Sora

F-Pod

Day 3, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

Kasumi and I stare down at our 'breakfast' with distaste. Compared to the slop from yesterday, this is…

"This looks like vomit." Kasumi cringes, her face turning green.

...Yeah.

I ate some questionable things during the Tragedy but that was only when I was literally starving. Whatever this is, it was intentionally made to be…

I shiver.

Yeah, no. I'm not eating this.

Kasumi and I push our plates away in unison.

One good thing that came out of the Tragedy is that I'm used to going without food. By the look on Kasumi's face, I'm guessing she has the same idea I do. We could either make ourselves sick now by eating this or make ourselves sick later by not eating.

Later seems better.

"So what's on the agenda for today?" Kasumi asks with a tired sigh.

I tap my throat and nod in Juriya's direction.

Kasumi makes an 'o' with her mouth and suddenly she's several inches too close to my face. "Is she going to give you the green light to speak!? This is so exciting! I feel like I haven't heard your voice in ages-"

Kasumi stops when I put my finger on her forehead. I slowly push away until her face is suitably two feet away from me. I shake my head and - recalling the lessons from Nemiko I dragged Kasumi into yesterday - spell out C-H-E-C-K U-P in JSL.

Kasumi frowns. "Boo." she pouts. "Fine. Go ahead, I'll make sure she finishes eating." Kasumi says and scoots closer to a sleepy Yukiko. "C'mon, Yuki, we can't finish this for you and there's no snacks, remember? Eat up!"


"Sugawara, good. Finished eating?"

I shake my head.

Juriya clicks her tongue and shakes her head. "...Neither have I. Yesterday's slop was tolerable. This is...I just doubt it contains any nutrients." she says with a look of disgust. "Come, I'll check you out in the Medical Ward." Juriya says. Without waiting for me, she stands up and leaves F-Pod, heading into A-Wing.

I sigh.

"No sighing, Sugawara."

What the f-

My head snaps back towards the entry of A-Wing to find Juriya looking at me, annoyed. "Well? Come on then." she snaps.

I resist the urge to sigh again out of spite and follow the good doctor to the Medical Ward.


Medical Ward

Day 3, 11 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

"...Good." Juriya says as she drops her hands from my neck. "You're recovering just as I thought you would." she says, looking pleased. "You should have little to no trouble speaking by the fifth morning here but even then, please do not go overboard until, say, another two or three days after." Juriya says and crosses her arms. She looks me up and down silently, a judgemental look on her face.

I cross my arms, giving her the same look right back.

"Tell me - in JSL, there's no need for the notepad - do you have any idea why Hanako and Taro decided to showcase the shock collar on you?"

I frown, deflating when I recall the odd memory that surfaced when I was talking to Kanna yesterday.


"IT'S YOUR FAULT! YOU DID THIS!"

"H-He tried to - he tried to kill my brother!"

"AND YOU KILLED MINE!"

"I-I-I-"

"Don't give me that 'I didn't do anything' crap! You doing nothing is exactly what killed him!"


I can't explain what that 'memory' is yet because I don't know what it is. And the first person I tell certainly isn't going to be someone with dextrous, knife-holding hands that knows the weak points of the human body.

I shake my head and explain that while I might have some idea, I don't want to say anything without being one hundred percent sure because that might put an unnecessary target on my back.

"Hm." Juriya says with that ever superior look on her face. "And you can't tell me why you're here either because even Monokuma couldn't pick a specific reason for you to be here." she says with a thoughtful look on her face.

I nod and sign, What about you?

Juriya blinks, staring at me for a moment. "...What about me?" she asks.

Why are you here? You may have a holier-than-thou attitude sometimes but you are a doctor. A good person. You are helping me even though in this situation it would be smarter to not to.

Juriya stays silent for a moment, going over to sit down by the counters. There's not much else I can do besides wait.

Eventually, Juriya speaks up again: "I made a necessary sacrifice." she says with a frown. "A cruel, but necessary sacrifice. I didn't have any choice." Juriya says, a troubled, guilty look on her face.

So she did do something.

That means everyone else - including me - has to have done something bad enough to get the attention of Hanako and Taro.

...

How does someone become a surgeon so young anyways?

"It's the family business." Juriya responds instantly, taking the subject change in stride. "As I said yesterday, the Inaba family was quite...affluent before the Tragedy. All Inabas are involved in the medical field in one way or another. It was only natural that I came to be too." she explains.

Did you want to though?

Juriya stares at me in the same way she did before: like someone has never tried to get to know her before now. She's not surprised or anything, it's more...I can't tell what it is, actually. Something that I've noticed about the Ultimate Surgeon is that she likes to keep a tight leash on her emotions. The only genuine feeling any of us have managed to get out of Juriya is annoyance.

Juriya leans back in her chair and crosses her legs. She mutters something under her breath, shuts her eyes, and continues speaking. "Of course I did." Juriya answers. "When I learned how to read, I was reading medical journals. When I was seven, my parents taught me first aid and I helped treat the cuts and bruises of my peers at our family clinic. I was a natural." she says, a prideful look on her face when she opens her eyes. "Why wouldn't I want to pursue something I was so easily good at? I could help people and I did so easily."

...Yeah I can definitely see how Juriya falls under the sin of Pride.

"But enough talking. I'm done examining you and I have a game of chess to attend to." Juriya says and stands up. "Evidently, learning the mannerisms of those she copies helps Yoshino to, ah, 'get into character'." she says with a slight frown. "I have no interest in helping her do that, I just wish to play chess. Perhaps you and I could play together someday."


F-Pod

Day 3, 3 minutes until access to A-Wing is lost

The rest of the day passed by without any trouble. Most of us - including myself - noticeably started to slow down because we didn't eat the breakfast, lunch, or dinner provided.

The two people that seem to be the most active are ones I didn't expect at all: Kanna Kawagiri and Harumi Gen Cho.

(After I returned from the Medical Ward, Kasumi told me that Kanna made quite the scene of forcing the 'food' down Harumi's throat. I had the chance to see her do it again myself when it was time for lunch.)

Ignoring the slight green on their faces, I guess the slop does have some nutritional value after all.

I'm still not eating it.

Just like they were yesterday, Kanna and Yume have been whispering to each other (when Kanna isn't force feeding Harumi) all day. I don't know when Yume became involved but that's where we are now. That plan Kanna apparently had in mind still hasn't come to fruition quite yet-

"Rise and shine, inmates! It is now 7 PM and that means it is officially nighttime. Ladies, please report back to F-Pod and get a good night of rest. Gentlemen, the door to A-Wing will open in sixty seconds. May F-Pod have sweet, sweet dreams about the crimes they've committed and may M-Pod have a beautiful night of reflecting on the consequences of their actions."

"Alright girls! If you wouldn't mind, please gather in the Yard - Yume and I have something we'd like to talk about. Yes, you too, Greyface. Don't look at me like that - no I don't want to play air hockey right now."

I stand corrected.


Luan

M-Pod

Night 3, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

I sigh as I wash the toothpaste off of my finger. As annoying as it is to not have a toothbrush, it's just that. Annoying. Nothing to commit murder over.

The food is tolerable as well-


I am used to going without food. Not only did I live through the Tragedy, but my childhood as well…

It's time to go meet Armen.


Sora

1st Wing Yard

Night 3, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is regained

...Hm.

I give our hosts an uncaring smile and two thumbs up.

Shun yawns and stretches as she responds to Yume's and Kanna's proposal. "That's it…? Yeah, sure, that's not a problem with me." she agrees.

Sasaki nods along. "I'd love to become closer friends with all of you!" she says with a smile.

Kasumi beams and clasps her hands together. "Obviously that's fine with me! Like I told you all before, you can call me Kasu-" she starts but she gets cut off by the Ultimate Bitch.

"Tch. If it'll stop you from killing me, go right the fuck ahead." Harumi grumbles and crosses her arms. "But like I said, my father...he'll be here soon…" she trails off, sounding less confident than she did when she first insisted that.

Mai laughs lightly, much more at ease than she was on our first day despite the current motive we're suffering from. "By all means, call me Mai." she says. "And if you somehow find a way to shorten my name even further, you may give me a nickname as well."

"I have no issues either, ladies." Candace says with an easy smile. "Whatever y'all are most comfortable with is fine with me."

Juriya glares at her. "Of course you don't have an issue with it, you stupid American. All of you call each other by your given names all the time." she says and pinches the bridge of her nose. "That being said, I do not care either. I will try my best to stick to first names."

Greyface flashes us her pearly whites (who knew a serial killer who looks like they just crawled out of hell would have such good hygiene?). "If you ever happen to find out my government name, you're welcome to call me whatever you want! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" she laughs. "Good luck with that!"

Kaori has that same strange, dark look on her face whenever a certain comedian is around. "Fine. Whatever." she says and crosses her arms. "Can I go now?"

And last but not least, our second youngest inmate surprises us all: "Y-Y-Yes…" Nemiko stammers, her face beet red and looking the most anxious I've ever seen her. "That's...o-okay." she says, shy but determined.

Oh. Wow.

So, not mute then.

Selective mutism, maybe?

Nemiko only said three words but her voice was trembling the entire time and sounded so, so weak. I don't know what her story is but if she can speak but her voice sounds like that, something has to have happened to her. And then there's the fact that Nemiko was kidnapped because she committed some kind of crime...

But what could someone so small (ignoring the fact that she weighs a little bit more than me, I'm still taller) and innocent like her do that's so bad?

When Nemiko starts to recoil from all of the attention, we all simultaneously turn back towards the ones who called us here.

Yume clears her throat and smiles. "R-Right. And, as we were the ones who invited you here, this arrangement is also okay with us, right, Kanna?"

Kanna gives us a practiced, influencer-esque smile. "Right, Yume." she nods.

Yume continues, "Seeing as how the majority of us are Japanese - including the boys - we both think that if we break that family name barrier we can start to become closer and build trust faster!" she says cheerfully. "If we trust each other…"

"...then we won't kill each other!" Kanna finishes. "During our trials, we were asked if we want to repent and atone for our sins - although I still don't understand what that means because I didn't do anything wrong-"

"Kanna." Yume hisses quietly, lightly nudging her partner.

"-right, sorry. Um. So yeah, they were asking us that so that means there has to be another way out of here, right? Why would they want us to repent and atone if the only way out of here was murder?" Kanna asks. "And if that really is the case, they can't watch the majority of us starve forever."

Everyone's eyes widen.

That possibility never came to my mind.

And judging by the look of shock on the resident big brain's face, Juriya never thought of that either.


Luan

Rec Room

Night 3, 11 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

"So Takano, Sakamoto, Tanaguchi, and Haruki are still your number one 'most likely to snap' suspects." Armen says as more of a statement than a question. "Kamiyama is still in the clear?"

"Yes." I say, still withholding the private conversation I had with Ryu. "I have not spoken to Ryu a lot but I have observed-"

"You've observed me, huh?"

Armen doesn't look the least bit surprised by the interruption. "And this is why I think you're nothing more than a filthy rat, Kamiyama." he sneers. "It's no secret I don't trust you Class 80-B lowlives."

Ryu steps out from behind one of the shelves, his expression as blank as ever. "Ouch." he sighs. "May I ask why exactly you've observed me?"

Before I can answer, as though Armen were the one watching him, he answers in my place. "It's quite simple, actually." Armen says, staring down at Ryu. "I think you and the rest of 'Class 80-B' are plants." he says simply.

"How so?" Ryu asks, sticking his hands in the pockets of his jumpsuit. "I'm a student at Hope's Peak Academy, same as you." he says. "I was kidnapped. Same. As. You." Ryu says, punctuating each word. "I haven't done anything to be suspected of-"

"Did Monokuma not compare you to the serial killer girl?" Armen interrupts him. "I'd say that's plenty to be suspicious of."

Ryu frowns and stares Armen down. "And as I told Greyface, don't presume to know what the bear is talking about." he says, slightly raising his voice.

Armen smirks. "Ooo. Did I touch a nerve?" he taunts.

"A-Ah, perdon, I am sorry for interrupting but I heard Ryu yelling - he does not usually do that, so…"

We all turn to see our friendly neighborhood fireman approaching us. Valentin moves to stand beside Ryu, looking between the three of us. His expression is kind enough but his body language says he's ready to defend himself and Ryu if need be.

"Everything is fine, Valentin." I say, doing my best to give the Ultimate Firefighter a reassuring smile. "Ryu and I were just leaving, yes?" I say, looking pointedly at the plain looking boy. I don't mean it as an insult - he is the Ultimate Spy, after all. Looking plain is what he does for a living. More power to him.

The Ultimate Spy…

Hm…

"Val, do you know where Takeshi is?"


Ryu, Takeshi, and I stare up at the ceiling of the 2nd Wing.

"You want me to go up there." Ryu repeats.

"That's right." Takeshi nods. "You're a little bit smaller than Luan Delvina and you're the Ultimate Spy. Wouldn't it be better for someone like you to investigate up there?"

Ryu shrugs. "I guess. Let's do it in the morning then, when everyone else goes to sleep." he says. "It'll be easier to tell if it does lead to the girls if they're up and awake making noise."

I nod. "Tonight, then."

Takeshi smiles. "Tonight! Gosh, isn't this exciting?"


Sora

F-Pod

Day 4, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

I yawn and turn over in my bed when Monokuma's morning announcement finishes playing.

I turn back over in my bed.

"Come ooooooon, Sora!" Kasumi coos and physically turns me back over (how does she still have enough strength for that?). "Aren't you excited? Tomorrow you get to talk again!"

I resist the urge to sigh and sit up, quickly signing some choice words at my roommate.

I was excited until I turned around to see you staring at me. Were you watching me sleep?

"...No?"

This is exactly why I didn't want her to know where my dorm was.


Luan

2nd Wing

Day 4, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is regained

I hold the ladder steady as Takeshi removes the vent. He cranes his neck as he tries to look inside and beams. Takeshi securely leans back down against the ladder and calls down, "It's just like I thought, Luan Delvina! Someone small can fit in here no problem!"

Ryu stretches out his limbs and glances at me. "Steady?" he asks, glancing between me and the ladder.

"Steady." I nod.

Ryu nods and starts climbing.

He meets Takeshi at the top and the tall Tailor lets Ryu use him as another stepping stool, carefully standing up and heaving the Ultimate Spy into the vent. "So! What's it look like up there, Ryu?" Takeshi asks.

Ryu is silent for a moment before we hear movement and he sticks his head out of the vent. "There are two paths that head towards the general direction of F-Pod. I'll take one path today and the other tomorrow. Which one should I take today?"


Sora

Rec Room

Day 4, 11 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

Seeing as how breakfast was even worse than yesterday, Kasumi and I made our way to the Rec Room after Yukiko was finished eating. She fell into a little food coma after so she's peacefully sleeping on one of the bean bags across from Kasumi and I.

The two of us were sitting in a peaceful silence - peaceful until I noticed the sad look on Kasumi's face. She has her PDA in her hands and she's staring at it like it just told her it killed her puppy.

I nudge her lightly.

What's wrong? I sign at her when she looks up at me.

Kasumi shrugs and looks back down at her PDA. She's silent for a couple of minutes before, "I had a dream about my aunt and uncle last night." Kasumi says, her eyes turning glossy.

Her aunt and uncle? Then why is she staring at her PDA like that?

I lean over to see exactly what she's looking at. On her PDA she has the file of one of our peers pulled up, their picture displayed beside their information.

Oh.

...

...Oh.

You think…? my hands slow down, my mind still trying to catch up to what I think Kasumi is trying to say.


Luan

M-Pod

Day 4, 10 hours until access to A-Wing is regained

Takeshi and I turn our attention towards the ceiling when we hear odd clanking sounds. A second later, Ryu sticks his head out of the vent.

"Ryu." I smile in relief. He's not dead.

That means Takeshi's loophole theory was right.

Takeshi looks just as relieved as I feel. He starts climbing the ladder to help Ryu get out. "Did you find anything?" Takeshi asks. "A-Wing? F-Pod? A way out?"

Ryu shakes his head. "No. The entire path was silent - no sign of the girls or a way out. There were also several branches leading to other vents, I'm guessing." he sighs. "I'll have to check out the other path tomorrow."

Tomorrow.


Sora

Rec Room

Day 4, 10 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

I...see…

We can talk about it more tomorrow if you want. Then I can actually try and help you with my words. I sign.

Kasumi gives me a weak smile. "Yeah. Yeah, you're right." she nods, wiping unshed tears from her eyes. "Thank you…" she trails off, a smirk replacing her smile. "...baby raccoon."

This damn gremlin-

"Suga - ah, that's right, sorry. Sora? Kasumi?"

Kasumi and I turn our heads towards the entrance of the Rec Room.

Shun smiles, waving at us with less energy than usual. She's one of the ones who haven't been eating either. "Come on, Candace has a game for us all to play. It was going to be Yume's own version of telephone but seeing as how we're all barely able to think and two of us are barely able to speak…" Shun yawns.

Kasumi and I nod in understanding and stand up. I'm not too far gone because of the lack of food just yet - I'll be fine for a few more days.

I scoop Yukiko up in my arms and Kasumi and I follow Shun out of the Rec Room.

Tomorrow.


Luan

M-Pod

Day 5, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is regained

Not even a second after Monokuma's announcement finishes, Takeshi is letting himself into my cell, Ryu standing behind him.

"Let's go."


Sora

Medical Ward

Day 5, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

Juriya smiles, pleased, and drops her hands from my neck. "Just as I thought." she says. "You may speak but please try not to give any speeches just yet."

Alright, alright, alright! Let's see…

Kasumi and Yukiko look at me expectantly, excited looks on both of their faces.

How do I speak again?

Right.

Okay.

"I-" I try but immediately regret it, my throat still hurts like a bitch.

Kasumi and Yukiko lean closer to me, their eyes widening.

"W...Water."


Luan

2nd Wing

Day 5, 12 hours until access to A-Wing is regained

Takeshi and I wait silently, guarding the ladder leading to the vent.

"Hey, Lu-"

CRACK!

My body goes rigid and I whip around. The only things I see are Takeshi dropping to the floor and something shiny flying towards my face.

CRACK!


Sora

Rec Room

Day 5, 11 hours until access to A-Wing is lost

Kasumi bounces on her feet as we walk towards the Rec Room, excited for our 'heart to heart', as she puts it.

I roll my eyes. "Calm down." I say.

Kasumi swoons dramatically. "There's the sass that I've missed oh so much-"

Huh?

Kasumi screams and quickly throws herself in front of Yukiko, shielding her from looking at it any longer.

Ding dong dong ding!

The monitor in the Rec Room turns itself on and Monokuma's cheerful face appears on screen.

"A body has been discovered! As you all should very well know, after a certain amount of time has passed, the class trial will begin! Please report to the Rec Room A.S.A.P! Gentlemen, please wait just a moment and the Rec Room's secret door will be unlocked!"

If the door is locked…

How did Minato Sakamoto,better known as Sting, the Ultimate Snake Charmer, end up lying in the middle of the Rec Room, his face pale and his body stiff?

Juriya comes sprinting into the room a second after Monokuma's announcement. "Sora! Kasumi!" she shouts. "What h-?" Juriya stops when she lays eyes on the body in front of us. "...I-I see." she says and clears her throat. "Then he's…?"

I grimace, looking back at Sting's body. "The announcement played after we found Sting." I confirm.

I don't have any more time to properly react to the body before me when a scream is heard from the new opening in the Rec Room wall.

Kasumi, Juriya, and I exchange a look.

Sting is dead. That much is clear. None of us - not even an Ultimate Surgeon - can do anything about that. That scream...one of the other boys might be in danger.

Kasumi scoops Yukiko up in her arms, whispering at her to keep her eyes closed, and the three of us go running through the opening.

Sting…

How did he even get into the Rec Room? Was he locked in when M-Pod's twelve hours were up? That would mean that he'd have suffered the punishment of his sin, though. And Sting was judged to be guilty of the sin of Lust - that would mean he'd have been burned alive.

Obviously, he was not.

I wonder what happened…?


M-Pod

Valentin notices us first, his face grim before it switches to one of surprise. "A-Ah, señoritas!" he gasps.

Kasumi still looks shaken and panicked. "Val! We heard a scream! Is everyone alright?" she asks.

Valentin's expression turns grim again. He shakes his head solemnly. "No. I...I am afraid we've lost dos of our c-classmates. We might lose another two if-" Valentin stops and gasps again. "Señorita Inaba! Por favor, help them! I had to step a-away because I became dizzy but-"

I tune Valentin out, his words repeating in my head as I notice the rest of the boys crowded around...2nd Wing, it says above the open archway.

I repeat Valentin's words in my head one more time:

"No. I...I am afraid we've lost dos of our c-classmates. We might lose another two…"

Huh?

But...the body discovery announcement only played once.

...Did someone else die?

Moreover, who's about to die if Juriya doesn't help?

When I tune back in, it seems as though Juriya has entered surgeon mode and she's running towards the crowd of boys, pushing past them to get to the two that I assume are in danger of joining Sting and the deceased members of Class 78-A in the Dead Kid Club.

Kasumi makes the smart decision of staying behind with Val and Yukiko.

I brace myself for the worst pushing past the taller boys to see exactly what has everyone so rattled.

Maybe I should've stayed back with Kasumi. The scene before us looks like something most of us have probably seen outside.

Blood. A lot...it's a lot of blood.

There's three people on the ground, one of them clearly dead - evidenced by the fact that their neck is several shades darker than their skin and I'm pretty sure I see bits of their brain splattered around their head…

I think I'm going to be sick.

"Sugawara! Good, you're not dead." one of the last people I expected to say that to me says. "Inaba and I have this covered, we won't let them die." Armen says and his expression finally turns to one I'm familiar with being on his face. "I've only just gotten started in making Luan Delvina a useful tool."

Bastard.

But, bastard or not, Armen is applying first aid to the unconscious boy on the ground. Luan doesn't look nearly as bad as the dead body nearby but it looks like they do have one injury in common.

Juriya rolls her eyes as she cleans up the other unconscious boy. Similarly to Luan, he doesn't look like he's doing too terribly but he has that same injury in common with the other two as well. "Stop provoking her and focus on what I told you. Once I can see exactly what Takeshi's and Luan's injuries look like, I can make a better guess as to whether it's safe to move them to the infirmary." she says.

Armen doesn't look too pleased with being ordered around by Juriya but he continues cleaning Luan's injury, a stack of steadily growing bloody paper towels next to him. "Since when were you on a first name basis with them?" Armen sneers.

Juriya pauses for a second before she continues her movements, cleaning Takeshi's wound. "It's a long story that I'm sure you have no real interest in." she says.

I tune out their conversation and glance at the dead body again. Thank God we have a Forensic Expert here - I don't have to touch him.

Still...whoever killed him must've been desperate

It was a savage attack - I'm surprised they didn't kill Luan and Takeshi along with the victim. The blackened went through the trouble of knocking them out, why didn't they just take care of them too?

Kuro Kamiyama, better known simply as Ryu, the Ultimate Spy, who did this to you?

Monokuma suddenly descends from the ceiling - when I look up to see from where, that's when I notice the open air vent.

Monokuma spins as he greets us, "What a beaaaaaaaaaaary nice way to be reunited with you all!" he says cheerfully.

"Whatever, Monokuma, we know the spiel already." Hitoshi sighs. "Just give us the file."

Monokuma sighs and bows his head. "Wow, so mean, big bro. It's like dead bodies and injured friends put a damper on your mood or something."

Silence.

"Wooooooooow, tough crowd." Monokuma pouts. "Good luck getting these losers to laugh, Yume." he says to the comedian.

Yume sighs -

Wait.

Yume?

I turn around to see the rest of the girls mixed in with the boys now, disturbed and grim looks on all of their faces (bar our resident serial killer).

"Uh...what was this guy's name again?" Greyface asks.

Kaori slaps her upside her head. "It's Ryu, you heartless hellspawn." she snaps.

Harumi, ever the graceful demon, pushes towards the front of the group in her usual rude manner (the Ultimate Bitch is taller than me, she didn't have to be right up front to see what was going on). She blanches when she sees the state of Ryu's body. "EweweweweweewEWW!" she screeches. "Oh my God, that - that is so gross! He didn't even have the decency to die properly! U-Ugh disgusting! Take some notes from Vomit Hair, fucking hell. Someone cover this sorry sight up at least before I vomi-" Harumi slaps a hand over her mouth. "Urp! Oh God-" she groans and runs deeper into 2nd Wing.

Damn, who knew she had the brain cells to realize that the boys probably have bathrooms in this hall like we do?

I hear Kanna's voice mutter a few "Excuse me"s and "Sorry"s as she moves to the front of the group much nicer than Harumi did. "I'm, um, I'm sorry about her." Kanna apologizes. She glances at Ryu's body and grimaces. She shakes her head and puts on a forced smile. "I'll go make sure she doesn't disturb anyone else - I don't think I'd be of much use investigating anyways." she says and runs to catch up with Harumi.

"Damn." Monokuma says. "Y'all wild."

...What-?

"Um, chile, anyways, so-" Monokuma pulls a file out of thin air. "-it's the Monokuma File!" he says, handing it to me. "Upupupu! I'll be waiting at the class trial. Do your best to investigate, hm?" Monokuma says. "Aaaand, before I forget, there's a little gift waiting for each of you in your respective cells~!"

"W-Wait! What about the other file?" I call after him, the other girls murmuring their agreements. But, in the blink of an eye, Monokuma is gone.

The boys all turn their eyes on us, even Armen looks a bit caught off guard.

"Sugawara…" Hitoshi starts, his eyes wide. "What do you mean 'the other file'?" he asks.

I frown. "What do you mean 'what do you mean'? I thought you guys already knew?" I ask. By the clueless look on the boys' faces, they have no idea what I'm talking about. "Valentin said that you already lost two…?"

"M-My apologies, lo siento, allow me to rephrase…" Valentin says, approaching the front of the group. "U-Um, we know where Ryu is, Dios te bendiga, Señor - he is...gone...but Sting is missing," he explains. "We do not know where he is."

The boys look at me expectantly.

I don't know what to say.

Luckily for me, Juriya steps in. "Ahem," she clears her throat. "If I may, it's safe to move Luan and Takeshi to the infirmary. If you don't mind," she glances between Yosuke and Valentin. "the answer is on the way to the infirmary."


Rec Room

What the hell?

"What the hell?" Juriya repeats my thoughts out loud.

Sting's body…

It's gone.

Juriya turns towards the girls that didn't enter M-Pod with us, looking at them suspiciously. "Did you move his body?"

I quickly shake my head, defending them, "They wouldn't do that. Look at them, they're just as confused as we are." I say.

Candace snaps out of her confused daze, nodding in agreement. "Th-That's right." she says. "We passed by him on our way into M-Pod, he was...he looked dead." Candace says and starts eyeing Greyface. "Miss Thing over here even checked his pulse."

Greyface starts laughing, "BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That I did!" she confirms. "But...was I telling the truth when I said he was dead?" she asks, grinning.

Shun and Kaori make mocking faces behind Greyface's back while Mai starts looking just as sick as Harumi.

Well if none of us moved the body then obviously you weren't.

Sasaki crosses her arms. "I told you, I know what dead looks like and Sting looked dead."

Sting…

The body discovery announcement only played once. Clearly, that was for Ryu. We just happened to find Sting at the same time…

What the hell happened!?


A/N the question isn't 'will she change the outcome of the case', it's 'is she too lazy to change the outcome of the case'

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the answer is yes