AnonChan1 - I shall continue to watch from my throne of secrets for many more chapters to come! Satoshi getting his daily dose of abuse - the trouble of being the protagonist! Yeah, there are a lot of rooms, also a lot of possible murder scenarios... Haha... Monokuma must have cut the video off for a reason, BUT that's for another chapter! Yep, they don't care. Monokuma just enjoys abusing the cast, and the killer... Well, just you wait... Thanks for the review!
liammarklh88 - Yeah, the USB is packed tight with important stuff! Nice theory about the door! Whether it's true or not will come into play soon! Male or Female is the question, I left everyone clueless to that fact for a reason, which will be revealed soon. Monokuma doesn't like fun! Thanks for the review!
TheRoseShadow21 - They will get revealed eventually, if Monokuma want them too anyway! Thanks for the review!
Jeptwin - Yeah, I think I understand what you mean! All these questions will be answered in the trial! Thanks for the review!
Monokuma: Let's start with a basic explanation of the class trial! So, your votes will determine the results. If you can figure out "whodunnit" then only they will receive punishment, but of you pick the wrong one… I'll punish everyone besides the blackened, and the culprit will earn the right to return to earth!
Shin: Okay, where does everyone want to begin?
Shoji: I'm not sure, last time we began by rounding off suspects, but things have changed.
Akilina: Yeah, the Monokuma File doesn't state a specific time of death, so it would be impossible.
Eiji: Not only that, the cause of death isn't listed either, unlike last time.
Kagura: Indeed, compared to last time, the information provided is rather useless.
Mika: But the less information we have, the more important it has to be, right?
Minori: Those two points probably point us right towards the killer, which was why they were removed.
Shin: If that's true, then why don't we start with one of those?
Miya: That sounds fine, why don't we discuss weapon the culprit used?
Eiji: Agreed, focusing more on the cause, rather than the time would definitely be more sensible.
The cause of death…
As good a topic as any, I suppose…
NON-STOP DEBATE
Mariella: I don't think there was anything at the crime scene…
Mariella: This might be harder than we thought…
Mika: Could they have took the weapon, after they escaped?
Mika: If there was nothing in the freezer...
Mika: … isn't that the only possibility?
Shin: We still don't know if he was killed in freezer…
Shin: So that wouldn't hold up.
Taiyo: I think I might know the answer...
Taiyo: The thing they used to kill Kazumi…
Taiyo: It was the refrigerator!
NO, THAT'S WRONG!
Used Truth Bullet: Monokuma File #2
Satoshi: Taiyo, how would the killer have used the refrigerator?
Taiyo: It's obvious! The killer set it up in front of the door for a reason – it was so we would knock it over, from the other side!
Minori: Are you saying you think it fell on him?
Taiyo: Yeah. They knew we would try and force the door open, so they took advantage of it.
Satoshi: That can't be right, just look at the Monokuma File – while it doesn't state how the victim died, it does tell us any injuries they sustained.
Miya: What do you mean, exactly?
Satoshi: Think of it this way, if the killer used the refrigerator for murder, that information would have surely been removed – however, stating what injury the victim received shouldn't have been a problem, and more than likely would have been here.
Shin: You mean like the first case, where the murder weapon wasn't specified, but still stated they suffered a fatal blow to the head.
Taiyo: You don't get it, the bear wants to confuse us!
Sakiko: You're not being serious, are you?
Taiyo: You shut your mouth! It would explain both the murder weapon, and why the time of death isn't shown!
Sakiko: Then tell me this: Who was it that forced open the door?
Taiyo: Me and Shoji...
Sakiko: Very good, then who would have been the one to knock over the refrigerator?
Taiyo: That would have been either… Uh...
Sakiko: Exactly, so is there something you want to tell us?
Taiyo: Actually… You know, maybe the fridge wasn't used, after all…
Mika: Whoa, talk about a take down!
Minori: Tell me, is there really a brain in that skull of yours, or is it all just hollow inside?
Taiyo: ...
Shin: Got to hand it to him though, he did think that through pretty well.
Shoji: Boy, that had me scared for a second! I thought I was about to become a suspect!
Sakiko: Not a chance, there's no way anyone but him would go off of such a stupid theory.
Akilina: Hey, at least he tried…
Minori: Perhaps, but that doesn't count for anything if you're mentally challenged.
Akilina: …
Shiho: That's really mean...
Shoji: How about we all drop it, and move along – we can't afford to waste time here.
Eiji: Yes, agreed…
Sakiko: We can move on from this shitty topic, while we're at it – no one cares about the murder weapon, we can figure that out once we know how everything was set up.
Shin: Hey, if that's the direction you want to take…
It looks like the murder weapon is going to be put on hold, for the time being.
I can't really blame them, since there's so much to discuss.
NON-STOP DEBATE
Minori: You said you wanted to know how everything was set up...
Minori: What exactly did you have in mind?
Sakiko: That should be obvious...
Sakiko: I want to know why the killer took such a risk…
Sakiko: … by turning this into a locked room murder.
Sakiko: Not only that, why did they decide to leave…
Sakiko: … only once we arrived?
SAKIKO, I AGREE WITH THAT!
Used Truth Bullet: Eiji's Account
Satoshi: That's right, the killer should have been able to escape, whenever they wanted to – why would they have saw the need to wait for us to arrive?
Eiji: That's right, they placed a refrigerator in front of the only exit, taking away their only means of leaving. It's strange, considering they must have been able to use the bomb at any time.
Shoji: I wonder if this could tell us anything about the time of death – the killer shouldn't have been able to last inside of the freezer for too long, so it couldn't have been too long ago.
Miya: In that case, when do you think it happened?
Akilina: It couldn't have been longer than a day prior, surely.
Mariella: Yeah, there's no way the culprit would have been able to last that long.
Everyone seems to be getting convinced that the time of death was sooner, rather than later…
But is that really the case...?
I should listen to what everyone has to say…
NON-STOP DEBATE
Kagura: Kazumi fell victim to the virus, almost three days ago…
Kagura: Sakiko was also affected, around the same time…
Minori: Yeah, and after twenty-four hours, the effects start to kick in.
Minori: First, there's a fever, then paralysis…
Minori: Next, the victim falls into a coma, before kicking the bucket.
Akilina: The killer must have took advantage these things…
Akilina: … and managed to overpower Kazumi…
Eiji: There's no telling when he was killed...
Eiji: Doesn't the paralysis leave your entire body immobile?
Eiji: That would mean nobody should know anything...
NO, THAT'S WRONG!
Used Truth Bullet: Mariella's Account
Satoshi: Actually, someone could have an answer to that – someone who claims to have spoken to him, only last night.
Taiyo: What? Somebody spoke to him, last night?
Sakiko: Well? Spit it out! Who was it?
The person who spoke to Kazumi…
Maybe they could provide us with the information we need…
SELECT SOMEONE
- MARIELLA O'DAY -
"IT WAS YOU!"
Satoshi: Mari, you said you spoke to Kazumi last night, didn't you?
Mariella: Yeah… It was after I brought refreshments over to his room.
Sakiko: Why were you bringing refreshments to someone who can't move?
Mariella: That was my mistake… The fact that he would have been in a coma somehow slipped my mind...
Kagura: But wouldn't you have noticed, if everything was being left untouched?
Miya: We did, during the paralysis stage, but never assumed it was because they literally couldn't move…
Shoji: We just put everything down to weakness – we never considered it would render you completely immobile.
Minori: That's called being naive, a trait that you all really need to let go of.
Eiji: It's not called being naive – it's called being realistic, a trait you often complain about us not having.
Akilina: Exactly, you can't just shut down someone's body by clicking your fingers – we had every right not to believe that!
Shiho: That's true...
Minori: …
Shin: Mari, when was it you got a response, exactly?
Mariella: It was last night, around dinner. Minori and I went over to the dorms, and that's when we heard him.
Mika: Minori was with you? What was he doing there?
Mariella: It was just to give Miya a break. He was reluctant to come, at first.
Minori: Newsflash, I am standing right beside you, you know?
Shoji: Still, how would Kazumi have been able to respond? His state should have made that impossible.
Sakiko: True, he would have been in same position as me, and I was completely unconscious.
Eiji: Yes, it does seem rather hard to believe…
Mariella: W-Wait! I'm being serious, I really did hear him, last night!
Taiyo: You say that, but it's impossible – he wouldn't have been able to move, just like everyone's saying.
Minori: You're all a bunch of idiots, this is why being able to read people is a valuable asset.
Damn it, it looks like everyone's starting to doubt her claim…
Some people even think she's lying…
If I want to keep this running smoothly, it looks like I have no choice…
I'm going to have to lie!
NON-STOP DEBATE
Mika: You heard Kazumi through his bedroom door?
Mika: You don't look like you're lying…
Mika: Haha, now I'm getting confused!
Shin: With only one other person to back you up…
Shin: … I'm sorry, it just seems far too suspicious…
Kagura: Unfortunately, we can't trust that information alone.
Kagura: It's not that we don't want to…
Kagura: … We just want to be absolutely certain.
Kagura: For all we know, you could be lying to us.
NO, THAT'S WRONG!
Used Lie Bullet: Mariella's Account
Satoshi: No, what she's saying definitely isn't a lie – she's telling the truth.
Mariella: …!
Minori: …
Kagura: You seem awfully sure of that, is there a reason why you think so?
Crap… I didn't think about that…
It looks like I'm going to have to make something up…
Satoshi: Y… Yeah… I was actually there when it took place…
Shoji: You were there? I thought you were sick?
Satoshi: It was when I opened my door to grab my food – that's when the whole thing happened...
Mika: Oh, it was while you were getting your food? That makes sense!
Eiji: I don't know… This still seems strange to me...
Miya: I don't see a reason why he couldn't have seen them, they still should have been there...
Sakiko: Precisely, he wouldn't have any reason to lie, his life is at stake too, you know?
Mariella: E-Exactly! I would have brought it up, but no one would let me speak!
Kagura: You were given plenty of opportunities to speak, please don't pin the blame on the rest of us.
Minori: …
Shin: Minori, want to enlighten us?
Minori: …
Minori, please…
We need you to help us…
...
Minori: I'm not confirming or denying anything, you can figure it out for yourselves…
Satoshi: …
Eiji: That more or less confirms it, he would have surely told us whether it was true or not.
Sakiko: You can't be fucking serious, this idiot has been messing with you from the start!
Kagura: Regardless, it doesn't change that he wants to survive, just like the rest of us.
Miya: That doesn't mean you can label people as liars!
SPLIT DECISION!
"HOLD IT!"
Monokuma: Huh, it looks like we've reached a standstill… What to do… What to do…
Shin: What are you rambling about? Would you mind just leaving us to it?
Monokuma: That won't do any good! We need to do something about this!
Monokuma plunged a large key into some sort of keyhole, before each of our podiums proceeded to float up into the air, one by one.
Mika: W-Wha? We're flying?
Shoji: H-Hey! What are you doing?
Monokuma: I'm just doing my job, now it should be easier for you guys to argue! Fire away!
Our podiums then lined themselves up into two sections – one section seemed to consist of those who believed my statement, while the others consisted of those who believed the opposite.
I get it now, he really wants to take this up a notch…
Fine then...
If he wants a show, then that's exactly what he's going to get!
SCRUM DEBATE!
SATOSHI, MINORI, SAKIKO, SHIHO, MARIELLA, MIYA
VS.
EIJI, KAGURA, MIKA, SHOJI, SHIN, AKILINA, TAIYO
TOPIC: IS MARI TELLING THE TRUTH?
- BEGIN! -
Eiji: If you really are telling the truth, then why didn't Minori vouch for you?
"I'LL DO IT!"
Satoshi: Minori has been messing with all of us since the beginning, that's just his character.
*BREAK*
Kagura: Both Satoshi and Mari had time to bring this up before, so why leave it until now?
"MIYA!"
Miya: This conversation has been going from topic to topic, it wasn't necessary to bring it up."
*BREAK*
Shin: Mari reacted a little strangely when told that it was unlikely, why is that?
"MINORI!"
Minori: Are you really asking this? Our lives our on the line, how would anyone else have reacted?
*BREAK*
Taiyo: The fact that Minori's involved in the first place is suspicious! I don't trust him at all!
"SAKIKO!"
Sakiko: Whether you trust him or not, there were still two other people there at the time!
*BREAK*
Mika: Still, how would he have been able to talk back if he was in a coma?
"MARI!"
Mariella: I don't understand that either, which is why we need to talk about this properly!
*BREAK*
Akilina: You can't blame us for being wary – the three of you meeting up just seems far too perfect.
"SHIHO!"
Shiho: It was right after they took food to his door, why couldn't they have met up?
*BREAK*
Shoji: He should havebeenin a coma by that time, didn't that make you the least bit suspicious?
"I'LL DO IT!"
Satoshi: It's already been established that no one thought the motive was as bad as it was!
*BREAK*
IN UNISON:
"THIS IS OUR ANSWER!"
Satoshi: You guys have to believe me, what we're saying is the truth!
Mariella: Of course it's the truth, there's no way I would lie to everyone.
Eiji: Well, you don't appear to be deceiving us…
Taiyo: …!
Shoji: Taiyo, you okay? It's not that big of a shock, is it?
Minori: It's dangerous to try and work out what goes on in that head of his…
Taiyo: Actually… I might have heard him, too…
Mika: What? Kazumi? When?
Shin: You heard Kazumi? When was this?
Taiyo: Yesterday, around lunchtime! Don't give me that look!
Sakiko: Fucking idiot! Couldn't you have said that sooner?
Taiyo: Take a hike! It just slipped my mind!
Kagura: Why were you talking to him at lunchtime, anyway?
Eiji: Yes, why indeed?
Mika: Could it be? Does tough-as-nails Taiyo actually have a heart, and wanted to check up on the victims?
Taiyo: …!
Shoji: Wait, is that actually true?
Taiyo: ...
Eiji: Oh my, how surprising.
Minori: Yeah, how unexpected…
Miya: It really is surprising, isn't it…
Monokuma: No kidding, who would have guessed?
Sakiko: What a turn of events...
Akilina: Man, you guys are rough...
Taiyo: H… Hey! Why do you all look so surprised? Is it really that difficult to believe?
…
I can't help but feel bad for him…
Shoji: Oh well, at least that clears everything up!
Sakiko: Whatever, things wouldn't have gotten so heated if it wasn't for a certain someone.
Mika: Do you mean Minori?
Sakiko: Of course I mean Minori! Who else?
Minori: …
Shoji: Hey, why are you staying so quiet?
Minori: …
Taiyo: Don't ignore us! If what they said was the truth, then why didn't you back them up?
Akilina: Yeah, what's the deal with that?
Minori: … I just wanted to see how they would handle the situation, that's all.
Shin: …
Shoji: You did that, just to see what would happen?
Mariella: Are you kidding me? Don't waste time here, this is serious!
Miya: How dare you turn this into a game? We're trying to figure out who killed our friend!
Minori: It wasn't so much of a game, it was more to find out who would be a strong contender in an argument.
Eiji: Don't try to cover for yourself, if you just want to waste time, then keep quiet.
Akilina: Mari, what was it you guys actually heard from inside his room?
Kagura: Yes, that information may prove useful – if you can remember, please tell us.
Mariella: Nothing too out of the ordinary, he just thanked us for bringing his food.
Shiho: Did he ever take it inside? The food, I mean...
Miya: Everything was still there a few hours later, so it doesn't look like it.
Hm…
It looks like we're stuck…
There has to be something we've overlooked...
...
NON-STOP DEBATE
Kagura: I don't believe you're lying about this…
Kagura: … But if he was in a coma at that time…
Kagura: … How would Kazumi have been able to speak?
Mariella: I don't know…
Mariella: I'm just as confused as everyone else…
Shoji: It may be a long shot, but…
Shoji: Maybe the symptoms didn't affect him?
Shoji: Or maybe he caught something else, entirely?
Eiji: That's ridiculous, of course it was the Death Flu…
Eiji: Suggestions like that are where I draw the line.
Taiyo: If he couldn't have done it…
Taiyo: … then there's really only one other option.
Taiyo: The voice that they heard through the door…
Taiyo: It must have been someone else, entirely!
TAIYO, I AGREE WITH THAT!
Used Truth Bullet: Voice Changer
Satoshi: That's it... The answer's been staring at us in the face this whole time! The person in Kazumi's room at the time wasn't even Kazumi!
Shiho: W-What?
Shoji: Whoa, hold on… You mean that voice you heard wasn't even his?
Mariella: I don't know, the voice was pretty identical...
Minori: Don't worry, we have the answer to that already.
Miya: … We do?
Satoshi: Yeah, take at look at this thing we found disposed in the trash – I have no doubt that this was used in order for the killer to disguise their voice.
Akilina: W-Wait a minute, that's the voice changer from the fun house!
Mariella: A voice changer? You mean this little ball?
Satoshi: Yeah, this ball has a feature that can perfectly replicate someone's voice – the killer more than likely used that to their advantage, and it almost worked.
Shin: Still, would the quality be clear enough for someone to mistake for an actual voice?
Mika: I didn't think about that, good point.
Monokuma: Hey, are you looking down on my product? Unforgivable!
Minori: I think you set him off...
Monokuma: This thing right here is manufactured by Monokuma Inc., and was created using the highest quality materials! The most expensive, grade A stuff you can find!
Monoma: He's right! It took a while until we decided on what to use!
Monopa: Yeah, and it was well fuckin' worth it, too!
Monoma: Hm? Monopa, are you feeling okay?
Monokuma then grabbed a giant metal pole from the ground, before proceeding to repeatedly whack it against the cage, causing it to swing violently.
Monokuma: No, it was all my idea! Quit stealing my spotlight!
Monopa: Hey, quit it you little twerp! I'm gettin' queezy!
Monoma: Monopa, has your head injury caused your personality to change?
Monopa: Beats me, but you can blame the little abortion if it has!
Monokuma: What was that? Don't get cute with me, old timer!
He then continued to smash the pole against the cage even harder, causing it to swing around even more.
Akilina: Th-That thing doesn't look sturdy...
Shoji: Hey, knock it off! That thing's going to unhinge itself!
Monokuma: Oh… Good point…
…
Minori: Satoshi, could you pass me the voice changer?
Satoshi: Huh? Oh, sure...
Minori: Just listen to this, then you'll have your answer.
He then spoke into the voice changer, so everyone could get an idea of how it sounds.
Shiho: T… That sounded just like Kazumi...
Eiji: Interesting, it really sounded like he was actually talking to us.
Shin: Then there's no doubt about it, this definitely could have been used in the murder – sorry about that, just wanted to make sure.
Satoshi: It's all right, at least everyone now knows how it sounds.
Shin: We have some new information, too – if we go by what we know, he was more than likely killed before yesterday lunchtime.
Shoji: Right, because this imposter was in his room.
Kagura: Can we really say that for certain? If he was in a coma, he could have still been present.
Shin: No, that's not right either, there was something in the freezer that proves that.
Something in the freezer…
He must be talking about…
Used Truth Bullet: Dried Blood Puddle
"I SEE!"
Satoshi: I forgot about that, you're talking about the blood puddle we found, right?
Shin: Exactly, would you do the honours?
He winked at me, as if providing me with a great honour…
I feel like he's trying to tease me…
Satoshi: Well… There was a dried puddle of blood next to the body, which more than likely came from the victim – judging by the looks of things, we deduced that it must have been over a day old.
Shin: Precisely, which would mean that him being alive at that time wouldn't make any sense.
Akilina: That's actually pretty impressive, figuring that out just from a little blood.
Mika: Oh, he's the Ultimate Murder Expert!
Shin: …
Shiho: P-Please don't say things like that!
Mika: What? I'm just guessing his talent?
Shoji: Guess all you want, but considering the circumstances…
Sakiko: Take a look around you, and the situation we're in…
Minori: Hey now, you can't be too hard on her, she's actually not too far off.
Shin: …!
…!
What was that…?
What did he just say…?
Shoji: Minori… What are you implying?
Minori: Nothing, don't worry about it.
Eiji: It certainly doesn't sound like nothing…
Shin: Forget about it, we should just focus on what we were talking about – the blood being that old was obvious, just look at it and you would know.
Taiyo: He has a point, there's no way it could have been from any sooner.
Sakiko: It doesn't take a genius, the puddle was dry and discoloured, of course it was old.
Mariella: So should we assume the murder took place a while ago?
Kagura: It's definitely plausible, and the most likely scenario from what I can guess.
Akilina: But that wouldn't make any sense, didn't the killer lock themselves in the freezer?
Mika: That's what everyone thinks, why?
Akilina: If they really did that, then who knows how long they could have been in there – they could have been waiting for days.
Shin: That's a fair point, there was no guarantee that anyone would go to the freezer any time soon, so why would they take the gamble?
Sakiko: Actually, since we're on the topic, why did you all go to the freezer, this morning?
Eiji: Venus offered to make us a grilled breakfast, in order to keep our spirits up.
He seems to referring to Shoji…
I'm not going to be able keep up with all of these nicknames...
Shoji: That was the plan, but it seems to have dampened everyone's spirits, instead.
Sakiko: You didn't tell anyone about this prior to going, did you?
Shoji: Nope, only got the idea yesterday evening.
Miya: That's true, he discussed it with us at the dinner table.
Sakiko: Damn, so no one could have known about it, beforehand...
Taiyo: Wait, then how did the killer know about us going to freezer?
Mika: Maybe they based it off of luck?
Minori: No way, that would have been far too risky.
Mariella: That's not the only thing that concerns me, there's also the fact that no one would have saw the killer for over a day.
Miya: That's right, since they would have been in the freezer during that time.
Shin: The only possibility is that one of us sick folk could have done it, but that seems a little far-fetched.
Sakiko: I don't believe that for a second, they wouldn't have gotten halfway.
Mika: Question! Did everyone see each other, yesterday?
Taiyo: Yeah, everyone was at the dinner table.
Shoji: Everyone but those affected, anyway.
Akilina: I'm pretty sure everyone was with us, but that would mean no one would have been in the freezer.
Eiji: It definitely couldn't have been anyone with the flu?
Shin: Absolutely not, the pain of doing something like that would have killed them.
Is this really right...?
Were we wrong the whole time...?
If everyone was available yesterday, then how would our theory be possible...?
They would have also taken a huge gamble, locking themselves in the freezer…
I can't think of anything else…
Have we really reached our limit?
Are we really losing to the killer…?
- CLASS TRIAL: INTERMISSION -
Let me know what you think of this case so far, when compared to the first. On a side note, I'm currently going through Chapter 5's trial, and am currently questioning my sanity over how insane and messed up it is... So, uh... Look forward to it, I guess...? If it arrives within the next decade, anyway...
