The Greatest Japanese Hero
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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.
Last chapter showed that Sayaka Maizono becomes a subject of a "shame campaign" as a few people wanted to humiliated her by using Naegi as a leverage, but then they ended up killed by someone, then a young fan was killed for getting close to her, and now Maizono gets abducted with Naegi's ID found at the scene of the crime, and this would make Naegi a prime suspect as police are investigating the matter.
This chapter continues with the villain of this arc makes his move towards Maizono while Naegi and Kirigiri began a serious discussion in regards to the "red suit" he has in his posession.
At another hotel, the scene shifts inside where a girl in her late teens came inside and went to a bathroom to use, and she had just finished solving a case which helped a hotel boy clear his name and the true culprit, a robber disguising as a hotel boy, exposed and arrested, and the girl is rewarded by the hotel manager by giving her a free stay at the hotel, and the girl accepted, and is staying here for the night. She is identified as Yui Sumidare, and she turns out to be a friend of Kyoko Kirigiri, whom she met three years ago when they had a "chance encounter" and solved a murder case together.
During that time they came to trust one another and they became good friends and spend their time together until Kirigiri was chosen to study at Hope's Peak Academy while Yui chose another school for personal reasons though she and Kirigiri kept in touch with one another at some occasion. While Yui is using the bathroom, a group of men came inside her hotel suite, as they got the room's key by accident and they entered while unaware that Yui is inside.
By the time Yui opened the door, she could hear the voices of the men and overheard them talking about helping the Minister of Justice in committing a murder to the current Prime Minister, and that they will enlist the aid of a mercenary group named Fenrir, and that once the Prime Minister is assassinated, the Minister of Justice will become the new Prime Minister and will commence the plan to create a "shadow government" that will replace the Diet.
Yui managed to record the conversation with a portable recorder and hid it inside her dress and then pretended that she is unaware and opened the door and confronted the men, and there Yui saw the current Minister of Justice, Masamune Kujo, with the men and there Yui used her wits to make it appear that they came to the wrong room, while keeping the men from figuring out that she overheard their plot. Kujo then confronted the girl and began talking to her casually.
"Can I help you, young lady...?"
"Um, I'm sorry to say but, you're in the wrong room..."
"Pardon...? Did you say we are in the wrong room?"
"Yes...here's my proof...I was here earlier..."
"I see...my apologies..."
"It's okay..."
"We'll be going now...sorry for intruding..."
"No problem..."
After showing him her keys to the suite, Kujo and the men realized that someone has already claimed the room, and Minister Kujo "apologized" for the "intrusion" which she accepted and the men took their leave, and Yui is now figuring out how to expose to the police what she discovered, while outside, Minister Kujo told his men that there is a chance that Yui may have heard their conversation and told one of his men to "contact" Fenrir and have them capture Yui and see if she know anything about the plot.
"Contact Fenrir?"
"Yes. Tell them about my request..."
"Yes, sir."
"Have you taken the picture of that girl?"
"I did."
"Check out her identity and find out where she lives."
"As you wish."
"Good."
Meanwhile, Yui brought out her laptop and a USB cable then hooked the portable recorder together and began converting the recording into a file as she realized that the only person she can trust at this time should be the one to pass the word as she anticipated that Minister Kujo and his conspirators may be on to her. After converting it to a file, she sent it to the person she can trust: Kyoko Kirigiri.
"Please receive it, Kyoko..."
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. 11: Aidoru no Rachi ni Tsuite Furēmu o Erabu
At the hotel, the idol group are outside and are waiting for their ride when a few fans came and requested for an autograph, in which the idol group obliges and went to a certain area where light is bright enough, leaving Maizono behind as she volunteered to wait, and after a few minutes, the idol group came back, and noticed that Maizono is not around, and after calling her name and by using a cellphone, they noticed a bag on the ground, where Maizono's cellphone rang and a handkerchief is seen beside it, which prompted them to realize that she has been kidnapped, and there they discovered an ID, left with it, which they checked it and discovered that the ID belonged to Naegi, and soon Maizono's manager came and is alarmed and uses his cellphone to call the police.
"Girls! Find Sayaka! I'll call the police!"
"Wait...isn't Naegi the boy whom Sayaka was hanging out recently...?"
"You're right..."
"Worry about that later! Go find Sayaka!"
"O-okay...!"
Within minutes the police arrived and surveyed the crime scene and there they examined the handkerchief and the ID, in which the police concluded that the handkerchief is laced with chloroform, and the lead investigator commences a search in an effort to block off any exit areas believing the culprit could still be around, while at the same time, he took note of the ID, copying Naegi's home address and told his subordinate to head for Naegi's house and invite him to the police station to determine if he is the culprit or not.
-x-
Several minutes later, news of Maizono's abduction reached the airwaves and announced, causing the fans to become concerned, and with Naegi's ID shown at the crime scene, the police determined that Naegi is the prime suspect in the abduction and viewers took note of this and are told to contact the police if they see Naegi within their vicinity, and soon Naegi's classmates saw this and began contacting each other, concerned for their friend and refused to believe that he is the one who abducted Maizono.
"Naegi-chi's the culprit? No way am I going to believe that!"
"I agree! There must be some mistake..."
"But his ID's found..."
"We must first try to contact Naegi and determine if he has any knowledge about Maizono's disappearance..."
"Ohgami's right...we need to get word from him before we judge him..."
"We better call Naegi..."
"Okay..."
"Let's do it!"
The Class 78 students then began contacting Naegi, but to their dismay, they couldn't reach him apparently due to low signal coverage, and Ishimaru decided to contact his dad, who happened to be a police inspector, and asks for his help.
-x-
At Kirigiri's house, the scene shows that Kirigiri and Naegi are talking, and while Naegi is holding the red suit in his hands, she asks him how he got it and there Naegi told her certain details on how he got it, and she raised an eyebrow when told that he got it from aliens in a UFO spaceship and was told that he will use the red suit for benevolent purposes, something Kirigiri felt had difficulty in following through, and when she asks why he put it on in the first place, he told her how and she raised another eyebrow when told of his reasons.
"That's your reason?"
"Um...yeah..."
"I find it hard to believe..."
"But it's true..."
"Putting it on out of curiosity and listening to your younger sister's request...?"
"Everything happened too fast...and..."
"I don't know..."
"Please believe me..."
Kirigiri's grandfather remained hidden as he listens in on the conversation, finding humor at what he just heard, and opted to see what else they could talk about, curious to see his granddaughter conversing with a boy since he expects her to have some curiosity when it comes to love as he sees Naegi being the first boy that his granddaughter brought home, but then he raised an eyebrow when Kirigiri started to remove her boots and clothes until clad only in her bra and panties, and Naegi nearly had a nosebleed upon seeing a semi-naked girl in front of him.
"..."
"What, Naegi-kun?"
"Wh...what are you doing...? Why are you taking your clothes off...?"
"!"
"Um..."
"I'm going to try it..."
"Try...?"
"The red suit...I'm going to try and put it on...if what you say is the truth...I want to see it with my own eyes...and find out if wearing it gives the wearer powers as you claimed to..."
A blushing Kirigiri stated that she wanted to try on the red suit as she is curious if she could do the same thing that Naegi did a few weeks ago, and Naegi sweat-dropped as Kirigiri puts on the red suit, boots and cape and she glanced at the mirror seeing that it fits her well enough and backed away as she tells Naegi to give her space, and when he did, Kirigiri ran for a few steps before jumping, attempting to fly, but she fell face-first on the floor, and both Naegi and Fuhito sweat-dropped at the sight, and Kirigiri gets up, using her willpower to cover the embarrassment she experienced while attempting another feat.
"Um...Kirigir-san...?"
"I'm okay..."
"Are you sure...?"
"Yes."
"But...your nose is swelling..."
"Just step back...I'll give it another try..."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously."
Kirigiri did the same feat and failed again, in which Kirigiri slides across the living room and ended up colliding head-first against the wall, and she got a bump on her forehead which Fuhito sweat-drop at seeing what his granddaughter just did, and as Naegi helped her up, she told him to strip his clothes and Naegi stared wide-eyed and asks why, in which she stated that she wanted to see if he could do THOSE feat when wearing the red suit, and Naegi reluctantly did so, removing his shoes and clothes until clad only in his brief. Kirigiri raised an eyebrow upon seeing the "bulge" on Naegi's brief and he covered his "private spot" with his hands as Kirigiri removed the red suit, and is clad in her bra and panties, seeing her sexy figure.
As Naegi puts on the red suit, boots, white belt and black cape, Kirigiri puts on her clothes and watches as Naegi did a jump at first, which did not worked, and when he jumped harder, he suddenly went upward and hits the ceiling, his head got stuck on the chandelier, and Kirigiri was taken aback, while Fuhito stared wide-eyed upon seeing it, as this is the first time he witnessed something no normal person could do.
Naegi struggled until managing to free himself but fell down to the floor, hitting his butt, and Kirigiri glanced at him as she tells him to get up. In doing so, Kirigiri did an elbow strike to his gut, and she winced in pain as her elbow felt that she hit a thick wall but then she tried punching him on his cheek, and he fell to the ground, surprised, and in pain.
"Ow!"
"!"
"What was that for?"
"You..felt pain...?"
"Of course! What did I do? Why did you smack me like that?"
"I see..."
"Huh?"
"The suit...it only works on you...and it has a weakness..."
Kirigiri then discovered that only Naegi can make use of those powers while wearing the red suit, and that only Naegi CAN use it and not anyone else, and there Naegi became puzzled as to why the aliens gave him the "suit" and why told him to "use it benevolently" and started to question whether if he should be using it at all or not, as he felt that this is something not to be taken lightly. By then he began removing the red suit and puts on his normal attire while placing the suit inside his backpack while Kirigiri asks him what are his plans from hereon, in which he said he is unsure about what to do with it.
By then his cellphone rang and he answered it, in which the caller turns out to be Komaru and she told him of the current situation and Naegi is surprised at hearing the news, and because the loudspeaker is on, Kirigiri heard it and is surprised to hear it yet her stoic expression hides her sudden emotion and Naegi asks why the police are looking for him over Maizono's abduction, and there Komaru said that his ID was found at the crime scene and Naegi wondered how and why this turned out to be until a knock on the door is heard and Fuhito answered it, in which several cops asks if his granddaughter is there, and seeing Naegi, they stormed in and surrounded the "Luckster" with their guns pointed at him.
"Look! That's him!"
"Surround him!"
"Huh?"
"Freeze!"
"Makoto Naegi...you are under arrest on the abduction of Sayaka Maizono!"
"What?"
"You have the right to remain silent...anything you say can and will be used against you at the court of law..."
"...You have the right to an attorney...if you couldn't afford one we will provide you one free of charge..."
Kirigiri then asks why the police came here and the leader of the squad said that when they went to Naegi's home his sister mentioned that Naegi went to a certain "Kirigiri" and they checked the database and this led them to coming here, and when Kirigiri stated that Naegi couldn't be the culprit since he was here during this time, the cop stated that "evidence" points to Naegi and he has to be taken in for questioning and said that the teen can get a lawyer, and there Naegi is taken away while Kirigiri stood there determining what course of action she should take, and there Fuhito approached his granddaughter and told her to do what she feel is right.
"Kyoko..."
"Grandfather...you...were here...?"
"Yes...though I had to hide myself as I was observing you and your friend..."
"You...saw...?"
"Yes...though I had trouble believing about this RED SUIT and UFO thing...until I saw your friend flew through the chandelier...but I did get a few laughs when you tried to to the same feat when you put on that suit and cape..."
"!"
"You'd better go...your friend needs someone who can clear his name..."
"..."
Kirigiri stared wide-eyed while blushing when Fuhito told her that he was watching her and Naegi the whole time, though he admitted that he had a bit of trouble listening about the "red suit" and the UFO until seeing Naegi using it and admitted that he find humor when seeing her trying to fly when using the "red suit", and Kirigiri just blushed deeper while looking away as she leaves the house to head for the police station to try and bail Naegi out and see if there can be a way to find out the true culprit's identity.
-x-
At the police station, Naegi is sitting on a chair, still handcuffed and is being interrogated by the police amid several reporters lining outside after getting word that the "possible culprit" was arrested and are hoping to get a comment from him, all the while that Naegi's arrest has been reported on live TV news, and there Naegi's family arrived and the reporters began surrounding them to get their side of the story.
"Excuse me...sir, ma'am!"
"Are you Makoto Naegi's parents?"
"Your comments please!"
"Is it true that your son is the kidnapper?"
"Is your son obsessed with Sayaka Maizono?"
"What are your thoughts about the charges filed against your son?"
"Wait...a word for the viewers!"
"Sir...ma'am!"
Mr. Naegi then had his wife and Komaru go ahead as he blocked the reporters' paths and told the that he has "no comment" for now and soon the Naegi family got inside the police station as other cops began putting up barricades while telling the reporters that they cannot go inside and they will have to wait for official word from the chief of police, in which the reporters had to wait patiently for the police chief to come out and give his official statement.
At the interrogation room, the police chief, identified as "Tenshi Roha", is a middle-aged, fat man and is reeking with arrogance, and physically manhandles Naegi by shaking him and shouting expletives at the teen just to make Naegi admit where he hides Maizono, and Naegi himself had to repeat his statement to prove that he was set up by the true culprit and that someone has stolen his ID and used it to misled investigators, in which Roha rebukes the boy and threaten him with stern words about being charged despite being a minor.
"You listen well, brat!"
"Hey!"
"You may be 15 years old, but that doesn't mean you're above the law!"
"I told you I've been set up!"
"Don't give me that bullshit! Tell me where you kept Sayaka Maizono...and everything will be over!"
"I'm not the culprit!"
"If you keep this up I'll send you to a jail where offensive minors are kept and you will stay there until you admit your crime and tel us where Miss Maizono is held!"
"I'm telling you the truth! I really don't know who took her!"
By then someone came inside and stood in front of Roha, a man who appeared to be in his late-30's with thick eyebrows, and he also has gray eyes with a greenish tint to them, graying hair and a faint goatee. He wears what appears to be a black trench coat over a white buttoned shirt. His pale complexion, gaunt face and the discoloration underneath his eyes imply that he is somewhat ill. He is identified as Police Inspector Takāki Ishimaru, and there he told Roha that Naegi's family is outside and if they find out what Roha just did to Naegi, the police chief will get a mountain of criticism that would tarnish his reputation.
Roha did not show signs of being intimidated and said that he will do all he can to make Naegi admit to the crime, and but Naegi stood up reiterated that he is innocent and that he is at his classmate's house during that incident, but Roha grabbed the teen by his collar and hissed at him, telling him to admit it or else he will be charged accordingly before shoving him back, causing him to tumbled against the chair before hitting the floor, just as Kyoko Kirigiri arrived and saw what just transpired and began a "word war" with the police chief.
"What you did just now is police brutality..and that boy is still a minor...You'll be in trouble if word got out..."
"Shit it, missy...you may be a bitch pretending to be a detective, but that doesn't mean you can strut your butt around..."
"What you said just now is sexual harassment..."
"Why you..."
"Makoto Naegi is innocent...and I can prove that he is not involved in Sayaka Maizono's abduction..."
"Don't give that cheap alibi..."
"I can prove it..."
"You look here..."
As the police chief told Kirigiri to stay out of this case maintaining that he will not play with "barbie dolls" playing detective, Kirigiri shot back by telling him that Naegi is with her at her house during the time of the abduction, providing details of what she and Naegi are doing that time, but Roha shot down the worthless alibi stating that a mere single testimony alone is not enough to rebuke the evidence the police have, until Fuhito Kirigiri came and there the other cops are astonished because of the Kirigiri family's reputation as famous detectives.
"My, my...Chief Roha...you are a poor excuse...you have poor detective skills..."
"What was that?"
"My granddaughter speaks the truth...Makoto Naegi is indeed innocent..."
"Don't strut your face here...this is a police matter...you're not involved here so don't..."
"But I am..."
"What?"
"I'm also a witness..."
"You...!"
Roha is irritated at Fuhito's rebuttal when told that Kyoko is telling the truth and when Roha demanded that he show proof that Naegi is not involved, Fuhito provided a recorded video of his granddaughter having a discussion with the Luckster at the Kirigiri house, and the time is also displayed though it did not show the scenes where both Kirigiri and Naegi putting on the red suit, and this effectively gives Naegi the alibi to clear him, yet Roha is stubborn to the end, insisting that the video is not enough to prove Naegi's innocence and stated that unless they shows real proof, Naegi will be detained until Maizono is found.
However, Naegi stood up and protested but Roha shoved him to the floor and stomped him, placing his foot firmly on the boy's chest, and said that a cell is waiting for him and ordered his men to detain Naegi, but then someone came and appeared to be displeased with what he just saw, and there the other people, save for the two Kirigiri's, stood in attention. The person turns out to be the police commissioner, Jemu Garuda, and he greeted Fuhito and there the two men shook hands as it turns out that Commissioner Garuda and Fuhito knew each other a few years ago and are helping one another in solving some difficult cases and then asks him if he believes that Naegi is innocent, in which Fuhito shows him the video and along with Kyoko's testimony, Garuda is inclined to have Naegi released but Roha insisted that Naegi is the culprit because of the ID found.
But Kirigiri stated that it is possible that Naegi's ID may have been stolen and is used as a diversionary tactic to misled investigators, and said that if Naegi is the culprit he could have gone in to hiding instead of going to a classmate's house, and those words weighed a lot of merit and this is enough for Commissioner Garuda to let Naegi go, and no charges will be pressed against him while telling Roha to focus on searching for Maizono, which Roha reluctantly obliges, and leaves while another cop is ordered to have the handcuffs removed from Naegi.
After that, Naegi thanked Garuda for his help though the police commissioner stated that he is not off the hook yet and said that unless new evidence is presented, Naegi may still be a possible culprit, and there Kirigiri whispered to Naegi to bring the red suit with him at all times, as she stated that he might use it when the need arises. Naegi blinked his eyes at this and is about to whisper back when the Naegi family came and they hugged Naegi after being told that he is not to be charged.
"Makoto!"
"Makoto, my son!"
"Thank goodness you're okay!"
"Were you hurt?"
"Did they treated you well?"
"Weren't you harassed?"
"Are you cleared of the charges?"
"Please tell us..."
As the Naegi family is savoring the family moment, Kirigiri glanced at Naegi before giving him the backpack which contains the red suit, and then glanced at the dark sky as she wondered who took Maizono and what would the true culprit could gain by abducting her and using Naegi as a scapegoat, seeing that no ransom has been made or even contacted Maizono's family. She felt that Naegi and the "red suit" might hold the key in finding Maizono before it's too late.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter though not much action is shown here apart from a few notable things appearing from the start of this chapter, some which would play a part in future chapters and here are the notes that are noted:
- Yui Sumidare, the protagonist of the novel "Danganronpa Kirigiri", shows up, where she is said to have accidentally overheard a plot to assassinate the current Prime Minister of Japan, and that she managed to record the conversation in secret though she has no idea that the culprits are on to her.
- A character not related to Danganronpa appeared, and he is Masamune Kujo, a villain from another manga, "Bloody Monday", and he is said to be planning to lead a "shadow government" to topple the Diet, and may play a role in a future chapter of this fic.
- Fenrir, a mercenary group, is mentioned, thus there is a possibility that Mukuro Ikusaba may appear in a future chapter.
- Fuhito Kirigiri, one of the support characters from "Zettai Zetsubou Shoujo - Danganronpa Another Episode", makes an appearance, and he plays a role in helping Naegi clear his name, although temporary. He and Kyoko Kirigiri are in good terms and he will get to appear occasionally in future chapters.
- It is revealed that the red suit will ONLY WORK on Naegi, though no reason is stated on why, which is a good thing as this would mean that the red suit won't be used by those who stole it.
- Two OC characters appearing here are based on the 2004 animated series "The Batman", and are based on Angel Rojas (Tenshi Roha) and Jim Gordon (Jemu Garuda).
- Naegi is partially cleared of suspicion on Maizono's abduction yet he still needed to find out the through culprit or else he is still on the suspect's list. Thankfully, Kirigiri and her grandfather proved to be valuable in helping the "Luckster" out of trouble and this is just the beginning as Naegi and Kirigiri are going to work together in finding out who kidnapped Maizono and where she is taken.
Preview:
The next chapter commences the search for Sayaka Maizono, and there another "super power" of the red suit will be shown...
The Sayaka Maizono arc continues...