A girl with long brown hair and a pink and white jumper looked up at the massive brick building in front of her.

"Hope's Peak Academy, a school for Ultimates... I wonder what kind of people I'll meet. I hope they'll be fun!"

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"Hey, ya little squirt!" Akane yelled out loudly.

Ichika puffed her cheeks out. "Little squirt? Don't call me that, you chicken nugget!"

Akane ignored her. "Is it true that you're the Ultimate Parkourist? That means you can climb up walls and buildings, and do stunts, right?"

Ichika blinked. "Huh? Well, yeah, I mean. That *is* what a parkourist does." She giggled. "What of it?"

Akane grinned. "Alright! I've been looking for a new opponent! Fight me! Right here, right now!"

Ichika smiled. "Yeah no. I'm a parkourist, not a fighter."

"Eh? But my gut's tellin' me that you're much stronger than you look, and I'll have fun fighting you!"

Ichika raised an eyebrow. "Your... gut...? Do you always follow your gut?"

"Well duh. My gut's never wrong."

Ichika raised an eyebrow. "Do you ever think before you act?"

"Think...? Why would I need to think while fighting? All you gotta do is get a few good hits on your opponent!"

"Ooooh, so you're strong, but not smart." Ichika smiled innocently. "You are aware that there is a whole lot more to fighting than just raw strength, right?"

Akane punched her fists together. "Who cares about that? Now c'mon and fight me!"

Ichika chuckled lightly. "You seem to be nothing but brawl." She beamed. "My answer is still no! Maybe you should go and fight someone else... like Pekoyama-san or Harukawa-san!"

"But I did ask them and they both said no!" Akane whined. "C'mon! It'll be fun."

"Haha! No!"

You ended up having to run away from Akane, who never gave up on asking for a fight.

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Today is the summer sports festival and you're going to play soccer! Which position will you play?

> Let's try the forward position. ✔️

> Let's try the defence position.

> I'll attempt being a goalie.

"Hey, let's have a good match, huh?"

Aoi nodded. "Of course! But... I do wish we were swimming instead..."

Ichika blinked. "Uh... Swimming?"

"Yeah! Swimming is great! Do you do any swimming?"

"The games about the start, I think we should focus on that right now." Ichika chuckled.

Aoi gasped. "Oh, right!"

You played a fun game of soccer!

***

> Let's try the forward position.

> Let's try the defence position. ✔️

> I'll attempt being a goalie.

"I'll try out the defence position. It sounds like fun!"

"Defence? But aren't you really sporty?" Tsumugi asked nervously. "Isn't the defence for those who aren't that good at sports?"

Ichika shrugged and smiled happily. "Maybe. But I've never been the defence before, so I want to get the experience as soon as possible."

"Oh... I guess that makes sense."

You successfully pulled off being the defence!

***

> Let's try the forward position.

> Let's try the defence position.

> I'll attempt being a goalie. ✔️

"Alright! Let's block some flying balls!"

Tenko chuckled. "Ho-hoo, I hope you're ready, because I'm going to win this game with my Neo-Aikido skills!"

"Kick them as hard as you can, okay? My goal is to go all out, so I expect you to do that same!"

Tenko nodded energetically. "But of course! Here's to a good game!"

You played goalie as best you could!

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"Oh, you're Enoshima Junko, right?"

"Yup yup! That's me! The Ultimate Fashionista!"

Ichika smiled and tilted her head. "Really? But you look so different from the picture I've seen on magazines."

"Well, that's because they're all like, totally photoshopped, y'know?"

"Oooooh, I see. So..." Ichika paused. "They photoshopped your boobs to make them seem bigger?"

"Wh-What!?" Junko froze for a moment before sighing. "Y-Yeah... I mean, people nowadays like bigger chests, so the photographers did some extra editing."

Ichika smirked and raised an eyebrow. "Geeeez, humans are pretty pervy nowadays, aren't they?"

"Yeah, they really are, aren't they?" Junko grinned. "Have you met Hanamura-kun? He's a pretty good representation of them."

"Nyufufu, he really is, isn't he?" Ichika tapped a finger to her cheek. "But he's really cautious of me now..."

"Cautious of you? Why?"

"..." Ichika smiled innocently. "I have no idea!" She then gave Junko a gentle smile. "...You seem really nice, Enoshima-san, but I don't think you should pretend to be someone you're not."

"Huh...?" Junko gave Ichika a strange look. "What... are you talking about?"

"..." Ichika grinned childishly. "Oh, I dunno. Wait, what were we talking about again?"

"Oh, we... We were talking about Hanamura-kun, weren't we?"

"Oh, right!" Ichika beamed. "Hey, wanna go see him now? I can force him to make some food for us!"

"Oh, that sounds great! His cooking *is* pretty great." Junko grinned.

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Kokichi looked over at Kaito. "Oh..."

Kaito blinked. "Huh?"

Ichika was in between them and sighed. "Oh god..."

"Wooow, Momota-chan! Is it just me, or have you been following me around everywhere? You must really really like me!"

"Like hell I am! Who the hell would like some liar like you!?"

Ichika groaned. "Geez, you guys really can't be in the same room without fighting, huh?"

Kokichi put his hands behind his head. "Nee-heehee, it's always Momota-chan's fault. He's waaaay too hotheaded for the normal person."

"I'm hotheaded!? At least I'm not a lying coward like you!"

Kokichi tilted his head. "Coward? Wow, you sure say some pretty interesting things, Momota-chan. Do you need a mirror to see what a real coward looks like?"

"You-!"

"You two really are polar opposites." Ichika butted in with a small smile.

Kaito gave Ichika a confused look. "Huh? Opposites?"

Ichika smirked. "Well, I mean. Except for the coward thing. Both of you are cowards."

"Excuse me!?" Kaito glared at the small girl.

"Heeeey! You shouldn't call an evil supreme leader a coward!" Kokichi pouted.

Ichika gave Kokichi a blank stare. "...When I call *you* a coward, I don't mean in the typical sense. I thought someone smart like you would've picked up on that."

"..." Kokichi stared back at Ichika blankly.

"Um, you two okay? You guys are looking a little weird." Kaito asked, oblivious to the situation.

"Nee-heehee, Momota-chan, you're terrible at reading the air, aren't you? Even Kiiboy is better at it, and he's a heartless robot!"

"Why you-!" Kaito glared at Kokichi. "That's it, I'm gonna slug him!" He yelled, clenching his fist.

Ichika sighed. ""Oh my muffins..."

"Waaaaaah! Momota-chan's gonna punch meeeee! Aki-chan, protect me!"

"Hell no! You did this to yourself!"

You attempted to get away, but Kokichi kept pulling you back to use you as a shield from Kaito.

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Today is the school festival... And your class is doing an escape room!

> I need to check my surroundings! ✔️

> That wall looks suspicious...

> You're really good at this!

"Hey, Kuzuryuu-san! Have you found anything! I think I found something pretty important!"

Fuyuhiko crossed his arms. "Tch. This bullshit is such a waste of time."

"Heeeey, don't be like that!" Ichika pouted. "At least try to have fun, would ya?"

"...You're way too energetic."

"Yeah, I get that!" Ichika grinned. "Now c'mon! Let's try and do this in record time!"

You worked together with Fuyuhiko and completed the escape room quickly!

***

> I need to check my surroundings!

> That wall looks suspicious... ✔️

> You're really good at this!

Nagito placed a finger to his chin. "The walls are covered in blood, yet the blood seems to be placed in a specific way..."

Ichika nodded. "Yeah! They probably form a code of some sort. With that code, we'll probably be able to decipher something that can either open the door or lead us to another clue."

"Then let's try and figure that out. However, I believe we need to check the room a bit more. Just the strange pattern isn't enough to figure out what it means."

"That's a bloody brilliant idea! You're really fun to work with, Komaeda-san. Are you familiar with this kind of stuff?"

Nagito nodded. "I enjoy puzzles like this, they're fun."

"Yeah, they really are! Looks like we have something in common!" Ichika grinned.

"Wow, scum like me has something in common with the Ultimate Parkourist..."

Ichika sighed. "Hey now, don't say that. How about... Instead of degrading ourselves... let's use that intelligence of yours and make it out of the escape room together!" She smiled.

"..." Nagito looked taken aback for a moment. "Oh... uh..." He then smiled. "O-Of course..."

You worked with Nagito and managed to complete the room together.

***

> I need to check my surroundings!

> That wall looks suspicious...

> You're really good at this! ✔️

"Alright... I believe that's the last clue. I think we can leave here now." Shuichi smiled gently.

"Yeah, it is!" Ichika pumped her fist up in the air. "Yahoo! We did it! We did it! You're such an amazing detective, Saihara-san!"

A light blush covered Shuichi's face. "A-Ah... Thank you but... I'm just an apprentice-"

Ichika pouted and crossed her. "Saihara-san, you wouldn't hold the title of the Ultimate Detective if you weren't a detective, so stop putting yourself down like that!"

"A-Ah... Sorry..." Shuichi sweatdropped.

Ichika sighed and an amused smile took place on her face. "Muffins above..."

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Byakuya clicked his tongue in annoyance. "...Who gave you permission to sit at the same table as me?"

Ichika tilted her head. "...The school? This place doesn't belong to you. Also, the dining hall is a common area."

"And you sit down anyway? Don't you know who I am?"

Ichika shook her head. "No. And quite frankly, I don't care."

Byakuya looked taken aback. "E-Excuse me!?"

"Anyway, I came here for a chat!" Ichika beamed innocently. "I don't believe we've met before. Togami-san, right?"

"You come here, say you don't care who I am, and expect me to talk to you? Know your place, commoner." Byakuya glared at Ichika.

"So, Togami-san. I heard you're apart of a huuuuuuge cooperation! What does that cooperation do?"

Byakuya turned his head away from Ichika in disgust. "I have absolutely no reason to answer your questions. Leave immediately."

Ichika scoffed. "Or what? You'll sue me? If you do that... It'll be more of a win for me, you stale end-piece of white bread."

Byakuya looked highly offended and glared at Ichika. "What did you just call me, you child!?"

"Ah, geez, that was such a half-baked insult. Rye are you so worked up about it? Well, considering how stuck up you are, I should've expected you to be this sourdough."

Byakuya gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "If you do not stop with these worthless puns, I *will* get someone in here to forcibly remove you from my sight."

Ichika pouted. "Eeeh? But I'm on such a roll! Oh well, I don't feel too bad about stopping the bread puns here dough. It's the yeast I can do after hurting your fragile ego like that."

"Leave. Immediately!"

Ichika smiled innocently. "Haha! No." An unamused expression then took place on her face. "Don't tell me what to do, you four-eyed, wet cardboard looking slug." Ichika's face went dark.

Byakuya continued threatening you, but you just kept throwing out puns, ignoring his threats.

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"Ah-haha! Wow, I can't believe that happened, huh, Monomi? Maaaan, that was pretty fun though!" Ichika laughed merrily.

Monomi was staring at Ichika as if she had three heads. "Wh-What was so fun about that!? You hurt yourself pretty badly and you're laughing!?"

Mikan heard a commotion from inside the nurse's office and peeked her head in. "H-Hey... is everything okay in- HEEEEEEEE!" She screamed. "O-Oh my god! Y-You-! So much b-blood from-!? Wh-What happened I-"

"Woah there. Calm down, Tsumiki-san. It's not that bad." Ichika waved her hand dismissively.

"O-Oh no... I just yelled at you... A-And I wasn't here when you first came in! I-I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! Would you forgive me if I took off my clothes!?"

Ichika shook her head gently. "You didn't do anything wrong. Don't take your clothes off, those are supposed to stay on you. Also, there's no way you would've known when I would come in. I just happened to come in when you weren't here." She smiled innocently.

"U-Umm... May I please... ask how you got those injuries...?" Mikan pointed at the blood.

"Ah-haha! Funny story, actually!" Ichika grinned. "You see, Saionji-san threw Monomi here up in a tree, and Monomi got her little diaper stuck on a branch. I came by and climbed up the tree to try and help get her down. I got up to where Monomi was, reached my hand out and..." She averted her eyes to the ground. "...Heavily underestimated how heavy Monomi was. When she grabbed my hand, she slipped off the branch and pulled me down with her for a tree-rrific fall!" She chirped.

"Y-You wouldn't have been so badly injured if you didn't use yourself as a cushion for me!" Monomi snapped. "And I'm not that heavy!" She added.

"Oh, really? Well, guess I'm just really light, haha!"

"You seem really light-headed too!" Monomi exclaimed.

"Pff- No, I'm not. I'm always like this."

Mikan looked absolutely horrified. "O-Oh no... Did you land on your front, side, or back?"

"My back!" Ichika chirped. "I could've sworn I broke something, but thankfully, I didn't!" She laughed happily. "What a relief, huh?"

"R-Relief?" Mikan gasped. "I-I need to check for a concussion! Your bleeding pretty badly a-and-"

"Don't worry, Tsumiki-san. I can deal with these injuries myself. Sorry to worry you, but I'm fine."

Mikan blinked in shock. "H-How...? H-How can you say that with so much b-blood pouring down y-your face!? I-I-!" She slapped her hands over her mouth. "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to yell at you again! P-Please, forgive me!"

"Don't worry, don't worry. You can go back to whatever you were doing before I interrupted you. Sorry for disturbing you, I'll be out of your hair in a jiffy."

Mikan threaded her hands together. "B-But... I-I'm the nurse here and... I'm supposed to help people s-so... will you please let me treat your wounds...?"

Ichika smiled. "Thanks for the offer, but I'm fine. I can do it my-"

"But she's the Ultimate Nurse. She's an expert on treating injuries like this, so you should really let her help you. It's her job, isn't it?" Monomi chimed in.

"..."

"P-Please, Akiyama-san?"

"..." Ichika sighed. "...Fine. Also, call me Aki. We're friends, aren't we?" She smiled innocently.

Mikan blinked. "F-Friends...?" Her eyes then went wide. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pause like that! I-I'll go and get the bandages! P-Please wait for a m-moment!"

Mikan helped patch up your injuries while you kept trying to have a stable conversation with her!

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Your last winter at the academy... Graduation will be here before you know it. Why not take the time to wander the campus one last time?

> I'll go check out the classroom. ✔️

> Let's wander around the courtyard!

> I'll relax in the dining hall for a bit.

"Hey-ho Shirogane-san, Kiibo-san." A smile stretched across Ichikas face. "Fancy seeing you two here."

"Oh, hey Aki-san. What are you doing here?" Tsumugi asked.

"I'm just wandering around campus. Hard to believe that we have only a few months left together, huh?"

Kiibo nodded. "Indeed. These three years passed by rather quickly."

"I know... It feels so unreal that we're all graduating soon..." Tsumugi pushed her glasses up. "It almost feels fictional... doesn't it?"

"It really does..." Kiibo looked down at the ground sadly. "I'm going to miss being your classmate."

"Hey now, just because we're graduation soon, doesn't mean we can't keep in touch." Ichika giggled.

Tsumugi nodded. "Yeah! Maybe we can plan meet-ups sometimes, and just hang out together, just like we did during school!"

"That sounds like so much fun! What do you think about that, Kiibo-san?" Ichika turned to Kiibo.

"That does sound quite enjoyable." Kiibo smiled gently. "I would like to participate in something like that with you two."

"I'm sure the others would like that idea as well." Tsumugi said before her eyes lit up in excitement. "I know! Let's go ask them now! I'm sure most of them are still wandering around on campus."

Ichika nodded. "Yeah, that's a great idea!"

You spent some time with Tsumugi and Kiibo wandering around campus, asking your fellow peers about staying in touch.

***

> I'll go check out the classroom.

> Let's wander around the courtyard! ✔️

> I'll relax in the dining hall for a bit.

Kokichi put his hands behind his head. "Hey, Aki-chan. Whatcha doing out here?"

"Wandering around campus a bit. Almost surreal realizing how little time left we have together. What about you?"

Kokichi grinned. "Why, I'm planting traps all over this school. This school shall feel my wrath even loooooong after I'm gone."

"How nice." Ichika smirked. "Can I ask what kind of traps you are planting?"

"Oh y'know... Just some simple pitfalls with spikes in them, couple of bear traps here and there, maybe a few net traps if I can be bothered. Even though I've totally used so many net traps, they're still a pain to set up."

"Well, next years students are certainly in for a treat, huh?"