flashfire912 – Here it is all revealed. ^_^ I'm not that mainstream if you're referring to story elements in the canon series. I still need to apply very few scenes from the original for some reasons.
Maxi – There is a poll at the moment.
NOTE: In my profile, can you be sweet little angels and answer the poll for me please? That would be very lovely. Don't ask why, I just like putting up my very first poll. ^_^
– Character development comes first above everything else then I'll kill some people off.
SDProductions – Thank you for reading the entire story so far. I just personally think that Makoto's death turned everything to a new direction… and it did! Trials that are fully detailed are the best.
Limeade Space Dorito – Thanks! I read lots of character analysis on everyone just to keep things in order.
So yes, Shiki will be the one taking the ropes starting from here onto the class trials.
Enjoy!
Murders on three, victims between one to three.
Complexity is the key or stealth for the matter.
Disguises will never do, that's being caught by a witness.
Hide everything, seal everything, use what's only necessary.
Don't let the opportunity get wasted.
Your life is definitely on the line.
Hope's Peak Academy: First Floor
- Shiki's Room
- 7:44 a.m.
- Wednesday
DAY 10: START
Good morning, you bastards! It's 7 in the morning! Time to wake up!
Let's all strive to do our best today!
"Mmm… eh?" I was tugging tight unto my hotdog pillow with a blanket on. I wanted to sleep more because of my laziness to do the same routines. Having such a thought while being trapped in the school is something not to be considered… unless if you know what's going to happen anyways.
Speaking of which, Fujisaki indeed slept here. I saw his mattress on the other side of my bed along with his pillows, he could have just scooted next to the bed hence its size… but then the possibility of falling down planting my face flat to the ground would occur. Oops.
Anyways, I think I should go now and eat breakfast, then a 30 minute-break, a dumbbell exercise and lastly a refreshing bath.
I really need to fix my room, then place Fujisaki's mattress under my bed so there wouldn't be too much space.
I think I should check up on Maizono and Fujisaki first for a thought in my head says that they might have stayed in too long and Monokuma would be there getting some answers. As for Celes and Kirigiri, I'm sure they're perfectly capable of themselves, I mean they know what's up.
After exiting my room, I rang the doorbell at Maizono's room waiting for the door to open.
"Maizono, it's me Shiki. Good morning by the way! I hope you are doing well." I said on front of her door even though the rooms are soundproof, it's the thought that counts right? Would anyone care though?
"Shiki! Good morning to you too. Me and Fujisaki had brought in a chessboard while you were asleep so we wouldn't bore ourselves. Gladly, I didn't find anyone coming in… except for Oowada who needed people to talk to. He keeps murmuring about being avoided in getting a conversation going sooo… I think it's his voracious rage." She greeted me with one of her smiles, while brushing her hair. Her hair was very smooth and straight so she knows how to take care of her aesthetics.
"I should be joining you shortly; you go on ahead and eat breakfast. I'll catch up with you later." She says after closing the door softly.
With that, I checked up on Fujisaki's door and rang the doorbell. Because they were together, he's definitely fine.
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Hmm… maybe I should press the door button several times.
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"Fujisaki? Fujisaki?" This time I banged the door with my fists strongly. Now this got me worried a little, what's keeping him from opening the door? I was spotted by Junko who had a discomforted look, sighing.
"If you're looking for Fujisaki, she already left. The doorbell is the only thing the occupant can hear from you. Forget banging on the door or shouting for the matter. Don't worry about it." She said willing to accompany me to the cafeteria.
Or maybe he just left the room already… yeah, that's it. Ok, ok, let's just get something to eat.
"Shiki, you're worried aren't you? Take a chill pill." Junko grabs my arm and drags me for breakfast.
Hope's Peak Academy: First Floor
- Cafeteria
- 7:56 a.m.
- Wednesday
I happen to see Ishimaru in his chair drinking a cup of chocolate, alone I guess. This has to be one of the days where they don't wake up immediately by the morning announcement with the number of days here… with the exception of him who keeps his name and title to reminder in everything he does. I did remember catching him late several times, including that one time in the cafeteria for his proposed attendance.
Maybe I should talk to him about it if there was a chance, I know something's not right for someone like him.
"Good morning Ishimaru. I hope you are doing well today." I gave him the same greeting with a smile after sitting down on the table.
"Did you just got here?" I asked.
"I have not this time as you may have noticed… well… my unintended tardiness. I was either dragged by our friends or water difficulties. Have no worry about it!" Are you making up excuses to cover it up? If you are then you're doing a bad job at it, being bad. Oh well, at least you tried.
"Ok, sure. I'm pretty convinced." I made my sarcasm obvious for him to get a hint.
"So have you seen Fujisaki lately?" I asked.
"Hmm… I have not. I was here first, exactly at 7:30 a.m. seeing no one else in the premises. If she's not in the cafeteria, where else would she be so early in the morning?" He answered confidently.
"Do you want to search the entire area then? If we can you know, search everywhere then that means she's in her room." Junko wanted this to get over with here and there.
"What are you implying? She's totally fine right?" I said.
"I… don't want to think for the worst, but let's go with my idea." Are you telling me that… I feel that my heart dropped a lot because it was Fujisaki in danger.
"It has been decided, we should convey a search then, and should an entire student call be processed? It should cover areas quickly in numbers." the prefect said standing up.
"If we want answers then-" I paused the moment I saw… smoke from the stairs, the two followed forth and began to take steps back.
"What the fuck is that?" the fashionista cusses in fright.
"You tell me… I have no idea!" I said.
"S-stay back! Stay back!" Ishimaru shouted in anger holding his chair. The heck?
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*BOOM*
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I was interrupted by a loud explosive sound from above.
"What the hell!?" We were all in fright! I was in shock! What's happening right now!?
"A..are we being saved!? Has someone come to help us?" Ishimaru was with his hopes up, an explosion in a building? It's got to make a hole for us to get out of here, but who is responsible? Never mind that!
"Come on guys! Let's get something done! Ishimaru, you're with me! Junko, call the others and tell them what's going on." I led the situation and gave them commands. Me and Ishimaru did our best in tracking the sound by going to the top floor. Floor 3 is our limit.
I saw smoke just as we stepped onto the second floor. This smoke was so painful to the eyes and it made me cough so much. The both of us covered our noses and mouth using our clothes. I immediately removed my vest and wrapped it around my face. As for Ishimaru… he just raised his stiff uniform.
"Ishimaru! Remove your jacket!" I told him shoving him in the shoulder with my shoulder. Without hesitation, he removed his jacket and did the same afterwards.
"I can't see anything! Where is it coming from!?" I can see barely where we are Ishimaru!
"Let's try the third floor! I don't see any red or orange blaze here! Flame trails I think that's what they're called?" I tried getting out of the smoke dragging Ishimaru along to find an area not entrapped by smoke, the library.
"It's got to be on the third floor! Is there a fire extinguisher around here?" The both of us got the chance to breathe quickly thinking of ideas on getting rid of the smoke.
"Would a bucket of water be sufficient?" Ishimaru says very fast.
"No!" Then I paused for a moment.
"Actually, that's an idea we can use if there's no fire extinguisher!"
"Then what is your decision? You're assigned leader! I have to follow orders!" Oh! Give me a break moral compass! Speak a little slower!
"Uhh! Monokuma! Monokuma!" I decided to ask for help and I heard his voice.
"Well, this is something! The hell do you want at this time? Don't tell me this is one of your plans?" Monokuma was in his giggles.
"Where is the fire extinguisher? The nearest one! Anything!" I… pleaded.
"Ok… I'll help you just because I want more trials… it's gonna cost you!" I wasn't thinking and I just accepted his assistance.
"Just help!"
"Shiki! Don't yell at your headmaster! It's verbal violence! Anyhow, do you want me to use the sprinklers to let it off easy? Of course not! Now will be the test of hardwork and determination! Check this, in each floor there is a fire extinguisher that you can find hooked to the hallway walls, now go get them! Get rid of the fire and discover the corpse for me!" Monokuma said.
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What?
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"Someone did die!?" I shouted.
"Why do you think there was a fire in the first place? Just for pranks? Just because? No! One of you bastards caused this and I will have to clean this up after you finger the culprit! Can't you guys just murder without causing a mess?" Monokuma was trying to make me despair, and he was good at it.
"I know you're in despair right now because I can see the look of your face. Pale skin, fast heart rate and shaking! Upupupu! Do you want someone else to die because of this? Common sense! Get going before things get harder for you!" The speakers crackled back to off. I needed to get myself into control. Monokuma's intentional spill of the beans was a way to make us despair…
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I was shaking some sense into myself and let my mind have the "keep focusing" set up.
"Alright! Let's try and find an extinguisher!" The both of us split up, me taking the third floor and Ishimaru searching the hallways for what we need.
Hope's Peak Academy: First Floor
- Physics Room
- 8:38 a.m.
- Wednesday
"Shi- *cough* *cough* Where the hell is it?!" I was squirming under the smoke after running for quite a while. It means that I'm getting close to where the fire is. I started turning right to reach a dead end nearby the classrooms.
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I finally found one! I grabbed it immediately after breaking the emergency glass, carrying it with difficulty due to its massive weight.
"Ishimaru! I found one! The fire's at the Physics Room! Get your way there and help me out!" I shouted at the stairway before proceeding to the location of the fire.
"Fujisaki! Where are you!? I'm here!" I am already inside the Physics Room and I can see orange beaming lights in the storage room to which the location of fire is found. I saw a set of iron pipes blocking the door so I easily swept them off the handle and began rampaging through the storage room. I couldn't hear Fujisaki so I just went into removing the conflagration. Maybe one is insufficient but I just maximized the usage of the extinguisher until Ishimaru arrives to help. I was doing my best to aim without difficulty by making use of my bottom weight to keep it from falling down.
Ishimaru, I could use some help right now! Please!
"Shiki! It's working! Keep going!" He went straight for the fire and pulled the pin and swayed it to the base of the fire. We were almost done… but still no sign of Fujisaki. There were several pipes scattered nearby the storage room so we needed to be careful in our steps or else we might fall down and get smacked.
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The fire is done, the smoke hasn't dissipated yet but it will do for a while. Then we found something to our most disdain.
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We found a corpse, burned to a crisp, numb on the corner of the cabinet. I couldn't find out who it was until I found a pair of glasses.
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You guessed it. Byakuya Togami is no more.
I was panting sitting down at this mess, removing the sweat on my entire body using my vest. Ishimaru placed one of his fists at one of the charred tables breaking it due to its brittleness. It took me a moment to process this series of events. When the smoke finally dissipated, I finally found someone outside the Physics Lab.
Fujisaki was down on the floor, ashes embroidered on his skin and dress, of course he was unconscious. I stood up and ran, tripping on the floor due to fatigue, getting back to my steps for a while. I grabbed his head and let him lay on my thighs.
"N-no… don't do this to me! Please! Don't… die." I had to brush off the ash on his face and performed CPR, I had to do it! This can't be over!
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No heartbeat.
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Come on! Fujisaki! Get yourself together! I tried doing it a second time.
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Wait… a pulse! Sigh… He's okay for now. A pulse means that he's still alive.
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I can't even imagine how Fukawa will feel about this… what more if its Genocider Syo…
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If I discovered a corpse, that means I have to investigate the crime scene with or without Kirigiri and Celes. I asked Ishimaru if he can help me search for evidence while the corpse discovery announcement has not started.
"Come on Ishimaru, help me out with this." Ishimaru with his face trembling, he coughed.
"What about Fujisaki? Are we just going to leave her?"
"She's going to be ok, besides, you keep an eye on her." Ishimaru nods and sat next to the computer programmer. A sudden switch in commands was impromptu.
===INVESTIGATION START!===
- Physics Storage Room
SHIKI: (I immediately approached Togami's lifeless body to check for anything he has, inside pockets, his chest or… anywhere else.)
SHIKI: (Every bit has to count so… I hope Ishimaru doesn't spot me doing… what I think he might think.)
SHIKI: (Euuggh…)
SHIKI: (But before all that, I immediately found something next to him.)
SHIKI: (It was a bunsen burner… It was next to him and on the floor calls it to be critical evidence.)
SHIKI: (And… it's still on? Wow.)
EVIDENCE: Bunsen Burner received!
SHIKI: "Hey Ishimaru, I think this is the murder weapon… my 20 cents since we haven't received the Monokuma File yet."
SHIKI: (Ishimaru talks to me from a distance.)
ISHIMARU: "He already caught our attention though he has his restrictions. He can't stop us correct?"
ISHIMARU: "In fact, I need to talk to you personally after catching our culprit."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "I was going to talk to you too later about personal affairs."
SHIKI: "We'll take everything in discussion after this."
SHIKI: "Besides, I'm busy."
SHIKI: "Anyway, I think that the killer used the bunsen burner on Togami's clothes and skin but as always, there are several problems about it."
ISHIMARU: "Such as?"
SHIKI: "Togami would never be caught off-guard by something like this. Sneak attacks, brute force and of similar acts as well for example."
SHIKI: "This suggests a certain margin of possibilities which are the following…"
SHIKI: "The culprit had to make use of chloroform or beat him up unconscious…"
SHIKI: "I think a trap mechanism also works.."
SHIKI: "Kirigiri would know better… I mean she's the best one out here."
ISHIMARU: "That I would agree mostly… I fear that since this is our third case, they should know better what evidence to leave out for trickery purposes."
ISHIMARU: "I wonder who is responsible for this… I am saddened greatly."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "You're crying in the inside, I can see it in you."
ISHIMARU: "… You are? Of course… you are the SHSL Psychic."
ISHIMARU: "…"
ISHIMARU: "You are abusing your powers."
SHIKI: "Did I invade your personal mental space? Sorry about it."
ISHIMARU: "…Hmph."
SHIKI: "You still mad at me for this?"
ISHIMARU: "I just can't handle your behavior any longer."
SHIKI: "?"
SHIKI: "Seriously? I think our entire conversation after the trial will be all about this."
SHIKI: "I'll be investigating more and you will hear it from me in the trial."
SHIKI: "I'm not in a mood to talk to you now that you brought it up."
SHIKI: (We started to not talk to each other and parted ways. I still might have to keep an eye on him regardless.)
SHIKI: "Sit on the side! I still need to see Fujisaki."
SHIKI: (He did what I told him to.)
SHIKI: "Moving on…"
SHIKI: (Right after taking record of our first evidence, I began with what I told myself to do, search his entire burnt body.)
SHIKI: (…)
SHIKI: (This took about a few minutes, 4 to be precise.)
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "Is this…"
SHIKI: (I found a piece of crumpled paper almost burnt to a crisp. Unfortunately, it is undecipherable as if no word can be found, literally.)
SHIKI: "This has to mean something but I don't know what it is…"
EVIDENCE: Burnt Paper Remains received!
SHIKI: "…I'll put in my pocket."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "Oh god! Eee!"
SHIKI: (On Togami's abdomen was an oblong mark with very little bit of blood opening from the center. Ouch!)
SHIKI: "A kick in the stomach…"
EVIDENCE: Kick Mark received!
SHIKI: (That's probably the end of the corpse search; I've done it all from head to foot.)
SHIKI: "Now to have a good look around…"
SHIKI: (I looked around and all I see is nothing but ashes, blackened items and melted glass…)
SHIKI: (When I turned around, I saw the some of them running to Fujisaki and Ishimaru with some screaming.)
SHIKI: (We all heard the Corpse Discovery Announcement.)
MONOKUMA: "Ping pong pang pong!"
"A body has been discovered!"
"Following a brief period of investigation, we will commence our school trial!"
SHIKI: (I immediately converted that view to Kirigiri who saw me while I hear Junko's shouting to give him some space to breathe.)
KIRIGIRI: "…Tsk."
KIRIGIRI: "And another one passes away."
KIRIGIRI: "My suspicions on him are correct… the idiom, what you do unto others will do unto you applies to this case."
KIRIGIRI: "…"
SHIKI: "Haaa.."
KIRIGIRI: "You began your investigation early on I presume?"
SHIKI: "Yep. The announcement was triggered by Ishimaru and me simultaneously then you."
SHIKI: "I found some vital clues already but I feel like there's more."
KIRIGIRI: "Like these bottles of shards right on the back door? They were scattered the moment I saw it."
SHIKI: "My eyes were not sharp! I had to extinguish the fire because we heard an explosion."
SHIKI: (My ElectroID made a beeping sound, must be the Monokuma File.)
SHIKI: (I opened the notification to lead me to Togami's death details.)
EVIDENCE: Monokuma File # 3 received!
1. Monokuma File # 3:
Victim: Byakuya Togami
Location: Physics Storage Room
Time of death: 7:18 a.m.
Cause of death: Severe third-degree burns
Additional Details: None.
SHIKI: (He died almost an hour ago?)
SHIKI: (This got me thinking… it was tricky but I needed to solve it.)
KIRIGIRI: "There was a small shaking in my room… merely thought it was an earthquake so I had to check it out."
SHIKI: "An earthquake you say? We would have all died if that really happened. Ok, we shouldn't waste any time now."
SHIKI: (I immediately took record of the glass shards Kirigiri mentioned.)
SHIKI: "These sure are so many for just one bottle... Hmm…"
EVIDENCE: Bottle Shards received!
SHIKI: "Kirigiri, thanks for the heads-up! I'll go investigate outside the storage room for a while. Good luck out there if there is something I missed."
KIRIGIRI: "Will do. Do your best."
- Physics Room
SHIKI: "Why are you all still here?"
FUKAWA: "I-investigating of course you idiot! Stop asking rhetorical questions!"
SHIKI: "Why is Fujisaki still here?"
OOWADA: "S-she's gone…"
ISHIMARU: "Uhh… one moment."
SHIKI: "Why don't you check her heartbeat, Oowada. It might make you feel better."
JUNKO: "The announcement was made! Fujisaki is-"
SHIKI: "If you would please…"
JUNKO: "Argh…"
OOWADA: (nods and presses his fingers on his wrist, figuring out that his pulse is active.)
OOWADA: "…"
OOWADA: "She's… still alive!"
MAIZONO: "Oh thank God!" *sobs with tears of relief*
CELES: "A miracle…"
SHIKI: "I gave her CPR, jeez…"
SHIKI: "Take her to the infirmary to give her some rest. And asking for a testimony from her can wait until the trial."
SHIKI: "Oowada, can you take care of her while we investigate?"
OOWADA: "…Yeah, yeah whatever."
OOWADA: (He carries Fujisaki and brings her out of the Physics Room. Ishimaru and Junko follow.)
CELES: "Then who is the deceased person?"
SHIKI: "See for yourself in the storage room… and Fukawa?"
FUKAWA: "W-what?"
SHIKI: (I placed my hand on her shoulder, she swipes my hand away in disgust.)
FUKAWA: "The heck are you trying to do!? Don't touch me!"
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "I guess I'll just say it then… your white knight Togami is dead."
SHIKI: "Sorry for your loss."
FUKAWA: "…"
FUKAWA: "…Ha?"
FUKAWA: "…"
FUKAWA: "No…"
SHIKI: "Sigh…"
FUKAWA: "He left me… he can't love me again."
SHIKI: "Actually he didn't-"
FUKAWA: "Shut up!"
SHIKI: "A- umm…"
FUKAWA: "It's hopeless… this was all going to happen to me. Everything is karma."
FUKAWA: "All my special ones… gone."
FUKAWA: "…"
FUKAWA: (She runs away… just like that.)
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "Maizono and Celes, search for clues."
MAIZONO: "Ok."
SHIKI: (The three of us began searching the physics lab. The only visible evidence was those pieces of iron pipes on the front door.)
SHIKI: (Celes walks towards the pipes and stares at them for quite a while thinking.)
CELES: "A barricade to the door indeed."
CELES: "These are easy to carry…"
MAIZONO: "I guess there's not much to say about it but that huh?"
SHIKI: "Pretty much…"
CELES: "Not necessarily…"
SHIKI: "…Hm?"
CELES: "These don't seem to have that many scratches or bumps… Simply very few."
SHIKI: "You're expecting many because the victim should have tried pushing the door?"
MAIZONO: "…I guess you have a point."
MAIZONO: "But wouldn't Togami be thinking of a smarter alternative?"
SHIKI: "Yep, our victim is a smart-ass. He should have known a better way."
EVIDENCE: Metal Pipes received!
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: (Are… these… pellets that I found back when I discovered the physics storage room?)
SHIKI: (There are so many of them! Are they used up?)
SHIKI: (I took in one of the gas pellets and checked for a pin to pull… seems that the pin has been pulled out already by the culprit.)
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: (When you want to use a gas pellet, you have to pull the pin and throw it right?)
SHIKI: (Why would the culprit need to use so much?)
SHIKI: (Either they were too careful just to make sure or they just felt like it.)
EVIDENCE: Gas Pellets received!
MAIZONO: "Check this out guys!"
SHIKI: (We all looked into Maizono to which she holds a container.)
MAIZONO: "I found a container and some of these bottles are missing."
KIRIGIRI: "May I have a look?"
SHIKI: (She exits the storage assuming she's done there.)
SHIKI: (Maizono gives it to Kirigiri and checks the label.)
KIRIGIRI: "…This is kerosene."
SHIKI: (She looks into the evidence list and compares the shards to it.)
KIRIGIRI: "…"
KIRIGIRI: "This is definitely a match."
KIRIGIRI: "Anything else useful here?"
ALL: "…"
SHIKI: "Alright then, if there are no answers, we should go to the victim's room."
CELES: "Agreed."
SHIKI: (So we all exited the Physics Room deciding that there was no more clues to find in that area.)
EVIDENCE: Kerosene Bottles received!
- Hallways
MAIZONO: "I'm glad Fujisaki's okay. Maybe we can ask him questions during the class trial after getting recovery."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "Did you say him?"
MAIZONO: "Y-yeah… Fujisaki told me…"
MAIZONO: (whispers)
MAIZONO: "His secret."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: (I facepalmed… he never shuts his mouth!)
SHIKI: "It's no longer a secret now that he told you guys…"
KIRIGIRI: "That's because he trust us."
CELES: "Much to my surprise, he told it to me when we met at the changing room."
CELES: "Care to say, he had courage. He… sounded determined to be honest with himself probably breaking his own shell."
CELES: "Anyhow, they decided to give in to the motive I see."
CELES: "If it would be acceptable to answer a question of mine, can you be so kindly to show your envelope with the motive inside?"
SHIKI: "Who goes first? I'll go second."
KIRIGIRI: "I don't think that's important right now."
CELES: "I think it would help quite nicely."
KIRIGIRI: "For your personal amusement."
CELES: "You aren't afraid are you?"
KIRIGIRI: "I am not… it's just extremely classified. That's all I can say for the matter."
KIRIGIRI: "Don't you even try reading my thoughts Shiki."
SHIKI: "I just did, thanks Celes."
KIRIGIRI: "…"
KIRIGIRI: "…Sigh."
KIRIGIRI: "Do whatever you want, we've gone this far."
SHIKI: "I was just kidding! I need to have physical contact with you in order for me to do that! I'm sorry!"
SHIKI: "Come on Celes! You apologize too!"
CELES: "You took it to a newer level."
MAIZONO: "…"
MAIZONO: "Kirigiri, just forgive them ok? It was just a practical joke."
KIRIGIRI: "I do not entertain jokes that involve personal affairs."
KIRIGIRI: "Now to Togami's Room…"
- Togami's Room
SHIKI: "Check it out, a book on the floor."
SHIKI: "I call it."
SHIKI: (I picked up the book and began skimming through some pages while everyone else is searching his room thoroughly.)
SHIKI: "Any luck guys?"
MAIZONO: "His cabinet seems neat."
CELES: "There's nothing suspicious in the bathroom as well."
KIRIGIRI: "…"
KIRIGIRI: "There's nothing."
SHIKI: (The search ended already in a few minutes.)
KIRIGIRI: "Everything's clean… nothing strange except for that book you're holding."
KIRIGIRI: "Something must have happened here with him and the culprit."
KIRIGIRI: "We'll come to an agreement soon enough."
EVIDENCE: Togami's Book received!
SHIKI: "Now what are some other places we can look?"
SHIKI: "Fujisaki's room is a place we can investigate.."
MAIZONO: "I saw him going to his room during the Night Time announcement."
SHIKI: "He needed to bring his mattress and pillows to my room because he proposed the idea of sleeping with me."
SHIKI: "The bed can only accommodate 1 person for comfort reasons but two can technically fit."
SHIKI: "He indeed told me to wait for him and stay awake… so I read a book to cut the time."
SHIKI: "But I yawn a lot later and I just… slept."
SHIKI: "Wait a minute! My mistake, I gave him my room key to bring his stuff this morning, not evening."
SHIKI: "Maizono, you made me mix things."
MAIZONO: "But I really did see him that night."
SHIKI: "Yeah, I know… you were both together at the changing room."
SHIKI: "Well, we should go see how the others are doing."
MONOKUMA: "Ping pong pang pong!"
"A body has been discovered!"
"Following a brief period of investigation, we will commence our school trial!"
SHIKI: "W-what the? Another corpse discovery announcement?"
SAKURA: "…"
MAIZONO: "Sakura, hello. How is the investigation going?"
SAKURA: "…"
SAKURA: "…"
MAIZONO: "H-hey... you doing ok?"
SAKURA: "Haa… please find the killer."
KIRIGIRI: "We will do well, who murdered Togami."
SAKURA: "Not Togami."
ALL: "…"
SHIKI: "What!?"
MAIZONO: "Don't tell me someone else is dead!?"
CELES: "…"
SAKURA: "I can't handle it… I should keep my emotions to myself until the blackened gets executed."
SAKURA: "I need to be alone…"
SAKURA: "Go!"
SHIKI: (With her devoted shout, we all ran immediately, to where she pointed which was the infirmary.)
SHIKI: (And with all that, we entered the infirmary with Oowada and Ishimaru standing next to someone.)
SHIKI: (She was lying down with several spills of blood on the infirmary bed, her hands lay down limp.)
SHIKI: (Asahina Aoi has departed.)
MAIZONO: "Asahina! Noo…"
CELES: "This is shocking…"
SHIKI: "…"
JUNKO: (She entered the infirmary after us and saw the corpse.)
JUNKO: "Oh my god…"
OOWADA: "No… no…"
OOWADA: "What the fuck is going on with everyone!?"
KIRIGIRI: "We have to investigate immediately."
KIRIGIRI: "Oowada, Ishimaru and Junko, stay on guard. Maizono, you're with me on the body search. Shiki and Celes, search up Asahina's room."
- Asahina's Room
SHIKI: (Me and Celes entered her room where I see Sakura's mattress. To add it up, there was an amount of vomit trailed from where we are facing to the bathroom.)
SHIKI: *beep*
SHIKI: "The Monokuma File for her is here…"
EVIDENCE: Monokuma File # 4 received!
1. Monokuma File # 4:
Victim: Asahina Aoi
Location: Infirmary
Time of death: 7:54 a.m.
Cause of death: Poisoning
Additional Details: None
SHIKI: "I think we are supposed to investigate this vomit?"
CELES: "You do it, you are a gentleman correct?"
SHIKI: "Yeah, yeah.."
SHIKI: (I crouched to get a good look on her vomit. I had to smell it and along with some blood, I mostly got chocolate.)
SHIKI: "Gross…"
SHIKI: "Asahina drank something with chocolate on it."
CELES: "A fetid smell…"
CELES: "There were premade chocolate bottles inside the fridge."
CELES: "It was restocked 2 days ago."
SHIKI: "Do we even know what kind of poison was used?"
CELES: "We should ask Kirigiri… maybe she has an idea."
EVIDENCE: Vomit received!
CELES: "We should go to the cafeteria and inspect these chocolate drinks."
SHIKI: "Alright then."
SHIKI: (We left her room.)
SHIKI: (Before I went to the cafeteria, I took a little sneak at the infirmary just to make sure of some things.)
SHIKI: (Fujisaki is still resting at the moment, not moving a muscle.)
SHIKI: (Oowada and Ishimaru were just talking about certain things, surprisingly enough that they weren't angry at each other.)
SHIKI: (Didn't they had a conflict while I was interrogated by Togami? I can't understand them…)
SHIKI: (I was sad and I shed a small tear when I looked at Asahina who was dead… I feel so bad for Sakura because they were best friends.)
SHIKI: (She comforted me at one of my bad moments… why must Mother Nature be this way?)
SHIKI: (Anyway, I saw Kirigiri and Maizono talking about something but I couldn't understand it due to my distance.)
CELES: "What are you trying to do? Stop fooling around for once please."
SHIKI: "S-sorry Celes, it was just something in my mind about Asahina that's all."
- Cafeteria
SHIKI: (I ran immediately to the refrigerator, opening the door to see that the chocolate bottles are in a container.)
SHIKI: "So three of them were used up… someone is an avid drinker of chocolate."
SHIKI: (I turn at Celes with a smile.)
CELES: "…What?"
CELES: "I only prefer the finest chocolate in forms of cake."
SHIKI: "Yeah, sure…"
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: "Looks like someone made a small spill... a dead giveaway."
SHIKI: (My sharp eyes caught a small splash of pink liquid at one of the counters next to the fridge.)
SHIKI: (I pressed my finger into this liquid, it was wet. I smelled it and I thought of it to be paint.)
SHIKI: "Now it's stuck to my skin for a while."
SHIKI: "I can't wash this…"
CELES: "We are to need that evidence, do not wash it."
CELES: "And if you find paint, you proceed to the Arts Room."
CELES: "I know what to look for…"
SHIKI: (We both went to the art room, almost forgetting to leave the fridge door open.)
EVIDENCE: Chocolate Bottles received!
EVIDENCE: Paint Spill received!
SHIKI: (While going upstairs, I happen to see Sakura again.)
SHIKI: "Don't worry, we've found lots of clues regarding Asahina's murder. You will be avenged."
SAKURA: "…"
SAKURA: "Thank you."
SHIKI: (She goes to the library.)
SHIKI: "Let's continue."
- Art Room
CELES: "Where is the bucket that contains the color pink?"
SHIKI: "Over there!"
SHIKI: (I grabbed all of the buckets that had pink paint supply in it, 2 to be exact.)
SHIKI: (I lifted both of the buckets with my hands.)
SHIKI: "What else is in your mind Celes?"
CELES: "Hmmm…"
CELES: "They needed to extract the paint into the chocolate bottle. I just require the object used for extraction."
CELES: "If not found, we can assume that they burned most of the hand-held evidence."
SHIKI: "I think they actually did dispose of them…"
SHIKI: "Several items here that they can use are eye-droppers, a small tube of some sort and… a small spoon."
CELES: "Do you happen to have knowledge of who are the bystanders in this room within the past few days?"
SHIKI: "Hmmm starting from yesterday?"
SHIKI: "We'll just ask them at the beginning of the trial."
SHIKI: "Better yet, let's just ask several questions that wouldn't catch any suspicion on any them. I'm including you and the rest of the group."
CELES: "…It should at most not be a failure."
SHIKI: "We have to do with what we've got."
SHIKI: "…"
SHIKI: (Of all the things, I forgot to include the motive…)
SHIKI: (Who among us here gave in to the motive?)
SHIKI: (Maybe this would be considered a last resort… I'll just ask for their papers in the envelope.)
EVIDENCE: Paint Buckets received!
EVIDENCE: Extraction Method received!
EVIDENCE: Wish Motive received!
SHIKI: (Then Monokuma happened.)
MONOKUMA: "Time's up everyone! Please proceed to the elevator immediately for the class trial!"
So ends another investigation… two searches actually. In my opinion, it was a huge surprise that Asahina was poisoned out of sight. There were three incidents today namely, Togami's death, Fujisaki's injury and then her. The culprit indeed had this planned perfectly, disposing portable evidence.
As of the moment, I don't have any suspects.
…
…
…
So we were all in the elevator except for Fujisaki who is still resting on the infirmary bed. Monokuma somehow repeated the same announcement everytime they call us to the elevator.
"I repeat, everyone, please proceed to the elevator immediately for the class trial." I think he was referring to the programmer who was still unconscious.
"Are we supposed to bring a wheelchair or something?" Oowada adjusts his arm to hear several cracks like a knuckle.
"I guess we should. We wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Fujisaki… just saying." Junko decided to go out of the elevator with Maizono joining her.
I was just standing there asking Kirigiri what she and Maizono investigated.
"I checked up on the corpse first, proceeded to the art room for clues and asked Ishimaru, Oowada and Sakura their whereabouts."
"So we just wait now…" Kirigiri nodded.
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…
"Oi! Junko! Maizono! I ain't got all day!" Monokuma said through the speakers.
"We're almost done!" she shouted.
…
…
Now I saw Maizono pushing the wheelchair with Fujisaki's head tilted to the side and Junko walking rubbing her forehead without her nails touching.
This is it.
The third class trial.
Let's do it!
EVIDENCE LIST:
1. | Monokuma File No. 3 |
Victim: Byakuya Togami
Location: Physics Storage Room
Time of death: 7:18 a.m.
Cause of death: Severe third-degree burns
Additional Details: None.
2. | Bunsen Burner | Found nearby the body, singed and still on.
3. | Kick Mark | A kick mark was found on Togami's abdomen. It formed an oblong shape.
4. | Burnt Paper Remains | In his pocket are burnt pieces of paper.
5. | Metal Pipes | These were used to block the door to prevent escape.
6. | Gas Pellets | scattered across the physics lab, all of them were used.
7. | Kerosene Bottles | These were found in the physics lab and were used by the culprit for flammable purposes.
8. | Togami's Book | The only thing suspicious in that room is a dropped book.
9. | Monokuma File No. 4 |
Victim: Asahina Aoi
Location: Infirmary
Time of death: 9:01 a.m.
Cause of death: Poisoning
Additional Details: On ingestion of poison, death was close to immediate.
10. | Vomit | this vomit was mixed along with blood... and chocolate?
11. | Chocolate Bottles | these bottles of chocolate are found in the refrigerator in a container and three of these are used.
12. | Paint Spill | A very small spill of pink paint was found at one of the counters at the cafeteria.
13. | Paint Buckets | it suggests that the killer used one of the buckets for the murder as poison.
14. | Extractor | The object used for extraction might have been disposed.
15. | Wish Motive | There are several reasons why the motive is useful despite how easy it is to ignore it.
DAY 10: PAUSED
SURVIVORS: 10
Alright! I'll ask thee for another request from you guys.
Suspects?
Theories?
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The long-awaited class-trial will be out in a few days!
*confetti*
