[ What if ] Ishimaru died before Mondo

Chapter 2

We return to the present time. A lot of crazy situations had happen at this point but allow me to review the plot. Except for Naegi, Fujisaki, Mondo, Kyoko, Asahina and Sakura, no one had appeared for their usual routine in the dining hall. After an hour of waiting Kyoko confessed her concerns regarding the motive and Hifumi, so she suggested looking for everyone. Mondo was visibly worried as well. Ishimaru has never missed to meet with them for breakfast before. They divided the areas among themselves and started searching. Mondo and Chihiro searched the dormitories, no luck. Not 5 minutes had passed when Makoto heard Asahina's pleading for help. She had spotted Celestia fainted on the floor of the rec room. Mondo, Fujisaki and Sakura reached them moments later.

Celestia's body budged in turmoil of pain... "She is alive!" and the five students enclosed her to guarantee her safety. Celestia, anxious, requests them only to hurry.

"Running loose is a masked madman that attacked me with the mallet you find on the floorboards. This happened an hour ago... As I was losing consciousness, I witnessed Hifumi being dragged by force out of the room. By the exit they turned left. Care not about me, I am fine. I ask you to run and locate Hifumi promptly!"

"If they went left, that means he used the stairs to the second floor..."

"By the way, where is Kyoko? Wasn't her in charge of the second floor?" Asahina added.

"LET'S GO! Kyok-ko might me in danger!!" Chihiro shouted.

The library seemed the most logic place to go next. Makoto found Byakuya and Toko walking carelessly on the second floor and asked them to join their quest.

"We saw nobody suspicious. Why? What's this racket?" Makoto promised him that everything would be explained in its due time.

Inside the library, they detected Hifumi with a serious wound dripping blood from the skull. Drip. Drip. Drip. The carpet below his feet was drenched in a red soothing color and next to it was another but larger mallet. "I should go to the infirmary..."

Both Celestia and Hifumi claimed to have seen a robot (ROBO JUSTICE was his name!) that was trying to find its victim and assaulting everyone that would stand on its path. Both of them had become victims themselves. As previewed earlier, Celestia was attacked with a small wooden mallet, named Justice Hammer #1 which left her with mild injuries, while Hifumi was captured and hit vigorously with Justice Hammer #2, a bigger mallet which caused a serious damage on the head. Knowing that an assailant was lurking, (almost) every student scattered to track down this mysterious madman.

(Friendly reminder, Hagakure and Taka were last seen the night before. Kyoko has vanished.)

Just moments later, Celestia let out a cry for help and everyone gathered around her in the third floor. "I saw him... The costumed madman... When I shouted, he ran off. With me blocking the stairs, he turned at the corner at the end of the left hall."

Mondo shouted "What are we waiting for? Let-"

A terrible scream interrupted him. "NGHAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

"Was th-that Hifumi?" Chihiro asked.

Divided in two parties, they were chasing this masked "ghost" with two different goals. After Hifumi's scream, Celestia along with Asahina, Makoto and Mondo run towards the first floor, where the infirmary room stood, while Byakuya, Chihiro, Fukawa and Sakura raced after the madman. Mondo wanted to go after the madman alongside Byakuya but Celestia asked him to be part of her group. He didn't flinch with the proposal and obliged to fight the assailant if necessary (obviously, Makoto was not the best suited for the task).