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 Pachinko is hell-bent in exposing Naegi as the SUPER GUY, and he is not deterred after his men bumbled by bringing Yamada instead.
Now Pachinko is going to certain length to prove to everyone that Naegi is not the normal boy he appeared to be.
Well then, read on and enjoy!
The scene shifts at the Kirigiri residence where Jin paid a visit, and his daughter is the only person there and he paid her a visit, in which he gives her some food and clothes as he bought them at a nearby shop that sells at a discounted price, and she thanked her dad for that, but then Jin's cellphone rang which he answered it, and the caller turns out to be Inspector Ishimaru, and he asks Jin if he happened to know about Makoto Naegi, which Jin said that he is a student of Hope's Peak, and when he asks why, Inspector Ishimaru told him about his findings regarding the abduction of Hifumi Yamada, which Jin appeared concerned, and his daughter eavesdrops as the two adults began discussing the topic.
"Hifumi Yamada, you say?"
"Yes."
"What happened?"
"He was abducted."
"And they demand a ransom?"
"No. Yamada was set free. According to him, the kidnappers are actually targeting Mr. Naegi."
"Seriously?"
"Yes."
After the call, Jin appeared to be really concerned, and his daughter asks him what is it about, and he told her that hours ago Hifumi Yamada was abducted by mafia men and held prisoner, only to release him when the mafia leader said that Yamada is ot his target but Naegi, and her eyes narrowed as she realized that Pachinko is behind this yet she is baffled as to why his men picked up Yamada by mistake, yet she said nothing as Jin explained that some mafia men appeared to be looking for Naegi, anf asks his daughter if she has any idea on why Naegi is targeted, and Kirigiri said that she will look into it, as she couldn't tell her dad that Naegi is the one who sent Pachinko to prison and the gangster is seeking out revenge, and as Jin took his leave, Kirigiri picked up her cellphone to contact Naegi to tell him the situation he is facing right now.
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. 108: Hō de Naegi o tsukamaeyou to suru
About 20 minutes later, Naegi is at his bedroom as he had just taken a shower, and there his cellphone rang anf he answered it, where he finds out that it was Kirigiri who is calling him, and he greeted her and asks why is she calling him, but then noted that the tone of her voice is serious and there she told him that Pachinko is definitely after him and said that Yamada narrowly escaped death, informing Naegi that Yamada was abducted by Pachinko's men a few hours ago and was released when he finds out that his men picked the wrong target, and Naegi went a bit pale after hearing this.
"Pachinko took Yamada-kun by…mistake…?"
"Yes."
"And is Yamada-kun…?"
"He's okay. He was let go after realizing that Pachinko's men took the wrong target."
"…"
"Naegi-kun…Pachinko is deadest in taking you down."
"I…know…"
"Be ready."
Naegi became worried as he is sure that Yamada would pester him about this and he has to come up with an alibi so that Yamada wouldn't ask many questions about why a paroled gangster is after him and hoped that Yamada wouldn't suspect the Luckster being the SUPER GUY, and Kirigiri advised Naegi to keep his cool and think of an alibi so that Yamada wouldn't arouse any suspicions, and Naegi agreed, and after turning off the cellphone, Naegi sat on the bed, thinking of what to do as he has classes tomorrrow at Hope's Peak Academy, and he hoped that Yamada's pestering wouldn't attract suspicions from his classmates.
However, Komaru came inside her brother's room and told him that Inspector Ishimaru is downstairs and he wanted a word with him, which Naegi is taken by surprise as he did not expect a police inspector to come here at this time of the night and wondered if this has anything to do with Yamada's earlier abduction but Komaru said she is a bit worried as she has a bad feeling but he assured to her that things will be okay, using his optimism to lift his younger sister's morale.
"Onii-chan…I'm worried…"
"Don't worry, Komaru."
"Huh?"
"Everything will be okay."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Onii-chan…"
"…"
After that, Naegi went downstairs where he saw Inspector Ishimaru talking to Naegi's parents, and upon seeing Naegi, Inspector Ishimaru went straight to the point and asks Naegi if he is involved in any activities outside Hope's Peak Academy, which Naegi denied and when he asks him why ask such a question, Inspector Ishimaru said that that Hifumi Yamada was abducted by mafia goons and said that the goons' leader is after someone named Naegi, and said that with Yamada being kidnapped and narrowly escaped, Yamada's testimony led him to believe that the gangsters are after Naegi, and Naegi had to use a lot of alibi to cover the fact that Naegi himself is being targeted by Pachinko himself, due to him being the SUPER GUY.
"I really have no idea, sir."
"Really?"
"Yes. perhaps they mistook me for someone else."
"But the kidnappers said Naegi, which is your surname…"
"Well…it could be anyone. I really don't know why those guys would want me…"
"Are you sure you have no idea that you're their target?"
"No, sir. Really."
"…"
Thankfully, the alibi worked and Inspector Ishimaru decided not to question Naegi further and left the house, which Naegi sighed, but then his parents began asking him what did he do and why a police inspector came to talk to him, and Naegi sagged as now he has to convince his parents that everything that happened is due to a mistaken identity, as he did not want them to find out that their only son is the SUPER GUY.
"Don't know. The kidnappers seemed to mistook me for someone else."
"Are you sure?"
"Did you cause trouble to someone?"
"No…I didn't…"
"You're not into gangs, are you?"
"Please do not do something foolish, Makoto…"
"Come on! I said I didn't do anything!"
"Makoto…"
"Son…"
-x-
The next day, Naegi is walking on his way to Hope's Peak Academy, and he appeared to be calm, and yet he is cautious enough to check his surroundings, and soon he is joined by Maizono, and she greeted him, but when she noticed his facial expression, she asks him what is wrong, and there he told her his situation and this made her worried but Naegi assured to her that things will be okay, though she is still worried that Pachinko might resort to kidnapping other people just to lure Naegi out in the open
"Don't worry, Maizono-san."
"Eh?"
"Everything will be okay."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"But…what if those mafia guys show up and…"
"Well…I'm wearing the red suit…so I'll beat them up and leave them to the police."
"I suppose…"
As the two teens are walking, they did not notice that the limousine happened to pass by and saw Naegi, and there Pachinko told his goons that the boy walking the street is Naegi, and the one he is after, and the goons blinked their eyes seeing that Naegi is just an ordinary boy and questioned their boss on why is he fixated on the Luckster saying that Naegi appeared to be as harmless as a housefly, but Pachinko told them that Naegi is the one who sent him to prison six months ago, and that Naegi is the SUPER GUY, which the goons appeared unconvinced.
"Him?"
"The SUPER GUY?"
"For real?"
"Maybe you mistook him for someone else, boss."
"I don't think it's him…"
"Yeah, he's too wimpy."
"And a pushover."
"I doubt that he's as dangerous as you say…"
But Pachinko is determined to expose Naegi as the SUPER GUY and told his men that he will prove to them that he is telling the truth, and motions the driver to slowly follow the two teens, and as the limousine slowly followed the two teens, the scene shifts to Naegi as he and Maizono passed by a public toilet, and Naegi told Maizono that he will stop by there to urinate, which she nodded as he asks her to hold his bag while he goes there.
"Maizono-san…I'm going to pee."
"Okay."
"Can you hold my bag?"
"Sure."
"I won't be long."
"Just relax, Naegi-kun."
"I will…"
"Hee-hee…"
As Naegi went inside, Pachinko sees the chance and said that Naegi is going to change into his Captain Gonzo costume, which his goons sweat-dropped as they felt that Naegi is just going there to pee, and getting anxious, Pachinko took out his radio and told his other goons to go inside the public toilet and provoke Naegi to come out, and the scene shows that Pachinko's other goons are there, having followed Naegi, and the goons went inside the public toilet, but Naegi came out, and he and Maizono are taking their leave, and Pachinko blinked his eyes seeing this, and wondered how his men missed their target.
By then, the mafia goons came out running, and are being chased out by several women, hitting the goons with their bags and umbrellas, as it turns out that the goons went inside the women's toilet room, and this caused a commotion and the mafia goons ran away and Pachinko is seething as he did not expect his men to be so inept, and the goons inside the limousine were snickering at the scene as they enjoyed watching the hilarious moment.
"Oh boy…"
"Those guys blew it…"
"Can't they tell the difference between a men's toilet and a woman's toilet?"
"Feel bad for them…"
"Yeah."
"Good thing I'm not there…"
"Yeah, otherwise I'd be mugged…"
"Feels good to stay here…"
Undaunted, Pachinko told the driver to follow Naegi, and the limousine slowly followed the target, until they arrived near Hope's Peak, where Naegi and Maizono entered, and Pachinko saw the academy, and now he is getting ideas on making plans on how to catch Naegi and make him admit that he is the SUPER GUY, and the goons sweat-dropped at seeing their leader coming up with plans, and they wondered if this is going to be okay, as they felt that Pachinko should be focusing on getting the group to become a major team player financially at the underworld instead of going after a high school boy.
"Boss…"
"He's acting strange…"
"Yeah, he's so obsessed with that boy."
"What's his deal with that kid?"
"And the kid is really this SUPER GUY?"
"I think the boss is starting to act crazy…"
"Shh! He'll hear you!"
"…"
-x-
Inside the academy, Naegi and Maizono entered the classroom, where Yamada greeted him and told the Luckster that he is in danger as some mafia men are after him, telling Naegi that some mafia leader is bent on getting Naegi, and said that the mafia leader is going to expose Naegi as the SUPER GUY, and Naegi sweat-dropped while Maizono appeared worried that her lover's secret might get exposed, and seeing the Captain Gonzo manga at a chair, he got an idea and took it and used the manga as an alibi, saying that the gangster leader is apparently a nutcase, saying that the gangster mistook Naegi as the manga character, which Yamada appeared to have taken the bait recalling that Pachinko is holding the Captain Gonzo manga while shouting Naegi's name.
"Don't worry. The guy who kidnapped you is a mental patient."
"Really?"
"Yeah. He doesn't know the difference between a manga a real life."
"…"
"See? I resembled the manga character, and the guy you described mistook me for this manga character."
"Hmm…I see…that's why he is holding that manga and screaming out Naegi's name…"
"So are you at ease now?"
"Sort of…"
And luckily for Naegi, the rest of Class 78 seemingly accepted the alibi, though Kirigiri is silent as she is worried that Pachinko may go to any length just to get Naegi, and she is determined to protect Naegi and preserve his secret, and by then a teacher came and ordered the class to take their seats as classes is about to commence, and Naegi is reading a book, and Kirigiri whispered to Naegi, telling him to be ready for anything, saying that Yamada getting abducted is a sign that Pachinko is detetmined to get revenge, and Naegi agreed, and said he will be ready, but he would have to lure Pachinko away so that no one would see him wearing the red suit.
"Naegi-kun."
"Yeah?"
"Be careful. Pachinko is getting desperate to take you out."
"Yeah."
"In case he shows up here…"
"Then I'll lure him away from school…"
"But be careful…we can't risk exposing your secret…"
"I understand…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, As Naegi narrowly missed being assaulted by Pachinko's goons, whilst managing to trick Yamada into thinking that Pachinko is a nutcase and everything went well within the classroom of Class 78.
However, Pachinko is still determined to settle the score with Naegi, and thus he will do whatever it takes to prove to everyone that he is telling the truth and will expose the SHSL Luckster as the SUPER GUY.
Preview:
The next chapter escalates as Pachinko is now targeting Hope's peak Academy, thus risking his presence but also puts Naegi's classmate in the crossfire…
See you in November…
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