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!"
"Ugh... my head hurts." Eunji groaned.
"Yeah... feels like we know nothing about what's going on." Yeeun said.
"First, let's establish what time Kaori died." Naomori said.
We already know this...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Kaori's Time of Death
"Here's my answer!"
"According to Miyumi, Kaori died at around 12PM." Eunji said.
"Anyone recall when exactly the blackout happened?" Yeeun asked.
"I dunno, I got knocked fucking solid." Seungyeon replied. "Just knocked out!"
"Do we know what caused the blackout?" Naomori asked.
-NON-STOP DEBATE!-
-START!-
"Why is this even a question?" Miyumi asked.
"I mean... the building could have just had like a blown generator or something!" Naomori replied.
"No way you're that fucking stupid." Seungyeon remarked.
"Obviously I'm not." Naomori said. "It was one of your devices, wasn't it?"
"Something more extreme than a normal EMP, to be exact." Takashi stated
CONSENT!
TAKASHI&EUNJI
"I agree with that!"
-BREAK!-
"Yeah, Takashi's right." Eunji said, showing the class a picture of the Super EMP.
"Huh..." Yeeun said. "Seungyeon, you made that?"
"Yup!" Seungyeon replied.
"How impressive..." Izumi said.
"So..." Naomori said. "The blackout was caused by that? Damn."
"Exactly." Miyumi said. "But does anyone recall what time it was before the blackout?"
"Right..." Eunji said.
"I was using my monopad before Takashi called us up." Youngjae said. "It was about 10:51 AM before we went upstairs."
"So, in that time, Seungyeon did her crazy plan, and then caused the major blackout." Eunji replied. "So the blackout must have happened at like 11:30-ish."
"Okay... so when was Kaori stabbed?" Youngjae asked.
"Well, since she died at around 12 PM, she couldn't have gotten stabbed no sooner than once-"
"I see a huge error in your reasoning!"
ARGUE!
IZUMI
"What do you mean, once? Isn't that way too little?" Izumi asked.
"Huh?" Eunji said.
"I mean, she obviously bled to death, right?"
-REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN!-
-TRUTH BLADES!-
-START!-
"Kaori was stabbed by the culprit..."
"And she must have ran off and bled to death right there..."
"I mean, right?"
ADVANCE!
"But is it really that simple?"
"I feel like there's other factors at play here..."
"Way more than that."
"What do you mean?"
"If the culprit intended to kill her..."
"Of course they would have stabbed her twice!"
"I'LL CUT DOWN YOUR WORDS!"
-BREAK!-
"No, Izumi." Eunji said. "According to Miyumi, Kaori could have possibly been stabbed only once."
"Why?" Izumi asked.
"The pool of blood under her body was too small." Miyumi replied. "Meaning the culprit may have only stabbed her once and led her bleed to death."
"Okay..." The hacker replied.
"But if Kaori bled to death... then how long ago was she stabbed?" Yeeun asked.
"Also, her body did not seem all that pale for someone who supposedly bled to death..." Youngjae said.
Something doesn't add up...
Miyumi said her poison went missing during the blackout...
So... maybe...
Kaori could have...
~~HANGMAN'S GAMBIT~~
What else could have killed Kaori?
It was _
N
CORRECT!
"NOW I UNDERSTAND!"
-BREAK!-
"You know what?" Eunji said. "There's also a chance that Kaori was poisoned!"
"WHAT!?" Seungyeon said.
"E-Eunji...?" Miyumi asked.
"Now that's crazy!" Seungyeon said. / "Poison... huh...?" Miyumi questioned. / "Not this poison shit again..." Naomori replied.
"What are you talking about?" Yeeun / "Poisoned..." Takashi. / "Gimme a break!" Izumi
Good lord...
-MASS PANIC DEBATE!-
-START!-
"Poisoning? For the second trial in a row?" Seungyeon/ "How could Eunji have figured that out?" Miyumi / "I swear, this poison wasn't from me!" Naomori
"I know, that's strange." Yeeun / "What do you mean...?" Takashi / "Oh please..." Izumi
"I mean, come on! Why does everyone love poison?" Seungyeon / "It's just..." Miyumi / "What?" Naomori
"Uh... not the point..." Yeeun / "There's only one place the poison could come from" Miyumi / "It's obviously yours!"
"I HEARD IT!"
-BREAK!-
"Miyumi, you yourself said the bag of poison you were carrying around with you got stolen from you during the blackout!" Eunji said.
"Y-Yes, I did." Miyumi replied.
"Is that so?" Takashi asked.
"Well, I figured it was safe if nobody else had it... so I kept it around with me."
"Doesn't that make you a suspect, though?" Izumi asked.
"But it was stolen from me!" The detective said.
Huh...?
Miyumi...
S-She's losing her cool...
What... is going on...?
"Can we be so sure?" Izumi said.
-NON-STOP DEBATE!-
-START!-
"What are you saying?" Miyumi asked.
"I'm saying that it's entirely possible you're just lying about the poison being stolen." Izumi said.
"W-Why would I lie?"
"I mean... you've being very suspicious-"
"I SWEAR I'M NOT!"
ONE-ON-ONE DEBATE!
IZUMI VS MIYUMI!
"Izumi, you have to believe me." Miyumi said. "The poison got stolen from me!"
"But like I said, do you have anything to back that up?" Izumi said.
"Someone did steal it!" Miyumi said.
CONSENT!
MIYUMI&EUNJI
"I agree with that!"
-BREAK!-
"Miyumi is right, someone did steal it." Eunji said. "And it was Kaori!"
"Huh?" Miyumi asked. "I-I mean.. yes!"
"How do you know?" Izumi asked.
"According to Naomori, Kaori and Miyumi were right next to each other when the blackout occurred! Which means that Kaori must have grabbed it before after lights went off!" Eunji replied.
"But... why?" Seungyeon asked. "Why would Kaori take the poison?"
"Maybe she just didn't trust Miyumi having it." Naomori said.
"So... Kaori took the poison... and poisoned herself...?" Yeeun said.
"I don't see how that makes sense..." Youngjae replied.
Hmm...
I get the feeling that not everyone is being honest...
"No, obviously she didn't poison herself." Eunji said. "As you can tell, she was indeed stabbed. And there was blood, like, blood that actually poured out. Which means she had to have been stabbed when she was alive."
"Yeah, that makes sense." Izumi said. "So, what happened, then? During the blackout, Kaori stole the poison from Miyumi's pockets... and then the culprit must have killed her?"
"Okay... but where did Kaori go?" Seungyeon asked.
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Takashi's Account
"Here's my answer!"
"According to Takashi, he saw her go to the secret hallway." Eunji said. "He said it was the one near the secret hall-"
"Wrong formula!"
ARGUE!
NAOMORI
"How the hell could Takashi have even known that?" Naomori asked.
"Huh?" Eunji said.
"That's really suspicious!" The herbalist remarked.
-REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN!-
-TRUTH BLADES!-
-START!-
"You said that Takashi saw Kaori enter the secret hallway..."
"But unless he has fucking cat eyes..."
"There's no way!"
ADVANCE!
"Well... I was going to explain..."
"You didn't have to so rudely interrupt me..."
"Seriously, dude."
"Well maybe you should start with your explanation!"
"It's proper etiquette!
"Or maybe you just don't have an explanation!"
"I'LL CUT DOWN YOUR WORDS!"
-BREAK!-
"No, I do have an explanation." Eunji said. "Youngjae himself said he saw Takashi with a flare."
"Right!" Youngjae said.
"Yeah, that's how I saw Kaori." Takashi said. "I took the flare from Seungyeon's bag and lit it, and that's when I saw Kaori enter the secret hallway."
"Okay, fine." Naomori said. "So, Kaori went in through the secret hallway door that was located in the main hallway of the fifth floor."
But there's something that bothers me...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Izumi's Account
"Here's my answer!"
"Izumi, you yourself said that you heard a door being closed and someone banging on it during the blackout, correct?" Eunji asked.
"Uh, yes, I did, why?" Izumi replied.
"Well... I'm just thinking... there has to have been an altercation somewhere." Eunji said. "And I think I know who was the source of it."
Yes...
SELECT SOMEONE!
#1. Eunji Park#2: Yeeun Kim #3: Kaori Minami #4: Masahito Kiyabu #5: Naomori Morita #6: Jutaro Harada. #7: Hirokazu Tsukuda #8: Youngjae Seo #9: Ayaka Suzuki #10: Ichiro Arakawa #11: Kazuhiko Ishibashi #12: Reika Kurosawa #13: Izumi Yamamoto #14: Seungyeon Kang #15: Takashi Okazaki #16: Miyumi Takahashi
SELECTED
#16: Miyumi Takahashi
"Without a doubt, it's you!"
….
"Miyumi, you had an altercation with Kaori, didn't you?" Eunji said.
"Holy shit, plot twist!" Seungyeon remarked.
"Eunji...?" Miyumi asked.
"I mean, it's only obvious, isn't it?" Eunji replied. "And I'm not saying you killed her, but it does add up."
"I... don't understand..." Miyumi replied.
I'm sorry... Miyumi...
-NON-STOP DEBATE!-
-START!-
"I'm actually pretty shocked that Eunji is accusing Miyumi of something." Naomori said. "Never thought I'd see the day!"
"..." Miyumi was silent.
"So... Kaori stole Miyumi's poison..." Seungyeon said.
"You think she noticed it right away?" Izumi asked.
"No... I didn't..." Miyumi replied.
"THAT'S WRONG!"
-BREAK!-
"Miyumi... why are you lying?" Eunji asked.
"E-Eunji...!" Miyumi stuttered.
"Yeeun said she heard you and Kaori talking during the blackout!" The idol replied.
Something is going on...
I don't for one second believe that Miyumi would hide the truth like this...
Unless it was for a good reason...
Or...
I don't know...
"It's entirely possible that you noticed Kaori stole your poison." Eunji said. "So you confronted her about it. And then... maybe... that's when she locked you out of the secret hallway! And it was you banging on the door that Izumi heard!"
"..." Miyumi said.
"Okay, I'm still confused on where that poison and knife comes in." Youngjae said. "Especially since you stated that Miyumi was locked out by Kaori. That means that she couldn't have possibly been the culprit."
Yeah...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Kaori's Route
"Here's my answer!"
"Kaori went into one of the secret rooms in the secret hallway area." Eunji said. "It was the secret room behind Takashi's lab. That must be where the culprit killed her!"
"No, that's wrong." Miyumi said.
"Huh?" Eunji replied.
"Kaori never went into the secret hallway..." Miyumi said. "I know, because I went with her inside Takashi's lab."
"WHAT!?" Yeeun said.
Miyumi!?
What... what is the meaning of this?
My love...
What is going on...?
-INTERMISSION!-
