Danganronpa V3 After/Story: The Final Survivors

Chapter 4: Lasting Pains

What does it mean to be weak? What do you imagine a weak person to be? A scrawny little boy who can't hold his own against the bigger kids? Is that what you're thinking? Let me ask you this, who's the weaker one? The scrawny boy who never gives up no matter the obstacles that are thrown at him or the strong and muscular man who cries whenever there's something he can't handle? What is your definition of weak? To many, weakness is a disgraceful thing to have. But weakness is a necessity in this world. It's what makes us human. It teaches us the lesson of humility, that we're not perfect. And that's okay, it's great that we know our weaknesses, it teaches us to strive to be better than before, trying to push to be something we can't reach. But isn't that amazing? How much we can achieve if we really put our minds to it? Well... knowing these three, it'll be hard to push through all the things they've been through right? With hope in their hearts and ours. The three of them will have to try their hardest... to be strong.

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Shuichi and Maki make it back to the car where Shuichi releases his emotions.

"D-damn it! Why did I do that?!" He says as he punches the dashboard of the car.

Maki, who was at the driver's seat, looked at Shuichi with empathy in her eyes.

"Don't put it all on yourself Shuichi." She reassures him.

"I-I don't know why... I did that. I thought I had already embraced my Ultimate but when I heard Makoto say all those things that Team Danganronpa did, I felt disgusted to have this... talent." Shuichi says talent in an odd manner.

Himiko then enters the car shortly after. Sitting at the backseat of the car like before. She looks at the faces of her two friends and lets out a sigh.

"Well, that could've gone better." She says, exasperated.

The three of them, gripped by anguish, their faces, full of remorse. They have no idea what they're supposed to do now.

"So, what do we do now?" Himiko asks.

"I guess.. we find a place to stay." Shuichi suggests in a monotone voice.

"How are we supposed to so that? It's not like we have any money. No to mention, our faces are televised for everyone to see." Maki says.

"Well.. there is this." Himiko says, taking out the piece of paper that Makoto gave her.

"What's this?" Shuichi says, taking the paper from her hand.

He unfolds it to see, what seems to be an address. But for what? There was also an odd sentence written at the back of the paper.

Please Occupy Knowingly, Earnestly, Rightfully and Conceal After Room Discovery

Key Hex Numbers:
F, E, D, C, B, A, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...

What does these mean? Do they mean themselves? But why phrase it like that? And what's with all those numbers?

"Apparently, Makoto said that it's a safe house and we'll be safe there." She explains.

"Is this all he gave you?" Shuichi asks.

"Um, he also gave this." She says as she hands him the set of (silver?) keys that Makoto gave.