Against All Odds || Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu x Fem!Reader

Make or Break

"Y-young master!" Peko gasped.

Fuyuhiko just shook his head. "Cause.... If that's what I actually had to do to survive, I'd just feel ashamed of myself..."

You blinked, looking up at him.

"It'd mean I can't live without depending on something... I'd just feel disgusted." He looks up. "And... If I admit that... That means you really are just a tool to me, Peko. How many times did I tell you? I don't want a tool given to me by the Kuzuryu Clan..."

Peko blinked, unsure of what to say. "Y-young master....!"

"Ohhh myyy! So this is how it turned out!" Monokuma giggled. "And here I thought it'd be more brutal and heartless! Man, how disappointing! Which means.... everything happened thanks to her meddlesome actions! There's no way a human that meddlesome could ever be considered a tool!"

Peko lowered her eyes.

"You knew all along, didn't you?" Nagito asked the bear with a quiet tch.

You were just speechless, watching everything happen.

"You knew about what Peko and Fuyuhiko discussed," Nagito pointed out. "I mean, well, it's obvious now. That's why you have surveillance cameras. You were just having fun, huh?"

"Nyahahah! Puhuhuhu...." Monokuma laughed aloud. "Man, even if it was out of desperation, Peko's claim was quite interesting! Puhuhuhu, you're actually the first to try to influence the outcome of a trial like that!ut tooooo baaad! You're definitely the killer! Peko, the tool with a heart, is the killer!"

Peko clenched her hands into fists.

Fuyuhiko shook his head. "Peko.... I'm sorry I couldn't fulfill your request. Even though.... you did all that.... to provide me a chance to survive... But i...."

"I had a feeling it would turn out like this..." Peko interrupted, crossing her arms and looking away.

"Huhu?" He blinked.

Peko sighed. "Young master.... you have a kind heart, despite being a yakuza. That's why.... you question your position and constantly worry about it. To sacrifice someone else to escape on your own... I believed that you wouldn't accept that so easily. We've been together ever since we were children. Even a tool would understand that."

Fuyuhiko could only stare. "WH- Th-Then why!?"

"Even so.... I wanted you to escape. I wanted to protect you."

"Peko..."

Your eyes shifted between the two.

"I'm terribly sorry I will not be able to serve by your side until the very end... young master. Goodbye,.... And... I'm sorry for what I've done to you all too. It may be a selfish request but... please forgive my young master. And please do not cause such a senseless killing as this... ever again..."

You look away, your eyes shifting back to Fuyuhiko. 

Mikan held back tears. "Nah... P-peko...!"

"That will do, Monokuma." Peko nodded. "Why don't you start it already? Just so you know, I will never feel despair. As long as I am a tool.... I am fully prepared to die."

Monokuma giggled. "Soooo cool! But will you be able to maintain that composure until the very end? People who act as proud of you always end up shedding tears of despair in the end. Noooow then, let's begin!!"

Peko glanced at Fuyuhiko. "Young master... please allow me to make one final selfish request..."

"Didn't I tell you... not to call me 'young master'?"