It was the second day of school, and someone already died on day one. Who will die today ? The one who died today...was my doing. Let me tell you what happened.
First, Akira-san walked to me and said he wanted to talk. I saw in his eyes so much sadness...I couldn't refuse. Once we were alone, he said : «It looked very strange, but I'll tell you why I didn't save my sister.»
- «I'm listening.» , I said.
- «...Before she was killed...She make me promise to let her die, whatever happened, she knew she would not get out of here alive. She said «Please, even if they rip my body appart, do not save me, stay still.» Ryu-san...I did what she said and now I feel like I'm a terrible person ! I needed to tell you, so you would not see me as a monster, or anything like them», when I heard his story...I could only pity him, by fear he let his sister die.
- «Those people...They are monsters.» , that day, I decided to be in their way. Not to defeat them, but because my heart was telling me «Let them kill you, you don't deserve to live».
After the first class was over, when it was time for lunch, I had made my mind. To explain, those people works in groups. Some of them are the most powerful and you can't just be by yourself. Akira-san gently told me whose group was the stronger and now I was going to join them.
This group was lead by a girl. Her name was Mita Sora, she was really pretty with long black hair, her eyes were evil...Staring at her victims with so much hatred. And when her eyes got on me...My heart stopped, was I afraid ? Yes. Very.
I walked to her, with no emotions on my face, just looking at her. She then smiled and stand up.
- «The newbie ! What's your name ?» , she asked me.
- «Kono Ryu.» , I bowed to her, and pretented to be happy to meet her.
- «Mita Sora.» , when she said her name, it's was like she was saying «Don't forget my name, it will haunt you for the rest of your life» and it was true. I can't forget her name or her face.
- «It's nice to meet you, Mita-san.» , I said with a smile. She chuckled and turned to her «friends».
- «What about we ask him to join us ? He seems nice.» , she said, and they replied «Yes, Mita-san.»
- «Then...Kono-san, do you want to join us ? But if you do, you must follow whatever I say. Do you understand ?» , I was scared of her, but yet, later...We were alike, very much alike.
- «I would love to join you !» , she seemed glad to hear it. Her smile was like a psychopath about to kill his victim.
If I understood well...Every night they play a game, it's a role playing game. If you got the assassin role, you will have to kill someone, they assured me it was not a real deadly game, so of course I trusted them.
In the corridor, a poor student was being bullied. Two young man took his bag and throw it away, before punching in the the face, humiliating him.
- «You want to be better than us ?! You are nothing !! You can't beat us ! Look at you, you can't even defend yourself !» , they laughed at him. It was too much, I dropped my bag and got into the fight.
The first guy tried to punch me, but hopfully I was quick, I didn't wanted to fight them, so I just grab the bullied student hands and ran away with him.
- «Why did you save me ?» , he asked, holding ice on his cheek.
- «I can't stand seeing someone sad. I was just like you before coming here.» , I said.
- «Ryu-san !» , at that moment Akira-san came. Fear on his face, «Thanks the gods, you are okay !»
- «I'm sorry Akira-san, but I needed to help this poor guy.» , again, Akira-san looked angry at me, because I did something stupid. Sorry, please forgive me. I don't care if I die.
He just took off and leaved me in the changing room with the student. I smiled at him and his tears dried. He said my smile was like a sunshine, the only one he have seen since months.
Me ? A sunshine ? It can't be...I am a shadow of what I used to be, and I was just a jerk before. I'm still a jerk.
- «Come on, let's get you to class now. I will watch your back !» , I did a friendly pat on his back and opened the door for him. Both of us became friends now, the second one I had in this hell. Not every student is a monster, but they can turn you into one.
Kosugi-san was a sad person, maybe even more than me, he never talked about his past. I just heard that he had no family at all and it make me sad. We spent the rest of the day together, when I was with him, nobody dared to touch him, I was his guardian angel. My heart now was telling me «If you die, he'll die too. Save him.» Ok ! I will ! I will save Akira-san and Kosugi-san.
Do you know how you become the best student of this school ? Show them you are the boss, let the competition start !
- «Kono-san, we will play our game...Come on join us.» , Mita-san's voice was cold, I hated her with all my body and soul. To me, she was the devil.
- «Yes, I'll join.» , the worst decision of the day.
- «Make place for Kono-san, please !» she pushed her friend out of a seat for me and once I took the place, the game started.
- «We are gonna play role playing tonight ! I'll be the queen, Murata-san you'll be the knight. Your mission for the night is to protect the assassin.» , she smiled at me, I looked at Murata-san, he was a young man, but older than me. I could tell he and Mita-san were dating, but was it love or just a way to survive before cutting the other throat ?
- «And who is the assassin ?» , I asked, by curiosity. But in me I knew the answer...
- «Kono-san...You are the assassin !» , why me ? I thought it was a game ! That night I killed someone. I am a killer, a monster, someone bad !
- «I see...Then, what is my mission...Mita-sama...?» , saying «sama» was hard for me, because she didn't deserved to be called that way.
- «Simple. Kosugi-san... He plays your victim, so here is the fake poison. Make him drink it.» , I took the poison bottle and walked to Kosugi's-san room, he was sitting in front of his window. Probably thinking about something sad, like me. I should have said «no» to her, I should have protected him like I promised.
- «Don't eat too quickly Kono-san or you'll puke !» , Kosugi-san yelled at me. I was so hungry that I finished my lunch in one minute.
- «Sorry ! I was too hungry !» , my stomach was hurting and Kosugi-san was almost laughing at me.
- «See ?! Told you ! Stop eating too fast !» , he was laughing so hard that I joined him. He fell off his chair and I was laughing harder.
- «Are you ok ?» , he took my hand and got up. His face wasn't happy anymore.
But still, he was happy to be my friend and told me that again and again.
- «Once we got out of here, I will join your doctor school, so we can be doctors together !» , it was his new dream.
- «Kono-san !» , he stand up and faced me, «I'm glad to see you !»
I bowed to him and handed him the bottle : «It's for you !» I said. He took the bottle, with perplexity...But smiled.
- «Ah...The game, right. I am playing the victim tonight.» , he seemed sad, he knew something I didn't, but I never got the time to ask him.
- «Let's have lunch again together tomorrow !» ,I said, smiling. He was my friend and I wanted to spent time with him.
He just smiled and said «Goodnight, Kono-san» his words were so deep, why didn't I understood what he tried to say... «Please help me I'm about to die....» but no, my heart couldn't hear his voice.
- «Goodnight then.» , I bowed again and got back to my room, Akira-san was waiting for me. He was worried, I'm sorry ! Don't hate me !
- «Don't come back at this hour ever again ! I thought you were dead !» , sometime I told myself «He is acting like a woman» but he was just worried and wanted to protect me, so I erased those words.
- «You don't have to be worried about me, I can take care of myself.» , I stopped when I heard a beep from my computer, I just receive a message. It was from Mita-san....
«Hey ! It's Mita-san, just wanted to check if you did your job ? If so, you did well. You are part of our team now ! Congrats !»
Just shut up ! Stop texting me ! I don't want to hear your voice ever again ! You monster !