Hopeful Blacksmith (Danganronpa 1 x OC)

Chapter 22: Compass, Tablet, Broken...

(A/N: Alright, to anyone who types on their phone with long nails/fake nails, please tell me how you type without a typo every 10 seconds? Asking for a frie-- Me. I'm asking for me. Please help T-T)

The next morning, I walked into the dining hall to find Makoto, Sakura, Hina and Kyoko.

"Morning everyone...", I waved.

"Is this it? What happened to the others?", Sakura asked.

"I didn't see anyone coming here.", I shrugged.

"Aren't they coming...?", Hina mumbled. Kyoko was silent, deep in thought.

"Only... four people?", Makoto questioned.

"God! This is why I hate people who take their sweet time with everything!", Hina huffed.

"Anyway, let's wait a little while longer for the others.", Sakura pointed out. We waited for a while. A few minutes became more, until an hour passed. No one had arrived yet...

"So...it's 8 o'clock. We've been waiting here a full hour..", Hina pointed out, looking worried. I didn't blame her, I was just as worried, maybe even more.

"Why haven't the others come?", Sakura asked, more to herself than to us.

"Hiro and Celeste have never missed a day... till now.", Hina mumbled while she scratched her face.

"And what I'm really worried about is... Hifumi and Taka. They were more eager than anyone to look for Alter Ego...and they're not here.", Makoto muttered.

"Something must have happened.", Kyoko hypothesized, making me go rigid. I had a hunch about what the "something" was, but I didn't want to believe it. "I was careless. I was too distracted by Alter Ego... But Monokuma gave us a motive. There was no way something wouldn't happen eventually."

Monokuma's motive... The 10 million Yen... Would someone here really kill someone for cash...?

"Don't tell me someone did something... for money!", Makoto seemed to speak with himself, looking both frustrated and in denial.

"We need to go look for the people who never showed up.", Kyoko almost ordered as she was already walking out of the dining hall with a goal in mind.

"O-Okay. Let's go track them down...", Hina led the rest of us out. Kyoko suggested we split up, Sakura taking the Dorms, Makoto and I checking the 1st floor of the school, Kyoko taking the 2nd floor, and Hina taking the 3rd.

"Don't take any risks. If anything happens, call for help right away.", Kyoko advised us.

"I really hope nothing happens...", Hina whispered.

"So do I.", Makoto sighed.

"Okay, let's go.", with Sakura's que, we all split up. Makoto and I looked at one another and silently agreed to rush. We ran to the 1st floor. As we began searching in the classrooms, Makoto stopped and turned to me.

"K-Kuno, can I ask you something...?"

"Now? Is something wrong, Makoto?", I asked, putting a hand on his shoulder gently.

"I just wanted to say that... if something comes up, let's work together. I know this isn't the perfect time, but I just wanted you to know that I want you to rely on me...!", Makoto declared. I was actually very flattered that he trusted me this much.

"Of course we're working together! I trust you...", I smiled. Our somewhat peaceful moment was cut off when we heard a loud yell; it was Hina.

"S-Someone! Come here!", Makoto and I jumped and booked it towards where Hina was, which was the 3rd floor. We quickly found Hina standing there in the hallway, looking a little frazzled.