𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻

𝟎𝟒𝟎

Minimaru; Reserve Course Student; Final Island

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The two of you had just started to get along... so why did he have to go and get executed...? Why did Gundham kill Nekomaru...? That's right... he killed him for you. Right before his death, Gundham said that he couldn't bear to see you suffer and killed Nekomaru to relieve your pain. It made you feel guilty. It was all your fault. You felt so bad that you didn't notice how happy that a few of the others were that Gundham died.

All that remained of him were his hamsters... Those sweet, sweet hamsters... They seemed to take a liking to you since they immediately went to you after Gundham's execution. You decided to take care of them for Gundham. It was the least you could do.

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The next time you all met up, it was the day after Gundham and Nekomaru died. You were let out of the Funhouse and were now in the restaurant, excluding Nagito and Kazuichi, who hadn't made it yet. It felt much more... spacious than before. The air was tense, and it only made you feel worse. That was until a familiar boisterous voice rang through the restaurant.

"STUPID FOOL! GET IT TOGETHER!"

It sounded like...

"... It's Nekomaru! That was coach Nekomaru's voice!" Akane exclaimed.

"Wh-What are you talking about? He's no longer..." Fuyuhiko said, his words trailing off.

Kazuichi showed up and started to laugh with a toothy grin, seeming totally carefree.

"What are you laughin' about!? I'll beat the crap outta you if you keep grossin' me out like that!" Akane yelled.

"Hey, hey... that's not cool. I was up all night working my fingers to the bone..." Kazuichi said.

"Hm? What do you mean?" you asked, thinking that it might have something to do with Nekomaru's sudden shout.

"I made this! It took me all night to make it!" Kazuichi pulled out a small toy that resembled Nekomaru in his robot form.

"Is that a... Nekomaru doll?" Sonia asked.

"I'M NO DOLL! I'M... MINIMARU!" the toy exclaimed.

"M-Minimaru...?" Fuyuhiko repeated.

"I took some parts from him to make it. What do you think? Awesome quality, right!?" Kazuichi asked, "Of course, it doesn't have free will or anything, so it's more like, you know, a toy... But isn't it freakin' adorable?"

"Oh! Ohhhh! Ohhhhhhhhh!" Akane made that odd sound, seeming enraged. She then put on a huge smile. "It's so cute! Thanks! I'll keep it!"

"Huh... I never said anything about giving it away..."

"Don't be so stuck up! Your stuff is my stuff, right?"

"Whoa, hey now! That's a bully's logic! Well, it doesn't matter. I made this to cheer you guys up anyway. And... as long as we have it, we won't forget, you know? About Nekomaru's sacrifice for us... We're standing here today... because of him. So, if we're gonna prevent something like that from ever happening again... I guess we gotta fight too, right!? We can't just keep running away!"