Danganronpa: The Pitch-Black Hope

[Warning for fans of the original! Some parts of this novel differ from the source material, so please don't get hung up on the little details.] Zha Er, an eighteen-year-old shut-in from China, accidentally transmigrates into the game world of Danganronpa. As the mysterious Ultimate Con Artist, he gets caught up in Hope's Peak Academy's mutual killing game. Starting out completely isolated and helpless, he gradually exposes the mastermind by using his intelligence, silver tongue, and foreknowledge of the original story. In the end, he forces all the new students to face the cruel reality of despair ahead of schedule. He, too, changes from a passive participant into a Con Artist who actively tries to crack, and even redefine, this deadly game.