Chapter 2 - Part 11 | Danganronpa MK2

This thing... looks really old.

Whatever. I should just begin already...

All I have to do is press “START”, right?

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(Ah, it's already late... I'm gonna be late for our meeting...)

(Everyone's waiting... If I'm late... they’re gonna hate me... )

(Um... everyone’s waiting in classroom 1-A...)

Man, you're finally here! You're so late! What were you doing!?

I-I'm sorry... if you're angry, I'm sorry...! U-Um... don't be mad...!

It’s fine. We’re not angry.

Just hurry up and get over here!

O-Okay...

(I should go talk to Girl B for now...)

Um... we're here because you had something important to say, right?

...What's this about?

Obviously, it's about yesterday's incident.

Hey, you already saw the newspaper, right?

...

...Huh? What newspaper?

Gawd, you're such a slowpoke, Girl A. It's in today's evening newspaper.

This one, here ya go!

"July 8th: At around 6:00 a.m., a janitor from XX Academy came to work and discovered the body of a female high school student in the music room on the 2nd floor. The student had been struck forcefully in the head with a blunt object, and was already dead. It seems the killer broke a window to escape. Based on the details of the crime, authorities say the investigation is ongoing, and believe someone may have snuck into the school to commit the act."

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I was a little surprised. I never expected it would make the newspaper

It says "someone may have snuck into the school," so they might be thinking that a pervert did it.

It *is* the only lead they have. I mean... her school swimsuit did get stolen, too...

That sick, twisted bastard! Sneaking into a school to steal a swimsuit, killing a nearby girl, and escaping out the window...

Kyaaaaaaah! We're all in danger, too!

B-But... is this really okay...? We were the first ones to discover the body... and we kept it a secret...

It would've been the same no matter who found the body first. Don't worry about it. It's not like we have anything to hide anyway.

That's right... All we did was find a body and not report it. That's not really a crime.

B-But still...!

I know you're a masochist, but there's no way I'm going to get involved in this. I'm finally a student at this academy! There's no way I'm getting expelled over something like this!

Right? Isn't that right, Girl D?

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What's up!? You don't seem so sure.

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Well... there’s something I’ve been meaning to say.

...I took photos of that girl yesterday.

A-Are you talking about her body!?

I did it to be safe...

S-Safe?

In case the police questioned us...

So I took my dad’s camera and...

-Hey, where are those photos now?

...I have them right here.

Whaaaaaaaa-! I don't wanna look at them!

We're definitely gonna get cursed!

C-Cursed...!?

Stupid! Curses aren't real!

You seriously need to throw away those photos! Give them to me!

Hey, what are you-

Oh no!! Don’t rip them up! If you rip them, the curse...!

I just said curses don't exist! It's better to just rip these photos to shreds and throw them into the incinerator!

Girl D! If you have any digital copies, you need to erase those too!

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Hey Girl E, what happened? Why do you sound so desperate?

N-Never mind... let's just forget about the whole incident! We had nothing to do with it, and we weren't the first ones to discover the body...

Okay! The end!

Seriously, let's just go home already! C'mon, it's getting late!

(Man...it's already late. The hardest part of being in the archery club is changing clothes...)

(Everyone's probably gone back by now... I guess I have to go back on my own...)

(I think this is around the time that incident occurred, too... Ah, jeez! Why am I thinking about something so stupid again!?)

(That's right. I just gotta hurry up and forget about that incident!)

I won't... let... you... forget...

...Huh!?

I won't... let you... forget...

Wh-Who's there!? Where are you!?

I won't let you forget I won't let you forget I won't let you forget...

...

F-Forgive... me...

FORGIVEEEEEE MEEEEEEEEE!

Never...

Never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never...

Ah, Girl A.

Wh-What’s wrong? Did something happen?

Stick with us... Something bad has happened...

Her head is split open like that one time... I-It's probably... the curse...

It's the curse! It's all the curse's fault! Because of the curse... Girl E...

What happened... to Girl E?

Take... a look in there... Classroom 1-B...

...Eh?

Is... that it?

Why did I get a game over screen?

Nothing here makes sense... The game started on “Day 2” and then jumped to “Day 4”...

What happened to days 1 and 3?

This entire thing is incomprehensible... How is this even a motive?

Either way, I guess that’s it...

If there’s nothing else I can do here, I’ll just go back to the hotel...

I returned to my cottage, still confused by what I’d just experienced.

That creepy game... it was total nonsense... but that’s probably a good thing, isn’t it?

As I laid down and continued to think, I slowly drifted off into sleep...

One day, a man came to me with a confession.

He is, or was, a detective, you see.

Well, an unusual kind of detective.

He told me he’d seen the city’s “true face”, as he put it.

Makes sense. His line of work forced him to see society at its absolute worst.

He came to view humans as unkind, unfair, greedy... He was a pretty miserable dude!

Don’t you find it fascinating? How much of a weakling he is?

He chose to be a detective. Shouldn’t he have known what he was in for?

Tsk, tsk. Humans complain about their suffering, but fail to see that it’s karma! Karma for their stupidity!

Honestly, I’m surprised you guys haven’t gone extinct yet.

But, it shouldn’t be long before humanity’s end finally arrives. And when it does, don’t cry over it. Accept it!

After all, it’s karma!

*Ding dong, Bing bong*

Ahem... Hope's Peak Academy's School Trip Executive Committee has an announcement to make...

Gooooood morning, everyone! Looks like today is gonna be another perfect, tropical day!

Now then, let's show some enthusiasm and make sure to give it our all today!

As usual, I had another restless night.

I just couldn’t stop thinking about that game...

Maybe... I should tell someone about it.

Good morning, Mahiru.

Good morning, Sonia...

What’s up, Mahiru? You look a little down in the dumps.

Mm... I’m a little tired...

If that is the case, then perhaps you cannot...?

N-No, don’t worry. It’s nothing serious like that.

...

My mind was telling me to bring up the game, but seeing everybody here...

We did agree to keep away from the game, yet I went ahead and played it anyway...

Incidentally... are we a few people short?

...Eh?

I looked around the restaurant, and realized he was right.

Chiaki and Hajime were missing.

Chiaki and Hajime are always here every morning. It’s strange for them not to come...

Perhaps they are feeling a little bit under the weather?

Hajime, sure...

But Chiaki... there’s a chance she could be...

A-A chance she's what!?

Hm? I just saw her outside the hotel earlier.

O-Oh... I see!

Jeez, don't say such a spooky thing.

As punishment, how about you run around in a circle three times, say "woof", and jump off a cliff?

I-I don't want to die like that!

But, what was Chiaki doing outside the hotel?

She said she wanted to be alone. I even asked her to come eat with us, but she turned me down.

...She wanted to be alone?

M-Maybe... she's planning to play that game...

What are you saying, you stupid pig!? No way Chiaki’s gone to play some stupid video game!

But... she *is* the Ultimate Gamer.

Who cares!? She’s not dumb enough to play it just because it's a video game!

This definitely didn’t seem like a good time to talk about the game...

That frustrated me a little, but it was probably for the best.

Trying to shift my mind elsewhere, I grabbed some food on my plate and sat down at a table.

But just as I was about to eat, I heard someone approaching...

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Oh... hi, Mikan.

I... I don’t mean to be intrusive, but...

Hiiiii...

I-It’s okay, just tell me what’s on your mind.

I-I just wanted to confirm... Are you still getting drinks this afternoon?

Yeah, sometime this afternoon. We’re still meeting at 4:00 p.m., right?

Y... Yes.

Alright. I’ll make sure to come packed with lots of stuff.

Thank you, Mahiru...

I hope the party makes you feel a little better... Lately you haven’t seemed yourself...

A-Ah! I-I’m sorry! That was imprudent!

I-It's okay. I appreciate the thought. See you there?

Um... see you there...! [leaves]

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It was well into the morning, yet I still couldn't muster any excitement for today’s party.

Nevertheless, I better get those drinks... I’ll collect them after I finish reflecting on yesterday.

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I probably don’t need to get drinks just yet... Maybe there’s someone who wants to hang out...