled upon a room filled with cages.
And then she realized inside those cages...
Were the monsters she had created in her books.
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Ayaka Suzuki: Ultimate Horror Writer Execution: Executed
Before Ayaka could fully digest what was in front of her..
The cages opened, and all the monsters started running at her.
A light shone upon the exit door, and she quickly ran out.
But not before being blindsided by the jangly man, who was waiting outside.
He grabbed her arm, but she was able to break free from his grip.
But not before he scratched her shoulder.
In pain, the horror writer continued running.
She ran into another room and locked the door.
But she was then surprised to see a mutated lion, another monster of hers.
It charged at her, but she was able to run out of the room.
She stumbled out of the room, and took a quick fall down stairs.
She was in more pain from the fall, but that didn't stop her spirit.
She got up, and saw a very faint light.
As she squinted, she realized it was an exit door!
She sprinted, but as soon as she started sprinting, more of her monsters started chasing her.
Right as she reached the hallway with the exit door, the monsters disintgrated.
Was this it?
Ayaka reached for the door knob, and slowly turned it...
But then she felt a pain on her neck, and turned around.
She saw Monokuma, holding a dart gun.
Her body felt weak, and she collapsed.
She used all her strength she could muster, and crawled towards the wall.
She sat up against the wall, and took the dart out of her neck.
Realizing that it was poison Monokuma had injected her with...
Ayaka closed her eyes, and took her last breath.
…..
"Ayaka..." Eunji's voice break, falling to her knees. "A-AYAKKAAAA! WAAAAHHH!"
Miyumi was quick to comfort Eunji, fighting the tears threatening to escape her eyes.
"It wasn't that brutal, see?" Monokuma said.
"You gave her false hope just to kill her at the very end!" Seungyeon said. "You're fucking disgusting!"
"Meh, I wanted to hang her. I could have had her monsters rip her to shreds. You should be thankful with how I killed her!" The bear said. "Oh, and I have an announcement to make!"
"We... don't want to hear." Yeeun said, holding back a sob. "Just go away."
"All the secrets were actually false!" Monokuma remarked.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Seungyeon said.
"Ichiro basically killed Ayaka for a lie..." Takashi said. "That's so cruel."
"Well, all secrets are fake except for Yeeun's!" Monokuma announced.
...Really?
"I knew it!" Masahito said. "I knew I couldn't trust you!"
"I'll leave you guys with that! Ciao!" With that, Monokuma disappeared.
Masahito just approached me, angry.
"Back off." Yeeun said.
"This is all your fault!" Masahito yelled.
"What the fuck is he on about?" Seungyeon replied.
"Tell me what you read." Yeeun replied.
"This chick right here? Her family has ties with the criminal organization that's holding us hostage!" The CG artist revealed.
…
My family always were bad people.
That's why I ran away, after all.
They never allowed me to have a childhood.
Hell, I felt so lost for such a long time.
Maybe that's why I felt so happy when Hope's Peak scouted me.
It was a way to bring on a fresh start...
…
"I don't believe that one bit." Takashi said.
"Me neither." Miyumi replied.
"I have nothing to do with my family." Yeeun replied. "I haven't had anything to do with them in YEARS."
"And I'm just supposed to believe that?" Masahito said. "You're the reason Jutaro, Reika, Ichiro, and Ayaka are DEAD!"
A loud noise rang across the room.
I didn't even realize what had happened, until I saw Masahito on the floor, Eunji standing over him.
"Don't you DARE speak Ayaka's name, you asshole." Eunji said, tears still streaming down her face, but the anger very apparent. "She loved Yeeun, and she wouldn't want us to be doing this! You're really just going to FUCKING disgrace her memory like this? You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Masahito was just rubbing the red spot on his face, shocked.
"What just happened?" Hirokazu asked.
"Look, we all need to calm down." Miyumi said, walking over to Eunji. "Eunji, please."
"Don't you dare go after Yeeun again, and don't you DARE mention Ayaka ever again, you HEAR ME?" Eunji said, pointing at Masahito.
"Yeah, whatever." Masahito got up. "I'm out of here."
With that, Masahito was the first to leave the class trial, the rest of us just standing there in silence.
"I'm not gonna lie, watching you punch him was pretty satisfying." Youngjae remarked.
Eunji just fell silent again, covering her face as she sobbed.
"I'm going to take Eunji back to her room." Miyumi said. "You guys should go back, too. I didn't realize how long we spent here."
"Yeah..." Takashi said.
...
I was back in my room, but it wasn't long until I heard a knock on my door.
"Who is it?" Yeeun asked.
"It's Takashi." Takashi replied.
Yeeun went over to her door and opened it, allowing Takashi in.
"I'm sorry that happened." Takashi said. "Masahito's a loose cannon now, it really worries me."
"Me too." Yeeun sighed. "And... about my family? They were bad people. That's why I ran away from them. Whatever they're doing now... has nothing to do with me."
"I get it, Yeeun." Takashi replied. "Maybe things will be better in the morning."
"I sure hope so." Yeeun sighed. "How's Eunji doing, by the way?"
"Miyumi wants to stay with her for the night, but the regulations can't allow that." Takashi replied. "Honestly, Miyumi needs some sleep, so I offered to watch over Eunji's room for the night."
"What'd Miyumi say?" Yeeun asked.
"She was hesitant, but I convinced her eventually." Takashi replied. "Everyone's going to be sleeping, but you can trust me."
"Okay." Yeeun said. "Do you think Eunji will be okay?"
"I don't know." The white-haired boy replied. "I just think she needs some time after what's happened. But I'm sure she'll be back to normal soon."
I'll be waiting for you, Eunji.
And when you're back to how you were...
I'll give the reins back to you.
But for now, everything still relies on me.
Don't worry, though.
I'll keep everyone safe for you, Eunji.
And...
Ayaka... I'll keep Eunji safe.
You can trust me.
I won't fail you!
CHAPTER 2: ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE
END
Eunji Park: Alive
Yeeun Kim: Alive
Izumi Yamamoto: Alive
Seungyeon Kang: Alive
Ayaka Suzuki: DEAD
Miyumi Takahashi: Alive
Reika Kurosawa: DEAD
Kaori Minami: Alive
Youngjae Seo: Alive
Takashi Okazaki: Alive
Naomori Morita: Alive
Ichiro Arakawa: DEAD
Jutaro Harada: DEAD
Hirokazu Tsukuda: Alive
Kazuhiko Ishibashi: Alive
Masahito Kiyabu: Alive
Remaining Students: 12
