The Ultimate Detective and The Ultimate Hope Gaiden: Mukuro’s Heartbroken Despair!
- Original Release: November 28, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), November 29, 2020 (AO3)
Summary
Mukuro decides to back out of the Killing Game plan right before Taka tells her and Junko about Makoto's engagement to Kyoko. Will the heartbroken Ultimate Soldier still back out of Junko's plan? Or will she use this opportunity to seal the deal and begin the Killing Game?Tropes
- Green-Eyed Monster: After hitting her Despair Event Horizon, Mukuro starts seeing Kyoko as a siren that "stole" Makoto from her and agrees to help Junko with the Killing Game in order to Murder the Hypotenuse.Junko: It hurts, doesn’t it, seeing him completely ignore you in favor of that Detective Bitch. You know…you can still have Makoto all to yourself…if you want to follow through with the plan…Mukuro: (thinking with a Slasher Smile) That’s right! If we go through with the Killing Game and erase their memories, then we can kill Kirigiri before she becomes a threat, ensuring that Makoto becomes mine and mine alone![Later on]Mukuro: (thinking) Sorry, Makoto, but this is for your own good. I promise…I’ll free you from that siren’s slimy grasp!
- Heel–Face Door-Slam: A non-death example. Mukuro was about to back out of Junko's Killing Game plan, only to eventually agree to it after hearing about Makoto and Kyoko's engagement.
- Internal Reveal: Junko and Mukuro learn about Makoto and Kyoko's engagement from Taka.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Taka telling Junko and Mukuro about Makoto and Kyoko's engagement, as well as the rest of Class 78 not really paying attention to her, ultimately causes Mukuro to agree to Junko's plan for the Killing Game.
