They were people missing in the cafeteria, and it wasn't only the two who were dead. Suzu and Shiena were absent. Haru felt bad for them. The gamester really seemed to appreciate Kouko, her death must have saddened her terribly. Though, Haru couldn't stop thinking that Shuto's behaviour during the class trial was odd. She had been too calm, barely participating, playing a cards game, but dropping some important clues at the same time. It's like…she already knew from the beginning who were the culprit but decided to remain quiet about it.

Haru also pitied the hacker. Even if she was sometime treating Otoya like a nuisance, Shiena did seem to genuinely want to befriend the florist. It must have been painful for Kenmochi to discover that not only Takechi tried to frame her, but also planned to kill her if she failed to murder Haru, and of top of that, she had to witness her gruesome death. No wonder why she had a panic attack after the execution.

"Good morning, Haru-chan, Azuma-san!" Nio greeted them cheerfully.

The blonde girl showed them her usual cat-like smile. Haru wondered how she could stay so positive despite all that happened, and concluded that Hashiri must be an optimistic person.

"Good morning, Nio." Haru replied politely.

"Why are you acting so happy? That's disgusting." Tokaku replied.

Nio's smile changed to become a wide grin.

"No need to be so harsh, nee-san. I just want to be friend with you. You should take example on Haru-chan, she's such a friendly person!"

"Who do you call nee-san? Just the thought of being somehow related to you disgusts me." the blue haired girl said coldly.

"Kya, so mean! I'm gonna cry…" Nio replied with what seemed to be a fake sad expression.

"You shouldn't talk with such a scary person, come spend time with Isuke instead." the SMSL Kick-Boxer offered with a sweet smile.

"Ah, Isuke-san, you're such a nice person!" Hashiri said.

Suddenly, the pink haired girl gave a powerful flick of the finger on Nio's forehead.

"It's Isuke-sama for you." she replied with a sadistic smirk.

"Oh, another stinky person." Tokaku commented.

"Who do you call stinky!? And aren't you too old to use such a childish insult? How old are you?" Isuke asked with an offended look.

"15." the blue haired girl replied.

"Well Isuke's 19, so I'm older than you. You should treat me with respect."

"Huh, 19? And you're still in middle school?" Tokaku said.

"Isuke had to repeat some classes. Not my fault if school is so boring that I slept most of the time."

"Huh, you repeated classes , Isuke-sama? Me too! Actually, I'm 18! Since you're older, should I call you Isuke onee-sama instead?" Haruki said with a cheerful grin.

"Please, don't. If you do, Isuke will have to break some of your bones." she said sweetly.

"Haha, I was only joking. But, I wonder about Namatame-san. Maybe she's in the same situation as us." the redhead said.

"Hey, Namatame-san! How old are you?" Isuke asked.

Chitaru, who was sitting next to Kirigaya at a table, turned back when her name was said.

"15, why?" the SMSL Fencer replied.

"Me too!" Hitsugi added.

Everyone became suddenly quiet, gazing at Chitaru and Hitsugi, like they couldn't believe what they just learned.

"Oh my, what a lovely discussion. Mind if I join?" Sumireko said.

The SMSL Lady approached them, followed by Banba, who was hiding behind her.

"Ah, Hanabusa-san, about the meeting tonight, I wasn't able to speak with Shuto-san and Kenmochi-san about it. They stayed in their rooms since what happened yesterday…" Nio said.

"Huh? What meeting?" Haru asked.

"Ah right, I didn't told you guys! It because of Azuma-san's rudeness that I forgot…Anyway, it was actually Namatame-san's idea, so she should explain it." Hashiri replied.

"We're going to have a class meeting tonight, to talk about…what happened yesterday, and try to find a way to avoid that something like that happen again." Chitaru explained. "It will be at 22pm in the sitting room."

"I'll take care to inform Shuto-san." Sumireko said. "Everyone needs to be there. Those who don't come will be seen as doubtful and uncooperative."

"But…at 10pm…I can't be there…" Mahiru said shyly.

"Don't worry, in your case, it's understandable. I'm sure she will inform you of what happen during the meeting." the lady said with a reassuring smile.

"If you take care to go tell Shuto, I'll go see Kenmochi. The poor girl worries me. With the reaction she had after Takechi's execution, I'm afraid she could do something unthinkable…" Chitaru said. "I'll go see her now."

The fencer left the cafeteria, while Hitsugi gazed at her with what seemed to be a gloomy look. Haru couldn't believe such an adorable girl would show that kind of expression, she must have imagined it.

"Well, I will go too. I hope to see you tonight." Sumireko said before leaving the cafeteria, followed by Banba.

Everyone in the cafeteria went back to their breakfast. Like usual, Haru sat with Tokaku. They ate silently, and Haru hoped that the meeting tonight would strengthen their bonds as classmates and prevented another tragedy to happen.

Haru and Tokaku arrived at the sitting room around 21h55. It wasn't nighttime yet, but it will be soon. Since Kouko's death, there was no one to enforce the curfew. Despite that, Haru still wanted to respect the curfew, but tonight was an exception, because of the class meeting.

The sitting room was almost as big as a regular classroom. There had some couches and chairs, a long table in the back and some coffee tables near the sofas, a vending machine for snacks, a coffee machine and a television.

"I expected to see Haru-chan here, but I'm surprised to see Azuma-san here." Nio said.

The blonde girl was sitting on one of the chairs.

"Personally I don't care about this meeting. But since Ichinose wanted to come, I've to escort her. I won't let her defenseless with all of you." Tokaku replied.

"Oh my, that's not good, Azuma-san. Doubting everyone like this, it's quite the opposite of what this meeting is about." Sumireko said.

Hanabusa was sitting on an armchair.

"You're so mean, Azuma-san. Isuke would never lay a hand on Haru-chan."

Isuke suddenly approached from Haru and pat her head gently and smiled kindly to her. Haru didn't mind, despite the fact that Inukai was often rude, she thought that she also had a nice side. But, Tokaku looked triggered by the pink haired girl's act.

"Don't touch her!" Tokaku shouted before pushing Isuke away.

The SMSL Kick-Boxer just smiled in a provocative way at her and walked away, to sit next to Haruki on a couch.

Haru spotted Suzu and Shiena and was relieved to see them here. The gamester was by herself, seeming lost in her thoughts. The hacker was with Chitaru at the table. Surprisingly, Haru didn't see Hitsugi with the fencer. The little one was alone in a corner.

"Someone's missing. Where's Banba-san?" Haruki asked.

"Oh, she should be here soon, when night falls." Sumireko replied with an enigmatic smile.

"It's 22h, we should begin the meeting soon…" Chitaru began to say.

The door brusquely opened before Namatame could finish her sentence.

"Wassup losers!? I'm here for da party!" Banba shouted with a wide grin.

Haru was in shock. Was it really Mahiru? She seemed completely different. Haru remembered that Banba acted similar during the investigation after Kouko's murder.

"Mahiru-san?! Haru thought…that you couldn't come to the meeting…"

"Huh? I ain't Mahiru, ma name's Shinya. Banba Shinya, the Super Middle School Lever Demolisher. Nice to meet ya!"

"Don't tell me…it's the first time you meet Shinya-san? She's always there when it's nighttime!" Haruki said.

"But…Haru is always in her bed at nighttime, and I'm not a morning person…"

"Banba-san has a split personality. The day she's Mahiru-san, and the night she's Shinya-san." Hanabusa explained.

Haru wasn't sure to understand. It seemed that there was two Banbas, but they shared the same body? Anyway, since she was her classmate, Haru felt the need to greet her.

"Nice to meet you, Shinya-san." Haru said with a polite smile.

"SMSL Demolisher? That sounds totally like a made up title!" Nio exclaimed.

"You're one to talk, trash." Tokaku commented.

"Hey, gimme a sledgehammer and I'll show ya my demolition's skills." Shinya replied.

"I prefer not, a hammer hit on the head is not something I look for, sorry." Hashiri said.

"So, since we're all here, we can begin the class meeting." Chitaru declared.

The SMSL Fencer went to the middle of the sitting room, and Hitsugi joined her.

"I asked you to come here because I wanted to talk about what happened yesterday. I know it's maybe too soon to talk about it, but two of our classmates died. I don't know what kind of wish you have, but I don't think it's worth to risk your life and kill for it. You saw what's happen when you failed. You'll die a horrible death. And if you succeed, all the others will be executed. There is no wish that can possibly worth such a horrible fate!" Namatame said.

"So if I understand, you want to warn us of not committing a murder?" Sumireko asked.

"It's not a warning, it's an honest request. I don't want someone else to die, and to witness another brutal execution. Going along with what Monokuma wants will only bring pain." Chitaru argued.

"So you want us to remain trapped in this school for the rest of our lives?" Isuke asked.

"That's not what I want either. It's possible that we rest trapped her for a while, but it's impossible that no one will come to rescue us. We just have to be patient and not be tempted by Monokuma's promises." Chitaru added.

"I see. You want us to live here and wait for help from the outside. I guess it's still a better option than risking a gruesome execution." Hanabusa said.

"Well, Isuke planned to live a long life, so…"

"This school isn't that bad, we have free food and nice bedroom, I suppose I can wait a little bit here." Haruki said.

"If Mahiru is okay with that, I've nothing against living here for a while." Shinya declared.

Everyone else seemed to also agree with Chitaru's demand, which relieved Haru.

"Well then, we need a new class rep." Nio suddenly declared. "Since I was Kaminaga-kaichô's assistant, I propose myself. Any objections?"

"I've plenty." Tokaku replied.

"I'm not interested into your objections. But there's someone here I really wanted to hear the opinion about." Nio continued.

The blonde girl suddenly approached from Suzu, showing a friendly smile.

"Shuto-san, what do you think? Do you have any objection about me becoming the class rep?" Hashiri asked.

There was some malice in Nio's eyes. The gamester barely gave her attention, not even looking at her.

"Do as you like." Suzu replied. "I don't care."

"That's not good, Shuto-san! You need to care more about what happen in your class. You didn't even participate into the class trial, even when you were accused. We could have been all executed because of you." Nio complained.

"Hashiri, that's enough…" Chitaru began to say.

Suddenly, Suzu let out a slight giggle that seemed bitter.

"This class trial was a real joke. From the moment I saw Kouko-chan's corpse, I knew who the culprit was."

"Huh? If you knew who the culprit was, why didn't you say it from the beginning?" Sumireko asked. "You were only playing your card game."

"I wanted to let you a chance to find the truth by yourself, and also wanted to observe the capacities of my opponents. I must say that I'm not impressed, I'm even disappointed. For the majority of you, you're just a bunch of children. This is why I'll win this game." Suzu declared.

The gamester's declaration created an awkward silence in the room. It took few seconds before someone finally spoke.

"Who do you call a child you midget!?" Isuke replied with an irritated tone of voice.

"Opponents? Win this game? What are you planning to do, Shuto?!" Chitaru asked with a worried look.

"Isn't obvious? She's going to kill someone! Or just wait and hopes that we killed each other so she could be one of the two survivors." Nio said.

"If you think that those two options are the only way to win, you're definitely a child. You only based your judgment on what Monokuma said rather than thinking by yourself. This is game, a bad one, but still a game. I didn't want to participate, but your incompetence gives me no choice." Suzu said with a serious expression.

"Oh my, what an interesting development. As expected of the SMSL Gamester. I really look forward how you planned to win. But I'm warning you. If you consider me as your opponent and want to defeat me, you'll lose. I'm also someone who looks for victory." Sumireko said with a smirk.

"We aren't opponents, we're classmates! Our true enemy is Monokuma, not each other…!" Chitaru began to say.

"Upupu, that's so mean to say that about your loving headmaster, Namatame-san."

Haru blenched. The meeting was already degenerating, but now that he showed up, the situation couldn't be worst. Monokuma's figure had appeared on the television's screen.

"What do you want? I'm warning you, we won't fall for your trap!" Chitaru claimed.

"You think so? Maybe you, but I've the feeling that some of your classmates don't agree with you." Monokuma said. "Ah, doing a class meeting without inviting your headmaster, you're so cruel."

"Stop making us loses our time and says what you want to say!" Isuke said with an annoyed look.

"No need to be so impatient. Geez, kids this days…" Monokuma began so say, before showing them a black and white envelope. "Each of you has one of these in their respective dorm room. It contains one of your darkest secret. If a murder doesn't occur in two days, what's written in each envelope will be revealed to everyone!"

"Wait, you mean…this is…a motive?" Haruki began to say.

"That's right you bastard, this is the second motive! The first one is still valid though. So, if you don't want your secret to be revealed, you know what you need to do. So, have a nice class meeting, and good night! Upupu."

It was a really nice meeting...until Nio ruins everything.

So...who's gonna die?