Ding dong, bing bong!

After that annoyingly-repetitive sound played, the monitor in my room turned on to reveal the Hope's Peak emblem, and then Monokuma in that same monitor room.

"Good morning, everyone!" He greeted in almost the exact same tone as the other times. "It is now 7 AM, and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day!"

I woke up to the irritating sound of Monokuma's voice; I slowly pulled myself out of bed.

"Gh…" I groaned. "Another night of restless sleep. Day after day, I can feel the fatigue piling up…"

But as soon as the thought crossed my mind…

Ding dong!

…The sound of the doorbell forced its way into my room.

As soon as I opened it, I saw a smiling Ishimaru. "A fantastic morning, isn't it?" He asked happily.

"I-Ishimaru?" I stuttered in confusion.

"Now then if you'll pardon the interruption…!"

Without waiting for a reply, Ishimaru barged into my room. Sill a little shocked, I managed to strike up a conversation.

"…What's up, Ishimaru?" I asked.

"No matter how intensely the stormy seas may batter me, I will not fall as long as my feet are firmly planted!" He stated. "…You agree, right?"

"U-Um, I'm not sure I understand…"

"And if you can't do it alone, just find someone to support you, and you can support them back!" He continued. "That's how you overcome any storm!"

There was a short moment of silence before Ishimaru spoke again. "I was thinking about it last night, and… I decided we all need to really come together. And that was when I realized that every morning from now on, after the morning announcement, everyone should have breakfast together! And now is the beginning of that fateful day! Please head to the dining hall at your earliest convenience! That's all for now! I have to go let everyone else know the good news!"

Ishimaru didn't even wait for a reply. He turned and left, before I could say a thing.

"Well…" I sighed to myself. "I guess I'd better head to the dining hell."

As I entered the dining hall, everyone was already there.

"Okay, looks like everyone's here." Said Ishimaru after taking a quick look around the room. "So then, let's begin our very first "breakfast meeting"!"

Everyone except for Fukawa and Togami sat around a long, white table affixed to the floor. Ishimaru spoke first. "Everyone, thank you for making time in your busy schedules to come together." He proclaimed.

"I didn't make time for shit. You dragged me here…" Leon complained under his breath.

"I know I already mentioned this earlier, but in order to get out of here, it essential that we all cooperate with each other." Ishimaru explained. "And the first step is this breakfast meeting, to allow us to become friends and build trust! So from now on, let's all meet here in the dining hall after the morning announcement! Now then, let's eat!"

Fukawa giggled shyly. "You w-want me to eat breakfast with other p-people?" She asked nervously. "I've never done that b-before. I'm not s-sure…"

"Yeah, it's been a while for me, too." Leon added.

"Well anyway…" Junko spoke up. "Did anyone happen to come up with any clues?"

Silence echoed throughout the dining hall.

"Seriously?" She asked skeptically. "Nothing at all? Anything, it can be about how to get out, or who's doing this, nobody has anything!?"

"…You are going to die." Celeste said chillingly.

"Huh…?" Gasped Junko in shock.

"If you can't stop yourself from showing weakness in front of others, you will die." Celeste hauntingly explained.

"Wh-What the hell?" Junko exclaimed. "Don't even freaking joke about that!"

"I am not joking." Celeste continued. "Adaptability is survivability. Did I not say so? So you'd better hurry up and adapt to your new life here."

Junko didn't like that at all. "Have you gone completely insane?" She asked furiously. "Adapt to my new life here? Do you have any idea what you're saying?"

"Yeah, sounds like the girl wants to live here." Added Mondo. "And hell, more power to her. But shit, no way in hell am I living here! I'm gettin' outta here, I don't give a shit!"

"Hmhm." Chuckled Celeste. "Sure, feel free."

"Okay, so… Nobody has any clues?" Asked Leon.

"One thing I can tell you is who's behind all this." Asahina spoke up. "Someone who's totally weird and messed up. Why else would we be trapped here in the first place?"

"Well, sure, it could be something like that." Said Leon. "But for right now, actual clues are…"

"U-Umm…" Chihiro spoke up with tears in her eyes.

"Huh? What's up?" He asked with a hint of concern in his voice.

"If you think in terms of people who are really abnormal or bizarre…" She said. "Do you think maybe the person responsible for all this could be a certain murderous fiend…?"

"A murderous fiend…" I repeated. "Chihiro, do you have some idea who might be behind all this?"

"Well… Maybe." She replied. "I mean, I can't really be certain, but…"

"Certainty is not a concern right now!" Exclaimed Ishimaru. "I'll allow whatever remark you may have!"

"O-Okay, well…" She began. "Have you guys heard of Genocide Jack?"

"You mean that serial killer that's been in the news and all over the Internet?" I asked in shock.

"The monstrous villain who's murdered scores of victims in brutally bizarre fashion…" Muttered Togami. "The word "Bloodlust" was left at each murder scene, written in the victim's own blood. Whoever it is, he's like a ghost. He strikes without warning, and disappears without a trace. And on the Internet, they started calling him Genocide Jack. That about covers it, I think."

"They say he's clamed over a thousand victims…" Worried Hagakure.

"That's just an urban legend though, right?" Asked Junko. "I mean even like, ten people would be totally insane."

I looked over at Fukawa. She was totally silent with a worried and scared expression on her face. Was she worried that one of us was Genocide Jack?

"Anyway, whoever Genocide Jack really is, he's obviously some kind of super crazy killer." Chihiro continued.

"And if he really is this "ultimate" psycho, I wouldn't be surprised if he put together something like this." Added Mondo.

"But like I said, I can't be certain." Said Chihiro. "I don't have any evidence or anything. It's just a thought…"

"But if they're the killer, isn't that like a killer of a problem for us!?" Asked Leon.

"It's okay!" Reassured Asahina. "Everything's absolutely, positively, one hundred percent without a doubt gonna be okay! Cuz help's gonna be here soon, I'm sure of it!"

"Huh…?" Gasped Fukawa. "H-Help?"

"We've been stuck in here a few days already, right?" Asked Asahina to no one in particular. "Nobody's been able to contact us, so I'm sure they're getting worried. I bet they called the police already!"

Just then, we all heard a sadistic laughter coming from somewhere, and then Monokuma popped out from underneath the table.

"The police?" He asked in disbelief. "You're putting your faith in the police?!"

"What are you doing here!?" Exclaimed Sakura.

"You guys, seriously…" He began." "DO you understand what role the police exist to fill? All their good at is being a foil, playing against a villain or anti-hero organization. The bad guys come along and destroy them, and that shows how badass they really are. Are you sure you wanna rely on such unreliable group of losers? I mean come on! If you really, REALLY wanna get out of here, all you gotta do is kill!"

"Hahahaha!" Hagakure suddenly laughed.

"Why the hell are you laughing?" Asked Leon in shock.

"I'm just impressed at the total commitment to this whole act." He replied.

"…You're still going on about that?" Asked an unamused Junko.

"So, mister serial killer psycho freak bastard… What the hell do you want!?" He asked aggressively.

"Mr. Serialkillerpsychofreakbastard, huh? That's a pretty long name!" Mused Monokuma. "German, maybe?"

"We know who you really are!" Exclaimed Mondo.

"Maybe if I ignore him, he'll just go away…" Monokuma said to himself.

"Hey!" Yelled Mondo furiously. "Don't ignore me, asshole!"

"Okay, okay, let's get back to business." He began. "Your life here has already begun and a couple days have gone by, and nobody's killing anybody! I thought all you kids were lazy and selfish, and here you are working together. But I'm totally board!"

"There's nothing you can say that'll make us start killing each other…" I said. Trying to left everyone's spirits.

"Wait, I think- yes!" He suddenly exclaimed. "Ding ding ding! I figured it out! All the mystery ingredients are here, right people, right place. So why hasn't anyone killed anyone yet? That's what I couldn't understand. But I just realized there was one very important piece missing!"

"Wh-What are you…?"

"If you wanna know, I'll tell ya! It's motive!" He laughed. "Upupu! It's so simple! I just have to give everyone a motive!"