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Hajime Hinata can initiate a Free Time Event with Nagito at the following times:
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Can talk to
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Cannot talk to
Depressed
Note: Outside of Island Mode, Nagito's first Free Time Event must happen during the first two Free Time periods in Chapter 1. After his first Free Time Event, Hajime can no longer talk to him during Free Time in Chapter 1. Nagito can be talked to again during Free Time in Chapters 3 and 4. If Hajime has not experienced his first Free Time event, he can still talk to Nagito, and give him presents, but cannot initiate a Free Time Event.
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AVAILABLE?
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Locations[]
Nagito can be found at the following locations during Free Time:
Chapter 1
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1st Island (Beach)
Central Island (Jabberwock Park)
Chapter 2
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Hotel (Old Building)
Hotel (Old Building)
Hotel (Old Building)
Hotel (Old Building)
Hotel (Old Building)
Chapter 3
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2nd Island (Library)
3rd Island (Path)
Hotel (Front)
2nd Island (Library)
Chapter 4
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Strawberry House (2nd Floor)
Strawberry House (Strawberry Tower)
Grape House (Monokuma Archive)
Strawberry House (Lounge)
Strawberry House (Deluxe Room)
Chapter 5
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2
5th Island (Jabberwock Military Base)
5th Island (Vendor Street)
Presents[]
Nagito prefers the following presents from the MonoMono Machine:
004. Blue Ram, 012. Hardtack of Hope, 015. Viva Ice, 031. Earring of Crushed Evil, 036. Another Hope, 068. Go Stone, 086. Century Potpourri, 110. Secret Wind Sword Book
Present Reactions[]
When you give Nagito a present, he will give you a different reaction depending on how much he likes it. There are multiple possible reactions for each "tier" of present, and which of the reactions you receive is random. Each line is a separate response.
Loves
You're giving me this...? What should I do...? I might start liking you even more... Hmhmhm...
O-Oh my goodness...! I never expected to find something like this here...! I see... I was brought to this island just so I could obtain this...! I can't tell you how happy I am right now!
Huh...? Is it...really okay to accept this...? Hmhmhm... Just thinking about the bad luck that's waiting for me is making me feel all tingly...!
Likes
Hmmm...this is quite interesting. Thanks. I'll take good care of it!
Hajime...um...I don't know how to say this, but... This is the first time I've ever received a gift that made me this happy... Thank you.
OK
You're going to give this to me? Thanks Hajime! I'm grateful to receive anything you give me, even if it's trash or leftover food!
I'm grateful to receive anything you give me! I don't know if it's bad luck or good luck to receive this... Hmmm...I'm looking forward to finding out!
Huh? I can have this? It's really generous of you to give a gift to a piece of trash like me!
Dislikes
Thanks, but I can't accept this... It might be better if you give it to a more deserving person instead of me.
Hmmm...how should I put this? It's a pretty uninspired item... Receiving this isn't really good luck or bad luck, so I'm sorry to say that I'll have to pass.
That item is too much for someone like me... I'm sorry but can you hurry up and put that away...?
Hates
Even if my good luck outweighs the bad things that happens to me, this is still too... I'm sorry Hajime... Please forgive a coward like me...!
This is amazing, Hajime! What an impressive display of harassment! Even I'm about to lose sight of hope in the presence of that item...! I would greatly appreciate it if you hurried up and put that dangerous-looking item away!
Skills Granted[]
Becoming close to Nagito will grant Hajime the following skills, which will aid him in Class Trials:
FTE
Name
Description
Cost
#5
Trance
Even low combos will increase the tempo. Effective during the Panic Talk Action.
6 SP
Free Time Event Dialogue & Option Guide[]
Full dialogue from Nagito's Free Time Events:
Introduction (Page 1)[]
???
So, how are you feeling? Are you calmed down now? Um...I understand your confusion after everything that's happened... But, why don't we start with an introduction?
Introduction...?
...I'm Nagito Komaeda. Nice to meet you. Ah, along with my introduction... I guess I'll also tell you about my talent so you know why Hope's Peak Academy chose me.
Well, even if I tell you, in my case, it's a pretty disappointing talent...
A disappointing talent...? What do you mean?
I'm lucky.
...What are you talking about?
It's not a joke or anything... That's my actual talent. I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student... At least, that's what I'm called anyway.
Ultimate Lucky Student?
Through a country-wide lottery, apparently only one ordinary student is selected at random to attend... ...Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Lucky Student. And that lucky winner just so happened to be me.
Chosen by a lottery... Is that really okay? I mean...isluckeven a real talent in the first place? ...How strange.
Your face looks...troubled.
Oh, no...I'm not troubled or anything.
No, it's fine. I have mixed feelings about this, too.
I never thought an average, talentless high school student like me would ever enter Hope's Peak Academy... At first...I declined. I told them I didn't deserve it. But they told me they really wanted me to attend... Apparently this so-called luck of mine is a talent that even the school doesn't fully understand... To research it, the school picks the Ultimate Lucky Student every year through an annual lottery.
Hope's Peak Academy is amazing if they can actually research something as vague as "luck". Well, thanks to that luck, a guy like me was able to attend Hope's Peak Academy, so for that I'm grateful...
But on the other hand...I feel a little out of place here.
Ah, sorry. I have a bad habit of viewing most things through a pessimistic lens.
Um, yeah, I guess that's it for my introduction.
Hmm... Nagito Komaeda, huh... He doesn't seem like the most reliable guy, but he doesn't strike me as a bad person either.
Now then, it's your turn.
Yeah...I'm Hajime Hinata.
Then, let me ask you a question: what is your Ultimate talent?
Um, I... I...I... I opened my mouth but the words would not form. I felt my thoughts stalling in my head.
As if I opened a book expecting to find words, and instead found blank pages. ...It was that kind of uncomfortable feeling. The memory I was trying to recall had completely vanished from my mind. H...uh...?
Without realizing it, my body began to shudder as waves of discomfort began pounding against me...
Hajime... What happened?
Ah... It's nothing...! I guess...I'm still pretty confused about all this... I'm having trouble remembering some things...
... I understand how your memory might be confused after suddenly getting into a situation like this...
I'm sure you'll remember soon once you've settled down. So...I don't think you need to worry about it all that much.
You're...right...
Then, I guess we're done with our introductions for now. Even though I don't know what's going on... I hope we can get along.
Obtained Hope Fragment.
Free Time Event 1 (Page 2)[]
Invite Nagito to hang out
Hajime...are you feeling sick?
Huh? No, not at all.
I see...then it's okay. I thought you looked pale or something. I thought something was worrying you... Ah, but it'd be weird if you weren't worrying in a situation like this.
Nagito is laughing in a carefree way. But seeing him laugh like that was enough to distract me from my worries.
Wh-What? Is something wrong?
No...how should I put it? I was just thinking about all the ways you've been helping me so far. Th-Thank you...
No...I haven't done anything to receive your thanks. But...for someone like me to be useful to you, and to even receive your words of gratitude...makes me happy.
You're being too hard on yourself.
I mean...my talent is just having good luck. It's not like it comes from hard work, and it's not like I can use it to do anything amazing. Regardless of how lucky I am, or if that luck even exists, I'm just too unimpressive to truly matter. Haha, unlike you guys.
Why do you sound so happy about that? It's possible that my talent might be more meaningless than yours, you know? I mean...I can't even remember what it is.
That's not true! I'm sure you have an amazing talent! I mean...if you didn't, you wouldn't have been accepted into Hope's Peak Academy.
Somehow...when I see the way Nagito doesn't doubt me at all, I start to believe he's right. He really does help me in so many ways...
I know. If you'd like, let me help you remember. Let's see...a talent that suits Hajime...
What about the Ultimate Serenity?
Which part of me did you look at to come up with a title like that...? Is that even a useful ability?
Hmm, I'm pretty sure the ability to bring serenity to others just by being there is really amazing... Let's see...
What about the Ultimate Clumsy Student?
Well, considering that I suddenly forgot what my talent was, that might be fairly accurate...
Then...what about the Ultimate Scatterbrain?
Don't go that far... I don't want an Ultimate talent like that...
Hey, don't take it seriously. It was just a little joke! Hmmm, then...
How about the Ultimate Spiky Hair?
That's not an ability at all!
I know, right? Hahaha!
But it's going to be fine... I'm positive you have a talent that's brimming with hope.
Jeez...he's totally messing with me...
But...thanks to him, my feelings are lighter than they ever were. Could it be...? Was that his goal all along? If so...maybe he's a good person after all.
Well, I guess it's too early to say. I need to get to know him better from now on. I hope we get to understand each other better, even if it's just a little bit at a time...
I was completely exhausted from hanging out with Nagito all day, so I returned to my room...
Nagito's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 2 (Page 3)[]
Invite Nagito to hang out
...To be honest, I don't even know why I thought about talking to him. But I felt like the more I left him alone...the bigger my worries would start to grow.
You have a scary look on your face. You don't have to be so cautious, you know. I won't do anything.
As he said that, he smiled at me. Why is this guy...? No...thinking about it is a waste of time.
Ah...are you thinking about doing something to me? That's wonderful. I'm totally up for it. I don't mind at all.
Don't mess with me! I...I'll never go along with your plans.
That's a problem. I don't want you guys to lose sight of yourselves because you doubt and hate me.
I just...want to see you guys embody hope!
There it is again... What in the world is this hope you keep talking about...? What are you planning to make us do...?
... Oh...why am I so misunderstood? I just want to believe in hope, you know?
You should think about it seriously for once. What do you think hope is?
He's right...I've never actually given it much thought...
Hope... For him, hope is...
It's the opposite of despair
Hope is...the opposite of despair, right?
Of course not! Despair isn't something as grand as hope! Despair...is so small and inconsequential, just like me when I'm around you guys!
If that's not it...
It's something that's not here
Hope is something that's not here, right?
I've been saying that hope exists on this very island. Why won't you believe me...?
He's right... He's been saying that for a while now...
Hope is absolute good
Hope is...absolute good?
That's right! That's exactly it! And you guys have the potential to embody it... Do you understand? Hope is a positive force... Everything created by it is an absolute good!
As long as the seeds of hope have been planted, I will gladly kill someone...or be killed in return. The fact that I'm alive right now is already hope!
It's no use...I definitely don't understand what he's talking about at all. But even so, all I can say is...
It doesn't seem he's trying to trick or trap anyone for the sake of his selfish desires. That's why...this is especially troubling.
Huh? Are we done talking, Hajime? That's disappointing...but we can still talk anytime, right?
After all, we're both friends who yearn for hope!
After listening to Nagito, I quickly left the area.
Nagito's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 3 (Page 4)[]
Invite Nagito to hang out
That reminds me...your talent is being the Ultimate Lucky Student, right?
I happen to think it's extremely boring.
For someone who's lucky, you still got dragged into this mess. Doesn't that seem ironic to you?
Not at all! This is simply the beginning of hope!
Huh?
I was born with a unique type of hope. This current situation...is foreshadowing the Ultimate Luck that will be arriving afterward.
...What do you mean?
If everything that's happening now seems like bad luck, it's all going to result in good luck in the end. As long as I exist, that will definitely happen.
So...I can't help feeling excited for what's going to happen. Seeing my beloved embodiments of hope trapped on this island and forced to kill each other so pathetically...
It's all just a preparation for the good luck that will arrive in the end... I'm going mad from excitement!
...
Huh...? You look confused.
Isn't that obvious...? He thinks the bad luck happening right now is just a preparation for good luck? What's wrong with him...?
Then...allow me to give you an example. Let's say you end up in a car accident and are hospitalized... On its own, this would seem like bad luck, right?
Well, yeah.
But then you meet a lovely nurse at the hospital, and ended up becoming a lovey-dovey happy couple... ...Doesn't this ending mean it was good luck?
Well...maybe.
You never would've met her at all if you hadn't experienced the bad luck of getting in a car accident. Isn't that right?
...
That's always been my experience. The bigger the bad luck I experienced at first...
The good luck that comes afterward is so big that it wipes out all of that bad luck!
Does...that really happen to you...?
Didn't I tell you? That is the talent I possess... That's why I'm called the Ultimate Lucky Student.
So that's why no matter what happens, he's always acting happy and upbeat... No matter who is killed...it's just overshadowed by good luck later... Even though it's only a little bit, I sort of understand Nagito's belief.
...But he's definitely messed up. It's hard to imagine that there'll be a day when we're able to really understand each other.
I left Nagito and decided to go back to my room for the time being...
Nagito's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 4 (Page 5)[]
Invite Nagito to hang out
To tell you the truth, I'm really happy, Hajime. With everything you've learned about me, you're still talking to me like this.
...Don't get the wrong idea.
I'm...just a coward... I'm scared to leave someone like you alone when I don't understand you at all.
Personally, I think it shows great courage to try to understand something you don't understand. You are definitely someone who embodies hope.
Ahhh...I wonder what kind of light your talent is going to unleash.
I really want to find out soon!
Who cares about me...? Let's talk about you.
Sure thing! I'll talk about anything you want!
So let's start talking about the moment I came into this world!
Do you even remember that...?
Hahaha! Good point!
But before that, can I ask you something?
What do you think good luck is?
Good luck, huh...
I'm not really sure I understand...but I think what Nagito's trying to say is...
Being lucky
Isn't it just...being lucky?
Hahaha! It's rare to hear you give such a half-assed answer! But to the general public, it probably does seem as simple as that.
That must not be the answer he was looking for...
The opposite of bad luck
Isn't good luck...just the opposite of bad luck?
Of course not! For me, bad luck is just a part of having good luck.
That's right, you talked about nurses or whatever last time... Then...what is it?
Absolute power
Are you trying to say...good luck is absolute power?
Precisely! For me, that's exactly what good luck is! Regardless...it's a power that has terrible results due to the fact that I can't wield it with my own will.
An absolute power you can't wield with your own will...? Isn't that a dangerous thing to have? No...I see... That's just how Nagito views it...
Now then, let's start talking about me! Hmmm, where should I start...? I know! This happened when I was in elementary school.
One day, my family and I were planning to board an airplane from the San Cristóbal Airport.
Where in the world is that?
But surprise, surprise! After we boarded, the airplane was hijacked! Don't you think that's the worst luck? But surprisingly, a meteorite fell at exactly the right time...
...Well, for a meteorite, it was only the size of a closed fist. Anyway, that falling meteorite struck the hijacker and prevented any further problems. Don't you think that's an amazing act of good luck?
But...the meteorite also hit my parents, and they died instantly. ...Don't you think that's a terrible act of bad luck?
But in the end, I obtained my freedom and an immense inheritance. See? It was really amazing good luck all along, right!?
Nagito spoke about this event so optimistically, and my understanding just couldn't keep up with him... A plane hijacking...and a meteorite...? And his parents died right in front of him...?
Ah, there was also this one time in middle school when I was kidnapped by a murderer. Man, don't you think that's just the worst luck?
But coincidentally, I found a lottery ticket inside the trash bag that the murderer stuffed me in. After I was safely taken in by the police, I checked out the numbers without giving it much thought...
Surprise! I won 300 million dollars! Even I was amazed by this splendid act of good luck!
It's no use... My head's starting to hurt...
And right before I entered Hope's Peak Academy... ...
No, I shouldn't tell this story. It's impertinent of me to burden you with all this because of my pointless situation. Hahaha...
After dominating the conversation, Nagito left... I feel like I still don't know much about him...
But it seems like he has an understandable reason for his blind faith toward hope. I feel like...I was at least able to understand that.
I was completely exhausted...so I left the area.
Nagito's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 5 (Page 6)[]
Invite Nagito to hang out
Hajime, why are you...? ...
No, the reason doesn't matter. I just want to feel grateful for this good luck. I want to be thankful that there's someone who's interested in trash like me.
The reason I'm here is because I wanted to hear the rest what you were going to say earlier.
I don't mind. It's no big deal anyway. Like I said before, my parents are dead. Since I had no other relatives, "it" took direct action against me.
What does "it" mean...?
My diagnosis. Stage 3 malignant lymphoma, and to top it off...it's accompanied by frontotemporal dementia.
...Huh?
Even now...my brain is deteriorating bit by bit while I'm speaking to you...
Y-You're kidding me, right...?
My life expectancy is between half a year to a year... But right after I was diagnosed, I was accepted into Hope's Peak Academy... I believed that balanced things out... But now these killings are occurring, you know?
As soon as my life entered the final round, it quickly became a rollercoaster ride! But it's going to be all right... No matter the bad luck that happens, good luck always lies just beyond it.
The reason I'm alive is because I always believe there's hope...no matter what.
Do you understand me now...Hajime...?
... No matter what his reasons were, I couldn't forgive all the things Nagito had done. That's...what I'd been believing. But still...
Hajime...you and I are a lot alike...
...
That's why you understand my feelings... I felt that from the start. I don't feel the unique aura that exists in those who have talent from you... I only detect the scent of a miserable bystander...just like me.
That...may be so, but... I'm not miserable. I'm...different from you!
It seems there's no one who's willing to inherit my soul. I have no parents, no siblings, no relatives... Not even friends or acquaintances... Because of my self-righteous thoughts, everyone distanced themselves from me.
I was fine with that while I was still healthy, but it's quite lonely to die alone... Now that I'm on the verge of death, I've finally realized what I wanted all along: somebody's love.
Y-You...!
...I read a book about something like that the other day.
Huh...?
It was right of me to cite a book written for the masses. Thanks to that, I was able to gain your empathy.
Yes, I'm satisfied now.
You...were lying...just now...? No...everything you've said up to this point...all of it... It was all...lies...?
...Have you finally decided to kill me? If you want, I'll prepare the perfect crime. Then you can kill me...and you'll be saved...
Hahahahaha! Let's commit the crime together so despair can become the foundation of hope! You can do it! I believe in you! After all, you tolerated someone like me this entire time! I'm sure a bright hope is sleeping inside you, too!
... Nagito...just tell me one thing, and be honest. If you didn't have your Ultimate Luck...what would you be doing instead?
I...
I guess I would probably be living a peaceful life... A boring, normal life with no hope and no despair.
...I see. That's all. Goodbye. I turned my back to him and as I walked away, I could hear Nagito's voice in the distance.
Please, don't forget... From the bottom of my heart...I am truly in love with the hope that sleeps inside you.
In the end, everything Nagito said... ...I don't know what was true and what was lies. But even so, there might've been a definitive truth hidden somewhere in his words...
If there wasn't...there's no way I could feel this mysterious bond between Nagito and me. If...he does obtain the hope he wants, what is he going to do...? Strangely enough...I feel like I want to see that...
I left the area...deep in thought...
Nagito's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. You just unlocked the skill Trance! You have obtained a present: Nagito's Undergarments.
Filled in every page of every character's Report Card
Trivia[]
↑Nagito Komaeda's report card trophy, Hope Springs Eternal, is a reference to the line "Hope springs eternal from the human breast" from the poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope.
↑ 2.02.1The trophy for completing all report cards, "Mr. Congeniality", refers to the "Miss Congeniality" reward given at Miss Universe beauty pageants, and the 2000 Sandra Bullock movie of the same name.
Introduction (Page 1)[]
