Ultimate Hero (Chiaki Nanami) *COMPLETED*

Chapter 18

"I hope we're not too late!" Imposter Mitarai said as he and the group were running towards the secret hideout Chisa was at.

"We're running as fast as we can here!" Fuyuhiko yelled, "Save your breath for the fight!"

"Guys...problem." Hiyoko pointed towards a hoard of students standing outside the gate, signs in hand that were opposing the scholarship system.

Ollie stopped running, panting quietly as he growled quietly, "I'll blow these idiots out of the way with my hydro strike, just give me five seconds." Before he could take a step forward, he felt a grip on his shoulders, glancing at Chiaki, who he was carrying on his back to travel faster.

"Are they serious?!" Hiyoko stuttered.

"I got a bad feeling about this." Ibuki added as the reserve course students broke their signs, making them into sharp weapons.

"I'll whip em into shape." Nekomaru said as he stepped forward.

Gundham held his hand up as he also stepped forward, "Their souls are forfeit."

"The rest I leave to you." Nekomaru said.

"Give them hell." Akane said.

"Hey, I better stay back just incase you guys need some back up-" Ollie began before feeling Chiaki grip his shoulders again, "Chiaki...?" He said quietly.

The gamer looked at him with a worried look, afraid of being separated. That was enough for Ollie to get the message and he nodded, turning around with the rest of the class and running off.

"I wish you luck!" Sonia called out to Nekomaru and Gundham.

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"In fact, I'm going to make your whole class watch it."

Junko had caught up to the real Mitarai, seeing the panic in his eyes, the terror she had inflicted on the poor boy. "From start to finish, just think of it, our little collaboration will change the very wiring of their brains. Your tricks are gonna cut through their free will like a knife! Those lovely classmates of yours will be little creatures that want to plunge despair like they've never wanted anything more!" As she got into his face, Junko watched the male lean back in fear, "Dig it?"

"That was different!" Mitarai yelled, "I was going to use those techniques to make a better world. Using them for the sake of despair...it's terrible. "

"Oh please, you can play the victim all you want but you were totally president of the Junko fanclub like twenty minutes ago." Junko said, waving her hand dismissively.

"But...my life was in danger. I was being held hostage." Mitarai cried out, holding onto his head.

"Right...that's what happened. We threatened to kill you so you ran with whatever we said. You haven't been responsible for your actions since we met, you could run off this campus with your tail between your legs and no one would blame you in the least." Junko's voice was full of endless sarcasm, one shot after another, she dug into Mitarai's sadness.

"I really thought...I was helping people..." Mitarai whimpered.

"Run coward." Junko's expression dropped, looking emotionless. "For that despair is yours....and you'll soon bow down to the new king. One more powerful than me."

Mitarai hesitantly looked up as he sat up on his knees, "W-What?"

"The death of your class rep...that will trigger everything I need for him to become my king. My...King of Despair." Junko finished off.

Mitarai had a realization and as soon as he did, he turned around and got up, screaming as he pushed past the students who were sided with Junko, crying as he feared for his life.