Oh gosh now's the trial I'm so excited! Oh wait I'm the one who wrote it whatever... Oh well, guess we get to see who's the killer!

REPLIES TO COMMENTS:

Shadowplayer360: *dances with you*

Trixielulamoon323: "Yes, it's the wonderful investigation! Oh, that probably means she's figure out something..."

Nagisa4863: "Oh gosh, the dreadful (Er, festive) class trial! Oh, don't worry, that's kind of good you don't suspect anyone. Oh well, everyone loves ship teases anyways~"

That1guyeveryonehates: "Takane and everyone else are suspicious, so you're not the only one! Yes, put death to the destroyer of death (Er...)!"

A. Zarko: "Oh well, at least you have something to say at the most! Sorry you're having troubles though! Monokuma and his choice of words are very interesting..."

HeroNoMore: "Of course that won't happen! Yes, the next chapter!"

DratiniX: "Best scenario ever."

TigerMasters: "Oh my gosh how did you know what I was going to say?!"

Shyjoker: "Ooh, you have a guess..."

Awesome D.T: "Yes, the trial's gonna be so much fun! Oh yes you get a hug! C'mere! Oh, it's nice to know that they're not acting too suspicious... Elena likes everyone, she can't just openly state who the killer is! Thank you for the kind words and compliment! Monokuma, I should make you my party organizer!"

Charming Crescendo: "Yes, the awesome trial! Oh, so you don't have a clue on whodunit."

Super Fanatic Fangurlz: "Yes, the question leads to why. Ooh, the bloody, Er, festive trial!"

I'm putting the story well in this in two parts.

Now onto the trial...

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Preparations:

Pieces Of Evidence:

Monokuma File 001

Wire

Bloody Neck

Letter

Medical Utensil

Chloroform

Makeup Kit

Tiki's Testimony

Juugo's Testimony

Hanky

Kazuho's Theory

Are You Ready?

- Court Is Now In Session! -

Monokuma: "Hey, hey, hey, are you guys ready for the most suspenseful game show in the world? Well, ready or not, here it is! The bloody trial to determine who will be executed! Now, why are we having this trial? Well! It's because of poor Elena Luz Grey, the SHSL Ringleader, died from one of these contestants! Who will win and live? The full of ominous despair blackened one, or the sixteen wonderfully innocent, yet horribly traumatized individuals!"

Monokuma: "Now, without further ado, let's start this festive trial of fate!"

Rina: "It really feels like we're in a game show place..."

Juugo: "Please. Let's not get sidetracked by these lousy decorations."

Takane: "I agree. If we want to save our asses and find the murderer, we should just start the trial and get this over with already, without the meaningless conversations."

Kazuho: "I suggest we should start by recalling how Elena was murdered."

Malcolm: "Again? Well..."

- Nonstop Debate! -

Ammunition:

Monokuma File 001

Letter

Wire

Malcolm: "Elena was murdered by that, right?"

Nathan: "Simply, it's obvious. I can't find any other reason why it wouldn't be the wire."

Aika: "Huh? But the wound on Elena's neck..."

Makoto: "I will admit the wound on Elena's neck is a pretty dire case. Especially because the neck's one of your more vital regions on your body, including the heart and brains and all that."

Toby: "But then the purpose of the wire..."

CJ: "So the [murderer weapon stabbed] through Elena's neck?"

Ayano: "Hold on a second there, CJ!"

Ammunition Used:

Monokuma File 001

- Trial -

CJ: "Hm? Is something the matter, Ayano?"

Ayano: "W-well... In the Monokuma File, it specifically says that Elena was murdered by strangulation. I can clearly say that Elena wasn't dead when she got stabbed."

CJ: "That does make an interesting point, but how did she earn that wound? There must've been a fight or an accident that took place before her death."

Aika: "Poor Elena..."

Tomoe: "A fight can occur in murders, but where and how?"

- Nonstop Debate! -

Ammunition:

Kazuho's Theory

Letter

Juugo's Testimony

Constantine: "Elena must've had a connection with someone that led her to following them so early in the morning."

Shizu: "Elena had connections with most of us, including me. I feel as though Elena would've at least felt something was wrong when she was called at 5 in the morning. Was there something that the killer did to make Elena follow them so easily?"

Toby: "I would admit that Elena would at least feel suspicious about that person."

Rina: "Unless she got hypnotized!"

Toby: "How do you do that...?"

Juugo: "Hmm, did anyone recall something at the crime scene worth of noting?"

Stellar: "Nothing really... I mean, I didn't examine the crime scene too long like some of you guys did."

Kazuho: "I think [there wasn't anything] either..."

Malcolm: "Wait! That's wrong!"

Ammunition Used:

Letter

- Trial -

Malcolm: "Ayano has something that Elena had before the murder took place."

Makoto: "Woah, really?"

Ayano: "Huh? O-oh, are you talking about the letter?"

Constantine: "A letter? From Elena? What is it about, Ayano? Please tell us quickly and concisely."

Ayano: "Well, Elena told me about her habit of writing down what she does every single day on her journal. Well, and because of that, she noted down what happened before the murder."

Nathan: "Woah. That's useful, isn't it?"

Constantine: "Hand it to me."

Ayano: "O-Okay. Here."

Constantine: "..."

Constantine: "She's such a novice when it comes to both book-smarts and street-smarts. I can't believe she fell for the killer's trap. Sigh. Naive little rascal she is."

Takane: "Really? What did it say?"

Constantine: "As much as I hate to tell you guys, especially you, muckraker, Elena followed the killer because he or she knew something she didn't. I wonder if the topic was about that."

Tiki: "T-that?"

Juugo: "... You mean the incentive."

Constantine: "Correct. Either it was that or it was something related to Monokuma or this school. Maybe even Elena herself."

Makoto: "Elena isn't that dumb, I know that. The killer couldn't have had an excuse to say something about Elena herself. Unless you are an informant or some type of investigator, you wouldn't know more about Elena than she herself know."

Juugo: "Of course, the central object of this trial is the incentive. Someone must've killed Elena because of that incentive Monokuma showed us. We all had terrible and cruel pasts we would rather forget, but, unfortunately, we were all but too cowardly to do nothing but wince in pain."

Rina: "Please, let's not get so serious! My brain hurts already."

Kazuho: "I think it's better to be serious than waste our time fooling around and getting ourselves executed, am I right Stellar?"

Stellar: "Certainly."

Malcolm: "If you'd like, I have to add something."

CJ: "You think we wouldn't want someone to add something that could be of importance?"

Malcolm: "Let's discuss on how Elena got that wound on her neck and how she died."

Makoto: "Didn't Elena fainted first? You said there wasn't any chloroform to be found, Tiki?"

Tiki: "Hm? Ah, that's right. I was checking the labortory with Makoto and I've found that there was no chloroform in sight. The last time I checked the lab there was a bottle of chloroform perfectly placed near the counter."

Tomoe: "I find it pretty strange for a bottle of chloroform to just...lie there."

Toby: "From when I talked to Monokuma, since he, well, randomly popped out of nowhere..."

Ayano: "He always does that."

Toby: "Ahaha... Well, he told me that he wanted to leave the possible tools to cause a perfect murder. He wanted to see if someone would notice and use the...Er, weapons he put around the area."

Monokuma: "Upupupupu, I'm always ready for a juicy murder!"

Toby: "Yeah, right..."

Shizu: "Well, so from what I've seen and smell, Elena certainly fell unconscious when she inhaled chloroform. I can even briefly smell it on her face."

Rina: "But Elena was all the way-"

Toby: "I carried her."

Rina: "Oh... Wait, what?"

CJ: "You carried her?"

Aika: "Pfft! CJ's jealous..."

Toby: "Hey, don't complain about it!"

Shizu: "Guys, please. It's nothing to talk about in the meantime. We need to figure out Elena got murdered in the infirmary and what weapon did the killer used."

- Nonstop Debate! -

Ammunition Used:

Hanky

Kazuho's Theory

Medical Utensil

Makoto: "So, Elena was attacked during the infirmary..."

Juugo: "Impossible. What could there be to find so easily in the infirmary anyways? The counters were locked and the only thing that aren't were medicines, antidotes, vitamins, and protein juice."

Constantine: "The counters were locked? What was inside it anyways...?"

Tomoe: "I don't have a clue, what do you think Paul?"

Paul: "Hmph. There should be some syringes and various other things the doctors used to check on you."

Aika: "But the counters were locked."

Paul: "That doesn't mean you can't use them. You just need the right tools to open the locks on the counters."

Tomoe: "So, there wasn't anything used as a [weapon]?"

Kazuho: "Wait! I've got it!"

Ammunition:

Medical Utensil

- Trial -

Kazuho: "When I investigated the infirmary, I saw Malcolm and Ayano with one of the counters opened. There were medical utensils inside of the counter."

Nathan: "Really? Couldn't they have just used a key or something? Besides, Malcolm should be able to handle locks."

Malcolm: "As much as I'd take your comment in for granted, I have to inform you that it wasn't me who opened the counter."

Nathan: "So it was Ayano...?"

Makoto: "Ah, that makes sense. Ayano, didn't you tell me you had a strange key you've founded inside the infirmary when we investigated the school around a few days ago?"

Ayano: "Y-yes, I did."

Takane: "That's pretty suspicious..."

Stellar: "What are you talking about? Don't jump into conclusions so suddenly, Takane!"

Takane: "C-calm down!"

Shizu: "I want to ask you something, Kazuho. Why do you think the one of the medical utensils were used to cut Elena's neck?"

Kazuho: "Well, Ayano and Kazuho said..."

Malcolm: "One of the medical utensils was more shinier and cleaner than usual. The rest of the utensils were horrendously dirty, so it was overt to notice the clean medical utensil in comparison to the dirty ones."

Juugo: "The killer must've cleaned it, but failed to suspect that the cleanliness of the utensil would put him or her to their death sentence."

Nathan: "How did the killer open the counter?"

Shizu: "The only people who could've done this were..."

Paul: "... Those two."

CJ: "Malcolm and Ayano."

Ayano: "What?! But-!"

CJ: "It's obvious. Ayano had the key to that one counter which was in all fact, a coincidence while Malcolm himself is known for his talent as an escape artist. I would suggest that an escape artist would be good at handling locks."

Stellar: "H-Hold on a second!"

CJ: "Is something the matter, Ms. Rose?"

Stellar: "Just because they had either the key or was an escape artist doesn't mean anyone can't learn such techniques to open a lock to a counter! Anyone could've used a bobble-pin or a wire to open a lock!"

Makoto: "Rose has a point in that, I'm afraid. Besides, we only know they opened the counter during the investigation. If one of them had the utensil when they were investigating, either one of them could easily see if the other has the weapon or not."

Aika: "Makoto is right. Even if it's from perspective, Ayano isn't the type of person to end up so easily swelled up in his selfishness. Malcolm hasn't been acting suspicious at all during this investigation. Neither one of them could've done it. On the other hand, it is pretty weird that Ayano and Malcolm would refute our debate and show us concrete evidence if they're the murderer."

Tomoe: "It may be Aika's opinion, but I have to agree with her. Wouldn't showing us some evidence that could get you suspected of be any good worth for them? Certainly not."

Constantine: "I'm not going to suspect anyone until I have a good reason. Ayano and Malcolm are reasonable suspects, but I have nothing against supporting them. We need their say."

Rina: "Woah! Guess the genius can be softhearted~."

Constantine: "... I will take that as a compliment, air headed twat."

Toby: "Even if the killer used a weapon, couldn't she or he just throw the evidence away into the trash slot or incinerator?"

- Nonstop Debate! -

Ammunition:

Juugo's Testimony

Kazuho's Theory

Tiki's Testimony

Nathan: "That is certainly a reasonable explanation..."

Rina: "Even I would think of that!"

Tomoe: "Is that so? It seems rather interesting that they wouldn't throw all the evidence away. There must be a reason."

Juugo: "There is always a reason. Why wouldn't the murderer [throw away the evidence] into the trash slot or even into the incinerator?"

Ayano: "That is a hard question..."

Takane: "I have the answer!"

Ammunition Used:

Juugo's Testimony

- Trial -

Takane: "Juugo, you remember what you said during the investigation, right?"

Juugo: "... Ah. You remembered."

Takane: "Of course I did. The trash slot couldn't be opened unless you turn on the incinerator, which makes a loud sound that echoes throughout the hallways."

Tiki: "Oh, so that's what I heard..."

Makoto: "It would explain why there's always this rumbling noise in the distance from the last few days. I haven't heard anything this morning, however. Or it can be because I'm such a lazy person I sleep all the time~"

Constantine: "The killer must've known this from the start. They knew the sound would cause us to wake up, so they decided to wash away the evidence instead."

Ayano: "Why wasn't the incinerator on last night though?"

Monokuma: "Upupupupu, I have the answer! I thought that you idiots would be annoyed by this beautiful sound, so I called it quits and I stopped using the incinerator or the trash slot to throw away your guys' litter!"

Shizu: "He throws the garbage away? No wonder why the dishes were so clean when I came back for a snack in the cafeteria after breakfast."

Kazuho: "So that means all the evidence is available here?"

Monokuma: "Yeah! I pinky swear you!"

Juugo: "That's great, I suppose. It gives us an advantage to finding our killer."

Toby: "Question. Why do you think Elena was attacked at the infirmary? Even if the letter said she was going to the infirmary with the killer, it doesn't mean the two can go somewhere else and then the killer attacks her."

Makoto: "That is certainly something to suspect..."

Juugo: "How did the infirmary looked? Was it more dirtier than usual or was it normal as usual?"

Kazuho: "..."

- It was normal.

- It was dented and messy.

- I don't know...

Kazuho: "It was dented and messy. The infirmary was always clean until yesterday when we investigated. I think the murder took place there."

Juugo: "... If the murder took place there, shouldn't there be any drops or traces of blood?"

Ayano: "The killer could always clean up the blood. But, yes, I think the killer couldn't have wash away the blood too perfectly. There should be at least a sign of dried out blood."

Toby: "So you guys haven't found anything?"

Ayano: "No, unless you count the medical utensil, then nothing else."

Constantine: "If I was in the killer's shoes I would ask, why did I choose the location at the infirmary? I don't think the killer would've chose the place at random."

Nathan: "Well, the infirmary... Wasn't there poison bottles inside the place, or am I just saying things? But, sleeping pills can be found easily there..."

Constantine: "But, Shizu already stated that Elena fainted when she inhaled chloroform. Sleeping pills is a rather first choice option though, so I'm a bit suspicious of that."

Takane: "I don't think the killer would choose the location for any purpose."

Constantine: "And why's that?"

Takane: "Well, the infirmary was the closest place to the dormitories and to the labotary, so I would say that the killer chose that place because of the areas and rooms close to it. Getting the chloroform would took a few seconds, and moving Elena's body wouldn't take that long."

Constantine: "Hmph. I had that idea in mind, but everything's still suspicious at this point."

Makoto: "Why don't we discuss about the location of the cloth or napkin that was soaked in chloroform to make Elena faint? Certainly, the killer couldn't have just poured it on her face."

Rina: "That makes a nice picture..."

Malcolm: "The location of the object soaked with chloroform..."

- Nonstop Debate! -

Ammunition:

Kazuho's Theory

Hanky

Chloroform

CJ: "I haven't seen anything, have you, Tiki? You were in the lab at the investigation, so maybe it was left there?"

Tiki: "Huh? No. I-I don't think anyone found it yet..."

Aika: "Tsk. I haven't seen anything with my eyes though."

Shizu: "The soaked cloth or napkin used to make Elena faint... I haven't seen it yet, unfortunately."

Stellar: "[Where] could it possible be?"

Tomoe: "I got the answer!"

Ammunition Used:

Hanky

- Trial -

Tomoe: "I know where the hanky is!"

Stellar: "Y-you found the hanky? W-where?"

Tomoe: "I found it in the bottom of the makeup kit, tucked away pretty loosely. Well, I kept it with me. The hanky is still faintly damp, as you can see."

Shizu: "... This definitely is chloroform."

Aika: "We're on the topic of the hanky and chloroform, but I can't help but ask."

Constantine: "What is it?"

Aika: "There was something missing from the makeup kit. I wonder what is it?"