"Back so soon?" Monokuma cackled from the screen, "I see Ms. Maid bit the dust! You all in despair yet?" I ignored it's annoying voice and took my podium. I looked at the portrait of Yukihiro, exactly opposite of me, she was smiling in it and it felt eerie seeing her so happy after she died. I vaguely noted that the pink X across her was shaped like a broom and mop crossing (Yuzuru had a violent messy X and Grant's was in a comic sans font) before I spoke up.
"I have a question," I say getting everyone's attention, "Haruna and Veliah, how did you discover Yukihiro?" I ask them.
Veliah looks at me questioning, "I've already told you? We went back for my feather clip and discovered her." I felt myself get mad at her words, lying like that in front of everyone.
"You're lying," I say, "I know you are, you and Haruna are all beaten up, you were in a fight!"
"I slipped," Haruna replied angered.
"Yeah right, you slipped and sucker punched Veliah- she's got a hand print on her face," I retort, "admit it, you two are the attackers, you killed Yukihiro!" I heard a gasp and all eyes were on the two. Veliah shifted under the stares and pulled her hood closer to cover her sore cheek but was unfazed otherwise, Haruna instead stood out more but she looked calmer and more smug then before.
"Killed Yukihiro?" Haruna sighed, "I did no such thing, honestly Sanyu I thought you were smarter than that." I was about to give a reply to that when Kenta cut in.
"Sanyu you're going no where, Veliah and Haruna didn't kill Yukihiro," Kenta said before pausing, "...I think."
"You think!?" I reply bewildered, "Well, I know!"
"You're both being too rash, at least give evidence to your claims," Evan cut in sharply gaining control of the discussion, "I agree with Kenta, do you remember the Monokuma File? It said there were multiple attackers, but it never stated who they attacked."
"You're right to be suspicious of Haruna and Veliah, Sanyu," James said, "but they are not the killers."
"What do you mean? Of course they are the killers," I shout back, "just look at them," Veilah turned her head away, shame burning her face, Haruna shot a glare but stood unfazed otherwise.
"Sanyu, that's just not true and you know it," Kenta chimed in.
"And why's that?" I ask, for all I know Kenta could be involved as well.
"You proved their innocence yourself," Akira said suddenly, I stared shocked, I thought she would be on my side? "Their bruises and how they both were there, Haruna and Veliah didn't attack Yukihiro, but each other."
Oh... I feel the adrenaline bleed away and be replaced by a lost sensation, I was so sure it was them... I look over at Haruna and Veliah, Haruna is wiggling her eyebrows smugly.
"With that out of the way we can start with something concrete," Evan sighed, "the Monokuma File first and then we will go from there, James read the file."
James pulled out the file and re listed the information, "The victim was Yukihiro Yamika, The time of death was around 10:30, The cause of death was drowning in the swimming pool, There are no external wounds or injuries, There was more then one attacker."
OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Monokuma File
"Let's start with the cause of death," Evan started, "how long does it take to drown?"
"It takes 5-10 minutes to drown to death," M input, "2 at the most to lose conscience."
"So that leaves some time for Yukihiro to struggle, or do something at least," Evan said, "but there's nothing to suggest that, it looked like she just fell asleep in the water, but why?" Evan went quiet thinking about his question.
"But she did struggle though? The fight in the girls room proves that," Kojiro inputs, "I thought that was obvious."
Evan lets out a loud sigh, then pointed at James, "Tell them James,"...The trial room was silent and I think I heard a cricket, "get it? Like in th- James just explain it."
"Got it! Well the fight in the girls room is a bit too intense to associate with Yukihiro, remember she doesn't have a bruise on her, so there's no possible why she did that. Evan said that perhaps this is where the multiple attackers come into play, they were never stated as a killer or having anything to do with Yukihiro so the fight in the girls room and the murder possibly have nothing to do with each other."
"Not possibly, there's no doubt they're unconnected," Evan corrected, "remember the girls room guard? She said it was her judgment and that she watched everything and the only factor needed was killing intent, not actual killing."
"Can you confirm that Monokuma?" M asks.
"That's right! though I wish those knock offs would keep their mouths shut!" Monokuma laminated, "can't wait for the real order to come around!"
"And we have some very convincing suspects for that," Kenta implied, nodding towards Haruna and Veliah.
"So it was you two that did it," Akira mutters, "but you're right, Yukihiro wouldn't just roll over and die ― she'd do something, her struggle must have happened somewhere else." With that line of thought I remembered something.
OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Disarrayed Desks in 2A/Knife
"2A!" I shout, I turn to Yoshiki, "Remember that classroom 2A was messed up?!"
Yoshiki nodded in agreement, "the desks were in a disarray and we found a knife in one, a small scale struggle could easily have taken place there."
"It makes sense too, her cuff was broken, remember?" Haruna points out.
"Then if she went there, then how did she end up in the pool?" M questioned.
"Maybe she wanted to wash off the sodas she slipped in," Alan provided, I thought about what he said and it was possible, I should have done that.
"In chlorine water that countless others have already swam in?" Yoshiki asked, making a face, "I think that's worse then being sticky..."
"Maybe she got cornered? Or threatened to go there?" Kenta offered, "You said you found a knife."
"If they used the knife then they would have taken it to the pool, no use running between rooms," Danny deducted, "and we found nothing threatening near Yukihiro, it had to have been something else," with Danny's suggestion I remembered something.
OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Note 2A
"There was the note, maybe it can explain why?" I suggest, if we can figure out why Yukihiro went to 2A maybe we can find out how that lead to the pool.
"Wait, what note?" Kojiro asked.
"Yukihiro was holding it," M replied, "Danny has it and Sanyu knows more." Everyone turned expectantly to me.
"I wouldn't say I know more, but last night before we went to bed Yukihiro had it already..." I feel myself sink at the memory, maybe if I was more stubborn I could have helped her.
"Can you read it for us?" M requested Danny.
"Ok," Danny held up the damp paper and began to read what he could, "come... 2A... information on... meet at 10:1-... alone, from Haruna"
"...from Haruna?" Alan questioned.
"I didn't write that?" Haruna said shocked and angry.
"I can vouch for her, Haruna has been with me all day and night," Veliah stated, "she's insufferable, but even she shouldn't be framed."
"So the murderer lured Yukihiro to 2A pretending to be Haruna," James said, "but why?"
"Don't you remember, a few days ago we caught Haruna and Yukihiro sneaking around," Kenta reminded offhandedly, "Maybe they were working together? ...I didn't hear what they said."
"She wanted to warn me about something, but saying it right now will only confuse you," Haruna said gravely, "you have to figure it out yourself, I promise it's better that way, also I just don't want to explain it."
"So the killer must have known you two were working together," Evan said, "and Yukihiro must have come thinking you had information."
"Ok, I guess we'll go to something else..." I shrugged.
"Well Yukihiro had a cracked cuff, remember?" Kenta mentions, "I'm interested in how that happened."
"True, and remember, the stopped clock falls between 10:10- the earliest guess for the meet up time for the note- and her time of death," M said.
"Her cuff was cracked?" Yoshiki asked, "how so? It didn't happen to be in pieces was it?"
"In pieces? No, it was cracked in a splintered shape originating from a small hole in the center," Kenta described.
"You're not serious!" Kojiro says shocked, then fished his pockets before pulling out his cracked cuff, "my cuff broke the exact same way when I passed out earlier."
"So did mine, though I have no clue on how it happened," Alan confessed, "if I knew this would have been so important I would have paid more attention, from what I can guess I think we just hit the table too hard and it broke?" As Alan said this in the corner of my eye I noticed Evan tell James something quickly.
"What is it?" I snapped to single them out, James jumps in surprise while Evan just narrows his eyes.
"We were just swapping theories," James explains briefly.
"What kind," Akira asks.
"About why Yukihiro could have ended up in the pool," Evan replies, "if what Alan and Kojiro said are true then perhaps when Yukihiro broke her cuff she could have unintentionally activated the affects, knocking herself out."
"You mean like she could have done it accidentally?" Alan asks.
"Not likely, there would still be the problem of why she was there," Evan says, "but if the killer broke her cuff and activated the effects rendering her unconscious they would have a simple killing method of just tossing her in and leaving." That was a morbid thought, Yukihiro dying without even realizing it, or maybe that was better?
"That's very probable," M says, "she seemed to have died quickly and without struggle, her being unconscious would explain a lot."
"So the killer must have carried Yukihiro into the pool," Kojiro said before pausing, "do you think the killer went through the male or female side?"
"I see, so we can either rule out all the girls or all the guys..." Yoshiki said.
"Well, since we've been outed, me and Veliah kicked each other's asses in the girls room," Haruna mentioned with a laugh, "and we didn't see a killer or Yukihiro or even another person in general walk through."
Veliah grimaced, "I'm sorry for my actions... but I agree, I never saw any others come in and when we left we found Yukihiro already in the pool."
"So the killer was a dude or you two were to absorbed in fighting to notice," James said.
"Wait, if Yukihiro went through the boys side she would have been stopped?" Danny questioned.
"No, the girls room guard verified that if the person was dead or unconscious they could go into opposing rooms," Evan said, "it's entirely likely the killer was male, though that information only rules out three people who were already proven to not be the killer."
"We can't be sure," Alan says seriously, "don't be too quick, we don't have any evidence to prove going through the men's side, and the killer could have easily came before Haruna and Veliah fought, and just because it was the boy's room doesn't rule the girls out."
"Oh I see!" Haruna yelled, "This could be just like the first killing games second case!"
"...you're not serious," Veliah balked.
"That's right buddy!" Haruna screamed, "Everyone drop your pants and prove it wasn't you in the opposing changing room!"
"Oh my god," Danny shook his head in disbelief, "Haruna please, we've all seen each other go through the the changing rooms before, and it's no ones place to divulge information like that."
"Although that brings up the disturbing point on how the mastermind could possibly know what we identify as and what we were born as..." Kenta said trailing off, I may not have a secret like that to hide but I still shivered at the thought of a psycho like the mastermind potentially getting information that private. But was there anything I found that could help prove how the killer entered the pool?
OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Yukihiro's shoe in boys changing room
"Wait," I said bringing attention to me, "I have something that could prove where the killer came from, remember Alan, we found Yukihiro's missing shoe in the boy's changing room."
"You're right," Alan replied, "but that could have easily planted or simply lost?"
"But it would have to have been a male who planted it anyways, and if it was lost how would Yukihiro have gotten it in there?" I ask.
"Yukihiro was denied by the male guards before so I doubt she could have gotten in now," Akira inputs before cringing at how it sounded, "...she wanted to see if it was possible."
"So she must have been carried in by the male killer while she was unconscious from 2A to the pool, then thrown in the pool, and then the killer left, all before Haruna and Veliah noticed."
"This is great and all, but I can't help and notice we are no closer to finding our killer," Kenta says leaning against his podium, "we have no suspects besides all men."
"Hmmm... Haruna and Veliah, you said you saw no one enter the pool but did you see anyone suspicious coming back?" Evan asked. Haruna shakes her head no to the question with a shrug.
"Actually, I did see someone in the hallway," Veliah spoke up, "I saw Yoshiki near the infirmary."
"And he was late to seeing the body," Kenta pointed out.
"I was with Kojiro and Alan, I didn't like the idea of leaving them unconscious during night hours," Yoshiki defended.
"It's true Yoshiki was with us when we woke up," Kojro said, "but he could have left at anytime while we were asleep."
"I stood in front of the door for the majority of the time, but I did leave though, I heard a noise and went to check it out, but everything was fine so I came back," Yoshiki said.
"When you heard the clunk noise right?" Akira asked, "and you found the broken cuff."
"Yeah, now that I think about it, maybe it was the cuff that made the noise?" Yoshiki replied.
"Do you still have it?" Evan asked.
"No, I threw it away because it was falling apart, and when we went back for it it was gone," Yoshiki explains.
"And this was before the body announcement?" Evan asked.
"I think a hour before it," Yoshiki said before rethinking, "but I could be wrong."
"Then whoever did it must have removed their cuff, or acquired another one," Evan said, "you could have encountered our killer."
"To get to the dorms you must first pass the infirmary," Alan said, "the killer must have thrown the cuff to distract you while the killer slipped back into their room."
"That's possible but it's too much of a risk," Veliah said, "wouldn't Yoshiki have heard footsteps pass him, and the door opening."
"What if they hid in the infirmary?" I suggested.
"Possible, but I checked the inside remember," Yoshiki reminded.
"The killer could have easily hid somewhere you didn't think to check," Evan stated, "for now let's assume that's what happened."
"I don't like the idea of assuming things when my life is on the line," Alan retorted.
"Every trial is based on assumptions," Evan sighed, "but if it makes you feel better we can see if anyone has any more evidence to add." The room was silent as everyone thought about what they could add.
"Actually, I don't know if this will help but I had a... dream? I don't know it was very vivid ― that someone entered the infirmary," Kojiro admitted, Alan looked thoroughly unimpressed by the information, "and I think it was real."
"You were knocked out by the cuffs right, there's no way you could have seen the killer," Alan said, "I don't think anyone entered the infirmary?"
"That's the problem though, I thought it was a dream but then when I woke up I realized it had to have been real," Kojiro said unsure.
"And what exactly made you know it was real," Kenta said skeptically.
"They stole something from me!" Kojiro exploded.
"What did they steal?" I asked, if it could keep Kojiro quiet for so long it had to be something important.
Kojiro hesitated for a second, looking suddenly unsure, "I can't say, but it was really important, just not for this case."
"That doesn't matter, for one you've just made it interesting and two it is involved now," Kenta said, "the killer has it now and somehow they knew you had it."
"Kojiro tell us or else you'll just become our biggest suspect," James said softly.
"I DIDN'T KILL HER, YOU'VE GOT NO REASON TO SUSPECT ME!" Kojiro defended furiously.
"And we believe you, but be reasonable, your withholding information that could be essential," Akira said calmly, Kojiro's breathing evened out and he let out a sigh.
Kojiro's eyes darted around the room, briefly he looked right at me, "it was a list of despair, it showed who here was a remnant of despair." I felt my mouth go dry and the room heat up, how did the mastermind know that? I took a shaky breath and scanned the room, everyone was wide eyes and silent.
"...what," I heard someone mumble.
"Kojiro, where did you get this," M asked serious.
"We stole it from a Monokuma teacher," Kojiro confessed, "me and Alan found it in a drawer while the Monokuma teacher was distracted, we didn't know what we took until it was too late..." from the corner of my eye I once again saw James and Evan talking rapidly and hushed to each other, I decided to leave them be this time, the list of despair was far more important to me.
"Alan?" Yoshiki asked, "can you confirm this?"
"Yes, we really did find a list like that," Alan confirmed coldly, "though I didn't know it was stolen," he shot a disapproving stare at Kojiro.
"Do you remember who was on the list?" Veliah asked next.
"Not clearly," Alan said, "but Yukihiro was on it." Yukihiro being mentioned as one on the list made my heart stop, not because she was a remnant (she had already told us before) but because that was one name to confirm it.
"Tell us who else was on it," Kenta asked.
"Well -"
"Stop!" I scream, eyes turn to me, "there's no point to calling people out."
"Sanyu's right," Danny says, "and we shouldn't bring up despair right now, it will only pit us against each other, we should focus on something else."
"R-right," I agree, "I think we should focus on the fact Kojiro was aware of someone in the room when he should have been out cold."
"Maybe it wasn't the killer, it could have been someone giving you a check up like Akira did the first time we passed out," James suggested, "or I at least I think she did that?"
"You... remember me giving you a check up?" Akira wondered, "But you should have been knocked out then?"
"You mean it was real?" James said surprised, "but I remember it."
"I admit I remember that too now," Evan said shakily, "if I had to sum it up, it felt like sleep paralysis."
"You don't mean that instead of knocking you out, the cuffs only paralyzed you," Akira said in horror. The trial room went silent at the implications. If the cuffs only paralyzed you then that must mean... Yukihiro was awake during her murder, I felt my self get nauseous.
"A rather gruesome death," I heard M say under his breath.
"Ah, Haruna, was this what you were waiting for?" Kenta asked listlessly.
"So you did listen in!" Haruna exclaimed, "and... sorta, there's more though."
"Wait, you mean you already knew the true extent of the affects?" Evan asked.
"Well, kinda, Yukihiro was the one to figure it out, she only told me about it," Haruna said quickly, "But how did she know this? Because when Akira looked over them while they were asleep she said they were unusually responsive!" Haruna then accused, "you all may not be able to move but you can still think!"
"Their pupils were moving, I assumed it was REM sleep," Akira defended, "but if they were really awake then that could explain their reactions..."
"So everyone under the effects were awake," Yoshiki stated, "but they were still paralyzed so they can't be a suspect."
"Why did she tell you?" Akira suddenly asked Haruna, "I was there with her the whole time and she never mentioned this."
"Man, making me rehash everything," Haruna said annoyed, "as I said before, she didn't want to needlessly worry you, Yukihiro told me last night because she knew I could check it out without the killer getting suspicious, I don't know why just that it had something about my 'do what I want nature' whatever that means."
"Wait, what did you say? 'Without the killer getting suspicious' did Yukihiro know who her killer was?" Evan asked in disbelief.
"She was suspicious of someone planning to kill, she even told me to not to eat the food," Haruna brushed off, "said something about it being too suspicious... that was the other thing."
"Why the food, what did the killer do to the food?" James asked panicked.
"I think they poisoned it?" Haruna thought, "but I don't know for sure, no one ate the poisoned stuff."
"But what food item was poisoned? Yukihiro took over the cooking and I doubt she poisoned them."
"The drinks! The grape punch was poisoned," Haruna sighed before pointing a finger at Veliah, "she has the proof on her right now."
"Yeah I spilled the drink on myself..." Veliah said showing her arm and collar bone, they were splashed with red irritated patches of skin, I cringed at the thought of drinking whatever caused that.
"But how can we be sure it was the punch that caused that?" Evan asked, "it's entirely possible she's simply allergic."
OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: cleaning solution in cafeteria
"The cleaning solution you stepped in!" I reminded Danny, "it wasn't for cleaning, it was the spilled punch bowl after sitting for a while."
"Gak! And I was going to drink that stuff," Danny shook his head in disgust before questioning, "but who poisoned it?"
"That's easy, who was in charge of making the grape punch?" M questioned.
"Me, Yukihiro, Kojiro, Akira, and Alan," I listed, "no one single handedly did just one thing, we all kind of pitched in."
"So you four are our suspects," Veliah stated.
"No even better," Evan stated, "there's only two people possible suspects, Kojiro and Alan."
"For what exactly? We don't know if the ones who poisoned the food is the same as the killer," Alan cut in, "while it is possible Kojiro and I were involved with the poisoning we couldn't have killed Yukihiro because we were paralyzed by the cuffs."
"He's right, we have no way of knowing if the two incidents are connected," Danny said, "Haruna, how much information did Yukihiro share with you? Could you tell us everything she mentioned."
"That's all she told me," Haruna said.
"Even if they aren't connected it's good to figure it out anyways," Akira said before turning to Alan, "and Alan's only saying that because he's the one who poisoned the punch."
"That's a bold accusation," Alan replied.
"You and Kojiro were very adamant about helping with the food," Akira said, "and the fact Kojiro asked us to make the punch specifically purple."
"You asked them to make the drink?" Alan asked Kojiro in exasperation.
"Yeah..." Kojiro shrugged in response.
"So Kojiro and Alan worked together to poison the punch," Evan reiterated, "but why?"
"The list of despair obviously, those two were the only ones who knew about it and poison is a handy way to kill a lot of people," M imputed.
"Your suggesting that Kojiro and Alan were targeting Despair!" Danny said shocked.
"No! How dare you accuse me of that!" Kojiro rejected, "I don't know how I feel about despair anymore but one things for sure, I would never harm a remnant!"
"You were targeting everyone but despair!?" Danny said even more shocked.
"But Yukihiro was despair, and she's dead now," Akira said angrily.
"I said I would never harm a despair," Kojiro bit back, aggravated, "but I have no control over what others do."
"Then that confirms it," James said, "Alan and Kojiro, one of them is our killer!"
"But which one, two people couldn't have killed her?" Veliah asked.
"You're forgetting something important," Alan said, "me and Kojiro were under the effects of the cuffs, can't do much when you're paralyzed."
"You're right, so many things line up for it to be one of you two, but I just can't figure out how you all got out of the effects of the cuffs," Evan said annoyed.
"Alan and Kojiro could have just found a way around them," M offered, "I simply removed mine and nothing happened."
"But I never removed mine," Kojiro said seriously but edging on aggressive, "It broke and I really did become unconscious, even if I was actually paralyzed."
"And I remember you showing me your broken cuff from when you disconnected," I say, the way Kojios cuff broke wasn't enough to stop the injection of the cuff and for what it's worth I believe him.
"Your cuff broke?" Danny asked, "Yukihiro had a broken cuff too, in a splintered shape from a hole."
"Yeah, mine broke the same way," Kojiro said pulling out his cuff and showing it.
"So he must have really been paralyzed," Veliah said, "how about you Alan, did your cuff break?"
Without missing a beat Alan displayed his cuff, it was the same as Kojiro and Yukihiro's, "Yes."
"You had that out pretty quickly," Haruna snickered.
"There, does that prove it? I was paralyzed also," Alan said.
"If anything, it just made me more sure you're the killer," James said, Evan looked over at him curiously, "hey, I can work out stuff too."
"Then explain."
"Both you and Kojiro have broken cuffs and both of you claim it's a accident that it happened," James pointed out, "but that isn't allowed, the 7th rule states that 'Using only your own abilities, and not outside forces, can you take the Monokuma-handcuff off' if this really was a accident then you both would have violated the rules."
"That's true, but then they both purposely broke the cuffs?" Kenta said, "or did only one of them?"
"Monokuma hasn't punished them yet," M said, "have you?"
"Actually I did punish one of them," Monokuma snickered, "usually the drug diminishes your senses and that's how it keeps you paralyzed, that's why so many of you didn't remember your time under."
"So Kojiro remembering someone enter the infirmary well enough for this trial means he was punished by just being paralyzed but still fully aware of his surroundings," I theorized.
"Being drowsy and dying is bad, being full aware and unable to even scream is despairing," Kenta said. Kojiro gave a shaky nod.
"Alan broke his cuff on purpose, but we still don't know how he avoided the effects?" Danny says.
"I found that shattered cuff remember, maybe that was Alan's original one and he just got a different one?" Yoshiki started then trailed off.
"I removed my cuff but after that I had no clue where it went," M said, "Alan could have taken it and modified it before switching out his own, and my cuff was pretty beaten up."
"The killer did go through the trouble of digging the shattered cuff out of the trash," Akira input,"Alan must have done it to hide the fact he had an extra."
"So Alan, you're our killer."
"If you're so sure it's me then prove it," Alan replied, "because all I've heard are tall accusations right now."
"In denial? For one, only you and Kojiro knew about the list of despair and from what we found both of you are involved with the poisoning scheme. It doesn't help that before you claimed that you were totally unconscious and didn't see anyone enter the infirmary and now you're saying you were only paralyzed, and never saw this person enter despite compelling evidence. And you were far removed from everyone else during the murder and during the investigation, it's all suspicious." James retorted. I saw a few people began nodding along to the deduction and found myself agreeing as well. But I knew that wasn't enough, because too many of the things also incriminate Kojiro.
"Kojiro is in a lot of that as well, maybe he's the one who did it," Alan bit back.
"If what Kojiro said before is true, then he couldn't have killed Yukihiro, because she was despair," I said, "and so far he's seemed truthful and he was just as lost as everyone else on the murder of Yukihiro."
"I want a play by play of what happened," Haruna huffed, "I stopped listening."
"Ok! So here's what I think happened," I started, "Yukihiro found out about the list of despair after discovering it on Kojiro while he was under the effects of the cuffs, and thanks to Akira also learned that the people weren't unconscious but paralyzed. This is when Alan began to form his plot, Alan knew Yukihiro had found out too much of the poison plan and if carried out would result in their executions. Alan then resolved to betray Kojiro and instead target Yukihiro, Alan decided to fake his cuffs activation by breaking Kojiro and his and pretending to fall unconscious after modifying M's old cuff to not work, once left alone in the infirmary, Alan gave the note to Yukihiro and waited in 2A. Yukihiro then met Alan in the classroom where a small fight broke out but ultimately Yukihiro lost. Alan then carried Yukihiro to the pool where he left her to drown, after the murder Alan went back to infirmary only to find Yoshiki guarding the door, to distract Yoshiki Alan threw his already broken cuff and then slipped inside."
"Very nice," Evan assessed, "Alan had the perfect alibi, not only was he assumed unconscious but Yoshiki managed to make it stronger by claiming he never left and the killer was hidden in plain sight."
Alan laughed so briefly you wouldn't have noticed it if it wasn't so loud, but instantly he shut down his face going serious, "come on, it's time to vote," his face grew shadowy and ominous, "if you're so sure that is."
"What do you mean?"
"Well it's just you're so confident, I mean I would be more cautious if I were you," he sighs, "but it's fine, if you all believe in yourself so much it doesn't matter because if you vote wrong then the true murderer deserves to get away."
"...that won't work," Akira said firmly, "after all this evidence we won't second guess ourselves."
"You're all so trusting even after finding out there's so many despair here, I mean I'm a little hesitant myself to put so much trust on these world ender's accusations," Alan pushed on.
"Don't listen to him, we will deal with that later." There was a beat of silence.
"Give it up Alan," Evan said harshly, "this trial is over." There was no denying it now, everyone was on board and even Alan knew it.
"I guess I lost," Alan said softly, "...after all that I still lost."
Akira was crying again, "lost? What is this! A game to win or lose? How dare you- you killed her!"
"No!" Danny began, "It wasn't Alan's fault but Monokuma's, if he hadn't have trapped us this would have never have happened!"
"Oh, it's sweet of you to think that," Alan said mockingly, then his face twisted into rage, "but I won't let you take the credit! This was my doing and no one else's! I worked hard for this and I won't let you put me down again!" Danny's eyes went wide as he stumbled back, I could feel the tension in the room double, "all my life I've worked hard to get where I am, I sacrificed my time, money- friends! To get this damn school to notice, and what happens? It all gets swept over. The reserve course was nothing but a hole, it's no wonder everyone killed themselves with how we were treated, two girls were fucking murdered and Hope's Peak didn't even have the decency to care!" Alan began to calm down, his face still red from anger, "it's not you Main Course students fault, but it is what must be done... that's why I did it... every main course student, every despair, and every future foundation member needs to be eradicated."
"You're crazy," Akira said angered and saddened, "Your-Your despair killed Yukihiro."
"No I'm not despair anymore, that way of life was pointless and empty," Alan refuted and closed his gloved hand determined, "It all revolves around Hope's Peak, the pinnacle of all the problems we face, A mess like Hope's Peak must never come again."
"I see, you must have been spurred on by this project," Evan said, "considering all of us were originally here to revive Hope's Peak in a way."
"Even before the killing game was announced I was contemplating killing everyone who was assigned on" Alan admitted.
"The poisoning situation was a win-win for you, nothing to lose," Evan contemplated.
"How did Yukihiro find out about all this?" I ask.
"No clue, she's taken her detective abilities to the grave," Alan answered.
"What about the the knife?" I asked Alan.
"Oh that was Yukihiro's actually," Alan shrugged boredly, "She tried to stab me and almost did but I stopped her, but in the process our cuffs accidentally linked up. That wasn't a problem for very long though, I just had to do what I did with Kojiro and crack her cuff, luckily that also caused the affects to activate," Alan explained. Yukihiro apparently didn't trust the note as much a we thought, at least Yukihiro wasn't blindsided by the murder.
"...can we move on now and get to the vote?" Akira asked firmly.
"Pushy! But I can get behind that," Monokuma laughed, "pick your votes and not your noses, because we're digging for despair!" I ignore that last line by the bear and vote for Alan. The slots spin and land on him.
"Well, well, well, some of you suckers sure are crazy! Taking a chance like that!" Monokuma cackled.
"What do you mean?" Danny asked.
"This vote wasn't unanimous, two people didn't vote at all!" Monokuma said.
"Eh?"
"But your coooorrrrect! Alan Wikly is the blackened!" Monokuma shouted and hit his red button. Soon we were in a familiar dark room to watch the execution.
The Ultimate Chemist
Alan is standing on top of a skyscraper, Monokumas lined up beside him all wearing the reserve course uniform. With a perfect swan dive the monokuma jumped in synchronized, Alan breaking the performance at the end. His red eyes and their wing shaped insignia intensifying his refusal and determination, Alan turned on a dime and ran from the edge and down a checkered hallway as he ran the walls seemed warp, sweat beaded on Alans face when he saw the door at the end of the tunnel. The floor began to move against him, no matter how he ran he couldn't get away, just running in place in increasing desperation, suddenly the cuff beeps and begins to play a little jingle. With a wild reaching motion Alan flails and drops to the conveyer belt. The checkered belt takes up speed and with a blurry motion, shoots Alan straight over the edge of the roof and into the air, he seemed to float there for a second, his horn like hair fluffy and less daunting, before realization washing over. Like a rock he falls down into dark, disappearing without a trace like countless other reserve course students, his hat floating gently after him.
"I don't feel any better..." Akira said softly observing the execution, she then turned and went off into the elevator. I hesitate for a second hearing that before remembering how during Yuzuru's execution she helped me, I'll be sure to talk to her once we are out of the courtroom.
Once in the elevator I stood next to Haruna. "Haruna, I'm sorry for accusing you of killing Yukihiro," I apologized, I felt guilty after hearing how Haruna had been helping and only got blamed for it.
"Ahh, Sanyu it's alright," Haruna smiled and landed a harsh pat on my back, "I'm sorry for calling you a lil bitch!"
"... but you never said that," I laugh awkwardly, Haruna gives me a strained smile and speed walks out of the elevator. I feel like things are only going to get harder...
The brand new, extra special, revamped and renewed, ghosts only, Monokuma theatre!
Yukihiro threw a glob of popcorn into her mouth at the sight of Alan slamming the exit door in anger, "We already checked the exits, there no choice but to watch the game," she repeated for the third time. Yuzuru leans over the rows of red velvet chairs and grabbing a fist full of popcorn as well.
"She tried to stop you," Yuzuru said knowingly, "she foiled you many times but you just had to kill someone."
"You have no room to talk, you killed someone too," Alan pointed accusingly at Yuzuru, who only shrugged in response.
"Let's not fight you guys," Grant asked trying to play peace keeper.
"Shut up and get me more popcorn!" Yuzuru threw kernels at the new snack runner. Grant yelped, and then profusely apologized, "Gah! Shut up, I'm not mad at you anymore!"
"Can I have more butter please?" Yukihiro asked sweetly, gaining the wallowing man's attention, "And maybe a soft drink?"
"Upupupu, shut up you twerps!" The stuff bear yelled from his seat in the back, "no talking during the movie!"
"Mah! Like we're scared of you anymore," Yuzuru propped his feet up on the next row. Alan shot a glare at the bear and took his seat away from the group, but not before swiping a bag of popcorn from Grant.
"Ok! Time for Act 3!"
Masayuki Hisakawa (M)- alive
Yukihiro Yamika- deceased - Schlaf
Akira Nishihara- alive
Haruna takahashi- alive
Veliah Kazeto- alive
Yoshiki Kaiza- alive
Alan Wikly- deceased - Dha3000
Sanyu Mochida- alive
Yuzuru Taoka- deceased- Beta reader
Kenta Yuuta- alive
James Guzman- alive
Evan Halen- alive
Danny Walker- alive
Kojiro Ryuhisa- alive
Grant Kingsmen- deceased- Me
Well, There's two more dead! And I'm rather sad too, I enjoyed writing Yukihiro secretly saving everyone, and Alan's views were fun to consider and interpret into the story (hope I did them justice!) So Monokuma theater, yes or no? I thought it might be a nice way for you guys to see your dead characters and not have them totally omitted from the story! If you guys like this kind of outsider purgatory thing then I'll keep it around, have it appear after every execution starting now? Be sure to review your thoughts please!
Also It's uhhh... been a while, sorry for leaving you hanging! but now I'm back and I'll try and update regularly! This really is fun for me and I enjoy seeing how I come up with new things, so I don't plan on quitting!
Beta Notes: she can't spell remnant. i didn't know you could misspell it that many ways. I'm so shook.