Author's note: Sorry for the long break! I went on vacation! Remember to check Tumblr for pics!

Another murder had taken place. A sense of despair filled the air as they realized slowly that it was pointless. Unless they were free, more people would die. Miho was sobbing, and Yuma and Chizuru were inspecting the body carefully.

"You think...?" Yuma mumbled softly to her.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Chizuru replied with ease. The two spoke as if they could read each other. Neither told anyone else what they had confirmed. Instead, Chizuru gave her typical smile and said, "Well? What are ya'll waiting for? Start investigating, sillies, or we're gonna die!"

Emiri frowned, and walked over to the snoring Haru. She shook his shoulder, "Haru? Are you feeling better?"

"Whaaaa?" Was the loud noise that came from the writer's mouth. Disoriented, he smiled, "Hello Emi! I feel lots better today. Miho helped!" He pointed to Miho, then slowly noticed her pale sobs, "Hey, why is Miho crying?" He didn't really give anyone time to answer. He glanced around until he saw Ryuu, but couldn't see much from his view, "Ryuu? Why is Miho crying?" Silence. Yuma was about to speak up, but Emiri quickly spoke up to avoid shocking Haru too badly.

"He's dead, Haru. We're going to start investigating. Do you want a different place to rest?" She asked with a soft frown.

"Whoa, Really? I mean, I know Ryuu is rude, but really?" Haru yawned, getting up, "Nah, I feel better now. Just sleepy." He looked at the body, "So he was stabbed to death?"

"No no, that's not it! You really think it was like that?" Chizuru asked, spinning around on the nurse's swivel chair,

"What do you mean?" Haru replied, confused.

"Look at his veins! Look at the dried tears! That dude was poisoned!"

"Chizuru, you could've said that in a more respectful manner." Yuma said with a sigh, "But yes, that makes the most sense."

Emiri picked up a sketchbook, "Oh. Banri left this here..."

Haru said, "I wanna see!" He skimmed through it. On the last page was a grey skull with heart-shaped holes in it. Haru said, "Dark. Cool. I want a cool tattoo too!" Yuma and Chizuru looked at each other, confused.

Emiri said," Is that so? Miho, when was the last time Banri was here?"

"Right before I left and met up with you guys." Miho said through her tears. She was still shaking, terrified, and felt useless at this time.

Yuma helped her up to her feet, "Hey, We'll figure this out. Go lay down. You won't be much help if all you can do is cry."

Chizuru pushed the chair to roll to Yuma, hugging his arm, "Yeah, We got this! No worries!"

Miho wiped a tear from her eye, "Thanks... I just feel bad because... Maybe I could've stopped it."

About an hour of investigating later, Haru walked back into the nurse's office. He looked in to see Chizuru with her hands on Yuma's shoulders. She was leaning onto him in a rather suggestive manner, and his gaze was mostly staring away. He glanced at her every once in a while as they whispered softly to each other. Haru, being the obnoxious asshole he was, grinned and said, "You know, people want to investigate."

Yuma turned bright red and shot Haru a glare that could shoot through someone's soul. He said, "Mind your own business. Everyone already investigated. We're just here to make sure the killer doesn't try to hide, or destroy evidence." In an irritated manner, he drummed his fingers on Chizuru's hips lightly.

Chizuru smiled, "It's not like we were gonna do it. We were just flirting anyways!" She chirped happily.

Haru just grinned, "Glad you guys are coping." He walked over, looking at Ryuu's body, "Something doesn't seem right. Was he crying because of the pain...?" He seemed more curious than anything.

Chizuru's smile faded for a moment, then was about to speak. It was then the announcements came on. They had to go to the trial. There was nothing else they could do until the trial begins.

Everyone gathered up. It was time to find Ryuu's killer, and hope that they didn't make the wrong choice. The room was, as usual, tense and quiet.

Mononuki decided to start it off, "The victim was Ryuu, the ultimate veterinarian! So, let's talk motive? Or maybe murder weapon? Or location? Or let's just accuse people!"

Haru decided to start, "So... Was Ryuu killed by the blade?" He asked, confused.

Chizuru spoke up, "No no! Remember what I told you!" She huffed.

Emiri replied, "It was poison, right? His veins, and tears..."

Chizuru nodded, "Yeah, that's right! It was a poison I left in the nurse's office that I call Chemical X! It is a slow poison with a sweet taste!"

"Why...did you make that?" Banri asked, concerned.

"Just in case. Never know if you have to kill someone."

"Wait!" Haru said, "Slow? Like, how slow?"

Chizuru said,"Well, a few hours. So he probably took it shortly after waking up after being knocked unconscious by Banri."

"So, who visited him?" Haru asked, and glanced over at Miho.

Miho said, "Well, you were sick so you were there. I was helping him. Banri, Chizuru, and Yuma all visited him too."

Fuka said, "So it's one of those!" She grinned, "Isn't it obvious then? Banri was pissed at Ryuu, so he killed him!"

Keiju said, "W-what?!"

Banri said,"Excuse me?! I didn't kill him!"

Akihisa said, "You did fight..."

Banri said, "But that doesn't mean shit!"

Haru thought for a moment, then pulled out the sketchbook, "Then why was this in the nurse's room?"

Banri flinched a bit, and said, "I was sketching out a design while waiting for him to wake up! I... wanted to apologize for fighting with him." He stared down, "But I didn't kill him! I didn't even know there was poison in there!" He huffed, and kept talking, "Mayu walked by and asked how he was doing! She would've seen it!"

Mayu jumped a bit at her name being called, then said, "I-I didn't see anything strange." She nervously played with one of her braids.

"What about Chizuru?" Keiju asked, "She was the one who made the poison..."

"Oh please! Ryuu was a medical professional! He would've known and there's no way he'd trust me enough to drink it!" Chizuru said in a bitter tone, "Plus, I was learning to cook with Rio."

Rio gave a small nod, "That's true. I taught her how to make pancakes. It was... very tiring." She tried to give a polite smile about it.

Akihisa sighed and said, "So it wasn't Chizuru. That would be a bit too easy anyways." He ignored Chizuru's finger guns at him.

"So then, who could've done it?" Keiju asked, worried.

"What about Haru? He was always in the room. And he was sick so he could've mixed something up." Miho said.

"Nah, Haru's too stupid." Akihisa said, "Plus, like Chizuru, Ryuu wouldn't have trusted him enough for him to drink anything he gives him."

"...What about Miho?" Rio asked with a sad frown.

"M-Me? W-why would I kill him?" Miho responded, terrified.

"Well, Ryuu trusts you, so he might've drank whatever you gave him." Chizuru said, "Plus, now that we know he didn't die immediately from the stab, you could've done it."

Miho flinched, "But... I didn't..."

Haru perked up, "It's possible though. Miho's last game was "Cutie Doctor Kiki." It was a dark game with cute visuals, about a doctor who killed her patients in order to free them from their pain. It's possible Miho had that mentality from writing that script, and decided to spare Ryuu."

Miho said, "But I can't trick anyone! Chizuru said it herself, he was a medical professional! He wouldn't have taken something from me knowing it was poison!" She was shaking and pale, "It wouldn't make sense."

"We found the bottle of poison in your room." Akihisa said with a sigh. Rio just stared away, silent.

"E-either way, he wouldn't have taken it!" Miho shouted, crying.

"But... What if Ryuu didn't want to live?" Chizuru asked, glancing away.

The room went suddenly silent. "What... do you mean?" Rio asked, pale.

"Ryuu didn't value his life too much. He was very pessimistic." Chizuru said, "Hey Mononuki, can we ask Mayu about that or is that not allowed?"

"No no, go ahead!" Mononuki sung.

Mayu stared away, then said, "He told me he...was okay with dying."

Miho could barely choke out, "What?"

Mayu just nodded and stared away, "He... said he wanted the killer to be free."

Miho suddenly just fell to her knees, "Ryuu..." She looked heartbroken.

Chizuru spoke up, "He had a soft spot for Miho. So seeing her so desperate to live and be free, he probably offered to give his life to her." She stared away.

"Are you guys ready to vote?" Mononuki asked with a smile. The silence confirmed its question. Everyone voted in near silence. The only thing people could hear was Miho's desperate crying.

Just to rub it in, Mononuki spoke again, "You're all correct! It was Miho! Ryuu didn't give a shit about his life. He saw her suffering, and told her he'd let her have a chance at leaving. The cameras caught her hesitate and try to take things back, but he drank it anyways. Then, pitying him, she stabbed him to put him out of his misery. So you were kinda wrong about him dying from the poison. He died from the stab, but the poison was supposed to kill him!"

Rio looked pale, "Miho... Why?"

Miho refused to look up, feeling guilty as hell, "I just wanted to be free. I-I figured, I'm going to die no matter what... So when he agreed to die, I...I thought I had to. I need to get out... But I guess... That was stupid." She looked lifeless, still crying, "I didn't know he really wanted to help me. He was so nice... I don't know why I did it..."

Haru frowned, and said, "This game is making everyone crazy. If someone offered to die for me, I dunno if I would've been able to think clearly either."

Emiri said, "He did it to help you. That's very sweet of him though..."

"Yeah, but too bad that doesn't mean shit anymore." Banri said bitterly.

Miho stared down, "Please execute me now. I failed him, so I deserve to die. I...I should've told him no. So I deserve this..." She could barely speak through sobs. No one could look at her without feeling anger or guilt.

Mononuki didn't seem to care about the atmosphere, "Alright! Time to punish! Let's get hyped everyone!" It hopped up happily, and pressed a button. The floor below Miho suddenly dropped, dropping her to her execution.