Hikaru Kimura(Boy#8) sighed, leaning against a tree trunk. He was scared out of his mind. And who can blame him? When he walked outside, the corpses of Fukuyu and Daisuke were their to greet him. How the hell was he supposed to react to that? His weapon, a stun gun, was clutched at his side. He'd ran as far into the woods as he could once he left, and stopped once he ran out of breath. "Yo, Hikaru." "Shi-Shigeru!" Shigeru Yamamoto(Boy#20) stood in front of Hikaru, giving him a worried grin. Hikaru raised a fist to the air. If he had to meet anyone, he wanted it to be Yokoya, Kyo, or Shigeru. Lady Luck was on his side! "Shigeru, it's so good to see you! The corpses and the gunshots, and... god, I'm so happy you found me."Shigeru nodded."Yeah, it's good to find someone trustworthy out here, y'know? Can't believe some people are actually killing... oh, you check your bag yet?"Hikaru nodded, holding up the stun gun. Shigeru examined it, then nodded. "Not bad. It lets you do self defense without killing. Which is what we want here. Wanna open mine together? I haven't done it yet." "Uh... sure."Shigeru sat down, and Hikaru did the same. Upon opening the bag, they found... "A...a shotgun?!"Hikaru stared at the weapon, knowing how lethal it could be. Shigeru whistled. "They gave me something that'll pack a punch, huh?" The shotgun,a Mossberg Maverick 8, was already fully
loaded, with 10 extra magazines. Hikaru layed down on the grass, looking up. "This is insane. People are dying, we're being given weapons, and our teacher is encouraging it. I can't wrap my head around this. But at least I can trust you, Shige-" He felt a searing pain throughout his head. And then, he felt nothing. Shigeru stood above the headless corpse of Hikaru, watching as the blood seeped into the ground. Grey matter and bone were thrown everywhere. Smoke flowed out of the barrel, still aiming at Hikaru. "Nice... this thing's got some power. " He kicked Hikaru's corpse, smiling as it ragdolled. "Dumbass. Can't believe he thought he was safe."Shigeru stuffed all of Hikaru's stuff into his own bag."You won't be needing this..."He gave the body of Hikaru a pitiful glance."You always were gullible. Did you seriously think I gave the money you loaned me to charities? What a fucking idiot."And with that, Shigeru was gone. In the trees, someone emerged. "Hikaru...you didn't deserve this."Mayumi Sakurai(Girl#12) walked over to the corpse of Hikaru, and kneeled down."May your soul be at peace."She stood up, facing where she assumed Shigeru had gone."You won't get away, murderer. Those of you who choose to compete in this sick game...will die by my hands." And unaware of the hypocrisy of her statement, she started walking.

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