(3rd Person's POV)

"Yeah, that's right. The one who killed Ogami was Ogami herself." Monokuma said half-heartedly before turning his back to the students. " ...Okay, we're done here."

"Hm?" Sora tilted her head, confused. Monokuma's usually super hammy when announcing this. Something seems wrong...

"So that's the whole truth, huh? I see... But there's still one thing I don't understand." Byakuya spoke up as he turned to Hina, his face flaring up with anger. "Hina...why did you try to cover up what happened? If the truth hadn't come to light, you would have died along with the rest of us. And yet you...! Why did you do that!?"

"Yeah! We almost died there!" Hiro pointed out.

"Because..." Hina clenched her fist. "That's exactly what I wanted!"

"...What." Sora deadpanned.

"I mean, the reason Sakura died is cuz all of you pushed her into a corner. You...you all killed her... So that's why... I couldn't let her be the only one that died!"

"You d-don't mean... You were gonna t-take us all with you!?" Genocide Jill exclaimed.

"We have to atone for our sins. Because everyone...even me...we all killed her. We all have to pay for our crimes..." Hina growled.

"F-For serious!?" Hiro exclaimed. "That's--!"

"You still don't understand? Then let me explain... Do you realize just how much despair Sakura was carrying with her when she died!? Look at this..." Hina pulled out a note, and showed everyone what it said.

"Such brutality has made me desperate. So instead of just waiting to be killed, I'll do it by my own hand."

"Th-That's...!" Makoto stammered.

"I found it on the ground, in front of the rec room. It's...Sakura's suicide note." Hina said.

"Suicide note...?"

"Thinking back, I should have seen it coming..."

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"It was right after Genocide Jack had attacked me. Sakura got mad and stormed out of the nurse's office... I ran out after her, and..."

"Sakura, calm down! You don't have to worry about me, I'm fine!"

"I...can't calm down... I don't care if I suffer for this. It's my fault, after all. But now you're suffering because of me... You tried to protect me, but because of me...my closest friend got hurt!"

"S-Sakura..."

"Because of me...my friends are all going to kill each other. This is all...my responsibility."

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"Sakura...thought she was responsible. She thought everything was her fault." Hina said. "Which is why...she wanted to find some way to get everyone to forgive her. So she asked to meet with...them."

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"You asked to meet with those four? You can't! Don't you see how dangerous that is!?"

"Don't worry. I just want to talk to them."

"Talk about...what?"

"..."

"Listen, don't do it. If they all gang up on you at once, even you..."

"Hina... Please, don't think of things like that. They're not my enemy. They're...friends."

"S-Sakura..."

"She clearly believed... She...completely believed...in all of us. If you'd just talked to her, you would've understood. She was a friend to all of us... And yet... And yet...!"

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"You trampled all over her feelings. And then you did the unthinkable..." Hina glared at them.

"N-No, that was just a...a misunderstanding!" Hiro stuttered.

"Don't stand there and call it a misunderstanding! She believed in you...and you wouldn't even listen to what she had to say." Hina looked at all of them with hatred. "Without a single question, you tried to kill her... Do you have any idea how desperate she was, seeing you act like that!? That's what her suicide note means... "So instead of just waiting to be killed, I'll do it by my own hand." That's how far you'd pushed her..."

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"Sakura! What happened to you!?"

"H-Hina...you came..."

"Wait right here! I'll help you out!"

"H-Hina..."

"Huh...?"

"I...I'm so glad I got to meet you..."

"Wh-What's wrong, Sakura? Why are you talking like that...?"

"I...have a favor to ask."

"A favor...?"

"I'd like...some protein. Could I ask you to...?"

"Y-Yeah, you got it! Just hang on, I'll be right back!"

"That was...the last conversation I had with her."

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"I went to the chem lab to get the protein she'd asked for. When I got there, I saw the powder. And that's when I realized... I saw that someone had taken something from the poison shelf. Sakura... So I ran back to the rec room as fast as I could. But by the time I got there, it was already too late..."

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"Sakura! Let me in! Please, open the door! ...Why...? Why!? Why did she have to die!?"

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"She had weaknesses, just like any other person." Hina cried. "If she got cut, she bled. If someone hurt her, she felt it. That's weakness... That's normal...! And yet..." Even though tears, she still found a way to shoot a nasty glare at the students. "You all blamed her... I tried to protect her, and I suffered for it. And that just added to the weight she had to carry...! And I didn't even realize it..."

"Hina..." Makoto whispered.

"We killed her... All of us. We pushed her into a corner...and we murdered her. People like us shouldn't be allowed to live!" Hina yelled.

"And that's why you tried to lead us astray." Byakuya said while Sora simply rolled her eyes. "You did your best to make us arrive at the wrong conclusion during the class trial."

"Sakura died hating all of us. I wanted to free her of her regrets. But even that got found out. In the end, I wasn't able to do anything for her... I could never face her after this..."

"I'm sorry to interrupt right when you're about to deliver the final tearjerker, but..." Monokuma suddenly spoke up. "It's just taking so long, long, long, LONG! I'm about to fall asleep over here!" He exclaimed. "I mean, do you really think you have any idea what Ogami was actually thinking when she died?"

Hina looked up at him. "What did you say...?"

"Everything you just said is nothing but your interpretation, right? Your own opinion on what her suicide note meant?"

"O-Of course I know what she was thinking! Cuz her and me--!" Hina tried to say.

"Well, what I'm really trying to say is..." Monokuma grinned. "Don't you think the entire foundation is shaky? What if it was really...like this?" The bear then took out another note.

"What...is that?" Hiro asked.

Monokuma chuckled. "Isn't it obvious? A suicide note. Ogami's suicide note."

"Wh-What? But Hina already..." Makoto trailed off.

"Oh, I wrote that one. It was all me, baby." Monokuma explained. "This is the one Ogami addressed to Hina and put in her room!"

"What? Then... You...lied to me?" Hina covered up her mouth in horror.

"Oh, don't say "lie"! That makes it sound so dirty! I just thought I'd liven things up a bit!" Monokuma laughed. "I can't help it if you totally took my little scribbles at face value. It didn't even have Ogami's signature on it!"

"You filthy little...!" Makoto grit his teeth as he shot a harsh glare at Monokuma.

"I'm not filthy! I didn't do anything. Did I falsify evidence? Did I affect the outcome of the class trial? The case played out between you and you alone. You were the ones jerking each other around." Monokuma said. "Heck, even if the will had factored in, it still woulda been between you guys. So what's the problem!? This is all part of the production process! Okay, and...scene! Cut!"

"So then, what did she write in her real suicide note?" Kyoko inquired.

"I'm glad you asked! For your benefit, I shall read it using my melodic, angelic, harmonic narrator voice! But you know...haven't you ever been curious about the whole "suicide note" thing? Who came up with the idea of leaving a note when you kill yourself in the first place?" Monokuma asked. "And isn't it just so unfortunate? Killing yourself is just so final, ya know? You can never hear the rest of their story. The truth is lost in darkness. Gives me the willies...!"

Kyoko rolled her eyes. "Could you get on with it, please?"

"Okay, okay, jeez! Talk about a buzzkill... Alright, here we go. Ahem!"

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"My good friend Hina. There's something I have to tell you. I hate to do it like this, but you need to know. This is...my final wish."

"As you know, I've been giving information to the one who's imprisoned you here. It was our first night in this strange school that the mastermind came to see me... You see, the mastermind took control of my family's dojo, and demanded I become their tool. You might not see the importance of a dojo, but my family has watched over it for over 300 years. I couldn't let it be destroyed under my watch. So even if it meant my own life, I had to protect it. That's how I saw things..."

"However, that was my greatest weakness. And because of that, I made the mistake of giving in to the mastermind. And what the mastermind wanted from me was nothing less...than murder. They were probably worried that until the first murder had happened, nothing would move forward. But what neither the mastermind nor I expected...was the incident involving Maizono. At that point, the plan changed. The mastermind told me to hold off--to wait until we reached another stalemate."

"However, as I lived here with all of you... As I lived here with Hina...my resolve began to weaken. Watching everyone fight with such despair, trying so desperately to stay alive...I saw the weakness in my own heart, the mistake of succumbing to the mastermind. And more than anything...I cannot betray those who would call me their friend. That's how I came to feel."

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"So that's why Ogami..." Makoto mused. flashing back to when he witnessed her and Monokuma fighting.

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"I've made a decision... I will no longer retreat, no longer compromise, no longer regret... I've made my decision! I'm going... to resist you!"

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"Of course, because of that I decided to reveal her secret, which made everyone else hate her. Her decision to stay true to all of you led directly to all of you hating her for it..." Monokuma burst out laughing. "Ironic, isn't it!? Or maybe oxymoronic? Or just moronic...?"

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"Of course, I understand if you all hate me. All of this is because of my own weakness... I'm perfectly willing to accept whatever attack you may want to make on me. So this is my atonement for betraying you. That's what I had in mind... But unfortunately, that's not enough. This won't end with just me accepting your hatred."

"My own situation has started having an effect on more people than just me... Which is exactly what the mastermind wanted when they revealed my betrayal."

"My betrayal brought suspicion, disharmony... The mastermind knew that eventually it would escalate into someone murdering someone else."

"Of course, I'm still responsible for that, as well. I have an obligation to get this situation under control. And to fulfill that obligation, I've decided to do as the mastermind has commanded. I will do as I was told, and commit murder. But I've decided... The one I'm going to kill is...myself."

"If the mastermind demands that I kill someone, then that someone will be me. Then my dojo will be safe, and above all else, none of you will have to kill anyone. When I die, the source of conflict among you all died with me. For that, I'm willing to give up my life."

"If it can save you, then sacrificing my own life could have no greater meaning. Whatever you think of me, please know that you all are my most treasured friends... I've never had people like you in my life..."

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"Then...Sakura...didn't feel cornered. She didn't die hating us. She wanted to...stop us from fighting?" Hina asked in confusion and awe. "To protect us?"

"She didn't end her own life because she was weak. Quite the opposite, in fact..." Kyoko said. "She was strong. Too strong. That's why she killed herself. She chose death for herself in order to protect the rest of us. To sacrifice so much... No normal person could do that. It was only her limitless strength that made it possible."

"..."

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"Finally...Hina, I want to apologize to you especially. The reason I didn't tell you any of this is because I knew you would try to stop me. I'm really, truly sorry. But please don't be sad. If I can thwart the mastermind's plans, if I can keep you from killing each other...that's enough for me."

"This is the path that I have chosen. This is the only way I have left to distinguish myself. And you can use this note to bring the class trial to a quick end. I'm sorry to ask you to do something to unpleasant, but I have to leave the rest to you. Please talk to Togami, Shirayuki, Fukawa, and Hiro on my behalf. I can't tell anyone about my plan while I'm alive, but I wanted you to understand why I'm doing this. In the end, though, I hope to show myself through actions and not words. Hopefully then they'll see..."

"I never saw you as my enemy. You were only ever my friend, who I wanted to help as much as possible... Hina...whatever it takes, survive. Survive along with everyone else. No matter what...just survive."

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"Th-This is...! I...I didn't understand how she felt... Not at all... I thought we were close, and still...!" Hina cried.

"But in the end, all her meddling was like, totally pointless! She died so you guys wouldn't try to kill each other, but you almost ended up doing it anyway!" Monokuma mocked. "Thanks to you, her death had no purpose at all! In fact, it was BECAUSE of her stupid meddling that the rest of you nearly bit the big one! She deserves all the blame! Everyone blame her! Go ahead, she deserves it!" He encouraged. "Puhuhu... Now then, the next victim has been decided!"

"What do you mean, next victim!?" Makoto spoke up as he glared at Monokuma. "Nobody here blames anyone!"

"Hrmm?" Monokuma tilted his head.

"First of all, you're in the wrong for tricking Hina with that fake suicide note! And plus... Ogami's death wasn't a waste!" Makoto proclaimed.

"Hurrrmmm?"

"Because she made us remember... We're not enemies that hate each other. We're friends, who need to work together!"

"Damn straight. This is all because of our misplaced hatred." Hiro nodded in agreement. "I don't blame her! I CAN'T blame her! And nobody can blame Hina, either!"

"Buhwah!?" Monokuma sputtered.

"Whether or not there was a spy never really mattered. Because the one we need to destroy...is you!" Makoto sharply pointed at Monokuma. "Nobody else!"

"What the heck!? That's not how this is supposed to go!" Monokuma stood up from his throne. "But anyway, are you sure about that? This killing game is a competition between all of you, remember? Your enemy...is each other."

"Well....he's not exactly wrong..." Sora spoke up.

"Indeed. In fact, I'd say that he's absolutely right about that." Byakuya remarked.

"Ahh, lovely Togami and Shirayuki! You understand, don't you!?" Monokuma sighed with relief.

"This is a life-or-death elimination match. The only way to survive...is to win. There can be no doubt that those are the rules of the game." Byakuya folded his arms and sighed. "Which is why...I am bowing out of the game."

"Huh...?"

"Ogami and Hina were both willing to sacrifice their own lives to deny the reality of the game. Thanks to them, it would appear the others have cast aside their dear for this game. There's no point in participating in a game which has lost that excitement. Which is why I will no longer be participating in it."

"And neither will I." Sora chimed in. "Looks like everyone has come to a truce, and I'd hate to be the odd one out. Now, it looks like we're focusin' on the real enemy here."

"Wh-What's going on here!?"

"Hell yes!" Genocide Jill exclaimed. "Now with Mistress on our side, the blazing pit in my heart grows stronger!"

"Now I have only one thing to look forward to. And that is to heap the harshest possible punishment onto the one who thinks they can control me!" Byakuya exclaimed as he pointed harshly at Monokuma. 

"T-Togami! Shirayuki! Does this mean...?"

"Don't misunderstand." Byakuya cut Makoto off. "I haven't been moved by some thoughtless sentimentalism, if that's what you're thinking."

"...To be honest, I'm only being rational about this..." Sora admitted. "You don't have to make such a big deal out of this..."

"Wherever Master and Mistress go, I go! And if the mastermind turns out to be a guy, maybe I can catch on fire!" Genocide Jill gushed.

"Urrrgh..." Sora groaned as she rolled her eyes.

"E-Everyone...!" Makoto couldn't help but form a smile.

"Well? Now can you say that Ogami's death had no meaning?" Kyoko smugly folded her arms towards Monokuma.

Monokuma turned his back to the students. "Hmph. How boring. But nothing good can come of this. I'm still gonna be the one having the fun time!"

"The fun...time?" Hiro repeated in confusion.

"Anyway, let's forget about that good-for-nothing backstabber and get back on track!" Monokuma exclaimed as he lifted up his paw. "It's the moment you've all been waiting for! Punishment time!"

"Hm? But...technically, Ogami was the killer. And she's already dead..." Sora pointed out.

"Y-You're not gonna...!" Makoto stammered.

"I-Is it me...?" Hina took a few steps back in fear.

"Oh heavens, no! Just cuz the blackened is dead doesn't mean I can sub in whatever ol' student I want!" Monokuma grinned. "Didn't I tell you!? I'm very particular about the "Bear-Times-One" rule! But I spent so much time preparing my special punishment, it'd be a shame to let it go to waste! So, for my special punishment...I've prepared a special guest!"

"A special guest...?" Makoto looked confused.

"Let's give it everything we've got! It's...PUNISHMENT TIIIME!"

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TIME FOR THE PUNISHMENT!

https://youtu.be/5QmjpzQGIOE

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"Y-You...!" Makoto twitched in anger as he glared at Monokuma.

"You suck, man! You turned him into a mangled hunk of junk!" Hiro exclaimed.

"Whew, that really took it outta me!" Monokuma panted a bit. "Maybe I'll go grill up a plate of chicken! After all, they say for post-workout grub, chicken's where it's at! And I'm all about the grilled goodness! Grilled is where it's at! Ahh-hahahaha!" He laughed.

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"I realize how dangerous it could be. But still...I have to do this. I'm scared, but...I can handle it. I...don't really understand why, but... When I think about everyone else, my courage starts to grow...! You might think I'm just some inhuman AI, but it's true! So...it's okay. If it's for the sake of everyone else, I won't be afraid!"

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"..."

Alter Ego's words raced through Makoto's heart and soul, and his disbelief gave way to raw anger. The anger turned to fury, black and muddy and boiling over... It bubbled up through his body, quickly overflowing and shooting out of his mouth...!

"How dare you...? That was my friend! How dare you kill him!?" Makoto hissed at Monokuma.

"Huh? You were friends with a laptop? That's pretty pathetic." Monokuma mocked as he chuckled. "What's next, friends with a volleyball!?"

"Shut the hell up!" Makoto roared. "He wasn't just a laptop. He was my friend! And you killed him!"

"Is this what you call animism? Where a soul dwells within all thing? Even, like...laptops?" Monokuma pondered before waving it off. "Well, you can call it whatever you want. Bottom line is, it got in my way. It was trying to find things out all sneaky sneaky."

"So...you finally noticed him." Kyoko said.

"Finally? No no no, I knew about it from the very beginning!" Monokuma revealed. "I knew Fujisaki was doing something with the laptop. And I knew you were using it to analyze data. I knew exactly how it was all gonna play out from the start!" He boasted.

"What...?" Makoto's eyes widened.

"You knew, and you were still cocky enough to let us take the plunge...?" Byakuya narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fist.

"Well, I mean...the data in that laptop? It was...I guess you could call it a gift, from me to you." Monokuma said. "Or maybe more like a reward, in honor of you being able to unlock something so difficult. So of course I didn't care if you got access to that. But sneaking into the network was just too personal! So I had to do a little, ya know, reformatting!"

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"I want to keep being helpful to everyone. I want to work as hard as everyone else so that we can all get out of here!"
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Makoto put his head down in mourning for his fallen friend. Alter Ego wanted to fight for the students... He wanted to help, at the risk of his own life... And for that...he was killed.

"Puhuhu... Yeah, the punishment time has made me feel a billion times better!" Monokuma giggled. "Experiencing a meaningless death is so soothing! It makes me remember that every low can get even lower!"

Makoto shook his head. "No...his death wasn't meaningless, either. Everybody who's died so far... The deaths of each and every one of our friends... They all make us stronger! I swear to Kami...someday, you WILL pay for this!"

"Holy moly! You're super mad! Like, just unreasonably upset!" Monokuma exclaimed. "Okay, time to bring things to a close! Oh, but before that--! I need to read the post script."

"Post script...?" Kyoko inquired.

"Yeah, there's still a bit more left of Ogami's note."

"Huh...?" Hina looked up at the bear.

"Puhuhu... Do I have your attention? Okay then, here we go... Prepare your ears for the dulcet tones of yours truly!"

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"...One other thing, Hina. There's something I'd like you to tell the others. Hopefully it will act as a clue to help you unravel the mystery of this school."

"I've spoken with the mastermind off and on the whole time I've been here, and so I've learned one thing... Which is...the mastermind has done something to us. I think what they've done is--"

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"Oopsie daisy!" Monokuma exclaimed, cutting himself off. "That was a close one! Another word and we would've been hip deep in spoiler territory! Okay, I don't wanna ruin the surprise, so book club is dismissed for today!"

"What!? You can't just stop at the most important bit!" Hiro said.

"It makes your brain rumble and tumble, huh? It makes you so mad you don't even friggin' know, huh!?" Monokuma laughed. "That's the whole point, STUPID! It's to get back at all of you for hardening your resolve!"

"You're so petty..." Sora mumbled.

"Fine, but at least... Sakura's note..." Hina said.

Monokuma scoffed. "Like I'd ever let any of you greaseballs have it!"

"B-But..."

"Heh-heh-heh. Sucks for you, loser!" Monokuma taunted before glancing at the note. "...Wait, what's this?"

"What is it now...?" Kyoko asked.

"There's one last line in the note!"

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"And let me just say this to the mastermind. I'm not going to just lay down and die."

"I will fight you, you bastard. No matter what."

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"...And that's seriously it! Huh. Wow, what a stubborn loser, huh!?" Monokuma mocked.

What does she mean by that...? Sora thought.

The bear scoffed. "Well, whatever. Who cares what some dead musclehead has to say? Okay, I'm outta here! You guys should try to get some rest, ya know? And maybe take some time to reconsider how you approach this school life of yours..." Monokuma then sported a sadistic dark grin. "Are you sure you don't want to graduate? Can you really cut free from the regrets of the outside world? Puhuhu... Think about that. Think long, think hard..." He then disappeared.

Those were his parting words to them. ...But, what was that about? Sakura's final message, her last clue to help the students discover the mystery of Hope's Peak. The mastermind...did something to them?

Kyoko said something similar to that as well, after Celeste's trial...

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"What did you do? What did you do...to my body?"

"...What!?"

"Answer me. What did you do to my body?"

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If the mastermind really did do something to us...what did they do?

"So the class trial is over and Monokuma's gone..." Hiro spoke up. "So...now what do we do?"

"What else is there, other than to head back up?" Byakuya told him.

"Oh, yeah! Okay, let's get out of here."

"B-But... I, um..." Hina's voice piped up. It was meek, like she was embarrassed. She must still feel bad about what happened. How she tried to get the others killed in her rage and sorrow....

"Hmph. Dial back that ego a bit, girl. The kind of mystery someone like you could pose is absolutely no threat." Byakuya scoffed at her. "I would never have lost to that kind of challenge."

"What are you talking about? Kirigiri, Shirayuki, and Naegi are the ones that figured everything out." Hiro pointed out.

Byakuya shot a glare at him. "Shut up..."

"...Seriously...I'm sorry..." Hina softly said.

"How many times do you plan to apologize? How about you make that the last one. I haven't reached a point where I need someone apologizing to me more than once..."

"O-Okay, I see what you mean... Th-Then..." Hina felt her face flare up. "I'll...try... Thanks Togami..."

"H...u...h...?" Genocide Jill blinked. "Th-That totally wasn't normal, right!? Did she just c-capture his flag...? No! No no no! I cannot suffer the existence of someone who would disturb the romance between me and Master!"

"Wh-What are you talking about!? That's absolutely NOT what's happening here!" Hina quickly shook her head. "Why would I ever go for a sleazeball like him!"

"Sleaze...ball?" Byakuya looked insulted.

"That's right! I called you a sleazeball! Cuz you are! Sleazeball!" Hina childishly stuck her tongue at the progeny.

"Apparently you still have a death wish."

"Ohh, more biting sarcasm? No wonder you don't have any friends!"

"Hey! Stop fighting with Master! You're making me jealous! I want the abuse give-and-take! ME!" Genocide Jill exclaimed.

"Oh, good grief..."

Sora rolled her eyes. It seems even though everyone has agreed to work with one another, things still don't change...

I guess that's just how it is...

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And so ends the trial of Sakura Ogami. The students returned to the world of Hope's Peak Academy. But...the story hadn't come to a close just yet. Time kept marching on as before long, the night snuck up on them.

DING, DONG! BING, BONG!

"Mm, ahem, this is a school announcement. It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked, and entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then...sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite..."

With that, nighttime descended and it pulled Sora into it. She doesn't remember the last time she was this tired. She was pulled into a deep sleep.

But...the night wasn't over for her just yet.

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Sometime later...

"Wa..."

"...ke up..."

"..."

"....Wake up..."

Again, in her sleep, Sora could hear voices entering her ears. A voice dragged her from deep slumber into hazy half-consciousness.

I figure then came into view. It was Kyoko...

"Huh? Kiri...?"

"Yes, it's me."

"...Oh. Hey, Kiri-wait a minute!"

In a flash, the semi-small blonde was wide-awake. "What the heck are you doin' in here?!"

"I'm here to wake you up."

"But...how did you even get in...?!"

"Your door was unlocked." Kyoko casually told her. "Did you really just forget to lock your door? You're so scatterbrained..."

Sora's eye twitched in annoyance. "Are you serious right now...?!"

"Always. And you don't have to overreact like that every time you're surprised."

"Oh yeah, because finding someone in your room is totally normal." Sora snarked as she then sighed. "What time is it, anyway...?"

"3 o'clock. In the morning, of course." Kyoko informed.

What?! Why is she waking me up at this hour...?!

"...What do you want?" Sora asked. "You wouldn't have come to me at this hour if it wasn't important."

"I just wanted to say...thank you."

"...What."

"For what you did back at the trial room. I know it's not easy to work with people you distrust. To push your apathy and suspicion aside to focus on the real enemy...it was brave."

Without any warning, Kyoko came in and hugged Sora, making the latter's face flare up with embarrassment.

"Kiri...! ...H-Hmph." Sora reluctantly broke the hug as she puffed her cheeks. "I only did that so we can focus on gettin' out of here. I don't care what happens to you all."

"Really...?" Kyoko smirked. "Not even me?"

"Sh-Shut up...!"

Kyoko playfully rolled her eyes as she saw the blush on her face before she looked at the blonde again.

"By the way, do you mind if I give you some advice?"

"...Sure. What is it?"

Kyoko grabbed Sora's shoulder's and pulled her close.

"Wh-What're you-?!"

"Mukuro Ikusaba."

"...What?"

"Mukuro Ikusaba... The seventeenth student, lying hidden somewhere in this school... The one they call the Ultimate Despair... Watch out for her."

Arc 4: All Star Apologies...Complete!

Surviving Students: 7?/17

To be continued...?