This is it! The identity of the killer will be revealed! I hope you are excited for this!
Nao looked at everyone. After that, he cleared his throat and decided to reveal what he was talking about. "When we say murder weapon, what is the first thing that comes into your mind?" Nao asked everyone.
This confused them. "How is this relevant to the trial? Can we just skip this?" Manon was irritated. However, she was stopped by Norio. "This is important. Trust Nao." He looked at Nao and let him continue with his point.
"Everyone, answer my question." Nao told the group. One by one, they decided to answer. Reyes was the first person to answer. "I would say a sword." Samuru was next to answer. "The most common thing used by the murderers I have executed are firearms." Manon quickly answered, "Knives." Umeko answered relating it to the cause of Rei's death. "I would say a rope is usually used for asphyxiation as well as strangulation." Jitsunori answered, "Anything sharp." Jirou continued by saying, "A hammer can be used as a murder weapon." Lastly, Eri answered, "Saws."
After everyone answered, Nao continued to make his point. "We missed out on the murder weapon because it was not a tool. Usually, we relate a murder weapon to tools but for this murder, it was not a tool nor a solution. It was something bigger." Nao looked at Norio.
Norio smiled at him understanding what he will be saying next. Nao continued after reassuring he was right. "We never thought of the murder weapon could be a room." This shocked everyone. "You mean, the killer did not use anything other than the room to kill her?" Manon asked.
"Yes! The killer locked up Rei inside the vault where she can't breathe in oxygen since there weren't any vents. The killer could have just easily locked her up inside to die and leave to take care of other things." Nao continued.
"That explains a lot of things!" Samuru shouted.
"If the killer used the vault to kill her, your previous theory still stands. The killer left her to die and took care of us so that we cannot catch them." Umeko told the group. Nao looked at Norio and immediately asked, "Am I on the same page as you?"
"Yes! It fits the killer's profile perfectly. The killer was in a hurry for some reason. They must have really wanted whatever Monokuma offered them with their video. Because of that, they decided what could have been the best option for someone lazy and in a rush, to ditch their victim in an inescapable doom." Norio explained.
As Norio continued to speak, Nao scanned his facts again. Immediately, it was all clear to him. This must be the answer! Manon noticed Nao's unusual silence, who was standing in her right, in the trial. She tapped him on his shoulder. "Are you alright?"
Nao was quickly sent back to reality. He looked at Manon and slowly uttered, "I think I already know who it is…" Norio grinned. He took a glance at his guess who was hiding he was unnerved by Nao's declaration. He looked back at Nao who was ready to spill his realization.
"Will you please tell us your guess." Norio told Nao. Nao nodded and started off with the explanation of his guess. "The killer could have honestly gotten away free if they were not in so much rush that they forgot to check Rei before leaving her to die."
"What do you mean?" Hana asked.
Nao looked at the person whom he thinks is the killer. "You forgot to check what was inside her hand. She was holding your ballpen. That is why you investigated using a notebook and a pencil. It was too late when realized you lost your pen, wasn't it Jirou Katashi!"
With this accusation, Jirou was infuriated. "How dare you accuse me of murder! I can never stoop that low! I am too smart to commit that mistake!" Jirou was obviously enraged by this. His usual composure was gone. However, Nao was not surprised by this.
Nao continued, "I know you are smart and level-headed normally. However, after watching your motive video, you lost your level-headedness and became clumsy, didn't you!" Nao was trying to corner Jirou who was not backing down from this.
"How can you say that was my ballpen? For all we know, anyone could have gotten that ballpen from the storage room." Jirou replied.
"He does have a point. Rei could have mistakenly thought the killer was Jirou because he was the only person we have ever seen with that ballpen. For all we know, it is a set-up." Hana told the group. Nao could not do anything but agree. However, he is sure it is Jirou to blame for the murder.
"Umeko, please remember who suggested what to drink for breakfast yesterday." Nao asked.
Umeko tried to recall what happened inside the kitchen that morning. "Roxanne was the one who made the juice. But before that, Jirou told Roxanne to make some refreshments." Umeko, upon realizing it was Jirou's suggestion to make the juice, she turned to his direction and stare at him.
"I only said to make refreshments, not juice! It was you who said to make the juice!" Jirou refuted.
"I only suggested that because I knew it was the only option at that time." Umeko fought back against Jirou.
"I think that says I am innocent. I did not know the only option we have is juice! She confessed!" Jirou tried to paint Umeko as the bad guy. However, this did not work and only put more suspicion on him.
"Then, explain why when Roxanne asked you to choose which flavor you wanted, you answered any would be fine to you when in reality, you hate apples. Just admit that you knew any would do what you wanted. That is the reason why you answered Roxanne like that." Nao continued to hammer him down.
However, Jirou would not back down. "No! I did not say that because I knew it would poison people either way. I said that because I saw it as something so trivial that it did not necessarily require my input!"
Nao was not yet over with Jirou. "If I remember correctly, you were the one who suggested to do shiftings and the schedule for it! You were lucky enough that everyone quickly agreed since it all fit perfectly into your plan."
Jirou was visibly angry. "No! That is bullshit! That was a purely fucking coincidence! How the fuck could I have known I would be able to sway you to do my bidding. Please don't tell me you are going to say it was because of what I learned from Kayle! Just shut up Nao! You are derailing the group from the trial! Why are you being like this? I was tolerable to you for the past few days!"
Nao was ready to say a piece of irrefutable evidence he was saving. "Eri saw a person in a black cloak. The way she described the person tells us that the cloak hits the floor perfectly. Umeko tried it on and we know the killer must have the same height as her. Out of us thirteen left, you are the only one with the height capable of fooling Eri that she saw a black ghost. Just admit it! Your height has betrayed you!"
Jirou was silenced in anger. He clutched onto his podium as he stared down at Nao. Nao looked at Norio who gave him a thumbs up. "Splendid job! You can be a good prosecutor that will make my job a challenge."
Nao received the answer he wanted. I got it right. My answer is the same as Norio's. Everyone was looking silently at Jirou. No one could say a word. The only thing that broke the silence in the courtroom was Norio's voice. "I think it is time to piece everything together. Nao, I think you should do it this time."
Nao started narrating the murder of Rei Kurosawa.
Rei Kurosawa's Murder
"It all started when Monokuma gave us the (un)Motivational Video. The killer watched their video and was deeply affected by it. Knowing what the video probably contained, it is safe to say that Monokuma offered something to the killer in exchange for Rei's murder.
Right after our meeting, the killer prepared everything. They took an alarm clock and put it inside a vase in the museum and set it to ring when they want it to. Also, they stole a pack of poison R and a bottle of chloroform. The killer disposed of some of the apple and strawberry powder and replaced it with poison R. The powder and the empty pack of poison R can be found inside one of the trash cans of the kitchen.
They must have also prepared their costume for their murder during that time as well. They chose to prepare a black cloak to fit their height perfectly to cover their whole body and a gas mask to protect themselves from the chloroform.
The morning came and the killer pretended they did not know about the missing chemicals from the clinic. They went to the kitchen to help with the preparation for breakfast. During that time, the killer suggested to the other cooks to make some juice. They were asked by Roxanne which flavor of juice they wanted. Foolishly, they answered any would be fine for them even though they hated apple, which was one of the two options.
After a few minutes, the people who drank the poisoned juice felt its effect. This caused everyone who was safe to decide that they should protect the poisoned people thinking one of them was the target of the culprit.
The killer suggested to do shiftings and decided the schedule the groups will follow. Luckily for them, everyone immediately agreed. The time came when it was my group's turn to guard. My team included Rei Kurosawa, the victim.
Around midnight, the alarm clock from the museum rang breaking the vase. This made me and Umeko leave Norio and Rei to check it out. Around this time, the killer was waiting while wearing their costume. The killer chose to chloroform Norio and then smash Rei's head on the door of the Eri and Takashiro's quarantine room.
The killer left the two first to check on us. Seeing that we were distracted, the killer locked us inside the museum by jamming the spear in the middle of the handlebars. Umeko and I slammed the doors. This caused to chip the spear. Seeing this, the killer decided to do something about the two of us so they could escape easily.
The killer went back to Rei and carried her to the vault. During this time, it is safe to assume that it was when Rei got a hold of the killer's pen. Arriving at the vault, the killer laid Rei on the floor. After that, they grabbed a couple of silk fabrics and got out of the vault. The killer hurriedly closed th vault securing Rei's slow and painful demise.
The killer went back to us with the silk fabrics. They chloroformed us and tied us up using the fabrics from the vault. With that, the killer dumped the remaining chloroform on one of the plants in front of the museum and left the empty spray bottle beside it.
The killer then left us and went back to drag Norio somewhere else. After that, the killer returned his costume in the theater. However, they placed the cloak on the mannequin inside out.
After that, the killer went back to their room and waited for morning to come to pretend to be shocked when they see what they have done just to kill Rei.
It was an almost perfect murder if it was not for Eri's testimony and their clumsy mistake for rushing everything. The only person who could have done it is Jirou Katashi, the Ultimate Mathematician."
Nao pointed his finger at him.
Jirou was still in silence. Suddenly, Monokuma stood on his throne and shouted, "You have reached a wonderful conclusion! I guess it is time to vote." The seven students inside the courtroom quickly finished voting.
Jirou is the culprit…
1. Nao Hisoka - Ultimate N.E.E.T.
2. Umeko Midori - Ultimate Environmentalist
3. Jirou Katashi - Ultimate Mathematician
4. Reyes de Todos los Santos de Borbon Ortiz - Ultimate Fencer
5. Jitsunori Setsunosuke - Ultimate Hairstylist
6. Kayle Ito - Ultimate Tact
7. Ichimako Watadzumi - Ultimate Lifeguard
8. Manon Aida - Ultimate Cyclist
9. Takashiro Tanoshi - Ultimate Ventriloquist
10. Eri Shizuka - Ultimate Toymaker
11. Ayumu Watanabe - Ultimate Mythologist
12. Hana Ongaku - Ultimate Composer
13. Samuru Yagyuu - Ultimate Executioner
14. Asuka Kiyora - Ultimate Rocker
15. Norio Kurosawa - Ultimate Defense Attorney
16. Rei Kurosawa - Ultimate Supernatural Novelist
Out of nowhere, Monokuma told the group, "The ones in the quarantine room should vote as well!" Suddenly, it was shown that all of the ones who were poisoned were given a special tablet for them to use to vote. Asuka was visibly confused.
"What happened? Who should I vote?" Asuka asked Reyes who was her roommate. Hearing this, Jirou desperately shouted, "We all voted for Nao! It was Nao!" This immediately triggered Samuru. He tackled him to the ground and covered his mouth to make him shut up. "What are you doing!" Samuru whispered in Jirou's ear.
Eri, Jitsunori, and Reyes told their roommates who were asleep during the trial to vote for Jirou. Asuka, Mako, and Takashiro decided to follow their roommate's advice.
Everyone was finished voting. The result of the voting was shown on the screen on top of Monokuma. It displayed the same huge wheel with everyone's name on it from the last trial. The wheel began to spin. It grew faster and faster until it slowed down and stopped with Jirou's name pointed by the red arrow beside the wheel. Suddenly, confetti appeared on the screen showing the results of the voting.
Voting Results
Jirou Katashi – 12 Votes
Nao Hisoka – 1 Vote
Answer: Jirou Katashi
Correct!
No one was surprised with the result especially with how Jirou was behaving during the trial. However, Nao could not help but feel confused as to why he did it. Samuru let go of Jirou. He stood up and looked at everyone in anger.
After gazing at everyone, he went to his podium and punched it. Suddenly, he smiled. "I am so pathetic to be beaten by a bunch non-academics! I guess I totally deserved this if that is the case." Hana who was standing beside him, ran away from her podium to stand near Umeko.
Jirou looked at her with such malice. He showed everyone a smile that sent a shiver down everyone's spine. "Hana…Did you know I picked you to be my partner for the investigation because you would be the easiest to trick. It was really easy! It was like dragging a dog anywhere I wanted to go. I thought it would have been enough to secure my win but I guess I should have chosen another partner. It might have helped me escape. Thanks for nothing brainless piece of shit!"
This has shaken Hana to her core. Her ankles gave up causing her to fall on her knees. Umeko quickly tried to comfort her. "Don't listen to him. He is not worth our time. He is just intimidating you because he feels small right now for being caught."
Jirou overheard this. "Me, feeling small? Hahahahaha! I…I…I…" Suddenly, he collapsed to his knees crying. He started sobbing. This sight confused everyone. After seeing his demonic side, he quickly became emotional.
Jirou tried to continue talking. "I have always felt small! I have always felt like I was not enough, like I am never great! This was my chance to show I am great, that I am worthy of their attention, that I can better than him!"
What is he talking about? Who is he talking about? Seeing this, Monokuma decided to suddenly play Jirou's (un)Motivational Video.
The screen showed a family picture. The parents were sitting while their two sons were standing behind them. It showed the family happy. Suddenly, the picture was torn into two pieces leaving one of the sons out of the picture. Suddenly, Monokuma's voiceover played, "Let's be honest, this is what your real family is like. You have your mother and father with their eldest son having all of the attention while you have none. You were always left out like you never existed."
Suddenly, a picture of a man in a soccer player outfit with his face filled with bruise was shown.
"Your brother always got in trouble with his stupid sports while you maintained your good standings in your school. Still, your parents always choose your brother over you. They have always chosen him before you. They have never chosen your award shows or quiz bowls over your brother's games. Why? Because you are not enough.
You have to be more than just the Ultimate Mathematician! You have to be the Ultimate Scholar to get their attention and love. Isn't that what you have always wanted, Jirou?"
Suddenly, the screen showed a picture of Rei.
"Kill Rei Kurosawa and I promise you I will make sure you become the Ultimate Scholar so that you can receive the love and attention you deserve! Kill Rei! Kill Rei! Kill Rei! Kill Rei!" The video ended as the sound of Monokuma creepily chanting "Kill Rei!" faded out.
Manon turned to him. "You killed so that your parents will recognize you?" Hearing this, Jirou could not help but laugh. "Hearing it from other people, it really sounds stupid! I am not stupid! Why am I being so stupid! Why am I like this over some stupid stuff like this! Why can't I stop being so stupid!"
Nobody could say a word to Jirou. I don't know what to say. I knew he wanted to become an Ultimate Scholar but I never thought it was just because of this. Nao walked towards Jirou and slapped him. Everyone was shocked by this.
"How dare you kill Rei over something so childish!" Jirou was shocked by Nao's words. Jirou could only stare at Nao as he started berating for his actions. "Rei had been nothing but kind to everyone. Yes, she was weird but how dare you think that it was okay for you to kill for a childish reason."
Umeko went to Nao to calm him down. "Nao let's dial it down a notch." Nao looked at her and said, "No! He has to hear this!" Umeko was silenced to go back to Hana.
"Did your parents ever hit you?" Nao asked.
Jirou could only shake his head.
"Did your parents ever starved you?" Nao continued to ask. Jirou was speechless.
"Did they ever deny you of your basic needs? Did they ever say bad things about you? Did they ever look down on you for getting high grades? Did they ever say you are not enough? Did they ever tell you that your brother is better than you? Did they ever abandon you?" Nao relentlessly asked Jirou. Jirou could only think of one word to answer. "No…"
"It was only you who was thinking you weren't enough. You were the problem, not your brother or your parents! Did it ever occur to you that they have not given much guidance because they have enough trust in you to leave you alone with your decisions? Did it ever occur to you that they might be worried about your brother getting into trouble which causes them to be around him all the time? No! Because you were too busy feeling like a poor orphan when in fact your parents trust you so much that you have so much freedom!" This silenced everyone in the room.
Nao continued, "You are so lucky to have both loving parents. Not everyone still has both of their parents. Not everyone is born into a loving family. Not everyone is trusted by their parents. If your parents found out you killed an innocent little girl, do you think they will be proud of you?" After that, Nao backed off. Jirou stood in silence reflecting on what he did.
"What kind of trash am I?" Jirou asked.
Monokuma suddenly yawned. "Boring! All this family shit is gross! I feel like I want to vomit! Blarggh!" Everyone looked at him. He sat up straight and looked at Jirou. "Hey you, you were asking what kind of trash you are? I have an answer for you! You are trash that is about to be executed! Hahahahahaha!"
Suddenly, everyone was brought back to their memory of Kayle's execution. Not again! I can't deal with another execution!
"Do we really have to execute him?" Manon asked.
"Duh! It is part of the game! Why? Do you want to replace him?" Monokuma asked. "I thought so! Hey, self-titled trash! Any last words for them?"
Jirou looked around and smiled. "If I am going to die, I better just everything that I know." This shocked everyone. What does he know? Is he the other person Rei was talking about? Jirou continued, "Other than Samuru, someone in our group has killed plenty of times already. If you want to know their identity, check out the last book I ever read from the library."
What? One of us is a murderer? What is he talking about? "That will be my last help to you guys. Good luck to everyone. I hope no one is dumb enough to kill just like I did. Monokuma, take me."
Monokuma snickered. "Alright twerp! What an eager beaver! I have a very special punishment for Jirou Katashi, the Ultimate Mathematician! Let's give everything we got! It's punishment time!" Monokuma shouted. After that, a button came out of the ground and was hit by Monokuma's gavel.
Suddenly, a clamp grabs him away to his execution.
The screen suddenly showed:
GAME OVER
Jirou Katashi has been found guilty
Special Televised Math Wiz Challenge
Jirou Katashi
The Ultimate Mathematician Execution
-Used-
Jirou was placed in the middle of what looks like a stage with cameras recording him. Suddenly, an opened bear trap was attached to his neck. He was confused by this. He tried to get it off of his neck but he could not find a way to detach it.
In front of him was a wooden desk. On the desk was a 100-item math quiz filled with dizzying questions, a dull pencil, a tiny piece of eraser and a broken sharpener. Near the edge of the stage was a Monokuma dressed as a teacher and a chalkboard that was falling apart. On the chalkboard were written, "You have 20 minutes to answer the test. Failure to finish or have a perfect score will result to close the bear trap shut. OBSERVE SILENCE."
After reading the instructions on the board, he quickly starts answering. With desperation written all over his face, he answered all of the questions with laser focus. After a tiring nineteen-minute attempt of answering the questionnaire, he was able to finish what seemed to be an impossible task.
He stands up and tiptoed to pass his paper to Monokuma. Monokuma starts checking the items one by one. Jirou stood in silence panicking whether or not he got every item right. He looked at Monokuma who was finished checking.
Monokuma gave his paper back to him. He looked at his score and could not believe it. He successfully got the perfect score. Tears of joy rolled down his cheeks. The weight of possibly dying was not on his shoulders anymore. He sighed knowing he got the score.
Suddenly, Monokuma grew angry and pointed at the "OBSERVE SILENCE." That was written on the board. Jirou realizes he created noise by sighing. This sent him to despair. He was scared that he was going to die. He started shaking.
Quickly, the cameras focused on Jirou's neck displaying it on the screen. Suddenly, the bear trap closes. Blood from his head dripped down to his neck. The televised math wiz challenge was canceled.
Everyone who was able to watch Jirou's execution was disgusted. Manon was angered by this. "How could you do that! He finished it!" Monokuma laughed it off and said, "Rules are rules! Hahahahahaha!" Even Jitsunori who watched through the screen could not help but feel angry towards Monokuma. "This is too much! That was too much!" Suddenly all of the screens displaying the people in the quarantine rooms shut down.
All six of them stood in silence after watching the execution. Hana trembled in fear since she was the most traumatized out of all of them. "Not again!" Suddenly, she ran out of the room. Umeko, who was genuinely worried about her, quickly followed her. Manon and Samuru, who had the stomach to act normal, left the room together. The only two people left in the room were Nao and Norio.
Before leaving the room, Norio approached Nao. "Good job leading the trial! However, this does not change a thing." Nao was confused by his declaration. "I know you are hiding something and I will get to the bottom of it. I will find out whatever your little secret is." After that, Norio walked away from him. Nao stood there in silence.
After a few more minutes of contemplating on what happened, he tried to recall everything that happened in the trial. He felt sorry for screaming at Jirou. I should have been more gentle. He did not deserve to receive all of my frustrations in life. However, I am intrigued by his last words. He is basically implying a murderer is among us. I need to know who he is talking about.
Immediately, Nao ran out of the room and went to the library as soon as possible. As soon as he entered, he smelled something was burning. "What is that?" He quickly looked around to find where the smoke is coming from. He had a hard time navigating the humungous room. Eventually, he was able to pinpoint where it was coming from.
He saw a book was on fire. Upon seeing this, he quickly shouted for Monokuma's help. "Monokuma! Help! One of your books is burning!" Nao shouted immediately getting Monokuma's attention.
"What is happening?" Monokuma appeared. Nao immediately pointed out the burning book. As soon as Monokuma saw it, he was pissed. "Who the fuck burns a book!" He quickly disappeared and reappeared again with a fire extinguisher.
Monokuma gave the fire extinguisher to Nao. Nao is lucky enough to know how to us one. He used it and was able to stop the book from burning. "What book is this?" Nao asked Monokuma.
Monokuma looked at the book and answered, "Sparkling Justice 2.0: A Double-Edged Sword". Sparkling Justice? Wasn't he just an urban legend killer? 2.0? He was real? I never heard of this book… Monokuma looked at Nao amused with his confusion. "FYI, this is the last book Jirou read from the library.
"Why are you telling me this?" Nao asked.
Monokuma quickly answered, "Isn't it obvious? It will stir some drama perfect for another murder to happen. Hahahahaha!" Suddenly, Monokuma disappeared. After that, Nao left the library and went back to his room. He changed into his sleepwear and lied on his bed. He recalled everything that happened. "Rei and Jirou are really dead. And, it looks like we have another killer in our group other than Samuru."
Nao was stressed out with everything he found out and happened during this day. I can't deal with another murder. I need to find the other person Rei was talking about. Maybe they know something helpful. Maybe they know who this Sparkling Justice 2.0 is. The killings in this game need to stop!
Eventually, Nao fell asleep from exhaustion.
Oh Holy Night... (Deadly Life)
-END-
Remaining Survivors: 12
1. Nao Hisoka - Ultimate N.E.E.T.
2. Umeko Midori - Ultimate Environmentalist
3. Jirou Katashi - Ultimate Mathematician(DECEASED)
4. Reyes de Todos los Santos de Borbon Ortiz - Ultimate Fencer
5. Jitsunori Setsunosuke - Ultimate Hairstylist
6. Kayle Ito - Ultimate Tact(DECEASED)
7. Ichimako Watadzumi - Ultimate Lifeguard
8. Manon Aida - Ultimate Cyclist
9. Takashiro Tanoshi - Ultimate Ventriloquist
10. Eri Shizuka - Ultimate Toymaker
11. Ayumu Watanabe - Ultimate Mythologist(DECEASED)
12. Hana Ongaku - Ultimate Composer
13. Samuru Yagyuu - Ultimate Executioner
14. Asuka Kiyora - Ultimate Rocker
15. Norio Kurosawa - Ultimate Defense Attorney
16. Rei Kurosawa - Ultimate Supernatural Novelist(DECEASED)
Death Toll: 4
This is the end of chapter 2! I hope you guys loved it! I hope you guys enjoyed Jirou! I will really miss writing him especially since he is my OC.
Was your guess right? If not, better luck next time.
I am so excited for the next chapter!
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Good luck to all of us!