Chapter 0 – Prologue – The Hidden Remnant of Despair
Despair... Queen Despair... Junko Enoshima... Must... Carry... Out... Despair...
Despair... among Despair... that's all I feel… that's all I can feel. But Despair is failing… Queen Despair is dead… Remnants of Despair have been caught… Killing game started again… and finished… it failed. Despair's second hand… Izuru Kamukura commanded me to stay here… hide, never leave, never ever leave, or she will be gone forever… but despair is failing… Kids of Despair are gone… Sister of Hope… has defeated the Despair over here… must kill Hope… Despair among Despair… Despair… over… hope…
"Toko! This is it, he must be in here!"
"C-Careful Komaru! He's a Despair remember!?"
Last stand… but Queen Despair… was ready for this… I am ready… Remember Izuru's orders…
'When Hope is restored among Despair, when I and the others are captured, when the next Killing Game fails, hide. Do not show your face, let them find you.'
Hope must burn… hope must be destroyed… Despair will never… die…
"This is the last door! He has to be here Toko! Once we've done this everything will be ok!"
"S-Stop being so optimistic… we're about to approach a killer!"
"But Future Foundation can help him!"
"Hey, did you even watch the school trip!? It did not work at all!"
"B-But they're not dead right? It was just some online game…"
"Komaru! You do remember everyone, including Master and your brother are still trapped in there?"
"Yes but it's almost time! Future Foundation said they can get everyone out. They just needed this guy, the hidden Remnant of Despair."
"Y-Yes… then I can finally see Master again. Master will be sooo happy that I found him before those others dumb agents! O-Ok open the door Komaru."
"W-Why me?"
"Well you figured out he was in here! And it was your dumb idea!"
"Alright, I'm doing this to save you Makoto!"
"Still with that brother complex."
BANG CRASH
"Ah! You didn't have to kick the door down Komaru!"
"Sorry I got excited. Come on Toko, let's get him!"
Despair… time to strike…
"There he is! Grab him!"
"Mrrnngghhh…"
"You're cornered… so just come quietly so we can help you."
"Komaru I told you that you can't reason with them. Just grab him and tie him up."
Hope… must… be… destroyed… attack! I cut the rope… boxes fall on the genocider.
CRASH
"Gah! He set a trap for us! Komaru move this crate off me!"
"Coming!"
I leap at the sister of Hope… knife in hand…
CRASH TUMBLE
"KYAAAAAAAAAAH! G-Get off me!"
"Die!"
I raise the knife… the light of her eyes reflects off the blade… the eyes of hope… I drive the knife for her neck!
"N-No!"
"Nghh!"
She's holding my arm back… must kill… push harder! The knife reaches her neck…
"Toko HELP!"
"I'm coming! I've almost… escaped…"
I push harder… the blade touches her neck…
ZAP
Genocider shocked me… I fell back…
"Don't touch my friend like that."
"Careful Toko, he could still be awake."
"I shocked him with my stun gun, he should be out."
"Hehe… electricity doesn't… hurt me..." I say… and then I leap… once again…
"Eeek!"
CRASH TUMBLE
"Man you don't give up, guess I gotta bring her out. Not really sorry about this but it's for master."
Genocider then points the stun to herself… then shoots.
ZAP
"Now it's myyyy turn."
Genocider then runs at me… her tongue sticking out… I raise my blade and strike back…
"Hraagh!"
"Too slow! You're not very quick with that thing little boy."
We fight… but she's quicker… a scissor slits my skin… but I must fight… I strike again… she dodges… and again… again… and again… until it kills me…
Clatter
Dammit… she disarmed me… no… not enough… Despair… but sister of hope… has been struck… and real mission… has been enacted… Despair will… once again rule… With my capture… infinite Despair… will happen.
"I-I got him, how are you Komaru?"
"H-He hurt me pretty hard… but I should be ok. You didn't kill him right?"
"No, but he's going to have a few wounds… now we just bring him to Future Foundation and things should be fine. They'll ship him off to that island and they'll get master out…"
"Gah...nghh..graaaghhh..*cough* *splutter*"
"Eh? You alright sugar plum?"
"Huh? I-I think h-he's bleeding!"
"*Blarrgh.. .gragh... hrugh...*"
"Holy zombies that's a lot of blood!"
"I-I thought you said you didn't kill him!"
*Thump*
"Kyah! C-Call help! He's going to die!"