james95 – Oh he will eventually, you'll see. And thanks for the review by the way, totally appreciate it. And when you called him a Paris Hilton wannabe cracked me up a bit. And I don't see Maizono break any rules, but I haven't considered what might happen if you failed to kill someone. At least we know for sure that the motive is negated when a person dies regardless of time so Maizono's life has been spared.
hunterofcomedy – Yep, I decided to have Monokuma still execute someone because it is according to the class trial rules. Chapter 3 huh? Well, I need to think over what the plotline should be next.
flashfire912 – Nope, Monokuma has not found Alter Ego yet, or maybe he did. We can never know for sure. Yes, originality brings excellent results. I'll see you too later.
SendokaiZak – Hi! I've got some free time because it's a weekend. What a twist huh? The entire case has been an accident. Ishimaru would never kill, unless of course there's a motive targeted for him. That's right, I think Junko should say something a little significant, HOWEVER what she said is something you should think about. Why did she say it anyway if she was supposed to portray the chick who doesn't want to be involved in this. Naegi's the sub-protagonist in the story so chances of him living has decreased. I just love Genocider Syo as much as everyone else, especially my OC Shiki, she's a crazy bitch!
Leo the Zombie – Thanks for the review! Figuring out who will be executed is the good part.
I just love talking to my reviewers and friends. Anyway, let's get to this chapter shall we?
Are you trying to become a copycat?
Because it didn't work out as I thought it should have.
At least you didn't kill someone so…
You're safe… for now.
Murders, murders, murders.
It still happens anyway, unexpected as it is.
Hope's Peak Academy : Underground Floor
- Courtroom
- Wednesday
- 10:05 a.m.
"Alright! Time's up!", Monokuma announced as we heard the blowhorn echoing from the green-dotted courtroom. We managed to finish the entire discussion in the nick of time. I never thought this case would be this difficult, I mean really? First, we thought that Genocider Syo was the culprit, then there was Togami who was suspicious because he committed a copycat murder, but didn't technically kill Leon, and then there's Maizono and Naegi whose scene was in a different point of the story. So there should have been two separate murders if Naegi wasn't able to get that baking sheet, and I can tell that was through pure good luck. If that is one evidence that makes him deserving of the title, SHSL Good Luck, then good for you Naegi. Good for you.
So now that this is over, who are we supposed to vote? If the victim is Leon and at the same the culprit, then we should vote for the dead man.
"So… we vote for Leon?" Asahina asked to all of us.
"Technically he's the culprit so that is the only answer." Celes answered facing her then grabbed her ElectroID immediately.
"W-wait… what if we get it wrong?" Fujisaki with her eyes semi-widened with doubt.
"Only one way to find out!" Syo brings out her ElectroID and just stares to the only person I can guess, Togami.
"If we all die cuz we got it wrong, I blame Togami." Junko answered with her fist on the side of her waist. Yes, Togami is to blame since he gave us a hard time to solve this mystery. But like Syo said, the only way we can see if we are correct in this case is to vote.
"Okay you bastards! Please refer to your ElectroIDs and cast your vote on today's culprit! This really was a hard trial but at least… nope. I'll keep it to myself until everyone voted." He said just like before, he really does want to add secrets huh?
I opened my ElectroID to see the empty menu tab to which I swiped to the vote section. I saw the updated icons of Hifumi and Leon with a pink-bloodied cross mark sequentially, I tapped the face of Leon because we all agreed to. Please get it right, we've gone through so much.
Too much actually.
Nobody was complaining after we all voted, we just simply waited for Monokuma to fetch the results. It lasted only for a minute or two.
The slot machine rose up again from the center of the circle and as it stopped, the machine started to function by having the three reels spin. The neon-sign, "Who's the Culprit?" stopped flashing and the reels slowed down to who we voted.
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And the icon of the colorless Leon, three times were in place, and then coins erupted from it signifying only one thing, we got the answers right. The truth has been revealed, Leon DID die in an accident, his own accident, something we didn't want. I just bit my lip a bit and looked at Leon's stand. I feel bad for him since this was an event we all didn't expect.
Now I want to think about what Maizono tried to do, I stared at her with no sign of emotion at all, except for a little dent of anger on target. Now, now, I know she was trying to protect herself from the motive but… no. She was forced just like what Kirigiri said moments ago. If someone didn't die when the timer expired then not only will I be losing one but THREE people because of this. Maizono, Celes and Togami would have been punished to bits if Leon didn't die. Wait, hold on! I won't be blaming people right now. This is all Monokuma's puppeteer show.
Yeah, that's right. A freaking show for despair.
"Congratulations bastards! That's two points for all of you! The killer of today's murder case is the victim himself, Leon Kuwata!", I just swept him from my mind.
However for one thing, he might be important as he's just a robot. Maybe. Being controlled by the mastermind is obvious so what if Alter Ego can trace the person responsible for this. If cameras are one thing she can possess in a computerized manner, then that should do it. She did say something that if we try to connect to the network, she might be detected by the mastermind and can be traced and destroyed. Risks for rewards or risks and end up with nothing, I should try to talk to Fujisaki about creating countermeasures if detected, like constructing another Alter Ego with another laptop, if there's one that is.
"So we were correct! I'm very relieved." Ishimaru said holding his stand with his right hand.
"Togami, don't you even bother pissing us off again. Just try faking the crime scene next time and I'll beat you up till you regret it." While Oowada was snapping his knuckles.
"Hmph. If there is a next time. I was just simply playing around." The heir replied back.
"Well, you've got what you wanted Togami. Now stay out of our business and we'll stay out of yours. You said it yourself that YOU want to win this game without a need for murder. Good luck with that." I said to him.
"Oh? I didn't say anything about not murdering someone. I will grab the perfect opportunity to murder one of you in the near future."
"Hmph, we can't stop him on his tracks. Let him be, or so at least regroup with him going solo." Asahina grunted away.
"Ohhhh? Then I'll be all alone with the white prince! Gahahaha!" Syo twirled with her tongue all over the place. That's creepy as hell.
"But at least only one person here is my problem, becoming my personal slave will do business with you." As he looked away from Syo as a sign of disgust.
"I just want to ask someone here one question and I'm looking at you Celes." Naegi spoke to the gambler. Celes was ready to answer his question with no problem at all.
"Was it the question you were to pass on was… did I even plan to kill the moment I was chosen for this motive?"
"Heh heh… I was just simply relying on my skill."
"Your gambling skill?"
"I will give further details if no interruptions will come about. I was betting on Maizono committing the murder since she is delicate at heart."
"I can also confirm that you and Leon are candidates for being both a victim or a murderer. To conclude, my guess on Leon as being both as foretold was correct." That's what you expect from the Ultimate Gambler, she took the risk on guessing but at least she made sure of it with knowledge by her side. She knows how and when to be careful on playing her cards.
"We are going to talk later Maizono, you too Naegi." I said to them to which they nodded immediately.
"Umm… excuse me. May I barge in on your little counseling?" Monokuma interrupted me by the time I was finished with my first sentence.
"No. Bring us up." I monotonely told him.
"You're too impatient, Shiki. Why we haven't started on the judgment day of despair yet, if you know what I mean."
"…" What do you mean by that?
"Are you saying what I think you're going to say next?"
"Saaaayyy iiiit." He glared at me acutely while bending forward from his little throne.
"What is he trying to say?" Fujisaki as curious as she is.
"That…" I looked down again.
"One of us will still be executed."
This brought everyone but Kirigiri, Togami and Celes a bit of a shock. We have no idea on who we are going to execute, unless Monokuma recycles Leon's body and smashes it again. I don't think Monokuma will accept my idea, he likes living people die.
"W-what!? No way… Eh." Maizono is starting to stutter with the loss of words.
"You can't be serious! Leon is the culprit and he's already dead! That's the end of the trial. No more executions." The biker shouted loudly.
"Nope. Someone here will still be executed and that can't be the victim. Remember, even if they were a culprit, a title as a victim gives them immunity from being executed hence dead as a bird falling down from the sky."
"Also, we are in a class trial! A successful one would mean that an execution should take place."
"Then how do you propose we do it?" Kirigiri asks. You just dive into the point, just like me.
"Hmmmmm… we could use the wheel and choose our sacrifice at random." That's too far and unjust. The spinning lottery wheel appeared below the front of the throne. He came by prepared for the occasion.
"Or… you all can choose someone to have executed." Monokuma suggested again.
"But that's immoral! I don't want to pick off someone here to die!" Asahina stammered holding the podium top firmly.
"But I will give you this, you have all the time you need to decide who to vote but as a reminder, one of you will die in this courtroom before stepping into the elevator." Monokuma spoke again.
"So, I will be in my delicious honey jar and listen to part 2 of the soap opera." You are a spectator so… I guess that counts. But we have other issues right now. Do I really have to pick someone off or do I depend on the wheel of despair motive. If we choose the spinning wheel, then everyone has a fair chance of getting executed… maybe except for Celes and Naegi for their exceptional skills, mostly on Celes.
"No! I won't do it! This is just going to tear us apart!" Naegi shouted suddenly.
"Why do we have to go through this!? Are we going to do with what the majority will follow? I will not participate in the voting."
"Then do you want someone here to die at random instead? It doesn't seem fair either…" Sakura said.
"Not unless…" I mumbled thinking of another plan.
"Unless what? We don't have much of a choice here." Oowada, are you willing to vote? That's not like you.
Let's see… I have to bend the rules again just like the time about the cameras. I exited the podium and walked towards Monokuma, people were still staring at me for what I might do. I even heard Ishimaru say the rule no.5, at least he was making sure I wouldn't do anything atrocious or suicidal. I'm smart hence the talent and all of that, you get used to it. But here's the thing…
I'm not aiming for the animatronic.
I'm aiming for the wheel.
And it's a good thing that it was of human size, compact and able to be carried.
So I am going to eliminate the motive.
Bluntly, I'm breaking the wheel.
I just held the top of the wheel and… slammed it down with all my strength. I think I heard a glass crash from the machine.
Surprise, surprise to all who were watching me, I didn't say a word nor made an expression of any kind. Monokuma really, REALLY was pissed at this moment.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST DO!? WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?" He roared extremely. I just returned to my podium without saying anything.
"Answer me you BASTARD!" I sighed so I can get this part over with.
"I'm trying to make sure no one gets executed here. So, you didn't say anything about breaking the motive." Heh. Rule bending in its finest.
"I didn't break any rules; I was just playing the game only with a twist towards the headmaster." Some of them checked their ElectroIDs and analyzed each one. They confirmed that I wasn't breaking any rules at all.
"I second it. He's safe." Kirigiri as the smart woman she is to be, she's 100% accurate on my defense.
"So there! Now that we won't vote, there's no way you can use the random lottery ticking anymore." Ha! Take that Monokuma.
"…" He just stood silent for quite a while. 9 minutes to be exact.
"He's not responding." Fujisaki said.
"Maybe he was speechless because of the sudden turn of events." So you considered my move sudden Maizono. I'll take that as a compliment, but we still need to talk for what you've done.
Monokuma got back in operation and fell back to his seat.
"Oh Shiki, you little bastard you… oh well. At least the motive will be much more intense next time. Upupupu!" Greats, now I have to face an even bigger motive.
"I'm not voting so you can't do anything about it." I repeated until he was joined by several others.
"You do realize why I disappeared don't you?" he told me.
"Oh well, doesn't matter! If one of you won' t bother on who to sacrifice, then I'll force you all to vote with these little rules."
Damn you, I was getting somewhere and you decided to fight back with rules.
"One, if none of you will abstain from voting. All of you will receive zero votes thus a giant roll of executions!"
"Two, if there is at least one vote for someone, then they will be executed. This also applies to those who want to have another person executed, if you prefer." I won't have two people die.
"Third, in the case of someone getting exactly half the votes and the other half didn't participate. The results will be invalidated and the results will go back to zero! So if ever such a tie occurs, one of you on the other half has to vote!"
"So there! Since I am the controller of the courtroom, what I say this time goes. And it only seems fair because your fellow psychic broke my machine! I'll let it slide with your brain cells."
My efforts were wasted. Period. I guess… I'll be listening to what the people have to say for themselves.
"So we still have to vote then." Sakura faced down with her eyes closed.
"I… need to see my friends… how they're doing… and my fans too. I can't die here." Maizono spurted.
"Says the one who tried to murder her best friend!" Junko mocked her.
"Maizono, after with what we've been through before and at the swimming pool! This is what you've become!"
"This is our chance to punish her guys! She tried to kill an innocent person!" you liked her back then now you're going all betrayal on the concept of friendship. Model, you are not a dear friend. Maizono went pale the instant Junko gave her own words to execute the idol.
"But she was motivated wait no… forced by the motive." Ishimaru stopped for a while and remembered what Kirigiri said from the beginning of the trial.
"W-wait, I already forgave her. You don't have to vote for her. She will change! I will ensure that! Shiki will monitor her as promised." Naegi, I didn't promise anything, but if it means doing something then… oh well.
I didn't forget about my goal in the first place: to prevent murders. So with Maizono in suspicion in the next few days, I will be the scout.
"Then what about Togami! He gave us a fucking hard time! Changing the crime scene for his own personal reasons… at least he'll get what he deserved." Oowada pointed at Togami and this time, the heir was pressured. Death is powerful without a doubt. Heh, an eye twitch.
"I was just simply playing the game. Though if there's one thing you can relieve yourself from death for the time, Genocider Syo is our top priority."
"Togami! You gonna shoot me off!? But I won't get the chance to kill you!" Syo blushed with her tongue moving fast for being referred.
"You're giving yourself away, you scumbag. Keep it up and your chances will increase." He turned away to avoid her glimpse.
"Hahaha… Togami, you are scurrying from the gates of hell are you?" Celes giggled more as this conversation was in her amusement, just pointing at people and making them angry, waiting for something spectacular on her terms. Togami began to shake very gradually, only a few can notice with sharp eyes.
"This confirms it, you aren't as composed as you are to be. As a psychic, I can already tell what my target person feels and thinks, but only a bit of information I can get." I said.
"You tried to frame Genocider Syo by impromptu chance, played with the corpse and yet you don't feel mercy for a person's life. In the case of Maizono, she more human than you are. She's willing to change for the better and even volunteered to be guarded by Naegi and me." Did I just increase the chances of having the person I hate die?
"Executing me will be your biggest mistake, Shiki!" he's now fighting for his life.
"This is too messed up… THIS IS A GODDAMN POPULARITY CONTEST! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND!" he totally snapped. This is what I call a surprise. Since I hate him, I'm happy… I think.
"You should have displayed proper and good attitude from the very beginning. Don't you agree Kirigiri?" I turned to her.
"I am not siding for anyone. On the point of acquaintances, yes." Now staring at Togami even more.
"Death has sided and will be joining you shortly." Celes smiled.
"This game is all about intelligence fools! I'm better than any of them! Kill the useless people like Fujisaki or… anyone who's dumb as a corpse! The world only deserves people of vast knowledge! You know better than that!"
"I can help you all in the next trials, better yet I can provide non-delicate solutions on our escape of this hellhole!"
"Oh not Fujisaki. She's been proven most helpful. She's also honest unlike you. Please try again." Fujisaki was shocked back there but was fine moments when I defended her. As we defense each one here, he begins to grow insane by the minute.
"What about Junko!? She's the most pathetic one here of all! She hasn't done ANYTHING AT ALL TO HELP! A model? Don't make me laugh! Shiki you were a major witness! She is not willing to participate in the trial, she even try to stomp Monokuma. What better more for her than to be PUNISHED!"
"At least I'm not playing with dead bodies." The model pulled a raspberry.
"Any more ideas?"
"Shiki, don't you damn dare!"
"So you ran out. Tsk." I shrugged. He remained silent but the pressure was still there. This was going to be his final moments and he has no idea on how to get out of this situation. Unfortunately, there's no exit. And then someone interrupted me. Again.
"Oi! You vote for my white knight!? I won't let you!" Genocider Syo began to defend Togami because of her… attraction.
"Vote for her instead! She's willing to be sacrificed!" the panicking heir commented aside.
"I'll take care of that." I said, which coerced him as mentioned.
"Syo, what would you rather choose? Have yourself executed but never kill Togami again… or have Togami executed and find someone else who is as attractive as him. Remember, there are other people like him… unless if this person is better than anyone else."
"Or how about… you executing him. Your style, your scissors, your bloodbath fever. Sounds good?" I suggested.
"No! I won't let a serial killer go ahead before me! That's beyond the actions of the headmaster! I won't allow it!" Monokuma countered.
"But hey, at least the blood will splatter on us close by. The feeling of despair when someone dies closeby and you witness it…" Sorry Celes and Fujisaki, I just want him to atone for his sins. I'm just saying these things for the hell of it.
"Ehhhhhhhhhh… reconsidered but I can't waste the execution for him though, if he's voted." Monokuma did an imaginary action wherein he writes on an imaginary paper signifying that this is an exception.
"So yeah let's vote for.."
"SHIKI! STOP IT!" the luckster shouted at me. Whoa, Naegi calm down. I stood quiet for a few seconds and decided to let him speak.
"Do you have something to say?" I asked.
"Yeah! Your influencing everyone to vote for Togami! Do you want him to die so bad?" Yes, yes I do.
"We don't have a choice Naegi. What do YOU want?"
"I want no one to die here! Don't you see? We are all just choosing someone's head to be piked! He's just a human being like the rest of us! I rather just die and sacrifice myself rather than see people continue to point at people on who to execute! I know that we need to survive but… this is… agh." He has a point… big point.
"I don't know anymore."
"So what now? Who's going to be executed? If no one is going to vote then we all will die." Junko backed in scratching her head.
"I… have a suggestion. I will vote for myself." Naegi, really? Don't be a hero. Maybe you're not thinking straight. Yeah, everyone was in for a shock that led Maizono to tears as the best friend.
"N-naegi! No! Don't do this! I want to go into accord and apologize to you! I want to be better next time. It's not fair!" she grabbed his arm tightly.
"You have nothing to die for Naegi. You've been great help for the last two trials." Kirigiri said.
"…That's all you have to thank me for? Because I managed to solve most questions?" she was silent when she about to speak.
"Everyone. Just stop. Shut up and just vote for me. I've had enough of this fight."
"We're talking about sacrifice right? Well, there you have it. I'll be the one to be tributed."
I couldn't find an objection to his sense of heroism. I've already told the things Togami deserve to die for and then Naegi decides to be executed just so we can keep the friendships high. We never had any friendships with Togami…
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Unless he wants us to give him a chance to change.
"Let's assume you are dead. Then what? What do you think will happen after we've found out more about Togami's purpose in the academy? He said that most of us were useless, including your best friend Maizono. He is willing to win no matter what, that counts him committing murder in the future. As for Genocider Syo, well there's her other persona Touko Fukawa so Sakura should keep an eye on her but knowing her she'll be his personal slave, most likely the living pawn to Togami's mission, then there's Maizono who I can join with from now on. Think of the possibilities while Togami is alive." I was aiming for Togami to be executed, and I'll fail again.
"The chances of becoming a victim in a murder case may decrease when Togami is executed, it will decrease further when we also bring Genocider Syo, but we agreed that only one will die here so. Are you going for sentimentality or probability?"
"And one last thing Naegi, think again about what you want to do for it may be your last."
"He said that we were useless, he also accomplished in tricking us into getting the wrong answers in today's case and I think he will oppose in learning the lessons we've and we'll encounter. That's all I have to say." Then I shut my mouth and let the rest of the class decide who to vote.
"I don't care about those things, Shiki. Just… give him a chance to change like Maizono…" then after that, he just smiled and wept a small tear. He really does want us to forgive people no matter what.
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Why do I hate people who give no significance to others?
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Why?
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"Ballot time everyone? It seems Shiki and Naegi gave us a cliffhanger." Monokuma was tilting his left leg.
"Togami or Naegi? Who are you going to vote for! Two smart students too!"
Everyone was thinking so hard about what Naegi's side and my side. I was just there observing the people and their facial gestures to which I can infer on some things. Maizono will definitely vote for Togami using my basis, that also goes for Asahina, Fujisaki and Oowada. Here are the following reasons why the following will vote for Togami: Asahina because she's had it with his shenanigans and insults, Fujisaki because she thinks that Naegi has no reason to be executed for and finally Oowada because he hates Togami so much. That's already 4 votes for him in my opinion. Then the people I cannot get an analysis of: Celes, Kirigiri, Ishimaru, and Sakura. Poker faces are hard to understand. Ishimaru might abide the vote by law or by emotion, maybe. I cannot say for sure about Junko though. In Naegi's vote count, there's Togami, Syo and himself. 3 votes. I doubt Genocider Syo would win this poll.
"Okay you bastards! I can't wait for the results! This is too exciting! Ladies and gents! It's ballot time. And this time, I will not use the guessing machine again because we've used it already and the coins are already ejected. So I'll just base this using my own handy-dandy gadget!" He brought out a handbook just like ours only it's customized to his monochrome art style.
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And the result of the candidate of execution is...
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A vote count of 6…
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And another vote count for 7…
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Congrats to…
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Makoto Naegi!
My mouth was a little gape from the results of the vote. Naegi, you're going to die just like you wanted. Let's see if this sacrifice will be worth it, or to put it bluntly, will Togami learn from all of this now that we've seen his truest form of treachery and injustice.
I couldn't express the right emotions to Naegi for making a decision that won't be its worth in the future. The ones who voted for Togami were in the same reaction as me. They didn't want Naegi to suffer because he was of pure innocence and heart.
"Anything else you have to say to the people here?" Monokuma asked the soon-to-be-dead luckster for his final words.
"…"
"Well, I guess I have a few things to say.", he looked at Maizono first and waited for the right time to speak.
"Maizono, again I forgive you for what you were enforced to do. I want you to continue to grow strong with Shiki and the rest."
"Why Naegi… I don't get you with your intentions. This….. fffffuck." She now cried normally with her hands on her face tears flowing.
"Togami, I know you won't care after I die but… if you want to get out of here without the risk of being dead, don't play the game anymore. Just cooperate with Kirigiri and Shiki. You can escape the school if you will play nice. That's it." Togami just stared and blinked once having his eyes move a little bit to the left from his vision with him. It seems that this is a small chance that he will reconsider his actions. You heard it Togami. Obey the dead.
Hmmm… I pondered on another guest besides Maizono… or two more.
"And everyone else, avoid murders and keep… being hopeful." These were almost his last moments. Asahina cried along with Fujisaki, Sakura clenched her fist along with Oowada who has the same guilt of letting an innocent feel despair. Kirigiri and Celes remained still and passive, like I said, poker face equates to hard time inferring about traits and personality.
"Monokuma, let's… go." Naegi said walking towards him and stood up and kept his posture tall like a soldier. Maizono kept crying and wanted to hug Naegi but… it was too late.
"Okay everyone! It's time to initiate the execution of our own luckster student, Makoto Naegi aka the guy who was supposed to die later but died now. Upupupu!"
He told us a few messages before his impending end:
"Everyone, I want you all to escape this academy for me, for the world I guess… don't tell my parents or my sister Komaru about me. I don't want them to worry."
"Also Shiki, I know you changed your mind about Togami." How does he know that? Intuition? I looked at Togami and did so back.
A sign of hope…
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Hope.
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I guess that's what he wants.
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Why does that sound familiar?
"You want us to never give in to despair don't you?" Kirigiri asked him.
"Heh… you could say that."
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But he's right… I'll spare him.
"Enough with this hopeful treachery! It's killing my heart! I shouldn't give you permission to speak this hateful hope! As I was saying…"
After that, he said something to me, the answer to my question.
"I choose sentimentality."
"It's punishment time!" he said after he pounded the button with his gavel.
MAKOTO NAEGI HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY!
COMMENCING EXECUTION!
Just like the previous execution, Makoto Naegi was bound to the neck by the cuffing chain that appeared on his back. He wasn't fighting back as he accepted his fate. We were then told by Monokuma to proceed to the hallway to where Naegi was dragged into. We all walked towards the hallways to see the following execution area:
Naegi, lying down presuming the chain was removed, was in a giant grey box and we could see him just standing there looking around to find a glass door that leads to another hallway. This time he wasn't handcuffed or tied onto a rope unlike the previous execution however something deadly and scary was about to occur anytime soon. We see that Monokuma is on the other side with a remote control, which is to say he is operating a rolling time bomb which resembled the ordinary circled.
THE RUNAWAY TO DESPAIR
Monokuma started to get the show on the road by making his first move with the controller. The bomb starts to roll really slowly towards the luckster and does not hesitate on banging the door. He got an idea from before and he still has the baking sheet with him since I saw him brought it along when he came back. He started breaking the glass with the metal sheet and luckily, it broke within a few seconds. Now he has to make a run for his life to avoid the bomb blast radius. Of course, knowing Monokuma he always a plan for it. So he increases the speed of the bomb and it begins to chase after Naegi.
He runs and runs and runs… until he enters another door that leads him to a dead end and looks back to see that the bomb is in high speed waiting to crush him and put him to smithereens upon detonation. Naegi closes his eyes in fear and pray that something lucky were to happen hence the distance of the other end to the door but because this is an execution, his destiny can't be stopped. Somewhat, the bomb wasn't able to move through the weirdly impenetrable door but Monokuma decides to increase the timer countdown to ensure the door is destroyed along with the room Naegi is contained inside.
It explodes and we could assure that Naegi couldn't make it due to the blast radius.
In the end, we could only see the debris of the wrecked room but no sight of him.
This was the end of Makoto Naegi, SHSL Lucky Student.
Maizono is crying at the floor with her hands clutched at the barbed wires slumping slowly, Fujisaki was also at the same emotional pressure of witnessing someone innocent die. Oowada and Ishimaru were just looking down trying to forget what they saw but they couldn't. Oowada was stomping his foot once while Ishimaru remained standing but shaking as well. Sakura and Asahina laid their hands down and turned away from the execution site. Togami, Syo, Kirigiri, Celes and Junko had no reaction whatsoever. Me? Well, I was angry and then guilty about this but… I shouldn't give up hope just as he said.
"Well, that was a thing now my dear students? No one can escape from the lovely Monobomb!" he jumped for joy. He then brought out something.
"More coins for the despairingly needy!" Monokuma gave me another sack of coins. I took it anyway without a need to reply to him.
"Leon's death was an accident… and now Naegi volunteered himself to be executed just so we could give Togami a chance to live… and to change." Celes summarized the entire story with that one sentence.
"So now what? I don't feel like having lunch later… I think." Oowada said.
"Shouldn't we talk about Togami, Syo and Maizono first?" Asahina says with a little bit of anger on all three of them.
"That's where I come in. My little interrogation and counseling shall do so after we go upstairs." I looked at all three them and told them to proceed to my room immediately.
"You three, my room. Now."
Maizono walked towards me and hugged me all of a sudden. I guess she needed someone to be with for the moment's time. Practically one of the moments where I become caring and friendly-wise intimate towards the emotionally-fragile starlet. I patted her in the back to make her stop crying of what she saw, but because of the relationship she and Naegi had, this was too much for her to bear.
Togami is someone I should keep an eye on… also Fukawa and her serial killer persona. He wasn't in a mood to respond to us after revealing his true colors when we all assume to vote for him instead. I'll just say a few words in my room and have him leave. Genocider though was someone I need to talk to, regarding her identity birth.
"That is what you get Maizono for not obeying the night time proposal. Please cooperate with us next time." The gambler said to her before taking the first in the elevator. The rest followed and I was last.
While in the elevator, nobody spoke. They just wanted to forget what they saw, some wanted to keep remembrance of the deceased. I wanted to go for option 2. Even so, I have to be careful for the next motive and aware of the people around me. All of them. But I can only keep an eye on some of them, unless of course some of them will cooperate.
No no no no… I already listed an objective to keeping Fujisaki alive as she is the SHSL Programmer and Kirigiri as… I don't know what her talent even is… I'll just consider her a trump card in every trial since her eyes are the sharpest.
Hope is what we all want but all we get is just more despair…
Does despair coexist with hope and the other way around?
Despair. Hope. They are opposite to each other.
Hope's Peak Academy: First Floor
- Shiki's Room
- Wednesday
- 10:30 a.m.
Yes, I entered with Maizono, Togami and Syo following me as requested. Normally, Togami wouldn't follow anyone at all but… just this once, he did so because of his revelation. I sat on my bed with Maizono, Togami was just standing looking at the corkboard with the serial killer just browsing around to judge my room appearance. It's not sloppy that's for sure unlike Hagakure's.
"I believe I will say this here and now." Togami wants to get to the bottom of this and leave as soon as possible.
"You want me to behave for the rest of our days here until we leave. I know now too well that all efforts upon entering the stage murder will always leave an execution the finale."
"I know how you, Kirigiri, Celes and Naegi think things. Intelligent as you may be but know this: Winning this game requires solving each trial case head-on-head with the battle of the brains on the line. Murder is just something Monokuma wants and I will not give him that. I will only cooperate with you humans for the sake of survival."
"Detective skills, logical display of words and theory accuracy… I will be the victor after all this. I don't care who the leader is but if they were to perform their tasks poorly, as the ultimate heir will take such a role and manage you all as my assistants."
"As long as you don't insult us or consider us slaves, then we'll return polite and sincere behavior in the same measure." I replied.
Then he just left with Syo following him. Now I am left with Maizono who was crying less compared to before. She will never express emotion of optimism for today or even tomorrow.
"Maizono, I'm sorry for your loss and we can make it through this. We won't forget him and he will be forever in our hearts." I said to him as I held her hand firmly as a sign of the search of strength.
"Thank you but…" she wanted to get rid of her depression for the moment.
"I want to rest for now… I'll join with you later." she walked slowly to her room to sleep, though… she may be useful in the future. Perhaps when she joins the group, she can become a decoy to distract Monokuma from the main plot.
I'll rethink about having a fourth member in the group.
Now then… letter writing.
LETTERS TO THE DEAD II
LEON KUWATA AND MAKOTO NAEGI
To Leon Kuwata:
Leon, I guess these are some of my thoughts regarding you until your life's end: we met by accident at the lottery way, then I gave you some game and we played it, fun game. You are the go-getter type in gaming and I still remembered what you told me about becoming a musician. I think I want to share my opinion regarding your said dream.
The reason why you were given the title of SHSL Baseball Player is of course your remarkable skill in the said game so given this, I just wanted to know on your reason of playing the game or rather putting interest in the game in the first place? Did you play the game because you wanted to or maybe you were forced to by the P.E teacher for practical examinations. I know you liked you teammates back then but didn't like mud or dirt getting on your shoes, and also the uniformed prerequisites of properness to the baseball audience AKA your hair has to be shaved for the hell of it.
Being a musician is one of the many artistic aspirations of the pop-loving community. Like Maizono, she has that big dream of showing the world her true talent in singing and dancing and look where she ended up, in flowers and applause, in high income and benefits. That also goes the same for you Leon for you will be given more gigs and more likely photoshoots like Junko but only the entire band with his album covers and interviews from fans and paparazzi. Just remember though, if you want to have sex with girls, that's fine but as long as you don't make a giant scandal because of your actions. AIDS, caught by cameras and the like. You've been given warnings.
Regarding your death, I can't really believe that after your commitment to avoiding death from Celes and from Monokuma at least, this all has to happen. But there's something I'd like to complain about one thing… Why in the name of hell did you use the toaster if you didn't notice the wetness of the toaster?! But even if you did notice it, you should know to yourself not to use wet electric appliances. That's the only problem I would like to address to that.
Above all else, rest in peace.
You will be very missed.
Sincerely,
Shiki Takashi
Dated: July 19, 2014
To Makoto Naegi:
Hi Naegi. I would like to thank you so for your erm… sacrifice just to convey your message of hope to us. I understand where you're going with this and I will acknowledge every sense of the word. Heroism as you portray it will grow old eventually, reason? Realism and logic. You chose sentimentality so you could end the fighting and treachery against Togami and also you wanted to give him a chance to live and to convert his cruel ways to their respective opposites. In your name, I'll make sure he doesn't do anything that is against your thinking.
SHSL Luckster, you told me before back in the infirmary that you wanted to be a safe indoor sports player… I think it was chess, or any game that guarantees you away from danger. Because you entered the academy by a lucky drawlot from the lotteries, I think it was because we needed regular people like you to feel that us, talented in our own category will not feel alone with the ordinary. You seem to pay a lot of attention to the main events since day one so I can also say that you like to catch up to things to get ideas of the current situation unlike me in the first day where I overslept and ended up being slapped by the headmaster with a salmon that came out of nowhere, good thing it wasn't a punishment or something. He would have speared me through the chest and piked my head off.
Oh and with Maizono, I'll take care of her. Even if she has so many personal and fanservice experiences in her career if you also include regular solo activities in the city, she still needs to be guided when it comes to serious happenings like murder. She is unstable and can be either a fragile glass or an uncontrollable madwoman like what happened in the last case. It was a relief that you survived her attempt of murder and that she confessed to us the truth of her plan. If she was lying, then we would have reached an impasse and ended up guessing on Celes or Fujisaki.
I don't think I have anything to say but this. What more from the heart right?
Again, thank you for giving us a little glint of hope and we will not forget you.
Rest in peace, you will be missed.
Sincerely,
Shiki Takashi
Dated: July 19, 2014
This school life…
Some parts of it…
It's like… a second experience.
Only it's different.
Why am I getting these memories?
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I still have my mental books from the library.
I better read them.
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Oh…I forgot about one thing…
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I'm getting Project Zombie back.
DAY 6: PAUSED
SURVIVORS: 12
Author's note: Alright! End of chapter 2!
Chapter 3 will focus on… yes I'm going to say it. Shiki. Chapter 3 will be about Shiki Takashi and something something. Time to give a little share about his memories. If you notice some parts on certain chapters, he's getting these memories from the past about… think about it. Don't make me say it. It's there.
Characters available:
Celes, Fukawa or Syo, Sakura, Asahina, Kirigiri, Junko, Ishimaru.
You cannot converse with Maizono, Togami and Oowada. Sorry.
A review about the ENTIRE chapter would be great, including more significance in this one.
I'm sorry Naegi-lovers but he needs to go.
Moving to another apartment lately so expect chapter 3 to start later than before.
See you guys next time! I'll be sure to do my best.
