𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻

𝟎𝟏𝟐

Protection

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"... Wha...?" You uttered, immediately glancing around at the others.

"Hey, why are there seventeen of you?" Monokuma asked, "If a total of sixteen students from Hope's Peak Academy were arranged to come to this island... That's right! There's probably a traitor that I don't even know about hiding among the group! ... Just kidding."

"Wh-What are you saying... All this shit about traitors doesn't make any sense!" Fuyuhiko said.

"... It's obviously nonsense," Peko said.

"For real, you guys... How can you be so sure?" Monokuma asked, "You guys don't know anything about each other. You don't know each other's true natures. That's why, if one of you is planning to kill someone, it's impossible for any of you to know. Even so... if there really is a traitor, isn't that gosh darn awful? Pretending to be your ally and tricking you guys... It makes sense for someone like that to get killed, right? C'mon, make the preemptive strike! It's first come, first served, and the winner takes all! If you want to survive, you gotta find that person before they find you..."

With a boisterous laugh, Monokuma disappeared.

"I... I'm tired... I should really get to bed..." You uttered, remembering that you were in your pajamas.

"W-Wait! Let me walk you to your cottage, Y/N-chan!" Kazuichi offered, holding out his hand to you.

"Yeah, okay..." You replied tiredly, taking his hand.

He smiled widely, his sharp teeth showing. He then started to walk, slow enough so that you could still keep him. You looked down at the pavement quietly.

"Hey... Kazuichi...?" You asked.

"Hm? Yes, Y/N-chan?" He replied, immediately looking over at you.

"... I'm scared... are you...?"

"... Yeah, kinda... But don't worry, I'll protect both of us!"

You looked at him and smiled slightly.

"Thank you..."

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