The second, The Despair Arc, follows the cast of Danganronpa 2 as normal students before and on their way to becoming The Ultimate Despairs.
It continues the investigation portion of Danganronpa games through the long haul investigation which Kirigiri, The Ultimate Detective, is carrying out.
Makoto is put on trial by his organization The Future Foundation for trying to rehabilitate Danganronpa 2’s class, The Ultimate Despairs—the group responsible for destroying much of the world under the direction of Danganronpa 1’s Ultimate Despair, Junko Enoshima.
It wasn’t true of Danganronpa 2’s Ultimate Chef—the lecherous man with a rushed story that did nothing to redeem him.