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As I slowly woke up I felt a briez on my face. It was warm. Why was it warm, the mornings were cold. It should have been cold I opened my eyes in surprise. A bright shining sun. As soon as my eyes got used to the light I saw the top of what could only be a cruise ship. I stood up and looked around. I was on the cruise ship. I was in the ocean. I panicked for a second not know why or how I was on that ship. I ran to the railing of the ship and quickly looked down to see if this was real or some sick joke. In doing so I almost dropped my surgical mask. That's right my mask. I almost forgot about my talent. Hiroaki Hidaka the ultimate Dentist.
My thoughts were interrupted by a voice. When i looked up it was the voice of girl around my age. She had a straw hat and a dirty pair of overalls with what looked like dirt stains on the knees. “Hey where you been all this time? We've been looking for people all morning.” she said that with such a tone it was almost angry. “We, who's we?” i was confused and a little annoyed at how she was talking. “Me and all the other students silly!” Her expression made it look like i was already supposed to know that. Im Yuki Ishikawa by the way. I'm the ultimate Gardener.” She took my hand and pulled me to the inside of the boat.
It was huge. “Hey where are you taking me!?” I pulled back but she pulled harder. “To meet with everybody else. “ “Everybody else? How many of you are there?” “About fourteen more students.” “Students?” We entered a large ballroom filled with other people. Was the boat filled with just ultimates? In the crowd of faces I saw my friend Michio Tachiki, the ultimate Journalist. What was he doing here? I freed myself from Yuki’s grasp and to walked him. When i got closer he saw who I was and gave me a big smile. “Yo! Hiroaki wass up man!” I gave him a hug and asked him about the boat “Where are we Michio?” he looked around and said “Dont know dude no one does. But looks like you were the only one left.” “What makes you say that?” Before Michio could answer another voice came up. “Everyone knows someone here and Michio was the last one to see his friend. It's only logical that you are the last one.” A girl standing tall said that. She looked tough and very muscled like a pro wrestler. Yuki leaned in closer to me. “That's Jurota Koyasu the ultimate Armour.” “Armour?” “yea she makes weapons.” Note to self don't get on her bad side.“So nobody knows why the fuck were here?” said another voice, this one deeper. For a second I thought his hair was on fire, but it was his hair. “That's Kazuhiro, the ultimate candle maker.” If it wasn't for Yuki i would be totally lost.
Then a high pitched and annoying voice broke the tension. “Enough introductions everyone!” With that everyone looked the to stage of the ballroom and out popped what looked like a stuffed animal. “What in the fuck are you!” said a girl with the biggest hair I've ever seen in it was in a ponytail. bigger that her head a curled around itself and draped over her left shoulder. “That's Yumiko Takeuchi, she's the ultimate hair designer.”The stuffed animal spoke again “I am Monokuma! Your headmaster on this killing trip!” Wait did he just say killing trip? “What do you mean killing trip?” a girl with a ice skating outwith on screamed at him. Ultimate ice skater i guess.”Kenjiro Yamaji” Yuki said. Monokuma spoke over Yuki saying ”Why yes a killing trip! I hope your all as excited as I am!” another voice broke our silence. “Just where the fuck are we you dumb animal!?” This one had a transparent shit with a coat over his shoulders. “Fumihiko Nakao, the ultimate fashion designer.” Again Yuki telling me who they are. “Well if you stop interrupting me and let me explain i'll tell you ya little brat.” Coat guy looked really offended.
“Here's how the trip will go. we are in the middle of the ocean and this boat will reach shore in a few weeks. The last two surviving students will be given riches beyond your wildest dreams! Buuut if there there are more than two of you when shore is reached then you all die!" This time it was Yuki who spoke out. “Survivors?! You mean your going to kill us?!” she pointed at him. “No no no, your all going to kill each other!” With that last word my heart sank. There was an uneasy tension in the room. "Every time someone is murdered you will have a short time to find clues and evidence to find the killer!” I couldn't take it anymore. “What?! Is Our life just one big game to you?!” “Pupupupu. That's the point of this killing game!” And with that he fell into some kind of trap door and left.
With everyone now on edge I couldn't find anything to say. “So let me get this straight.” Micho said a little muffled with his hands to his mouth “Were all trapped on a boat and the only way to escape is to be the only other person to survive this?” A shy girl looked at him with fear in her eyes. “This has to be some kind of prank right? They can't really expect us to kill each other!” Her hair was like cloud wrapped up in two ponytails floating above her head. She was wearing a sweater with lots of strings around her fingers and a backpack. “The ultimate Pupitre. Mamiko Kobayashi.” “Thanks Yuki.” I say sarcastically. She's starting to bug me. “Calm down everyone.” The boy who said this was short, shorter than everyone. His hair was shiny with what looked like hair gel. It was in the shape of horns. “Im sure theres a logical explanation for all this.” Again. Yuki. “Note Soichiro. Ultimate Theologian.” Theologian? “What's that?” “Study of gods.” “Ah, ok.” A really muscular man came up the the small boy trying to calm us down grabbing him by his cape like shawl. “That's the ultimate football player, Hiroki Takagaki.” He was wearing mesh shorts over compression pants, a dirty tank top and what looks to be the chest piece of football uniform. “Oh yeah? And whats your explanation for this huh? Do you even remember how we got on this boat cuz i sure as hell can't!” In that moment we all realized that none of us did. “Ah! I remember being kidnaped and then waking up in the dining hall!” “Kanae Hirata. Ultimate seamstress. Id stay away from her she's a bit nuts.” I can tell she said that way to happily. A boy ran past me and for the door screaming. “This is all too much I cant handle it!” Kazuhiro running after him. “Kenta wait!” With that both of them left leaving the room emptier by two. “That was Kenta Omigawa the ultimate Linguist. Yumiko found him asleep in the dorms mumbling in Spanish then when she woke him up he started speaking in different languages till she understood him.” I guess Kento’s panic let everyone know that it was OK to leave.
Everyone left with in pairs with the person they knew. Except for two boys. One was big and had a ripped construction worker outfit on and the other boy who had on what looked like a tracksuit. The smaller one was trying to talk to the bigger one but he wasn't having it. He looked mad. “The bigger one is Tessho Yasumoto Ultimate Construction worker and the smaller one is Takehito Kosugi Ultimate Race Car Driver. Takehitos been trying to talk to him all day.” Wonder why. With Takehito chasing after Tessho beyond the door and into the hall no one was left but me, Yuki, Michio, and surprisingly Jurota. She was the one Yuki knew. “So Jurota you make weapons?” I tried to break our awkward silent. “Yea, I specialized in guns and explosions. Kinda hope I don't have to use them.” She says that last part with a sour face. “Well i'm going to my dorm I don't need any of the drama that might unfold.” “Wait Jurota can I come with?” “Sure Yuki.” Now it's just me and Micho left not knowing what to do. We were scared. We were all scared. Trapped on a boat and the only way to leave is to be one of the two students left after everyone else has died off. This is how our Hell Overseas started.