Return, Retry, Restart...Continue? (Danganronpa V3 X Reader)

Chapter 67

The group hesitantly handed it over to Monodam, figuring that it was better since it was getting late. 

"Don't forget to come to the magic show tomorrow!" Angie reminded you all as she entered her dorm. You saw Tenko rolls her eyes, while the others agreed they would come. 

God the magic show. Who knows how that's going to go. Ryoma has watched his video this time around, but Kirumi hasn't. Is Ryoma still going to die- with just a new culprit? Miu and Himiko had different videos as well... 

You sighed heavily, all this worrying and trying to predict and stay two steps ahead is really starting to wear you out. You were getting a headache- god maybe if Kirumi lives you can ask her for something to help. It's not like Mikan, the Ultimate Nurse was in this game. 

"(Y/N)? You alright?" Honestly, you were expecting Rantaro to ask you, but to your surprise it was Shuichi. You snapped to attention before nodding your head a bit wordlessly. "Are you sure? You look tired and you've just been standing in front of...well K-Kaede's dorm for a while." 

You grimaced when you heard Shuichi falter while saying Kaede's name. Although that was to be expected. "Yeah... just a bit tired that's all Shuichi. You don't have to worry!" Honestly, the detective had a burden of his own anyway. He was the protagonist after all. You didn't want to waste his time. 

"Don't have to worry huh?" Shuichi smiled a bit. "You sound like Kaito when you say something like that. Well, I won't pry if you really don't want me to. But don't be afraid to... speak out okay? I... know you watched your motive video and all so it's... probably weighing on you heavily. I noticed Rantaro acting a bit off too- so. I mean it's too late to change the fact that you watched it but..." 

You heard him trail off. Obviously, he wasn't- quite sure exactly what to say. "Hey don't worry- we just need time to process what we've seen that's all." You forced the most confident grin you could muster- "We'll be fine! You just focus on the important stuff, detective." You quickly opened the door and stepped in. "I'll be going to bed now good night!"

You heard half of Shuichi's words, evidently saying good night as well, before you shut the door completely. Honestly, you weren't very confident in your lying abilities to the detective. Then again you weren't lying- just reassuring him but... well it was getting awkward anyway. Although, it was really nice of Shuichi to ask if you were alright. You mentally made up your mind to have a good conversation with him later. Maybe join the training sessions? It couldn't be a bad idea to hand out with arguably the most important and influential group in this game. 

It's more beneficial than hanging out with Kokichi, that's for sure. He's an antagonist all the way- there's no changing that. You wanted to go smack your past self for trying to change him. All that stuff about... what was it? Not putting a target on his back or something? You can't remember the speech you gave him. Frankly, you didn't want to either. 

Talking with Kokichi again today though. It was both... a good and bad thing in your opinion? I mean! At least you didn't have a panic attack like at the beginning. Honestly, you've... kinda just boxed the memories of your deaths away. Looking at Angie... or Gonta or heck even Kokichi- as just your murderers is just going to distract you from the present. 

And honestly. You've killed people too. So what makes you better than them? 

The headache came back twice as hard, causing you to just curl up on your bed, placing your head in your hands. Thinking hurts. Honestly, it was probably from you stressing way too much. Then again how can you not stress. You literally died... four times in this game before. And this was your last chance to complete it.