Kodaka had just finished showing the final vertical slice of Danganronpa 2 to the board members. He smiled widely as they clapped and nodded in approval. "I will now take questions." Kodaka said confidently.

One of the members raised his hand. "Um, Kodaka-san, isn't it a bit obvious that Komaeda-kun is Naegi-kun?"

Kodaka laughed. "W-what? No, you're talking crazy. How could Naegi-kun be a different person?"

"Well, just look. They are both the SHSL Lucky Student."

Kodaka began sweating. "Well, that doesn't mean anything. Every class has a Lucky Student."

"But, they have the same hoodie and shirt, and even similar designs on them."

Kodaka laughed a bit too loudly. "I guess that's what happens with the art budget being so strained!"

Another member piped up. "Isn't "Nagito Komaeda" just a near perfect anagram of 'Makoto Naegi'"?

Kodaka surveyed the room calmly, before snatching up the DR2 script and bolting out of the room. How could this happen? It was genius. No one should have seen it coming. Now what the hell do I do? He crumpled in the hallway. It was all over. He had nothing. His brilliant twist, seen through in an instant. This was true hopelessness. This was true despai-

Wait. Of course.

Kodaka opened the script and began to write. "Junko comes back as an AI..."