Ultimate Despair (Danganronpa 2 x Male! Reader)

Chapter 10

3rd Person POV

"What's up with you guys? You look like you've seen a ghost." Fuyuhiko says to the two newest arrivals

"F-Fuyuhiko... Are you alright?" Hajime asks the boy as he worriedly glances over to him

"Heh... Just a flesh wound..." Fuyuhiko chuckles as he sits up, letting out a pained wheeze as he did so.

"It's not "just" a flesh wound!" Mikan tells him

"Well, at least now we can rest at ease! We were worried sick that you might have kicked the bucket!" Nekomaru sighs in relief

"Heh... No way I'd die from something like that, right?" Fuyuhiko tells him

"......."

"No way I could've died... right...?" He adds in a much more shaky tone then before

"I... I asked Monokuma and he gave me special permission to look at his chart..." Mikan begins as she turns away from Fuyuhiko to face the other students. "He suffers from numerous lacerations and puncture wounds on his body, but there doesn't seem to be any damage to internal organs or nerves or even bones... They're all comparatively light wounds..." She explains to everybody

"However, he was hit so many times...! It's some kind of a miracle!" She adds

"Haha... He's a tough guy, ain't he? That, or he caught one hell of a lucky break." Kazuichi says as he breathes a sigh of relief after hearing about the somewhat good news.

"...Are you sure about that? I think there's another explanation..." Chiaki begins

"What do you mean by that?" Hajime asks her

"Perhaps... Peko shielded him with her body, in order to save him." Chiaki theorizes

"With that many of those puppets with swords, seems like a bit of a stretch..." Nekomaru mutters

"She must have been really intent on protecting him. And for someone like Peko... I don't think that's such an impossible feat." Chiaki tells him

"Yeah. I think that's really what happened. That's what we should believe happened at least." She adds

"What do you think, Fuyuhiko? That's why you said those words earlier, isn't it?" She asks as she turns to Fuyuhiko

"Who knows...?" Fuyuhiko mutters before he rolled over in his bed, as if trying to hide his face from everyone. After that, he didn't say another word.

"Um... I think Fuyuhiko needs to rest here for a little while longer. His wounds still aren't completely healed... so he can't be up and about just yet." Mikan reminds everybody

"But don't worry! I will take good care of him! I'm a medical worker! That's what I'm here for!" She assures everyone

"...So it seems. In that case, we'll let you rest in peace, Fuyuhiko. I'll avenge you, just like I promised!!" Akane says with a determined expression

"We told you, he's not dead yet!!" Kazuichi reminds her

"U-Um... Please lower your voice in front of the patient...!" Mikan requests

"Akane. We just got Fuyuhiko back. Do not act rashly... I've had it with losing people. We can't have any more losses. Don't you get it?" Nekomaru explains to Akane, who doesn't really seem to get it

"Of course I get that! But it would be alright if I win, right?!" Akane asks him

"It's scary how much you don't get it..." Kazuichi sighs

"Hmph... Do as you please, then!" Nekomaru tells Akane with a disappointed sigh

"W-What...? Nekomaru...!" Kazuichi exclaims