History Fanfic / Class78thWatchesTheFuture

** Makoto might be a NiceGuy and an AllLovingHero, but even his classmates are shocked to see him get enraged, especially [[spoiler:when he yells at Monokuma in fury for fabricating a suicide note from Sakura to manipulate Hina into trying to kill all of them]].

** Makoto himself has a guilt complex of his own, noticed by Junko. He partially blames himself for each murder (he couldn't prevent Sayaka from attempting murder, gave Chihiro the idea to train with Mondo that led to his death, incited the rivalry between Taka and Hifumi that Celestia used to orchestrate both of their deaths, and chose not to speak to Sakura about [[spoiler:her allegiance to the mastermind]]), and Junko works to try and till these seeds of guilt.

** Played with everyone calls out Hiro for his future self asking Makoto to sell his organs to the Yakuza, as what really justifies that one is Makoto revealing that they actually ''had'' that conversation just weeks earlier.

* TooDumbToLive: Yes, Yasuhiro. Call Sakura having a boyfriend a joke ''right after being exposed to wanting to sell Makoto's organs and/or identity''. There's no way someone close to Sakura and Makoto (i.e. Hina) would want to beat you to a pulp after this.
* TranquilFury: Upon seeing Taka's murdered corpse, Mondo slips into this for once, building up his anger far more slowly before erupting.
* TraumaButton: Mondo being angry becomes this to Chihiro, considering that Future!Mondo murdered his future self in a fit of rage. Any time Mondo gets angry, he's shown to tense up instinctively.
* TroubledFetalPosition: Sayaka and Toko's reaction to Leon's execution. Chihiro's reaction to his own death (and several times afterward). Toko gets reduced to this again after her HeelRealization.

** Mondo isn't quite as stupid or clueless as Hiro, but he's still a HotBlooded person who usually acts before thinking. However, [[spoiler:during his confrontation with Celeste, he's accurately able to psychoanalyze her and discern her real motivations for orchestrating the deaths of Taka and Hifumi (her hatred of her ordinary past self) without the help of anyone else]].

*** [[spoiler: This goes especially for Sayaka since she was a attempted murderer and a victim.]]

'''Makoto''': [[{{Catchphrase}} No, that's wrong.]] I'm no soldier Mukuro, but even I know that the best laid out plans don't always go as planned. Things are always changing, just like in life, [things] aren't always set in stone. Just because you have a road laid out in front of you doesn't mean you have to walk on it, you can always look for other roads. And even then, I think spending the effort to find those other possibilities is more important than the end result itself. So that's why I believe there's a possibility that we'll all survive from this and that I'll be fighting for it once I find it. Besides, as morbid as it was, what we watched will help us I'm sure. We learned and [saw] things we otherwise might've not known. You're one of the best soldiers out there Mukuro, if not, the best. You said before that once you know the enemy fully, you can easily defeat them. And so, I believe in you Mukuro, and I hope you can believe in yourself as well.

'''Makoto''': [[{{Catchphrase}} No, that's wrong!]] You aren't weak, Chihiro. And you're certainly not a coward. You have [an] inner strength inside you, one that is larger than you think.\\

** Following the "man's fantasy" scene in the bathhouse, the girls severely punish Hiro and Hifumi for it, as well as Leon, Taka, and Mondo for supposedly watching the scene (Chihiro is spared since it's made clear that he didn't watch it, while Toko is actively ''trying'' to get Byakuya to watch it). The girls do consider punishing Makoto later (since he didn't resist Hiro and Hifumi as hard as he probably could have), deciding to have him be their maid, possibly in Sayaka's idol costume, but eventually abandon that plan despite Makoto himself being ''willing'' to go along with it if it would help relieve the tension. [[spoiler:In any event, he eventually gets his [[MisplacedRetribution (misaimed) comeuppance]] when they watch a gratuitous scene of him in the shower inspired by a scene from ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation''.]]

* AdaptedOut: The "Free Time" events were cut out of chapter 5 as to not disrupt the mood of Makoto not feeling well.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: From Byakuya, after it comes out that [[spoiler:Hina knew Sakura had committed suicide and attempted to sabotage the class trial to get everyone killed.]]
-->'''Byakuya''': In your grief and anger, you decided to take revenge on us. In your path to revenge, [[spoiler:you decided to forfeit your own life, to drag Makoto and Kyoko down in the process, to justify it by saying that we all killed her, including yourself and them.]] How despicable.\\

-->'''Byakuya''': Then tell me… what other choices do we have currently? All floors have been opened, and all avenues of escape blocked. The few rooms that are left unexplored are barred from us, [[spoiler:with only one now available thanks to Sakura.]] Tell me, are there ''any'' options that don't involve confronting the mastermind at some level?

** [[IdolSinger Sayaka]] begins to engage in this, [[spoiler: as she is the one who slaps Byakuya for his future self's callous desire for [[TheMole Sakura]] to die, even thinking of FlippingTheBird at him. Later, she calls out Toko for her hypocrisy, as while Toko believes that the class sees her as disgusting, she insults them more often than not, something Toko herself finds unable to deny]].

* CallForward: Over half the characters from [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Class 77]] are briefly namechecked, including:

** Chiaki (she’s referenced as the Class 77 representative)
** Nagito (Makoto recognizes him as the one from Celeste’s story)

* CooldownHug: From Makoto to [[spoiler:Hina, when she breaks down over her future self falling for the fake suicide note and trying to get everyone killed.]] He notes that he does the same thing with Komaru.

** A good chunk of the class has this reaction to [[spoiler: realizing that Sakura wasn't murdered, but rather committed suicide, many finding it unbelievable that the strongest member of the class would take their own life.]] While Leon wonders why [[spoiler: no one believed suicide was a possibility, everyone else points out that every other time there was a death, it had been murder, plus the head wounds and Aoi's meddling made it harder to make it out as suicide]].

* DisappointedByTheMotive: No one in the class is impressed to see why Celeste orchestrated the deaths of Taka and Hifumi. Sayaka pretty much sums most of the class's thoughts while also giving a ReasonYouSuckSpeech.
-->'''Sayaka''': [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch YOU BITCH]]! You complete and utter bitch! How could you not regret anything you did?! Not even feel a shred of guilt from taking a life?! You manipulated Hifumi, framed both Taka and Hiro, got Hifumi to kill Taka before betraying him! ALL FOR A [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] CASTLE?!
--> '''Leon''': Sayaka, calm down!
--> '''Sayaka''': I can't, Leon! She had the nerve to say that she regrets nothing! The gall to look as if she did nothing wrong, that all that matters is pursuing her dream! ARE YOU SO APATHETIC TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL A SHRED OF GUILT FOR WHAT YOU DID?!
* DontSaySuchStupidThings: In Chapter 4, when Sayaka [[spoiler:lets loose her anger with Hina for sabotaging the class trial to get everyone killed, among the things that she's angriest about is Hina stating that she blamed herself for Sakura's suicide, and that she deserved to be executed for it along with everyone else.]]

** Mondo isn't quite as stupid or clueless as Hiro, but he's still a HotBlooded person who usually acts before thinking. However, [[spoiler: during his confrontation with Celeste, he's accurately able to psychoanalyze her and discern her real motivations for orchestrating the deaths of Taka and Hifumi (her hatred of her ordinary past self) without the help of anyone else]].

* EnragedByIdiocy: A pretty good way to define the class' reaction to about 90% of Hiro's Free Time Events, and other moments that highlight [[InsaneTrollLogic his thought]] [[ConspiracyTheorist process]]. Some highlights include his "explanation" of his clairvoyant abilities and sales pitch for a recording that's supposed to aid the listener in enlightenment ([[AwesomenessbyAnalysis Junko]] was left massaging her forehead going "Ow. Ow, my brain." at the sheer stupidity involved), his recounting of his "close encounter with aliens" (Which led Leon to ask him point blank whether he was on drugs), his theory that the culprit of Case 3 would be either [[KilledOffForReal Chihiro]] or Alter Ego (Mondo actually had to be physically restrained from beating Hiro to a pulp), and his revelation that he was [[TooDumbToLive conned into paying a million dollars for a glass ball]] (''Byakuya'' lost his temper at that, and Celeste mused that she was right to classify Hiro as D-Rank). Of course, there's also the way everyone reacted when they learned [[MoralEventHorizon Hiro was willing to ask Makoto to sell his organs to pay off his debt, rather than dip into his retirement fund]], but ''that's'' a different trope.

** Makoto [[ItsAllMyFault partially blames himself for each murder even though he wasn't the killer each time]] while Junko [[NeverMyFault deflects any responsibility of the deaths that occur despite being the Mastermind]].

* GoThroughMe: When Chihiro's true gender is exposed, Genocide Jill openly considers killing him since "he's an adorable boy". However, she finds her plan halted by not only [[SecretKeeper Mondo Owada and Leon Kuwata, whom Chihiro had confided in earlier along with Makoto Naegi]], but also Sakura Ogami and Aoi Asahina. This gets more heartwarming since after TheReveal, Chihiro was worried that his classmates would hate him, but this proves they still accept him, and even sympathize with his reason for crossdressing (an {{Aversion}} of SchoolBullyingIsHarmless left him with crippling inferiority of his physical strength).

* HumbleHero: Makoto in spades. While he is one of the smarter students of the class (others include Kyoko, Byakuya, and Junko), he is still very down-to-earth and humble, seeing himself as nothing special despite his ability to solve each of the cases. Unlike other examples of this trope, though, it's also implied to be due to his lack of confidence and inferiority complex of being the only OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent in a school for the extraordinary. Many members of his class do occasionally call him out for his deprecation.
* IHatePastMe: This trope, combined with FutureMeScaresMe, is present, as the ones watching the visual novel are, as in the title, Class 78. Since Makoto and Kyoko are able to figure that the class had lost their memories, they (minus Mukuro since she's playing as Junko) experience how they behaved in the beginning. With them able to see their behavior from the more neutral view of Makoto, some experience frustration with the way they behave, such as Kyoko with [[spoiler:her inability to trust or let go of grudges]], Toko for her paranoia and distrust, Kiyotaka for his [[InnocentlyInsensitive insensitivity]] towards Sayaka being murdered in Makoto's room and boisterous attitude to studying, and Byakuya with his arrogance and belief he will never lose.
** Byakuya becomes an especially good example of this trope, as his future self's constant arrogance, disregard of everyone else, and selfishness also starts annoying him, with him finding his behavior out of line.

** Since she was the first one to attempt murder, Sayaka develops a massive guilt complex for being the one who ultimately begins the DeadlyGame, one that worsens as the murders and executions become more and more cruel. Even with Leon and Makoto working to try to assure that she wasn't responsible for anything afterwards, she very clearly sees herself in a negative light for kicking off the killing game.
** Makoto himself has a guilt complex of his own, noticed by Junko. He partially blames himself for each murder (he couldn't prevent Sayaka from attempting murder, gave Chihiro the idea to train with Mondo that led to his death, incited the rivalry between Taka and Hifumi that Celestia used to orchestrate both of their deaths, and chose not to speak to Sakura about [[spoiler: her allegiance to the mastermind]]), and Junko works to try and till these seeds of guilt.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Most of the biggest twists from the final act of the game are revealed early on, albeit not necessarily to Makoto or most of the class. These include Junko being the mastermind, the fact that Mukuro is impersonating Junko, Kyoko being the daughter of the headmaster, and the fact that the class's memories of each other had been erased.
* LetsWatchOurShowPlot: Duh. This in an interesting scenario, as unknown to them, the mastermind of the DeadlyGame they're in, Junko, is also watching with them, curious to see if they'll figure out her identity and also look how people will react to each motive.
* LovedByAll: ''No one'' in the 78th Class of Hope’s Peak really has a bad word to say about [[TheHeart Makoto Naegi]]. Since the “viewing” is happening from his perspective, his FirstPersonSmartass and CovertPervert tendencies ''do'' get him in trouble from time to time- for instance, during the class’s introduction, or while Hiro and Hifumi [[ToxicFriendInfluence dragged him into peeping on the girls]]. However, nothing he says or does throughout the events of the Killing Game is bad enough to [[BrokenPedestal shake the class’s trust in him]] - for the most part, any missteps are forgiven after some embarrassment on his end, and some light teasing from his friends. (It certainly doesn’t hurt that [[CluelessChickMagnet most of the girls in his class have crushes on him]], and are thus quick to forgive the occasional hormonal impulse on Future Makoto’s part.) While some of the more cynical students- mainly Byakuya, Celeste, and Kyoko- find their class rep’s [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids determination to trust in and forgive people insanely frustrating at times]], they also acknowledge that that idealism is a part of who Makoto is, and respect it in its own right. The only exception to this uniform affection towards Makoto would be [[BigBad Junko Enoshima]] - and even that’s complicated! Due to Junko’s [[BlueAndOrangeMorality “despair” mentality]], she appreciates his role as a SpannerInTheWorks, even as she hates his work as a HopeBringer!

** [[spoiler: Sakura being revealed as TheMole.]]

** However, it's played far more seriously with Byakuya. It's undeniable that the future Byakuya is an absolute scumbag: a [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] {{Jerkass}} who simply sees the DeadlyGame as something meant to be won by any means necessary, such as manipulating the second crime scene via DesecratingTheDead to see who he would need to be wary of if he was to commit murder or inciting disharmony by refusing to associate with the recently revealed traitor, Sakura, and even outright saying it would be better if she died. However, the present Byakuya is left holding the blame of his future self, being submitted to verbal bashing by the rest of his class. He does eventually call the rest of the class out for this trope when they were far more sympathetic to [[spoiler: Hina's future self attempting a TotalPartyKill]]. The only response anyone can offer to him is Sayaka reiterating that the video reflects who they were and what they were capable of just months earlier, and to her credit she doesn't let herself or [[spoiler:Hina]] off the hook.

* MyFistForgivesYou: Mondo's response after Hifumi apologises for his future's self's murder of Taka. Taka doesn't approve, but Hifumi accepts it.

** Following the "man's fantasy" scene in the bathhouse, the girls severely punish Hiro and Hifumi for it, as well as Leon, Taka and Mondo for supposedly watching the scene (Chihiro is spared since it's made clear that he didn't watch it, while Toko is actively ''trying'' to get Byakuya to watch it). The girls do consider punishing Makoto later (since he didn't resist Hiro and Hifumi as hard as he probably could have), deciding to have him be their maid, possibly in Sayaka's idol costume, but eventually abandon that plan despite Makoto himself being ''willing'' to go along with it if it would help relieve the tension. [[spoiler:In any event, he eventually gets his [[MisplacedRetribution (misaimed) comeuppance]] when they watch a gratuitous scene of him in the shower inspired by a scene from ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation''.]]

** Hina eventually reaches this watching Chapter 4. [[spoiler:Byakuya's constant hatred and vilification of her best friend [[TheMole Sakura]], the resulting distrust from both Hiro and Toko, Sakura's death, and Byakuya's heartless responses to the event cause her to develop a deep loathing of the trio to the point that she throws a bowl of hot miso soup at the Ultimate Affluent Progeny.]]
** Makoto has one that builds up over the story. Across the story, he holds a vindictive hate of Monokuma for how cruel and manipulative he is, but he finally erupts in fury when [[spoiler: Monokuma plays the NeverMyFault card in response to faking Sakura's suicide note and blaming Hina alone for her actions. He erupts in rage at the bear's claim, looking at the bear with nothing but hatred and calling him scum as he points out that it was because of his interference that Hina was pushed to the brink, concluding by calling the mastermind a "petty, rotten, gaslighting coward".]]

** Present-Day Makoto, Mondo, and Leon are this in regards to Chihiro actually being a boy.

* SwappedRoles: [[spoiler: During Mondo and Celeste's confrontation during the break after Chapter 4, Mondo and Celeste switch roles. While Mondo is usually a HotBlooded and violent disposition and Celeste is a calm and collected maiden, Mondo's accurate psychoanalysis of Celeste leads the two reversing roles, with Celeste trying to slap him while Mondo, in the grip of TranquilFury, calmly grabs her hand]].

--> '''Hina''': You don't even show a shred of remorse! You laughed at the fact Hifumi believed what you said about Taka! You did everything for a shallow, worthless dream! YOU KILLED TWO PEOPLE FOR YOUR SELFISH DESIRES! THAT'S SICK! UNFORGIVABLE!
** Sayaka gives a blistering one to Toko when she sees that [[spoiler: she kept insulting Sakura to the point that Hina was no longer able to restrain herself, leading to Genocide Jack injuring her]].
--> You know? You really are pathetic, Toko[.] You claim we see you as disgusting, yet you insult all of us; you think none of us care about you, yet you show the most apathy. You believe we're bullies, who're just waiting for the chance to bring you down. Yet you and Jill are bigger bullies than anyone here, on screen. That really is pathetic!

* TooDumbToLive: Yes, Yasuhiro. Call Sakura having a boyfriend a joke ''right after being exposed wanting to sell Makoto's organs and/or identity''. There's no way someone close to Sakura and Makoto (i.e. Hina) would want to beat you to a pulp after this.

*** Hina [[spoiler: attempting a TotalPartyKill to avenge Sakura, even though Makoto had done nothing that hurt Sakura, unlike Toko, Hiro, and Byakuya]].
** Mukuro shows shades of this as well, as when Hiro tricked Makoto into donating his organs to the [[{{Yakuza}} Kuzuryu clan]] without his consent, Mukuro protected him, something Makoto is immensely grateful for. She is also the most violently protective, as if Future!Makoto is threatened or insulted, she has to restrain herself from stabbing the TV.

** The first happens in [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12362788/24/Class-78th-Watches-the-Future chapter 24]], dealing with the aftermath of watching the first trial. Mukuro finds out that Junko simply sees her as another disposable pawn in her despair-spreading schemes, and her confrontation afterwards leads the Ultimate Despair to confirm this notion. When Junko affirms that she would kill Mukuro without hesitation if it gave her despair, Mukuro breaks down crying after seeing that her [[UndyingLoyalty loyalty]] and love was AllForNothing. When Makoto passes by, he hears her crying and works to comfort her. She hides her role in the DeadlyGame their future selves are trapped in out of fear of Makoto's reaction (he did not immediately forgive Sayaka for framing him, so Mukuro worried what would happen if she admitted to being a co-conspirator in the game), but she does admit to her concerns that she's [[TrappedInVillainy trapped in her path, and it will only end in her death]]. It's because of his speech that she starts to seriously think about revealing Junko's plans to him, but struggles to overcome her unwillingness to abandon her sister and fully defect.
---> '''Mukuro''': None of my training, none of my experiences, nothing prepared me to see my own death in the future. It's something you just don't think about. When you fight, you're always thinking ahead of [your] opponents, always looking for openings and planning ahead. You down one person and you've already figured out how to take on the next five. The last thing you want to think about is your own death, and now that I've seen it….I can't help but wonder if this will be my future. If I'm just going to fight until I die...
---> '''Makoto''': [[{{Catchphrase}} No, that's wrong.]] I'm no soldier Mukuro, but even I know that the best laid out plans don't always go as planned. Things are always changing, just like in life, [things] aren't always set in stone. Just because you have a road laid out in front of you doesn't mean you have to walk on it, you can always look for other roads. And even then, I think spending the effort to find those other possibilities is more important than the end result itself. So that's why I believe there's a possibility that we'll all survive from this and that I'll be fighting for it once I find it. Besides, as morbid as it was, what we watched will help us I'm sure. We learned and [saw] things we otherwise might've not known. You're one of the best soldiers out there Mukuro, if not, the best. You said before that once you know the enemy fully, you can easily defeat them. And so, I believe in you Mukuro, and I hope you can believe in yourself as well.

---> '''Makoto''': Say Chihiro. How are you feeling?
---> '''Chihiro''': Not well.
---> '''Makoto''': Yeah, I can imagine that. Want to talk about it?
---> '''Chihiro''': ...Why? Why was Mondo jealous? What reason [was there] for him to be jealous of me?
---> '''Makoto''': It was because you were showing a strength he didn't have, Chihiro. Combined with the stress of the situation, he just…reacted. Seeing that you were someone that he tried to become was just too much for him.
---> '''Chihiro''': [[HeroicSelfDeprecation But I'm not strong!]] I'm weak! Weak enough to get myself killed! To have to rely on others support! I couldn't even help anyone before I died! I'm not strong. Not at all. I'm just a weak, little coward.
---> '''Makoto''': [[{{Catchphrase}} No, that's wrong!]] You aren't weak, Chihiro. And you're certainly not a coward. You have [an] inner strength inside you, one that is larger than you think.
---> '''Chihiro''': B-But-
---> '''Makoto''': Chihiro, you had the courage to admit to [[SecretKeeper me, Mondo, and Leon]] that you were a guy. You had [the] courage to face the reveal of your secret when we were watching the trial. And may I remind you that your future self had no memory of Hope's Peak, so that inner strength was always there. You just didn't know it. You are strong Chihiro. After all, you saw it for yourself didn't you? It might not have been the best circumstances, but all you really needed was just a little push. I'm sure you must have been feeling the same way.
** Ironically, he ends up being the recipient to this from his class twice.

----> '''Hina''': Hey Makoto. Do you really feel that way?
----> '''Makoto''': Well, sometimes yeah. I mean, even though I forget about this sometimes when I talk to you guys, all of you have such amazing talents. Every one of you excel in your field. But me... other than my optimism, I'm just a normal guy lucky enough to be picked to go to Hope's Peak. And even then, it was quite the misfortune that got me into here. I know, it must be pretty stupid compared to the problems you guys have, but it's something I can't help feeling that.
----> '''Sayaka''': No. No, it's not stupid at all.
----> '''Kyoko''': We all got our insecurities, Makoto. There's no need to feel embarrassed about it.
----> '''Leon''': Yeah man, it's not that big of a problem.
----> '''Mukuro''': You may see yourself as inferior, but at the end of the day, we're all still part of Class 78.

----> '''THH!Sakura''': I think that somehow... you remind me of him.
----> '''THH!Makoto''': Huh? Me?
----> '''THH!Sakura''': Well, in certain ways. Your build is obviously different, but you both have a strong core.
----> '''THH!Makoto''': Strong core...? N-No, I...
----> '''THH!Sakura''': You don't have to be modest. I know strength when I see it. Okay?
----> '''THH!Makoto''': O-Okay...
----> '''Hina''': Yeah, you're definitely way too modest, Makoto. If Sakura says you're strong, you have to be!
----> '''Chihiro''': And she isn't the only one who thinks that. I also think you're strong. And I'm sure everyone else think so too.
----> '''Kiyotaka''': Chihiro is correct on that! While not physically capable as some of us here, you have an inner strength that few can match!
----> '''Mondo''': I have to agree with my bro and Chihiro [here]. You definitely [have] a lot of courage inside your heart.
----> '''Sayaka''': If everyone else says so, then it must be true. You have a big heart, one that's willing to face anything.
----> '''Kyoko''': And I'm sure that heart will help everyone in the killing game.
----> '''Makoto''': Th-Thanks...
* YouMonster: Makoto's reaction to Monokuma murdering Mukuro and callously disregard her death is to call the bear a "bastard", and upon learning that he [[spoiler: swapped Sakura's suicide note with one he forged to push a broken Hina into killing everyone]], Makoto calls the mastermind's mouthpiece "scum" while at the RageBreakingPoint.
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We all know the story of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': in her plan to [[HopeCrusher spread despair across the world]], [[BigBad Junko Enoshima]] erased her classmates' memories and trapped them in a DeadlyGame, the ultimate prize being to escape to the outside world if they could get away with murder. However, one year into Class 78's time in Hope's Peak Academy, a mysterious man named Spirit teleports into their classroom and sweeps them to a strange place that lets them [[LetsWatchOurShowPlot see their future selves]] as they fight against the murderous machinations of the malevolent Monokuma. But with the class seeing themselves driven to butcher one another and betrayal after betrayal, will Junko turn the attempt to save them into one that drives them to despair?

** Following the "man's fantasy" scene in the bathhouse, the girls severely punish Hiro and Hifumi for it, as well as Leon, Taka and Mondo for supposedly watching the scene (Chihiro is spared since it's made clear that he didn't watch it, while Toko is actively ''trying'' to get Byakuya to watch it). The girls do consider punishing Makoto later (since he didn't resist Hiro and Hifumi as hard as he probably could have), deciding to have him be their maid, possibly in Sayaka's idol costume, but eventually abandon that plan despite Makoto himself being ''willing'' to go along with it if it would help relieve the tension. [[spoiler:In any event, he eventually gets his [[MisplacedRetribution (misaimed) comeuppance]] when they watch a gratuitous scene of him in the shower inspired by a scene from ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation.]]

** Following the "man's fantasy" scene in the bathhouse, the girls severely punish Hiro and Hifumi for it, as well as Leon, Taka and Mondo for supposedly watching the scene (Chihiro is spared since it's made clear that he didn't watch it, while Toko is actively ''trying'' to get Byakuya to watch it). The girls do consider punishing Makoto later (since he didn't resist Hiro and Hifumi as hard as he probably could have), deciding to have him be their maid, possibly in Sayaka's idol costume, but eventually abandon that plan despite Makoto himself being ''willing'' to go along with it if it would help relieve the tension.

* AdaptedOut: The "Free Time" events were cut out of chapter 5.

** Makoto himself has a guilt complex of his own, noticed by Junko. He partially blames himself for each murder (he couldn't prevent Sayaka from attempting murder, gave Chihiro the idea to train with Mondo that led to his death, and incited the rivalry between Taka and Hifumi that Celestia used to orchestrate both of their deaths), and Junko plans to try sowing more seeds of guilt.

* CallForward: Over half the characters from [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Class 77]] are briefly namechecked, including Mikan (Makoto has been injured enough times to befriend her), Kazuichi, Gundham (Mondo compares Monokuma to "that Tanaka guy with the hamsters[, who] never shuts up about his black magic."), Akane (Leon tells Hina she could match Owari in an eating contest if she wanted to), Fuyuhiko (part of the same Yakuza clan Hiro got in trouble with), Nekomaru (Sakura spars with him from time to time), Sonia (Leon mocks Hina for swiping as many of the sweets she brought from her homeland as she could), Teruteru (Hina had an embarrassing first meeting with him in the dining hall), Chiaki (she’s referenced as the Class 77 representative), Nagito (Makoto recognizes him as the one from Celeste’s story), and Mahiru (Chihiro suggests she may know how someone got an embarrassing photo of Leon).

-->'''Byakuya''': "Then tell me… what other choices do we have currently?" he asked the group, his tone severe, "All floors have been opened, and all avenues of escape blocked. The few rooms that are left unexplored are barred from us,[[spoiler: with only one now available thanks to Sakura."]]\\
'''Byakuya''':"Tell me, are there any options that don't involve confronting the mastermind at some level?"

** He does it again when [[spoiler:everyone is debating against Kyoko's plan of Makoto distracting Monokuma while she explores.]]

* CallForward: Over half the characters from [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Class 77]] are briefly namechecked, including Mikan (Makoto has been injured enough times to befriend her), Kazuichi, Gundham (Mondo compares Monokuma to "that Tanaka guy with the hamsters[, who] never shuts up about his black magic."), Akane (Leon tells Hina she could match Owari in an eating contest if she wanted to), Fuyuhiko (part of the same Yakuza clan Hiro got in trouble with), Nekomaru (Sakura spars with him from time to time), Sonia (Leon mocks Hina for swiping as many of the sweets she brought from her homeland as she could), Teruteru (Hina had an embarrassing first meeting with him in the dining hall) and Mahiru (Chihiro suggests she may know how someone got an embarrassing photo of Leon).

* CooldownHug: From Makoto to [[spoiler:Hina, when she breaks down over her future self falling for the fake suicide note and trying to get everyone killed.]] He notes that he does the same thing with Komaru: "Whenever she gets upset, and she has a hard time talking about it, I comfort her like this. Hug her until she lets out all her feelings."