Return, Retry, Restart...Continue? (Danganronpa V3 X Reader)

Chapter 47

ON AN IMPORTANT BUT ALSO SEMI-UNRELATED SIDE NOTE.... CAN YOU GUYS BELIEVE THAT THE DANGANRONPA GAMES ARE COMING TO SMARTPHONES?!

I'm literally so happy, I can finally play the games... Anyway onto the story. 

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Eight months had passed.

The time in which you were stuck in V3's killing game was far too long ago. You could still remember the moment when you uttered that you wanted to return... and then when you opened your eyes you were in you bedroom.

After that, you had refused to look at anything Danganronpa related. Even the computer on where you were watching the V3 playthrough... the one that your mother took away only moments before you were whisked away to the killing game. You wouldn't touch it for days on end. Only until you were positive that it died, and that the window that had the playthrough displayed would've been exited out... that was when you could touch the laptop again.

When you first returned home, you were immensely happy... you used everything and anything as a tool to keep your experience off your mind. You refused to let yourself think about the killing game. You watched other animes, played different games, picked up old hobbies... all in attempts to distract yourself from what you had witnessed... from what you had done.

Of course, this was only during the daytime. At night, you still were plagued by nightmares. Different ones of course, but they all revolved around the killing game. Some days it would be Tsumugi stabbing you. Other days it would be Maki's and Angie's bodies cursing you to death.. And most frequently, the sight of Kokichi as Gonta choked you. You often awoke from these nightmares with tears in your eyes... or screaming. 

However, without much effort you were able to return to your daily life with little effort. It was bland, and definitely not as exciting and adrenaline-boosting as the killing game was. But it was normal. And to you? Normal was good, normal was peaceful and normalcy hurt a lot less than being backstabbed. 

It was after five months that you found yourself able to think upon the happier moments of your killing game experience, without immediately feeling hurt. Of course, most of these memories consisted of your daily time being spent with Rantaro, but there were some other precious memories as well. Like Himiko's magic show celebration, exploring with Tenko... and despite your attempts to block him out of your mind.... you couldn't help but remember the better moments with Kokichi. 

But regardless of how "happy" those moments seemed, you were still happier to be home. 

Or at least that's what you thought. 

Eight months after the killing game, you were hit with a sudden thought. You were sitting in your last class for the day. Not particularly paying attention to anyone or anything when you thought something you probably shouldn't have. 

I miss them. 

The second you registered those words that ran through your mind you opened your eyes wide, Hardly believing that those words came from your mind. You had no reason to miss those traitors, the only person who was ever nice to you was Rantaro, or at least he was the only one you were ever close with... that didn't end up stabbing you in the back. 

Although, in retrospect having someone to be close with was a foreign concept to you altogether. Yes you had friends, well... less friends and more people you would talk to simply because of convenience or necessity... or boredom. And then there were truly moments in the killing game where... ironically you felt more alive  than ever. 

Then again, perhaps it was just the normalcy of regular life that was getting to you. It was like the after-effects of a concert. Everything after a concert feels so boring... and unlively, and you just want relive the experience all over again. Now that you've gotten settled back into normal life, you couldn't help but feel empty because you lost a main source of... well entertainment. 

Not that you wanted to go back. No. Not at all. You weren't going to go back no matter what. Although, it would've been nice to have the numerous questions that were left unanswered to finally get a sense of closure... but curiosity kills the cat, and you weren't going to go through all the despair again just to get answers. 

Not that you were sure you COULD go back. In any case, you being whisked away to the killing game might've been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although, it was a pretty bad opportunity if you were speaking honestly. 

"(Y/N)? Are you asleep?" A voice from the right of you sounded. You turned your head to see that it was your desk-partner who was talking to you. They were one of your acquaintances, and they happened to share a liking for Danganronpa as well. Which, for the longest time, made you want to avoid talking to them at all. 

"Nope I'm awake." You said with a sigh. 

"Good!" They gave you a half-smile. A couple moments of "awkward silence" passed by, but you weren't keen on breaking it. Your desk-partner however, clearly was unnerved by this awkwardness. "So... Did you hear the news?" 

Inwardly groaning that you now had to have a conversation when you clearly weren't in the mood, you decided to be polite and listen either way. "What news?" 

"Spike Chunsoft is adapting it's two main-series games so that they're playable on smartphones... although I don't know how long it will take... but aren't you excited? I know you wanted to play the games before but couldn't because you didn't have a gaming console, nor a computer with the capabilities to handle it."

The news did surprise you a bit, although you were definitely not going to play them, you found it rather curious that they're only adapting two of their games. "They're only adapting two? What about the third one?" 

Your desk partner tilted their head, "Third game? Oh you mean Ultra Despair Girls? I guess that game is too high powered for phones." 

"No no.... not Ultra Despair Girls. The third Danganronpa main series game... Danganronpa V3?" 

"Very funny (Y/N), if there was another main series game I would've know about it." 

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Yay! Another chapter! 

Most of this chapter was a recap of what's been going on in (Y/N)'s life since the killing game, along with a little bit of backstory.... but I think it's really important to know (Y/N)'s backstory so that you guys can understand a bit about the decisions (Y/N) makes and what not. 

I do apologize if this seems a little bit like a filler chapter though. 

Anyway... not much to say, I'll let the chapter speak for itself. But until the next chapter... 

THANKS FOR READING!