Akiko Taiyō

Information
Akiko Taiyō is a character featured in the second novella.

Her Ultimate talent is the SHSL Voice Actress, obtained at the age of 17.

In Chapter 4, Akiko was persuaded to murder Jaxon Bell by Nariko Sakurano, to save Todd from the hunger and despair of being starved in the Funhouse.

In the final stretch, after Akiko died, she was revealed to be one of the three traitors working for the Future Foundation.

Personality
A pleasant-to-be-around, adaptable girl who has a sensible head. When she was told to kill her students she didn't believe it at first but after the first murder she took back her thoughts. She can sometimes come off as sarcastic and rude, but if the person she's talking to points it out she quickly says sorry. She's witty and makes bad puns all the time and ship names. Aside from that, she's a good person to be around. She may be quite forgetful and she gets angered quite easily. When upset, she tries to shake it off by simply shrugging or playing along with it.

Relationships

Todd Gates

During the first three chapters, Todd and Akiko saw each other as friends. However, in Chapter 4, Akiko injured her back during Monokuma Tai-Chi and Todd carried her back to her room. Akiko told Todd about her voice acting, then they kissed.

After Akiko's execution in Chapter 4, Todd was so traumatised that he refused to leave the trial room until Nariko dragged him out.

Nariko Sakurano

Akiko and Nariko generally get along, even before the killing  occurred. In Chapter Four, when Akiko and Todd got together, Nariko became jealous and a little snappy towards the duo. Even after Akiko's death, Nariko was still a little jealous about their relationship, not showing it.

Before the killing game, the two were quite close, even making a pact before entering the Neo World Program.

Execution

Akiko was singing a lovely tune, and dancing a little. Unfortunately, she was a right above a huge sea infested with sing-hating-sharks! She sang so loud that one jumped up and swallowed her whole. She continued singing and singing, until the shark landed back in the water. However, she managed to take control of the shark's body and swim to sing-shark island. A foolish idea, seeing as the sing-sharks liked to result to cannibalism, and they ate her.