Scratch it.. || Dangan V3 x Fem! Reader ||

09 - Two days from now

A bit more banter erupted between the 17 of us. That number may as well be lucky, or at least I hope it is. Is hoping enough to get us out of here? We're just kids. Maybe I should've specialized in something else other than music. Maybe a merc or a forger. Those seem cooler anyway, being a DJ even sounds dumb.

While I was soaking in my pitiful life decisions, Monokuma screeched at the top of his non-existent lungs that he'd be announcing an additional motive. Great, just what I needed. I brought my hands up to my face to prepare myself for another horrible circumstance. I felt someone shuffle next to me, but I didn't care to look. Whoever it was probably thought I looked stupid. Rightfully so.

Here it comes..

"A time limit is now in effect! If a murder does not occur by nighttime, two days from now...then every student participating in this killing game will die!" Monokuma yelled with a more maniacal smile. I felt like I'd faint right then and there. We were fine with the first motive! The worst laugh I had ever heard in my life roared from Monokuma's mouth.

The feeling of despair swarmed the room. Now a death had to happen or everyone would die. Could someone like, volunteer to kill themselves or something? I'd even do it! I just didn't want to be in the same space as a murderer. Even if it was to save other people, you still had to pick someone to kill. That in itself is off the charts.

"Why are you doing this!? How much suffering do you want to put us through!?" Poor Keebo cried. At this point, there was no plausible reason. Whoever is behind this is just a psychopath who probably didn't get enough attention from their parents as a child. Seek therapy, man.

"Don't you realize that working together is pointless? So just knock it off already," The bear demanded. He feels threatened by our togetherness... I think. "You know what you gotta do, don't you?"

He then made a point that we're all strangers-- not friends-- and for once, he was right. I didn't know these people. I have no history with them at all. They don't owe me anything, and they don't have to care about me. I shouldn't expect anything from them. Maybe a knife to my chest or a mallet to the back of my head, but that's it. Nothing more.

There was a hope of a friend standing beside me. Maybe she was going to comfort me while I was cowering out through the motive announcement, but she appeared to be too much in shock to even move.

Monokuma directed us to make a choice. It was either kill or all of us be killed. Then, he and his stupid children left all of us in the dining hall with our hopeful spirits shattered.

"Soo.." I flatly said through the silence. "Who's gonna strike first?" I was trying to joke, maybe lighten up the mood a little but nobody laughed. Not even Kokichi stifled a smile. Miu yelled at me, "Shut the hell up!" and usually I wouldn't take the disrespect, but I kinda deserved that.

"What are we going to do?" Tsumugi shuddered, holding herself. "Nighttime in two days.. will be here in an instant." Now that I think about it, that really isn't a lot of time. We'll surely be dead if we don't come up with a plan like right now.

"You don't need to worry. Auta will welcome you with open arms." Angie held her arms open. She didn't seem to be scared at all. Actually, she looked completely at peace and content with life. Her smile was genuine, not like you'd put on to show everyone else that you have your thoughts together when you really don't. Too bad I don't believe in Atua.

"W-we can't panic about something like this. I'll.. do something about it!" Kaito demanded. 

"Like you didn't have a near-death experience last time," I snickered. I will admit, he was brave for volunteering but what was he going to do? He couldn't do anything last time he tried to stick up to the psychopathic bear. "...Did you have a course of action in mind?" Keebo asked sheepishly.