Becoming Kaede
Chapter 1: Meeting everyone…Again
(The following contains Danganronpa Spoilers you have been warned. This also Contains AU but will remain somewhat to the story)
(Quick writer's note: For those that follow thank you! I hope to have more as we progress this. I even talked to the person that inspired this so thank you for the tips and help! Now for this part, I know that In-game the cast is spread out, And I will do the same, but instead of picking random people I will go in order of cases minus the charaters you meet right away… I did warn you about spoilers, right?)
The School bell rang, I assumed it was my cue to act so I closed my eyes and began pushing against the locker door. After a big push, I landed with my hands on the floor, wincing in pain as held my wrists. I had to be careful now, since I am not in my normal body it seems Kaede has a low tolerance to pain. After I stood up, I saw the classroom that you first start the game. The floor was somewhat covered in grass and looked very old as well, and the windows had barbed wire, so no fool would escape by the window. While I was amazed that the scene was just like how the game started, I know my amazement wouldn't last as I would have to at least make sure that the cast survived. Then after a few minutes I heard another locker move and shake, I knew who it was and I my guess was right as I saw a boy fall to the floor, wearing both a black shirt with white stripes and his dark black dress pants, the hat was also a dead giveaway as I helped the other protagonist up.
That's right, I guess I should explain, after Kaede is excuted the player takes control of the boy that fell and then from that point you progress with him. While the move to pull a switch in charaters was interesting, I will admit I was one the fans that were upset that you can't progress the story as Kaede, well I guess my wish came true. After I helped the boy up he began freaking out, and I don't blame him, after all he just got a new talent and most likely had no memory of that even happening. I tried my best to calm him down and letting him get settled, he also began to investigate the classroom, I assume that his talent coming out during that, and he didn't even realize it. When he finally was done, he looked at me with a small smile, "Well thank you for that… I didn't catch your name though… But Where is my manners… I am Shuichi Saihara, and I guess I am the Ultimate Detective…"
Shuichi, as the protagonist of course he is one that makes through everything in the game. The reason he said that wasn't due to confusion, but self-doubt, as Tsumugi made his story that of a weak detective that would become more confident. Classic hero writing if I ever saw it, and while his skill of being a detective was shown in the game, it was the realionship that he and Kaede delvoped that fans stuck with, But I wonder if that was also due to Tsumugi's help? Either way, I guess that he would be look towards me for help when it came time to give him confidence, and while I have my own issues with being social, I know that Shuichi would be valuable to me in some way, What that reason was, I couldn't say but I would make sure that he knew the truth just as he did before.
"Well, I am Kaede Akamastu, ultimate pianist. Do you know what happened to you? Do you remember anything before coming here?" I said but I knew the answer, But I was still curious as the detective shook his head and said he doesn't remember anything, just waking up at inside the locker. I growled in anger as it was most likely the same to the others. His eyes darted around me as he tried to not make eye contact with me, I also knew the reason and his hat was also due to the fact. His first murder case according to Tsumugi's story was that the guy was innocent due the fact that he remembered the person's eyes, hindering his confidence again. I sighed as he tried to avoid eye contact, as it would be awhile before he took it off thanks to Kaede's last wishes. Well for me there will be no last wishes, at least I hoped as I spoke again. "Shuichi, stop being scared and let's go meet the others… I Was told that are other students like us." As Shuichi tried to ask me questions, I ignored him as exited the classroom.
In the hallway I looked around, Seeing the piano lab, I softly smiled at it knowing it basically my haven, and if I had the talent of Kaede, then I will admit I was excited to play the piano. I was not musically gifted in my life so to have that would be treat… though I know I wouldn't be playing classical music, but still, I knew what songs I would play. I was about to reach to the door, but I remembered that it was locked, but as I reached for it, It was indeed open… I was shocked, was Tsumugi helping me? It didn't matter to me as I had a plan for the piano regradless. After I closed the door, there was another boy that came in the hallway, he looked calm and collected but still cautious of his surroundings. He had a horizontal striped dark blue sweater and brown khakis, he had many rings on his fingers and stud earrings. With a big smile, a smile that he used like a mask, he greeted us. "Hey there, I am Rantaro Amami, and I don't remember my talent, but I know I have one. Werid right? But trust me I am not a bad guy and I hope we get along…"
Rantaro, From the first time you met him, I knew something was going on with him. He always came as the suspicious one of the bunch, always doubting himself and others. Then came the big reveal, He didn't trust anyone and because of that he wanted to end the game himself. It cost him his life thanks not to Kaede, but to Tsumugi, Killing him with a shotput ball. He forgot his talent as an ultimate adventurer but was given a monopad that gave him the map of the school and told him about the secret of the library. Instead of an adventurer the cast refereed to Rantaro as the ultimate survivor, thanks to the 52nd season of the show. I was told that I am a second Rantaro since I knew everything about the game but the one thing that separates us that in beginning he didn't trust anyone with info. I felt the same as I didn't want to be excuted, but I think I had a solution to get to him while still being Kaede.
"Oh yeah before I forget. Do you both know anything about something called the ultimate hunt? None of the others seemed to know… Doesn't hurt to ask everyone, right?" Rantaro said as he shrugs his shoulders and laughed. Shuichi said that he didn't anything about that, And it was because the cast didn't get this info until later. But the info they been told was a lie by Tsumugi, but still I had to talk to him. "Well, Rantaro, I might know something, but maybe we can talk later? I don't to give away too much info, you can't be sure who is listening." I was mostly right as I knew that Tsumugi had cameras everywhere, even those you can't see, and If I did say everything I would be the first to go.
Rantaro agreed and we continued down the hallway, seeing a dragon statue that seemed out of place. Next the statue was a girl that I knew quite well, after all the girl captured me and now here she is acting like nothing has happened. I really wanted to continue my travel to meet others, but Shuichi said he was curious to learn more about the girl. Not to let my partner behind I just sighed as he tried to get the attention to her. I knew what she was doing, she was trying to have me be the one that started the conversation, but I wasn't going to give her the pleasure. She just looked at me for a bit but decided it was not worth it as she came out her little act and introduce herself to us as she pointed her finger in the air. "Well let's see, My name Tsumugi Shirogane and I am the ultimate cosplayer. Nice to meet you!"
This woman was a liar, not a compulsive liar like someone else, but she lied about just being a plain person. All her talk about her plain personality was just diverision because she was the actual mastermind behind this whole game. I hated that this woman used her talent to dress up like other cast members of the franchise, and I knew that she would do the same when it came for the big reveal. I growled in anger as she and Shuichi talked, I hated how calm she acted in this, but then freak out whenever someone died, just knowing it was part of her plan. As the two finished talking we continued down a hallway as we entered a main hallway that spilt in different directions.
In the main hallway there was a small guy wearing a black beanie with tennis racket logos on the front. His oversized eyes stared at us as he grunted asking what we wanted. Shuichi said that we been trying met other students and asked his name. The small man just turned to the side put his hands in his pockets, reaching for a lollypop as he just stuck it in his mouth, like someone taking a cigar. Then with a deep voice he just tipped his beanie as he explained himself. "The man called Ryoma Hoshi, the ultimate tennis pro is no longer here, I am just an empty shell of him. If you are smart you will stay away from me"
Ryoma, this guy just needed something, anything to keep on living. I am not one for suicidal thoughts but hearing that he was done with his life made me worry about him. Thanks to Tsumugi however he never got a reason to live and offered his life to a killer. I am not sure how to deal with someone who is ready to die, but I had to do something, even if its someone that is willing to listen. Hoshi just turned his back to us and silently walked away as he was done talking to us. I looked down in sadness, I knew it was tough being lonely, so I knew I had to talk to him at some point. Me and Shuichi continued down the hallway as we made into the dinning hall where there were a few students there.
One was a tall woman who was making sure everyone had something to eat, her elegance was not to be matched as she walked with grace and purpose. Her silver hair covered her left eye but that didn't hinder her ability to maintain the room. She was wearing a French maid outfit and black gloves, as she approached us and with a soft bow she smiled and with even softer voice she spoke with grace that I expected from her. "Greetings to you both, I am Kirumi Tojo, the ultimate maid. Please if there is anything I can be in service with you, I offer my abitity as a maid to fulfill any request, within reason of course."
Kirumi, A girl that I will admit found very attractive as she had both the smarts and the beauty that I wanted in a partner. Her being a maid was a bonus in my eyes, but I been doing my best to be self-servicing in my daily life to be more active. I knew though, once she got a motive that she was a prime minster, offering her service to a country that she had to fight for a nation. If there is anything I can do to prevent that it would be that. There was another reason I was interested in Kirumi, if only she would be the one I can easily try to talk to her about relationships without being judged and maybe perhaps get the chance I never had to delvop something….
I was cut short in my thinking as another girl stood up and yelled a fierce karate yell. She then glared at Shuichi with disgust, spouting nonsense about him being a degenerate. She was wearing a baby blue top and skirt with a big white bow on her top. She had long spiral braids that was held together by a green pinwheel that had a pink accent to it. I knew that this girl wouldn't bother giving info to Shuichi, so I quickly stepped in and asked this girl her name. She laughed loudly with joy as she made another karate pose and yelled. "Heee—Yiii—Ahh! I am Tenko Chabashira the ultimate aikido master! I practice Neo-aikido! Its something me and my master made up together! I put it to use against filthy degenerate males! Don't worry since you are a girl! I will protect you!"
Tenko is what you take if you take Mahiru and turn up the factor of men-hating to eleven. Thanks to this master, she was taught not to trust men. Considering the master himself was male I found it a bit confusing but regradless, I did enjoy Tenko for her personality. Her message of not keeping your emotions bottled up was another solid message as well, as a big softy and someone that can be emotional as well I found myself connecting with her message, If only she can get pass the whole male thing, but then I remembered a special event in the game and wonder if she could act like that more…
The last girl in the dining hall was silently praying and then she opened one of her eyes and greeted us with a chipper voice to her. Saying stuff of Atua this and Atua that, she wore a yellow jacket with a shell design as her bra. Her tan skin was met with her bleach blond hair and colorful blue eyes. While I am not a religious person, I am not going to stop someone from believing something like that. It was her constant pushing is what rubbed me the wrong way as she bounced back and forth on her heels as she greeted us. "Ya-ha! I am Angie Yonga! I am the ultimate artist! Praise be to Atua! For he will guide us and protect us. If you want to see some my work, I am afraid the price is a blood tribute. Maybe I can get some from you?!"
Angie, while I know some fans might like her upbeat personality and design, as I said rubbed me the wrong way. It didn't help that she used her abitity to convince some members to join a student council, but it was to stop the killing game, so while her idea was soild the way she basically used her religion to do so did not sit with me. I do not like the idea of cult and that was what it seemed with Angie. I felt no sadness when she was killed by the next person we met as we made our way to the library as a student was there.
The one was reading a book on the study of voodoo, as he noticed us, using his long slender legs to stand up and gently took his slender arms as he wrapped himself muttering about how humanity is beautiful. Shuichi ask for this man's name and with him griping a button he agreed to give his name, He was wearing a brown army uniform with many pins or metals, his arms was bandaged, and he covered his mouth with a zipper, but we heard him just the same. His voice was smooth but gave a subtle vibe as he laughed in his usual laughter. "Kehehe, Of course… My name is Korekiyo Shinguji, but if it helps you, Call me Kiyo. As for my talent, I am the ultimate anthropologist, basically I study different cultures around the world. Ahh…Truly Humanity is beautiful!"
Kiyo, or as the fans called him the ultimate meme man, Made himself famous within the community with his method of killing Tenko and silencing Angie by killing her as well. All because of his opposition of his sister, witch I am sure was given by Tsumugi, but still he had the smarts to pull something so crazy, this one guy I had to watch out for if he does decide to go with his plan. I am not sure how else to describe him other then his has the creep factor down to a science and the way he talked didn't help at all. We quickly moved to the next person as we went out the building and saw a dorm building, but next it was a large man that was searching in the grass for something.
This man wore a brown suit and tie, with no shoes to his name, he also carried a plastic box, most likely to house the insects that he would find. He has brown hair that was very messy as continued to search the grass. Shuichi interrupted him and that caught the large man by suprize, but he quickly apologized for not seeing us. His speech pattern was like someone that had no proper education but still was polite as he told us his name as he smiled. "Let's See. Gonta's name is Gonta Gekuhara. Gonta's talent is ultimate entomologist, uhmm, Gonta is not good with big words but Gonta love bugs! Also, Gonta want to be true gentleman! Please let Gonta do his best to be proper gentleman!"
Gonta, everyones baby boy was easily liked in the community but thanks to his broken speech gets ignored for others in the series. While I had the same feeling, if there is something I must watch out with Gonta is that he is easily manipulated by the smarter cast in here. At least I would easily have an ally if I went to Gonta for help and I am positive he would make sure I was safe, due the fact that I am Kaede. I smiled as he continued to search for bugs, Me and Shuichi kept looking as we found ourselves next to another lab, and an angry girl was pounding the door.
The girl was cussing a storm wanting to enter the lab. When Shuichi asked why she wanted in, just bluntly said that in the school there are labs for each of the students and found hers out quickly has been pounding the door ever since. The girl wore A pink sailor outfit with matching skirt with a white bow. She also wore a pair of googles on her light pink hair and black chokers on her neck, and her boots was attached to a pair of unqiue pantyhose. When Shuichi ask for her name she just laughed as she pointed her finger that was wrapped around fingerless gloves. Then with her hands her hips she proudly told us her name as she smiled. "Don't you know who the fuck I am? I am the girl that will go down in history! The girl with the gorgeous brain and blond hair to match! The ultimate inventor, the one, the only Miu Iruma! Now out my way squirt! I am getting in my lab, even if I have to break this fucking door down!"
Miu, I had mixed feeling about her while her cussing got to my nerves, she is the one that brought smiles to others with her abitity to put her foot in mouth and basically be the blunt end to many jokes. I wasn't sure how I was going to recruit Miu into my side, Considering you don't really delvop that much of a friendship with her, but I can at least try my best to appeal to her ego, something that she has a lot of. As we said our good byes we met a man sitting in the grass, lazing around but then quickly got to his feet as he saw us. With a hardly laugh he shook Shuichi's hand and stood tall against us.
He had a purple spiked hair and had a purple coat that he carried over his shoulders that had a space design on the inside. He had a goatee and wore a white shirt with a red design on it as well. This man had almost the same ego as Miu as he gripped his fist when we asked his name. He quickly looked to the sky but then quickly looked at us with a proud voice. "Ha! That is easy! Name is Kaito Momota, Luminary of the stars! But I am also known as the ultimate astronaut! Haven't been space though, but that doesn't matter! The impossible is possible!"
Kaito was another person that people enjoyed a lot with his upbeat personality. It also helped that Shuichi and Kaito delvoped a friendship as well, becoming a duo. While his blindness to trust others was something I had something to watch out for, I knew that it would be no problem to get Kaito on my side but getting another girl that Kaito protected was going be a huge challenge. I sighed to myself as we continued our search as two men was chasing each other, one shorter was giving chase to someone with a hair that also messy but had a large spike for hair. I knew it was just a matter of time before I met those, so I quickly stopped the madness as I separated the two and asked what was going on.
The shorter one said he wanted to see the one with a large spike in his hair fly, since he said he was a robot. The Large spike man said that he didn't have the ability to fly and the short one was being racist against robots. The two continued to bicker back and forth but I managed to have Shuichi talk to the large spiked boy as I talked to the one that looked like a child then anything. He wore a white suit with a checkered handkerchief, had dark purple hair with deep purple eyes, that tend to sparkle when he got excited. When I asked for his name, he just simply put his hands on his head and laughed in unique way, almost like a horse laughing. "Ne-he-he! Ohhh! You want to know me? Ok I will tell you! I am Kokichi Oma! The ultimate supreme leader! I have 1000 members in my group, can't you the name though sorry! Buuut, If you stick with me, I might tell you our secret lair! Ne-he-he!"
Oh boy, Oma. The troll as I called him, Just made me angry, not because of his lies, after all I learned from Celeste that people lie to hide their real intentions. What made me angry was the fact that he would not be any factor during the trial, but then he would say something important, and you would sit there going "Damn it he is right, It could mean that" turning the case around. Not to mention he did the almost impossible, by making an unknown victim and killer. Still I wondered, with his abitity to sense when someone is lying, Could I have Oma on my side to stop anyone from dying? After I was done with Oma I changed spots with Shuichi as I met with the man with the large spike for hair.
He had a metallic suit on and his face was very much robotic as well, The spike was an antenna that would broadcast the game to the viewers in this crazy word that just wanted to be entertained by a killing game. I talked to the boy who just smiled at me as he put his hands on his hip. With a voice that almost sounded human but not quite he introduced himself to me. "Hello, I am K1-B0, that is just my serial number, but I would like it if you called me Keebo. I am the ultimate robot, since I was created with some advanced technology that allows me to have the abitity to learn just like you guys. But please, consider me like a student like you!"
Keebo, as the audience surrogate, It would make sense for him to make it to the end, but to end the series was not something could predict. As Tsumugi told me, I couldn't reach to him for help, since the audience would not care about my situation, witch just fueled my anger with her. But I knew that he had his own thoughts at times, despite the audience giving him suggestions, still how I am going to get someone like him on my side? We made inside the dorm rooms, it was a large circle that housed everyone that was going to be a part of this. Inside was two girls, one was a short one that leaned her small body on the railing, the other was casing the place, investigating her own room.
I started with the one that just exited the room, she stood there silently, her red eyes fueled with intenstity as she stared at me. She had a red sailor outit and black skirt, her long brown hair was tied by two red buns and had long red stocking with brown shoes. When I asked for her name, she just sighed as she briefly looked at the floor. She would also Grip her long hair as she stayed silent as if to try for us to get away from her, when that didn't work she just spoke very briefly as she turned around. "Maki Harukawa, Ultimate child caregiver, Lets leave it at that." With purpose she exited the building as she continued to investigate.
Maki or the second rising of Kyoko as I called her was not the ultimate child caregiver, but an ultimate assassin. While her silent personality was something I was not fond off, it was the realionship she delvoped with Kaito is what interested me. Despite the nativity of Kaito, he trusted her to the end, something I had to do as well. I knew that She was a survivor of the game, so I had to get her on my side as well. Easier said then done, But if I got Kaito I would get Maki as well. The final girl I met was a short girl with a wizard hat on as she just mumbled about something being a pain.
She had autumn colors to her skirt and had a sweater vest on. Her stocking covered her entire legs with medival boots as well. Her hair reminded me of Mahiru with bright red and a short cut to her chin. She turned to face me, and I asked her name. She spoke with whine to her voice as she spoke lifting her small finger in the air and with a half attempt to speak she told me her name. "Nyeh…. Prepared to be amazed… I am Himiko Yumeno, the ultimate mage! I know many say that I am the ultimate magician, but I am mage!"
Another girl I didn't care for, but at least she made towards the end of the game, but I wasn't sure why. Her friendship with Tenko was quickly brought under the rug after her death, made no sense as you had the moment where everyone pretty much wept for her. Still I knew I had to something with Himiko as much as I didn't like it. As I began talking to her, I hear the school bell ring and then from the monitors I heard the infamous voice of a certain bear coming through the speakers that was attached to the monitors. "Puhuh! To all students please report to the gym for a special announcement! All students must attend! Don't be late now! Puhuhuh!" I sighed to myself as I prepared for it, the meeting with Monokuma and the Monokids. The first motive was about announced as well, and I had to make sure that I didn't end up like Kaede and die in the first chapter. With heavy steps I made it to the gym where the rest of the class was waiting as well.
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