ɓựʈʈɵɲʂ ɲ' ʂʈɨʈɕɦɛʂ || Oumasai

Motive to salvation.

A/n: Seriously, when am I gonna stop stalling and get to one of the important parts already? Oh well, the more pages the better.

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Shuichi slowly woke up to the sound of fast and loud knocking. He twitched his arm to move, but just groaned and stared at the ceiling. Ow..
Shuichi had been up almost all night training with Kaito. He must have gotten sore from the aftermath..
The detective looked over to his clock. 10:29.
"F-fuck.." He mumbled, sitting up and still cringing at the soreness pumping through his body. The knocks got louder and louder, which made him extremely anxious.
The knocking stopped, and complete silence followed after that. Huh.. That's weir-
"SHUICHI GOD DAMN IT WE'RE LATE!!" A voice roared from the entrance, the door swinging open.
Yeah, Kokichi.. I should have known. Shuichi narrowed his eyes but sighed and tipped off the side of his bed, still sleepy. "I-i know.."
"Come on, come on!! God, I had to wait fucking hours for you to arrive!" Kokichi complained, forcefully grabbing the taller male's hand and pulling him up, running as fast as he could go the diner.
"Woah.. H-hey! Slow d-down..!" Shuichi panted, stumbling a bit to keep up with the short leader.

The two sprinted to the diner, Kokichi stopping at the entrance. He stopped, staring at the scene unfolding.
Shuichi stumbled, trying to regain balance and.. Failed, obviously.
The detective looked up and held his head, hearing loud talking coming from the people. "A-ah.. What's going-"
"Saihara! Thank goodness you came!" Tsumugi gasped, looking at the two boys. At once, the arguing coming from the others immediately stopped as they turned their attention to the student.
"Had to drag his ass out of bed and run him over here.. Just what did Kaito and Shuichi do last night?!" Kokichi growled, grabbing Shuichi's hand and heading to the dining table.
"We trained." Kaito shrugged, scratching the back of his neck.
"You trained?! It looks like you fucked him with the way he's acting!" Kokichi yelled, letting go of Shuichi to face Kaito.
"Woah! Calm down, buddy.. I'm not into dudes!!" The astronaut assured, putting his hands up.
"Ouma.. Calm down. You had something to tell us anyway, right?" Maki interfered, stepping up in front of Kaito and glaring down at the small male.
Kokichi just glared at Maki, then walked over to Tsumugi's side, crossing his arms.
"A-Anyways.. Everyone, w-we have a big announcement to make..!" The blue-haired girl called, smiling as she looked over to Kokichi.
The Supreme leader nodded and swung the small bag that he had off his shoulders, reaching into it and grabbing a certain book.
"The fuck?? You called us here to have us read a fucking book?!" Miu hissed, narrowing her eyes. "I didn't come here to fucking learn!!"
"Shut up before I shove a pillar your ass, cum dumpster!" Kokichi scowled, then plopped the huge book on the table.
"Heee!!" Miu shrieked, jerking back.
"Listen to what we have to say.." Tsumugi called, straightening her glasses once more. "We can end the killing game!!"
Everyone gasped, whispers going around.
"Yup!! And it all starts with this bad boy right here!" Kokichi proudly exclaimed, flipping open the cover of the book. "You guys ever heard of The Gopher Project??"
"That's a shitty name!" Miu laughed.
"The Gopher project?" Shuichi spoke up, seeming to have regained his stability.
"Yes! I've found a weird looking flashlight yesterday.. While g-going back to my dorm. A-and I think that it's related to the Gopher project!" Tsumugi declared, pulling a flashlight out from behind her.
"That's a weird looking flashlight.." Himiko commented, dropping her large witch hat down a bit.
"Dont worry, Himiko!! I'll protect you if something bad happens!" Tenko exclaimed, getting into a defensive pose.
"That's not necessary.." Shuichi mumbled.
"Remember those bears that jumped out of the machines and shone that light at us?" Tsumugi asked.

Everyone was silent.

"E-eh?! Im the only one?" The blue-haired female gasped, jerking back in disbelief.
"No, I remember that too.." Shuichi spoke up, placing a hand on his chin. "Though, I can't remember anything that happened before."
"Do you think Monokuma stole our memories?" Ryoma asked, fiddling with the stick poking out from his mouth.
"Of course he did, dickwad!! If he didn't, why can't I remember all those hookers I fucked?!" Miu declared, putting a hand on her hip.
"Hookers?!" Shuichi gasped.
"Well, now we all know Miu was a prostitute." Kokichi held back a laugh.
"And I still am!" Miu spat.
"N-now is not the time for this!" Kiibo exclaimed, obviously flustered from the subject.
"It's weird, though." Shuichi continued, anxiously looking around. "Only me and Tsumugi can remember experiencing that.. Flashlight thing that happened before."
"I'm pretty sure it involves our memories." Tsumugi declared. She tipped the Flashlight over to the side and pointed at the side of it, where a small label was shown.
Flashback light (30)
"Flashback light?" Kirumi commented, crossing her arms.
"It's basically a flashlight that helps you retrieve lost memories.." Tsumugi smiled awkwardly, glancing at Kokichi.
"We tested it out this morning. There's no doubt that this is about The Gopher project." Kokichi stated as if on cue. He smiled and put his hands to the back of his head.
"You two seem to be spending an awful lot of time with each other.." Korekiyo chuckled, putting a finger to his mask. "Are you sure you're not gaining attraction to each other..?"
"The only thing that's attracting me to her is my hand to her face!" Kokichi laughed.
"W-what did I do to deserve this cruelty?!" Tsumugi cried.
"How long is this gonna take?" Miu snapped. "Come on, I have fuckin' important things to do!"
"Like fuck a robot.." Kokichi mumbled, looking away.
Kiibo was silent.
"Anyways!! I-im going to turn on the flashlight.. Alright? Is that o-okay with everyone?" The blue-haired girl called, getting ready to flick the switch on.
After everyone gave their consent.. Twice.. Tsumugi flicked on the switch.
Everyone was faced by the bright light of the Flashback light immediately, gaining access to a whole world of facts and knowledge that they have forgotten.