CLASS TRIAL: IN SESSION!

"Ahem, let's begin with a simple explanation of the class trial!" Monokuma said. "During the trial, you'll present your arguments on who the culprit is, and you'll vote for whodunnit. Vote correctly, and only the blackened will be punished. But if you pick the wrong person... I'll punish everyone BESIDES the blackened, and that person will be able to leave this school! Oh, and, refusing to vote for someone will result in your death, so you better vote for someone! Now, LET'S GET IT STARTED!"

Eunji sighed.

"Hey, so uh.." Takashi said. "That portrait..?"

On the unoccupied podium, is a big portrait, with a picture of Jutaro on it, his face 'X'd out.

"Oh, well, even though he's dead, he's still technically part of this crew!" Monokuma said. "So, that's in there to remember him!"

"...Well, let's get this debate started." Takashi said. "Let's start throwing out theories, shall we?"

The others nodded.

It's showtime. The debate for the culprit is about to start. I have to be ready for anything, if I hear a mistake, I have to correct it. Don't be afraid Eunji, you have to do this. To protect everyone.

-NON-STOP DEBATE!-

-START!-

"So, Jutaro was the one who died." Ichiro said.

"No shit, Sherlock." Kaori remarked.

"He was found in the boys' locker room." Hirokazu commented. "He died at 5:32 AM."

"Yeah, and the bruh was stabbed!" Ichiro said. "Well, and got his head hit!"

"I feel like it's fairly obvious what happened to Jutaro." Kazuhiko said.

"Yeah, he died." Ayaka said. "I-I'm so sad!"

"No, I mean." Kazuhiko said. "Tne Monokuma File states his cause of death was the stab in the stomach."

"THAT'S WRONG!"

-BREAK!-

"Actually, the Monokuma File didn't specify what his cause of death was." Eunji said. "All it states was that he suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and was stabbed in the stomach. It never explicity stated "cause of death."

"Eunji's got a point." Miyumi said.

"So... what was his cause of death then?" Kazuhiko said.

"That's a good starting point in this debate." Naomori said. "What came first, the wound to the head or the stomach stab?"

"First of all, can we establish where the wounds came from?" Yeeun asked. "I'd feel like that would be a good starting point."

"Well, actually, I know the cause of his head wound." Eunji said.

That's right. You have the evidence right there!

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – BLOODIED DUMBBELL

"Here's my evidence!"

Eunji pulled out her monopad, showing a picture of the bloodied dumbbell. "This has to be what caused the blunt force trauma to his head."

"Yeah, that seems about right." Kaori replied. "God, poor guy."

"I-I know." Ayaka said.

"So, that's what hit him." Naomori said. "But then, what stabbed him?"

"...That, we don't know." Takashi said. "At first I assumed it was a knife, but as I investigated, a knife never showed up."

"Maybe the culprit still has it?" Ichiro asked. "Obviously they couldn't dispose of it, breh!"

"...No, that would be too obvious." Miyumi commented. "One wrong move, and the knife could spill out."

"Exactly." Takashi said. "Then they'd be exposed, and this class trial is over."

"To be fair, what if the culprit didn't know about the class trial rules?" Hirokazu asked. "They could have commited the murder and thought "whew, that was it!"."

"That's the thing, though." Eunji said. "Monokuma has been coming to me a lot, I'm sure he must have come to all of you?"

The class nodded. Eunji sighed. "Besides, Monokuma answers our questions. The culprit could have easily asked Monokuma exactly what they have to do, and that's it."

"Well, Monokuma?" Miyumi asked. "Is she right?"

"I'm not telling a soul!" Monokuma said. "That's what they wanted me to do- oh shoot!"

"Huh." Takashi said. "So, that confirms Eunji's theory."

"That was completely intentional on Monokuma's part." Miyumi said. "Noted how he said "they", instead of just stating the gender outright."

"Oh right, the gender of the culprit!" Masahito said. "Do we have a lead on that?"

"I was thinking it could be a guy." Kaori said. "After all, the rules state that only guys can enter the boys locker room, and only girls can enter the girls locker room."

"Wait, then how did Eunji enter by herself?" Ichiro said. "N-No wayyy! Are you actually a dude, Eunji?"

"Eh, what the hell are you talking about?" Eunji yelled. "I'm a girl, you dimwit!"

"Oh, that's easy!" Monokuma replied. "Since the body had already been discovered, and I DID tell everyone to go to the boys locker room, I just unlocked the locker room door for all!"

"I see." Ayaka said.

"Hey, you mentioned that you, Kaori, and Youngjae were the first three to find Jutaro, Miyumi." Reika said. "How did that setup happen?"

"Actually, I found him by myself first." Youngjae said. "I freaked out, and since Kaori and Miyumi were already out there, I just showed them his body too."

"That's when the announcement played." Miyumi said.

"Should we consider the first three as suspects?" Naomori said.

"Maybe just Youngjae!" Ichiro said. "He was the first to find Jutaro!"

"W-What!?" Youngjae said. "N-No way!"

Hold on... based on all I've heard.. I think I know all the people that were awake during the time of Jutaro's death!

TRUTH BULLET ADDED – PEOPLE AWAKE DURING NIGHT

People Awake During Night : According to all the accounts I've taken, Kaori, Miyumi, Ichiro, Reika, Izumi, Seungyeon, Hirokazu, and Ayaka were the only ones awake during Jutaro's murder.

"Confess breh!" Ichiro said. "You killed taro-taro!"

"H-Hey! Stop!" Youngjae said.

"Stop, I don't think that's fair." Eunji said. "We have to no evidence that proves Youngjae is the culprit."

"Yeah!" Youngjae said. "How can you prove that I was even awake when Jutaro died?"

"His time of death was 5:32." Eunji said. "So, obviously, we can rule out all the sleeping people. Including Youngj-"

"That's totally not rad, bruh!"

ARGUE!

ICHIRO

"Huh?" Eunji said. "Ichiro, what are you on about?"

"No, bruh, I'm sure it's Youngjae!" Ichiro said. "Lookie, I'll explain why!"

"Oh god." Eunji said, rolling her eyes. "This is going to be soooo fun.."

"Yes it will bruh!" Ichiro said. "We're all going home after I explain!"

-REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN!-

-TRUTH BLADES!-

-START!-

"Like, bruh, Youngjae could have totally been awake during nightime!"

"He just has to be all stealthy ninja and whatnot, and boom!"

"The bruh could have easily gone into the boys locker room and killed Jutaro, and let that be it!"

ADVANCE!

"I-Is that really your argument?"

"Give me a proper argument than just throwing out speculation!"

"Give me a good argument dammit!"

"Eunji, chillax breh!"

"Look, Youngjae could have killed Jutaro, and then went back to his room!"

"I mean, it's not like you can disprove my theory anyways!"

"I'LL CUT DOWN YOUR WORDS!"

-BREAK!-

"I've asked around a lot." Eunji said. "And according to all the information I've gathered, only Miyumi, Kaori, Reika, Izumi, Seungyeon, Hirokazu, Ayaka, and YOU, Ichiro, were awake at night. Out of all of you, had any of you seen Youngjae during night?"

"Nope." Reika said. "This school is pretty small, so any of us could have seen Youngjae."

"At the risk of sounding suspicious, I was at the boys locker room before 5 AM." Hirokazu said. "Youngjae never once went there."

"There, that's Youngjae's alibi." Eunji said. "So, there's no way Youngjae could have murdered Jutaro!"

"But then that leaves only me and Hirokazu breh, and I ain't no murderer!" Ichiro said. "A-As a matter of fact, I remember that Hirokazu and Jutaro were arguing, maybe he killed him after all!"

"WHAT?" Hirokazu said. "It was just a stupid debate! I wouldn't kill him over it!"

"Oh my gosh breh!" Ichiro said. "Admit it!"

"Oh fuck you!" Hirokazu said.

Ah jeez..

-NON-STOP DEBATE!-

-START!-

"Obviously Hirokazu killed Jutaro!" Ichiro said.

"Stop talking like you're so sure you dick!" Hirokazu said.

"You know the rules!" Ichiro said. "Only boys can enter the boys locker room, and you and I were the only ones awake!"

"OH MY GOD JUST STOP!"

ONE-ON-ONE DEBATE!

HIROKAZU VS ICHIRO!

"Dude, just shut up for crying out loud!" Hirokazu said.

"I mean, come on bruh!" Ichiro said. "Only one of us could have killed Jutaro!"

"Stop acting like that's the only option!" Hirokazu replied.

"Well, what other evidence do you have?" Ichiro said.

"Why are we so sure that a boy killed him!?" Hirokazu said. "A girl could have too!"

"But only boys can enter the boys locker room, not girls!" Ichiro said.

"Not unless a girl found a way in." Hirokazu said.

CONSENT!

HIROKAZU&EUNJI

"I agree with that!"

-BREAK!-

"Hirokazu actually might be on the right track." Eunji said. "I have some evidence that backs up his claim."

"Oh yeah? Like what breh?" Ichiro said.

"Jutaro's Monopad wasn't on his body." Eunji said. "Which means the culprit must have taken it."

"What the-?" Ichiro said.

"That's right." Miyumi said. "If we're running off the assumption that Jutaro's killer was a girl, then it's extremely likely they took his monopad to enter the boys locker room."

"Damn." Hirokazu said. "I can't believe I got something right!"

"Congrats, Hirokazu, you're innocent!" Kaori said.

"But are we so sure that Jutaro's killer was a girl?" Naomori said. "Like we said, he could have easily died in the boys locker room, which means that ONLY a boy could have killed him!"

Actually, I have some evidence that disproves that!

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – Pool Bloodstain

"Here's my answer!"

"Actually, Miyumi and I found a bloodstain next to the pool." Eunji said, showing a picture of it on her monopad."

"I see." Naomori said.

"That means that Jutaro could have only died in the pool room." Miyumi said. "And the Monokuma file only specifies where he was found, not where he died."

"But if Jutaro died in the pool, then why wasn't there blood all over the place?" Reika asked. "If we're running off the assumption that the culprit was a girl, wouldn't she have problems dragging Jutaro's body over to the boys locker room? He could have left a bloody trail!"

"Actually, there's something that's been bothering me." Eunji said. "We were discussing Jutaro's cause of death earlier, but we never got to an actual conclusion."

"Yeah." Naomori said. "Maybe finding out his cause of death will help clear up his location of death, too."

"Okay, let's get it started then." Eunji said.

Maybe this will help move us closer to his murderer.

-NON-STOP DEBATE!-

-START!-

"So, we know that without a doubt Jutaro received a blow to the head." Naomori said. "And that he was stabbed.. but where do we go from there"

"He had to die instantly." Hirokazu said. "After all, there would have been signs of a struggle."

"Oh! We keep on talking about the pool bloodstain and whatnot, right?" Ichiro said.

"This is going to be good.." Eunji said.

"What if he got taken from his room?" Ichiro said.

"..Explain, please." Miyumi said.

"Look, like, the culprit broke into Jutaro's room, and killed him there!" Ichiro said.

"THAT'S WRONG!"

-BREAK!-

"Actually, Takashi investigated Jutaro's room earlier." Eunji said. "There was no sign of a struggle there."

"That's right." Takashi said. "So, Jutaro's only possible place of death was the pool or the boys locker room."

"Jeez, Ichiro, you keep on sidetracking us." Eunji said. "Do you have some sort of endgame?"

"No breh!" Ichiro said. "I'm just trying to help!"

"You're an actual idiot." Kaori said.

"Okay, we're all over the place." Takashi said. "How about we establish Jutaro's cause of death, then we start to find alibis?"

"Yeah, that sounds good." Eunji said.

Now that I think about.. there might be something that could help prove what exactly Jutaro died from.

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – MIYUMI'S INVESTIGATION RESULTS

"Here's something for you!"

"You know, Miyumi investigated Jutaro's body." Eunji said. "After all, that's how we found out his E-Handbook was missing."

"Yeah." Miyumi replied.

"She discovered that there's a stab wound on Jutaro's head." Eunji said.

"Waaahh! He got stabbed!" Izumi said. "P-Poor Jutaro!"

"So Jutaro was stabbed in the head, then?" Naomori asked. "Miyumi, how did the wound seem like?"

"It seemed older than his stomach stab wounds." Miyumi said. "It leads me to believe that Jutaro died by getting stabbed in the head."

"That leads me to another question, then." Takashi replied. "What stabbed him? It couldn't have been a knife."

I stood there, thinking about what could have possibly stabbed Jutaro.. then it came to me.

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – SHARP GLASS ON SEUNGYEON'S DESK

"Here's my evidence!"

"Um, actually, I did notice something suspicious." Eunji said. "Earlier, I found a sharp piece of glass, like really sharp."

"Ah, yes, that." Miyumi said. "It also appears to have been washed."

"Do you think that's what killed Jutaro?" Seungyeon asked.

"It seems possible." Miyumi replied.

"That must have been some really sharp ass glass!" Masahito said. "It stabbed through his fucking skull!"

"Sharp piece of glass, hm.." Takashi said. "So, does everyone feel safe saying that's what killed Jutaro?"

The class nodded.

"Now then, let's get down to it." Takashi said. "The only possible people who could be the culprit is Kaori, Miyumi, Ichiro, Reika, Izumi, Seungyeon, Hirokazu, and Ayaka. That's.. a lot of names."

"Oh gosh." Izumi said. "I-I'm innocent!"/"Like I said bruh, I ain't no killer!" Ichiro said/ "I actually have a solid alibl." Kaori said.

"I would never kill anyone!"/"Bruh, this is whack."/"Let's get to it, then."

-MASS PANIC DEBATE!-

-START!-

"I never once encountered Jutaro!" Izumi/"Look, I just wanted to get some food man!" Ichiro/ "After talking to Miyumi, I went into my room to dance." Kaori

"Are you sure, Izumi?" Reika / "You're the most suspicious here, you dick!" Hirokazu / "I can vouch for Kaori." Miyumi

"Y-Yes! I'm sure, Reika!" Izumi / "Stop being so mean breh!" Ichiro / "Thank you, Miyumi." Kaori

"I was in my computer lab all this time!" Izumi / "Oh fuck you dick!" Hirokazu / "Ah, girl love, cute!" Ayaka

"I especially didn't leave my lab during the time of Jutaro's death." Izumi/"You're so rude!" Ichiro/ "S-Stop!" Miyumi

"I HEARD IT!"

-BREAK!-

"Wait, Izumi, you just lied right now." Eunji commented.

"H-Huh!?" Izumi said.

"You said you never left your lab at the time of Jutaro's death." Eunji said. "But Jutaro died at 5:32 AM, and Kaori told me she saw you walking around at around 5:30 AM!"

"E-Eeekkk!" Izumi yelled.

"The hacker was the killer!?" Ichiro said. "OH NO!"

"Got any explanation, Izumi?" Takashi said. "Otherwise, we'd be inclined to vote for you."

"L-Look, I was out because.." Izumi said. "I-I needed to go to the restroom!"

"That doesn't seem too convincing." Yeeun remarked.

"Hey, so uh, actually..." Ayaka said. "I can vouch for that. I was using the restroom when I heard Izumi come in. It was at 5:31 too."

"Oh." Eunji said. "Sorry about that, Izumi."

"Waahh! You're so mean Eunji!" Izumi cried out.

"Hey, hold on." Reika said. "Eunji, you said you found a sharp piece of glass, but where? Maybe that could be a clue."

"...uh.." Eunji fell silent. "I found it... on Seungyeon's desk."

"So Seungyeon's the killer!" Reika yelled.

"W-WHAT!?" Seungyeon said. "I-I have no idea where that came from!"

"As far as we're concerned, that glass could have come from anyone." Miyumi said.

"Exactly!" Seungyeon said.

"Oh stop lying!" Reika said. "You actresses are all the same!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Seungyeon said. "E-Eunji, help me!"

"H-How!?" Eunji said.

"It might be just a frame job." Takashi said. "Unless we have more concrete proof that Seungyeon could be the culprit, let's just leave it at that."

Actually... I unfortunately do have something..

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – RIPPED UP NOTE

"Here's my evidence!"

"Um.. actually... I found something at the garbage area." Eunji said, pulling out the ripped up note.

"What is that?" Izumi asked.

"It's a note that was apparently for Jutaro." Eunji replied. "It... was written by Seungyeon."

"WHAT!?" Seungyeon yelled. "N-NO! I didn't write that!"

"I-It says you did!" Eunji replied. "And during the investigation you were acting suspicious!"

"On the note it even says to meet her at the pool." Miyumi said. "If the murderer was a girl, then she could have easily killed him, taken his E-Handbook, and left his body in the boys locker room."

"Okay, but then where did the glass come from?" Hirokazu said. "We don't know where it did."

More evidence...

SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!

SELECTED – SEUNGYEON'S BATHROOM MIRROR BROKEN

"Here's my answer!"

Eunji pulled out her monopad, showing a picture of Seungyeon's broken bathroom mirror. "Seungyeon's mirror was broken."

"...That must where the sharp glass came from." Ichiro said "Aw man!"

"E-EUNJI, PLEASE!" Seungyeon yelled. "I-I-I DIDN'T DO THIS!"

Seungyeon... I want to believe in you. I do... but.. everything so far has led to you. And, after all, you're the ultimate actress. This could be an act right now..

Gosh, what can I do?

-INTERMISSION!-