Paint a Live (Date a Live x Male reader x Danganronpa V3)

Chapter 16: Never Underestimate Humanity

(Your POV)
The next day was pretty normal, with all of us going back to school because we had no idea where Kurumi was. However, we did have an advantage, she wants me, so she'll have to come to us. So that leads to me, Tohka, and Gonta walking down the halls on our own. Everyone else was doing things across the school with the exception being Yoshino, Kotori, and Reine, who remained on the airship to avoid the crossfire. I insisted that everyone aside from Kiibo stay on the airship with them, since Kiibo can be uploaded to a computer and rebuilt if he 'dies again", but everyone else insisted on coming with me.

"Is (Y/N) worried?" Gonta asked curiously, causing Tohka to look at my face closely while I nodded. "Don't worry, Gonta swears to protect both (Y/N) and Tohka!"

Almost right after he said that, the sky turned red and everyone around us began collapsing. My companions were no exception, Tohka almost fell, but I managed to catch her. As for Gonta, he was kneeling, trying his best to stand back up. I was confused, for I was the only person unaffected by this sudden development.

"(Y/N), this has gotta be Kurumi!" Kaito's voice could be heard in my earpiece, but I didn't want to leave my two companions. "Does anyone see her?"

"I see her on the rooftop." Maki's voice was now audible, which makes sense because she was across the street, with a sniper rifle aimed at our school to help us deal with Kurumi. "(Y/N), you're gonna have to deactivate this little spell."

"What about Tohka and Gonta?" I asked, but Tohka managed to catch me off guard by placing a firm grip on me.

"(Y/N), don't worry about me, you need to save Kurumi as soon as possible." Tohka encouraged me, usually it's the other way around. "Without you, I would have ended up like her, so you have to save her."

"Will do that." I placed a Tohka leaned up against the nearest wall before letting go. "I promise I'll save her."

With that said, I started running towards the rooftop of the building, checking behind my back to see Tohka was sitting with her back against the wall. Maki would have killed Kurumi, but she's a fallback plan because we're trying not to kill any spirits. Plus I'm not sure if the spell over the school reached her as well. Anyways, I turned Amaterasu into Sun Painter Amaterasu just as I opened the door to the roof, revealing Kurumi standing there.

"Look here Kurumi, I'm not gonna waste any BS with you." I was impatient to take care of this spell, so I raised my paintbrush to the sky and wrote '除' above me, causing the spell to disappear. "I'm gonna save you from your fate, whether you like it or not."

"You're pretty naive, for someone holding a relic that was made to slay a god." Kurumi gestures to Sun Painter Amaterasu, how does she know about my paintbrush? "Still, you're free to try and seal my power, if-"

Without a moment of hesitation, I suddenly appeared directly in front of Kurumi before writing '盗' over Kurumi's clock eye. Kurumi was left in shock, causing me to smile and reveal more kanji letters on my arm. There were six '速' symbols, increasing my speed to the point where I can not only keep up, but surpass. However, to my horror, a hand appeared behind Kurumi. The hand plunged itself through Kurumi's chest, killing her in a moment before the darkness of her shadow consumed her. The source of the hand was another Kurumi, so now it all made sense.

"So you basically clone yourself, not sure how that ties in with the clock/Victorian aesthetic you're pulling," I commented whilst setting my Paintbrush into a defensive stance. "By the way, am I talking to the real Kurumi or just a clone?"

"My my, you catch on pretty quick, but not quick enough." Kurumi giggled as hands similar to the ones from yesterday appeared from my shadow, but they were quickly covered in black paint. "Impressive, it appears I'll have to take care of you personally."