*AN* So here we are once again. I recently finished Daganronpa Killing Harmony. I wasn't entirely pleased with the end result of my previous fic, so I decided to begin a rewrite. Incorporating all three casts into one setting. It's going be focused at Hope's Peak Academy, but I'm going to make the school larger, with more rooms and more to do for the larger cast. It's going to be a MASSIVE undertaking, but I truly believe it can be pulled off. I hope those who read A New Despair, along with new readers will give this fic a chance. I felt that the title of A New Hope is a nice reference to the original fic I started and to Star Wars which I love dearly. Anyways, without further ado let's get into it.

Chapter 1: Welcoming Ceremony: Act One

7:33 A.M Day One

First Floor

Hallway

Kaede's soft gasp suddenly filled the deserted hallway, before she suddenly burst out of a large locker. The blonde stumbled forward a moment, before her vivid purple eyes began to dart around the dimly lit hall.

It seemed as if she was in some sort of school. Was this some sort of elaborate prank? If so it wasn't particularly funny.

The girl had shoulder-length light blonde hair, which was adorned with a few silver music note hairpins. She was wearing a high school uniform, which consists of a long-sleeved white shirt. It was complemented with a light purple vest adorned, with an insignia and a brownish-red tie. She had on a purple skirt adorned with a black music staves and note pattern. In addition she had on purple stockings, that reached below her knees. She wore a pair of comfortable beige colored shoes. Situated upon her back, was a simple white backpack.

Her slender digits traced the air, as if they were brushing along the ivory keys of a grand piano. It was a nervous tick of sorts, her eyes fixated further down the corridor. The Ultimate Pianist, nearly let out a scream as she heard a sudden bang in one of the nearby lockers.

She hesitated for a few moments, before steeling her nerves as she moved closer. A short bated breath escaped the blonde, as she wrenched the locker open suddenly. Her eyes widened in surprise, as she made out the silhouette of a boy as he stumbled out of the locker. He lost his footing as he promptly crashed into her. A moment later they both lay against the floor in a tangle of limbs.

Kaede's face heated up slightly, as she felt the boy pressed against her. She huffed after a second, as she pressed her palms against his chest as she rolled him off of her. "Jeez there's better ways to meet girls, then tackling them ya know?" she muttered as she promptly stood up, and began fixing her vest and skirt.

The boy who was still on the ground, looked up with a mixture of embarrassment and mortification etched on his face. He was rather handsome from what Kaede could see. He had a short black hair, fair skin and very feminine eyelashes. His eyes were a striking grey color, though she couldn't make out his entire face due to a black cap he had pulled down, which obscured part of his face. He also wore high school uniform, which was black with five buttons on his right, another two buttons on his left and attached was a high school logo. His pants along with his shoes seemed to be in black; the same color as his uniform and cap.

"I-I'm so sorry. I was trying to get out, when you opened it. I-I think the door was stuck." he stammered slightly in a timid manner. He glanced up a moment, before averting his gaze, as a faint flush graced his face.

Kaede's chiding look slipped away after a moment. She offered him a warm smile, before extending a hand down to him. "Hey I'm not really mad. I was just mostly teasing you. Seems like we're in the same place. I don't suppose you know how we got here?"

The timid boy hesitantly took her hand, as she helped him to his feet. "I-I well no actually. I just remember being accepted to Hope's Peak Academy. " he paused a moment, before shaking his head. "I remember arriving outside the entrance, but then everything just goes black from there."

"You too huh? We'll we really are in the same jam. It's alright though, we'll figure it out together. Oh that's right, I almost forgot. I'm Kaede Akatmatsu, Ultimate Pianist as your service." The blonde once more offered him a comforting smile.

The boy stared at her a moment, before finding his own voice again.

"I'm Shuichi Saihara. The Ultimate Detective, though I don't really think I deserve that title." He admitted quietly. Despite his confusion and concern, he could help but feel a faint smile tugging at his lips from Kaede's demeanor. Even as a stranger, she'd quickly put him at ease.

Kaede pouted slightly. "Shuichi. We're going to have to work on your confidence. There's no way Hope Peak would have scouted you if you didn't deserve it. So believe in yourself alright?"

"But even if you say that, I just don't feel like I'm that special. I'm... he trailed off, as he suddenly heard raised voices in the distance.

"Looks like I've got my work cut out for me. Challenged accepted." Kaede mused mostly to herself, before she tilted her head. "Did you hear that too?"

"Yeah. Seems like we're not alone here." The Detective mused.

"Well that only makes sense. There should be a lot of people, if this really is Hope's Peak. Come on Sherlock, I'll be your Holmes." She quipped softly as she grasped at one of his hands, before lightly ushering him forward.

Shuichi's eyes widened marginally. Her hand was so soft, so delicate, and not to mention warm. He felt his face flush again. "My Holmes huh?" he laughed nervously.

"Well yeah. Can't have one without the other right?..As your friend I have to make sure no one gets the idea, to try and stuff you back into that locker." she smirked slightly.

"W-wait you think someone would really do that?" The boy asked as she ushered him down the hallway.

"Hey don't worry so much. I was just teasing you, though you really do need to relax. I've got just the song in mind to help you, after we get settled." she mused with a light smile.

7:42 A.M Day One

First Floor

Classroom 1-B

Hajime Hinata suddenly sat up off the floor, as he took in a sharp breath. His green eyes widening, as he saw another boy his age crouched next to him. The boy had messy, off-white, shoulder-length hair, light grey-green eyes, and very pale skin. "Glad to see you're alright. I've been trying to wake you for a few minutes now."

Hajime rubbed at his forehead a moment, an acute headache was centered between his brow. "Where exactly are we?...and how did we get here?" he asked as he slowly glanced around the depilated classroom. Noticing the iron plates affixed to the windows, along with the security camera situated in the corner of the room.

The white haired teen offered a pleasant smile, before resting a hand upon his chin. "Judging by our surroundings and what I've seen thus far? It seems we're at Hope's Peak Academy. There are others here as well. It seems we are to convene in the Gym very shortly. I spoke to some of the other students, they seem to know as much as we do. In any case I wanted to remain here with you, until you awoke."

Hajime was quiet for a few moments, before allowing a trace of a smile to form across his lips. He offered a slight incline of his head. "Thank you. I owe you one. This is confusing enough without being late for orientation. My name is Hajime Hinata by the way."

"Think nothing of it Hajime. My name is Nagito Komaeda, The Ultimate Lucky student. Though admittedly it's a rather pathetic talent. I hardly deserve to be here." Nagito sighed softly, before he fixed his gaze upon the other boy. "I couldn't help but notice you didn't mention your own talent though. If you don't feel like sharing, that's quite understandable." he smiled slightly.

The other boy was quiet a moment. "Ultimate Talent." he whispered a moment. "I don't remember anything like that. I guess I should say, that I don't remember what kind of talent brought me here. I know that must sound bizarre." Hajime frowned slightly.

Nagito's eyes widened slightly. "Very curious. In any case, I'm sure it will come back to you. Care to join me? I thought I'd go ahead and head to the gym. Meet our other peers." he mused with a thin smile.

Hajime slowly rose to his feet, as he nodded his head. "I hope you're right Nagito." he paused as he glanced at the clock a moment, before his attention flickered back to the white haired boy. "Can't say I disagree with that idea. I'd rather not be the last one to arrive. Thanks again for not ditching me in here."

"Not a chance. Our best hope is to stick together. I hope we can become good friends going forward." Komaeda mused, as he made his way towards the classroom door.

A small smile pulled at Hajime's features as he shoved his hands into this pockets, before following after the other teen. It had certainly been a bizarre start to the day, but not entirely unpleasant.

Though he had no idea how quickly all of that would change.

7:58 A.M Day One

First Floor

Classroom 1-A

"Hnn? What's going on?" Naegi murmured in a dry voice.

He slowly lifted his head up off the wooden desk as he'd been resting on, before blinking as he tried to gain a sense of his surroundings.

"Where in the world am I?" he asked aloud. He rubbed at his eyes with his jacket sleeve, before realizing that he was clearly in some sort of classroom. Then it suddenly a series of vivid memories hit him. That's right he remembered reaching Hope's Peak Academy. Had he simply fallen asleep and lost sense of his bearings? He tried to convince himself of that notion. However he couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt settle in his stomach.

The sight of the iron plates on the windows, only seemed to further add to his worry. Then of course there was the security camera, watching him from the corner of the room.

"Mmm...donuts." a soft voice murmured next to him, causing Naegi to let out an involuntary cry. The boy promptly flipped back out of his chair. His head collided with a thunk against the hard floor a moment later.

"Some luck..." the boy muttered as he rubbed at throbbing pain, in the back of his head. Slowly though he'd crane his head up to see the cause of his outburst.

Seated behind where he'd been sleeping was a girl around his age. She was rather tan, no doubt from sun exposure. Her clothing was rather simple, even in comparison to his own. She only wore a red gym jacket, white tank top, which barely seemed to contain her massive breasts, a small blue colored pair of gym shorts, a red knee bad wrapped around her leg, white socks, and finally a pair of lime green shoes. Her hair seemed really long, but it was combed and tied up in a tear drop shaped bun. She didn't look anything like most girl's Naegi was familiar with. She wasn't dolled up or covered in makeup, and yet she was absolutely naturally beautiful. Her cheek was pressed against the desk, her eyes closed shut as she seemed to still be sound asleep despite his outburst.

"So I wasn't the only one huh?" Naegi chuckled weakly as he worked to his way to his feet to get a better look at the girl. He almost immediately flushed a deep crimson color at the sight that greeted him. Despite being clearly fit, the girl was also extraordinarily well-endowed ,and her cleavage was pressed together against the table she was currently snoozing against.

The Ultimate Lucky student averted his gaze quickly, as his sight settled upon what appeared to be a very poorly drawn flyer on a nearby desk.

"Welcome to a new semester, meet in the gym at eight for the welcoming ceremony..." he read out quietly, before he tilted his head back around as his eyes widened at the clock mounted at the front of the classroom.

"Oh crap! It's already eight. I've got to hurry." he sputtered as he straighted up suddenly. He prepared to bolt out of the room, before stopping as he looked back at the resting girl in contemplation.

'I can't just leave her here. Heck if I hadn't woke up when I did, I'd be in the same boat.' he mused as he reached out hesitantly, before weakly shaking the girl's shoulder.

"Hey sorry to bother you, but we really gotta go."

For a second there was no response, but after a few moments the brunette unfurled her arms. She let out a small yawn as she stretched almost like a cat. Her bright blue eyes flickered a few times as she gazed around the room in haze, before settling on the boy in front of her.

"What's going on? who are you?" She murmured as she sat up abruptly, as she scrutinized Naegi for a long moment.

Naegi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Oh right I'm sorry. My name is Makoto Naegi. I just woke up myself and saw you behind me. I think we're at Hope's Peak." he offered as he tried to keep his tone even. In all honesty Naegi had always been a friendly kind of guy, but he was always easily overlooked. In almost every regard he was just simply average. That extended to his knowledge of girls, especially ones that looked as if they could be on the front of a magazine.

The girl's hesitant demeanor melted after a moment, as she pursed her lips and settled a hand single finger on her chin. "Huh that's right I remember heading to Hope's Peak and then...nothing. Oh well no reason to worry about that right now." she mused for a moment, before suddenly a bright infectious smile spread across her soft lips.

"Nice to meet you Makoto! My name is Asahina Aoi. I'm known as the ultimate swimmer, but my friends just call me Hina for short. So please just call me that." she offered in a bubbly tone as she took her index finger, and began to slowly trace her palm a few times with a thoughtful expression.

Her jubilant attitude, almost immediately made the worried boy feel at ease. He quirked an eyebrow however as he watched her continue to slowly retrace her palm a few times.

"Um Asahina what are you doing?" he asked quizzically as he tilted his head slightly.

The brunette's smile widened as she reached out, and slowly took one of his hands into hers.

"Well you see...it gets hard because of how many people you meet at school that I found that if you write someone's name in your hand a few times, it'll help you commit it to memory." she offered as she traced her own name into his palm a couple of times as she was speaking.

The lanky teen flushed a bit feeling the swimmers soft hands press against his own. "T-that's really cool! But I know I won't need that to remember you." he laughed nervously, as he tried to avoid making eye contact with her.

Asahina beamed at that. "Hehe this time I might not even need it." she laughed as she playfully stuck her tongue out at him.

"Time..." Makoto breathed out hoarsely, as he snapped his head back to the clock to see it was already five past eight.

"O-Oh crap we're late! We're gonna miss the opening ceremony." Naegi panicked, as he stared towards the doorway.

Asahina blinked a moment at the boy's outburst, before waving him off with a grin as she stood up . "Come on it'll be fine Naegi. What's the worst they can do to us for being a few minutes late?"

Entering the hallway out of the classroom, the two students saw that hallway shadowed in an ominous light green, and a nearby door that was simply titled AV room.

Makoto swallowed deeply, as he looked over his shoulder at the ultimate swimmer "Come on. I bet everyone else is waiting on us. "

Asahina momentarily suckled her bottom lip in thought. She peered around the oddly lit hallway, before taking off after the boy. "Hey Makoto wait for me!" She called out as she jogged after him.

8:06 A.M Day One

First Floor

Gym

Mukuro kept a fake smile on her face, as her gaze flickered around the Gymnasium. 'They would be the only two not accounted for yet. Hopefully Junko won't do anything drastic. I don't know how in the world she expects me to be able to keep tabs on all of them though. It would have been hard enough to watch a single class, but this is ridiculous. I hope she has something else in mind.' she frowned slightly as she tapped her arm impatiently. Her gaze lingered for a moment, on a blue haired girl in the distance. Her lips pulled into a fine line, as she felt her stomach curl slightly. She pried her attention away, just as she registered motion near the entrance of the gym.

Makoto and Aoi made their way through the open door, and into the massive gym. They soon realized they were far from alone.

Standing before the pair were a plethora of other students. In total with them included they numbered at Forty-Seven students. The chatter in the room wilted slightly at their arrival, as numerous gazes flitted towards them. Each of the other students, had their own unique look and aura about them. After a few moments, the Ultimate found his voice as he stepped forward.

"Wow so all of you guys, are new students as well?" Makoto asked curiously. There was a small twinge of excitement in his tone as he glanced around the massive Gymnasium

"Yeah… We are all new here. Today was supposed to be our first day in class. Though I'm not sure how we got here in the first place. It must be Magic." A petite girl with red hair mused. She reached up to adjust her hat, that gave her the appearance of a witch.

"Magic?" Makoto questioned as he stared at the short girl.

"Mhmm I have no doubt. I Himiko Yumeno, the Ultimate Mage am certain of it." she declared in a nonchalant manner.

A boy with purple hair offered a sharp grin, as he stared at Asahina. "Man this place rocks already. So many beautiful babes." he mused aloud, earning a couple of dirty looks from several of the females surrounding him.

"So counting those two, that makes Forty-Seven. That seems like an odd number, though I wonder if that is everyone…" A heavy-set boy with a childish voice observed, before pushing his glasses back to his forehead.

Feeling a bit awkward with all the conversation surrounding him, Naegi sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he mustered up the courage to speak up.

"Um… How's it going? I'm Makoto Naegi " The Ultimate Luck said a bit shyly, as he was the first to introduce himself to everyone in the room. He stepped aside as Asahina stepped forward with that same beautiful and infectious smile of hers.

"And I'm Asahina Aoi! The ultimate swimmer and I'm super pumped to meet all of you." she exclaimed earning several smiles in return, one of which was from a massive burly looking woman who had her arms folded across her chest.

"So… Sorry we are late, but we woke in a class room just few minutes before we arrived here so we assumed a teacher must have picked us up and dropped us off in the class room to rest." Makoto offered as he peered around the gathered students.

"Whoa you guys too?" said a boy with long crazy looking and spiky brown hair. He looked far older than most of the other students.

Before Naegi could comment further however, one student started to speak up in a loud voice.

"Just a moment! There's something else we must address first!" He said with his red eyes burning with strict determination.

"Your tardiness is unacceptable! Surely you are aware that this meeting was to start at eight a.m. sharp! To be late on your first day is unacceptable! You're five minutes late. I must report both of you, and you must accept your punishment!" This caused Makoto, and Asahina to flinch noticeably at his pitch.

"It is unacceptable!" Roared another student with a more serious and intimidating appearance than the first boy. "If you are going to be successful in school then you must follow the rules to a T! Like in any other sport I have coached!" The giant man's statement only made Makoto shudder at the pair and feared more punishment was about to come, but fortunately someone finally stepped in to defend from the onslaught.

"What's your freaking problem?" A stunning beautiful blonde, reprimanded the two strict boys. "It's not like they *wanted* to be late. They had no control over it."

Asahina rocked back on her feet a moment, before she raised her voice to call out over the throng of students.

"Hey everyone! Why don't we all go around and introduce ourselves?"

"The hell?! Now's not the time for friggin' introductions" a tall boy with a striking pompadour exclaimed.

Kaede huffed as she folded her arms across her chest, before speaking up. "Why not?...I think she's right. We should all work together and start by introducing ourselves."

Shuichi couldn't help but feel a faint smile gracing his lips, as he shyly eyed the Pianist. 'I wish I had half of her confidence.' he mused to himself.

The biker grumbled, before rolling his eyes. "Yeah whatever! Do want you freakin want."

"I agree it would be wise for us to make introductions, before we delve any further into this mystery." A pale girl dressed in gothic attire offered, before she continued to speak. "I mean, how are we supposed to talk to each other of we don't know each other's names?" Her statement caused seemed well received, as many of the students had begun to break off or form queues for introductions.

Makoto wasted no time in following suite. He glanced over his shoulder, to see Asahina in the distance preparing to do the same. No sooner than he'd taken a step forward, he was cut off by the loud boy who'd reprimanded him and Asahina.

The boy who stepped forward wore a clean pure white student uniform, with golden buttons lining all the way up his shirt. A red armband with the words "Hall Monitor" written in white on it, was wrapped around his left arm. He also had a shiny bronze medal, with a red ribbon pinned just above his shirt pocket.

"I am Kiyotaka Ishimaru! I believe in following the rules that make up the backbone of our society! Let's work together and make this a fine year." He said in a loud a voice, more than likely his natural voice, before going up to shake hands with Naegi.

"So you are the Ultimate Moral Compass. I guess that makes a lot of sense. I heard about you, before coming here." Naegi said softly, as he shook Kiyotaka's hand. "You received top honors every year at the private school, you went to before coming here right?. It's nice to meet you."

"Indeed! I have also been the president of the public morals committee, since I entered middle school." The Ultimate Moral Compass said, before ending the handshake with Makoto.

"You can call me Taka. And if I remember correctly from information blogs I read, you are Naegi Makoto, the Ultimate Luck."

This caused the boy to give a faint blush of embarrassment. "Yeah that's me, but I'm not so certain about luck being much of a talent." he laughed nervously.

"Then it seems we share more than one thing in common." a voice remarked, as a boy their age with long white hair stepped forward to eye Naegi for a long moment.

Ishimaru bowed once, before turning to depart, leaving the pair to their introduction.

Naegi shifted a bit uncomfortably under the eye of the other boy. "Um I'm sorry I didn't catch your name." he started a bit uncomfortable.

A faint smile teased the boy's lips. "Sorry it's just strange meeting another person like me. My name is Nagito Komaeda. and though I find it disgraceful to admit. I'm also known as the Ultimate Luck." he offered as he extended a hand towards Naegi.

Naegi blinked. "I-I wasn't aware Hope's Peak allowed more than one student with the same skill set, but I guess maybe you got all the good luck because my luck is anything, but great." he laughed half heartedly as he lightly shook the other boy's hand.

Nagito's smile deepened as he shook Naegi's hand a moment, before taking a step back. "Perhaps then you and I are simply the stepping stones of those around us who are truly talented, in any case it's a pleasure meeting you Naegi." he offered before he turned and began to walk away.

Makoto's brow furrowed slightly.

'He seems nice if not a bit eccentric. Least he's friendly enough though.' he mused with a faint smile, as he saw a girl and a boy approaching him next.

The boy seemed a bit flustered, as the light haired blonde ushered him forward along with her. His black cap was pulled down obscuring much of his face. The girl's purple eyes softened, as she offered Naegi a small smile.

"Hey nice to meet you!" she offered as she offered a brief incline of her head. "Oh that's right. I should probably start by introducing myself. My name is Kaede Akamatsu. As far as this school is concerned, I'm known as the Ultimate Pianist. Though I think it's sorry of silly, I just love making music that makes people smile. Most people just call me a piano freak." she mused a light smile still gracing her features.

"Ultimate Pianist? That's incredible, especially if you can bring joy to people. I think that's really special Kaede." Naegi offered her a sheepish grin. "Oh and if you didn't catch it earlier, I'm Makoto Naegi. The Ultimate Luck, though my talent isn't even a real one." he laughed halfheartedly. "I was just picked by chance." he mused as his gaze flitted from Kaede, and to the boy standing quietly behind her.

"Hey don't sell yourself short Makoto. I'm sure it's more than chance." The Pianist smiled, before blinking, as she promptly nudged the boy beside her with an elbow. "Don't mind Shuichi. He's really great, he's just sort of shy."

Shuichi cleared his throat as he stepped forward and lightly adjusted his cap, before extending a hand. "Sorry I'm not use to such big crowds. I'm Shuichi Saihara, the Ultimate Detective. " he shook his head slightly. "Well at least that's what they tell me."

Makoto offered a small smile as he extended his hand to meet Shuichi's. "Sounds like we have something in common." he chuckled.

Kaede chuckled slightly. "Uh huh sounds like it. You both are as timid as they come. Though you both seem to be really nice guys." she mused as she fiddled with one of her hairclips. "We probably should keep moving Shuihci. We're going to be exhausted by the time we're finished meeting everyone. Nice meeting you again Naegi" she offered with a bright smile .

Shuichi smiled slightly as he nodded towards Makoto. "Nice to meet you. I think Kaede has taken it upon herself, to make sure I actually socialize. I'd hate to disappoint her." he chuckled quietly.

Naegi couldn't help, but smile as he regarded the pair a moment longer. "Kaede take good care of Shuichi. I hope we get to see each other again." he called out as the duo slipped out of sight.

"Sheesh. I thought he was going to bust a nut all over her, in the middle of these fucking people." A feminine voice said behind Makoto, causing him to jump slightly. The boy wheeled around, to see a tall blonde girl standing before him. She had bluish-grey eyes and a pair of goggles that rested on top of her head. She wore a pink sailor outfit, that seemed a size too small. It did little to contain the massive amount of cleavage, that spilled out of her top. She offered him a wicked grin. "Shit you should have seen your expression shrimp. I thought you were gonna pass the hell out."

Naegi rubbed the back of his neck slightly. 'Well she's definitely unlike anyone else I've met so far.' "Heh you got me. I guess I'm still on edge, because of how weird all of this is. Oh I'm Mak-"

"Makoto Naegi. Yeah yeah I heard you before. You can be honest though...you were late because you were pumping a load between Aoi's huge tits right? Hey no judgement she has some nice tits. Oh yeah names Miu Iruma! The gorgeous girl genius known as The Ultimate Inventor. I'm sure you've heard of me, or at the very least one of my inventions." she flashed him a wicked grin, as she folded her arms across her chest.

Makoto's face had shift from mortification, to anger, to plain embarrassment in a matter of a few seconds. "N-nice to meet you Miu.." he stammered, as he felt overloaded at the moment.

"Shit shrimp I'm just fucking with you..." she laughed as she waved her hand dismissively, as she walked off. "Get an eyeful while you can." she called out, before cracking up into another fit of laughter.

'Well I can't say she's not interesting..' he sighed quietly, as another girl approached him.

She wore a traditional black with white outlined sailor student uniform while having a red sash just under her neck collar. Her hair was long dark brown and tied into two huge braids that swayed behind her as she walked closer to the boy. Big round and clear glasses were placed over her nervous grey eyes, as she eyed Naegi. It was as if she was trying to decide she could actually introduce herself or not. The only thing that really was different about her clothing was that her skirt seemed to be longer than any normal sailor uniforms he'd seen thus far.

"N-Not that you will remember my n-name like Miu, but… I'm T-Toko… Toko Fukawa... the Ultimate Writer…." She said nervously as if Naegi would reject her alright for just saying her name. Makoto thought for a moment as he remembered an article on his forum thread about Toko. The thread had said that she was literary genius and legend for not only be able to write a master piece of writing, but also making her first master piece at the age of ten years old. Yet when Makoto looked at her, she was the exact opposite of what he'd expected. She didn't seem very friendly or passionate, but rather nervous and terse.

"…. W-What? I-It's not polite to stare you know…" She said nervously as she pushed her two index fingers together, causing Makoto to flush feeling embarassed. However before he could apologize for staring Toko's expression suddenly became one of distress before yelling out, "Stop staring at me as if I were a filthy creature!"

"F-Filthy creature? No, I just thought-" Makoto tried to say as he wanted to defuse the misunderstanding, but before he could do so Toko continued to get angrier at him.

"I-I know what you "just" thought…!" She said with her heat in her voice as she seemed to glare a bit murderously at the boy. "You just thought that you'd n-never seen such a u-ugly woman before. You just t-thought it was s-so funny...!"

"N-No, I didn't think anything like that." Naegi sputtered as he tried to diffuse the situation.\

"D-Don't bother trying to lie to me!" She said as she pointed an accusing finger at the 'lucky' student.

"I know it's true! I know you can't stand looking at me! Well whatever, I don't really care…. I am used to it…" After that she started to walk away from the stunned Naegi . He couldn't help, but feeling a mixture of confusion and sympathy. Clearly she had a server inferiority complex.

The next to approach Naegi was a beautiful looking girl who had outfit almost like Toko's, but there were obvious differences between the two of them. First was the color of her sailor uniform was white with a mix of light and dark blue colors in certain areas of the dress. She had a pretty pink bow tied to her neck line while she had long pair of dark blue socks going up all the way past her knees and to her thighs. Her shoes were brown and quite modest which seemed to go quite well with her outfit. Her hair was long and was a dark sapphire color that seemed gleam brightly against the light. Lastly her eyes were the same color as her hair, which made her more appealing to as she smiled cheerfully at Makoto.

"Naegi is that really you? Do you remember me? We went to the same middle school together." she squealed almost in joy, as she clasped her hands together.

The boy's eyes widened. "M-Maizono? Of course I remember you. You were so popular and I...well I was pretty much the exact opposite. " he muttered with a downtrodden expression as he snuck a peek back at the girl's face, before flushing a bit. 'She's so pretty, she's almost like a doll she's so perfect.' he mused to himself.

"Naegi I am not a doll, you know. I am alive!" She giggled out with smiled, as Makoto gave a surprised look at how she was able to read his thoughts.

"Huh? Oh crap did I say that outloud?!" The boy said with wide eyes while Sayaka continued to giggle at his expression.

"I'm psychic." She said seriously for a moment as Makoto looked at her with a startled expression. However after a moment, she gave a childish laugh at his expression.

"Just kidding. I just have really good intuition that's all." She continued to giggle at the boy's embarrassed expression for a moment, before continuing to speak.

"And you silly boy of course I remember you Naegi. I'm just so glad I know someone here, we should hang out sometime. Maybe after we sort out all this mess?" she suggested with a soft smile.

It took a few seconds for Naegi's brain to catch up, as he felt a bright smile tugging at his lips. "I-I'd love to Maizono." he offered in response as the blue haired beauty bowed her head once more.

"Well I should let you meet everyone else, before the hall monitor loses his temper again." she giggles as she turns to walk away.

Naegi just stared at her for a few seconds, before he reigned in his thoughts. 'I was really worried about how weird things have been, but now I'm super excited. I've even made a couple of friends and it's still early. Maybe I will fit in here after all.' he mused

He found himself lost to his thoughts as he suddenly bumped into something. At first he thought it was a wall, but then he suddenly realized it was a boy. A large one at that. Makoto could only sputter slightly as the boy wheeled around to face him. He had a very serious expression. He was a very tall and muscular teen. He had a noticeably angular face and long, messy brown hair. He had red eyes that were framed by a pair of glasses. The boy wore a brown suit and matching brown pants, green tie, and no shoes. A bug terrarium was strapped around his body, the strap matching the color of his tie.

"O-Oh I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention." Makoto stammered slightly. To his surprise though, the boy's expression softened as he offered Naegi a pleasant smile.

"Oh! Sorry for scaring! Gonta scary-looking. Most people not wanna talk to Gonta when meeting for first time. So, like gentleman, Gonta say thank you! Thank you for talking to Gonta at all!"

Naegi blinked as he stared at the other boy for a moment. He realized he'd drawn the wrong conclusion, and immediately kicked himself. "N-no you're not scary Gonta. I just startled myself. I'm Makoto Naegi, The Ultimate Luck. It's nice to meet you." he offered, before extending his hand.

Gonta's expression broke out into a wide smile. "Oh... right! Gonta need to make introduction now! Ummm... Gonta's name is Gonta Gokuhara. Gonta's talent is Ultimate Entomologist. Gonta want to become gentleman! Becoming true gentleman Gonta's goal!" He mused as he nodded his own head. After a moment he stared at Naegi's hand, before reaching out to shake Naegi's hand with both of his massive hands. "Gonta pleased to meet you Makoto."

"Hehe right back at you big guy." Naegi laughed sheepishly, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"I see you've made another friend Gonta." A soft voice said, drawing Makoto's attention as he saw a girl appear next to the entomologist.

She was a tall young woman with long, knee length, cerulean hair . Her eyes are soft teal color. She wore a pair rimless glasses with white temples. Her uniform consisted of a knee long pleated skirt, adorned with six white buttons on her waist; her skirt seems to be held by suspenders. She wears an orange bow, black socks ending under the knee, and grey shoes. Her blazer has two pockets on both sides and is adorned by the same white buttons as her skirt.

"Yes! Gonta making lots of new friends Tsumugi." The large boy smiled happily at the girl.

The girl smiled softly at his expression as she politely bowed her head towards Makoto. "I'm happy to hear that Gonta. You're Makoto Naegi right? My name is Tsumugi Shirogane by the way. I'm the Ultimate Cosplayer." she offered a faint smile. "That's probably surprising though to hear, since I'm so plain right?"

"No that's not true. I don't think you're plain at all. I bet Gonta feels that same way too." Naegi smiled, as he tried to offer a queue to the larger boy.

The towering boy nodded his head. "Makoto right. Gonta not think Tsumugi plain at all. Tsumugi ultra pretty." he offered as he nodded his head in agreement.

The Ultimate Cosplayer blinked a moment, before adjusting her glasses. "I don't know if I believe you both, but its kind of you to say." she mused, before she bowed her head once more. "I should probably keep moving though. Who knows when the headmaster will show up. It was nice to meet you Makoto" she said as she offered a wave of her hand, before disappearing into the crowd of students.

"Oh Gonta should be going too. It's gonna take Gonta a long time to remember everyone." The Entomologist exclaimed as he offered a final smile, before trudging off.

Naegi smiled as he offered a wave, as the burly teen drifted out of sight.

'Huh now that I think of it. It's kind of strange no one has shown up yet. We were suppose to be here at eight. Are they just letting us have a chance to meet one another first? Either way it's kind of odd.' Makoto mused as his gaze flicked to the clock. 'Almost a half hour past eight. I guess I shouldn't complain though, there's still so many people I haven't met.'

*AN*

And there's the first chapter! This fic is going to be a partial rewrite of A New Despair, but I promise it's not going to only be A New Despair with just Killing Harmony characters shoved into it. I will be changing ALOT of story points going forward. Cases and results will change as well. I mean after all it's not going to be a lot of fun if you all know the twists, before we get there right? So you have my word this won't be a retelling of the exact same story. Anyways I hope you'll give this fic a chance. I'm going to try and set a more realistic update schedule. Back when I first started A New Despair I was posting a chapter a day, sometimes multiple chapters. To be honest it was a blast, but I think it hurt the quality as a result. I want to take my time to get this right. My goal is to do at least 2 updates a week. Anyways love you guys and hope you'll give me a second chance! Thanks!