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« Talk ! »
'thougts !'
« Flashback ! »
Narration !
Makoto- « Oh wow,didn't expect that out of someone I just met. »
Chihiro- « B-but you told me to... »
Makoto- « I thought you were going to tell me a secret like you're afraid of the dark or something,to be honest. »
Chihiro- « O-oh,now I feel k-kind of dumb... »
Makoto- « No,don't,this was very brave of you,doing it just proves how much you're determined to believe in yourself,and that's a really great start,really ! »
Chihiro- « Y-you mean it ? »
Makoto- « Well,what do you think ? Do you think I mean it ? »
Chihiro- « I think you do. »
Makoto- « Then you have your answer already,don't you ? »
Chihiro- « Y-yeah,you're right... »
Makoto- « Well I do have to tell you a real secret now... »
Chihiro- « But didn't you do that already with the room not being yours ? »
Makoto- « This is nothing,and everyone will notice one day,I feel like it would be disrespecting your courage from earlier. »
Chihiro- « I won't stop you from saying one,then. »
Makoto- « Okay then,here goes nothing,hum,I'm not really the prime minister ? »
Chihiro- « ...what ? »
Makoto- « Yes,I know this isn't something you hear every day from the prime minister,but at first,I was doing the job with a friend of mine,since she insisted on helping me with the task,and I quickly saw that she was better than me,really on a different scale of skill for the job,and so I offered her the place,but since we both knew it wasn't that simple,we decided to wait until we had to change the prime minister,me then,officially,but she told me that we shouldn't do that,since no one actually knew who she was,and that I was a strong figure in terms of influence,she decided to take the job in the shadows while I stayed the official prime minister,I don't really agree with the idea,mind you,but I couldn't say no to her,she really seemed to love doing this job,so even if officially,I'm the prime minister,I'm not really the prime minister at all. »
Chihiro- « A-are you saying you're a fraud ? »
Makoto- « Well no,since I really was the prime minsiter at first,fort the first four months of my career,and as I've been the prime minister for...nine months in total,she began to help me after the fourth one and fully took the role three months ago. »
Chihiro- « So what you're saying is that you could do the job yourself but you found someone better to do it but she can't officially be the prime minister so she's doing the job in the shadowas while you're having all the credit for it ? »
Makoto- « Now that makes me sound awful. »
Chihiro- « That's... »
Makoto- « Well,don't get the wrong idea,I was against it at first,and I still kinda am,but I just couldn't refuse,she didn't really like anything in life,and she had found something that she's passionate about,I just couldn't tell her that she couldn't do it,it would have been the real first bad thing I would have done in my life. »
Chihiro- « If it was to help someone,then I cannot judge,but it still seems... wrong,in a way. »
Makoto- « I already know that,but she still doesn't want to become the official prime minister when she will be able to... »
Chihiro- « But that's even more messed up ! »
Makoto- « Well tell her about it,not me,I already tried everything to make her accept,literally everything. »
Chihiro- « T-that's problematic... »
Makoto- « Let's say she's too much of an...unsocial person ? »
Chihiro- « T-that's not just antisocial at this point... »
Makoto- « It's still who she is anyway,and I can't really do anything about that. »
Chihiro- « As a moral compass,I really can't let that slide,but at the same time,I can't help but be happy for your friend... »
Makoto- « Don't think about that anymore,it's just gonna make you doubt. »
Chihiro- « You're right,I should stop. »
Makoto- « Hey,I just thought about it,but are you going to get out dressed like this ? »
Chihiro- « H-huh? O-oh! I practically forgot ! »
Makoto- « No,that's alright,I just wanted to know if you were gonna take the outfit with you,just to say that I don't mind it. »
Chihiro- « R-really ? That's very nice of you ! »
Makoto- « The real question now is,are you gonna step outside as a boy,or as a girl ? »
Chihiro- « A-as a girl,I-I'm not ready to t-tell everyone... »
I smiled and nodded.
Makoto- « This is normal,after all,bravery isn't something you can obtain every time,and sometimes,it's best to just keep it to yourself,that's a form of bravery in itself,and it should make you proud of what you are. »
Chihiro seemed to have stars in his eyes and looked at me like I said something extraordinary.
Makoto- « Did I say something wrong ? »
Chihiro- « This was a genuine phrase of yours,Makoto ? »
Makoto- « Well yes,of course,why is that ? »
Chihiro- « You truly are a leader after all,and an exemple to follow with that,you're full of generosity but you still know how to make people adore you while staying focused on your mission,this is so impressive... »
Makoto- « You think so ? Even after I told you I'm not the real prime minister ? »
Chihiro- « Yes,I believe so with all my might. »
Makoto- « Thank you,Chihiro. »
Chihiro smiled and returned to the bathroom to change himself,he came out dressed like he was before and smiled brightly.
Chihiro- « Really,thank you Makoto,I feel much more confident in myself now,it was a good idea to come talk to you. »
Makoto- « Don't worry about it,now you know that I'm here if you need to talk,okay ? »
Chihiro- « Yes ! See you later,Makoto ! »
He had putted my outfit in a bag and went back to his room,I closed the door behind me and smiled.
Makoto- « It's always nice to talk to people normally,even if I don't do that very often. »
I layed myself on my bed and looked at the roof,still smiling,I closed my eyes and began to fall asleep,I did,and woke up because of the monitor turning on.
DING DONG BING BONG!
Monokuma- « Mm,ahem,this is a school announcement,it is now ten p.m.,as such,it is officially nighttime. Soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked,ans entry at that point is strictly prohibited. Okay then,sweet dreams everyone ! Good night,sleep tight,don't let the bed bugs bite... »
Makoto- « Well that's rich,waking up because of the annoucement telling us to go to sleep. »
I tried to close my eyes to sleep again,but to no avail.
Makoto- « I would have taken a shower,but we can't use water during nighttime. »
'What to do,what to do...'
Makoto- « I can't really do anything,now can I ? »
I just persisted on sleeping and I managed to,but I woke up a little before the morning announcement,so I took a little time to stretch and yawn,the announcement came and I immediately went to the shower,but I practically slipped because of something.
Makoto- « What the...how did that get here ? Wait,PANTIES ?! »
A girl's underwear was on the floor of my bathroom and I immediately thought of Chihiro.
Makoto- « He was wearing this all this time ? That sure was hell for him,poor guy. »
I putted it on a drawer to give it back to him later and took my shower,once that was done,I dressed and went to the dining hall just to be interrupted by Taka and Chihiro before I could take one more step out of my room.
Kiyotaka- « Hello,friend ! »
Chihiro- « Good morning,Makoto ! »
Makoto- « Morning,you two. »
Kiyotaka- « It is good that we don't have to wake you up,you see,last night,I thought about something,and that something is taking breakfast with everyone to cheer up some faces,Chihiro instantly agreed with me ! You're not the first one we're waking up,but we simply wanted to let you know,so please head to the dining hall ! »
Makoto- « Well I don't see why I wouldn't,I'll head there right now. »
Kiyotaka- « Thank you,friend ! »
Makoto- « No problem. »
I headed to the dining hall and saw that there already were Kyoko,Mondo,Toko,Byakuya,Sayaka and Mukuro in it,I took a random seat and waited for the others.
Byakuya- « At last,someone valuable enough arrived. »
Makoto- « Good morning too,Byakuya. »
Mondo- « How didja translate this to that ? »
Makoto- « Routine. »
Mondo- « That's kinda scary,we've only been here for three days. »
Makoto- « Well,another routine as well. »
Sayaka- « Well,good luck with that many... »
Makoto- « Thank you,I guess ? »
As Taeko and Asahina soon arrived,I was yawning,still tired even though I slept for hours.
Asahina- « Still half asleep ? »
Makoto- « You're completely right,Hina,even though I've slept like a baby. »
Asahina- « Seriously,how do you even manage to sleep properly ? »
Makoto- « I don't know,but it's pleasant,really. »
Hina- « You're lucky to be falling asleep like that ! »
Makoto- « Depends on what you call lucky. »
After some time,everyone had arrived,and as we all began to eat something,Mondo stood up.
Mondo- « Hate to break it to ya,but did anyone found somethin to get us out of here ? »
No one spoke up.
Mondo- « Seriously,no one ? Nothin ? »
Celes- « You're going to die. »
Taeko spoke and said that out of nowhere,no warnings,just this.
Mondo- « You talkin to me ? »
Celes- « Of course I am,you're the only one speaking. »
Mondo- « Well why would I,then ? Ye have an explanation ? »
It didn't seem like it,but Mondo actually seemed to be good at keeping his calm.
Celes- « Adaption is survival,and you didn't adapt to our situation at all,now did you ? »
Mondo- « Why would I do that ? Don't wanna spend my whole life here,so I'm searchin for some clues to get outta here,as ya should all do,for that matter. »
Celes- « You already know how to get out of here. »
Mondo- « If it's to be everythin like you're not on stage,don't speak at all,would ya ? We don't need a mood breaker here,yeah ? »
Celes- « Hmph. »
Monokuma- « She didn't break the mood at all,she even lightened it up ! »
Monokuma got out of the ceiling for some reason and landed on the floor,smiling,well,like always.
Mondo- « And why the hell are you here ? »
Monokuma- « Well,I did notice that no one had started killing yet,so I came with a little surprise ! »
Makoto- « A...surprise ? »
Monokuma- « A motive to kill,to be exactly right ! »
Makoto- « You said we HAD a choice,right ? Living here or kill to get out,and your motive,it's CLEARLY gonna make us want to choose the second option more than the first one,and that's not fairplay at all. »
Monokuma- « Who said I was fairplay anyway ? And well,if you don't look at the motives,you're all going to be executed ! At least there's some fun here and all. »
Byakuya- « What are your motives,then ? »
Monokuma- « A video ! Well,one for all of you anyway ! »
Byakuya- « This doesn't matter,what's the video about ? »
Monokuma- « It's about the outside world ! The videos are waiting for you in the room where you can watch those ! »
Hiro- « Before we go there,I do have a question for ya,teddy bear. »
Hiro suddenly spoke up.
Monokuma- « Well ask,I'll see what I can do for you,and for the last goddamn time,I'm not a teddy bear ! »
Hiro- « Don't know,don't care,but anyways,what are you ? And why are you doing all this shady stuff ? »
Monokuma- « This ? Well,if you must know... »
Monokuma's expression didn't change a bit and his voice seemed even more sinister than before.
Monokuma- « Despair,that's all. »
Not a single response.
Monokuma- « And if you want to know more,well,figure it out yourself ! And I certainly won't try to stop you,you have my word,after all,it's kinda funny seeing you seek answers you won't find ! Upupupupu ! »
Monokuma just went away while laughing and we had a huge blank...
Leon- « And yet again,we learned nothing and he went away... »
Hiro- « Nah,he said one very useful information,he has no intention on stopping us from investigating and discovering anything about the situation. »
Celes- « Perhaps,but we need to go see these videos,I am interested,after all. »
Makoto- « We should all go at the same time,after all,we'll have to check them out,Monokuma did say he was going to execute us if we didn't. »
Leon- « So we're all going,or...someone's willing to go check it out for us ? »
Makoto- « We're all going,Leon. »
Leon- « Aw man... »
I got up,and the others followed,even Byakuya,surprisingly,we all went to the A/V room,where there was a box,and precisely with fifteen DVDs,our names were written on all of them,for each one of us,I took mine and went to play it on a screen while putting the heahphones on my head,the video soon started playing,and...
Komaru- « Hey,big bro ! Your official greeting video was made by the best family you could have ever dreamed of,yours ! »
'Well that's Komaru alright.'
My sister stepped back from in front of the camera and she sat next to my father.
Makoto's Father- « Son,we're so proud of you,you've made the family grow even more than we could've,and in so little time as well,you can't imagine how your mother and I are proud of you. »
Makoto's Mother- « I couldn't have said it better,Makoto,with you getting into Hope's Peak,it's like you're already an adult,my little baby boy... »
Komaru- « Mom,it's supposed to be a greeting video,not a sad moment ! »
Makoto's Mother- « Sorry,sorry,but anyway,please,just do what you do best out there,okay ? »
Makoto's Father- « Good luck son ! »
Komaru- « Bye big bro,we love you ! »
'This is so...friendly,I don't like it...'
Suddenly,the image began glitching out,and it showed the exact same room as before,but with claws marks everywhere,everything was destroyed,but most importantly,my family wasn't in the room anymore,but I smiled,after all,why would this happen to the most important family in the world ?
Mondo- « You're damn lucky I can't punch you or else you already would've been in an hospital,Monokuma ! »
Sayaka- « T-this is completely insane ! »
Mondo and Sayaka were shocked in both different ways,the only ones who didn't seem fazed were me,Byakuya,Taeko,Mukuro and Hiro,a lot of people for a situation like this,but they seemed to be,Byakuya and Taeko clearly both didn't like this at all,but I'm pretty sure I was the only one who didn't believe in this video,but suddenly,I heard Monokuma's voice in it.
Monokuma- « Makoto Naegi,accepted into Hope's Peak and supported by his loving and caring family,but the same one has had a turn of events,and something happened to their well-being ! But what could have happened ?! »
The screen turned black,and a phrase in orange and enormous letters appeared.
Monokuma- « Look for the answer after graduation ! »
These six words didn't left me so calm,but I didn't show that I was pissed,in fact,I had never looked so calm in my life,but that wasn't the point,people were all reacting different in the room,and weirdly,the one who broke the most violently wasn't who I expected,it was Toko.
Toko- « M-mom,dad ! N-no ! NO ! »
Kyoko- « … »
Toko- « I-I have to g-get out ! »
Makoto- « Toko... »
Toko ran out of the room,screaming a bit.
Celes- « Well,it's a surprising turn of events,at the very least. »
Mondo- « What's WRONG with you ?! »
Celes- « Hm ? »
Mondo,unlike what he showed before,didn't want to be calm with Taeko this time.
Mondo- « Dontcha have a bit of a human heart ?! Who knows what she saw,but ye just say that's it's a surprisin turn of events ?! Did yer own video even made ya flinch,ya freak ?! »
At that,she really did flinch for a second here.
Celes- « Don't talk so near to my face. »
Mondo- « That's what I thought,don't have to answer verbally to understand that yer a freak. »
Celes- « Hmph. »
Makoto- « Stop,this is what Monokuma wants,don't give him that satisfaction. »
Mondo- « Tch. »
Makoto- « We should just all go back to whatever we were doing before all of this,or better,just go into our rooms...»
Sayaka- « I...kinda agree. »
People began to leave,they either seemed distressed,panicked,shocked,or just sick,and this was understandable,actually.
Leon- « This isn't the situation I wanted to be in... »
As the others were still leaving,there was just four of us left,Mukuro,Byakuya,Kyoko and me,as soon as we were getting out,I realized Kyoko wasn't moving from the room.
Makoto- « Kyoko,are you coming ? »
Kyoko- « H-huh ? Ahem,yes,of course... »
'She isn't taking it well,huh?'
We all went to our rooms without saying a single word,literally not one,I went in my bed and just felt exhausted even more.
Makoto- « What if...the video was actually real ? I don't doubt the possibility of mine being fake since Komaru and my parents aren't really strangers to the world,but for some of the others... »
I tried to stop thinking about it,I fell asleep,after some time,I heard a loud scream,followed by another one,and yet again,another scream,I woke up and looked around me,my door was slightly opened,enough to let someone in,I forgot to close it when I fell asleep,it's a miracle that I haven't been killed,in my opinion,I got up and didn't think anything of my opened door,when I got out,I tripped on something,more screams could be heard,just outside of my room in front of me,the thing I had tripped on wasn't something I would have loved to see,I was covered in some red liquid,and just beneath me was the source of this liquid,a dead body,the dead body of Byakuya Togami,the Ultimate Gambler,with a knife through his head,inserted by inside the mouth directly,and right in front of my room at that.
Makoto- « W-what the fuck ?! »
I quickly got up from his body and stumbled to my feet,I had to restrain myself from throwing up,the two people in front of the body were Asahina and Mondo,Asahina had some tears in her eyes and Mondo was clenching his fists,the monitors suddenly turned on and Monokuma appeared on them.
Monokuma- « A body has been discovered ! After a certain amount of time,which you may use however you like,the class trial will begin ! »
The monitors turned off and the others all came out of their rooms,followed by several screams,the monitors turned on again,for some reason.
Monokuma- « Ahem,all students to the gym immediately ! »
The monitors turned off and everyone was paralyzed.
Hina- « W-why ? It's just not right...why ? »
Mondo- « Byakuya is just...dead like that ? »
Asahina and Mondo were just trying to know,but everyone was looking at someone else,a particular someone covered in blood,me.
Celes- « Could you perhaps tell us why you're covered in blood,Makoto ? Or are you just going to say you don't know why ? »
I facepalmed while still trying not to puke.
Makoto- « While I was getting out of my room after I heard some screams,I tripped on Byakuya's body,since it was just in front of my room,ask Asahina and Mondo,they were here. »
Mondo- « I can confirm that,dudes and lads,he's clear. »
Hina- « Y-yeah,he's telling the truth... »
Taeko just shrugged it off.
Celes- « It doesn't erase the complete possibility of you being the killer,though. »
Makoto- « You're right,it doesn't,but we'll have to see that later,we need to go to the gym before I puke on the crime scene... »
Celes- « Agreed. »
We all slowly went to the gym,just not talking,all depressed a bit or just uneasy and stressed,as we arrived,we still weren't talking,just too shocked to do so.
Kyoko- « … »
Sakura- « … »
Toko- « W-where's t-t-that damn bear at ? H-he called us h-here,d-d-didn't he ? »
Monokuma- « The damn bear is right here ! »
We all looked toward where the voice came from,and it was at Toko's feet,she immediately backed off from at least ten meters away.
Toko- « D-d-don't you dare a-approach me,y-you damn m-monster ! »
Monokuma- « Still not anything else than your headmaster,kids ! »
Makoto- « Shut up. »
I said that out of the blue,because Monokuma wasn't taking this seriously.
Makoto- « You're obviously not the one who did that,and you won't tell us who either,so get straight to the point,we don't have time to lose with you. »
Monokuma- « Geesh,way to treat your headmaster,but I guess I will get to it then ! »
Monokuma coughed in his paws and got on the stage to talk.
Monokuma- « Well,as I talked about it in the body discovery announcement,a class trial will be taking place ! It's simple,you will investigate the school for clues,really anything and anywhere,and after the limited amount of time,you'll be asked to go to the class trial in the red door on this floor ! It's mendatory,ofcourse,since anyone could have killed the victim,to make it simple,during the class trial,you will debate over who did it,take it like a game of guess who ! But,at the end,you'll have to vote for who you think the blackened is,if you all get it right,then the killer will be executed ! »
Makoto- « Wait,you never said anything about that ! »
Monokuma- « Well why should you care ? Are you the killer,perhaps ? »
Makoto- « Of course I'm not,but we don't need more deaths ! »
Monokuma- « An eye for an eye ! But that's not all,if you all vote for someone who isn't the blackened and then get it wrong,the killer will graduate and everyone else will be executed ! Even people who helped the killer,the only one to get out is the last one to have harmed the victim ! »
Mondo- « Why should we get executed for someone's needs ?! »
Monokuma- « Because ! Because because becauuuuuuuuuse it's so much fun to see so much despair on faces people at their own death ! Yours or the culprit's ! Just dying alone because of one mistake or because of something terrible you did,that just makes me drown in my own bodily fluids ! »
Makoto- « Not only was that gross,but just go to hell,you're insane. »
Monokuma- « Despairful ! I'm despairful,not crazy ! »
Mukuro- « This isn't right. »
Mukuro,to the surprise of most here,took steps forward to Monokuma.
Mukuro- « You said it was despair last time,but what tells us it's really the case ? Why are you doing this ? »
Monokuma- « Despair,that won't change ! »
Mukuro- « Stop saying this,it's nonsense,what are you trying to get from this ? What's your goal ? »
Monokuma sighed.
Monokuma- « No matter how many times,if it's better explained or not,it always will be despair,got that ?! My answer is not going to change ! Don't you understand the word despair ?! D-E-S-P-A-I-R ! Despair ! »
Mukuro- « Then do it yourself,we don't need to be in your stupid schemes or games for you to have despair. »
Monokuma- « Now who's in the position to decide,huh ? Would you be in this school if you could ? Would you be arguing with me if you could ? Would someone have killed if you could ? »
I went forward as well when I saw Mukuro preparing to slap the bear.
Makoto- « Mukuro,stop ! Remember the rules ! »
Mukuro's hand had stopped right next to the bear's face with a sudden face of realization,the bear had a dark grin and his smile was wider than it had ever been,Mukuro was sweating bullets at that,Mukuro fell backward,she seemed to have been scared as hell by the bear's face,but something was missing,something didn't sound right in my head,I just shrugged it off and offered a hand to Mukuro,who still seemed confused.
Makoto- « Are you okay ? »
Mukuro- « I-I...nearly died. »
Mukuro took my hand but got up not really easily,was she afraid of death so much even though she seemed so calm from the beginning ? Something really wasn't right.
Monokuma- « Upupupupu...upupupupupupu ! Upupupupupupupupupupupu ! »
Makoto- « What are you laughing at ? »
Monokuma- « GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ! »
Leon- « Why is he laughing ?! »
Monokuma-« Oh,such thrills,I was about to show you an example of the school rules,but it seems the example realized she actually was the one to set it ! »
Makoto- « You enraged her because you wanted her to hurt you on purpose ?! »
Monokuma- « Of course I did ! But yet it seems it won't happen today ! »
Makoto- « Just finish with the explanations and get out of here. »
Monokuma- « Well,to help you in your investigations,I've prepared something special,the Monokuma file number one ! »
Monokuma had,who the hell knows how,files in his hands,he gave one to each students here and got on the stage again.
Monokuma- « To make everything easier,you can register your clues on your e-handbooks,they all are going to be erased after the class trial ! Don't put things who aren't related to the case,you might lose them ! »
Kyoko- « Now you can get out of here,right ? »
Monokuma- « I guess ? »
Kyoko- « Then get out. »
Monokuma- « Yeah,yeah,just remember,the files are mostly for people who don't want to investigate,because you don't have to ! Buuuuuut it's recommended if you want to survive ! »
Monokuma disappeared like always and again,it ended up in complete silence,or so I thought.
Hiro- « This is just messed up,isn't it ? But we can't give it up to despair now,or we would just all die,and that's not the thing we want,don't we ? »
Makoto- « Of course we don't want to,and we should investigate,you're right,Hiro. »
Hiro- « Yeah,I know that,but we need people to stay on the crime scene,now don't we ? »
Makoto- « I'll stay there,it's in front of my room after all,but we need someone else. »
Mukuro- « I...I'll stay with you,I'm not in the mood to investigate. »
Makoto- « It's alright,I get that you're still a bit shocked. »
Mukuro was clenching her fists together and sweating a lot,mumbling something I couldn't hear.
Makoto- « Were you saying something,Mukuro ? »
Mukuro- « No,nothing,don't worry. »
Makoto- « Oh,well,if you say so,we should go then,we don't want anyone to be leaving before we're there. »
Mukuro- « Okay. »
Makoto- « We'll see you all in a while,everyone. »
I putted my hand on Mukuro's shoulder and slightly smiled at her.
Makoto- « Come on,let's go. »
I went out of the gym with Mukuro and went toward the crime scene,in front of my room.
Makoto- « It just had to be there,huh ? That makes me feel worse... »
Mukuro- « I'm sorry for you. »
Makoto- « Don't be,it was my fault for letting my door opened after we all went to our rooms,I should have known people would try to frame me as the culprit,say,Mukuro,I know this is going to be awkward,but do you think you could stay here for ten minutes alone ? I need to...wash all that off. »
Mukuro- « Okay,just don't take too much time... »
Makoto- « Thank you. »
I patted Mukuro on the shoulder and went inside my room,I took clean clothes and went to shower,I threw up once because I just couldn't let it in,after I was done washing myself,I clothed and went back on the crime scene,people hadn't arrived just yet,Mukuro just seemed lost in thought,but her face was mixed with slight anger,fear and anxiety,the gym's event hadn't left her unmarked,she had nearly died after all.
Makoto- « Nobody came by yet ? »
Mukuro looked at me,a bit surprised,and sighed.
Mukuro- « Not yet. »
Makoto- « Weird,but they shouldn't take much time to,while they arrive,even though there's a...dead body next to us,want to talk a bit ? »
Mukuro- « I don't know,Makoto,I'm just lost,and even if we had to talk,I wouldn't even know what to say to you at the moment... »
Makoto- « You don't have to talk then,I understand,but still,can I ask you a question ? »
Mukuro- « Go on. »
Makoto- « Earlier,when it happened with Monokuma,was there something more than just the violation of the school rules that scared you ? »
Mukuro frowned,but at the same time,she seemed to have an answer,one she knew very well,in fact,but that she was afraid of,she just looked down,like she was ashamed of herself.
Mukuro- « I don't know of I can answer that,honestly,I don't even want to know... »
Makoto- « There's no need if you don't want to. »
Mukuro- « Well,I do have one question,it's to...reassure me a bit. »
Makoto- « Ask then,I'm all ears. »
Mukuro- « If there was a chance of someone working for the one who locked us here,what would you do ? »
Makoto- « Like a mole,you mean ? »
Mukuro- « Yes,a traitor of some sort. »
'Ah,I see,Monokuma came to see her,didn't he ?'
Makoto- « Well,if Monokuma had forced the said mole to be one,I would forgive the person pretty easily,if he joined him for fun,well,I have the power to get him locked in the most secured prisons and facilities in existence,and if he was on his side all the time,this person wouldn't really be a traitor,just a spy,but not a traitor. »
Mukuro- « And what would you do to someone like that ? »
Makoto- « Depends on why again,there's too much possibilities as of why,but,if it's for fun,then you already know,if it's really none of these reasons,then maybe out of guilt,I don't know,there can be just tons of reasons. »
Mukuro- « I see... »
Makoto- « But,Mukuro,if I may ask,is this just to reassure yourself ? Sorry if this sounds a bit strange,but it seemed out of place for you to ask about a mole now of all things. »
Mukuro- « I... »
Makoto- « Are you reassuring yourself because...you're one yourself ? »
Mukuro froze,it seemed like she hadn't thought of the ways she had asked her questions,she wanted to reassure herself,but why should she reassure herself about the consequences of a mole's doing on that said mole ? Only because she was one herself,that was the only possibility in my mind.
Mukuro- « … »
Makoto- « I shouldn't have said that,forget it. »
'I'm asking to be killed at that point,stop being so straightforward,idiot !'
Mukuro- « You have...suspicions,I can understand,don't worry... »
Makoto- « Mukuro... »
I sighed and looked at her in the eyes.
Makoto- « I know this may sound sudden,but mole or not,I know there was more than just the fear of death at that moment,whatever's happening between you and the mastermind,I'll get you out of that situation. »
Mukuro- « Makoto... »
She then said something under her breath,looking the saddest I had seen her be.
Mukuro- « If only you knew the whole thing... »
I was about to talk when someone came toward us,so I sighed and whispered so that only Mukuro could hear.
Makoto- « After the class trial,if you're not the killer,we're going to talk about this,is this okay with you ? »
She then whispered back.
Mukuro- « If the mastermind lets me,I'm sorry,I will take time to calm down before I can say anything,I'm just going to say one thing,I've been betrayed. »
We stopped whispering when Hiro arrived on the crime scene,and to change the subject and avoid suspicion on Mukuro being a mole,I asked her to tell me her alibi.
Makoto- « I forgot to ask you earlier Mukuro,but do you have an alibi ? »
She seemed to understand what I was doing and happily replied.
Mukuro- « I don't think so,I haven't moved from my room after the motive,like a lot of people,I'm sure,what about you ? »
Makoto- « I'm not so sure if this can count,I was in my room as well,but I forgot to close my door,Mondo and Hina can probably attest for that,they were the first ones to have seen the body,so they should have seen it open,but that's not for sure,but I've been awakened by their screams,I don't really know much more. »
Hiro- « Hey you two,since you have to stay here,mind approaching here for a bit ? »
Hiro pointed at the body,he wanted us to get closer than we already were.
Makoto- « I...guess it's for the case,then. »
Hiro- « You thought right,just wanted at least two other people to know some important stuff. »
I walked over to Hiro and crouched down next to the body,followed by Mukuro.
Makoto- « What did you want us to look at ? »
Hiro- « Look at his position and look at how the knife pierced through his head,don't you find something a bit strange ? »
Makoto- « Not really,to be honest. »
Hiro- « Think about it,he must have died there,that's for sure,but what's strange is that he doesn't have any cut marks,but that he still was killed from the front,he didn't fight back,or he didn't have a chance to,but what's more,he was killed here,but why here exactly ? He could have been killed at any other better place,without as much chances to be seen,even more if you didn't close your door,the killer could have been heard,so why here exactly ? There's not even logic as to why. »
Makoto- « Then maybe...it could have been an accident ? »
Hiro- « Maybe,but why would an accident involve a knife in the middle of an hallway ? What's more,if you look at the Monokuma file,you can see the time of death was really close to the time we all went back to our room,nine a.m.,there's absolutely no wounds except for the one we all can clearly see,which is the knife's location right now,except from that,nothing out of the ordinary,if you just look at the things here,it doesn't even look like the killer has tried to do anything more than killing poor Byakuya,it's just like he ran away almost immediately after having done his crime,even if there isn't many,no evidence has been touched,which means the accident theory could actually be plausible,but there's much more to learn about the murder than just this,dont you both think ? »
I didn't even know what to say,it was like Hiro was a born-to-be detective or something like that.
Mukuro- « Have you always been that sharp ? »
Hiro- « Well,I don't really know,I'm amnesiac after all. »
Mukuro- « I'm sure you can still tell us your alibi with all that,right ? »
Hiro- « I certainly can,as much as you both,I was in my room,nothing more to had,I'll go investigate somewhere else,even though there might not be much,thanks for staying at the crime scene,you two. »
Hiro walked off.
Makoto- « He's quite the mysterious guy,huh ? »
Mukuro- « Agreed. »
Asahina came by,clearly not wanting to.
Hina- « O-oh god,even though I was the first to look at it,I just can't help but feel sick... »
We putted ourselves in front of Asahina's sight and the body to make her feel a little better and be able to ask her some questions.
Hina- « Thanks you guys... »
Makoto- « No problem,Hina. »
Mukuro- « Say,do you have an alibi of some sort ? We all need to know that for the case. »
Hina- « Okay,I trust you,I took a shower after we all went to our rooms and did a lot of thinking,I was going to go walk a bit and saw Byakuya's body,Mondo arrived just after me,and then you came at least two or three minutes after us. »
Makoto- « Thanks Hina,you haven't seen anyone when you were going out ? »
Hina- « No,sorry... »
Makoto- « Don't be,it's already a lot. »
Hina- « Glad I could help. »
Asahina went away,not wanting to see anything more of the dead body,Hifumi came after her,quite pale and uneasy.
Hifumi- « Hello again,you two,I hope it's no trouble for you to check out for Togami's dead body... »
Makoto- « It's the best we could do,really. »
Hifumi- « I have to thank you,really,I didn't want to come near the crime scene,to be honest with you both,mister Hagakure has just told me that since you coulnd't investigate,you were collecting alibies,so I wish to be of help. »
Makoto- « That's much appreciated,Hifumi,thank you for putting in the effort. »
Mukuro- « … »
Hifumi- « I simply felt that I could at least do so if I didn't find anything that useful. »
Mukuro- « Then go on,we're listening. »
Hifumi- « Well,you see,Monokuma has putted me in charge of the trash for this week,he said it would switch between other people,as you know,we all went back to our rooms after what happened,but even if I didn't like what had happened before,Monokuma took me to the trash room and showed me how to operate with the incinerator,he gave me the key to the gate so that no one could go there without me opening it,well,when I was going there,even if that was next to my room,I heard a door open,it was really close to... »
Hifumi paused,slightly looking down.
Mukuro- « To what ? »
Hifumi- « To when mister Togami died. »
Makoto- « Then you might have heard the killer,is that what you're saying ? »
Hifumi- « Well I couldn't see,it was on the other side of the wall,but what I'm sure of is that Hagakure,Kuwata,Ogami and Aoi weren't the ones who got out,or else I would have seen them,and from what I've been told,it couldn't have been you either,mister Naegi. »
Makoto- « Why is that ? »
Hifumi- « Your door was unlocked and slightly opened,right ? »
Makoto- « Ah,I see,you're saying that if I had been the one to get out,I wouldn't have made noise,right ? »
Hifumi- « That's what I imply,yes,but moving on,when the weird annoucement was made,it was when I got out of the trash room,I had spent the whole time hearing what Monokuma had to tell me about the trash room,and then I got immediately to where Monokuma told me to go,it seems like he knew the location of the body right away... »
Makoto- « The cameras were here for a reason more than just watch us,but to give a proper "judgement" during the trial,I see. »
Hifumi- « That was all I had,mister Naegi,miss Ikusaba. »
Makoto- « This was the most valuable piece of information about anything else than the body so far,thank you Hifumi,you've been a huge help already. »
Hifumi- « If you need anything else,please do tell,I will be happy to oblige ! After all,I can only do so much. »
Mukuro- « Have you seen anything else than what you told us ? »
Hifumi- « Not yet,I will admit,though everyone will probably come by,mister Hagakure hasn't told just me about you collecting alibies. »
Mukuro- « Then you can go,thanks for your help. »
Hifumi nodded,still a bit uneasy at the sight of the body,he sighed and went toward the dining hall.
Makoto- « Hey,I just remembered,but we can register clues in our e-handbook,right ? »
Mukuro- « We can,yes,J- »
Mukuro bitted her finger on purpose to stop herself from talking,she excused herself and continued to talk.
Mukuro- « Sorry about that,Monokuma told us we could but didn't explain how,right ? »
Makoto- « Well let's find out,then. »
I took my e-handbook and Mukuro did the same,she was trying to make it seem like she didn't know how to use it that much,but she just went smoothly with the different options and all,she went to the section called "truth bullets".
Makoto- « Wait,what's that ? »
Mukuro- « What,truth bullets ? »
Makoto- « Well,yes,what does it mean ? Do you think it's Monokuma's way of saying clues ? »
Mukuro- « It might,there's nothing else than this that could help us except the map in there. »
Makoto- « True,but you went on it so fast. »
Mukuro sighed and looked at her e-handbook.
Makoto- « You aren't really trying anymore to hide it,do you ? »
Mukuro- « Let's say that,I still want to know who might have killed Byakuya,after all this,I don't want to die. »
I smiled a bit and opened the truth bullets section.
Makoto- « I see,it's able to take photos and you have to type what you want to say about the clue,that doesn't seem too complicated. »
Mukuro- « Indeed,it's easy,we should read the Monokuma file,clues can easily be found in there. »
Makoto- « Yeah,you're right,let's register some clues. »
After I got the grasp of the truth bullets,Mukuro and I registered everything we knew to this point,I saw that it said the body was discovered in front of Toko's room,and I might had to take her defense later,while we did,Sayaka and Chihiro arrived at the crime scene,Sayaka was trying to cheer up Chihiro while he seemed terrified,which was understandable.
Makoto- « Hey you two,how do you feel ? I know it's hard for everyone. »
Sayaka« I don't feel really much,I'm just trying to stay a bit positive. »
Chihiro- « I-I-I d-don't kn-now... »
I patted Chihiro on the head and smiled.
Makoto- « It's alright,like I said,it's hard for everyone,there's no shame in being afraid or sad. »
Mukuro raised her eyebrow at that,and Sayaka simply smiled,Chihiro looked down,however.
Mukuro- « Since you're both here,could you give us your alibies ? »
Sayaka- « I can,I was in the cafeteria after I got out of my room,drinking some coffee to calm down a bit after the motive,Kiyotaka joined me when he saw I was down. »
Mukuro- « Is there anyone else who came by ? »
Sayaka- « Well,yes,but...he isn't with us anymore. »
Makoto- « Oh... »
Mukuro- « Byakuya then,and why did he came ? »
Sayaka- « I don't really know,he went in the kitchen,looking down on us as usual,and he just went back. »
Mukuro- « Did he take something with him ? »
Sayaka- « I don't know,but one thing's for sure,there's a knife missing in the kitchen,the biggest one... »
I looked surprised and looked at Byakuya's body.
'Did he...?'
Mukuro- « Nothing else ? »
Sayaka- « We heard the screams,and we went toward them,the weird announcement was made when we were coming. »
Makoto- « Thanks for your alibi,Sayaka. »
Sayaka- « No problem. »
Mukuro- « Have one,Chihiro ? »
Chihiro- « I-I don't think s-saying t-that I w-was in my room c-counts,d-does it ? »
Makoto- « It's already something,you're not the only one with that alibi,don't worry. »
Chihiro- « O-okay... »
Makoto- « You don't have to stay if the body's making you feel bad,okay ? »
Chihiro- « I-I think I'm g-gonna g-go... »
Chihiro weakly waved his hand and just went back toward the dining hall,Sayaka sighed and followed as I registered her testimony in the truth bullets.
Mukuro- « It seems like it's getting closer,huh ? We should even be able to find the culprit at that. »
Makoto- « Maybe,but knowing exactly who it is might be impossible at the moment. »
Mukuro- « Agreed. »
Makoto- « We just need some more alibis and- »
As I was saying that,the monitors all turned on.
Monokuma- « Erm,so ah...I'm getting tired of waiting,what say we just get started,hm ? It's time for the long awaited...class trial ! Now then,allow me to appoint a propoer location for the proceedings. Please go through the red door on the first floor of the school ! Puhuhu,see you soon ! »
I sighed.
Makoto- « It's already time... »
Mukuro- « It is,and I won't allow us to lose,not after I get some answers anyway. »
Makoto- « ...I'm sure you'll have them,Mukuro,but I think I'll need some as well. »
Mukuro- « I said I would give them to you. »
Makoto- « I know,he said the red door,right ? The one that never opened,then. »
Mukuro- « Yes. »
Makoto- « Let's go then. »
I started walking away,facing Byakuya's body one last time,wanting to say I was going to avenge him,but I didn't feel like it,for some reason,I had felt uneasy around his body,like a warning,from the very start,maybe I was just hallucinating.
Mukuro- « Is there something wrong ? »
Makoto- « No,not really. »
Mukuro nodded and led the way to the red door,we faced it,I was uneasy,but ready,Mukuro sighed,heavily,and pulled the door opened,when we entered,we saw that everyone already had entered,we were the last ones.
Hiro- « A bit late,you two. »
Makoto- « Sorry,we weren't exactly the nearest out of everyone. »
Hiro- « Don't worry,Monokuma was just telling us we had to wait for everyone. »
Monokuma- « And so we did,students ! Now now,all on board ! Or inside the elevator,if you prefer. »
Sakura- « An elevator ? »
Monokuma- « Yup,we're going down,kids ! »
Monokuma started to push all of us in the elevator,one by one,and once we were in,the doors closed and the elevator started going down,instead of words were shot glances all over,someone had died,and the killer was between all of us,we all would have thought it was impossible at first,but it wasn't like we had any other choice to believe in what Monokuma had said,someone fell for the motive and choosed to kill,the elevator felt like it wasn't ever going to stop,going down and down again in the school,and then it did stop,and the door opened,leading to a rather special courtroom,not even close to a real one.
Monokuma- « Well hello to the courtroom,fellow students ! Please do take your assigned seats so that we can begin ! »
We all found our assigned seats,and I sighed again,it just seemed like we were being fooled and played,which was the case,but we didn't have a choice in this,we were powerless.
Monokuma- « So,let's begin with a basic explanation of the class trial,your votes will determine the results,if you can figure out "whodunnit",then only they will receive punishment,but if you pick the wrong one...then I'll punish everyone besides the blackened,and the one that deceived everyone else will graduate ! »
As I looked around,I saw a picture,on a panel,of Byakuya,right next to Celeste and Chihiro.
Makoto- « What's with this picture ? »
Monokuma- « Well,he shouldn't be left out because he's dead,don't you think ? Now that would be rude to him ! Friendship's hard bonds should never be cut down ! »
Mondo- « Friendship's...hard bonds ? »
Celes quickly interrupted Mondo in his tracks and began to speak.
Celes- « What about this empty seat ? If we're just originally fifteen,why are there sixteen seats ? »
Monokuma- « That ? No real reason,it just can fit for sixteen people. Well,now that does it for the questions,begin with the class trial ! »
Hiro looked through the courtroom and then began to speak.
Hiro- « Well,what do you all think we should begin to discuss about ? »
Leon- « What about his death ? How he died ? »
Mukuro- « Isn't that pretty clear that he doesn't have any other wounds that the knife that pierced through his head ? I mean,was there any other wounds ? »
Hiro- « No,not in the Monokuma file anyway. »
Makoto- « Then we know how he died and what the weapon is,but we don't have that much clues,right ? »
Hiro- « Well,we know he died quite shortly after we all came back to the dining area,nine p.m. to be precise,so the killer wanted to be quick without a real plan and thought he could get out by doing so. »
Mukuro- « Maybe,yes,that's possible,but isn't it strange that there was absolutely no traces of a fight anywhere ? If he had no other wounds,how did he got stabbed through the head,and from the front at that ? That doesn't even seem to make sense to me. »
Celes coughed.
Celes- « Well I do have a theory,and I have evidence to make it true. »
Sakura- « Do tell,then. »
Celes- « Well,the crime scene is said to be in front of Toko's room,and if Makoto had his door opened,since it wasn't closed,would it be possible for Makoto to kill Byakuya from the front by sneaking outside of his room quietly and leave the body there ? »
Toko- « I-in front o-of my r-room ? »
Makoto- « Ah,yes,Monokuma,can I explain about the rooms or are you going to kill me if I do ? »
Monokuma- « Well,if it's for the trial,I guess you can tell them ! »
Kyoko- « What are you talking about,Makoto ? »
Makoto- « Well,Monokuma,on purpose or not,I don't know,swapped my room with Toko's room,since it's saying that the murder took place in front of her room,it's actually in front of mine,Mondo and Hina can attest that I got out of the room and that I tripped on Byakuya's body. »
Mondo- « Yup,I definitely saw the dude fall from that room,and it was unlocked as well,if anybody asks,slightly opened,enough for someone to sneak in,in my opinion. »
Hina- « I can prove that as well,he did get out of that room and fell on the body. »
Celes- « Then my theory is false,I'm sorry to have accused you,Makoto,even if you're not cleared from all suspicions. »
Makoto- « No worries,I know you're just trying to survive,so am I,and even then,I couldn't have had taken the knife,Sayaka and Kiyotaka would be the one to be able to prove that. »
Sayaka- « Ah,well yeah,I was in the dining room,I went in the kitchen to make some coffee,and the knife was still there,I went to take a seat and Kiyotaka came to comfort me,seeing I was down,so we would have seen Makoto enter. »
Leon- « Then that clears him out ? »
Makoto- « That's for all of you to decide,not me,but now,what else could we discuss ? »
Hifumi- « I see that this is my time to shine and clear suspicion on some people ! »
Hifumi seemed actually proud of himself without having said anything yet.
Celes- « Oh really ? And how are you going to do that ? »
Hifumi- « My alibi,of course ! Mister Naegi and miss Ikusaba have heard it already,so I'm sure they will understand of who I'm talking about ! »
Mukuro- « You're talking about Makoto,Sakura,Leon,Hiro and Hina,right ? »
Hifumi- « Exactly ! Monokuma came to take me to the trash room,he made me in charge of the trash for this week,and as I had been taken out of my room,I heard a door being opened,it couldn't have been Makoto,because I wouldn't have heard his door if it was opened,and it couldn't have been Kuwata,Hagakure,Ogami and Aoi because I would have seen them get out of their rooms if that was the case ! »
Celes- « Monokuma,can you approve that you took him to the trash room ? »
Monokuma- « Yup ! I absolutely did,I made it longer for him with the explanations of the incinerator ! »
Celes- « Then that does leave Hifumi out of suspicion as well,but still,Makoto could have got out,you just said it,you wouldn't have heard him. »
Hifumi- « Oh,well,I guess he could have,yes,sorry mister Naegi. »
Makoto- « No worries. »
Kyoko- « Couldn't it have been Byakuya going out of his room ? »
Makoto- « I don't think so,because at that time,he wasn't there,right Sayaka,Kiyotaka ? »
Sayaka- « Right,he came to the dining room,went in the kitchen quickly and just left,without a word,just looking down on us. »
Hina- « Wait,he went to the kitchen ? »
Sayaka- « Well yes,why ? »
Hina- « Isn't there a knife missing in the kitchen ? »
Kiyotaka- « Yes,there his one missi- »
It was like an understanding had been made in the whole courtroom.
Leon- « Was he the one that took the knife ? »
Sayaka- « But why would he have took the knife ? He's the one who has been killed,why would he have taken it ? »
Hiro- « Maybe he wasn't as much as a victim than we thought. »
Hiro spoke up and seemed to know what he was going to say next.
Hiro- « He took the knife for a very precise reason,he was targetting someone,he had been the one to decide to kill. »
Silence in the room,no one had a counter-argument for that.
Mondo- « But why is he dead then ? How could the one who wanted to kill and had the murder weapon die ? »
Hiro- « This is what we have to find out,and for that,we have to hear the alibis of the people who weren't in Hifumi's sight and not Sayaka and Kiyotaka,who were together,which means Mukuro,Makoto,Toko,Celeste,Kyoko,Chihiro and Mondo,let's hear Mukuro first. »
Mukuro- « I was in my room,I don't have anything else to really give you.»
Hiro- « Okay,Toko then. »
Toko- « S-same. »
Hiro- « Celeste. »
Celes- « I was in my room as well. »
Hiro- « Chihiro ? »
Chihiro- « I-I w-was in m-my room t-too...»
Hiro sighed.
Hiro-« Mondo... »
Mondo- « I was in my room at first and went to walk a bit,to clear my mind of some things,and I saw Hina rushing toward Byakuya's body,I arrived just after her. »
Hiro- « Kyoko. »
Kyoko- « I was in my room. »
Hiro- « Finally,Makoto. »
Makoto- « I was in my room,asleep,the door was opened and I woke up hearing screaming,probably from Hina or Mondo. »
Asahina and Mondo looked at each other,surprised.
Hina- « What do you mean,screaming ? »
Makoto- « Well,one of you screamed,right ? I thought probably more Asahina since it was,well,a little girly. »
Hina- « But,none of us screamed. »
Makoto- « Sayaka said they heard it as well,someone screaming,I mean. »
Kiyotaka- « I confirm that we did ! We had been scared to move,so we stayed some time on the dining hall,not moving at all,but we heard it ! »
Sayaka- « True,I heard a girly scream too ! »
Sakura- « Did you scream and not remember it,perhaps ? »
Mondo- « Nah,I'm pretty confident that I didn't scream. »
Hina-« I didn't scream either. »
Leon- « But then,who screamed ? »
No one answered,like expected,but if it was a girly scream,but not Asahina,then it should have been the person who opened his door,the one Hifumi heard.
Hifumi- « Wait,we haven't cleard out how Togami was actually killed,right ? »
Makoto- « True,and I think I have an idea as of why. »
Sakura- « Then do tell. »
Makoto- « It was an accident. »
Celes- « It couldn't have been an accident. »
Hiro- « Why not ? Look at the position he's in,he doesn't have any other injuries,his body points toward the dining hall and his face is on the ground,but if he had been killed intentionally,why would his face be on the ground ? If he had been attacked from the front and in the mouth,he would have been facing the ceiling,his body at least,but it's not the case,and besides,if he had been killed on purpose,then there would have been two knives gone from the kitchen,not just one,because the killer would have needed a weapon,and since we have the evidence that only one knife is gone and that Byakuya got killed with it. »
Celes- « And so what ? Does that leave many people being the culprit ? We still don't know who screamed,right ? »
Makoto- « There's a lot to find out left,but I just think he was pushed,and that he died by accident. »
Kyoko- « Since he's facing the dining hall,that doesn't let much options,but first of,why was Byakuya in front of Makoto's room ? »
Mukuro- « If his room really was unlocked and the door opened,he was the best target,even more if he was asleep,dead,without a sound,he just had to lock the door and go wash himself and his clothes,no one would find out it was him,well,if he hadn't made the mistake of rushing into things and letting two people see he took the knife,and even if he did kill Makoto,he would have been seen by our actual culprit. »
Makoto- « That's true,he would definitely have. »
Hiro- « Monokuma,answer a question,would you ? »
Hiro spoke up and called Monokuma,surprisingly and out of the blue.
Monokuma- « Well what is it,student ? »
Hiro- « What are the conditions of someone becoming the blackened ? »
Monokuma- « Simple,the last one to have hurt the victim will be considered the blackened ! »
Hiro- « The didn't Byakuya just kill himself ? »
Monokuma- « Exact-wait what ? »
Everyone seemed to be surprised at that,Byakuya technically killed himself ?
Hiro- « He was holding the knife and he's the last one to have touched it,even if he was pushed,didn't he technically stabbed himself with it ? He could have prevent his death if he had thrown the knife away,right ? »
Monokuma- « Ah,I see what you mean,you're saying the culprit might just be himself because he was the last to have hold the murder weapon,but he didn't harm himself with it,while I say hurt,I wanted to say willingly,and it that case,even if the culprit didn't want to kill Byakuya,our killer did have the intent of pushing him,so no,Byakuya didn't kill himself ! »
Hiro- « So there really is a killer,at least I've tried,sorry to whoever is the blackened. »
Sayaka- « But then,if you look at the map and the fact that the culprit did come from the right,because Byakuya's body points to the opposite side,then doesn't it mean we have two choices ? »
Makoto- « What do you mean by that ? »
Mukuro- « That there are two possible killers and that,by simply looking at the map,we know who they are,right ? »
Makoto- « But then that means... »
I looked at the map on my e-handbook,and if I did look at it,there were only two possible culprits,Celeste and Chihiro,and if we thought about the girly scream,it even made sens that it was one of them,but my body and my mind didn't want to allow the second option,for good reasons at that.
Makoto- « Are you talking about- »
Mukuro- « It's either Celeste or Chihiro. »
Celeste looked at Mukuro with a death glare and Chihiro gasped,with tears in his eyes.
Celes- « Hold on,why would it be me ? »
Mukuro- « Because you come from the right of Makoto's room,that's why. »
Hiro- « Well,I don't think it's Celeste. »
Chihiro,who was right next to Hiro,looked at him in horror.
Makoto- « And I don't think it's Chihiro. »
I looked at Hiro and didn't want to believe it was Chihiro,weirdly,he looked like he was in guilt of something.
Hiro- « Makoto,this might not be easy to here,but if I think it's Chihiro,if it's for one good reason,if the culprit did push Byakuya,why did he ? And most of all,who would push him for that reason ? I can only see that it was- »
Chihiro- « T-to protect you. »
Chihiro spoke up,to the surprise of everyone,because no one expected him to have said it.
Makoto- « C-Chihiro,what are you- »
Chihiro- « I-I'm sorry M-Makoto,I-I never w-wanted t-this... »
Makoto- « … »
Chihiro- « M-Monokuma,l-let's get to the v-vote,please... »
Makoto- « Now wait a minute ! »
Monokuma- « Upupu ! Let's get straigth to the point,shall we ?! It's voting time ! »
Makoto- « Chihiro is not the culprit ! »
Mukuro- « Makoto... »
Makoto- « I mean it,the theory of Byakuya killing himself still stands. »
Monokuma slightly laughed.
Monokuma- « Prove it to me then,ahoge boy ! »
Makoto- « You want me to prove it,huh ? I'll prove it to you then. »
I really didn't want this to end like that,why did Chihiro have to die for me ? He didn't have to,and I wasn't going to let him be killed because he protected me.
Makoto- « First of all,like it had been said before,he could have thrown the knife away,but didn't,which led to his death,secondly,look at his left hand,I hadn't realised it,but he's holding the knife in his left hand,but he died,if he was holding the knife that killed him,but Chihiro is the culprit,then why is he holding the murder weapon ? Can you counter that,Monokuma ? »
Monokuma- « What if I can ? I already told you,didn't I ? It only counts if he was willing to ! »
Makoto- « And I'll use your own words then. »
Monokuma- « Hmm ? »
Makoto- « You said it before,you're doing this for despair,right ? »
Monokuma- « Of course,why ? »
Makoto- « And despair can make people do anything,right ? »
Monokuma- « What are you trying to say ? »
Makoto- « What if,after trying to kill me,since he realised some people would see him,but that he got pushed,he killed himself out of shame ? »
Monokuma- « And how would you know ? Were you there ? »
Makoto- « Show us the recording. »
Chihiro- « M-Makoto,p-please... »
Makoto- « I won't give in,I refuse to let someone die because I messed up,let alone a friend. »
Monokuma- « Well if it's to make shorty shut his mouth,I'll gladly do it ! »
The screens in the room began to show a recording of a surprisingly high quality,it was the camera in the dorms hall,showing Byakuya approaching my room,and Chihiro opening his door at the same time,while Hifumi was being trailed by Monokuma toward the trash room,Byakuya was going to enter while Chihiro ran toward him,even if he was near,and pushed him,but what surprised everyone,even Monokuma,is that why falling,Byakuya putted the knife in front of his head,he putted his hand while holding the knife right in front of his mouth and opened it,he even smiled a bit,just a bit for a second,but he smiled,the recording then showed Chihiro screaming as he rushed back to his room,and then Asahina and Mondo came at practically the same time,Monokuma stopped the recording here and seemed both amused and enraged.
Monokuma- « Oh my fucking god,I dunno how to react to that ! I must have stopped looking at it because I knew he was going to die ! »
Makoto- « Fair judgement,huh ? Next time,look until the end,"headmaster". »
Hiro- « Well...you've proved your point,didn't you ? »
Hiro smiled and Chihiro wasn't even moving,tears were just rolling down his cheeks while most of the students smiled,I looked at Monokuma and smiled smugly.
Makoto- « Now we can vote for the real killer,huh ? »
Monokuma- « This... »
Monokuma began to laugh.
Monokuma- « Upupupupupupupu ! This is going to be so interesting ! This game was the best idea of all times anything was created at all ! Upupupupupupupupupupupu ! »
Monokuma- « You lost this one,you know that ? »
Monokuma- « But there will be plenty more to win,ahoge boy ! Everyone,please pull the lever in front of you to decide who you want to vote,because it's voting time ! »
I smiled and voted for Byakuya,I said sorry to him in my head,and thank you at the same time,he resolved to a despairful solution,but he followed what thought was right until the end.
Monokuma- « And the blackened is... »
A money machine,which you can find in casinos,appeared on the different screens and showed three grey Byakuya chibi heads,and the screens turned off.
Monokuma- « Well well well ! You all got it right ! Even to my surprise ! Someone didn't vote because that person just froze buuuuuuut it's not the end yet ! »
Makoto- « Well you lost,so yes,it's the end. »
Monokuma- « Not what I meant,ahoge boy,I mean that we aren't going to be out yet ! After all,we still didn't do the execution ! »
Makoto- « What ? »
Monokuma- « Now now,I've prepared a special punishment for Byakuya Togami,the Ultimate Gambler ! »
Sakura- « Excuse me ? »
Monokuma- « It's punishment time ! Upupupupupupupupu ! »
Suddenly,the roof opened and something hanged by cords came down,it was Byakuya's body,attached by the wrists and ankles,the ground underneath us began to shake as the room began to grow in size,as gates in front of us and blocked the way toward the court room,from beneath the floor appeared the same money machine as before,it was enormous in size,Byakuya's body was put in the little space where the money falls,except it was enormous as well,when the different icons began to roll,on stopped and showed a seven,the second stopped and showed another seven,the third began to slow down and showed a seven,the bingo music could be heard,and then,a giant coin fell,right next to Byakuya's body,and then another one,and one again,they began to fall faster,and then nothing,but when we thought there wasn't going to be anything anymore,a torrent of coins fell down on Byakuya's body,crushing his body to pieces,and even if it wasn't enough,at the end,his head,with the hole of the knife in the middle of it,landed right at our feet,on the other side of the gate as the coins stopped dropping.
Mondo- « WHAT THE FUCK ! »
Mondo was the first one to react,it seemed.
Monokuma- « Who won again ? Upupupupupupupupupupu ! »
Monokuma gave us his usual sinister laugh.
Monokuma- « In here,whatever happens,I can't lose ! It's not an equal situation,so you can't be the winner ! Upupu ! »
Mukuro- « Urgh... »
Chihiro hadn't moved a bit,he was still frozen,like he had just bugged out.
Monokuma- « Well anyway,you guys are now free to go ! This first class trial was a good example of how things can be ! »
Makoto- « And you lost because you underestimated the very thing you believe in,despair. »
Mukuro's eyes widened at my sentence and she looked at Monokuma,who seemed to be heading toward me.
Monokuma- « Wanna see what despair can do ? »
I just looked at him as he stopped in front of me,he jumped to be at my stomach's level and punched me with a great force,pitch black,I passed out from the hit,whil I just heard one thing before blacking out.
Monokuma- « That's what despair can do,short-ass motherfucker. »
I had took the punch of once in a lifetime,and I have to say that I might have deserved it,but worth it.
'Byakuya died,but by dying,he had just showed the mastermind that he was a fool,even though he wanted to kill me,I just have to say thanks,Byakuya,even if you didn't stay for long,thanks.'
I didn't try to wake up,on the contrary,it got me some sleep,so I slept,and I liked it,sleeping was a great thing in this kind of situation,and I didn't intend to wake up now,just sleep,just when I thought that,the nighttime announcement woke me up.
Monokuma- « Ahem,this is a school announcement,it is now ten p.m.,as such,it is officially nighttime,soon the doors to the dining hall will be locked,and entry at this point is strictly prohibited,okay then...sweet dreams everyone ! Good night,sleep tight,don't let the bed bugs bite... »
I opened my eyes slightly and yawned.
Makoto- « The nighttime announcement is what woke me up ? Rude... »
I stretched my arms and yawned again.
Mukuro- « Finally up,huh ? »
I turned around quickly and saw Mukuro.
Makoto- « Mukuro ?! Don't do that,you scared me to death ! »
Mukuro- « We need to talk,and you know it,don't you ? »
I sighed.
Makoto- « Yeah,I know,I just thought you would have waited until tomorrow,at least. »
Mukuro- « I thought about it,but I didn't want to wait about that. »
Makoto- « I knew you would say that. »
I got up and sat on the floor.
Makoto- « Don't just stay up,sit. »
Mukuro sat on the floor and looked at me.
Mukuro- « Well,here goes nothing... »
I waited for Mukuro's reply.
Mukuro- « I'm a mole for the mastermind. »