Tamao and Hoizumi's platforms started floating again.

Here we go again..

Rebuttal Showdown

Truth Blades
Note from 'Sadako'
Blood on Hitoshi's Hand
Bloodstained Guitar

"Just because she says that she didn't write it, you immediately believe her?"

"What kind of logic is that?"

"She still could've written the note."

ADVANCE

"Shinsato, at least give me a chance to explain!"

"What is there to explain?"

"She wrote the note."

"There's nothing to prove me wrong."

"Allow me to cut your words!"

BREAK

"That isn't her handwriting!" Tamao shouted, waving the note at Hoizumi.

"How the hell do you know what her handwriting looks like?" Tomoyasu muttered.

"It's called having friends."

"Oh shit, roasted," Kazue whispered.

Tomoyasu glared at Tamao. She huffed, walking back to her pedestal.

If you're not gonna be friendly towards me, I'm not gonna be friendly towards you.

"Anyway, we at least know that Hirabayashi-chan didn't write the note!" Tamao concluded from the mini debate.

Nonstop Debate
Start!

Truth Bullets

Bloodstained Guitar
Metal Baseball Bat
Blood on Hitoshi's Hand

"So now what?" Katsushi asked.

(White noise: You give up so easily!)

"Was there one killer?" Shiori questioned.

(White noise: Maybe! I don't think that's right..)

"You're an idiot," Tomoyasu scoffed.

(White noise: How rude! Why is he still alive?)

"There's no clue to point towards that," Hoizumi brought up.

"Maybe one of the victims killed the other?" Bunta theorized.

"I agree with that!"

BREAK

"I think that one of the victims killed the other, like Yoshioka-kun just said!" Tamao put in her input.

"What evidence do you have?" Isamu asked.

"Suda-kun had blood on his hand," Tamao explained.

Silence.

"So?" Hikari tilted her head.

"There was blood dripping down the outside of his hand," Tamao continued, "However the inside was clean, meaning he was probably holding something. Perhaps a weapon?"

"Which weapon?" Isamu asked.

Select Evidence
Metal Baseball Bat

"This has to be it!"

Tamao snapped her fingers, "The baseball bat."

"Why the baseball bat?" Sadako asked, pressing a finger to her lips.

"I believe I can explain," Shiori interrupted, "The baseball bat had blood dripping down it, but there was an area where it was missing. Presumably where someone was holding it."

"So from all this, we can conclude that Suda-kun killed Miyoshi-chan before getting killed by someone else," Tamao concluded.

Sadako choked back a sob, "What? Why?"

"Well, maybe he wanted to take someone with him," Tomoyasu bluntly stated, "Maybe he just wanted to kill. Maybe he wanted to cause you despair."

Sadako shook her head, placing her hands on it, "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Argument Armament

Start!

(Insert picture of Sadako)

"Shut up!"

"You're wrong!"

"That's not right!"

"They were my best friends!"

"Why would one kill the other?!"

"You're not making any sense!"

"It can't be..."

"You are incorrect!"

"Stop it!"

"You're making this harder for everyone..."

"There wasn't any reason for him to kill her!"

"Hitoshi wouldn't kill Chiyo!"

"No, you're wrong!"

"This entire argument is wrong!"

"Shutupshutupshutupshutup!"

"What evidence do you have that Hitoshi killed Chiyo?"

From
Handwriting
'Sadako'
Note

Note from 'Sadako' Handwriting

"It ends here!"

"You guys were best friends, right?" Tamao asked, not backing down.

"Yeah! That's why-"

"You know his handwriting, right?" Tamao pushed on.

Sadako froze, "Yeah?"

"Check the handwriting on the note. If I'm correct, it's-"

Sadako pulled out the note, "I...I surrender. It's Hitoshi's. No doubt about it."

She smiled, "Those familiar little curls of the letters."

She shoved the note back in her pocket, wiping her tears away.

"Seems you guys weren't as friendly as you thought," Tomoyasu rolled his eyes, basically rubbing salt in the wound for Sadako, "Suda killed Miyoshi and tried to frame you."

Oh my fucking god-

"Shut up," Hitoshi interrupted, "You're not helping."

Bunta sighed, shaking his head.

"So we know who killed Chiyo," Isamu continued the trial, "But Monokuma said if one of the victims killed the other, the killer who killed the killer was the blackened. Ugh, that's confusing."

Tamao bit her lip.

What pieces of evidence do we still have left?

She took out her Monopad, scrolling down the Truth Bullets.

Truth Bullets

Monokuma File #3

Metal Baseball Bat

Bloodstained Guitar

Blood on Hitoshi's Hand

Note from 'Sadako' (Update! Written by Hitoshi!)

There was definitely not a lot of evidence in the first place.

How were they supposed to solve the murder?

Nonstop Debate
Start!

Truth Bullets
Metal Baseball Bat
Note from 'Sadako'

"So now we're at a dead end!" Katsushi shouted.

(White noise: OH MY GOD!)

"You give up too easily," Hikari muttered, "Take this advice from your best friend."

(White noise: My thoughts exactly. We're getting off topic.)

"Oh! I got it!" Kazue shouted.

(White noise: Finally someone has something! Idiot.)

"I'm going to stop you right there," Tomoyasu interrupted, "Cause I know whatever you're gonna say is going to be idiotic."

(White noise: Rude. RUDE. BITCH. Rude.)

"Maybe we should talk about some piece of evidence?" Hoizumi suggested.

"Like the murder weapon for Hitoshi," Shiori responded, "Maybe it's the Bloodstained Guitar?"

I can't think of anything...

Wait.

What she said.....

"So now we're at a dead end!" Katsushi shouted.

(White noise: OH MY GOD!)

"You give up too easily," Hikari muttered, "Take this advice from your best friend."

(White noise: My thoughts exactly. We're getting off topic.)

"Oh! I got it!" Kazue shouted.

(White noise: Finally someone has something! Idiot.)

"I'm going to stop you right there," Tomoyasu interrupted, "Cause I know whatever you're gonna say is going to be idiotic."

(White noise: Rude. RUDE. BITCH. Rude.)

"Maybe we should talk about some piece of evidence?" Hoizumi suggested.

"Like the murder weapon for Hitoshi," Shiori responded, "Maybe it's the Bloodstained Guitar?"

Temporary Truth Bullet Obtained!
Bloodstained Guitar

"So now we're at a dead end!" Katsushi shouted.

"No, that's wrong!"

BREAK

"We still haven't talked about the bloodstained guitar!" Tamao exclaimed.

"Right," Shiori backed her up, "What could it have been used for?"

Select One!

Murder Weapon for Hitoshi
Murder Weapon for Chiyo
Red Herring

"It has to be this!"

"It was probably the murder weapon for Suda-kun," Tamao tapped her chin, staring off.

Shiori glanced off to the side, "I also found another piece of evidence I didn't show to you, Tam- Nishioka."

THANKS. THAT WOULD'VE HELPED A LONG TIME AGO, SHIORI.

...

Wait, did I just call her by her given name?

Tamao blinked, "Huh?"

Shiori pulled out a bow.

Specifically, a pink bow.

All heads turned to Sadako.

"I thought we cleared your name?" Hikari asked.

"We cleared her for Miyoshi's murder, not Suda's," Bunta explained.

"What? You guys suspect me again?" Sadako started shaking.

Tamao bit her lip, "I don't see anyone else it could be."

"I-I-"

"Hirabayashi, if it's not you, you need to tell us, and give us the reason why," Kazue whispered.

"I surrender."

Everyone except Tomoyasu and Sadako blinked.

"How boring. She didn't even try to resist."

"Can you not?!"

"Sadak-"

"It's fine," She hugged herself, rocking back and forth.

Tamao bit her lip, "Hirabayashi-chan, I'm going to go over the entire case one more time. If there's anything wrong, you need to tell me."

"O-Okay."

Closing Argument
Start!