Masked Hope (Nagito x Fem!Reader)

Chapter 2: Class Trial Pt. 8

". . . Nothing."

"Huh!?"

"I was ordered by my young master to behave. . . Just as I was ordered to. . . interact with you all. . ."

"Wha-!?"

"Our professional relationship doesn't exist on this island. We're just fellow high school students now. . . Right after we arrived on this island, that is what my young master ordered me to do." She recounted.

Gundham folded his arms across his chest. "That is why you were hiding your relationship, you mean?"

"It's not as if. . . that started the moment we arrived on this island. . ." She lowered her head, almost in shame. "Before that, my young master has always told me to hide our relationship. My young master loathes relying on his household's power. . . He even hates me, the tool given to him by his household. . ."

He had no response.

"No matter what I am told, I am nothing but a tool for killing. . . If my young master intends to kill, it is only natural for me to act as his tool."

"Then. . . the one who tried to kill Mahiru wasn't you, it was. . ." Hajime paused as he tried to comprehend her statement. ". . .Fuyuhiko?"

"I-It is what it is. . . When I thought I beat that game. . . I was suddenly given these photographs. . ." He clenched his fists and started to sweat. "Dammit. . . I don't understand. . . Why is my sister. . . in these photos. . .? And she's. . . she's covered in blood! What does it mean!? Why can't I remember!? How come I don't even know if my sister is dead!?"

"You. . . tried to confirm it with Mahiru. . . and that's why you wanted to talk to her. . ." Chiaki added.

"Yeah. . . I sent her the photo because I wanted to make sure she'd respond. . ." He confirmed. "But she never replied back to me. . . Not only that. . . she started avoiding me, too. . ."

"I'm pretty sure. . . Mahiru was confused, too. . ." Mikan muttered. "I mean, we all were. . . Before anyone played the game, we didn't even know this incident had happened. . . That's why, even if we were told that we're connected to it, there's no way we could accept it."

"You know, when Mahiru spoke to Ibuki, she mentioned something about this!" The musician pressed her index fingers together. "She said it was pretty important so it'd be troubling to involve the others. . . She also said that she couldn't do anything about it on her own so she wanted someone to think about it with her! That if she needed to make amends, she would, but she didn't even know how. . . After she said that, Ibuki offered to cancel her beach plans, but Mahiru said it was important for everyone to get along. She told Ibuki to tell everyone she wasn't feeling well and that it didn't have to be today. That there was always tomorrow. . ."

Chiaki stared sadly at the floor. "She. . . wanted to discuss how to make amends. . . But Hiyoko was the only one who accepted her invitation. . ."

"I should have gone too. . ." Ibuki squeezed her eyes shut in regret.

"But it was rather convenient for you, wasn't it Fuyuhiko?" Nagito refocused the conversation. "If you could make use of their plan to meet each other alone, you could easily lure Mahiru into a trap, right? By calling both of them to the beach house, you were able to pin the blame on Hiyoko."

The blonde girl was reminded of his action. "Seriously, what the heck!?"

"'An eye for an eye'. . . That's the world I live in." Fuyuhiko sighed. "My little sister was murdered. . . If the reason that happened was because of some person here. . . I have no choice but to kill that person on my sister's behalf, right!?"