Danganronpa: Fate/Stay Night
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Fate/Stay Night is owned by Type Moon
My apologies for not updating this fic for over 18 months! I was caught up with work and other fics that I forgotten to update this fic and realized that it might have potential, so now I'm bringing in the 3rd chapter where a MODIFIED version of the HIGHSCHOOL LIFE OF MUTUAL KILLING has just began, and one of the Class 78 students became the first recipient, and there she is forced to participate due to some circumstances.
You'll soon find out why.
Also, this fic is semi-AU, thus the combination of plots from DR and FSN slightly differs but otherwise sticks to its source material, so read the chapter and enjoy!
Ch. 3: Kibōgamine Gakuen de tatakau
A few days later, the scene shifts at Hope's Peak Academy, where Kirigiri is attending classes as she is using her stoic appearance to mask the worried aura that is enveloping her being, as she is still absorbing the revelations she received regarding the disappearance of her grandfather right inside their house, where a mysterious entity appeared out of the blue and saved her from some supernatural cannon fodders, while a strange crest glowed and appeared on her left forearm.
She mentally looked back at the events that took place and showed what occurred and what predicament she got into. She was mentally uncomfortable about it but knew there is no recourse but to accept it if she were to rescue her grandfather assuming that he is still alive.
-FLASHBACK-
At the Kirigiri house, Kirigiri witnessed her grandfather being absorbed into a strange circle, then skeletal-like beings appeared and is ready to attack her, but a strange, glowing crest appeared on her left forearm and a mysterious being dressed in red appeared and saved her by defeating the intruders, then faced Kirigiri and acknowledged her as his Master.
Kirigiri was somewhat baffled at the turn of events, but before she could try divulging the situation, a mysterious caller called via her cellphone where the caller talked to the SHSL Detective, and said that he knows that she received a crest on her forearm and gained a Servant and said that he is willing to give her details of what happened and gave her the directions on where to meet him. She immediately went to the meeting place and there the person she met greeted her, and then informed her of the situation she is in and said that to get any wish she wants, including on how to save her grandfather, the caller, who turn out to be Kotomine, tells her that she must defeat other Masters until one is left.
Kirigiri took a while to figure out what she was told, and deduced that this is similar to the botched school life of mutual killing, except that this one appeared unconventional and involved something that is not ordinary, and there she asks if there is any way to defeat any participants without killing, which Kotomine said there is, which she asks him how, and there he said that all she needed to do is kill her opponent's servant, and once that happened, her rival master will be automatically be disqualified from the tournament.
"That is all?"
"Yes. That is all."
"So I can have my...partner...defeat these other so-called Servants, and my human opponent will be out? And he/she can be defeated without them getting killed...?"
"Yes. Once your opponents' Servants are taken out, your fellow opponents will be out of this tournament...and once you become the remaining one...you shall win and claim the Holy Grail. There you can have any wish granted...be it what you choose or desire."
"If so, I can take them out without necessary killing?"
"Indeed...that is how you choose to win."
"..."
"Do you have any other questions, child?"
While this momentarily gave her relief, she asks him why is she chosen to become a master when she never chose to in the first place, which Kotomine vaguely said that certain situations may have caused something to have her unknowingly become one which may also explained why she was given a servant in the first place.
Kotomine then told Kirigiri that once the other participants are eliminated, she can claim the Holy Grail and make a wish, and when she asked about it, he told her what he knows, though he covertly did not elaborate so as to not make her feel suspicious.
He then advises her to be careful as other masters might show up anytime and attack her suddenly, and Kirigiri left the meeting place, as her detective instinct tells her that something is off about this meeting, and she could not shake off the feeling that this tournament involving masters and servants is somewhat similar to the failed mutual school life killing, and she decided to head home and rest while awaiting any future events that might help give her a clue on how to find and rescue her grandfather.
-END FLASHBACK-
At the present time, Kirigiri looked around her as her 13 classmates appeared to be their usual selves and showed no signs if trauma, and though she is relieved, she could not help but feel worried, as she had a feeling that her current situation might also affect others, and hoped that her suspicions are wrong, as the last thing she ever wanted to happen is taking on her classmates and/or schoolmates of this academy.
By then her servant, Archer, spoke to her telepathically and asks her what is troubling her, which she assured to him that she is fine, though he noted that he could feel her hesitation and reminded that she is part of the Grail War and she must face whoever comes in her way, be it a friend or a relative should he/she turn out to be a master and possessing a servant.
"You should not hesitate."
"…"
"Remember…we are facing the possibility of either winning this war…or either one or both of us perish."
"I know."
"The fate of your loved one…specifically, your grandfather…lie on your willingness to get down and dirty."
"I'll deal with it. And if I found an opening…I'll take it…provided that I do not have to take a life unnecessarily."
"Really…?"
"…"
Kirigiri remained stoic as she is maintaining her usual appearance as she does not want others to find out what she is going through and wants to keep her classmates out of her problems as possible as she wish to avoid casualties at any costs. Her grandfather is one thing, and she does not want anyone else to suffer the same fate as Fuhito or her.
Her trail of thoughts was interrupted when a classmate approached her, and turn around to see who, and it turns out to be Naegi, who is about to return a book that he borrowed from her and she mentally sighed seeing his usual self - plain and ordinary, having an optimistic outlook in life, having a very humble and down-to-earth demeanor.
He smiled at her as he thanked her for letting him borrow her book, and she was slightly taken aback at seeing how cute he looked yet she quickly regain her usual self and said that it is nothing and said that he should cherish his family well, which he said he does and asks her why she said that, and she vaguely replied that it was just a random thought.
Naegi blinked his eyes and is baffled by what she just said.
"Huh?"
"What is it, Naegi?"
"What's with that comment…?"
"Nothing…just a thought."
"Are you okay, Kirigiri-san…?"
"Yes."
"You sure."
"That is right. I am fine."
By then a teacher came told everyone that lessons are about to commence, and the rest took their seats as classes are about to begin, and Kirigiri mentally contacted Archer and instructed him to patrol around Hope's Peak Academy and see if there are any supernatural activities or occurrences taking place and if found one, take care of it.
Archer mentally obliges and said that she too must be on the lookout as another master may be around her vicinity in case there is a servant within the academy and thus, she must be ready for any situation that might occur, at any given time.
"You should be careful as well."
"…"
"I believe our next opponent may be anywhere here. He or she might discover your status as a Master and may attack you while your guard is down…"
"I know."
"Then be ready for anything. There's no room for error. If you truly wish to save the fate of your loved one…specifically, your grandfather…you may have to play dirty. If you truly wish to…"
"I'll deal with it. And if I found an opening…I'll take it…provided that I do not have to take a life unnecessarily. That is what I learned after my classmates and I narrowly escaped what could have been a would-be occurrence of the high school life of mutual killing several months ago…"
"Really…?"
"…"
-x-
Much later, the scene showed that it was already past the dismissal time, where every students went home, and save for a few faculty members, Hope's Peak Academy is quite deserted now and everything looked peaceful and serene, as the academy had just regained its former reputation after months of scrutiny brought about by Enoshima and the Steering Committee.
However, the scene shifts at the rooftop of the academy where Kirigiri is doing detective work as she looked around to see if there are anything suspicious that needs to be found, and due to the pact she had with Archer, her senses were heightened to a degree, such as giving her the ability to sense any supernatural activities.
And among them is sensing another servant, as she looked upward and threw a rock, which narrowly missed its target, wherein a servant materialized, and is hovering above as he felt that his camouflage was busted. It was Lancer, and he is quite impressed to see that she was able to deduce his presence, and while he complimented her, he said that the BATTLE has started and summoned his lance.
"Not bad, little girl."
"…"
"I am impressed that you managed to guess that I was stalking around."
"…"
"You may not be a Magus…but I am baffled as to how you were able to summon a Servant. But if it's just you…I guess this is fine. If I kill you, then your Servant will slowly evaporate, right?"
"…"
"Well, then…time to start the game."
"!"
Kirigiri then ran off knowing that she stood no chance in directly confronting Lancer, and given that she is on the rooftop, the SHSL Detective knew that going back inside is a wrong move so she went towards the edge and jumped, where she mentally summoned Lancer and the servant appeared and caught Kirigiri as they slowly descend to the ground.
Lancer was surprised to see another servant and felt that he might show more challenge than going after Kirigiri, and he waited for Archer to be ready, as Kirigiri instructed her servant to take down their opponent which Archer nodded as he tells her to stand back.
"Archer…"
"Yeah, I got this."
"You know what to do."
"I know. This is where I can take him on."
"If you find an opening…"
"Leave it to me. Just stay back. I'll finish this sooner than you think."
"I'll be counting on you."
"Right."
Kirigiri stood back as Archer braces himself when Lancer landed on the ground, brandishing his spear for he is pumped up to get a good fight, and tells Archer that he better be more challenging than his master, which Archer just stare at him before summoning a pair of bladed weapons, which caused Lancer to stare in surprise, as he did not expect a servant of Archer-types to possess such weapons since he is known for wielding bows and arrows.
Likewise, Kirigiri was quite surprised, as she was expecting Archer to summon a bow but instead summoned a pair of dagger-like weapons, yet she did not mind it as long as Archer could pull off an upset as Archer is getting ready to fight.
Lancer was quite irritated and demanded to know if Archer is an archer-type servant, as those type of servants are not supposed to possess swords and other bladed weapons, but Archer said they are irrelevant and reiterated that he is Archer, an archer-type servant and nothing more, and nothing less, and tells Lancer to stop whining like a loser.
"So what? Just because I'm an archer-type doesn't mean I cannot use anything else."
"Bah! Don't give me that!"
"…"
"If you're archer, then summon your weapon!"
"Yak-yak-yak…"
"What was that?"
"Stop whining and come at me, you pole-puke."
"Why you..!"
Pissed at the comments hurled at him, Lancer charged forward and attempted to gore his target with his spear, but Archer parried the blows with his daggers before attempting to strike back, only for their weapons to clash, which produced quite a loud noise and the two servants went back and forth, neither one backing away and are finding an opening to deliver a fatal strike.
Kirigiri watches on from a distance as she observed the battle, looking for a way to find an opening so as to allow Archer to get an advantage. Despite her talents as a detective, she is somewhat an observer and treats the situation as a crime scene and looked for a way to solve something like this.
However, an unforeseen situation happened as it turns out that someone happened to stumble on the battle scene, and that someone happened to be Makoto Naegi! The SHSL Luckster came out from the main course building after serving detention, as he got a BAD LUCK due to an accident involving a grouchy teacher, and the teacher vented his ire on Naegi, and thus, was put on detention.
As Naegi is about to go home, he accidentally saw the battle from a distance, and wondered if the two are cosplayers getting into a fight, but the two servants saw Naegi, which Lancer teleported away before appearing before the Luckster, surprising and spooking him, and there Lancer told Naegi that it is nothing personal and not resent him.
"Yo!"
"Uh…"
"Looks like I got an unwanted spectator…"
"…"
"Nothing personal, kid…but the rules stated that there should be no witnesses…"
"Gh-gh-gh…"
"Huh? What was that, kid?"
"Gggghhhooossstt! GGGYYAAAHH!"
A terrified Naegi ran off, and in panic he went back inside the main course building and ran throughout the hallway, wondering what is going on and wondered if he just saw a ghost, but then he suddenly stopped and fell on his rear as Lancer appeared in front of him and the servant grinned at catching his newest target.
Naegi asks if he is a ghost or something which made Lancer amused, and said to him not to take it personally for the Luckster happened to be at the wrong place and at the wrong time, and he should not blame himself for it other than having to witness something he should not see it.
"Hey, kid!"
"Wwwaahhh! A ghost!"
"I'm nor a ghost, okay."
"Wh-wh-what…do you…?"
"Like I said…it's nothing personal."
"Th-then why…?"
"As I stated a while ago…no witnesses…and you happened to saw it. It's not your fault…but I must abide to the rules…so…"
"Wait…I did not…!"
As Naegi pleaded for his life, Lancer stabbed him on his chest, and it was quite deep that the Luckster fell to the ground. Still...motionless...no breathing. He appeared to be dead, and Lancer smirked as he resume his bout against Archer as Naegi laid dead on the floor.
To Be Continued... .
Hope you liked this chapter, as the High School Life of Mutual Killing has commenced, and Kirigiri is the first to go into action as someone is after her life. Fortunately, her Servant showed up and stalled the attacker and things appeared to be going well.
However, this incident caught its first casualty as Naegi became the first victim of this secret conflict, and paid with his life.
Preview:
Check out next chapter to see what happens next…as a new Servant debuts, and who its master is…
See you in 4 to 6 weeks…
Reviews are welcomed…