Danganronpa 4-Despair Loop

10

"Yeah. I am." Kayden sighs dejectedly.

"Knew it. You pathetic piece of trash." Koko smirks.

"Kayden...? What? Why?" Nao looks at him.

"Why? He had something in his motive he wanted to protect. He wanted out of here, so he was willing to kill and kill us all with him." Yuki says.

"Not... entirely." Kayden utters. "I-well, she was in my video, yes. But I didn't try to kill her." Kayden hangs his head

"What do you mean? She's dead, tortured and hung from the hoop. You obviously tried to kill her." Koko points out.

"No. All I wanted to do was get information out of her, I didn't want to kill her. She was the one who kicked over the chair in the end."

"So you could've saved her. You just sat and watched her hang herself. You make me sick." Yuki scowls and glares at him.

"I know. I could've saved her, but... I didn't want to. She... she was the one who hurt my family... She deserved to die..." Kayden, on the verge of tears, explains.

"Nobody deserves to die!" Nao shouts.

"If whoever was in your motive video was said to be killed by one of your classmates, would you forgive them? Would any of you? No. We all care about the people in those videos. You'd be lying to say you wouldn't hate them with all your hearts. You hate Monokuma for it, so all of you wou-"

"Well, that's not entirely correct Kayden. Yuki didn't have anyone in her motive video, and my motive video was Monokuma grasping for straws. Kayden, I do think you were upset, but you should have confided in all of us, especially Yuma." Ayane says, still looking at the floor. She doesn't have her normal cheerful smile on anymore.

"Y-you're right. I shouldn't have even tortured her... I should've just asked... I'm sorry... I'm so, so sorry..." Kayden starts to sob. Yuma walks over to him and starts to shake his shoulders.

"Get a hold of yourself! Please..." She starts to tear up as well as she pulls him into a hug.

 the blackened. After a bit, the same screen Monokuma played Yuki's motive video pops back out. The screen shows everyone's name, and little tallies popped up, showing peoples votes. Everyone except one voted for Kayden.

"W-wait... who didn't vote for me...?" Kayden asks, then looks over at Yuma. "Oh..."

"Puhuhuhu~! That's absolutely correct! The killer of Kokojo Mizuyuri is Kayden Natsushima!" Monokuma shows his razor sharp teeth yet again.

"Yuma... Take care of everyone..." Kayden turns to her. Yuma nods. "Alright Monokuma... I'm ready." Kayden walks toward him, panic clearly visible on his face, but he's obviously trying his hardest to conceal it.

"Well then! Let's give it everything we've got! Itssss PUNISHMENT TIME! Monokuma smiles and presses the button in front of him. A chain comes out, grabbing Kayden by the neck and pulling him away. Everyone gets herded into another room, with a giant stage setup, like an opera house. Monokuma pops out of the floor, wearing a conductor's outfit, and an incredibly high, squealing note plays out. Kayden quickly puts his hands to his ears, in extreme pain. After a while, his ears start to bleed out. A large shattering can be heard, and the glass ceiling finally gives out, slicing Kayden in half. At the end, Koko lets out a giggle that quickly turns to a laughing fit. Naoto falls to his knees, letting all his pent up anger out.

"W-What... WHAT THE HELL! YOU DAMN BEAR!" Naoto hits the ground with all his might. Chinatsu walks over to him and pats his back.

"Pfft- HAHAHA! That was pathetic! You really call that a death? Don't make me laugh you-" Yuma walks up behind Koko and hits her in the back of her head with the end of her pistol.

"Hey! That hurt... Why are you so mean?" Koko barely flinches and throws her head back and laughs.

"Could... could someone else deal with her? I can't take it..." Yuma walks off slowly, hearing a thud behind her. She turns around, seeing Yuki standing over Koko, completely unnerved. She picks Koko off the ground and walks past Yuma.

"Get some sleep." Yuki glares over at Yuma. "You need it."

Yuma walks out of the execution and trial room. She walks down the seemingly never ending hallway until she makes it to her dorm. She has a hard time unlocking her door because of how bad her hands are shaking, but she manages to do it. She walks in and lies down. As soon as she hit the bed, she fell asleep.

My name is Yuma Yuntaro. I came to Hope's Peak Academy to be part of a class, but also because... Kayden... We... Why is this happening? I can normally see if someones acting suspicious... I Never miss or mess up... But I did... I messed up... But Kayden? Why... Why couldn't I see... I could have saved him... If only I had seen what he was up to... I can never forgive m...y...