Chapter 6: Distrust, Part V (Class Trial)
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We just stood there in shock. Even now, a part of me refused to believe it - especially after all those times she helped us. But it was the truth. I was looking at it in the face.
Momiji Akamatsu was indeed the mastermind of this Killing Game.
Momiji: So, this is how it is...
Daisuke: Gah... I thought you were our friend...
Momiji: Well, you never expected this, didn't you? And yet, here I am.
Shun: You bitch!
Ringo: How could you-
Momiji: Don't you understand it all now?!
Monaca: Yeah. I do. You've become just as much of a monster as I was...
Momiji: Oh, really? Now you're willing to accept responsibility?
Monaca: Exactly.
Momiji: I see. But the funny thing is - we're not alone. Neither of us are: you had Junko, and me?
Daisuke: What are you talking about...?
Momiji: ...Look up.
She looked up towards the monitor above Momiji. We all did, to be honest. And lo and behold, a face was on it - that of Junpei Ichikawa.
Junpei: Good morning. Or afternoon, or evening, or whatever.
Monaca: (gasp) This can't be...
Shun: Wait, what the fuck is going on?!
Junpei: You must be wondering how I came back, don't you?
Ringo: Well, we're not, actually. We all know you're dead.
Momiji: Well, I think he just wanted to say some final words. Now then, one last game. If you're able to find out why I did this... and who helped me... and if you're able to convince us that you are not beyond saving... you're all free to go.
Monaca: Even me...?
Momiji: Yes, even you.
Junpei: ...I doubt you will accomplish such a task.
Daisuke: But at the very least, we can give it a try!
Ringo: Let's get to it then, shall we?
Shun: Yeah!
Daisuke: Alright. First things first, Junpei...
Junpei: What point are you trying to make here?
Daisuke: As to why we're seeing you on the monitor...
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(Multiple Choice)
1. Junpei is an artificial intelligence.
2. Junpei was replaced with a clone.
3. Junpei secretly never died at all.
Answer: Junpei is an artificial intelligence.
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Daisuke: You're nothing more than an artificial intelligence!
Junpei: Hmm, interesting. You saw right through it. I was going to suggest the possibility that maybe I never died at all, or that I had been cloned-
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Danganronpa: Paradise Lost
Mystery / Thriller"The life of Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate Hikikomori, turns upside down when he finds himself in the middle of nowhere alongside 15 other young prodigies. But then Monokuma returns and forces them into a Killing Game, where they will inevitably turn...
