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"BRING" Nekomaru's internal clock went off. He was running low on power, but Monokuma had demanded that everyone show up for morning exercises, to make their deaths come faster. It wasn't a long walk to the tower, but he thought it odd that he didn't see anyone else on the way down there. Once he arrived, he saw Gundham, standing in the center of the room.

"Greeting adversary," he said, "Today you face your doom at the hands of Gundham Tanaka!"

"Hmph," Nekomaru said, "wouldn't it have been smarter to ambush me? I'm stronger than you."

"That is the way of a coward," Gundham said, "you deserve the chance to die on your feet. Come and face me!"

"I won't lose!" Nekomaru shouted as he charged Gundham.

Nekomaru threw a punch, that Gundham dodged. Gundham never made a forward move, always dodging, as if he was... Nekomaru realized it too late. A hamster leapt off the wall and landed on his neck. He reached back to grab it, but everything went dark.

"You were a worthy opponent," Gundham said, "now we must see how the others fare against one as accursed as me."