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 the story gets deeper and deeper as the new story arc is underway, wherein Naegi would encounter a well-known personality who enlists his aid...and that he has a secret that is similar to Naegi, and Naegi will be torn on what to do next...with Kirigiri dragged in to the mess...
The scene shifts to an unseen establishment, where it shows a person covered in silhouette, and is watching a TV, and though the silhouette covered most of his body, the person can be seen wearing a hat and seated on what appeared to be a wheelchair, and is watching a news coverage about someone who died and his wake is attended by many personalities - political, sports, even the social circle. By then another person came and he too is unseen and began talking to the person in the wheelchair and asks him if now is the right time to make their move or not.
"Is now the right time?"
"Yes...it is time..."
"Then I shall make my move..."
"Yes...do it...but do you know where and when to strike...?"
"Yes...I know their schedule..."
"Then go on and make your move..."
"Very well...I am going..."
"Good luck..."
With that, the other person leaves the scene as the person in the wheelchair continues to watch the news coverage, and he appeared to be bracing himself for something that is about to head his way, as if he is looking forward to the time he is about to meet someone and hoped that things would turn out in his favor regardless of the outcome.
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. 33: Taikun no Sōgi
The scene shifts at the Naegi house, and Naegi is eating breakfast with his parents and Komaru, and while the rest are chatting, Naegi is in his own thoughts, as the past several days have been rather stressful, for he not only helped Kirigiri save Kuwata's life, he also helped in exposing the gambling scam involving Kuwata's former coach, he also had to deal with Maizono who just witnessed him using the red suit in lifting Komaru's bed, and he is at loss on how to explain to her about what she saw.
"Geez...it all happened so fast...thank goodness things went well without problem..."
As Naegi is deep in thought, Komaru and her parents are chatting happily, as the parents are pleased that Komaru is having her own source of income and that she is starting to become a well-known manga artist and writer, and teased that she is starting to become an "extra-ordinary" girl than becoming the "ordinary little sister" of Naegi, though Komaru tries to brush that aside as she intends to keep her promise to keep her elder brother's secret a...secret.
"Geez, mom...I'm still Komaru..."
"But you've leveled up...imagine...a junior high school student becoming a part-time manga writer/artist..."
"Eh...but that title is just part-time work..."
"But...I'm surprised that the manga you made is based on your brother..."
"Eh-heh-heh..."
"But still...it's good that you have your own source of income...but still you really are lucky...just like Makoto..."
"Mom!"
"Ha-ha..."
Naegi sighed as he overheard the conversation and he is dreading the moment that his parents would see him wearing the red suit and fly around, and this would surely cause him a lot of problems if this went to the media. Fortunately, things went well as he recalled on how he was saved from embarrassment and how he was able to calm her down and made her understand his situation.
~FLASHBACK~
A few days ago...
That night, Naegi's parents left to see their relatives and Komaru is alone at home until Naegi came and there and went to Komaru's room and there he told Komaru about what happened earlier, and the siblings are chatting until she dropped her pencil which rolled under her bed, and she pleaded to him to lift the bed as she knows that he is wearing the red suit, and Naegi sighed but after some pleadings, he gives in to her request and removed his trench coat, revealing the red suit he is wearing and lifts the bed, and as Komaru took the pen, the siblings heard a gasp, and they saw Maizono standing there, shocked to see Naegi wearing the red suit and lifting a huge bed, and Naegi sweat-dropped as he realized that his secret has been exposed and Komaru is equally worried about what would happen next.
"N-Naegi-kun...?"
"!"
"You...you..."
"Maizono-san! It's...it's not what you think...!"
"..."
"Er...um..."
"How...how did you...that red suit..."
"..."
As Naegi is struggling on how to explain to Maizono what she just saw, Kirigiri came, having seen Maizono entering the Naegi house unnoticed, and seeing that she saw Naegi in the red suit, the Detective motions the Idol to sit down and relax, and there Kirigiri explained to Maizono about how and why Naegi got the suit, and within 30 minutes Maizono was starting to understand what she saw, and why Kirigiri was seen hanging out with Naegi, but this also made her realized that the "flying red UFO" was indeed Naegi, and Kirigiri was the one who saw him do the feat up close and came to realize why Naegi missed her concert several weeks ago.
"So then..."
"...yes..."
"Then all this time Naegi-kun is..."
"Uh-huh..."
"So he missed my concert is due to..."
"...Naegi-kun trying to escape a staff of paramedics thinking he's a nutcase in cosplay..."
"I...see..."
"I hope this cleared up everything..."
When asked by Maizono about when did Naegi use the suit, Kirigiri told her the events where he used the suit, and she was shocked when told of the events on when he used the suit:
- During Maizono's abduction by Taren Tomaneja
- When Kirigiri was abducted by a mercenary group and then Naegi helped her expose an assassination attempt on the Royal Family
- When Celes was a target of the mafia
- When Komaru was abducted by the mafia
- When Kuwata is targeted by gambling scam suspects
Maizono was shocked and covering her mouth with her palms, as she realized that it was Naegi who saved her from her mentally-unstable ex-manager, and that he was doing good deeds all this time and felt ashamed that she suspected him of dating Kirigiri when told that Kirigiri is just acting as an "adviser" on how to help Naegi handle the red suit, and she apologized to Naegi, which the teen boy accepted and he assured to her that he is not upset at her or anything, which Kirigiri sighed, and requested to Maizono to keep things a secret which she gave her word.
As Naegi went to his room to remove the red suit, Maizono asks Kirigiri, in a reluctant tone, if she is in a relationship with Naegi, which Kirigiri assures that she and Naegi are just friends and nothing more, and Maizono felt relieved to hear this and Kirigiri sensed that her classmate has feelings for Naegi yet she opted not to comment on that and went out of the room after asking Komaru's permission to use the telephone.
As Naegi went to the bathroom, Maizono peered through Naegi's room, and saw the red suit and cape, and out of curiosity, she took off her clothes and puts on the red suit, and then glanced at the mirror, seeing herself wearing the suit, and though she felt silly at first, she felt that this would make her a nice contestant in a cosplay contest, but her pondering is interrupted when Komaru took pictures of her and there she told Maizono what she has in mind.
"Komaru..."
"Don't worry...I'm planning on making a spin-off manga...and the main character will be based on you..."
"Eh?"
"You can be a perfect model for a Supergirl-type manga...with your beauty...I'm sure my planned spin-off manga would be a hit..."
"Really...?"
"Yup...and don't worry...it'll be a secret between us..."
"You sure?"
"Yup...'
Maizono blushed when told that Komaru is planning to do a shoujo manga with superhero- elements and said that it would depict a character based on Maizono to become a super-heroine which she dubbed the "Greatest Japanese Heroine", and there Maizono asks Komaru if Naegi did those feats using the red suit, in which Komaru confirms it, detailing on how Naegi saved her from the mafia, and Maizono decided to try it out by attempting to lift the bed, but to her surprise, she couldn't lift it. Even Komaru blinked her eyes as she thought that if Maizono wears the suit she could do the same feat as Naegi did.
"Uuuuhhhnnnff...!"
"What's wrong?"
"I can't lift the bed..."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah...I couldn't lift it..."
"That's strange...onii-chan was able to lift my bed without problems..."
"Is there a trick or something?"
"Um..."
By then Kirigiri came and told the two girls that the red suit will only work on Naegi, surprising the girls and Komaru asks how Kirigiri know about it, and there Kirigiri told Komaru that during Maizono's abduction, she tried the suit on and tried to fly, but failed, and said that for some unknown reason the suit's powers would activate only when Naegi wears the suit, and the two girls blinked their eyes as they pictured Kirigiri in their minds wearing the red suit, and a blushing Kirigiri said that at least the suit won't be used by the wrong hands yet urged the girls not to misplace the suit and advised the two to keep this a secret among them.
"...so keep this a secret, okay?"
"Sure..."
"No problem..."
"Naegi-kun's secret is safe with me..."
"I won't cause onii-chan any more problems..."
"You can count on it!"
"Promise!"
"Good..."
By then Naegi came and saw Maizono wearing the suit and he finds her...cute and Maizono is blushing at seeing him staring at her in awe, but then she apologizes and went to Komaru's room to remove the suit, and Kirigiri reprimanded Naegi for being careless as she told him that Maizono entered the house because the front door was left open, and Naegi cringed as he get another mouthful of sermon from the Detective. Later Naegi escorted Maizono to her house while Kirigiri left to go home as Komaru secures the door to the house.
~END FLASHBACK~
Naegi's recollection was interrupted when his mom roused him, telling him that he is going to be late for school, and Naegi shrieked when he realized that he has 30 minutes before classes start and gets up and grabbed his bag and bid his family goodbye as he heads for the front door, but then his mom noticed that he is wearing his casual attire and not his academy uniform, and there he told his mom that today is "wash day", and the academy allows students to wear their civilian attire for a day which his mom sighed and reminded him not to get careless on the way towards school.
"Got to go!"
"You be careful now, okay?"
"Yes, mom!"
"Don't rush in the streets!"
"I won't!"
"Come back early, okay!"
"I will!"
"See you later, son!"
Naegi nodded and left the house, and Komaru finished her food as she too is heading for school, and as the scene shows that Naegi left the house, a parked car is seen near it and the car's occupants saw Naegi running towards a bus, and the occupants glanced at the picture of Naegi and confirmed that he is the one they are tasked to go after, and the two men are rather bothered at seeing how ordinary Naegi looked like and wondered if they should be really be the one they are tasked to find, but his cohort said that as long as the payment is good, then it should be an easy task.
"That's our target?"
"Looks like it..."
"I can't believe we've been hired to follow that kid...he looked so ordinary..."
"Hey...I too am wondering about it, but..."
"Huh?"
"As long as you get paid...it's fine..."
"You sure about this?"
"Yup..."
The car then began moving as they saw the bus where Naegi hopped in and they began following the bus and see where it is heading and they are intent on not letting it out of their sights.
-x-
At Hope Peak Academy, Kirigiri arrived at the school gate wearing her casual attire and is reading a newspaper which she looked at the headlines sections, and glanced at it for a moment before stopping seeing that it is not that important and is heading inside, and despite her sharp intuitions she did not notice that a parked car is near her and the car's occupants are staring at her while holding the picture of Kirigiri, and the two men are somewhat wary as they appeared to be aware of the reputation of the Kirigiri family as a family of detectives, and it appeared that they are targeting her for some reason.
"Okay...that's her..."
"Kyoko Kirigiri..."
"I'm still not sure why we accepted this job...she's from a family of famous detectives..."
"Who cares..."
"Eh?"
"At least we're going to get paid...so let's do our job so we'll get our money..."
"Oh...fine."
"Okay."
After a few minutes Naegi came and is hurrying towards the gate, and he is barely on time for the first subject as he entered the academy and did not noticed that he was being followed and the car's occupants took their places and parked near the academy, awaiting the right time to make their move, yet one of them is still bothered at the idea of their task yet the other one persuaded him to do as told since they are being paid.
"There he goes..."
"Hope's Peak Academy..."
"Are you really sure we should be doing this?"
"Are you scared?"
"No, but..."
"We'll just do as we planned...and it'll be fine...as long as we stick to the game plan..."
"...fine!"
"Good..."
And so the two men parked their car nearby, and they await their chance to perform their tasks without attracting attention as they intend to get paid without letup.
-x-
Inside the academy, the scene shifts at the classroom of Class 78, where a teacher is in the midst of a lecture as he showed to them a live TV news coverage which Naegi and Kirigiri became somewhat familiar as they saw it on the news in recent days, and the subject of the lecture is about the recent passing of a well-known Japanese tycoon and philanthropist who is identified as Burusu Waino, and his funeral is attended by several personalities - ranging from political, to the entertainment industry, as well as the business circle and even socialites.
The news stated that Waino died in a plane crash and that his body was charred beyond recognition and that many personalities are saddened by his untimely passing, and that his last will of testament was given to his personal doctor as Waino was unmarried and has no children. Togami commented that he met Waino a few times in the past but said that he is somewhat of an eccentric man who may appeared mild-mannered but he is a bit of a grumpy old man, which Asahina argued saying that Waino is known for his charity works which causes a bit of a stand off between her and Togami over their different points of views, and the other students watched on as Asahina and Togami argued further.
"Hey! Have respect for the dead, Togami-kun!"
"Why would I? It's his fault for being careless...and since he did not find time to get a wife...he has no heir and that's what happened..."
"At least he's well-respected than you are..."
"What?"
"You may be rich, but you don't have any friends!"
"How dare you...!"
"What's wrong? It's the truth...at least Mr. Waino will be remembered...I doubt there are anyone who would remember you if you ended up dead..."
"You cur...!"
The teacher then urged the two students to simmer down and told the rest to watch the news coverage, in which it went on for another 15 minutes until it shows that his coffin was buried and one by one the attendees left the gave and the teacher gave the students an assignment in which they are to make an essay about Burusu Waino, and by then an announcement from headmaster Jin Kirigiri spoke, in which an emergency meeting is about to take place and the school will be sending students home by lunch time, And some of the students are rejoicing as the classes ended and Kirigiri left to speak with Jin.
-x-
Much later, it was lunchtime, and Kirigiri left the academy to meet up with her grandfather as she wanted to ask him something, and there the two men who followed her alighted from their car and approached her in a casual way by pretending to ask if she is from a well-known detective, in which she answered, and asks what do they want, and there one of the men showed her a picture of a man, asking if she knows him and claimed that she knows him.
"Excuse me..."
"Yes?"
"Are you Kyoko Kirigiri? The detective?"
"Yes..."
"Can you help us? There's this guy we are looking for...here's his picture...I believe you know him, right?"
"..."
"Can you help us find him?"
"Sorry..."
Kirigiri denies the claim and said that they approached the wrong person, and is about to leave, but the other man grabbed her from behind, holding her arms and the man in front of her punched her on her gut, weakening her and they put handcuffs on her wrists from behind, then puts a tape on her mouth as they stealthily loaded her inside the car and drives off. Minutes later, Naegi came out of the academy and is about to head home when he pass by the parking area and there the two other men alighted from their car and approached Naegi casually and asks him something, which they brought out a copy of Komaru's manga and asks him if he is related to Komaru.
"Excuse me, kid..."
"Yes?"
"Are you Makoto Naegi?"
"Yes..."
"Are you related to Komaru..."
"How do you know..."
"You see...we're big fans of her manga..."
"Really...?"
The two men claimed that they are fans and wanted to get Komaru's autograph, and Naegi politely declines as he felt that he is not in a position to give away his sister's personal information, and is about to leave when the man grabbed Naegi from behind, holding his arms, and the other man punched Naegi on his gut, weakening him and there they put his wrists behind his back and handcuffed him while taping his mouth before loading him inside the car and checked his back pack, seeing his school supplies until they find the red suit and cape, and the two men glanced at it, rather dumbfounded at what they saw, thinking it is just a silly red pajamas, yet the other man said that this is the description they were told.
"That's it? A pair of pajamas?"
"Looks like that's what we were told about..."
"I can't believe we're doing this...going all the trouble just to..."
"Easy...at least this operation was as easy as we had hoped for..."
"..."
"Come on...let's go and collect our pay..."
"Fine..."
"Good..."
And so the two men boarded the car and leave, taking Naegi with him, and none of the academy students are aware that Naegi and Kirigiri have been abducted by someone, and they have the red suit in their possession.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like the opening chapter, and though there's no action here, it did detailed the events from the previous story arc, and though it showed mostly about a funeral of a wealthy man, Naegi and Kirigiri gets kidnapped, and worse, the red suit's been taken.
Who would want to kidnap the Luckster and the Detective? Could it be that their previous enemies are behind this? You'll soon find out...
Preview:
The next chapter will answer your questions on who kidnapped the two and why he/she did this...and what about the red suit? You'll soon find out...
See you in 10 days or less...
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