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 and here a new story arc is introduced, and it picks up where the last arc left off, and this time Naegi's younger sister, Komaru will be the main focal point of this story as she is indirectly becoming the "central problem" and would get Naegi into an eventual confrontation with the mafia gangsters, and face off against Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu - the Super High School-level Gangster.

And of course, Peko Pekoyama will also be there so the Super High School-level Swordswoman is going to get a fair share of exposure and will be the "muscles" in dealing with Naegi – for VERY obvious reasons.

Expect some suspense as well as wanton comedy once the chapters come in to play.

And now...the Komaru Naegi arc commences...

Two weeks ago...

As Naegi is moving on after his recent activities which involves saving a fellow classmate, Komaru is inside her room, where you can see her sitting on a chair, her table full of manga paraphernalia and she appeared to be nearing completion of a manga she started a month ago (following Naegi's rescue of Kirigiri and defeating the Minister of Justice, Masamune Kujo) in secret, and the time now is 12 midnight, and Komaru finally finished her "masterpiece", in which her manga, her first issue, is completed.

"Good...looks like everything's going to come in place..."

Seeing that it is now three minutes after midnight, Komaru arranged her things and is excited as she is about to submit her work to a manga company in which she was hired and she is looking forward to what would happen next. She then went to bed and turned off the light as she is imagining earning a lot of Yen as she is confident that it would attract a lot of readers.

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. 23: Komaru no Debyū

The present time...

The first day of the week, a van arrived and the deliverymen began unloading several copies of the latest manga, and soon they were placed on several stands where newspapers and manga are being displayed and the sellers glanced at the latest manga, and are rather baffled at seeing the manga's front cover, seeing the author's name on it and they wonder who would do this kind of manga and would it attract a lot of readers. The vendors also deduced the author's gender and are rather sure that the latest manga would flop seeing that it doesn't suit that of a shoujo manga or a shounen manga.

"The author's a girl..."

"Why would she do a manga like this?"

"It's going to flop..."

"She should've stick to the Barbie-girl formula..."

"I pity her..."

"Looks like she's going to cry once she realizes that she did a floppy mistake..."

"I'd be lucky if this manga gets sold out in a day..."

"Hah!"

However, the vendors would soon eat their words as they are surprised to see that several manga fans are buying the latest manga, and in less than five days the manga in question became sold out, making it a hit, and the publishing company, where Komaru is working part-time, is astonished and amazed that Komaru's manga became a hit and sold out quit fast, and the company began making more copies to met the demand of the customers.

At the Yamada, residence, Hifumi Yamada came home after classes at Hope's Peak Academy and is greeted by his older sister, Fujiko, and there she was rather threatened, seeing that she was reading the latest manga that hit the shelves and became determined to make her own manga series and began to prepare her paraphernalia in which Yamada noticed his elder sister getting ready for work on her table.

"Nee-san...?"

"Not now...I'm busy..."

"Why the seriousness?"

"I got a rival..."

"Really?"

"Yeah...and check this out..."

"Huh?"

"The author's name is there..."

Fujiko showed to her younger brother about the latest manga series, and he appeared to be rather impressed by it until he looked in to the pages and saw the main character, in which his face went light blue, especially when he saw the author's name and he became rather suspicious, and soon he got text messages from his classmates who told him that they saw the manga and pointed out that the main character of the latest manga series bear a resemblance to one of their classmates.

Yamada then took the manga with him as he went to his room to read it, and by the end of the day Yamada planned to confront someone and get answers straight from him, intending to find out how much is he involved in this manga that became a hit in Tokyo.

-x-

The next day...

The scene shifts to the classroom of Class 78, where nearly all of the students, save for Togami and Ohgami, are whispering among themselves about the latest manga which became a hit, and they seemed to have something in common as the main character bears a resemblance to one of their classmates and they intend to get answers straight from him, and in a minute, Makoto Naegi arrived and placed his backpack on his chair when Yamada confronted him which the Luckster sweat-dropped as the Super High School-level Doujin Author was rather glaring at him which the other classmates approached Naegi, and they all showed to him the latest manga where Komaru's name is encircled on the author's list.

"Oi, Naegi!"

"Is this you?"

"Are you involved in this manga's creation?"

"Are you related to this Komaru?"

"Answer us!"

"Yeah, answer us!"

"You can't deny it!"

"You sure have the gusts!"

"At least you looked manly..."

Naegi read the manga in question, and his cheeks went light blue seeing that the main character is modeled after HIM, as well as the main character's costume is identical to that of the RED SUIT he is using, except that the chest symbol is different. Naegi sweat-dropped seeing that the manga's title is THE MISADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GONZO, and the main character's name is "Mago Naki", and he is that of a younger version of Superman. Naegi realized that Komaru made this and recalled that she took pictures of him wearing the red suit claiming that she might use this as inspiration to create a manga.

He did not realized that she would take this seriously and had to defend himself saying that Komaru did this on her own and he has nothing to do with the manga's creation, but then Ohwada began glancing at Naegi, the manga's character, and soon problem arose as he became suspicious as he recalled about the FLYING OBJECT that was seen several weeks ago which Asahina and Hagakure recall the moment and they began suspect Naegi of being the UFO.

"Oi, Naegi...the UFO that my gang saw...is that really you?"

"Eh?"

"Wait a minute...though I haven't seen the face but..."

"Are you that flying object that my mom and I saw, Naegi-chi?"

"No...it's not me..."

"Are you sure?"

"If you looked closely..."

"Hagakure-kun...Ohwada-kun...I don't think Naegi-kun is the flying object..."

However, the bell rang and a teacher arrived and classes began, and the tension was quelled for now and half of the day went on without incident, but as lunch time arrived, Kirigiri invited Naegi to come with her at the rooftop of the building, and as they arrived, Kirigiri smacked Naegi on the head and began to berate him for being careless, as their classmates are starting to suspect him of being the "super guy" that was seen on the streets in which Naegi had to defend himself, with slight success after explaining how this happened.

"...and that's how it happened..."

"You should've consider that scenario! Now you classmates are starting to suspect that you're the flying object...and you can't just..."

"I'll talk to Komaru after school!"

"You really are careless!"

"Give me a break, Kirigiri-san!"

"You managed to outwit Celes-san...but the rest of our class...!"

"Please!"

"Seriously...you really are a pain!"

As the two were bickering over the incident, they were again being secretly watched by a jealous Maizono, and though she couldn't hear their conversations well being that she was quite far, she got the impression that there was a hint of romance between the two and she became more suspicious and jealous towards Kirigiri, and she is now hatching a plan to make Naegi notice her, as her affection towards Naegi increased.

-x-

Later at home, the time now is 17:30, and Komaru is talking with someone on the phone, and she is in high spirits when told by the editor in chief of the publishing company she is working at that the manga she wrote and drawn garnered an all time high in sales and fans are flocking the book and magazine stands, and the editor told her that her debut as a manga author/artist was considered phenomenal, almost rivaling the fashion debut of Junko Enoshima, and stated that she will get a good bonus once she receives her salary.

"Really, boss?"

"You heard it, Komaru-chan! Your manga's a big hit!"

"Wow!"

"You're going to get a bonus for this..."

"I'm so happy!"

"Me too, so keep up the good work!"

"Okay!"

"See you next week!"

By then Naegi arrived and after greeting his mom, he went towards his younger sister, who just puts down the phone and there Naegi showed to her about the manga and told her that she should've at least tell him about it since she knows about her brother using the RED SUIT, in which she apologized when told about what he went through at school, as well as recalling what he told her when he had his first and second flights.

"...I see...sorry if this caused you trouble, onii-chan..."

"Sigh...at least tell me about your plans...it's fortunate that no one suspected me of being the "super guy"..."

"I know...if I get an interview...I'll ll them that you were my inspiration..."

"Please...don't..."

"Huh?"

"The paramedics from the Tokyo Mental hospital saw my face...and if they..."

"Okay, okay..."

"Sigh..."

After a heart-felt talk, the two siblings came to an understanding and they agreed to share secrets in regards to the red suit, the TV news made an announcement in which a pair of mental patients made an escape from the Tokyo Mental Hospital, and their identities were posted on the TV screens in which Naegi became concerned, as the escaped mental patients were revealed to be Al Capone and John Dillinger, and a minute later he got a text message from Kirigiri about the two mafia bosses' escapes and she advised him to be alert as there is a chance that they might be planning to get even with him.

Before Naegi could text a reply, Mrs. Naegi came and told her two children that dinner is about to be served and the Naegi family went to the dining room to prepare themselves to have dinner with Naegi's dad joining in. So far Naegi's parents are unaware that their only son is secretly involved in solving crimes under Kirigiri's supervision, and only Komaru is aware about her elder brother wearing the red suit, but is unaware of her elder brother's "extra curricular activities".

-x-

At the Kuzuryuu house, the scene shifts in one room, where Fuyuhiko is in intense concentration as he is facing what he deemed a financial situation after Capone and Dillinger's arrest and incarceration at the Tokyo Mental Hospital affected his mafia house's morale, and some of the mafia network members assumed that Capone and Dillinger are "helping themselves" on the drug shipments and became addicted which led them to become "mental patients" while making laughs over their claims about a "super guy".

As Fuyuhiko is thinking of a way to salvage their situation, he is approached by Peko and said that new prospects are coming which to Fuyuhiko, is good news, and he was told that the meeting is due in an hour. Fuyuhiko nodded and said that he will attend the meeting.

"Fuyuhiko-sama..."

"Yes?"

"We have visitors...all are possible prospects..."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"That's good to hear...when will they arrive?"

"Within an hour."

"Get things ready...I'll meet with them..."

Fuyuhiko then left and there Peko realized that she forgot to tell her boss that Capone and Dillinger have escaped the mental hospital yet seeing that it was no importance, she decided to keep quiet about it and went to her quarters to hone her sword skills.

To Be Continued...

Hope you like the opening chapter of this new arc, and though there's not much action here, it would foreshadow Naegi's eventual confrontation with Fuyuhiko, while Komaru gets to showcase her skills in making a manga, though this one would cater on the male demographic.

However, the events caused some "conflict" as Yamada and the rest of Class 78 are starting to suspect Naegi of being the "super guy" while Kirigiri gives him the dressing down regarding the subject while Komaru gets a good fortune as her manga became a bestseller and gets a good bonus, at her elder brother's expense, that is...

Preview:

The next chapter starts the scenario where Komaru's hit manga gets in a tussle with some mobsters...and that's where the trouble starts for her..and Naegi...