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Fanganronpa Smoke and Mirrors - Prologue Outline

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Prologue

Prologue Act 1  - Nobuo Miyata’s admittance to Hope’s Peak Academy as the Contending Ultimate Biographer. 

- Nobu’s Introduction/Interview for his Student Assessment with a Hope’s Peak Faculty. 

- Nobu is briefed about transportation to the Talent Evaluation Site. 


- Nobu mulls over the Student Recruitment Incident that led to the Talent Evaluation Site. 

- Nobu tries to make sense of the controversy and his role by his admittance letter. 

- Nobu is approached and startled by a student who sees Nobu having a strange fit.


Akihito Fujii 

- The student asks why Nobu is standing in front of Hope’s Peak Academy. 

- Nobu reveals his participation in the Talent Evaluation to reassure his nerves. 

- The student reveals he is also a participant in the Evaluation, shattering Nobu’s confidence. 


- The student introduces himself as Akihito Fujii, the contending Ult. Humanitarian. 

- Nobu quickly gets over his wounded pride in the presence of a Symbol of Hope. 

- The two getting to know each other through small talk outside the school gate. 


- Nobu learns Aki and his class are held back a year due to the Student Recruitment Incident. 

- Coincidentally, Nobu will be the last student participant in the Evaluation, and Aki’s classmate. 

- Nobu’s mood dampens at the revelation between him and his soon-to-be-classmates.

- Between their age, Nobu will be one year younger than them as their junior.

- Between achievements, which Nobu hasn’t done anything noteworthy, or draw in fame.

- And. Nobu will be replacing the student who caused the Recruitment Incident.


- Aki suddenly pinches the tip of Nobu’s nose, snapping him out, to fluster and babble.

- Along with a candy, Aki explains it's what he does to cheer children up in bad situations.

- Aki then offers Nobu to join in his carpool to the Talent Evaluation Site.


Kemuri Anzai

- Before Nobu could answer, a car pulled up in front of them with someone to greet them.

- Nobu shutting down as the person addresses Aki and refers to Nobu as a fan.

- Introducing himself as Kemuri Anzai, the contending Ult. Comedian to ‘one-up’ Aki.


- Kemuri tries to get Nobu to walk away, pretending he has no part in their business.

- Aki tries to put a stop to it as he goes to the car, looking at Nobu in hopes he accepts his offer.

- Nobu agrees, Kemuri calls Nobu a persistent fan, Aki introduces him to Nobu formally.


- Aki gets on the front seat of the self-driving car as Kemuri opens the door for Nobu to get it.

- Kemuri refuses to move from the window, making Nobu climb over him to get inside.

- Nobu finds himself face to face with another student on the other side of the car.


Yui Yokomizo

- Nobu recognizes the student who glanced at him, before they berate Kemuri’s hazing of Nobu.

- Kemuri ignores them to instead try to pressure the student to introduce herself.

- Exasperated, she introduces herself as Yui Yokomizo, the contending Ult. Criminal Profiler.


- Kemuri making quips about Yui’s involvement with law enforcement to her annoyance.

- Enough for Yui to make a comment about Kemuri, causing him to slam the car door shut.

- In turn, Kemuri makes more jabs at Yui’s talent, causing her to lean over and pull Kemuri’s ear.


- Aki asks about the commotion, Yui returns to her seat and tells him everything is okay.

- Kemuri begrudgingly agrees with Yui, shirking back when he makes another remark at her.

- The car begins to drive, Nobu is completely dumbfounded by what happened in front of him.


- To the other’s curiosity as well, Kemuri asks Nobu what Talent he is contending for.

- Surprising them when Nobu reveals he is contending for the title of The Ult. Biographer.

- Kemuri makes an especially big deal about it to Yui and Aki’s caution.


The Student

- Kemuri reveals Nobu is contending for the same title as their classmate.

- The student who is now removed from Hope’s Peak Acedemy’s registry.

- The student whose talent, title, student spot Nobu is replacing.

- Yui tried to lean over at Kemuri to shut him up, missing before she slump back to her seat.

- Nobu speaks up to ask if the student is the one who caused the Student Recruitment Incident.


- Aki tries to give a measured and rehearsed response to Nobu as tension becomes awkward.

- Kemuri chimes in Aki's comment on the student, calling him an ‘ass’ with contempt.

- Ignoring Aki’s benefit of a doubt, Kemuri reasons they barely knew them but were still affected.


- Kemuri lashes at Yui who interjects. Yui responds in kind, bringing up an incident of Kemuri.

- The tension finally dies down with one last remark from Kemuri to end it.

- Aki apologized to Nobu for the lingering hostility since the incident, Nobu apologizing himself.


- Kemuri starts up again if a bit somber, for them to pipe down their pity party.

- Aki agrees and suggests everyone to rest a bit before they arrive at the Evaluation Site.

- Kemuri talks with Aki as Nobu drifts off wondering how bad the Incident was when it happened.


 - Nobu finds himself sitting on a bench in his middle school with another person beside him.

 - The person talks with Nobu about how someone can write down the entire life of a person.

 - Nobu asks how it is possible, the person agrees it is next to impossible to do so.


 - When asked if they ever wonder if they could write a person’s life perfectly without bias.

 - The person hopes it’s a goal they, grabbing his hand, and Nobu can achieve together.

 - Flustering Nobu to drop his pen and notebook, the person calls his name repeatedly, worried.


 

Prologue - Act 2 

- Nobu wakes up tired to someone whispering his name at him. 

- Nobu realized to his embarrassment he slept against Kemuri's shoulder during the ride. 

- Aki telling Kemuri not to startle Nobu as they near the Talent Evaluation Site. 


- Beckoning Nobu to look, as they reached the end of a long bridge across the sea. 

- Nobu marvels at the walls of the Evaluation Site, the gates with the Hope’s Peak Emblem open. 

- Entering the site itself, Yui coyly warns Nobu and Kemuri to hold tight as they lean ahead. 


- Before they can question her, the car screeches to a halt a distance from the main building. 

- Nobu launched over to the front. Kemuri’s head stuck between Aki’s seat and the car wall. 

- Nobu watches a red motorcycle leap over the car and stops ahead of them [Akira style]. 


- Seeing they are close to the main structure, Yui leaves the car with Kemuri following after. 

- Asking if Nobu is alright, Aki gets out just as two figures walk towards them from the building. 

- Nobu steadying his nerves as he watches the students convene in front of the car. 


- One of the figures greets Kemuri, Yui, Aki and the Biker in fevered excitement. 

- Getting close enough for them to leap right over the biker, who dodges their lunge.

- Kemuri picks them up as the other person arrives, greeting them more calmly.


Kotori Matsuko 

- Nobu gets out of the car that shuts its doors and begins to pull away from the Site. 

- One of the students notices Nobu and walks over to greet him with Aki to help it along. 

- Introducing themselves as the contending Ult. Spokesperson, Kotori Matsuko.


- Kotori had been informed of Nobu’s participation before everyone else, including Aki.

- As the biker leaves to park their bike, Yui has already gone into the Site’s main building.

- Kemuri drops the other student after picking them up, telling them he is going up ahead.


Yuichi Amano

- The other student whines about their duty and responsibility to give them a tour of the site.

- Kemuri left already, the student turns to look for validation from Aki and Nobu.

- Aki declines and apologizes to Nobu, needing to talk with Kotori in private.


- Aki leaves with Kotori to the student’s offense, who now acknowledges Nobu.

- The student defeatedly introduced himself as the contending Ult. Tour Guide, Yuichi Amano.

- Asking about Nobu’s title before Yuichi begins their tour of the Talent Evaluation Site.


- Yuichi offers Nobu the locations he can choose for them to begin.


- The Wilderness Area: Kairi Narumi / Tohma Minato / Katsuo Onoda

- Nobu and Yuichi go to the forest surrounding the walls of the site.

- Yuichi cautious Nobu to watch his step in the area as they enter.

- before Nobu can ask, they hear commotion inside the forest and head towards it.


- Finding two students, one sitting against a tree, the other yelling at the foliage.

- Yuichi asks the students what happened, addressing them as Kairi and Tohma.

- One of them, Kairi, tells Yuichi that ‘Tomas’ got hurt from a trap in the forest.


- The student, Tohma or Tomas, tells the other student to quiet down to their offense.

- Kairi punches one of the trees, yelling for someone up there to come down.

- A shrill, meek voice echoes from the foliage, telling them to leave him alone.


- Yuichi takes over the situation from Kairi, who is just about to yell some more.

- Calling out to ‘Katsuo’, who continues to tell them to ‘go away’, and ‘leave him alone’.

- Yuichi promises they will - if Katsuo comes down to apologize and introduce himself.


- After Yuichi keeps Kairi from saying anything, a bush falls hard in front of the students.

- The bush rustles upward, shifting a pair of eyes from inside its covers to meet Nobu’s.

- The two startled each other. Yuichi introduces Nobu as their new classmate.


- The bush shakingly introduces itself as Katsuo Onoda, the contending Ult. Survivalist.

- Then turning towards the two students, Katsuo makes a half-hearted apology to them.

- Realizing his ‘apology’ made things worse, Katsuo quickly escaped back up the trees.


- With the other student telling Kairi to forget about Katsuo, they meet Nobu properly.

- Nobu already knows Kairi from the media. Regardless, she makes an introduction.

- Introducing herself with a more lax attitude as Kairi Narumi, the contending Ult. Surfer.


- The other student gives a brief glance at Nobu and a briefer introduction.

- Introducing himself as Tohma Minato, the contending Ult. Cage Fighter.

- Kairi tells ‘Tomas’ to loosen up, irritating him who corrects her to call him Tohma.


- Kairi dismissed the request, reasoning that was the name he introduced himself to her.

- Tohma then makes a comment about Kairi, riling her up. Yuichi pulls Nobu away.

- Alone, Yuichi apologizes for their antics and assures Nobu ‘that’s how they are.’


- Courtyard Area: Heidi Miyagawa / Chie Amasugi / Chizuko Koizumi

- Arriving in front of the Main building, Nobu sees Kemuri hauling boxes into the building.

- A number of students standing around him, making comments as he complains.

- Nobu notices the biker from earlier when he is suddenly dragged by Yuichi.


- Kemuri greets Nobu as they approach, one of the students tells Kemuri to ‘be careful.’

- Another student quips in agreement at Kemuri to continue while staring at him.

- Nobu approaches one of the students, one in a hoodie and skirt, to make introductions.


- The student hides behind the biker when they notice Nobu walking towards them.

- The biker comforts the person, who pulls out a camcorder and records Nobu.

- Puzzled. Yuichi comes to diffuse the situation, introducing Nobu to them first.


- With the context, the biker apologizes for the student’s shyness as they keep recording.

- The biker introduces them as Heidi Miyagawa, the contending Ult. Cinematographer.

- Assuring Nobu that after Heidi gets to know him, she’ll put the camera down.


- The biker then introduces herself as Chie Amasugi, the contending Ult. Daredevil.

- As Nobu shakes their hand, Yuichi couldn’t help but squee over Chie’s coolness.

- Yuichi brings up their entrance earlier, complementing their skills and their bike.


- Yuichi begins to beg, to Nobu’s embarrassment, for Chie to lend ‘the Phoenix’ to him.

- Chie tells Yuichi to quit it and excuses herself and Heidi who continues to film Nobu.

- Yuichi sulks at his failed attempt to borrow Chie’s bike, Nobu attempts to comfort him.


- Going up to the main entrance of the Site building, another student approaches them.

- Giggling behind their kimono sleeves and commenting if Nobu ‘enjoyed the ride?’

- Nobu realized Kemuri told them what happened, getting flustered to Yuichi’s confusion.


- The student promises Nobu they won’t tell Yuichi a thing when he tries to ask.

- Then introducing themself in 3rd person as Chizuko Koizumi, the contending Ult. Kabuki Actor.

- Doing an elegant twirl and shaking Nobu’s hand with a wink and a smile.


- Yuichi pesters Nobu, asking what happened on the ride to the site, Nobu staying mum.

- The two walk up to the main building, hearing Heidi telling Kemuri to be careful.

- Kemuri complains he is doing all the work for Heidi to Chizuko’s amusement.


- Main Building Entrance Hall: Marino Shinozaki / Fumie Kuroko

- Nobu marvels at the pristine architecture of the building as Yuichi provides information.

- Soon catching sight of Yui by the windows, alongside another student staring out.

- Approaching Yui, who asks how’s the tour, to Yuichi’s whining at her rejection earlier.


- Nobu chuckles as he gives an average review to the stab in Yuichi’s heart.

- Turning to the student beside Yui, Nobu greets them with a little wave and introduction.

- The student slowly turns and stares off at Nobu’s general direction with a ‘hmmm…’.


- Unnerving Nobu as they ask if Nobu was talking to them, and if he could repeat again.

- Nobu introduces himself again, with an ensuing silence as they stare absent-minded.

- ‘Oh…’, the student realized they were meant to make introductions with Nobu in kind.


- Introducing herself carefully as Marino Shinozaki, the contending Ult. Art Forger.

- Marino raises her hand to Nobu’s face, Nobu backs up to avoid it and gives it a shake.

- Marino bows and wishes Nobu well. Turning away to stare off to nowhere.


- Yui gives Yuichi a glance, who takes the hint and leads Nobu away from them.

- Yuichi tells Nobu privately to not mind Marino’s quirk and behavior.

- Explaining she has difficulties focusing on more than one thing at a time.


- Nobu expresses how he is going to fit in by the first impression of his classmates so far.

- Nobu then spots Aki, relieved, as he is talking with Kotori and another student.

- Needing Yuichi to catch up to Nobu as he walks ahead towards them.


- Aki notices and is quick to greet Nobu, asking him about his tour and Yuichi’s company.

- Nobu gives a much better review of it to Aki who is relieved Nobu is doing okay.

- Yuichi giving side eyes to Nobu who answers vaguely positively about his experience.


- Kotori joins in, glad Nobu is alright. The student with her and Aki asks about Nobu.

- Kotori introduces Nobu to them, pleasantly surprised about Nobu’s inclusion.

- Reaching out with a smile to greet Nobu properly to pivot from her comment.


- The student introduces herself as Fumie Kuroko, the contending Ult. Auctioneer.

- Yuichi tries to snark and bring up her attempt to sweep aside the comment about Nobu.

- Fumie tells Yuichi to shut it, her smile hardening as she crosses her arm.


- When Yuichi tries to justify himself, refusing to yield as Fumie approaches him.

- Whispering quick and stern under her breath for a good while, leaving Yuichi pale.

- Fumie turns to Nobu, wishing him best on his tour and glares daggers at Yuichi.


- Yuichi stutters a childish insult, calling Fumie a meanie as she returns to Kotori and Aki.

- Aki wishes Nobu well on the rest of his tour as he drags Yuichi away from them.

- Yuichi complains how no one respects him. Nobu says he does, under duress. 


- Lounge Area: Seki Sanatako / Juu Ichijo

- Nobu and Yuichi pass by the Cafeteria, Temporary dorms, Supply closets in the hall.

- Arriving at the open lounge area with two students already occupying the space.

- Just as Nobu walks in, one of the students walks out, knocking aside Nobu.


- Confused, Nobu walks in the lounge for the other student to greet him enthusiastically.

- Asking Nobu if he recognizes him, Nobu realizes he had seen the student before.

- The student picks up on it and slyly asks if Nobu wants an autograph of his.


- The student shouting he is giving away ‘his’ autograph if ‘he’ won’t come back for it.

- Wondering who they are talking to, a hand snatched the autograph in front of Nobu.

- Seeing it was the student who bumped Nobu aside earlier at the lounge entrance.


- Stopping a bit,  eying Nobu up and down, the student asks who Nobu is.

- Nobu answers, the student asks about his talent and accomplishments, Nobu sputters.

- Huffing at Nobu’s demeanor, the student laughs at Nobu’s request for their name.


- Leaving, they tell Nobu to ask again after he proved and earned his Ultimate title.

- Irritating Nobu. Yuichi calls them a stuck-up jerk. The other student agrees.

- Yuichi divulges to Nobu that he is Seki Sanatako, the contending Ult. Illusionist.


- Yuichi says, for someone also contending for their title, he sure is arrogant.

- Yuichi and the student assure Nobu that Seki is like that to everyone without exception.

- Yuichi and the student share their own accounts when they first met Seki as freshmen.


- The student introduces himself as Juu Ichijo, the contender for the Ult. Escape Artist.

- Juu immediately lists his various escapades and T.V. deals for his expertise to Nobu.

- Chuckling along at Juu’s boasts, Yuichi slowly pushes Nobu far and away from Juu.


- Yuichi signs to Nobu how Juu is just as, if not much more vocally arrogant than Seki.

- Nobu agrees, Yuichi giggling with him as Nobu voice his regret to meet Juu in person.

- The two continue their tour through the various facilities of the main building.


- The tour ends, Nobu thanks Yuichi for his company. Yuichi quips it’s his duty.

- Fumie calls the students to gather at the building’s entrance over the speakers.

- Finding himself with fifteen other students. Kotori, Aki and Fumie separated from them.


- Kotori begins a speech to welcome everyone to the Hope’s Peak Talent Evaluation Site.

- Much to everyone’s confusion as Fumie hands out student handbooks to them.

- A tenseness surrounds the students while Kotori and Aki try to pretend otherwise.


- Seki speaks up to ask where the Hope’s Peak Faculties and Site members are.

- Sparking discussion among students who realize they are the only people on site.

- Kotori tries to tell the students that the faculty and Site members are running late.


- More questions arise as they wonder why Kotori is giving the welcoming speech already.

- Nobu reaches out to Aki for answers, who tells Nobu the same thing as Kotori.

- Katsuo causes a scene when he tries to run outside, needing Kemuri to restrain him.


- As the students argue with each other over the situation, Nobu feels strange.

- Soon collapsing with the world stark white, the students’ voices are drowned out.

- Nobu finds himself back at the courtyard again, alone, holding a school newspaper.

- It's an article about a speech given in his graduation by a previous alumni.

- Attached to a photo of the person Nobu spoke to in his dream earlier.

- The article itself was written and edited by Nobu himself.


 

Prologue Act 3

- Nobu wakes up with a splitting headache on the ground in the lounge, seeing it’s night time.

- Carelessly grabbing a chair to stand up, Nobu’s hand gives out, causing him to fall down.

- Hitting his head on a table, Nobu feels a sinking feeling in his chest, and very nauseous.


- Exiting the lounge area, Nobu bumps into Yuichi, who woke up in the hallway not long ago.

- Noting something is ‘off’ about Nobu, Aki exits a dorm room, dazed as he holds his head.

- Nobu and Yuichi rushing to make sure Aki is okay. Nobu feels something is different with Aki.


- The three tried to make sense about what happened when they all seemed to blank out.

- Wondering about the other students, a strange voice sounds from the speakers.

- The voice was Aki’s. Shocking them as it tells the students to gather outside the main building.


- Deciding to listen to the voice to find out what is happening, with potentially two Aki’s around.

- Nobu grabs his injured wrist, feeling much more sore than before, hoping to understand why.

- Making their way outside, they are greeted with a riot of a scene between the students.


- Aki quickly makes his way to the students gathered, and assesses the situation.

- Nobu and Yuichi hurry to join Aki and help him and the other students.

- Kemuri and Juu struggling to hold Katsuo down from running.

- Seki arguing with Fumie and Chizuko about staying in one place.

- Chie and Kairi try to calm down a crying Heidi as she records everything.

- Kotori tries to control the hysteria and panic around her.

- When the students see Aki, they immediately swarm him asking for answers.


- Aki confesses he doesn’t know anything and did not make the announcement earlier.

- Nobu and Yuichi vouching for Aki with their whereabouts at the time of the announcement.

- Seeing that Aki doesn’t have the answers, the students are quick to devolve into chaos again.


- Nobu grows nauseous at the spiraling of the situation with Yuichi leaving his side to help Juu.

- His voice suddenly calls out for all the students to stop and begins a scathing speech.

- To Nobu’s horror as he isn’t speaking, the voice berates the students for their disharmony.


- The students all turn to Nobu as the voice calls them out as Ultimates who act like fools.

- Nobu hyperventilates as he tries to explain he didn’t say those things between short breaths.

- Some of the students begin to question if Nobu has any knowledge of what happened.


Mononuki

- A spotlight shines on the Main Building platform, drawing attention to a figure that pops out.

- A plush animal in the spotlight, speaking in a jovially squeaky voice at the stunned students.

- The stuffed animal comments at the students’ disorganized behavior since they woke up.


- Clearing their throat, the stuffed animal welcomes the students to the Talent Evaluation Site.

- Introducing itself as the Site Overseer and the student’s Talent Evaluator, Mononuki.

- The stuffie muffles its giggling as it watches the student try to process what happened.


- To its annoyance, Kemuri jokingly asks if this is one of the student’s Talent Evaluations.

- Diffusing the tension as the students take up Kemuri’s prompt while Mononuki riots.

- Kemuri speculates if it is Kotori’s Evaluation as it has a mascot - Mononuki.

- Juu asks if it might be Aki’s Evaluation as it has to do with crisis management.

- Fumie and Kairi wonder if it is Yui’s, while Chizuko thinks it might be Heidi’s.

- Yuichi and Tohma try to wrangle Katsuo in the meantime.

- Everyone but Nobu, Aki, Seki, Chie, Marino; and Yui, who speaks to Mononuki directly.


- Yui asks Mononuki to prove their status as a Site overseer or Talent Evaluator.

- Mononuki snarkily thanks Yui for respecting them, glad to prove it for her since she asked.

- Menacingly warning the students to stick close together and away from the walls.


- Mononuki begins to bounce with each emphasis in a manic chant,

- All of you stand so tall, tall. Tall!

- Up on your thrones with your silver spoons.

- But like these mighty walls that stand so high,

- All of you shall fall. Fall. FALL!

- With its last word, the walls surrounding the Site begin to stir and collapse into the ground.


- The students watch stunned, to Mononuki's amusement, shocked at the sight around them.

- Not only is the bridge to the Site gone, there is no surrounding land for miles on end.

- Mononuki reasserts their authority, reiterating itself as the Site Overseer and Evaluator.


- Kemuri and Fumie’s attempt to dispel the shock is shut down by Mononuki in its jovial tone.

- The students try to make sense of the situation, Mononuki is happy to answer their questions.

- Answering Yuichi who asks how they will leave the site, Mononuki giddily tells him just how.


- They can pass their Talent Evaluation, easy as that. With transportation ready when they pass.

- The students chatter among themselves, still trying to make light of the situation.

- Nobu sees Aki, pale and silent. Unable to bear the sight, Nobu steps up to speak to Mononuki.


- Only for Juu to push Nobu back with a smile, Juu walks up and speaks to Mononuki.

- Reaffirming with Mononuki that if he passed his Talent Evaluation, Juu gets to leave, Right?

- Mononuki snickers as it affirms, asking if Mr.Ichijo will be the first to demonstrate.


- Assuring Aki and the other students, Juu says he is ready for his Talent Evaluation.

- An entire elevator levels off the ground in front of the students, Mononuki prompts Juu to enter.

- With one last boast, Juu gives a wink and a nob before he enters, the elevator descends.


Eyes on all Sides

- Mononuki tells the students to turn their attention and look at the fountain in the courtyard.

- The fountain now projects live footage of Juu in the elevator to the backdrop of the night sky.

- The students watch as the elevator comes to a stop and Juu exits into a stark white room.


- The elevator closes behind Juu to replace itself with a wall, trapping him in the room.

- Seeing the walls each having a hatch with apparitions to reach them.

- Juu realizes the mechanics of his test, and begins his Talent Evaluation.


- Reaching the hatch in the ceiling, Juu opens it to another, exact copy of the room.

- Confident as Juu makes his way past the rooms, stumbling onto traps he is quick to avoid.

- Juu even sets up a system to test the rooms, cocksure of his success as he enters the next.


- That is until a blade pops out of the ground and slashes Juu’s calf, splattering blood.

- Nobu’s stomach sinks as he watch Juu try to recover and continue his escape.

- But everything gets worse as Juu goes on, getting more reckless as he quickened his pace.


- Blood dripping and splattering the white rooms as Juu gets progressively more injured.

- Then Juu suddenly stands still to the confusion of Nobu and the rest of the Students.

- His condescending smile faded into shock, asking about the ‘woosh’ sound just now.


- Juu goes limp to the students’ horrors as his body collapses into multiple cube-shaped flesh.

- Only a moment of silence as Mononuki watches the students cry into hysteria and panic.

- Shocked at the graphic sight of Juu’s ‘possible’ death, all trying to delude themselves otherwise.


- Kemuri jokes that it must be a prank Juu is playing with special effects.

- Chie tries to keep Heidi from spiraling as she yells it’s all real, it’s all real!

- Katsuo kicks and screams to be let go from Tohma and Kairi.


- Yui watches with cold sweat, Marino asking everyone what happened?

- Fumie tries to snap Chizuko out of shock  herself in tears and stuttering.

- Seki stares dagger at the projection with gritted teeth and clenched fist.


- Aki and Kotori try in vain to calm the students while barely keeping calm themselves.

- Nobu feels a sharp pain in his chest, Yuichi noticing Nobu as he keels over.

- Yuichi calls everyone’s attention, as far as yelling at Mononuki for what ‘it did.’


- Mononuki asks Yuichi to clarify what he meant, Yuichi calls what happens a cruel prank.

- Incensed. Mononuki drops all humor to tell him exactly what had happened.

- Juu failed his Talent Evaluation and died from incompetence and overestimation of his skills.


- Aki, upset by Mononuki’s comment, Asks it why Juu has to get hurt and die for his failure.

- Mononuki tells him, many people waste their entire lives to reach where the students are.

- Mononuki is only making it much more literal. Apologizing to Aki for how he is feeling.


- Nobu yells out for Mononuki to shut up. No one should die, and this whole thing is sick.

- Nobu decries Mononuki’s attempt to justify murder and putting the student in this situation.

- Mononuki tells Nobu to calm down. It’s not their fault the situation shattered his idol’s image.


- Nobu doesn’t get to be on his high horse either, after all, Nobu played a part in the Site’s creation.

- The students quiet down at that statement, glancing at Nobu. Yuichi lets go of him.

- Mononuki regains its crass joy as it reveals Nobu’s role in the Student Recruitment Incident.


- Their classmate who caused the incident. They were Nobu’s senior from his middle school.

- Nobu was shadowing them to write their biography, all to humor him, their biggest fan.

- The manuscript Nobu wrote about them was leaked to the public, causing the Incident.

- The cover ups and criminal charges swept aside by Hope’s Peak.

- The stalking and boundary violation of the subjects of their biography.

- And the students who all came to verify everything that Nobu wrote.

- The damage control, and subsequent unveil of the Talent Evaluation Site.


- Why was Nobu not involved? Who involves a nobody compared to the Symbols of Hope.

- The students are no better for making the situation worse with their testimonies.

- Mononuki asks them, who are they to talk about their roles in their suffering now.


- After all, as the stuffed animal’s shape changed into Nobu, a smile twisted into his own visage.

- They are all at fault and in need to atone for their actions and self-condemnations.

- Pitying Juu for missing their speech, as he died ignorant of his faults, like a fool.


- Kemuri yells for Mononuki to stop it, stop what they’re doing and stop messing with them.

- Just as he finishes, Mononuki shifts its appearance to an exact copy of Kemuri, voice and all.

- Mockingly taunts in Kemuri's own gusto that he only likes jokes at others’ expense, not his own.


- Angering Kemuri as it backtracks, saying then again, his (Kemuri) whole life is a joke anyways.

- Kemuri rushed up the Main building stairs and lunged at his own reflection, jumping through it.

- Turning to stare down at Kemuri with his own face, Mononuki asks if this is another bit of his.


- Mononuki turns to address the students with rules of the Talent Evaluation Site Killing Game.

- Students cannot leave the island until they earned their Ultimate Title or…

- Students can opt out of their Talent Evaluation by killing another student. Life for a life.

- Explaining its holographic nature to assure the students of its role only as the overseer.

- Mononuki lays out general rules of curfew and how the students can start their Evaluation.


- Tauntingly asks the students if they have any more questions as it returns to its original look.

- The students couldn’t say anything, Kemuri quietly sneaks away to return to the group.

- No one, but Seki. Haughtily asks Mononuki if it’s done with its spiel?


- Mononuki asks Seki to repeat what he said, louder for all the students to hear.

- Seki repeats himself. Adding that he is going to prepare for his Talent Evaluation if it’s over.

- Mononuki laughs at Seki's bravado with the students dumbfounded at what he said.


- Answering Seki that the welcoming event is done and excuses itself from the students.

- The students erupt at Seki. Aki and Kairi question him, Fumie and Chie bring up Juu’s death.

- All to no avail as Seki dismisses their concern and says, unlike Juu, he isn’t going to fail.


- Angered by his insult of Juu’s death, Kemuri confronts Seki. Nearly starting a fight.

- Some try to break up the two while other students try to keep their sanity.

- Nobu feels a wave of fatigue and pain as he tries to pull Kemuri aside with Aki.


- Nobu loses his grip on Kemuri, stumbling a bit before he passes out in the chaos.

- Nobu wonders how everything could have led to this, and how he was responsible for it.

- Back in the dream, Nobu is greeted with a disappointed look on the person’s face.

- The person who was the catalyst of the Student Recruitment Incident.

- The person who Aki and the others testify against in the controversy.

- The person who was Nobu’s senior and idol, who humored and befriended him.

- The former Ultimate Biographer whose title Nobu is set to inherit and replace him.


- End of Prologue-


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