Danganronpa: ocem

Chapter 5 Part 7

(Happy Birthday to Alyssa!!! Drug dealer day is upon us)

Rachel: Good morning, Ash! Everyone's already here.

 Yu Xuan: I heard you guys haven't checked the library books yet, I think we have the time to do it all day today. 

Ashlyn: Oh yea, I'm sorry, we were caught up with something yesterday.

Hanako: There's a secret tunnel in the library that leads to the gymnast equipment shop.

Chloe: What??? Is there anything else to it?

Sophie: Nope, it's just a regular tunnel. There's also a door in the library, we think it leads to the outside world. 

Ashton: Why would there be a door like that?

Sophie: Beats me, do you guys think it's something to do with the tunnel?

Rachel: Maybe, but we can't be for sure. 

Hanako: Well if there's a door to the outside, surely it would be used for something like an escape route.

Yu Xuan: But why would there be an escape route? No one was allowed to escape the killing game, even the staff were killed! 

Ashlyn: Yu Xuan's right. If no one was let in or out, what's the use of a tunnel and a secret exit? Who could be entering anyway?

Everyone was lost in thought. 

Chloe: ANYWAY! We need to load the clothes into the dryer today, and also we need to use the information light! 

Yu Xuan: Oh yea, we found an flashback... Information light yesterday. We need to use it.

Chloe took the massive thing out of her bag.

Ashton: Let's use it then, it might be important. 

Sophie took the light from Chloe and pointed it at us. 

I was once again brought somewhere that looked like a facility, with the sturdy walls and metal doors. Except this time I was in some sort of office, where a middle aged man sat at a large desk. 

I recognised him from the last information light. His name was Professor Idabashi. 

A young woman stood next to him. She had long blonde hair tied in a ponytail, and sharp pink eyes. Her name was Kaori Akamatsu. 

Kaori had just gotten off the phone. She proceeded to light a cigarette and blow a big puff of smoke into the Professor's grey hair. 

Kaori: Professor, Shuichi Saihara wishes to see you. I wonder how he's doing.

Professor: The inmate? For what? I'm very busy with work right now. 

Kaori: I have no idea, but it seems urgent. Should we let him in?

Professor: Well, if it's important, of course we'll let him in. 

Kaori: You're getting soft, Professor. Don't take too long, note your schedule.

Kaori slammed a piece of paper onto the Professor's desk, and he picked it up to read.

Professor: Wait, what does 'training' mean? Who am I training?

Kaori: Oh you know who, the little bundle of joy. 

Professor: What? I can't possibly train a one-year-old.

Kaori: You have to, this killing game needs more brainpower, and in as little time as possible. Now, I have employees to overwork, don't waste my time, Bashi. 

The Professor sighed and gestured Kaori out the door. As she left, two men dragged in another familiar face. Shuichi Saihara, a participant in Danganronpa V3, and now a prisoner for Team Danganronpa.

He was wearing a white shirt, which was perfectly clean, but wrinkled. 

The men left the room and closed the door, leaving Shuichi with the Professor, who only smiled warmly. 

Shuichi: I don't know what the fuck you're smiling about, but I'm not here to fuck around. I want answers.

Professor: Saihara, please calm down, I won't hurt you. Kaori isn't here anymore. Now, what is it you want to know?

Shuichi seemed to ease a bit, but his fake angry demeanour only changed to desperate.

Shuichi: Please, what are you going to do to us? 

The Professor looked as if he didn't know what to say.

Shuichi: You can't hurt us, please especially not [REDACTED], anything but that. 

Professor: ...

Shuichi: You need to help us escape, please I know you're good, I know you're on our side! You can't bring [REDACTED] into this, they're innocent, PLEASE, PROFESSOR! 

Professor: Saihara...

Shuichi: I'M BEGGING YOU, PLEASE! PLEASE... Just let us go, I don't know what you want, I'll repay you! I'll pay any amount, just anything but my friends! Anything but [REDACTED]-

Professor: SAIHARA! We are not going to kill you...

Shuichi: It's a fate worse than that! Surely you understand!

Professor: The killing game is in... I don't know ten years? Maybe more! Just wait it out and do what you're told for now, there is nothing I can do.

Shuichi: Please... Please... Save [REDACTED] at least... You know how it feels right? I was friends with your creation, I know how much he meant to you! He told me himself!

Professor: K1B0... 

Professor Idabashi looked dazed for a second, in a train of intense thought.

Professor: No. No means no, Saihara. You could get killed for this. If I didn't disable the cameras here...

Shuichi: PLEASE! THEY CAN'T BE A MASTERMIND, WE CAN'T BE MASTERMINDS! YOU NEED TO SAVE US! IF KIIBO WAS HERE-

Professor: DO NOT USE THE NAME OF MY SON IN VAIN. YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. YOUR FRIEND VOLUNTEERED TO DO THIS HERSELF, RESPECT HER DECISION AND STOP TRYING TO RESCUE EVERYONE FROM A SITUATION YOU DON'T KNOW THE STAKES OF. 

Shuichi could only stare down at the ground.

Professor: I will try my best not to put you all in harm's way. Don't try anything stupid, and don't let [REDACTED] try anything stupid. We don't know what Kaori would do, her initial plan was to kill you all anyway. 

Shuichi: And what will happen once the killing game happens? What needs to happen up to that point? Is the safety of everyone guaranteed? 

Professor: No. It's like any regular killing game. Nothing will be guaranteed, especially not anyone's safety. But do not try to escape, it will only make things worse. Do you want to personally see how?

Shuichi: ...No.

Professor: Then I suggest you advise your friends to stay down as well. Things will unfold as they are meant to. Please trust me, Saihara. Now, please...

The professor pushed a button on his desk, and the office door swung open.

Professor: Take care of them all.