Prologue - Part 10
W-Where are you?! Where are you hiding!?
Why are you yelling? What’s going on!?
Hey! Show yourself!
Show yourself?
U-Usami, who are you talking to?
Puhuhuhu!
...Huh?
Ahhhh-hahahahahahaha!
Why, hello there! Thank you all for waiting!
Long time, no see guys!
I am Monokuma! I’m the headmaster of this academy!
Ahem, now that I have made my dashing appearance, the first thing I need to say is...
This is so friggin’ lame! Lame, I say! Lamer than the lamest lamesauce!
Oh, wait. Lamesauce!? Is that tasty?
Just as I thought... it was you!
But... how...?
Why is Monokuma here?!
....Monokuma?
Aw shaaaadup!
I’m livid, you know... And I’m about ready to barf thanks to your lukewarm attitude!
Just what’s with this “Heart-throbbing School Trip” crap anyway!?
I’m bored! So hopelessly bored!
This just ain’t fun at all! You better knock off this farce right now!
You've gotta make this, you know...meet the demands of the world.
Nobody wants to see high school students living calm and peaceful lives.
What everyone wants to see is...
Other people's misery... and despair...
Wh-What the hell is with this stuffed animal...!? What’s this bullshit he’s spewing...?!
What... what is going on? What is that thing?
Be careful, everyone! Stay back and leave this to me!
I don't know why Monokuma is here, but as long as I have this Magic Stick--
Yah! An opening!
Hai-yaa! Hai-yaa!
St-Stop...!
Chi-yah! Chi-yah!
Kyaaaaaaah!
Dun-dun-dah-dahhhhh! VICTORY!
Noooooo! My Magic Stick!
Now then, what to do after my flawless victory...
First of all, you're too plain. White rabbits are faaaar too plain.
Soooo, I'm gonna make you in my image! Aaah-hahahaha!
Taaa-daaa! ALL DONE!
Wha-...!
What is this!?
I’m not supposed to look weird like this! Change me back!
My, my... Defying your big brother’s fashion sense. Is Monomi a little troublemaker?
...Big brother? Monomi?
Your current position is too wishy-washy, so I'm setting you to be my little sister, Monomi.
...Though it's only an external setting, after all.
Wh-Why do I have to be your little sister!?
...Big sister, then? You wanna be the older sister that got separated at birth?
Hmm, that doesn't really feel right... Yep, you're definitely more like a little sister.
Soooo that's how it's gonna be... Monomi! From now on, if you ever disobey me, I will never forgive you!
H-How...? Even the display changed to Monomi!?
H-Hey! I won't let you make up your own settings!
UGYAAAAH!
Stupid fool! Do you think you can win against me!?
Owww! It hurts a lot when you punch me!
How about that!? Now you've learned your lesson!
...What... is going on...?
Two stuffed toys fighting...? This is just absurd!
Hey...what's with this stupid performance...?
Wh-Who friggin' knows...!
But... it's obvious something bad is happening.
Whaa-!? What is this!? What's going on!?
Ugh... *Sob!*
Huh? Her design is all weird!
Weird...? She matches me now, you know! How insensitive...
There's more of 'em!?
W-Wh does this mean? What *is* that black and white tanuki?
I’m not a tanuki, I’m a bear! I’m Monokuma!
I-I don't understand it myself, but...a new stuffed animal appeared?
I mean...why is that stuffed animal even talking...?
Seriously, I’m not a stuffed animal!
I’m Monokuma! The headmaster of Hope’s Peak Academy!
Monokuma...?
Did he say ...“headmaster”!?
Regardless...it appears everyone has gathered.
Now then, as the headmaster, I shall make a formal declaration!
From this point onward, the killing school trip will now commence.
...Killing School Trip? What is this thing talking about?
A school trip where everyone gets along has no stimulation at all! And it’s so damn boring!
Nobody wants to play a game like that!
You agree, don’t you guys!?
Sooooo, let's begin our killing school trip!
Naturally, you guys are the contestants!
K-Killing... contestants?
W-What are you saying! I will absolutely, positively not allow such bloody events!
Ugyaaaah! Owww! It hurts a lot when you kick me, too!
Jeez... Your brain sure is tiny, Monomi! How many times do I have to tell you?
Pay attention this time. Except in manga, a little sister is never smarter than her big brother.
Ugh... Ughhhh...!
Now then, we got off topic for a while, so let's go back to the explanation of the killing school trip.
Wh-Wh-What do you mean, “Killing School Trip”...?
Isn't it obvious? You guys are going to kill each other!
Kill each other...I see...
K...KILL EACH OTHER?!
W...What’re you saying!? That’s impossible!
Well, don’t you think it’s kinda lame and boring that you can’t leave the island unless you all get along?
So I’m changing the rules!
If you want off this island, please kill one of your friends!
And then, make it through the class trial without getting caught!
...Class trial?
Right! The class trial is the cherry on top of this killing school trip!
If one of you gets murdered...
The surviving members must participate in the class trial!
At the class trial, there will be a showdown between the blackened killer and the other spotless students.
During the trial, you’ll present your arguments about who you think the blackened is.
The outcome will be decided by popular vote and if you arrive at the correct answer...
Only the blackened killer will be punished. The rest may continue their school trip.
However...if you choose poorly...
Then the one who got away with murder will survive, and the rest of you will receive your punishment.
As far as the class trial rules go...that's all there is to it!
Which means, if you kill someone and make it through the class trial, you get to live and leave this island.
However, if you are found guilty during the class trial, then you will be punished.
Puhuhu, it's a familiar but simple rule, right?
You... keep repeating that word "punish" over and over. What's the deal with that?
Basically... it's an execution!
E-Execution!?
The pleasing punishment that follows the class trial! This is one of the perks of the killing school trip.
Puhuhu, what sort of spine-tingling punishments will we see?
I can't help it, I'm already getting excited!
There may even be some unique punishments, like impaling you through the head with a Thingamajig Claw!
Ahem, any method is fine.
Popular ones like bludgeoning, stabbing, strangling, and poisoning...
To shooting, beating, running over, burning, bombing, slashing, drowning, electrocution, crushing, cursing...
Please, choose whichever killing method you prefer.
No time limit, so you can kill as you please... It’s an All-You-Can-Murder Buffet... A theme park of murder...
That is what this “Killing School Trip” is all about!
...
My body had gone totally numb.
It was as if everything... had just stopped working.
But then, like a light switching back on...
A-Ah...!
A surge of unbearable pain seized my body.
It was like my skin and organs... were being pricked with thousands of needles.
What is this?
What... is happening to me?
D-Don’t fuck with me...
Th-That’s right! Who on earth would kill someone?
I’m not ordering anyone to kill. Whether or not you kill is entirely up to you.
But be careful! Youth doesn't last forever!
It'll be too late if you guys wait till you're in your forties to start killing each other!
I-I don't believe any of this...
I don't believe any of this... I don't believe any of this...
W-What are you saying? That if we don’t kill, we’re stuck on this island forever!?
Who knows!?
Anyway, I'd like for you all to go through with this killing school trip in a healthy and positive manner.
W...Why are you doing this!?
Isn’t it obvious? There’s a reason you all need to kill each other.
Hold on... You’ve been running your mouth for quite some time now...
I don't want to get violent, but if I do, I have no idea what might happen!
What, a fight? Do I need to beat the crap outta that black-and-white bear?
Who would dare try to kill...? I'll put a stop to it, with force if necessary.
If you keep saying stupid stuff, the athletes in our group are gonna lose their patience!
Ah, is that how it is...? Well, I guess I expected this reaction...
If you guys wanna do things by force, then I'll have to fight back with a little force of my own...
Force? What are you gonna do...!?
Surge... O gods who dwell between light and darkness... In accordance with our contract, I summon thee now...
Come forth, Monobeasts!