𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻

𝟎𝟏𝟒

Blackout

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That night, you went to the old building where the party was taking place. It was pretty worn out, but compared to before Nagito, who lost a drawing, cleaned it up, it was a lot better. It was also decorated beautifully with flowers, provided by you.

The first person that you saw was Byakuya. He was standing beside the wall, two duralumin cases by his side.

"You're here..." He said, "Now then, stand up straight and raise your arms.

"Um... why...?" You asked, hesitant to do what he asked.

"Because I need to do a body check." You were going to protest, but then you realized that Byakuya was just trying to make sure that nobody brought any dangerous items that could be used to kill someone. So, you raised your arms and allowed him to check you. "... It appears you haven't brought anything dangerous. Very well. I shall allow you to enter."

You walked past him and went into the dining hall. There were already a few people in there. What caught your attention the most was the food. Teruteru had volunteered to make it, and it smelled and looked delicious. You wanted to dig in, but you knew that you had to wait for everyone else.

A few minutes later, maybe about half an hour, everyone else arrived. There were a few predicaments, but after everything was said and done with, the party started.

Everything was going fine until... the lights went out. You yelped and clung onto the first thing that you could get your hands on, not really knowing what it was. Everyone started to speak, but you couldn't tell who was who.

"Uwah! It's a b-blackout!"

"Hey, I can't see anything!"

"I-It's pitch black! My future is pitch black!"

"E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this!"

"Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!"

"What the hell!? What's going on here!? Th-This is...! Ow!"

"Turn the damn lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!"

"You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout... just in the kitchen?"

"Perhaps the breaker overloaded?"

"H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and... do something about it...!"

The person you were holding onto started to walk, and you quickly followed, not wanting to be alone. Everyone waited anxiously until finally... the lights switched back on.

You let out a sigh of relief and glanced up. The person you were holding onto was Kazuichi. When he saw you clinging to him, he blushed and smiled nervously. You quickly let go and stammered out an apology.

You glanced around the room and saw something surprising. Mikan was on the floor in another compromising position. Her hands were tied together with links of sausages while her legs were spread apart, the only thing covering her up being a plate of food.

"I-I'm sorry! I tripped again!" She exclaimed in embarrassment.

"S-Seriously...? How do you trip and land like that!?" Hajime asked.

"Yaaay, an erotic pose! That's obviously a fanservice moment!" Hiyoko said.

"Eek... Nooooo... P-Please don't! Please don't look at me!" Mikan said, tears forming in her eyes.

You quickly went over to her and helped her up, fixing her skirt. She cried and sniffled, apologizing profusely. You tried your best to comfort her, but you felt like you were only making things worse...

You glanced around at everyone, and that was when you noticed... Byakuya was missing.

"Hey... where's Togami-san...?" You asked.

Everyone started looking around, but Byakuya was nowhere to be seen.

"Th-That's weird... He was here earlier... right?" Mahiru asked.

"Did he run off somewhere... during the blackout?" Ibuki suggested.

"In that pitch black darkness...?" Hajime uttered.

"I'm... a little worried. We should split up and go look for him," Nagito said.

Suddenly, something caught your eye. Peeking out from under one of the tables was a red liquid.

"Hey... what's that...?" You asked nervously, pointing at the liquid.

Everyone shifted their gaze to the table, and the air became tense. Hajime hesitantly walked over to the table and pulled up the tablecloth.

When you saw what was under there, you let out a loud scream. Under the table was Byakuya, laying face-down in a pool of his own blood.

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