What if hope had yet to beat the evil Monokuma, mascot of despair? What if all the killings had yet to end? What if these teens were still able to be subjected to Monokuma's despair? Well, these 'what if?' scenarios are the reality for the first batch of students in a new universe of despair. Monokuma has finally found a way to spread despair throughout all of humanity, and with this new technology, he has sent himself through to a different reality, ready to attack. With the next Hope's Peak Academy ripe full of new ultimates, how will hope battle despair? And just which students are desperate to escape?