Chapter 1: Goodbye Baby Goodbye

DEADLY LIFE


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I let out the most horrifying scream of my life. WHAT THE FUCK!?

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

This can't be real. This is a nightmare! I'm going to wake up!

Suddenly, the locker room door opened.

It was the rest of the class. They were all surprised by the sight of Eunji on her knees, screaming at the sight before her.

"W-What the FUCK!?" Masahito said.

"J-Jutaro.." Ayaka said, tears starting to form in her eyes.

Miyumi ran over to Eunji, and pulled her into a hug. The blue-haired girl stopped screaming, but was now sobbing.

Monokuma appeared out of nowhere.

"Puhuhu! How exciting! The killing game has officially started!" Monokuma remarked.

Masahito ran over to Monokuma and punted the shit out of him.

"Not cool!" Monokuma said, landing on his feet. "I could punish you for that... but you're just being emotional, so all is forgiven!"

Yeeun stared sadly at Jutaro's body. "Dammit."

Seungyeon was having a breakdown of her own, so Youngjae was holding Seungyeon in a comforting manner.

"A-Admit it, you fucking bear!" Masahito yelled. "You killed him!"

"And why would I do that? How boring!" Monokuma replied. "One of you is a bonafide murderer!"

Reika was on her knees, crying. "W-W-Why... who would do this?"

"While... this is an extremely upsetting situation, I still have a question for Monokuma." Takashi asked. "A murder's been committed, is that it?"

"Takashi, what the hell man?" Naomori said.

"It's a valid question." Yeeun replied.

"Well, thank god this happened right now! I was just about to explain the real meat of this game!" Monokuma said. "Class trials!"

"Class trials?" Takashi asked.

Eunji and Seungyeon had both calmed down, but Eunji still held on tightly to Miyumi.

"You see, this IS a game for my entertainment after all!" Monokuma remarked. "Class trials are the next step after murder!"

"...Explain some more." Yeeun demanded.

"You see, for the murderer to escape, they have to do more than just kill someone!" Monokuma said. "Just like in real life, you HAVE to get away with the murder too!"

"So... what does the "class trial" mean?" Takashi asked.

"So, how it's going to work is that I'll give you all a set amount of time to investigate the school and the crime scene. Once the investigation period is done, you'll all head through that big red door, and then you'll go to the class trial!" Monokuma said. "The class trial is where the surviving students will discuss the murder, and try their best to figure out who committed the crime!"

"...how sick." Miyumi replied. "You make me sick."

"Puhuhu!" Monokuma laughed. "Anyways, here comes the most exciting part!"

Monokuma laughed maniacally.

"Once the class trial has come to its natural conclusion, it'll be VOTING TIME!" Monokuma said. "All the surviving students will then cast their votes for who they think is the culprit. If they get it right, then the culprit is punished accordingly, and you'll all stay here and live to see another day."

"Punished accordingly?" Yeeun asked. "What, they take a life and they just get a slap on the wrist?"

"Oh no." Monokuma said. "By punishment, I mean.. ah.. execution."

"H-Huh?!" Kaori said. "The murderer gets fucking executed!?"

"I mean, after all, they DID take a life!" Monokuma commented. "It's only fair that they get to suffer the same fate as their own victim!"

"That's... disturbing." Takashi replied. "And what happens if we get the vote wrong?"

"Oh, that's going to be real fun!" Monokuma said. "If you all vote for the wrong person... then I'll execute all of you, except for the murderer. Ah, blackened. Favorite adjective."

The class stood there in silence.

"W-We're going to die!?" Izumi said.

"Of course, only if you get the vote wrong!" Monokuma said. "If you all the get vote right, then only the blackened will die!"

"What a sick game." Miyumi commented.

"So, no matter what, somebody's going to die." Takashi commented. "And.. once the culprit gets executed, we're still going to stay here?"

"Yup, and the cycle will reset!" Monokuma said. "This killing game will end once there's only two people left!"

"FUCK YOU!" Eunji screamed. "FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU MONOKUMA! FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING KILLING GAME! YOU'LL FUCKING PAY FOR THIS!"

Miyumi held the blue-haired girl tightly. "Eunji, please.."

Eunji sobbed once again, hugging Miyumi tightly.

"And what exactly triggers the body discovery announcement?" Takashi asked.

"When three or more people find the body!" Monokuma said. "Eunji here was the fourth, so the first three triggered the announcement!"

"Youngjae, Kaori, and I were the first three to find Jutaro." Miyumi added.

"That explains how calm you three were when we entered." Takashi commented.

"Welp, I guess now it's investigation time!" Monokuma asked. "Oh man, I've been waiting for this!"

15 tablet looking things appeared in front of Monokuma, and he handed them all to the students. Miyumi grabbed two for both her and Eunji.

"It's... the Monokuma File!" Monokuma said. "Since none of you kids are professional investigators, I've decided to take in my own hands to give you as much details as professionally as possible! All of it is written down on this file!"

"...Ugh." Eunji replied, wiping her tears away. Miyumi put a hand on Eunji's cheek. "I'll be here for you, okay?" The blue-haired girl nodded. "O-Okay..."

Eunji stood up, and Miyumi handed her the file.

"Well, like I said, the investigation is now starting!" Monokuma said. "After a set amount of time, I'll announce the start of the class trial! Happy investigating!"

Monokuma disappeared.

Jutaro... I'm so sorry. I don't know who did this to you, but... I'll make sure they pay for this. Monokuma and your murderer.

"...I hate this, I really hate this." Miyumi replied. "But... with how the class trial is going to work, this investigation is a do or die. So... we have to investigate."

Eunji nodded. "Y-Yes."

Masahito groaned. "I... I don't want to play that bear's stupid game, but we'll die if we don't."

"Let's figure out who murdered Jutaro so we can avenge him." Izumi stated.

"..Don't forget that the murderer is one of us." Takashi said. "One of the people who we called friend, murdered Jutaro."

"...I-I know.." Izumi said.

Eunji sighed. "Let's... let's just do this investigation. Let's... do this for Jutaro."

"Agreed." Miyumi replied.

-INVESTIGATION START!-

"Let's start with the Monokuma file." Miyumi said. "That could be a good starting point."

Eunji nodded.

MONOKUMA FILE #1

Jutaro Harada: Ultimate Hypnotist

DEAD

The victim is Jutaro Harada, the Ultimate Hypnotist.

His body was found in the Boys' Locker Room

His time of death was 5:32 AM.

He appears to have suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and has also appeared to have been stabbed multiple times in the stomach.

"...5:32 AM." Miyumi commented. "Interesting."

"A lot of people were asleep during that time." Eunji replied. "That's... interesting."

"That narrows things down a bit." Miyumi commented.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MONOKUMA FILE #1

"...ugh." Eunji said.

Monokuma File is a good-ish start, I guess..

"..We should probably investigate Jutaro himself." Miyumi replied. "See if the file checks out."

"..Yeah." Eunji said.

Miyumi and Eunji walked over to Jutaro's body. The red-haired girl crouched down, and started to examine him.

"Does... everything check out?" Eunji asked.

"Yeah, there's definitely a sign of blunt force trauma on the side of his head." Miyumi replied. "And I can see clearly that there's stab wounds on his stomach."

"I see..." Eunji replied.

"...?" Miyumi let out a noise. "Huh.."

"What?" Eunji asked.

"On his head, the same side that has the blunt force trauma wound, I can just make out a stab wound." Miyumi replied.

"A stab wound?" Eunji asked. "If he was stabbed in the head, why use a heavy object too?"

"...Interesting." Miyumi replied.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MIYUMI'S INVESTIGATION RESULTS

"...Huh?" Miyumi said.

"What?" Eunji asked.

"...You have your monopad, right?" Miyumi asked.

Eunji nodded. "I'm pretty sure everyone does."

"...Jutaro doesn't have his monopad." Miyumi replied. "It's nowhere on his body."

"...What does that mean?" Eunji asked. "Did the culprit need it somehow?"

"I suppose so." Miyumi answered.

This might be important information to remember.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – JUTARO'S MONOPAD MISSING

"..That should be all." Miyumi said. "Rest in peace, Jutaro."

Miyumi got up. Eunji sighed.

"Okay." Miyumi sighed. "Let's investigate the rest of the room."

Eunji nodded. The blue-haired girl walked over to the boys' locker room trash can, and looked inside.

"Hm." Eunji remarked.

Eunji looked inside the trash can. She pulled out a smaller trash bag, filled with glass.

"Huh?" Eunji pondered, looking at the bag.

"Interesting." Miyumi asked. "Hirokazu, have you seen this bag before?"

"Nope." Hirokazu said. "That's weird, though. I don't recall any boy needing to throw out a bag of glass."

"This must have occurred during the murder, then." Miyumi replied.

"So we just need to find the source of this glass." Eunji said.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – TRASH BAG FILLED WITH GLASS

Eunji left the trash bag back in. "Just in case anyone else needs to find it."

This crime scene is so confusing..

"You know what bothers me, Miyumi?" Eunji asked.

"What is it?" Miyumi asked.

"If Jutaro was stabbed, where is the weapon?" Eunji wondered.

"..Hm." Miyumi pondered. "You bring a good point."

Eunji walked over to the carpet in the middle of the boys' locker room, and saw a big bloodied dumbbell.

"Aha, so that must be the murder weapon bruh!" Ichiro said. "Problem solved! We're free to go!"

Please go away you complete moron.

Eunji and Miyumi investigated the dumbbell closer.

"This.. is definitely the cause of the blunt force trauma." Miyumi said. "Without a doubt."

"Poor Jutaro.." Izumi said, walking over to the girls.

"I know." Miyumi said. "He was a bit of a jerk at times, but I really am going to miss him."

I saw him at the dining hall last night. I should have stayed with him. Then maybe..

No, Eunji. Now's not the time for regrets. You have to find out the truth of Jutaro's death, and then you can mourn.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – BLOODIED DUMBBELL

"Hey, Izumi, can I ask you something?" Miyumi asked. "When was the last time you saw Jutaro?"

"I think I last saw him at 5 AM." Izumi said. "Wait, why are you asking me?"

"Jutaro died at 5:32 AM." Miyumi replied. "What were you doing at that time?"

"I was in my computer lab, trying to figure out some stuff." Izumi replied. "That's the truth."

"Okay." Miyumi said.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – IZUMI'S ACCOUNT

Miyumi sighed. "I think that's all in this room. Maybe we should investigate other areas."

"Maybe Jutaro's room will have a clue." Eunji asked.

"Don't bother." Takashi replied. "I just finished investigating Jutaro's room. There's no sign that anything happened in there."

"Huh." Eunji said. "So, without a doubt, he died in here then."

"Yup." Takashi replied.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – TAKASHI'S ACCOUNT

"Heyooo!" Monokum said, appearing out of nowhere.

"Agh, fuck you bear!" Eunji yelled.

"Yo! Miss Bread, I got some beef with you!" Monokuma said.

"Me..?" Miyumi asked. "May I ask why?"

"Well, not beef per say, but I got to give you a very stern talking to, young ma'am!" Monokuma replied.

"..I beg your pardon?" Miyumi questioned once again.

"Ugh, just come with me okay!?" Monokuma said, holding out a claw. "You're going to make me angry if you don't! And you wouldn't like me when I'm angry!"

"Oh, well, that's funny, because I don't like you anyway." Miyumi remarked. "Ugh, let's get this over with then, shall we?"

Monokuma exited the room, Miyumi following.

"...huh?" Eunji said blankly. "What... just happened?"

"Monokuma happened." Takashi said. "I'm going to continue my investigation. You should to."

Yeah. I'm going to go check out Seungyeon's room... I just need to.

Eunji walked over to the dorms, and saw Seungyeon there.

"Oh hey, Seungyeon." Eunji said.

Seungyeon looked at Eunji. "H-Hey."

"Where were you, by the way?" Eunji asked. "I came to you the moment I woke up."

"...Ah, I couldn't sleep." Seungyeon replied. "I was lying there, and I recall hearing other voices. I think it was Ayaka and Hirokazu. A-Anyways. I left my room after hearing them."

"...Can you recall what time this was?" Eunji asked

"4:30-ish, I think." Seungyeon answered. "I.. never went back into my room, to be honest with you."

"I see." Eunji replied. "Thanks for being honest with me, Seungyeon-unnie."

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SEUNGYEON'S ACCOUNT

"Hey, do you mind if I investigate your room?" Eunji said.

"I-I guess." Seungyeon said. "I don't think you'll find anything in there, though."

Eunji entered Seungyeon's room.

The blue-haired girl looked around the room. On Seungyeon's desk, she noticed a piece of glass just resting there.

"Huh?" Eunji asked.

Seungyeon entered her room and saw this.

"Where did that come from?" Seungyeon asked. "I don't think I left that there."

Eunji touched the tip of the glass. "Ouch, that's sharp!"

"...Really sharp glass?" Seungyeon commented. "Why is there sharp glass in my room?"

"It was just resting on your desk." Eunji asked. "You.. really don't know what this is?"

"No, not at all." Seungyeon said. "I'm.. concerned."

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SHARP GLASS ON SEUNGYEON'S DESK

Eunji entered Seungyeon's bathroom, and was surprised by the condition of it. Seungyeon's bathroom mirror was completely shattered, and a lone rock lied there. Weirdly, despite the mirror being shattered... the glass was nowhere to be seen.

"What.. the heck?" Seungyeon said, peeking in. "W-What happened to my mirror!?"

"...Hm." Eunji said.

That bag of glass in the boys' locker room trash... and the glass on Seungyeon's desk... they must have originated from her bathroom mirror.

"Seungyeon.. you're telling me the truth, right?" Eunji asked.

"Yes Eunji!" Seungyeon yelled. "I didn't do any of this stuff! I-I-I don't know what's going on!"

...What is going on?

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SEUNGYEON'S BATHROOM MIRROR BROKEN

Eunji and Seungyeon exited the bathroom, and saw Miyumi looking at the lock of Seungyeon's door.

"Uh, hey." Eunji asked. "Miyumi.. watcha doing?"

"It appears that Seungyeon's door has been tampered with." Miyumi informed. "It looks like someone picked the lock to get in."

"...what?" Seungyeon said. "W-Why?"

"...I don't know." Miyumi replied. "Perhaps you were the target of the culprit."

"...oh my gosh." Seungyeon said. "I-I'm going to be sick."

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SEUNGYEON'S ROOM DOOR TAMPERED WITH

"Eunji, what do you have in your hand?" Miyumi asked, noting the sharp glass Eunji was holding.

"This was a piece of glass I found resting on Seungyeon's desk." Eunji said, showing the baker the glass. The red-haired girl grabbed the piece of glass. "That's odd."

"What?" Eunji asked. Miyumi looked at the girl. "It appears that this glass has been washed."

"Huh?" Seungyeon said. "Why would it be washed?"

"...I've got a few ideas." Miyumi replied. "Anyways..."

"I have an idea." Eunji said. "How about we investigate the trash room? There might be some clues there."

"Sure." Miyumi said.

Eunji patted Seungyeon on the back, and left with Miyumi to the trash room.

The two girls entered the trash room. Eunji looked around.

"So... what exactly do you think we'll see, Eunji?" Miyumi asked.

"I don't know." Eunji replied. She walked over to the garbage area, and saw something covered by the trashbags.

"Huh?" Eunji said, crouching down and remove the trashbags. Under it, was what appeared to be pieces of ripped up paper. The girl grabbed one of the pieces, and read it. "-Taro, meet me at the pool"

"...Huh?" Miyumi said. "Where did that come from?"

"It looks like a note, like, an invitation." Eunji asked. She continued trying to look for pieces.

"Who wrote it?" Miyumi asked.

"...oh." Eunji said, staring at the other name she could see that was torn up. "Who is it, Eunji?" Miyumi asked. "A-Apparently, this was written by... this was written by Seungyeon."

"Huh?" Miyumi asked. "Jutaro was invited to the pool... by Seungyeon?"

Seungyeon... what is going on with you?

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – RIPPED UP NOTE

Eunji sighed, and got up. She continued to explore the garbage area, and saw something lying on top of one of the trash cans. "Hm?" The idol picked it up.

"What is that?" Miyumi asked.

"I don't know.." Eunji replied. It was a piece of wood, that appears to have been snapped in half. It felt a bit rough, and had a pretty design on it. "This... feels familiar."

Miyumi looked at it. "I think I see the other piece on the ground." The red-haired girl crouched down and grabbed the other piece of the wood, and handed it to Eunji, standing up. The idol connected the two pieces together.

"This is a nail file." Eunji said.

"Nail file?" Miyumi asked. "That's weird. I don't think there's much nail files in here."

"Yeah, and why is it snapped in half?" Eunji asked.

Miyumi looked down. "I think there was duct tape next to it."

"Ah, maybe it broke and whoever had it tried to fix it?" Eunji asked. "...Or maybe not..?"

..That nailfile bothers me. I'm going to remember it.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SNAPPED NAILFILE

"..I... actually want to investigate the pool." Eunji said. "Follow the lead on that note."

Miyumi nodded. "Yeah."

The two girls made their way into the pool, and looked around. Eunji noted something on the ground next to the pool.

"This... is.." Eunji said, crouching down to look at it. "Oh no."

"What?" Miyumi asked.

"I... think this is blood." Eunji asked. "I-It looks like a bloodstain."

"It looks like someone tried to clean it." Miyumi replied. "Do... you think the murder occurred here?"

"It's a possibility." Eunji replied.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – POOL BLOODSTAIN

Eunji sighed.

"I want to think about something." Miyumi asked. "Do you remember the rules about the locker rooms?"

"Yeah, only boys can enter the boys locker room and only girls can enter the girls locker room. We have to use our monopads to enter, by putting it next to the scanner." Eunji replied.

"...Okay. You should remember that." Miyumi said. "I... feel like it might be important information to remember during the class trial."

"Okay." Eunji replied.

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – LOCKER ROOM RULES

Eunji sighed. "I should probably go look for more clues."

Eunji left the pool, and saw Kaori and Hirokazu talking.

"Hey, Kaori." Eunji said. "Do you have any usefull information you can tell me?"

"Uh... yeah." Kaori said. "All night long, it was Me, Miyumi, Reika, and Ichiro up. A-At somepoint, I think 5:30-ish, I saw Izumi walking around the school."

"Oh.." Eunji said. "Thanks, Kaori, that's helpful information."

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – KAORI'S ACCOUNT

Eunji sighed.

DING DONG BING BONG!

"Ahem! Investigation time is now OVER!" Monokuma announced. "It is now time for the class trial! Everyone! Please head to the red door!"

"..Looks like we got to go." Eunji said.

….

Eunji, Kaori, and Hirokazu entered the room behind the red door, and saw the rest of the students there. In the room, in the back, was what appeared to be an elevator.

"Elevator?" Eunji questioned.

Monokuma appeared.

"Yup!" Monokuma said. "This is the elevator that will bring you down to the class trial area!"

"Well, let's not waste time, then." Takashi said. "We don't have all day."

"Puhuhu!" Monokuma said. "Please enter the elevator!"

All 15 students entered the elevator, and stood there in silence.

Eunji stood in the middle, with Yeeun next to her.

"Eunji." Yeeun replied. "I'm.. honestly a bit scared."

"Me too." Eunji said. "N-None of us are detectives you know? And... the whole vote thing.."

"We'll be fine." Takashi said, from his position standing in the back.

We all stood there in silence as the elevator slowly descented down. Oh my gosh, what... what is going to happen to us?

The elevator stopped, and we all exited.

The 15 students were then greeted with a big room, with 16 podiums in a circle in the middle, and Monokuma chilling just outside of the circle. The room... was futuristic looking, which was a bit weird, but the students didn't mind too much.

"Puhuhu! I'm so excited!" Monokuma said. "I've been waiting for this moment!"

Eunji sighed.

"Well everyone! Take your spots!" Monokuma said. "It's Class Trial time!"

We all took our spots inside the 16 different podiums.

Jutaro... I don't know who would do this to you, but I know we're going to avenge you. Despite the way you acted, we all knew you cared for us.

But now... we're in a tough spot.

Eunji, Reika, Naomori, Takashi, Jutaro, and Youngjae's pictures showed up.

One of us killed Jutaro. One of us did the one thing we all swore never to do.

Ayaka, Yeeun, Hirokazu, Masahito, Izumi's pictures showed up.

And now, we have to do something difficult. It is up to us to figure out this case, and find the truth behind Jutaro's murder.

Kazuhiko, Kaori, Miyumi, Ichiro, and Seungyeon's pictures showed last.

It's all come down to this. We have to find out the truth.

In this horrible game, this life or death game, it is up to us to survive this class trial, this horrible class trial... this life or death... class trial.


Chapter 1: Goodbye Baby Goodbye: CLASS TRIAL

Despite the group's best efforts, the unthinkable happened: A murder has been committed. Now, it's up to Eunji to find out the truth behind Jutaro's murder, and save everyone.

TRUTH BULLETS

Monokuma File #1 : The victim is Jutaro Harada, the Ultimate Hypnotist. His body was found in the Boys' Locker Room. His time of death was 5:32 AM. He appears to have suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and has also appeared to have been stabbed multiple times in the stomach.

Miyumi's Investigation Results : Jutaro was indeed stabbed in the stomach, and did indeed suffer blunt force trauma to the head. But, according to Miyumi, there's a slightly visible stab wound on the side of Jutaro's head, the same side that received the blunt force trauma.

Jutaro's Monopad Missing : Jutaro's monopad was not on his body, which means the culprit must have taken it

Bloodied Dumbbell : The weapon used on Jutaro's head.

Nailfile Snapped In Half : A nailfile that was found snapped in half in the garbage room. There was a piece of a duct tape next to one of the pieces.

Ripped Up Note : Ripped up note found in the garbage room. Apparently, Seungyeon wrote it.

Seungyeon's Room Broken Into : According to Miyumi, somebody had picked the lock to Seungyeon's room to be able to enter it.

Sharp Glass on Seungyeon's Desk : A piece of sharp glass that was found lying on Seungyeon's desk.

According to Miyumi, the glass appears to have been washed.

Seungyeon's Bathroom Mirror Broken : For some reason, Seungyeon's mirror was completely broken. Her broken mirror must be the source of the glass inside the trash bag, and the sharp glass sitting on her desk. Seungyeon claims she doesn't know that this happened.

Trash Bag Filled With Glass : Trash bag found inside the boys' locker room trash can, filled with broken glass.

Kaori's Account : Her, Miyumi, Ichiro, and Reika were all up near the time of Jutaro's death. She also saw Izumi walking around the school at around 5:30.

Seungyeon's Account : She left her room early at 4:30 AM, and was awake during the time of Jutaro's death, along with Hirokazu and Ayaka.

Izumi's Account : She last saw Jutaro at 5 AM in the dining hall, and claims to have been in her computer lab at the time of Jutaro's murder.

Takashi's Account : Jutaro's room shown no sign of conflict.

Pool Bloodstain : A bloodstain found next to the pool.

Locker Room Rules : Only boys can enter the boys locker room, and only girls can enter the girls locker room. The way to enter is by using your monopad on a scanner.

START CLASS TRIAL