Danganronpa: Dead or Alive

5️⃣Chapter 5: We've Gathered Here Today5️⃣

"Good morning, everyone! It is now 7 a.m. and nighttime is officially over! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day in your despairingly dreary killing game life!"

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"Kinoshita-kun? Kinoshita-kun!"

Jiro groaned and slowly blinked open his eyes. He was met with the sight of Akito in front of him, attempting to shake him awake.

"I'm up I'm up." Jiro said, rubbing his eyes.

The first thing that he noticed was the amount of books that were piled up on the bed. He assumed that it was because of Akito and their talent.

"S-some kind of announcement w-went off. It said that it was 7 am and that nighttime was over. I wasn't sure if it was important or not so I woke you up....I'm sorry if I bothered you...."

Jiro shook his head and gently ruffled his own messy black hair.

"It's fine. I doubt I would've been able to w-wake up on my own..."

Akito nodded. They glanced to the side. Back at the books that were on the bed, then returning their gaze to Jiro.

"Didn't um...Monokitty...say something about breakfast at 7. Maybe we should head down and see if that's the case." Jiro suggested, mostly trying to break the ice.

Akito nodded and hesitantly began walking to the door. They looked back at Jiro.

"D-Do you still need to get ready?"

He shook his head. For some reason, it felt like he was used to waking up with the appearance of a hit-and-run survivor.

The two exited the room and began to make their way to the dining hall.

As they turned the corner, Jiro ran into a familiar face. Quite literally in fact.

Yasha appeared out of nowhere, running into Jiro. Since they had very different body types, Jiro ended up falling backwards.

"Ahh!"

"Oh, Kinoshita-san. You should really pay more attention to your surroundings. Are you okay?" The executioner asked, extending a hand out towards the boy.

Jiro begrudgedly accepted the help and was pulled to his feet.

"Why were you out of your room already?" Jiro questioned.

"I wake up very early sometimes and can't fall back asleep. I decided to wander around a little. Oh, and Monokitty reminded me of breakfast so I was going back to the rooms to see if anyone else was awake." Yasha explained.

Having been so focused on their conversation, Jiro completely forgot that they weren't the only ones there at the moment. That is until Akito hesitantly nudged Jiro's arm, stopping him mid-sentence.

"A-Ah...sorry Sakurai-san. I guess I got distracted. Erm, Fukuda-kun, do you want to come with us? We were heading to the dining hall."

Yasha looked off to to side for a moment, contemplating the offer. He turned back to them.

"I would, but I feel like walking around for a bit longer." He said.

Jiro nodded and moved to the side to let the executioner pass. As they parted ways, Jiro and Akito continued down towards the dining hall.

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"Oh! It's good to see that you guys remembered! I've already prepared breakfast for everyone."

They were greeted by the same mechanical cat that was standing on the table, looking quite a bit more worried than normal. But it was understandable. More or less.