Danganronpa: All At Once/Epilogue - A World We Changed

* Monomi

## Epilogue - A World We Changed

### By the exit

*The remaining survivors gathered by the entrance door. Now that the killing game was over, the door was automatically unlocked and they were free to go.*

**Chiaki:** So we finally beat the game... We can leave now...

**Celestia:** We played well. Good job, everyone.

**Sayaka:** And yet, it feels so bittersweet.

**Hiroko:** We lost so many people dear to us, after all...

**Kotoko:** So many of our friends gone just like that...as if their lives never mattered.

**Nagisa:** And for what? For some enjoyment of several psychopaths? For a twisted sense of justice of some serial killer?

**Juzo:** Some of us mutilated our bodies to beat this game...

**Teruteru:** And some of us did questionable things to survive...

**Ryota:** Some of us were used to help the masterminds...

**Maki:** It took so many sensless deaths to escape...

**Mikan:** Will we ever be alright after all of this?

**Seiko:** Will any amount of therapy help us recover?

**Kaede:** Now, now. If you're gonna cry, so will I!

*An overwhelming silence surrounded the survivors.*

**Kaito:** Everyone, I know it's going to be hard... Some of us will need longer to recover... Some of us may never be fully alright after this... But we were the ones who survived! We need to live our lives to the fullest! We owe this to the ones who died!

**Kaede:** Inspiring as always, Kaito.

**Maki:** That's not fair, how can you be so optimistic even at a time like this?

**Kaito:** I have to be! For all of my fellow survivors!

**Kiyotaka:** Well said, Kaito. We need to work hard to improve the world! We need to make sure a tragedy like this never happens again!

**Leon:** Hell yeah! Let's spread positivity across the world! Cuz if people are happy, they won't want to cause crazy shit like this, right?

**Chihiro:** I hope so...

**Fuyuhiko:** I swear, if any yakuza out there turns out to be crazy like that, I'm sendin' their asses to jail! It's time to fix even the mafia to prevent things like this from happenin'!

**Byakuya:** Bold plans. I believe we should also invest in all kinds of industries. People shouldn't be so bored to seek entertainment from mass murder, after all.

**Imposter:** We'll leave the anime to you, Ryota.

**Chiaki:** And I'll leave programming new games to you, Chihiro!

**Imposter:** Most importantly, we also have to be there for each other. We've gone through so much together...

**Kaede:** I agree! Everyone, let's make sure to meet together at least every once in a while, alright?

**Sayaka:** Yes! Let's not forget about each other even as we move on in our lives!

**Hiroko:** And let's not forget about our fallen friends and loved ones either. We'll need to honor their memories and make sure they're not forgotten!

**Kaito:** That's the spirit, everyone!

**Kiyotaka:** Sounds like a good plan. Now then, is everyone ready to leave?

**Mikan:** What about the corpses of our deceased friends? C-Can we really just leave them behind like that?

**Seiko:** That's a good question. Every time the game changed its location, we were forced to leave the previous setting. But this time we can make sure the most recent victims are properly buried.

**Fuyuhiko:** Even so, we can't just take their bodies with us... We'd have to arrange for-

**Mekuru:** Don't worry, everyone, it's already taken care of.

**Fuyuhiko:** Huh?

**Ikue:** What she means is... It's true that the police was told not to intervene with the killing game or else there'd be no survivors at all. But they were also sent locations of each setting. The police came for the bodies of the victims at each locations. This should be the case this time as well. They should be waiting nearby to pick us up as well.

**Mekuru:** I suppose this means everyone's ready to leave?

**Everyone:** Yes.

### The future

*And so, the survivors' lives continued. Given the severity of the killing game, they were all given free therapy sessions, both group sessions with their fellow survivors as well as private ones. Some of them were mentally stronger and required less meetings, such as Byakuya. Some, such as Chihiro and Mikan, required more of them. But eventually, everyone felt like they're ready to at least learn to deal with their new trauma and move on with their lives.*

*Even after finishing their therapy sessions, the survivors agreed to meet at least once per year on the anniversary of the first day of the killing game. During those meetings, they always caught up with what's going on in their lives and visited the graves of their deceased friends and family members.*

*Hope's Peak Academy was closed for good following the tragedy. However, this caused an increase in the popularity and success of other schools, prestiguous or not, as more talented people started attending various educational places rather than aiming just for now non-existent Hope's Peak.*

*Byakuya highly improved the Togami name and business, especially after surviving the killing game gave him even more recognition and sympathy from investors. After a few years, he married Celestia, who was recognized by the Togami family as a worthy wife for their successor due to her money management skills. She helped to improve her husband's businesses even more. The two moved to a castle where they lived together with their servants.*

*One of their servants was Teruteru who now cooked for them at their private kitchen. However, he did not forget about his family diner. In fact, both Byakuya and Celestia invested in it to help the diner grow and expand to other locations. Being recognized as a survivor of such tragic event also caused more customers to appear.*

*Chiaki and Chihiro kept their word and worked together to create many new games, from all kinds of genres. Chihiro programmed them all while Chiaki tested them and later streamed her gameplay to her audience, which grew after she gained even more sympathy from surviving a death game.*

*Fuyuhiko also kept his word and made sure to revolutionize the mafia word, helping to arrest any yakuza who would be willing to go as far as to cause a similar event to the killing game he had gone through. This left the mafia world with members who had a sense of honor. He also cancelled Yasuhiro's debt.*

*Speaking of Hagakures, Hiroko made sure the survivors would attend a memoir of their fallen friends every year, partly so that her son's sacrifice wouldn't be forgotten either. She returned to being a nurse, working alongside Mikan. With Seiko's help, both helped to revolutionize the medicine industry. This helped to create vaccines for Covid much quicker.*

*Meanwhile, Ikue became the Chief of the Police, with Mekuru acting as her most loyal detective. She also hired Juzo, who had abandoned his career as a boxer, even though he received a highly advanced prosthetic left arm. He decided to honor Kyosuke's memory by joining the police to guard the citizens and make sure no crimes happen under his watch, be it minor or as severe as the killing game he participated in.*

*Kaede pursued her career as a pianist. She had many concerts over the years, all with a huge audience, especially after surviving such huge tragedy made her even more recognized. She even got to be a judge at many contests. But what she treasured the most were humble performances at an orphanage where Maki decided to work. Harukawa grew to appreciate children's innocence after going through a killing game and decided to help her fellow orphans be better prepared at entering theif adult lives, teaching many useful skills and advising them on their career paths. She also married Kaito and waited for him to return home every time he went on his journey in space.*

*Kiyotaka became a politician and aimed to improve every section of citizens' lives, partly in hopes of a tragedy like a killing game never happening again. After several years, he was joined by Nagisa who had learnt from and was inspired by him.*

*Speaking of whom, the Warriors of Hope abandoned their goal of killing the adults after surviving the killing game. They grew to detest killing and learnt from their fellow survivors that not all adults are bad people. This, combined with his education and similar goals of Ishimaru, inspired Shingetsu to become a politician who aims to improve the lives of his citizens. Meanwhile, Kotoko became an actress, specializing in dramas, as her journey from a killing game helped her to portray more dramatic emotions.*

*Leon became even more recognized baseball player after getting recognition from surviving such tragedy. However, while not giving up on his baseball career, he also pursued music and began composing for Sayaka's idol group, who also grew in popularity following the news of the killing game. Maizono intended to spread positive emotions with the audience to make sure no one grows to be a mastermind of a death game in the future. There are rumors that Kuwata plans on proposing to her, though it's unknown if Sayaka will accept, at least publicly, given the reactions to idols having partners by some of their fans. If she does accept, the two will likely keep their relationship to themselves.*

*Ryota, on the other hand, decided to help anime industry. He began involved in the creation of multiple new titles, usually preferring to give new productions a chance. He kept in touch with his fellow survivors, especially his closest friends: the Imposter, Mikan, and Seiko - all of whom made sure that he doesn't overwork himself. To do so, Imposter, having learnt some of the skills as an animator while being disguised as him in the past, decided to help his best friend animate at work.*

**Ending Song**

**END OF CHAPTER 6
Survivors: 22
Remaining hosts: 0**