Naegi's Pov.

We finished investigating and headed to the red door that Monokuma instructed us to go, somehow I'm really nervous.

"--This is the court?"

"--It is surprisingly big."

"Your finally here, what do you think of this place?" Monokuma asked as he sat on his comfy throne.

"--You have a bad taste,"

"--Hold on a moment," Kirigiri-san said as we turned to her to hear her complaints.

"What does that mean?" She asked as she was referring to the picture frames of our dead classmates.

"It's not nice to exclude them just because they're dead~"

"--And what about those places? There are 16 of us, so why are there 17 places?" Celes-san asked as she referred to the seats around the court.

"There is no meaning behind it, a maximum of 17 people can participate in—"

"What if we are really 17 and not 16?" Misaki-san said as we all gasped in her theory, '17 Students? No way...'

"Pupupu, your imagination is really powerful, Misaki-san... but your wrong."

"Is that so...?" She said in reply.

"Let us end the introduction and begin with the Class Trial!"

With that, we started walking up to our places individually as Misaki-san walked up to me with a worried face.

"Are you nervous, Naegi?" She asked me as she turned to me, I smiled weakly at her and nodded.

"Don't be, your innocent that's why there is nothing for you to be nervous."

"B-But... if this continues,"

"Relax, didn't I told you I will prove your innocence? Just trust me." Her words reassured me as I nodded, 'She's right... I need to relax.' I thought as I bit my lower lip.

"I'll be going now, later." She said, my actions caught me in surprise as I grabbed her wrist.

"I-I'll go with you," I said as I sweat drop, I didn't want to face this alone, she nodded as I sighed in relief.

We walked to our places as I stood next to Misaki-san and Maizono-san's picture frame was beside me while thinking of this game is making me nauseous.

"Is the culprit... really one of us?" I asked nervously as Monokuma chuckled an turned to me.

"Of course, that's the truth."

"--Everyone close their eyes and the culprit raise their hands!"

"--Are you an idiot? There's no way they would do that!"

"Please begin the discussion,"

'We can't afford to make conclusions that are false... Misaki-san is helping me with this, I should do my best to assist her.' I thought nervously.

! !Classroom Trials In Action! !

"--It was clearly Naegi was the one who killed Maizono Sayaka!"

"--Yeah, there is no other explanation to this if it isn't him."

"No, I didn't do it! Believe me!" I said as I gritted my teeth, saying the truth.

"--Do you have proof to show us?"

"No, I don't have... but I'm not the one who did it!" I said as I shut my eyes in nervousness, silently begging for someone to help me.

"Naegi isn't the culprit, I have an evidence that I can show you!" I heard a female voice said as I opened my eyes and witnessed that Misaki-san is the one who talked.

"--Oh, really... aren't you just covering Naegi up?!"

"--Monokuma, what would happen if there were partners in crime?"

"The only one who'll be able to graduate is the person who did the murder or the Black,"

"--So, it's meaningless to cover up someone... huh?"

"--What would you say, Misaki?"

"When I investigated at Naegi's room, the door is broken, yes?" She asked me as I nodded in reply.

"--What do you mean?"

"That means: Someone is trying to open the door forcibly,"

"--What do you mean? Isn't it just lock and normally you would break it down  because it was lock from the inside,"

"Your wrong! Only the shower room of the girl's room can be locked from the inside, and only my shower room isn't fitted well, right, Monokuma?"

"That's true~!"

"If Naegi was the culprit, he wouldn't have need to break the door just to open it." Misaki-san said as it was clear to me now.

"--So, Naegi isn't the culprit?"

"Yeah, no matter what I do... I don't really think his the culprit." She added as I smiled happily that I wasn't suspected now.

"Misaki-san... thank you,"

"Huh? I'm just stating the facts... we would all be dead if we got the wrong Black," She said, but I could see her cheeks blushing, she can't be honest at least once, huh?

"--Then what about the knife that was stabbed at Maizono-san's abdomen? Isn't Naegi the one who stole it...?"

"--No, it was Maizono-chan who took the knife... me and Sakura-chan were at the kitchen last night,"

"--Um... Who's Sakura-chan?"

"--That would be me," We all turned to the speaker, it was Ohgami-san who spoke.

"Pfft... you're Sakura-chan?" I heard Misaki-san muttered as she was trying her best not to crack up in laughing.

"That's rude, Misaki-san." I whispered to her as I was just next to her, as she let out a peace sign.

"--Let's say the culprit is someone else, why did they thought the shower room was locked when the room belonged to a male?"

"The culprit didn't expected anything because that room belonged to Maizono Sayaka," Kirigiri-san said.

"Then he is someone who didn't they those two switched rooms?" Fujisaka-san asked while confused.

"--That's everyone except Naegi!"

"--Who is the culprit?!" 'This is getting confusing now...'

"Wait a minute, how did the culprit entered the room in the first place?" Misaki-san asked us, as we made random guesses.

"--Didn't she let that person enter her room last night?" Yamada-kun said.

"Of course not, there is no way she would open for anyone... she was shaking in fear." I stated honestly as Yamada-kun groaned.

Flashback

"Don't open the door for anyone,"

"I won't open it even if Naegi-kun comes because if I don't do that, there would have been no purpose in switching rooms,"

"I can't believe that she opened the room for anyone,"

"--Then what if she was acting?" We all turned to Kirigiri-san as we gasped.

"Acting afraid... why would she do that, it's absurd!" Misaki-san argued.

"Would you even say that when you see this?" Kirigiri-san asked as she showed us a scripted paper.

There is something I need to discuss with you,

Please come to my room.

Also to find the correct room, please check the name plates.

'What's that—why would Maizono-san do such a thing...?' I was utterly speechless as I heard a whistle next to me, it was Misaki-san who's holding the memo and her expression wasn't so good.

"Way to go, Kirigiri... this seems like Maizono betrayed Naegi." She said as she passed me the letter.

"--She used that memo to drag someone in the room,"

"--Hold on, the memo said: Please come to my room, didn't they went to Naegi's room instead?"

"--No, they went to Maizono-san's room... their name plates were also swapped,"

"If that really happened, then why did they exchanged rooms in the first place?" Misaki-san asked as somehow it made sense now.

"Maizono was blaming the murder on Naegi because they both switched rooms and name plates," Togami-kun said as she nodded in reply.

"But why would she do that...?" I asked desperately for answers.

"--Isn't it obvious, to escape here."

"W-What's with that..." I muttered.

"--You don't believe that despite we have lots of evidence?"

"--Calm down, we need to catch culprit first."

"--Yeah, she's right!"

"--This is a disaster..."

"--Find the culprit already, there are no more evidence, right?" Kuwata-kun said as I cut him off.

"We still have the dying message!" I blurted as they nodded.

"--You mean the 11037?!"

"--Wouldn't Fujisaki know that? She's a first class programmer..."

"--I have no idea, I don't understand the meaning behind the sequence."

We were silence for awhile as we think, then I heard a chuckle next to me and to see Misaki-san's head is lowered that I couldn't see her eyes, she had a smirk on her face.

"The thing that was written on the wall—is the culprit's name!" She said as we were shocked.

"--Then, who is it?!"

"--Tell us,"

She lowered her head for awhile, thinking, then she opened her lips to speak.

"Leon... is the culprit's name,"

"You mean Kuwata Leon?" I asked as she nodded in reply, that's when I get what she's trying to say.

"If you flip those numbers, it is Leon, likely she wrote the message while on lying her back that's why it was flipped." I said as we looked at Kuwata-kun who sweat dropped.

"--Are you saying that I'm the culprit?! Stop forcing it you shrimp!"

"S-Shrimp... what did you say?!" Misaki-san growled, not so happy that someone called her that.

"--If you're not the culprit, why were you trying to get rid the evidence?" Kirigiri-san butted in between them.

"You mean the burnt shirt and fragments of the crystal ball, right?" I asked her as she nodded.

"--Indeed, I saw that!"

"--Was that my crystal ball?!"

"Misaki-san, Naegi-kun, it seems that everything is starting to make sense."  Kirigi-san said as me and Misaki-san nodded in reply.

I started to explain what the while picture is as Kuwata-kun was utterly speechless, he began to oppose as I comeback him with my power of mind and reasoning.

"Seem's like your discussion have led to a result, shall we start voting? Click on the button in front of you and decide who will be the black!"

We all voted but we were waiting for Misaki-san's decision, she was shivering while sweat dripped through her forehead.

"--Hurry up and vote, Misaki-san."

"--Just choose Kuwata-kun and it'll be all over,"

She can't seem to decide, confusion was written her face as tears appear from her eyes.

"I-If I did that... he will be punished, I don't want that—" She was cut off when Togami-kun grabbed her hand and forced her to press the switch.

Voting: Kuwata Leon is the black

"W-What did you just made me—"

"Your going to die if I didn't do that, I think that you'll be a huge help to us in the future Class Trials."

"B-But..."

"Pupupu, correct! The one who killed Maizono Sayaka-san  was Kuwata Leon-kun~!"

"--You bastard! Why did you do such a thing?!"

"--Damn you, Kuwata!"

"... then what should have I done? I was about to die myself... I had no choice but to kill her—You guys would've done that too!" Kuwata-kun said as he fall to his knees and cried.

"You should've have left the room instead of killing her, use your brain, damn it!" Misaki-san yelled as Kuwata-kun kept weeping in tears.

"You guys manage to catch the Black, a punishment will be given to Kuwata Leon-kun!"

"Wait a minute—I had no choice but to kill her, isn't this self defense?"

"Let's carry out this punishment!"

"NO—!"

Kuwata Leon has been found guilty. Commencing Execution.

In front of us Kuwata-kun was being executed mercilessly, I could hear screams and cries from my classmates as they watched him being killed.

"NO—!" I covered Misaki-san's eyes as she cried in my arms while my eyes were glued on Kuwata-kun, I could feel her hot tears against my palm streamed down her cheeks.

This was too cruel for a punishment...

"That was really fun!"

"--Something like this is weird!"

"--No... no more,"

"If you don't want to end like that, cut your connection with the outside world and accept living here."

"I'm scared...stop it!" Misaki-san yelled I stroke her hair as she seek comfort from me, I gritted my teeth in frustration... this is going crazy!

"I get it, Naegi-kun—I really do!"

"What do you mean?!"

"You're in despair after being betrayed by Maizono-san, right?"

"All of this... all of this is your fault!" I yelled as I hugged Misaki-san tighter as she kept crying.

'I will avenge Maizono-san and Kuwata-kun's death!'