Neo Killing Game - Danganronpa x My Hero Academia

Chapter 6 : Curtain Call of the Two-Faced - Part 1 - Daily Life

Tsuyu awoke to her doorbell ringing.

I have a doorbell? she mused, rolling out of bed. I didn't realize...

She put on a pair of slippers and went to get the door. Behind her, she could sense Eijirou's eyeless spirit hovering by the bathroom. Shadows swam on her walls, as if the room were lit by candles and the corpses were having a dance. The frog jar on her desk seemed to bear mania in its eyes and bloodlust in its grin.

"Hello?" Tsuyu opened the door just in time to run into Nejire, who had her hand raised and poised to knock, as evident by her loose fist. The Beauty Pageant's other hand clutched two small papers.

"Ah, Tsu! Are you a psychic? 'Cus I was just about to knock..." Nejire chuckled and handed Tsuyu a note. Tsuyu unfolded it and read it.

'Please gather in the cafeteria! ~Mirio'

"I'm helping him pass out these things. I'm almost done. Do you wanna walk with me downstairs? Or do you have to wash up first?" The girl was bright and peppy as ever.

"I'll just brush my hair and put on some shoes. You can go if you want; I'll catch up," she offered.

"Okay~! I'll see you in a minute!" And with that, Nejire was gone.

Tsuyu did as she said; she grabbed a comb and brushed through her dull green locks, sitting at her desk, her eyes scanning the room. The shadows were gone; the corpses were evidently done having their party. Eijirou was still sitting by the bathroom, his right socket weeping blood, his left eye closed. He was dozing.

Ochako had popped up while Tsuyu was occupied with Nejire; the brunette sat at the foot of the bed, staring listlessly at the frog girl with a haunted gaze while whispering. Tsuyu couldn't make out the words, but she could hear smidgens of Ochako's soft, gentle voice, like a leaf in the wind. Tsuyu picked up the green ribbon from the desk and put on her boots. She left her room, not giving a second glance at the ghosts. As soon as the door shut, the whispering abruptly stopped.

She stepped into the hallway and turned to the right to see Nejire bouncing out of room 1-K, where Yaomomo resided. Tsuyu went up to the taller girl and accompanied her downstairs. They peered into the cafeteria through the doorway. It was empty. "Mirio and Tamaki are still handing out notes on the fifth floor. They have more notes to hand out than me, and Tamaki's only following him," Nejire explained. "Let's get something from the kitchen."

It had been two days since the trial, the case where Eijirou was killed and Izuku was executed. Since then the two boys had joined the ranks of the spirits Tsuyu would glimpse throughout the day. As the girls walked into the kitchen, Tsuyu spotted Izuku standing stiffly by the doorway, staring blankly ahead with lifeless jade eyes. His mouth was open; blood dripped from it, as well as from his ears. "Hey, Nejire," Tsuyu said, unnerved by Izuku's presence. They were fetching cereal from the cupboard in the back. "Do you think we should do anything about him?"

"What? Who?" Nejire's eyes widened, and she whirled around, immediately on edge.

"Izuku."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Now the bluette was visibly confused, her guard lowering.

"Right there, by the door." Tsuyu pointed at him. He was in the same position. The blood was still running.

"There's nothing there, Tsu. You must be hallucinating, or something. Maybe you didn't get enough sleep," Nejire suggested. She turned back to the cupboard, finding and grabbing the box of cereal.

Tsuyu blinked, staring at Izuku. He was clearly there. Look, the blood's dripping on the floor now... But she shrugged off Nejire's blind eye, and instead decided to just eat breakfast with her upperclassman.