Chapter 2: A Disastrous Storm Part 3 (Daily Life)

Remaining Students: 16

Yūgo Hachiken (Silver Spoon): Ultimate Tutor

Reyn (Xenoblade Chronicles): Ultimate Tank

Pietro Maximoff "Quicksilver" (Marvel Cinematic Universe): Ultimate Speedster

Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic The Hedgehog): Ultimate Pilot

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Fire Emblem: Three Houses): Ultimate Prince

Satou Kazuma (Konosuba) Ultimate Thief

Bede (Pokémon): Ultimate Gym Leader

Ray (The Promised Neverland): Ultimate Strategist

Finn (Star Wars): Ultimate Rebel

Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club): Ultimate Poet

Konata Izumi (Lucky Star): Ultimate Otaku

Saki Nikaido (Zombie Land Saga): Ultimate Biker Gang Leader

Tsuyu Asui (My Hero Academia) Ultimate Amphibian

Kokomi Teruhashi (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K): Ultimate Beauty

Minori Ichinose (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure): Ultimate Bookworm

Kale (Dragon Ball Super): Ultimate ?

Hachiken's POV

Insert Song: Weekly Despair Magazine (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc)

The rain continued to fall hard as Monokuma continued to ramble about our motive.

"Of course you can all feel free to stay inside if you so please, but I suspect that some of you won't be able to stay in one place for too long puhuhuhu…"

Minori's glasses fog up as she's about to speak, "That is likely, if we run out of certain necessities like food then we'd be forced to either live without them or step outside to get more…"

Pietro doesn't look too worried about this, "Heh, this won't be a problem for me. Just wear slip resistant shoes and I'll be a delivery boy, as for payment…"

"What good are those shoes gonna do you when it starts flooding, huh?" Finn asks him as the speedster puts his hands in his pockets.

"Um, run on top of the water? It really is that simple." Pietro answered.

"There's also wind and lightning to account for, and when it eventually becomes a hurricane… would it really be worth the risk?" Finn asks him again, but Pietro shrugs it off.

Kazuma looks pretty unconcerned as well, looking smug to be honest.

"I think I'm good with staying indoors too, I can just stay in my room and whenever I need something I can just steal it. Like right now, I can take Sayori's bow off her head with just a wave of my hand."

Sayori held her bow with both of her hands as she heard that, "R-Really? Is it just like when you stole those air hockey paddles in the arcade?"

Why do I get the feeling like something bad's about to—

Kazuma smirked, "Yup! Lemme demonstrate, STEAL!"

Insert Song: Puzzle (Konosuba)

The rest of us looked on with surprise as his right hand glowed brightly… Then we all see Sayori, her bow still atop her head… and she now has her hands holding down her skirt.

"Huh? Wait, is this…? Oh…" Kazuma opened his closed hand and revealed… oh my god.

"P-P-Please, give those back." Sayori told him, her face a mix of shock, embarrassment, and mild anger.

Bede scoffed, "Disgusting moron…"

Saki cracked her knuckles loud enough for all of us to hear, "So you're one of those types of bastards, eh?"

"Kazuma… such a disgraceful misuse of your abilities." Dimitri told him with both disappointment and disdain.

Konata turned and walked away from him as she gave her own comment, "Yup, knew he'd be a pervert. I'll be standing over here if you'll excuse me."

Kazuma suddenly got defensive, as he held onto that piece of clothing that I will NOT be naming.

"Wait, it's not what it looks like, I swear! I wasn't trying to get these this time—I mean, um, I was just trying to get her bow! This was far from intentional!"

Even Monokuma was shocked at what he was seeing just like the rest of us.

"Wow, just wow. I guess for one of you, it's already starting to get a little breezy… I guess I'm gonna have to write Mr. Satou Kazuma up for sexual harassment."

The bear says as he takes out a notebook and starts writing. That's the least messed-up thing he's done and I honestly kinda commend him for that, what the hell?

Kazmuma folded up Sayori's… piece of clothing and handed it back to her with his head down.

"I deeply apologize for the inconvenience, I assure you that it will not happen again."

Sayori swiped it back and looked away with her face still bright red. The other girls (aside from Kale) all formed a wall around her as she put them back on, while the rest of us guys were all glaring at Kazuma.

"Don't go using that "steal" for anything else now, okay Kazuma?" I scolded him.

Reyn placed his large hand on his shoulder, "Yeah, pull that crud on any of the other ladies and you'll get my boot in your arse, got it Kazuma?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm Kazuma." He stated with guilt on his face.

Ugh, I hope that we don't get any more incidents in the future…

Ray turned his attention back to Monokuma, "Ahem, thankfully moving on from… that, who's to say that our dorms and the other buildings will be able to survive a hurricane? How strong are they?"

"Strong enough, after all… if you all were to perish due to a motive such as this, rather than the killing game itself then it wouldn't be too exciting. It already started off so well with that first trial, it would be oh so disappointing if it were to end so quickly…"

That voice…

Insert Song: Old Chateau, Sendoff Spring & Turnback Cave (Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl)

"It's her…" Tsuyu said.

Saki growled at her as she passed through us, being the only one with an umbrella, "Argh, you…"

"Sird… just what have you been planning, you vile snake?" Dimitri confronted her as she stepped before us all.

"Not much as of late, to be quite honest. Monokuma was the one who came up with this motive, while I was out assisting a colleague of mine. Said he had changed his mind about a killing game participant he had, so I went to get him a couple new ones… I do question why he needed two if he had planned his game to only have 16…"

Saki interrupted her while she was in deep thought.

"Can it, lady. Who the hell cares about that buddy of yours? All I know is that he'll be going down the same way as you, getting your ass put six feet underground!"

"Such colorful vernacular, I knew I could count on these personalities of yours to make this game so interesting. I chose now to reappear in order to observe you all closer, show who I have some expectations for in the near future…"

Sird brushed past her and went on to walk around us all. I can feel a chill running down my spine as she stops right behind me.

"The way you presented the evidence and put together how the incident occurred was indeed impressive, yet… you should not let that victory or a possible second one get to your head, these class trials are not the only ones that you may face…"

I gasped as she finished that last part of her statement. My chest is starting to throb and my mind is just going haywire.

Bede is approached face to face, scowling at that woman and struggling to keep his normal composure.

"Continuing to be at odds with your peers is a likely outcome for you at the moment. Be warned however, that your actions… whether they are deliberate or not, may determine your ultimate fate."

"Tch…" Bede turned away, not wanting to listen any longer.

Dimitri was the next one up and I saw the amount of hatred he had in those eyes towards her.

"Your Highness…"

"Spit it out already. I do not wish to stand here in the cold rain, hearing your pointless words." Dimitri tells her, his voice full of venom.

She was not phased by the threatening aura he had been exerting, "Oh my… touchy, aren't we? A lot of rage is stored up inside you, dear prince, take care when it all gets released. My expectations for you are the highest, just to let you know…"

Dimitri just looked downward after she finished, "... Begone."

Sird then looked at Sayori, spooking the poor girl (again, thanks Kazuma). She says nothing to her, but she smiles sinisterly. Somehow that's just as concerning as what she's said to us so far.

She does the exact opposite to Tails, looking at him with coldness in her eyes… almost like… she's threatened by him. His response was a quick gulp before staring back at her with a brave face.

Seriously, why is she doing this? Give us more paranoia about what we do, or what could happen? I was already full of anxiety about all this!

"The rest of you, continue to play the roles you have already been playing. They may lead to salvation or they may not, perhaps some of you may surprise me. Whatever it may be, I look forward to it, but for now let us be off Monokuma."

"Sure thing, Vampire Lady! This rain is only the beginning folks! The wind is coming up next, then lightning, flooding, and ending with the BIG BANG HURRICANE! Don't worry students, it'll all be over once one of you decides enough is enough and kills someone! For now, I suggest you get some raincoats and umbrellas… and remember to keep your panties on, folks!"

"Eep!" I heard Sayori let out as Monokuma prepared to depart.

Sird went over to join him, "One last warning to you all, once this storm has ceased the next motive will be prepared immediately after. This one I had a hand in crafting, and I believe it will change many things by its conclusion. Goodbye, for now…"

She softly laughed as she and the bear disappeared out of thin air. Thankfully we all went back inside to dry off near the fireplace in the Student Center lobby. Plenty of us are still shivering, both because of the rain and the chilling words that Sird had spoken.

The things she said, it's almost like she's giving us vague hints of what could happen to us. She doesn't look like someone who could see into the future to me, but I wouldn't be too surprised if she was.

Thinking more about what she said to me specifically, that's the second time I've been "complimented" about my role in the class trial. I feel like that's not something I should be too proud of, all things considered. Sure I'm helping save everyone's lives, but I still regret having to accuse someone of killing another person. And the way she told me there were more trials ahead too… fear, is too small a word to describe what I'm feeling right now.

Before I could finish thinking, Finn suddenly stood up from his chair, "Hey, what is with you guys? Why are you letting her get into your heads? Just wake up!"

"H-Huh?" I lifted my head up, as did everyone else as well.

"If we just sit here and let whatever Sird says get to us, then there's only gonna be more bodies added to the count. She's expecting one of us to snap under pressure with this storm, well I say why don't we disappoint her? Show her what we're made of, that what she says is pointless! We may not be able to fight back right now physically, not losing hope is another way to do that!"

Finn looks around at everyone as Dimitri stands up and shakes his hand.

Insert Song: Enzono (Silver Spoon/Gin no Saji)

"Well said, Finn. Here I was, your appointed leader, not being able to motivate you all. I'm thankful that you managed to say something inspiring, while I had failed to do so. "

"Ha, all that garbage she was spitting back there just made me more pissed. I guess if I can't knock her lights out right now, not giving up and pissing her off could be satisfying…" Saki gripped her right fist and smiled.

"Ribbit, I'm glad I'm not the only one still refusing to give up. But what are we going to do about that storm? Surely we'll run out of necessities eventually… " Tsuyu asked our group.

Pietro raised his hand up, "Running on water, remember what I told you?".

"Sending only one person out there to get supplies, powers or not, sounds like a terrible idea that could get them hurt or killed." Bede tells him.

Ray thought of a solution, "Perhaps two or three at a time? If this hurricane is as powerful as described, then having one other person around could help speed things up… at least until things go awry."

Pietro rolled his eyes at this, "You're saying I need more speed? I can grab whatever we all need in a minute or less."

"And who's gonna be around to tell you what we need so you're not grabbing everything on the shelves at once? You can't do this alone." Ray shot back.

"Well… how about we check on what we have at the dorms and make some lists? Figure out what we don't have or might need in the future?" I suggest.

Tails pumped his fists, "Good thinking, Hachiken! Hm… and maybe I can upgrade the umbrellas we have in the school store so that they're more durable against what's coming!"

"Looks like it's all coming together, let's not waste any time then!" Finna smiles as we begin planning.

Dimitri takes his now familiar position in front of our group, "Indeed, we must all work together once more to combat this viscous weather phenomenon. Work with your dorm mates since you all will be together the most for what's likely the duration of this storm. We'll get through this, no go forth everyone!"

"YEAH!" Most of us raised our fists into the air as he finished rallying us.

Agh, that trip back to the dorm is gonna be rough. Might need a hot shower after being out in the cold rain for so long…

"E-Excuse me, Dimitri, can we have a quick talk?" I saw Kale approach the prince, all fidgety.

"Of course, Kale was it? I'm happy to assist with anything you're worried about." He answers politely.

"Thank you… It'll only be a moment..."

The two of them walked off somewhere in the direction of the diner. I guess it is dinner time, feeling a bit famished myself honestly, but what could they be discussing?

"Oi, Hachiken. C'mere, I've got something to say to you guys." Saki tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around.

She also stopped Sayori, Konata, Reyn, and Tails as well, so she's probably gonna talk about that disagreement we had earlier today.

"What's buggin' ya?" Reyn asked her as she suddenly dropped her head down and got on her knees in a dogeza position.

"I'M SORRY FOR GETTING ANGRY AT YOU GUYS! ALSO FOR BREAKING THE COFFEE TABLE!" She shouted an apology as we all looked at her with surprise.

"Oh… so that's why I saw that thing broken this morning!" Konata realizes, since she wasn't present during this.

Saki stood back up with her head still lowered, "Y'see, I had a lot of time to think about what I said… Let my temper get the better of me and took it out on y'all, ha… I thought more about going after Sird than the consequences of doing that, and back there I couldn't even throw a single punch at her."

"Saki…" I uttered as she lifted her head up to face us.

"I gotta be better about this, or else I could get someone else hurt because of my recklessness. So… yeah, my bad for getting pissed at you guys."

She smiled as she rubbed the back of her head before holding out her fist, waiting for us to bump it.

"Ha, we all lose our heads sometimes, eh? Can't stay mad at you!" Reyn was the first to take up her offer, next came Konata.

"Thanks, Big Guy." Saki grinned as the two of them did a quick arm hug.

"Apology accepted, don't know the context, but it's fun to see a big bad biker zombie be so apologetic." Konata softly chuckled.

Sayori laughed a bit at that comment, "Ehehehe… yeah it is kinda funny, but sure I forgive you. We're all still going through some stuff ourselves, so we can't blame you for that!"

I nod my head as I give Saki a genuine smile, "Right, you were frustrated about the killing game and it just so happened to boil over. Just be more careful… and try not to break anything else in the dorm, okay?"

Saki patted me on the back pretty hard, ouch.

"Ha ha! Got it, Hachiken! I really did spook ya when I split that table in half, huh?"

"You could say that…" I laughed half-heartedly in response.

"I'll fix that in a jiffy, so nothing more to worry about! Glad you're feeling better, Saki. I know we haven't been here for too long, but I couldn't have picked better people to have as dorm mates!" Tails grins brightly.

"Aww that's so sweet! Glad to be living with you all too!" Sayori beams joyfully.

"Right back atcha, ya two-tailed shrimp!" Saki then gave Tails a noogie as we all enjoyed a good laugh.

It's good to have these bright spots in an otherwise dismal situation, makes me look back at all the fun I shared with my roommates back at school. They may drive me nuts, but it could be way, way worse.

Reyn stretched his massive arms in the air and yawned, "Alright then, now that that's over with, let's get some grub! I need to fill my gut with something hot after getting stuck in the cold…"

"You don't have to tell me twice…" I say as I head towards the diner with everyone else.

They had a nice selection of soups and stews and they were even serving some special hot chocolate in the sweets section. It says it's made fresh using rich milk chocolate and cocoa powder from Mt. Zetsubou. It's very delicious, but I'm getting a bad feeling about that mountain place.

"Mmm… so sweet. Oh, maybe once the storm is over we could see a rainbow appear!' Sayori tells us as she sips her cocoa.

Tails chuckled awkwardly, "I… don't think that's possible, even though that does sound nice! Whatever's creating this weather probably won't end up making a rainbow the same way it does on the outside."

"Aww…" Sayori continues sipping her drink disappointed.

Reyn then grinned as he thought of something, "Don't sweat about the details, Sayori. After all, you can't have a rainbow without Reyn, baby!"

"..."

Sayori whispered into my ear, "... Psst, Hachiken, should we say something?"

"No, let's just pretend that didn't happen. Keep eating." I whispered back.

Less than half an hour later we finished our meals and luckily made it back to our dorm less wet than we were earlier. We took the time to count our supplies and put down what we needed for later. We need about two more rolls of toilet paper for each room, extra bars of soap, toothpaste, water bottles, a few snacks, and…

"Konata, what the hell is this?" I ask her as I read over her list of things.

"An ethernet cord and a new manga I want to start getting into." She answered like it was something reasonable for her to get.

I blinked twice before asking her again, "... Why?"

She raises a finger up to emphasize her point, "Well if I use the ethernet cord to connect my consoles to the router, I can handle any online game with no lagging! Most of the time anyways. The new manga is about an office woman who quits her job and ends up becoming an assassin and—"

I crumpled up the paper and tossed it in the recycling bin before walking over to my room to check on my own stuff.

"Oh you wound me, Hachiken! Don't think I'll forget your misdeeds towards me!" She called me out, and I closed my door on her.

Man, I'm glad these rooms are soundproof.

I do a quick runthrough of how many things I need, not much to be honest. I don't really use up too much of what I've got, though I can't be too sure that I won't run out of anything.

After finishing up my list I decide to call it a night. I assume it won't be a sound rest due to the rain and possible thunder, but I can feel my eyes getting heavy and we've got more stuff to do tomorrow. Oh well…

MONOKUMA THEATER

Insert Song: Mr. Monokuma's Lesson (Danganronpa)

"Ugliness can easily be seen as a curse, but I think beautiful people have it rough, maybe even more!"

"They have to dedicate themselves to looking their best every day or those that adore them would get bored and leave!"

"Can you imagine how much pressure someone with that much beauty has to go through every day?"

"I don't have to, because bears are already beautiful creatures! The astonishing girth, the round and furry ears, the way we tell people to stop causing forest fires…"

"Regardless, all we need is just that certain someone who thinks highly of you no matter what you look like!"

"Although it is easier to trust someone who likes you when you're ugly though. Like an invisible man once said, beautiful people never know who to trust…"

I heard the raindrops falling down hard on my windowpane, just the same as it was yesterday. Will only get worse from here, so I might need to get used to it.

After changing into some warmer clothes, I grab the list I made and step out of my room. Konata, Saki, and Tails were there eating breakfast as I took my seat at the table.

"Morning." I greeted everyone.

"Morning, dude." Saki greeted me back.

"Good morning Hachik—AGH!"

BA-BOOM!

Lightning goes off and I find Tails clutching my right arm tightly.

"You okay?" I ask him as he slowly lets go.

He still looks a bit shaken up, "Y-Yeah, I'm good. Don't worry about it."

"Huh, just like in the OVA." Konata makes a reference I'm unfamiliar with.

Saki put her arms behind her head as she looked out the window, "Scared of lightning, huh? Yeah, seen that before. I did mention a friend back home who's the same way, right? I'll be here if you need it, little buddy."

The fox smiled gratefully, "Thanks, Saki… I think I'll try to get by on my own for now. Can't just let my phobia win without facing it head on!"

"That's the spirit! We'll take on this stinkin' storm and win!" Saki grinned and pumped her fist into the air.

Yeah, let's fight the weather. Sounds like a good idea.

After breakfast I decided to take our lists over to the student center and gather a few things that we need. It's still not life-threatning to step outside just yet, unless I end up with a really bad cold, so it may be alright. My e-Handbook is telling me Ray's over by the student store as well, might as well see what he's up to.

Free Time

Next time… Ray's Free Time Event! I know I said I was going to have it take place this part, but I felt like we needed some extra time with a few other characters. It will definitely be happening next time though, so hope y'all look forward to that. I'm glad I'm choosing to take my time with these things so I can figure out what could work and how long each chapter should be. After some consideration this chapter should be one or two parts shorter than Early Graduation or Early Grave, especially with how I'm planning Chapter 3 to be just as big as that one. Still, that doesn't mean the rest of this chapter will be short, I'm gonna do my best to make sure of that. Thanks for reading as always, and I'll see you next part! Farewell! - RenegadeBraveheart