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, in which Naegi and Kirigiri are about to get into trouble, in which they are going to get into a chance encounter with the villains of this arc, in which things would get PHYSICAL, so expect some action and adventure here, so read on and enjoy!
At a park, you can see Leon Kuwata is playing baseball with his fellow baseball players and they are having a good time, which he is pleased that he aced the long quiz earlier, and aside from baseball, he is due to go to a recording studio where his manager told him that he spoke with a music producer and said that Kuwata is due to do a duet with Ibuki Mioda and the song is a mixture of punk rock and heavy metal, and predicted that it woild sell a lot, and Kuwata hoped that things would go well.
By then Yasuhiro Hagakure passed by and the two classmates greeted each other and talked about how easy the quiz was, and there Hagakure decided to read Kuwata's fortune for free which Kuwata accepted, and there Hagakure predicted that his upcoming album would sell well and that he might have a hard time finding a date, but then Hagakure gets a random prediction and said that trouble is heading towards Naegi, which surprised Kuwata.
"Naegi getting into trouble?"
"That's what my crystal ball said..."
"Are you sure it's accurate...?"
"Of course!"
"I doubt it...I'm sure Naegi would get LUCKY..."
"You think so?"
"Of course...he's the SUPER HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL LUCKSTER...so he'll be fine, Hagakure..."
"Yeah...Naegi-chi will be okay..."
The two wondered what kind of trouble Naegi would encounter, and they hope it won't be a bad one and are pinning their hopes that good luck would come onto Naegi's way.
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. 65: Baikāgyangu to no Sōgū
The scene shifts at Mt. Fuji, where the car continued to cruise, and Kirigiri is still driving and looking ahead while Naegi is staring at the window, having random thoughts and though part of him wished he put the red suit on, he isn't complaining as he did not want to feel hot wearing two set of clothes at the same time, yet he recalled the fortune that Hagakure mentioned earlier, and this made him think twice about whether he should have put the red suit on earlier or not, but he mentally insisted that things would go well peacefully.
"Yeah...the day is going to be peaceful..."
By then he asks Kirigiri how far their trip would take before they reach their destination in visiting her friend, in which she replied that it would take another hour before they reached her place, and he just nodded that their trip would be a little bit longer, and he went back to staring at the windows and she asks him if he is feeling bored by their trip which he denies, not wanting to upset her after accepting her offer to tag along with her just to rea hed his destination just to do an errand.
"I'm fine, Kirigiri-san..."
"Really, Naegi-kun?"
"Yeah, really."
"Are you still bothered by what Hagakure said earlier?"
"Sort of...but I'll be okay...no need to worry..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah...I'm sure...my GOOD LUCK will keep us safe..."
"I see..."
Hearing those words, Kirigiri nodded and resumed keeping her eye on the road and continued to drive, and a few minutes later, the Psycho Sapphire Gang eventually reached the car and passed by them, and Kirigiri cautiously went to the side of the road to allow the motorcycle gang to pass by them so as to avoid colliding with them, and she can sense that the gang appeared rowdy and considered them dangerous, and Naegi noticed them, and slowly realized that this is what Hagakure meant in his predictions, and now he realized it and regretted not putting on the red suit before hand.
"Just my LUCK...! I should've put on the suit earlier...!"
As the Psycho Sapphire Gang passed by the car, Snot Rod noticed the car's occupants and caught the sight of Kirgiri and got smitten, and he told Daiya about it, in which he asks him for permission to try and pull them over, even begging him, and Daiya decided to let him, and Snot Rod got his cue and jumped from the motorcycle and landed onto the car's hood, surprising Kirigiri and stepped on the brakes, bringing the car to a screeching halt, and this sends Snot Rod falling off and hit the ground, landing on his butt, but thanks to his rather obese built, hr is quite unharmed.
Kirigiri gets off the car to see if Snot Rod is hurt, seeing what he did is reckless, but then he gets up, held her hands and proposes to her as the Psycho Sapphire Gang stopped and cheered on to their member, though their cheering turned into moans when she rebuked him and berated him for his reckless act, in which she told him to never do that again, which slightly hurt Snot Rod's feelings.
"Wha...?"
"Don't you pull another stunt like that again!"
"Are you...rejecting me...?"
"Yes."
"Wahhh! I was turned down!"
"Get lost."
"Waahhh!"
"..."
Wingo and DJ went to their friend's side and console him, and seeing that a tough-talking girl threatened his ego and manhood, Daiya confronted Kirigiri and had a staredown with her, glancing at her from head to toe, seeing her as someone beneath him and began looking down at her and said she shouldn't have hurt Snot Rod'sfeelings saying he has taken a liking to her, but Kirigiri rebuked Daiya and said she is not interested in someone who could endanger others and Daiya took it as a personal insult to his pride and manhood.
"You sure have the guts to talk to me like that..."
"So what about it..."
"Nobody talks to me like that..."
"Then you should start learning your manners..."
"Is that so...? Boys...grab her..."
"Okay, boss..."
"I got her!"
"I got the bitch!"
Taking their cue, four of Daiya's gang members went and held Kirigiri by her arms and legs, and Naegi gets out to try and help her, but two more came and held him as well, and that's where the tension commences as Daiya menacingly confronted Kirigiri, telling her that he hates women who talk back to men, asserting that women are weaker than men and that the women should be submissive to the men, which irked her seeing this as an insult to women and she calmly defied his advances.
"You are nothing but a chauvinist..."
"What was that?"
"You are not only a bully...but also a coward..."
"Why you..."
"Now let go of us and be on your way!"
"Boss..."
"She shot you down..."
"Boss...!"
DJ, Snot Rod, Wingo and the other bikers gasped at what she said, as they never encountered such a tough girl, and they felt that what she said was a blow to their manhoods and told their leader to show her who is the boss and not get intimidated by the likes of her, and Daiya agreed to his gang members' opinion and grabbed Kirigiri by her hair and asks them what he should do to her which the gang members gave their replies.
"SLAP HER!"
"KICK HER!"
"SHOW HER WHO'S THE BOSS!"
"TEACH HER A LESSON!"
"SHOW HER WHY SHE'S JUST A BITCH!"
"STRIP HER NAKED!"
"MAKE HER CRY UNCLE!"
"DO IT, BOSS!"
Hearing what his men suggested, Daiya is getting ready to slap her on the face, but changed his mind claiming that her face is so pretty that smacking her would ruin her beauty and instead he said he would give her a warning not to talk back at him again, so he released his hold on her hair and then he puts on a brass knuckle and punched her on her ribs, and she screamed in pain, and the two gang members released their hold on her as she sprawls on the ground, holding her rib cage which was swelling in pain, and Naegi tries to power his way out but the other gang members began stomping and beating him up, and there Daiya told his men that this is enough and said that they have other plans as he mentioned that they have business to attend at Route 2012, where they have a SCORE TO SETTLE WITH SOMEONE, and the Psycho Sapphire Gang members agreed to what their leader is suggesting, seeing this as more productive than bullying the two fallen teenagers.
"YEAH!"
"GOOD IDEA, BOSS!"
"BETTER THAN DOING THIS!"
"COUNT ME IN!"
"SOUNDS LIKE FUN!"
"LET'S GO, BOSS!"
"YAHOO!"
"WE'GONNA HAVE FUN!"
After that, the Psycho Sapphire Gang boarded their motorcycles and leaves the scene, and Naegi slowly gets up and went to Kirigiri's side, and he slowly opened the buttons of her blouse, blushing as he gets to see her HIDDEN ASSETS, but then checked her rib cage, where there is a swelling on its right side, and he realized that it is quite serious and feared that what Daiya did would cause a possible fracture so he gently helps her up and asks how is she feeling.
"Kirigiri-san..."
"Uhh.,."
"Are you okay?"
"I...think...so..."
"Sorry..."
"Why...?"
"Had I known this would happen...I should have put on the suit earlier..."
"Don't...blame yourself..."
Although in pain, Kirigiri said that it is okay and told Naegi not to blame himself and instead she asks him to bring to her a map that is hidden inside the dashboard compartment of the car, and after getting it, he gave it to her and she looked at it, saying that there is a clinic that is quite far from their current position and they can go there to have her torso checked, and Naegi nodded in agreement and helps her walk towards the car but stopped as he asks her if she could drive in that condition, and she reluctantly said that he would have to take the wheels much to his surprise.
"Eh? You want me to drive?"
"Yes."
"But..."
"Sorry...but I'm in no condition to drive..."
"But...I never drove a car before..."
"It's okay..."
"But..."
"Trust me..."
Naegi told her that he has never taken a driving lesson before and feared that he might end up crashing the car, but she said that she will coach him and all he needs is to learn the pedal, the brakes, and the steering wheel and they are good to go, and a nervous Naegi reluctantly puts her on the front passenger seat and he went on to he driver's seat, and after being told on how to start the car and the rest, Naegi started to drive the car in a slow but cautious manner, and soon they are back on the road as she glanced at the map, willing herself to ignore the pain on her rib cage as they are heading towards the nearest clinic and hoped that they wouldn't encounter the Psycho Sapphire Gang again, as Naegi still hasn't put on the red suit which means they have no means to protect themselves and Naegi realized that Hagakure's fortune prediction came true, much to Kirigiri's reluctance.
"I can't believe it..."
"What is it, Naegi-kun...?"
"Hagakure's prediction came true..."
"You're right..."
"I should've taken his words seriously..."
"Don't blame yourself..."
"..."
"Just keep driving..."
-x-
Elsewhere, the scene shifts inside what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse, where several person, mostly under-aged boys who are 13 to 15 years old, were doing some kind of slave labor, and there you can see the boys are doing some factory-like work, where they are making candies, but then you can see some narcotics being secretly inserted inside the candies before being placed in wrappers, and the boys appeared to be under control.
By then, a pretty woman, who appeared to be in her early 20's appeared, has lilac eyes, short strawberry blonde hair, and a petite, cheerful appearance. She wears a pink jacket with thick fur trimming, yellow shorts, white socks and pink boots with multiple straps. She also has a yellowish hat, and the boys appeared to be "begging" to have something from her.
"Please..."
"Want candy..."
"We want more..."
"Give me..candy..."
"Please..."
"I beg you..."
"I want..."
"...candy..."
The woman who appeared is revealed to be Ruruka Ando, and she used to be the Super High School-level Confectionary, but for some reason she was expelled from Hope's Peak Academy. Now, she has no other means of getting a job, and resorted to making narcotics-like candies which she intends to sell it to drug dealers would would want to make transactions with her.
Ruruka smiled as she "rewarded" the boys with her candies and requested that they make more candies, which the boys nodded obediently like hypnotized slaves.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like this chapter, as Naegi and Kirigiri encountered the villains of this arc, and with Kirigiri badly hurt, it's up to Naegi to get help, provided that he does not crash the car...
Ruruka Ando makes an appearance, and based on what I saw in episode 8 of DR 3 Side Future, she is not only a mean girl, but also a potential antagonist, so having her show up here doing a villain's job fits her...so expect her to show up in future chapters in time to time...
Preview:
Naegi and Kirigiri gets into bigger trouble as Daiya and his biker gang are about to confront them again. See how they would handle this situation...
See you in in 2 to 3 weeks...
Reviews are welcomed...
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