Chapter 2: Everyday Life at the Girls' Dorm


Hello Dear Readers and welcome back.

I've noticed that most of those who comment on it (three of you as of this writing) say to add Toko to the harem but leave Sakura out, it's 2 to 1 right now. If Toko receives continued support I will add her, but it won't be for a while if I do. Not gonna lie, I might require assistance with that one when the time comes.

Second point, I usually take it for granted that non-despair AU means that Natsumi and Sato never died, and the Hope Cultivation Project never happened but I will clarify anyway. In this story, Natsumi and Sato never died; the Hope Cultivation Project never happened; no brainwashing videos of any kind (those were really weak plot devices if you ask me) (no flames for that one please); and no killing games. Hajime, Natsumi, and Sato will show up, but they might not have much of an impact outside of chapters focusing on Chiaki, Mahiru, and possibly Peko, but we'll see where the story takes us.

Junko is still going to try to cause despair, but since she has been presented with the opportunity to make Makoto's life hell 24/7 she'll limit herself to him. Not to spoil anything but she'll soon find out she'll have to. That is until he brings her around.

Now that we have that out of the way, let's have Makoto meet the people he'll be spending his high school life with.

(Edit: 12/10 7:21 Not even a whole hour and I've had to repost this chapter. Note to self: take your time and Undo is not always your friend.)

(Edit: 12/11. I would like to thank a guest reviewer who told me that I have screwed up the count among students. The ratio was not skewed to begin with, I skewed it. I have changed it to reflect that Makoto's living situation is now a product of "that" student's luck. As for your other point: While it is true that in the games they were living communal lives without separate dorms, though the separate bungalows in SDR2 seem pretty close, I would argue that the living arrangements in the DR and V3 had more to do with the apocalypse and being a reality show respectively. That and Hope's Peak Academy, in the canon, while willing to commit crimes against humanity (human experimentation), they also like to project an image as a squeaky clean learning institution (they did cover up a lot of messed up shit) and I think separate dorms would fit with that attempt at protecting that image. Couple that with the lack of information regarding the living situations during the students' time as actual students and you have just enough wiggle room for this story (I remember only seeing where the Imposter and Mitarai lived.) Anyway, I didn't mean for this to turn in to me being overly defensive, in fact I thank you for pointing out what you did because now I have a bunch of new ideas, so thank you. But as far as separate dorms go I don't think I'm on shaky ground, that and AU's allow for things like this.)


Present Day

While the girls got ready to enjoy their day off, and hoping a certain Luckster would spend it with them, Naegi continued to clean up after breakfast. While he was gathering up utensils and plates he soon realized he was not alone.

"Need some help Naegi-kun?" a sweet, bubbly voice asked. When Naegi looked at the source of the voice he saw the former Ultimate Housekeeper herself, Yukizome Chisa, coming towards him.

"I'm fine, Sensei, but thank you," Naegi answered.

Yukizome started to pout, leading Naegi to conclude that he had done something wrong. His fears were soon put to rest when she said, "I hope we can go on that picnic and be on a first name basis again soon."

Naegi's face grew red at that comment, but he soon recovered as another voice chimed in.

"Is that something that a teacher should be saying?"

The girl with short red hair and freckles was standing at the entrance of the dining room. Even if she hadn't had a camera in one hand Naegi and Yukizome would have known she was Koizumi Mahiru, the Ultimate Photographer of Class 77-B.

"There's nothing wrong with skipping him ahead a few years, Koizumi-san," Yukizome answered before sticking out her tongue.

"I came to help and now I get teased by my own homeroom teacher. Naegi-kun what have you done to us," Koizumi sighed, but the smile on her face showed that she was joking.

Soon Naegi started to laugh, something that confused Yukizome and Koizumi.

"What?" they both asked.

"It's nothing, just I never thought we would all be at this point. When it was first announced that I'd be staying here, Yukizome-sensei, Ikusaba-san, and Maizono-san were the only ones who wanted to give me a chance at first," Naegi explained.

"Of course, it's the job of any teacher to believe in her students," Yukizome said with pride.

"Although, if I remember correctly, you still seemed to think I'd do something untoward," Naegi said, deflating the poor teacher.


The First Day of School

The silence was deafening…for about ten seconds. It didn't take long for some of the male students of the incoming class to voice what they thought of the situation.

"Oh, haha, my, haha, God. I can't, haha, br-breathe," Kuwata Leon managed to get out as he hunched over from laughter.

"I never, snicker, could have predicted this," Hagakure Yasuhiro said trying and failing to muffle his laughter.

"Oh man, I don't know whether to call you a poor bastard or a lucky bastard," Owada Mondo added. He seemed to be able to control his laughter better than the others, but he still found Naegi's current situation entertaining.

Ishimaru Kiyotaka did not find the situation humorous and asked the question on everyone's mind, "This is highly inappropriate for a school environment, how did something like this happen?"

All eyes turned to the headmaster, and to the man's credit he did not wilt under the gazes he was getting. As calmly as he could he started to explain, "Well, for this year, the lottery to choose the Ultimate Lucky Student started late, the Steering Committee was very adamant about luck not being a talent. As soon as I reminded them of Komaeda Nagito and his luck they relented. Originally, this year's Lucky Student was a high school girl but, if you'll pardon the expression, as luck would have it, the mail truck containing her invitation was caught in an accident and the invitation burned up."

"I might know something about that," Naegi interrupted sheepishly.

"Well regardless, the drawing had to be done again, because as I saw it, and I think you'll all agree with me, that such a misfortune would disqualify someone from being the Ultimate Lucky Student. When we drew Naegi-kun's name, we saw his first name, Makoto. I don't mean to embarrass you, Naegi-kun but I think you know as well as I do that it is an androgynous name. Although, that should not have stopped Kizakura-sensei from getting me your file. Great scouting by the way," Headmaster Kirigiri said, dropping his professionalism at the end to take a shot at his longtime friend.

"Hey, you didn't seem too worried about it either," Kizakura defended himself.

"Well this shouldn't be too hard to fix, should it?" the lavender haired girl asked.

"Ordinarily it wouldn't be, but there are certain factors preventing it," the headmaster answered. He then began to explain, "Last year, Class 77-B was set to have 16 students; 8 males and 8 females, however only 15 had ever shown up for class. Towards the end of the first year, Yukizome-sensei had informed us that one of her student had been skipping class for a personal project, one that he has since cancelled and started attending class."

"One of my rotten oranges eluded me," Yukizome said bluntly as she stuck out her tongue and bopped herself on the head.

"That alone wouldn't have been a problem since even if there had been a skewed ratio of study's we always keep one extra room you've probably grasped by now, we usually try for a 1:1 ratio between male and female students and with Fujisaki-kun's recent announcement we gave the last available room in the boys' dorm to him so…" Headmaster Kirigiri explained before trailing off at the end.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause any problems," Fujisaki said, trembling.

"Don't worry Fujisaki-kun. This might be awkward, but it's not the end of the world," Naegi said, trying to cheer up the smaller ultimate and put a positive spin on his current situation. If he was honest with himself, he was worried. He had really wanted to make a good first impression with all of his classmates and now it seemed like he would have to deal with half of his classmates and his upperclassmen constantly being suspicious of his motives.

"Wait, you said the last available room, but there should be two more: One for Naegi-kun and one extra. So what happened?" The lavender haired girl pressed.

"Well..." the Headmaster began.


Hope's Peak Academy-Boys' Dorm

"How? Just how? We didn't even get back until today so how?" a boy with pink hair asked looking at the two rooms on either side of a certain white haired student's room.

"How unlucky for me, I won't have a shining light of hope for a neighbor this year," the white haired student said calmly.

"How are these two unlivable, while the rest of the dorm is fine?" A boy in a chef's outfit asked.

A blonde boy in a suit pointed to the white haired boy and said, "When that crazy fucker is involved, anything is possible."

"I hope this doesn't cause any problems," A portly boy in a white suit said.

The rooms could only be considered wrecks: somehow the ceilings on either side of the white haired boy's room had caved in while the rest of the building was still structurally sound. Pipes were sticking out of where the bathrooms would have been, and light fixtures were damaged beyond repair. It was as though an addition had been put on a house that was intended to be three rooms side-by-side but only the middle one had survived. In a way, that is what this was what this was the newest dorms on the campus were a joint project between the former Ultimate Architect and the former Ultimate Construction Worker. The rooms in question were on the ground floor, three side-by-side, jutting out. No rooms over them, no basement under them, so there would be no danger to the rest of the building.

"Well the water and electricity going to those rooms have been shut off, so as long as your room is okay," the blonde boy said.

"Oh absolutely, you shouldn't doubt the talents of the wonderful school's alumni," the white hair boy said.

"Except when those talents are up against your luck," the pink haired boy said.

"Well they did have someone come inspect it and they gave it the okay," a tall muscular boy said.

This is going to be a weird year I can already tell, most of the boys thought.


"You're joking," the lavender haired girl said bluntly.

"Nope, saw it myself. Even when that kid's not around his luck still does these things," Kizakura said.

"Well, we'll just have to make the most of it, I mean, I'll be there to keep an eye on him if anyone is worried," Yukizome said, smiling.

"Yeah kid, hell, this may be how you meet your future wife," Kizakura added. Naegi knew the man was joking but couldn't help being embarrassed. If anyone had been paying attention to them, they would have noticed that Kizakura's words also managed to elicit a blush form Ikusaba and Maizono.

"I'm not sure that helps, Sensei," Naegi said. What scarred Naegi the most about his situation was how quiet the girls had been. They all seemed to be looking at him as if trying to determine whether or not he could be trusted.

Ogami was the first to speak about the situation, "Naegi-kun, you appear to be trustworthy at first glance, but I will still be keeping an eye on you."

That declaration, more so than Yukizome's, put the girls at ease.

"Well, if Yukizome-sensei and Ogami-san are going to keep an eye on him, I suppose we have nothing to fear," Celes said. To her this was just something she would have to adapt to.

"I feel kind of bad for him, but what else can we do?" Asahina asked rhetorically. Even if Naegi was a pervert, and she would believe he wasn't until she gave him a reason to think otherwise, it was not as though he could have planned something like this out in advance.

"Y-yeah r-right. I'll bet he's just waiting for us to drop our guard," Fukawa chimed in.

"No, I would never-" Naegi started.

"Well we should probably continue this at the dorm," Yukizome interrupted as she gathered up her charges and led them to their new home.


Hope's Peak Academy-Girls' Dorm

"What!" It wasn't anymore than two voices but Naegi wouldn't have been shocked if the whole campus heard that yell of indignation.

"What do you mean a boy is going to be living with us?!" a redhead shouted.

"Eww! I bet he's a pervert like Hanamura!" a petite blonde girl in a pink kimono added.

"No, I swear I'm no pervert," Naegi responded.

"I understand everyone's concerns, but it isn't like we're leaving you students unsupervised," Yukizome said in an authoritative voice.

"But Sensei, what if-" the redhead started.

"No buts, Naegi-kun will be treated like any other student," Yukizome said cutting her off. Naegi, relieved at the thought of someone on his side let out a sigh before Yukizome continued, "Of course, if he does step out of line, well…" she trailed off before she drew a wakizashi.

Naegi turned deathly pale at that warning. Forget graduating, I may not even survive this school, he thought.

The only one who seemed to be enjoying the situation was Enoshima. She hadn't forgotten Naegi admonishing her earlier and she was enjoying watching him squirm. A despair/revenge cocktail, my favorite. Shame I'm not the cause, but don't worry my little hope bagel, we'll have plenty of time for more of both.

"I think you all have the wrong idea about Naegi-kun," a sweet, melodious voice spoke up. The Ultimate Idol, Maizono Sayaka continued, "He and I went to the same junior high for three years and he never caused any problems."

Naegi, who was both relieved that someone had spoke up for him and surprised that Maizono had remembered him, whispered a quiet, "Thank you," to the idol.

Maizono gave him a wink in response.

"Whether we have the right idea or not hardly matters right now," Celes said. Seeing some confused looks she continued, "We will all be living together for the foreseeable future so we may as well put the matter aside for now."

"She raises a good point, for now we should try to be civil about this," the lavender haired girl agreed.

Seeing that no one else wanted to argue, Yukizome took that moment to say, "Since we are all going to be living together, let's introduce ourselves. I'll start, my name is Yukizome Chisa, the Ultimate Housekeeper of Class 74 and homeroom teacher of Class 77-B. In fact let's have my class go next."

"Oh! Oh! Me next Sensei, Mioda Ibuki the Goddess of Music. Ibuki is the Ultimate Musician on Class 77-B," the girl who spoke had long hair. While most of it went down her back there was also some that was styled into two horns on top of her head. She had multiple piercings, and her outfit screamed punk rock.

"I'm Koizumi Mahiru, the Ultimate Photographer. If a boy is going to be living here then I hope you're dependable," the redhead said, more in resignation than acceptance. In addition to having red hair, Koizumi also had freckles and wore a plain school uniform. To Naegi, she looked more like Ikusaba's sister than Enoshima.

"I'm Saionji Hiyoko, the Ultimate Traditional Dancer. I'd prefer you stay away from me. In fact, how about you sleep outside until your living arrangements are fixed?" This was the blonde girl in the kimono. She had a cute face but it appeared she had a cruel streak.

Are the others going to take shots at me too? Naegi asked himself.

"Pekoyama Peko, the Ultimate Swordswoman," a girl with red eyes, glasses, and silver hair said simply.

"Z-z- huh, Oh, I'm Nanami Chiaki, the Ultimate Gamer. I'm Class 77-B's Class Representative," A short girl with pink hair said sleepily. She wore a hoodie much like Naegi's only it had cat ears on top.

"I'm Owari Akane the Ultimate Gymnast. I love to eat and I love to fight," a tall, tan girl with untamed brown hair said. She wore a white shirt, a short plaid skirt, and as ashamed as Naegi was to admit that he noticed this, she had a very large chest.

"Greetings, my name is Sonia Nevermind, I am the Ultimate Princess. I hope our time together is 'hella tight,'" a pretty blonde girl said. Naegi had no doubt about her claim, she exuded the beauty and elegance one would expect from a princess.

A terrified looking girl with purple hair and a nurse's uniform went next, "I-I-I'm Tsumiki M-m-mikan, the Ultimate Nurse. With your per-permis-mission, could I remember your names?"

"Okay, Class 78 your turn," Yukizome said.

Since Naegi had researched or met most of his classmates already he only really listened for one introduction in particular.

"My name is Kirigiri Kyoko, I am the Ultimate Detective. Before anyone asks, yes, I am the Headmaster's daughter and no I don't want to talk about it," the lavender haired girl said.

Finally, it was Naegi's turn, "I'm Naegi Makoto, the Ultimate Lucky Student of Class 78. I'll try not to make our current situation any more awkward than it already is."

"Oh great, a pervert like Hanamura and a weirdo like Komaeda," Saionji said.

"I think that's enough," Yukizome said before Saionji's comment could incite anything. Continuing she said, "Now I'm sure you're wondering where the other students are. The students from Class 76 are preparing for graduation. There are also other dorms and that is where they are staying. Those dorms are rather old though and I have heard talk about expanding this one. So like it or not, it may be a very real possibility that Naegi-kun will be staying with us for at least this school year."

When no one said anything Yukizome said, "Good, now that we all understand let me tell you about this dorm and its rules. There is a kitchen and dining area but you are more than welcome to eat in the cafeteria. There are washers and dryers but I expect each of you to do your own laundry. Trash day is every Tuesday and trash bags are to be placed in the trash cans outside on to the left of the building. Understand? Good, now how about we order out for dinner? Anyone have any idea?"


Later

Dinner had gone well, at least there had been no further complaints about Naegi's presence. That didn't really put him at ease though, he could tell his being there had made most of the girls at least a little uncomfortable. Afterwards he had stepped outside and called home, he had promised to tell his family how his first day had gone. He had expected them to put him on speaker phone, he had not expected his sister to laugh at him. At least mom and dad seemed sympathetic, he mentally sighed. "Well, everyone hates me, so it can only get better from here right?" he asked no one in particular.

"Nobody hates you, at least I don't," a voice said. Naegi looked to his side and saw Maizono coming out to check on him.

"Oh Maizono-san, thank you for earlier. It's nice to know not everyone here thinks I'm some pervert," Naegi said with a tired smile. Today had really take a toll on him.

"You couldn't have possible known this would happen, but I do wonder if this is some form of your luck," Maizono mused.

"My luck seems to lean more towards bad, so maybe," Naegi agreed.

"Hey. cheer up, the others will warm up to you eventually," Maizono assured him.

"Yeah, until then I guess I'll just have to show the others I mean no harm," Naegi agreed, smiling.

Unbeknownst to either of them, there was someone else listening. Ikusaba had wanted to check on Naegi too, but unfortunately, she had no idea what to do. She had never comforted someone before and no one had ever comforted her. So, while she was jealous that Maizono was having the moment she had wanted for herself, she was glad that someone had brought back Naegi's smile.


Present Day

"It didn't take you long to win us over though, Naegi-kun," Mahiru pointed out. Remembering some of the more difficult girls, Koizumi soon corrected herself, "Well, most of us anyway. Now, we really don't know what we'd do without you." Koizumi's blush at the end of her comment could have illuminated any dark room.

"I don't know about that, but I am glad you all decided to give me a chance so soon," Naegi responded, blushing himself.

"You certainly earned it. It was nice to have help with the domestic chores and not have to worry so much about things breaking down," Yukizome added.


Hope's Peak Academy – Girls' Dorm

First Day of Classes

The dorm's kitchen was being put to good use this morning. Naegi had decided as a good will gesture to make breakfast for the girls. So, he got up earlier than he was ordinarily comfortable with, when through his morning routine, and got straight to work. It was not long before the smell had attracted the attention of some of the girls.

The tall, tan girl, Owari if he remembered correctly, was the first in the dining room and exclaimed, "Something smells great!"

She was followed by Ogami, who had just returned from her morning workout, "Indeed, I had been under the impression that we would be responsible for our own breakfast, so this is a nice surprise."

"Just give me a few more minutes and it should all be ready. Could you two make sure everyone is here?" Naegi asked.

Owari, who never passed on food when offered, was more than happy to collect the other girls. Once everyone had arrived, Naegi had placed everything on the table, turned and smiled and said, "Breakfast is ready."

"Naegi-kun, did you do all of this?" Yukizome asked.

"Yes Sensei. I know that this situation isn't ideal, and I know everyone has already formed an opinion of me, but I want everyone to know that I won't cause problems while I'm here," Naegi answered.

"Thish ish sho ghood," Owari said through a mouth full of food.

"Agreed, it is quite good. Where did you learn to do all of this?" Celes asked after a few dainty bites.

"I used to help out around the house all the time. I can cook, clean, do laundry. I can even do a lot of handy stuff," Naegi answered.

"If you take care of all of that, then maybe I'll consider giving you a chance, Servant," Saionji said.

"Now Naegi-kun don't feel like you have to do anything," Yukizome told him. Although, it would be nice to have some help taking care of everyone, and it is nice to be the one being taken care of for a change, she thought.

"Well, I mean I wasn't planning on doing it regularly, but I guess it's okay. If I'm busy then at least no one will worry about me doing something perverted," Naegi reasoned. "While we're talking about that, I am aware of how to wash underwear but maybe everyone should handle their own, just so there's no misunderstanding," he suggested.

"Huh, what kind of misunderstanding?" Asahina asked innocently.

"Yeah, if you know how shouldn't you just do it," Owari asked, oblivious to what Naegi was getting at.

"No, just no," Koizumi said in answer to both of them.


Later

Class 77-B's Homeroom

When the girls of Class 77-B arrived at their homeroom they had expected a few questions about the Naegi's presence at their dorm. They had been told about how his male classmates had found his situation humorous and were sure that word of it had reached their own male classmates.

"So, how is the poor bastard?" a boy with short blonde hair and gold eyes asked. He wore a suit and had what could only be described as a baby face, not that anyone would say that last part out loud. This was Kuzuryuu Fuyuhiko, the Ultimate Yakuza and heir to the Kuzuryuu Clan.

"He seems harmless," Pekoyama answered simply.

"He seems to be dependable, but I still don't like it," Koizumi added.

"Be wary, thou may have an incubus in thine midst," a boy who appeared to have heterochromia warned. He wore along black jacket and a purple scarf. His hair, which was black and gray, was slicked back with the exception of a poof of hair in the middle that stuck up and is fairly curly. This was Tanaka Gundam, the Ultimate Breeder, and a chuunibyou if his language was any indication.

"He-he seemed really nice," Tsumiki responded.

"Indeed, more than an incubus, he much more closely resembles the legendary hero of my country. I must see what color shirt he wears under his hoodie to know for sure though," Sonia added.

"Ahh, Sonia-san are you really okay with this?" a boy with pink hair and a knit cap wailed. This boy was the Ultimate Mechanic, Souda Kazuichi.

"Ibuki thinks Makoto-chan is nice," Mioda said happily.

"I like him too, I think," Nanami added sleepily.

"A boy in your dorm, and another Ultimate Lucky Student at that. Maybe his luck exceeds mine. But more importantly, will his hope shine from this? Or perhaps you don't wish for a trash lucky student to disgrace your dorm?" a tall, pale boy with white hair asked no one in particular. This boy was wearing a hoodie, not much different from Naegi's although it was longer. He was the Ultimate Lucky Student of Class 77-B Komaeda Nagito.

"As long as he keeps making food like he did this morning, he can live anywhere he wants," Owari said, drooling a little bit from the memories of meals past.

"If that's the case Owari-san, how about he and I trade living spaces," a short boy in a chef outfit suggested. This boy was Hanamura Teruteru, the Ultimate Cook according to his file, but the Ultimate Chef if you ask him. The Ultimate Pervert if you asked anyone else.

"Yeah, no, I'll take the servant that isn't an open pervert," Saionji said, shooting her classmate down.

"SO HE'S WORKING TO EARN HIS PLACE? I THINK I LIKE HIM ALREADY!" yelled a large, muscular young man in a black jacket with black hair. It almost looked like his sheer intensity was causing sparks to shoot out of his eyes. This young man was Nidai Nekomaru.

"I admire his dedication I suppose but don't you think you are being unfair to him? He couldn't have known he would be placed in the wrong dorm," a boy in a white suit pointed out. This boy would have been a dead ringer for Togami Byakuya except for one thing, he was rather fat. This boy was the Ultimate Imposter.

"Right, you might even like him if you gave him a chance," a short, sickly boy added. He had short, light brown hair and wore a brown suit. This was the Ultimate Animator, Mitarai Ryota. Mitarai was the missing student on Class 77-B. He had placed creating anime over people in his first year but with some coaxing from his friend, the Imposter, and his classmates he had been set straight.

"This isn't some pervy harem anime. Geez you're almost as bad as Hanamura," Saionji said.

"Okay, that's enough," Yukizome said as she entered the room. "Naegi-kun and his living arrangements won't be on any tests so let's get started on our lesson, shall we?"


At the same time

Class 78's Homeroom

"So, I see you survived your first night," the haughty voice of Togami Byakuya stated.

"Morale was low, but I think they give me a chance," Naegi responded.

"Yeah right morale was low, if you are a man this should be a dream come true," Kuwata said.

"You most certainly fit the profile of a harem manga protagonist Naegi-dono," Yamada added.

"Whatever you guys are thinking, stop. This isn't some fantasy world, it's real life," Owada told the two.

"Correct. Also, polygamy is not welcome in a school environment," Ishimaru added.

"I totally predicted that he'd be fine. Hey Naegi-chi, want to know this situation will affect your future?" Hagakure asked.

"I think it can only end one way of two ways: If I stay on everyone's good side I live and if I do something I shouldn't I'm dead," Naegi told him.

Too late to stay on my good side buddy, not that I have one to begin with, Enoshima said to herself.

"We're not that scary, are we?" Asahina asked.

"It's not so much a matter of being scary as it is I don't feel welcome. Koizumi-senpai and Saionji-senpai in particular seemed to be waiting for me to do something," Naegi explained.

"Don't mind them, I'm sure they'll come around," Maizono said in an attempt to reassure him.

"Why shou-should they h-h-have to? He's the one intruding," Fukawa said.

"It isn't really his fault though," Ikusaba responded. She couldn't really understand why she wanted to defend this boy, but she knew she had never felt this way before. She would never tell her sister, but she decided that she liked this feeling.

"Ikusaba-san is correct. Naegi-kun is living with us and we will be adults about it," Ogami added.

"If he can fix me Royal Milk Tea from now on, I have no objections to him," Celes stated.

"I don't know if I agree with what you are basing your approval on, but you have a point; whether or not we trust Naegi is ultimately something we will have to decide for ourselves," Kirigiri said.

"I'm sorry I put you in this situation Naegi-kun," Fujisaki told him.

"It's not your fault, Fujisaki-kun. How long do you think you could have kept your secret living with the girls?" Naegi asked.

"Probably not long," Fujisaki admitted.

"Most likely, I think it's better that I have pressure on me now than if you had been found out in the future. I'll find a way to make this work, so don't worry," Naegi said with a reassuring smile.


Present Day

"I can't believe we all remember it so clearly," Yukizome said.

"I can't believe you called out Hiyoko-chan and I by name," Koizumi said to Naegi, pouting a little.

"I'm sorry Senpai, but you have to admit you and Saionji-senpai had had the worst reactions to me living here," Naegi said with a laugh.

Koizumi couldn't deny that, but her face still sported a pout. Naegi, nice guy that he was, started to apologize, "I'm sorry Senpai, really."

"If you want to make it up to me, model for my photography session," Koizumi said.

"Oh no, Naegi-kun and I are having lunch together," Yukizome countered.

The two started to argue but soon they both just started laughing, their earlier reminiscing still fresh in their minds. They had to agree with Naegi, when they had started the school year they never thought that they would be here.

Looking back, it wasn't always easy, but that was how it started. That was the start of my everyday life with ultimate girls, Naegi thought as he finished cleaning up.


Hey, a title drop, never done that before.

I think that should do it for world building for now. There might be more later but next chapter we get the first girl. We'll start with Ikusaba, mostly because I think her chapter might be the easiest, barring Maizono's.

A few things:

1. I know most of you probably know about "Makoto Naegi's Worst Day Ever" it is a 25 page booklet that came with Volume 1 of the Danganronpa: The Animation DVD. It does state that the original pick for the Ultimate Lucky Student was female, I can't find her name though.

2. I'm conflicted about my explanation for Mitarai. I feel like I cheated you guys out of a proper, possibly lengthy explanation for why there will be no brainwashing anime but at the same time I know this isn't a story about him, so I don't know. I don't like talking about him anyway, honestly Danganronpa 3 characters are my least favorite. Most of them anyway, I kind of like Yukizome. But DR3 really lowered my opinion of already established characters too, *cough*Mukuro*cough*, which sucks because I really did like her, but thinking about that one part of Side: Despair episode 9 still makes me nauseous. You know the one. That won't stop me from doing my damnedest to give them fair treatment. I still remember the opinion of Mukuro I formed from DR: IF so I can give her fair treatment. Sorry, ranting. I'll stop.

3. I think Mahiru made a good foil for Chisa, don't you? Actually, considering the larger than life/completely insane personalities of most of the other characters she is really a good foil for all of them.

4. I know canon Fujisaki kept his secret, but the student's living arrangements during their time as actual students wasn't elaborated on. Something tells me he would have been caught when one of the more forceful, energetic girls broke down his door to get him.

5. Jealousy is coming, right now they boys know Naegi is having a hard time. When the girls warm up to him then he'll be a lucky bastard.

6. Did I make Nagito's luck too powerful in this story, maybe, but I think it fits. It raises some interesting questions though. Would he want another lucky student living next to him? His past self may not, so good luck for him right. If Makoto does things worthy of the title of Ultimate Hope then Nagito misses out on having him around, so bad luck for him right? But my question is: does he have to be present for his luck to affect anything, I think if he's involved at some point then there should be no reason for it not to. Also, this gives me a chance for some fun cutaway gags of people working on those rooms and falling prey to Nagito's luck. I hope that isn't to flimsy of a pretense, but I've read fics where people use Nagito's luck in crazier ways I suppose.

Until then, read and review. No flames please. And please no reviews about how I'm wrong and DR3 was the greatest thing ever with the best new characters ever.