31Author's Note: YES! I finally did it!
I mentioned back in the earlier chapters that I'm planning to make an extra chapter? Okay, this new chapter is released on the day before Christmas (it's Christmas Eve!). And this special chapter is also a Christmas special and it's Mukuro-centric: not only she will celebrate Christmas with her fellow Diamond Dogs mercs but also her birthday! I dunno if it's a bit rushed or not but perhaps I did my best.
Here it is, the extra chapter!
I don't own Metal Gear Solid and Danganronpa.
Extra Chapter I: Birthdays and Happy Holidays
Eastern Communications Post
Northern Kabul, Afghanistan
2:25 pm
*Mukuro's POV*
There. That is the last of them.
I neutralized the last Soviet guard by throwing him down from behind; including his combat shield. As I climbed towards the room where the comms equipment is located, I finally found the said prisoner. I carried him out of the Soviet-occupied communications post and when the coast is clear, I Fultoned him.
"Okay, subject is in." it was Commander Miller talking on my radio, confirming the extraction.
Welp, I have done my job. Time for me to go home; perhaps my combat fatigue is kinda… smelly.
Heh, who am I kidding.
Taking out my iDroid, I called on the chopper then I saw a 4WD vehicle. I went to it and started the engine. Revving up the jeep, I started to drive until I reached the LZ.
"This is Pequod, on station at LZ!"
Once the chopper descended, I entered in and we're off. Closing the door and going back to my seat, I took a deep breath… just to cool off a bit especially that I drank some water from my water canteen.
"Having a hard day's work, Fenrir?" Pequod began to speak
"Yeah, kinda…" I replied.
"Well, you need to take a rest." Pequod advised. "It's your choice if you want to remain here ACC or go back to our Mother Base. Don't worry; providing for every merc is our job."
"Yeah, thanks." I said.
"You know what month it is right now?" Pequod asked.
"Um, December?" I tried to guess.
"Gotcha." Pequod chuckled. "Being a merc is a dirty job, but celebrating Christmas eases most of us for a bit."
Right, the Christmas season: the 'Most Wonderful Time of the Year' as they called it. Everyone, especially parents and children, had their ways to celebrate that season. Giving gifts', singing carols, shopping, feasts, spending time with family and friends, lights, decorations, you name it. This is also the season where everyone wants to share their blessings and happiness to one another. When they celebrate the New Year, everyone had hope in their hearts: a hope of better year and perhaps, a better future.
However, I'm a different case. Do you think that someone like me, who spends her life on the battlefield fighting and killing people, had any right to celebrate such a joyous holiday? Because when you're a soldier, holidays meant nothing because when you're in the hot zone, it's either you kill… or be killed.
The irony is that, one: my birthday is on December 24, Christmas Eve. Two: I share the same birthday as Junko since we're twins; and three: due to the fact that my younger twin is obsessed with despair, she vowed not to celebrate birthdays and even Christmas. She dragged me into this, guess what: I gladly accept it, I don't even care anyway. So no Christmas and no birthdays for me, either.
Even Junko would say, 'this is despair-inducing'.
I sighed about that thought. Since I am in a different world right now, will I have that happiness like… celebrating Christmas and my birthday? Who knows, Christmas wasn't meant to be celebrated in a time of war... or so perhaps.
Suddenly, I heard a call from the chopper.
"Hey, Mukuro!" it was none other than Hummingbird, or should I say, Miss Tenno.
"Oh, Miss Tenno." I complied.
"Mukuro, we have an emergency. Get back to Mother Base right now!"
"W-what? Wait, what the hell is going on?! Are we under attack?!" I hesitantly asked as I stood up.
"Doesn't matter; orders from Commander Miller and the 'Boss'! Make those three days travel back home count. They mean it; you have to hurry!" the call ended.
Crap, what is happening?
"Pequod, let's go back to Seychelles! I dunno what's really going on, but we need to check out!"
"Roger that, kid!" Pequod responded.
I went back into my seat. I don't want to panic myself… I need to calm down.
I just hope that everyone's all right…
Three days later
Diamond Dogs Mother Base
Seychelles Waters
December 24
5:00 pm
*Mukuro's POV*
At last, I finally landed on Mother Base. I heard the sirens from outside. Sliding the door of the chopper open, I went out and stepped into the helipad. I looked over the Command Platform.
Seems that the whole place is silent; that's because I never saw anyone patrolling around. All I hear is the sirens blaring and the noise from the chopper's propeller.
Strange.
Then-
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! PAK! BOOM! PAK!
I immediately took out my handgun.
"What the hell!?" I muttered. Explosions? Where did they come from!?
The noises of such explosions continue, still holding my handgun. Then afterwards, I heard a whistle… wait what? A whistle?
If those are not bombs, then they are… FIREWORKS!?
No way… what is-
Suddenly, I heard some music. I turned to my right and much to my surprise, most of my fellow soldiers are approaching me; one of them carries a boombox. There was Commander Miller, Instructor Ocelot, Yuto, and… Snake? I put back my gun on my holster.
"~Happy Birthday, congratulations"
~Happy Birthday, with salutations"
~Happy Birthday, may your sky stay blue..."
Halfway there, one of them brought a birthday cake with four candles and the Diamond Dogs' logo on it. Then they concluded the song:
~Happy Birthday to You!"
Woah, I was speechless. Shocked, surprised. Many unexplainable feelings flooded into me.
Is this… joy?
My comrades are laughing clapping, whistled and cheering at me sending their greetings:
"Happy birthday, Fenrir!"
"Woo, atta girl!"
"Kid, happy birthday!"
"Congrats to you."
"Happy Birthday, Ikusaba."
"Happy Birthday, Mukuro!"
The last two greetings came from Commander Miller and Yuto. However, I saw Yuto stepped in.
"Okay, but we're not done yet, ladies and gentlemen.," he said. "Perhaps this birthday celebration wouldn't be enough… as for that, we want to do something special for our birthday girl! Don't you agree?"
They cheered in response, as well as I saw Commander Miller smiled. Then Ocelot also agreed with, "Rabbit has a point, men. I'm sure you feel the same thing, Boss."
"Of course." the eye-patched man nodded.
"Huh?" I said dumbfounded.
Then Yuto turned to me and smirked. "Alright, here it goes… Mukuro, this is not just for you, but for everyone here."
He took a deep breath and opened his mouth and…
"Weeeeeeeee~…." He started to sing and then the others followed him. I turned to the other side and to my surprise; my fellow female soldiers arrived, including Homa and Miss Tenno! However, it was Homa who brought the cake. I covered my mouth in shock since this happened. They began singing-
"~We wish you a Merry Christmas"
~We wish you a Merry Christmas"
~We wish you a Merry Christmas-~,"
One of the girls even brought another cake: a round chocolate cake with red and green sprinkles. Atop of it is a candle in a Christmas tree design. They placed the Christmas cake beside the birthday cake as they conclude the song:
~And a Happy New Year~~~~~~~!"
Both the men and women of Diamond Dogs keep on bringing me laughs, applause and cheers; both the Afghan girl and my former teacher at Hope's Peak joined in as well.
"Happy Holidays, little wolf!"
"Fenrir, Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas, kid!"
"Happy Christmas!"
"Ikusaba, Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas, Mukuro!"
"W-What is… I-I can't… how…?" I stuttered. I am loss for words.
I saw Commander Miller approached me with glee. "Who would've thought that the birthday of our own little wolf coincides with Christmas Eve? So we decided to make this up as a surprise for you."
"Wait up." I tried to calm down and ask them. "How do you guys… know my birthday? Who's behind all of this?"
"I do." I heard someone spoke up and it was Ms. Tenno. She then approached me. "However, I didn't do this alone." she concluded with a smile on her lips.
She points on Homa and Yuto, were both of them have smiles on their faces. Yuto spoke up, "Actually, I and Homa called on the others to help. In addition, since this is a 'double celebration', we've put up a lot of effort to prepare for this special occasion. Of course, Commander Miller and the 'Boss' also agreed with this."
"I'll agree with Rabbit over there." it was Ocelot's turn to speak as he stepped in. "Even though our best Intel operative is out back in the kitchen trying to ate those fruitcakes for tonight's feast."
"Hey! You also joined in, old man!" Yuto exclaimed on his mentor's joke, which I chuckled and most of the people present. However, Ocelot shrugged instead.
"As for you, Fenrir: celebrating Christmas Eve AND your birthday? Well, only a few would have that. But to me, you're one of a kind, kid." Ocelot told me.
"How about some words from you, Boss?" Commander Miller called out Snake.
"Hn, I don't know how I can put it?" I heard Snake was a bit embarrassed.
"Come on, Snake. It's Ikusaba's special day and at the same time, it's Christmas. We all celebrate it all year." I heard Miller insisted.
"Hm, perhaps you're right." Snake replied. I saw Snake approached me and I faced and tried to salute him but-
"There's no need. Put down your hand."
-he stopped me midway. I put down my hand as he told me.
Snake started his speech. "It's been many months ago since you started to step into our home. When I first saw you, you are not just any other prisoner. You displayed us your talents; you prove to us what you are capable of. Despite of your age, you fully become a full-fledge soldier. Now, you're here with us. I found a diamond and polished it; it now shines beautifully. That diamond is none other than you, Fenrir.
"Boss…" I uttered.
"You told me that you want to start over. You took that opportunity and made it happen. Your past may be dark or jaded, but you wished to move on, focusing on the future. You're a new person now; and I'm proud of you.
"The Boss had a point, Ikusaba…" it was Miss Tenno who stepped in. "We had… a lot of disagreements between the two of us back in the past, including my grudge that I admit. The three of us, including Yuto spend our lives back then. However, you said that all you care is the future, right? Well, you taught me that."
"Miss Tenno…" I mumbled. Then Homma also stepped in alongside the 'Boss'.
"I may not care about your background or your past, despite of the customs around here due to my own background, of course." Homa stated. "However, at first I never trusted you. Our first meeting are not even in a polite manner, to say the least. Back then, when you saved me at Smasei Fort, you helped me and made me realize that I can be more than just a mujaheed. We're not just friends but also a sister-in-arms. I thank you for that, Mukuro."
"Even with Hummingbird around longer than I am, I have to admit, I was all alone." Yuto called up, taking his turn to speak up. I looked to him as he continued, "Ocelot is the one who brought me here and start my new life. Nevertheless, when he told me that you arrived here while I was on a covert mission, and I was excited that I would finally meet you… just like the days we spent back in our world. Here we are… that we are both on the same page. That's enough for me."
"You guys…" this time around, tears finally came out to my eyes. It is not tears of sorrow or regret; I never understand what kind of emotion that I have, but one of them is joy.
Now it's my turn to speak. Now… I decided bring out my emotions because of this.
"I have done horrible things in my life. Just for the sake of my own family; with being a soldier… I used to kill a lot; that's part of it." Then slowly, tears formed into my eyes as I continued. "Due to my horrible past… back in my world, I-I never thought I am beyond redemption; I've done a lot of sins. I should never deserve any of this… but you guys…you-you saw me that… I am more than just a soldier.
"T-this is the first time, that I-I celebrate my… b-birthday, and Christmas. My… sister never wanted it. Yet… this… entire surprise, y-you people did all of this for me. I-I've never… I-I'm-"
Then Miss Tenno suddenly hugged me, just as if a mother would do. She patted my head and hushed, "It's okay, Mukuro. Come on, let it out."
I started to cry; I cried a lost that lasted for a minute.
I wiped out my tears as Snake called me. "Feeling better now, kid?"
"Yeah," I nodded. "All I can say is… thank you."
"ARF!"
I turned to my right and I saw a full-grown dog (or wolf, if that is what you want to put it) ran and jumped towards me. Both of us were on the ground, with the big dog licking my face, which it tickles.
"Hahaha, yeah, yeah. I miss you too, DD." I chuckled. Yep, this big dog right here is none other than DD himself. Thanks to Ocelot's training, this little wolf pup turned into an attack dog. Actually, I always took him as my mission buddy as this dog assists me in my missions: sniffing other animals, plants, weapons, and even soldiers and hostages. He even barks to warn me of any objective or danger nearby and he's good on distracting even killing/stunning enemies down. They say that dogs are a 'man's best friend', but DD is more like both as a soldier and a faithful companion. Perhaps even Gundham Tanaka, the Ultimate Animal Breeder, would have a hard time to deal with someone like DD.
DD got off from me as I stood up, ruffling the dog's head. I told him, "So you're joining the celebration, eh?"
He happily barked as are response and I give him a smile.
Miss Tenno chuckled as she commented, "You're getting along with each other, huh."
"Not just me, it's everyone." I added.
"Come on, blow the candles… birthday girl." Miss Tenno said with a smile while patting my back.
"Okay…" I nodded.
Now I walked over the two cakes: one is a birthday cake, and the other is a Christmas-themed one; the candles of both cakes lit: for on the birthday cake and one with the Christmas tree design.
"Can I have your attention, everyone?" Commander Miller called up everyone's attention. Then he turned to me.
"On behalf of Diamond Dogs, we wish you, Mukuro Ikusaba, a 'Happy Birthday', and…"
I saw him turn to my fellow comrades present and nodded at them. Suddenly, the men present exclaimed in unison-
"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
Then it followed with cheers, laughs and applause.
I turned to Miss Tenno that she said, "Today is your special day, Mukuro. Make it up."
"Yeah."
I turned to the two cakes below me. I also noticed the inscription of the Christmas cake:
To Fenrir:
SEASON'S GREETINGS
From: Diamond Dogs
Well, I can't help but to smile.
After taking a deep breath, which in turn puffed my cheeks, I blow the two candles and everyone around clapped and cheered with greetings and stuff.
Wow, I can never be much happier after all the shit I have done back then.
"Alright, everyone; I have an important announcement." the applauses died down as they turned to Command Miller.
"Fenrir's birthday celebration AND our Christmas Eve feast will be at 1900 hours; and it will be held in our Mess Hall, here in the Command Platform. For those who are involved in the preparations, return to your responsibilities. Others should also help as well."
Everyone agreed.
"Alright, on the double, everyone; it's the time of the year! Let's go!"
With cheers and joy in everyone, all of my comrades left the area, to go and prepare for the celebration. Of course, DD joined them as well.
"Perhaps, I'll join in." Homa turned to me. "See you later, Fenrir!" she waved at me as she left.
"Guess I need to leave, too… along with the cakes, of course." Then she called out the other girls, "Ladies, can you help me bring these cakes to the mess hall?"
The lady soldiers agreed and helped as well.
"Oh, boy, I can't wait to eat some of fruitcakes!" Yuto declared.
"I heard that!" I saw Yuto surprised when Ocelot called him out. "You can eat some of it later on; you're coming with me." he smirked.
"Yeah, yeah, old man." Yuto replied as he left to join with Ocelot.
The last to leave is none other than Snake. He pats me on the back while walking past through me. "It's your day, kid. Savor it." he smirked.
If you ask me, this is overwhelming. I have to admit: this is the first time I am celebrating my birthday AND my Christmas after a long time, which is, where I lived alongside my sister.
It's 2 hours before Christmas Eve… and I can't wait long enough.
Inside the Mess Hall
Diamond Dogs Mother Base
Seychelles Waters
December 24
8:00 pm
*Mukuro's POV*
Indeed, this Christmas Eve is merry and bright! Heh, that also includes my birthday!
All of us, including myself are celebrating our Christmas Eve feast. Singing, dancing, eating, talking with friends, you name it. The 'Boss' himself is sitting on a chair alongside Commander Miller, drinking some wine. While Ocelot spends his time chatting with his fellow soldiers, ladies included, me, Homa and Yuto are enjoying ourselves while eating in a separate table.
"Mmm, this is great!" Yuto exclaimed as he finished eating some Christmas cookies. "To be honest, aside from Halloween, Christmas also had the most delicious stuff! Cookies, cakes, meat, you name it!"
"Can't help but to agree." I nodded. "I wouldn't mind having a ration with Christmas food." I cannot help but to admire Diamond Dogs' menu featuring different Christmas dishes from around the world. Eastern and Western food, it's all in here.
I turned on Homa as she enjoyed her food, which consists of roasted chicken, roasted lamb, some meatballs and bread.
"So you enjoy the food?" I asked the former mujaheed.
She turned to me as she replied, "You should know that I never, ever, ate pork."
"Oh, I almost forgot that you're a Muslim…" I mumbled.
However, she giggled. "That's fine, melgerey. I never thought that some Western countries also served lamb during Christmas. In Afghanistan, lamb, beef and chickens are the main meat dishes."
"All I know is that Afghanistan never even celebrated Christmas since it's not a formal holiday for them." Yuto added while eating his fruitcake and drinking his fruit juice, "Different cultures, you know."
"Yes." Homa nodded. "Perhaps this is my first time to be part of this Christmas feast. Despite differences in my country's culture, I can say that this is wonderful experience!"
"Well, despite of us being mercs, it's a good thing that we had times like this; 2 weeks of holiday break wasn't even bad after all. All the fighting makes us tired and worn out, so this helps. Of course, we can celebrate Christmas and New Year before going back to our jobs." Yuto commented.
"I agree." Homa nodded. "Besides, we're also celebrating Mukuro's birthday so it indeed a nice coincidence."
"Yeah, thanks." Looking at my glass, I muttered. "Peace of earth, good will to men. That's what the song says." I said. I frowned when I began to remember something:
My sister Junko; since we were twins, we shared the same birthday.
"Um, is there something wrong, Mukuro?" I suddenly snapped my thoughts as Homa called me out.
"Ah! Oh, it's nothing." I told her. I took a can of soda as I stood up and tried to leave.
"Hey, where you going?" Yuto inquired as I stopped for a bit.
"I need some fresh air." Then I turned to my two friends… and tried to smile. "Don't worry, I'll be back."
Then I left the table as I went outside, amid the music and cheers.
Outside the Mess Hall
Command Platform
Diamond Dogs Mother Base
Seychelles waters
*Mukuro's POV*
I opened my soda can and drink from it. Standing on a balcony, I leaned my arms on the steel and hung my head; something's jumbled on my mind.
It was my sister, what else? Especially that woman, who had the same face as her; I don't want to believe that woman was my sister. If she was, then why and how is she alive? It is still a mystery and it's been months…
I sighed as I mumbled, "Damn it, Junko…"
"There you are." I heard a voice that called me. It was Hummingbird, or you could say, my former P.E. teacher.
"Miss Tenno…" I muttered as I stood up.
"The party is still ongoing…" she said as she approach me. "You're missing out all the fun."
"Well, I need some alone time, that's all." I replied.
"Is there something wrong?" she asked me, concerned.
"More like it's… personal." I answered.
"Come on, I'm your fellow comrade here; and also your teacher." she told me.
"Former teacher… and my current mentor aside from the 'Boss…" I corrected her.
"Okay…." then my mentor continued, "you can tell me. Perhaps I can help."
I took a sigh and said, "Alright, here it goes…my birthday is today, right?"
"Yeah, and…?"
"You know that I share the same birthday as my sister Junko…"
"So, what's wrong about it?" Miss Tenno asked.
I looked up in the sky and took a breather. "There are times that I remember her, it is bothering me a bit."
"Is that it?"
I nodded. "I always thought that family, no matter what circumstances are we in, are still looking for each other; for better or worse."
I heard the senior merc chuckled. "To be honest, I know what you feel."
"Huh?" I turned to her.
She leaned on a wall beside me and looked up. "I had a little sister, though."
"You do?"
"Yep. When I am a soldier, she's more of a businesswoman and one of the brightest. However, she's secretly an arms dealer dealing with terrorists and our relationship soured since then." I was surprised upon Miss Tenno's revelation.
I listened as she continued, "There's a time the JSDF formed a counter-terror squad and I was a part of it. Along with the US military, we formed a joint operation against a terror cell in Southwest Asia, where the objective to apprehend a businesswoman who is secretly an arms dealer; once we found the target, we should take her into custody back to Japan."
"So… did it work out?" I asked.
"Yeah, the mission is a success." Miss Tenno confirmed. "But it hit me hard after the discovery that it was my sister being the arms dealer."
"What did you do?"
She sighed as she answered, "Well, both of us had a fistfight until I finally took her down. I had to admit: she's one tough bitch. At the time we brought her back to Japan and put her behind bars, I never stopped visiting her and talk to each other. To be honest, I want to restore my relationship with her. However, she's becoming soft yet still stubborn."
"Did… you reconcile with each other?" I asked again, wondering what happened after.
"The last time I saw her is a week before the Parade, then the 'Tragedy' happened. When I came back to her cell during those despair-ridden days, she was gone. I never saw her again.," she admitted.
I looked down after I heard the whole story. Miss Tenno really wanted to reconcile with his sister; then the 'Tragedy' came and all those chances are gone into dust. Well, I'm also part of it; and it makes a bit guilty everytime I remember that.
"I have no idea about what's inside your head but lemme guess: do you miss her?" my second mentor asked me.
"Who?" I want to clarify.
"Your twin sister, I mean." then Miss Tenno added, "Everyone saw her as the 'Ultimate Despair', a beautiful young woman who is also crazy, insane and has an obsession with despair… the one who brought the world to her knees, all for despair. But to you… she's still your sister, am I right?"
A moment of silence until I broke it as I answered: "You know that she's dead, right? And as for your answer… I don't even know."
"So you're unsure?" She asked me. Then I nodded. Suddenly, there is something that she took out on her pocket and-
"Here."
It was a cigar. Wait, this is a Phantom Cigar. Miss Tenno offered me a smoke?
"I never tried one of these." I told her.
"Hey, this Phantom Cigar had no tobacco; it only had wormwood. So it won't kill you either." she said.
I stared back at the cigar-like object. I was wondering: what does this do?
So I decided to put the Phantom Cigar on my mouth. "Um, what's next?" I asked while the cigar is still on my mouth.
"Alright, take out your iDroid and press the right button to 'light' it up. The 'light' from the iDroid is located in its center."
I nodded and took out my iDroid. I point the center orb of the iDroid on the tip of my cigar. Then I began to 'light' it up; the 'light' is like holographic in nature. The small holes from the tip of the cigar glowed red and like I saw back then, it comes out a holographic smoke.
I inhaled from the Phantom Cigar and-
-I heard a voice, it's shouting from nowhere! I tried to look around where it came from that I took out the cigar from my lips.
"Hey, Mukuro? What's with that odd look?" she smirked in front of me.
"I-I heard something: it's more like a singing voice! W-where the hell it came from?!" I exclaimed awkwardly.
I heard her giggle and turned into laughter. "Perhaps it's all on your head…"
"But I swear I heard someone!" I argued
"Alright, alright, whatevs." The giggle died down and she asked me, "How was it?"
Putting back the cigar into my mouth, I inhaled from it and took a breather. I realized something:
There is no smoke coming out when I exhaled… yet this feels good that it relaxes me. Not just only it eased out my brain but also my body as a whole. I just felt it.
I turned to Miss Tenno and said, "There's no smoke coming out from my mouth, but it relaxes me."
"They say 'cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health', but this one's very safe." she shrugged.
"It has no tobacco, right?" then the older merc nodded.
"To be honest, back at my first mission the 'Boss' tried to offer me one, but never tried it. Until tonight, at least." I continued.
"Well, feeling better?" she asked me.
"Yeah." I nodded as I put back the cigar in my mouth and continued 'smoking'.
She continued as she leaned her arms on the pipes of the balcony. "If your sister is alive, do you want to reconcile with her, if you had the chance?"
Puffing out from my 'cigar', I turned to her and answered, "Perhaps, but if that is to happen, I'll just knock some sense into her before restoring our relationship. Actually, it all depends on her…"
"I see…" Miss Tenno said.
"I want her to see the new me. If she still insists on her own madness, who knows…" I concluded.
"All I can say that the relationship as sisters is more… complicated." she said.
"You could say that." I mumbled. Then I turned to her and smiled. "Those days are ahead of me; I have a new life now."
She smiled back at me then I saw her picked on her bag and-
"My Christmas gift for you."
W-Wha?
A gift? For me?
"Is this-?" I muttered. I was surprised that she gave me a box.
"Yeah, that's for you. Happy birthday AND Merry Christmas, kid." Miss Tenno said, smiling.
"T-This is the first Christmas gift I ever had… in a long time." I said. I looked up to my former PE teacher and bowed down in gratitude. "Thank you, thank you very much!"
"Heheh, no problem, birthday girl!" she chuckled. "Come on, let's go back to the mess hall."
I nodded. "Yes."
Now both of us went back to the Mess Hall, with smiles on our faces.
To be honest, I never deserved any of this due to my past, including the times that I spend with my sister. However, this happiness is something new to me; this is a day of firsts: my first Christmas in my life AND my first birthday party. Moreover, I celebrate with my new friends and my new family.
Call me crazy or whatever, but I will treasure these moments from now on? And about the gift I got from Miss Tenno? Well, that will be for a later time. And no, there is no snow in Seychelles or even in Afghanistan.
Author's Notes: And DONE!
Upon starting to write this story last year, I'm planning on doing this extra chapter. Actually back then, I found out that the birthdates of Mukuro and Junko are of December 24, Christmas Eve. But since Junko had an had an obession for despair, it seems that they won't celebrate their birthdays, just for Junko's despair fetish. In addition, there is a feature in MGSV that when you enter your birthdate at the start of the game and while you're playing it until it reach your birthdate, you will receive a call from Miller when you decide to return to Mother Base. Then you will get an extra cutscene where your men will come to you celebrating your birthday by bringing you a birthday cake.
Now, looking back: alot of things happened this year 2016. Thanks for my continuous playthrough of MGSV and the release of the Danganronpa 3 anime (including the dub), it made me go back on writing this story. And thanks to my friend, I had the chance to play 'Metal Gear Rising' once again that it lead to write another Danganronpa crossover story with that game. As a gamer myself, not only that I'm looking forward for 'Tales of Berseria' and 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', I'm also looking forward for Hideo Kojima's new game 'Death Stranding', which it will be Kojima Productions' first game as an independent studio since Kojima's departure and their termination of their contract from Konami. The release date of that game is 2019; so it will be three years prior to its release. It's just the same that 'Ground Zeroes' and 'The Phantom Pain' where they were unveiled 4 years ago back in 2012. And yes, 'Death Stranding' will feature actors Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen; I was blown away about the latest trailer released this year.
Also, I had plans on writing new stories about anime and other shows that I'm currently watching as of now. As a tokusatsu fan myself, I'm currently watching Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and I watched it every week; I've never been much hooked on watching a Kamen Rider show since Decade, W, and my most favorite, Gaim. I'm planning to write another KR crossover story, but who knows, perhaps another Danganronpa one or anything else. Same goes for the Marvel films: perhaps I can make another crossover depending on the current shows I am watching or anything that I have interest on. Still, who knows...
And lastly, my personal life: there's a lot of ups and downs that happened; ever since the passing of my beloved father on the first day of the year 2016, me and my family had experienced a lot of ups and downs but there are a lot of opportunities that we took and we succeed. Perhaps it'll be a bit uneasy for me to celebrate New Year due to that, but as they say, we should keep on looking forward and move forward in the course of life.
So read and review. And I wish you all A MERRY AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR!
