Hey! It's finally time for the first Class Trial! Are you all as excited as I am? We get to find out who killed Bertrand and why, well, I already know who did it but where's the fun in me just giving you the answer? You have to read to find out whodunnit.
Oh, and for future reference.
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Chapter 1-6: Of Trust and of Dissonance- The Trial
The elevator finally stopped and the doors opened, revealing a trial room, though the stands were placed in a circular fashion, sixteen of them in fact, though one of them was already filled, a stand with Bertrand's picture but with a pink X on it.
"Welcome to the stage of the Class Trials! So, what do you think? Are you impressed, I bet you are!" Monokuma said as he sat on a throne that was beside the stands.
"What's with the picture?" Fujin asked.
"Oh, well I felt that the dead students deserve a chance to be a part of the Trial even if they aren't with us anymore. Aren't I so considerate for doing that?" Monokuma asked.
"More like demented." Daisuke muttered.
"Come on now, everyone get to the stand with your name on it! I want to get this Trial started as soon as possible!" Monokuma demanded as the students went to their assigned stand.
Daisuke was standing the furthest away from Monokuma's throne, with Koyumi on his right and Xeno on his left. "Let's get this Trial over with."
This Court is Now in Session!
Monkuma: Now, let's have a reminder of the rules. You have this Trial to present the evidence you have found to figure out who is the Blackened among you. If you choose correctly, I'll punish them, but if you choose incorrectly, I'll punish everyone besides the Blackened, while they go free.
Katsumi: Alright, first off we should establish what was used to kill Bertrand.
Jackson: Shouldn't it be obvious, the sword killed him, it was right there at the scene.
Kuroko: No, I believe we should discuss this.
Angelo: I must say, I am inclined to agree.
Soleil: But why would we need to discuss it?
KazukoI think we should follow this train of thought. It could give us insight on who might've done it.
Nonstop Debate Start!
Truth Bullets: Bloody Sword
Stab Wound Shape
Torahiko: Bertrand was killed by a stab wound to the head. This much we know.
Harumi: But shouldn't it be obvious what was used to make the stab wound?
Jackson: Yeah, exactly! It was obviously the sword at the crime scene that made the wound!
Truth Bullet shot: Stab Wound Shape
No, that's not right!
Break!
Daisuke: Actually, I don't think the sword could've made the wound.
Michael: What do you mean?
Daisuke: Earlier, I was talking to Kuroko and she discovered the shape didn't match the sword that was at the scene.
Kuroko: That's right, I have a great eye for detail, so I would be able to tell the difference.
Fujin: Whatever! She could just have told you that to draw suspicion away from herself!
Xeno: But wouldn't openly framing someone make you more suspicious?
Fujin: Maybe, but she has been acting weird since the motive was given out.
Daisuke: You could say that about all of us, our memories were threatened.
Torahiko: Before we get any more sidetracked, how about we figure out what really killed Bertrand?
Nonstop Debate Start!
Truth Bullets: Mysterious Burn Marks
Missing Weapon
Untounched Weapons
Koyumi: If it wasn't the sword, then what was used as the murder weapon?
Jackson: I still say it was the sword, there's nothing else there thay could've done it.
Angelo: If you would let go of your simpltion ideas, you would understand that the sword could never have done it.
Kokomo: Why do you say that?
Angelo: The weapon in question would have to have been heated up.
Truth Bullet shot: Mysterious Burn Marks
I agree!
Break!
Daisuke: I agree with Angelo. Do you remember what the Monokuma file said? There were burn marks around the wound.
Micheal: Though, couldn't the sword have been heated up to do that?
Angelo: Correct, despite the fact that if the sword were heated up to such a temperature, it would be rendered useless in its nature.
Harumi: Huh, then what could've been used that was that hot?
Xeno: Oh! I think I know!
Torahiko: Ah, yes. That thing we found, that could've been it.
Koyumi What are you taking about?
Xeno: You know what we're talking about, right Dai-kun? You were there.
Daisuke: Dai-kun? But...
What did Xeno find before the Trial?
Truth Bullet Selected: Iron Poker
This is it!
Break!
Daisuke: You're talking about the iron poker you found in the trash, right?
Xeno: Yep! That could be the murder weapon!
Katsumi: An iron poker?
Kafsi: It would be more useful at higher temperatures then a sword. But still, it's a stretch.
Kokomo: How are you sure it's the murder weapon? It was nowhere near where the murder took place.
Daisuke: Actually there is one piece of evidence that proves that iron poker is the murder weapon.
What evidence proves it's the murder weapon?
Truth Bullet Selected: Half-washed Blood
This is it!
Break!
Daisuke: Take a look at the side of the poker.
Kazuko: I-is that blood?
Kuroko: And it looks like someone tried to wash it off.
Micheal: That certainly seems to be the murder weapon.
Katsumi: Alright, now that we got the murder weapon established, we need to figure out where it came from.
Harumi: Well, the only Lab with sharp weapons right now is Angelo's Lab.
Angelo: Like such a barbaric weapon would be in a place worthy of one such as I.
Daisuke:Well, it is possible that someone took it from Kafsi's Lab.
Kafsi: If it was from my Lab, it had to have been made before I discovered it, as I have been solely working on my automaton.
Fujin: How are you so sure it even came from Kafsi's Lab anyways?
Daisuke: There's actually two pieces of evidence I believe proves this.
What proves the iron poker is from Kafsi's Lab?
Truth Bullets selected: Blood in the Water
Heated Water
This is it!
Break!
Daisuke: Well, take a look at the water in Kafsi's Lab.
Koyumi: Oh that's right, we saw the blood in there and it was still hot.
Daisuke: If the killer did get the poker from Kafsi's Lab, they would've known the basin of water there could be used to get rid of the evidence on the poker.
Torahiko: Obviously they didn't do it throughly enough.
Soleil: Well, they could've been panicking at the time.
Koyumi:But how was the iron poker heated up in the first place?
Micheal: Yeah, and from how it looked, it wasn't even cooled down all the way.
Nonstop Debate Start!
Truth Bullets: Kafsi's Testimony
Untouched Weapons
Kafsi: Well, my Lab isn't the only place something could be heated up in.
KoyumiIt couldn't be the kitchen, since four of us were in the cafeteria the whole time.
Xeno: Kafsi's Lab is the most obvious place to heat something up.
Jackson: What makes you say that?
Xeno: All the weapons in there could've been used to heat the iron poker with.
Truth Bullet Selected: Untouched Weapons
No, that's not right!
Break!
Daisuke: No, the hidden weapons couldn't have been used.
Xeno: Aw, why not?
Daisuke: Because they were never touched.
Micheal: Oh yeah, we saw that when we were investigating his Lab.
Kokomo: If it wasn't the weapons, then how could it have possibly been heated up?
How else could the weapon have been heated up?
Answer: The Forge
Daisuke: They used the forge in Kafsi's Lab to heat it up!
KafsiI suppose that is possible.
Katsumi: It's the only theory we got at this point. But why was the sword there and why was it covered in blood?
Jackson: I bet Bertrand had it and was trying to kill someone.
Harumi: No way! He would never do that!
Fujin: Jack-shit over there has a point, why are we ruling out that Bertrand could've tried to kill someone?
Jackson: Don't call me that.
Kuroko: No, that's not possible.
Fujin: And why not?
Kuroko: You know why, don't you Daisuke?
Daisuke: What? Oh, you mean...
Truth Bullet Selected: Surprise Attack
This is it!
Daisuke: You're talking about how it was a surprise attack?
Kuroko: That's right, he wouldn't have been surprised if he was prepared to attack as there would've been signs of a struggle as well.
Torahiko: That's well and good, but we don't know what it's purpose is.
Kokomo: Perhaps it was to draw our attention, so we would think it was the murder weapon.
Xeno: So, it was planted there?
Kokomo: I believe so.
Harumi: But we still don't know who's blood's on it.
Fujin: It's obviously Bertrand's. How else could it have gotten bloody?
Daisuke: No, I don't think that's right.
Who's blood is on the sword?
Answer: The Killer's
Daisuke: The blood that's on the sword, it's not Bertrand's, it's the killer's blood.
Harumi: The killer's?!
Daisuke: Yeah, they use their own blood to make sure we would think the sword did it.
TorahikoThat's quite desperate, injuring yourself to make the scene more authentic.
Katsumi: I believe it time to discuss who the killer is now.
Fujin: The obvious choice is Harumi.
Harumi: What?!
Fujin: You were with him the whole time, how could it not be you?
HarumiI would never kill him!
Nonstop Debate Start!
Truth Bullets: Kazuko's Testimony
Harumi's Testimony
Monokuma File #1
Fujin: It's obvious for everyone to see, Harumi's the killer!
Harumi: No! I'm not, I would never!
Xeno: Well, you were the only one who was around Bertrand at the time.
Koyumi: She doesn't seem like she would kill him.
Jackson: Oh come on, she was with him the entire time!
Truth Bullet Selected: Harumi's Testimony
No, that's not right!
Break!
Daisuke: I'm sorry, but Harumi's not the killer.
Angelo: And what information makes you say that?
Daisuke: Harumi told me, Bertrand went by himself to the storage room. She couldn't have done it.
Fujin: She could've lied and followed him after she heated the poker!
Daisuke: You're wrong again. Harumi's afraid of fire.
Harumi: Ugh... I can't stand being around an open flame.
Soleil: So, Harumi can't be the killer.
Jackson:Well, how about Kuroko? She was acting weird when the motive was announced.
Kazuko: How many times do I have to tell you, Kuroko's not the killer!
Katsumi: You must admit, she is the most suspicious out of all of us.
Torahiko: It's not like she had any proof she couldn't have done it.
Daisuke: Actually...
Truth Bullet Selected: Kazuko's Testimony
Daisuke: Kazuko was with Kuroko the entire time, right?
Kazuko: That's right!
Fujin: Maybe that would be more believable if we knew what set her off.
Kuroko: I will not give out that information.
Fujin: Then how are we supposed to know you didn't do it?
Soleil: I believe Kuroko didn't do it.
Jackson: It's so obvious she did.
Kokomo: It appears we're split when it comes to this.
Monokuma: Did I hear that right?! Oh! I have been waiting all Trial to do this!
Daisuke: What do you want now?
Monokuma: Time to present my state of the art, morphinomical trial grounds!
Daisuke: If this is the only way to prove Kuroko didn't do it, then so be it.
Scrum Debate Start!
Kuroko is the killer: Fujin, Jackson, Katsumi, Torahiko, Xeno, Kafsi, Michael, Angelo
Kuroko is not the killer: Daisuke, Kazuko, Soleil, Koyumi, Kokomo, Kuroko, Harumi
Fujin: She's the only one who could've killed him!
Harumi!
Harumi: There are others here who could've killed him.
Torahiko: She was the only one who was acting suspicious before this Trial.
Kokomo!
Kokomo: There was a number of us acting suspicious before the murder.
Kafsi: She could've entered my Lab while I was away.
Soleil
Soleil: Any one of us could've went into your Lab.
Katsumi: If she would only tell us what set her off.
Kuroko!
Kuroko: What it was was private and I don't have to tell you unless I want to.
Michael: She was alone when she walked away from us.
Kazuko!
Kazuko: She wasn't alone! I was with her the whole time!
Jackson: If she's so secretive about it, she's the only one who would act on the motive!
My turn!
Daisuke: The motive affected all of us, and some of us have a higher priority to this one then others!
This is our answer!
Break!
Kazuko: Do you believe now that Kuroko didn't do it?
Fujin: Tch, fine. But now we don't have a suspect.
Torahiko: Actually, I think we do.
Koyumi: What do you mean?
Torahiko: Daisuke said something odd during our debate, makes me think he knows who did this.
Daisuke: I have an idea, yes.
Angelo: Would you feel inclined to tell us who you think it is?
Daisuke: ... I think the killer is Kafsi.
Kafsi: What?
Daisuke: It's the only conclusion that makes sense-
Kafsi: I must stop you right there. I understand we're getting desperate, but I'm not the killer.
Daisuke: I'm sorry, but I feel otherwise.
Cross Swords Start!
Truth Bullets: Kafsi's Testimony
Missing Weapon
Kafsi: It's impossible for me to be the killer, I put my focus into honing my craft the entire time we've been stuck here. I would never act on the motive.
Continue!
Daisuke: If that's true, why were you the first to run off after the motive was given?
Kafsi: I was shaken up of course, just like everyone else. Besides, I was in my Lab the entire time, I have a solid alibi.
Truth Bullet Selected: Kafsi's Testimony
I've got you now!
Break!
Daisuke: Do you really have a solid alibi?
Kafsi: What do you mean?
Daisuke: You say you've been in your Lab, the entire time, but can anyone else back you up on that?
Xeno: Now that he mentions it, I don't think anyone was with Kafsi the entire time.
Angelo: I must agree.
Daisuke: And that bandage on your arm, I bet if we looked under it, we would find a slice mark matching the sword.
Katsumi: Well, do you have anything to counter this?
Kafsi: Yes, I would counter it! I didn't do it! I have no reason to kill!
Kazuko: I don't think he'll listen to reason anymore.
Daisuke: Then I'll just break him out of it.
Panic Time Action Start!
Kafsi: I didn't kill him!
Why don't you believe me?
I have no reason to act!
I'm not a killer!
I didn't do it!
Why would I ever be inclined to murder anyone?!
FOR YOUR GRAND FATHER
Break!
Kafsi: ...
Jackson: Nothing to say to that?
Kazuko: So, he really did it.
Katsumi: Only one thing to do before we vote.
Daisuke: The closing argument.
Oh god was this almost late. Sorry I didn't complete the entire Trial, I had the whole thing saved before it decided to bug out and delete everything, and I was running close to my deadline. This format for the Class Trial is what I saw on a few other Danganronpa SYOCs so I tried it. I feel like it needs improvement so any suggestions would be very helpful. Next chapter, I promise to deliver the closing argument, execution, and aftermath to wrap up Chapter 1. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and make sure to review! Chaos out!