Masked Hope (Nagito x Fem!Reader)

New Objective

Usami, now renamed 'Monomi', stared at the ground, crying in defeat. Her Magic Stick was broken. . . So where did that leave us?

"Now then, we got off topic for a while, so let's go back to the explanation of the killing school trip." Monokuma began.

"Wh-Wh-What do you mean, "killing school trip". . .?" Mikan stuttered.

"Isn't it obvious? You guys are going to kill each other!" He responded.

Kill. . . each other?

"Kill each other. . . I see. . ." Kazuichi started. "K-KILL EACH OTHER!?"

"Wh-What are you saying!? That's impossible!" Teruteru stammered, he was shaking like crazy.

"Well, don't you think it's kinda lame and boring that you can't leave the island unless you all get along?" Monokuma suggested with a paw behind his head. "So I'm changing the rules! If you want off this island, then please kill one of your friends! And then, make it through the class trial without getting caught!"

A trial? At least there's a little bit of sanity to his insane idea. . .

". . .Class trial?" Chiaki repeated.

"That's right! The class trial is the real charm of this killing school trip!" He confirmed. "Allow me to explain: If one of you gets murdered. . . The surviving members must participate in the class trial! At the class trial, there will be a showdown between the blackened killer and the other spotless students. During the trial, you'll present your arguments about who you think the blackened is. The outcome will be decided by popular vote and if you arrive at the correct answer. . .

"Only the blacked killer will be punished. The rest may continue their school trip. However. . . if you choose poorly. . . then the one who got away with murder will survive, and the rest of you will receive your punishment. As far as the class trial rules go. . . that's all there is to it! Which means, if you kill someone and make it through the class trial, you get to live and leave this island. However, if you are found guilty during the class trial, then you will be punished. Puhuhu, it's a familiar but simple rule, right?"

Punished. . .?

"You. . . keep repeating that word "punish" over and over. What's the deal with that?" Kazuichi asked with a hand on his hat.

"Basically. . . it's an execution!" He answered.

"E-Execution!?" Sonia repeated.

Monokuma's red eye began to glow as he explained, "The pleasing punishment that follows the class trial! This is one of the perks of the killing school trip. Puhuhu, what sort of spine-tingling punishments will we see? I can't help it, I'm already getting excited! There may even be some unique punishments, like impaling you through the head with a Thingamajig Claw!

"Ahem, any method of killing is fine. Popular ones like bludgeoning, stabbing, strangling, and poisoning. . . To shooting, beating, running over, burning, bombing, slashing, drowning, electrocution, crushing, cursing. . . Please, choose whichever killing method you prefer. No time limit, so you can kill as you please. . . It's an All-You-Can-Murder Buffet. . . A theme park of murder. . . That's what this killing school trip is all about!"

I looked around at everyone's panic-stricken faces. Hajime had a hand clenching his t-shirt, he was terrified and confused. . .

"D-Don't fuck with me. . ." Fuyuhiko started.

"Th-That's right! Who on earth would kill someone?" Kazuichi added. I could give you a nice long list. . .

"I'm not ordering anyone to kill. Whether or not you kill some is entirely up to you." Monokuma said innocently. "But be careful! Youth doesn't last forever! It'll be too late if you guys wait till you're in your forties to start killing each other!"

"I-I don't believe any of this. . . I don't believe any of this. . . I don't believe any of this. . ." Teruteru repeated to himself.

"Wh-What if nobody ever gets murdered?" Mahiru asked. I doubt it. . . "Does that mean we'll never leave this island?"

"Who knows!?" He answered. "Anyway, I'd like for you all to go through with this killing school trip in a healthy and positive manner."

"W-Wait just a minute!" Mahiru interrupted. "Why do we have to do this!?"

"Well, it's obvious. There's a reason you all need to kill each other."

". . .A reason?" I echoed.

"Hold on. . . You've been running your mouth for quite some time now. . ." Nekomaru cracked his knuckles. "I don't want to get violent, but if I do, I have no idea what might happen!"

Oh no. . .

"What, a fight? Do I need to beat the crap outta that black-and-white bear?" Akane suggested.

"Who would dare try to kill. . .?" Peko pondered. "I'll put a stop to it, with force if necessary."

"If you keep saying stupid stuff, the athletes in our group are gonna lose their patience!" Ibuki warned.

"Ah, is that so. . .? Well, I guess I expected this reaction. . ." Monokuma sighed, staring at the ground in shame. "If you guys wanna do things by force, then I'll have to fight back with a little force of my own. . ."

That can't be good. . .

"Force? What are you gonna do. . .!?" Monomi asked hesitantly.

"Surge. . . O gods who dwell between light and darkness. . . In accordance with our contract, I summon thee now. . ." He started chanting. "Come forth, Monobeasts!"

As those words left Monokuma's stuffed face, the statue behind him started to shake and crack. The bronze finish began to peel away from the statue until the five animals were revealed as five animal mechs. They were taller than most of the trees in the park, towering over all of us with a threatening presence. Everyone started panicking.

"Wh-Why. . . did the statue move?" Mahiru questioned slowly.

"That's no statue! They're Monobeasts!" Monokuma corrected.

"M-M-M-M-Monster!" Kazuichi shouted.

"No, I just said they're Monobeasts!" Monokuma corrected again.

"N-No. . . this can't be. . . This is just. . . too weird. . .!" Mikan cried.

"Am I. . . having a nightmare or something. . .?" Fuyuhiko questioned. If the Ultimate Yakuza was rattled by this, our situation just got worse.

"Kyahaha!" Hiyoko laughed. "A nightmare, he says! He just admitted his brain is a total flower patch!"

She must be in denial. . .

"Jeez. . . You guys sure are a skeptical bunch. . ." Monokuma acknowledged. "If something doesn't fit with your narrow notions of common sense, you just deny it outright. . . How stupid. Ignorant cavemen are better than you all! Classifying events according to their genre is a disease of the modern age."

"Everyone! Please stay back!" Monomi instructed. "I-I will protect everyone! Even at the cost of my own life. . . I will protect everyone!"

"Your sickly sweet sense of justice makes me wanna puke!" Monokuma insulted. "All righty then, it's decided! You'll be my example to everyone!"

Monokuma started laughing as his red eye glowed once more. Somehow, he jumped on the back of the 'Monobeast' that resembled the eagle. It repositioned itself to face Monomi as she stood frozen, visibly sweating. However that works. . . It towered over her as it began to deploy some kind of weapon-- a machine gun. Monokuma raised his paw, ready to give the order, and held it there for a minute. We all knew what was about to happen.

He swiftly brought his hand down, and the Monobeast fired.