KimotoDragoon - That's right, he was going to commit suicide to save the others from a motive that's really restrictive. Hagakure didn't have a choice, because he'd end up dead if no one did anything. As for who is going to die? It's in here.

AkorinKokoro - You'll see in the next chapter, the trial. I agree, luck and skills are prerequisites for becoming a good gambler.

Author's note: Changed Sayaka to Maizono and Aoi to Asahina in the dialouges. Made the switcheroos from the previous chapters.


Death is inevitable.

No one can avoid death.

Prayers may be, trust goes high.

It'll come to you.

Want to die faster?

Go make a ruckus!

Or rather, kill yourself.


DAY 3: START


Hope's Peak Academy : First Floor

- Celes' Room

- Wednesday

- 7:40 a.m.


Good morning, you bastards! It's 7 in the morning! Time to wake up!

Let's all strive to do our best today!


...

Ugh, that nightmare was terrible. That's what you call torture in an increasing level, guess the next one's going to be worse, wonder why I can't have it rid of my brain. What a pity. The smell of roses in my room? You've got to be kidding me, do they even wither? Her dress is too gothic, or maybe it's intended to be that way.

Time to go to the bathroom, and have a good face wash with... what's this? A beauty soap? There's two of a kind. She's using all of these products every day? I guess this explains the dress-wearing, the face-washing and the make-up. If it was Junko, then it would take 1.5 times longer.

Since I fixed her doorknob, I want my room back. She better not tamper with my things. I left my room bringing along her key and my toolbox since I brought it along yesterday evening. I was at my door and rang the doorbell twice to ensure she gets the door, I did not get an answer after 10 seconds or so. So I rang the doorbell again three times. Still nothing.

I was worried on why she wasn't responding, could it be that.. someone.. wait that's not right. We switched rooms, she should have been fine, my doorknob wasn't broken or anything of the sort.

24 more hours before the motive ends.

I need to end it here, I can't allow someone to go ahead of me. So I got my screwdriver and aimed it directly to myself, I was so scared to die, we all have a fear of death no matter how much we deny it. But if it's for my friends then so be it.

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I... I...

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I can't do it. I don't get it. No matter how much I try, I can't kill myself.

Then I was spotted by Leon and Kirigiri who just woke up from their sleep, Leon was in disbelief about what he saw. Leon rushed at me and I dropped my screwdriver. It was of no use, my suicide attempt was in deep failure.

Was it my time to die? Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't. I don't know anymore.

"Shiki, the fuck are you doing!?", Leon shouted at me.

"I can explain.. but not now.", I said to him.

"What kind of answer is that!? C'mon you're going to spill it not just at me but the rest of us.", he forcefully dragged me there by the strong grasp of his hand to my arm. Kirigiri was just walking with us without a word, just keeping her sights locked on me. Was it because of yesterday, where I brought a knife and went after Junko and was it by yesterday's meeting, it was just her, me and Hagakure at the cafeteria. She's still at it. Sigh..


Hope's Peak Academy : First Floor

- Cafeteria

- Wednesday

- 8:04 a.m.


My arm is starting to swell because of him grabbing it, I told him to let me go but he wouldn't listen. Am I considered the most suspicious person right now, since I was caught three times already? Three times. I need to be sneakier next time, no it's too late, they'll suspect of being a murderer, forever.

It look like everybody but Hagakure, Celes, Maizono and Fujisaki are on the cafeteria. I guess we can sit down and wait, but if none of us are going back for them, then there's a chance that they were murdered. Leon on the other hand pulled me towards my seat and commanded me to sit down. I was going to sit down like the rest of us anyways.

"Alright guys! Listen up!", Leon slamming down on the table with his two hands.

"Shiki's got some explaining to do right now.", Leon demanded attention from everyone.

"What's there to explain about Shiki?", Oowada asks.

Leon looks at me as if he's trying to make me confess for what I was plotting yesterday. This is what you get for planning on killing someone, or yourself. Damn it.

As I was about to speak, I had another sudden premonition, this was one was pretty specific and I was awake this time. What my vision says is that someone is lying down on the floor face-down. There's... a bed... a bed... and the room.. is a mess.. then my vision flashed back to the psychopathic laughter of Monokuma saying this,

"My purpose in your school life is to give you despair. That's all."

And then there were people talking as if they are in an argument, they're all over the place.

What about the premonition of someone sitting on the bathroom? Are my predictions accurate? If so? How much?

I went back into reality but I didn't get much of a major headache, but I still experienced it. Perhaps I needed my pain pills.

What I saw was no joke, it was transient but realistic. A bed... no way. This person definitely died at the bedroom and with the people absent right now? Possible suspects. I was sweating and was internally shaking, I needed to go and make sure they're ok or rather alive.

"Leon, let me go. Now.", I told him. Leon disobeyed and continued to hold me.

"Why would I do that?", Leon told me.

"Someone's dead. I foreseen the future! We have to go back!", I totally reached my limit.

"Oh yeah, m-maybe it's one of his plans to fool us again and kill!", Fukawa stuttered from afar.

"The hell I'd kill right now!? You're going to be like oh! Stay away from him and crap! To prove my innocence! Here!", I exclaimed in anger.

I pulled my pockets in my slacks outwards and removed my vest and wore it back again. This was proof that I had no hold of the weapon.

"There! Happy now!?"

Everyone was quiet except for me who was panting for a short few seconds. Some of them were scared about my present demeanor. I saw Aoi, Junko and Naegi with their cowered looks. Then I turned to Leon, who was taking a step back from my supposed uncontrollable violence. Sakura walked towards me and patted my shoulder.

"Tolerate yourself Shiki, we already have knowledge of your preparations of murder . You're actions are out of the question, you are not yourself." She told me. I gritted my teeth.

It took me a while to regain my composure, she was right. I wasn't myself, I was... driven to despair.. a kind of despair wherein your plan fails and people get the wrong idea of your true intentions.

It doesn't matter who it was, I was going to be a killer, a bad sign to society, a bad person to them, a bad image of who I wanted to be. I understand from their perspective that they hate killers, unless their reasons are sane of course.

"Now, speak to what you're trying to tell us.", Sakura implored.

"Ok.. ahem.", stay calm, you can do this Shiki. Don't go crazy and psycho-enigmatic and crap.

"Someone is dead. One of us is dead. I don't know who it is though, so we should call the rest. That's it.", I answered.

Several gasps showered throughout the cafeteria along the lines of, "What?", "N-no way.." and "I'm scared."

"Call the others, now."

Most of them made their ways to the dormitory to call the rest of the students. I was left alone with Kirigiri, Togami and Fukawa.

I gave a small whisper to Kirigiri.

"You got the blueprints I sent by the door?"

"Where did you find this?", she asks.

"In the storage room while I was scavenging for decorative items for my room.", I answered.

"...", she gave no answer.

"Why me?"

"Well, I thought you can handle the entire situation much more effectively than me. It's just a feeling.", I said.

"I'm sure my performance review in team management was a mess, so I decided to just take a hiatus and think over things."

I looked at Togami and Fukawa for a few seconds and decided to walk away from the cafeteria.


Hope's Peak Academy : First Floor

- Hotel Despair Hallway

- Wednesday

- 8:28 a.m.


While I was walking towards the dorm rooms, I'm glad that Sakura got me back into my senses. Murder or death in general can really change your personality without knowing. So maybe my priorities should be to prevent any murders, by practicing my skills. I'm going to need a book or four but that can wait, right now I need to know who's dead.

I swear that my skills were fully enhanced before but...

I heard more arguments and callouts from a certain door. I was running a bit faster and it was crowded. When I tried to squeeze myself through the riot, I saw Maizono and Fujisaki who are also in a worried state. At least they're alright. Celes and Hagakure are now left in the death list, which of the two are dead?

Finally the door opened and to my utmost relief, Celes was on her usual outfit and behavior. I was really upset for she got me worried.

"Celes, you had me really worried. Why didn't you answer the door?", I told her.

"Oh, my apologies. I was in the bathroom taking a warm shower.", while making her steps out of her door with my key. She took a shower... in my bathroom. I would suspect that she'd react on how normal and flavorless the shampoo products I have inside. We exchanged our keys so everything should be fine.

Anyway, Celes is now here and that means..

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Hagakure.

...

...

Everyone looked at me and had thoughts of "He's right.", "I don't want to believe it but how can it.." and "Oh, fuck."

I went to Hagakure's door and stared at it, nothing else.

"We tried everything, knocking on his door, tapping on the doorbell like there's no tomorrow.", Oowada replied.

He is without a doubt dead, but I want to get a good look on him even though I'll be frightened anyways.

"Have a hard time getting it to open?", Monokuma popped out next to me like a shadow monster. He's standing there twirling with a bunch of keys.

"Obviously, what do you want?", Junko said.

"You can't open the door because he's not responding and he has his key anyway. So I'll break it up and unlock the door for you.", Monokuma suggested.

Monokuma gets one of the keys with the name Hagakure on it. After getting one, he jumps and plugs the key fit in one shot. He turns the key around and unlocks it.

Now here's the problem, some of us are afraid to enter. Others are pushing the rest to go inside, me included. So I was the first to get the view, and then there he was. Exactly like from my premonition, he was lying down on the floor, there's the bed and the room is dirty and... shit. Blood.

SHSL Shaman, Yasuhiro Hagakure is definitely dead.

I took steps back and called the others. Nervous and scared it was sequentially resulted with screams and cries. Some of them run away to their rooms, but they were stopped by Monokuma.

"What a surprise! Our first victim!", Monokuma jumped for joy. He's really got the obsession for death.

"A shame though, that's what he gets for cheating! One of you managed to fulfill your death threat. Excellent.", he said.

"Time to make the announcement, the details will be given after this.", walking his way out of Hagakure's room.

"H-he's dead... Ggh...", Hifumi in shock.

So we heard the speakers function, the PA system is in effect again.


"A body has been discovered!"

"Following a brief period of investigation, we will commence our school trial!"

"Everyone, proceed to the gym immediately for important matters to discuss."


Important matters to discuss huh? Rest in peace Hagakure, you will be missed. Maybe.

"Alright, let's go..", we all went immediately to the gym.

What are we supposed to do after one of us dies...


Hope's Peak Academy : First Floor

- Gymnasium

- Wednesday

- 8:56 a.m.


All of us gathered at the gym, no one was left behind except for dead man. Monokuma told us to go here for a reason, something not good obviously since it's Monokuma.

"Very good! One of you finally killed Hagakure.", he said.

"One of us? Really? Maybe you planned it!", Asahina says.

"Oh no! I wouldn't do such a thing! One of you bastards did this.", steams puffing from his cheeks.

"You're lying aren't you?", Leon snapped.

"Let me remind you all that as long you obey within the school rules, I will not lay a hand on your skins."

"Better yet, remember what I said that whenever someone kills, the Night Time enforcement plug-in is removed. So have a look at your ElectroID." A continuous beep triggered within what he said. I scrolled within the rules section and he did keep his word, the rule was removed.

"I have a question for you Monokuma.", Togami questioned him.

"Will that killer graduate now? He met the prerequisites hasn't he?"

"Upupupu..."

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"Upupupupupupu..."

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"Ahahahahaha!"

"You think is that easy! How do I say this... the murder is just the opening act. We're getting to what the audience loves."

"What are you talking about?", Maizono asks.

"Now that that's out of the way, I'll explain how this game works. Now shut up and listen.", he commanded.

"Please refer yourself to Rule No.5 of the student handbook. It says that the culprit must be identified in times like this.",

"The graduate is ironically not graduating. Yet."

"We will have an investigation, meaning you will have to take a good look on every inch of the crime scene. Lucky you will be if you find anything useful or suspicious."

"After a certain amount of hours, we will have a class trial. Now what is a class trial?", he asks one of us.

None of us answered.

"Very well, no answers.. Ahem, a class trial is the battle between the graduate who is our fellow killer or culprit and the rest of you who are the innocents."

"Finger the true culprit and they will be punished. I'm sure you already know what I meant by punish."

"They will be executed, killed, mauled, crucified.", I said. Wait, why did I specify the term punish? That's awkward.

"What an artistic answer Shiki, I like that.", stop making me look like a killer Monokuma, I did nothing of the sort.

"However, if you vote the wrong culprit, they will only graduate and the rest of you will be shot in place."

"Any questions? None? Good. Now get going. Good luck to every-", he was interrupted by Junko.

"Hold on just a sec you stupid bear!", she pressed.

"Oh?"

"What do you mean... school trial!? That's just insane! Messed up!", she says.

"And your reasons for this are...", he pried.

"Isn't it obvious, I want no part of this! Count me out."

"I was hoping you'd say that, I will have to penalize you for that. Maybe put you into a jail cell for a week or two."

"Whatever the case, it's your body, do as you please. Don't like to cooperate. Not my problem, penalties will be charged against you based on the regulations of the school."

"Now then, time to put you into place!", he charges at Monobear with his claws on the ready.

"Junko, that's enough!", I yelled at her.

"Huh?", Junko turned at me. Monokuma stopped for a while.

"Don't mess with him, your just playing into his hands."

"Hey, I'm fighting for my freedom here! I'll do whatever it takes!"

"You're going to violate rule no.5. Have a good look at the rules.", I said.

"Screw the rules! I'm getting out of this hellhole either way!", Junko started to charge towards Monokuma.

*slap*

They were shocked to see the emotional scene I've caused. Yep, I slapped her in the face.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Get over yourself Junko! I won't let another life bury down to the ground.", I shouted at her. She couldn't respond.

"..."

She left the gymnasium silently.

"What drama! Applause! Applause! Moving on..", Monokuma claps..

"Since most of you are simple amateurs, I will provide assistance to the main details of the victim, it's called the Monokuma File! Think of it as a main file for those typical investigation shows. Of course, this is the real deal."

"Your investigation begins..."

"Now.", how much time do we have left? He didn't specified the exact number of hours...

Monokuma jumped into the podium and leaves.

"So one of us here, committed the murder of Yasuhiro Hagakure, this will be a fun game for me.", Togami smiling abruptly.

"Will this investigation be difficult though... We should proceed with our searches.", Celes carried on the conversation

"Yes, let's get going. I mean we don't have a choice now do we?", I said.

"What about Junko? Is she gonna help?", Fujisaki asks.

"Forget her, she's not willing to help anyway. She said it herself.", Togami with the same grinning expression. He's right. Again. Convincing Junko to help isn't going to change anything. Shame.

"We have a time limit everyone, we shouldn't waste any time.", Ishimaru pointing his finger sky high.

"Let's just get this over with, come on!", Asahina in determination.

"Wait, why don't we split into 4 groups.", I suggested.

"A-again with your group-splitting suggestion..." Fukawa told me. Man, she always objects to everything I say.

"Several of us will be searching in different areas. You choose who. I don't care. It'll cover the entire area much more effectively and have more chances of getting evidences.", I'm pretty sure this will work out now.

"He's right, if we are to win in this school trial, we must sufficiently maximize our priorities and skills.", Kirigiri included.

"Let's go."

So we all splitted up and searched for clues. It's time to catch the culprit. It's an all or nothing party.

For this round, I was together with Kirigiri.


===INVESTIGATION START!===


- Hagakure's Room

SHIKI: "So we have the Monokuma File as our first evidence. I don't want to give my thanks to Monokuma since he started all of this. Sigh.."

SHIKI: "Hmm... It has the cause of death and time too.. this can help."

EVIDENCE: Monokuma File # 1 received!


Victim : Yasuhiro Hagakure

Location: Yasuhiro Hagakure's Room

Time of death: 9:48 pm.

Cause of death: Hagakure received a blow on the head with a heavy object.

Additional Details: He died instantaneously.


SHIKI: "The object was not fully specified... it's heavy so it could be anything."

SHIKI: "Kirigiri, where do we start from here?"

KIRIGIRI: "We start with the current state of the room. How filthy."

SHIKI: "Yeah... I mean, this is a mess.."

SHIKI: "How does the state of the room help if he is the kind of person who doesn't clean?"

KIRIGIRI: "I cannot tell if he's what you judge of him."

SHIKI: "Point taken. Either my opinionated discernment or the culprit decided to falsify the real crime scene."

SHIKI: "I guess we'll look into those details later in the trial."

SHIKI: (Seriously though... is this even necessary?)

EVIDENCE: State of the Room received!

The only place that was cluttered was near his body.

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: (I can't touch dead bodies... I'm frightened looking at limp bodies close-up.)

SHIKI: (Kirigiri seems to be so confident in this. No sign of fear at all..)

SHIKI: "Kirigiri, marble remnants..."

SHIKI: "Do you think the marble statues are most likely to be a murder weapon? They are heavy."

KIRIGIRI: "You know this how?"

SHIKI: "Yeah. I mean don't take it the wrong way. I had Ishimaru help me carry them. I only used it for decorative purposes only in my room."

KIRIGIRI: "I see."

SHIKI: (I widened my search on the crime scene and I found a bunch of shaman items covered in blood. Specifically it was both sprinkled and brushed.)

SHIKI: (I looked around the crime scene again and what I have observed is that the blood only spilled just the area near Hagakure. Somehow the rest of the crime scene has no traces of blood.)

SHIKI: (How unusual.)

SHIKI: (Looks like Kirigiri is done with the inspection of the body.)

SHIKI: "Any leads Kirigiri?"

KIRIGIRI: "Based from the Monokuma File, he was instantly killed with a blow to the head with a heavy object."

KIRIGIRI: "It would seem that there are no external injuries or scratches at the rest of his body."

KIRIGIRI: "Putting that in hand, your assumption is most likely to be true."

SHIKI: "Kirigiri, do you have any idea on why these bloodied items are the only ones spilled?"

SHIKI: "Observe the rest of the crime scene. It seems that there wasn't that much of a struggle."

SHIKI: "No glass residues of any sort around here, plus his crystal ball remains untouched."

SHIKI: "It is in the center of the room hence a fortune teller."

SHIKI: "..."

KIRIGIRI: "..."

SHIKI: "Do we need to bring this along?"

KIRIGIRI: "It's your choice. Looking at the evidence alone is sufficient since it will be saved on our ElectroID."

SHIKI: (Good. I don't want to touch it.)

KIRIGIRI: "I want to investigate your room next."

SHIKI: (My room? Why? Maybe the culprit broke my doorknob.)

SHIKI: (I shouldn't say no.)

SHIKI: "Do as you please."

EVIDENCE: Marble Statue Remnants received!

Several pieces of marble were found along the dead body. Suggests that this was the murder weapon.

EVIDENCE: Pile of Shaman Items received!

They were located near Hagakure's body and it was covered in blood.

EVIDENCE: State of the Body received!

Hagakure did not suffer any external injuries except for the head wound.

- Hallway

SHIKI: (Ok, now to my room.. What's there to inspect anyway if the murder took place in Hagakure's room?)

SHIKI: (What the?)

OOWADA: "You ain't going in your room."

SHIKI: "Why not?"

OOWADA: "You're suspicious with what we know about your plan of killing someone."

OOWADA: "You could fuckin mess with the investigation if you wanted to. Right?"

SHIKI: "You don't trust me do you?"

OOWADA: "Sorry dude, with what you've been plotting.."

SHIKI: (He doesn't trust me.)

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "Fine, I won't enter my room. I'll be at the storage room if you need me."

SHIKI: (But I should follow. I don't want to be suspected even further.)

SHIKI: "By the way, what are you doing?"

OOWADA: "Since I ain't good thinker at investigations and whatnot, keeping an eye on intruders is the least I can do."

SHIKI: (Bodyguards... buff bodies... oh well.)

SHIKI: "By the way, I'm calling Leon to guard Hagakure's room since you're closeby. I don't want any trickeries since we're fighting with the culprit here."

SHIKI: (I walked around to find Leon and he's alone.)

SHIKI: "Leon, can you do me a favour?"

LEON: "Oi. Shiki, what do you want?"

SHIKI: "Can you guard Hagakure's front door? If you're busy with something else."

LEON: "Nah, I got nothing to do so to hell with it."

LEON: "Where are you going?"

SHIKI: "I'll be at the storage room looking for something I need."

SHIKI: "I'll tell everyone about it in the trial. Thanks."

LEON: "Later. Find the culprit for us at least."

SHIKI: "If it was me, I'd admit it to end this. Promise."

SHIKI: "I feel bad for Hagakure though, I was kind of mean to him when I first met him."

LEON: "Dude, we were pissed by his nonsense."

SHIKI: "I wouldn't call it nonsense.. Partly."

SHIKI: "I gotta go."

EVIDENCE: Restriction to Shiki's Room received!

Oowada did not let Shiki into his room during the investigation, so he decided to follow.

- Storage Room

SHIKI: (I met with Celes upon walking to the storage room.)

SHIKI: "Celes, hello. How's your investigation going?"

CELES: "It has gone quite moderately. Although I won't reveal all my cards."

SHIKI: "Oh... which reminds me.. You didn't mess with my things huh?"

CELES: "I do believe the same question should reflect on you as well."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "I guess we didn't. That's a relief. I'm not hiding any secrets so I can guarantee that."

CELES: "Is that so?"

SHIKI: "Yeah, it is so."

SHIKI: "Now be a kind lady and help me search around the storage room. We confirmed that the marble statue was used as the main weapon."

SHIKI: "I need to find that one thing."

CELES: "And that would be..."

SHIKI: "The containers, there were four of them when I first made my scavenger hunt."

SHIKI: "If my memory serves me correct, there should be at least one."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "Why does these boxes have to be heavy?"

SHIKI: "Sigh..."

SHIKI: "Where did you get the roses by the way? And the rest of the gothic items you found?"

CELES: "Isn't it obvious? This room has convenient items in store and I went into a little shopping."

SHIKI: "Ok."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "And I was right, the culprit did use one of them as a weapon."

SHIKI: "Celes, can I ask you something?"

CELES: "Yes?"

SHIKI: "Remember the time when we decided to exchange rooms?"

CELES: "What about it?"

SHIKI: "When did you figure out that your lock was broken?"

CELES: "I discovered it damaged yesterday evening when I went to my room."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "Oh, by the way.. I fixed your doorknob so it should be ok now."

CELES: "Thank you again for your support."

SHIKI: (Ok. I have a feeling that she might have something to do with this victim-sided but pray me wrong.)

EVIDENCE: Marble Statue Containers received!

All marble statues were missing inside the storage room. 2 of them were with Shiki.

EVIDENCE: Broken Lock received!

Celes' lock was broken yesterday and it was fixed by Shiki.

SHIKI: "Looks like there's nothing to investigate in this room. It's already a mess though."

SHIKI: "I don't have time to clean this up."

SHIKI: "I should get back to Kirigiri."

SHIKI: "I'll see you later Celes."

CELES: "Good day."

- Hallway

KIRIGIRI: "Shiki, can I talk to you?"

SHIKI: "Likewise.. what is it?"

KIRIGIRI: "I found Hifumi's Doll in your box."

SHIKI: "Really? I had no memory of it being there."

SHIKI: "Can I have my box please? It's my property after all."

KIRIGIRI: "But it's an important asset for the trial. What are you planning?"

SHIKI: "I just want to see it. Ok? It's not like I'm gonna steal it or anything of the sort."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "I don't understand this.."

SHIKI: "How did it end up here? I had my key with me the entire time. I couldn't have done it."

SHIKI: "This doll..."

SHIKI: (I grabbed his doll and...)

SHIKI: "What the!?"

SHIKI: "Agh! It's loud!"

KIRIGIRI: "What is this!?"

OOWADA: "What the fuck is that noise!?"

SHIKI: (I let go of the doll and it fell to the ground, the alarm trigger was deactivated.)

SHIKI: "I don't know! I think it's from the doll. When I grab hold of the doll, it made a piercing noise."

SHIKI: "Kirigiri, can I check my box further?"

SHIKI: (Kirigiri gave me the box. And I placed it on the floor.)

SHIKI: (I took a good look at some of the other dolls in it. This was Maizono's. It looks half-burnt. It was covered in smoke puffs from the flamethrower incident by Monokuma.)

SHIKI: (I grabbed hold of it... but no alarm was made.)

SHIKI: "This is strange. No sound was triggered when I hold Maizono's doll but for Hifumi's..."

KIRIGIRI: "Hmmm..."

SHIKI: "Yeah, I know."

SHIKI: "This is one thing we must solve."

EVIDENCE: Hifumi's Doll received!

His doll was found in a box which belonged to Shiki. It was found in his room.

EVIDENCE: Doll Trigger received!

When someone else besides the owner takes hold of the doll, a loud alarm bursts out.

NAEGI: "Hi guys! How is your investigation doing?"

SHIKI: (It's just him and Maizono.)

SHIKI: "We found some pertinent items about the case."

SHIKI: "What about you?"

NAEGI: "It's ok."

MAIZONO: "Shiki, hello... Hold on a second, why is my doll with you?"

MAIZONO: "Give it back!"

KIRIGIRI: "This is crucial evidence, you can get it back later."

KIRIGIRI: "Speaking of which, can you get your doll in your room?"

MAIZONO: "But it's right here."

SHIKI: "Kirigiri, what are you talking about?"

KIRIGIRI: "Just do it, you'll understand once you get it."

MAIZONO: "..."

MAIZONO: "Ok then..."

SHIKI: (Maizono and Naegi got to her room and did what Kirigiri told them to do.)

SHIKI: "It appears we have the same mindset on this case."

SHIKI: "The culprit had very little time to prepare this."

SHIKI: (They come back with her doll. She is surprised for obvious reasons.)

SHIKI: "The doll looks...exact."

MAIZONO: "Kirigiri, you were right... but.. how.."

NAEGI: "That's strange, there was only one of a kind inside."

SHIKI: "I wouldn't be sure but... let's continue our searches."

SHIKI: "See you later."

SHIKI: "Oowada, please continue to guard my room. That'd be nice, thanks."

OOWADA: "Roger."

SHIKI: (That should make it safe.)

SHIKI: "By the way, tell everyone to bring their dolls along."

MAIZONO: "Why?"

SHIKI: "I have no clue honestly...but please tell them."

SHIKI: "..."

EVIDENCE: Doll Double received!

The doll that was found was exactly like the original minus the alarm sound.

- Celes' Room

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: "Togami.."

TOGAMI: "Oh, it's you."

SHIKI: "No, it's Maizono who cut her hair.."

SHIKI: (Gggmmph... That's was funny..)

TOGAMI: "Hmph."

SHIKI: "Alright, sorry."

SHIKI: (I don't hate you that much anyway. Use that anger into teasing, but now's not the time.)

SHIKI: "Anyway, how's your investigation?"

TOGAMI: "You exchanged rooms didn't you?"

SHIKI: "Uhmm... how did you find out?"

TOGAMI: "I have my sources. Point out your intentions for the room switch."

SHIKI: "Look, her doorknobs broken and she has a gut that someone will murder her. That's it."

TOGAMI: "..."

SHIKI: "It's your choice whether you trust me or not. The truth will come out eventually."

SHIKI: "I need to investigate this room."

TOGAMI: "There's no need for you to do that. I've conducted my search already."

SHIKI: "And..."

TOGAMI: "Her sewing kit is missing."

SHIKI: "Really? So her sewing kit must be located in one of the rooms."

TOGAMI: "Isn't it obvious."

SHIKI: "I'll ask the others... and search their rooms."

SHIKI: (At least no conflicts were made. I still think he'll be a jerk in the long run.)

EVIDENCE: Missing Sewing Kit received!

A missing sewing kit states that it was either lost or stolen.

- Gymnasium

SHIKI: "Where's Monokuma..."

SHIKI: "I need to know what happened from before, the fire incident."

SHIKI: "..."

SHIKI: (I walked around and around and still couldn't find him.)

SHIKI: "Monokuma! Where the hell are you!?"

SHIKI: "Ugh."

MONOKUMA: "You called?"

SHIKI: "I want to ask you a few questions about yesterday."

MONOKUMA: "As long as the questions are not, "Who is the killer?" or "How did he die?", I'll entertain them."

SHIKI: "Right, right sure.."

SHIKI: "First of all, explain to me the raging forest fire."

MONOKUMA: "We have no forest here Shiki, we are in a school."

SHIKI: "That was a metaphor."

MONOKUMA: "Aren't I hilarious, you thought I was literal. Anyway.. Hagakure was a fraud."

MONOKUMA: "I hate cheaters because as the headmaster, all things should be followed fair and square."

MONOKUMA: "Surely as smart students, you would understand."

MONOKUMA: "I was supposed to burn him down but... he did not break any rules."

MONOKUMA: "Then again, he slipped his way through the motive. Motive is considered a rule in my book."

SHIKI: "Uhmm..."

MONOKUMA: "Figure it out."

SHIKI: "Wow.."

SHIKI: "Another thing..."

MONOKUMA: "What now?"

SHIKI: "When an investigation starts, do all the rooms open?"

MONOKUMA: "Of course, you would need all the help you need."

MONOKUMA: "Imagine if you guys couldn't find any evidence."

MONOKUMA: "It's too early to end your life now is there?"

MONOKUMA: "Lives are to be crushed bit by bit."

SHIKI: "Metaphor?"

MONOKUMA: "Nope, that was literal."

MONOKUMA: "That's all the meeting time I have and it's investigation time is almost over."

MONOKUMA: "Hurry, hurry, despairy's ready."

SHIKI: "Sigh..."

SHIKI: "What else.. what else.."

SHIKI: "If Hagakure died at 9:48 p.m."

SHIKI: "Then he didn't break the night time rule, since it was enforced, I guess Monokuma did provide benefits.."

SHIKI: "It's time."

EVIDENCE: Monokuma's Rejection received!

Somehow Hagakure was not able to graduate even though he met the prerequisites.

EVIDENCE: Investigation Benefits received!

Monokuma opened all the doors in the first floor for investigative purposes only.

EVIDENCE: Night Time Rule received!

A suggestion that Celes made and was enforced by Monokuma, wherein everyone is forbidden to leave their rooms from 10pm to 7am.


"Alright, you bastards! Investigation time is over, so please head to the elevator on the first floor!", Monokuma's voice noised throughout the first floor. That means we have to go, I had nothing much to do so I proceeded to the elevator.

Everyone was here except for Junko who was still in her room. She really didn't bother going out, but I don't want her to die from Monokuma's hands so I went back out again and rang the doorbell.

"Junko! Come on! Let's go.", I shouted at the speakerphone just at the doorbell.

"Fine! I'm coming!", she replied back at the phone.

When she opened the door, she had a middle neutral-angry mood. I didn't say anything as my words could worsen her condition, well emotionally. We walked our way back to the elevator.

"Everyone here? Attendance check." He made a gesture, and the elevator doors slid open. He had to make sure that all 15 of us were inside the elevator to close the doors.

"This excitement is too much to bear! I can't hold it in!" The bear exclaimed, waving them goodbye with his paws as the elevator started to put in motion. "See you there bastards! I'll make it in quick!"

While it was quiet, they were full of suspicion, fear, threat and confusion. I too was nervous on what will be discussed in the class trial. They might suspect me as the most liable person to commit murder but failed. Truthfully though, suicide was planned out but I couldn't get myself to do it. Too late to return back.

Reaching a stop, the elevator doors slid open for me to discover the courtroom - a circular room furnished with 16 stands entitled with the student's names arranged in a ring. Monokuma was already there, relaxing on his royal throne chair. Just like I predicted before.

I remembered what Hagakure said, that I would go mad and kill myself. I underestimated his skills, I wish I'd apologize earlier but he's dead..

I took a deep breath and made my first step on the elevator along with the rest of us.

The first class trial was about to begin.


EVIDENCE LIST:

1. | Monokuma File No. 1 |


Victim : Yasuhiro Hagakure

Location: Yasuhiro Hagakure's Room

Time of death: 9:48 pm.

Cause of death: Hagakure received a blow on the head with a heavy object.

Additional Details: He died instantaneously.


2. | State of the Room | The only place that was cluttered was near his body.

3. | Marble Statue Remnants | Several pieces of marble were found along the dead body. Suggests that this was the murder weapon.

4. | Pile of Shaman Items | They were located near Hagakure's body and it was covered in blood.

5. | State of the Body | Hagakure did not suffer any external injuries except for the head wound.

6. | Restriction to Shiki's Room | Oowada did not let Shiki into his room during the investigation, so he decided to follow.

7. | Marble Statue Containers | All marble statues were missing inside the storage room. 2 of them were with Shiki.

8. | Broken Lock | Celes' lock was broken yesterday and it was fixed by Shiki.

9. | Hifumi's Doll | His doll was found in a box which belonged to Shiki. It was found in his room.

10. | Doll-Trigger | When someone else besides the owner takes hold of the doll, a loud alarm bursts out.

11. | Doll Double | The doll we found was exactly like the original minus the alarm sound.

12. | Missing Sewing Kit | A missing sewing kit states that it was stolen.

13. | Monokuma's Rejection | Somehow Hagakure was not able to graduate even though he met the prerequisites.

14. | Investigation Benefits | Monokuma opened all the doors in the first floor for investigative purposes only.

15. | Night Time Rule | A suggestion that Celes made and was enforced by Monokuma, wherein everyone is forbidden to leave their rooms from 10pm to 7am.


DAY 3: PAUSED

SURVIVORS: 15


This is really hard to type it in.. what more if it was the class trial. References for SDR2, class trial lengths etc. etc.

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