Danganronpa: All At Once/Chapter 1 - Hard Decisions, Hard Consequences

* Monomi

### On the beach

**Kyosuke:** Miaya Gekkogahara, you've been accused of being a mastermind behind this game. Do you have anything in your defence?

**Usami (Miaya):** Someone's obviously trying to frame me!

**Kyosuke:** Oh really?

**Usami (Miaya):** Why would I even use avatar that looked like one of those mascots? Wouldn't that be too obvious?

**Kyosuke:** Perhaps you like this motive too much. Or perhaps you wanted to create "too obvious" scenario on purpose.

**Juzo:** Listen, girl, that bear said the game will end after we kill every mastermind. Make it easier for all of us and just admit you're one already!

**Usami (Miaya):** B-but I'm not!

**Kyosuke:** The evidence says otherwise and we don't really have any other suspects at the moment.

**Haiji:** About that...

**Kyosuke:** Not now. We're dealing with the prime suspect now.

This is when a shy person, who was so far hugging their father in fear, steps out.

**Chihiro:** I-I believe she's innocent!

**Kyosuke:** What makes you think that, child?

**Chihiro:** I...I knew her! We were working together on a virtual reality program. And she's Ultimate Therapist! She's the last person who could be some crazy maniac!

Miaya Gekkogahara blushes.

**Kyosuke:** Do you want to be accused of cooperating with the mastermind?

**Taichi:** Excuse you, my child isn't a person behind this! And neither is her friend!

**Kyosuke:** Ultimate Therapist, Ultimate Programmer and the IT teacher... It all adds up now. You could easily create those robotic bears.

**Taichi:** You're accusing me too now?!

**Juzo:** It does look suspicious.

**Kazuo:** Wait a minute, wasn't there a third person working on that virtual reality project?

**Chihiro:** Yes, why?

**Kazuo:** If my memory's correct, it was **Yasuke Matsuda, the Ultimate Neurologist**. What happened to him?

**Chihiro:** H-how can I know? H-hie probably died in that riot...

**Kazuo:** I'm afraid this only makes your friend even more suspicious.

**Chihiro:** Why?

**Kazuo:** Just take the look at the survivors among the students. Not counting Sōshun Murasame, Seiko Kimura, Ruruka Ando and Sonosuke Izayoi, she's the only survivor from class 77-A. Sōshun Murasame survived, just like every other member of the Student Council, while the other three were originally from Class 76th, before being suspended for long enough to repeat a school year. Perhaps Ms. Gekkogahara wanted to be the only survivor from her class so that no one who knew her would be around...Because she's one of the masterminds.

**Chihiro:** Then why didn't she make Reserve Course students kill me or my father?!

**Juzo:** Well, some of them are still around.

**Sato:** How many times do I have to tell you we had nothing to do with the riot?!

**Chihiro:** Besides, if she wanted me dead, she would've killed me even before the game!

**Kyosuke:** Maybe. Or maybe not. If you were the only victim from Class 78th, and Miaya would be the only survivor out of the students who worked on virtual reality program, she would be even more suspicious.

**Usami (Miaya):** Oh, so now it wouldn't be too obvious?!

**Kyosuke:** Exactly, it would. Which is why what has to be done, has to be done.

**Usami (Miaya):** You don't mean...

**Kyosuke:** Unfortunately, yes. There's too much evidence pointing at you. And the game can end faster if we kill all of the masterminds. Which is why we must take that risk.

**Chihiro:** No! I'm begging you!

**Taichi:** Please, it doesn't have to end like this.

**Kyosuke:** Oh, so you want more victims? Killing the masterminds will prevent many unnecessary deaths and despair. Which is why it has to be done.

**Chisa:** Kyosuke, are you sure?

**Kyosuke:** There's no other option in this case. Juzo, help me. Hold her tight!

**Juzo:** Roger that!

The Ultimate Boxer holds Miaya Gekkogahara, while Kyosuke Munakata grabs her neck, about to choke her to death.

**Daisaku:** Wait, are you sure about this? We can do it in peaceful way! We can let her defend herself in a fair trial! Like I say, "a dancing wolf needs no sake", right?

**Kyosuke:** I believe I already explained why it has to be done.

**Daisaku:** But this isn't what Great Gozu believed in! He believed we shouldn't kill anyone!

**Kyosuke:** This is exactly what Great Gozu believed in. Killing the masterminds means less deaths!

**Daisaku:** Please, let's at least make a vote about what to do. I'm begging you!

**Kiyotaka:** Yes, please! A voting would indeed be a better solution.

However, the former Ultimate Student Council President doesn't listen and goes back to choking Miaya Gekkogahara. The Ultimate Farmer closes his eyes, but it's too late. He already saw the scene. Suddenly, some noise can be heard. The Ultimate Farmer falls on the ground. His left eye starts bleeding, while the left side of his body turns dark purple.

**Seiko:** Huh? What happened?

**Kyoko:** His forbidden action was witnessing the violence.

The Ultimate Detective says, pointing at Daisaku Bandai's bracelet, which now shows his forbidden action written with bright, red letters. Seiko Kimura, who's at the end of the group, clearly wants to go to him and help him with her medicine, but something's preventing her from that. She looks at the ground.

**Seiko: Too many people...Can't take that risk...If only it wasn't a sunny day...**

**Usami (Miaya):** See? Violence doesn't lead to anything good!

**Kyosuke:** Shut up, it's your fault! You are the mastermind! You created his forbidden action!

The former Ultimate Student Council President shouts and once again attempts to choke Miaya Gekkogahara. Upon seeing this, Juzo Sakakura holds her tight once more. Chisa Yukizome covers her face to not see the scene. This time Kyosuke Munakata gets to finish his work. Miaya Gekkogahara was choked to death.

**Kyosuke:** Chihiro and Taichi Fujisaki, you should be happy there isn't much evidence pointing at you. However, you two shall be killed too, on the account of working with Miaya Gekkogahara and trying to defend her.

The Ultimate Programmer runs away, crying. His father runs after him. Juzo is about to chase after the two, but suddenly a monitor on the palm tree nearby turns on, displaying Monokuma.

**Monokuma:** A body has been discovered!

The announcement plays twice, after which Monokuma and the other mascots appear in person.

**Monokuma:** I'm so proud! Two more deaths already!

**Monomi:** How can you be so happy about that?

**Monotaro:** Daddy's happy about everything despair-inducing!

**Monokid:** Hell yeah! Such as bullying Monodam!

**Monodam:** ...

**Monofunny:** I'm glad I wasn't here when those deaths happened. Though it appears they weren't as gory as the previous ones.

**Monosuke:** Boo, non-gory deaths are boring.

**Shirokuma:** I miss you, brother. Even if you talked too much...

**Kyosuke:** Quit it, we have more masterminds to execute.

**Monokuma:** Huh? More masterminds? So you think you already executed one?

**Kyosuke:** Wasn't Miaya Gekkogahara one of them?

**Monokuma:** Nope, if you killed a mastermind, I'd announce it.

**Kyosuke:** B-but...She had that rabbit as her avatar! And she's the only survivor from her class who wasn't suspended or a member of Student Council!

**Monokuma:** So what? If I tell you she wasn't a mastermind, then she wasn't one! A bear never lies.

**Monosuke:** Yay, daddy said his catchphrase!

**Kiyotaka:** See?! It was pointless! How could've I let this happen?!

**Makoto:** Kyosuke, you should've had more hope in her!

**Chisa:** Kyosuke, I'm so, so sorry. I can't imagine what you must feel right now.

**Kyosuke:** It doesn't matter. I had to take that risk, even if it turned out to be unnecessary. We must find and kill all of the masterminds!

**Chisa:** But if she was innocent, then at least we don't have to kill Chihiro and her father, right?

**Kyosuke:** Yeah, it appears so. At least for now.

**Monokuma:** Speaking of killing, let me continue talking about the game. First of all, everyone grab their E-handbooks. They will let you know who was killed and where. They include a map of the island so you won't get lost. They also include your personal information, so don't lose them!

Monocubs, Monomi and Shirokuma give everyone their personal E-handbooks.

**Monokuma:** And there's one more thing that I didn't mention earlier. Class trials! I know that some of you already graduated, but I still decided to name it like that for the sake of it. After the end of every round of this killing game, I will have you gathered in the courtroom where you'll present your theories about who killed who. Only one person has to choose the blackened. If they get the killer right, only the killer will be executed. If they get the killer wrong, only the person who accused them will be executed. I originally wanted to go with everyone else but the blackened, but there are so many of you here that I couldn't waste the game like that. And if everyone will be too scared to accuse anyone, the group will have to vote for the unlucky person who will be forced to do it.

**Mahiru:** But we already know who killed Daisaku Bandai and Miaya Gekkogahara. Kyosuke Munakata and Juzo Sakakura.

**Monokuma:** I know. I didn't mention it earlier on purpose so the first killer would be screwed. Upupu! Other killers will have to kill in a secret. However, Juzo Sakakura didn't kill any of them. He was only holding Miaya, while Kyosuke was the one to kill her. Also, Mr. Munakata actually didn't kill Daisaku Bandai either. Sure, he indirectly activated his NG Code, but forbidden actions are a special case. The killer would have to know the victim's forbidden action and trigger it on purpose for it to be counted as a murder. In other words, no trial for Bandai. And Kyosuke Munakata can still kill one more person before his unavoidable execution.

The bears and Monomi leave, while the former Ultimate Student Council President gets depressed after hearing the news. Tears appear on Chisa Yukizome's face as she looks on Kyosuke and her bracelet.

**Koichi:** So...What do we do now?

**Juzo:** Isn't that obvious? Find and kill all the masterminds before this round ends, so that Kyosuke could survive.

**Tenko:** Who cares? That degenerate male will get what he deserves for killing that innocent girl.

**Juzo:** You little...! He did it for everyone's sake!

**Haiji:** Well, I know one of the masterminds for sure! And I'll gladly kill her!

**Kyosuke:** Who is it?

**Haiji:** My little half-sister, Monaca Towa!

**Monaca:** What? Big brother, why do you accuse me?

**Haiji:** Isn't that obvious?! You were building those robotic bears at dad's factory! You said they were meant to protect Towa City. And here they are, hosting our game. Who else could it be?!

**Monaca:** Big brother, don't you think someone's just trying to frame Monaca, like they framed poor, innocent Miaya? After all, we both had similar hairstyle and we both used wheelchairs. Maybe the mastermind is someone who hates pitiful children like us?

**Haiji:** Is that all you've got?!

**Monaca:** Don't you hate pitiful children because they remind you about what you did to me?

**Haiji:** What?

**Monaca:** Aren't you now trying to frame Monaca to save yourself because you are a mastermind?

**Haiji:** Huh?

**Monaca:** You did have the access to our dad's factory too. And you hate poor little Monaca. Monaca thinks you hacked her robots to frame her so you could kill her.

**Haiji:** What?! Don't be ridiculous! You know I know nothing about how to build or hack robots!

**Sonia:** But Kazuichi knows!

**Kazuichi:** Yeah! Wait, are you trying to accuse me of being a mastermind?!

**Monaca:** But even if you want to kill Monaca, would you really do it, big brother? When everyone's watching? You want to end like poor Kyosuke Munakata?

**Haiji:** I...

**Monaca:** Not to mention Monaca's just a pitiful child on a wheelchair. If you killed me in front of everyone, they'd hate you.

**Haiji:** You're a demon, not a pitiful child!

**Masaru:** Says the demon itself!

**Nagisa:** Please, no more killings. Monaca's our friend. She wouldn't do that! And she's just a child.

**Chisa:** Normally, I'd agree. Children have whole life ahead of them and their personality can change after growing up. But since this time Kyosuke's life is in danger...

**Kyosuke:** I'm already a blackened and will die if we don't find out every mastermind's identity, so I can kill one of you. It appears there's enough evidence that at least one of them is a mastermind. But which one do I kill?

**Haiji:** Isn't that obvious?! That little bitch!

**Monaca:** Big brother, why are you so mean?

**Nagisa:** Please, we know Monaca. She wouldn't do that! And we know how badly Haiji treated her at home.

**Jataro:** Yeah, even worse than how I am treated.

**Kyosuke:** Alright, then it's decided. Juzo, help me hold him!

**Juzo:** Of course!

**Haiji:** No! You're making a huge mistake!

However, Kyosuke Munakata and Juzo Sakakura don't listen to Haiji Towa's protests. Juzo holds him, while Kyosuke chokes him to death, like he did earlier with Miaya.

**Juzo:** Damn it, I really hope we'll find those weapons that Monokuma promised us.

The monitor on a palm tree turns on once more.

**Monokuma:** A body has been discovered! Now then, after a certain amount of time, a class trial will begin.

Soon after the mascots appear once more.

**Monomi:** Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Another murder!

'**Shirokuma:** It's just...too cruel.

**Monofunny:** I'm glad it wasn't a gory one.

**Monosuke:** And I'm not! I can't wait for all the blood.

**Monokid:** Hell yeah, the blood fireworks, like after headmaster and bull guy's deaths!

**Monofunny:** Don't remind me about their gory deaths.

**Monotaro:** Hey Monodam, do you like gory deaths too?

'**Monodam:** ...

**Monotaro:** I guess not.

**Monosuke:** He prefers when everyone gets along. Pfft!

**Monokid:** What a shame!

**Kyosuke:** Enough! Tell me whether I made a good choice.

**Monokuma:** Huh?

'**Kyosuke:** Was he a mastermind?

**Monokuma:** Of course he wasn't.

**Kyosuke:** Damn it!

The former Ultimate Student Council President hits the palm tree with his bare fist so hard that it starts bleeding.

**Monokuma:** Jeez, another murder where everyone knows who did it? Boring! We're leaving!

The mascots disappear.

**Kyosuke:** Then it really was that child.

**Nagisa:** A-are you sure? Maybe it was neither of them?

**Kyosuke:** If what they told us is true, one of them fits to be a mastermind perfectly. And with Haiji's death, it only leaves the child. Unfortunately, I can't kill anyone anymore or I'll break a rule and get punished even earlier.

**Juzo:** I'll...

**Chisa:** I'll do it!

**Kyosuke:** Chisa, no! They're all watching, you'll be doomed like I am!

**Chisa:** I don't care! I'll explain it later.

The Ultimate Housekeeper comes to Monaca and starts choking her, like Kyosuke did twice earlier.

**Monaca:** **You're...making...a huge mistake! You'll see...in later round of the game!** Well, not you... everyone else will.

But Chisa doesn't listen to her and chokes her to death for herself and her beloved. The monitor turns on once more.

**Monokuma:** A body has been discovered! Now then, after a certain amount of time, a class trial will begin.

Soon after, the mascots return once more.

**Monokuma:** Wow, I'm so proud. You're killing each other faster than I expected! Too bad you're not doing it in secret tough.

**Monomi:** That's the only bad thing?!

**Monokuma:** Anyway, third time's a charm, I guess. You finally killed one of the masterminds, Monaca Towa, the Li'l Ultimate Homeroom. Which actually annoys me since she was on my side.

**Nagisa:** What?! She really was behind this?!

**Monokuma:** A bear never lies.

**Monosuke:** Yay, here's the catchphrase again!

**Kyosuke:** Finally!

**Chisa:** Yes! One step closer!

**Kyosuke:** Out of curiosity, how many masterminds are there?

**Monokuma:** Hmm...Giving you just the number wouldn't be too much of a spoiler, but I'll save even such light clues for later. Bye!

The mascots leave again, with Monomi being forcefully dragged by Monokuma due to actually wanting to answer Kyosuke's question.

**Kyosuke:** Does anyone have any idea who the other masterminds may be?

**Juzo:** Actually...

**Junko:** Huh? You do? Are you sure?

**Ryota:** Well...

**Junko:** Huh? You do too?

**Kyosuke:** Junko Enoshima, why are you interrupting them?

**Junko:** I'm just tryin' to make sure they're 100% certain about their choice, so no one else will get unnecessarily killed. Jeez!

**Juzo:** Junko Enoshima, you were the one responsible for the deaths of many security guards at Hope's Peak! You're definitely one of the masterminds!

**Makoto:** What? Our classmate...is a mastermind?

**Junko:** Well, that's, like, a very bold theory. But do you have proof to support that?

**Juzo:** All the evidence pointed at you. You were in places that were forbidden for the students!

**Junko:** OMG, maybe I had an affair with one of the school staff members. Haven't you thought of that?

**Kyosuke:** Wait a minute. Juzo, I thought you told me she was innocent.

**Juzo:** I did...But I lied...

**Kokichi:** Ooh, a liar! I like it!

**Kyosuke:** Juzo, why did you lie?

**Junko:** Well, Juzo? You want your dirty secret to be exposed now? In front of everyone here?

**Juzo:** He's probably going to die soon anyway, so I don't really care. But I don't think this is the right place. What's important now is to kill you, Junko Enoshima! And I'm gonna do it!

The Ultimate Boxer runs towards the Ultimate Fashonista, but is stopped by the Ultimate Soldier, who suddenly blocks his way.

**Mukuro:** Don't dare to even touch my sister! First, you have to fight me!

**Makoto:** Wait, so you two are sisters? Why haven't you told us before?

**Junko:** Because it would be a shame if anyone found out she's related to me? Duh.

**Kyoko:** Now that I think about it, they were always together...

**Sayaka:** Wait, how can you be sisters if you have different last names?

**Mukuro:** I'm sorry, Makoto. It's a long story...

**Juzo:** Then I don't have time for it! Fine, I can kill you as well! If you're Junko Enoshima's sister, you're probably one of the masterminds too!

**Chisa:** Juzo, no! You can't kill them! You must survive for me and Kyosuke! I've got one more kill left, I'll do it!

**Kyosuke:** Chisa, no!

**Chisa:** Why?

**Kyosuke:** Unlike Juzo, you've got no experience in combat. Mukuro Ikusaba would kill you.

**Juzo:** Then let me do it!

**Kyosuke:** Chisa already reminded you why you can't do it. We need you to survive if we won't and to avenge our potential deaths.

**Junko:** So everyone suspects me now, but no one's got the balls to kill me? What a shame! I guess I'm leavin' then.

The Ultimate Fashonista walks away, with her sister joining her.

**Juzo:** Maybe I can't kill you, but I won't let you escape!

The Ultimate Boxer exclaims, chasing after the two sisters.

**Chisa:** Juzo, no!

The Ultimate Housekeeper runs after her friend.

**Kyosuke:** Chisa, wait!

With that, the trio from Class 74th disappears.

### **Formation of the groups**

After the unpredictable disappearance of Junko, Mukuro and Class 74th's trio, Seiko Kimura decides to leave the area as well, being afraid someone could accidentally break her forbidden action by stepping on her shadow.

**Ruruka:** Seiko Kimura is trying to escape! I bet she's one of the masterminds!

**Sonosuke:** I won't let her escape!

The Ultimate Blacksmith exclaim and starts chasing after the Ultimate Pharmacist.

**Ruruka:** Wait for me, Yoi-chan! I also want to see her dead!

With that, another trio left the beach.

After some people left, the Ultimate Imposter comes to the Ultimate Animator and whispers to him.

**Imposter:** We need to use the opportunity and leave too. If anyone notices there are two Ryota Mitarais here, we're going to be suspected.

**Ryota:** R-right...

The two friends use the opportunity that no one looks in their direction and leave. However, unknowingly to them one person actually did witness them leaving. It was Kazuo Tengan, who decided to go after them.

**Makoto:** I can't believe it...Two of our friends might be the masterminds...And they never admitted to us that they were sisters...

**Nagisa:** I guess that in this situation I can say "Welcome to the club".

**Kotoko:** Look at Nagisa trying to sound cool!

**Nagisa:** That's not important right now. What is important is to think of a plan about what to do.

**Kyoko:** Exactly. And I've already got mine. Makoto, I'm going to need your luck. Come with me.

**Makoto:** B-but I thought our class should stay together...

**Kyoko:** I need to investigate some places and I need your luck on my side.

**Makoto:** Fine, I guess I've got no choice. Heheh.

**Komaru:** I'm going too! I should be on my brother's side too, after all.

**Sayaka:** If Makoto's going, I'm going too! We knew each other even prior to our time on Hope's Peak. He's the person I can trust the most.

**Koichi:** I'm going with you too, kids.

**Kyoko:** Huh? Why is that?

**Koichi:** I...have a certain favor I owe to my old friend.

**Kyoko:** Is that favor killing one of us?

**Koichi:** No. In fact, it's quite the opposite...

**Kyoko: I guess I'm starting to figure out what he meant...**

**Kyoko:** Fine, I guess we can't forbid you from joining us. We'll keep an eye on you though.

**Koichi:** And vice versa, kid.

With that, a group of the Ultimate Detective, Ultimate Lucky Student, his younger sister from Reserve Course, Ultimate Pop Sensation and Hope's Peak's talent scout leaves. The Ultimate Baseball Star tries to join them, but is stopped by his cousin.

**Leon:** B-but I wanted to go with...

**Kanon:** That Pop Sensation chick? There's no way she's going to ruin our love!

**Leon:** Our love?

**Kanon:** We're going in the opposite direction! End of discussion!

Kuwata's cousin grabs his hand and forces him to go with her in the opposite direction of where Maizono's group was heading.

**Byakuya:** I'm leaving too. I have no intention of staying in a large group with many potential killers and masterminds. One person you can rely on is enough. Toko Fukawa, you're going with me.

**Toko:** What? M-me?

**Toko: Does that mean...Master Byakuya relies on me? Ohohohohohoh...**

**Byakuya:** Was I not clear enough? Snap out of it and go with me. It's an order!

**Toko:** If that's an order, then I must obey it.

Having said that, the Ultimate Affluent Progeny and Ultimate Writer leave the beach.

**Celestia:** It appears choosing a loyal servant to go with you is the best plan for this game. But who, oh who would want to serve the li'l ol' me?

**Hifumi:** I'm ready to do it, as I did it throughout the school year!

**Celestia:** Excellent! An experienced servant.

The Ultimate Cook runs to the Ultimate Gambler.

**Teruteru:** I can serve such majestic lady too! I can prepare a royal tea that suits such royal beauty.

**Sonia:** Huh? Is Miss Celestia a royal beauty too?

**Celestia:** I accept your offer.

**Teruteru:** Yes! That means all my fantasies can come true!

**Celestia:** Don't get your hopes up, servant.

**Hifumi:** Yeah, I served her longer! She's going to be mine!

**Celestia:** Excuse me?

**Hifumi:** Sorry I spoke without permission, Miss Celeste...

**Celestia:** I magnanimously forgive you. Now then, does anyone else want to join?

**Kokichi:** I do! I can sense you're a liar on the same level as I am. You can get Kirumi as your another servant too. Or mine if you already have enough.

**Celestia:** Are you accusing me of being a liar? How impolite!

**Kaede:** No way! You two are staying with us! I don't want our class to separate like them!

**Kokichi:** Bummer. See you around, liar lady. I guess.

After Oma's farewell, Celestia Ludenberg leaves with her two servants.

**Kiyotaka:** Our classmates are leaving without us! That's inexcusable! However, in this case, I guess I should look for our missing classmate, Chihiro Fujisaki. She left so early that there are a lot of news to tell her. She needs to know Mr. Munakata is not going to kill her anymore!

**Mondo:** Then I'm goin' with you! A group of a nerd, a weak chick and her equally weak father? You need a real man in your group.

**Kiyotaka:** Talking like that about your friends behind their backs is impolite! However, I appreciate your concern and shall invite you to join me.

**Yasuhiro:** Let me join you too.

**Hiroko:** Oh no, honey. You're going with your mother.

**Yasuhiro:** What?

**Hiroko:** A family shouldn't separate in any situation. And as your mother, I ought to protect you, especially in a situation like that.

**Yasuhiro:** Mom, you're embarrassing me in front of everyone!

**Hiroko:** Isn't that what moms do? End of discussion, silly. You're going with me.

Reluctantly, the Ultimate Clairvoyant goes with his mother, while the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader and Ultimate Moral Compass go to find their missing classmate.

**Yuta:** I guess I'll stay on the beach. I feel like swimming. Hey, big sis, want to join me?

**Aoi:** Thanks, I'll pass. But I can stay here with you.

**Sakura:** Then I shall stay too. I'm not leaving my best friend behind.

**Aoi:** Aw, thanks Sakura! You're so nice.

**Chiaki:** It's a shame some of us already left. A class should keep together, I think.

**Nagito:** Ah, as expected of our class rep. Always thinking about the others. But why do we let Reserve Course students stay with us?

**Chiaki:** Natsumi is Fuyuhiko's sister, Sato has several friends here and Hajime is my...

**Ibuki:** Boyfriend?

**Chiaki:** ...Friend.

**Ibuki:** Oh.

**Mikan:** Come on, Chiaki. There's nothing wrong about love.

**Kazuichi:** Forgive me, but I'm gonna go with Miss Sonia. A whole class is a crowd, ya know.

**Chiaki:** Huh? She already left with Gundham when Celestia was choosing her servants.

**Kazuichi:** What? I missed a chance to be in Miss Sonia's group?! And she left with Gundham?! No way! I gotta find her!

The Ultimate Mechanic complains, leaving his classmates.

**Chiaki:** So we already lost Ryota, Teruteru, Sonia, Gundham and Kazuichi from our group? What a shame. Why can't we keep together?

**Akane:** Actually, I was thinkin' about leavin' with Coach Nekomaru too. I need a serious trainin' to kick the masterminds' butts!

**Nekomaru:** That's the spirit!

**Chiaki:** Just a training is fine, I guess. But don't do anything stupid, please.

**Nekomaru:** Don't worry, I'll have an eye on her.

The two athletes of Class 77-B leave the group.

**Fuyuhiko:** My sister and I are leaving too.

**Chiaki:** Huh? Why?

The Ultimate Yakuza points at Sato.

**Fuyuhiko:** That crazy chick accuses my little sister of being one of those Reserve Course students and wants to kill her! I can't let her be around my sister.

**Peko:** Then I shall go with you.

**Ibuki:** Huh? Is there something going on between you and baby gangster?

**Fuyuhiko:** Don't call me...

**Peko:** I'm one of a few participants who actually got a weapon from the start. I still have my sword. And if there's a person who's a target for murder in their group, I shall go with them to protect them.

**Ibuki:** Fair enough.

The Kuzuryu siblings leave with the Ultimate Swordswoman.

**Mahiru:** I'm sorry, Chiaki. I'm going to go with the girls too. We need to find a weapon to protect Sato from Kuzuryu clan as well.

**Chiaki:** But Fuyuhiko and Natsumi already left.

**Mahiru:** I also don't trust Nagito enough to be around him.

**Hiyoko:** Do we have to let Mikan be in our group though?

**Mahiru:** Come on, Hiyoko! She's our close friend too!

**Mikan: She really considers me her close friend. How nice of her!**

The group of Ultimate Photographer, Ultimate Musician, Ultimate Traditional Dancer, Ultimate Nurse and their friend from Reserve Course leave, going in the exact opposite direction of where Kuzuryu siblings were heading.

**Chiaki:** So only the three of us are left...

**Nagito:** I gotta admit that I kinda feel like a third wheel near you and Hajime. But I shall never abandon our class rep, the symbol of our class's hope! In fact, I would love it if you, the symbol of our class's hope, sacrificed me to progress the game. Being your stepping stone to hope would be the biggest honor for me. Though I also must question whether a trash like me with a useless talent deserves to die from your hands.

**Hajime:** Is...it really safe to be around him?

**Chiaki:** Don't worry, Hajime. I trust my friends. He may be a little weird, but I think he's just lonely.

**Hajime:** Fine, I guess we can let him stay. We could use his luck. What is our plan by the way?

**Nagito:** Isn't that obvious? We search for the weapons.

**Chiaki:** No! No one from our group will kill and die at a class trial! We're going to play games together to strengthen our bonds.

**Hajime:** You can play games here?

**Chiaki:** My class has already been on a school trip here, so I know this place. There are video games in Hotel Mirai's lobby.

As such, the trio goes to play video games, although it appears Nagito Komaeda has some other secret plan that he decided to postpone.

**Masaru:** Hey, do you remember our school trip? There are lots of fun places on the 4th island! We can go ride a rollercoaster or, or...Go to the funhouse!

**Kotoko:** Hmm, there are luxury rooms in the funhouse. I can sleep like a real star!

**Nagisa:** Alright, alright. We're going to the 4th island. But we don't have much time for fun! Now that Monaca's gone, we need to think about what to do.

**Masaru:** But first we're going to have fun! Leader's orders!

**Jataro:** Yay, good idea! As expected from our leader. I wish I had good ideas like that. My ideas only disgust other people...

**Masaru:** Be quiet and just go!

The kids run to the 4th island.

**Sōshun:** Alright, other class batches may have separated, but the Student Council is going to keep together!

**Sōsuke:** But I was planning to go with Kiriko...

**Kiriko:** What?

**Tsubasa:** Tarō and I were planning to go together too. Just the two of us.

**Tarō:** Yeah, you gotta find some romantic elements in such horrible situation like this. We could really use a romantic walk on the beach.

**Sōshun:** No one is going anywhere! As the Ultimate Student Council President I have the final word and I say we should keep together and find a place to live! There are so many of us here, everything's going to be taken soon.

**Kotomi:** Yeah, we're not going to play that bear's horrific game! We're just going to live here until the game is over. I remember there were 16 cottages at the dock. Enough for everyone of us.

**Karen:** In fact, there will be two more left.

**Tarō:** Tsubasa and I can share a cottage, so that one more will be available for someone else.

**Sōsuke:** Kiriko and I can share a cottage too.

**Kiriko:** What?! No way!

**Ryōta:** What about killing the masterminds though? Don't you want to end this game and go home?

**Sōshun:** Without a solid proof, we can't kill anyone. You don't want to end like the former Ultimate Student Council President. Besides, as the Student Council, we need to set an example for the others.

**Ryōta:** But what about Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba? Wasn't it obvious enough that they were the masterminds?

**Sōshun:** We don't know for sure yet. And Class 74th's trio possibly took care of them.

**Ryōta:** Fine, then we can wait. But since the game's not over yet, as soon as we find out another mastermind...

**Sōshun:** Don't worry about that now. Let's go occupy the cottages!

With the Ultimate Student Council President's request, the Student Council goes to the cottages.

**Miu:** Damn it, those bastards from Student Cunt-cil took the cottages!

**K1-B0:** There are still 3 left.

**Kaede:** That doesn't matter! What matters is that, just like them, we keep together!

**Kokichi:** About that... Hey, Shuichi, why didn't you go with the other Ultimate Detective to investigate the islands?

**Shuichi:** You know...I'm not that good detective. I'd just embarrass myself in front of the better one.

**Kaede:** Don't say that, Shuichi! You're an Ultimate too!

**Kaito:** Yeah, believe in yourself! And believe in the others! You know, that they aren't the masterminds.

**Kokichi:** Kaito, this game won't progress if you don't suspect anyone!

**Kaito:** Well, I don't know some of the others, but I'm sure there is no mastermind among my classmates!

**Maki:** Actually, it is suspicious that our entire class survived Reserve Course students' riot...Almost as if there was a mastermind among us who let us survive on purpose because they wanted all of us to participate in this game...

**Kokichi:** Oooh, that makes sense! And it's an interesting theory! Who do you think it may be?

**Maki:** I shouldn't be saying that because I may end up being their target, but I guess it's obvious for everyone...Maybe aside from Kaito Momota.

**Kaito:** Hey! I'm right here!

**Maki:** Who was a troublemaker who didn't get along with the others, is constantly lying and has an ultimate title suitable for a mastermind?

**Kokichi:** I don't know...You?

**Maki: Huh? Does he know...my real title?**

**Kokichi:** Nishishi! Just kidding. I know you were talking about me. Are you going to kill me then? Come on, you suspect me! You want to do it!

**Tsumugi:** Should you really be encouraging her to kill you?

**Maki:** Do not worry, I won't.

**Kokichi:** Oh, is it because you like me too much? Or because everyone's watching and you'd be doomed at the class trial? Or perhaps your forbidden action doesn't allow you to kill? After all, it would be suitable for your Ultimate title.

**Maki: Which one is he referring to? Does he really know? If so, that would make him even more suspicious.**

**Maki:** You shouldn't be making such guesses. If you got it right, you'd be even more suspicious.

**Kokichi:** Am I not suspicious enough already for you?

**Maki:** That doesn't matter. Now that you know I suspect you the most, I can't afford to be near you. Kirumi, come with me, please. I'll need a favor from you.

**Kirumi:** As you wish.

Having accepted her future task, the Ultimate Maid leaves with the Ultimate Caregiver.

**Angie:** Angie is leaving too. Atua says we should send prayers to Him at the Monokuma Rock, as it's the most suitable place for prayers. Our prayers should be enough to let us survive the killing game.

**Himiko:** Hmm, Atua is so smart then. Surviving by doing so little? I'm coming with you.

**Tenko:** Wait, Himiko-san! Let Tenko protect you from degenerate males and Atua!

The three girls leave, heading towards Monokuma Rock.

**Kaede:** Why is everyone leaving again? If everyone's leaving, I won't be able to protect you...

**Kokichi:** Coming back to the topic of suspicious ones, I think K1-B0 is suspicious.

**K1-B0:** What? Why?

**Kokichi:** Because you don't even need a weapon. You ARE a weapon! I bet you can shoot everyone with lasers, or something.

**K1-B0:** I don't even have that function!

**Kokichi:** Not to mention a robot being a mastermind makes sense. Don't robots want to kill all the humans to take over the planet?

**K1-B0:** I'm afraid you've read too much science fiction.

**Kokichi:** Nah, I'm just messing with you. Nishishi. But maybe I'm right...

**Miu:** Enough! If that dickhead suspects you, we're leaving!

**K1-B0:** We?

**Kokichi:** The Ultimate Robot leaving with the Ultimate Inventor? I sure hope robots actually have dicks. Nishishi!

**Miu:** Besides, that idiot gave me an idea for new functions that I can install for you...

**Kokichi:** Oh my... I guess that even if he didn't have a dick before, he's going to have one now. Nishishi!

But the Ultimate Inventor ignores the joke and takes the Ultimate Robot with her.

**Gonta:** Um...If everyone get to leave, can Gonta leave too? Gonta wants to search for bugs.

**Kaede:** Can't we just go search for bugs together?

**Tsumugi:** Ew! Bugs!

**Gonta:** DO YOU HATE BUGS?!

**Tsumugi:** N-no, of course not! I just... think that as an expert, you should investigate them alone.

**Kokichi: Hmm... He's easy to manipulate and maybe there are some bugs that could make the game "more interesting"...**

**Kokichi:** Gonta, wait! I would love you to teach me about bugs!

The Ultimate Supreme Leader runs up to the Ultimate Entomologist and leaves with him.

**Ryoma:** Now if you excuse me, I'm leaving too. I want to be alone.

**Kaede:** What? Why?

**Rantaro:** Is it because you believe you have more chances to survive when no potential traitor is around you?

**Ryoma:** No. In fact, it's quite the opposite. I wouldn't mind being a victim. I don't have a reason to live anyway.

**Kaito:** Don't talk like that! What about your tennis career?!

**Ryoma:** I'm bored of it. Anyway, if you guys will suspect me or will simply want to move the game forward, feel free to kill me. As a loner, I'll be an easy target.

Having said such sad words, the Ultimate Tennis Player walks away.

**Kaede:** Guys, no more splitting up!

**Korekiyo:** Hmm, a group of mysterious Maki and devoted to serve humanity Kirumi, a group that could teach me about Angie's culture, a group of a bond between a human and a robot, a group with manipulative individual, and a group of a person with no meaning in life. They all sound interesting. But in the end, I choose to stay with the largest group. After all, the more people, the more beauty of human beings I'll get to witness.

**Kaito:** Yep, you're definitely creepy.

**Rantaro:** I guess I can stay too. It's safer in a group than alone...at least when you control the group. Thus, I suggest we should sleep together. We should also have at least two or three people who would watch us in the night. After all, at nights we'll be easy targets. But don't worry, we can switch after some hours, so that everyone will get to sleep.

**Kaede:** Good idea, Rantaro! We should now think where we can sleep.

**Rantaro:** Our group is huge enough for us to be able to sleep in a cottage without any danger.

**Kaede:** Wait, a co-ed cottage?

**Rantaro:** Is there a problem with that? Half of us wouldn't sleep anyway.

**Kaede:** Fine. Then let's head to the cottage!

### **Ruruka Ando, Seiko Kimura and Sonosuke Izayoi**

After a while of running away from the couple, Seiko gets tired. She hides in a bush and takes some pills to make her stronger. She takes so many of them that it makes her eye color change and her hair and muscles grow to the point of ripping off her gloves.

**Seiko:** I won't let you kill me!

With that, the chasing target changes. Sonosuke runs away, carrying Ruruka on his arms. Kimura chases them on all fours.

**Ruruka:** Why can't you just leave us alone?!

**Seiko:** Because you wouldn't leave me alone!

### **Akane Owari, Aoi Asahina, Nekomaru Nidai, Sakura Ogami and Yuta Asahina**

**Nekomaru:** ULTIMATE PUNCH!

The Ultimate Team Manager shouts. Shortly after, the Ultimate Gymnast is sent flying and lands in front of Sakura Ogami.

**Sakura:** Are you alright? Is he trying to harm you?

**Akane:** Huh? Oh yeah! It's just a trainin' with Coach Nekomaru.

Said person runs up to the two.

**Nekomaru:** Sorry, we're giving 100% of our efforts. That's why we chose the beach as our training place. So we wouldn't get hurt too much.

**Sakura:** I see.

**Nekomaru:** Hey, want to join? You seem like a fighter type too.

**Sakura:** Indeed I am. I'm the Ultimate Martial Artist, after all. However, I'm afraid I have to refuse.

Ogami says, showing her bracelet. The text on her bracelet mentions her forbidden action is "**fighting**".

**Nekomaru:** Oh, I'm so sorry.

**Sakura:** It's alright, you didn't know.

**Nekomaru:** I guess we're gonna get going and continue our training then. See you around.

The two athletes of Class 77-B leave.

**Yuta:** So...I've just got an amazing idea how to escape from this island!

**Aoi:** Didn't those bears say escaping from this island is impossible?

**Yuta:** They did, but we're unlike the others. You're the Ultimat Swimming Pro! And maybe I'm not, but I'm still not that much worse from you, right? We can make our own escape by swimming towards the nearest shore! And we'll get help for the others!

**Aoi:** I'd love to, but...

Asahina shows her bracelet. Her forbidden action says "**swimming**".

**Yuta:** Oh...

**Aoi:** Besides, we don't even know where the nearest shore may be. And it may be a deserted island.

**Yuta:** Come on, sis! Isn't having hope what they taught you at Hope's Peak?

**Aoi:** Well, yeah...

**Yuta:** Then let me do this! My forbidden action doesn't prevent me from swimming.

Yuta says, showing his bracelet. The text reads "**Aoi Asahina dying**".

**Yuta:** If you can't, I can do it by myself!

**Aoi:** Are you sure?

**Yuta:** Absolutely!

Yuta Asahina starts swimming. He's doing it so fast and so well that Sakura Ogami is impressed. However, after he passes a certain distance, his bracelet starts beeping and then **explodes**. Yuta's sister and her best friend watch from the beach as a huge wave is caused in a distance due to the explosion. Sakura pats Aoi's shoulders. The latter has tears in her face. A familiar bear appears.

**Monokuma:** Upupu! Weren't you already warned? There's no escape from this island. And I don't mean just by vehicles. Swimming away also isn't an option!

**Sakura:** You should've mentioned that earlier!

**Monokuma:** I guess I'm really forgetful. Upupu! Kidding! I wanted someone to die trying. Now that we already have that unlucky someone, I can specify that in the rules on your e-Handbooks.

The bear disappears. Ogami checks her e-Handbook. A new rule that specifies that **leaving the game's area by any means of transport is forbidden** appears.

### **Ruruka Ando, Seiko Kimura and Sonosuke Izayoi**

Only a while earlier Seiko Kimura was still chasing the couple of her ex-best friends. She managed to make them run into a dead end, which was the closed door of **Nezumi Castle**. As she was slowly walking towards them with an intent to kill, something happened. A sound coming from Ruruka's bracelet could be heard. Her left eye then started bleeding and the left half of her body turned purple. She also stopped breathing. This caused both her boyfriend ad her ex-best friend to stand motionless in shock.

**Sonosuke:** What did you do to her?!

**Seiko:** What I did?! Why are you always blaming me?! I didn't do anything!

Izayoi checks her bracelet. Red words appear. "**Letting anyone leave the game's area**".

**Seiko:** See?! It wasn't my fault! Just like back then!

**Sonosuke:** Don't you dare bringing this topic now!

The Ultimate Blacksmith puts his girlfriend's body on the ground and covers it with his trench coat, taking any weapons he had hidden in it.

**Sonosuke:** I see...This means there are two people whom I must kill to avenge Ruruka. The person who triggered her forbidden action...and YOU!

Izayoi says to Kimura.

**Seiko:** Me?! Why?!

**Sonosuke:** She wanted your death! She hated you ever since you caused us to be suspended for a long enough time to have to repeat a class.

**Seiko:** I thought you already knew the bombing incident was Nagito Komaeda's fault!

**Sonosuke:** We knew. You told us several times already. But if you didn't let Komaeda take your medicine back then...Nothing would've happened!

**Seiko:** Nagito Komaeda was suspended for the bombing incident! We were suspended for helping Ruruka cheat on her exam!

**Sonosuke:** Exactly. If you had the courage to refuse to help back then... We wouldn't have been suspended! We would've already graduated! We would've already left Hope's Peak and thus avoid being trapped in this game! Ruruka would've still been alive! Therefore, you're her killer too!

**Seiko:** I was trying to be a good friend! As if you stopped me from helping her to cheat! And I couldn't know we'd end up here! I couldn't know someone would trigger her forbidden action!

**Sonosuke:** Even if you really aren't at fault here, I must kill you because you were Ruruka's mortal enemy since that day! I can't let her enemy live!

After the conversation, Izayoi pulls out a short blade and starts chasing Kimura, changing the target of the chase once more.

### **Chisa Yukizome, Juzo Sakakura and Kyosuke Munakata**

**Juzo:** Damn it, we lost 'em!

The Ultimate Boxer screams, visibly annoyed.

**Kyosuke:** Wait, it appears it's not the end. Look! Our e-Handbooks have another function that Monokuma didn't tell us about. They locate everyone's position.

Munakata checks the map on his e-Handbook to find the place where Junko and Mukuro are hiding.

**Kyosuke:** It appears they're hiding in the nearby bushes.

The trio checks the nearby bushes only to find Junko and Mukuro's e-Handbooks, without their owners.

**Juzo:** Of course, why the hell not?!

**Kyosuke:** It may have been a good move on their part, but only temporarily. Now they won't know when someone's going to meet them. And everyone suspects them of being the masterminds.

**Juzo:** But when will that be? We may not have enough time...

**Kyosuke:** Hmm...Monokuma didn't specify how long each round is going to last. Perhaps he's waiting for the maximum of 5 murderers, each killing 2 victims? If that's the case, given how everyone was hesistant to kill, we may have some more time.

**Juzo:** Yeah, but he said "up to 5 killers", right? What if every round lasts like a day or somethin'?

**Kyosuke:** This reminds me...Chisa, why did you decide to take the risk and be a killer in front of everyone after you already knew about the consequences?

**Chisa:** Well, it's not like I can't risk now... In fact, I should do my best to protect you, especially now!

Yukizome says, showing her bracelet. Her forbidden action says "**Kyosuke Munakata dying**".

**Kyosuke:** Damn it! If only I was wiser back then...If only I wasn't so eager to jump to conclusions...You and I would've still been safe! I'll never forgive myself...

**Chisa:** Kyosuke, you did what you thought was right to protect us all by ending this game earlier. You didn't know about the consequences back then. Monokuma tricked you. He tricked us all!

**Kyosuke:** You're right... And since we're talking about our secrets...Juzo, why have you lied to me?

**Juzo:** Huh? Lied?

**Kyosuke:** You told me once that Junko Enoshima was innocent. Yet today you're saying she was behind the deaths of many of Hope's Peak Academy's security guards.

**Juzo:** I...uh... Can I explain it later?

**Kyosuke:** I can't trust you until you explain. And I don't have much time either.

**Juzo:** Right...Well, since you may die if we won't kill all the masterminds on time, I may as well tell you...You know that I've always been on your side, right? I've always helped you and supported you...Kyosuke, I... I love you.

Yukizome and Munakata are shocked upon hearing Sakakura's confession.

**Kyosuke:** I...I didn't know...

**Chisa:** It's great that you confessed it. But still, I'm not going to let anyone have Kyosuke, not even you!

**Juzo:** I know. That's why I was never expecting anything... Anyway, continuing where I left off... Junko Enoshima found out about this and blackmailed me. She told me she'd tell you about my secret crush on you if I won't say she was innocent. I...I was too ashamed...Damn it! If only I had the courage to bust her back then!

**Kyosuke:** It's alright. We're going to find her and have our revenge. And later, you will atone by finding out and killing in secret all the other masterminds. If there will be any.

**Juzo:** Roger that.

### **Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba**

Meanwhile, Enoshima and Ikusaba were in a safe distance from the trio of Class 74th.

**Mukuro:** Are you sure you want to do that? I'm gonna lose you.

**Junko:** I thought you'd love the despair of losing your sister, just as I'd do.

**Mukuro:** I-I would, but...

**Junko:** And you'd lose me anyway. They all suspect me now. Be glad in this way I'm at least gonna stay alive. Just think about it. A new, mysterious girl with amnesia enters the game...They're either gonna be oblivious and the game will last even longer or they're going to suspect me and give me the ultimate despair by killing me when I won't be even able to enjoy it! Ah, the despair of that scenario... Come on, **he's** waiting for me! Just make sure to kill him after it all ends so my transformation would be final. And so that I'm gonna be able to feel the despair of losing him in advance.

**Mukuro:** Y-yes, I will!

**Junko:** Ah, if they'll find him... They'll never solve the mystery of his death! Upupupu!

### **Byakuya Togami and Toko Fukawa**

After a while of walking in an awkward silence, Fukawa asks a question.

**Toko:** W-where exactly are we going, Master? Is it some dark, secret place where we'll be doing...

**Byakuya:** Isn't that obvious? There's a library on this island. I predict we may find useful information or at least some hints for the identities of the masterminds in there. Additionally, no one seems interested in libraries nowadays. We should be able to sleep peacefully there. Naturally, we will still have to lock the door and keep guarding each other when the other is sleeping.

**Toko:** Y-you're so smart, Master!

**Byakuya:** That is why I lead our group and you're the one to follow me.

**Toko:** W-wait, did you say we will be guarding each other in the night? Ohohohoh...

**Byakuya:** Don't get any ideas, this is only for our survival.

### **Celestia Ludenberg, Hifumi Yamada and Teruteru Hanamura**

The trio arrives at the restaurant.

**Celestia:** Phew, finally. I am starving to death. Servants, prepare a dinner and a royal milk tea for me.

**Teruteru:** Yes, ma'am, with pleasure!

**Hifumi:** You wish! I will be the one to prepare a dinner for Miss Celeste!

**Teruteru:** Huh? Are you the Ultimate Cook?

**Celestia:** Excellent point, Teruteru. You are the Ultimate Cook, so I'll leave the cooking for you.

**Teruteru: Miss Celeste let me cook for her and called me by my name! This is the best day in my life!**

**Hifumi:** So what am I supposed to do?

**Celestia:** You can give me a foot massage befoe the dinner's ready.

**Hifumi:** Of course, you can count on me!

**Teruteru: Wait, so he gets to touch Miss Celeste's body? I should've stayed silent.**

### **Chihiro Fujisaki and Taichi Fujisaki**

Mr. Fujisaki comforts his shaken from fear child when suddenly the black and white bear appears.

**Monokuma:** Why, hello there!

**Taichi:** You? What are you doing here?!

**Monokuma:** A lot happened since you two left the group. Anyway, I'm only here to give you your personal e-Handbooks. They'll help you a lot, so don't lose them! The other can tell you about the other things that happened, such as who died. But I guess you'll figure out by looking at your e-Handbooks.

**Taichi:** I see through your trick, Monokuma. I refuse to take it!

**Monokuma:** Huh? Why?

Mr. Fujisaki shows his bracelet. His forbidden action says: "**using modern technology**".

**Monokuma:** Perfect! One e-Handbook is basically wasted! Do you know how expensive they are?!

**Taichi:** I don't care, life is more precious!

**Monokuma:** Fine! Be an old-timer and don't use an e-Handbook. Jeez!

An annoyed bear leaves, taking one e-Handbook with him.

**Chihiro:** It seems unfair that your forbidden action doesn't allow you to use e-Handbooks.

**Taichi:** It is, but what can I do about it? By the way, what is yours?

Chihiro shows his bracelet. The forbidden action says: "**using your programming skills**".

**Taichi:** Well, that's slightly better than mine.

**Chihiro:** Yeah. But I still can't create an Alter Ego to help us... I'm powerless...

**Taichi:** Don't say that! You're one of the Ultimates too! You're gonna make it, I believe in you!

**Chihiro:** T-thanks, dad. Heheh. You sound like my classmate, Makoto.

### **Kanon Nakajima and Leon Kuwata**

Meanwhile, Kanon Nakajima and Leon Kuwata spend some "romantic" time sitting on a bench at the Jabberwock Park on the central island. Kuwata begins to feel uncomfortable, especially when Nakajima leans closer and closer to him.

**Leon:** Um, Kanon, don't ya think it's dangerous to be on the central island? Every other island connects to this one, so we're an easy targer.

**Kanon:** Don't you think it's romantic? A romantic scenery in a dangerous situation... Besides, don't worry your pretty head about it. Whoever will want to kill you would need to battle me first!

**Leon:** Romantic? Pretty head? Kanon, how many times did I tell yz it's not goin' to work?

**Kanon:** Exactly 3909 times.

**Leon:** Huh? You actually count that?

**Kanon:** Of course I do! That's true love for you! I also counted how many dates with other girls you had.

**Leon:** Damn, you're bein' a stalker! Don't take it personally, but can't you leave me alone at least for this game...

**Kanon:** I can't. It's too dangerous here!

**Leon:** I know how to protect myself.

**Kanon:** But I want us to protect each other!

**Leon: She's right, I can't just leave my little cousin like that...**

**Kanon:** And I know you'd want to be with that Pop Sensation girl. I can't let you!

**Leon:** Why? We can both be in her group.

**Kanon:** I'd get too jealous and would kill her. Do you want her to die? And me to die at the Class Trial?

**Leon:** Of course not!

**Kanon:** There's also this...

Nakajima says, showing her bracelet to her cousin. Her forbidden action says: "**Leon Kuwata dying**".

**Leon:** I see. So that's why you're more eager to follow me than ever.

**Kanon:** Well, that and my love for you, of course.

**Leon:** Then I'll do my best not to die. For both of us.

### **Koichi Kizakura, Komaru Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri, Makoto Naegi and Sayaka Maizono**

After the group arrived at the military base on the fifth island, Kirigiri told everyone to search for the weapons. During their search, Naegi siblings meet up.

**Makoto:** Oh, hi Komaru.

**Komaru:** Kyaaaaaaaaaah! Jeez, Makoto, don't scare me like that!

**Makoto:** S-sorry...

**Komaru:** So...I guess this situation isn't that bad for you, after all.

**Makoto:** Huh?

**Komaru:** I mean, you're surrounded by the girls who love you. Your sister, Kyoko, Sayaka...

**Makoto:** Huh? You think they...?

**Komaru:** I've seen how they looked at you back in school. And how you looked at them.

Makoto blushes and stars sweating.

**Komaru:** So which one are you going to choose?

**Makoto:** I...I don't know. They're both amazing.

**Komaru:** Well, choose before this game chooses for you!

**Makoto:** Komaru, now you're scaring me.

**Komaru:** Speaking of scary, what do you think of that fedora guy?

**Makoto:** You mean Koichi Kizakura? Well, I don't know him that well so I don't know what his true intentions are...But I want to believe in everyone!

**Komaru:** Heh. You always do.

Meanwhile, said fedora guy meets with Kirigiri.

**Koichi:** So, how's the searchin' goin'?

**Kyoko:** Good, I guess. I mean, all of the weapons I found were fake or useless. The tanks are not working. Sadly, the helicopter doesn't either. Hey, can I ask you something?

**Koichi:** What is it?

**Kyoko:** Why are you following me?

**Koichi:** Jeez, that again? I already told you.

**Kyoko:** A favor for a friend, I know. I already have my suspicions, but I wanted to confirm them.

**Koichi:** And what are your suspicions?

**Kyoko:** You and my father were really close. If I recall correctly, you were the one who took a picture of me and him when I was little. I think you're trying to protect me.

**Koichi:** Damn, they call you the Ultimate Detective for a reason.

**Kyoko:** Hey, you scouted me.

**Koichi:** And your father was really happy when I did. By the way, may I know your forbidden action? That'd make the job a lot easier, ya know.

**Kyoko:** I'm sorry...I can't.

Kizakura is shocked, but doesn't force Kirigiri to share the information with him. When he's about to continue searching, a familiar black and white bear appears.

**Monokuma:** Why, hello there! You seem to be working hard on finding those weapons.

**Koichi:** What do you want?

**Monokuma:** I'm here to inform you that all of the weapons and vehicles here are fake.

**Kyoko:** Yeah, we kinda figured it out by ourselves.

**Monokuma:** Oh? And did you figure out how to get a weapon?

Silence.

**Monokuma:** I knew it. Well, since you're so determined to find them, I may as well tell you. I'd leave your personal weapon with you if you had the title that is connected to carrying a weapon somehow. Like, how Ultimate Soldier got to keep her knife and the Ultimate Swordswoman got to keep her sword.

**Koichi:** I guess that means no weapons for us. What a shame.

**Monokuma:** Not exactly. One **lucky student** got the information from me on their e-Handbook. An information about the location of the weapons available for anyone. What they're going to do with it is up to them. You can try guessing who that was and ask them politely to share that information with you. Not sure if it's going to work, but whatevs. I don't care! Upupupu!

The bear disappears.

**Koichi:** Well, that sucks. Guess we won't find any weapons to protect ourselves.

**Kyoko:** I didn't want to find the weapons to protect ourselves. I wanted to find them in order to get rid of them, so that I'd prevent the murders.

**Koichi:** Interesting. Do you have any ideas about who could get the info about the location of the weapons?

**Kyoko:** I have my prime suspect. Nagito Komaeda. Monokuma hinted it was a lucky student and I doubt Makoto wouldn't share the information with us. Also, Nagito was the reason of that bomb accident.

**Koichi:** That makes sense. Are you going to ask him?

**Kyoko:** No.

**Koichi:** Why?

**Kyoko:** He's dangerous. Also, I figured out the knives from the kitchen may be used as weapons too and they're available for anyone. Let's go there and get rid of them.

**Koichi:** Pretty sure the Ultimate Cook guy won't let you do that.

**Kyoko:** Pretty sure he'd do anything a girl would ask him to do. Or a boy. Or anyone.

### **Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, Natsumi Kzuryu and Peko Pekoyama**

The "Kuzuryu gang" spends time in the warehouse on the fifth island. They had closed the door to prevent anyone from coming in and attacking them.

**Natsumi:** Hey, big brother, can I borrow your Peko for a while?

**Fuyuhiko:** The fuck did you say?! Peko isn't a thing that you can borrow!

Pekoyama smiles after hearing that defense coming from her master.

**Natsumi:** I'm sorry, I know how much you value her. I mean, can I ask her for a favor?

**Fuyuhiko:** That depends on what you're planning to do.

**Natsumi:** Isn't that obvious? I must kill Koizumi and Sato! They're my mortal enemies! I'm sure they'd try to kill me too. But I've got no weapons. And Peko still has her sword.

**Fuyuhiko:** Are you fucking crazy?! You want to kill one of my classmates and her friend?! And you want to make Peko do it for you?! So that she'd die on the trial?!

**Natsumi:** Hey, no one will know. In fact, I'm sure their other best friends will accuse me of killing Koizumi and Sato. But they'll be wrong. We're going to remain silent and Peko will survive.

**Fuyuhiko:** But if that happens someone innocent would lose their life!

**Natsumi:** I thought you're the Ultimate Yakuza. Besides, she's not your classmate anymore, right? The school ended after that riot, right?

**Fuyuhiko:** There are still some limits though! I can kill a mastermind, although in secret. But that?!

**Natsumi:** So you want them to kill your little sister first? You know our conflict is serious. They will do it. In fact, Sato believes I'm one of the masterminds and the reason the other Reserve Course students were crazy. That will convince them to kill me even more.

**Fuyuhiko: Damn it, she's right!**

**Fuyuhiko:** Damn it, why couldn't you just get along with them back then?!

**Natsumi:** Because...because they're the reason I didn't get to be in a class with you. They're the reason why I felt as if I didn't deserve to be around you. They're the reason why we didn't spend as much time together as we used to!

**Fuyuhiko:** I...I didn't know how you feel...

**Natsumi:** Fortunately, there were some other Reserve Course students who helped me to deal with my inferiority complex. Hajime Hinata, Komaru Naegi and Yuta Asahina. They're the reason why I haven't killed Mahiru or Sato yet. But now it's different. Now they're out to get me!

**Fuyuhiko:** Ugh...Fine, I'll think about it...

### **Hiyoko Saionji, Ibuki Mioda, Mahiru Koizumi, Mikan Tsumiki and Sato**

The five girls spend time together in the resting room on the second floor of the hospital on the third island.

**Mahiru:** Picking the hospital was a good idea, Mikan. There's enough place for all of us to sleep here. And everyone else will be fighting for the place in cottages or luxury rooms in the funhouse.

**Mikan:** Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words.

**Hiyoko:** Yeah, yeah. You had one good idea. Don't get used to it, pig barf!

**Mikan:** Kyaaaah! Pig barf?

**Ibuki:** I'd kinda rather spend the time rocking in that Titty Typhoon music venue. But I guess we'd be too easy target there, so good for you, Mikan!

**Sato:** Speaking of good ideas, I bet you all know what we have to do. Kill Natsumi Kuzuryu.

**Mahiru:** What?!

**Mikan:** K-kill?!

**Ibuki:** Ibuki's scared!

**Hiyoko:** Fine, whatever.

**Sato:** Come on, girls! You know she'll be trying to kill Mahiru and me. And she has to be one of the masterminds! I mean, look at the survivors from Reserve Course. There's her, the only Reserve Course students who were friends with her, and me. Isn't that suspicious?

**Mahiru:** But if she was behind it, wouldn't she make the other Reserve Course students kill you in that riot?

**Sato:** No. I'm sure she'd rather kill me personally in this sick game. That's why she let herself, her friends and her worst enemy survive!

**Mahiru:** But it's still not confirmed she was the reason those Reserve Course students went crazy, right? And it's still not confirmed that she's one of the masterminds either. Those are just your assumptions, right?

**Sato:** But it's exactly as if she was one of the masterminds and chose us specifically to survive. Why would we be the only Reserve Course students who didn't go crazy and survived the riot?

**Mahiru:** Well...

**Sato:** Look, it's suspicious that everyone from your class, Class 78th, Class 79th and the Student Council survived too. It's as if the masterminds chose who to let live. There are already two girls from Class 78th suspected for being the masterminds. And what about the kids? They survived too and one of them was a mastermind. Someone among the school staff is probably a mastermind too, considering how many of them survived.

The girls start believing Sato's theory, although still not eager to murder anyone.

**Sato:** In other words, if there is a group of survivors from the same class, there's probably a mastermind among them who made sure the Reserve Course students would kill anyone but them. The same goes for the survivors from the Reserve Course!

**Mahiru:** That...sadly makes sense. So Natsumi may really be a mastermind, huh?

**Sato:** Not to mention her being a part of the Kuzuryu clan. She may not be the Ultimate Yakuza, but she's still a gangster, you know!

**Mahiru:** But still...She's my classmate's younger sister. And he's different than that, even if he is a Yakuza.

**Sato:** But is she? And besides, school got ruined, right? There are no more classmates anymore.

**Mahiru:** What about friends though? There are still friends! And Fuyuhiko was one of our friends! I doubt he'd let his sister kill us.

**Sato:** Don't you remember she already wanted and threatened to kill us? She was lucky her brother, Hajime, Komaru and Yuta prevented her from that. But in this game we're forced to kill! She'll definitely want to kill us more than before!

**Mahiru:** B-but...The trials...Would she really risk it if she knew our friends would know she killed us?

**Sato:** I don't think she'd care. She'd just want to make sure we die first. And she could still kill Hiyoko, Ibuki and Mikan to get rid of the witnesses.

**Mikan:** Kyaaaaaaaaaah! Us too?!

**Ibuki:** Now Ibuki's even more scared!

**Hiyoko:** Stupid bitch! She better not dare to kill me!

**Mahiru:** Wait, she wouldn't do it! There's a rule that says the killer can kill up to 2 people. Even if she killed Sato and me, she wouldn't kill Hiyoko, Ibuki and Mikan!

**Sato:** But she is in a group with her brother and Peko, right? That's enough to kill the remaining three.

**Mahiru:** N-no! I don't believe Fuyuhiko and Peko would kill us!

**Sato:** Even when I'm sure they know we will aim for Natsumi?

**Mahiru:** Then we don't kill Natsumi and problem's solved.

**Sato:** Not if they'll attack first out of fear we'd kill first. Listen, you were classmates, but of course they'll support Fuyuhiko's sister over us. You were friends, but this game forced you to be enemies.

Silence.

**Mahiru:** N-no. It's still wrong! We won't kill her and they won't kill us! End of discussion!

But none of the girls seem convinced. Not even Mahiru herself. And especially not Sato.

### **Kazuichi Soda**

The Ultimate Mechanic is walking through the forest.

**Kazuichi: According to the map on my e-Handbook, Gundham and Miss Sonia must be close. I'm gonna interrupt their date and prove to Miss Sonia that I'm a better boyfriend material and that I'll protect her!**

However, Soda soon finds two e-Handbooks that belonged to Gundham and Sonia lying on the ground.

**Kazuichi:** Are you kidding me?!

### **Jataro Kemuri, Kotoko Utsugi, Masaru Daimon and Nagisa Shingetsu**

The kids spend time enjoying the attractions of the fourth island.

**Masaru:** Come on, one more ride on the rollercoaster!

**Jataro:** I almost barfed last time...

**Kotoko:** Ew! We don't need to know that!

**Nagisa:** Don't you think it's enough for now?

**Masaru:** Huh? Don't tell me you're scared, Nagisa.

**Nagisa:** O-of course not! It's just that we have more serious things to think about now.

**Jataro:** Don't tell me you also wonder if sitting right in front of TV makes your eyes square. You sure have weird hobbies, Nagisa.

**Nagisa:** No. I mean, we need to think about what to do, especially now that our Monaca died.

**Masaru:** But I don't want to think about it! It makes me worried and confused. I want to spend the time having fun so I won't have to think about anything!

**Kotoko:** Yes, I second that.

**Nagisa:** But we need to think about our plans. Whether Monaca's death means we continue them or...

**Jataro:** Hey, you didn't ask me for my opinion on purpose!

**Nagisa:** Fine, then how about the luxury rooms? We must take them early or someone else will do that before us and we'll be forced to sleep on the ground.

**Kotoko:** Oh my, Nagisa's right!

**Masaru:** Fine, we can go take our rooms. But after that we're going to go back to the rollercoaster and make one of us watch the rooms so that no one steals them from us!

**Jataro:** I bet that one unlucky person will be me...

**Masaru:** Actually, I thought about Nagisa since he's so against having fun.

**Jataro:** Is it possible? Nagisa is now the hated one instead of me?

**Nagisa:** That doesn't really matter, just let's go!

**Masaru:** Hey, don't forget I'm the leader here!

**Kotoko:** Didn't you win that title in rock-paper-scissors?

**Masaru:** Doesn't matter! I'm still the leader! And I say we go take our rooms now! Leader's orders!

The kids leave the rollercoaster and run to the funhouse.

### **Kazuo Tengan, Ryota Mitarai and Ultimate Imposter**

Ryota Mitarai and Ultimate Imposter hide in the Movie Theater on the third island.

**Imposter:** Perfect place. A big, dark room. No one will notice us here. And it's quite fitting for your talent of the Ultimate Animator.

**Ryota:** Y-yeah...But what about food?

**Imposter:** I'll be sneaking out for it.

**Ryota:** What about taking a shower? What about brushing your teeth?

**Imposter:** You didn't seem bothered about it when you were working on your anime. Relax, we can sneak out for it as well. Of course, not together so no one will suspect anything.

This is when Kazuo Tengan enters the room.

**Imposter:** How did you find us?

**Kazuo:** I've been following you boys...

**Ryota:** Mr. Tengan...I...I can explain!

**Kazuo:** I don't need any explanations. I'm Hope's Peak Academy's advisor. I know about a lot of its secrets. Including the fact that Class 77-B has 16 students and one of them is the Ultimate Imposter who is under the disguise of the Ultimate Animator, who doesn't go to class.

**Imposter:** Don't tell anyone, please. This sounds super suspicious, they're going to suspect us!

**Kazuo:** How long do you want to lie to your friends though? The longer you'll keep your secrets, the less they're going to trust you.

**Imposter:** Well...We did tell Mikan Tsumiki...

**Kazuo:** And how did she react?

**Imposter:** Quite originally...But in the end she was happy someone trusted her to tell her a secret.

**Kazuo:** See? It's not a big deal. They'll be thankful once you tell them.

**Imposter:** But this is different. We're in the middle of a killing game! I trust my classmates, but I'm not sure if I can trust the others.

**Kazuo:** It's going to be alright. You two are not alone in this. I know your secret, Koichi Kizakura knows your secret, one of your friends knows it and your teacher probably knows too. You have a lot of people to back up your words.

**Ryota:** What if they all die before we reveal our secret?

**Kazuo:** Have some hope. It's very unlikely all of us would die before you do it.

**Ryota:** Y-yeah, I guess.

**Kazuo:** But it's important for you to be in a group with someone else, not just by yourselves. You can go along with me if you want to.

**Ryota:** And where are you going?

**Kazuo:** I'm old and I'm quickly getting tired. I'm going to sleep in one of the rooms at the motel. Everyone else probably took the cottages and the rooms in the funhouse.

**Imposter:** What about the hospital? There are some places to sleep there as well. And it also has medications.

**Kazuo:** Look at your e-Handbooks. Your friend Mikan is there with her other 4 friends. Being together is one thing, but sleeping together is another. Hehe. Unless you want to sleep in one hospital bed with an old man.

**Ryota:** Yeah, motel it is. We're going to meet with Mikan and the others later.

### **Angie Yonaga, Himiko Yumeno and Tenko Chabashira**

**Tenko:** Can we go now? We've been praying for hours!

**Angie:** There is no such a thing as praying for too long. Especially in the middle of a brutal killing game.

**Himiko:** I guess I am tired though.

**Tenko:** See? Himiko-san supports me! We should go check if there are any rooms left. Those degenerate males probably already took all of them.

**Himiko:** Yeah, going to bed is an excellent idea.

Chabashira blushes.

**Himiko:** By the way, don't you think it's weird that the map calls this place a "Monokuma Rock", but it's just a regular rock?

**Tenko:** That bear is probably just full of himself and decided to name a rock after himself.

**Himiko:** Yeah, I guess it's probably nothing important.

### **Kaede Akamatsu, Kaito Momota, Korekiyo Shinguji, Rantaro Amami, Shuichi Saihara and Tsumugi Shirogane**

**Rantaro:** Alright, it's getting late. We should think about the guarding shifts.

**Shuichi:** How about making half of us sleep the first half of the night and the other half sleep the latter?

**Rantaro:** Good idea. We should also make the girls sleep during one of the halves and the guys sleep during the other half.

**Korekiyo:** But there are only two girls and four guys in our group. There should be at least three people guarding the three sleeping students. I mean, what if, let's say, Tsumugi decides to kill Kaede and all of us are asleep during that time?

**Rantaro:** We'd probably hear something and wake up.

**Korekiyo:** Still, I believe we should divide into equal halves of three people. Always better than having only two guards, right?

**Kaito:** Fine. But there's only one bed. Who will sleep with the girls?

**Korekiyo:** I will.

**Kaito:** Yep, you're definitely a creep. But since you're not making a big deal out of it, unlike us, I guess you can sleep with them.

**Korekiyo: If only he knew...**

### **Celestia Ludenberg, Hifumi Yamada, Jataro Kemuri, Kotoko Utsugi, Masaru Daimon, Nagisa Shingetsu and Teruteru Hanamura**

**Kotoko:** Finally! Luxury room is going to be mi...Huh? Who are you?

**Hifumi:** This is Miss Celeste and we're her servants.

**Masaru:** Servants? Haha! How lame of you!

**Kotoko:** We could use a servant too.

**Hifumi:** Well, we're definitely out of option. We already serve Miss Celeste.

**Celestia:** Anyway, I was going to sleep in my luxury room. Is there something you want from me, dear children?

**Kotoko:** Luxury room? I wanted a luxury room!

**Masaru:** Hey, luxury room should go for the leader!

**Nagisa:** Relax, there are two luxury rooms, right? And there are also two more on the Grape side of the funhouse. I guess we can let them have this side and go...

**Kotoko:** Oh no, we're the kids, so they should go on the other side, not us!

**Hifumi:** But this is Miss Celeste! She shouldn't walk too much!

**Celestia:** It is alright, my servant. We are leaving. Being rude for the children is quite low, don't you think so?

**Hifumi:** Right, Miss Celeste...

**Teruteru:** I'm fine with any side and any neighbours.

The trio leaves heading to the Grape side. The kids remain.

**Kotoko:** So the luxury room is mine because I'm a girl.

**Masaru:** And the other one is mine cuz I'm the leader!

**Jataro:** Fine. I guess we're going to the standard rooms then.

**Kotoko:** Oh no, Jataro! What if someone else comes and wants to stay in a standard room? You should live in a room that suits you, the poorest one.

The Li'l Ultimate Art sighs, but doesn't argue.

**Nagisa:** Before we go to sleep, or back to the rollercoaster, let us finally discuss the current matters. Our friend, Monaca Towa, was revealed to be one of the masterminds who put us in this game. But that doesn't mean she stopped being our friend, right?

**Kotoko:** But if she's the reason why we're in this game, didn't she become our enemy?

**Nagisa:** We don't know that! What if the Demon masterminds forced her to make us participate in this game with her?

**Jataro:** Does it really matter if she's our friend or not? I mean, she's already dead.

**Nagisa:** But we need to know if we should continue our plan. Also, I think we should actually be thankful to her. All the other kids from Hope's Peak Academy's Elementary Division died in that riot. Even if we survived because she let us live so we'd participate in the game, which by the way is still just a theory, it means we got to live longer thanks to her.

**Masaru:** That makes sense, I guess. So she really was our friend even when she kinda wasn't, huh?

**Nagisa:** Y-yes. At least that's what I want to believe in.

**Kotoko:** Of course you want to believe she was on our side all the way, Nagisa. Didn't you have a crush on her.

Kotoko Utsugi mocks Nagisa Shingetsu, causing him to blush.

**Jataro:** Aaaa! He's turning red! Nagisa is burning up!

**Nagisa:** A-anyway...What about our plans for the Children Paradise? Even if Monaca sort of betrayed us and even though she's dead now, we're still going to make that paradise, right?

**Kotoko:** Didn't she have those helmets to brainwash the other kids to help us? With her gone, they're not going to work! Ah, what a tragedy it is!

**Jataro:** Why do the useful ones always die first? It should've been me instead.

**Nagisa:** Helmets or not, we're still going to fulfill our dream, right? Demons are still our enemies, right?

**Masaru:** That's right! Even if Monaca could be considered our enemy now, the Demons are still our prime enemy! And unlike her, they're still alive!

**Kotoko:** Ooooh, it sounds as if you wanted to kill the Demons in this game. Nice! Don't worry, we won't tell anyone, especially during the Class Trial.

**Masaru:** Of course I want to kill those filthy Demons! Especially that old one.

**Kotoko:** Oh yeah, the older they are the bigger is the chance they are pedophiles!

**Nagisa:** Fine, fine. Let's leave the planning to kill the Demons for tomorrow. Now we should rest to have some energy for the game.

As such, the kids go to sleep.

**Celestia:** I am going to stay in the luxury room. Since you two are servants, you should stay in the rooms that suit your role. The worst quality rooms.

**Hifumi:** B-but the other rooms still aren't taken.

**Celestia:** Huh? Do you disagree with me?

**Hifumi:** N-no, Miss Celeste.

### **Koichi Kizakura, Komaru Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri, Makoto Naegi and Sayaka Maizono**

After getting rid of the knives and forks from the kitchen by throwing them in the sea, the group goes to share a cottage.

**Komaru:** Is it really alright if we let that guy sleep with us? He's and adult man and there are three underage girls here.

**Makoto:** He helped us a lot, I think we can trust him.

**Sayaka:** You trust everyone, don't you, Makoto?

**Makoto:** Heheh, you know me well.

**Kyoko:** We should have some guarding shifts. Some people will sleep while some other make sure no one is in danger. I'll keep an eye on you with Makoto and Mr. Kizakura first.

**Sayaka:** Why do you get to guard us with Makoto?

Kirigiri blushes.

**Kyoko:** Fine, we can do it by gender. Girls sleep first while the guys are guarding. In the middle of the night, we'll switch.

After this decision, someone knocks on the door. It's some red-haired girl in a school uniform.

**Koichi:** Who are you? I don't recognize you.

**Kyoko: Hm? If he doesn't recognize a student, that student must be suspicious...**

**Ryōko:** It's a little embarrasing, but... I don't really remember who I am.

**Koichi:** You don't? You know how suspicious that makes you.

**Ryōko:** I know... Well, I've got my own notebook and e-Handbook with some things written about me. My name is Ryōko Otonashi and I am the Ultimate Analytical Prowess. I've been kidnapped and forced to participate in this killing game, just like you.

**Koichi:** Hmm, I don't remember seeing you in the crowd with us. Then again, there were so many of us there, I could simply not notice you. Which class are you from again?

**Ryōko:** S-sorry, I don't remember.

**Kyoko:** And what do you want from us?

**Ryōko:** I was looking for a place to sleep. Is it alright if I sleep with your group?

**Kyoko:** Makoto, I know you believe in every one, but we have every right to suspect this girl.

**Makoto:** Y-yeah, I guess you're right...

**Koichi:** Hey, isn't there other cottage left with no one inside?

**Ryōko:** I was told every cottage was already taken.

**Koichi:** Huh? Told by whom?

**Ryōko:** I...don't remember... And I'm too scared to sleep alone...

**Makoto:** Maybe we can check her for weapons? We'll have guards anyway. I don't see a reason why we shouldn't let her stay with us.

**Kyoko:** Fine. But I'm afraid you'll be forced to sleep on the ground or have the guarding duty with the guys. There is not enough place on the bed for four girls.

**Ryōko:** Sure!

Kirigiri checks the new girl for weapons. After she finds none, she lets her stay and the girl chooses to have guarding duty with the guys. Although Kyoko watches her and Kizakura, she eventually falls asleep. Hope's Peak's Talent Scout decides to use the opportunity and attempt to check what's Kyoko's forbidden action. Although he doesn't see it too well from a safe distance, he manages to eventually take a glimpse at it when Ryōko and Makoto aren't looking. What he reads absolutely terrifies him. "**Passing the fourth round with Makoto Naegi alive**".

### **Chiaki Nanami, Hajime Hinata and Nagito Komaeda**

**Chiaki:** Alright, that's enough of playing games for now. We should get some rest before tomorrow.

**Hajime:** E-Handbook shows there are still cottages and rooms at the motel available. I think cottages are too easy target, especially since they're at the docks. One can easily destroy them. How about sleeping at the motel?

**Chiaki:** Sounds great to me.

**Nagito:** You two go ahead. I'm going to choose a different room anyway because I don't want to feel like a third wheel.

**Chiaki:** What? We're not going to sleep together.

**Nagito:** But still...You two can go. I'm so lucky that I don't fear living inside a cottage.

The duo leaves him, although reluctantly due to being suspicious of Komaeda's behaviour.

### **Hiyoko Saionji, Ibuki Mioda, Mahiru Koizumi, Mikan Tsumiki, Sato and Seiko Kimura**

Somebody knocks on the closed door of the hospital. The girls gather by the door.

**Sato:** Should we open? That may be Natsumi trying to kill me.

**Mikan:** B-but what if it's someone who needs medical help?

**Mahiru:** Let's see.

The Ultimate Photographer raises her voice to speak with the unknown person through the door.

**Mahiru:** Who's there?

**Sato:** Mahiru, if it's Natsumi you shouldn't have been the one to speak!

The person from the other side of the door answers.

**Seiko:** I'm Seiko Kimura, the Ultimate Pharmacist from Class 76th. I came here for a shelter. There's one guy who's trying to kill me. Please, let me in.

**Hiyoko:** Do we really want anyone else in our group?

**Sato:** Can we really trust her? She might be Natsumi's accomplice.

**Mikan:** B-but there's a person trying to kill her. And she's a medic too.

**Mahiru:** Alright, we're risking it. If anything, there are five of us. We should be able to defend ourselves.

The girls end consulting and open the door for the Ultimate Pharmacist.

**Seiko:** Thank you, thank you, thank you!

**Ibuki:** Why the hospital though?

**Seiko:** As the Ultimate Pharmacist, this place is suitable for me.

**Hiyoko:** Jeez, another Mikan! One is already too many!

Tsumiki starts crying.

**Seiko:** You should treat your friends better.

**Hiyoko:** Shut up, you're the newcomer here so you must respect our rules!

**Mahiru:** Hiyoko! I'm sorry, Seiko. We welcome you to our group.

**Seiko:** Oh yeah, that's another reason. I saw on my e-Handbook that there's a group here. I thought it'd be safer for me in the group.

**Ibuki:** Good logic, my friend! Ibuki approves!

**Seiko:** Is there a place for me to sleep? I'm exhausted after all the running today. If not, I can even sleep on the ground.

**Hiyoko:** I took the resting room on the second floor.

**Mikan:** I am sleeping on the chairs in the meeting room.

**Mahiru:** And the rest of us are sleeping in the three sick rooms.

**Seiko:** So there really is no place for me...

**Sato:** I can sleep with Mahiru so that you'll have one sick room for yourself. Right, Mahiru?

**Mahiru:** Y-yeah.

**Seiko:** Thank you, you're so kind.

### **Sonosuke Izayoi**

The Ultimate Blacksmith screams in anger after finding Seiko Kimura's e-Handbook lying on the ground.

**Sonosuke: Fine, Seiko Kimura. You may have tricked me, but yo won't escape your punishment. And neither will the person who killed Ruruka. I shall avenge her!**

### **Mahiru Koizumi, Sato and Seiko Kimura**

Suddenly, Sato wakes up and leaves the bed. Mahiru Koizumi, who was sleeping in the bed with her, notices this.

**Mahiru:** Hey, where are you going?

**Sato:** Huh? Oh, the bathroom.

The girl says and leaves the room. On the corridor she meets the new member of their group, Seiko Kimura.

**Seiko:** Hey, where are you going?

**Sato:** Huh? Oh, I just need some fresh air.

**Seiko:** Sure? Just come back quickly. Someone may be out there trying to kill you.

**Sato:** Thank you for your concern. I will.

The girl promises and leaves the hospital.

**Sato: I'll try to make it quick for Natsumi too...**

### **Koichi Kizakura, Komaru Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri, Makoto Naegi, Ryōko Otonashi and Sayaka Maizono**

Kizakura, Makoto and Ryōko are in the middle of their guarding duty when something unexpected happens. The monitor in their cottage turns on, waking everybody up. It catches attention of everyone.

**Kyoko:** This is probably some kind of trap! Everyone, look away!

Kirigiri, Maizono, Kizakura, Otonashi and Makoto look away.

**Makoto:** Komaru, don't!

Makoto screams, but his sister doesn't listen. The others look at Komaru now, as she appears to be in some kind of trance.

**Komaru:** I'm so average.

There's nothing special about me.

I'm just a mere Reserve Course student.

I don't have any special talent.

I'm nothing compared to my brother.

I only bring shame to my brother.

I don't deserve to be around my brother.

He's much superior to me.

Everyone here is.

Even other Reserve Course students here are still better than me.

I don't deserve to be around anyone here...

**Makoto:** What happened to her?

**Kyoko:** It's that video! It must have brainwashed her somehow! Everyone, look away! Makoto, make Komaru look away!

**Makoto:** Got it!

The girls look away while Makoto grabs his sister and tries to turn her around, to which she just shoves him aside. Kizakura observes her behavior. Soon, he notices a knife falling out on the ground. As Komaru reaches for it, Koichi realizes the purpose of the video.

**Koichi: I see... So the video was meant to brainwash its victim to commit suicide... I'm sorry, Makoto Naegi...I've got no other choice...**

Kizakura realizes the opportunty. He throws the knife away from Komaru's head and shoves her on the ground. He then pretends to help Makoto get up, only to cover his mouth with his right hand and hold him with his left arm. In this position, he turns around and forces Makoto to watch the video. He also prevents Komaru from getting the knife by stopping her from crawling towards it with his leg.

**Makoto:** I'm so average.

There's nothing special about me.

I let people lose their hope here.

And I call myself a student of Hope's Peak Academy?

I let people kill each other here.

I was only chosen through a lottery.

Where is my good luck now?

What do Sayaka and Kyoko see in me?

I can't even choose between them.

They deserve someone better, someone with actual talent.

I failed to save my sister from watching this video.

When he notices the video worked, Kizakura lets Makoto go. The Ultimate Lucky Student reaches for the knife while Koichi prevents hypnotized Komaru from getting it first. He succeeds, as Makoto gets it before his sister and stabs himself in the chest several times, screaming in pain.

**Sayaka:** Makoto's screaming!

**Kyoko:** We must help him!

**Ryōko:** What about the video?

**Koichi:** Let's break the monitor with something!

**Sayaka:** With what?

**Ryōko:** I can use my notebook!

**Koichi:** Be careful! Don't throw with closed eyes, but also don't stare at it for too long!

Otonashi turns around and looks at the monitor, immediately throwing her notebook at it, which is enough to break the screen and stop the video before it could brainwash her.

**Ryōko:** It's alright, I did it!

**Sayaka:** Yay for Ryōko! We made the right choice by letting you in!

The girls and Kizakura (who came back to his earlier pose) turn around to see... Makoto and Komaru's bodies lying on the ground. Makoto has a knife stabbed into his chest that is now covered in blood while the skin on Komaru's left half is now purple and her left eye bleeds. Kizakura is shocked as much as the girls and takes off his hat to give his condolences.

**Sayaka:** Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I think I'm gonna puke.

**Ryōko:** What happened?

**Kyoko:** If I had to guess, Makoto got a glimpse on that video while saving Komaru. It appears that either someone used the opportunity of the chaos around us to kill him...

Kirigiri says, looking at Kizakura, believing he must have somehow read what her NG Code is while she was sleeping.

**Kyoko:** ...or that video brainwashed him into committing suicide.

**Sayaka:** S-suicide?!

**Koichi:** That's right, his sister also appeared to be in trance...

**Sayaka:** But she didn't kill herself. Look, those are the symptoms of the poison from our bracelet.

Kirigiri leans towards Komaru and shows everyone her bracelet. Her forbidden action was: "**Makoto Naegi dying**".

**Koichi: Damn it, what have I done?! I didn't want to kill her...Forgive me both, Naegi siblings...**

That's when black and white bear appears.

**Monokuma:** What have you done to the monitor?!

**Ryōko:** It would've killed us!

**Monokuma:** Huh? How would a monitor kill you?

**Kyoko:** It appears it brainwashed the viewer into committing suicide.

**Monokuma:** Huh? That's a pretty bold theory.

**Koichi:** It's not a theory, we saw how they acted!

**Monokuma:** Then maybe what you've seen was just an illusion? Upupupu! Doesn't matter, I'm adding a rule that prevents you from destroying anything on this island. After all, you should be nice towards both the nature and the objects.

**Kyoko:** You just want more victims, don't you?

**Monokuma:** Let that be a mystery to you, detective girl.

The bear disappears.

### **Student Council**

The Student Council has a meeting in the forest.

**Aiko:** Do we really need a meeting in the middle of the night? Can't it wait for the morning?

**Sōshun:** I told you it's important. It's about the weapons.

Murasame says, showing his friends a chest. He then opens it. Inside, there are various weapons.

**Kotomi:** Don't tell me you want to use them!

**Suzuko:** Yeah, we're all friends here. Friends don't kill friends!

**Sōshun:** It's not that. I've got a message from a certain student who got a message about the location of the weapons from Monokuma. Although obtaining them required to participate in a life-threatening game, he successfuly finished it. He thought that we, as the Student Council, are the symbols of the students' hope and thus should decide about what to do with the weapons. So I decided to have a fair voting. Does everyone else agree to get rid of the weapons?

**Ryōta:** Why don't we use them on the masterminds?

**Kotomi:** Stupid, what if someone steals them from us?

**Tomohiko:** It's going to be alright, we'll guard them.

**Sōsuke:** Guarding or not, killing the masterminds is still killing and that isn't moral.

**Ryōta:** Do we have a choice though?

**Asukasei:** Hey, what if that's a trap set by that student who found the weapons?

**Sōshun:** He seemed so obsessed with our work that I didn't suspect him of betraying us. But I guess you're ri...

At this point everyone hears beeping. Student Council members lean towards the chest with the weapons.

**Aiko:** A bomb?

**Karen:** Can we defuse it?

**Kotomi:** It was already set up?

**Sōshun:** I'm sorry, I didn't even know!

But before anyone can even attempt to defuse the bomb, it explodes, killing the entire Student Council in the process.

### **Body Announcement**

Sato walks through the forest in order to find Natsumi. However, what she finds by the way terrifies her. A serious damage caused by an explosion, some damaged weapons, parts of damaged e-Handbooks, a lot of dried blood and remains of humans' bodies. It was at this moment when her e-Handbook showed a familiar black and white bear.

**Monokuma:** Akhem, akhem. Sorry to wake you up in the middle of the night, but... A body has been discovered. In fact, a lot of bodies. Now then, after certain time passes, we're going to have a Class Trial. See you later!

Shortly after the announcement, Ryoma Hoshi arrives.

**Ryoma:** That's messed up, isn't it?

**Sato:** Y-yeah...

After some time everyone gathers by the place of where the Student Council held their secret meeting. Once everyone's present, Monokuma and the other hosts appear.

**Monokuma:** I am really angry!

**Monomi:** Huh? I thought you like killings.

**Monotaro:** What happened, papa?

**Monokuma:** Remember the rule that a single killer can kill up to 2 people per round? This was an overkill!

**Kiyotaka:** It is nice to know that even you have standards.

**Monokuma:** I don't. I'm just mad that someone allowed breaking the rules, which forced me to end this round faster. Kumas and Monomi, which one of you put a bomb strong enough to kill multiple people in that chest?!

**Monomi:** Don't look at me, I didn't put any weapon inside! Weapons scare me!

**Shirokuma:** Yeah, same for me.

**Monofunny:** I dislike gory deaths!

**Monodam:** Monodam-wanted-everyone-to-get-along-so-he-didn't-put-any-weapons-inside-either.

**Monokuma:** Huh? No one wants to confess?

**Monokid:** Fine, it was me. I wanted to see another bloody firework, remember?

**Monosuke:** Idiot, you ruined papa's game!

**Monodam:** Please-get-along-brothers!

**Monokuma:** Ah, I see. What a shame. I'm gonna have to punish my own son.

**Monokid:** What?!

A **bomb inside Monokid activates and blows him up**, sending remains of his robotic body on the other hosts and people who were nearby.

**Monofunny:** Kyaaaaaaaaah!

**Monotaro:** Aaah, she puked again!

**Monokuma:** My children, Shirokuma and Monomi, you can leave now.

The other hosts leave.

**Monokuma:** Since this is finally a murder scenario where someone intentionally killed in secret and no one knows who that was, let me give you basic description. I originally thought about a separate Monokuma File, but since there are so many of you here, I won't waste any more iPads and I'll just send you a message on your eHandbooks.

**Taichi:** What about me? I can't use modern technology.

**Monokuma:** Fine, then I'll give you a Monokuma File.

**Taichi:** Didn't you say that was an iPad? It's still modern technology.

**Monokuma:** Fine! Your child will tell you the details.

The bear disappears and everyone gets a message from Monokuma.

"**The victims were all of the members of the Student Council. They died from a bomb explosion at around the midnight.**"

**Kaede:** 14 victims? The died despite keeping together...

**Nekomaru:** Who was a crazy maniac who let the teamwork die?!

**Shuichi:** Hmm, it says they died from a bomb explosion. Looks like someone was able to find the hidden weapons.

**Kyoko:** And I think I know who that was. Nagito Komaeda, wasn't it you?

**Nagito:** Can I answer that during the Class Trial?

**Kyoko:** Why not now?

The black and white bear reappears.

**Monokuma:** Because the investigation ends now!

**Kyoko:** What?! We haven't even properly investigated the crime yet!

**Monokuma:** What's there to investigate though? Not much is left from their bodies. Or from the weapon that killed them. Or from the other weapons.

**Himiko:** I agree. Let's have the trial now so we'll be able to go to finally go back to sleep.

**Tenko:** Tenko seconds what Himiko-san says!

**Monokuma:** I don't care about humans' opinion. Let's just have the trial because I say so, ok? Now then, follow me!

### **Class Trial**

The survivors follow Monokuma, who leads them to the Monokuma Rock. He opens a hidden door that lead to some large room inside the rock. The other hosts are already waiting inside.

**Monokuma:** I'm sorry, you'll have to stand throughout the entire trial. I wanted to provide you some seats, but there are way too many of you here.

**Kazuichi:** That's not our fault! You coulda kidnapped less people!

**Monokuma:** Anyway, let's begin with a simple explanation of the Class Trial. At the Class Trial, you will mention everyone who died and point out who was their killer. If the culprit committed their crime in secret, you'll have to either guess who that was or deduce it based on any clues that you could find.

**Yasuhiro:** You didn't even give us enough time to search for clues!

**Monokuma:** If you'll get each blackened correctly, you'll get to live and the blackened will be punished. If you'll get at least one blackened wrong, they will get to live and the person who accused them will be punished. If no one will be eager to accuse anyone, one unlucky person will be forced to do it with a voting. Alright, everything should be clear now. Let's begin going through every crime.

**Koichi:** The first person who died was Jin...

**Monokuma:** He doesn't count, I killed him as a threat to start the killing game. Next!

**Koichi:** Next was Great Gozu...

**Monokuma:** Enough! Those that I killed as a punishment for breaking the rules don't count either!

**Chisa:** Next one was Daisaku Bandai, but Monokuma already mention his death didn't count for the trial either because Kyosuke triggered his forbidden action indirectly and unintentionally.

**Monokuma:** Correct. Next!

**Kyosuke:** Next were Miaya Gekkogahara and Haiji Towa. I killed them, suspecting them of being the masterminds of this game.

**Chisa:** And Monaca Towa, whom I killed for the same reason.

**Monokuma:** That's right. But that's not a surprise since you killed them in front of everyone. Let's get to the more interesting murders finally!

**Kokichi:** After her death we all split up, so the interesting part should finally start!

**Tsumugi:** That's the interesting part?

**Tenko:** You have weird hobbies! As expected of degenarate male!

**Sonosuke:** Anyway, Ruruka died shortly after! Someone triggered her forbidden action of letting anyone leave the playfield! And I'll kill that person!

**Aoi:** Oh no, that must have been my brother, Yuta. He wanted to swim to the nearest shore to get help for us. But it turned out leaving the area of the game was against Monokuma's rules. I thought he only got himself killed...I didn't know he indirectly killed someone else...If I knew it'd end like that, I'd never let him do it!

**Sonosuke:** So Ruruka's killer already payed the price? That is good. However, you, as his sister, must be punished as well!

**Aoi:** What?!

**Sakura:** Never mind. Let us proceed with the trial.

**Himiko:** Yes, I want to go back to the bed in my cottage.

**Kokichi:** Speaking of which, with the deaths of the Student Council members, almost every cottage is free again. How nice!

**Kaede:** How can you be so cruel?!

**Kokichi:** That doesn't matter. So, about the Student Council members' death...

**Kyoko:** Wait a minute, at least two more people died earlier! Makoto and Komaru Naegi.

**Sayaka:** This reminds me...Why wasn't there a body announcement for them?

**Kyoko:** Monokuma, is there perhaps a certain limit of witnesses before the body announcement is played?

**Monokuma:** Well, it is true there is a limit. At least 3 people must find the body for the announcement to play.

**Sayaka:** But there were 4 of us there. Kyokko, Mr. Kizakura and Ryōko Otonashi.

**Kazuo:** Ryōko Otonashi? Perhaps it's just my old age, but I do not recall anyone like that.

**Koichi:** Yeah, I don't remember such student either.

**Chisa:** Neither do I.

**Byakuya:** Well, Ryōko, if that even is your real name...Who are you?

**Ryōko:** I know it sounds suspicious, but...I don't remember.

**Kokichi:** You don't remember? Isn't that one of the weakest lies ever?

**Ryōko:** It's not a lie! I really don't remember anything! The only things I remember are the ones listed about me in my e-Handbook and my notebook.

**Kyoko:** And what are those things?

**Ryōko:** My full name, my talent and the name of my beloved.

**Kyoko:** Your beloved? You didn't mention that earlier.

**Koichi:** Wait, why would be a name of your beloved in there?

**Ryōko:** Because I love him?

**Kyoko:** Kizakura's right. Something is suspicious about it. Whoever left you that notebook must have known who your beloved was. And they must have known about the killing game. In fact, they're probably one of the masterminds.

**Koichi:** Whose name is it?

**Ryōko:** What?! I can't expose the name of my beloved! You'll want to kill him!

However, the Ultimate Boxer comes and takes Ryōko's notebook from her hand.

**Ryōko:** Hey, what about my privacy?!

**Juzo:** Privacy? Our lives are at stake, goddamit!

He reads it for everyone. Ryōko's beloved is **Yasuke Matsuda**.

**Chihiro:** Yasuke Matsuda? The Ultimate Neurologist? My friend who worked on Neo World Program with me?

**Kyosuke:** So there really was a mastermind among the students who worked on the Neo World Program, huh? It appears his connection to Miaya Gekkogahara was the reason why her bunny avatar became one of the hosts. He wanted to frame her for being a mastermind. And as a result, he wanted to make the suspicion fall on her fellow co-contributors to the Neo World Program - Chihiro and Taichi Fujisaki. He wanted us to get rid of all people who have worked with him.

**Chihiro:** Yasuke? Wanted us to be killed? I can't believe it!

**Kyosuke:** It appears to be the most logic conclusion though.

**Tsumugi:** Why are we talking about some Yasuke Matsuda though? Weren't we supposed to find out who's the killer of the Student Council and Naegi siblings?

**Koichi:** Actually, Makoto Naegi committed a suicide. His sister died as a result of her forbidden action being letting Makoto Naegi die.

**Kiyotaka:** What?! I refuse to believe it! This is so unlike Makoto!

**Kyoko:** But it's true though. The monitor in our cottage showed some video that made both him and his sister be in some kind of trance. Apparently, it brainwashed them to commit suicide. Makoto got to do it first.

**Ryota: Huh...?**

**Monokuma:** Correct! Makoto Naegi and indirectly his sister's killer is Makoto Naegi himself!

**Koichi: Phew, looks like I got away with it. Once again, I'm sorry, Naegi siblings. I MUST protect Kyoko Kirigiri!**

**Kyoko:** I can't help but wonder about something though. There were a lot of monitors on the island. And yet the one that showed the Suicide Video was the one in our cottage. Considering Makoto's luck, it's very unlikely...It's almost as if...Someone chose to show it in our cottage on purpose. Someone who opposed Makoto.

**Koichi:** Hmm...Wouldn't it make that person Makoto and Komaru's killer?

**Monokuma:** In a way, yes. However, in this killing game the culprit is only the person who does the killing. It doesn't matter if anyone convinced you to commit suicide or anything. It matters that you gave yourself your fatal wounds.

**Sayaka:** Now that Kyoko mentioned it, I remember that Ryōko told us someone told her to choose specifically our cottage. Maybe that person showed us the video on our monitor. Could it be that Yasuke Matsuda guy?

**Kyoko:** Hmm... I doubt it. If he was her beloved, he wouldn't put her in danger. He'd choose a different cottage and show us the video anyway.

**Chihiro:** See? So maybe it wasn't Yasuke Matsuda because he's actually innocent? Maybe that person was someone who knew about his connection to Ryōko?

**Juzo:** Can't we just ask Ryōko?

**Ryōko:** Sorry, I already told you. I don't remember anything outside of the things listed in my notebook. I have severe amnesia.

**Chiaki:** I guess we can forget about it for now. Let's focus on finding Student Council's killer.

**Ryoma:** Hmm...When I first appeared on the crime scene, I saw that girl from Reserve Course already being there.

Hoshi says, pointing at Sato.

**Mahiru:** Sato? So you didn't go to the toilet?

**Natsumi:** I bet she went to kill me!

**Seiko:** But she killed someone else?

**Sato:** Enough! I didn't kill them! When I appeared on the crime scene, that's when the body announcement appeared on our e-Handbooks. Monokuma mentioned it plays when at least 3 people saw the corpse. So I was the 3rd witness!

**Ryoma:** Oh, that's right. I forgot about it. Sorry for accusing you.

**Kazuichi:** I came across their corpses before the body announcement while looking for Miss Sonia and Gundham.

**Gundham:** Ah, so you were amazed by my godly image enough to seek the world for it? How beguiling!

**Sonia:** This means Kazuichi is our prime suspect now!

**Kazuichi:** Wait, what?! You think I'm the killer?! But I was the 2nd witness!

**Akane:** And how do ya know ya were second witness?

**Kazuichi:** Because that girl from Reserve Course was third and I wasn't the killer?

**Akane:** But how do we know ya ain't a killer?

**Sonia:** Exactly!

**Shuichi:** There is one way to tell it. Student Council members were killed with a bomb... Which means their killer found the weapons that Monokuma hid from us.

**Akane:** Again, how do we know Kazuichi ain't the one who found 'em?

**Kyoko:** I mentioned it right before Monokuma closed the investigation, remember?

**Byakuya:** You said you believe it must have been Nagito Komaeda. But is there a reason why you suspect him?

**Seiko:** To be honest, that would make sense. He was behind that bombing accident at Hope's Peak, after all.

**Kyoko:** Monokuma told me and Mr. Kizakura about it while we were searching for bombs at the warehouse on the fifth island.

**Monokuma:** I did? Oops.

**Monosuke:** No! Papa made a mistake!

**Monofunny:** I thought he's flawless!

**Monokuma:** Enough, my previous children. We all make mistakes. But humans make them more often than bears.

**FLASHBACK**
**Monokuma:** Not exactly. One **lucky student** got the information from me on their e-Handbook. An information about the location of the weapons available for anyone.

**FLASHBACK ENDS**
**Nagito:** So that made you think it was me? Given the wording, Monokuma could've described anyone as that lucky student. It didn't have to be a hint to a student whose talent is luck.

**Kyoko:** Which is why I wanted to ask you about it before the Class Trial began. Please, be honest about it.

**Nagito:** Well, that's unfortunate. It's true, I was the one who got the message from Monokuma. With my luck, it was predictable I'd be that person. However, in order to obtain those weapons I had to clear a lifethreatening game in the Funhouse. Naturally, with my luck, I finished it with no problem. I trusted my luck even when playing Russian Roulette with 5 bullets.

**Chiaki:** Ah, so that's where you went missing.

**Hajime:** Wait, you played Russian Roulette with 5 bullets?!

**Nagito:** That doesn't matter. What matter is...

**Kokichi:** "That I killed the Student Council" is what you wanted to say? I mean, you got the weapons.

**Nagito:** Well, it is true I gave the weapons to the Student Council. But I didn't kill them.

**Kokichi:** How can we trust you?

**Celestia:** Are you not the master of lies? Tell us whether you believe Nagito is lying.

**Kokichi:** Fine. I tell you he's lying.

**Celestia:** I can sense what you just said was a lie.

**Maki:** Yeah, get used to him.

**Nagito:** Don't you remember? I wanted to be the sacrifice. I wanted to be everyone's stepping stone to hope. If I wanted to kill someone with a bomb, I'd commit suicide.

**Ryoma:** I'd do it too.

**Hiyoko:** But didn't you always keep telling how a great despair can cause a great hope or somethin'? You probably killed the Student Council for despair.

**Nagito:** I see, so that's what you think. Well, I admit that would be in-character for me as well. But you see, there is another proof that I'm not lying. Can you tell me what it is, Hajime?

**Hajime:** Huh? Why me?

**Nagito:** Come on, prove to them that even as a Reserve Course student you're worthy to be here.

**Natsumi:** You better not be trashtalking Reserve Course students again!

**Hajime: Prove that Nagito's innocent...How?**

**Nagito:** Hajime? Well, I guess I'll leave it to one of the Ultimate Detectives then.

**Hajime:** Wait, I got it! The proof that you didn't kill them is...that you're still alive!

**Yasuhiro:** Huh? What that has to do with it? Aren't the other killers still alive too?

**Miu:** Yeah, you better explain it, ass-head! Y'know, explain it for the other ass-heads cuz Miu Iruma already understands!

**Tsumugi:** That sounds like a lie.

**Kokichi:** Jeez, you're such a bad liar.

**Hajime:** What I meant is that one of Monokuma's rules says a single killer can kill up to 2 victims. If someone broke that rule, they'd be punished, just like Great Gozu was punished for destroying one of the hosts. And since Nagito's standing right here, this proves he wasn't responsible for the deaths of the Student Council members.

**Rantaro:** That seems possible. However, what if he just got lucky and his wristband failed to punish him? Or what if he's some sort of Monokuma's accomplice, a mastermind maybe? Perhaps Monokuma just didn't want to punish him?

**Hajime:** Well, Monokuma?

**Monokuma:** I refuse to give you any more hints.

**Kaito:** Guess we'll just have to believe in Nagito's innocence then.

**Kokichi:** Kaito, I already told you this game won't progress if you don't suspect anyone!

**Korekiyo:** That's true. One of us will be forced to figure out Student Council's killer.

**Kyoko:** Nagito, did anyone else know about the bomb?

**Nagito:** No. At least not to my knowledge. I sent a message to the Student Council President's cottage to inform him about my findings so that they, as the Student Council, the symbol of the students' hope, could decide about what to do with them.

**Hiroko:** Students' hope? What about the adults?

**Masaru:** They don't matter, obviously!

**Hiroko:** But this Student Council didn't represent your Elementary Division either.

**Masaru:** Yeah, what about us then?!

**Nagito:** Well, everyone else got separated. They were the only representative group that kept together.

**Kazuichi:** In other words, we still don't know who the killer is. Bummer.

**Shuichi:** Wait, that's not the dead end though. Hajime's proof provided for another clue. Whoever killed the Student Council should've been already punished. That means whoever isn't with us at this Class Trial is the culprit!

**Akane:** Yeah, but who's missin'? It's hard to notice when there's so many of us here, ya know!

**Mukuro:** My sister is who's missing.

**Kyosuke:** Huh? Junko Enoshima?

**Chisa:** Wait a minute, didn't we come to conclusion that she was one of the masterminds? Why would she break the rules of this game then? She should've remembered them more than anyone else.

**Mukuro:** Maybe she did it for despair? She loved despair. In fact, Ultimate Despair is what her true, hidden talent was. She killed the symbol of the students' hope for our despair, her own despair of dying and my despair of losing my sister, right?

**Kyoko:** "Right?" So you don't know?

**Juzo:** Weren't you two together the whole time?

**Mukuro:** We...got separated while running away from Class 74th's trio.

**Celestia:** Well, Kokichi? Can you confirm Mukuro's testimony as reliable?

**Kokichi:** Yep, that's totally true!

**Maki:** Coming from him, that makes it sound suspicious.

**Kokichi:** But we haven't got any other fitting suspect, right? No one else whose death wasn't already mentioned is missing from this Class Trial. So? Who's ready to accuse her?

**Kyoko:** So Junko disappeared...But some new girl appeared? That's suspicious...

**Sayaka:** Now that you mention it, it is strange.

The Ultimate Soldier pulls Ryōko Otonashi's hair.

**Ryōko:** Ouch!

**Mukuro:** See? It's not a wig. If you're implying Junko disguised herself as this girl, that's not the case.

**Kyoko:** She could've dyed her hair.

**Sayaka:** What if they really are two different people? Junko could be the one who told Ryōko to sleep in our cottage.

**Kyoko:** Or they are the same person and Mukuro was the one to do so. However, this seems impossible considering...

**Shuichi:** ...that Ryōko's still alive?

**Kyoko:** Exactly. If Junko is missing from this Class Trial because she's the Student Council's killer and got punished, it means she isn't disguised as Ryōko Otonashi.

**Sayaka:** So they really are two different people, huh?

**Koichi:** Guess we simply didn't notice her in the crowd earlier. But still, it's suspicious that no one remembers her...

**Kyoko:** However, if you want to stick to the theory that Junko disguised herself as Ryōko Otonashi, that leaves us with no more suspects for the Student Council's murder.

Silence.

**Kyoko:** Let's confirm it first. Monokuma, since Student Council's killer broke the rule of killing maximally 2 people, that means they were already punished, right? You didn't let them live because they're a mastermind or anything like that?

**Monokuma:** Nope. I must tbe fair in my own game.

**Monotaro:** Yeah, daddy would never break his own rules!

**Monokuma:** So yeah, you can be sure that the Student Council's killer has already been punished in Great Gozu's style.

**Kyosuke:** Wait a minute, there is one more suspect! Yasuke Matsuda, remember? If he mentioned his own name in Ryōko Otonashi's notebook, he must have been behind this game and must have survived the Reserve Course students' riot. And he's not here with us.

**Kazuo:** I don't recall seeing him earlier though.

**Taichi:** Besides, I don't think anyone here knew about his connection to Ryōko Otonashi. I mean, I didn't.

**Chihiro:** I didn't either.

**Kyoko:** How about you, Mukuro?

**Mukuro:** Huh? Me?

**Kyoko:** If the theory about Junko disguising herself as Ryōko Otonashi is correct, you should know whether Junko had connection to Yasuke Matsuda.

**Mukuro:** She...didn't.

**Kokichi:** Now that's a lame lie. I can sense your jealous!

**Kyoko:** You do? Great. Because it is now the time to expose the killer of the Student Council.

**Kokichi:** What? Me?

**Kyoko:** You've said Mukuro just lied. And you're known as a master of lies. If she lied, that means Junko had connection to Yasuke Matsuda, which would also confirm she's disguising herself as Ryōko Otonashi now. Which would also mean that Yasuke Matsuda is our only suspect left.

**Kokichi:** But we don't even know if Yasuke Matsuda is here. It could've been Mukuro who mentioned he was Junko's beloved in her notebook and he could be already dead.

**Kyoko:** Exactly. This is why we have to risk.

**Kokichi:** Then why don't you risk?

**Kyoko:** Because that'd mean Junko is still among us and Yasuke Matsuda is the only person who's not here. But you are the one who claimed Mukuro lied.

**Kokichi:** But I'm still not convinced though. If you want, risk your own life!

**Maki:** Or we can choose Oma in the voting...

**Kaito:** Shuichi, why don't you do it? Believe in yourself! You're an Ultimate Detective too!

**Shuichi:** Um...Encouraging me to take a life-threatening decision isn't really that encouraging.

**Kyoko:** Fine, I'll do it! I'll be the one to expose Student Council's killer...

**Koichi:** Wait, no! I will be the one to do it!

**Kyoko:** What? Why?

**Koichi:** You already figured me out. My goal is to protect you. If our theory is wrong, I can't let you die here.

**Kyoko:** But if you die, you won't be able to protect me either.

**Koichi:** At least that'd mean I protected you until my death. And I believe in your theory. You are the Ultimate Detective for a reason.

**Monokuma:** So? Who's the one who'll expose Student Council's killer to everyone?

**Koichi:** I will. And my answer is that it was Yasuke Matsuda!

**Monokuma:** You've got that...WRONG! Upupupu!

**Koichi:** What?!

**Kyoko:** So the theory was wrong then...Which means...Mukuro lied that Junko didn't have any connection to Yasuke Matsuda...But perhaps she and Ryōko really are two different people...And both have connection to him...But Student Council's killer was Junko Enoshima?

**Monokuma:** Hey, enough with theorizing! Class Trial already ended! We already found two killers and one unlucky person who dared to accuse someone innocent. Leave your theories for later! Cuz now...

### **Executions**

**Monokuma:** Let's give it everything we've got! It's PUNISHMENT TIME! Now then, I've prepared a special punishment for the former Ultimate Student Council President and for Hope's Peak Academy's Talent Scout!

**Former Ultimate Student Council's President's execution**
The hosts make everyone aside from Kyosuke Munakata leave the room. Then, they change the scenery of the empty room inside Monokuma Rock into a typical classroom. On the classboard there's a text that says "**Student Council**". Kyosuke Munakata is sitting on the table with the other seats being taken by the hosts. Suddenly, Monokuma puts on a shirt that says "**New Student Council President**" and starts beating up Munakata brutally. At first, bruises start to appear on Munakata's face. Then he starts bleeding. After a while of beating him up, Kyosuke Munakata's face and lungs are so much damaged that he dies.

Everyone outside watches the scene in terror. Among them is Chisa Yukizome whose forbidden action has just been broken due to Kyosuke Munakata's execution. She falls on the groun, with the left half of her body turning purple and her left eye bleeding.

**Hope's Peak Academy's Talent Scout's execution**
The hosts now force Koichi Kuzakura to enter the room by putting chains on him. Monokuma controls Kizakura's movements thanks to the chains by moving him like a puppet. The other hosts line up. Kizakura, controlled by Monokuma, decides which host is "worthy to leave the room". Monokuma makes Kizakura point at every host, one by one. Except for Monodam, who was the last one. This makes Monodam angry to the point of taking the chains from Monokuma's hands and tying them around Koichi Kizakura's neck so tightly that they choke him to death almost immediately.

Survivors from the outside watch in terror as Monodam and Monokuma leave the room, now equipped with school-like scenery and two corpses.

**Gonta:** You not even let them have a funeral?

**Monokuma:** The earlier victims didn't have funerals. Why should they? Don't worry, I'll possibly take their bodies away before the next executions. Or not. Upupu! I guess we'll see!

With that the hosts disappear.

**Himiko:** Well, it's still nighttime...But I don't think I'll be able to sleep after that...

**Kyoko:** My theory was wrong...It got Kizakura killed...

**Sayaka:** We don't even know if Ryōko is Junko or not...

**Juzo:** I lost Kyosuke...and Chisa...

**Ending Song**

**END OF CHAPTER 1
Survivors: 62
Remaining hosts: 7**

* Monomi