Ultimate stalker *AU*

Chapter 1

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'Thinking'

Inner dialogue

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*narration*

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"So? What are you going to do now? Just stand around glaring at each other?"

"R-Right... She's right!"

"Sometimes, even if you're nervous or afraid, you just have to step forward!"

"To forget such a simple fact... I can't forgive myself. I'm so ashamed! Please, someone hit me! I can't forgive myself! Somebody hit me! Punish me!"

"Mehe kinky~"

"Jesus. If you have time to yell about it, you have time to DO something

about it."

"Perhaps, but...what is the mission, exactly?"

"Idiot! To look for a way out, duh!

"And we totally need to find out whoever was controlling that stupid bear and beat the hell out of 'em."

" ...B-But before we do all that, maybe we should take a look at the handbook... It's probably best to check out the school regulations Monokuma mentioned before doing anything else."

"True. If we stumble around with no clue what the rules are, something like that might happen again..."

"Shit..."

"Fine. Then let's hurry up and check out the stupid rules already."

Looking at the e-Handbook, the first thing that I saw was my name & tricks... So just like Monokuma said, the owner's name showed up front and center. I selected the School Regulations icon.

An itemized list appears on-screen. It was the school rules that are so imposed on us all.

1- Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is an unacceptable use of time.

2- "Nighttime" is from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution.

3- Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.

4- With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your discretion.

5- Violence against Headmaster Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.

6- Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered.

7- Additional school regulations may be added as necessary.

Feeling a slight dizziness, I raised my gaze up from the screen. As I looked around, I saw the same expression on everyone's faces.

"This is bullshit! What the hell kinda rules are these!? I'm not gonna let them control ME!"

"Well then, why don't you wander around the school without a care in the world and see what happens? Personally, I would love to see what happens when someone breaks one of the rules.

"But if he got punished like what we saw before, I don't think there'd be a respawn waiting for him..."

"I... Ever since I was a kid, I grew up with my older brother pounding this into my head... When a man makes a promise, he has to keep it, even if it kills him."