Danganronpa - Second Chance (V)

Chapter 3 - Daily life part 1 (Secrets are out)

Once Chihiro entered the men's restrooms, he saw legs underneath one of the stalls, and the sound of flushing. The stall door opened, and out came the Ultimate Tennis Pro, Ryoma Hoshi

"So, you're a guy, huh?"

"How did you find out?"

"The night Angie was executed, I was walking by and heard you and Taka talking, something about a promise between men. That's when I found out. Seems we all have secrets we'd like to keep"

"...............................please don't tell anyone, Ryoma"

"Na, I won't, don't worry. I'm not like most other criminals"

"Criminal?"

"Don't worry about it"

After that quick exchange, Ryoma walked away, and after some contemplating, so did Chihiro. That night, he had a nice rest as usual, while Ryoma did his usual nighttime walk around the school, and notices someone running around the halls. Not even he could catch up to them. Eventually, he gave up and decided to possibly catch them another night.

Chihiro got an early start in the morning to check out the 4th floor of the building. He of course, waited for everyone to get their. Taka and Mahiru were the first ones their, followed by Nekomaru and Hiyoko, then Byakuya, Ryoma, and Ibuki, then Nagito and Sayaka, and Finally, Tenko and Rantaro. Once everyone arrived, they looked around the floor, and found a computer lab, a large clothing closet, a music hall, and a weapons lab. After they looked around, Chihiro joined Nekomaru and Tenko for more exercises. Since Sakura was found dead yesterday, he has been working on doing better during workouts. He still has no chance against Tenko or Nekomaru, but he has grown a bit of muscle over the last few days, and his stamina has been building up steadily. After they were done for the day, they all went to the cafeteria to get some food, and found everyone else there as well. Taka stood to greet them

"Good afternoon, you three! We are all here because Monokuma will likely give out the next motive soon, and we all want to be in one place!"

"Umm..................Ibuki doesn't remember tha-"

Byakuya covered her mouth

"He's trying to make a point"

"oooooh"

As Chihiro made his way to his seat, he noticed that in the 4 seat where Kokichi, Angie, Sakura, and Miu used to always sit, small dolls of each of them filled each seat

"What are these for?"

Taka stood back up

"Oh, I neglected to mention, Mahiru and I tirelessly worked on those last night to remember them! We plan on making more if anyone else dies"

"That's actually very nice. Even making ones for Miu and Angie. That's very nice of you guys"

As everyone ate, they dreadfully awaited Monokuma's next motive, knowing he would pop out at any moment. But even after a few hours, he never came. After it was clear they were all being way too paranoid, each of them went back to their own rooms in both astonishment and relief. 

Laying down in his bed, Chihiro thought about why Monokuma didn't show up.

"Why didn't he show up? He usually does when we all have breakfast"

"Well maybe there was a reason I didn't!"

"Yeah, maybe there wa-.....................huh!?"

Out of nowhere, Monokuma popped up in front of him

"Wha!? Monokuma!?"

"Well, I wouldn't say there was a reason.............I kinda just forgot............."

"You..........forgot?"

"Yep.........well, it's good I did, because motives this time around are personalized. Their will be a bulletin board up in the dining hall showing all the different motives, but it isn't said who has them. Your motive, Chihiro, is "When you commit a murder, you may me ask 5 questions, and I will have to answer honestly"

"So................when someone commits a murder, their specific motive will be acted upon?"

"Yes! While, some motives will only be active if they get away with a trial, your can be acted upon once you murder!"

"Well, too bad. I'm not murdering anyone"

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. That's sad. Well I hope you change your mind!"

And with that, Monokuma left, leaving Chihiro to his thoughts.

After a while, there was a knock at his door, and Chihiro answered, revealing Byakuya's large build

"Greetings, Chihiro. I would like to discuss something with you. May I come in?"

"Oh, hello Byakuya. Yes, sure"

Somehow squeezing through Chihiro's small door, Byakuya sat down on his bed

"So, those motives of Monokuma's are a rather strange system. I did get a motive to kill, but Monokuma told me something extra that I trust you enough to know"

"Trust me? Why?"

"You helped us all live another day in those last two trials, showing that Angie and Miu were killers. I trust that you will not be the killer this time around."

"Well, I'm flattered. What is this extra information?"

"Well, Monokuma told me that I was lucky enough to gain an extra motive. If I were to tell someone my greatest secret, when the next murder happens, I will gain knowledge as to who it is."

"Really?! That's amazing! That's a huge advantage!"

"I know. The reason I am telling you is that I would like you to be the one to know my secret, and if anything happens to me, you would be the one to tell everyone."

"O-okay.......................what is it?"

"The truth is..............I am not the Byakuya you know..................I am but an Imposter......and ultimate Imposter, if you will."

"Ultimate Imposter? So.........you aren't actually Byakuya, but someone pretending to be him?"

"Correct. The real Byakuya would not be foolish enough to let himself be the first victim in his killing game."

"I see...........................Well, thank you for trusting me with this.....................I hope you have a nice night."

"I will. You have a nice night as well, Chihiro"

the man Chihiro believed was Byakuya then took his leave, leaving Chihiro once again stunned

Oh god, this is so awkward. I'm gonna make this quick, since it's late where I am right now, but I am so bad I couldn't get this out sooner. I've just been distracted by so much since it's finals week at my school, and the semester is coming to a close, but I'm glad I was able to get this chapter out. I will try to get the next one out by the end of the week, so I hope you all have a nice night. I plan on making the next chapter a bit shorter than most of my daily life chapters, since I have a lot on my plate, but I promise it will be good. Anyway, as always, stay hydrated, and stay tuned.