Hopeful Blacksmith (Danganronpa 1 x OC)

Chapter 24: Searching For The Robot Once More

(A/N: here is what I was listening to on repeat while writing. Yes, the song is ingrained in my brain now. Also LONG CHAPTER YAY :3)

We began our search for the bodies in the Art Room. Although, the repository was locked.

I guess we can check it later if we don't find them anywhere else.

Makoto and I went out on our own to look for the bodies. Classrooms and other rooms were flipped upside down during our search, but nothing came up. Just as we were making my way to check on the others, Celeste and Togami came to me.

"Kuno, Makoto...!", Celeste called.

"Why are you just standing there? We need to get to the repository.", Togami pointed.

"Huh? You mean...!?", Makoto gasped.

" ...I found them. Hifumi and Taka's bodies had both been hidden in the repository.", Celeste revealed.

"I see, do the others know?", I asked.

"I've already told Hina and Sakura. We'll go on ahead...", Togami stated as he and Celeste left.Makoto and I ran to the art room, making our way to the repository. We checked the doorknob to find it unlocked. We look at one another and turned back to the door. We opened it up, and we saw them; Hifumi and Taka's lifeless bodies were on the floor next to one another. I felt myself choke up with tears as I heard the body discovery announcement echo around us. Monokuma came up behind us with his sickening cheery voice.

"And so here we are! Without further ado, let me give you all the next Monokuma File! I was going to hand them out when you found the bodies the first time, but I thought something might happen. It was really hard to resist, but...turns out I was right!"

"Just hand it over already.", Togami scowled as he pulled the file out of his paws. I took mine silently as well.

"Now, make sure to investigate with all of your mental might and prepare for the class trial! Okay, see ya later!", Monokuma waved as he waddled away.

"Well then, now that we've found the bodies, all that's left is to uncover the culprit.", Togami stated. Hina stepped up in front of Togami, looking so crushed.

"H-Hold on... How can you be so...so calm...? I mean, they're *dead*, ya know!? Dead! Gone forever! They're never coming back! Awful... This is all just too awful!", Hina suddenly burst into tears. She turned and clutched at Hifumi's lifeless body with her tears running freely down her face."Wh-Who would do this...? Why...? WHYYY!?", Large, wet tears fell from her eyes. The tears landed on Hifumi's cheeks. If this were some world of make-believe, that might have been when Hifumi opened his eyes. But this wasn't a movie... Yet our reality did create some strange miracles indeed.

"Ng...", Hifumi's eyes opened slowly, as we all gasped. I ran to him and held his face.

"Hifumi! Y-You're alive!", I laughed with tears going down my face.

"He's alive again!?", Makoto gasped behind me.