Terror Infinity Side B

Chapter 22, Dangan Ronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

The plot of Dangan Ronpa Another Episode, specifically the towards the end of Chapter 3 of the game. While held in a prison cell, Komaru cried tears of regret for causing the deaths of so many adults. Then without warning, the 'Fighter' Kotoko Utsugi broke into her prison cell, telling Komaru that she originally wanted to hunt her but changed her mind and would let her go because Komaru was "adorbs." This was a trick, however, as when Komaru turned her back Kotoko shot her with her Denture Launcher, leaving her temporarily paralyzed an unable to escape from being captured by her. Komaru then woke up to find herself fastened to a 'torture' device; Kotoko attempted to use the device's many tentacle hands to grope Komaru and steal her 'virginity' so she could endure the consequences of being a "cute girl." This plan was cut short, however, when Genocider Sho appeared and defeated Kotoko, and Komaru was rescued. The train then crashed into Kotoko's dungeon. While speaking to Kotoko, Toko used the Fighter's trigger word "gentle," causing her to lose her composure and call on her robot to fight the two girls. Upon the robot's defeat, the Monokuma Kids attempted to 'punish' Kotoko for losing, but Genocider Sho was instead able to save her for interrogation purposes. Suddenly Nagisa appeared and requested that Komaru and Toko leave the city. Already prepared to persuade Monaca, Nagisa insisted upon letting them escape in order for the Warriors of Hope's Demon Hunting game to progress smoothly without further interruptions.

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The surface streets of Towa City.

There were no people around and everything was quite. The streets were still littered with corpses of adults and turned over cars and other junk yet it could be said that everything was currently peaceful at this time... until a loud banging could coming from underground. The sound grew louder by the second and then a manhole connecting to Towa Sewers was blown open and a shadowy figure jumped out from within. This shadowy figure held a scary expression was in fact Shin and trialing behind him being carried by his Kagune were Drake and Sachi.

Shin: "Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!!! How could I be so careless!?"

Drake: "Fuck leader! You told us the plot on the way so I get why you upset, but calm down. We've almost caught up to them so relax."

Sachi: "Hey you punk team leader! Just because your heroine is about to be XXXXXX doesn't mean that you can splash me in sewage water you asshole! I'll kill you!"

Drake: "Scary! Shit, look what you did leader! Sachi's lost it."

Shin: "Shut it! And Sachi, if you don't want to get left behind don't threaten me sadist bitch! Shit, let me check the Communicator Phone for Komaru's position again."

As Shin began to check the device to locate Komaru he couldn't help but once more inwardly scold himself for his stupidity. It wasn't that Shin forgot about plot of the game and the almost *R18* event that was right out of a cheap online sex game, but the reality of it right before his eyes and his own complex feelings about Komaru, an actual video game heroine had caused him to panic. Shin originally always intended allow Komaru to be kidnapped by Kotoko to allow the plot of the game to flow as it should. He didn't know that Kotoko had brought along Kisara/Samurai Monokuma, but he had considered defeating defeating Kotoko so he wouldn't have to confront her along with one of his comrades, yet in the end chose to not change the plot.

Defeating Kotoko at her coliseum would lead to the Sage of the Warriors of Hope Nagisa Shingetsu to appear and offer his assistance to allow Komaru to escape Towa City which leads to the start of the fourth chapter of the game. Shin couldn't guarantee that Nagisa would appear if he defeated Kotoko within the Resistance Base, so only for her was he willing to take the risk of fighting both her and one of his comrades at the same time. Of course, if he runs into one of his comrades protecting Kotoko on the train he'll defeat them there before the battle at the coliseum, but for the sake of following the plot he had let things progress as they should have... but still-

Shin: (I won't say something like I love Komaru as I barely know her, but she's a video game heroine, and more importantly she's my heroine! Like hell allow some little girl to take her.. Yes! I've found them!)

One last time confirming the direction of Komaru through the Communicator Phone Shin looked looked 45 degrees to his left and then up. There he discovered a set of train tracks built above the buildings of Towa City. Towa City had both an underground subway and a above ground elevated railway. Within the game Kotoko hijacked the elevated railway to ride a train through the city. Kotoko was using the hijacked train as a temporary base to *torment* Komaru and at this time it was coming into view over the horizon.

Shin: "Guys the train is here! Let's... Shit! The train is going way too fast! In the game it was only going 35 MPH. Drake! Sachi! Hang on!"

Shin called forth his Kagune and after coiling the tentacles around Drake and Sachi he ran forward with Instant Movement to catch the train. Drake and Sachi yelled complaints as Shin'a abrupt charge, yet he didn't respond as he then jumped into the air with Void Instant Movement. The train above their heads was moving over 100 MPH which was different from the original game. If they end up missing the train not even Shin with Void Instant Movement would be able to catch up to the speeding train. In the game Toko Fukawa/Genocider Sho jumped and crashed through the window, yet Shin carrying his comrades with his Kagune chose to jump on top of the train cars, and with a hard crash and almost falling off Shin and the other manged not to get swept off the speeding train.

Once they recovered from the landing and now alert they stood up withstanding the air force of the moving train and looked and took in their surroundings, and there Shin was the first to spot a threat to their lives. They couldn't spot any Monokuma killer robots nearby, yet their standing on top of the train as well was a lone enemy far more dangerous any Monokuma they had come across to date. Standing guard on top of one of the rear train cars completely unfazed by the G force of the speeding train and alone was Samurai Monokuma.

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Shin: "...Drake. Sachi. Go on without me. One of the Warriors of Hope, Kotoko and our Komaru should be within a special train car towards the front. I'll handle my brainwashed comrade, so take care of Komaru. There should be a few Monokuma within the train to stop you along with Kotoko, but the danger should be minimal. Just watch out for Kotoko's strange gun which can paralyze you."

Sachi: "Ok. Leave the disobedient child to us. Go have fun playing swords over there with your woman."

Drake: "Will you be fine on your own, Shin? That girl seems pretty strong."

Shin: "She should be. Kisara over there is my Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu sword wielding heroine after all. She has low level enhancements aside from her sword, but she'll cut you down in a heart beat if you let your guard down. Only if it's me, her man can take her down... probably. Anyways, just leave it to me and go save Komaru!"

Though strange as it was Drake and Sachi hearing the confidence in Shin's voice didn't bother to ask him again if he'll be fine and began to make their way towards the front train car. Kisara, currently Samurai Monokuma saw the two heading towards her master Kotoko and sprinted forward to stop them. Shin saw Samurai Monokuma's intent and ran forward to intercept her while drawing Gravity Blade from a Na Ring. Samurai Monokuma's eyes glimmered with a deadly light as she activated a skill to side step him. Activating the High End skill of a Pandora, Accel Turn, one moment her entire body shined with a myriad of lights and the next she accelerated with a burst of extreme speed.

This speed was hard to match even for Shin and seeing Samurai Monokuma about to pass by he entered into Unlocked Mode. The Second Stage afforded him the power and speed to react and counter-attack Samurai Monokuma with his sword with the aim to cut off her one of her leg. Their was a pang of reluctance to harm Kisara and he almost hesitated, yet at this time it was a needless concern. As Samurai Monokuma sprinting with Accel Turn was about to be cut down by Shin's sword her figure flash and in the blink of a eye she vanished and reappeared behind Shin. Shin had seen this skill before in the Terminal Lobby and so without hesitation swung his sword to slash Samurai Monokuma, yet once again disappeared and reappeared, but only this time with four after images of herself surrounding him on all sides.

Shin: (Tempest Turn is so hard to deal with and isn't restricted in numbers of phantoms!)

Seeing Samurai Monokuma's serious Tempest Turn caused Shin's heart to skip a few beats. Unlike Accel Turn which improved with the rank of the skill enhancements, Tempest Turn was a standalone skill that wouldn't improve with a high level of enhancement, but depended on the skill of the user. It could create as few as two phantoms or as many as a thousand, so it's potential was very high for a C tier skill. In the wrong hands of a unskilled user Tempest Turn couldn't create more than two phantoms, yet in the hands of a skilled user like Kisara they could create countless high speed phantoms like now!

The four phantoms swung their swords down at lightning speed and countering this Shin summoned his Kagune. There was no time to figure out which was the real one, so he attacked them all with six Kagune tentacles. Each phantom was blown away and Samurai Monokuma reappeared one train car away from Shin and dripping off her sword Shusui was blood. Shin immediately retaliated with his Kagune, yet she had the time to slash him once across his right arm and retreat to safety without a scratch. Luckily the Lesser Fenrir Coat dampened the sword's power so it was only a flesh wound, yet if not for the defensive armor and Samurai Monokuma not stepping in deep enough with her B tier katana his entire arm would have been lobbed off.

Shin: (Tch! This is why I don't like fighting Kisara at close range. Fighting 3-dimensionally with Void Instant Movement isn't possible on this speeding train either. I also don't want to resort to overpowering her with Red Moon Formation or the Kakuja Kagune when I have more battles to deal with. I will if push comes to shove but until then-)

Shin looked over his right shoulder wound caused by Samurai Monokuma and seeing it as a minor wound, yet one that would hinder him he healed with Ki and the Rc Cells of his ghoul mutation. In a flash the wound closed as of nothing had happened. This level of high speed regeneration was a strong trump card of his and what made him the hardest to kill on Team Japan. It allowed him to stay in competitive form and pressured his opponents as the longer a fight continues the worse their own position will be.

At full strength once more Shin glared at Samurai Monokuma with the unfocused eye of Unlocked Mode and shot forward with Instant Movement while also employing Silver Dragon Scales for added defense. Samurai Monokuma as well leaped forward with Accel Turn and as the two met in the middle in a instant a blinding flash of sword exchanges begun.

Shin with the power, speed, and reaction speed of the Second Stage stepped forward with Gravity Blade and fought with increased weight slashes, yet Kisara in the First Stage with the mastery of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu and the higher quality Shusui reinforced with Nen fiercely fought back. Shin moved far faster than Samurai Monokuma and struck hard taking advantage of all gaps in her defenses he saw, yet time and time again she redirected his blows and attacked back swiftly and when she went on the offensive blood was always drawn. Shin avoided fatal injures by relying on his instincts and the defensive skill Silver Dragon Scales, yet in less than twenty seconds his body was riddled with cuts and bleeding heavily. Every time her katana Shusui charged with Nen waved before Shin'e eyes indescribable fear would surface along with his own blood cut out off of his body.

Shin: (If swords don't work then!!!)

Shin resolving himself for what was to come with all his strength slashed horizontally with Gravity Blade and Samurai Monokuma seeing through parried the attack and retaliated with Shusui flashing with the aura of Nen, but this was within his expectations. Her sword slashed into his chest covered in Silver Dragon Scales with ease and it was about to dig in deeper he took a step forward. The course of the sword was altered from a diagonal slash to a thrust that pierced Shin's left lung. Blood splashed everywhere and horrifying pain coursed the through Shin's body and was near impossible for him to breath with a collapsed lung, but he endured the pain all the while smiling and throwing a punch towards his enemy. Her katana Shusui was captured by his torso muscles that began to contract and was held in place with the support of Silver Dragon Scales.

Shin: (Soul Crushing Strike!)

Samurai Monokuma couldn't dodge unless she let go of her sword, but she would be left defenseless. With reluctance Shin's right fist crashed into Samurai Monokuma's right shoulder and exploded with Soul Crushing Strike. A sonic boom of Ki exploded at point blank range blowing her away and shattering her shoulder, yet not before she kicked Shin in the stomach and using the force of his attack and the kick to dislodge Shusui from his body. Samurai Monokuma flew through the air with a limp left arm all the way towards the very back train car about to fall off the speeding train, yet stabbing her black katana into the train at the last minute saved her from falling off as she hung on to her Katana for dear life. She tried to pull herself up immediately to not show weakness, but she coughed up a mouthful of blood as she did. Shin's Soul Crushing Strike didn't land anywhere critical, yet it was still a Ki attack that did both external and internal damage, so along a shattered shoulder Ki damaged her insides as well.

Shin wouldn't let this chance go and jumped towards her with Instant Movement and while simultaneously released a barrage of Ki Bullets. Samurai Monokuma with great willpower pulled herself back on the train and after pulling her sword out of the train car immediately ran forward while sidestepping through the the barrage of Ki Bullets. With inhuman agility and foresight bordering clairvoyance she ran through the rain of Ki emission attack and met Shin in battle once more. Both sides swung their swords, Shin in a two handed downward hacking slash and Samurai Monokuma relying on just her right arm attacked with a upward thrust intending to met her opponents sword and parry it to the side and than strike at his neck, but just before Shin the two swords Shin took a gamble to avoid just another standard sword fight.

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Shin: (Void!)

Shin kicked forward slightly with Void Instant Movement and let gravity take over as he began to fall forward off the train and ramming into Samurai Monokuma. She panicked and could only raise her katana to block without any fancy moments which resulted in a head on clash that was to her disadvantage and when Shin increased the weight of Gravity Blade the force almost broke her back. Desperate Samurai Monokuma used Accel Turn to push forward and then back, but it was just for a instant. For a brief moment she had gained some distance between Shin and used that time to go around him with the phantom clones of Tempest Turn. Shin retaliated with the power, speed, and reaction time of the Second Stage to cut the clones soon as they appeared. It was a frightening reaction time as he cut them all down instantly, yet she still managed to slip by him and place distance between them. It wasn't what Shin wanted and he had just noticed clear chips on his magic sword after clashing with Samurai Monokuma's B tier katana Shusui and there was a risk of his sword breaking, but it wasn't yet a hopeless situation.

Shin: (I struck her shoulder with Soul Crushing Strike instead of her chest. She didn't die, but her left arm is done for. Kisara can only wield her katana withe her right hand and additionally this short yet intense battle has finally taken its toll on her. Kisara has increased her Muscle Density with the Stat Package and other stats through enhancements, but they are all low level D tier enhancements that can't keep up with her skill and this level of battle. It's not a issue when there a team to support her, but choosing a B tier sword magic weapon instead of improving her specs becomes fatal here and now with the addition of her injury. As for myself, I've already closed my wounds and my Ki and stamina passively restores itself due to the Black Heaven & Earth Technique. In a endurance battle I'll win 10 out of 10 times and only in very short battles would I lose to Kisara... yet she won't let it end here. The girl who claims to be my sword isn't so meek to roll over and let her man win.)

It was as Shin believed. Kisara, Samurai Monokuma at her core was a selfish and prideful swordsman who desired victory to prove herself. If she weren't brainwashed she wouldn't dare point her sword at the man who she swore to protect and who she loved, but under the brainwashing of Izuru Kamukura all she could see before her eyes was a strong opponent. Her greatest advisory to date who despite not having the skill or training has pushed her back with natural instinct, experience, cunning, and above all else resolve. That's why to defeat the man before her eyes with what little strength she had left she gathered all her power for one last attack. Samurai Monokuma reinserted Shusui into her scabbard and kept her only usable hand on the handle of katana and a explosion of light of Accel Turn from her body. Then the little Nen she was using to reinforcing her body was gathered inside the scabbard. Shin didn't know what she was planning, but yet the feeling of danger that was already high has skyrocketed.

Shin: (Fuck, I'm getting chills just looking at her. I have no confidence to win here, and I've said this before, but I'll say it as many time till they understand. My comrades need to just stop aspiring towards being overpowered only when I'm their opponent!)

Shin didn't know what to expect, yet he could feel Samurai Monokuma's eyes trailing him, but he knew one thing. He knew that her clairvoyant ability due to her Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu training wasn't yet perfect, but he couldn't help but feel that as she was ready to draw her sword and cut him in two. Samurai Monokuma would attack with the fastest speed and would not make a mistake or let any opening go. All of Shin thoughts, plans, and even unconscious actions would be seen through and countered as well. Every cell within his body was now screaming at him to avoid confronting the swordsman before him and runaway. To runaway and wait for his foe to wear herself out. Shin felt he should listen to his instincts and let his opponents last stand burn out before it had begun, yet something in the far distance persuades him not to and didn't have time for another plan of attack. The train that was carrying them around the city was about to come to a set of train tracks that had collapsed. It wasn't shown in the game, but this was certainly the point in the game where the train runs off the tracks and crashes into Kotoko's arena.

Shin: (There's no room for waiting this out. I should just power through whatever Kisara has plan with Red Moon Formation, or...)

An idea popped into Shin's mind and immediately he jumped forward with Instant Movement. Kisara prepared to counter attack, yet she could no longer see through his inner thoughts for some mysterious reason. It was as if his thought patterns had changed and into one that was hard to read. Still, she couldn't allow him to reach her and not attack, so she stepped forward with a burst of speed of Accel Turn far greater than before and readied to draw her katana for battojutsu. Samurai Monokuma had not come up with a new technique, yet her sword drawing speed was all the same frightening and sent a chill down his spine. Her battojutsu were released at lightning speed and always with timing when her opponent couldn't react. During their previous spars Shin had never challenge her sword draws as he had to way to defend himself and always ran away, but now he couldn't.

Shin: (If it's the drawing speed I can barely mange in the Second Stage, the timing is the key. I'm can't allow Kisara to read my thoughts and strike when I'm most vulnerable, but what if I read her thoughts as well?)

Shin put himself in Samurai Monokuma’s shoes. The feeling of knowing everything his opponent was thinking appeared. Her habits, techniques, and possibilities of what she was currently thinking about flashed through his mind. Just as she was about to draw her sword, beyond all her expectations Shin shot forward with his foot pushed in the handle of Shusui into its sheath. Samurai Monokuma lost her balance then and there and now Shin's body glowed with a silver light. A silver dagger appeared within his free hand and stabbed towards Samurai Monokuma's, no Kisara's heart.

- *BOOM*!!!

It was immediately after that the train crossed over the missing train tracks and jumped the rails and flew towards a close by building. Both Shin and a now freed Kisara fell off the train and were falling towards the streets below. Shin saw that as Kisara awoke from her mind control a look of regret and shame could be seen on her face for pointing her blade at him. Seeing that as his first reaction after bring freed from her brainwashing had Shin feel complex emotions and he immediately hugged Kisara as they fell to the earth to protect her. Kisara was now disappearing from the world, so it was a pointless action, yet Shin felt he would forever regret it if he left things as they were.

- SIDE QUEST REWARD 4, TEAM JAPAN GENOCIDE. 7,000 POINTS AND B RANK AWARDED TO BOTH PLAYERS.

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Shin: "...Just what is this supposed to be."

After the intense battle with Kisara and falling off the runaway train Shin swiftly recovered with very few injuries and chased after his comrades who had went ahead to save Komaru. Shin first searched through the inside of the train that crashed through a large building/Kotoko's area, but did not find anyone. Only destroyed Monokuma robots. He was thankful that he didn't discover any bodies, yet was still worried. Shin then left the train and ran deeper into the building to reach the inner arena where the battle against Kotoko and her "Fighter Robot Highlander the Great" was to take place. Shin mentally prepared himself for another tough battle and considered numerous ways to defeat Kotoko and her robot, yet once he reached the arena entering from that the audience stands filled with Monokuma Kids... he was shocked by what he saw. There was not a great battle taking place. His comrades weren't fighting for their lives waiting for him to arrive and save the day like a hero. What he saw was...

Kotoko: "Hey, hey, big sis Sachi! Teach me something else!"

Sachi: "Fine. How about the recipe for type of poison that causes men's xxxxx to turn purple and fall off within a very few very agonizing hours? All you need is the the gallbladder of a common field snake and some commonly found household items."

Kotoko: "Yay! Let's do that! This sis is the best. The prettiest, most mature ice queen ever! So is this poison hard to make. Ah, we should keep our voices down so kids don't try this at home!"

Komaru: "...But you are a kid."

Drake: "Hey, can't we talk about something else!"

Shin: "..."

Shin had no idea what was going one or why everyone peacefully(?) getting along. Shin walked down to the arena floor and towards Drake and Komaru. Komaru who was kidnapped although a little flushed looked okay probably still *Pure*, yet she seemed as confused as himself, so he spoke to Drake in private as Sachi was busy playing with their supposed enemy Kotoko. Drake then explained what happened. He and Sachi infiltrated the train after leaving Shin to confront Kisara/Samurai Monokuma and they fought through a small army of Monokuma robots. After breaking through the enemy ranks they reached the front train car and stumbled upon... the event before it was too late for Komaru. They then fought Kotoko armed with her strange gun, yet she was easily defeated by the combined efforts of Drake and Sachi without harming her to avoid the 50,000 point penalty for doing so. They freed Komaru and then confronted Kotoko who was upset that Komaru was *saved* yet no one was there to *save* her in her time of need.

- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, WARRIORS OF HOPE OVERTHROWN. FIRST HALF 3/4 COMPLETE. SECOND HALF INCOMPLETE.

- HIDDEN SIDE QUEST COMPLETE!

SUCCESSFULLY HELPED TO PACIFY THE HATRED OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WARRIORS OF HOPE THROUGH WORDS RATHER THAN THROUGH FORCE. PARTIALLY PACIFIED THE HATRED AND TRAUMA OF KOTOKO UTSUGI. REWARDED 5,000 POINTS AND B RANK REWARD.

Drake: "And that's what happened. Sachi said a few... words to the young pink haired girl and she gave up without a fight. You were probably too busy fighting the samurai girl to hear the notification, but only Sachi received the Hidden Side Quest Reward. Now they are like best friends who just love to talk about using poison to hurt men."

Shin: "I see. I never considered using reasoning to deal with these insane children, but just what did Sachi say to Kotoko?"

Drake: "...Shin, there are some things better left unsaid. A woman's past is a woman's past. It's not my place to share. If you want to know ask Sachi, but I'll warn you. Don't ask if its merely out of curiosity."

Shin: "..."

Shin didn't know what to say to that, so he said silent as he watched Sachi and Kotoko. From their conversion it sounded like Kotoko still hated adults to the core, yet she found some peace connecting with Sachi. Shin couldn't imagine what they had talked about on the train, yet it couldn't have been something light to develop such a strong bond.

Shin: "It's fine I guess. All well that ends-"

Nagisa: "I wouldn’t expect this from those that aren’t Demons. No, I should say that this is Demon like. Ganging up on children and abusing them is the signature move of Demons, after all."

Kotoko: "Nagisa!!"

Stepping into the arena with the air of a young protagonist about him was Nagisa Shingetsu of the Warriors of Hope. He didn't understand what was going on and assumed that we were bullying Kotoko. Some of us who didn't know what was coming up assumed that he came to fight, but that wasn't the case. He still hated Demons all the same while saying he and everyone else had their reasons.

Nagisa: "To be honest we can’t help being scared of adults. From just hearing the footsteps of adults, just feeling the presence of adults... We, we get so, so, so scared we can’t help it. As long as there are adults it’s impossible for us to live in peace. We’ve already crossed that line."

Komaru: "Somehow, I got that feeling from you. I feel sorry for all of you, but no matter how horrible you were treated, it’s just not okay to hurt others like this! Doing to others what was done to you that’s just spreading misfortune and Despair to everyone else!"

Nagisa: "Then are you saying we should endure it? Are you saying we can’t have Hope?"

Komaru: "Hope?"

Nagisa: "No, I’ve had enough, so let’s put an end to this game. Leave this city."

Nagisa to prove that he was serious. That he only cared about creating a paradise for kids he removed Komaru's bracelet/bomb round around her neck stopping her from leaving the city.

Nagisa: "You want to escape us, right? Don’t you want to escape this city? If so, then I’ll let you escape is that enough for you?"

Kotoko: "Nagisa, are you sure?c

Nagisa: "...Yes. This is my decision as leader."

Kotoko: "But... But what about Monaca?"

Nagisa: "I... I’ll persuade her later."

And like so Nagisa promised to get Komaru outside Towa City once and for all so she can be safe. We all watched this and chapter 3 of Another Episode came to a close. Next, the curtains chapter 4 were raised and along with it new dangers.

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