"...BLRGBLRBLGHBLRBLGH!" Monophanie began throwing up after the execution had finished.

"Wh-Why Monodam…? Why did you kill Monosuke…?" Monotaro asked, terrified of his own brother. Monotaro then began to vomit too. Seriously, what is up with these bears?

"IF-YOU-NEED-TO-VOMIT…LET-IT-OUT. YOU-WILL-FEEL-MUCH-BETTER- AFTERWARDS." Monodam told his siblings as he patted them on the back. "MONOSUKE… HE-WAS- NO-DIFFERENT-FROM-MONOKID. HE-WAS- GETTING-IN-THE-WAY…OF-US-GETTING- ALONG. WE-DON'T-NEED-HIM."

"D-Don't need him…?" Monotaro stuttered.

"WE-FEW-REMAINING-MONOKUBS...MUST-GET-ALONG." Monodam said. "NO-MATTER-WHAT...WE-MUST-ALWAYS-GET-ALONG. NOT-EVEN-FATHER-CAN-STOP- US-FROM-GETTING-ALONG. NOT-IF-HE-KNOWS-WHAT'S-GOOD-FOR-HIM."

"Eh?" Monokuma gasped nervously.

"THIS-ACADEMY-BELONGS-TO-US… THE-AGE-OF-THE-MONOKUBS-BEGINS-NOW." Monodam laughed happily. "...HA-HA-HA-HA." Monodam then left, leaving his siblings shaking in their metaphorical boots.

"...BLRGBLRBLGHBLRBLGH!" Monophanie continued to throw up, as expected as she and Monotaro also left. These cubs really are useless. They're even worse than annoying now.

"H-How dare you take that rebellious tone with me, young man…" Monokuma said nervously, sweat dripping down his entire fluffy body. "And yet, this angsty attitude of yours is just so cute! It's so cute how your little crew has shrunk by one member! Yep, shrunk! You're not getting any larger, y'know!? Ahhh… It's so unbearably cute… All this cuteness makes me feel like I'm about to sneeze…" Monokuma then did as he said and sneezed, blowing himself up in the process. Annoying… So annoying… Those were the only words Maki could describe them as. That's all they were. She wouldn't even consider them threats if it wasn't for the Exisals they had. Maki then turned to her classmates, who weren't taking the execution very well.

"Ghhh… Kiyo!" Gonta cried out.

"I...I can't take this anymore… Even Kiyo was killed so brutally…" Kokichi winned before he started bawling, once again… "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I DON'T WANNA DO THIS ANYMOOORE!"

"A-Am I...gonna end up like that too…?" Himiko asked as she tried to stop her tears from forming.

"I-I won't let that happen, Himiko! I'll protect you, no matter what!" Tenko promised through her own tears. "I'll protect you, no matter what… B-But...I don't wanna do this anymore either… Please...let's just stop this killing game… I don't care if we stay trapped here forever…"

"...Oh? So you're starting to believe that as well?" Angie asked softly. "Isn't that what I said we should do? Atua says that all desire, even your desire to escape this place, can corrupt you beyond redemption."

"It's Monokuma who is corrupt. He is the one who distributed the motive videos." Keebo argued.

"We...really screwed up this time." Kaede muttered as she clutched her arm. "Those videos were far more dangerous than we ever could have imagined. To think it drove Kiyo to such madness."

"What worries me is, as long as we're trapped here, we don't know what's true or false." Maki sighed.

"That's the problem, isn't it? We're still completely in the dark when it comes to all the information we have about our situation, and lack thereof." Rantaro noted.

"There wasn't anything we could do against this motive." Shuichi grimaced. "Whether we watched it or not, at least one of us would have been consumed with that same murderous rage Kiyo was fueled by."

"If that's the case, then maybe we should leave things be with the motive videos." Kokichi said cheerfully. "Sure, a few of us have already seen their own video, but we should probably keep the rest away from their videos."

"That was our consensus from the beginning. Not including you, of course." Keebo sighed.

"...Hey, Kokichi. What were you trying to do before anyway?" Kaito asked. "By trying to force us to watch our videos, what were you trying to do?"

"Who cares about that? That's already over now, isn't it?" Kokichi deflected the question. "Besides, I'm still thinking about that thing Kiyo said."

"...You're talking about how the motive videos share traits with the flashback lights, correct?" Rin asked in a soft tone. He looked terrible, as if all the hope and light in his eyes had faded away to nothing, but that's understandable. Maki knew that the executions and deaths affected Rin more than anyone else here, so she could at least imagine how he's feeling at the moment. He's always had those eyes, even at the start of the game. She knew those kinds of eyes far too well. They were the eyes she had. Eyes all too familiar with death.

"The properties of the Flashback Light?" Ryoma repeated.

"Still...how could Kiyo remember something he never should have forgotten, like his Sister's death?" Rin asked. "His Sister, despite what we might think of it, was his Lover. She was his most precious person, so how could he just forget that she died?"

"Nyeh...that's true." Himiko nodded.

"But I watched my video, and it wasn't like that at all!" Tenko responded. "It wasn't good, but I didn't remember anything from it!"

"Same here. I didn't remember anything from my video either." Shuichi added.

"Mine, Ryoma's, and Kokichi's videos didn't have that affect either." Rantaro said. "Perhaps only specific videos have that effect then."

"Then it really is for the best that we leave the videos alone. If someone remembers something like what Kiyo remembered, it would be horrible." Kaede said.

"Yeah, now I'm convinced. It's probably for the best if that's the case." Kaito nodded. "Those motive videos would mess us up if we remembered something bad like that. It's better if we just believe in each other."

"Agreed." Rin nodded. "It doesn't matter that we'll gain information from them and can prepare. If there's another video with Flashback Light properties, it wouldn't mean anything. We just need to try other ways to protect ourselves."

"That's right! It's best that we not remember our motives anymore, for everyone's sake!" Kokichi nodded determinedly.

"It's hard to tell whether you're being genuine when you say 'for everyone's sake'." Ryoma commented.

"How rude. I'm always doing stuff for everyone's sake." Kokichi cried. "I'm sure you won't believe me when I say stuff like that, so I'll just keep lying…" Rin then walked over to Kokichi and smacked him in the back of the head.

"Keep saying that kind of stuff and no one besides me will believe you." Rin groaned in a tired voice.

"Ooowww… Rinny, why'd you do that?" Kokichi whined.

"You and your lies, I swear. You might be the most problematic person I've met when it comes to lying." Rin shook his head before he placed his hand on Kokichi's head and ruffled his hair. "You need to start being a bit more honest with yourself, let alone us." Kokichi just huffed as he smacked Rin's hand away.

"You make it sound as if you remember other people you've met, Rinny." Kokichi said in a slightly annoyed tone.

"Who's to say? Whether I'm remembering or not, I wouldn't be able to make heads or tails of those memories anyway." Rin shrugged with drained, lifeless eyes. "But I've learned something today, after this trial. Facing the truth isn't enough. Believing isn't enough. Planning isn't enough. What we need to do is just survive together, by any means. That's all we have to do."

"I get it… Yeah. It doesn't matter what you gotta do. Whether you fight it head on or run away, you just gotta win in the end." Kaito nodded. "That's...all you gotta do…" Everyone remained silent at those words as they thought upon them. Maki could relate to them well. Survive...that's all she's done in her life. She's fought, trained, struggled, endured… She did everything to survive. Everything that she did, everything that was done to her...it was all done for that purpose. That living hell, the torture, the breaking of her mind and body, when compared to this killing game, they were still on another level. It was worse, but this killing game played with different weaknesses and themes of psychological torture. Yet despite that, the way to 'win' remains the same. Don't ask stupid questions like 'why', only do what you need to do. Survival is everything, Maki already knew that. Still, she couldn't exactly say she wished for her classmates to experience this sort of pain. But they still need to understand. Rin and Kaito's words… They just need to do whatever it takes to survive this game to the end.

"Let's hurry and get out of here. It's not good for us to stay here for too long." Kaede said as she gestured everyone to the elevator. As everyone got on, everyone couldn't shake the feeling they all were sharing. The 2nd Class Trial ended, but it was still a pyrrhic victory. Two people were lost in the process. Everyone was probably wondering just what was the end waiting for them all, and how they might reach it. Maki was wondering that too. She might be an assassin, but she found no pleasure in killing. Especially this kind of killing. This pointless killing. One that didn't show signs of goals or even reason. If they knew even a single reason, maybe it would make the pain less confusing and agonizing. But so far, there were no reasons, and Maki doubted they would ever get the reasons as to why they were the ones who had to suffer.

After a few more minutes, the elevator made it back to the surface. The entire area was already blanketed in the night's darkness as they exited the elevator. "For now...we should rest. To me, that seems the most rational course of action." Keebo said.

"Yeah… My brain's outta juice from going full-throttle all day." Himiko sighed.

"Yeah. I'm sure we're all tired after today." Rantaro nodded.

"Anyway, this killing game is over! I won't allow it to go on!" Tenko shouted.

"It'll be fine. As long as we forgo our desire to leave, we'll all be just fine." Angie said.

"That's all we can hope for, at least." Rin added. That's when Rin noticed Gonta staring at the night sky. "What's up, big guy? You see something up there? Maybe we can get Kaito to help you out."

"Ah, well… It's just...even when all this bad stuff happens, stars are always so pretty." Gonta said shyly. "But stars here are different. Not the same ones Gonta used to."

"Different? Do you mean...the position of the stars?" Shuichi asked.

"Yeah… Gonta looking, but no can find star he remembers." Gonta replied. "But...why? Were we taken somewhere far away?"

"What? That shouldn't be possible, right? Kaito, what's your thoughts on it, being the Ultimate Astronaut?" Rin asked the astronaut.

"You're right. There should be at least a few familiar stars in the sky." Kaito nodded as he looked up at the sky. "Hmmm… Gonta's right. Not even I can see a familiar star up there. The North Star, Polaris, isn't even there."

"Then...where are we?" Ryoma asked.

"Who knows? I can't tell which stars are which in this sky." Kaito said as he rubbed the back of his head. "Maybe it's just 'cause I'm wiped out. I'll try again tomorrow night. Let's all just head back already."

"Ah, yeah…" Shuichi nodded. Everyone began to leave…

"Oh, hold on. I have to tell you guys something." Kokichi said loudly.

"What now? Like I said, I'm wiped out." Kaito groaned.

"Now now, it won't take that long, so just listen to what I have to say." Kokichi said with a cruel, evil expression. Rin raised an eyebrow at the Supreme Leader's tone and look and turned to Kokichi, his posture now one of someone on guard, as if he felt something bad was going to happen.

"Well then? Say it then. It better not be something horrible. That expression isn't really giving me good feelings." Rin told him sternly.

"Everyone seems to be treating me like some kinda compulsive liar…" Kokichi began.

"That's because you sort of are…" Kaede said with a small sigh.

"But that's ridiculous! There's a way worse liar than me in our group!" Kokichi continued, ignoring Kaede's remark.

"A liar worse than you?" Shuichi asked.

"..." Kokichi turned to Maki and gave a malicious, crooked grin. "...I'm talking about Maki."

"What?" Maki was immediately put on guard. Before, Kokichi just seemed like a stupid, annoying child, right now, there's a threatening aura coming from him. One of pure hatred. It was greater than most levels of hatred Maki had felt before. It was...a little worrying.

"Wh-What do you mean, Maki's a liar?" Kaito asked.

"Oh? Kaito, could it be that you actually know what I'm talking about?" Kokichi asked before gesturing to Rin. "Well, I suppose it makes sense. You got Maki's motive video after all. Rin knows it too, I bet." Rin put on a dark expression, his red eyes glowing in the darkness around him and his gaze cold and piercing like daggers of fire and ice.

"...What is your game, Kokichi?" He asked in a demanding voice.

"You both know Maki's true identity." Kokichi laughed.

"You…!" Rin growled, the fire in his eyes growing more fierce.

"Wh-Why you… What shit are you making up now? Maki's true identity? What-"

"Nee-heehee, during the investigation, I didn't just grab Miu's motive video. I grabbed Maki's video from Kaito's room! I know her true identity now too." Kokichi's words were all Maki needed to hear for her world to slow down exponentially. In that moment, Kokichi became a threat on the level of Monokuma. If he speaks anymore, then…! Maki didn't hesitate at all. In just one swift motion, she moved from where she was and dashed to Kokichi's position, but she wasn't the only one. Someone had moved before she did.

"Wha-" Shuichi barely got a word out as it all happened. Maki had run up and grabbed Kokichi by the neck, or at least she tried to. She instead grabbed someone else's throat in her tight grip.

"...Gh!" Rin could only mumble that sound as he grasped at Maki's hand, which was effortlessly holding up in the air.

"Huh?" Maki blinked a few times as she looked up at the person she had grabbed. She then looked down again, and saw her target, Kokichi, had been pushed to the side by Rin.

"C-Calm down, Maki. N-Nothing bad...i-is going to happen here. I...I promise." Rin managed to say through her choke hold. Maki immediately let go, letting Rin drop to his knees and gasp for air.

"Rin!" Kaito and Kaede shouted as they ran to the amnesiac's side.

"You...why…?" Maki tried to ask, but was interrupted by Kokichi's laughter.

"Wow… This is an interesting turn of events." He chuckled. "To think you would try to hurt me, but ended up hurting Rin instead. Still, I have to wonder, would you really kill me in front of everyone if Rin hadn't gotten in the way?" His words and face were taunting, but Maki could hear a slight note of fear and worry coming from his voice. His hands were a bit fidgety as well, almost like he wanted to rub his neck just from imagining being in Rin's place.

"Maki, what the hell was that for?" Kaito shouted.

"I...I…" Maki tried to find words to speak with, but none came to her mind. Kokichi only snickered some more as he continued.

"You should probably be more careful. You probably could have snapped Rin's neck like a twig if you used a little bit more force." He said. "But that's not your style, is it? You would rather kill from the shadows. Right...Miss Ultimate Assassin?"

"A-Assassin?" Rantaro repeated as he moved in front of the group defensively. Maki could immediately feel the change in atmosphere with the group. The piercing eyes, the doubtful glares, the panicked fear that had been sprouted among them. All because of her talent. She knew she deserved it, but she couldn't help but get frustrated every time something like this happened. It's not like she chose her talent. It's not like she asked for this.

"Th-That's enough, Kokichi." Maki turned to Rin, who was getting back up, coughing a bit as he did. He rubbed his neck a bit as he turned to face the liar. "That's enough damage for one night. Just leave it be."

"Uh? Why? Maki just tried to choke me out. She did choke you. Shouldn't you be a bit more upset?" Kokichi asked Rin with an innocent smile.

"How many days have we been here? At least a week now?" Rin began. "If Maki is truly as dangerous as you're making her out to be, why is it only now that she tried to attack someone?" His eyes hardened onto Kokichi as he pointed a weak finger to him. "It's because someone antagonized her for no reason. She was fine before you started threatening her. Heck, I'm more angry with you than I am with her!" Kokichi's expression turned into one of confusion and frustration after that.

"Shouldn't you be more upset? She's a killer! Her talent is killing people! In this killing game, she's our biggest threat!" Kokichi yelled.

"And why should I hate her for something she had no control over?!" Rin shouted back. "If you watched her video, then you know what Maki's circumstances are. Don't try to claim the moral high ground! People aren't as black and white as you're making them out to be right now! Even if she is an assassin, she's still my friend, and I trust her. I already said it didn't matter what you all did outside this place since I'm a blank sleight. I don't care who you all were before this. You all are the only people I have right now, so I won't let something stupid like this get in the way!" Kokichi appeared to be trying to process Rin's words, as if Rin had just spoken some foreign language that made no sense to him. Eventually, Kokichi just started laughing as he turned and walked away.

"Fine. Play house with the bloodthirsty murderer for all I care. Don't blame me when you die because of that 'friendship' you have." Kokichi said as he walked away. Rin just rubbed his neck a bit more before turning to Maki.

"Sorry I couldn't stop him. I should have known he was going to do something like this. He wanted to watch your video last night, but I stopped him. I should have kept an eye on him." Rin then let out a sigh. "I suppose there's no use hiding it anymore, right? It's already out in the open, so you might as well admit it."

"W-Wait...so what Kokichi said… It was true?" Kaede asked.

"..." Maki just stayed silent. Just admit it? Like it was that easy. If she admitted it, everyone would immediately hate her. Suspicion would always fall to her when something bad happened. She would...lose that tiny bit of peace she had while at this horrible academy.

"Hey, are you scared of what might happen?" Kaito then asked. "Don't worry about it! All you gotta do is tell the truth, and I'll handle the rest. I told you before, right? You're one of my sidekicks now. I look out for you guys."

"Kaito's right. Give us at least a bit of your trust with this. It'll all be fine." Rin reassured. Maki just stared at the two of them in slight confusion. These two were the ones who always seemed to want to help her, even while knowing what she was. Rin had gone out of his way to be kind to her and help hide her secret, while Kaito had reached out to her and tried to get her to open up. Maki wasn't used to small things like that. The only thing she could think of about their actions was how stupid the two of them were. They really were idiots. Kind, friendly, idiots.

"...Fine." Maki eventually sighed. "Come to my Research Lab tomorrow and you all will see the truth." With that Maki turned and left. Maybe, just maybe, it wouldn't be bad to give a bit of her trust to those two idiots.

"Rin, what's going on? Did you really…" Tenko tried to ask before Rin stopped her.

"Maki said she would explain tomorrow, right? We should wait till then to ask any questions." He then gave a loud yawn. "Man, I'm beat. I'm exhausted. I'll be heading off. See you guys tomorrow." Before anyone could say anything, Rin left the Shrine of Judgement.

"He really just marches to the beat of his own drums sometimes, doesn't he?" Ryoma noted.

"That's our Rin. Ever the enigma." Rantaro chuckled.

"...He seems different now. From the end of the trial and afterwards. He almost seemed like a different person." Shuichi commented.

"He certainly seemed way more confident by the end there." Kaede nodded. "I wonder… Could he have remembered anything?"

"Perhaps we can ask him tomorrow after we question Maki." Angie suggested.

"Yeah. That sounds like a plan. But until then, let's hurry up and get some rest." Kaito said. Everyone nodded and walked back to their dorms. The mystery of the killing game, their unique circumstances, the motives, their memories, and Rin himself were all things that none of them really understood yet. But even so, they knew what they had to do. They just need to survive. For their sake, and for the ones who have died. They would survive. They would win.


I told them that I was exhausted, and that wasn't a lie, but I wasn't heading over to the dorms just yet. I was tired, but even more than that, I wanted to find something. Closure. As soon as I left the Shrine of Judgement, I felt the confidence and positivity I had shown the others melt into sorrow and dread. I pulled my jacket closer around me as I continued walking. I just wandered around for a bit around the academy, making sure to stay away from the dorms in case someone was staying up longer than they should.

My thoughts were only about two people right now. Miu...Kiyo...I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry that I couldn't save either of you. Neither of you should have died like this. Not here. Not like that. I let my gaze fall as I took my hands out of my jacket pocket and stared at it, empty and unable to protect anything dear or precious. My hands are always empty, aren't they? They can't hold onto anything. What good is confidence, belief, or logic if I can't protect what matters? What good is any of this, really? What good am I? So what I can win a Class Trial? I can't prevent any of these deaths, so what good am I? I sighed as I kept walking, putting on my headphones and playing music to try to drown out the swarming thoughts that were coming through the cracks that had formed.

Eventually, without my knowing it, I had wandered to the outside of Miu's Research Lab. I hesitated at the sight of it. I...still hadn't gone to the library after Kirumi's death. It's just...too hard for me. And I feel the same with this place now. But...something is pulling me inside. An instinct of sorts. I felt my breath get caught in my throat as I stared at the lab, my hands trembling slightly as I did. And then, forcing my eyes shut, I gave in to the innate desire and pushed the lab's doors open. Upon opening my eyes, I saw that the lab was now completely clean. Everything related to the case, including Miu's body and the unnatural heat were gone. It was as if...nothing had happened. I figured the scene would get cleaned up after the murder happened, but this quickly? It made me angry for some reason. I wonder what they did with the bodies. With how horrible Monokuma is, I doubt they would give our friends any respect in their death. There's probably no burial sight for them. Just thinking about what might have happened to them makes my skin crawl in disgust.

I began taking a few steps around the lab, just looking at the many unfinished inventions that were there. How many of these did Miu make? Did she seriously make them all in the short time we've been here? She really was hard working. I couldn't help myself from messing around with some of the inventions. None of them had any practical use that I could understand, but for some reason, just made me smile. Yeah...these were the things Miu was going to change the world with. These stupidly brilliant and creatively absurd ideas. That's when I noticed something strange. Among the many boxes that were scattered around the lab that were filled with junk, one box caught my eye. "...Important?" I read the small, almost illegible tag written on it. I walked over to the box and opened it up, my eyes widening as soon as I saw what was in it.

There were two large, bright pink hammers inside, as well as a big vacuum, a small remote, a bag of 5 wireless receivers, a small radar, and lots and lots of spare parts. "These are...the Electro Series…" I muttered as I stared at the devices. Miu finished it. At least, some of it. There were only two Electro Hammers, but they were finished. "Miu...you're incredible, do you hear me? You're absolutely fantastic!" I muttered in a whisper, a fragile smile creeping onto my face. You did it. With this, we might have a chance one day. You gave your life for this. Your death won't be in vain, I promise. I looked back into the box of devices and thought about what I should do. This box was a box filled with hope. Just looking at it made me feel like I could get through this horrible night, but what exactly should I do? I put my hand on my chin and thought for a bit before coming up with an idea. I first grabbed an Electro Hammer and examined it. I soon found a button on the side that caused it to retract into a smaller shape. Nice. I then put the hammer into my jacket pocket. These were supposed to be for Kokichi, but there are two of these things, so I might as well take one of each for myself in case I need one.

I then took the radar I had commissioned Miu to make and examined it. That's when I sighed. No power. She didn't get to install a power source. Of course it wouldn't be that convenient. She got done with everything except that. Now what am I gonna do?

Why did you call me here, Yuna? It's sooo early and I work today…

Oh don't be such a downer, Rinny! I just need your help with a 'small' project.

Don't call me 'Rinny'. I don't like nicknames. And your 'small' projects usually take a day to finish.

Sheesh! You really have changed, huh Rin? No more Rinny? Seriously? How sad. Not even being your dear childhood friend can save me from your cold, lifeless glare and perpetually dissatisfied tone!

Stop playing around and just tell me what you need before I leave you, Miss Inventor. Unlike you with your tinkering, I actually have to work in society due to my talent, unlike you who just stays in this shed full of metal. So let's make this quick. What do you need?

Ever so reliable. Well...if you insist.

I snapped out of the fever dream and nearly fainted. Again, another memory. That was bigger than the others. The longer I'm here...the more I start to remember. The more I see that triggers more memories. Memories...I sort of don't want to remember. I'm just so scared of what the memories might contain. Maybe that's why...I've tried to shove these new...old memories aside. But...I think I should start accepting them. I need to start accepting them. I already told myself I would use everything I have, so I need to start remembering. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes as I thought about that name again. Yuna. She was the Ultimate Inventor, like Miu. She was my friend, I think. What do I need to know?

For starters, I need you to grab these parts from the store, then when you come back I'll need you to screw in these parts, attach this doohickey to that panel, and install this battery under the main circuit. After you do those tasks, I'll tell you what else I need you to do.

...You do realize I didn't understand even half of that, right? Also I don't know what any of these parts that you put on the list are, and that battery is the size of my head.

Don't worry about it~! I understand, so it's fine! I just need some muscle and an extra pair of hands. Well, I say muscle, but if I'm honest, Haruto or Junichi probably fits the bill of 'muscle' more than you. Maybe I should've called one of them instead.

Well sorry I'm not an athletic Ultimate like the Ultimate Judo Master or a Mechanic like the Ultimate Vehicle Customizer. Sooo sorry I have a useless talent when it comes to this…

Yep! You're still the same Rinny! Still so touchy when it comes to your talent! Even more so now after the incident I see. But still...I trust you more than them. You're my best friend after all. Now, if you're done brooding, let's get started. Let's start by installing the battery.

I thought you wanted me to go to the store first.

Well this conversation sort of wasted time, no offense, so let's just throw things together and see what happens!

...Crazy mad scientist…

I heard that and I'll take it as a compliment, as usual! Now then, let me show you how to instal this bad boy. It can power an entire house, after all, so it's a wee bit complicated.

Why…?

Mweh heh heh! You shall soon see Rinny!

I couldn't stop my smile as I reminisced. "Crazy mad scientist…" I found myself saying as I opened up my eyes and scanned around the lab. Immediately, I found something to create a battery. It won't be anything like Yuna's or Miu's, I'm sure, but I'm sure if I follow what Yuna taught me way back when, I'll get it mostly right. Right? Well, I also have Miu's blueprints if I need it, so I should be good. I grabbed some tools and began tinkering a bit in order to make a suitable power source, before coming to a stop and realizing something strange. "Wait...I didn't like nicknames before?" Yes, that was what I found most concerning at the time.


"Arrrggghhh…" I groaned loudly and exhaustedly as I left the lab. 3 hours. It took me 3 hours to finally figure out how to make the damn power source and install it! I went through like 10 versions before I got it right! And that was with my memories helping me out exponentially! I would NOT have been able to do this without them. Now I'm glad I paid attention to Yuna's random rants on her inventions. Finally, I was able to finish the radar Miu made for me, which has been dubbed the Electro Radar. I would test right now, but I feel like my eyes are going to shrivel up to dust if I don't get any sleep in the next 10 minutes.

With that said, I quickly made my way to my dorm room to get that coveted sleep. As I entered the dormitory and went up the stairs, I passed by Kokichi's room and slid a note under his door. It was just a simple note letting him know there was some stuff in Miu's lab that she left behind for him. Those were his ideas, so I might as well let him know about it. Once that was done, I entered my room, put the Electro Series tools I had on my desk, and was about to flop onto my bed as usual. Unfortunately, something caught my eye. On my desk was a device that was all too familiar to me. A Kubs Pad. I froze as I stared at the cursed device. Why was one of these things here? Who put it here? And...whose video was it? After staring at the motive for longer than I would care to admit, I gave into my curiosity and examined the Kubs Pad. On the back, I found a sticky note from Monokuma. "To Mister Rin Wakuri, for putting on such a stunning show today at the Class Trial, I figured now would be the best time to give you your reward that you refused to take at the start of today. As a bonus, I added extra to the video, so watch to your heart's content and use it to fuel your desire to kill and escape this place! With Despairing Love, Monokuma". I felt sick to my stomach. It was mine. It was...my video. I stared at it for an uncomfortably long time, doing nothing all the while. Should I watch it? Do I really want to? I doubt Monokuma would make this such a happy video. It could be as bad as Kiyo's. It could be worse. I gulped before coming to a decision. No matter the consequences, I have to know. I'm determined to find the truth, and I...will overcome it. So, I pressed play.

2nd Arc: Ghosts From the Past that Haunt the Future

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Remaining Students: 13