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"This is me." spoke a feminine voice. "I'm the protagonist of this crazy story."
Kaede stepped out of the locker but she stumbled and couldn't brace herself for impact as she fell onto the ground.
Groaning she got back up and dusted herself off and turned around just as the locker next to hers also started rumbling.
Hearing this noise, she let out a small shriek and jumped back a little.
When the rumbling stopped, the locker opened and out came a boy.
He was dressed in all black clothing decorated with white vertical stripes. His eyes were hazel coloured with such pretty eyelashes bounding them. His hair looked navy blue under the lightning and he also sported an ahoge on top of his hair.
"Need a hand?" Kaede crouched down and offered a hand to him to help him get back on his feet. "Geez you are such a klutz Shuichi." she giggled.
"Hmm?" he hummed standing up straight. "Then what was that loud thud that I heard before coming out of that locker?" he smirked.
"U-umm." she stammered trying to think of something. "I just placed my hand on a chair for support and it toppled over! I didn't fall on the floor at all!!" she insisted.
"Yeah....riiight. Let's go with that." he nodded.
"Let's get on with the introductions of our characters Shuichi!" she spoke. "Even though we don't really need it." she giggled.
"Alright!" he pumped himself up. "Let's do it!"
"My name is Kaede Akamatsu, I'm the Ultimate Pianist, nice to meet you."
"I'm Shuichi Saihara, they call me the Ultimate Detective."
"How was that Shuichi?!" she asked him. "Was that good?"
"Yep!" he nodded. "You'll fit into your made up personality like a glove!!"
"Aww." she cooed as she gave him a peck on the cheek. "Same can said about you~"
With slightly rosy cheeks Shuichi ushered them both to go and explore the academy together. Even though they both knew the layout of it by heart even before coming here.
They went outside together and came across a very plain looking blue haired girl.
They both ran upto her and introduced themselves.
"Oh, you two can't be the only ones to do that." she chuckled.
"Oh, my name is Tsumugi Shirogane, I'm the Ultimate Cosplayer."
"Oh so you are a cosplayer?" Shuichi inquired. "What kind of cosplay do you perform?"
"Oh! Do I have a fellow weaboo in this academy!?" she smiled as she started drooling. "Now I can finally die peacefully!!"
"Personal space miss." Shuichi spoke and she backed up and apologized.
"Well, I cosplay all sort of famous characters from many popular anime and shows!! All my cosplay is crafted with love and care!"
"Can you name one of the shows or anime that you take inspiration from?"
"Yes!" she chirped. "There is this kids show called Doraemon that has so many cute characters to choose from!"
"Wait!" Kaede jumped in enthusiastically. "You watch that show too!?"
"Yeah I used to watch it all the time as a kid!"
"Me too, my favourite Doraemon episode is #53. The one with security cameras and target practice." Kaede jumped up like a schoolgirl with glee.
"Uh Kaede, calm down a little?" Shuichi suggested. "Let's explore a little more of this academy."
"Okay." she nodded. "See you later." she said goodbye to Tsumugi and went off with Shuichi.
They walked together through the halls and reached the public bathrooms.
They both took a quick glance at each other and smirked and then wordlessly entered their respective restrooms.
Kaede went inside the female bathroom and Shuichi entered the male bathroom.
She went inside the utility closet and pressed the wall at the far back of the closet. The wall receded and a hidden entrance that was hiding a pathway was revealed.
Stepping inside she ran into Shuichi who also entered from the hidden entrance inside the Men's bathroom.
Together they reached the Mastermind's room or in other words...
....their Room.
Deciding not to spend too much time inside here for now, they both returned and came back out of the secret entrance using the same method they used to get in.
They both exited via the bathroom and met back up outside in the hallway.
Going a little ways down the path, they ran into a boy with a green hair who also had much jewellery equipped.
"Hey there you two." he called out to them. "Where are you both off to?"
"Oh, we are just exploring this academy and meeting the rest of the ultimates." Kaede answered.
"That's good." he exhaled a breath.
"Hmm?" Shuichi stepped forward. "Is something the matter, mister?"
"Just being cautious." He turned to his his side as his aura darkened, "Wouldn't really want you two to start doing something sinister now do we~?"
"................"
"But don't worry about all that." he chuckled lightly. "It's not all that surprising to be a little paranoid in this situation."
"That's right!" she nodded. "I mean, we all have amnesia after being kidnapped and placed inside this huge academy. Of course there will be some paranoia."
"Yeah, but my case of amnesia is a little different than the others." he sighed and looked down.
"What do you mean?" Shuichi asked.
"How should I put this?" he crossed his arms in a quizzical look. "How I got here isn't the only thing that I don't remember. I....also forgot my talent."
"You forgot your talent.....Mr.?"
"Oh right, you don't know my name yet!" he flinched slightly.
"My name is Rantaro Amami, I can't remember my Ultimate Talent at the moment. But I promise, I'm not a bad guy."
"But anyways that doesn't bother me at all." he spoke calmly. "I look forward to finding out what my ultimate talent might be."
"Well, more power to you on that adventure." Kaede commented.
"Let's hope you are a survivor in that quest." Shuichi added.
"Well you two go on ahead." Rantaro spoke. "I'll be on my way then." he waved as he walked away down the hall.
Moving on from that, they came across the warehouse and entered it. Inside they saw a blonde haired girl rummaging through the shelves.
Kaede moved closer to her and patted her on the shoulder to get her attention. To which the other blonde jumped and turned around quickly.
"Don't sneak up on me bitch!" she shouted in her face.
"Well, her execution is going to be extra painful now." thought both the masterminds.
"Just who are you and what are you doing here?" Shuichi grabbed her attention.
"Hey crotchrot! You staring at my tits!?" she announced vulgarly.
"..............."
"H-Hey d-don't glare at me with those.....cold and sexy eyes~" she moaned out.
"Intent to murder rising!!" Kaede's mind boiled with rage.
"Just tell us who you are so we both can leave and attend to some more important business." Kaede spoke clearly impatient.
"You that eager to give him a tit-job using those flat pancakes on your chest or something huh!?" she bit back. "Can't you fucking see!? I am clearing talking with this big hunk of sexy meat right now!!"
"I have yet to say one word back to you." Shuichi deadpanned.
"Ahh~ Such a blunt answer~"
"Introduce yourself. Now." Shuichi ordered.
"Y-yes Master~"
"I'm the gorgeous girl genius whose good looks and golden brain will go down in history! I'm the one, the only, the legendary Ultimate Inventor herself, Miu Iruma!"
"Time for us to leave." Shuichi hummed.
"Indeed." Kaede nodded.
"Hey! Don't you leave me as well." Miu whined.
After that soul draining encounter with Miu, Shuichi and Kaede entered the dining hall and spotted two girls inside.
Shuichi walked over to the small red headed girl that was wearing a witch's hat and Kaede walked over to the other girl that was performing martial art moves.
Kaede spoke first, "Hey who are you, and why are you doing martial art moves in the dining hall?"
"Is this an introduction, if so then I will introduce myself to a fair maiden like you!"
"Oh yes, I'm Tenko Chabashira, HIIYAH, I'm the Ultimate Aikido Master."
"Ooh Aikido." Kaede hummed. "I have heard about it, it is soft form of MA, mostly used for self defense."
"Yeah!" Tenko made a pose. "But the Aikido I use is completely unique, it has been crafted by me and my master. I call it Neo-Aikido!!"
"Neo-Aikido huh?" Kaede nodded. "Shall I ask that guy what his opinion is on your Aikido methods!?"
"No!" she immediately denied. "I refuse to listen to advice from a degenerate male!! If I do that, then my powers of Neo-Aikido will dwindle and fade away!"
"Umm....okay.....? I'm gonna go now." she backed out of that conversation.
"Hey, who are you?" Shuichi asked the small redhead.
"Nyeh?" she mumbled and grumbled. "Introductions are a pain."
"what....?" he muttered. "What did you just say?"
She sighed and spoke, "I guess I can use some recovery magic to gain back my MP after this conversation."
".....excuse me?"
"Prepare to be amazed, fall to your knees, for I am Himiko Yumeno, the Ultimate Mage.....but I'm officially called the Ultimate Magician."
"...there." she mumbled. "That was my introduction, now I need some time alone to recover some on my lost MP."
"Alright, I'll leave you alone now." Shuichi spoke and walked away slowly.
"Man, Autism diagnosed patients really need to be looked after more carefully." he thought to himself walking away.
Outside the dining hall Shuichi and Kaede met up and continued on their exploration journey.
They reached the stairs that led down to the basement of the academy and started their descent.
But on their way, they both heard a loud ruckus happening inside the classroom at the top of the stairs.
They both turned around and entered the room and saw a small purple haired boy chasing after a boy that looked like a robot.
"Hey! Come on! Let me touch your body a little!" the smaller boy whined. "Come on, just for a second!"
"No, I won't let you do that!" the robot shouted back.
"Awww man, now I'm bored." he sighed and pouted. "You don't even have any cool abilities like a rocket punch or shooting laser out of your eyes."
"I'm not some kind of science fiction machine! I'm a living breathing high schooler like you." the robot bit back.
"Living!? Breathing!?" he gasped and put a hand to his mouth. "If so, can I ask you a question!?" his eyes glowed with excitement.
"What is it?"
"Do Robots have dicks?"
"That's our cue to step in." Shuichi spoke quickly to get both of their attention. "Who are the both of you, and why is one of you a robot?"
"Oh, who are you two?" the small boy muttered while bringing a finger to his lips. "Were you two spying on us~?"
"We heard some kind of commotion happening from inside and decided to observe what it was about." Kaede answered.
"Or, in other words...you were definitely spying on us~" he slyly spoke.
"Well, I am the Ultimate Detective, so it is my job to analyze and examine a scenario that is playing out in front of me without interfering much by myself." he spoke confidently. "And before you make a comment on Kaede, she is just following me right now, that's all."
"..........." the small boy had an unreadable expression on his face for a few seconds.
"Alright then detective!" he chirped equipping a happy expression. "It looks like you are definitely telling the truth right now."
"Hmm...? Pardon?"
"Oh hush!" he shooed harshly. "This is the perfect time for our introduction to each other!!"
"I'm Kokichi Oma, the Ultimate Supreme Leader."
"I think that I should introduce myself as well." the robot spoke up.
"I am K1-B0, the Ultimate Robot. But please, address me as Keebo."
"Ultimate Supreme Leader? Elaborate." Shuichi spoke gazing Kokichi's expressions intently.
"Geez detective, you just met me and you have already started an interrogation." he whined playfully.
"............" Shuichi didn't budge an inch.
"Alright fine." he scoffed and sighed.
"I am just the supreme leader of an evil secret organization. That's all." he spoke interlocking his hands behind his head.
Shuichi stared at Kokichi for a few seconds. It seemed like he was examining the attire that Kokichi wore.
"Umm what is he doing?" Keebo asked Kaede.
"No idea." she replied.
After a while, Shuichi closed his eyes and nodded his head a few times and hummed, "It all makes sense now."
"Hmm?" Kokichi hummed tilting his head. "What makes sense now detective?"
"The truth behind your entire organization. I know all about it." Shuichi smiled and turned around.
"Oh?" Kokichi showed interest in his comment. "What, did you use the luck of the draw to find out the truth behind it?"
Shuichi placed his hand on the door then tilted his head back and smirked, "Luck becomes irrelevant when you master the throw of the DICE."
After muttering his reply, Shuichi walked out of the room.
Followed by a pretty bewildered Kaede.
Meanwhile, Keebo's contribution to that conversation was somewhere within the cosmos.
And to say that Kokichi was caught completely off guard would be a severe understatement. He did not expect anybody to be able to uncover his big secret just like that. There was definitely something more to this detective than it meets the eye.
"Alright Mr. Detective, you have got yourself a worthy rival now." he mumbled to himself.
Continuing back down the stairs, they came across the basement of the academy and walked inside the game room.
Inside was a dwarf man with a very deep and gruff voice and in one hand he also held a candy cigarette.
"Don't just walk upto a killer like me." he warned. "I may be pretty dangerous for all you know."
"Huh?" Kaede inquired. "You're a....killer?"
"Ryoma Hoshi, the man called the Ultimate Tennis pro, no longer exists.....I'm nothing more than his empty shell."
"Ryoma....Hoshi." Shuichi stated. "Or more famously known as the Tennis Mafia killer. The man who single handedly took down an entire mafia using only a tennis racket and some steel balls."
"Wait!!" Kaede flinched in surprise. "You took down an entire mafia by yourself!?"
"So you already know that much." he scoffed and twirled his cigarette around his hand. "Guess that gives you enough of a reason for you to stay away from me." he spoke as he exited the room.
"Well." Kaede sighed. "That was a quick one."
"He didn't seem like he was in the mood to talk one bit." Shuichi noted.
"We should just leave him alone for now."
Coming out of the game room, they went across the hallway and entered the library.
When the both of them entered, their eyes first gravitated towards the moving bookcase that had a hidden entrance behind it.
Shifting their attention to other areas of the room, they spotted a girl with long black-haired twintails.
"Umm.." Kaede prodded. "Who might you be?"
"............." she didn't answer.
"Uh....?....Hello?"
"Maki Harukawa.....Ultimate Child Caregiver."
"Ultimate.....Child Caregiver....?" Kaede parroted. "Are they running out of Ultimate ideas!?"
"Wait, that title wasn't in the list of the Ultimates that would be participating in this killing game!" thought both Kaede and Shuichi.
"I grew up in an orphanage....from there I gained the talent of taking care of many young children." she spoke sharply.
"Oh....I see." Shuichi spoke softly. "So SHE is the Ultimate Assassin. I get it now."
"I don't need your pity." she huffed out.
"Well Maki, anything more you know that you want to share with us?" Kaede asked.
"Nope." she said and then turned to Shuichi. "Hey boy detective! You must have this mystery completely figured out already. So what is it?"
"I am a detective, not a god." he bit back. "I need to properly investigate this place if I want to unearth the truth hidden in this academy."
"Well then, get on with it already! This kind of facility must be really hidden away if rescue still hasn't arrived." Maki scoffed.
"Yeah, that much is true though." he nodded as he formed a small smirk. "We can't really expect some Holy Salvation Society to come and rescue us from here."
Maki's entire body went into complete murder mode but she held herself back barely.
But that didn't stop her from sending him a death that had no effect on him.
Just WHO is this guy?! How does he know about the name of her Assassin Cult!?
"Should we move on Shuichi?" Kaede asked him and he nodded as they left the library taking one small glance back at the secret entrance.
Not finding any more people inside this wing of the academy, they decided to start heading over to the 'exit' gates of the academy.
Kaede reached for the handles of the door but just before she grabbed a hold of it, a voice called out from behind her.
"Hold on just a moment please." called out someone with a smooth tone of voice. "Just wait one second, I have something to tell you before you open that door."
"What is it?" she turned around a saw a tall, slim man wearing a zipper mask across his face.
"These doors are not booby trapped if you are worried about that." he stated. "But if you wish to find hope outside these doors, you will be sorely disappointed."
"Just what is outside these doors!?" she spoke pointing to the door. "And just what is your unique way of dialogue?!"
"Ah, forgive my rudeness." he apologized. "I have yet to introduce myself."
"My name is Korekiyo Shinguji, I am called the Ultimate Anthropologist."
"Anthropologist?" she hummed. "So you study human culture and customs?"
"Please refer to me as Kiyo." he insisted. "And indeed, those are some integral aspects of anthropology, but there are so many more ways the beauty of humanity can be depicted." he said as he hugged himself.
"Beauty of ...humanity?"
"Humanity is made up of many many pieces of such an immense puzzle, I merely peruse these tiny pieces, no matter how insignificant they may be. I find all aspects of humanity, even the vile and ugly ones, full of so much beauty~" he chuckled softly.
"Yeah, I'll see what is behind this door right now!" she said as she grabbed the handle and turned it.
Outside the door there was fresh air, green grass, clear skies....and a huge cage surrounding the entire academy.
"Hey you chumps!" roared a small blue bear. "How do you like this End Wall that we erected for your capture!?"
"I think I may be forgetting something." chirped a small red bear. "But, have I seen these two guys before?"
"..............." the green bear remained silent.
"Now that you mention it, Monotaro." hummed the pink bear. "These two do look identical to someone I met before."
"Are you all serious!?" Kaede shouted.
"Monokuma is definitely going to hear about this." Shuichi threatened.
"Youse bastards!" Monosuke pointed at his siblings. "How could you all forget who our bosses are!!?"
"WE-APOLOGIZE-WE-NO-THEY-HAD-A-LAPSE-IN-MEMORY. SO-PLEASE-FORGIVE-US." Monodam spoke.
"Yeah we're really sorry!" Monophanie cried. "We won't make the same mistake twice!"
"That's muuuch better." Kaede smiled and walked away with Shuichi.
Standing near the benches they saw a tall purple haired main wearing that same colored jacket, gazing up at the sky.
"Hey, some new faces!" he cheered. "Are you two also checking out this academy?"
"Yeah, we are." Shuichi replied. "Have you found a way to help us escape from here?"
"Uh, no." he muttered. "But look, any moment I will find us a solution to break out of here and become the hero that will rescue everyone!!" he roared.
"Someone turned your dial all the way upto eleven." Kaede commented.
He chuckled and spoke," Yup, that's definitely me."
"I'm Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars! Even crying children adore the Ultimate Astronaut!"
"Oh, so you are an astronaut huh?" Shuichi noted. "Have you actually been to space yet?"
"No, not really. I have just given the astronaut exam and nothing more."
"But...don't you need to have a college degree to be able to even sit in those type of exams!?" Shuichi yelped.
"Oh I had someone forge some papers for me." he spoke nonchalantly.
"................." Shuichi's mouth was left open as he digested what Kaito just said.
"Your story gets more and more bizarre the more it unravels." Kaede commented.
"And....you just told that to someone who works with the government...AKA me." Shuichi deadpanned and started walking. "You really are an idiot."
"Don't call me an idiot!" Kaito shouted. "That hurts my feelings."
Walking further along in the courtyard, they descended the stairs and arrived at an area of lower elevation than the rest of the courtyard.
"Hey! Where you at?" called out a voice from nearby. "Stop hiding. Show yourself!"
"Excuse...me...?" Kaede spoke but was struck silent spotting the figure standing before her.
He was a giant with fully developed muscles over his entire body and he had some kind of glass cage strapped from his shoulder.
"Oh sorry." he apologized quickly. "Did Gonta scare you? Sorry, it not gentlemanly to scare a lady."
"Can you introduce yourself first Gonta?" she requested politely. "Aww, he is such a sweetheart.....too bad he is most likely going to get murdered with that attitude."
"Uh, Gonta's name is Gonta Gokuhara, Gonta's talent is Ultimate Entomologist. But Gonta just wants to become gentleman. Becoming true gentleman Gonta's goal."
"If I may ask, what were you looking for earlier, Gonta?" Shuichi spoke.
"OH that!" Gonta looked down and sighed. "Gonta thought he saw tiny bug move across his eye, that's all. So Gonta was calling out to find the bug."
"That must have just been a trick of the eye." Shuichi chuckled. "I have yet to see a single bug in all this grass." "There is no way he can see nanokumas, so there is no need to worry about that."
"Yeah most likely case." Gonta adopted a sullen look and walked away. "Anyway, Gonta will check other areas for bugs!"
"More power to you....I guess?"
Spotting a small birdcage like room with a red door on it, they both smirked and walked inside together.
Inside was like a small greenhouse adorned with flowers of many colours of the rainbow.
In the middle of the room was a fountain whose structure was defined by the statue of a buff Monokuma pouring down water through a chalice held up by his hands.
There was also a tan girl standing in the room adoring the statue. By feeling it's abs!?.
She then took out her brush and started taking measurements of the statue by closing one eye and extending her arm outward.
"Uh... " Kaede clearly bewildered by the girl's actions called out. "What exactly are you doing?"
"Oh somebody has arrived!" she chirped and turned her head towards them. "Atua and I were just admiring the craftsmanship of this here statue."
"Atua....? and I?" Kaede hummed out. "What exactly do you mean?"
"Oh yes, I haven't properly introduced myself yet." she jumped and clasped her hands together.
"My name is Angie Yonaga, I am the Ultimate Artist."
"Well that explains why you were admiring that statue." Shuichi spoke. "But who is this Atua person?"
"He is not a person silly." she waggled her finger. "Atua is a god from my home island. And I am the oracle of that island."
"I see." he hummed. "So you are the oracle of your island huh? But what does your god have to do with art?"
"Oh I'm merely the vessel through which he creates his art." she smiled.
"....pardon?"
"When I start creating my art, Atua takes possession of me, and through me, he creates all his creations of art." she clasped her hands behind her back. "Isn't my God great?"
"....yeah." he mumbled. "Just how eccentric are the personalities this time around!?"
"I think that we both should get out of here quickly." Kaede whispered to Shuichi to which he nodded.
"Hey stop!" Angie called out. "I haven't told you two about the blood donations yet!!"
Dodging a bullet right there, they both went back out into the courtyard and spotted a large blue and round building with the words Dormitory written on it.
Entering the small building, they noticed it's interior was drafted using circular walls that circumscribed the dorms.
It consisted of two floors that you could reach the upper portion of using a set of stairs. The boys and girls room were all opposite to each other and everyone had an avatar of their own above their room.
"May I help you?" called out a calm and stoic voice. Turning around Kaede and Shuichi saw a woman dressed in a maid uniform.
"Greetings." Shuichi greeted politely. "What might be your name?"
"I am Kirumi Tojo, the Ultimate Maid. Please let me know if you require my service."
"You're a maid?" Kaede examined her form. "Wait! I think I have heard about you before."
"That's not a surprise." Shuichi commented. "Given who Kirumi Tojo is, she is renowned all throughout Japan for her excellent abilities to fulfill any request given to her."
"Oh you flatter me so." Kirumi blushed. "But I won't fulfill almost any request bequeathed upon myself. For example, I refused to fulfill the request to annihilate a rival nation."
"Don't sell yourself short." he insisted. "Just even being asked to perform a task such as that, is an honour in and of itself."
"Thank you for your kind words." she thanked him. "But I must get back to checking out the layout of these dormitories." she spoke as she walked away.
"Wait Shuichi." Kaede grabbed his hand. "Wasn't that...?"
He nodded and spoke," The sixteenth.....yes-"
*Ding*Dong*Dong*Ding*
Everyone! Please gather at the Gym!
"It begins." they both spoke in unison.