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It was a day like any other.. A day where students were trapped on a tropical island being forced to kill each other to escape..
Hajime walked out of his cottage to the hotel restaurant, but there was a throbbing in his head. Something didn't feel right, but Hajime shrugged it off assuming it was because of the situation he was in currently. He ran into Nagito, and gave him a pat on the shoulder trying to make him feel better when he started talking trash about himself.
He walked into the hotel lobby, just to hear something unusual.
Was that... Crying, he heard?
He rushed up the stairs quickly, causing the pain in his head to rise. He was soon met with a very unusual sight.. Akane was sitting on the floor, bawling like a baby. Was he seeing this right?..
Nekomaru had died yesterday, so there was a reason for her to be sad considering they were close. But, it wasn't like her to break character like this.. Hajime looked around to see Ibuki running towards him, a shocked look on her face.
"HAJIME!! Didja know that I'm a ugly, not capable, piece of garbage? I don't know what I should do anymore... Doesn't garbage go in the dumpster? This is so sad..!"
... What?...
Hajime laughed nervously at her and ignored her question. Why was Ibuki acting strange too? He heard Hiyoko snikering in the corner, listening to her as she laughed.
"That idiot Ibuki actually took it to heart with what I said?.. Hehehe!!"
.. Hiyoko seemed the same as always, but did she just tell Ibuki that she was an ugly, not capable, piece of garbage? That was normal for Hiyoko, but Ibuki was never phased when she heard such words.. Why the sudden change?
The pain in his head increased as Hajime thought more, he could feel his head becoming hot. He started thinking more weirdly, all of this becoming more distant to him..
No, he started thinking all of this was just plain right boring. Hajime had no time to think however, as his friends around him showed concern too. Akane pounced onto Fuyuhiko, sobbing as she clung into him.
"ng- WAAAHH!!! I'M SO SCARED FUYUHIKO!! Hic- sniff.."
"W- GET THE HELL OFF OF ME YOU BASTARD!!"
Fuyuhiko pushed her off forcefully as everyone stood bewildered. Kazuichi said something like "they're acting like really big weirdo's..!" Mikan quickly noticed something off about Ibuki and Akane and quickly went to check on them.
Hajime started sweating, his whole body growing hot with the headache he had. He felt like he could do a lot more for some reason now, as if he had more talent then before. Perhaps this island really was messing with his head.. Mikan let out a panicked shriek as she assessed both Ibuki and Akane.
"T-t-they both have very high fevers..! I.. I think they're inflicted with some.. K-kind of illness.."
Hiyoko scoffed, glaring at Mikan.
"That's obvious, you piece of trash! If they have a fever they're ill, you don't need to repeat it, you fucking pig!!"
Mikan let out a defeating sob as Hiyoko's words hit her, when Monokuma appeared out of nowhere. The devilish little bear spun around before facing the students.
"Puhuhuhu... Do you guys like the little surprise I've prepared for you guys??~"
"N-not at all! This is unpleasant certainly!"
Sonia seemed to be very concerned, which was understandable. Monokuma put a paw over his mouth as if to tell her to be quiet.
"Anyways... Your precious little friends have caught what I'd like to call rh 'Despair Disease!!!' It's what I'd like to present as the new motive! If you couldn't tell already, three of you guys have caught it! Ibuki has caught the Gullible Disease and Akane has caught the Coward's Disease!"
“Despair..? Why not a hope disease? How troubling…”
Nagito let out a sigh, seeming more annoyed than concerned. Nagito looked at Ibuki and Akane, but took a glance at Hajime noticing his trouble expression.
"H-how is that even a motive..? There's no way anybody is gonna kill somebody ever again!"
Kazuichi panicked. The thought of another killing scared him, putting fear into everyone's mind. Hajime couldn't help but let out a sigh and mumble something.
"How boring..."
... What did he just say? This wasn't like Hajime at all. None of this was boring, but he felt like none of this had any meaning to it. His head felt like it was about to explode, like each vessel was being cut open one by one. Monokuma twirled around everyone before coming to a stop.
"This disease isn't very fun, I tell you. Or, is it? But be careful! You wouldn't want everyone catching the Despair Disease, would you? Anyways, unless another killing occurs... This disease'll spread across the whole island, from student to student! It spreads like any other cold!!”
…
Hajime didn’t even care at this point, his head throbbing with pain as he felt beads of sweat dripping down his face. Actually, he did kind of care.. Gundham looked over at Hajime, his eyes slightly widening.
“It appears you too have contracted the despair, have you not? Or is your person just feeling unwell at the moment?”
Chiaki perked up, nodding at his statement.
“.. Monokuma said three of us had the disease, yes? Then it makes sense that somebody looking unwell would have it.. Are you alright, Hajime..?”
Hajime… Hajime Hinata.. Or, to be more precise… Izuru Kamakura.. That’s right, he was starting to remember everything.! Images of a destroyed world flashed through his head, the noise of despair blocking the sounds around him. He remembered a lab he’d stay in often.. He was the one with every ultimate talent, Izuru Kamakura.
“…”
“Hajime..? Hello? Are you okay?”
His head hurt. His body was hot. He was struggling with these floods of memories. This couldn't be real. There's no way he, a talentless kid could've done all of..
“Earth to Hajime!! Come on bro!! Now’s not the time to space ou-“
Thud.
“EEEK!! HAJIME??”
Kazuichi shrieked as he saw his body on the floor. Everyone else was surprised too, looking at the scene before them. Akane wailing, Ibuki being well.. A lot more weirder than normal, and Hajime was collapsed on the ground. Mikan quickly took action, stumbling a bit as she walked to her I'll classmates.
“S-someone help me t-take them t-t-to the hospital!!”
Fuyuhiko walked up to Mikan, looking up at her.
“Well, I might as well since I've already came into contact with Akane.. Anyone else wanna?”
Nagito walked up too, a gleeful grin on his face.
“I also got into contact with Hajime earlier so.. I suppose I’ll come along too!”
“R-really..? T-thank you guys..! Now l-let’s take them to t-the hospital o-on the third i-island..”