Chapter 6 (IV): Shutdown

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The person through the oversized and brightly coloured phone and the giant one behind it...

The strawberry-blonde hair, the pigtails, the hair clips, the red nails, the blue eyes... It seemed familiar.

The background of the trial ground had also changed again, the room covered in grey with Monokuma designs.

"Wh-What's going on?!" Hajime said frantically.

"A-Am I... hallucinating?!" Sonia said, her face going pale.

"I see... so that's your reaction to seeing an extra-large high school girl..." the person said. "But are they reaaally that big? Don't you think they're pretty small?"

"Sh-She's huge!" Akane stammered. "She's way too huge!"

"Huh? But the final boss in a certain action game is much bigger. You know, that game, God of War!"

"She said it anyway!" Fuyuhiko said in bewilderment.

"Well, unfortunately, this isn't even an action game, so you won't be able to experience the refreshing sensation of fighting a final boss." The person's expression had changed into an insane, punk look. "Kyahaha! So goddamn hopeless!"

"This is... Monokuma's true identity?" Sonia said fearfully.

"We have to... deal with this thing?" Fuyuhiko said.

"I'm shocked you'd call me 'this thing!'" Their face turned cutesy. "Oh, you're sooooo mean!"

"Um... did her personality just change?" Sonia said.

"I get easily bored of my personality. Like, I already got bored of my personality who easily gets bored. And that's when Kuzuryu-kun says, 'It's too damn soon to say you got bored!' right?"

"...Wait, what?!"

"I have plenty of data on you guys, so it's soooo easy for me to know what you're all thinking! As another example, Hirata-san's next line will be '...' as she stares in bewilderment, trying to still look cool, riiiight?"

What the...?

"Y-You are not bored at all!" Sonia cried.

The cutesy expression turned into a depressed one, with mushrooms on her head as she fiddled with her hair. "I got bored of being bored... Jeez, even when I'm dead, I'm still bored... This sucks..."

Dead...

"Could you be... Enoshima Junko?" Hajime spoke up, fearful.

It really is her...

"Did you say Enoshima Junko?!" Fuyuhiko said in disbelief. "Isn't she dead?"

"It's true... I did end up dying the last time..." Junko said.

"If Monokuma was the virus..." Katsumi said. "And you're his true identity... then even though you're dead... you're actually..."

"Ding, ding, ding! You got it right! I'm glad you're sooooo bright, Hirata-chan! I wish I could just give you a biiiig hug!"

Katsumi instinctively recoiled at the remark.

"So... have you heard of the existence called Alter Ego?"

That's...!

Her voice changed into a regal accent, with a crown appearing on her head. "We are now an AI! We have transcended humanity!" Her expression reverted itself. "That's why... I created an AI program while I was still alive. Then... someone uploaded me into the program. And that's how Alter Ego Enoshima despairingly appeared in front of you guys!"

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