After two hours, the students were led by Midorikuma to a large set of red doors to an elevator.

"This elevator will take you to the courtroom!" he exclaimed, and the doors opened to let them in.

When everyone was in, the two prime suspects were forced to stay together in the corner where everyone could see them. When the doors opened, there was a courtroom with sixteen stands in the center, along with an exquisite chair behind the eighth and ninth stands. Midorikuma jumped into the chair. and everyone took a stand with the exception of two, one empty due to the group's size, and another occupied by a picture of Runo with an X running through it.

CLASSROOM TRIAL! IS IN SESSION!

"So… where are we supposed to start?" Reon wondered.

"We don't have to start anywhere." Kishimaru answered.

OBJECTION BULLET: LOADED: FIRE!

"You're wrong!" Kujo accused.

"W-What?" Kishimaru had the face of pure shock.

"We DO have to start somewhere. We have two suspects remember?"

"O-Oh… Right."

"What about the weapon?" Eno suggested.

"A pointed object." Shenjo claimed.

OBJECTION BULLET: LOADED: FIRE!

"You're wrong!"

"How!?"

"The weapon was flat and blunt. Kinda like… like…"

Kujo gasped as he realized what he was thinking.

"LIKE OUR KEYCHAINS!"

"Eh!?" Everyone said in a confused unison.

"Everyone! Pull out your keychains! Blood stains! Even if the culprit washed it, it would be visibly bloody!"

Everyone obeyed and pulled out their keys to show the large, clunky steel bar that made a lousy excuse for a keychain; Everyone except Thompson.

"What's wrong Thompson? You look scared."

"I-I..." he started laughing and soon stopped and changed his attitude to that of complete rage, "I'M NOT PULLING IT OUT BECAUSE THIS IS STUPID! THAT WOULDN'T PROVE A THING!"

"Is it stupid? or is it proof against you?"

"SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH, SHITHEAD!"

Everyone was shocked at the uneven contest of wits as though they could see the rising tension reaching its climax.

"If it won't go against you, then just show us."

"FUCK YOU! I DON'T HAVE TO PROVE SHIT! THIS ALL MEANS NOTHING!"

"Oh really?"

As though the simple question meant something, Thompson went silent and shakily reached into his pocket, and produced his key. The keychain was clean!

"Kujo," Eno spoke up, "You're wrong. The wound, I just realized, is too big for the keychains. But, there's something one of us possesses that fits it perfectly. Or you could also refer to the fact that if Thompson is innocent, then our culprit is?"

SOLUTION!

"I get it. Kija Marukana, You murdered Runo Hashina."

"W-What?" Kija stepped back as though he just had the air knocked out of him. "N-No… NO! YOU'RE CRAZY!"

"Eno was right though," Kishimaru joined in, "You're the only suspect left. And you own the one object that can fit the wound: a deck of tarot cards."

"BUT I DIDN'T KILL HIM!"

"Oh really? Lets go through the act again then.

"9:45 AM:

Everyone is in the canteen; everyone but Thompson Scott and Kija Marukana. Runo Hashina, after listening to some conversing, stands and leaves to find the two missing persons. after forty-five minutes, a scream is heard, and everyone finds a dead corpse, with a concussion wound the size of a tarot card deck's bottom side.

"From the possible view of Runo though:

9:50 AM:

Runo leaves the canteen to find two missing people. After forty minutes, one of the missing persons turns a corner on the unsuspecting victim and hits him with an aforementioned tarot card deck."

"Y-You're… YOU'RE LYING!"

"Well, what a coincidence that we all seemed to notice the 'fake' tarot card deck wound, isn't it?" Reon said.

"SHUT UP!"

"Admit it," Kujo urged, "You've lost. Just admit you killed him."

Silence again from everyone as Kija bowed his head in defeat.

"It's over. So, one last question: Why?"

"I-I… I just broke under the pressure. I WANTED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"

"Ahem!" Midorikuma yelled, "If we can continue, you'll all notice a switch at your stand. Use it to vote who you think is guilty and," a roulette wheel appeared, "This roulette wheel will show the culprit."

After two minutes, the lights dimmed except for the one above the roulette wheel, and it began spinning. after sometime, it stopped on Thompson's profile.

"W-What?" Kujo stuttered. Everyone was shocked at the result.

"JOKING!" Midorikuma exclaimed, and the wheel moved once more to Kija. Everyone sighed, and Reon spit on the floor in disgust at Midorikuma's traumatizing joke.

"Well it's true! Runo Hashina was murdered by Kija Marukana! And now it's time for his punishment! And the punishment fits quite well with his talent."

A red button rose to Midorikuma, and he hit it with a hammer.

GAME OVER

KIJA MARUKANA WAS FOUND GUILTY.

THE PUNISHMENT WILL NOW BEGIN.

Kija gave everyone a last look over before a pair of chains shot over and wrapped themselves around his wrists. After a little struggling against them, Kija stopped and allowed himself to be pulled down the corridor. Soon the chains stopped going back and instead went opposite of each other, and two more chains attached to his ankles holding him outstretched. A card dealing machine appeared and was visibly loaded with tarot cards and a fence was brought up to separate the others from him.

FORTUNE TELLER

The dealer started up and shot one card at him, then another. The cards sped up and soon were shooting in full swing, cutting and stabbing into Kija's body. after about five minutes of this torture, the sound of pocketed billiards balls started echoing from the roof. A crystal ball fell and landed next to Kija's bloodied body, then another onto his arm, and, just as the cards, soon shot up to a downpour of crystal balls, falling on and around Kija until he stopped breathing altogether, taken into the grip of death.

The fence opened up as everyone looked at the body, disturbed. Midorikuma burst over screaming in enthusiasm.

"MAN, WHAT AN ADRENALINE RUSH!"

"This is what we risk in here..." Kujo said, talking to himself.

"So, who's next?" Kishimaru asked.

SURVIVORS

15 People

14 People

13 People

TO BE CONTINUED...