Terror Infinity Side B

Chapter 28, Dangan Ronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

Four hours before the start of the final battle.

On the roof top of an abandoned hotel building five miles out from the above ground Resistance Base, a small gathering was taking place. On one side were the group of four; Team Japan's leader Shin, heroine of "Dangan Ronpa Another Episode" Komaru, and newbies Drake the Priest/Exorcist and Sachi the nurse and former assassin clan member. On the other side and standing behind a back table with only a black box placed on top of it were three individual. One was the man Shin recognized as a character of "Metal Gear Solid 4" and member of Team Freedom, the merchant of death who Team Japan had made a contract with to sell goods for Points and just Points, Drebin893.

Shin was expecting Drebin from the beginning, but he looked upset to see two more people with him. This had never happened before and he could not discern their identifies due to them wearing heavy cloaks. All he or the others could make out were that one of the cloaked individuals was very wide and tall, over fifteen feet tall to be exact with the width of three men. The other person was the size of a normal adult make, yet was staying perfectly still like a statue. Shin had no idea of knowing who these two were, yet his instincts told him that the two men were dangerous and should be avoided at all cost.

Shin: "So, who are your friends Drebin. You've never brought with you anyone along last time."

Drebin893: "Haha, sorry, but it couldn't be helped. This mission that your undergoing... is interesting to say the least with the appearance of The Guide and all, so a few of my comrades wanted to see the action up close."

Shin: "By comrades, do you mean they belong to Team Freedom? So like you they are freed NPC's?"

Team Freedom.

Shin didn't know everything about them, but he knew somethings from Drebin893. They were a new special team of God's Dimension composed of NPC that gained freedom during the shift of mission format. They sell goods to other teams for points. That's all Shin really knows about them, and it was doubtful any team new their true purpose.

Drebin893: "Yes. They belong to Team Freedom, but don't worry. We don't have the authority to move around and mess with your mission or harm you, so relax. No harm will come to such a loyal customer like you, so just ignore them as they won't be speaking. Just observing. You've also brought along a girl that shouldn't be here, so we should forget about the extras. Now... let talk businesses shall we."

Komaru: "...Ah, Shin..."

Shin: "...Okay. This is a big order, so I hope that you don't have to run back for anything. They don't cost rank rewards, but they are expensive and we'll be buying at least nine of them, along with some healing support items for my newest comrades. Here, I've already written down a list of all the items I need."

Shin handed over a list of items which his team needed for the upcoming battle to Drebin while still remaining wary of the two cloaked individual by his side. Drebin took the list pretending not to notice Shin's concerns and examined it. As he did he couldn't help but laugh out loud. It wasn't the biggest order he has ever been given, but it was for a new team like Team Japan (The one that revolves around Shin) and he could tell that Shin meant business. On Drebin893's side he didn't know everything about Team Japan's Guide Test, yet looking over the list he could tell that Shin and his comrades were preparing to fight a small war.

Drebin893: "No problem. We can get you everything that you need now. Still, I hope that you thought over your order wisely. They are effective weapons for a low level Sci-fi world like this, but you might not make back what your investing in this mission."

Shin: "Let me worry about that. To tell you the truth this mission is pretty broken. I'll definitely make back what I'm spending here with more than enough interest. Hey, we can split the cost between us right?"

Drebin893: "That's right. We don't have God's restriction for such things after all."

Shin: "Good. Then let's make the exchange."

Shin saying so confirmed his purchases, and along with Sachi and Drake split the cost. Team Japan acquired nine Mini Portable Surface to Surface Missiles for 18,000 Points, two Limb Regeneration Injections for 2,000 Points, and three Medium Grade Healing Potions for 3,000 Points. Shin offered 15,000 Points on his end and Drake and Sachi each offered 4,000 Points. Shin placed everything in his two Na Rings that was now almost full to capacity while handing over the Limb Regeneration Injections to Sachi and Drake for immediate use. Shin then made one last small purchase for 100 Points and began to leave saying farewell to Drebin893. Drebin looked satisfied with the deal just made, yet curiosity getting the better of him he called out to him.

Drebin893: "If you don't mind me asking... what do you need all those high powered grenades for? Those missiles that you've brought can easily clear out a few city block of all life already."

Shin: "Those are for... Well, let's just call it my final Hail-Mary move when things turn to shit like they always do for me. Anyways, nice doing business with you Drebin and I hope I can put on a good show for you and Team Freedom. Until next time."

Shin was still a little suspicious of Drebin and Team Freedom's actions, but having more pressing matter to intend to he left with his team simply thankful that he could make exchanges even while in the middle of a mission. Drebin watched as Shin's group left the rooftop of the hotel building with a charming and cool business smile of a merchant, yet as soon as they were out of sight he stopped smiling and looked back and forth towards his two cloaked colleagues.

Drebin893: "...So what do you think about him. I honestly thought he was a kid with just a bit of potential, but I never expected for him to be chosen by God as their representative, or at least so soon."

Hearing Drebin893's words the larger man in the cloak spoke up at last.

Team Freedom Member 1: "He's not bad for a *human*, but he's just that. A human. He and the other teams can't hope to match our team who come straight out of the world of fiction. He's a foolish child at that. God or no God, even with its support he wouldn't last a minute against myself or our weakest members."

Drebin893: "Well, maybe you could take him out now, but I don't know about later. Those illogical and foolish types in my experience are more scary than the logical and smart folks. You can't predict their growth unlike the latter and when they stumble and pick themselves up... they reach new heights the rest of us can't match. Well, that's just me. What do you think vice leader?"

Drebin turned away from the large cloaked figure to the average sized cloaked figure. At a glance he looked far less opposing than the others even wearing a cloak, but both Drebin893 and the large man held their breath in wait not wanting to upset the one they called their second in command.

Team Freedom 2: "...Doesn't matter. If he lives and grows stronger it is no concern to me... He's not my fated enemy. No *human* is. All that is there's left for me and us... is to complete the Plan and teach the humans... The weight of our existence. Nothing else matters."

Hearing those last few words of their second in command both Drebin and the larger cloaked figure felt a chill down their spine, but also a surging wave of confidence. Currently, there were a lot of forces at work within God's Dimension and their Team Freedom was still stuck in the lower middle ranks of all teams... but with this man and along with their absolute leader waiting for their groups return... They knew that one day and one day soon the top team of God's Dimension won't be Team Devil, Team Celestial, or as unlikely that as it is even Team Japan. It will be Team Freedom and once that day comes.... just like what was just said, everyone will feel the weight of their existence... in their last moments before the end.

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Having left Drebin and Team Freedom behind Shin, Komaru, Drake, and Sachi walked in silence as they made their way back to The Resistance camp. Drake and Sachi had already inject their Limb Regrowth Injections and we're feeling their skim and muscles itch as their lost limbs were slowly regrowing. Then to speed the healing process up they each drank a Medium Grade Healing potion. According to the time with Aqua, Shin told them that the process will be complete within a few hours and that all they will feel from their new body parts slight discomfort for a few days, but it wouldn't hinder their combat ability. Shin had personally taken a low grade Healing Potion and could vouch for their effectiveness. Potions in general didn't heal wound immediately, but circulated within the consumers body, significantly speeding up the healing process and this effect would last till the potion loses its effect after being absorbed completely like any other food or drink. Komaru was relived to hear this, yet he was frowning as they walked back to the camp.

Shin: "Komaru what's wrong?"

Komaru: "...Its nothing... but those weapons that you bought. It just reminded me that we are going to war is all. I knew this from the beginning, but it's a bit too much."

Shin: "I get that. I may enjoy battles and fictional words more than most, but I would be out of my mind with worry if this was my first mission. I was a regular otaku before all of this after all. Drake and Sachi had special training all their lives and so they are adapting well, but for you to be okay with just a few mental breakdowns now and again and crying every other day is commendable."

Komaru: "I wasn't that bad! Okay, maybe I was... but there's something else that I'm worried about Shin."

Shin: "What?"

Komaru: "It's the Monokuma Kids."

The fate of the Monokuma Kids. In the original plot there was no means of safely saving them from the brainwashing. Their helmets which were responsible for the brain control were set to go off after all and to stop the Monokuma with the Monokuma Controller trips the explosives in their helmets.

Komaru: "I just wish there was something that I could do for them is all. I may be leaving everything behind once the battle is over... but till then I want to do everything in my power to help. I don't want any regrets."

Shin: "Komaru... I've already told you right? This city is done for. Even if we could get the adults to not attack the Monokuma Kids who are just victims, they and the Monokuma will continue to slaughter the adults. Destroying the Monokuma Controller is the only way to stop the Monokuma, but that means killing the children. A way to stop both sides was never showed in the game."

Komaru: "I know that, but isn't there some way to undo the Monokuma Kid's brainwash-"

Komaru stopped in her tracks and fell behind her group. Everyone looked back at her confused and say a look of utter surprise on her face. Shin was the first to ask what was wrong and after he, Drake, and Sachi heard her answer... they had the same expression on his face, but Shin's was even worse. He cursed himself for being so stupid for not seeing such a obvious possibility and now immediately wanted to test it out. Their group then turned around from where the Resistance camp was and began to search the area for the target of Komaru's hypothesis. Ten minutes of looking around the area they found it, or rather him. Shin, Komaru, Drake, and Sachi stood around a line male Monokuma Kid and once they confirmed that he was alone they dragged him off into a small corner store of Towa City. Then after searching the building for hidden cameras that could possibly be used by Monaca Towa or others to spy on them, and not finding any, they sat the Monokuma Kid on a chair and restraining him with rope.

Drake: "I'm glad that none of the Monokuma came after us when we kidnapped this boy. Would have been a pain to deal with. No we can do as we please with the boy."

Sachi: "Drake, now those are the lines of a scumbag villain. Do you need a *correction* in behavior?"

Drake: "That's not what I meant at all! And what the hell is a *correction*, woman!"

Shin: "Can you two stop fooling around. Komaru's idea needs to be tested. I feel stupid for not realizing it sooner, but if it works... The entire plot of Another Episode will forever be changed!"

Komaru: "Shin, I know that it was my idea, but are you sure this is okay? This won't hurt him, right?"

Shin: "Of course! This won't kill him and at best I'm risking a penalty of 10,000 Points. It's a big hit, but I have the points to cover it. Now-"

Shin stepped in front of the struggling Monokuma Kid tied down to the chair. He stretched out his right arm and as if grasping something he activated the magic he acquired from the world of Apocalypse Alice. A rhythm began to play within his mind and his entire body shined with a brilliant silver aura of magic power. Moments later a large silver great sword of heroes materialized and grasped in his right hand, and from there the great sword shrunk down to the size of a small dagger. The Monokuma Kid seeing all of this had no idea of magic or what the sword could do, but for some primal urge, call it a survival instinct to remain himself, he began struggling harder to break free of his restraints. So much so that he was hurt his body try to break free and had to be held down by the others. Shin watching the extreme reaction of the Monokuma Kid after seeing Holy Sword Switch felt that they were on the right track and stepped forward and stabbed the magic tool into the heart of the Monokuma Kid.

Shin: (How can I be so stupid as to not realize this possibility? Holy Sword Switch can erase all forms of brainwashing, but I've always used it to counter magic type brainwashing like with Psyche Force and the like. Didn't I have hopes that if I had this power during my battle with Saki I could have saved her? I did even though her brainwashing was physiology and mind control through suggestion, and not magic based. If Holy Sword can truly remove all forms of brainwashing and safely at that, then why not mechanical brainwashing?)

Komaru's idea to free the Monokuma Kids having recalling Shin's power, and Shin's own thoughts on the matter were proven correct. As a silver magic aura enveloped the struggling Monokuma Kid from the heart and soon he calmed down. Once fully enveloped by the silver magic aura cracks began to spread throughout the Monokuma Helmet that all Monokuma Kids wore and within second the entire the helmet shattered into thousands of unrecoverable pieces to reveal the true face of the enemy of the adults. A young boy maybe not even seven years old. He was unconscious and unresponsive, but as he was still breathing it meant that he was alive and well.

Komaru: "...Thank goodness! Thank god he's okay! Shin! We can save the Towa City now! The happy and cliché ending that didn't exist before is no longer impossible! The battle between the kids and adults can be prevented! Isn't this great?!"

It was then at that moment that a notification rang within Shin's mind and his alone. It was a notification by God, but one that surprised him. It was not a notification of points or even a Hidden Side Quest. It was the notification of the start of a Bonus Mission.

- BONUS MISSION HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!

MISSION OBJECTIVE: AS A PLAYER YOU ALONE HOLD THE POWER TO FREE THE CHILDREN OF TOWA CITY FROM THE WARRIORS OF HOPE'S BRAINWASHING. KOMARU NAEGI HAS SEEN YOU WIELD THIS POWER AND NOW WISHES FOR YOU TO SAVE ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE CITY THAT YOU COME ACROSS TO END THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN UNKNOWN REWARD AT THE END OF THE MISSION THAT WILL BE CALCULATED BY HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU HAVE SAVED, AND AS YOU ACTIVED THIS BONUS MISSION DURING THE MISSION YOU WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL REWARDS. WARNING: REFUSING TO COMPLETE THE MISSION WILL RESULT IN A NEGATIVE IMPRESSION OF YOU IN KOMARU NAEGI'S EYES, AND WILL NO LONGER FEEL THAT SHE CAN TRUST YOU.

Shin: "Bonus Mission? Not Hidden Side Quest? Is this the thing that Jin once-"

Komaru: "Shin! Let's go save Towa City!"

Shin: "Ye-yeah. Let's give it our all"

Shin was taken back by Komaru's enthusiasm and couldn't say no to her even if he wanted to as he could see that saying no here would mean the end for their relationship. As both comrades and as man and woman. This was just one more burden for Shin to bear during these desperate times, yet he had no desire to runaway for this challenge. It was a unknown reward from God, but he couldn't help but be tempted up complete it. Additionally, the battle with Team Germany in the last mission taught him to be more greedy with taking risks to gain as much power as possible. If God was giving him a chance to acquire more points and he felt that it was possible, he had no reason to turn his back at a chance.

Shin: (Why should I runaway? This actually isn't a difficult mission for me with Holy Sword, an A tier magic tool to remove brainwashing, but what if it was someone else? Anyone who thought about it after they return to the Terminal could prepare a method to free the Monokuma Kids. Hikari once even told me about a pre-made hacking tools within the exchange system which could take control of even a world power's nuclear program, but since I'm not coming back later to complete it God is rewarding me far greater than someone who returns to this Mission World. I'm fortunate enough to have the right power for the job, so why pass up the chance that others miss?)

Shin also realized that he wasn't under a time constraint either. He could deal with Monaca Towa and Aqua today, and then tomorrow free all the children and finally face the Guide Izuru Kamukura to settle everything and return home.

Sachi: "So what will we do with this kid? He's both in danger from the adults and his former comrades as well."

Komaru: "Hmm... How about leaving him with an adult we can trust? I've talked to a okay adult in Resistance who his against their violent actions and doesn't want to see adults and kids killing each other. Her name is Hiroko Hagakure."

Shin: "Hiroko? Ah, if it's her we can trust her. Still, we should be careful and hide him along the way so no one notices him. Komaru, lets just deal with Monaca Towa and my last comrade today and then tomorrow I'll go out and save the children. If we wait till tomorrow we may be able to convince the adults to help us once they know that they won against the kids and that they won't be a threat to them anymore. What do you say?"

Komaru: "That's fine. I'm not so selfish that I'll ask you to take on more burdens today when you, all of us have so much on stake already."

Shin was happy to see Komaru was being reasonable. Their group then hid the former Monokuma Kid within a duffle bag they found within the corner store and left making their way towards The Resistance camp.

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Proofread by Azarza and Deltoren.

This is one of the main reasons I had Shin acquire Holy Sword Switch way back in Apocalypse Alice. Along with the moment with Renji, it was always my plan to free the Monokuma Kids and Shin receiving this Bonus Mission. Also, as a reminder the difference between a Hidden Side Quest and Bonus Mission. A Hidden Side Quest is a mission that's hidden within the plot and only needs to be discovered and can be solved with an available method. A Bonus Mission is a mission outside the plot/Main Mission for extra points. It was impossible to remove the brainwashing in the game. It's a bit confusing, but let's leave it at if you didn't bring into the Mission world a method to remove brainwashing like Holy Sword Switch, or a Sci-fi computer and skilled hacker to hack the programing as it was too complex, it would be impossible to remove the brainwashing. Not even getting Monaca Towa to undo it would work, so only the actions of a power outside the world would have saved the Monokuma Kids. Also, as this is a very hard to discover and complete Bonus Mission unless you had the right powers, this mission is very, very rewarding as you will all find out. Like I said, this is a very broken mission.