𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻

𝟎𝟒𝟒

Blown to Bits

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The next day, all of you besides Nagito met up in the restaurant. You really didn't want to go, but you were hungry. Your ears were still ringing badly as you sat down at the table.

You were barely aware of the others talking and the fact that Nagito showed up all of a sudden. You were able to pick up a few words, though.

Naguto had come to 'motivate' you guys since you were running out of time. You perked up when Nagito mentioned that he came to give you guys a hint.

"A... hint...?" you uttered, glancing over at Nagito.

"Ah, so you finally decide to talk,
Y/N-chan? It seems you do have hope after all. That makes me happy," Nagito said.

"Just tell us the hint already, you crazy freak!" Hiyoko exclaimed.

"Well, it's about the bomb's hiding place... I hid it somewhere you guys haven't been before."

"... Somewhere we have not been before?" Sonia repeated.

"I don't need any hints..." Akane said, "Just tell us the answer! If you don't, I'll make you spit it out!"

"St-Stop it...! What are we gonna do if he sets off another bomb!?" Kazuichi said.

"Good judgment," Nagito said, "If you guys have time to pick a fight with me, then you should start searching for the bombs already."

"Then I'll just... crush you to pieces later...!" Akane said through gritted teeth.

"How scary."

"... Why did you give us a hint?" Chiaki asked.

"Well, if the traitor sees their friends working hard, they may feel inclined to come forward, you know?"

"Who cares? The traitor might not even exist..." Fuyuhiko muttered, "All we need to do is find the damn bombs...! Let's go...!"

"Take care... Oh, by the way, I'll be waiting here, so if you want to reveal yourself, come see me anytime... Mister or Miss Traitor."

You all left the restaurant, Nagito's muffled laughter still heard behind you. You all went to the poolside, where you sat down on one of the beach chairs.

"Kazuichi... why did you stop me...!?" Akane demanded.

"Huh? What are you talking about...?" Kazuichi asked.

"If you hadn't stopped me, I coulda crushed Nagito to pieces!"

"You're too fired up, dumbass! Calm the fuck down, at least!" Fuyuhiko yelled.

"More importantly... Let us all head over to the ancient ruin!" Sonia said.

"... Huh? The ruin?" Kazuichi uttered.

"Nagito said that the bombs are hidden somewhere we have never been to before. If that's the case... the inside of that ruin is the only place I can think of."

"No... there's one other place, too," Fuyuhiko said, "What is it again...? That castle at the amusement park... What's its name...?"

"Are you talkin' about that Natsume Castle!?" Akane asked.

"It's Nezumi Castle, idiot!" Hiyoko corrected.

"Then... we have two places to choose from..." Hajime said.

"Doesn't the ruin need, like, a password or something?" you asked, finally choosing to sit up, "Without the password, our only option is the Nezumi Castle."

"But... isn't that dangerous? I mean... what if that was Nagito's trap all along?" Kazuichi said.

"Monokuma's trap... Monomi's trap... and now Nagito's trap..." Fuyuhiko murmured, "If we keep worrying about shit like that, we won't get anything done, dumbass!"

"You're totally fired up, too..." Akane muttered, Minimaru following with "TOO!"

"... Anyway... we should try going there at least. We don't have time to stand around doing nothing," Chiaki said.

"All right, full speed ahead!"

Minimaru followed with, "FULL SPEED AHEEEEAD!"

With a bit of help from Hiyoko, you sat up from the beach chair and left with the others to the fourth island, where Nezumi Castle was. When you got to the castle, you noticed something... unusual.

"Hey, look...!" you said, pointing at the entrance to the castle, which seemed to have been blown up.

"Th-The entrance is destroyed...!" Hajime gasped, "It's been blown to bits, as if someone set off a bomb..."

"If that's true... looks like this place was spot on," Fuyuhiko said.

"Th-Then the bombs are inside here...!" Akane said.

"That's what it looks like..."

"Then let's try going inside," Chaiki said, "... But we need to be careful. We need to pay as much attention as we can."

"You're right..." Hajime muttered, "... Then let's go!"

Hiyoko clinged onto your hand tightly as you ventured into the castle.

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