"Oh no... Just kidding!" Monokuma laughed. "You kiddos are right once again! The murderer of Masahito Kiyabu is indeed Kazuhiko Ishibashi!"
"So..." Miyumi said. "Can you explain to us why exactly you killed Masahito?"
"Isn't it obvious? It's not like anyone would have given a shit!" Kazuhiko laughed.
"Even if he was an asshole, he was still our friend!" Yeeun said.
"Quite ironic for you to say, no?" The racer said. "You're the one who had the biggest beef with him!"
"You're right, but I didn't want to see him dead!" The songwriter replied.
Kazuhiko... I'll never forgive you for this!
"You know what's the most disappointing of this all?" Kazuhiko said. "My wish will never be granted."
"Nobody cares about that." The actress remarked.
"Oh, but it was such a magnificent wish!" The racer said. "My wish was gonna be..."
"To join Monokuma's group!" Kazuhiko laughed. "How magnificent that would have been!"
"You were going to kill all of us just so you can join Monokuma's sick organization!?" Yeeun said.
"You son of a bitch." Seungyeon remarked.
"Don't you realize just how powerful Monokuma's organization is?" The racer replied. "I could be on the top of the world!"
"I just don't understand." Miyumi said. "The way you are now... how have we never saw it?"
"It's easy to hide who you really are." Kazuhiko said. "To appease the normies."
"Ugh, did he just say normie?" The actress remarked.
"It's like Reika said, after all." The racer replied. "We're all capable of murder."
We all just fell into silence after that.
I don't want to admit it...
But...
"That's bull." Hirokazu said. "You really think that every single person here is going to kill each other?"
"I won't be there to see it, but I sure hope it's a magnificent bloodbath for the entire world to enjoy!" Kazuhiko replied.
"You're fucked in the head." Seungyeon remarked.
"Aren't we all?" The racer replied.
There was just more silence as Kazuhiko laughed to himself.
"My one regret... is that I should have double tapped Eunji." The racer said. "Made sure she was dead."
"You ba-" Miyumi was going to approach Kazuhiko, but Takashi gripped her arm. "Don't." He said.
"Anyways..." Kazuhiko said. "Monokuma, I am ready."
"Ya know kid? You would have made a great addition for my group." Monokuma said. "Shame I gotta kill you!"
"A shame, indeed." The racer said. "But I welcome death with open arms!"
"Now then, I've prepared a VERY special punishment for Kazuhiko Ishibashi, the Ultimate Racer!" Monokuma said.
"Oh, and tell Eunji I said hi, yeah?" The racer grinned.
"Go suck an egg." Miyumi replied.
"Let's give it everything we've got! IT'S PUNISHMENT TIME!" Monokuma announced.
"Oh this sweet despair!" Kazuhiko replied. "I'm ready!"
…
GAME OVER
KAZUHIKO HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY
TIME FOR THE PUNISHMENT
….
Suddenly, Kazuhiko was in a race car, and that race car was inside a race track.
Then, the lights inside the race track turned on.
Next to Kazuhiko's were five Monokumas, each in their own race cars.
RACE OF A LIFETIME
Kazuhiko Ishibashi: Ultimate Racer Execution: Executed
A countdown showed up next to the racers, and that's when Kazuhiko knew.
It was time to race.
The racer felt at home, and started his engines.
And when the lights turned green...
He was off.
As to be expected of the Ultimate Racer, he was in a steady first place.
But then that's when things suddenly turned sinister.
A bunch of saw, landmines, and spikes showed up.
The Monokuma next to Kazuhiko suddenly blew up, while the Monokuma treading in last place suddenly had their tires blow out.
And then that last-place Monokuma's car flipped over and exploded.
But Kazuhiko wasn't too bothered, in fact he found in riveting! Heartpounding excitement!
Even while his fellow competitors were dying all around him, Kazuhiko kept on racing with a smile on his face.
And then there it was, the finish line!
But...
Right as Kazuhiko crossed it, it suddenly turned into a ramp and sent him flying off the track.
His race car landed upside down, and got set on fire.
But Kazuhiko was still alive, and attempted to slowly crawl out of his car.
Too late.
With a sudden explosion, the Racer's charred corpse was sent flying across the race track.
And that was the end of the race.
The screen in the middle of the race track turned on, with a huge "Winner: Kazuhiko!" on display.
…..
"Ugh." Miyumi said. "I'll never like watching that."
"Well, whatever, good riddance." Seungyeon remarked.
I was expecting for somebody to scold Seungyeon, but nobody said anything.
I guess that was it for Kazuhiko, then.
"We have other matters to attend to." Miyumi said, approaching the chair Monokuma was sitting on. "Where's Eunji?"
"Jeez, lady, taking care of somebody takes time, ya know?" The bear replied, holding out a claw.
"I don't care, I don't trust you, not one bit." The detective said. "Show me that she's still alive."
"Nuh-uh, no way!" Monokuma said. "Not with that attitude."
"We did what you wanted. We played your disgusting killing game once more. Now show me Eunji."
Monokuma's red eye glowed. "You're seriously pissing me off!"
"Look dude, just give her what she wants." Naomori said. "Or else we'll be here all day!"
"Yeah, I agree with Naomori there." Takashi said.
"Ugh, fine!" Monokuma said, then suddenly live feed of Eunji in what appears to be a hospital room showed up in the big monitor on the class trial. "As you can see, sleeping beauty is all fine and dandy."
"And when will you discharge her?" Miyumi asked.
"Well, in case you didn't realize, that idol got bonked on the head. According to our doctors, it'll take a while." The bear replied.
"Monokuma, I swear, if you do anything to Eunj-" The detective was interrupted.
"Or what? You can't do anything here." The bear replied. "You do remember that you're completely powerless here, right?"
"Look, Miyumi, let's just calm down." Kaori said. "You yourself said it, we don't want to trigger our captors."
"Hmph." The detective responded.
"Well, you kiddos go on your way!" The bear said. "I gotta get something to eat! Hmm, maybe some crispy BBQ!"
With that, Monokuma disappeared.
"Let's go." Takashi said.
With that, we all made our way out of the class trial.
…
We spent such a long time, as usual, and it was already night.
What a day...
Anyways, I made my way back to Izumi's lab.
I have a request.
…
"Ah, Yeeun." Izumi said, who was as usual, working on her laptop.
"Izumi." Yeeun said. "Can you verify that footage that Monokuma showed us?"
"Already did that." The hacker replied. "It's legit. Eunji's alive."
"I'm glad." The songwriter replied.
"A lot of horrible things happened today, but I'm glad you survived." Izumi said.
"Hey, I could say the same to you, too." Yeeun replied.
"I'm especially glad I picked you to be my bodyguard, haha.."
That's right... that's how this all started.
But things went beyond that.
I feel like that my bond with Izumi could become one of the keys to getting us out of here...
But of course...
You're the main key, Eunji.
Always has been.
We need you.
We need you to save us.
Will you return to us, Park Eunji?
….
…
..
.
Yes, I will.
….
It was a couple days after the fact.
Monokuma had announced that Eunji would be returning this morning.
Everyone was at the dining hall, waiting anxiously.
"If Eunji doesn't show up-" Miyumi said.
"She will." Izumi replied.
"You seem confident." The detective replied.
"I am, for good reason." The hacker said.
"Yeah, don't stress." Yeeun stated.
It wasn't long until the dining hall doors opened.
Pretty much everyone got out off where they were seated...
And I was greeted with Miyumi's warm hug.
"Eunji, I missed you so much!" Miyumi said.
"Hey there." Eunji replied. "I missed you too, Miyumi."
"It's good to see you back, Eunji." Yeeun replied.
"Hey, Yeeun?" Eunji said. "Good job."
"Hm?" Yeeun replied. "Oh... of course, you're welcome."
Ayaka... I'll always miss you.
I'll keep you in my heart forever.
But I need to keep going.
Have hope and move forward.
For Miyumi.
For everyone that's still trapped in this school.
Because if I don't have hope...
Then what's the point?
I, Park Eunji, will keep having hope, and I will save everyone!
…
It was a bit later.
I was back at my room, with Miyumi.
"I was really worried for you, Eunji." Miyumi said.
"I can only imagine." Eunji said. "You wanna know something?"
"What is it?" The detective asked.
"When I saw Kazuhiko standing over Masahito, and when he grabbed that golfclub... I was so scared that I was never going to see you again, Miyumi." The idol said.
"But you did see me again."
"Yes, I did."
"Hey, Eunji? Can you promise me something?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Promise me that... you'll never leave me again. Okay?"
"I promise, Miyumi."
Yes, I promise.
Takahashi Miyumi...
I'll never leave you.
I'll stay by your side.
And that's a promise I'll keep.
For the rest of my life.
CHAPTER 3: RISE OF THE SUN, FALL OF THE MOON
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: DEAD
Masahito Kiyabu: DEAD
Remaining Students: 10
