Danganronpa 4-Despair Loop

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Yuma quickly types in 4 simple letters, and the folder opens… to reveal a single video. How… how did Miana know what was going to happen to Yuki? Yuma recalls the blood dripping down Yuki's shirt, the sinister look that she took on every single time she tried to smile. 
"Yuki… that was a lot simpler that I thought it was going to be…" Yuma clicks on the video file, which brings up a plain black screen. Yuma presses play, and a person comes into view. 
"Hey Yuma."

Yuma presses pause and stares in shock as a video of the person she saw dead on the floor appears. Miana has that look in her eyes: the one that shows how determined she can be. Yuma looks away from the screen, and then back at the computer's monitor. She shakily raises her hands and presses play. 
"I know, well I can guess, that this is a little bit shocking, seeing I will be dead after this video ends. And if you're seeing this, then Ayane did her job right too. So, let's get to talking. At least, I'll say some stuff. If you hadn't noticed, I've made a little bit of a… game… for you to play. But before I get into that, I want to teach a little history lesson. 
"Hope's Peak Academy… the school for prestigious young teens… but not any teens. These teens were the best of the very best at what they did. So, class 87 arose. They went into the school, then BAM! Same situation as we're in. 
"They tried their hardest to keep the killing under wraps. But like us, they had a motive… and someone broke under that pressure. Just like Kayden." Yuma winces at the sound of Miana saying his name. 
"But one of the students was the Ultimate Lucky Student. Now I'll get back to the game. I have revealed a hint in this talking thing."
"And Yuma. Whatever Monokuma or I have told you, tear that argument to shreds." Ayane pokes her head into the camera view, shocking Yuma even more than Miana. Yuma had watched Ayane die, watched her body get crushed by a giant metal bear trap. 
Ayane smiles at the camera and disappears to the left side, the same side she entered. Miana gives a joking glare, and Yuma hears Ayane laugh. 
"Okay, where was I? Ah yes. I was telling you about the passwords. You can unlock the next one using clues I gave you during this video. Don't show this to anyone else, this is meant for you only. Showing the wrong people could lead to disastrous results. I bet Yuki has been… a little crazy. Give her space. When Yuki hurts, she hurts a hell of a lot more than a normal person does. She's a little… schizophrenic. I'm sorry I couldn't help you with her, knowing she'll be really crazy. But she's not too bad, the side you know at least." Miana smiles and leaves the camera view, to the left. Ayane, from the same side as Miana left, sits down in front of the camera, looking solemn. 
"Yuma, I'm sorry. You suffered because of my actions. But the trial, that wasn't really real. We're recording this at one in the morning. The real note said one instead of two. I'll let you figure out the rest. You're smarter than you think, Yuma." Ayane gives a little smile and a wave and the video shuts off. 
Yuma lets out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. Is it all fake? People were trapped, just like all of us. She runs a hand through her hair and pulls her hoodie head back over her head. She stands up and walks out of the room, still shocked about what she had just witnessed. She wanders down the hallway, reaching the stairs to the third floor. She hears a faint clacking sound emitting from the third floor. Yuma smiles, walks up the stairs, and looks around the big, open room. She notices double doors at the far wall of the room. She sees the cause of the faint clacking sound. Nao was running around in circles, her arms out and giggling. Yuma stands against the wall and watches her childlike wonder. 
"Aah-oof!" Nao trips over her shoes and falls face down on the floor. 
"Oh my god! Are you okay?" Yuma hurries over to her. 
"Yuma!" Nao wipes off her face and smiles widely. 
"Heh… hey Nao," Yuma says, helping her up. "What did you find?" 
Nao giggles, and points to the doors at the double doors at the end.
“Monokuma made us a huge shopping mall thing!” Nao grabs Yumas hand and drags her down to the doorway, both of them laughing. Nao pushes open the door and reveals a huge hallway with 2 shops running down each side. Each shop has its own special little theme… but all of them were for killing. Yuma looks to the center of the mallway. Right there there is a decent size fountain, a little taller than Yuma herself, with a rainbowy sheen from the lights in it. The water is spewing from the base of the sculpture, which is two dolphins jumping out of the water. The base is a beautiful ivory white, silky and smooth to the touch. Nao runs over to the fountain and pulls her dress off, revealing a plain white t-shirt and shorter black shorts. She neatly folds her dress and puts it to the side.
“Nao… what are you doing?” Yuma looks down at her, while she’s taking off her heavy shoes and socks.
“Water,” Nao says simply, pulls out her bow and ponytail, and gently jumps into the fountain. Yuma chuckles a bit, then pulls off her hoodie.
“Mind if I join?” Yuma asks, in her black tank-top and sweats. Nao nods and splashes her with water. Yuma gives her an evil glare and jumps in, splashing water everywhere. Nao full on laughs and splashes her with a big wave of water.
“Oh now you’re asking for it…” Yuma splashes Nao back, giggling. The two of them continue to splash around until both are completely soaked. They both get out of the water and walk to the nearest restroom to dry off. 
After both of them dry off with paper towels and the hand dryer, they walk down the mall. Yuma peers into the weapons store, seeing all the weapons that could be used to kill her friends… She shakes that thought off and walks over to a store called “Ultimate Shop”. It is the furthest down the hall, and the fountain is half the size it normally is from Yuma’s perspective. She walks into the store, looking around. Most of it looks deconstructed, broken down, but there are 12 lockers, all numbered, on the back wall of the store. Yuma walks over, and sees little inscriptions on each of the lockers, each symbol different to the one next to it. She runs her hand over each of them, feeling the little grooves imprint into her hand. Yuma turns as she hears the clacking, click clack, all the way down the hall at an incredible speed. Nao slides into the store, barely breathing at all. 
“Hey Nao! Did you find anything useful?” Yuma smiles at her and Nao smiles back and opens her closed hands.
“Yep!” Yuma walks closer and sees Nao held…