CHAPTER 2: ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE
DEADLY LIFE
"What the fuck!?" Eunji was shocked.
DING DONG BING BONG!
"Ahem! A body has been discovered! Everyone please head to second floor's hallway, right around the corner of the rec room!" Monokuma announced
"No way." Takashi said. "Izumi?"
"I-I just found him like this." Izumi said. "I-I don't know what happened.
It didn't take long for the rest of the class to show up, including everyone else that was missing. The class was horrifed by the sight of Ichiro's corpse.
"Oh FUCK-" Seungyeon stuttered, and Youngjae just pulled her into a hug.
"It happened again..." Miyumi said sadly.
"W-Why!?" Ayaka yelled. "Why..."
"Jesus christ." Masahito shook his head.
Monokuma showed up.
"Puhuhu! I called it!" Monokuma said. "Another student is dead! Which means another class trial."
"Ugh, go fuck yourself, Monokuma." Eunji groaned.
"What does this mean for the secrets?" Takashi asked.
"No spilling here! No more secrets! Motive is GONE! ZIP! Nada!" Monokuma replied. "Though, sorry about that, Eunji."
"Fuck you." The idol replied.
"This is just... too much." Kaori teared up. "T-Too much."
"It's okay." Hirokazu pulled her into a hug.
"So, we need to investigate again." Miyumi sighed. "And do the class trial again."
"Yup! That means another one of you is dying again!" Monokuma said. "Boohoo!"
"Get the fuck out of here." Eunji said.
"Not before I do this!" Monokuma said, pulling out 13 Monokuma Files. "It's... the Monokuma File!"
"Wow..." Masahito said. "You're not even giving us time to process this, huh?"
"Last time I had to make so much exposition, it ended up being 4 pages long!" The bear remarked. "You kids already know the rules, so there's no time to kill!"
"Did you really..." Miyumi just facepalmed. "Ugh, whatever."
"Alrighty then, I'll get going! The investigation is starting!" Monokuma said. "After a set amount of time, I'll announce the start of the class trial! Happy investigating!"
With that, Monokuma disappeared.
Ichiro... I didn't really like you, but that didn't mean that I wanted you to die. I'm so sorry this happened to you.
Don't worry, you'll get your justice.
"So, it's starting all over again, huh." Hirokazu sighed.
Seungyeon and Kaori had calmed down, and took their Monokuma files.
"Trust me, while I'm a good detective, I don't want to do this either." Miyumi replied. "But we got no choice. We'll die if we don't do this."
"God, I don't know who killed him, but they should have just let the time expire." Masahito remarked. "So stupid..."
"You guys are surprisingly calmer this time." Kazuhiko said. "Last time everyone was sobbing and shit. What, did ya not like Ichiro?"
"It's not that." Izumi said. "Just... after last class trial, I think it's safe to say that we all may have broke a bit inside."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Let's just do this. For Ichiro." Miyumi replied. "I'm sure he would want justice for his death."
Yeah... let's do this.
-INVESTIGATION START!-
"Let's start with the Monokuma File." Eunji said, pulling it out.
…
MONOKUMA FILE #2
Ichiro Arakawa: Ultimate Surfer
DEAD
The victim is Ichiro Arakawa, the Ultimate Surfer.
His body was found in the Second Floor Hallway
His time of death was 6:01 AM.
His throat appears to have been slit.
…
"6:01?" Miyumi read out loud.
"Fuck, that was just an hour ago." Eunji said. "It's so recent."
"God, this is horrible." Miyumi stated. "If any of us were awake at that point, we could have stopped the murder."
"It's best not to think about it." Takashi replied.
"Well, that's the file."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MONOKUMA FILE #2
"I have a question." Eunji walked over to Izumi. "You found Ichiro's body, right?"
"I-I didn't kill him!" Izumi said. "I went into the girl's restroom, and when I went out, I heard a noise coming from upstairs, so I went up there, and that's when I found him."
"That's awfully convenient." Masahito remarked.
"When I got there, though, I heard footsteps, as if they were running away. Maybe the culprit was there?"
"What time was this?" Miyumi asked.
"7:06, maybe? Right when I found him, I ran to Eunji and Takashi." The hacker replied.
"Okay, makes sense." Eunji sighed.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – IZUMI'S ACCOUNT
The detective walked over to Ichiro's body.
"Aw man, don't tell you're going to start touching him and shit." Masahito replied.
"Hey, get to investigating, don't just stand around here." Eunji remarked.
The rest of the class left, leaving Takashi and Eunji with Miyumi.
"Let's see here..." Miyumi said, checking around Ichiro's body. "Huh? Curious."
"What?" Eunji asked.
"In Ichiro's pants -"
"Wait, like his whole pants?" The idol was shocked.
"Hush." The white-haired boy replied.
"In his pants, there's a paper here."
"Oh? What does it say?"
"Unknown."
"What do you mean by unknown?" Eunji asked.
"I mean, it seems like there were words written here, but now they're just gone." Miyumi replied.
"Oh, so they got erased?" Eunji said.
"No, this is a bit different. There's no traces of an eraser, but I can feel the imprint of the words that were written."
"What, did the paper self-destruct or something..." Takashi snarked.
"Knowing this organization? Maybe. There is some stuff like that that exists." Miyumi said. "It seems whoever left this paper for Ichiro didn't want the note to be read by anyone else."
"Great..." Eunji replied.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – SELF-DESTRUCTED NOTE
Miyumi then went on to check on Ichiro's wound.
"Huh?" Miyumi said. "Strange."
"What is it now?" Takashi asked.
"The angle of the way his throat is slit is inconsitent with how people normally get their throats slit." The detective said.
"Oh?" Eunji said. "That's strange."
"What I thought... it's almost has if..." Miyumi said something under her breath, but Eunji didn't catch it.
"Miyumi?" The idol asked.
"This is important. Keep track of it."
"Alright."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – ICHIRO'S DEATH WOUND
"That's pretty much it." Miyumi said. "And, his monopad is missing."
"Again?" Takashi asked. "But there was nothing to do with going in locker rooms..."
"Maybe he just left it behind in his room or something." Eunji said.
"I'll go investigate his room, then." Takashi said. "You two keep on investigating here."
Takashi walked away, leaving just Eunji and Miyumi upstairs.
"I'm hoping we can make sense of this mess." Eunji sighed.
"Look, you see that?" Miyumi said. "There's blood drips, going all the way... to your lab?"
"Our labs are unlocked, I think... do you think the culprit could have gone in there?"
"Only one way to find out." The detective said.
…
Miyumi and I entered my lab to find a puddle of blood.
"What the hell?" Eunji said. "This is..."
"Do you think the murder perhaps could have taken place here?" Miyumi asked. "After all, the culprit may be trying to frame you."
"I can see that. With my "secret" being exposed last night, and the fact that everyone knew that I didn't like Ichiro... it'd be pretty smart of the culprit." The idol sighed. "I don't like this."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – EUNJI'S LAB BLOODSTAIN
"But, Miyumi, how are you so confident that I'm not the culprit?" Eunji asked. "I'm not, but..."
"I kept watch of your room all night." Miyumi said. "I was so worried for you after what Monokuma did yesterday. I hardly slept, if at all."
"Miyumi..."
So, Miyumi kept watch for me all night long. That's my alibi.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MIYUMI'S ACCOUNT
"Where do we go from here?" The idol questioned.
"If the culprit ran in here in an attempt to frame you, they may have gone other places." Miyumi said. "Let's try asking around."
…
Miyumi and I made our way to the dining hall, in which we found Youngjae, who seemed concerned.
"Youngjae, what's wrong?" Miyumi asked.
"I left a knife out in the kitchen yesterday because I was cooking, and when I came there, it was missing."
"Do you think...?" Eunji shared a look with Miyumi.
"I thought so too." Youngjae sighed. "God, to think that somebody died because of my mistake."
"Don't blame yourself, Youngjae." Miyumi replied. "But thanks for this info."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MISSING KITCHEN KNIFE
"If I were you two, by the way, I would check out the lab building." Youngjae said in a pretty serious tone. "Just my advice."
He walked away.
"That was odd." Eunji sighed. "He acted weirdly."
"The only person I don't consider a suspect is you, Eunji." Miyumi said. "Everyone else is on the table."
"I guess. We should follow his advice, anyways."
…
We made our way to the lab building, and once again, we found a trail of blood, this time leading to... Reika's lab?
"Reika's lab?" Eunji said. "Why would the culprit go in here?"
"Let's check it out."
…
"This lab is a fucking mess." The idol remarked.
"No idea what happened here." Miyumi sighed. "Seems like the culprit came in here looking for something."
"Blood blots, and..." Eunji looked in the wardrobe. "Huh."
"Huh what?" Miyumi asked.
"Some of the clothes here are missing." Eunji said. "The women's clothes, to be exact."
"Why would...?" The detective fell silent. "Eunji, you don't think...?"
"Maybe."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – REIKA'S LAB MISSING CLOTHES
"Let's check more out."
We left Reika's lab, and made our way to Hirokazu's lab.
…
We entered Hirokazu's lab, and we were surprised to find a knife just lying on the ground.
"Seems the culprit was in a panic." Miyumi said. "It's crazy that I never noticed anyone being weird."
"Well, the dorms are deeper in the school, away from the labs and the second floor." Eunji said. "You just stayed there the entire time, right?"
I walked over to the knife, and investigated it.
"It's cleaned, but... not thoroughly." Eunji said.
"Hey, you're getting your investigation skills going good." Miyumi said.
"I get it from you." The idol winked, with the detective blushing in response. "Anyways, there's still some traces of blood here."
"So, this must be the murder weapon, then." The detective replied. "Good work, Eunji."
"Thank you."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – CLEANED KNIFE IN HIROKAZU'S LAB
There was a knock on the door, and Youngjae came in, holding his monopad.
"Youngjae, what's up?" Eunji asked.
He then showed the two a picture of a bloodied shirt lying around in the trash room.
"Seems like the culprit was trying to dispose of the evidence." Youngjae said. "Did a pretty poor job at it."
"Huh, that's interesting." Miyumi said. "I want to check it myself."
"Go on ahead."
…
We entered the trash room, and just as the picture looked, there was a bloodied shirt just lying around.
"This culprit is sloppy." Miyumi remarked. "Keep note of this."
"Already on it."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – BLOODIED SHIRT IN TRASH ROOM
"A lot of this doesn't make sense." The detective observed. "If the culprit intended to kill Ichiro, why would they run around making a mess of the entire place? It's like they want to be caught."
They want to be caught...?
Hmm...
"Anyways, let's keep investigating."
…
Eventually, we stumbled into Ayaka, who was the laundry room.
"Guys." Ayaka said. "Look."
She pointed at a broken monopad on the floor of the laundry room.
"Huh?" Eunji said. "Whose monopad is that?"
"Jutaro's and Reika's were left at the front hall." Miyumi said. "As far as I can tell, everyone else's monopad are in prime condition. This can only be Ichiro's."
"I thought the monopads were indestructible."
Monokuma appeared.
"They ARE indestructible!" Monokuma remarked.
"Okay then, bear, then explain to us how this monopad is destroyed." Miyumi remarked.
"Hmm... beats me!" The bear laughed, then disappeared.
"Very curious." Miyumi said. "How is it possible that Ichiro's monopad has been destroyed?"
"I don't like this one bit." Eunji replied.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – ICHIRO'S MONOPAD DESTROYED
"Hey, I thought they were called E-Handbooks...?" Ayaka asked.
"Monopad kinda caught on." Eunji replied.
"I guess."
Takashi entered the room.
"There you two are." Takashi said. "I've finished my investigation of Ichiro's room."
"And?" Miyumi asked.
"There has been a lot of tampering in it." The white-haired boy said. "Lots of misplaced things, almost as if someone was covering something up."
"This feels fishy." Ayaka replied.
"Well, thanks for the info, Takashi." Eunji replied.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – ICHIRO'S ROOM TAMPERED WITH
"Monokuma said the secrets don't matter anymore, does that mean we can ask about them now?" Eunji asked.
"I believe so." Miyumi replied. "HEY! BEAR!"
Monokuma appeared.
"Monokuma appears!" Monokuma said. "How may I assist you?"
"Can we talk about the secrets and the letters now?" Miyumi asked.
"Now that the murder has been commited, go nuts!" With that, the bear disappeared.
"I wanted to know... Ayaka, what was Ichiro's secret?" Eunji asked.
"Oh, here." Ayaka gave Eunji the note.
"Ichiro Arakawa has been in 10 relationships, and has cheated in all of them." The note read.
"Wow, okay." Eunji said. "If this is true, then he's a real scumbag."
"I dunno, he never gave me that vibe." The blonde said. "But it would be a valid motive to commit murder, especially if you've been cheated on before in the past."
"Well, thanks anyways."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – ICHIRO'S SECRET
"Let's continue." Eunji said.
…
Masahito was waiting outside.
"Since you two are the detective couple or some shit, I got some info." Masahito remarked.
"U-Um, go ahead." Miyumi was flustered at being called a couple with Eunji.
"Around the time that Ichiro was murdered, I was awake. But so was Ayaka, Kaori, and her." Masahito said with a snarl.
"Her...? Yeeun?" Eunji asked.
"Speaking of Yeeun, where did she go?" Miyumi said. "Haven't seen her since the investigation started."
"She's probably just covering up her crime." The CG artist remarked. "That's my words, take it as you will."
Masahito left.
"He's an asshole, but he did give us some info." Eunji said.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – MASAHITO'S ACOUNT
"We have some names for who can possibly be the culprit, but everything surrounding this case is so confusing." Miyumi said. "I still can't wrap my head around that self-destructing note."
"That's if Masahito's telling the truth, anyways." Eunji sighed. "But, let's continue investigating. It's not over until Monokuma says so."
"Yeah."
…
Miyumi and I made our way to the courtyard, and saw Kaori and Hirokazu chatting with Youngjae and Seungyeon.
"I hope you guys have made some investigations of your own." Eunji said.
"Just about wrapped up." Youngjae said. "Oh, and here."
The blue-haired boy handed Eunji a letter.
"This has Ichiro's name on it? Is this his motive?"
"Yeah."
Eunji read it.
"Youngjae Seo one time gave a child's parent food poisoning – on purpose."
"Wow, such a dark secret." Eunji sarcastically said.
"It's not even true." Youngjae rolled his eyes. "I'd never give anyone food poisoning, even if they do treat me bad."
"Well, thanks for this info." Eunji replied.
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – ICHIRO'S LETTER
Yeeun walked over to them.
"I was wondering where you were, Yeeun." Eunji said.
"Just doing some investigating of my own." Yeeun replied. "I do have something to tell you, though."
"What is it?" The idol asked.
"I'm going to sound suspicious by telling you this, but it is important information." The songwriter sighed. "I last saw Ichiro at 5:41 AM, but the thing is... he was acting very strange."
"How so?"
"Not like his usual self, he was distant and cold. It freaked me out."
"Interesting." Miyumi said.
"Thanks for the info, Yeeun."
TRUTH BULLET ADDED – YEEUN'S ACCOUNT
"So, what next-"
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!"
"Ah great." Eunji remarked.
"Guess we gotta go." Kaori stated. "I'm not looking forward to this."
"We have no choice." Youngjae replied.
…
When I got the elevator lobby, everyone was there.
"Here we go again." Izumi said.
Monokuma showed up.
"Step into the elevator! It's show time!"
All 13 students stepped into the elevator.
Once we entered, it wasn't long until the elevator made it's slow descent once more.
I didn't want this to happen again, it shouldn't have.
God...
"We'll be okay, right?" Ayaka asked.
"I'm sure we will." Yeeun said.
"You're one to talk." Masahito snarled at Yeeun.
"Guys, can we not do this?" Kaori said. "Let's just get to the class trial."
"Alright."
…
Finally, the elevator reached it's stop.
We all stepped out, back into the futuristic class trial room.
"Here we are again." Hirokazu sighed.
"This time with 2 less people." Kazuhiko replied.
Right... last time it was with Reika and Ichiro.
"Everyone, take your spots! It's class trial time!" Monokuma said.
…
We all took our spots inside the 16 different podiums.
Ichiro... I don't really know why somebody would kill you, it doesn't make any sense.
Eunji, Reika, Naomori, Takashi, Jutaro, and Youngjae's pictures showed up.
But whatever the reason is, I'll bring you justice. You deserve that much after what I put you through.
Ayaka, Yeeun, Hirokazu, Masahito, Izumi's picutures showed up.
I'll make sure I'll save everyone that's left.
Kazuhiko, Kaori, Miyumi, Ichiro, and Seungyeon's pictures showed last.
All over again, it's up to us to find 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 2: One for All, All for One: CLASS TRIAL
Everything has fallen apart, and once again, another student has been murdered. With vague evidence, this might be a hard case for Eunji to crack.
TRUTH BULLETS
Monokuma File #2: The victim is Ichiro Arakawa, the Ultimate Surfer. His body was found in the Second Floor Hallway. His time of death was 6:01 AM. His throat appears to have been slit.
Izumi's Account: Izumi claims that she heard a noise coming from upstairs, so she went upstairs to find Ichiro dead, and heard footsteps.
Self-Destructed Note: Miyumi found a note in Ichiro's pants that apparently used to have words written, but they are now gone.
Ichiro's Death Wound: Weirdly, the way Ichiro's throat was slit wouldn't make sense if he were attacked, with the angle of his slitting being inconsistent with normal angles.
Eunji's Lab Bloodstain: There was a bloodstain in Eunji's lab.
Miyumi's Account: Miyumi confirmed that Eunji never left her room, due to her having kept watch on her all night.
Missing Kitchen Knife: A kitchen knife that Youngjae had left lying around was now gone.
Reika's Lab Missing Clothes: Women's clothing in Reika's lab's wardrobe has disappeared.
Knife in Hirokazu's Lab: A poorly cleaned knife was left lying in Hirokazu's lab.
Bloodied Shirt in Trash Room: A bloodied shirt left in the trash room.
Ichiro's Monopad Broken: When Ichiro's Monopad was discovered, it was completely smashed.
Ichiro's Room Tampered With: There appears to have been lots of tampering in Ichiro's room, lots of potentional evidence covered up.
Ichiro's Secret: Ichiro's secret was that he cheated on most of his relationships.
Masahito's Account: Masahito claims that He, Yeeun, Kaori, and Ayaka were awake before Ichiro's Murder.
Ichiro's Letter: Ichiro knew Youngjae's secret.
Yeeun's Account: According to Yeeun, she last saw Ichiro at 5:41 AM, acting strange.
START CLASS TRIAL
