~Kokichi pov~

The trial started and everyone was just silent.

"I'd like to ask Shuichi...what is the purpose of this class trial?" Monokuma broke the silence.

"I wish to retry a past case.. I found new evidence, so I demand a retrial!"

"What's the point?" Monokuma asked, "The results of the trial have already been decided."

"What if..." Shuichi hesitated for a second, "our vote was wrong?"

"Nyeh..wrong?"

"That means Monokuma lied about Kaede being the culprit." I smirked, "Could that mean that the mastermind killed Rantaro?"

"But we don't know who the mastermind is.." Maki commented.

"First, I'd like to discuss Rantaro's talent."

"It would've been troublesome for the mastermind if Rantaro did something." I stated.

"Yeah...since he was the ultimate survivor."

"So this wasn't Rantaro's first killing game?" Tsumugi asked.

Shuichi continued to explain, "The real reason Rantaro knew about the secret door was because he had a survivor perk."

"Survivor perk?"

"He had an additional monopad that had a map that showed the hidden door."

~*~

"The survivor perk was for Rantaro's eyes only. Sure he could've shared the information with you.." Monokuma explained, "But that's not the same as getting the information directly from the Monopad. When Rantaro died, I took it back!"

Shuichi pointed Monokuma, "Since you couldn't directly interfere, the mastermind controlling you was the one who killed Rantaro."

"I already said that," I stared at my nails, bored, "But we still have no idea who the mastermind is."

~*~

"Motherkuma produces spares when the mastermind says 'give birth'." Shuichi stated.

Himiko nodded, "That's right. We all tried it."

"Right, but Tsumugi was the only one who didn't say give birth."

"But, Keebo didn't say it either! He could be the mastermind." Tsumugi tried to defend herself.

"No, you said make instead of give, that was on purpose right?"

"Do you really think I'm the mastermind? That's crazy, right?"

"Refute it, we're waiting." Maki glared at her.

"What's wrong, Tsumugi? Run out of lies?" I teased.

She growled, "Shut up Kokichi! Nobody likes you."

"Wow Tsumugi. You're the mastermind aaand a bully!" I pouted.

~*~

"It's Junko Enoshima!" Tsumugi suddenly exclaimed, "Cuz...it's always been her."

Maki glared at her, "Junko Enoshima is dead."

"Junko Enoshima is..."

"Junko Enoshima is?" Monokuma echoed.

"Cuz...Junko Enoshima is..."

"Junko Enoshima is!?"

"Junko Enoshima is..."

"Junko Enoshima is what!?"

"Cuz...Junko Enoshima is..." The air around Tsumugi got foggy, "RIGHT THE FUCK HERE!"

There stood...Junko Enoshima? Seriously?!

"But aren't you Tsumugi? Our friend?" Himiko frowned.

Tsumugi appeared again, "You can forget about Tsumugi. Cuz she's just character. Y'know, a lie!"

Junko appeared again, "Sorry to all her fans out there. If you even exist, that is!"

Keebo pointed, "Junko Enoshima?"

"That's not possible. Junko Enoshima is dead!" Shuichi yelled.

"So if we kill her....will the game end?" Maki asked, a dark look in her eyes.

"Even if we kill her, we still have no way out of this place, that is if there even is anywhere to actually go..." I commented, refusing to look anyone in the eye.

~*~

"Everything is fake. All of your memories are fake!"

Shuichi frowned, "Then, who the hell are you?!"

"I'm me. No one else." There stood a student with brown hair, he was pretty average looking.

"Is this...the true talent of the ultimate cosplayer?" I asked.

"What is this?" Keebo asked.

"Huh? You don't know him." Tsumugi grinned, "He was part of the Jabberwock island killing game."

"I'm Hajime Hinata..."

"What? That's not what we mean. What are you doing!?" Himiko yelled.

"What am I doing..?" Tsumugi laughed, "I'm just cosplaying."

"Cosplaying?" Shuichi asked.

She transformed into a girl with a camera, "Yeah, this is just cosplay."

Tsumugi started drooling, "I can perfectly reproduce a number of characters and become them."

"How can she cosplay the people of Hope's Peak?" Shuichi exclaimed.

"Is it because, they are just characters?"

"What are you saying?" Shuichi frowned at me.

A shadow cast over my eyes, "Are we just characters...in this messed up show?"

Tsumugi laughed, "Very good, Kokichi. It's true. You're all Fiction!"

"...fictional?" A dark look was in Maki's eyes.

"Yup! All these events happened within a fictional world known as Danganronpa." She was cosplaying Kirigiri now.

"What!? What are you...even talking about?" Keebo questioned.

"What? You've never heard of Danganronpa?" Mikan asked, "We're all characters in it."

"What the...actual hell?"

"But everyone who died, even if this was fiction and for entertainment purpose. They're really dead, aren't they?" Tears streamed down my cheeks, as I looked away, trying to hide the fact that I'm crying.

One by one, everyone fell into a state of despair.

~*~

"Everything is all a lie!" Tsumugi explained.

"What...is this? Why did I even survive this long?" Shuichi mumbled.

"Are you giving up?"

"Everyone who died...it's all a lie."

"No matter how much you grow, Shuichi , you're still weak after all.." Tsumugi smirked.

~*~

I blocked everything out....why? Why is it like this?

Everyone's voices were faint, but I could make out what they were saying.

"You're telling us to sacrifice more of our friends?"

"Despair won't end this killing game, only hope will."

"If Keebo and I sacrifice ourselves, the others will live."

Maki!? Why....why would you want to save someone like me?

~*~

"Everything is going to be okay! We'll definitely find hope.." Keebo encouraged.

Shuichi cut him off, "What do you mean, hope?"

"What?"

"I reject that hope! I-I refuse. I won't accept that."

"Shuichi, what's the matter?"

"It's because of hope that this whole thing is happening. I reject that hope! Hope is the villain itself. We suffer because of hope. Tsumugi isn't trying to make us despair...She wants us to trust in hope! So I say no! I reject that hope!"

"Tsumugi wants us to trust in hope? What does that mean?"

"The reason this madness has gone on fifty three times...It's because of hope. It's because the audience wants hope. They want to see hope defeat despair in the end. It's Hope's Peak Academy all over again! So if we fight for hope...We'd be giving them what they want. And the killings will never end! Don't you see, despair is the only choice."

"Despair takes everything from people." Keebo frowned, "Even their strength to press onward! That's why it's not possible for despair to be better."

Shuichi smiled sadly, "The people watching probably feel the same way... they want hope too."

"What?"

"Even if it's fiction, everyone wants to feel hope...it...gives them courage. And this killing game continues because we keep giving them the hope they want. While they ignore all the tragedies we had to suffer to get here!"

Monokuma cut in, "Then, let's start the voting time!"

"What?"

"If hope wins this final vote, Keebo and Maki will sacrifice themselves...but if we vote despair..." Shuichi sighed.

I finally spoke up, "It doesn't matter what you pick, both choices suck..."

"If hope wins, the killing will never stop! It's because hope wins that the killing never stops." Shuichi cried, "It's what the people want! They want hope to win, they want the happy ending. That's how the killing game has gone on fifty three times!"

Keebo appeared shocked, "It's because hope wins...that the killing game continues!?"

"That's why I'm gonna reject that hope."

"Then it's despair? You're going to choose despair to end the killing game?" Izuru asked.

"Hope has to win this game to!" Keebo exclaimed.

"That's enough. You're making hope seem like this great thing....but it can't be all too great because it's caused all this suffering. You don't understand, stupid robot." I frowned.

Keebo looked angry but didn't say anything further.

"No you don't get it! It's just going to keep happening, over and over again!" Shuichi glared at Keebo

"Then, what are we supposed to do?" Keebo yelled back.

"When Maki said she was going to sacrifice herself just now, I thought...why? So many of our friends have sacrificed themselves, so why? Why now? Why do we have to go through it again?" Tears slipped down Shuichi's cheeks, "The sorrow of losing Kaede...and Kaito.. Why do we have to feel that sadness over and over and over again? Why do we have to bear that burden? Well, I don't care how much the audience wants it, I'm not gonna feel that way anymore! I don't want anyone to feel that way anymore!"

Everyone stayed silent, everything Shuichi said was true, we all lost someone we cared about.

"Even if this is fiction, even if we're all fictional..." Shuichi continued to cry, "The pain in my heart is real. The sadness I feel when I lose the people I love is real! I won't forgive this game that treats us like toys."

~*~

I threw on a fake smile, "As I said, it doesn't matter what we vote since both options suck, so why don't we just not vote? Even if Monokuma threatens to kill us. Wouldn't it be better if we all just died here? It'll end our suffering at least."

"I agree Kokichi. I'll fight the outside world from within this fiction. I refuse to vote!" Shuichi said, a determined look plastered on his face.

~*~

Shuichi worked on getting everyone on board and the last person was Keebo.

"We're gonna end Danganronpa!" Shuichi yelled.

"Now, let's proceed with voting time!" Monokuma shouted cheerfully.

The outside world had completely taken over Keebo.

When the voting started, I sat there and didn't pick anything.

Nobody voted...it was all over...this horrible hell I've been living for the past few weeks.

~*~

We all stood back, Tsumugi was stood at the entrance of the school with Monokuma.

Keebo destroyed the school, a big rock falling onto Tsumugi and Monokuma, crushing them.

Then, Keebo exploded.

Is this the end? Everything suddenly turned black.

Y/n, I miss you..

~*~

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A/n I think it was confusing with all the characters Tsumugi was cosplaying, anyways the next chapter will probably be the last.