Everyone arrived to the old building after the Monokuma announcement. Suddenly, the voice of the ultimate affluent progeny rang throughout the dining hall everyone had gathered in for the party. Nagito had done a pretty good job tidying the place up.

"... Thank you for waiting." Byakuya scanned the room. "Teruteru is in the kitchen, and... It appears Fuyuhiko didn't come."

Peko sighed. "I apologise, I did inform him about the party, but..."

"Its not like you need to apologize, Peko. It's his fault for not coming..." Mahiru scoffed quietly.

Byakuya crossed his arms to his chest, angered by the fact Fuyuhiko wasn't the only one who wasn't present. "I explicitly stated that attendance was mandatory, but... It seems (Y/n) has failed to show up once again. If it was only one person absent then that wouldn't have posed a problem, but two... And those two being Fuyuhiko AND (Y/n)... This is bad."

"What do you mean by that?" Peko asked curiously.

Byakuya remained silent. Yes, he had his suspicion...his main target of that suspicion was you. It didn't look too good that you haven't arrived yet, especially after him telling you this was mandatory. While Byakuya went into deep thought about how things may turn out, the doors to the dining hall flew open.

"Puhuhuh! I bet you thought I was going to skip out!" Your boisterous voice filled the room. "Well, no! I'm here now. What's a party without its main attraction? Of course, that would be me, indubitebly!"

"Indubitebly...?" Sonia titled her head.

"Rejoice!" You shot a sly smile at Byakuya. "Don't look at me like that! Its like you didn't think I'd turn up or something. I'm not THAT unreliable, y'know."

"Hmph. Well you're here now so that's one less thing to worry about..." Byakuya mumbled, turning around. An intense expression spread across Byakuya's face as he looked at the table with various dishes. "Hey, what is this!? ... Dangerous!" He pointed directly at the middle table. As he stomped his way towards the table...he showed everyone something rather unsightly.

"H-hey! What are you doing!?" Haijime exclaimed.

"Gyaaah! Senpai!?" You yelled.

"You're hogginhg all the food no fair!" Akane cried out.

"No, I'm not!" Byakuya said through rapid bites.

Mahiru sweat dropped. "I don't care what you say, you're totally pigging out!"

"I'm telling I'm not! Look closely at this dish." Byakuya said as he scoffed down food.

Listening to what he says, you looked down at the foods he was eating. You calmed down and cocked your head in confusion, noticing nothing out of the ordinary about it. It was meat on a skewer. That's normal, right?

"It looks like delicious meat." Akane drooled.

"And just what is stabbed into the meat?" Byakuya asked, still scoffing down food.

"An iron skewer? What's so bad about an iron skewer?" You wondered out loud.

"That's right. This iron skewer is definitely a dangerous item. I must take full responsibility and collect it!" Byakuya explained as he finished the food stabbed into the iron skewers.

You turn to Haijime for answers.

"Byakuya is confiscating any item that can be seen as a weapon." Haijime explained. "He did a full body check with everyone at the main entrance."

"Oh I see." You nodded in understanding, thanking the gods you got out of that one. If you hadn't slept in, then Byakuya's hands would have been tracing your body for dangerous items.

You shivered off that thought.

Soon, Teruteru entered the dining hall.

"Heeeey! Looks like everyone's here! I should go ahead and bring out the rest of the... Huh?" Teruteru's eyes widened at the sight. "Whaaaa-!? Some messy eater ruined my arrangement!"

Byakuya crossed his arms to his chest, raising his stern voice at Teruteru. "What are you plotting? Cooking with such dangerous items..."

"D-dangerous...? That's churrasco, it's a South American meal where ypou stab meat on an iron skewer to cook it... It felt really tropical and exotic, so I thought it'd be great for the party." Teruteru explained.

"These iron skewers are a problem." Said Byakuya.

"Eh!? Iron skewers aren't allowed either!?" Teruteru cried out.

"If that's how you're acting, then there must be more in the kitchen." Byakuya turned his back to everyone and walked to the exit. "Hey... Haijime. Come with me. I need your help."

Haijime's eyes widened slightly. "... W-why me!?"

"It's your fault for standing right in front of him... My condolences..." Kazuichi said ribbing the back of his neck.

With that being said, Haijime reluctantly followed Byakuya whose face bored an intense expression as he left the room.

You watch the two leave, soon turning your back to the door as you slowly walked towards the back to the room. Your eyes scanned over the windows that had been covered up by wooden planks and metal bolts. They seemed firm enough.

"Hey (Y/n)." Nagito smiled as he approach you, waving his hand. "I'm glad you came."

You turned around to the white haired male, smirking while crossing your arms to your chest. "Nagito, you did a goods job in here, though what's up with the windows?"

"I have no clue. They were already like that when I arrived. I'm guessing its something to do with the renovation?" Nagito shrugged.

"Oh I see, that would make sense." You nodded your head. Next you're eyes scanned the wooden floorboards beside the carpet, a single brow raising. "Bleh. This place sure is run down. Check out the floorboards. I'm guessing the wood shrank due to deterioration? These opening seem... Too open? Yeah, I guess."

"You think?" Nagito raised his brows. "I wasn't really paying much attention to the gaps in the floorboards..."

"Well the carpet is spread out enough to cover most of the floor, so I guess it won't bee that big of a deal." You suddenly let out a smirk. "Best tell Mikan to be careful, wouldn't want a repeat of what happened at the restaurant."

Nagito nervously laughed. "Yeah, that would be best."

"Putting that aside for now... Good job, Ko!" You gave him a pat on the shoulder. "The decorations and layout wonderful!"

"Its not that great, but... Thank you, I appreciate it." Nagito smiled at the same time Byakuya and Haijime returned.

"Hey, let's eat already! I'm starivn'!" Akane yelled, whacking the palm of her hand with her fist.

Byakuya pushed his glasses up before speaking. "There's still an issue we need to address first."

"Eh? An issue?" Akane got all pumped. "Who am I gonna have to beat the crap outta? Just say the words, I'll do it for ya!"

"That won't be necessary..." Byakuya scoffed. "The issue is where to safeguard this duralumin case that has all the confiscated items..."

"How about the storage room at the back of this old building?" Sonia suggested.

"A storage room, huh? Even so, we can't leave it alone in there." Said Byakuya.

"Then someone should guard it. That would keep it safe, yes?" Peko asked, nodding her head.

I raised my hand high. "I can do that!" I smiled at Byakuya. "Definitely not you." He scoffed and I frowned putting my hand down.

"I'll do it." Peko stated.

"But you'll be lonely in there." Ibuki whined.

"I don't mind. I'm really not that good in situations where I have to be around lots of people anyway." Said Peko, raising her head. "However, Teruteru has gone to the trouble of cooking. Is it okay for me to bring some food?"

"Yeah, that's totally fine!" Teruteru smiled.

"But if you're going to guard duty anyway, it may be best to avoid the storage room." Nagito spoke.

"Eh? Why's that?" Haijime asked.

"Well, not only is it packed with lots of stuff, but it's also dark in there and full of cobwebs." Nagito let out a quite laugh. "Also, I was so busy cleaning the dining hall that I didn't have time to clean the storage room."

"In that case why don't you guard it in the office?" Byakuya suggested.

"Yeah, the office sounds nice. I'm pretty sure it's not that dirty either." Nagito smiled.

Peko nodded. "Understood. So I need to be on guard duty at the office. Then, have fun tonight everyone." Talking with her the duralumin case and a pile of food, Peko left the dining hall.

"And as for the second case it's staying with me. Now the next problem is Monokuma. I need someone to stand out there and be on the look out." Byakuya said sternly.

"I'll do it." Chiaki raised her hand. "Well, not by myself..."

Gundham chuckled. "I'm see do you intend on using Monomi?"

"Yeah, if I can talk her into helping us... She might be able to keep Monokuma at bay... At least that's what I think." Chiaki thought out loud.

"But will you really be okay, Chiaki? I still think its dangerous..." Nagito asked worry evident in his tone.

Chiaki smiled. "Ill be fine. If things get dangerous, I'll just run away as fast as I can. Well then, I'll be going now."

As Chiaki left,man uneasy feeling settled in your gut. It wasn't that you were scared or had a bad feeling about this, but... Something just seemed off to you.

"S-so it's all settled, right? Then we can..." Akane drooled some more.

A smug look etched to Byakuya's face as he nodded his head. "You're right. Let's begin."

"Allll riiiiight!" Akane screamed, instantly digging into the food like a wild animal.

And with that, the party started. You still had no clue why a party was being held, but whatever the reason, everyone seemed to be having fun.

After looking around you see Nekomaru making an unpleasant face.

"Uhaha! Nekomaru why the long face?" You laughed.

"Th-the party's UST started, but... I... Must... Return to my cottage...!" Nekomaru stuttered out, his body trembling in the slightest.

"Don't be foolish. I won't allow such selfish actions." Byakuya scoffed, overhearing Nekomaru's response to your question.

"Don't stop me, Byakuya. There comes a time when a man knows he's gotta go...! If I don't go now... It would shame me as a man." Nekomaru clenched his teeth, sweat pouring down his face.

"Ooooh, I see." You crossed your arms and smirked. "Shitting your pants would totally shame you as a man. Ahaha!"

"That's right! Totally shame me as a MAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!" Nekomaru yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Byakuya frowned. "If you need to go then just use the one here. Why do you need to go back to you cottage?"

Nekomaru growled. "I've been trying to but it just won't open!"

"Wh-what is this blasphemy...!?" Gundham shouted across the room.

"What now?" Byakuya growled out.

"M-My Hell Hound Earing..." Gundham gasped out, "...has disappeared! Did it vanish into substance!?"

You chuckled at the look on Byakuya's face. All these disasters were occurring around him, he found it hard to get everyone under control.

"Heeeey Byakuya! Everyone c'mon! I'm gonna take a picture!" Mahiru raised her cheery voice. "All right, say 'cheeeese!' "

You smiled smugly, standing between Nagito and a small table. Nekomaru and Haijime beside the middle table, while Ibuki and Hiyoko were also in the shot.

Byakuya growled once again, obviously annoyed. "Why can't you all act more mature!"

*Beep beep*

"What was that sound just now?" Byakuya asked, worry evident in his tone.

Straight after he asked that question, all the light disappeared from the room, causing complete darkness. Complete silence engulfed the air, though once everyone had clicked to what was happening, the blackout caused a major panic to break out in the dining hall.

"Uwah! It's a blackout!"

"Hey, I can't see anything!"

In that instant, as everyone stumbled around in the darkness, fear swallowed everyone like a flood.

"I-it's pitch black! My future is pitch black!"

The sounds of screams and frantic footsteps rang throughout the dark dining hall, and were immediately swallowed up by another sound.

"E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this!"

"Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!"

"What the hell? What's going on here!?"

"Th-this is...!"

"Ow!"

"Ack!" You gasped out as someone bumped you, knocking you down to the ground. You let out a loud yelp as someone came in crashing down on you.

"Turn the damn lights back on! I can't eat like this y'know!"

"You guys? Where are you? W-wasn't the blackout... Just in the kitchen?"

"Perhaps the breaker overloaded?"

"H-hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and... Do something about it...!"

And with that being said the lights were back on. You opened your eyes only to met with large grey orbs, long white strands of hair hanging messily over Nagito's face as he stared down at you. You raised a brow at the male who carelessly knocked into you during the blackout.

"So, you were the one who fell into me? Man... I honestly thought for a second there I was going to die." You smiled, scratching your head.

"Um, sorry... " Nagito mumbled, an embarrassing yet shocked look on his face. "I must have... Tripped into you. You're not hurt, right?"

Narrowing your eyes, you shook your head. For a moment you remained like that, you were wondering why he was so shaken up and confused?

After a while you gotten up so you could see if everyone was present.

Kazuichi, Nagito, Haijime, Sonia, Gundham, Hiyoko, Mahiru, Ibuki, Nekomaru, Akane, Mikan-

"Mikan?" Your eyes widened at the sight and position she was lying in. She like she was at the restaurant but food was now covering her like a sheet.

"Hyeh... Please forgive me...! Just forgive me alreaaaadyyyy!" Mikan cried out.

One everyone helped Mikan, your head snapped back to looking around. Byakuya wasn't here, the guy who's suppose to lead us through this mess isn't here.

"Where's Byakuya?" You raised your voice, gaining everyone's attention. Once you said that realization hit the room, despite hearing his voice in the blackout he's not here

"Th-thats weird, he was here earlier right?" Mahiru stuttered out, fear building in her chest.

"I'm a little worried we should go search for him." Nagito said worried.

After that was said everyone began to search, but no luck.

"I didn't fine him anywhere nor Peko." Kazuichi said.

"Eh, Peko's gone too?" Mahiru gasped.

As everyone broke out about Peko, Teruteru made a perverted comment. Akane then raised her head and sniffed the air.

"Did something happen, Akane?" Sonia asked the food loving girl.

"Well... Do any of you smell that?" Akane asked slowly and hesitantly. "It smells like...blood."

"Blood!?" Haijime gasped out, his heart hammering in his chest.

Akane once again began to sniff the air, she than pointed to where the desk lamp was.

Akane growled. "Its coming from over there...! Under the table!"

Everyone turned to look at the table with the desk lamp sat atop. Sweat formed on people's faces as they just stared... Stared and waited for someone to step up bravely remove the table cloth. You glanced at every individual. Since everyone had frozen in place, fear and nervousness evident on their faces, you were the one to approach the table first.

"Okay, I'll look." You rolled up your sleeves as you took a couple steps toward the table. Kneeling down, you extended out your arm and grasped the table cloth, slowly raising it and letting in a line of light. Your enlarged (e/c) eyes twitched at the sight of Byakuya's bloody corpse. You were frozen for a second or two, but finally you raised the cloth, allowing everyone in the dining hall see Byakuya's dead body. After everyone's attention was caught, showers of screams filled the room.

They had to accept the fact that Byakuya is dead, and someone her is the culprit.