Akihisa's eyes widened at the sight. For, it wasn't even a gorey sight, but it was shocking enough to make him speechless.

Haru had brought out a living being, and one they knew, at that.

Ikki woke up, seeming to have been sleeping. He looked at them, and slowly processed what was going on, "Oh. Haru and Akihisa. Is it over? Can I come out without being stabbed?"

Akihisa walked over, grabbing him, "YOU DIED!"

Ikki said, "Oh. No, I guess it's not over. Sorry, I can't say anything. I'm bound by word." He pointed to the black collar around his neck, one similar to Mayu's.

Haru said, "I'm... confused. But I'm glad you're okay?" He tilted his head to the side again, completely baffled.

Before they could say anything, the monitor came on, "Trial time! Are you guys ready?! It's the final countdown! Oh, but instead of the normal, boring, trial room, please head to the ballroom instead!"

Ikki said, "I probably gotta stay here. I'll see you guys soon." He climbed back into the vent.

The two boys were confused as all hell. But they both walked out to see that somehow, the ballroom had changed completely to an elegant trial room.

Haru looked amazed, "Pretty!"

Akihisa grabbed him, dragging him over, "Common, idiot. Let's finish this."

Haru nodded, and took his place. He glanced at the stage, as Mononuki closed the scarlet red curtains.

The other two had come in. Fuka looked at them, "You both look pale. Scared?"

Haru said, "Well..."

Mononuki spoke up, "Time to start! I'll help ya out! Think carefully. Was it one of you four?"

They all exchanged glances again.

Akihisa said, "I don't think so. It seems too unlikely that the four of us would kill anyone." He sighed.

"So... Then it's someone we don't know?" Fuka asked.

Yuma shook his head, "No, It has to be one of us. There's no one else here, right, Mononuki?"

Mononuki grinned, "I'll give you a fun hint. The only people to come into this building was me, and the people you met. There are no strangers here!"

Haru said, "That confirms my thoughts. Guys, There's no way it's one of us four. It has to be someone who died."

"Huhhhh? How is that possible, Haru?" Fuka asked.

Yuma replied, "Exactly. It's impossible."

Haru said, "Mononuki is literally a demon. This trial room should be enough to tell you that it'd be enough to cause an illusion, or bring someone back. Bringing someone back to life shouldn't be impossible."

Akihisa nodded, and spoke, "Plus, we literally just found evidence that's possible."

Fuka tilted her head in confusion, "Please explain."

Akihisa said, "Ikki is alive. We found him in the vents!"

Yuma said, "That's impossible. He was executed!"

Haru thought but then frowned, "Wait a moment. No. Ikki was never killed."

Yuma looked irritated, "What are you talking about? We all saw it!"

"No! We all saw him get buried, but we never saw a dead body!" Haru explained, "Ikki never died. This doesn't have to do with the mastermind."

Fuka rubbed her head, "I don't get it!"

Haru said, "It... makes sense. Ikki was the Ultimate Wanderer, but I...think he had another talent. Because his stories say he somehow survived extreme situations."

Mononuki grinned, "That's true! But tell me, Haru. What is Ikki's true ultimate? The mastermind never helped him. In fact, the mastermind had to keep him quiet."

Haru thought about it for another moment, then said, "He's the Ultimate Escape Artist. That explains things, right?"

Akihisa said, "It does?"

"Yeah. Ikki was able to somehow escape his own execution, probably using things from his backpack. When the mastermind found out, they panicked and put a collar on him, since they didn't want to try to kill him again and fail. At least if he tried to tell anyone, the collar would kill him before he could." Haru frowned.

Fuka said, "That's amazing!"

Mononuki spun around, "With that said, Here's Ikki!" The curtains opened, as Mononuki's pushed Ikki out. The curtains then closed.

Ikki walked over, taking his spot, "Hello Yuma, Fuka."

Fuka ran over, tackling him into a hug, "Ikki! Wow, you're so cool! How did you do it?"

Ikki dazily stared off, "I don't remember."

Yuma sighed, "Yeah, this is nice and happy, but that doesn't explain the mastermind being one of the dead. How do we know it's not Ikki? He was in the mastermind's room, right?"

Haru shook his head, "It's not Ikki. Why would the mastermind put a collar on themselves? It wouldn't make sense. Plus, Ikki is being used to confuse us. Mayu confirmed it by what Setsuna said."

"The thing about handwriting?" Akihisa said with a raised brow.

"Yes. How did Setsuna know the mastermind's handwriting was pretty?"

Fuka jumped up, "Because she found out who the mastermind was via their handwriting! A forger is good at that shit!"

Haru nodded, "Exactly! Setsuna found out the mastermind, but it was too early. So the mastermind killed her, and pinned the blame on Ikki since he was an easy target. That explains Ikki's confusion during the trial. He wasn't afraid of being caught, he was terrified because he had no idea what happened."

Ikki nodded quietly, "It was scary. Everyone was against me. Everyone wouldn't look at me..."

Fuka frowned, petting Ikki, "So sorry, Ikki! We really thought it was you!"

Yuma said, "I see. But then what about the mastermind?"

"Pretty handwriting does work. The people who had the nicest handwriting was Setsuna, Fuka, Emiri, Keiju, and Touya... Somehow."

Yuma said, "So, it's one of those? Then it could be Fuka."

Fuka huffed, "Excuse you!"

Haru thought, then asked, "Hey Fuka, Who is Junko?"

Fuka looked extremely confused, "Who? Is that your girlfriend?"

Haru said, "That proves it. Fuka's not the mastermind."

Yuma looked irritated, "How... did that prove anything?"

Akihisa perked up at this, and said, "Because me and Haru found the mastermind's notes. It talks about Junko Enoshima, and how the mastermind wanted to figure out why she did what she did."

Haru seemed hesitant, finally realizing who it was. He said, "...I...might know who it is."

Yuma said, "You do?! Then tell us!"

Mononuki spoke up, "Actually, yeah. Haru, it seems like you have figured it out. But you know why, right?" All Haru could do was nod, so Mononuki continued, "Then call their name! But let's make this interesting. If you guess wrong, I get to kill you in front of everyone!"

Akihisa flinched at that, "Haru! T-talk this out more!"

Yuma said, "Yeah, don't make a fucking mistake! We need everyone alive!"

Fuka frowned, "Haru!"

Something just snapped in him. Like, suddenly everything made sense. All the experiences that Haru went through. It all made sense. He knew that if he explained, everyone else would know anyways. To him, it wasn't hard once everything came together. But he hesitated. He didn't want to speak. Because, if he did, would this really be over? Anxiety flushed over him, as he listened to everyone try to tell him to stop. It was as if time froze. All he could do is stand there in place. Could he really end this? All the blood and gore. He liked it. So why would he end it?

It was then something happened. The note fell out of the pocket of his hoodie. Mayu's words rushed over him. It was almost as if he felt everyone standing there, beside him. Rooting him on. Hoping that he'd do what they wish they could. He felt the hope build up inside him, and couldn't help it. With full confidence, he silenced everyone by yelling,

"Emiri!"