-CLASS TRIAL RESUME!-
"Miyumi..." Eunji said.
"Kaori didn't steal my poison... I gave it to her..." Miyumi confessed. "But as for who killed her... that I don't know."
"Are you so sure?" Takashi asked.
"Yes!" The detective replied. "Kaori and I had discussed a plan earlier that if Monokuma's organization came through, we would use the poison to stop them. But then... she suddenly locked me out of Takashi's lab. That's when Izumi heard me banging on the door!"
I don't know...
It feels like Miyumi's lying...
"I'm sorry... but I'm not sure if I believe you-"
"Why must you doubt me so?!"
ARGUE!
MIYUMI
"Eunji... why..." Miyumi said. "Why are you doing this?"
"Miyumi... I could ask you the same." Eunji replied. "You know a lot more than you're letting on!"
"I... can't tell you." The detective said.
Babe... please...!
-REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN!-
-TRUTH BLADES!-
-START!-
"I hate this... I hate this so much..."
"But I can't tell you anything...!"
"It has to be this way...!"
ADVANCE!
"But Miyumi..."
"I am your girlfriend..."
"You need to trust in me!"
"I do trust you, baby..."
"But..."
"I can't let you know the truth!"
"I'm so sorry..."
-BREAK!-
"I understand why..." Eunji said. "It's because you're lying to protect Takashi, aren't you?"
"...huh?" Miyumi said.
"Naomori said he saw you two together!" The idol replied. "Going into a room!"
"Now that I think of it... it was in fact Takashi's lab..." Naomori said. "Izumi, where do you recall hearing that banging noise from?"
"I think it was near Takashi's lab?" Izumi replied.
"...hm." Takashi said. "I must say, Eunji, very observant. You don't let a single thing slip past you, do you?"
"Our lives are on the line here." Eunji said. "I can't afford to."
"Dammit..." Miyumi cleared her throat. "Okay... so what Naomori saw us going to Takashi's lab together... that doesn't mean anything..."
"It does." Eunji said. "Since Kaori's body was found in the secret room behind Takashi's lab!"
"Yeah, that's true." Seungyeon said,
"Okay, so that leads me to one question." Youngjae said. "Ahem... WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT KILLED KAORI!"
Right...
"Was that poison used at all?" The babysitter asked.
I believe it was...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Bottle on Floor
"Here's my answer!"
"During the investigation, we found this body on the floor of Takashi's lab." Eunji said. "I think it's quite obvious that Kaori probably poisoned this water."
"Wait..." Naomori said. "Do you think the culprit probably forced fed it to her and then stabbed her?"
"I think so." Eunji said. "It just leads me to believe... the culprit had to have known about the secret hallways way before all this."
"Well, it obviously isn't me." Seungyeon said. "Let's not forget I was blacked out."
Hmm...
-NON-STOP DEBATE!-
-START!-
"Well, it's not like whoever knew about the secret doors is just gonna straight up admit it!" Naomori said. "Come on, they'd be stupid!"
"As far as I'm concerned, everyone besides me and Eunji are a suspect!" Seungyeon replied.
"Yeah... that's fair enough..." Yeeun said.
"I wasn't aware of the secret door." Izumi remarked.
"THAT'S WRONG!"
-BREAK!-
"That was a lie." Eunji said. "Izumi, Seungyeon told me that she told you about the secret doors, and she said your reaction was rather suspicious."
"Uh..." The hacker fell silent. "Well... I mean..."
"Uh-oh!" Monokuma said. "Looks like poor little miss Izumi got caught in a lie!"
"Oh, shut up." Izumi replied.
"Of course Monokuma interjects when it involved Izumi..." Eunji replied.
"Talk about rent-free." Youngjae stated.
"Okay... so what I knew about the secret hallway and doors? That doesn't mean anything!" Izumi replied. "Why do you think I killed Kaori?"
Well...
It's not just you, either...
"Takashi." Eunji replied.
"Hmm?" Takashi said.
"You also knew about the secret entrances, according to Seungyeon." The idol stated.
"I do, but don't forget that we established that I was with Kaori when she locked Miyumi out." The spy replied.
"So... how did you get out?" Eunji asked.
"Kaori and I went into the secret room, and she must have poisoned the water without me noticing." Takashi said. "I went into the secret hallway, and before I knew it, I had completely lost her!"
Hmm...
Why can't anyone be honest for once...?
"So... that leaves either Takashi or Izumi as the culprit?" Yeeun asked.
"Not so fast." Eunji said. "I still have some questions to ask of you."
"Huh?" Yeeun said. "You're really suspicious of everyone..."
-NON-STOP DEBATE!-
-START!-
"What makes me so suspicious?" Yeeun asked.
"Yeah, Eunji, it kinda feels like you're reaching here..." Naomori said.
"Do you have anything in particular?" Youngjae asked.
"I don't think she does. I investigated pretty thoroughly." Yeeun replied.
"THAT'S WRONG!"
-BREAK!-
"That's incorrect." Eunji replied. "Yeeun, you say that you investigated Takashi's lab thoroughly... but you missed the secret room!"
"Ah?" Yeeun replied. "I did...?"
"Seriously!?" The idol replied. "You didn't even notice it?"
"My mind was kinda focused on the fact that the others were missing." Yeeun said. "And Youngjae and I were seperated for a bit, that's true, but I simply don't think there was enough time for me to have killed Kaori, no?"
She is right...
Which does lead me back to Takashi or Izumi...
"So... that leads us back to Takashi and Izumi, then..." Eunji said. "Who's the culprit...?
"I think it's Takashi." Izumi said.
"Hm." Takashi replied.
"You're not even going to defend yourself?" Izumi replied.
"You're still missing some details, Eunji." The spy stated.
"What?" Eunji asked.
"So... Kaori drank the poison, yes? And then she was stabbed by the culprit." Takashi said. "But how did the culprit get out of there?"
I know this...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Cargo Door Closed
"Here's my answer!"
"They went in out through the cargo door, and shut it behind them." Eunji replied.
"Yes, indeed." Takashi said. "But you know what? You guys don't need to accuse each other anymore. There are indeed two options on who killed Kaori, and I am one of them... but Izumi isnt. It's Kaori herself."
"HUH?" Eunji said.
"T-Takashi!" Miyumi remarked.
"You see..." Takashi said. "It's all according to plan. Kaori herself willingly drank the poison... and the culprit stabbed her in the stomach."
"..." Miyumi replied. "Sure... Kaori drank the poison... and the culprit stabbed her... but that doesn't mean anything... since the cameras are off, and the systems are not working... that means that we don't actually know what killed Kaori! The blood loss from the culprit stabbing her or the poison that she drank!"
"Grr...!" Monokuma said. "As far as I know all you kids could be lying!"
"Bingo!" Takashi said. "No cameras, no doctor, nothing! That means Monokuma didn't even see who's with Kaori! So... that means we don't actually know who the culprit is!"
Is.. this what Takashi and Miyumi have been working on...?
All those talks...?
They...
They wanted to make an unsolvable murder!
"What...?" Naomori said. "So... you knew how Kaori died because it was part of your plan... but you don't actually know who killed her...?"
"Are we just going to ignore that Miyumi was also responsible for this?" Seungyeon said.
Shit...
"So... what do we do?" Yeeun asked.
"I say we just vote right now." Naomori replied. "I mean, I didn't kill Kaori. The only three logical suspects are Miyumi, Takashi, and Kaori herself. If we make it a three way tie, then we'll win either way!"
"No, it's too soon." Eunji said.
"I agree." Miyumi replied. "There's still a lot that we need to debate."
"Exactly." Youngjae said.
"Is there...?" Yeeun said.
HOLD ON!
"Looks like once again you are all split!" Monokuma said. "It's time... for the debate scrum!"
I think it's way too soon to vote...
There's still the matter of getting proper alibis, and we don't actually know for sure who's guilty and who isn't...
So... for our sakes, let's do this!
The podiums started to slowly depart the main class trial room, going in a line towards another room in the class trial set. Eventually, all podiums split even into a 8-8 left-right side, showing a split between the students.
Topic: "Shall we vote already?"
Left side: "Let's vote aleady!": Naomori, Seungyeon, Yeeun, Izumi, Reika, Kazhuiko, Ichiro, Masahito.
Right side: "Let's not vote yet!": Eunji, Miyumi, Youngjae, Takashi, Kaori, Hirokazu, Ayaka, Jutaro
-DEBATE SCRUM START!-
"Don't we basically have all the facts? Why the hold up?!" Seungyeon said.
Youngjae!
"We don't exactly know all the facts." Youngjae replied. "Isn't it better to be confident for sure?"
"But how can you say we don't know all the facts when Takashi admitted everything?" Yeeun asked.
I got this!
"Just because Takashi admitted his plan, it doesn't necessarily mean he's the culprit!" Eunji said.
"So, are you saying that we still don't have the culprit clear cut?" Naomori asked.
Takashi!
"It isn't clear cut at all! There's still a lot to learn!" Takashi replied.
"This feels like a waste of time..." Izumi said.
Miyumi!
"A waste of time? Our lives are on the line here!" Miyumi replied.
-CROUCH BIND!-
"THIS IS OUR ANSWER!"
-BREAK-
"Okay... fine..." Izumi said. "So... what else is there to discuss?"
Hmm...
SELECT A TRUTH BULLET!
SELECTED – Miyumi's Account
"Here's my answer!"
"Miyumi, you said yourself you heard footsteps inside the secret hallway, right?" Eunji asked.
"Yes, why?" Miyumi replied.
"So the blackout occurred at 11:30." Eunji said. "The poison takes 5 minutes to kill... and Miyumi, if you're not lying, she died at around 12, yes?"
"I didn't lie about that." Miyumi replied. "Which means..."
"Kaori could have only taken the poison at 11:55!" Eunji said. "So the culprit must have stabbed her the same time she got stabbed, since bleeding to death can also take about 5 minutes."
"Is that so?" Yeeun asked.
"In extreme cases, yes." Miyumi said. "You can bleed out that fast."
"So..." Eunji replied. "Yeeun and Youngjae, how long were you two seperated before you met up?"
"I wanna say maybe... ten minutes?" Yeeun said.
"Then we dragged you and Seungyeon into that room." Youngjae replied.
"So, 11:40." Eunji said. "Not enough time for you two to have killed Kaori."
I think I'm starting to get it...
"Naomori, were you hidden in that classroom the entire time?" Eunji asked.
"Yes, I was." Naomori said. "And might I say, I had no idea about the secret hallways!"
"That does remind me..." Youngjae said. "Right after Yeeun and I met up, we did try to open the classroom door that Naomori was hiding in, and we felt his weight on it."
"So Naomori was blocking it this entire time..." Eunji said. "That leaves Izumi, Takashi, and Miyumi uncounted for."
"I may have known about the secret hallways, but that doesn't mean anything." Izumi replied.
"But do you have an alibi?" Eunji replied.
"I... don't..." Izumi said.
"..." Miyumi fell silent.
"Miyumi..." Eunji replied. "You know the truth... yet you refrain from telling us... who stayed behind with Kaori? Was it Takashi after all? Or... did Izumi show up?"
"I... I can't tell you.." Miyumi replied.
"Please... tell us..." Eunji said.
"I-I can't...!" Miyumi stated.
I don't want to do this...
But I'll have to force the truth out of you!
-ARGUMENT ARMAMENT!-
-START!-
MIYUMI
"Please, don't do this!"
"I can't tell you the truth!"
"Otherwise..."
"Otherwise...!"
"Monokuma will...!"
"No..."
"Don't make me do this..."
"I-I can't tell you..."
"I have to keep this lie..."
"For our sakes!"
"Please, Eunji!"
"No... please..."
"Eunji..."
"B-Baby..."
"I'm sorry..."
"But..."
"It needs to be like this..."
"So... please stop..."
"No.. please... no...!"
-FINAL BLOW!-
"Eunji... what can you say that'll get me to admit it?"
YOUR
WITH ← → TALKS
V
TAKASHI
YOURTALKSWITHTAKASHI
"Miyumi..."
"Eunji..."
-BREAK!-
"Takashi knows everything there is about this school." Eunji said. "He said it himself. As the Ultimate Spy, he was to infiltrate the Ultimate Despair and find out everything there was to know. No doubt he indulged this information to you during your meetings with him! Which means that you know who the culprit is!"
"..." Miyumi fell silent. "Izumi was downstairs during the murder... I know because I went down there and saw her..."
"So... that means..." Youngjae said.
That leaves only one person...
(Play New Classmates of the Dead)
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
#15: Takashi Okazaki
"Without a doubt, it's you!"
….
"That means the only person who was with Kaori at the time of her death was Takashi." Eunji said. "Which means that either he or Kaori are in fact the culprit."
"Damn..." Takashi said. "Haha, I should have known. Of all the people who would figure out our plan... it would be you."
"So... now we know for sure..." Yeeun said.
"But why stop us from voting?" Naomori said. "We still could have had it be a three way tie."
"Really? And let the mastermind interfere one last time?" Eunji replied. "A three way tie would be too risky, and the mastermind could vote astray and get us all killed. After all, we're onto them and they might try to put an end to this whole thing early."
There was just silence...
"So..." Takashi said. "It still doesn't answer the question of what and who exactly killed Kaori."
"It may not, but once I explain this case in full detail, everything will make sense." Eunji said.
Hopefully this will be the last time I will have to do this...
-CLOSING ARGUMENT!-
What started all this?
Seungyeon's plan
What did she do?
Cause a blackout
With what?
Super EMP
During the blackout..
Takashi and Miyumi put their plan into motion
What was their plan?
Create an unsolvable murder
Where did the two go?
To Takashi's lab
And Miyumi...?
Gave Takashi her poison bag
But someone interupted...
It was Kaori
Kaori took matters into her own hands and...
Locked Miyumi out of the lab
With Miyumi out of the equation, Kaori...
Drank the poison.
Then Takashi...
Stabbed her in the stomach...
The two went to the secret room, and Takashi...
Escaped through the cargo door.
And in the meanwhile...
Miyumi found Izumi downstairs.
And Youngjae and Yeeun?
Were reunited and found Naomori in the classroom.
"I'LL REVEAL EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS CASE!"
ACT I
"This all started when Takashi summoned us up to the fifth floor to tell us more about his talent."
"Seungyeon has her own agenda, and wanted to take things into her own hands."
"So, after he was done, she took us hostage and declared she wanted us free."
"But it wasn't that easy, and before we knew it, the Ultimate Despair retaliated..."
"But before getting knocked unconscious, Seungyeon was able to cause one major blackout."
ACT II
"With the blackout and everything in chaos..."
"Miyumi and Takashi saw this as go to to put their plan into motion."
"So the two made their way to Takashi's lab..."
"And Miyumi gave Takashi her bag of poison."
"But what they didn't account for..."
ACT III
"Was for Kaori to have known their plan all along."
"And Kaori promptly locked Miyumi out of the room, saving her life."
"Kaori explained everything to her, and with that settled, Kaori and Takashi now worked together..."
"At 11:55, Kaori drank the poison..."
"And Takashi stabbed her in the stomach.
ACT IV
"But that wasn't all."
"They went to the secret room for Kaori to die."
"After ensuring she was dead..."
"Takashi soon after left the secret room, shutting the cargo door behind him."
"But there was still some loose ends..."
ACT V
"Miyumi went downstairs and found Izumi."
"Meanwhile, Yeeun and Youngjae were together..."
"And they found Naomori hiding in the classroom."
"I and Seungyeon were knocked out..."
"Which leaves Takashi as the only option!"
"But even throughout all that, we still don't know for sure who the culprit is!" Eunji said. "With the poison and the knife in hand... that leaves only two options! Kaori Minami, the Ultimate Dancer, and Takashi Okazaki, the Ultimate Spy!"
-BREAK!-
"Well, Takashi, does that sound about right?" Eunji said.
"It's perfect." The spy replied. "Hey.. Miyumi, don't feel too bad. I know you were trying really hard. But it's okay..."
"Is it...?" Miyumi sniffles. "Eunji... I'm so sorry I lied to you! Again! After I already lied to you about my talent!"
"It's okay, Miyumi." Eunji said. "You were just trying to save us all."
"So... what exactly happens next?" Yeeun said. "We don't know what exactly killed Kaori... and we don't even know who really killed her?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Takashi said. "Monokuma doesn't even know who did it!"
"Grr..." Monokuma pulled out a claw. "Whoever gets the majority vote will count as the blackened! I don't care anymore!"
"What...?" Takashi said. "Now, that isn't fair."
"I dunno if you noticed, SPY, but life isn't fair!" Monokuma said. "Did you really think you could betray our trust like this and get away with it!? No! You won't!"
"Tch..." Takashi said.
"But what if we just vote for Kaori?" Yeeun said. "Monokuma, you did say whoever gets the majority vote will be the blackened!"
"Grr..." Monokuma said. "Make it a tie or I kill all of you who voted Kaori!"
"What the fuck?" Eunji said.
Monokuma is totally off his rocker!
"No, fuck that!" Seungyeon said. "Good luck killing all of us!"
"If it has to be so, then so be it!" Monokuma said. "That spy is no good!"
"Guys..." Takashi fell silent. "It's okay... just vote for me."
"What? No, we can't do that!" Eunji said. "You're our friend!"
"Hah... yes... friend." Takashi said. "And you are the greatest friend I could ever ask for, Eunji."
"T-Takashi..." Miyumi said.
"As a spy, I've come to accept that my life is also in danger." The spy said. "It may come to an end at any point. But for the rest of you... you have so much potentional. A future that needs to be realized. So vote for me... and then put an end to this killing game, okay?
No...
Too much sacrifices...
I can't handle this...
"IT'S VOTING TIME!" Monokuma said. "Remember that not voting will result in your death!"
Eunji looked as the screen in her podium turn on to display all 16 students faces, with "voting time" in the top of the screen. She very shakily tapped Takashi's picture.
"Alright, voting's done!" Monokuma said. "Did you make the right choice? What's it gonna be? What's it gonna bee!?"
A screen lowered to the middle of the podium circle, and displayed a screen showing where the votes lied. On Takashi's tally, 8 red spots appeared. Takashi's picture showed up on the right of the screen, with a big "selection" shown on the bottom of it.
…
A machine with a "Verdict" sign on the top, and a wheel in the middle that contains little pixel sprites of all 16 students, showed up.
The wheel started to spun, rapidly cycling through every student's sprites. Eventually, it slowed down, and stopped on Takashi's little sprite.
And the result?
VERDICT
OKAZAKI
CORRECT!
The machine started to spurt out coins, and it let out a Monokuma laugh.
ALL RISE!
