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 current story arc is underway, wherein Naegi and Kirigiri are about to meet with their would-be abductor, and their upcoming 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...
Minutes later, Maizono came out of the academy, and looked around to see if Naegi is still here, and she looked around, seeing that he is not there she was slightly dismayed as she wanted to invite him to go out hanging out with her today, thinking that he left early, but she tried calling through his cellphone but there was no answer, and thinks that his cellphone is in "silent mode" and decided to let it go today, unaware that he was abducted along with Kirigiri.
"Oh...and I wanted Naegi-kun to hang out with me..."
Likewise, Fuhito arrived and is supposed to meet up with his granddaughter, and tried to reach her by cellphone, but there was no answer, and he assumed that she had other things to do and decided to wait for her, not knowing that she was abducted along with Naegi, and he waited, not knowing where she is and noticed that several academy students are leaving the academy and Fuhito is starting to wonder where his granddaughter went.
"I wonder where Kyoko went...she said that she'd be out early today..."
-x-
On the road, you can see a car traveling and the two men are rather getting irritated at Naegi humming, as he is laid at the back passenger seat, his mouth covered with tape and is handcuffed behind his back, as well as a bag is covered around his head, and the two men who took him are wondering if what they went through is worth the pay.
"HHHMMM...!"
"Shut up, kid...we won't hurt you..."
"Geez...can't you shut him up?"
"He is...we taped his mouth..."
"Is he really worth the trouble...?"
"If the pay isn't good..."
"Fine..."
"We'll be there soon...so a little patience here..."
-x-
Also on the road, the two men are also traveling, and surprisingly, they were calm as Kirigiri stay still as she is observing her surroundings as she too is gagged, handcuffed and her head covered in bag, and all she could do is wait for the right moment before making her move, and she could only assume that Naegi would come believing that he is wearing the red suit and can sense her in danger, but she is unaware that Naegi has also been taken and the red suit in the hands of his kidnappers.
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. 34: Taikun no Rikuesuto
The scene shifts at the Outskirts of Tokyo, where you can see what appeared to be an abandoned airport with an airstrip, where it appeared to be in good condition despite it not being used in a decade or so, and there a man, who appeared to be in his 70's, is waiting outside, and he is standing there patiently and is checking his wristwatch, as he is expecting someone, and soon two cars arrived in a three-minute interval, and the first car parked, where two men emerged, bring out Naegi, his mouth gagged and in handcuffs behind his back, and the two men were given their pay as they load the boy inside another car.
"Here you go...as promised...the kid..."
"Thank you...his bag..."
"Here...although it only contained school supplies and a red pajamas..."
"That's good...here is your pay..."
"Okay...anything else?"
"No...you did your job...well done..."
"We'll be going then..."
"Thanks again..."
Then the second car parked, and two other men came out, bring Kirigiri, who is also gagged and in handcuffs, and the men load her inside the car where Naegi is in, and the men were given their pay and they left, and then the other two men gave the man Naegi's backpack, and when he checked it, he finds the red suit and thanked the two men and told them that they can leave, and the four men boarded their cars and left, and there the man boarded the car, removed the bags from the two teens' heads, allowing them to see him, and went inside the abandoned airport, amid Naegi humming and trying to break free but is unable to do so while Kirigiri examines the airport once inside.
As the car came to a stop, the man came out, carrying Naegi's backpack and approached a man who is sitting on a wheelchair, and he appeared to be in his 80's, and both Naegi and Kirigiri stared wide-eyed at seeing the man in the wheelchair, as they recognized him from before, having seen him and there the man in the wheelchair opened the backpack, bring out the red suit, and there the other man went to the car, unlocking the handcuffs, then removing the tapes from their mouths, and set the two teens free, and Naegi approached the man in the wheelchair while Kirigiri remained stoic as she tries to figure out what is going on right now as Naegi converses with the elderly man.
"Hello, lad..."
"It...it can't be...! You're Burusu Waino! You're...still alive..."
"Surprise, surprise..."
"But...we saw you live...you were buried...and..."
"Quite a show I pulled off...no?"
"Um..."
"I've heard a lot about you...a mere normal boy who is so LUCKY getting selected to study at such a prestigious academy..."
"Well..."
Kirigiri approached the elderly man, who is identified as well-publicized tycoon and philanthropist Burusu Waino, and asks him, if not demanding, why they brought him here and there the other man, identified as Rusiusu Fokuso, came to her, apologizing for the "rough handling" but stressed that this was needed as they are needed to be brought here in secret, and Naegi, seeing the red suit in Waino's hands, tries to psyche him into thinking that it was just a "harmless costume", and made it appeared that it was bought for an upcoming cosplay contest, but Waino answered him back, shocking Naegi.
"About that...you see...it's a costume...Hope's Peak Academy is having a ball...a costume ball...so I bought it so I can wear it..."
"No need to hide it..."
"Eh?"
"I know about this suit...and you..."
"What...?"
"A few months ago...you were approached by an alien spacecraft...approached by aliens...and gave you this suit that gives you superpowers...and I have seen you using it on several occasions..."
"Wha...what...how...?"
"And that lovely lady friend of yours acts as your partner-in crime-fighting...quite a dynamic duo, if I say so myself..."
Waino told Naegi that he is aware that the red suit is given to the user by a UFO, and how it works, and that Naegi was chosen to become the user and said that he knows that Naegi has been using it for the past several weeks, and said that he knows that only Naegi can use the suit and not anyone else, and said that Kirigiri has been acting as Naegi's "reluctant partner" and the two teens have become "inseparable" since then, and Naegi blushed as he felt that Waino misunderstood the relationship though this made Kirigiri suspicious and approached the elderly man and wanted an explanation on why they brought her and Naegi here and it had to be a secret that is away from the public eye.
"So why drag us here?"
"My apologies for the rought treatment...but it had to be done...I can't afford to let the public know of my true status...and after observing you for months...I realized that I had to enlist your aid..."
"So tell us...what the idea and why brought us here?"
"Because I need your help...you...that Naegi...and the suit..."
"For what? What's the purpose of getting our help?"
"I need you to help me get the last will of testament..."
"What?"
"You heard me..."
Kirigiri glared while Naegi stared wide-eyed when told that Waino is enlisting their aid in using the red suit to retrieve something from his personal doctor, whom Waino identified as Resuri Tonpukinsu, and there Waino stated that the item he wanted to retrieve is the last will of testament, and he intended that Naegi help him get it back, as he wanted to get the will back to ensure that it won't be used in a malevolent way. While Naegi is unsure, Kirigiri felt that something is amiss and asks what if she and Naegi turn down the request, and there Waino made his stand on the issue.
"Why not make a new will...?"
"Doing so would mean blowing up my cover...and i can't do that..."
"What if Naegi-kun and I turn down your offer...?"
"If you turn me down...I will expose you to the world..."
"You know what you're saying, do you?"
"Of course...I've been observing you for months...and I have proof..."
"What?"
"Behold..."
Kirigiri and Naegi stared wide-eyed as Waino threatened that he would expose Naegi to the world about his exploits, and when asked by Kirigiri if he is bluffing, Fokusu inserted a videotape and there the footage shows the following scenes that involved Naegi himself, and the following scene shows:
- That Naegi was approached by the UFO,
- Naegi landing to the ground before being apprehended by paramedics,
- Naegi fleeing the condominium during the Celestia Ludenberg case as well as apprehending Bonnie and Clyde.
The two teens were caught off-guard by this and there Kirigiri asks why is he doing this and why ask Naegi to retrieve something like his last will of testament, and Naegi asks why not make a new one, and there Waino stated that he cannot since he is LEGALLY dead.
"I already told you...I can't risk blowing my cover...my rival would use this against me and might make an attempt on my life..."
"But still..."
"I need to get the last will of testament...and make sure that it won't be used by greedy hands..."
"Why go so far and pretend to be dead..."
"Because I had to...being a philanthropist and a wealthy old man...many are aspiring to get my fortune...and I want to leave everything to charity...my enemies would do anything to get their hands on it...and that's where someone once close to me took advantage...and that's where we are right now..."
"Waino-san..."
"Rusiusu...please explain to these kids in clear detail..."
"Very well...you kids...it's like this..."
Fokusu then steps in and explained that he intend to hand over the last will to his charity foundation he founded as he chose not to leave his fortune to his business partner Dereku Pawasu, as Waino and Fokusu discovered that Dereku amassed his fortune through illegal means and managed to keep himself "clean" from the law, having set up illegal gambling schemes such as a secret casino all over Roppongi, and that Fokusu accidentally discovered that Tonpukinsu, having tricked Waino into handing the will to her on the basis of safekeeping the will, plans to sell the will to thew highest bidder, and suspected that Dereku would be among the potential buyers, and since then she went into hiding, and after suffering a stroke, Waino and Fokusu decided to stage Waino's death so that both her and Dereku would lower their guards and make them plan to plan an exchange of getting the will.
Then in the recent months, Fokusu accidentally saw Naegi being approached by a UFO, then subsequently saw him flying with the red suit before the teen is taken away by paramedics, and since then Fokusu used means to track down Naegi and recorded his exploits and in turn discovered that Kirigiri is involved and since then he and Waino planned to meet with the two teens, and thus led to their current situations. Kirigiri asks Waino if he really go to such length just to acquire Naegi's services, and Waino stated that he is dying, and all he ever wanted is to get the will back and have the beneficiary's name on it, and begged Naegi to accept his request.
Naegi and Kirigiri huddled and they began discussing whether to accept Waino's request or not.
"Kirigiri-san..."
"What do you think, Naegi-kun?"
"..."
"This might be risky...are you going to accept his request..."
"I...suppose I do..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah...he does have a point...and I think this itself is a good deed...I think I'll help him get the will back...at least it'll help set things right and give him a good way before he dies for real..."
"Naegi-kun..."
Kirigiri appeared to be cautious about the matter, though Naegi appeared sympathetic towards Waino's plight, and after some thinking, Naegi told her that he is considering in accepting Waino's request though she is still hesitant and asks Fokusu if he meant what he said about once he gets the will he would name his charity foundation as the sole beneficiary, which Fokusu confirms it, and after some thought, and worrying that Naegi might get embroiled in an unexpected situation, she reluctantly accepted the request and both teen told Waino that they accepted the request, and Waino nodded, and Fokusu then motions the two teens to follow him as he is going to lay out the plans on how to find Tonpukinsu and retrieve the missing will.
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Somewhere in Roppongi, the scene shifts to a hotel where a woman in her 50's is seen residing in her rented room, and the woman is identified as Resuri Tonpukinsu, and she is holding a small envelope and she is smirking at what she is holding while watching the TV news about Waino's "funeral" and "burial", and she then glanced at the envelope and she appeared to be talking to it as she is talking to someone and she smirked as she is pleased with the things she felt are going her way.
"With this will...I'm going to be a rich lady...and I got to thank Burusu for that...too bad he's dead...I'd love to see him grovel before he died..."
Tonpukinsu is planning to sell the will to the highest bidder and she picked up her cellphone and is planning to bargain with someone who might be interested at the envelope, which contains Waino's last will of testament.
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Elsewhere within Roppongi, the scene shifts to a corporate building where two men, who are businessmen in nature, are seen at the corporate office, having arrived after attending the "funeral" of Barusu Waino. they are identified as Dereku Chikara and Pakuson Pawasu, the father and son, who were business partners with Waino, but they were secretly conspiring to usurp Waino's fortune and increase and expand their financial empire, and they even secretly set up illegal gambling within Roppongi that caters gambling-hungry patrons. With Waino "dead", the father and son are now discussing on their next move after learning that Waino's last will of testament went missing.
"So...Waino's dead...but the last will went missing..."
"So what, dad? It's just a paper...we don't need it..."
"Of course we need it, you idiot!"
"Dad!"
"The will contains the money and fortune he invested, and once we have it...we'll alter the name and put my name on it as sole beneficiary! We'll be richer and expand our empire!"
"You're too greedy, dad..."
"Of course...that's how we reach power..."
"Geez..."
As the father and son continued their bickering, their argument eventually ended as Dereku assigned his son to oversee the gambling den in the form of a secret casino, and Pakuson reluctantly do as his father ordered him to.
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Later that night, the scene shifts to a nearby hotel, and there Fokusu leads Naegi and Kirigiri to their rented room, and Fokusu is paying the bills so the teens won't have any problems, as the middle-aged man is also shouldering the food expenses and told the teens to rest up as they are heading to the abandoned airport where they will be using a private plane and head for Roppongi airstrip to head to a nearby hostel where Naegi and Kirigiri would make a temporary camp there as he will give more instruction in the next morning so the teens would begin their secret mission to find Resuri Tonpukinsu and retrieve Waino's last will of testament.
"Okay...you rest up...we have the whole day tomorrow..."
"Okay..."
"Okay..."
"Remember...this would be a covert operation...we need to find Resuri and where she is heading...she has the last will and we need to get it before she tries to sell it..."
"I understand..."
"And when we get the will...what next?"
"I'm sure Waino knows what to do next, Naegi-kun...now rest up, you two..."
"Okay..."
"Okay..."
Fokusu told them that he will pick them up at 11:30 tomorrow and he will give them free take-out lunch and they are to leave the airstrip at 12:00 sharp, and Naegi reluctantly nodded as Fokusu took his leave and Kirigiri picks up her cellphone to find out that her grandfather have been calling her for hours and she decided to call him to let him know what she got herself and Naegi in to, knowing that he would be surprised once she tells him about the situation she and Naegi are currently in.
Likewise, Naegi used the room's telephone to call his home and had to come up with an alibi so as not to complicate matters as he knew that telling them the REAL reason would cause the situation to blow out of proportion, and thus lied to his mom under the pretext of spending with a friend's house to do a "study guide", and thankfully, his parents took the alibi and told him to be careful, and Naegi sighed in relief, and puts down the phone, just as Kirigiri finishes her talk with Fuhito, and the two are finding themselves reluctantly sharing a bed.
"...and that's that..."
"...I see..."
"I trust you'd keep it a secret, grandfather..."
"Of course...but how long will you..."
"In less than a week, I suppose..."
"You two be careful out there, okay?"
"I will...goodnight..."
"Goodnight, Kyoko..."
After that, the two teens drifted to sleep as they are having a "busy day" tomorrow and they wondered what awaits them as they are going to commence a mission to find the doctor who is holding Waino's last will of testament which she is said to be residing somewhere in Roppongi, and Kirigiri is wondering if Waino would keep his word about keeping Naegi's secret a secret.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like the second chapter, and though there's no action here yet, it did detailed the events of how Waino and Fokusu were able to know about Naegi and his exploits, and why they brought him and Kirigiri to a secret place to enlist their aid, and that's where the adventure begins, as Naegi is about to do a retrieval mission of sorts.
Preview:
The next chapter will start the adventure as Naegi and Kirigiri go to Roppongi to begin their mission...and this would caused them a bit of...trouble...
See you in 10 days or less...
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