Despair | Danganronpa AU

Prologue: 01

Whew okay so... I hope I do not screw anything up, I've been looking through the gameplay videos like crazy making sure I do not miss any important detail that might trigger you all.. I hope I don't 🥺

Btw this is all in Jungkook's POV since he is the main protagonist of the story

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The massive high school towers over all the other buildings in this bustling urban area. It's as if the school stands at the center of the world.

Bangtan Academy...

It brings in top students from every field imaginable. A government-funded school of privilege. They say that if you come here and manage to graduate, you'll be set for life. With hundreds of years of tradition, it sends the cream of the crop into the work force every year. It was built to raise hope in the nation's future. Fitting as Bangtan basically means bulletproof. The academy is set up to make sure everyone has a stable mindset, to make sure they won't topple over. Words are like bullets, they pierce through your brain and can damage your mental state to the point of no repair. That's what Bangtan Academy wants to prevent. It'll shape you into a person that will be effected by the words to a bare minimum.

Which reminds me, there are two things you need to attend this school. One, you have to already be attending high school. Two, you have to be the very best at what you do. No ordinary student could enroll here. The only way in is if you're scouted by the school itself.

And standing there at the gate of the ultimate school filled with the ultimate students like myself...

It was overwhelming. I've been trying so hard to avoid going to this school for many reasons. I do want to be successful, I really do. It's just, Ultimates sometimes give off a presence that just intimidated me.

...Before we get any farther, my name is Jeon Jungkook. I may look like an average high school student, but I'm not. I like to think I am though. I don't want to be put on a high pedestal. I'm mostly known as the Ultimate Golden Student; the one who is "good at everything." But, because of my parents unknowingly putting my name into a lottery, I am the "Ultimate Lucky Student."

Anyways, I figure it's always good to introduce yourself before getting into other things.

Though avoiding this school as much as possible, here I am standing in front of the school everyone wants to go to.

I did some preparation that seems a little... unnecessary but I thought it'd help calm my nerves. After all, I went to a normal high school before this with normal people.

Bangtan Academy only invites those students who are the truly elite in their field. It's such a popular topic, there are threads online dedicated to talking about the school's attendees. I may or may not have looked up some of those threads to mentally prepare myself..

For example, the Ultimate Model is one of the incoming students.

Another incoming student is the Ultimate Lyricist. I admire his work so much, it's almost unbelievable that we're going to be attending the same school.

There's also the Ultimate Designer. She's helped design many famous designer clothes brands like Gucci and Chanel. Though she can't stick to just one brand. Every time a designer clothes brand comes out with a new wave of fashion, she's always given credit.

There's even the Ultimate Baker, but I heard he was somewhat of a brat... people not only like him for his outstanding pastries, but also for his looks. He looks almost like a child.

There's also the Ultimate Producer, Ultimate Programmer, Ultimate Dancer, Ultimate Botanist, Ultimate Gamer and more.

Just thinking about all these extraordinary students makes me sweat out of nervousness.

There's still something I am curious about though. Some of the students attending Bangtan Academy don't seem to have an identity, even when I tried to dig deep into the archives. Nope, nothing.

The acceptance letter I got the from academy gave me an option. I could've declined. I wanted to, I really did. But then I thought of my family. If I graduated very successful, I could support my family in every way possible! ... so I accepted.

Standing in front of the school is a very different scenario though. Living my whole life trying to blend in to be as normal as possible, it was intimidating and I felt a little lost.

"Still..." I mutter under my breath. "Standing here won't do me any good."

I gripped the acceptance letter in my hand tightly, staring nervously at the school gates. It had informed me that there was a meeting for all incoming students to meet in the main hall at 8:00. If I were to see the Ultimate Lyricist, I'd surely faint out of shock!

The meeting isn't till a little while, I got here a bit early so I could get a grip on the new environment.

"I'll just head in..."

I gathered up my courage and took a step into the main hall.

This is where we're supposed to meet right? I ponder. I guess I'm the first one here.

The elegant clock over in the corner says it's 7:10. There's a full 50 minutes left until we all meet.

"Obviously nobody would be here..." I mumble. "I got so wound up, I ended up arriving too early."

My original intention was to come 30 minutes beforehand, but I didn't even notice that I was that early until now. I should go take a look around the school. That'll hopefully help me calm down a little bit.

When I took my first step into the academy, I was hoping for a lifestyle that I could thrive in, maybe find out what I could actually excel at instead of being amazing at everything. A talent I could single out.

Sadly, life isn't always fair.

My vision starts to warp dramatically making me extremely dizzy.

"Ack-!" I yelp, feeling myself stagger.

My vision kept swimming and I had a massive headache, until I blacked out...

That's it. That's how it all began.

My normal life that I love, one that I wouldn't trade for anything...

It ends right here, and right now.

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Part 1 of the Prologue is finished~