(For those of you who are wondering what pregame Tsuki and Tori actually look like, here's the image! The art belongs to me and I hope you like it!)

(Ryoma's pov)

I've always been motivational...

Kokichi then grinned and turned on the Nintendo Switch, his face lit up the same time the screen did.

"Alright! Let's do this! I have 9 controllers so 9 players in each round!" Kokichi grinned as he set up the game, "Who wants to go first?"

"Me! Me! Me!" Shuichi practically screamed as he rushed forwards, pushing everyone out of the way, "I wanna play!"

"Hell yeah! Let's do this shit!" Kaito cracked his knuckles, reaching out for a remote

"I want to try too!" Himiko bounced up as she snatched a controller from Kokichi's hands

"I guess I'll have a go," Tsuki mumbled as she sat down in front of the Nintendo Switch

"Yeah, there's a first time for everything... I guess?" Tori laughed nervously, trying to get used to the buttons on the small controller

"I want to try and win as well," Tenko gave a small smile and she delicately held the controller

"I shall have a go too," Korekiyo smiled. Actually, I don't know for sure he was smiling but I'm guessing he was

"Hey! Don't forget me!" Tsumugi squealed with joy as she scrambled in front of the Switch

"I wanna have a go too! This is my first time playing a fighting game!" Maki smiled like an anime girl

"Welp, I guess the spaces are up. All the rest of you losers have to wait your turn!" Kokichi snickered as he set up the game for the 9 of them and went straight to the character selection screen.

Shuichi chose Kyoko Kirigiri as his character, Kaito chose Leon Kuwata, Himiko chose Aoi Asahina, Tsuki chose Sayaka Maizono, Tori chose Makoto Naegi, Tenko chose Akane Owari, Korekiyo chose Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Tsumugi chose Junko Enoshima and Maki chose Peko Pekoyama.

"Wow, you guys chose some random characters!" Tsumugi said, looking at all the characters

"Kirigiri is my favourite character in the entire dr franchise!" Shuichi fan-boyed, drooling at the sprite of Kirigiri on the screen.

"Leon is cool! He totally didn't deserve his execution! Sayaka was a bitch in the season," Kaito commented

"Aoi is the absolute best! She's energetic, empathic and awesome!" Himiko grinned

"Sayaka is one of my favourite characters," Tsuki bluntly said

"Makoto is my favourite character from the whole dr fandom too," Tori nervously laughed

"I like how powerful and energetic Akane can be," Tenko explained

"The only reason I chose Ishimaru was because his first name is quite similar to mine," Korekiyo chuckled

"Junko is the best! Her despair enducing moments are awesome! And she somehow finds a way to be in every single dr season!" Tsumugi squealed as she fan-girted just like Shuichi

"I really really like Peko, she's really cool but I did cry a lot in her execution," Maki cutely said

"Damn, some of your favourites are surprising," Kokichi commented

"Some are really dumb and stupid," Gonta insulted

"Jibun no kangae o iji suru," Tsuki said, not even looking at him

(Keep your thoughts to yourself)

"Can you speak anything but Japanese?" Gonta spat at her

"Can you speak anything but BS?" she calmly replied. When Gonta didn't reply, she turned around and looked up at him, "Well? Can you?"

"This is just like the awesome anime scene where the bullied stands up to the bully!" Tsumugi grinned

"Don't make a scene, its nothing," Tsuki sighed and turned back around

"So lets start the game! Who has the 1st controller? Shuichi, press the 'Start' button!" Kokichi shouted orders

The battle was actually really wild. Makoto and Kirigiri unleashed sets of truth bullets towards the fighters, Leon took out his trusty baseball bat and swung baseballs straight at anyone in his way, Aoi flooded the battlefield and attacked all the fighters who were drowning, Sayaka let out high pitched screams into her microphone which paralysed the players for a few seconds which allowed her to strike, Akane jumped and somersaulted out of the way whenever someone tried to attack her and threw hard punches and kicks, Ishimaru took out a megaphone and shouted at nearby fighters before taking out a stick and smacked them, Junko rapidly switched personas and each persona granted her a special ability and finally Peko mercilessly slashed at fighters with the sword she always carried with her.

"First place!" Himiko yelled, punching her fist in the air

"I got second place!" Maki cheered, making that happy anime-girl face

"Third," Tsuki said, placing the controller down

"Fourth is pretty good," Tori smiled, pleased with himself

"I received fifth place," Korekiyo commented, handing his controller to Gonta who was desperate to start a new battle

"Sixth place is good, right?" Tenko asked, looking uncertainly at everyone

"I can't believe I'm in seventh place, I must watch more anime fighting scenes!" Tsumugi muttered to herself

"How the hell did I get eighth place?!" Kaito yelled, slam-dunking his remote on a nearby desk, thankfully it didn't break.

"I'M SORRY KIRIGIRI, I FAILED YOU," Shuichi sobbed, curling up in a little ball, ashamed he received last place

"Alright, you guys get your hands off those controllers, its our turn now!" Kaede told the 9 players, snatching a controller from Shuichi

I stayed out of the next round, even though I didn't have a go. I didn't feel like playing Danganronpa Street Fighter with everyone else.

Someone else didn't want to either.

Kirumi sat in one corner of the classroom, her hands placed neatly on her lap, her expression seeming bored.

"Hey," I said, walking up to her

"What day, time and place?" Kirumi immediately asked, taking out her phone and going straight to 'Notes', I could just see names, times and places listed on her phone. They must be clients or some sort.

"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked her, confused 

"You need me to solve your problems and give you pleasure, correct?" She replied, looking at her notes, "I'm busy tonight but I do have some free slots tomorrow. Is 8:30pm alright?"

"I'm sorry but I don't mean that. I just want to hang out with you!" I explained to her

Kirumi looked surprised but didn't show it much. I guess its been a while since anyone has asked  her for anything but sexual pleasure

"Just to let you know, I still do charge you even if you don't want intercourse," she told me

"Okay! How much?" I asked, excited

"£5,"

"Deal!" I handed her a 5 pound note, "Can we hang out after school today?"

"Sure, my first appointment today isn't until 6:45pm so I have time," Kirumi replied, looking a bit tense with mentioning her 'appointment'

"Kirumi," I hesitated a bit, I would be stepping in private territory, "Do you really want to do all that stuff?"

"What do you mean? I need to satisfy people's needs as well as earning money. I can't get any other jobs except for this. I have to do this," Kirumi slowly said. In the distance, she looked fine but up close, I could see how tightly she pressed her lips, as if she was about to cry.

I gently held her hand, she flinched at first but calmed down.

"You don't have to do this. There are other options," I told her

"No there isn't, I tried but they're aren't any other ways," she choked out a small sob and held my hand tightly. I could hear how hard she was trying to not cry

"I'll help you find another option. If that fails, I'll make another option," I promised,

"Don't give up hope,"

(Tsumugi' pov)

I've always been plain...

The reason I really love anime is because of the unique characters with different personalities.

I can't say I'm like any of them. I'm just a plain old girl who would be a character in the background if I was in an anime.

That's why I love cosplaying.

I cosplay a lot. I make outfits from scratch using cheap material I find in markets. I've created so many cosplays that my wardrobe is absolutely crammed with outfits.

Cosplaying makes me feel better about myself, just wearing a cosplay outfit makes me believe I'm that character. I could be whoever I wanted to be with cosplay.

Shame I can't wear a cosplay outfit forever.

But that's why I want to audition for Danganronpa.

I want to be someone else. Anyone that isn't me.

That's why I'm gonna do it! I'm finally going to be a new person!

Should be easy enough. Sign up for Danganronpa, please the staff with my audition and voila! A brand new person will take my place. It's like being reborn but not having to die to start a new life.

It's a bonus that it's Danganronpa, the only Killing Game series I've been really into, that I'm signing up for.

After lunch has ended, everyone in the clubroom gathered all their stuff up and retreated back to their classes.

Kokichi did have a bit of trouble stuffing the Nintendo Switch and the controllers back into his bag but nobody went to help him.

Actually, the busty girl called Miu went to help him but that doesn't really matter.

I walked into my classroom, dropped my bag next to my desk and sat on the seat, taking a Sailor Moon manga out of my bag and started reading before the teacher comes in.

Rantaro Amami soon came into the classroom and sat at the desk opposite mine. Strange, we both left at the same time, what was he doing during that time?

If I'm truly honest, I've been wanting to talk to him for quite some time but I decided against it, I'm too plain to talk to someone like him.

Eventually, the teacher comes in and starts ordering everyone to put their stuff away and take out what they need for lessons. I sighed, having to have my daily dose of manga time disturbed.

But instead of putting my manga away, I just placed it on my lap so I could read during the boring old lectures.

However, to my surprise, I didn't actually read my manga at all during class, I kept finding myself staring longingly at the back of Rantaro's head.

This is just like the cliche anime trope where the protagonist finds themselves looking at their soon-to-be crush!

But the protagonist is anyone but me.

There's no way I could be someone as important as the protagonist of an anime, I'm far too plain.

But yet, why do I feel a small ball of hope inside of me that's telling me I am someone?

I was too caught up in my thoughts that I almost missed Rantaro turning his head around to look at me.

Busted.

Swiftly, I looked down and pretended to focus on my work but I'm sure it wasn't very convincing.

Rantaro just smiled at me as if he was amused and gave me a little wink before turning back around.

I blinked for a moment before his actions actually sunk in, then my face heated up a bit and I looked down to cover it.

What in the world of anime was that?!

Is this like the cliche anime scenes I love so much?

(Rantaro's pov)

I've always been rich...

My heritage has always been wealthy. My parents are rich, my grandparents, my great grandparents, my great great grandparents. The list goes on.

Luckily for me as well, I'm an only child so I'm as wealthy as my family too.

Like what Ouma said in that clubroom, I'm a rich bitch.

I could buy the whole of Tokyo is I so wanted to.

But luckily for everyone, I don't.

I can buy anything I want in the whole wide world. At first, it was amazing. Whatever I wanted, my parents bought me with no problems with money.

But as I grew older, I guess I became unsatisfied with that. I could get whatever I wanted with no objections. I didn't need to worry about losing precious money or going into debt.

But getting exactly want I wanted all the time was just too easy.

No, scrap that. There's one thing that I can't buy that I can never seem to be able to get:

Love.

I know, it sounds really cringy but it's true. Money can't buy emotions. I can't buy myself happiness or joy, it's something that money can't buy.

I guess that's when the saying 'money can't buy happiness' applies.

For a while now, I've been trying to find someone suitable enough to possibly be my partner.

I've been having a hard time since it seems like most of the girls in my school are playgirls who are gold diggers.

I'm pretty popular with the girls because of my wealth and my looks but that's also why I don't choose any of them. All they want is my money and my body, they don't want who I am inside.

And that's what I'm looking for. Someone who would complete me.

This sounds like an anime, doesn't it?

After the club ended, I went outside to hang out in the fresh breeze for a couple of minutes before class started again.

I usually go and hide behind the school where no one except for criminal students go. It's quieter there and it also means I can hide away from everyone. Unlike some people, I don't like the popularity.

Then I had to go back inside to attend my class because I don't want to be late and ruin the perfect attendance I have to keep.

It was halfway through class and the teacher was just going on and on about the stupid topic of photosynthesis when I felt someone staring at me from behind

I just shook it off, I'm used to it because I'm known for being rich and all that kind of stuff I'm not interested in.

Even after 15 minutes, the stare keeps going on. Geez, this person is either bored out of their mind or is being really creepy.

So, I turned my head around to see who the hell was staring at me and get them to stop.

But I just saw a girl with blue eyes, blue hair and glasses.

That's fine, I've seen so many girls lately it's actually boring.

But the only thing is that she isn't giving me that fake smile that all the girls give me to try and convince me to talk with them.

She had that aloof expression which made her look curious but cute.

This girl is different alright and I'm going to try and talk to her, maybe her true colours will shine, maybe not.

So that's why I teased her with a smile and a wink, consider it a little test to see how she would react.

Normally, girls would get all hyper and excited, believing they finally won me over.

But this girl just turned pink and looked down at her work, pretending to be working.

This girl is cute, how comes I never noticed her before? She's in my class.

Suppose you can say that's the first starter of what's to come.