this is real? [A DanganronpaV3 post-game story]

poor ryoma..

Me and Rantaro walked towards his room to get Ryoma and take him to the main room with us.

"I wonder how he'll react.." Rantaro said opening the door without getting a response
from me

When he opened the door we saw ryoma sitting down while looking up at the tv in his room, and when I looked at it I saw something terrifying...

There was his body.. everyone was staring as it floated before piranhas ate his body untill only bones remained, and then the body Discovery announcement

"So this is what death is like.. it's fit for a criminal like me I guess." Ryoma spoke up

"You're not a criminal ryoma.." I said

'did they not explain the virtual world to him?'

"You don't know that, we could all be criminals for all you know." Ryoma countered

"But-" I started only to be cut off by Rantaro

"No, he's right... we're practically strangers."

I stayed silent after that, it was as if I had been here before. Trying to encourage everyone when everyone is tired and scared.. yet I keep on forcing them to believe..

"Don't feel bad kaede, I'm just a little sceptical..that's all" Ryoma reassured

"It's okay, really..we all have opinions on things!" I said smiling while my gaze went towards the side

"If you say so..anyway is there food around here?" Ryoma spoke changing the subject

"Oh yeah, that's why we were here actually! to take you to the main area."

"Mhm..okay then let's go." Ryoma said getting up

Me and Rantaro just left with ryoma following us to the area where we were met with a loud sound...

Or rather a voice

"NO THATS WRONG!" Said a familiar voice coming from the tv

It was shuichi on the screen pointing towards kirumi Tojo the ultimate maid with a determined look on his face. "Shuichi..?" I mumbled quietly to myself 'he looks so different..it's only been a couple of days and it already seems like he's confident in himself..' the corners of my lips lift up a bit

'....i'm glad..'

"What's with the smile all of a sudden?" Rantaro questioned looking at me while taking a seat on the couch infront of the fruit basket

"It's just that...shuichi seems to be more confident in himself now, and it makes me feel happy I guess.." I explained

Rantaro chuckled a bit "yeah, he's been leading the trail without hesitation"

"I hope that when they leave that horrible game...that they still want to be Friends" ryoma spoke up making me aware of his existence once again

"I'm sure they will, after all we promised!" I said cheerily

"As long as no one holds a grudge then I think we'll be fine!" Rantaro added with a wide smile on his face