Does anyone else realize that DanganRonpa cases revolve around the same thing? Like Case 1 is always accidental, Case 2 the victim is attacked from behind, Case 3 is always a double murder, Case 4 the buff character dies and Chapter 5 is a sacrifice? Should I follow this formula as well? I have two cases planned out right now. And for where the bedrooms are located, the canon characters have their room and Akari's is behind Kiyotaka, Zhen is behind Mondo and next to Akari and Nikhil, Nikhil is behind Byakuya, and Nove is behind Junko.

Nove and Zhen belongs to FireDusk

Nikhil belongs to Nikhilbhavani

Akari belongs to me

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As everyone met up in the cafeteria the next day for breakfast, Akari decided to bring up the trapdoors that Nikhil and she discovered.

"There are hidden trapdoors in the gym. There might be more scattered around the school. But I'm sure that only Monokuma can fit through. Maybe we can make something small enough to fit down there?" She said, finishing serving the food.

"And I mapped out where the cameras are." The programmer handed Kyouko the map that they drew.

"Thank you for the information. See? Cooperating will help us escape." Her monotone voice held a small amount of warmth as she was given the information.

"Cooperating? Pah! Why are you all buddy-buddy? You all know that the only way to leave here is to graduate! And the only way to graduate is to murder someone here!" Monokuma suddenly appeared, seemingly proving Akari's trapdoor comment.

The room grew quiet as everyone turned to see the two-toned bear itself, Monokuma. Monokuma was in a pull up chair at the end side of the table.

"Working together is a cute attempt, but you all know that someone here will be the weak chain in the link and want to kill someone else!" Its voice held confidence in the thought of a murder.

"No one here will kill anyone." Kyouko's definite voice cut through the silence that the ominous bear brought.

"You seem so sure about that… That amount of trust you have for your fellow classmates is astonishing! I hope that nothing happens with that trust…" Monokuma's tone was ominous and foreboding, as if the bear knew that the students didn't.

Monokuma disappeared, leaving behind a tense atmosphere. Akari stared down at the table. Will she be the weak link in the chain of students? Will she be the one who cracks down and kills someone else? Or will someone break and kill her? Someone put their hand on her shoulder and Akari looked up to see Kiyotaka.

"Don't be scared. We'll be okay. No one here will kill anyone. As a perfect, I promise that you'll be okay." The perfect loudly declared to not only the actress, but to all the other students. He smiled brightly at Akari.

Akari looked up and couldn't help to be infected with his smile. After breakfast, the group of students dispersed, spreading throughout the school. Akari found herself in the library reading in the corner.

"H-hello?" A timid voice broke the actress out of her reading. As she looked up from her book, she saw that the owner of the voice was the resident luckster.

"Yes?" Her blunt voice cut through the library, making the boy slightly shake. She found it admirable that he stayed instead of instantly running away.

"May I hang out with you? You seem one of the calmest people here." The brunette boy asked, looking down at his shoes rather than Akari.

'Should I hang out with Makoto Naegi?' Akari thought. 'I'm in the middle of a book right now, but…. Sure. Might as well…'

The actress got up from her position and placed her book back on the shelf. She patted way the imaginary dust from her uniform, looking at the boy when she was done. "So, what now?"

The luckster led her deeper into the library, passing Byakuya and Touko on the way. Their destination was the back of the library where a stack of books laid on a desk. The wall behind the desk was covered in bookshelves, filled with books galore. The two sat down and read the books around them, with Makoto reading light novels while Akari read classics and longer books. When she noticed that he was looking at her reading a book about the inner workings of a theatre. She lifted an eyebrow and asked him a question.

"Do you know what type of stage has the audience surrounding it on all sides?"

"Oh… It's an arena stage, right? I remember reading that somewhere." The luckster's luck struck again, making Akari admire him more.

"You're right. Not many non-theatre people know that." She smiled at the teen. As they read and talked about their reading choice, they didn't notice the IDs buzz as their hope fragments updated. Time passed by quickly and by the time they finished their conversation, it was already near nighttime.

"Here." Makoto held up a bowtie that was eerily similar to one belonging to her favorite manga protagonist. "In the library when I was reading manga I noticed that your uniform is the same as the manga. And I won this… So… take it."

Akari looked at the bowtie and accepted it, slightly smiling as she looked at the luckster. "Thank you. This is one of the nicest things anyone gave me…" Makoto smiled back and the duo walked towards the exit of the library.

They both left the library and left for their rooms. As she walked through the halls, she noticed Junko in the halls. She seemed anxious, looking around the hall holding a slip of paper. Akari wanted to go and talk to her, but she did not want to miss the nighttime announcement. The actress entered her room and sat on her bed, sensing a feeling of dread. She shook it off and got ready for bed, having Junko's worried face being the last thing she saw before falling asleep. She dreamt of nothingness permeated with the soft banging of metal.

The next day, the group went to the cafeteria as per usual for breakfast. But one student was missing from the group.

"Where's Junko?" Akari asked. Junko was usually late to breakfast from doing her makeup, but she was never this late.

"She's never been this late…" Makoto wondered, confirming Akari's thoughts. He fiddled with his pockets and looked nervously around the room.

"We should go check up on her." Nove said, asserting herself into their conversation. She appeared from Makoto's side, having finished her conversation with Aoi and Sakura.

Akari, Nove, and Makoto walked together to Junko's room. Makoto knocked on her door, but she didn't respond.

"Maybe she already left her room for the cafeteria?" Nove retorted, furthering her brow.

"But we would have already seen her pass us…" Akari said with a frown.

"Maybe she's hiding somewhere?" Makoto asked. He seemed nervous and tugged on the ends of his jacket.

"But why would she hide from anyone?" Nove immediately cut down the luckster's question. He flinched and slowly backed away from the hostess.

"Let's ask around for her!" Nove's high voice instilled some hope in the group.

The group split up and searched the school, looking for the SHSL model. Akari ended up alone as she walked around the school looking for Junko.

"Hey. Are you okay, there? What are you looking for?" Akari turned around to see that the owner of the voice was the singer herself, Sayaka. Sayaka looked at Akari confused.

"I'm looking for Junko since she hasn't shown up for breakfast. Have you seen or heard from her today?" Akari asked the confused pop star.

"No. But I did hear something weird last night. I did hear some banging and people talking from somewhere. It was pretty soft, since the walls and doors are thick and it only lasted a little while, but it did happen." The singer answered, looking rather confused herself.

The actress quickly thanked the singer and went on her way to search for the missing model. She stumbled upon Kiyotaka who was monitoring the halls. She asked Kiyotaka about the missing model and any weird occurrences he saw the night before.

"I didn't see anything, but I heard someone running in the halls last night. " The perfect stated after Akari asked about Junko. "I was going to apprehend them for staying up after curfew and running in the halls nonetheless, but when I exited my room, no one was in the hall. I also heard a washing machine run later than the others. It was after I heard the running in the halls. I thought that the laundry was already washed before our curfew?"

The trio met up to discuss about Junko, but none of them found the missing model. They searched everywhere. They searched the kitchen, the laundry room, the cafeteria, the gym and the trash room. The last place they needed to check was the storage room.

When they entered the storage room, the first thing they noticed was the mess. Boxes were strewn on the floor and storage carts that were originally upright and neat were on the ground and broken.

They noticed a large collection of boxes on the floor beneath a large storage cart in the back of the room.

"Um…." Nove nervously looked at a large storage cart. There was a bloody handprint on the storage cart handle. For a while, no one wanted to investigate the damage in the back of the room. But curiosity got the better of them. Nove slowly approached the back with Akari and Makoto in tow. With cooperation, they moved the tall, fallen storage cart up to its original position. But the boxes that fell over remained the same. A moment went by before they decided to move the piles of boxes. As they uncovered the mess of said boxes on the floor, they discovered something horrible. Junko Enoshima was on the floor, her arms covering her face but it seemed like her final action was fruitless as her head was covered in blood, showing that she died due to head trauma. Mokoto's eye piercing scream resonated throughout the school.

And Junko Enoshima is the first victim! Was it accidental? Or did something malicious occur?