October 2nd, 2002

Dear Journal,
My name is Makoto Naegi. I am 17 years old, 5'4 and I am also known as the ultimate Hope.

It's been 2 weeks since me and 5 other's escaped from Hope's peak Academy. We had just completed the world's first Killing game. Of course it was Virtual... but it didn't feel like that.

Ultimate's that's what they call us. We're not. In reality, I'm just an average kid. Heh, guess myself before and in the game aren't really different. Only difference between us is our trust in other's. I still can't trust the other survivors. I can't the employees either. I thought I was gonna die in there but here I am. I fought for what? Entertainment?

What a joke