Danganronpa: The Promised Neverland

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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
The Promised Neverland is owned by kaiu Shirai and Cloverworks

Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here more about the orphans of Hope's peak would get more screen time, but the story finally comes underway as our main characters are about to make a…well, you get the drift…

And more characters are introduced here…

Well, read on and enjoy!

Ch. 2: Osoroshī Hakken

Several years have passed and the scene shifts at Hope's Peak Orphanage, where life inside appeared to be okay, as the 16 orphans behaved well and are getting along fine, though some remained aloof and distant, such as Togami, Ikusaba and Ohwada, but nevertheless they do interact with the other orphans, and it is shown that the orphans, having just turned 11 years old, and at this stage most of them are READY to be adopted by couples who wish to adopt a child of their choosing.

Moreover, it is shown that in the years that passed, the 16 orphans are being home-schooled at an early age, and like in schools, they were given exams, such as the preliminary, mid-term and finals, which the 16 orphans passed them, and even underwent some activities to keep them in shape.

All the while, the orphanage is being supervised by the apparent head, identified as Tsumugi Shirogane, and she also acted as the SURROGATE mother of the orphans. She appeared to be loving and affectionate, which most of the orphans became close to her, while some were a bit scared and wary of her, due to her habit of having some of the orphans undergo cosplay activities.

This appeared to be the case, as some of the orphans, such as Togami and Ohwada, were at times apprehensive towards her due to them being her CONSTANT victims and they pleaded not to have them wear OUTLANDISH and EXAGGERATED costumes, but they were ignored, and were PERSUADED to try out costumes that were at times outlandish AND out of this world.

"Now, now…"

"I say no!"

"Don't be shy…"

"I don't want to!"

"It's just a little while…"

"It's too embarrassing!"

"It's just only us…"

"Anything but that!"

The others simply smiled and teased Togami to go along with it saying that the costumes he had to wear were simply amusing, yet Togami reiterated that he will never, ever put the clothes on just for anyone's amusement, and vowed never to wear one ever again.

The same can be said about Ohwada, saying that he hated wearing such clothes as he disliked doing cosplay activities, but then he and Togami hugged each other as Tsumugi, who is often called MAMA due to her acting as the surrogate mother, showed them the costume she intend for them to wear, and the two boys pleaded, not wanting to put the clothes on, but she smiled and URGED them to at least try them out so that the other orphans can see it.

"Now, now…try these on…"

"I say no!"

"Anything but that!"

"Don't be shy…"

"I don't want to!"

"I rather die!"

"It's just a little while…"

"It's too embarrassing!"

"I'm going to look like a fool!"

"It's just only us…"

"Anything but that!"

"They'll just laugh at me!"

The other orphans, save for Kirigiri, Ohgami, Enoshima and Ikusaba, cheered on as they urged Togami and Ohwada to try them on, saying that they want to see a cosplay display, and even encouraged them saying that they want to see how COOL they looked as well as wanting to see what they looked like once they put the costumes on.

"Come on!"

"Try them on!"

"You'll look cool!"

"I am sure you will rock!"

"Don't be shy!"

"Just do it!"

"We won't laugh!"

"We promise!"

"Just try them on!"

"Pretty please?"

Things went on and everything went well, except that, several minutes later, Ohwada and Togami are seen facing the wall, sulking after being FORCED to put on the costumes, which turn out to be maid uniforms, and the two boys felt humiliated at being PERSUADED to put them on, feeling that they had been violated and vowed never to undergo another cosplay contest even if Tsumugi asked them to do it for her own amusement.

"I can't believe this…"

"This sucked…"

"I can't believe I got goaded so easily…"

"I'm gonna be sick."

"I'll never do it again…"

"I'm gonna ditch this place…"

"If mama tries to fool me again…"

"…"

-x-

A few months have passed, and life within the orphanage went well, where you can see the orphans are having fun, such as playing, loitering and sightseeing, and it appeared that the orphans re enjoying a certain amount of freedom, as they get to enjoy what they do most, though they do have to abide a certain rule, such as not loitering too far, such as approaching the MAIN GATE, which leads towards the outside of the orphanage.

Being obedient children, the orphans did as told and never questioned the rule, though this seemed to arouse curiosity from one of the orphans, namely Kirigiri. She wondered why she and the other children are not allowed to go near the gate and why they were not allowed to go see what it is like outside the orphanage, and this made her wonder what it's like if they go beyond the orphanage.

"Really…what lies beyond the gate…?"

She looked around until she noticed that Naegi is talking to Maizono, and she noticed how close the two were, and she decided to confide to Naegi about what she is feeling about having to abide by the rules as she felt that something does not seem to be right here.

When Naegi is alone, she approached him and confide to him about what she feels about some DISCREPANCIES within the orphanage, and while it did piqued some curiosity, he said that if this is for their own good, then they should abide by it.

Kirigiri did not seem to appreciate the comments and asked if he is fine with being like this, which he thought about it, and said that if there is no trouble here within the orphanage, then it should at least be fine with it since Tsumugi always took good care of the children and that because of her, the children are having good lives even before one of them is slated to be adopted.

"I think this is fine."

"Really…?"

"Yeah."

"How so…?"

"Mama always look after us."

"…"

"If nothing bad happened, then it's fine."

"…"

Kirigiri's eyes narrowed as she felt that she is getting nowhere and opted not to talk to him at this time and left him alone, which made Naegi wondered if he said anything wrong. By then Maizono came and asked what is going on, and not wanting to make her worried, he tells Maizono that there is nothing wrong about what she saw.

"Naegi-kun."

"Maizono-san…"

"Is there something wrong…?"

"Oh, no…nothing is wrong."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Sure?"

"Yes, Maizono-san."

Maizono blinked her eyes, and shrugged her shoulders, and when Naegi smiled, she smiled as well, though you can see that there is a subtle hint of jealousy from Maizono, as she seemed to harbor some crush towards Naegi, which hints that there is some sort of PUPPY LOVE involved.

-x-

Another several weeks have passed, and life at the orphanage goes on, but this time there is some sadness brewing as Tsumugi announced that Maizono is about to be ADOPTED, which means that she is going to leave the orphanage soon, and this caused some of the children to get sad, and Maizono is one of them, as she was very close to them, particularly Naegi, and she confided to Tsumugi that she wants to stay here and not to be adopted.

Tsumugi smiled and assured to Maizono that she can visit the orphanage again at any time, and that she will inform her where to find Naegi and the others should they too get adopted at a later time, so that she can reconnect to them again sometime in the future, which seemed to ease her anxieties.

"Don't worry. If Naegi is about to be adopted, I will provide the address so you can visit him."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Promise?"

"I promise, sweetie."

"…"

"That's a good girl."

"…"

After hearing those words, Maizono slowly nodded and resigned to fate, and there she approached Naegi and went somewhere so that they can talk in private, and tells him that she would try to stay in touch with him as she doesn't want to be separated from him, which Naegi said that he feels the same thing, but he used his optimism to make her feel better, saying that he will ask Tsumugi to provide the address of her would-be foster parents so that he can visit Maizono anytime in the future.

This seemed to give her HOPE and she hugged him, shedding tears as she really did not want to leave him yet he promised that he will do whatever he could to visit her at her impending foster home.

"Don't cry, Maizono-san."

"…"

"I'll visit you soon."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"You promise?"

"Yes, Maizono-san…I promise."

"…"

After that, Tsumugi came and tells Maizono that her foster parents are waiting, and tells her that she needs to say her goodbye to the other children, which a reluctant Maizono nodded, and asks Tsumugi to give her another minute, which Tsumugi smiled and nodded.

There Maizono tells Naegi to keep his promise and visit her when he gets the chance, which he assured to her that he will visit her soon and will keep in touch with her no matter what, which the scene appeared to be akin to a boy and girl who are on the verge of declaring their love for one another.

"Naegi-kun."

"Maizono-san…"

"Promise me that we'll keep in touch."

"I will."

"When we see each other again…I want to be together with you."

"Yeah, me too."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

After that, Maizono held his cheeks and kissed him on the lips before leaving, and a stunned Naegi stood there, blushing as he got his FIRST KISS, and as Maizono left, Tsumugi smiled as she escorted her near the front door of the orphanage, where the rest of the children, save for Kirigiri, Togami, and Ikusaba, waved goodbye and wished her well, promising that they will visit her sometime after.

Maizono shed tears as she bid goodbye, but promised that she will visit them again soon, and the others said the same thing to her as Tsumugi began to escort her out of the orphanage, seemingly touched by the scene she is seeing.

"Bye, bye, everyone!"

"Bye, Maizono!"

"Take care!"

"Write us a letter!"

"Be a good girl!"

"Visit us soon!"

"Let's play again!"

"Be strong!"

After a few minutes, Naegi was sullen, but then noticed that Maizono left her prized teddy bear and decided to go after her so as to give her the stuffed toy and upon seeing it, Kirigiri asked if he intend to go after her and risked breaking the rule, but he assured that he will only give her the toy to Maizono and explain to Tsumugi about it.

Kirigiri did not like it, but due to her curiosity about the scenario, such as Maizono leaving at night and that her would-be foster parents were never introduced to her and the other children, Kirigiri decided to tag along, and the two pre-teens sneaked out of the orphanage while the others went to sleep.

The two approached the gate, which was left open, and the two pre-teens slowly went outside, where it leads to what appeared to be a forested path, and found a van waiting nearby. Naegi took a deep breath as he wanted to give Maizono a proper goodbye, and just as he is about to approach the van, he heard a brief, muffled scream which came from Maizono.

Naegi became concerned, but Kirigiri held him back, covering his mouth and tells him not to make a sound, which he argued that Maizono could be in danger, but she tells him to wait, but then they saw a body slumped to the ground before being dragged. Then, her clothes were thrown away before being loaded into the van.

After a minute or so, the two pre-teens slowly approached the scene, where they saw a pool of blood smeared on the soil, and this made Naegi worried, and Kirigiri mustered some willpower not to shriek, and when they peered inside the van's compartment area, both stared wide-eyed upon seeing the naked body of Maizono, who laid dead.

Her eyes wide-open, and her naked chest bore a huge hole, suggesting that her heart was forcibly ripped out, and Naegi became horrified at what he just saw, and there Kirigiri stated that she sensed that she had a feeling that something like this has happened when she noticed several months ago that there were other children before her were ADOPTED and never heard from again.

Moreover, there were no records of such and that Tsumugi herself used PERSUASIVE means to avoid the subjects using her MOTHERLY charms and that was enough to make Kirigiri feel that something is amiss, only this time she never thought something like this would befall Maizono, and tells Naegi that she has a feeling he and the others, including her, would be placed in a similar fate.

"Naegi-kun…"

"…"

"I have a feeling…we would end up like her…"

"Eh…?"

"If what I suspect is right…we could be next in line."

"But…but…"

"We should head back."

"Kirigiri-san…"

To Be Continued...

Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is no action showed here, the slice of life and comic relief moments make up for it, but then the horror elements came in, and mirroring the game and anime, Maizono became the first victim to die…in a grizzly way much to Naegi's horror, while Kirigiri managed to willed herself to stay calm.

Preview:

Kirigiri and Naegi discussed the implications of the discovery they made, and how it would affect them and their fellow orphans…

See you in April…

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