Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. So here, I'll be showing the last part of Chapter 1, along with a part of the break. So, I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Danganronpa.
Chapter 22: Watching Ch 1: Part 15 Break
"What we saw," Narrated Makoto, as the screen was still black. "That was the true face of despair." Right as he said that, the screen lit back up, revealing the sick and horrified faces of the remaining students. "What else could you call it, other than that?"
As the students processed what they have seen, Monokuma hopped back onto his throne. "Wooohooo! Extreeeeeeeeeeme!" Monokuma cheered. "Man, my adrenaline is pumping right outta control!"
Its unnaturally gleeful voice snapped everyone out of their stupor and reality slowly came back to them. "What….what the hell did we just watch?!" Hiro yelled, holding his porcupine like hair.
"A horrifying and bizarre execution." Byakuya said, still looking rattled.
"Leon….Leon is dead too!" Hina looks close to hyperventilating, the tears still running her cheeks. Sakura put a hand on Hina's shoulder, squeezing it lightly in order to comfort the swimmer.
"So now, there are 12 of us left." Celeste said, managing to get some control back over her emotions, but she still couldn't contain a grimace. "How many more of us will die, I wonder?"
"It's not something I would like to think about." Taka said, still looking pale but managing to hold back his lunch.
Leon was still in shock at what they've seen. There was nothing he could think to say about this. Nothing at all.
While everyone is still reeling from what they witnessed, Junko got back up from the ground and returned to the couch. Though she still had her hands muffling the gleeful spout of laughter, she managed to keep her composure somewhat.
"Uwah….! Uwaaaah!" Hifumi screamed in pure terror.
"Wh-Wh-What's going o-on?!" Toko screamed, looking extremely distressed.
"I-I can't take this anymore….!" Chihiro exclaimed tearfully. "Do we really have to keep doing this? I just can't take it!"
Monokuma spoke up once more. "Well hey, if you don't like it….." Another close up to Monokuma's face happened. "...all you gotta do is swear to cut off all ties with the outside world and accept living here forever! But that's only if every single one of you can get on-board with that." His evil laughter rang around them after that.
"In other words, a choice to give up all hope in finding a way out." Makoto said gravely, his eyes still wide with various emotions. "And give in to despair."
"Luckily, none of us would accept staying in there forever." Kyoko sighed. "But the option to continue on finding a way out has little hope."
"Exactly what the mastermind wants." Sakura stated, her free hand clenched in anger. Monokuma is for sure a sick and twisted monster.
The camera zoom back out. "Man, fuck you," Mondo said gruffly, still rattled at what he witnessed. "Why the fuck are you doing all this evil shit to us?!"
"Evil?!" Monokuma exclaimed in outrage. "You make it sound like I'm some dark, awful, secret society type of guy! Or in this case, a dark, awful, secret society type of BEAR!"
"Um, so why are you putting an upstanding young citizen like me through such a grueling ordeal?" Hifumi inquired fearfully.
Monokuma tilted his head at the question. "It seems like you're trying to use common sense to make sense of something that doesn't make sense! That's like trying to put a mile on a scale! I just don't think it's possible…."
"He's avoiding the question." Kyoko mumbled to herself with a frown. Why is he doing that? Does the reason have something to do with how to get out of here or the mastermind's identity? An odd feeling rose within her as she replayed Monokuma's response in her mind. It seemed to be of some importance, but at the same time, it doesn't. She'll have to let it go for now.
"Hey, uh, I don't think what you're saying and what I'm saying quite fit together." Hifumi said nervously.
Mondo then spoke up. "You piece of shit!" Mondo growled at him. "I don't know who you are, but I'm gonna pound your ass into the ground!"
"Damn right I will!" Mondo stated, sounding angry and tired. "He's going to pay for what he's planning to do us! I'll break his fucking skull before he'll get the chance!"
"Get in line then, I'm going to find them and make them suffer first." Byakuya remarked coldly. Once he gets the identity, he'll use all of his resources to hunt down and drag the mastermind by his feet.
Monokuma merely giggled at that. "You must really hate me to get so angry, huh?" The bear asked rhetorically. "But if you do that, you're barking waaay up the wrong tree. What happened, happened because more than one of you decided you wanted to get out, right? No matter how much time passes, you can't cut free of your regrets from the outside world. You're to blame!"
"He's blaming us?!" Hina yelled, getting angry. "He's the one who put us in that insane situation in the first place!"
"He's the one who gave us the motives to kill!" Makoto continued, just as angry as Hina. "He's the one that triggered Sayaka to do that! If he's going to blame anyone, it's himself!"
'Nope, nope! It's because Sayaka chose not to break free of the outside world!' Junko retorted in her mind. It's not her fault if they choose to murder in order to escape. She just….gave them a little nudge in the right direction.
"Of course we can't cut f-free of the outside world!" Taka stated shakily. "Being trapped in this insane p-place….!"
"Hmm….you're trapped, are you?" Monokuma inquired. "Well, I'm sure once you learn all the mysteries of this school, your thinking will change for sure. You'll think, 'Boy, isn't it so wonderful how we all get to live here forever?!'"
"Why would we be happy about being trapped in that place?" Hiro cried out, confusion mixing in with his terror. "I wouldn't want to live there!"
"What is he getting at?" Byakuya questioned with narrowed eyes.
"What are you trying to say….?" Taka inquired nervously.
Kyoko's eyes narrowed. "I feel like there's some deeper meaning hidden in there," Kyoko said. "Just like before…." When she said before, she means when Monokuma eagerly started the execution. When he said 'everyone'. "When you say 'everyone'...who exactly are you referring to?"
That got several of the people's attention. "Yes. What does he mean by everyone?" Sakura agreed with the question. "And why would we glad to be trapped inside the school?"
"What is Monokuma hiding?" Taka questioned, struggling to come up with something.
"I doubt he will tell us." Celeste sighed. "He seems to want to keep that information to himself and let the rest of us figure it out."
Kyoko silently stored those few hints away for later. She'll need to write down everything they've found out, any clues they had about the school, mastermind, and their situation later. Maybe she'll be able to piece something together when she has the time to.
"Sorry, I said everything I've got to say!" Monokuma stated. "I need to save some of the fun for later!" With another spout of evil laughter, he left the scene, leaving everyone overwhelmed by the nightmare turned reality.
No one tried to speak. Some were tearing up, other faces were devoid of emotion and replaced with stupor. All of them just stood there, unable to move, and while everyone was paralyzed by the situation, Kyoko moved closer to Makoto. "Makoto. Can I talk to you for a second?" She whispered into his ear. "Before we head back, there's something I want to talk to you about."
"Huh? What does Kyoko want talk about with Makoto?" Hiro asked in curiosity.
It didn't take that long for Makoto to find an answer. "It's probably about Sayaka." He said quietly. He turned to Kyoko. "Am I right?"
Kyoko nodded. "Most likely, you are." She said softly. "I'm surprise you figured it out."
"It wasn't that hard to do so." He said with a shrug, his voice shaky from everything he heard and witnessed.
Makoto was silent for a moment. Then, he spoke. "It's about Sayaka, isn't it?"
Now it was Kyoko's turn to stay silent for a moment. "I'm surprised you figured it out." She admitted. "I told you before the class trial started that you had to figure out the mystery of this case for yourself."
"You wanted me to realize how Sayaka betrayed me by myself, didn't you?" Makoto realized. He then looked down and clenched his fist. "The thought never even crossed my mind. I feel like such a fool, becoming such an easy target like that…."
"You weren't being a fool Makoto." Sakura said firmly. "That was just placing your faith in a friend. You couldn't have possibly imagined that she was planning to kill someone, and then putting the blame on you."
"Yeah, Makoto! It was future Sayaka's decision, a decision that was impossible to see!" Hina stated in order to comfort the luckster. Sayaka, who had managed to stop her tears, couldn't help but flinch at those truthful words.
Makoto stayed silent. While he's appreciates that they're trying to cheer him up….being reminded that it was a conscious decision on Sayaka's part made it worse.
"Sayaka meant to double-cross you. That's a fact that you can never change." Kyoko stated. "But even till the very end, she wasn't sure of her decision. That's why….as she lay dying, she was thinking of you."
Several heads snapped up at that. Even Kyoko was surprised by what her future self said. "She was thinking of Makoto?" Byakuya repeated. "Why would she say that with no evidence?"
"Yeah." Makoto said quietly. "No matter how much I want to believe that….the only one who would know that is future Sayaka, in her dying moments."
Kyoko stayed silent, watching her future self closely. What is she trying to do?
"She was thinking….of me?" Makoto's attention went fully to her now. "You can't just say something like that….I mean, there's no way you can know that. Only Sayaka would know for sure, and we can't ask her now…."
"Even if you can't ask her, you can infer it, don't you think?" Kyoko responded back. "Her final thought….was how she could protect you."
"What….?" Makoto looked surprised at Kyoko's statement.
"The fact that she used her last ounce of energy to leave her dying message proves it." Kyoko stated. "If she didn't care what happened to you, she never would have left that message."
Throughout the post execution, Leon stayed silent. He couldn't really say anything, and didn't want to say anything. However, he couldn't help but comment at this. "What makes Kyoko think she didn't do so just to take me down with her?"
"I….have to agree with the possibility." Makoto said. "It may have been her just trying to get revenge."
Sayaka shook with grief at their words. Has their trust in her got shaken up that badly that they would suspect that she would do it just to spite Leon? Though honestly, she was wondering herself if that's what the case was. Her trust in her own moral compass has been shaken up badly by the revelations given to them.
"Well…..maybe she just wanted to get back at the person who had killed her." Makoto suggested.
"That's certainly one possibility." Kyoko agreed with. "But I don't think that's what it is. She was….uncertain. She wasn't sure she could kill someone….or deceive them. Which is ultimately why her plan failed. Her hesitation attracted failure. It's almost ironic when you think about it."
Makoto stared at her quizzically. "Why are you telling me all this?" He asked her.
"I have to agree with future Makoto, here. This is most unlike you, Kyoko." Celeste commented on.
"Granted, you have gotten along better with class as the months passed, but your future self's memory has been wiped away." Byakuya stated. "You wouldn't go out of your way to offer comfort to someone, nor give them anything that isn't straight facts."
"I'm….confused about this as well." Kyoko stated, her ironclad mask not revealing her confusion. This isn't something she would usually do.
"Because," She began, trying to find the right words. "You're the kind of person that can overcome this. Because you can move past the deaths of your friends - Sayaka and Leon - and keep moving forward. Without someone like that, the others never be able to break free of such a desperate situation."
Her small speech had nearly put everyone into a state of shock. "Wow Kyoko," Hina said in awe. "I never thought you could say something like that."
"Agreed. Who knew Kyoko could say something profound?" Taka stated, amazement also in his voice. "And it might be the words that Makoto would need!"
"And it shows that you really do care about us, if only a little." Chihiro said with a wide smile.
"Yeah…." A small smile entered Makoto's face. "I'm glad your future self is looking out for everyone's well-being." While Kyoko is not extremely heartless, he never saw this side of her. His respect towards her, and he's sure several, if not, all of his classmate's respect for her has gone up as well.
"Yes….I'll admit, it's nice to know I'm capable of that." A small smile entered Kyoko's face. In the beginning, she thought her future self would just be looking out for herself mainly. The last thing she expected was for her to try and comfort Makoto.
"Move past their deaths?" Right as the question got out of his tongue, Makoto shook his head. "That's….I could never do that."
Kyoko didn't respond to that, closing her eyes. "No….I'm going to carry them with me the rest of my life." Makoto declared. "How could I possibly 'move past' something like that? Leon….Sayaka….I'll carry them with me forever. I'll carry their memories with me wherever I go!"
Once again, everyone was shocked or surprised at what they just heard and all eyes fell onto Makoto. "Carrying the memories of Sayaka and Leon?" Celeste questioned in surprise.
"That's a difficult road to follow." Mukuro said, concern mixing with her genuine surprise. "It's almost like getting stabbed in the back and leaving the knife there as a constant reminder."
"And yet, he said that he was going to do that." Hina said, amazement back in her voice.
"Even with all the shit he's been through, he's still able to say something like that?" Mondo questioned in shock.
Makoto himself looked at his future self in surprise. He honestly thought he couldn't say something like that, not after everything he went through in the past hours. Is he really that strong-willed? Does he really have that kind of willpower to go through with it?
Junko looked at Makoto with disguised annoyance. While she knew that there was a chance of Makoto getting back up from this, being the optimist that he is, she was betting on Sayaka's betrayal would put a dent on that optimism. Oh well. There's plenty of despair left for that to happen.
Kyoko stared at Makoto for a moment, digesting his words. "So instead of forgetting them….you're choosing the hard road." A small smile entered her face. "Well, I have high expectations for you. By the way, I have to admit, I'm curious….how did you know I wanted to talk to you about Sayaka?"
"Oh, well…." After thinking for a moment, he said this. "I'm psychic."
That startled Kyoko. "Huh….?"
Sayaka stared at Makoto with wide eyes. That's the joke she usually used, and everyone knows that. So….Makoto really did intend to carry the memories of her and Leon?
Like Sayaka thought, everyone recognized the joke. "So Mr. Naegi is really going to try and remember them huh?" Hifumi commented on.
"Well, I think that's amazing!" Hina gushed with stars in her eyes. "Who knew Makoto could say something like that? Not to mention that soft heart Kyoko revealed to have!"
Makoto blushed in embarrassment at Hina's gushing while Kyoko turn her face away, a bit of pink on her pale cheeks.
Makoto laughed a little. "Kidding….I just have good intuition." As he said that, the screen turned black.
"Chapter 1, To Survive. THE END." The screen showed those words before showing the red and yellow silhouettes of the entire class, blacking out Sayaka, Junko, and Leon.
As the video ended, the class remained silent, processing everything they have seen. While the chapter did end in a somewhat light note, there's still….a lot to digest.
Sayaka being murdered by Leon, the reasoning behind it, Mukuro's death by the hands of Monokuma, Leon getting executed, and maybe even things before or during the whole murder investigation. It's going to take some time for everything to sink in.
"Let's….take a break here." Byakuya sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I think we can all agree that we need time to absord all of this. Some, more than others."
No one disagreed. Everything they've seen was much to take in. Too much probably.
Kyoko spoke up. "It's late in the evening anyways. It's best to eat dinner now and then get some rest for the night." Kyoko turned to Spirit. "Is it alright that we do?"
Spirit nodded. "Your rooms are upstairs. Each of you will have one for yourselves." Spirit informed them. "When you come to terms with what you've seen, we'll continue."
"Thank you." Makoto said gratefully, though his voice is weak. "We'll be needing that time."
With that, the class got up and went in different directions. Some, like Leon, went upstairs, not feeling very hungry. Others went to the dining hall to get something to eat. Everyone was fairly silent on their way to their destinations.
Makoto was on his way to the dining hall when Sayaka spoke from behind him. "Makoto?" The luckster stopped on his track before turning towards Sayaka. The girl's eyes are red from crying and her cheeks are stained with tears. "I….I need to explain to myself to you….explain my future self's action. I-"
"Sayaka. Please, don't." Makoto interrupted, stopping her. "I understand why your future self made that choice, I do. Your dream, your friends….they matter to you more than anything. Seeing what happened to them, seeing that possibility, it made you desperate to get out."
"...But even though I understand, I….I can't brush off what I've seen. Like it was nothing." Sayaka's head snapped up in shock, tears already forming in her eyes. She winced when she saw the look on Makoto's face, a mix of guilt, conflict, and sorrow.
"How am I supposed to feel, knowing one of your closest friends tried to frame you in the future?" He asked her, his voice laced with emotions. "That she manipulated you for who knows how long in the future? That under dangerous circumstances, there's a possibility that she would betray me to keep her dream?"
Tears formed in Makoto's eyes. "What hurts the most is wondering if I could trust you." He stated. "I keep wondering if you would do the same, regardless of the time spent with each other. That you would manipulate me, use me, then throw me away."
Every sentence, every question, stung Sayaka badly. Tears silently fell into her eyes as she listened to Makoto. She couldn't come up with a good defense, with the guilt eating her up and knowing that Makoto is justified in feeling this way.
"I'm sorry Makoto." Sayaka said, covering her mouth when a sob came out. "I'm….so sorry. I didn't think I would ever do something like that to you."
At the site of the crying idol, Makoto felt the urge to go and comfort her. To make her feel better. But the betrayal and distrust stopped him from doing so. "Just….give me time to think." Makoto said, looking away from the idol, both his heart and mind suddenly felt heavy as he broke eye contact. "I just need to think for a while." Despite a part of his mind protesting this, he turned to leave. "Later, Sayaka."
With that, Makoto left, leaving Sayaka by herself. The idol merely stood where she was, watching as Makoto left the room. It took her a while before going back to her room. She didn't think she could eat anything right now. If she tried, she bet she would throw it right back up.
(With Mukuro)
Like some of the others, Mukuro decided to head towards her room. She has too much to think about to even think get anything in her stomach, the main thing being where her loyalties laid.
For most, they would've immediately cut off any loyalty they had towards the one they worked for, after seeing what would happen. But….it wasn't simple for Mukuro.
Despite what she saw, she still cared for her sister. Still loved her. A part of her still want to stay loyal to her.
The room Mukuro is in is a lot like the dorm rooms at Hope's Peak. The differences though is the flat screen TV in the room, as well as the pack of Monokuma dolls inside her drawer. She had a feeling that those were meant for stress relief.
As she laid on her bed, looking up at the ceiling, she thought about the reasons why she still felt loyal. She knew a part of it is guilt. The guilt of abandoning her in France, choosing to fight with the Fenrir instead of staying by Junko's side.
But the biggest reason is probably because she's a soldier. And as a soldier, she needs something to fight for. If she doesn't have that, then she's just mindlessly fighting and killing.
Junko is that something she's fighting for, and a part of her wants to stay loyal to Junko since if she's gone, there will be nothing left for her to fight for. A small voice reminded her that Makoto could be someone to fight for, but for now, it went unheard.
But it's obvious that Junko doesn't care for her now. That she's more than willing to kill her at any moment just to feel the despair of it. And it's hard, painful even, to watch her classmates, possibly her friends, go through that despair. It's painful to watch Makoto go through that despair.
So what should she do? Who should she side with? Her classmates? Or her sister?
Before she could think more on it, a knock echoed into the room. "Hey, sis! Can I come in?" Mukuro stiffened at the sound of her sister's voice. "We got a lot to talk about!"
Reluctantly, Mukuro got up to let Junko in. If she ignored her, who knows what Junko will do. Besides, she needed to confront her about what they saw. What Junko's future self did to her.
When she opened the door, she was met with a bright face. "Oh, watching the despair and death of my classmates is more wonderful than I have imagined!" Junko squealed, skipping into the room and flopping down on Mukuro's bed. The soldier quickly closed the door, to make sure no one would hear.
"Never thought miss pop idol would have the guts to try and do a stunt like that." Junko casually stated, like she's talking about usual gossip. "But I'm glad she did. It started up the road to despair! You go girl! And Leon's execution? Gloriously despairful!"
Mukuro stayed silent, letting Junko speak. "And the thing that trumped all that despair?! Seeing my future self killing my own sister!" Junko shivered at the memory, rubbing her thighs. "Oh, the despair my future self have felt when she ended your life! The despair you must've felt when you got betrayed! Oh, I'm so jealous!"
Junko then flopped back up in sitting position, indian style. "Oh, and not to mention your despair! I can't imagine how you're feeling right now, knowing that any opportunity I could get, I might betray you and kill you!" She looked at her curiously. "Can you describe it to me sis? Describe to me how exactly you feel?"
"...Am I that expendable?" Instead of answering her question, Mukuro asked her own questions. "Am I just a pawn to you?"
Junko frowned. "Um, when someone ask a question, you don't answer with a question Mukuro."
"I don't care." Mukuro snapped, making Junko's eyes widen in shock. Mukuro herself was also shocked at what she said, but right now, she wanted answers. "Right now, I have questions I want answered. Would you really betray me? After everything I did and planned to do for you? You would kill me just so you could feel despair for that one moment?"
Junko stayed silent. A blank look entered her face, emotion completely off. Then, she went and slapped Mukuro, causing the soldier to fall down on the floor with a gasp.
Like always, Mukuro saw it coming, and she was planning to block the attack. But what stopped her was a sudden flash of the past. Leaving Junko, fighting with Fenrir, living day by day on the battlefield wondering if her sister was still doing well. It stunned her long enough for Junko to get the slap in.
"Oh, so my hopeless sister decided to talk back at me, huh?" Junko said, her voice devoid of emotion. "Well, if you really want to know how I feel about you, what I would do, I'll tell you."
Junko then put her heel on Mukuro's abdomen, hard, drawing a gasp of pain from the soldier. "We may be flesh and blood, but you're still a pawn to me. Strong, yes, but still a pawn"
Her cold words caused Mukuro to wince, especially when Junko began drilling her heel in her abdomen. "Like any pawn, you are expendable. And I have the liberty to choose when to discard my pawns."
"But even though you're a pawn, your still my twin sister." Junko said, this time, her voice is softer. "I love, and care about you very deeply. And because of that…..the despair of killing you like that can be hard to resist." She bent down and caressed Mukuro's cheeks with one hand as a crazed look entered her eyes. "I could imagine it already. The decision to end your life, seeing the blood pour out of you, the shock, the confusion, the betrayal in your eyes…..that's a type of despair you can't just ignore."
She removed her hand and the crazed look left was replaced with her usual grin. "So, in conclusion, yes. Even if you follow every order of mine to the letter, I would betray and kill you, just to get that taste of despair."
Finally, Junko took her heel off of her sister and stepped back. Mukuro, throughout the entire speech, felt tears build up in her eyes. Everything her sister said, what she told her….it broke her heart. While it wasn't the first time Junko tried to kill her, those attempts weren't that serious. Junko herself also knew that those attempts wouldn't kill her so easily.
But the successful attempt at her life in the killing game….that was different. Junko knew she had her guard down. She had no reason to change her mind on the plan aside from simply killing her for pleasure. That knowledge, along with what Junko said, caused her heart to be filled with so much sorrow. Seeing Junko's true intentions seemed as if her world was suddenly flipped upside down. All of a sudden, Mukuro felt like she understood less of the world than she did before.
"...Do you feel any guilt at all for what your future self did?" Mukuro finally asked, slowly getting up from the floor.
"Huh? Why are you asking a question like that?" Junko asked, as if the answer should be obvious. "Of course I feel guilty! I felt shock, confusion, horror, grief, guilt, and, most of all, despair, from seeing you die by my hands! And it felt so good, watching the entire thing!"
Slowly, Mukuro made her way to her bed and sat on the edge of it. "So, can you answer my questions now?" Junko inquired.
"...I felt hurt." Mukuro reluctantly began telling Junko how she felt. "Shock, confusion, betrayal, I felt all of that. All the questions asked, they were on my mind throughout the rest of the whole thing. Anger a little bit after. That's how I felt."
Junko looked at Mukuro enviously. "Man, I'm really so jealous of you!" She whined. "I wished I was in your position….oh well. I better get something to eat before it's time to tuck in. Later, Mukuro." With that, the fashionista skipped towards the door.
Before she went out, however, she paused to add something. "Oh, and don't talk back to me again." Junko looked at Mukuro with an evil smile. "Who knows what punishment would await that. Such as, I don't know, telling Makoto our entire plan and your involvement in it? Can you imagine how he'll look at you after that?"
Mukuro's eyes widened in horror at her suggestion. "W-Wouldn't that reveal you as the mastermind?"
"True. That would be a big bummer, assuming that this whole future thing doesn't reveal me anyways." Junko mused. "Well, maybe I would just reveal you as a future spy for the mastermind." The horror on Mukuro's face grew even bigger. "Well, later! Keep that in mind, sis!"
With that, the diva slammed the door and left the room, leaving Mukuro with several thoughts running through her head. She had thought she finally understood Junko, but it turns out she really didn't. She had been doing everything to please her, but in reality, she really wasn't pleased. She's been doing anything for her forgiveness and it turned out to be completely futile. Mukuro just stood there, eyeing the door of her room, before tears slowly trailed down her eyes. For the first time in her life, the ultimate soldier slowly started sobbing like a regular girl.
And that's the end. I hope you guys like this chapter, and I hope I the characters in character. I know some of you probably thought Makoto would just automatically forgive her, but realistically, I don't think he would. He would forgive her eventually, but the shock and betrayal shouldn't just evaporate that quickly, which was something a few of you reviewers mentioned. Don't worry, it won't be too long until he begins trusting her again.
Next up will be the next part of the break. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.
Questions and inQuiries:
Q: Will you also be doing a viewing for DR:UDG?
L: Spirit has plans to do this, but it's not going to happen for a while :P
Q: Will you do a memorial scene?
S: I don't plan on doing a memorial scene.
Q: How will it be explained to Chiaki that she's an AI in Class 77 watches the future?
S: I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
Q: Will Hajime have his own harem despite not being there? (e.g., they could simply fall for him)
S: If it's close enough to canon, then I'll do it.
Q: In the break, will you make a joke where Spirit cracks a joke about viewing a future where the killing game didn't happen and X happens?
S: I'm not sure. For one, I don't think there'll be space for that. But if there space for it, I'll chew on it.