1st person POV:
When I arrive at the first floor, I see Togami and Toko standing there.
"Heh? What are you two..."
"Took you long enough, I need to take a bath so watch her for me."
Alter Ego huh? But...
"I refused!!"
"Huh?"
"Instead of going alone, let's go together!!"
Hell no, I don't want to go to talk about findings on the floor anymore, so this will be good.
"Fine, I will allow you this time then."
"Thanks then!!"
We enter to the bathhouse. Then I find the locker and open it.
And of course Alter Ego is in there so I turn it on.
"Good morning. Heh heh... I feel like it's been ages since we've met!"
I type in:"Good morning, Alter Ego. How is it going?"
"I kept my promise to Celes-san, and kept quiet without speaking! Isn't that great?!"
I type in:"Yes, it's great but you don't need to do it again this time."
"Yeah!! Anyways, I have finished decrypting the files on this hard drive."
I type in:"Good job, Alter Ego. Thanks to you everyone can leave this place soon."
"No problem! It is just my job."
"So you heard him right Togami-san, let's call everyone now."
"...Fukawa, go and call the rest."
"Y-yes, Byakuya-sama!!"
"Bully a girl, not cool Togami-san."
"It's her desire to do that anyways."
"That sounds so weird out of context."
"Shut up about it."
So now I need to wait a while...
"We are here!!"
...or not. Everytime I need to jinx it huh?
"Well, then Alter Ego has finished decrypting the files on the computer."
"Really? Then we can get some information about this school now!" Ishimaru says
"So what is it, Onigawara-kun?" Naegi asks
"Let's hear directly from him now."
I type in:"You can start now."
"Well, let me summarize the information I extracted from the decrypted files. From what I can tell, a 'certain plan' was in progress at this school. 'Lock down the students inside Hope's Peak Academy, and have them live a communal lifestyle'... That was the plan."
"Furthermore, it wasn't just a normal communal lifestyle... The locked-down students, depending on the circumstances, were to spend their entire lives at the school..."
"That's..."
"Exactly the situation we are in now!!" Ishimaru yells
"It's an unbelievable plan, isn't it? And the authority that established that plan... was none other than Hope's Peak Academy's own head office."
"Hope's Peak Academy's head office? Then we were locked in here by Hope's Peak Academy itself??" Sayaka asks
"That's just silly! Why would they do that!?" Yasuhiro yells
"Keep silent there must be still more." Togami says
"Also, the reason that plan was made was a 'certain incident' that happened a year ago. Here's what the files have to say about this incident... They say it was 'The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind'..."
"What is that fricking long name!!" Leon says
"That is quiet an unique name." Celeste adds in
"..."
"It seems that The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind was something pretty tragic.
And one of its consequences..."
"Was that Hope's Peak Academy ceased its work as an educational facility and was forced to close down."
"!!!"
"Hope's Peak Academy was forced to shut down?" Chihiro says
"Then where the fuck are we now?" Mondo yells
"We have concluded that we were in Hope's Peak Academy during the first meeting." Celeste states
" I see... It's all connected... To summarize, one year ago The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind took place... And as a result Hope's Peak Academy was forced into closing. Then, a plan was made, with this school as its center..." Kyoko says
"A plan to lock down the students for life." I finish
"But... why would Hope's Peak Academy's head office need to lock us down here?" Chihiro asks
"And what is that Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind..." 'Junko' asks
"I'm sorry... I don't know anything else... There's nothing in these files about it... I'm sorry I can't be of any more help..."
"So... that's is...? That's so incomplete...!"
"That's how it seems. It's unfortunate."
"Ah, wait! I found one more thing that's important... Very important... It's probably... about the mastermind..."
"The mastermind...?"
I type in: "Do you know the mastermind?"
" ...No. I don't know that yet. But I found something that can help us find out. The person in charge of Hope's Peak Academy's head office, the office that locked us down... That was Hope's Peak Academy's headmaster."
"It's highly likely that the mastermind is that same headmaster, the man behind the plan. By the way, that headmaster is a man in his late thirties... and there's a high chance he's currently somewhere inside this very school."
"The headmaster... is here...!?"
Yep, his bones of course.
"Then that guy must be the mastermind!!" Ishimaru states
"But how can we find him? We can't open the headmaster's office!" Leon says
"I will... find him..." Kyoko says
"Eh...?"
"Don't worry. I will... definitely find him. Definitely..."
"...Kirigiri-san, that is good but don't act too quickly. That may lead to your demise." I say
"...You are right, sorry. But... I... must find him... That's how I feel..."
No, that's wrong. We must find him not only you, don't act alone."
"..."
"Stop wasting time here and continue with the information already!" Togami says
"You should be patient, Togami-san. Whatever."
I type in:"Do you have anything else to report?"
"I'm sorry... That's everything... Other than what I told you, there are just some old files on this laptop... I'm really sorry..."
"So this time it's really over..."
"I guess we are done now."
I type in:"Good job, enjoy your rest."
"So my role is over... I guess... that's true..."
I type in:"No, your role isn't over yet."
"What..."
I type in:"For now, just enjoy your rest."
"Then I suppose... I'll just rest for a while now... I got a little tired... So, everyone... Goodbye..."
The computer turns off.
"So that's it..."
"There's no need to check on it frequently anymore." Kyoko states
"..."
"Then let's discuss about what it said now!" Ishimaru says
"Do whatever you want, I will take my leave now." Togami leaves the room
"Wait for me, Byakuya-sama!!"
"Wait, Togami-kun!!" Naegi says
"Just ignore him. That guy is definitely up to no good!" Mondo says
"Anyways, let's return to the discussion."
"Yeah.... What is Hope's Peak Academy's head office scheming...?
"Why are they making us kill each other!?"
"It all seems to have begun with the incident one year ago." Celeste states
"The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind..." Naegi says
"Judging by its name, it must have been a huge deal... But, did anything like that happen a year ago?"
No one finds an answer.
"That incident was the reason Hope's Peak Academy closed down, so at the very least, the incident had something to do with this school." Kyoko says
"Maybe... all the students at the school suddenly died or something!?"
Ok, you are truly the Ultimate Clairvoyant Yasuhiro, how the hell you can predict that?
"If such a thing happened, there would have been an uproar all over the news. It would be impossible for all of us to be ignorant of it!" Ishimaru states
"Maybe they just covered it up!" 'Junko' says
"In any case, there is just one thing we can all do right now... Find Hope's Peak Academy's headmaster. We'll find him... and make him tell us everything..." Kyoko says
"I'm sure... if we just find him..."
"Maybe... But that won't be easy." I say
Yep meeting his bones sure will be useful.
"Let's leave the bathhouse for now. We've done everything we could here."
*ding dong, bing bong*
"Eh... this is a school announcement. It is now 10pm. Nighttime begins now. The dining hall's doors will be locked shortly. You are forbidden to enter it."
"It's Night Time already..." Kyoko says
"Then we should return to our room for the time being." Celeste says
"Well then... Goodnight."
Everyone returns to their rooms except for the training squad including me. I guess we will need to continue this.
"We should go to the pool now!" Ishimaru says
When we get to the pool, Asahina and Sakura were already there.
"Oh you guys are here! How is the meeting?"
So Ishimaru tell them about the meeting.
"I see... The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident in the History of Mankind." Sakura says
"What kind of name is that?"
"So that is the information we have from Alter Ego for now."
"Anyways, Ogami-san, have you decided?"
"..."
"Tomorrow is the last day."
"I... will stop the mastermind's plan even if I loses my life."
"Sakura-chan..."
"What do you mean by that, Ogami??" Mondo shouts
"As I spent my life with you, Asahina and you all too. My determination started to waver. I saw everyone struggling, fighting to survive... Even you who try to save everyone, Onigawara. So I came to understand my own weakness. The weakness the mastermind took advantage of."
"But, more than anything... I came to realize one thing. I could not betray my friends."
"..."
"By revealing my betrayal, the mastermind planted seeds of discord and suspicion. He wanted it to end in more mutual killing."
"Nevertheless. That, too, is my responsibility. It is my duty to settle this situation. In order to fulfill that duty, I will follow the order given to me by the mastermind. The order to 'kill someone'. But, the person I will kill... Will be myself."
"!!"
"If the mastermind wants me to kill, I will kill myself. By doing so, I can save the dojo. But more importantly, I can end it with no murder taking place."
"That's my decision. I decide to break the deal even you have to risk your life for that. I'm sorry, Onigawara."
"Sakura-chan..."
"Sorry but you don't need to..."
"How dare you say that?" Mondo shouts
"That's right!! To kill yourself... That's stupid!!" Ishimaru says
"That's the only way now. If I don't do it, there will be more killings for real."
"There is no way..."
"The last incident with Celes and Yamada made me realize it, as long as I'm here, all of us can't act together as a whole."
"But this can't be accepted..."
"We are all friends right, so we can..." Chihiro says
"Unfortunately, not everyone thinking like that. So this is the only way."
"No, that's wrong." I say
"What do you mean?"
"The reason of this decision, you want to end the killing and protect the dojo at the same time by sacrificing your life."
"Yes, that's right."
"Then what if I can solve the first problem?"
"The first problem?"
"Earning everyone's trust of course. I can't save the dojo but I can at least do this."
"...You can do that?"
"I can. Definitely you just need to believe it."
"Then it's good now!! Sakura-chan, you don't need to kill yourself anymore!!"
"But how can you do that?"
"Tomorrow, go with me. We will do our job."
"...Then I will count on you."
"Of course, anyways let's begin the training now."
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This is the last day of the deal, the morning meeting is so normal the first time but this won't last long. (A/N: Skipping the morning meeting cause it is not important because Sakura's identity is revealed anyways.)
So I meet up with Sakura at her dorm.
"Sorry for the intrusion," I enter the room
"Onigawara, so what will we do now?" Sakura greets me
"Gathering everyone's trust of course!"
"As you can see, for now we have I, Ishimaru-san, Fujisaki-san, Owada-san, Asahina-san and Naegi-san who believe you."
"I understand the first 5 but why Naegi?"
"Cause he is Naegi-san."
"...Ok."
"For the one who semi believe you, we have Kirigiri-san, Maizono-san, Kuwata-san."
Sakura silently nods
"Finally the most dangerous ones, the ones who don't believe you, we have Celes-san, Togami-san, Fukawa-san, Enoshima-san, Yamada-san and Hagakure-san. Is that clear?"
"Yes, then how can we gain their trust?"
"For Maizono-san and Kuwata-san, they will understand cause I have stopped one before."
"That means... They are the first ones? Is it okay that you tell me this?"
"Yep so we can cross them off the list now. Kirigiri-san won't do anything recklessly like separating the group so she is safe too."
"Then that leaves us the remaining students who don't believe me."
"I made a deal with Celes-san so that she won't do anything like killing so she is temporarily safe."
"For Fukawa-san if we can persuade Togami-san successfully then she will follow him so Togami-san is a must. We will need to talk to Togami-san and Hagakure-san. For Yamada-san and Enoshima-san I will need your help."
"So now let's go!!"
We head to the 3rd floor and enter the art room to see Hifumi working in there.
"Eh!! Onigawara Shin-dono? You scared me... Gahhh!! Why her too??"
"Shut up, Yamada-san, how is your work?"
"My work? It is going well but I'm having some problems..."
"What is it then??"
"I don't have enough strength to carve some figures."
"Figures?"
"Yes, it's one of my things you see. Normally I will order someone to make some for me but there is no one can do that in here. I mean selling books with figures is the best ya know!!"
It is true that it's cool especially for weebs of course. Anyways, let's start the work now.
"Who said that there is no one? That person is right here!!" I point to Sakura
"She?? Can she do that??"
"I don't know about this figure thing but I can help you if you need my strength."
"Then grab a hammer over there and... Wait!! What if you try to kill me with it?"
"Relax, Yamada-san. Remember you almost do that too. Trust her."
"Well, if you say so then..."
Sakura grabs a hammer.
"Ok then I will need you to carve it like this!!"
Hifumi shows us a drawing of... What is that princess again? Whatever.
Sakura nods and begin working.
"Wow are you sure this is your first time, you are doing good so far." Hifumi says
"Thanks, I will do my best."
"Actually this spot if you can use more strength..."
"Sure."
Sakura hits the hammer very hard and break it.
"What the hell??? Don't use too much strength!! Try again!!"
"I'm sorry."
So after some times of scolding... Finally we got a small prototype.
"It's not very good but it's better than nothing I guess." Hifumi says
"You are better at this than I thought Ogami Sakura-dono!!" he adds in
"You sure, I don't think..."
"Don't worry, this is not bad for a beginner. I can use this. Thanks for your help, Ogami Sakura-dono."
"Well then if you two excuse me, I will continue with my work. Maybe you can help me more in the future, Ogami Sakura-dono!!"
"Then we will take our leave now."
We leave the art room.
"How's that?"
"That's quiet a new experience. It's different from normal training. It requires good technique."
"It's good if you like it, now then onto the next one, Enoshima-san."
"What will we do then?"
"Do you notice something the first time meeting her?"
"...Her body is very strong, I can feel that but she always refuses training with me."
"Perfect, then let's go now."
So we go running around to find Mukuro. After a while, we find her reading magazine in the laundry room.
"Enoshima-san, are you free?"
"Eh? Onigawara, Ogami, I'm busy."
"Busy reading magazine?"
"This is..." she hides the magazine but drop a book inside
"Whatever, I'm busy ok!"
I pick up the book.
"A book about martial art, are you interested in this? You sure have a unique hobby for a fashionista."
"Uhm... I just like it, that's all."
"Then why not practice by yourself, we have the Ultimate Martial Artist here."
"I will gladly train with you if you want, you are pretty strong as well right?"
"Uhm... Fine, just this time."
"Alright! Let's go to the gym!"
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"Ok, the rule is fighting with your barehand that's all. Go!!"
Mukuro acts first and runs to Sakura. She throws a kick but Sakura blocks it but Mukuro quickly retreat by jumping back.
Next Sakura is the one who attacks, Mukuro quickly dodge every blows and counter attack but Sakura dodges and struck back Mukuro's pivot leg.
But Mukuro jumps up, aiming her kick at Sakura's chin but Sakura block it.
Every of their blows are countered by each other.
Oi!! Are you hiding your talent or not, Mukuro?? Whatever but when will this end? This will be long...
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"Ogami-san wins!!"
So Sakura wins at the end, Mukuro is clearly at disadvantage with that wig and she doesn't have weapons so yeah...
"Impressive, how can you train like this while do your job as a fashionista?" Sakura says
"Uhm... I just practice in my spare time..."
"You just practice in your spare time? If that then you really have potential to be stronger. Why don't you join us on our training?"
"Uhm..."
"Ogami-san, don't be too hard at her, she had a rough life in the past so maybe she learned fighting technique at that time."
"I see, I'm sorry about this."
"No, it's ok."
"Can we perhaps train together sometimes?"
"....Sure!!"
Did she just fuck up herself? Nah whatever.
Then we part away with Mukuro.
"Do you think that's enough to earn her trust?"
"Maybe, who knows..."
Actually Mukuro won't do anything for now but this is just to lower the chance of her going against us so this is ok I guess.
But even though the Ultimate Soldier will definitely appreciate this after a long time without practicing right?
"Anyways, 2 left."
"So where will we go next?"
"Hagakure-san, let's go."
We go to the game room to find not just Yasuhiro but Celeste in there as well.
"Ah!!! I lost again!!" Yasuhiro yells
"Of course, you can't win."
"How can I the Ultimate Clairvoyant lose to a card game??"
Because of your stupidity of course.
"Oh, Hagakure-san and Celes-san, both of you are here."
"Greeting, Onigawara-kun and Ogami-san."
"Onigawara-chi and... Ogre??"
"Don't worry she won't do anything."
"Are you sure??"
"Of course but what are you two doing here?"
"Revenge of course!!" Yasuhiro says
"I don't know what happened but Celes-chi was going to put the blame of a murder on me right? So I'm having revenge!!"
"And the result?"
"That's..."
"It is 50-0 if you count the match just now." Celeste says
"How can I even lose??? Celes-chi, are you using some kind of supernatural power??"
"I said it right, it's all my luck."
"Ahhh!!! Anyways, Onigawara-chi... Thanks."
"Huh?"
"Thanks for stopping her."
"Well, if you want to thank me then... You need to befriend with Ogami-san!!"
"No!!! I refuse!!"
"It seems that you are mistaking something, that's not a request... It's an order."
"Heh???"
"Just kidding, anyways if you don't want to, you will need to give me 10000000 yen."
"What is that ridiculous price???"
"It's a normal price right???"
"Onigawara-chi... Even if you said that, how can I believe in the mole of the mastermind?"
"..."
"Then, use your talent."
"Huh?"
"Use your talent to predict Ogami-san's future, I will let you off the hook."
"Really?? Then I will do it right away!!"
Yasuhiro begins doing his kind of stuff. After a while he finally says something.
"It's okay to believe in her?? This is..."
"See, believe in your talent will you?"
"But the chance is just 1/3..."
"1/3 is larger then 0 ya know. It's not impossible, bet your chance in this!"
"..."
"If she kills someone, that will be me... Don't worry. So please... Believe her."
"...Onigawara-chi, how can I refuse after all of this? Fine I agree!! My prediction won't be wrong!!"
Sakura has a surprising expression.
"Hagakure you..."
"I will believe in you, Ogre!! That is my prediction after all!!"
"Thank you, Hagakure."
"So with all of that brilliant speech, I shall win now!!" Yasuhiro laughs
"Are you sure about that?" Celeste says
"Of course, let's do this!!"
I sigh, can he even win.
"Also, Celes-san, you won't die on my watch so please believe in Ogami-san too."
"I will keep that in my mind." Celeste smiles
We leave the room.
"Only Togami-san is left."
"...Onigawara I never even think I can come this far without you."
"Don't worry, you can thank me after we leave this school."
"I definitely will."
"Now, let's go,"
We go to the final place, the library with both Togami and Toko... Actually Syo there.
"..." Togami silently looks at us
"Togami-san, let's have a talk."
"What do you want with Byakuya-sama!!" Syo yells
"Syo, this is not your business."
"Byakuya-sama's business is my business!!"
"Fukawa stand back and don't interrupt."
Eh? He agrees immediately?
"Yes, Byakuya-sama!!"
"Fine then let's start our talk then."
"Ogami-san, I will deal with it."
[TALKING TIME]
[Start]
Byakuya: What do you want to talk about then?
Shin: It's about Ogami-san. What do you think about her?
Byakuya: A disgusting mole that makes the game unfair.
Shin: That's harsh ya know? You don't need to treat her like an enemy like that.
Byakuya: What am I wrong about then?
Shin:(...He is so hard to persuade.)
Byakuya: That's what I thought.
Shin: Thought?
Byakuya: I have heard about your stupid plan yesterday, Ogami.
Sakura: You have heard?
Shin:(This development is unexpected...)
Byakuya: You want to use your life to make sure no murder happen... That is a stupid act. Even after your death it will be the same, that's how this world operates.
Shin: No, it's not.
Byakuya: Huh? It's, you can't believe anyone in a game of life and death! That's what I have learned after many years of fighting for the name Togami!
Shin: I have said it before right, our point of view is different. We can't experience what you have gone through and you can't experience what we have gone through!
Byakuya: So what?
Shin: So can you stop acting like a brat that can't accept another person's thoughts and try to understand people better!!
Byakuya: That's just useless, as the future president of the Togami cooperation, I must act like that!!
Shin: That's right, you can act as the future president of Togami cooperation or whatever but I'm talking to you as a friend!! As a someone who is equal to you!!
Byakuya: You think you are equal to me, peasant?
Shin: Yes, I have proved my abilities to you before in our match right? Even if that's just one match, we both struggled to beat each other!
Byakuya: Only that won't make you equal to me!
Shin: I have prevented every murders!! Is that enough already, you brat??"
Byakuya: How dare you call me brat!!! I...
Shin: If you don't want me to call you like that then start to act like an adult!!
Byakuya:...
Shin:(I have done everything I can. Will it be enough?)... Your idea isn't wrong but... Sometimes you should consider the other's ideas too.
Byakuya:...
Shin: This is no longer your lonely battle like before! You now have us as your comrades!! This is our battle!! Our enemy is Monokuma, nobody else!
Byakuya:...This game is a competiton of wits between us... One where only the winner survives. That's... exactly what it is.
Byakuya: But both of you tries so hard even to the length of risking your life to make sure no one can die, completely break the core of this game.
Shin: That means...
Byakuya: If you stop this final murder and head to the 5th floor to press the final button, this will your win against Monokuma. And you will put an end to this game.
Shin: So what's your point?
Byakuya: That's all. I will withdraw from this game.
Shin: (It actualky worked?) Huh?
Byakuya: You have completely won this game of life and death already, win a game without doing anything won't bring me any satisfaction. That's why I will withdraw from it.
Byakuya: And there is one thing I'm going to do... And that's punishing the mastermind who thought he could control me! Our objective is now different, you want to leave this school with no one dying and I want to defeat the mastermind. That's all.
Shin: In short, you are agreeing wuth me right? Stop acting like a tsundere!
Byakuya: What is a tsundere?? Anyways, don't misunderstand. I am not doing this out of something like foolish sentimentalism. I just don't care about this game anymore.
Shin: As long as you leave this school with us, you can punish the mastermind whenever you want!!
Byakuya: Tch...
[TALKING TIME]
[End]
Finally I succeeded... So tired.
"So, Togami-san have already decided what will you do Syo?"
"What else? I'm with Byakuya-sama! Who knows, the mastermind might be a boy that turns me on!"
"That's a good objective right?"
"So tomorrow, if Ogami doesn't kill anyone for real, we can leave this school."
"Yep, I will make sure that. After leaving the school, we will help you to punish the mastermind too!"
"I don't need your... Whatever you want."
"Togami you..."
"Before you want to thank me, no. I just don't care what happen to this game more. That doesn't mean I trust you, Ogami."
"I see, I will do my best to gain your trust."
"Eh... this is a school announcement. It is now 10pm. Nighttime begins now. The cafeteria's doors will be locked shortly. You are forbidden to enter it. Well then, good night. I wish you all have pleasant dreams..." Monokuma announces
"So we should have a safe night for now."
"I will stay here, just go back to your room already."
"And I will stay with Byakuya-sama!!"
"Tch... I change my mind, I will go back to my room now." Togami leaves the library quickly
"Wait for me, Byakuya-sama!!" Syo runs after him
"Then we should go to the pool now."
Yeah, I still have that. But I'm so tired now...
"Sorry Ogami-san, can you excuse me this time? I'm a bit tired here."
"Sure, rest well." Sakura leaves the library
I slowly walks back to my room. Why am I feeling so tired? It's so obvious after many nights of sleeplessness and I just constantly runs around too much today.
Suddenly, I fall down. Damn...
Then someone back me up.
"Are you okay, Onigawara-kun?"
I look to see Kyoko.
"Oh, Kirigiri-san, thank you. I'm just tired."
"Then I will take you back to your room."
"This is like the opposite of past when I took you back to your room."
"Yeah, it's."
The rest of the walk is just silent. But this silent is refreshing somehow.
Finally we get back at the dormitory. I sit down in front of my door.
"I think you should enter and rest inside." Kyoko says
"No... This is the last night, I will make sure that everyone will be safe."
"You don't need to be hard on yourself."
"No... This is what I must do. And I can't sleep anyways. The first nights here are refreshing somehow but now I can't."
"You can't sleep?"
"It's nothing, just something from the past."
"What is that something?"
"...You asked too much ya know."
"Sorry, then I won't ask."
But somehow I want to tell her, what's wrong with me? It must be something left from the other me huh?
"...Nah, I will tell you. This will be long so prepare to listen?"
Kyoko nods.
"Well then it begins..."
A/N: Chapter 21 ends!! I accidentally wrote this chapter so long so the next chapter will be shorter than usual I think. Also the end of Trigger Happy Havoc is near!! Maybe 3 or 4 more chapters. I want to ask this too, do you guys feel chapter 3 and 4 in the game is so rushed in here comparing to the first 2 chapters? Hell no, chapter 5 maybe will last 2 chapters at most.
Anyways, thanks for spending your time reading my story!