After Nagito Komaeda opened the door, the room suddenly stopped as if a pause button had been pressed. As if he was unaware of this, Nagito Komaeda smiled and said hello to the classmates in the room, "Hey, good afternoon everyone."

Shibai's figure has not changed much from before he left Hope's Peak. Even Lolita Hiyori Saionji, who was half a head shorter than him at first, has become taller. After all, the traditional kimono's wooden clogs can greatly increase a person's visual height.

So now, Shibai was almost completely covered by Nagito Komaeda, and he poked his head out from behind Nagito Komaeda. The smile on his face was almost the same as before he left the school. He tilted his eyes, and his golden eyes seemed to be shining. He said to the classmates who were currently in this room: "It's been a long time, everyone."

"I'm a little surprised that we met under these circumstances."

Sonia was still standing at the window. Before she spoke, everyone just stared at the door tacitly, and no one took the initiative to speak.

This feeling... Shibai was a little surprised, just like when he first entered Class 1-B.

Chiaki Nanami, the class leader, was not there at the time, and Sonya stood in front of him, reminding him not to do anything he shouldn't do.

And now, it was Sonya who was confronting him. Her expression was almost the same as it was back then, with a wary and cautious look towards him, but there was a hint of worry about him in her eyes that she didn't have then.

Shi Bai looked around the room and saw only five or six people. The others seemed to be resting in their own rooms. He smiled and asked, "By the way, where is the squad leader?"

When the war broke out with the Future Organization (Hope's Peak), most of the other students of the 77th class saw it from a distance, except Chiaki Nanami.

"There is no such thing as a squad leader here." Sonya replied coldly: "Nanami's talent is the only one that cannot be shown to others. Komaeda should have introduced it to you. This is her base. As long as she stays here, she will be the strongest."

Chiaki Nanami's game castle is no different from the castles of princesses in pixel games. No one can enter except warriors and demon kings.

She is like a princess sealed here, waiting for the true warrior to appear.

However, Nanami Chiaki in this castle is not a real princess who is so weak that she needs to be protected. In the game world, she is a king who is stronger than anyone else. She herself is the big devil living here.

Among the 77th batch, the one with whom Shibai had the best relationship was Chiaki Nanami, so it didn't seem strange to ask such a question when he hadn't met her.

"I see." Shi Bai put his hands together and said cheerfully, "I haven't seen the monitor for a long time. Now that I have met everyone, the only person I haven't met is the monitor."

"I really want to reminisce with the monitor."

He seemed not to have heard Sonya's words and continued to call Nanami Chiaki in his own way.

Nagito Komaeda is now showing him this fantastic castle that doesn't seem to be built in such a hopeless world.

Or perhaps, it is precisely because such an abrupt and warm castle appears in such a world that it makes people feel more weird and terrifying.

This is indeed the case. The very existence of this castle is an extremely terrifying mass killer.

In order to prevent the unsuspecting people from falling into traps, Nagito Komaeda naturally had to carefully inform everyone of dangerous places. Now he just happened to pass by here and said hello to everyone.

Sonya stopped the two lucky ones who were about to leave, and she met Shibai's clear golden eyes that could reflect her. She had experienced so much during this period of time, and she had been receiving the education of a king since she was a child. She was better than anyone else at distinguishing right from wrong.

Do you remember how Mutokichi looked when he first entered Hope's Peak? It was so cold and calm, like a lake that wouldn't cause any ripples even if a stone was thrown into it.

Facing the confrontation with her, this new lucky guy did not react at all, but the moment he said the word lucky, Sonia felt a numbing and cold sensation on her back, which appeared quickly and disappeared just as quickly, as if it was her illusion.

But as sensitive as Sonia was, she didn't show anything. She just maintained her princess demeanor and calmly left Mukichi's seat.

At the beginning, the only special treatment given to Mutokichi was by Chiaki Nanami, the class monitor who took the initiative to reach out to him.

Only in front of Nanami does Mutokichi show his youthful liveliness and cheerfulness, and will take the initiative to help Nanami Chiaki do what she wants to do.

【I will pass on the luck to you. 】

[You will definitely see it! Don’t worry! ]

【Luck will always surround you! 】

【Smile, smile is the best for you. 】

Later, as time went by, after they gradually integrated into the class, this friendly Wuji also appeared in front of them.

This is not to say that Wuji’s image is an illusion. Everyone is multifaceted and has completely different attitudes in front of parents, strangers, and friends.

People also change with time and experience.

But Sonya will never forget what the original Muji classmate was like.

She thought she would never see that side of Mutokichi again. It was not until two and a half years ago, when they were preparing for the riot, when Mutokichi said with a smile that he had killed someone, that Sonia realized that Mutokichi had never changed.

...Or, in other words, Monokichi, who finally chose to open up to his inner self, was able to return to his original state because of Enoshima Junko.

The pair of golden pupils that had finally become clear were once again shrouded in haze.

Then he disappeared because he was suspended from school.

If these things had not happened, and Muji had appeared in front of them with such a friendly and unchanging smile, Sonya would have just stood beside everyone with a smile, welcoming Muji's return.

But, such a huge and terrible thing happened in the outside world... At this time, Sonya couldn't believe this lucky guy who suddenly came back.

Even Sonya was doubting him, her former classmate.

And at the same time as she was doubting, Sonya felt a strong sense of self-blame, worry and contradiction.

She didn't know what Wuji had experienced during the past two years of being alone outside, but she knew it couldn't be a good thing.

Sonia had discussed despair with Mikan Shinoki, and she had seen desperate people kill their closest friends and relatives.

People always treat others in a way that is close or distant. Nanami and Mutokichi have the best relationship. When Mutokichi sees Nanami...what will be his reaction?

Sonya couldn't help but admit that after everything she had experienced, she was now imagining what Monokichi would do to Nanami with the most extreme, worst, and most disgusting thoughts.

Sonia felt deeply disgusted with herself for being affected by those negative emotions.

"Student Sonya?" Shi Bai was still standing at the door, looking at Sonya who had called him but did not continue talking, with a puzzled look on his face.

Sonya lowered her eyes to avoid Shibai's gaze and swallowed the words she was about to say, "No, it's nothing, please don't mind it."

Komaeda Nagito tried to smooth things over. He smiled and said, "If there is anything, why don't we talk about it together when we have free time later? We have plenty of time anyway."

Is there still a lot of time left...? In response to Nagito Komaeda's words, the room fell silent again.

"There's obviously not enough time." Shibai complained after Komaeda Nagito closed the door.

Komaeda Nagito smiled and squinted his eyes, pretending to be surprised, "Why do you say that, Monokichi-kun?"

"Although you have saved the core of the future organization, allowing them to rebuild in a short period of time...but if this continues, sooner or later someone will find out that something is wrong."

"Everyone has worked hard, but at the beginning, you were too obvious. Just when problems arise in the future institutions, civil war will start, which will cause chaos among the Desperate Party."

"…Even if the Desperate Party hasn't noticed it yet, there are definitely people in the Future Organization who have already sensed the sense of disharmony."

Komaeda Nagito still smiled, "Is that all? This kind of thing isn't that important, right?"

Shibai glanced at the troublemaker Nagito Komaeda and said, "The hope you wanted still hasn't appeared."

Nagito Komaeda said in a relaxed tone, "It will happen. When hope and despair are in opposition, only one of the two sides will be the winner."

"And the hope that is strong in everyone's heart will never fail."

"This kind of despair is not even close to enough..." Nagito Komaeda's voice rose slightly, and the corner of his pupils seemed to be at the intersection of illusion and reality. "Even this kind of despair will only be a stepping stone to hope in the end!"

"The higher the stepping stone, the greater the radiance of hope we can radiate - this is an indisputable fact!"

"…" So, it's too late. This is much more serious than me.

Shibai looked at Komaeda Nagito in this state and silently looked away.

"Ah, we're here." Nagito Komaeda stopped where he was and pointed at the door in front of him. Shibai looked at the inverted triangle (panties) icon on it and quickly determined that this was Nanami Chiaki's room.

Because this pattern is very similar to Chiaki Nanami's hair accessories.

Instead of just pushing the door open, Nagito Komaeda knocked politely. "It's me, Nanami-san. May I come in?"

The door was pushed open, and Nanami Chiaki raised her head and consciously wanted to ask Komaeda what was the matter, but she saw Shibai standing next to her and her pupils dilated slightly.

"Hey, squad leader, long time no see." Shi Bai said with a smile.

"Monokichi-kun...!?" Nanami Chiaki was more happy than surprised. She looked so excited that she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shi Bai was about to say something teasing, but unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of the interior decoration of the room and saw a familiar yet strange figure with long curly hair...

...Wait? Shi Bai blinked, almost unable to react.

Am I seeing things? Why is Hinata-kun here?

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