However, Chihiro declined their invitation in fear of having his secret revealed. Sakura Ogami and Aoi asked him to go to the gym room to work out together.

In order to become stronger, Chihiro said he would start working out. This touched Chihiro's heart so much that it inspired him to take action and become stronger, in order not to become a burden on the others. Taken aback by Chihiro's reaction, Mondo immediately regretted his action and gave him 'a man's promise' to protect him from any danger.

Chihiro, still feeling down due to the events that transpired the day before, began crying after Mondo's argument with Kiyotaka Ishimaru. The next morning, the students gathered in the Cafeteria. Although well-intentioned, Mondo's statement greatly demoralized Chihiro. When Byakuya Togami was found in the library after his sudden disappearance, he began to bully Chihiro, causing Mondo to interject that it was unfair to bully the weak. When Leon was later executed after the class trial, Chihiro thought that he and the other students were no better than Leon, since they indirectly murdered Leon by voting him as the culprit. Makoto asks Chihiro about the numbers 11037, which Sayaka had seemingly written on the bathroom wall, but Chihiro explained that it isn't a programming term. As a result, Chihiro never saw the crime scene. During the investigation, Chihiro stayed in the gym so that he wasn't alone. The DVDs gave Sayaka Maizono the incentive to attempt to murder Leon, but her plan backfired and Sayaka was killed by Leon. As a motive to murder in order to escape, the students were each given a DVD featuring a video from Monokuma which implied that their loved ones were in danger. The students soon became forced into the Mutual Killing Game. Chihiro apologized because he assumed Makoto was upset with him, but Makoto reassured him that he wasn't. Chihiro seemed to recognize Makoto and asked if they had met before, but Makoto denied it. Aoi Asahina suggested they all introduce themselves, and when Chihiro did so, he admitted he found it embarrassing. When attempting to ask if they're all new students, Chihiro agreed. Class 78th ended up being trapped inside the school, not knowing at the time that they had already been memory-wiped of their two years of school life together.Ĭhihiro is first seen by Makoto when he entered the main hall. Chihiro was among those who were chosen to attend Hope's Peak Academy as part of Class 78th.

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