Puhuhuhu!

Well, it looks like another wonderful year for yet another wonderful killing game! Welcome to Hope's Peak Academy! The school for the gifted and amazing. My name is Monokuma, only the greatest TV show host in the world! Aren't I just astounding?

Anyhoo, I'm sure you're all wondering who we have in store for you this time! Well, let's take a look-see and find out, shall we? The class is waiting!

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My head...

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Where the hell am I? And...

Okay... I'm in a classroom.

Hold on a second. Let's assess the obvious first... Who... Am I?

My name is

Mitsuha Miyamizu, I'm pretty sure...

The girl looked around and found a note on her desk. 

Welcome to Hope's Peak Academy! Please swipe the air in front of you.

"... What?" 

Obeying, she swiped the air in front of her and a digital screen appeared.

"I'm... The Ultimate Lucky Student? What the heck is this?!" 

Mitsuha stood up from the desk she found herself asleep on and looked around with curiosity, "when did I fall asleep in class? Hang on a second, I don't even recognize this classroom... Is this some sort of dream?"

She cautiously turned the knob of the shut classroom door and opened it with ease, "this feels way too realistic to be a dream... Hang on, what time of day is it?" She turned to look out the windows but froze. The windows were covered with metal panels and bolted down to avoid removal.

"Wh-what?! Is this some sort of prison?!" Just as Mitsuha turned to leave, she spotted the security cameras and TV monitors at the front of the classroom. A quick glance down the hall revealed that there were monitors and cameras everywhere, "something isn't right, here..."

The hallway was just like any old school hallway, lined with lockers and other classrooms. She continued walking until the crash of a metal trash can echoed through the hall and startling her. She jolted around with a yelp, "wh-who's there?!"

Paranoia cursed her mind as she trembled and waited for a response. Following the shuffling of feet on the tile, she heard a groan.

"Ow..."

"Who's that?! Show yourself!!"

"Huh?"

Mitsuha blinked at a teenage boy about her age with black hair, wearing a school uniform similar to hers, "wh-what... Who are you?"

"Uh..." The boy crawled out from next to the capsized trash can, stood up, and brushed his pants off, "I'm..."

Mitsuha gestured with her fingers the same gesture that opened her status screen.

"Hm?" The boy imitated the gesture and blinked silently at the result.

"Your name... Is Haruka? The Ultimate Swimmer?"

"Don't call me that." The boy shoved his hands into his pockets, "Just Haru."

Well... He's pretty self-conscious about his name... Just because it's a girl's name? Is that it? Either way... He's a man of very little words.

"So, uh..." Mitsuha continued, "my name's Mitsuha. What were you doing behind the trash can?"

"Don't know." Haru looked at the floor, "I just woke up here."

"Hm, that's odd--"

"Hey!"

The two turned down the hall and saw a small brunette running towards them, "uh, who are you?"

"What are you, stupid?! You don't just go around asking strangers you just met questions like that! Idiot." The girl planted her hands on her hips.

"Well." Haru looked at her, "you're one to talk."

The girl looked up at them, scoffed, then sighed, "Fine. Whatever. Sorry I snapped... My name's Taiga Aisaka. Apparently, according to my system screen, I'm the Ultimate Lolita. There. Happy? Now, who are you two?"

"Haruka Nanase, Ultimate Swimmer."

"Ah." Mitsuha chuckled uncomfortably, "my name's Mitsuha Miyamizu. I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student..."

"'Lucky Student'? What, are you just lucky or something?"

"I'm not..." Mitsuha sighed, "exactly sure..."

Just as they spoke, a tone played on the monitors nearby.

"Everyone." The voice called, "please make your way to the first floor Gymnasium. The opening ceremonies are about to begin. All tardies will not be tolerated, and any latecomers will be expelled. Permanently. That is all."

"Expelled permanently?!" Taiga shook her fist as the monitor turned off, "what the hell does that mean?! Gosh, dammit! I can't get expelled on the first day!"

"On the first day?" Mitsuha looked at her, "so we were about to attend this school, huh? But... Why don't I have any memory of it?"

"Yeah." Haru scratched his head.

And... Mitsuha bit her thumb nail. What the hell was that announcement? Expelled permanently?

"Well, quit sulking!" Taiga rolled her eyes, "let's go to the gym. I think I passed it on my way here."

Haru and Mitsuha followed Taiga until they reached a set of double doors. Once they stepped foot into the large room, it amazed the trio at the variety of people around their ages that were there waiting for them.

"Hey, you guys woke up here too?" A boy with black hair and a red cap crossed his arms, "fifteen. I think that's all of us. At least that's how many they said there were."

"Who's 'they'?"

"Huh?" The boy chuckled, "oh, I found this note on the desk I was sleeping on earlier." He waved a piece of paper, then gestured to open his status screen, "forgot to introduce myself. I'm Ash Ketchum, the Ultimate Pokémon Trainer... Ah, here it says just 'Trainer', but..."

Mitsuha inspected the note then felt a presence behind her, peeking at the note over her shoulder. She jumped when she came face to face with a bright yellow helmet, "oh, hello..." The figure didn't say anything. From the shape of their dark body, she figured this person was a girl, but the helmet prevented anyone from seeing her face, "ah, so what's your name?"

The woman pulled out a phone and rapidly typed on its keyboard, then held it up for Mitsuha to read.

>> My name is Celty Sturluson. I'm the Ultimate Transporter. <<

"She hasn't been talking for the longest time..." A boy nearby with black hair called to them over his shoulder, "don't try to talk to her."

"Hey, uh..." Another boy with black hair chuckled sheepishly, "it's fine."

"Ah..." Mitsuha inspected their status screens once they'd been pulled up.

"My name is Kirito. That's my avatar name, but I'm not the Ultimate Gamer, here... I'm the Ultimate Swordsman."

"Yeah, whatever." the boy with the hard-headed attitude rubbed his neck, "I'm the Ultimate Titan. Eren Jaeger."

She looked at both boys, "the Ultimate Titan? You don't really look like--"

Eren shouted, "do you want to see me as a titan?! Yeah, didn't think so."

"Psh, calm down, will ya?" A girl with brown hair came up behind the two boys, "you guys are really being a pain for all of us, so just keep your mouths shut, got it?" She turned to Mitsuha and grinned, "you can call me Korra. I'm the Ultimate Avatar. Nice to meetcha." She gestured to the shy girl behind her, "this over here is Maya Mikuri. She's the Ultimate Excavator."

Maya smiled softly, "hi, I'm new here, so... Don't worry about me. I'll catch up, too."

"Ha! What are you talking about? We're all new here, dimwit!" Taiga shouted, cackling in response to her own comment.

"Hey, that's okay." A boy with black hair and a straw hat approached them, "if you want, you can be a part of my new crew? I'm trying to put together a new one after I... Kinda lost my other one."

"Uh..." Another boy with pink hair looked at him, "that's not really something you can lose."

"I'm down with anything." A boy with blonde hair chimed in, then sent Mitsuha a thumb's up, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki. The Ultimate Ninja."

The pink-haired boy nodded, "I'm Natsu Dragneel. I'm the Ultimate Mage."

The boy with the straw hat planted his hands on his hips and grinned, "and I'm the infamous Ultimate Pirate, Monkey D. Luffy!"

"I really like your style. We could use someone like you, for sure!"

A boy with blonde hair and sparkling purple eyes made his way to the group of adventurous boys.

Luffy blinked, "who're you?"

"My name!" The blonde boy took Mitsuha's hand, "I am the Ultimate Host! But please, call me Tamaki Suoh."

"Meh." A boy standing nearby shrugged, "he's just trying to pick up the ladies. First day of school, to think that's something so important. I need to get out of here and get to training, already..."

Mitsuha inspected his status screen, "Yuri Katsuki... Ultimate Figure Skater?"

"That's right." Yuri grinned, "I suppose I'm the Ultimate..."

"And you're Mitsuha, right?"

She turned around to face a girl with blonde hair, "yeah. You know?"

"It's so awesome that you're going around meeting everyone! I mean." the girl grinned, "we should all start getting to know each other already since we'll be seeing each other every day from now on! Oh, haha, where are my manners?" She set her hands on her hips and smiled brightly, "I'm Kaori Miyazono, the Ultimate Violinist! It's so wonderful to meet you, Mitsuha!"

At least this one seems normal... Mitsuha chuckled to herself. They all waited patiently for what the school had in store for them. This school that none of them could even remember. 

"You all just woke up all over the school too, right?" Natsu tapped his chin, "I woke up in a locker." 

Korra crossed her arms, "strange. I don't even remember this place, to begin with." 

Celty frantically typed on her phone, >> Does anyone else happen to remember coming here? << 

"Mm..." Ash scratched the back of his neck, "I don't remember coming here."

"Me neither." Tamaki sighed, "I don't even remember anything before this." 

Celty looked at everyone and shook her head, but no one said anything else. 

"So..." Mitsuha stared at the stage at the far wall of the gym, "where's the principal?"

"Who knows?" Taiga rested her hands behind her head, "not like a care, though. We can get out and do whatever. There's no one here telling us what to do. Is that what this school's all about?"

Haru cleared his throat, "I doubt it."

Mitsuha stared at the empty stage with the exception of a podium and mic. Something just seems very... Off.

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Puhuhuhuhu!

Oh?

Well now, it appears the kids are waiting for me! Guess that's my cue to leave. Come join us, and enjoy the killing game!