The Greatest Japanese Hero
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
The Greatest American Hero is owned by Stephen J. Cannell
First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter even though it only got a few reviews despite having more than 10 followers and favorites. Now to see if the reception is good enough and if this chapter is well-received or not, but I'll do my best to make this story exciting for you readers out there.
We are now commencing on the second part of the first story arc, and this will involve Sayaka Maizono as she gets to be interviewed on live TV, where questions will be hurled towards her regarding on her hanging out with Naegi, and this in turn will attract a "minor villain" who intends to become a foil to the developing relationship between Naegi and Maizono, though Kyoko Kirigiri gets involved in certain moments in this first arc.
The next day, it was Sunday, and the scene shifts to an unknown location where it shows that the place appeared to be an abandoned building, where debris and trash are scattered, and the scene zooms around where every space at the wall are plastered with posters, which showed the five-girl band idols, with Sayaka Maizono in the center, and another scene shows that some of the areas of the wall have Maizono's picture plastered, and soon the scene zooms at a silhouette of a fan who is watching a TV where Maizono and her idol band are performing a live show, and there the scene zoomed closer towards the TV where it showed Maizono singing a song.
After that, the the fan is finally revealed, though the fan is wearing a jeans and his upper body is covered in a hooded jacket, it is enough to show that the fan is male, and the fan went to a wall where Maizono's pictures are plastered, and the fan began "worshiping" Maizono, but then took out a large knife and stabbed the picture, in which the blade is shown to stab a portion of the picture where Makoto Naegi is shown beside Maizono.
The fan then vowed to "eliminate" those who "corrupt" his "beloved idol" regardless of who they are, though Naegi is among the fan's target.
-x-
Later in the day, the scene shifts within Tokyo, where Komaru Naegi is walking the business district as she decided to take a stroll and enjoy the day, and like her elder brother, Komaru's life was somewhat ordinary yet she is not complaining as she about anything and is happy with what she have, having a happy family, friends, and her elder brother, and she couldn't ask for anything more, though lately she is still a bit bothered about her elder brother possessing the red suit with a cape, having seen him flying and wondered if that would put Naegi in a heap of trouble, though she recalled taking pictures of him wearing the red suit and wondered if she could use it without putting her elder brother in trouble.
By then she came across a building where a poster is seen and read it by accident, where it says that a manga publishing company is looking for part-time manga writer/artists, offering a salary and is even accepting minors who can make manga at home, and Komaru looked on with curiosity seeing that this is a good way of earning money, and seeing that this company is willing to hire even junior high school students who can work even at home, she decided to check out this manga publishing company and see if she could get a part-time job there and entered the building.
"I'd better check this out…if what the poster says is true, then there's a chance that I could earn for my own extra allowance…"
Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury
(Opening Song from The Greatest American Hero)
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself;
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
Should've been somebody else.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Just like the light of new day,
It hit me from out of the blue;
Breakin' me out of the spell I was in,
Makin' all of my wishes come true.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Ch. 8: Aidoru no Basshingu
A few days later, the scene shifts to Hope's Peak Academy where classes are in session and after some time, it was recess and the scene zooms in on Class 78, where things are normal and everyone is having a recess when a student from another section came in and asks anyone if either Naegi and /or Maizono is/are here, in which the others saw the student's worried look and Ohgami approached the student and asked why, in which the student brought out his wi-fi cellphone and explained his side.
"What is troubling you?"
"I was checking on twitter and..."
"Relax...what about it? What does that have to do with Naegi and Maizono?"
"I saw the twitter comments about those two..."
"So?"
"Some comments towards Naegi are...negative...so say the least..."
"Show me..."
"Here...the twitter comments..."
The rest saw the cellphone where twitter is online and it showed a lot of twitter followers expressing differed opinions about Maizono hanging out with Naegi last Saturday, with some of the twitter posters speculating if there is a "romantic score" between the two teens, while others were "bashing" Naegi, branding him as "unfit" to hang out with the idol, and Ohwada dismissed some of the twitter comments as "low blow", stating that they have no right judging Naegi just because he hangs out with Maizono.
However, Chihiro Fujisaki opened her laptop and accesses the internet and there she opened her Facebook account and saw a lot of subjects focused on Naegi and Maizono, and there the other students looked on and saw a lot of bashers aimed at Naegi, mostly "hate comments" towards the Luckster, deeming him as unfit to be of Maizono's company, and Hifumi Yamada adjusted his glasses as he predicts that Naegi would get in to trouble with a lot of fan boys if they see him, something which Aoi Asahina and Sakura Ohgami disagrees, since Naegi did nothing wrong with spending the day with Maizono.
"Hmm...I guess it looks that Naegi is about to get in to trouble...just for hanging out with Maizono-san..."
"Come on, Yamada-kun...Naegi-kun and Maizono-chan are friends...they knew each other since junior high...so it's natural of them to hang out with each other..."
"I agree...Naegi did nothing wrong...and those bashers have no right judging him..."
"Well...I suppose you have a point..."
"Naegi-kun shouldn't be discouraged by those bashers for hanging out with Maizono-chan...so he should..."
"But still, Asahina...Naegi needs to be careful...There is a possibility that fanboys may target him due to jealousy..."
"Perhaps Naegi needs a disguise..."
"Hey, knock it off, Yamada-kun!"
"Perhaps we should talk to Naegi about this..."
By then Naegi arrived after going to the restroom, the others grabbed him and showed Fujisaki's laptop and there Naegi saw the twitter comments and other various bashings from fans who are against Naegi, in which he sweat-dropped after seeing a lot of comments, which are mostly negative, though Ohgami reminded Naegi not to let others tell him what to do and continue his friendship with Maizono, which lifted his spirits a bit. The others agreed and told Naegi not to be discouraged by negative comments just because he hanged out with Maizono.
By then Maizono came and there the rest showed to her the twitter comments and bashers who "hate Naegi" and she started to get worried that Naegi might get in to trouble with overzealous fans though Naegi assured to her that he won't be in trouble, and said that neither he or Maizono did anything wrong, and this puts her at ease and as everyone started to calm down, Leon Kuwata approached Maizono and the two started a conversation.
"Um, Maizono..."
"What is it, Kuwata-kun?"
"You're an idol, right?"
"Yes..."
"Do you know someone who is a talent scout?"
"I do...my manager is also...wait a minute...why are you..."
"I want to be a musician...similar to you being an idol..."
"Eh...?"
The others overheard the conversation and are surprised to hear that Kuwata is asking Maizono to find a scout as he wanted to enter the music industry so he could become a musician, in which Yamada adjusted his glasses and stated that Kuwata is not a singer-type material, and when Asahina asked why, Kuwata stated that though he is a baseball player, he wanted to try music, and felt that maybe he can juggle between the two, and might become the first student to have two "Super High School-level" titles.
By then the next teacher arrived and everyone went to their seats as classes is about to commence.
-x-
A few days later, the scene shifts to a studio where Maizono and her idol-bandmates are inside a dressing room for the band is due to a live interview with a TV host of a variety program, and there her bandmates are talking with Maizono, and their discussion started with getting a live interview and about her hanging out with Naegi last week, in which the girls are curious about Naegi, seeing him as a potential suitor for Maizono, something she would defend herself from this even though she do have some affection towards Naegi.
"Say, Sayaka..."
"What?"
"Tell us..."
"What's the score..."
"...between you and that Naegi boy?"
"Eh? We're just friends..."
"Really...?"
"If you ask me...I say he might be a perfect match for you..."
"Yeah...he may look like an ordinary boy, but he does look cute..."
"You have my vote...and if he confesses to you...you should accept him..."
By then a rival idol singer came along with her manager, and this idol was full of herself, arrogant yet popular, and began bashing Maizono for "going out with a wimp" like Naegi, criticizing her for having such poor tastes, and this caused Maizono to stood up from her chair and defended Naegi, telling her rival that she has no right judging her friend and classmate, and Maizono's idol bandmates defended Maizono and said that she has a right to hang out with her friends regardless of their social circle, though the arrogant idol scoffed and leaves the dressing room with her manager, and Maizono's talent manager came and told his charges to ignore the rival idol.
"Girls...ignore that broad...she's not in your level...all she does is bash and bash...so don't let her rile you up..."
"Yes, we will..."
"He's right..."
"Don't you worry, Sayaka...that broad's just jealous because she couldn't find a boyfriend..."
"Thank you..."
"Okay, let's go!"
By then Kuwata came and Maizono introduced him to her talent manager and the manager sees potential in Kuwata and said he will arranged something for him, and suggested to Kuwata that he might be suited to sing punk-rock genre, which Kuwata said he is fine with it and there a TV producer came and told Maizono and her bandmates that the live interview will be commencing in a few minutes and Maizono's manager told the girls to get ready and the girls head for the stage while he led Kuwata to a talent scout and there he and Kuwata began talking about a potential singing talent search show which Kuwata agreed to.
-x-
A few minutes later, the show went on air, and the TV host greeted the live audience and greeted the five-girl idol group and began complimenting them for their success in the music industry, and the TV host then began the question by how the girls handle fame, in which the five girls answered that they keep themselves "grounded" and not let success get to their heads, while making sure not to get in to trouble, which impressed the TV host and the audience, and the live footage is seen by viewers across Japan.
-x-
At home, Naegi and Komaru are watching TV and are watching the TV show where Maizono and her group are being interviewed, and Komaru brought up the subject about the social media being abuzz about her elder brother seen hanging out with a popular idol, and Naegi stated that there is nothing wrong since he and Maizono are friends, but then Komaru asks if there is "something going on" between him and Maizono, and Naegi blushed at the subject, which she began teasing her elder brother.
"Hey, you're blushing, onii-chan..."
"I'm not!"
"Heh...then that means you like Maizono-san..."
"Don't get any wild ideas!"
"Why are you defensive?"
"Komaru!"
"You like Maizono-san...you like Maizono-san..."
"Cut it out!"
-x-
Back at the TV studio, some of the audience began asking questions about the group, which the girls answered honestly, and this satisfied some of them, but then one of the audiences, a fan of Maizono, began asking if she is "going out" with Naegi, and though she was blushing, she answered her by saying she and Naegi are just close friends and nothing is going on between them, but then a tabloid reporter began asking Maizono, and the tone was a harassing one as he began insinuating that she is a flirt as she hangs out with every boy she meets, while accusing her of having poor choice in dating a guy, by stating that Naegi is just a "rascal" while revealing that he has "bad luck" such as being involved in a series of misfortunes in a recent incident involving a jewel thief.
However, Maizono was offended and began answering the reporter back while defending Naegi, stating that he has no right judging Naegi because he deemed the teen as a mere "commoner", and yet the the tabloid reporter kept on the tempo and made more humiliating remarks towards her and Naegi, but then Maizono's fellow idol bandmates jumped to her defense and began answering back at the reporter, calling him a troublemaker, and to the tabloid reporter's surprise, some of the live audience began surrounding him and began to shove him, telling him to stop harassing Maizono and reiterated that he has no right using Naegi just to bash Maizono and they cared less who she hangs out with, since Maizono did not do anything wrong to deserve such bashing.
"Hey!"
"What's your problem?"
"You have no right doing that to her!"
"So what if she's hanging out with a guy? If he's a good boy, then it's okay for Maizono to hang out with him!"
"Yeah…you have no right judging the boy for looking so ordinary!"
"Stop using that boy just to harass Maizono!"
"You're just a verbal troublemaker!"
"Get out of here before I make you lose your teeth!"
By then security came and escorted the tabloid reporter out of the studio, and the audience expressed their moral support for Maizono and her idol band, telling her that there is nothing wrong in hanging out with anyone, and she expressed her thanks and gratitude for their support, and her idol bandmates smiled while the TV host is impressed that Maizono kept her cool while defending her friend from the rude reporter's machinations.
-x-
At his home, Naegi and Komaru saw it all and they are surprised to see Maizono defending Naegi while keeping her cool, and Komaru teased her elder brother that Maizono may have feelings for him, in which he blushed though brushes off the teasing as he believes that Maizono treats him as her friend and nothing more, and would later go to his room, and while inside, he opened the box where the red suit is stored and wondered what awaits him in the coming days, and when he opened his e-mail on his computer, he is surprised to see several e-mail addressed to him from an unknown source, warning him to stop hanging out with Maizono or else SOMETHING BAD will happen to him.
"STOP HANGING OUT WITH SAYAKA MAIZONO…YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF HER…LEAVE HER ALONE…IF YOU DON'T YOU'LL BE SORRY…I WILL FIND YOU AND ERASE YOU FROM THE FACE OF JAPAN…NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO CORRUPT HER…HEED THIS ADVICE AND GET OUT OF HER LIFE…OR YOU'LL BE SORRY THAT YOU WERE BORN…YOU HAVE NO RIGHT BEING WITH HER…FOR YOU ARE NOTHING BUT AN EYESORE…"
-x-
Back at the studio, about 30 minutes later, Maizono and her idol band mates are inside their dressing room, and there Maizono's manager came and checked on her, telling her that she shouldn't have let the reporter get on her nerves, in which Maizono said that she did what she have to do, but her manager reiterated that she needs to control her actions and should worry about the image she gives to her fans, even though Kuwata came and told Maizono that the talent scout is interested to see if he could sing, while telling her that she did the right thing in defending herself and Naegi.
"Yo…"
"Kuwata-kun…"
"The talent scout you recommended me to said that if they find my siging has potential…they'd sign me in…"
"That's good, Kuwata-kun…"
"You did the right thing…defend your ground and not let that reporter rile you up…"
"Thanks…"
"Naegi will be happy to see you rooting up for him…"
"Heh-heh-heh…"
However, Maizono's cellphone beeped and she checked it where a message from an unknown source stated that he has "avenged" her "honor", and by then screams are heard and the rest checked on the source, where Maizono's rival idol singer and her manager are found hanged from a cabinet on an upper floor, both dead, and a note is found, which stated that those who "violated his beloved Maizono" will meet a harsh punishment, and Maizono stood with tension as she wondered why would someone would do something over her, and as the minutes passed by, police arrived and after checking the crime scene, the investigator began asking Maizono if she know anything, which she deny.
By then other police came and said they found another body with a note near the restroom, and there they saw the body of the tabloid reporter stuffed there with a knife lodged over the top his skull, with a similar note, and the investigator stated that Maizono has to come along for interrogation, which Kuwata protested and her manager denying the request stating that Maizono was with the her idol bandmates while being interviewed by the TV host, and though the investigator insisted that she must submit herself in order to get her side, Maizono's manager said she needed a lawyer to consult first before she goes with him.
"Hey!"
"Don't interfere…or you'll be charged for obstruction…"
"You can't just haul her away!"
"This is for the sake of investigation…"
"Sayaka was with my other talents…and you saw her being interviewed live! There's no way she'd be…"
"With what we gathered…she is considered a suspect…"
"You will do no such thing! We have witnesses that will prove her innocence! So stop harassing my client or I will file charges against you!"
"…"
At the end of the day, the news reached the headlines and in a matter of days it became the news and many believed that a "nutcase" is behind the twin murders as they are sure that Maizono wouldn't do such a thing.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter though not much action is shown here apart from Maizono and her idol bandmates who get a live interview, while being the subject of a "shame campaign" to discredit her by using Naegi as a leverage, though the reporter and rival idol would meet grisly deaths and Maizono herself was unjustly being suspected of those crimes, while the would-be villain of this arc appeared via a text message, threatening Naegi and anyone who would "defile" Maizono.
Preview:
The next chapter will focus much on Maizono as an idol as she struggles to overcome the pressure due to her "stalker", while Kirigiri invites Naegi to her home to discuss about the "red suit" and to know if anyone can gain powers if worn by other people besides Naegi, something that the Luckster would be unsure if that is the case or not.
The Sayaka Maizono arc continues...