Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. So, this one is shorter compared to the others, but that's because it wraps up the investigation. Yay! So, like I mentioned, this wraps up the investigation, and set things up for the class trial next chapter. I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Danganronpa.
A Lucky Soldier: Hey guys! This chapter has been delayed a bit since I went through finals for the last week and a half but here we are! I'm going to keep this part short (literally) since I'm still in the middle of celebrating the end of the semester (and also not looking forward to the next one) so I'll see you all next chapter!
Chapter 58: Watching Ch 3: NGL! STGH! Part 17
"Makoto, do you have a second?" Kyoko inquired once everyone else left.
"Huh?" The luckster reacted as he turned towards Kyoko in curiosity.
"I want you to help me with the investigation." The lavender haired girl requested. "It looks like I got a late start on this one, so I need to make up some ground."
"Oh, yeah. Kyoko disappeared for most of the investigation." Chihiro said in musing. "So she probably needs a summary of everything that happened."
"Though is it really wise to ask anybody for help?" Junko remarked. "For all she knows, she could be asking the killer and they can make anything up."
"That's why I'm asking Makoto for help." Kyoko said in response.
Makoto was silent for a moment, thinking on it, before speaking. "Sure, I don't mind helping. But can you promise me something?" He asked. "Later, when we have time… will you tell me why you disappeared?"
"No." Kyoko bluntly answered.
That brought a few winces, as well as angry scowls, due to how blunt the rejection was. "While I really shouldn't any less…" Makoto sighed. "I was still hoping she would've say yes."
"It would've been fair." Sayaka said with a scowl. "She wants help, but refuse to give any sort of answer for why she disappeared?"
Kyoko bit the inside of her lips to keep any frustration from showing. This is really getting ridiculous. Her future self could at least offer an good explanation as to why she isn't saying anything.
Makoto couldn't help but cringe a little. 'To reject me so simply…'
"Anyway, I need your help." Kyoko went back to the main subject. "You don't mind, do you?"
"...O-Okay." The luckster sighed in defeat.
"You need to grow a spine." Byakuya stated bluntly. "You gave up too easily there."
Before Makoto could respond or defend himself, Mondo let out a snort. "Like hell he did. He's just gonna wait till later to press." The biker retorted.
"Oh?" Byakuya raised an eyebrow at that. "And how did you figure that?"
"Cause I know Makoto is stronger than he fucking looks or act." The biker's last conversation with the guy, during the break, proved that to him. "He's got the courage to press the subject, but fucking mature enough not to do it now."
As they slowly thought over his words, Chihiro spoke up. "He's right." He said softly. "I think Makoto is brave enough to press Kyoko further, but patient enough to wait."
"I won't disagree on that," Byakuya sighed. Evidence has been shown that Makoto does contain both bravery and maturity. "But we shall see after the trial."
"Thanks." The lavender haired girl then moved to the exit. "Now then, shall we…?"
The scene switched to Makoto and Kyoko exiting the pool area. "So, Makoto… first I'd like to examine the corpses."
'Examine the corpses…' Makoto repeated in his mind blankly. 'I can't believe I'm hearing that from a girl the same age as me…'
"Yeah, tell me about it." Hina said with a small shudder. "I mean, I know you're the Ultimate Detective Kyoko, but still…"
"It's not something to get easily use to." Leon remarked before pointing a finger at Genocide Jill. "We're still not fully used to Jack either!"
His reply was a raspberry. "You guys just have no guts!"
Kyoko sighed herself. Just because she is more exposed to this stuff doesn't mean she likes it either.
"Dead bodies don't lie, you know." Kyoko continued. "They tell the truth far more easily than the living. Wouldn't you agree?"
"How am I supposed to answer…?" Was Makoto's response.
"Anyway, we have have to hurry. Before the class trial begins again…" Kyoko stated.
"Y-Yeah, you're right…" Makoto sighed in agreement.
"Okay then, show me where the bodies are."
Again, the camera switched, this time in the repository, where Hina and Sakura are guarding the bodies. "Hifumi… and Taka…" For a moment, Kyoko was rigid. But that moment quickly passed, and she relaxed. "Well then, let's get started."
Junko's eyes lit up with interest. "Wow. So it seems like even Kyoko is affected by the death of two classmates." The fashionista said softly.
"Of course. Kyoko hides her emotions well, but she's still human." Makoto said in response for the detective. Then a smile entered his face. "It's still pretty impressive that she only allowed herself to show that much emotion."
Kyoko had to suppress her embarrassment at the sudden compliment. So long as she could help it, Makoto will never find out how much his sincere compliments affected her…
Without hesitation, she crouched down towards Taka's and Hifumi's bodies, and began examining them. "The Monokuma file was right. They were killed using similar weapons." She continued prodding the bodies.
'Her movement is so smooth.' Makoto thought in amazement. 'She was so… calm. Comfortable.'
"Do you always narrate this stuff in your head?" Kyoko commented, tinges of pink flushed on her face. She was both equally embarrassed at how highly he always thought of her as well as being just as curious as to how he saw everyone around him.
"L-Look, I can't really help it ok?" Makoto said, just as embarrassed.
"Makoto. I found something." Kyoko announced, drawing the luckster's attention.
"You did…?"
"You remember the wristwatch Taka always wore on his left hand?" The lavender haired girl asked him.
Makoto cocked his head in confusion. "He did…?"
"Are you so oblivious to the people around you?" Kyoko sighed. "Do you dislike other people that much?"
That comment took people by surprise. "Damn!" Leon whistled. "I can't tell if she's serious or not!"
"Probably serious." Byakuya sighed. "She's admonishing him for not paying attention to details like that."
"But saying that he dislikes other people is a bit much!" Hina stated with a frown. "I mean, I don't notice stuff like that!"
"Well, it's something you should learn to notice." Kyoko advised. You never know when info like that can be useful.
"N-No, that's not it…" Makoto protested, flustered. Shaking his head, he went back to the main subject. "Anyway, so you said he had a watch?"
"Take a look…" Kyoko held up the wrist the contained Taka's watch. "It's broken. You can see the hands aren't moving, right? It's most likely broke when he had his encounter with his assailant. And if you notice, the hands are frozen at just past 6 o'clock."
"So what, does that mean it was broken around 6 or something?" Hiro asked,
"Though it has to be am, not pm." Makoto mused. "Because if I remember correctly, Taka was checking his watch the night before the murders. Right before nighttime."
"That's right." The present Taka spoke. "My future self wanted their meeting to go before nighttime starts."
"So it ended up busted when he got killed during the search." Leon guessed. "So what?"
'No. That's not possible.' Kyoko thought to herself. 'If it broke right around 6 o'clock, and it didn't break at night…'
'...That would it broke at 6 in the morning.' Byakuya unknowingly continued. 'This means that Taka actually died in that time, which would also means…'
'...That Taka was killed first. Before any of the survivors were even up.' Makoto thought in slight shock. 'That would mean the Justice Hammers were created to mislead us. To have us think…'
'...Every happenstance was during our little search.' Byakuya deduced with narrowed eyes. 'It would also explain why Monokuma decided to hide the info of when the murder take place. It's part of the Celeste's disguise.'
'Hifumi's fake death, disguising the time of death, Hiro's inability to take the suit off himself…' Kyoko listed off. 'All that, and more is used to try and lead us to only one conclusion. To try and fool into thinking Hiro is the killer.'
'All this planning, all this set up… it all so carefully constructed and masterfully plan.' Makoto thought, nausea slowly filling him. 'These murders were plan from the beginning. Celeste… just how long were thinking of doing this?'
"Oooohh kay...?" Leon gave a weird look at his 3 friends as they suddenly fell silent and looked deep in thought. However, figuring that he had nothing else to offer, he just returned his attention to the screen.
"So that would mean… the watch was broken sometime just after 6?" Makoto guessed.
"But last night, Taka's watch definitely wasn't broken…" Kyoko told him. "So if it worked at 10 last night, it couldn't have been broken at 6 p.m."
"Meaning it must have happened at 6 this morning." Makoto surmised.
"6 a.m…" Chihiro murmured to himself. Does that mean Taka was killed first?
'This means that the numbering of the Justice Hammers were made to mislead us…' Mukuro mused. That's definitely something to note.
"And that's not all. Look at Taka's left hand." She pointed at the thing gripped tightly in Taka's hand. "He appears to be gripping something…"
Makoto's eyes widen slightly at this. "You're right There's something… white in here."
"How did we not notice that before?" Byakuya asked with slight disbelief. "At least some of us should've done so."
"We had to deal with a lot." Sakura said in response. "The death of two of our friends, the search for their bodies when they went missing, and Hifumi's brief revival, would keep from seeing small details."
"Can you try and pry it out?" Kyoko requested.
"Me?!"
"Yeah, me?!" Makoto cried out alongside his future self. "Why me?!"
"Rigor mortis has already set in." Kyoko responded. "Boys are better suited to this kind of manual labor, right?"
"Seriously?" Leon questioned incredulously. "You, of all people, is saying THAT?"
"Apparently." Kyoko said, not looking his way. "But it doesn't make it any less true."
Makoto could only give the detective a blank look, to which she simply kept her head turned away.
"O-Okay…" Reluctantly, Makoto grabbed Taka's cold hand. Looking a bit pale, the luckster pried his fist until he's able to free the object in his hand. "A… piece of paper?"
That gain several looks of confusion. "That's all he had?" Hina asked, tilting her head.
"But why did I had that piece of paper in my hand?" Taka questioned. "To throw it away or something?"
'I don't think so…' Kyoko thought to herself. Something tells her that this piece of paper is part of a letter.
"Was that all he had in his hand?" Kyoko questioned.
"Yeah, that's it…" Makoto answered, holding the paper up. "Just a scrap of paper. Doesn't seem like much of a clue, does it?"
"I wonder about that…" Kyoko mused to herself. She then turned towards Hifumi. "Now, onto Hifumi's body."
"Did you find something?" Makoto inquired.
"I did." Kyoko confirmed. "More than I expected, to be honest. Look at this…"
"A… wad of paper?" Makoto asked in confusion.
Kyoko's eyes lit up at this. Could that be connected to the ripped piece Taka was holding?
"Hifumi had it hidden on him." Kyoko revealed.
"Hidden…?"
"He'd stuffed it in his pants." Kyoko stated. "So I can only assume he hid it on purpose, you see?"
"In his pants…? Wait," Makoto's eyes widen as he processed the implication. "So you-?!"
Like Makoto, it took everyone a bit to process what they just heard. But when they did…
"Say what…?!" Hina exclaimed, wide eyes.
"It was stuffed in his pants…?" Leon questioned incredulously.
"And she dug through them?" Hiro added in horror.
"The fuck?!" Mondo cursed in disbelief
"Ew!" Sayaka exclaimed loudly.
"That is extremely inappropriate!" Taka stated loudly in distaste.
Makoto could only sigh before turning towards Kyoko. "Do you even hesitate with these kinds of things?"
"I don't see what the big deal is about." Kyoko said, not understanding why her classmates are reacting so badly.
Junko had to cover her mouth to hold back her amusement, while Mukuro also tilted her head, sharing the same confusion. Jill merely let out her mad laughter.
Hifumi could only look at the screen with a bright red face and feeling nauseous. It was a combination of the fact that it was embarrassing, it was his dead body, and that it wasn't his ideal princess digging through his pants. But there's no way in hell he will every let anyone know about that last one.
"It was just his pants. Not like his socks or something…" Kyoko dismissed.
'I don't… know what you mean…' Makoto thought in befuddlement.
Many of the students were also befuddled. "How would his socks be worse?" Celeste questioned.
"The sweat would have ruined the evidence." Was Kyoko's response. "It's better that he hid in a place that would gather less sweat."
Several could only give her blank looks. Sometimes, she can be as bad as Taka in obliviousness.
"I... I don't know about that one..." Leon whispered to himself in terror.
"Kyoko... for your own good, remind me to talk to you in the next break..." Sayaka whispered to her in pity, to which Kyoko can only return a confused look of her own.
"Anyway, let's take a look at the paper." Kyoko held the paper towards Makoto. "Go ahead, Makoto. Open up."
At this, Makoto turned a bit green, with several of his friends giving him sympathetic looks. 'This better be important Hifumi!' The luckster screamed in his head, giving the fanfic creator a hard stare.
Hesitantly, Makoto grabbed the wad of paper, his face slightly green. 'It better be important, Hifumi, or I'll never forgive you for this!' The luckster thought as he opened up the paper.
Present Hifumi sweated at the words, as well as the glare from the luckster. "It was future me!" He squeaked.
When he completely unfolded the paper, he looked at what was on there. "...A note?!" Quickly, the luckster read the content. "I found a hole maybe we can use to escape. Monokuma can't find out, so don't tell anyone else for now. Let's meet in the equipment room at the physics lab at 6 a.m."
Hiro's eyes widen at this. "There it is! That's the note future me is talking about!" The fortune frantically stated.
The others were also surprised by this. "Huh. He's right." Leon agreed.
"So Hiro was telling the truth about that?" Sayaka asked.
"That sounds… very familiar." Kyoko noted.
"That's it! It's the same thing Hiro said!" Makoto gasped in realization. "Then he was telling the truth!"
"Yes!" Hiro exclaimed, relief evident in his tone. "Finally, proof that I didn't do it!"
"Hold on." Byakuya interrupted, repeating the words in his mind. "I don't think that's the note Hiro was talking about."
"Huh?" The fortune teller turned towards Byakuya in confusion. "Why not?"
"There's a couple of differences in the note," Kyoko pointed out. "And what your future self said."
"You mean the time and place, right?" Makoto deduced. "Cause I think Hiro said that the note asked to meet in the rec room at 1 a.m., not the equipment room in the physic lab."
Kyoko nodded. "Exactly."
"Although… it's not exactly the same, is it?" Kyoko pointed out.
That caused Makoto to read the note once more. "The time is different…" The luckster saw. "Hiro told us that his note said to meet at 1 a.m. But the note they wrote to Hifumi asked him to meet at 6 a.m."
"So, was Hiro lying about the note?" Hina questioned.
"I wouldn't say that." Kyoko rebuked. "After all, his words are nearly identical to what the note said. The only difference was the place and time."
"Does that mean Hiro and Hifumi received similar notes from someone?" Chihiro inquired.
Kyoko was about to answer before closing it. There's something more fundamental that should be considered first.
"Hold on." Kyoko spoke up. "Just because Hifumi had the note, doesn't mean it was meant for him."
"Huh…?"
Similar thoughts entered the students' head. "But it was in the dude's pants." Leon pointed out. "How could it not be from him?"
"Yeah, cause if Huffy is the one to have it, it must've been given to Huffy!" Jill added in.
"Just think about it." Kyoko told them. "The answer is there for you to see."
"Part of it has been torn off, right?" The lavender haired girl pointed at the torn off part. "I think there's likely some meaning there."
'There's some meaning to part of it being ripped…?' Makoto thought in slight confusion, looking at the torn part.
Makoto thought about it for a moment before an answer came to his mind. 'Hifumi got the note from Taka's body.' The luckster realized. 'Must've done so after he was killed, to erase any sort of evidence of the note.'
Mukuro and Chihiro were also making the same realization. 'Did… Hifumi take the note from Taka?' The programmer frowned at this. 'But that doesn't make any sense. If Hifumi saw Taka's corpse, he would've mentioned it at some point. Unless…' When another realization hit him, he covered his mouth in horror. 'Was he… was he involved in the murders?'
'That would explain much.' Mukuro mused to herself. 'Not only the mystery of the note, but also the making of the robo justice suit and hammers.' And when Hifumi was deemed useless, he was eliminated.
Before anything else could be said, the bell rung. A moment later, the monitor above them turned on. "Are you excited? Are you pumped?! It's time for the class trial to begin!" Monokuma announced. "Like the bright burst of fireworks, like the flash of a soul clashing with life and death! And so, without further ado… everyone please meet at the usual spot! Make your way to the red door on the first floor of the school!"
The bear then let out his signature laugh. "See you soon!" And with that, the monitor switched off.
Tension rose back with the group. Despite some think they know who the killer is, and their feelings within them, none of them are looking forward to the trial.
Hiro had his eyes closed and his fingers crossed tightly. Please, oh please, let his innocence be proven! He doesn't want to see himself die!
Kyoko sighed as Hina and Sakura slowly left the room. "It's unfortunate, but I suppose this is where our investigation comes to an end." She said. "You'll have to figure out the rest for yourself, and come to the proper conclusion."
Makoto again silently thought to himself: 'Why me?'
"Yeah… you're right…" Makoto reluctantly agreed, looking nervous.
"It shouldn't be too difficult." Byakuya spoke. "While Hina and Celeste seems adamant that Hiro is the killer, Makoto and I have enough sense to disprove their conclusion."
"I fail to see what other conclusions could there be." Celeste stated, once again ignoring the empty feeling in her stomach. "No matter how many dots we connect, it will connect to Hiro."
"Shall we bet on that?" The heir said in retort.
"With you? A waste of time." Celeste fired back.
Kyoko then faced towards the door. "Well, we better get going."
"O-Okay…" With that, the luckster and the mystery girl walked out of the repository.
The next scene switched to the entrance of the trial room, where everyone was gathered. And as soon as they were all gathered, Monokuma, or rather two Monokumas, appeared. "Hello! (Hello…! Hello…)"
That took a few people off guard. "He multiplied?!" Leon exclaimed surprisingly.
"But why?" Mukuro asked, perplex. "What's the purpose for it?"
"Most likely, it's one of the bear's so-called jokes." Byakuya sighed.
"He's multiplied?!" Makoto exclaimed in shock.
"Nope, not multiplication!" Monokuma corrected. "It just looks that way cuz of an illuu~~usion! I'm moving so fast it only LOOKS like I've multiplied!"
"And it seems I was correct." Byakuya shook his head in exasperation. "For someone so eager for these trials, he likes to waste time."
"I agree. We need to start the trial already." Kyoko stated, crossing her arms, disappointed at the bear.
Junko mentally pouted in her depress persona. 'Geez, tough crowd…'
The fast moving bear let out a snicker. "Can you guys tell… which one is the real Monokuma?!"
"Can we just get on the elevator already?" Kyoko sighed with slight impatience.
"You're not playing along! (Along…! Along…)" Monokuma exclaimed in disappointment.
"We're not here to play with you!" Byakuya stated, annoyance clear in his voice.
"Okay, okay fine!" Almost instantly, a Monokuma faded once the monochrome bear stopped. "Then if everyone's here and ready to go, please board the pain train! Er… elevator. I'll see you guys down there!" With that, the bear disappeared.
"Okay then, shall we?" Byakuya rhetorically asked.
"H-Hold on!" Hiro pleaded. "I'm not mentally prepared yet…!"
"You'll NEVER be mentally prepared!" Hina retorted. "You can't run away anymore, Hiro. You're gonna pay for your sins…"
"Yeah…" Mondo stated in agreement, anger still clear in his tone. "Once this trial is up and running, you're gonna pay for killing bro…"
"Don't just decide that I did it!" Hiro cried in anxiety and slight frustration. "There could be a contradiction somewhere in the evidence gathered against me!"
"We shall see in the trial." Sakura said. If Sakura had to pick a side, she would have to say she was neutral on this. While there appears to be evidence to suspect Hiro, Makoto, Kyoko, and Byakuya seem to think otherwise. And the last two trials taught her not to take everything in face value.
"I told you already, I didn't do it! For SERIOUS!" Hiro denied once more.
"That reminds me… did you ever find the other costume?" Celeste inquired. "Or the note?"
"Um, well… no," Hiro admitted reluctantly. "But-"
"How unfortunate." Celeste said, sounding not sympathetic at all. "Then it would seem we have our culprit." Hiro let out a loud groan of anxiety.
Hiro also let out his own groan, filled with fear and a bit of frustration. "Why are you guys so adamant that's it me? What did I do wrong?!"
"You're kidding, right?" Sayaka asked in angry disbelief. "You've shown that you're greedy and cowardly, Hiro! You con and run away with people's money with your fortunes! Instead of using your own money, you asked Makoto to donate his organs or identity to you for the black market!"
"And when he refused, you tried to go through with the deal anyway!" Hina voiced her own displeasure. "And with all the evidence against you… it's clear that it have to be you!"
"Come on, Zero!" Jill cheered, raising a scissor like it's a glass. "Accept your fate, and let yourself embrace the murder club, where killing intent if freely accepted!"
"But I don't want to join that kind of club!" Hiro cried, holding his head in terror. "It sounds terrifying!"
Once again, Makoto grimaced at the onslaught against Hiro. While it's true, Hiro is probably one of the most selfish and greedy person he ever come across, he still felt that the fortune teller didn't deserve the attacks on him. But unfortunately, he didn't really do himself any favors during this watching, both the present and future Hiro.
Hopefully, with all the evidence they gathered, they won't end up making the wrong choice.
"This isn't the place to talk about it." Kyoko interjected. "Save your accusations for when we get to the courtroom."
"She's right. Let's get down there first." Byakuya agreed. "Then the story can really begin…"
"Yeah, good idea." Makoto also voiced in agreement.
"We should do the same. Or at least something similar." Kyoko told everyone. "Save our verdicts for when all the pieces come together."
"Don't be so committed to Hiro becoming the culprit." Byakuya added. "Like in any situation, there are different possibilities…"
"At least be civil about it." Makoto spoke up in a pleading tone. "No need for any hate-filled words."
Sayaka and Hina let out sighs, while Mondo gave a gruff growl. "We'll try, Makoto…" Sayaka promised.
'That's right…' Makoto thought to himself. 'I have to… do it. I can't let whoever Hifumi and Taka get away with it… for everyone who's still alive… and for the two that lost their lives.'
Flashbacks of Hifumi's and Taka's body entered Makoto's mind. 'The one who killed Hifumi and Taka… the one who killed two of our friends…' Makoto looked at all the remaining students. 'The killer is… someone right here!'
Everyone grew tense once again at Makoto's monologue. Taka clenched his knees and gritted his teeth at the sight of his body, while Hifumi shook a little, looking terrified and sick. Celeste clenched her skirt tightly while Mondo felt his flame of anger rise more.
One by one, everyone entered into the elevator. Once they were all inside, the elevator door closed behind them and began moving.
Makoto's heart clenched when he saw how spacious the elevator looks now. "So many of us have died…"
"Yeah…" Hina agreed sadly. "Sayaka, Mukuro, Leon, Chihiro… practically half the class is dead…"
"And yet you're eager for one more to die with them." Byakuya mentioned, drawing a flinch from not only Hina, but also Sayaka. Mondo merely looked away, angry that he's right.
"I-I just want to see Taka's and Hifumi's killer pay for their crime!" Hina protested, though her voice was small. "I don't want to see him die…"
"But that is how they're going to pay for their crime," The heir retorted. "With Monokuma in control, once we find and vote for the killer, that is how it'll end. With death."
"Byakuya, that's enough!" Sakura spoke firmly but softly, seeing the guilty and conflicted look on Hina's face. "There's no need to say more. Let just continue."
"Tch. As you say." Was Byakuya's response. 'But my silence doesn't make it any less false.'
When they arrived to the trial room once more, the door opened, revealing a, once again, redecorated room, the color scheme being a light and royal blue. Monokuma, on his usual seat, let out a giggle. "When I see all of you gathered together like this… I realize just how few of you there are left! Your school life is slowly reaching its climax!"
"Kicking us while we're down huh." Leon muttered.
"There's only so few of us because of him!" Hina yelled in anger. "He's the one driving us to murder!"
'Geez, take responsibility for once, will ya?' Junko thought in mocked annoyance. 'All I'm doing is giving you nudges! You're the ones deciding to be murder happy!'
"Only cuz of you!" Hina growled.
"Why…?" Hiro moaned. "Why are you making us do such cruel things to each other?!"
"What what?!" The bear gasped. "Do you really hate me so much?! But I'm so cute!"
"Like we fucking care!" Mondo growled angrily. "Not when you locked us up and play with us like god damn toys!"
"Save your anger for now. It's wasted talking." Byakuya told him. "Use it for when you eventually meet face to face with the mastermind."
"Stop goofing around and begin the trial…!" Byakuya demanded.
"Don't rush me! Of course I'm gonna start!" Monokuma stated in irritation. "I would never be like, 'Stay tuned for the action-packed class trial after this commercial break!' I'd never hold out on you like that!" A moment passed after that statement before the bear spoke once more. "Okay, let's begin! Get to your assigned seats!"
Narrator Makoto spoke up once again. "And so, the curtain opened once again…" Slowly, the remaining students went to their podium. "A deadly judgement… A deadly deception… A deadly betrayal…" The scene cut to Hina glare at the sweating Hiro.
"A deadly riddle, a deadly defense, a deadly faith…" Next was Byakuya's, Kyoko's, Sakura's, and Celeste's neutral faces, as well as Jill's usual happy look.
"A deadly…" Finally, Makoto's determine look was shown. "Class trial…!"
Makoto looked at the entire group before him. From the looks of it, there seems to be two camps. The one that believes Hiro did; and the one that believes he's innocent.
Hina, Mondo, Sayaka, and Celeste appear to be firmly in that camp, whereas he, Kyoko, Byakuya, and Hiro himself are on the side of innocent. Junko appears to lean towards guilty while Chihiro, Mukuro, and Taka are leaning towards innocent. Everyone else is somewhat on the neutral aspect or indifferent like Jill.
Makoto's fidgeted nervously, an anxious frown on his face. He's not looking forward to his trial. What he dreaded isn't really the answer, as he pretty much figured it out… but the results of that answer.
And that's the end. I hope you guys liked this chapter. So, now onto the main course of the deadly life. The class trial. By the way, what do you think of everyone's mindset going into the trial? The fact that the big three (Makoto, Kyoko, and Byakuya) already figured out much, if not all of it? That Hina, Mondo, and Sayaka are so adamant that Hiro did it? Celeste being in denial? Let me know all your thoughts on the comment section. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you all later.