Danganronpa: Digital Daze

Chapter 29: Concert in Purple and Navy Blue

Kaito, Kenchikka, and I went our separate ways after leaving Mukuro's Dorm. I needed to clear my head, and decided to head to the Second Floor to take a look around again.

Reaching the Second Floor, I looked out the window, seeing Leon speaking with Celeste near the fountain. Whatever Leon was selling, Celeste was politely not buying, judging from their body language. However, I couldn't hear anything that was being said.

I went to check out the Exercise Room next, but it was empty, so I made a right at the T-intersection and headed to the Music Room instead.

I heard two girls talking inside, but didn't see anyone right away. Figuring they must be in the adjacent Jam Room, I walked into there from the Music Room, where Sayaka and Kaede were talking with each other near the keyboard along the side of the wall.

Sayaka takes notices of me, and walks over, cheerful as ever.

"Bera! How are you?" She asked, as Kaede started to tinker with the keyboard.

"I'm ok, I guess. What are you two doing in here?" I ask.

Sayaka and Kaede exchange glances. "Well, we plan on having a small concert in here later tonight, and we're figuring out what songs we both know, that we could perform together."

My eyes lit up. A concert with the two of them? That sounded awesome!

"Well, what songs could you two do together?" I asked.

Sayaka and Kaede exchanged glances. "Well, we're still figuring that out," Kaede admitted. "I mostly play classical music, while Sayaka is much more into today's pop hits."

I nodded, seeing the problem. "Any suggestions so far, though?"

"Well, the only song we both know from our childhoods is 'My Grandfather's Clock', but if we can't find any other songs we both know, that one will have to do," Sayaka confessed.

I remembered that song. It was an old one, but a classic.

"Well, if nothing else, that would be an interesting one to perform," I offered, as I decided to leave the two girls to it.

I spent the rest of the afternoon working on dress designs in my notebook, until around 4:30pm, when I received a message from Kaede.

Kaede Akamatsu: Hey! We decided on that song we mentioned earlier! We're gonna perform it tomorrow afternoon, at 2pm!
Bera Haikiko: Great! Can't wait to watch it!
Kaede Akamatsu: Thanks! Sayaka and I have been working hard on it, and she's got some real talent. Looking forward to it!
Bera Haikiko: Me too. Working on some designs for now, so I'll talk to you later, alright?
Kaede Akamatsu: Alright. Bye!

About an hour later, I headed down to the Dining Hall for dinner. Theo had made sirloin steak, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and steamed broccoli for dinner, for everyone. Kaito found some Honey BBQ sauce, some Alpha 1 steak sauce, and ranch for anyone's preferences.

I chose the steak sauce for my sirloin, and put some ranch on my steamed broccoli, and grabbed a soda to go with it. I then sat down next to Sayaka and Kaede.

"So, how are plans going for tomorrow?" I ask the two girls.

Sayaka smiled. "It's going great! Having Kaede with me makes me feel a lot better about my future. She's so optimistic, and keeps my mind off of things with our shared love of music. If she wasn't here with me, I feel like I'd eventually lose my mind in here."

Kaede patted Sayaka's back. "Awww, don't worry, Sayaka! Once we get out of this place, we can take our talents to the next level, just like you mentioned earlier! I'll find a way to make our talents work well together, I promise!"