Fear is proof that your
imagination is functioning.

"This is your idea of 'perfect place'....?" We walked into the sauna. I played with the locker doors, pushing it back into place but it slowly swung back outwards. "Seems a little... stuffy."

"No cameras, no microphones, nobodys coming in. If you want more security we could throw makoto out of the locker room to keep watch." She offered to point behind her shoulder to Makoto.

He made 'X's with his arms and viciously shook his head. He then got onto his knees and made the praying symbol.

"I think we're fine with just the three of us... Nobody else can hear what i'm about to tell you, tho.."

Eagerly Makoto plopped down on one of the benches and Kyoko flicked her hair and scooted on next to him, kicking her leg over the other, "Im listing..."

"This is going to sound far-fetched, but I'm not from here.."

Makoto interrupted me, "Did you like--move or something?"

"No, no... I mean. I'm from a different universe."

"...you expect me to believe that nonsense?" Kyoko stood up angrily, I pulled on her arm before she could walk off.

"Trust me, it's how I know about all of the motives and deaths and whatnot! In my world I get to watch this from the comfort of my own bed...." I explained.

"I don't believe you"

    "What do I have to do to get you to believe me?"

    "...There's nothing you can do, come Makoto. We have much to discuss.."

"...I'll tell you something that you're planning to do... I don't think I'm able to tell you the mastermind..." I leaned into her ear and told her about the plan with the keys and who the 17th student was. I also told her about the secret room and how she was going to bring makoto to it after we were done talking. "Do you believe me now?"

"...That's for me to decide." She shook off my hand and walked out of the room, Makoto decided to follow after her but before he left he turned around.

"I have one question"

    "Shoot for it..."

    "When... you were watching the show...was I your favorite?" He asked

"I don't think i had a favorite character, but i definitely did like you during the show" And with that he happily skipped off to Kyoko. I hurried off to find Chirio, I just wanted to hang out with him before having to go to the cafeteria.

I halted when I found Byakuya and Toko. I opted to back out quietly when I heard my name being called. 'Well fuck...' "Y/N, come here. How much do you know about the stock market?"

"Uhh... I stick mostly to nature. The internet's not really my thing--if y'know." I walked over to the duo, "I'll help as much as I can."

"W-We don't need your help."

"The stock market broadly refers to the collection of exchanges and other venues where the buying, selling, and issuance of shares of publicly held companies take place. Surely even someone as..... Far back in time as you have heard of this technique. Yours truly takes place in a market like that." Byakuya ignored Toko and boasted.

"What exactly do you need help with...?"

"Toko here thinks buying and selling shares and assets are useless."

"I-I..!" She stammered, "I-I never s-said it was useless... it's... it's.. Just that you're so handsome and y-you already have a l-lot... uh, you have a lot of assets from your family... I don't see the point in investing in anything else!"

"Just to be clear, being the Ultimate Affluent Progeny is only one of my many talents. Some people think I rely on the care and protection of the Togami name."

"That sounds reasonable. It never hurts to earn a little more on the side, right? You can't really rely on your family or business name forever right?" I put in my two cents and Toko crossed her arms.

"You understand. Some people think I rely on the care and protection of the Togami name, but I don't rely on my family. Rather, I am my family's savior. The Togami Corporation reaches across the world, true, but I will take us to even greater heights. It is expected of me, naturally. After all, even my own family has recognized my ultimate superiority. In other words, even among the Togami family, I am the chosen among the chosen."

"Of course, when I was younger I had to separate from my parents to work on my own farm. They were not too fond of the idea of me straying away from the family business."

"What kind of business is your family a part of? You never really talk about yourself."

"Oh, it wasn't anything big. They just owned a lot of land and turned it into factories and whatnot, they're really good at making chocolate. However they dabble in other sweets."

"W-Why did you want t-to go on your own path--not like I care o-o-or anything!"

"It's kinda like-- why not? I've always liked dirt?" I spun my bag on the wooden table before bringing the conversation back on track, "Anyways--are you talking about, like...trading cards? Those can be pretty valuable, right?"

"Is that a serious answer? What, is that a hobby of yours or something? Such an ignorant, unwashed-masses type of hobby..."

"W-Wait, damn! What do you sell then?"

"H-He's talking about day trading!" Toko shouted at me, "A-And he was a-able to make 4 billion d-dollars doing that...i'm right, aren't i?"

"Correct...Well, I first started doing it just to keep myself occupied, and before I knew it...there it was. It's really not a big deal."

"I'm pretty sure high schoolers aren't even allowed to buy stocks and shit.."

"I'm special. 4 billion dollars is nothing to the Togami Corporation, but for personal use, it's not bad. So now you understand, right? I'm not merely the child of modern-day nobility."

"You've gotta show me one day, I don't believe you."

He pushed his glasses farther up his nose before giving us a grin, "Oh, I don't do that anymore. It was too simple, so I got bored of it pretty quickly."

"Y-You've got to b-be kidding me..." Toko whispered under her breath.

"Of course, that's how I feel about anything I do. Frankly, life is too easy. It's only natural for me to do whatever I want in this world."

"I've had enough of him, I'm going to find Chihiro." I jolted around in my bag to find anything of use to give the two. I threw an everlasting bracelet across the table for Byakuya and an Antique doll for Toko.

Toko bubbled over the doll and caressed it with her arms, but Byakuya raised an eye suspiciously. "Not that I don't appreciate this... but why?"

"I have a lot of things in this bag... I've got to get rid of it somehow."

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Dangan-Trust Stats

Makoto Naegi — (trust)

Kyoko Kirigiri — (Neutral)
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Kyoko Kirigiri — (???)

Byakuya Togami — (Tense)

'Junko Enoshima' — (Neutral)

Kiyotaka Ishimaru — (warm)

Leon Kuwata — (Deceased)

Mondo Owada — (friendly)

Chihiro Fujisaki — (trust)

Aoi Asahina — (Neutral)

Sakura Ogami - (Trust)

Achievements:
Petting Zoo
Friendship is magic
Boom Baby
Cooking mama
Are Ya Making Friends Son?
THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING
Parent Trap
Ace Attorney
Minecraft sparkle
Bounded together?
Fortune Teller

Well, heyoooo... I'm back lmao whoops... well I've gone back to finish a lot of my old books—idek if any of you guys are here anymore but I felt like I should : D

As always, thank you all for reading
-Ken!