Danganronpa: Island Life

Chapter 34: REBORN

An hour has passed since the incident. In the restaurant, pretty much everything was cleaned up at this point. Hajime was lying in his bed, with bandages covering his abdomen and head, same goes for his right hand. Everybody was at the restaurant except for two people, Akane and Mikan. They were in Hajime's cottage, focusing on helping him recover.

Mikan: "That's w-weird."

Akane: "What's weird?"

Mikan: "These stab wounds, they w-weren't deep enough to kill him. It's like when Fuyuhiko got injured d-during Peko's execution, he's hurt, but he'll recover. I think w-we should let him rest." Akane just stared at him, tears running down her face, but she was smiling too. 

Akane: 'You're gonna be okay.' She thought as she leaned over the bed, lightly kissing Hajime on the lips.

Mikan: "H-Huh!?" She was a blushing mess right now, Akane forgot that Teruteru and Mikan weren't aware that she and Hajime were together. After clearing everything up, She and Mikan left the cottage, now relieved after knowing that he'll be all right... eventually.

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Ibuki: "Aw... I can't believe we missed all the action." Ibuki was frustrated that she and Hiyoko weren't around when the 'exciting' stuff happened. They took a lot longer searching the beach and marina than they thought. Ibuki couldn't help but explore the warehouse while they were at the marina, she got distracted with all the instruments. Hiyoko wasn't any better, the sweets caught her attention. By the time they went to the hotel grounds, Hajime, Gundham, and Nagito were being taken to their cottages to recover, and Nekomaru was tied up in the restaurant.

Mahiru: "It's for the best, you wouldn't want to be in the middle of all that." Mahiru got chills just remembering what went down, especially with Nekomaru laying on the floor, tied up and unconscious. Gundham had recovered and joined the group at the restaurant, he was happy to have his hamsters back, Sonia was just happy to have HIM back.

Gundham: "I apologize for any problems I may have caused. And to you... my Four Dark Devas of Destruction, I am relieved to see that you're okay. If Hajime really was able to bring us back, then I was right to forge a contract with him." Talking nonsense, the others actually missed that.

Kazuichi: "Hey, Akane... Mikan, is Hajime okay?" Kazuichi was the first to ask. He saw Akane and Mikan enter the restaurant and couldn't help but worry about his friend, beating Fuyuhiko to the punch.

Akane: "He'll be okay, he should be one hundred percent in a few days... I hope."

Nekomaru: "Ugh... why am I tied up? Wait... WHAT HAPPENED TO MY ROBOT BODY!!!?" Looks like Nekomaru finally woke up, as loud as ever.

Hiyoko: "Hey, pig barf... he better not go crazy again, or else you're gonna get it."

Mikan: "I'm sorry... h-he should be fine. I u-used a vaccine on him earlier, so he should be okay." So, the breeder and team manager have recovered from despair, only one remains. The Ultimate Imposter, but they can't wake him until Hajime is better.

Nekomaru: "Mahiru? Peko? Teruteru? Ibuki? And Mikan? What!? How!?" Curious and confused, it'd be weird if he weren't.

Akane: "Hey, old man..."

Nekomaru: "Akane... I'm glad to see your... wait, you're covered in bruises."

Fuyuhiko: "You're the one who gave them to her. Nagito and Hajime got the worse of it." Fuyuhiko was blunt, he could've tried to word it differently.

Nekomaru: "OH MY GOD!!! I'M SO SORRY!!!" He said as he bowed down with the rope still tied around his whole body, he felt so ashamed. "I hope you can forgive me one day, I'll do whatever I can to make it up to you... all of you."