Danganronpa: 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 current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, in which Byakuya spend his time at Hope's Peak Academy, which all he did was rile up a lot of academy students, which included his classmates, and Naegi and Maizono were not spared from his mocking, but this in turn earn he suspicion of Kirigiri, and she now hatches a plan to find out once and for all if Togami is really him or not, and this means she would REQUIRE THE HELP FROM SOMEONE...so read on and enjoy!
About 15 minutes after Togami left the academy, mist of the students went home, but Ishimaru, who witnessed how Togami bullied both Naegi and Maizono, gathered the remaining classmates, as some went home already, and the scene shifts at the classroom where Ishimaru managed to summon some of his classmates, which included:
- Makoto Naegi
- Sayaka Maizono
- Kyoko Kirigiri
- Aoi Asahina
- Sakura Ohgami
- Mondo Ohwada
Ishimaru then led the discussion and the topic is about Togami himself, in which they noted that after a four-week absence, he showed up and his physical appearance was not the only thing changed, but also his mental appearance, as he not only looked down on others, but also mocked them in harsh fashion, and Asahina was the first to get a taste of Togami's arrogance, but also Ohgami, then Ohwada, and just minutes ago, Naegi and Maizono, and everyone shared in agreement that Togami has become a bully, and maybe even more than that.
"Has anyone experienced what Togami-kun did to us?"
"Yeah...he insulted us...anyone who got in his way!"
"Me too...he insulted me...then insulted Sakura-chan!"
"I do not know what has gotten inside Togami's mind...but he has changed since coming back after a four-week absence..."
"Not only that...he even insulted Naegi-kun and Maizono-chan...he really is full of himself..."
"I sure want to beat him up..."
"Calm yourself, Ohwada...we are here to discuss the matter..."
"..."
Kirigiri was listening the whole time and got an idea on what to do, and she suggested that each of them pay Togami a visit and see what he is like at his place and see if his demeanor is due to the atmosphere at his home, and then once they gather enough info, they will hold another meeting, which the others agreed on, though Naegi appeared hesitant as he wondered why Kirigiri suggested that. After that the meeting ended and they all went home, but as soon as everyone left, Kirigiri went straight to the principal's office as she wanted to ask her dad something.
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. 63: Sagi-shi no Matsuei
The scene shifts to the Togami mansion where the limousine arrived, and soon Togami entered the mansion and is greeted by his servants and he greeted them in return, and went straight to his room to change, as the servants went to work, the chauffeur approached Aloysius and spoke to him about what he saw earlier at Hope's Peak Academy, and this alarmed the butler as he know that Togami is not capable of that and is never the type who would provoke a fight, but the chauffeur stated what he saw and said it is he truth.
"Really?"
"Yes, Aloysius...he even shoved his own classmate..."
"Goodness...what has happened to the young master..."
"I think his father is to be blamed for this..."
"I suppose..."
"What should we do now?"
"Well...we can't let the young master do as he pleases..."
"But still..."
Their discussion was halted when Togami came down and the two men stood to attention, and he passed by them as he went to the dining hall, and the two men decided to take their discussion elsewhere as they do not want to arouse suspicion, and left, and Togami is waiting at the dining table where his cook prepared the food, and began to eat greedily, and the maids were seen staring at him in disgust, slowly believing that his demeanor may have been a result from his BRAINWASHING from his father.
"Ew..."
"How disgusting..."
"He eats like a pig..."
"What has happened to him..."
"Perhaps his father's nagging made him like this..."
"I feel sorry for the young master..."
"Me too..."
"..."
Togami then ordered the maids to bring him another tray of food, which they obliged, and there they saw him eat up, which made the maids feel more disgusted at what they are seeing, and one of them mentally hoped that he gets choked for his greed, but after that, Togami finished his food and went to his room, and as the servants went to work, the scene shifts to the chauffeur's room where he and Aloysius are talking, and the are debating on whether Byakuya has changed or not, as Aloysius is still in disbelief at what he was told, but the chauffeur said that the young master has indeed become a different person of stature, which Aloysius is still not convinced.
"...that's what I think..."
"I'm still not convinced..."
"But Aloysius..you saw what he has become..."
"I have a feeling that something is not right..."
"However..."
"We need to observe the young master even more before we judge him..."
"Well..."
"..."
However, the maid came and knocked on the door, telling them that dinner is served, and the two men decided to end their debate and continue it tomorrow, as they still have a lot to talk about, and hoped that they get a sign that would make the young master see the error of his ways.
-x-
In the days that followed, Togami continued his arrogant ways at Hope's Peak Academy, riling every student that came in his way, and even his classmates were not spared, and there Togami caused a tension inside the classroom of Class 78 when he accused Maizono of dubsmashing instead of singing for real, and this angered her as she slapped him on the face, but Togami is unfazed and told her to lose her body fats or she wouldn't be as attractive as a call girl, and Naegi is angered by what he heard and grabbed Togami by his collar, angrily reprimanding him for his comments, which he remained unfazed.
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!"
"Me?"
"WHY ARE YOU INSULTING YOUR CLASSMATES?! YOU WEREN'T LIKE THAT!"
"I just woke up...realizing that I have been sinking onto your level..."
"What...?"
"You are trash...a skinny trash...and maizono...she's just a singing prostitute..."
"Why you...!"
"Now get off me..."
Togami just smirked and did a sumo shove which sends Naegj crashing against the chairs, and both Ohwada and Oghami stood up and are ready to confront their classmate, but he simply rebuked them saying that they are not worthy of his time and has no interest in GOONS, and Ohwada is ready to maul him but Ohgami restrained him whispering that they might get detention if they started a fight, and the Biker was forced to back down and instead helps Naegi up.
The other classmates could only glare at Togami, seeing that he has gone too far and deserved a beating from Ohwada, as they could no longer tolerate his behavior, but then a teacher came and everyone snapped to attention as classes are about to start, and as the day went on, Togami has earned more disdain from other academy students and they wished that they would get a piece of Togami just to teach him a lesson in humility. By then he bell rang, and tne school day ended well without incident, and Togami boarded his limousine and leaves for home.
-x-
In the next few days, Togami went to his company for a meeting, and surprisingly, he managed to close several lucrative deals, some resulting in a company merger and this earned billions of Yen, and through unknown means, he forced rival companies to sell their shares and assets to the Togami Enterprises, resulting in the rival companies' workers jumping ships to Togami's, further expanding the family's financial empire. Many of the former rival company president developed a deep disdain and resentment towards Togami and are desiring revenge, and soon a meeting ensued and the former company presidents held a secret meeting on what they should be doing.
"Welcome, gentlemen...we all have something in common..."
"We need to do something..."
"That Togami is driving us to bankruptcy!"
"We can't afford to lose our company!"
"Gentlemen...calm down...we will see that it will not happen...all we need is to discuss this and..."
"I'm worried about my money..."
"...and my payroll..."
"And not only that...huh?"
However, someone barged in, and it was teenage girl dressed like a soldier, and that person turns out to be Mukuro Ikusaba, and she is armed with high-powered ammunition, and as the former exec stood up and demanded what she wants, she simply opened fire and shoots down the former rival company presidents and made sure that they are dead, and after confirming it, she simply walked away as if nothing happened and boarded a van and the van left as if nothing happened.
Another few days have passed, some of Togami's classmates attempted to pay Togami a visit, such as Ishimaru and Ohwada, and when the guard asks Togami by phone whether to let the two visitors in, Togami responded by having the guard dogs released, and the guard reluctantly did so, and thankfully the gate was closed and the dogs could not get out, but this startled the two classmates and are forced to leave as per Ishimaru's request as he did not want to bend the rules even though Ohwada is ready to bend them.
"Ohwada-kun...we should go..."
"Are you sure?"
"We could be sued for trespassing...and we can't risk getting attacked by these dogs..."
"I can handle them..."
"No...we come again when things calm down..."
"Are you sure, Ishimaru...?"
"Yes..."
"Fine..."
-x-
A few days later, Asahina and Ohgami dropped by outside the Togami mansion and asks the guard to tell Togami that his classmates are here to visit him, when the guard asks Togami by phone, he was told to release the hounds, which the servant reluctantly did so, and the hounds came running towards the gate, trying to jump over it but failed. Asahina jumped back in shock and fear while Ohgami goes on a defensive stance and asks the guard why are they doing this, which the guard apologizes, saying that he us only following orders from Togami.
"What are you trying to do?You could have hurt someone!"
"Sorry...the young master ordered me to do this..."
"What is he thinking?"
"I'm sorry..."
"Sakura-chan...we better go..."
"Are you sure, Asahina...?"
"Yeah..."
"I see..."
Seeing that visiting Togami would be useless, the two girls opted to leave, and as the girls left, the hounds were sent back to their cages, and minutes later, Togami is seen leaving the mansion by limousine, and later Aloysius is standing outside the mansion watching the skies and is in an emotional disarray after learning what happened, wondering if Togami's father is to be blamed for this, but then Kirigiri showed up and talked to Aloysius after showing her detective badge, asking him a few questions about Togami himself.
"You asking me about the young master?"
"Yes."
"What would you like to ask?"
"About what has he been doing before his disappearance and upon his return..."
"Well...you see..."
"I see...can you give me a tour inside your mansion so I could find cl;ues regarding Togami-kun's behavior?"
"Very well...follow me..."
"Thank you..."
Upon hearing this, Kirigiri asks Aloysius to give him a tour at Togami's mansion, in which he reluctantly did as he felt that she could hold the key in finding out what caused Togami's change in attitude, and upon entering the mansion, Kirigiri is met by the patriarch and he asks Aloysius on why he let an outsider in without permission and there he told the patriarch that Kirigiri is a detective and she may help in finding out why Byakuya acted out of line, and soon he learned that she is among the famous family of detectives, he had no choice but to enlist her aid in finding out why his son acted so defiant and overly arrogant, and gives her a tour on his son's bedroom, and there she looked around and saw a plate where Togami's discarded fried chicken leg is, and she placed it in a plastic bag and then took one of Togami's spare eyeglasses, and the patriarch wondered what she would do with those, in which she says she might know of a PSYCHIC that could help her in this case.
"What? A "psychic"...?"
"Yes..."
"What a baloney!"
"Sir, I..."
"You are wasting my time!"
"Mr. Togami...would you please calm down and..."
"This is enough! Aloysius...show her out!"
"Y-yes, sir..."
Believing that he is just wasting his time, he told Aloysius to escort her out of the mansion, but Kirigiri then asks him to check on their bank accounts just in case as she claimed that there is a possibility that the Togami right now may not be him, yet this only agitated the patriarch and told Aloysius to send her away, which the butler reluctantly did, and he showed her out of the mansion, and before leaving, Kirigiri was told by Aloysius that he apologized for his master's behavior which she accepted and she gave him a calling card, telling him to call her in case of emergencies, which he nodded, and she leaves the area and is heading home.
-x-
Later in the day, Kirigiri dropped by at Naegi's house and went to his bedroom, where Naegi had just entered after taking a bath, and when he asks her why the sudden visit, she opened his closet where the RED SUIT is there, which Naegi whined as he guessed that she is here to ask him a FAVOR and he asks her why, and there she told him that she had a talk with Togami's dad and his butler about Togami's supposed ISOLATION, his demeanor and how he turn away his classmates using guard dogs as threats, and she suspected that the Togami right now may be an impostor, which Naegi is surprised but slowly sees the logic.
"Really, Kirigiri-san?"
"That's not the only thing that made me suspect..."
"What else?"
"His build...he can't be obese in just four weeks...and his appetite van't be THAT monstrous...if not gluttonous..."
"You do have a point..."
"And since time may be of essence...I'll be needing your help..."
"You can't be..."
"I am..."
Kirigiri then instructed Naegi to put on the red suit, and he reluctantly hid behind the closet door, removing his towel, and began putting on the red suit and cape, and by then she gets a call from Aloysius, and when she answered it Aloysius told Kirigiri that the Togami family is facing a financial crisis, as all their credit cards and bank accounts have been diverted to another unknown account, and the young master has not returned or answered their calls, and the patriarch took the phone and spoke to Kirigiri, acknowledging that she was right all along that his son is not his son at all, as he believed that he gained access to the Togami fortune and assigned it to someone else.
"You were right...the person is probably not my son at all...!"
"Are you certain, Mr. Togami?"
"Yes...I am certain! Pleased...you got to..."
"Calm down...and listen..."
"Okay..."
"Here are my instructions..."
"...okay..."
"Good..."
Kirigiri then told the Togami patriarch to be on standby as she is going to get to work and she will contact him of any developments, and after turning it off, she gave Naegi the remains of the fried chicken leg and Togami's spare eyeglasses and told him to try getting some VIBES in order to get answers, telling him that she had a feeling that the Togami who antagonized them is probably an impostor as she revealed that she had her eye on him the moment he resurfaced at a obese teen and after hearing her dad telling her about Togami's alibi about isolating himself in a month, and Naegj understood and he took the items and concentrated, and after 80 seconds, he gets a holographic image where the obese Togami had entered a safehouse, holding several credit cards and passbooks and a huge bag where it was revealed to be cash money, and then another holographic image shows that in a room another Togami is shown, tied up and gagged, and he is SLIM, and Naegi realized that there are TWO Togami's, a slim one and a fat one, and he told Kirgiri about it.
"I see..."
"Kirigiri-san...I also found the location..."
"Really?"
"Yeah..."
"Then you better go ahead...I'll call the police and Mr. Togami..."
"Okay...I'll try to stall them and..."
"Make sure Togami-kun..the real Togami-kun...does not see you in that get-up..."
"Uh...yeah..."
He then told Kirigiri that he got the location of the safehouse, she told Naegi to get there and stall the culprits in order to allow police to get there, and he sighed as he ran out of the door and jumped, flying in the air, and he is still having difficulty in steering himself while airborne, and she sighed seeing that it would take sometime before Naegi could fully control his flight, so she boarded her car and head to the location of the safehouse that Naegi SAW.
-x-
About 10 minutes later, the scene shifts to the safehouse, where Togami is talking with several goons, and there he ripped something off from his face, revealing that he is simply wearing a mask and it turns out that he is an obese impostor, and soon the mastermind appeared, who is revealed to be one of Togami's exiled siblings, and he is the one who coached the impostor on how to act like the real Togami and how to blend in with society. Having gained access to the Togami fortune, the exiled sibling now has enough money to cover the expenses of his hired goons and to move out to another country to spend his life with riches, and there the impostor asks what would they do with the REAL Togami, in which he says that they should kill him so that his family will be forced to find another heir, and before they are about to make their move, Naegi arrived, landing through the ceiling and crashes on the floor, and everyone got spooked at seeing Naegi in costume.
"What the...?"
"An intruder!"
"A kid...?"
"What's with that get-up?"
"I know! It's the guy from the manga!"
"Eh? You mean Captain Gonzo?"
"Yeah!"
"No way!"
The exiled sibling refuses to believe what he saw and ordered the goons to maul him, and the goons did so, but Naegi easily overpowered them and knocks them out, then the obese impostor tries to use his mass to overpower Naegi, but backfired as Naegi punches the impostor on the face and sends him crashing to the room where the real Togami is and gets knocked out, leaving the mastermind by himself, and by then Kirigiri arrived and the mastermind took out a gun and opened fire, which Naegi uses his body to deflect the bullets, and then grabbed the mastermind and threw him towards the next room, and gets knocked out.
As Kirigiri frees the real Togami, police sirens can be heard, and Naegi panicked and ran to the room where his two classmates are, and ran through the window and jumped before flying to the air, and Togami saw it, yet failed to see his face, and that was a BIG shock for him as he saw the SUPER GUY up close and Kirigiri tries to rose him from his shock, while pretending that she did not see naegi in the red suit, sighing that Naegi did something stupid.
"Togami-kun..."
"You...you saw that...right?"
"What?"
"There was a guy in a red suit! He ran...he jumped..and he fly!"
"I did not see anything..."
"But I did!"
"I think you're in shock..."
"I know what I saw!"
Police arrived and started to round up the suspects, and found the unmasked impostor knocked out, and they soon called for a forklift to carry the massive suspect out of the safehouse while Togami is taken to an ambulance to have him check by doctors to see if he suffered anything, and Kirigiri is being commended for the deed, unaware that Naegi is the one who saved the day.
-x-
A few days later, the scene shifts to Hope's Peak Academy where she told her classmates a well-explained ALIBI about how she cracked the case and exposed the impostor, and, her classmates, save for Naegi, were surprised that they were fooled by an impostor and news spread to the academy about the impostor and the real Togami rescued, and everything went back to normal at the Togami mansion, in which they learned that the Togami family regained their fortune and the exiled Togami sibling jailed while most of his goons were sent to the mental hospital after claiming to have SEEN CAPTAIN GONZO, and by then Togami arrived at class and his classmates greeted him which Togami barely acknowledge their concerns.
"It's Togami!"
"Welcome back!"
"Hmph."
"Whoa...he's as snobbish as before..."
"So...how does it feel to be a free man again..."
"Shut up."
"Huh?"
"I said shut up."
By then Yamada brought out the latest issue of the CAPTAIN GONZO manga and showed it to Togami, and this time Togami showed a pathological fear towards the manga and shouted at Yamada to keep it away from him, much to the bemusement of the rest, while Kirigiri secretly chided Naegi for running through the room and said he is lucky Togami failed to identify him which Naegi said it couldn't be helped given the arrival of the police and the scene ended as Yamada chases Togami through the hallway holding the CAPTAIN GONZO manga, scaring Togami out of his sits and Togami shouted at Yamada to knock it off.
-x-
Later that night...
The scene shifts at a park, where someone is standing in the middle of the park, and the scene showed a teenager wearing a business attire while sporting a long hair, which turns out to be Izuru Kamikura, and he is staring menacingly at the skies, as if he is wondering why he was "created", until a group of muggers approached him and declared a robbery.
"Okay, jerk..give us your money..."
"All of it..."
"And we will let you go..."
"That's right!"
"..."
"Hey...are you deaf?"
"Give us your money!"
"Or we beat you up!"
By then, someone came passing by, and the robbers feared that a witness came up and attempt to beat him, but the person is shown to be Nagito Komaeda, wearing the super suit, and the robbers were baffled at the suit Nagito is wearing.
"What the heck...?"
"What's with that get-up?"
"A pajama-like clothes with a cape?"
"Who cares...let's kill him!"
"Ah...more guinea pigs...I sure am lucky..."
"What was that?"
"Want to die?"
"Get him!"
Nagito then used the suit's power, firing heat beams from his eyes and the robbers were incinerated on sight, and Izuru stared in disbelief, and demanded to know who he is and why he managed to do that, but Nagito just smiled and said that he should go home and go to sleep, and Nagito then jumped and flew in the air, and Izuru stared in disbelief at what he saw, and he couldn't believe what he just witnessed.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like this chapter, and thanks to Kirigiri, she was able to get Naegi to realize who the impostor is and went on to save the real Togami, but in the process Togami indirectly saw him in the suit and freaks out.
Izuru makes an appearance, and he just saw Nagito, in the super suit, and this chapter shows a rare moment where two of the DR 2 characters being together, and possibly foreshadowing the event that these two would join forces with Junko Enoshima's group in the future...
Preview:
A new story arc is on the way...this time involving a biker gang, and this puts naegi in a bind...
See you in in 10 days or less...
Reviews are welcomed...
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