!Spoilers! Junko Enoshima has just been defeated. With hope for the future, Hajime Hinata is ready to return to the real world. But when he opens his eyes, he finds himself on the beach, with Nagito Komaeda standing over him. It appears the simulation has started again. Jumping from reality to reality, Hajime finds himself a variety of situations, some involving a certain someone. As time passes, he begins to wonder... why him? With help from Chiaki, Usami/Monomi, and others, Hajime works to leave the Neo World Program, but as he does so, he realizes something he never would've expected. What could it be? Read to find out! Slight spoilers for- Danganronpa: Goodbye Despair, OVA 2.5, and Danganronpa 3, the anime!

[Book 1 of the Despair Series] He thought he knew what hope was. He thought that he worshiped it as much as he could, and that no one could change his opinion on it. That's the way he thought before he met her. After she entered his life, she became his definition of hope. She became his will to move on. And all because she was the Super Highschool Level Assassin. [ Warning!: Spoilers for Danganronpa 2: Goodye Despair! Also, I will be changing it up towards the end, so don't expect it to follow the game completely. Also, tons of profanity in this. ]

What were you thinking? What were you thinking, on that night you chose to swim all alone? What were you trying to prove? What would you have done if he hadn't been there to save you?