A/N: Nehoy! Mehoy Hoy Menyoy

Yeah I lied...I said I was gonna post this Epilogue and then Post the Prologue of The School Trip of Mutual Killing, but I felt the need to post these two chapters together. So This is truly it, while you digest the finale, I hope you all saved room for the Epilogue, after all every good story needs one. This will cover the events up until everyone arrives on Jabberwock Island. So I do hope you enjoy this final final chapter. Tell me how I did on this story overall, if you liked seeing it from the Point of View of Yukki and Kotoko. Honestly, this is the first time I wrote a story where the main character was a female. Yukki was indeed the first female lead I did in a story. The other girls were supporting characters and main characters at various points, but this is the first time a story revolves solely around a female character. I feel like Yukki could be my little sister, that's how fond I am of her now...lol.

But yes, let me know how you felt about this over all, in your kindest words...if you feel the need to use Sentence Enhancers, feel free too, we all do from time to time. It makes our sentences sound fancy after all.

Danganronpa Another Episode

Ultra Despair Sisters

Epilogue

Goodbye Despair

On the outskirts of Towa City, the man known as Izuru Kamukura was currently making his way through the destroyed city. All around him the last of the standing buildings shook and settled, some falling down to their own weakness. Some of the dust was starting to settle, and the fires that had been ranging for a few days now were finally starting to die out. Still, the crimson skies of despair colored the town, and that was something that would never change. It had been nearly three years since he had seen blue skies, and honestly he had grown rather bored of the crimson ones.

When the Tragedy broke out, he had been calmly watching, seeing if Junko's vision for despair truly was the right call. But after awhile, he had grown desperately bored of it it as well. When you had the power to analyze anything you saw, and be able to accurately predict something, it took the fun out of anything. That lone bullet was the one that had gotten him to give despair a shot, but now that despair was the norm, he had been able to predict everything with frightening detail. He had been wondering around, trying to find something to cling too.

That's when he remembered Hope. He had been paying attention to the School Life of Mutual Killing, seeing how Junko manipulated all of her friends into killing each other. He had grown rather excited, especially with all of the participants, but after awhile he had accurately predicted Junko's death, and had grown bored of that as well. The only thing he regretted was not being able to kill her himself.

He had seen what she could do, the pure evil that she was. She was able to use her abilities to get into people's minds. She could make the sane insane, she could make the good bad, and she could turn hope into despair. The best kind of despair was the one made with false hope...that was what she had said. The best kind of despair came from killing a loved one with your own hands, that philosophy had become the boring, stagnant Status Quo.

Still, he felt the need to have his battle. He had made a promise long ago and he needed to uphold it. Why did he have those emotions toward the girl with the spaceship hair clip? Why did he cry when she left the mortal realm?

Obviously, she had been killed by Junko to make Class 77 fall to despair. She was the key, from the moment the girl had set her eyes on her. He felt ashamed to have met the woman, and her deranged ideologies. The waste of human life for the sake of never ending despair, that was something he would never truly understand. Which was why he was here, he needed to figure out which was the wild card the world had left to play. Was it the unrelenting darkness and chaos of Despair, or the brilliant shining light of Hope? Both were unpredictable at times, but he needed to find which one he would side with. Currently, he was walking down one of the streets in Towa City, pushing a wheelbarrow with two Monokuma heads inside, one white, and one black.

"Hey, are those chumps still at it?" Kurokuma asked firmly, earning a groan from Shirokuma.

"You mean the Successor thing? I don't know." he replied. The black bear chuckled audibly.

"Those guys are so fuckin stupid. Trying to find a successor to Junko Enoshima, when the real is still around? That's lame!"

"I have to agree with you there. Kids are pretty dumb, but so are the adults...with a single word, I had them eating from the palm of my hand." Shirokuma said.

"Hehe, even if you are all white you are pitch black on the inside. You can never hide your true wickedness!" Kurokuma replied.

"Eh, I never really gave a damn about this place...you could say I...never felt despair for it."

"That means we...or rather I, showed this city true despair...you could say it was..."

"Me." Shirokuma said, laughing maniacally.

Izuru blinked a few times, as the voice of Junko Enoshima filled his ears. He never thought he would be hearing that voice ever again, especially after what happened to her within Hope's Peak Academy. Much to his surprise, the True Ultimate Despair had created a fully functioning AI of herself, by scanning her conscience into the internet with Yasuke Matsuda's research. She made it act and behave like herself because it was used creating her own mental information. She had left that flash drive out for him, and while the survivors and the Future Foundation were busy, he had snuck inside the academy and taken it for himself, planting it into those two select Monokuma units. It was only a precursor, a test to see if the AI was going to be of use for his plan.

"I've gotta say, the fact that Monaca went through all of that trouble to create a Successor was interesting. It was rather entertaining to see her loose her shit. She could truly never be Despair." Kurokuma said.

"I agree with you, those kids were totally gullible. But being taken down by the sisters of two survivors, I gotta say...even now Yuno still surprises me...I wonder how my daughter is doing, maybe I can turn her into a new emissary of despair...what do you think Kamukura?"

Izuru stopped walking, setting the wheelbarrow down. He walked behind it, slamming his fists into both of the Monokuma heads. Sparks flew in all directions as he grabbed the CPU's currently controlling both bears. Junko chuckled, a giddy feeling entering her core.

"Oh...you don't have to be so rough with me...I would have listen to anything you had to say. Is it possible that you are forcing yourself to feel something because of what happened to our favorite Ultimate Gamer? You shouldn't be so hung up over her." she said.

"It has nothing to do with that deceased young woman. I simply have to find the answer for myself, I asked you two years ago. Which is the undiscovered land? Hope or Despair? I haven't found my answer, so I am going to put it to the test. Your Proxies are all currently being gathered up, in hopes that they could be restored to their previous states...I shall have you test them all, to see if they truly do accept despair." the man said firmly, causing Junko to giggle.

"Oh...so that means we'll be meeting again, just like you said we would...but if this is alluding to that program they created, then you won't even be yourself when we do meet...yes this should prove interesting...go ahead Izuru Kamukura...don't keep me waiting."

He could feel the girl wink as he pulled the two cards out of the heads of the Monokumas. The cords keeping them together snapped clean off, and he looked at both cards, containing AI Junko. He glanced up at the sky, focusing on the large Monokuma head still resting atop Towa Hills. He blinked a few times, growing bored at the monochrome bear. With that, he turned to leave the city, looking to keep his promise with the Ex-Ultimate Story Teller.

xxx

Nagito Komaeda smiled as he slowly walked down the streets of Towa. He was leaving Towa Hills, the large building was still standing after the destruction of Big Bang Monokuma, but the Excalibur had been entirely destroyed. He grunted a bit, shifting the weight of his passenger around so she wouldn't fall. The girl groaned, her eyes opening. She looked around, seeing nothing but the crimson skies above her and the destroyed buildings around her.

"Huh...where am I?" she asked softly.

"Ah, so you're awake. It was a good thing I decided to go back, or else you would be dead right now."

"Mr. Servant? Why did you save me?" Monaca asked, her eyes focusing on the young man. He let out a chuckle.

"Because, I feel that you have the potential for greatness. You tried to replace her, to find a successor, but you were clearly the better option. I couldn't sit by and watch...so I decided to mold her in her image. A person that I both love and hate at the same time, the despair that I could create would be wonderful. You will become that despair, and you shall become the stepping stone of hope." He said...Monaca sighed, groaning a bit.

"You are so gross." she said, a bored look on her face.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the location. Nagito was actually rather picky when it came to a headquarters for the girl, but he had actually picked the Monokuma factory. He knew that only a Towa would be able to control it, so he had already programmed her bio-metrics into the device. Of course he had programmed himself into the system, just in case. That way, only them two would be able to access this factory.

The girl didn't really care about anything after that. She just let Nagito do whatever he wanted with her. Though he did speak a lot about Hope and Despair, giving her a good handle on the subject. She had then realized that this man was so deranged, that it truthfully scared her. But she would satiate her boredom and take his teachings.

He had gotten her a wheel chair, since her legs truthfully didn't work. He had even made some new clothes for her. She now wore a dark violet blazer, with a white collared blouse. She wore a white and red tie around her neck, which she loosened a bit. She wore a crimson skirt that reached down to her mid thigh. She wore long white stockings and violet heeled boots. Her hair was also put up in pigtails, with a white and black Monokuma hair pain. Nagito smiled, clapping his hands.

"There you are, now you look just like Junko Enoshima, you look rather dashing if I say so myself!" the Hope obsessed boy said.

"Hmm...I do look pretty cute...I guess I can give this look a whirl." she said, smiling at herself.

"Yes, but there is a final step for you to truly become like Junko Enoshima...though sadly you aren't capable of the second part...I'm sure I can definitely walk you through the beginning." he said.

"Huh? I thought this was it...weren't you going to show me the true face of despair?" Monaca asked. The man grinned, as he lowered his hands toward his belt, unfastening it with a single fluid motion. Her eyes widened a bit.

"Oh don't worry, I'll be extra gentle with you." Nagito said, his eyes swirling with despair.

xxx

"So, how's everything going on in Towa?" Daisuke asked, looking at the image on his tablet. Taeko smiled, pausing to sip her tea.

"Everything is coming along just fine. Yuno and Sayaka are holding relief efforts all over the city and getting morale up. We've secured an entire sector of the city and fixed up some apartment buildings. However, it seems Monaca Towa has become active again."

"I was hoping that wasn't the deal. Yukki told me they've been trying to locate her, but she's gone off the grid." he said.

"Indeed, we're doing our best, but sadly we can't get access to any of the business areas of the city. Haiji Towa doesn't want to reveal the location to the Towa City Factory either...he said he is indifferent to Hope and Despair and is fighting for himself. He's leading a crusade against the children." Taeko replied. Daisuke sighed, glancing away for a few seconds.

"I never liked Haiji...he was a total douche bag, and he always stared at my sister whenever she walked by. Honestly, I'm glad that so many horrible things have happened to him...that may be the despair talking though." he said jokingly, causing the woman to giggle.

"I do not feel it is the despair talking dear. I believe it's Karmic Punishment. I never did like the man myself, I was there with you when we gambled against him, remember?"

"Yeah, we'll always have that kiss in front of your dorm." he said, giving her a wink. She blushed a bit, looking away from the screen.

"Anyway, what will you do now? Your boat is ready to set sail right? Will we ever see you again?"

"In time you will, but we've all unanimously agreed. When the Neo World Program is over, we will all remain on Jabberwock Island and help to defeat despair. Thankfully, Monaca's plan failed, so we didn't get a round two for the Tragedy. The future is unclear, but we will definitely survive through despair." he said firmly.

"Well...whatever the case, I know in my heart that we will see each other again. We Hope's Peak graduates have to stick together after all...since we're the last of our surviving classes." she said.

"Yeah...graduates...listen, I have to go. This is likely the last time we will see each other for a long time...Taeko...take care of yourself alright? Don't let Leon do anything stupid, and don't get pregnant before I come out of that program, I wanna see your kid at every stage." he said, giving her a grin.

"We are not having a child. At least not yet, we want to get married first, we're already coordinating a day with Yuno and Sayaka since they want to get married as well. There's a lack of available priests these days." she said, rolling her eyes.

"See ya Taeko...it's been nice knowing you, even if I forget, my heart wont, and that's what matters." he said. The woman gave him a wave before ending the transmission. He turned his tablet off, placing it in his bag. He closed his eyes for a second, letting the information sink into his mind.

The area he was at was still in Yokosuka. Only a few people from the Remnants of Hope were still around, keeping an eye out for anyone belonging to the Foundation. Tensions seemed to be rocking a bit due to the Treaty, but Sonia reassured that everything would be fine. He was currently sitting on a destroyed span of boardwalk, the same one he and Hiyoko had walked down all of those years ago. At the end of the partially rebuilt part was the ship that would take all of them to Jabberwock Island. All of the Remnants of Despair were safely inside, though they had been showing a lot of anger toward them, especially at being trapped. Ryouko Otonashi had joined them earlier that morning, saying her business within Towa City had been resolved. He glanced down, a smirk working its way onto his face.

"You've returned. I was expecting you to ditch us, but you've surprised me." He said.

"I do not break my agreements, Daisuke Del Rio. I have procured what I needed, and am now under your mercy." Izuru said firmly.

"Follow me then...did you happen to see Nagito Komaeda anywhere?" he asked, earning a nod from Izuru.

"He shall be joining us soon enough. As stated before, I need some time to speak with the Remnants of Despair, aside from the five that broke out of despair. It wouldn't be good if you heard what I had to say."

"Why should I trust you? For all I know, you could be attempting to kill them." Daisuke said, earning a chuckle from the man.

"Contrary to popular belief, I haven't killed a single soul since the Fall of Hope's Peak Academy. I do take responsibility for the death of Jennifer Moxie, but the rest of the world falls on your shoulders."

Daisuke remained silent, not wanting to say anything else.

They continued walking up the boardwalk, both looking around at the destroyed stores. They passed by the book store that used to sell Daisuke's books, he saw a half burnt cardboard cut out of himself, the smile on his face still plastered on the cardboard. He paid no mind to it as they continued to walk. The distant screams of death and the laughs of Monokuma were carried on the winds, further reminding them of the state of the world around them.

Izuru suddenly stopped, causing Daisuke to stop as well. Before he even said anything, he glanced over his shoulder, seeing the grinning face of Nagito Komaeda behind them. He was dressed completely different now. He was wearing a shredded green hoodie, the left sleeve being ripped half way off, showing off Junko's dismembered hand, the gauze still wrapped around it. He was wearing white tee shirt, with a red cross on it. He wore matching black pants and brown boots. He gave them a wave, throwing his head back a bit.

"Hello Daisuke, it's been awhile. I see the arm wasn't treating you well, did you cut it off so you could feel more despair?" he asked.

"No...I cut the damn thing off so I could talk Kazuichi and Takane to follow me. The hell did you cut yours off for?" Daisuke asked.

"No reason, I just wanted to feel despair. I wanted to see the despair that she saw, the woman who I hate and love was killed by someone else. I needed to appease myself, and cutting my arm seemed like the perfect choice." he said.

"You clearly have no morals when it comes to life and death. I'm surprised you're own luck has kept you alive this long." Izuru said, causing the boy to chuckle.

"So, you must be Izuru Kamukura...the one Hope's Peak Academy selected from the batch of undesirables?" He asked. A loud metallic thump filled their ears as Nagito fell to the ground. Izuru and Daisuke looked up, seeing Hiyoko standing behind him, holding a cast iron skillet in her hand.

"Sorry, there's a lot of shit I needed to get out, and this seemed like the quickest way." she said, tossing the skillet aside.

"That's fine I suppose. Izuru, do you mind bringing him with us? I can't carry him myself." Daisuke said. The black haired man grabbed Nagito's hood and shirt in his hand and lifted him off the floor slightly, dragging him along as they walked.

After placing Nagito in his own cell, the couple allowed Izuru Kamukura to speak with the Remnants of Despair. It had to be closely monitored, since all of them had to be placed in a single cell. No one however was able to hear what he was saying, but it seemed as if all of them were nodding and agreeing with whatever he was saying. Once he was done, they all willingly returned to their cells. Izuru stopped before Daisuke, Sonia, Hiyoko and Mikan, an emotionless look on his face.

"All of them have agreed to take part in this program. All they needed was the right motivation...will Hope end up winning? Or will Despair be the true victor? It seems we will have to wait and see...I'll be going to my cell now." he said, turning to the guard. The man glanced at Daisuke, who gave him a nod. The two men disappeared, heading down toward the holding cells.

"I'm not certain what is gonna happen when we get to Jabberwock Island but...I think it might be a good idea to keep an eye on him." Sonia said, earning a nod from Daisuke.

"Should I tell the captain to set sail? All of us are here now." Hiyoko said.

"No, I'll let him know. I want you two to have some time together before we get there." the princess replied.

"I should check on our medical supplies. We're gonna need a lot of it if we aren't going to be leaving Jabberwock Island. I'm scared but...I'm sure it will all be fine." Mikan said.

"Hey wait...what happened to Kanade Izayoi? She's an Ultimate Despair too...we didn't get any news on her." Hiyoko said. Sonia turned around, facing away from her girlfriend.

"Her body was discovered by Yuno and Sayaka early this morning. There was a single bullet hole on the bottom of her chin. I can only surmise she killed herself to appease Junko Enoshima. I'm sorry we were not able to help them." She said, walking away from her friends.

"This world just keeps filling us with despair doesn't it?" Daisuke asked, earning a frown from Hiyoko.

xxx

Weeks had passed since the Remnants of Despair had left Yokosuka. Daisuke, Sonia and Hiyoko were standing at the bow of the ship, all of them seeing Jabberwock Island for the first time. It had been a long grueling journey, especially dealing with their friends and their needs, but this was the last leg of it. It wasn't long before the ship had docked, and they were met by Akira Tetsujima, along with Junko Kirigiri, Sayaka and Yuno. When the boat was fully secured onto the dock, they disembarked from the ship, allowing the other agents to start unloading the supplies.

"You've finally arrived, and just in time too. It seems the Future Foundation has finally backed away from the island." Akira said, shaking hands with the three.

"Yes, when we crossed into the South Pacific they seemed to finally back away from us. How fares the Neo World Program?"

"Well Lady Sonia, I hate to say it, but we aren't ready for the testing phase yet. Sadly, we can't wait any longer, the Foundation has made ample threats in the past. They've even stationed a branch here to keep an eye on us...I had to agree to their demands, and for that I am sorry." Akira said.

"It's alright, there was nothing you could have done. Yuno, Sayaka...I'm surprised to see you and your daughter here as well." Daisuke said.

"Yukki and Taeko said they could handle Towa City. Besides, I believe our abilities are much better suited on this island. Someone needs to lead the Remnants while you are all inside the program." Yuno said firmly.

"So, are you saying you want to take care of the business end of the Remnants while we're gone? I dunno, sounds like too much for you." Hiyoko said, giving him a wink.

"Like hell, I'm the Ultimate Hope now, I need to buck up and watch over my friends. We've already set up an HQ in Central Park, so we could monitor all of you while being here. The Foundation wouldn't leave us alone, so I gave them access to the surveillance footage within the game."

"If that shuts them the fuck up, then I'm okay with it. I believe we should get within the system as fast as possible, to eliminate any threats on the island." Sonia said.

"Right this way then, just so you know...this system is going to erase your memories of the past, bringing you to a state before you all met in Hope's Peak Academy. Your avatar bodies will also mirror that of your looks before high school. You will act like that too." Akira said.

"That's gonna be a problem, for me at least."

"Why do you say that Dais?" Hiyoko asked.

"Yeah, you couldn't have been that bad in the past." Sayaka added, earning a chuckle from the man.

"No, before Hope's Peak Academy...I was dealing with my break up with Sylvia, and my own attempt at suicide. Don't you remember how I acted during my first days within the academy? Like an emotionless prick? Yeah, that's most likely gonna happen again." He admitted.

"Well...I was a bitch before I went to high school, I was dealing with my bullying issues." Hiyoko said firmly.

"I was getting used to Japan, so I apologize before hand if all I speak about are Japanese dramas." Sonia said, giving her partners a sheepish smile.

They walked into a large building in the center of the first island which housed the Neo World Program. It consisted of a large Super Computer situated in the center of the room. It had various screens on it, displaying lines of code. Around the super computer lay eighteen pods, all of them large enough to host each of the Remnants of Despair. Each pod was like a hyperbolic chamber, keeping them completely healthy as well as fed and hydrated via IV lines.

The device would hook straight into a persons brain, and would take their consciousness into a virtual reality setting. Essentially, the program was supposed to erase memories of despair, allowing the people playing the game to create memories of hope. When the program was over, their avatars would be downloaded into their brains, completing the program. One by one, the Remnants of Despair walked into the room, laying down in each open pod, wordlessly closing the doors to their pods.

"I...was expecting some resistance. I wasn't expecting them to just climb in." Akira said.

"Yes, it seemed as if Izuru Kamukura talked him into it. They've already signed the waivers for our records." Sonia said.

"I'll set everything up, I'll give you all a minute to say goodbye." Akira said, disappearing out of the room. Daisuke turned to face Hiyoko and Sonia, all three of them having saddened looks on their faces.

"This is it...our relationship will be deleted by this device." Sonia said.

"We've had a lot of good times, and a lot of bad times. I just wanted to say, no matter what...I love you...I always will." Daisuke said, hugging both girls, as well as he could with his missing arms. Sonia gave Daisuke a kiss on the lips, pulling out of the hug.

"You two have been together far longer...so I want you two to say a proper goodbye. I'll see you in the game." she said, walking over to one of the empty pods. She gave them a wave, closing the hatch right after.

"Hiyoko, there's so much left unsaid between us. So many thing I wanted to do...this world we've fallen into has become a stagnant Monochrome. Even now, all I see around me is despair...but if you've taught me anything, is that hope lies in the despair and that hope is the brightest hope of all." He said.

"I love you Daisuke...we'll see each other again. I promise not to be a bitch, but...even now this promise is gonna be forgotten. If anything...just don't piss me off." She said, making him chuckle.

"I'll try not too. Don't worry, even if you look like a little girl, I'll still love you!" he said, earning a punch to the chest from the girl. He let out a yelp of pain, rubbing his chest right after. Hiyoko took a handful of his shirt, pulling him forward, capturing his lips in a kiss.

He stood stunned for a few seconds, eyes slowly closing as he continued to kiss the woman. Both of them had started crying now, not wanting to let go of each other.

"I don't...I don't want this to end, I don't want to let you go. I'm scared that the next time I see you, you won't love me back. I'm scared that I'll never be able to touch you again, that I'll never feel your hands on mine." Hiyoko said, hugging him tightly. He wrapped his arm around her, taking a deep breath. She smelled like vanilla, one of his favorite scents. He ran his fingers through her hair, trying his hardest not to start balling.

"It'll be alright...we're starcrossed lovers. Me, you and Sonia...we will fall in love again...so don't be scared. Be happy, we get to fall in love all over again, that pure feeling of love...that's something not many people will get to experience. Besides, we'll forget everything during Hope's Peak, not before...so we can always learn everything again." he said.

"Okay...I know...I'm just...I love you." she said, kissing him again. They held the kiss for a few seconds, moaning a bit as they shared their love for the final time.

They pulled apart, each of them climbing into their respective pods. He heard Hiyoko's close a second later, allowing him a few seconds of silence. He reached into his pocket, pulling out Chisa's pocket book, the one he had saved so long ago. He pulled out a single picture, the edges a bit burnt.

It was a picture of Chiaki's party, the one where they celebrated her winning the position of Class Representative. All of his friends were smiling and laughing, hugging the girl in the picture. She looked a bit awkward, still holding onto her Game Girl Advance. He smiled brightly, resting the picture against his heart, a single tear escaped his eye as he closed the pod. He looked at the screen in front of him, the green color of it boring into his mind as he slowly fell asleep, virtually plugging into the system.

Once the door to the last pod had been sealed, Izuru Kamukura walked into the room. He looked around for a few seconds, seeing all of the Remnants of Despair were fast asleep in their pods. Daisuke had explained the logistics of the program to him on the trip there, something that he did to keep him interested in the program. He knew that this was going to work, he was finally going to get his chance at Hope and Despair. He pulled out a single flash drive from his pocket, plugging it into the super computer. He typed a few things on the screen, downloading the contents into the program. Once he made sure the program had been set, he climbed into the final pod.

"Junko Enoshima, we will finally have our long awaited duel. I don't know how this program will turn out, but I am sure the result will be the same. If Despair truly is the wild card, then I shall let it run its course. However, if the opposite is true, I will use my abilities to destroy this world you have created...I owe her that much. Why do we cry when people die? Why are all of these students bound together by a single memory, a single person? That is a question, that I'm sure he will answer for me...until then, I shall let someone else take control." he said firmly. He knew the woman wouldn't hear him, but it didn't matter. It was something that he himself needed to get out into the open. With that, Izuru Kamukura closed his pod, falling into the land of unconsciousness.

xxx

"The Remnants of Despair and Ryouko Otonashi have all been plugged in...all we need to do is wait for Akira to run the program." Yuno said, looking at his tablet. He glanced up at Makoto who gave him a nod.

The 14th Branch of the Future Foundation had been the one sent out. As it turned out, it was a branch that was lead by Kyoko, his sister. Makoto had pulled some strings, convincing Munakata to let them go to Jabberwock Island to keep an eye on the Remnants. Kyoko gave her brother a firm look.

"I thought the program wasn't ready to be run yet?" she said, earning a chuckle from the younger man.

"Yes, but it seems your bosses are being hard pressed on this. They want to run the program, whether or not it was ready. If Akira didn't, then they would attack the island and destroy all of our work. Munakata said he would personally come to make sure they were all dead, and then he would kill me and my daughter." He said.

"That bastard, I am so sick of him." Kyoko said firmly, gritting her teeth.

"Hey now, you don't look good when your angry. Let's just see how things go okay Kyoko? Everything is finally going our way after all." Makoto said, that optimistic tone in his voice. Kyoko nodded, following Yuno back toward the main building.

"Everything is going to be fine, Akira is going to be explaining something else to us, right before she runs the program." he said.

The three of them walked into the main building, seeing the Ex-Ultimate Cybernetic Technician, once again plugged into the system. She was typing something on the monitor, humming to herself as she did. Junko was standing next to her, looking at a tablet. She glanced up, smiling when she saw her father and her aunt. She set the tablet down, jumping into Kyoko's arms.

"Auntie Kyoko! I'm so happy to see you!"

"Same here, look at how much you've grown! A whole four inches, you'll be taller than me in no time!" she said cheerfully, hugging the girl.

"It's good to see you guys, I take it the Foundation sent you to keep an eye on us?" Akira asked.

"As per our treaty. There's a clause allowing both sides to keep agents stationed in places of interest. For now it works for us...we get to keep our eyes on our friends. Yuno said you had something to show us?" Makoto asked. Junko hopped out of Kyoko's arms, grabbing her tablet. She typed a few things onto it, turning it to face them.

"Hey guys! It's been such a long time!"

"Sylvia? I thought you died?" the Ultimate Hope cried, clearly taken aback. Kyoko was also quite shocked. News of the Ultimate Mathematicians fate had been told to them by Daisuke, but none of them knew about this.

"Yes, my physical body perished during the Tragedy, but Akira was able to scan my brain and salvage my consciousness. She kept that information around until you handed her Alter Ego. Thanks to him, I was able to manifest in this form. I still talk and behave like a human because I am, I'm just in AI form now." she said, giggling a bit.

"Still, I'm so happy to see a familiar face. We never hung out much in class, but I'm so glad to see you!" Sayaka said.

"Aw, thanks Sayaka...I see you've kept Yuno here out of trouble...he spent the last hour explaining the School Life of Mutual Killing to me. I would like to apologize for that. Perhaps if I had lived long enough, I could have put an end to it." the pink haired girl said.

"No no, none of us possibly knew that Junko was planning that." the blue haired idol said.

"Well, is the name of this program...it can..."

"Hey, I'm not just a program! I'm a living breathing person!" Sylvia snapped, causing Akira to flick the screen, causing the girl to grit her teeth, clutching her forehead.

"Ha! That's what you get for interrupting me! As I was saying, Sylvia's core programming is based on her conscience before the electrical waves in her brain had fully ceased. This is what makes her human, and it will make for a much more realistic experience within the Neo World Program...essentially, she's going to be our security guard."

"Security guard?" Kyoko asked curiously.

"Sylvia will be like a firewall of sorts. She's going to be placed within the Virtual setting and act like one of the students, to keep an eye on the Remnants and encourage them to collect the Hope fragments. She's going to be recognized as an Observer with Student privileges, meaning she can't make any changes whatsoever within the core programming. However, we can't have the others finding out she's an AI, so I've told her not to hold back her tongue." Akira said.

"I'm gonna try to be nice and mean spirited at times, call me Hiyoko Saionji the second." the girl said proudly.

"I think if she were out here, she would fucking slap you." Sayaka said, holding back her giggles.

"Anyway, we're about to run the program, so Junko, plug her in would you? She needs to be in the system when I hit the switch." Akira said.

Junko nodded, grabbing the charger plugged into the Super Computer. The tablet glowed a bit, as Sylvia was steadily transferred into the system. Akira saw her body being added to the seventeen others currently within the program. She typed a few things into it, letting out a breath when she hit the green execute button. All of the pods hissed a bit and started glowing a brilliant green, as each person resting within that plugged into the system, virtually being downloaded into the Neo World Program.

"This is it...it's up to them now." Akira said, finishing a final prompt. She closed her laptop, backing away from the Super Computer.

"They'll be fine, we have to trust them. As overseers, we need to make sure nothing happens on the outside. We have all of the necessary tools to prevent anything from happening." Yuno said.

"Yes, and I told Alter Ego to program some things for me, some backups in case they had to be ejected from the game. I left a password in the castle of the fourth island amusement park, and I made Usami scared of mice so she wouldn't see it. It will allow them to access the trial grounds to graduate." Makoto said.

"Graduation...when you think about it, none of us truly did. Class 76 is all deceased, 77A is still missing, with few being in the Foundation, 77B is here, 78A is gone entirely, and 78B was put through that horrible game." Yuno said.

"When this is all over...I plan on doing something at Hope's Peak Academy...we need to go back, and face our demons from the past. Hopefully they all agree to it when they awaken." Makoto said firmly.

"They will...I'm sure they will." the Ultimate Hope said, glancing back at the Super Computer. He had faith that his friends were going to be fine, but none of them knew the true despair that Class 77B was about to face.

To be Continued in...The School Trip of Mutual Killing...

Surviving Remnants of Despair: 17

Ricardo Vazquez: Ultimate Ventriloquist: Deceased...

Kanade Izayoi: Ultimate Tabloid Reporter: Deceased...