Danganronpa: Ticking Demise

Chapter 2: Shot In The Heart! (4)

When dinner time had rolled around, numerous people were missing at the first call. Most likely due to the nerve racking motive. However, since Yokina's death... we have made an unspoken rule of eating dinner altogether and leaving altogether. That way, it would ruin chances of a murder happening unbeknownst to us.

Thus, we broke the peace between everyone by harassing him at their doorstep. Could've possibly made a few enemies, but whatever it took for everyone to be safe and sound.

For dinner, Monomai conducted a buffet for us all consisting of foods from different regions all around. From Cuban, to Laos, and to the heart of Japanese cuisine.

"Fancy tuna!" Akito's mouth was drooling with saliva, his eyes sparkled with greed. "Get me fifteen plates of that good sashimi, Monomai!"

Monokai switched around. "GET YOUR OWN SHIT!!"

Akito jumped in fear, squealing like a little girl and clinging onto the unbothered Chinami.

"Kato!" in the background, a cheerful Maemi approached Kato from behind. "Have you ever had escargot?"

"Are those... snails?" He tried to hide his disgusted reaction with his voice, but the furrow in his brow and the frown on his lips said enough.

"Yeah! They're really good. You should try some!" Maemi obliviously proceeded to get two plates full of escargot and handing them both to Kato.

"Wait, Maemi! I only want... I don't know, three?"

"Three plates? No problem!"

"No... I... I... I-I only want..." Kato's voice was drowned out by the groups and bunches of snails that came down onto his plate.

"Those two are definitely an interesting duo! I wonder if they'd be good for a circus show..." pondered Asobi as he munched on a handful of peanuts.

Right beside Asobi was Hakaku. His eyes were quivering as well as his body. It felt as though... he was being possessed...! "Gggg.... Gh.... Kkkakkak....."

"What the heck?! Ishiki 2.0?!" screamed Rika upon seeing Hakaku's concerning reaction.

"Too much... social interaction... I-I haven't been in my room for........ five minutes!"

The worry that was once in Rika's face faded out like dust. She could only stare in disappointing judgement. "What a bummer."

"Hey, bro! My dream came true!" Touma sat beside me as he slammed down a bowl of curry noodles.

"Is that the nomupainchoku you were talking about?" I inquired, staring at the unfamiliar dish.

"Yeah! It doesn't look like your typical curry noodles since they originated in Cambodia. Still, they're super fucking good! (Shameless representation)"

"Ohhh, I was wondering why it didn't look like our curry!"

"Woah, since when did you two get so close?" Hosoku remarked as he sat down across from us, analyzing our relationship.

"Yeah! Kikumi's my B. F. L. Brother For Life!"

I added, teasingly, "Yeah, Hosoku. Try not to get jealous of our brotherhood!"

Hosoku laughed. "Haha... I'll try not to."

Without meaning to, I giggled at his comment.

"..." Suddenly Touma gave me a weird look the same time Hosoku began to eat his food. He leaned into my ear with a whisper, "The fuck was that?"