Hetaronpa (Danganronpa/Hetalia)

Prologue (Part Two)

| PROLOGUE PART TWO

I stare at the funny-looking bear. Principal? How is that even possible? It's a bear, for God's sake.

The students around me appear to be thinking similar things. I take a glance, and most of them look worried and freaked out. I'm mostly just shocked, to tell the truth. Luckily, I'm betting that nobody can tell.

Monokuma laughs loudly, a nasally sound that makes me wince.

"What do you mean, principal?" a guy asks, staring at him.

| Super Duper High School Level Magician Vladmimir Popescu |

"Principal of this school, duh! Thing is, you should probably get used to me. You're all gonna be here for a while!"

"How long, exactly?"

| Super Duper High School Level Food Connoisseur Francis Bonnefoy |

The bear pretends to think for a moment. "Well... Forever, to be exact!" He laughs again, jumping up onto the podium.

Is this even a male? I can't tell. It's more likely male than female, but seeing as it's probably a puppet or automaton, does it even have a gender?

I decide to settle with calling Monokumajirou a he.

Wait, forever?!

"What the hell? What do you mean, forever? I didn't ask to get stuck in this damn school!" yells the albino Gilbert. He looks about ready to punch something, and his red eyes reflect nothing but anger.

"What do you mean?" asks the principal in mock confusion. "That's exactly what you did! I wasn't the one who enrolled you into Hope's Peak, now was I?"

Gilbert growls, his fists clenched. Unfortunately, he walked right into that one.

"Now, please let me continue without interrupting any further! See, there is one way to escape this so-called 'damn school'. All you have to do... Is murder one of your classmates and get away with it." Monokuma's red eye glints and his garish half-grin widens.

I stare, startled and not sure if I just heard him right. Murder...?

Monokuma continues, "There are many ways to go about this! You can beat, stab, club, slice, torch, crush, strangle, even curse! I'm not picky. The more creative, the better! When one of you happens upon a classmate's body, well, that becomes the tricky part. Everyone must go through a trial, to attempt to figure out the true murderer. If the murderer is discovered, they get executed! But be careful. If you convict an innocent person, you'll all be killed and the true killer will be able to escape the school! Did I mention that they'll be able to leave scot-free?"

I shake my head slightly, trying to process these words.

"So you're saying... If we don't kill each other, we'll be stuck here forever?" I speak up, keeping my voice calm as possible.

"Technically, yes! Unfortunately, I can guarantee that somebody is going to kill somebody, and soon at that," the principal answers cheerfully.

"I'm going to kill you," mutters Gilbert.

To everyone's surprise, he actually lunges forward, heading for the podium.

Monokuma laughs and disappears behind it. His voice starts echoing around the room. "Nice try, buddy. I should probably inform you all that no harm must come to the principal at any time, no matter what. If this rule is broken... I'll leave what happens to your little imaginations. So, fencer, I advise you back up!"