A/N: So I decided to split the class trial into two chapters because I believe the chapter would have been extremely long with both parts of the trial plus the execution plus the epilogue. But if you guys prefer for the Class Trial to be just one chapter just tell me and I can make the changes for future chapters.

Chapter 1: Class Trial Part 1/2

"So this is the...err...entrance…"Ilaria pointed out as we, the remaining 17 students, stood at the main entrance of Hope's Peak Academy. To think that one of us murdered Tora was still hard to believe. Abruptly the doors began to open resulting in light to leak into the entrance hall stunning us. The doors were fully opened revealing a pavement pathway which had fields of grass on both sides. The pavement path led to a long cylindrical glass tower which had Hope's Peak Academy's logo on it. The entire complex had a high wall and numerous automatic machine guns guarding the parameter.

"Head towards the building straight ahead of you!" Monokuma instructed. "And don't try anything fishy!...Hmmmmm...fish…" Monokuma started drooling as we hesitantly walked out of the main school building towards the building. The sky was a mix between orange and purple from the setting sun and dark blue as the stars came out of hiding. They were four other buildings excluding the building we came out of and the building we were heading to. The remaining four buildings also had paths leading towards the cylindrical building.

Eventually, we arrived at and entered the long building. It was rather barren and was empty except for an elevator in the centre of the floor.

"Go on! Enter the elevator! I can't wait any longer!" Monokuma exclaimed resulting in us speeding up into the elevator. Abruptly the elevator doors close before the lift started ascending without anyone pressing any button. The lift was so spacious that all of us could fit and extend both our arms out.

"Taka…"Tomo called out to me. "While you rushed out we found a cloth with blood stains on and a sword too along with books about music. I thought I would tell you that's it could be important."

"Thanks, Tomo." I smiled.

Truth Bullet Added - Items stored in the box.

I withdrew my e-Handbook and checked my notes/truth bullets:

Isobel's Testimony

Isobel claims to have seen Hayato and Teinosuke in the room and spent a long time there.

Monokuma's File #1

Monokuma's autopsy report.

States the victim died at around 6:45 pm.

The cause of death was impalement.

Sword

The sword has the name 'Minatoya' on the handle

The handle is golden.

Paint Spillage

The Golden paint was found underneath the mat.

The paint was still wet implying it was recent.

Label on Paint Can

Suggests that the can came from the drama department.

Gym's Equipment List

Equipment was missing according to the List

Safe storing Teinosuke's Sword

The safe was closed when last inspected.

No visual damage could be seen.

Monokuma's weapons

According to Colette and Jester, no weapons were taken from the collection.

All the weapons have Hope's Peak Academy's logo emblazoned on it.

Items stored in the box.

Items in the box were related to music.

A bloody cloth was found in the box as well as a sword.

So this is all the evidence I have...will it be enough to find out who the real killer is. I worried to myself as the elevator stopped before the doors slid open revealing a courtroom like space with a glass roof allowing us to see the spectacular sunset. In the centre of the room was 18 wooden stands in a circle with a golden throne-like chair which Monokuma was sitting on.

"Okay, everyone! Choose a stand to stand by!" Monokuma instructed resulting in us scattering in the courtroom occupying each stand except for one stand which had a picture frame on it. The picture was a black and white picture of Tora with a blood-red cross on the picture.

"Why the heck is there a picture of Tora there?" Homura asked.

"Just because he died doesn't mean he should miss out on the fun of a class trial!" Monokuma explain. "Now then, let's start with a simple explanation of the class trial. During the class trial, you will present your arguments for who the killer is, and vote for 'whodunnit.' If you vote correctly, then only the blackened will receive punishment. But if you pick the wrong person...I'll punish everyone besides the blackened, and that person will earn the right to leave the school!" Monokuma finished explaining.

"Just to be sure, is the killer really one of us?" Colette asked politely.

"Most definitely! I am 110% certain the blackened is one of you." Monokuma replied.

"110% is a mathematical impossibility…" Daisuke corrected Monokuma.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! I make the rules here so 110% is a possibility! So without further ado let the class trial...BEGIN!" Monokuma declared.

"You are telling us to begin but where do we even start?" Botan asked.

"Is it not simple? The person who had the worst secret is obviously the killer!" Teinosuke said with a grin on his face. "So go on! Show me your secrets!"

"No way!" Kohana shouted in response.

"Secrets?" Amy asked.

"Oh, the motive for this murder. Here is yours." James walked away from his stand and walked to Amy handing her an unopened envelope. "Do not worry I have not opened it." James returned to his stand.

"Our lives are at stake here, Teinosuke! We have to be more logical than that when choosing the murderer!" Tomo scolded him.

"How about we start with the crime scene!" Akira suggested.

"This seems like a sensible place to...errrr...begin." Ilaria agreed.

"Tora was killed in the gym's storage room." Masaaki spoke.

"No shit, sherlock!" Teinosuke replied aggressively.

"But why was Tora in the storage room?" Daisuke asked. Jester stated waving his hands and quickly wrote on his notepad before unveiling it. It said: He was supposed to be in the music room.

Why was Tora in the storage room? I wondered in my head. "I GOT IT!" I figured out in my hand resulting in everyone to stare at me. "Sorry...I believe Tora was looking for Hayato. Isn't that correct, Hirano?"

"Yeah! He was taking awhile to come back so I told Tora to look for him...while Amy and I were alone...by ourselves..." Hirano started dribbling as she had a face pleasure.

"That's strange, I don't seem to remember that." Amy said.

"That's because you were acting as if you were drunk!" Masaaki roared.

"Was I?" Amy was rubbing the back of her head.

"As riveting as this conversation is, I believe we should return to the task at hand." James interrupted to bring the topic back to the murder.

"Alright! Let's do this!" Homura was clearly fired up.

"I think discussing the place of murder is a bit too broad. After all, numerous people entered in and out of the room." Isobel spoke. "Perhaps taking about the murder weapon instead."

"I second that! Perhaps the murder weapon can provide more information." Homura was still psyched.

"I third that!" Akira roared before doing a backflip then posing after she successfully executed the stunt.This is where the class trial is getting intense. I thought to myself.

"Where did the murder weapon come from?" Hayato asked.

"It's really it is not that difficult! They obviously just used one of Monokuma's weapons…"

"OBJECTION! You got that wrong!" I exclaimed interrupting Botan.

BREAK!

"Woah Taka! You shot through my words!" Botan complained.

"Hehe...sorry. But the sword could not have come from Monokuma's weapon collection. Colette and Jester checked the weapons and none appeared missing. Colette even took a photograph of it is as well."

"That's true! I have it here on my camera along with many other pictures including this one I took of Taka and Homura during the preparation for the party." Colette smiled.

"In addition, all of Monokuma's weapons have Hope's Peak Academy's Logo on them." Daisuke added. "This sword did not have it."

"So if the sword did not come from the collection, where could it have come from?" Kohana asked.

"Guys this may be coming out of the blue…" Colette spoke. "But the killer is so clearly Teinosuke!" Colette shouted pointed at Teinosuke.

"What did you say?!" Teinosuke seemed irritated.

"Think about it! He tried to kill Jester at the start! He tried fought Kohana and even fought Hayato, Tomo and Taka." Colette added. "He has been the most violent person here!"

"Say another word and I will slice your neck open!" Teinosuke replied.

"That may be true but without evidence, we cannot say for sure." Botan told Colette.

"It appears another debate is about to occur…" James muttered to himself.

"Just admit it! It was clearly you!" Colette shouted.

"Where's your evidence? Bitch!" Teinosuke bellowed.

"You are acting suspiciously at the time of the murder." Isobel spoke out.

"Stay out of this fatso!" Teinosuke shouted.

"Teinosuke is the Ultimate Warrior, right? That means must have access to a huge reservoir of weapons!" Akira added.

"That is the most stupidest thing I have ever heard! I have never seen that sword in my life nor have I ever been in that room until the mur…"

"Allow me to destroy your contradiction!" I shouted.

BREAK!

"What?!" Teinosuke gnashed his teeth at me.

"According to Isobel not only did you go into the room but you spent a long time in there." I presented the evidence.

"Yeah, I also saw Teinosuke go to the room." Kohana agreed.

"..." Teinosuke remained silent for once.

"So Teinosuke care to explain?" Masaaki said loudly.

"..." Teinosuke did not respond.

"If only if you could be this quiet all the time." Tomo remarked.

"Fine...I did go to the room. But so did quite a lot of people. That does not prove anything." Teinosuke replied. He's right. But I know there is something that incriminates Teinosuke. "Obviously it is one of you low life's who dunnit."

"Then Teinosuke can you care to explain why the sword says 'Minatoya' on the handle?" I questioned Teinosuke.

"Huh?" Teinosuke seems confused at the same time worried.

"According to the e-Handbook, your last name is Minatoya, correct? On the murder weapon was the name 'Minatoya'. Do you care to explain that? Isn't that your sword, the murder weapon."

"I have never seen that sword in my life!" Teinosuke shouted.

"You are a liar, mister!" Daisuke proclaimed.

"Oh yeah...my sword is right here!" Teinosuke shouted showing the sword which he was carrying.

"May I examine it?" Daisuke asked resulting in Teinosuke to stare at Daisuke who returned the stare back.

"Fine...I have nothing to hide…" Teinosuke submitted before lobbing the sword through the air. Daisuke clumsily caught it in his hands as he got withdrew the sword and started scratching the sheath with the blade. "What the hell are you doing to my sword?!"

"Just as I thought! This isn't your sword but rather one of the swords missing from the gym storage room!" Daisuke reported revealing the golden sheath with blue scrape marks which were actually the true colour of the sheath.

"I'm confused? How does that prove that that's not Teinosuke's sword?" Amy enquired. How indeed. The golden layer came off the sheath relatively easily. Almost like it was like paint or something… I was thinking in my head. PAINT!

"I GOT IT!" I yelled out.

"Boy Taka, you get really worked up during this lawyer stuff." Homura noted.

"I take my job seriously." I responded. "Anyway, they were paint cans at the scene of the crime."

"Plus paint of a similar colour to that of the sheath was seen on the floor underneath the mat." Tomo added.

"And if my eyes are correct this appears to be the same size as the the remaining sheath in the storage room." Daisuke spoke.

"Hey! Weren't your eyes a different colour to what they are now?" Masaaki spoke as Daisuke's right eye was purple for some reason.

"My eyes have always been this colour." Daisuke replied.

"So Teinosuke...the evidence is piling against you!" Colette told the Ultimate Warrior.

"Mere coincidence...nothing more!" Teinosuke replied brushing the evidence asides.

"Wait! But is Teinosuke the murderer, though?" Amy spoke up.

"Most definitely!" Colette shouted with extreme confidence.

Is he though? There is no doubt that is Teinosuke's sword but… "No! Teinosuke cannot be the killer." I exclaimed out loud.

"Finally, someone is making sense!" Teinosuke sighed.

"How come Taka?" Homura asked me.

"Because after his fight with Kohana we hid his sword." I inform the group.

"Teinosuke, why didn't you say before?" Ilaria asked.

"Like any of you would believe me…" Teinosuke muttered.

"DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME!" Colette exclaimed. "So what if you hid the sword! There is still the possibility he could have found it!" Damn! Colette's words are threatening to cut me. But I must slice through the contradiction.

"Even if the possibility is low, we cannot say it is impossible! It's like winning the lottery!" Colette added.

"But even if he found the room, he couldn't access the sword as it was sealed in a safe…"

"So…" Colette interrupted. "Teinosuke is immensely strong! He could have broken the safe open and…"

"Allow me to cut through those words!" I shouted pointing at Colette.

BREAK!

"No Teinosuke could not have broken into the safe. The safe had no visual damage to it when I checked it after the murder." I told Colette.

"I was there too! The safe seemed intact!" Kohana said in addition.

"So Teinosuke couldn't have got his sword…" Colette said quietly. "I understand it now. Sorry…"

"Boy, the debate got really wild!" Akira noted.

"Yeah...I think if it is best if we cool down a bit." Hirano suggested.

"So it begins we are back to the beginning…" Masaaki spoke.

"No quite the opposite…" Daisuke spoke out. "This narrows down the suspects down significantly."