3rd Person POV

Deep within the secret halls of Hope's Peak Academy, the ones who make up the exclusive Steering Committee were conducting a private meeting.

"... Then we are all in agreement that something should be done about the student known as Teruteru Hanamura?" A voice filtered through the tense atmosphere.

A meeting was being conducted in one of the boardrooms in the school known as Hope's Peak Academy. The subject of the meeting? Well....

"Yes. His behaviour, especially to the female students of Hope's Peak Academy is getting out of hand." Remarked one of the board members in a less than pleased tone.

"At the rate he's going, the boy is going to get himself expelled. And that's if he doesn't get any sexual harrassment lawsuits thrown his way." One board member fretted, imagining the lawsuits with dread.

"I fail to see why we can't go ahead and expel him. He's not taking any of the warnings of expulsion seriously. And the girls in both class 77 and 78 are looking to lynch him in public. And I haven't even got to the new class 79, though I'm sure that the girls in there will also take up the cry. I wouldn't be surprise if the female populace will start a riot on the matter."

"Can you blame them though? Or do I need to remind you of the Sexy Soup incident?" A shudder pass through the members of the meeting.

"To be fair, Hanamura-shonen wasn't the one to lace that nikujaga with the aphrodisiac..." One meekly pointed out.

"But the fact he had it in his possession to begin with is enough cause for worry. Nevermind the fact that one of his classmates was the one to discover it and then add it into the soup as a 'practical joke'." Another stated sternly.

"And let's not forget how the young man in question was ready to assault said classmate as he too was under the influence..." Many members paled at the implication.

"Let's change the subject. We all agree somehting must be done about the student known as the Ultimate Cook."

"I still say expel him. Why are we having this discussion anyway?!" One exclaimed with indignation.

"Well, as much as I want to expel him for his behaviour and actions, there was one slight issue..." The owner of the voice hesitated at the end, unsure of how to continue as it was a bit uncomfortable to reveal.

"And just what, pray tell, would that be?" One board member remarked snidely.

"Well, there is the account of his mother..." they hesitated yet again, irritating the other speaker.

"What about her?"

"Well... she is sick and is in and out of the hospital... when I did some research, turns out that the main reason Hanamura-shonen came to Hope's Peak Academy was so he could help his mother and the family diner as once he graduates from the academy he can get the necessary funds and medicine for his bedridden mother...."

"....." There was a pregnant pause; while on the one hand, there is nothing wrong with helping family as many students have accepted attending this academy if only to help their families that are in need and graduating from Hope's Peak Academy can pretty much set you for life. But on the other hand...

"While his intentions are noble, his behaviour is not. While my heart aches for this woman, we still can't let this behaviour go unchecked."

"I may have a solution...." Another voice piped up.

"Let's hear it. Otherwise it is expulsion for the boy."

"Well, I asked Kizakura-san to do some background search on the boy-"

"That drunkard? Why would you-"

"Hey now, while Kizakura-san may not have the best work ethic, he is still good at his job when it comes to finding candidates for our school. Please, continue."

"Right. Anyway, Kizakura did some digging and he found this." A folder was tossed onto the table in front of the person at the head of the table.

Picking it up, the head speaker opened the folder and was surprised to find that it was a profile of a young woman who while looked vastly different from the one known as Teruteru Hanamura, they could see the slight resemblance from the tan skin and dark chocolate eyes, not to mention the similar hair color.

"So he has a sister." They stated than asked, surprising the other members of the meeting. "Her name is Hana Hanamura. Apparently his younger sister despite what their appearances suggest."

"What does she have to do with this?" One asked brusquely.

"Turns out before Hanamura-shonen enrolled here, his sister was usually the one to keep him in line, be it at their middle school or at the diner."

"So where is she now?" One inquired, their curiosity piqued. "Why isn't she here? Did she ever apply here?"

"While her present location is unknown at the moment," The head sighed in exasperation. "what this file has as of right now might help us locate her and invite her here if only to keep Hanamura-shonen in line."

"You realize that if she is to join the Main Course she is going to need an Ultimate otherwise the Reserve Course may start a riot that a normal student is mingling with the Ultimates..."

"I don't think that will be a problem..."

"Hmm?"

"From what that drunkard dug up, turns out this young lady has quite the impressive resume... and it may explain why there is no history of her applying here..."

He placed the file down for everyone to see, and some jaws dropped at some of the details they caught sight on the file.

"Let's see... graduated from Totsuki Culinary Institute.... and she is registered as a Gourmet Hunter after the recent Hunter's Exam six months ago... and she is also a Beast Hunter on the side, taming a few exotic animals, and has interned under the former Alumni Menchi the Ultimate Gourmet who also is a senior Gourmet Hunter..."

The Steering Committee's eyes lit up in greed at the thought of a promising student entering these sacred halls and the publicity they could earn from having a Gourmet/Beast Hunter graduating from here. They could even further their money laundering schemes and other projects like the Kamakura Project and go further than ripping Reserve Course students' parents off their money supposedly used for the students' tuition....

"How do we entice her to attend this school?" One brought the more pressing problem to the others' attention.

"Perhaps a phone call to Miss Hanamura may be in order...."

Meanwhile in an unknown place...

"Moshi-moshi~"

A tanned busty girl stood at the mouth of a cave as she held a phone to her ear as she received a call while was setting up camp before she ventured out to swipe some Spider Eagle Eggs for a new dish she was making. Her tamed beasts were either loitering nearby or helping with setting up camp and preparing for dinner.

"What?!" Her voice was shocked before it became outraged. "Teru-nii has been getting into trouble again?!"

She was quiet for a moment as the caller explained to her what was going on. "So instead of expelling him, they want me to come down and set him straight, otherwise he's going down with not only expulsion, but also sexual harrassment lawsuits." She stated rather than asked in a heated voice, catching the attention of her companions as they paused in setting up the tents as they began to listen in.

"Of course I will help, but let it be known that this is gonna cost him big time so he better be ready for some serious hell when I get there..... Yes. I'll do it. I'll find an internet cafe as soon as possible and send in my application to them. Yes.... I will grab the first plane there after I complete my mission.... Yes.... Okay... I'll be there.... I'll take care of the application... Oh? They sent you a link for me to use when.... Okay then.... Send it to me, I guess.... Uh-huh.... Will do..... Okay.... Gotta go, Ma. Stay safe, okay? Okay. Love you, Mama. Please get enough rest and don't forget to take the medicine I sent you... Okay.... See you soon... Ja ne."

With that the call cut off, making her pocket her phone before returning back into the cave to see her friends waiting with a pot of curry heating up over the fire. She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration as she came back over to the fire.

"What was that about, Hana-chan?" One asked, seeing her frustrated face.

"My mother." She said sitting down near the fire while passing out bowls to the others. "Apparently my brother has been getting in trouble at school again..."

The others collectively groaned, more than aware of her big brother's "tendencies" thanks to Hana's stories.

"Yeah, I know. Drives me nuts too." She shook her head as she got herself a helping of curry while rubbing the head of her Mightyena that had approached her as they sensed her unease. Her Eevee jumped up beside her leg, hoping to get a bite of the succulent curry.

"So what happened this time?" One of her human companions, a greenhorn Beast Hunter named Pokkle, asked while passing an apple slice to her Appletun making him hum deeply in appreciation.

"Well, long story short, either I get down there to his school and set him straight or they expel him for his repeated behaviours of sexual harrasment, among other grievances he had caused at school."

"That bad, huh?" Another piped up, this one a mint haired girl with a yellow hat named Ponzu, who is also Pokkle's girlfriend.

"Yup. So after this mission is completed, tomorrow I will have to catch the first plane back to Japan and fill out the application to also attend his school so I can keep an eye on him..."

"Aw man...." The others groaned not looking forward to having to part ways with her friend.

"C'mon," Hana tried to comfort them as she too did not like this any more than they did. "We'll keep in touch. And I'm sure I can get a deal if you guys need me for pressing matters..." She hadn't forgotten the Chimera Ant incident. If it weren't for her and her beast companions, Hana would be short two best friends right now... Though she felt a pang of sadness remembering how Netero isn't here anymore....

Pushing those dark thoughts aside, she took a bite of her curry, the flavors from the spices and seasonings she added earlier making her feel nostalgic as her mother used to make her and Teruteru this kind of stuff on her better days. Maybe she needed to come home for a bit after all...

The Next morning...

After Pokkle and Ponzu saw her off at the airport the next day, Hana couldn't help but feel a bit guilty at having to leave as she waved at them from the window of the airplane as it took off.

"This is for the best." She reminded herself as she pulled out her phone to text her other friends that she'll be out of the country for a bit. She immediately had to put one of her friends, Leorio, on mute as her phone suddenly was being blown up by several messages from the aspiring doctor, most of his messages in loud capital letters demanding if she is all right and whatnot.

"The dude might as well think that he's my dad or something," Hana thought with a roll of her eyes as she watched the messages from Kurapika tell him to chill out, before an image of a shadowy figure filled her mind as she watched the figure from her eyes as a five-year-old leave her and her crying mother behind...

"NO!" she snapped at herself. "Do NOT bring that man up! That guy is dead to me and to Teru-nii and Mama! To the Reverse World with that sorry excuse of a male!" She decided to calm herself down by texting another one of her friends, Soma. Talking to him and Megumi always helped her find inner peace, as they were her first two friends she met at Totsuki and they stuck together even after graduating, even if it was early on Hana's end, making her one of the younger students to graduate before her senior year. She smirked to herself remembering some of the shocked looks on many of the students' faces as they watched her walk across the stage as a lot of them snubbed her on her first day because, like her friend Soma, she did not come from a pedigree background and thought of her family diner as some "backwater no-name greasy spoon in the boonies." Look who's laughing now, riding first-class in a plane and have a Hunter's License in her possession, something much more difficult to come by than graduating from Totsuki.

"And now I'm going to Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Gourmet...." She thought to herself as she submitted her application to the school, to which the principal immediately emailed her and told her she is accepted in and will share classes with Classes 77, 78, and 79 until she gets settled in.

"Well this will be interesting..." Hana thought as she selected an alcoholic drink from the beverage cart when the stewardess came by. "Might as well get comfy as it is going to be a long flight..." She took a swig of a strawberry daiquiri flavored wine cooler. Light enough not to get her piss-drunk but enough to loosen her up and forget about some of her more troubling thoughts.

AAAANNNDDD Scene!

Here ya go! I hope you guys enjoyed the intro to this new story! Please add your thoughts and ideas in the comments, as ideas are welcome here, as I plan to do a lot of free time events with many of the Danganronpa cast!

This is the ArtVampire signing off!

Ja ne!