Danganronpa: The Greatest Japanese Hero
Disclaimer:
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 current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, where the Class of 78 would get alarmed once they learned of what happened to Maizono, and that's where the story comes in, wherein Naegi would soon get involved, so read on and enjoy!
Within several minutes, police, and ambulances arrived, and soon the media came in as well and the incident became abuzz with news sensationalizing the story about what happened, and many bodies were carried away while the injured are given first aid treatment, and Maizono's idol band were shaken by what happened and are worried that the druids took her away, and they told their manager about what happened, and the manager immediately told the police officer in charge about their predicament and all he was told that they'll get to the bottom of this .
"...and that's what happened!"
"...I see..."
"That's all you have to say?"
"We'll get to the bottom of this..."
"Come on! Many were killed! Many are injured! those druids took off with one of my talents!"
"Please calm down...we will look in to this..."
"But..."
"Leave it to us..."
The manager was rather exasperated at the response and had no choice but to call Hope's Peak Academy, and her dad, intending to tell them what has happened and prayed that Maizono would be okay. As the idol band are being checked by paramedics for any injuries, the media began swarming them and are asking rather absurd questions as to why the culprits took off with only Maizono, much to the manager's irritation, seeing that they are not helping matters.
"Are those culprits obsessed fans?"
"Are you in debt with gangsters?"
"Are Japanese idols really that rare?"
"Why did the culprits only took off one girl?"
"Are you a pimp by the way?"
"Is this talent of yours doing porn?"
"What are your thoughts?"
"Your comments, please..."
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. 45: Ransom and Recourse
In less than an hour, the incident at Croatia soon reached the Japanese media, creating abuzz and the social media was flooded with comments, voicing their concern over Maizono's present situation and they wondered why some men dressed like druids would kill anyone just to take her away, and the news spread all over the country of Japan, where the next morning, Japanese time, the news eventually reached her classmates and one by one Naegi's classmates sent text messages to him, and the Luckster became concerned about this as well as he opened the TV and saw the news, and this made him worried as he watched the news where it showed that Maizono's idol members recounted the experience they got when they told reporters about what happened during the siege. Komaru joined her brother in watching the news and the siblings were shocked at the scene that was shown on TV.
"No way..."
"How terrible..."
"They all did that just to get Maizono-san...?"
"Maizono-senpai's been taken?"
"Yes..."
"Oni-chan..."
"..."
"..."
Komaru watched the news as well and was equally worried, and saw the look on her elder brother's face and she can tell that he is deeply concerned over his classmate's well being and yet she knew there's nothing he can do except wait for further developments, and tries to cheer him up, with little success yet it is enough to calm him down and he decided to wait for any development from the media and from the Croatian authorities on how they would respond to the matter.
-x-
At the secret lair where the supposed monastery is, the scene shows that Maizono is being tied to a chair and she remained unconscious, and the Grand Wizard stared at her, and wondered how capturing her would make Naegi cooperate with his cult into surrendering the sword to him as he is unaware that it was Nagito who brought the sword to the auction and not Naegi, but his subordinate assured to him that things are going according to plan and he is sure that Naegi would comply with their request whether he likes it or not.
"...you need not worry, Grand wizard...the Armour of God will be in our possession..."
"And how would you do that?"
"Leave it to our hacker...we are establishing a way to contact him..."
"Will that work?"
"Of course..."
"Where can you find this Naegi?"
"In Japan...and our hacker is working on it..."
"You...can you find this Naegi...?"
The hacker claimed that he managed to trace Naegi's location at Japan and through unknown means, he is able to figure out his contact number and said that he will make sure that the call he is about to make won't be traced, and said that he would send a letter as a way of "introducing" themselves to Naegi and he is confident that the Luckster would do as he is told to do. The Grand Wizard nodded and told his subordinate and his right-hand man to make preparations to commence their next plans so that things would go smoothly as he expects to happen.
-x-
A few days later, Naegi is at his room, and he is listening to his portable radio as he awaits any news about Maizono, and so far there has been no mention of her yet and he wondered who would want to take her and why the culprits only took her away and he wondered if there is some kind of syndicate who are preying on foreign girls, and by then Komaru came and with her is Kirigiri herself, and Naegi is both glad, and surprised to see her and there the Detective told him that she too is surprised at what happened to Maizono, and both are exchanging theories on why Maizono was the only one taken and why the culprits would cause such a ruckus at the fashion events a few days ago.
"Perhaps there is a syndicate that are eyeing attractive girls..."
"That's what I thought...but..."
"I know...why they only took Maizono-san...there is perhaps something that doesn't add up..."
"Yeah...a fashion show where top models are there...yet the culprits didn't even bother taking one of them..."
"I'm also considering the possibility of a white slavery ring..."
"Are you saying...?"
"Calm down, Naegi-kun..."
"But..."
By then Komaru interjected as she showed him a letter addressed to him, and as he opened it, both are surprised to see the letter, written in English, and it says that he is to expect a call from someone, and as Kirigiri read the letter's envelope, she discovered that it has a stamp belonging to Croatia, and told Naegi to be ready, as she believed that something is going on, and by then Naegi's cellphone rang, and he answered it as Kirigiri and Komaru listened as he opened the cellphone's speaker and the conversation took place.
"Is this Makoto Naegi?"
"Yeah...that's me..."
"Listen carefully...we have Sayaka Maizono and her survival depends on your cooperation..."
"WHAT? You took Maizono san? DAMN YOU! What do you want with her? What do you want from me?"
"If you cooperate with us...we will set her free..."
"Let me speak to her!"
"Very well...and I'm sure you will consider our demand..."
"Let me speak to her!"
The caller turns out to be the Grand Wizard's right-hand man and told Naegi that he has Maizono in their possession and said that her survival, and freedom, would depend on whether Naegi is willing to cooperate and that he must not tell the Japanese authorities about the conversation, and when Naegi asks if he is serious about what he said, the three teens stared wide-eyed when they heard Maizono's voice, shrieking and when Naegi called her name, Maizono screamed to Naegi to save her from her abductors' clutches.
"KKKKYYYAAAAHHH!"
"Maizono-san!"
"Naegi-kun! Help me!"
"Maizono-san!"
"Take your hands off me! You hentai!"
"Maizono-san!"
"Help me, Naegi-kun!"
"Maizono-san!"
By then the right-hand man took over the conversation and told Naegi the demands, in which Naegi was confused when told that he must go to Croatia and get the sword that was auctioned off several days back, in which he asks him what kind of sword he meant, and the caller said that the sword that was auctioned was one of the rumored "Armour of God", and provided the place where the auction took place and said that if Naegi wants to see Maizono alive the Luckster would have to go to Croatia and personally bring the sword to his henchmen and provided the meeting place, saying that he has a week to comply or else Maizono would meet a questionable fate, and reminded him not to let anyone else know about the conversation before cutting off the connection.
Naegi slowly sat on his bed, as he is in a state of shock and is at loss as to how he would comply to the kidnappers' demands, as he is unaware of all of these, and Kirigiri revealed that she has secretly recorded the conversation and said that there is only one course to do, in which she went to his closet and opened it, where she saw the red suit and black cape stored in a hanger, and Naegi sweat-dropped as he realized what she is suggesting to do, and Komaru asks how would that help since Naegi needs to secure a visa in order to go to Croatia without arousing suspicions from the authorities, and Kirigiri took out her cellphone and called her grandfather, and there she told him the situation and after a few minutes, she told Naegi and Komaru about what they are going to do next.
"EHHH?"
"Yes..."
"You can't be serious!"
"I am."
"But..."
"Relax...it's been taken cared of..."
"But..."
"You have no choice over this...Maizono-san's survival depends on you..."
She told Naegi that her grandfather has some "connections" and that he would help get a visa for her and Naegi to use and that in a few days, they will get the visa, and told him to be ready, and also said that she would use an alibi so that Naegi's parents won't suspect a thing and he sighed at the thought of the situation, but suddenly he stared wide-eyed as he mentioned that this is what Hagakure's prediction came and as much as he hate to admit, Hagakure's prediction came true. Komaru was then told by Kirigiri to keep this a secret for Maizono's sake which she nodded and after that she left, and Naegi took a deep breath as he is bracing himself for the upcoming days.
-x-
A few days later, as Kirigiri stated, she managed to use an alibi and convinced Naegi's parents to let their son go with her on a trip, and Naegi couldn't believe that he is going on an overseas trip with Kirigiri, and thanks to her grandfather, both teens were given money for their trip and as they are at the airport, he mentally whined that he had to lie to his parents that he is going on a local trip and they are unaware that he and Kirigiri are secretly going to Croatia and Kirigiri assured to him that they are doing this to save Maizono, and there she asks him if he has everything in his bag.
"Do you have everything?"
"Yes..."
"Itenerary?"
"Yes."
"Pocket money?"
"Yes..."
"And the RED SUIT?"
"Yes..."
Naegi nodded as he confirmed that he has all of his belongings, which included the RED SUIT, and soon they boarded the plane and the plane took off a few minutes later, where they would spend several hours traveling from Japan to Croatia, and as Kirigiri is calm and collected, Naegi is staring at the window, wondering what awaits him there, as he has no idea on what he should be doing from this point on, as this is his first time going overseas, and sighed as this would be his first time doing a "superhero thing" in a foreign country, and he shivered at the thought of being seen wearing the suit.
Kirigiri noticed his discomfort and tries to comfort him in a gentle manner which slightly calmed him down to a certain degree.
"Relax, Naegi-kun..."
"..."
"You were given the red suit to do good deeds...and saving lives is among them..."
"I know, but..."
"You can do it...have faith in yourself...you were given the red suit for a reason and purpose..."
"..."
"Have faith in yourself...you will save your friend..."
"..."
After that, both relaxed as the trip is ongoing and Naegi had to painfully wait for time to pass before the plane would land to its destination.
-x-
At outer space, the three aliens are observing the events and are rather curious at what Naegi and Kirigir are going to do there at a foreign country, but Cherubi is somewhat concerned as this would mean that Naegi would risk exposure since the teen is definitely going to use the red suit at a foreign country and might attract unwanted attention but Ophani defended the two teens' decision to go to Croatia knowing that Naegi and Kirigiri intend to rescue Maizono from the kidnappers. This caused the two aliens to argue over the matter.
"Why are you siding with that boy again?"
"Because he is doing the right thing!"
"Bah! He is risking exposure by using the red suit in a foreign land!"
"At least he's using it for benevolent purposes!"
"That boy is a headache!"
"He is not!"
"Why do you have to...?"
"Because!"
By then Seraphi urged his comrades to calm down and told them that they should observe and see where this would lead to and the two aliens stopped arguing and did as what Seraphi suggested.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like this chapter, and though there's not much action here, it did show what is at stake here, and Naegi is now heading to a foreign land and that's where the adventure begins...and actions will soon commence.
The three aliens are observing the events, and both Cherubi and Ophani are arguing over Naegi's decision to bring the red suit with him, and now they await what the Luckster is going to do next...
Preview:
Naegi and Kirigiri arrives in Croatia. What will they do there? How will they be able to find the sword that was sold at the auction?
See you in in 10 days or less...
Reviews are welcomed...
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