Danganronpa: Dead or Alive

⚜️Chapter 17: All That Glitters Is Not Gold⚜️

"Attention all students! Please assemble in the ballroom for an announcement!"

Jiro looked up from his desk in confusion as Monokuma's voice sounded.

'An announcement? What could he want from us?'

Standing up from his chair, Jiro made his way to the door and exited the room.

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"Jiro-chan!"

Jiro wheezed as he was practically tackled by someone. He fell backwards and began coughing from the impact of his fall.

"Isukama-san, please get off of Kinoshita-san. He's still recovering and you're probably hurting him." Gin said.

Right on cue, Jiro began wheezing heavily due to the weight of another person on his chest.

"H..h...w...I...." he couldn't choke out a full word.

"Awww. You're no fuuuuun. But I guess I have no choice." Guren said, pushing herself off of the criminologist.

Jiro coughed a few more times as he tried desperately to sit himself up.

"Jiro! Calm down. You look like a turtle that can't flip itself back over." Mizuki speculated as she held out a hand to her friend.

Taking a moment to clear his mind, Jiro sighed as he finally could breathe normally. With a shaking hand, he reached up and accepted Mizuki's gesture.

The comedian pulled him to his feet, giving him a moment to steady himself before speaking.

"You're the last one to arrive. So everyone's already here." She explained.

Jiro looked around and realized that he was indeed the last one to arrive.

"Upupu~ looks like everyone is finally here. Now let's begin!"

Everyone turned towards the source of the voice and all eyes landed on the black and white mechanical bear.

"Explain yourself!" Chiyo demanded.

"With pleasure. Now, I've gather you bastards here today to present the newest motive!" With that, folded pieces of paper were thrown at each person.

Jiro got hit square in the face.

"I've handed out a paper to each of you that contains your deepest darkest secret. If a murder doesn't occur within the next three day, your secrets will be read allowed for all to hear!"

Jiro looked down at the folded paper in his hands. Slowly and cautiously, he flipped it over to reveal bold black letters in the back.

Jiro Kinoshita

He gulped.

"What you do with this is entirely up to you! Just know, that in three days, all will be revealed! Whether you like it or not! Enjoy your sad lives! Let's make a bloodbath!" After that, Monokuma disappeared, leaving everyone to stare down at their papers in horror.

"Hm. This is quite the unfortunate situation." Hiroto said, holding his paper still.

Oh yeah. He was blind. Ouch.

A few of the students already opened their papers, causing an outcry.

"Wha??"

"How does he know about this!?"

"That monster..."

"Son of a bitch. Just when I thought it was gone..."

Jiro couldn't tear his eyes away from paper in his hands. He shook his head. He shouldn't read it. Especially not now.