Danganronpa Ultra Despair Hagakure

Chapter 5 [Nakajima Kanon (4)]

There was no sign of Kotoko-chan or anyone else tearing down the rubble to chase after us, but even so, just in case, we traveled even further down the tunnel before Hagakure finally stopped. As soon as he set me down, he bent his body back to face the ceiling and shouted.

“That was clooooooooooooooooooooooooooose!”

But just as I’d processed that–he turned to face me, gripping my hands and swinging them vigorously.

“Thank goodness! For serious, thank goodness! Whew, thank goodness Life is beautiful!”

“Eh, ahh, yeah…” It was true that I was glad to have survived… And it was an abrupt break in the tension that was running too high, but… That’s not the point! “What was that just now?! Didn’t it seem like you knew from the start that the rocks were going to fall there?!”

After I raised my voice to question him, Hagakure let out a deep sigh as he said, with pride, “Didn’t I tell you that I saw a vision of the tunnel collapsing?”

“–Ah.”

“When my divinations are right, they’re right down to the tiniest details. So that’s why I knew that a stupidly huge piece of rubble would fall right at that spot.”

…So that’s what happened. It was true that I might have heard that being established. If his powers of divination let him be scouted by Hope’s Peak Academy, they couldn’t just be for show.

…No.

“But wait, Hagakure, aren’t your predictions only right 30% of the time Then you couldn’t know for sure whether it would have fallen there or not, right?”

“Why do you think I’m so happy that we’re alive? Phew, it’s true what they say; believers will be saved! Na ha ha ha!”

“…”

…Didn’t that just mean he was leaving it all up to chance? Just how much of an old man was he… Thinking about what could have been sent a chill up my spine. But–I was glad. I was glad I didn’t die. I was glad Hagakure didn’t die.

After Hagakure finished spoiling me for what really happened, he lay down on the rubble-strewn ground, spreading out his arms and legs. He inhaled and exhaled deeply, filling his lungs with the dusty air.

As I gazed at him flopping to sit on the ground–why was it that the world got blurry? In order to hide it, I hugged onto Hagakure.

“Wh-What’s this…”

It was a good thing the fabric of his suit was already damp with sweat. Even if I soaked it again, he wouldn’t ever notice–that’d be nice.

“Choberiba…”