Hikari started first.

"Why would she go there willingly in the middle of the night?"

"Hirabayashi-chan!"

"Mayumi told me she was an insomniac, so it wouldn't be that far fetched for her to be wandering during night."

"She was obviously brought there by force!" Katsushi argued.

"Shinsato-kun!"

"What the fuck makes you think she was brought there by force?"

"The culprit brought her there!" Chiyo yelled.

"Hamada-kun!"

"There is also the possibility that the culprit followed her there."

"Why would she be at the pool on the second floor?" Hitoshi asked.

"I got it!"

"Well, we know that she went to the second floor, thanks to Hirabayashi, we just don't know why."

"It would make sense for the killer to lead her there," Riku stated.

"Doi-chan!"

"It would also make sense for the killer to follow her there."

"What makes you think that Mayumi was followed?" Kazue asked, confused.

"Yoshioka-kun!"

"What makes you think that Mayumi was brought there?"

"This is our answer!"

"Mayumi was there because she wanted to!" Tamao concluded.

"Fine, but why?" Riku surrendered.

Select Evidence
Book on Poolside

"That's it!"

"I'm guessing she was reading a book while walking around the pool," Tamao theorized.

"She is an insomniac," Chiyo wondered, "It would make sense, I guess."

"So we can conclude that the culprit attacked Kawashima at the pool, which she went to willingly," Shiori concluded.

"Yea-"

"Yo, let me interrupt real quick!"

ARGUE

"Suda?" Tamao asked.

Both of their podiums started rising into the air.

"What if the culprit was with Kawashima?" Hitoshi asked.

Tamao blinked, "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean what if the culprit and Kawashima entered at the same time," Hitoshi explained, "What if Kawashima invited the culprit to join her?"

Rebuttal Showdown

Truth Blades
Book on Poolside
Sadako's Account
Tube

"Imagine this."

"Kawashima asked the culprit to join her."

"When they were finally alone, they killed her!"

"Do you see anything wrong with my theory?"

Advance!

"I see a few, but you need to elaborate on some things."

"What do I need to explain?"

"Kawashima asked the culprit to come with her to the pool!"

"And since nobody was around, the culprit wasn't seen!"

"Allow me to cut through your words!"

BREAK

Tamao facepalmed. "Literally the first piece of evidence we went over was Hirabayashi's account!" She screamed at him.

"Oh. Yeah," Hitoshi blinked.

I'M SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS.

Their podiums lowered back down to the ground.

"So, how do we narrow down the suspects?" Hoizumi asked.