(NOTE: Okay, before you start reading, this is all I have to say about this chapter. If you would like to read it, be my guest, but it is LOOOOOOOONG. It is, word for word, the entire chapter 2 class trial, except with a few parts mixed up and the beginning on the chapter. IT WILL BE LIKE THIS FOR ALL CLASS TRIALS AND IS EVEN SO FOR MOST OF THE EVENTS OCCURRING IN THIS STORY!!! THIS IS SO I CAN MAKE THIS STORY SEEM LIKE YOU ARE ACTUALLY THERE AS APPOSED TO YOU JUST READING SOME BULL SHIT THAT CAME OUT OF THE BACK OF MY HEAD! I AM SORRY IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS! THE TRIALS WILL BASICALLY BE ESTABLISHING BONDS, CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, SO IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT (yes that goes along with the entire story) THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO!

*ding dong, bing bong*

You heard the bells ring again and turned to the monitor from where you were seated in the restaurant. Just like always, Monokuma appeared to give another announcement.

"The time for unparalleled hedonism...has come to an end..." The bear said excitedly. "Come! Now is the time to fight the decisive battle! The hostility of fresh blood! The insanity of a contest of wits! The class trial is finally raising its curtain! Soooo, meet up...in front of Monokuma Rock. Once you're there, please proceed to the underground by taking the elevator located at the secret entrance. Puhuhu, I'll see you soon!"

After the quick call, the monitor went black once again. Sighing, you gathered your things and walked outside of the restaurant, walking down the stairs and beginning to head to Monokuma Rock thinking silently to yourself about Mahiru and who might have killed her. Suddenly, there was a tap on your shoulder. You jumped in surprise as you snapped out of your daze and whipped your head around to see who had been trying to get your attention.

"Oh, its just you Komaeda-kun." You said relieved. "You scared me."

Nagito's carefree smile changed into a look of concern.

"I-I'm sorry, (Y/N)!" He stammered apologizing profusely and showering himself in insults.

"Its really okay." You assured him.

You were surprised to see him get so flustered over something so little, yet again, you knew you would have probably done the same. It was shocking seeing him do that though. He always seemed so calm and nonchalant about everything. He smiled and bowed slightly showing thanks for your forgiveness then looked back up and continued walking with you.

"Heading to Monokuma Rock I presume?" he asked sounding a slight bit sarcastic.

You gave him a nervous smile.

"Y-yep." you said shakily. "I wouldn't go if it meant me being alive and...eh...actually I don't know........." You stopped for a quick second to think. "Yeah that really wouldn't be a beneficial death, so yeah, I'll go so I can stay alive and help everyone else out! Teamwork is key when there are situations we have to overcome like this!" You said to him with a slightly regret-filled smile.

He nodded and let out a sigh.

"You know, (Y/N)-san..." he started, stopping in his tracks and turning to face you. "I really am excited to see your performance!"

You tilted your head and raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" You asked before being quickly answered.

"In the class trial!" He said excitedly. "I am very eager to see all of that hope you possess fighting against the despair and uncovering the truth!"

You started to get really confused by his sudden mood change. Before you knew it, the teen began rambling off too fast for you to even understand what he was saying, eventually the boy getting so excited he began drooling and was holding himself tightly to keep from bursting.

"U-ughhh...K-Komaeda-kun?" You asked nervously.

He continued rambling.

"Ko...." You said a little louder.

You sighed and slapped your hands against his shoulders and held him down, him immediately breaking out of his trance and looking at you curiously.

"I-I'm sorry about having to do that..." you said looking off to the side blushing from embarrassment and taking sight of how rude what you had done was. ''I apologize for having to cut you off, but I cant even understand what you're trying to say to me. On top of that...are you alright? T-to be honest...you're scaring me a little."

Your last sentence made Nagito's eyebrows raise in concern and surprise, though they quickly found there place back where they normally lay perfectly on his face as he went back to smiling. Nagito nodded.

"I'm sorry..." He said regularly in his calming mellow tone. "It appears I might have trailed off a bit again. I'll explain later. For now, we should get going."

In the middle of his statement, Nagito turned around and easily took your exposed wrist, gently tugging you along with him as he began walking once more out of the hotel's entrance gates and back onto the main island.

"So, (Y/N)." He called to get your attention.

You looked up at him as he removed his protective grip on your wrist and continued walking closely next to you as always. Looking down, he shot you another smile

"Do you have any ideas as to who the killer might be?"

"Dammit!" you yelled in your head. "Little bastard turned my question around to me." Your inside voice groaned. "Better answer him anyway. Hell, it could be a good move to do so."

You nodded and looked down at the ground.

"Well," you started as you narrowed your eyebrows in thought. "I've been thinking...and I don't actually think its Hiyoko like everyone might think. The gummy we found in the closet is a HUUUGE piece of evidence in that case! I remember seeing her only like eating the strawberry, melon, grape, and orange flavors...they were in a specific brand package too if I remember correctly!"

Nagito chuckled slightly and pulled back one side of his jacket. He pointed to the inner pocket of his coat reveling one of the packages of the gummies from the brand of gummy that Hiyoko eats, his other hand rising to put a finger over his mouth as he jokingly shushed you and winked. Releasing his coat and letting it fall back to its original position, he motioned you to continue with your quick analysis.

"I'm really thinking hard about those damn water bottles too..." You let out. "They were all gone. I would match them up to the shower but...I don't know...."

"You're wondering if the killer used the water from the water bottles to wash the blood off of them since the showers don't work I presume?"

You nodded and laughed a little.

"Yeah. How did you know?"

He smiled back at you and shrugged.

"Lucky guess."

You two both turned to look at the large Monokuma heads carved out of the large mountain in the middle of the far end of the beach.

"Oh god..." you said worriedly swallowing hard. "L-looks like we're here..."

Nagito looked down at you and gave you a reassuring look.

"You'll do fine! I promise!" He told you.

Just as he voiced the last word of his comment, the mouth of one of the Monokuma heads opened up and a long escalator shot out and landed on the beach, students one by one in a line getting on and entering the secret passage way. You had assumed that's where it led anyway. Nagito took a few steps forward and all you could think to do was follow close behind him, him really being the only one left to hide behind and seek to for protection. Your stomach knotted as you stepped onto the moving stair and began the ascent into the large rock Monokuma's mouth. You looked to Nagito for potential comfort, but just became even more nervous and confused at the sight of him just smiling and waiting to enter the elevator that had just come into your view.

"I believe I explained this to you before, (Y/N)-san..." he said turning around and looking down at your quivering body.

Seeing that you were obviously very nervous for what events were to come, he tried talking in a slower, calmer manner in an attempt to make you some what less scared.

"Though looking at how unaware you look currently, it appears, as usual, I hadn't done a very good job with explaining." He chuckled. "I apologize for being such worthless trash..."

Nagito sighed.

"The trial room is just this elevator ride down. Then we'll once again enter the battlefield of ultimate hope and despair! Good against evil! A battle of wits and reasoning! Truly a spectacular display of all the Ultimates working so well together under such a difficult circumstance! Nagito let out a pleasure filled sigh. "This mini-game hasn't begun and I'm already tingling from excitement!"

You really didn't feel like putting up with whatever he had to say. Your breath increased as you became more and more nervous of what was to come, when suddenly.

*pat pat*

Someone was patting your back in reassurance trying to calm you down.

"Hey creepy, shut your hole for two seconds and stop freaking (Y/N)-san out."

You looked up from your daze to see Kazuichi, his hand on your shoulder and his sharp teeth bared to Nagito who was beginning to calm down.

"Don't worry, (Y/N)-san." He said looking down at you. "Its really okay. You'll be fine!"

You glanced over at Nagito who looked very concerned for you and a little hurt, but was immediately pulled away from your train of thought when you felt an arm around your shoulder.

"Yeah! You'll do just fine!" Akane said to you grinning.

You nodded and smiled nervously.

"Th-thank you..." You said looking down red faced. "I hope I'll do fine...Lets just all work together! I want us to all get along and work this out together so we can come out victorious and defeat Monokuma! I'll try my best during the trial, but I'll probably fail anyway, so please feel free to yell at me if I say something wrong or do something I shouldn't have! Thank you! O-oh yeah...and sorry for bothering everyone with my little anxiety attack there..."

Right as Mikan went to open her mouth to say something, the elevator door opened up with a hard *ku-clank* and she squeaked in surprise.

"Welp..." you said to yourself. "Lets get this show on the road."

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Monokuma: "Before we begin, let me explain the rules of the school trial in simple terms.

Your task is to reason out the identity of the culprit, and vote on who to accuse!

Should you correctly identify the culprit, they alone shall be punished! But if you vote for the wrong person...

Then everyone except the culprit shall be punished, and the culprit shall be given permission to leave the island!"

Monomi: "Ooo... No matter how many times I hear them, these wules are always so mean!"

Monokuma: Well! Why don't we start with the motive I gave you! Go on, talk about my masterpiece, "Twilight Syndrome Murder Mystery"!

Ibuki: Whaaat? Who cares about some stupid game?!

Gundam: Is this duel's purpose not to unmask the murderer among us?

Nagito: That's why we can't just leave it alone. The game was this murder's motive, remember?

Chiaki: Hmmm... That's right. So, let's start there.

Nagito: The people who completed it probably already know, but the game is based on a real incident.

Peko: Some of us - myself included - have not played the game. Perhaps you should explain this in more detail...?

Nagito: Twilight Syndrome Murder Mystery is a non-fiction game, you see.

And that's not all. The people involved in the incident depicted therein are among us.

Nekomaru: T...There are video game characters among us?!

Chiaki: So... I think it would be best to start by making clear who those characters are.

(Y/N -inner monologue-) -The characters in the game are A-ko, B-ko, C-ko, D-ko, E-ko and F-suke.-

There was also another girl, who was killed at the beginning.

If we consult the cast list at the end of the game, it's easy to tell who's who...

Let's start with the player character, A-ko.

Its either Tsumiki-san, Koizumi-san, Saionji-san, or Satou...Oh! Its Tsumiki-san!

-before you are able to speak up, Hajime suddenly cuts in-

Hajime: A-ko, who appears in the game, must be Tsumiki. Mikan Tsumiki, that is.

Mikan: Whaaaat?! M....Meeeee?!

Hajime: That timidness and stuttering... it's exactly like A-ko's.

If we have to choose from the names appearing in the credits list, A-ko is the only one who fits.

Mikan: W...Why am I in a video game? That's an invasion of my privacy!

Hiyoko: Ha! An ugly pig trash girl like you has no right to privacy in the first place!

(Y/N) Wait... haven't I heard the phrase "ugly pig trash girl" in the game too?

Chiaki: I was just thinking of that.

Hiyoko: ...Huh?

(Y/N - internal monologue-)- Yeah, that was B-ko!

Hajime: In the game, B-ko was short and very rude... She must have based on Saionji.

Hjaime: Short and rude? That's taking way too much creative liberty!

Nagito: Anyway, let's move on. It's C-ko's turn.

(Y/N internal monologue -): C-ko...she was an excessively energetic girl with a peculiar speech pattern...

(Y/N): That's easy... it's Ibuki Mioda. She's C-ko!

Ibuki: Hey! Ibuki's no sicko! That's defamation! Ibuki will sue!

Chiaki: ............

So... Next up is D-ko.

Hajime: D-ko... Given that she was always carrying that camera around, there's only one person it can be.

D-ko is Koizumi. Mahiru Koizumi... the victim.

Nagito: Yeah, that much is indisputable. Let's skip E-ko for the time being, and move to F-suke instead.

(Y/N) : Ah! Kuzuryuu-kun! You're F-suke, aren't you!

Nagito: Good job, (Y/N).

Fuyuhiko: Hmph. Are you saying I'm in that game? That's crap.

(Y/N) I-I'm sorry...I was just thinking about it since the character acted like you...also there was a person named Kuzuryuu on that list at the end credits...

Nagito: Ah, yes. speaking of... There was another person named Kuzuryuu on that list, wasn't there?

Kazuichi: ...There was?

(Y/N): It was right there in the credits...

Nagito: *nods* Tsumiki, Koizumi, Saionji, Mioda, Satou, Kuzuryuu, Kuzuryuu. That was the entire list.

Nekomaru: Hold it right there...! Why are you repeating Kuzuryuu's name...?!

Nagito: I'm not making a mistake. That's the way it was on the credits list.

What does it mean...? You finished the game, didn't you, Hinata-kun? You must know, then.

Hajime: Y-yeah...Both Kuzuryuu and his little sister appear in the game, don't they?

Fuyuhiko: Geh!

Akane: ...Hm? He has a little sister?

Hajime: F-suke said so in the game...

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F-suke

What did that girl... do to my sister?!

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Hajime: Those words tell us that F-suke has a little sister.

That sister actually appeared in the game. That's why the credits list two Kuzuryuus.

Nagito: So... what role did F-suke and Kuzuryuu's little sister play in the game...? Surely you know that too, Hinata-kun.

Fuyuhiko: ............

Hajime: I... hate to be the one to say it, but... if I want this trial to proceed I have no choice...

She... has to be the girl who died at the beginning of the game.

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F-suke

That girl... I think her name's E-ko...?

F-suke

What did that girl... do to my sister?!

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Nagito: Based on their dialogue, E-ko can't possibly be F-suke's sister.

Which means the only remaining possibility is the girl who died. That makes her Kuzuryuu's sister.

Fuyuhiko: Feh! What that fuck's this all about...? You're a piece of work, aren't you...!

Nagito: A piece of work? Is that praise?!

Fuyuhiko: The complete opposite, retard!

Gundam: It was mentioned that this game was non-fiction, was it not? Then... The sister in question...

Fuyuhiko: I do have a little sister, that much is true...

But, so what?! It's just a game! We can't take it seriously!

Nagito: It's not "just a game"... This game has an unquestionable link to reality...

That what makes it a good motive.

Fuyuhiko: D...Don't fuck with me, asshole!

If she was that easy to kill, I'd have killed her myself a long time ago!

B...Besides, she came to see me off when I took off for Hope's Peak. She stood right there, shooting her mouth off like she always does...

It was just a few days ago...!

Monokuma: Um, your memory is gone, so that's only what it feels like to you–

Fuyuhiko: Shut up! Don't say another word!

Nagito: I see... So you won't accept this game as reality until the bitter end, Kuzuryuu-kun.

Okay, I get it! So that's your strategy for this trial!

Nekomaru: Komaeda... you've cast a lot of suspicion on Kuzuryuu, but... do you really believe he's the culprit?

Nagito: It would be sad if this mystery was that simple... Not nearly enough to be a stepping stone for everyone...

(Y/N - internal monologue): -Huh...I've never seen this side of him...interesting...-

Nagito: I would be much happier if Kuzuryuu-kun turns out not to be the culprit!

Kazuichi: Bah. Weirdo.

Chiaki: Anyway... with that, we've made it clear who the game's characters are, haven't we?

Gundam: A-ko is Tsumiki, B-ko is Saionji, C-ko is Mioda, D-ko is Koizumi, F-suke is Kuzuryuu...

And... the girl who was killed at the beginning is Kuzuryuu's little sister.

Fuyuhiko: It's just a game...!

Chiaki: In that case, the remaining character, E-ko, is "Satou-san", but...

Ibuki: Don't tell me it's that Satou-san! The one from the rice?!

-("Satou no Gohan" is a very popular brand of instant rice. I usually don't like leaving incomprehensible jokey references like this one alone, but if means you get to see this commercial - , it's all worth it.)-

Chiaki: I'm not sure what Satou-san you're talking about, but... I don't think she has anything to do with us.

Akane: She may be related to Tanaka! They both have cliched Japanese surnames!

Gundam: Tanaka may be a common surname, but it is leagues beyond Satou or Suzuki!

Monokuma: Hey, more importantly - how about we finally get to the main mystery of the game?!

Monomi: ...Huh? Was there a mystery in that game?

Monokuma: Oh, didn't you hear, dear? That E-ko character was killed!

Monomi: Oh my! Are you sure?

Monokuma: I tell you... These high-school students today...

Monomi: Things aren't like they used to be...

Kazuichi: So you're in cahoots after all!

Peko: In short, the game's mystery is about this E-ko's murder, is it?

Nagito: We can get this over with quickly, then! Let's handle the reason she was killed first!

(Y/N): I-if I may cut in...

Nagito: Go ahead.

(Y/N): Th-thank you...well...E-ko was killed because she was the other who killed the girl in the beginning...

Nagito: In other words...E-ko was killed in revenge for that girl's death.

What do you think, Kuzuryuu-kun? We're saying E-ko was killed in revenge for your little sister.

Fuyuhiko: You're persistent, aren't you... I don't care about what happened in that game, but...

Nagito: ...But?

Fuyuhiko: I...Is that really true...? Did that E-ko really... kill that girl...?

Nagito: In order to make that clear, we have to solve the case of the first girl's murder.

Chiaki: The murder in the music room. I thought it might come to this, so I prepared this.

I drew a map of the first crime scene: the music room and its surroundings.

Hajime: ...That's unexpectedly diligent of you.

Chiaki: Hmf... Mapping is an essential skill for a retro-game fan, you know.

Old school dungeon-crawling RPGs had a first person camera, so mapping as you went was a fundamental skill to have.

Nekomaru: Argh! Keep this discussion for some other time and concentrate on the case!

Chiaki: So... let me first explain what happened in that first incident.

A-ko, B-ko, C-ko and D-ko heard the sound of broken glass from the entrance hall.

They quickly headed to the second floor, where the sound came from, and when they reached it...

They found E-ko waiting next to the second floor music room. She reported she had heard the sound from inside the room.

But, the door to the music room was locked.

D-ko went to retrieve a key from the staff room, and the 5 girls were able to enter the music room.

Inside... they found the dead body of a girl who'd been hit on the head.

The girls thought the culprit had escaped through the broken window they found in the room.

They concluded the sound of broken glass they heard from the hall was this window.

In addition, E-ko's school swimsuit was stolen, so they decided the culprit who escaped through the window was a pervert.

...That's about it.

Nagito: Yeah, you've made it perfectly easy to understand! Your skill as a Super High-school Level Gamer is showing!

Mikan: But it wasn't really a pervert, was it? The real culprit was E-ko, right?

Nekomaru: So... after E-ko killed the girl in the music room, she must've stepped into the corridor and waited for the other girls.

Ibuki: Was the music room locked from the outside? In that case, she needed the staff room key!

Nekomaru: In other words... she had the key on her the entire time. She used it to lock the music room's door as soon as she left it!

Sonia: But... D-ko-san went to fetch that same key from the staff room just a short while later, didn't she?

Nagito: By the way, let's not even bother assuming there was a spare key. The game would've referenced it if there was.

Nekomaru: In that case... was the music room locked from the inside? And then E-ko broke the window and escaped...

And then, she ran like the wind and reached the music room before the others did!

Chiaki: But, in order to get back to the music room, she'd have to pass through the entrance hall the others were in, wouldn't she?

Nekomaru: In that case... I got nothing!

Kazuichi: Sulkin' ain't gonna make you any cuter, y'know..

Hiyoko: Is the culprit even really E-ko? It doesn't make any sense at all!

-DISCUSSION START!-

But, judging by the rest of the game, E-ko had to have been the culprit.

So... What did she do after she killed that girl in the music room?

-DISCUSSION START!-

Evidence bullets: Schoolgirl Crime Scene Photo / E-ko Crime Scene Photo / Stolen Swimsuit / Entrance Hall Photo / Broken Flower Vase Photo

After killing the girl in the music room...

...What did E-ko do?

She simply broke the nearest window...

...And took her leave.

So how did she get from there...

...to back outside the music room?

In order to get back there...

She had to pass through the entrance hall, didn't she?

But, about that entrance hall...

...The other four girls were there, I think.

Yes. And that's where...

...They heard the sound of the window breaking.

So how'd she get past the girls without being spotted...

...and then beat them to the music room?

There must have been a secret passage!

The secret passage in Twilight is the best secret passage ever!

What did E-ko do after committing a murder in the music room? I have to find some sort of clue.

As you can see, the second trial picks up the difficulty by starting to mix yellow and blue Weak Points. This one's still fairly easy, though.

...They heard the sound of the window breaking.

Evidence bullet: Broken Flower Vase Photo

Hajime: YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!

The sound the girls heard wasn't the sound of the window breaking.

Ibuki: If it wasn't the window, then... what broke?

Hajime: A flower vase.

Ibuki: A VAAAAAAAASE?!

Hajime: After the incident, a broken vase was found in a classroom next to the music room.

Chiaki: The sound of broken glass the four girls heard wasn't the music room's window...

It was the sound of that vase breaking... probably.

Nagito: In fact, the incident was already almost over at the time the girls met up in the entrance hall...

After E-ko killed the girl, she broke the music room's window and went to retrieve the key from the staff room...

Then, she locked the music room from outside, and went back to return the key.

After that, she went back to the corridor in front of the music room.

(Y/N): by that point, wouldn't she then estimate the time the others would meet in the entrance hall? That way all she had left to do was break the vase in the neighboring classroom!

-Nagito smiled at you and nodded-

Nagito: Exactly.

Nekomaru: She made it look like the murder had just happened, and the culprit ran away...

Peko: Then, she just faked having also arrived to the scene at that moment.

Mikan: I...I see! We solved the mystery!

Monokuma: But there's still more! For one, we don't even know what the murder weapon was!

(Y/N): ...The murder weapon?

Ibuki: Who cares about that?! We know who the culprit is!

Monokuma: I care! I prepared a death match for you bastards and you're going to do it properly!

Kazuichi: Don't be such a bother!

Nekomaru: Very well... let's make it clear what the murder weapon was. If we don't, it will be like a piece of shit that's just about to drop down...

IN OTHER WORDS, DISGUSTING!!

Hiyoko: You're the one who's disgusting.

Monokuma: Upupu. The murder weapon is not something you'd expect, but it was very definitely shown in the game!

Can you bastards guess what it is?!

(Y/N) - internal monologue: Something you wouldn't expect...*sighs* I'll let Hinata-kun take over. I have no clue.

-DISCUSSION START-

Evidence Bullets: Broken Flower Vase Photo / Schoolgirl Crime Scene Photo / Broken Aquarium / The Culprit's Escape Route / Stolen Swimsuit

A weapon that was in the music room, huh...

How about some shards of the broken glass?

(Straightforward as always...)

Didn't she die from a blow to the head?

So, she had the aquarium smashed on her!

(That thing must hit hard!)

That's far too large to be a weapon...

Then, perhaps, a piano...

That's even larger...

It played her a tune of a galactic catastrophe...

That's a whole different kind of "large"!!

What about a smash to the head with some gravel?

(Even if she was hit with gravel...)

(...isn't it far too small to do any damage?)

A weapon that can kill with a strike...

...Should've been drenched with blood.

Was there any such weapon in the game?

The culprit must've hit her with their fist!

(It wasn't Owari or Nidai, you know...)

(What an idiot...)

A weapon we wouldn't expect... Something that appeared in the game...

As expected, once posed with the question, some on the thread got it right.

What about a smash to the head with some gravel?

Evidence Bullet Stolen Swimsuit

I CONCUR!

Hajime: That's it... The culprit used gravel to kill the girl, didn't she?

(Y/N) Internal monologue: -Seriously?!-

Ibuki: Oh my... Ibuki wasn't even being serious, but got it right anyway!

Ha haaaa! Ibuki's truly been chosen by god, hasn't she?!

Kauichi: No, you haven't and no, it's not the gravel! It's too small! It can't be a weapon!

Hajime: What if the gravel was inside some kind of bag?

Mikan: A bag...? What bag?

(Y/N) Inner monologue: -Wait...bag! Yes!-

Hajime: Since the weapon was properly introduced in the game... so was the bag.

(Y/N): Exactly! Thats the only thing that fits the school swimsuit!

Hajime: Exactly.

(Y/N): Yeah! When tied up into a bag with the gravel inside, it's a perfect weapon! You're right!

Ibuki: Gravel in a swimsuit?! A bizarre idea that would astonish Mr. Wright himself!

Chiaki: But, by using it, the culprit killed two birds with one stone.

In order to make it look like the culprit was a pervert, she had her swimsuit "stolen"...

That is, she destroyed it after using it as a murder weapon.

Hajime: How about it, Monobear? Satisfied?

Monokuma: Ah, the joy of seeing someone solve your mystery... A wonderful feeling known only to writers!

Nagito: But, we haven't reached the real important issue yet.

E-ko-san had an accomplice. And that accomplice... was D-ko-san.

(Y/N): D-ko... That was Koizumi, wasn't it?

Hiyoko: Huh? Big sis was an accomplice...? What's going on? What do you mean?

Hajime: D-ko destroyed the one important piece of evidence for the music room incident... the remains of the flower vase.

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D-Ko

It's okay. I cleaned it all up...

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Chiaki: Besides... the reason E-ko-san killed the girl in the first place seems to have been to protect D-ko-san.

It appears D-ko-san was receiving all kinds of abuse from the murdered girl...

E-ko-san found out about that and tried to stop the girl, but they got into an argument...

Nekomaru: I can see where this is going... She ended up killing her, didn't she?

Nagito: But, she clearly had murderous intentions. She strangled the girl and then hit her hard on the head when she lost consciousness, after all.

Mikan: S...She must have caused her to lose consciousness without meaning to, and felt there was no going back...

S...Somehow, I...I think I can understand her.

Ibuki: You do?! That's kinda scary!

Nagito: Then, of course, E-ko was also killed on the game's last day, the 4th day.

Just to make sure we're on the same page... who do you think killed E-ko? Or Maybe (Y/N) would like to go for a guess?

(Y/N): The culprit who killed E-ko...theres only one person...

It was probably... F-suke.

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F-suke

What did that girl... do to my sister?!

F-suke

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HER!!

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Gundam: A well worn tale... Consumed by the burning desire to avenge his sister, F-suke killed E-ko!

Kazuichi: B...But... Haven't we said F-suke was...

Fuyuhiko: ...Aa? I told you, it's just a game.

Nagito: You would say that. If this game is true, it would be a big problem for you, Kuzuryuu-kun.

Nekomaru: Oy! Can someone explain it clearly? Does no one who was in the game remember anything?

Mikan: I...I offer my sincere apologies, but...

Monokuma: You don't remember! Of course you don't! Your precious school memories were stolen from you, after all!

Hiyoko: It doesn't matter if we remember of not! He's clearly the culprit!

Who else but criminal scum like Kuzuryuu could kill big-sis Koizumi, who was so nice and kind?!

He killed both E-ko and big-sis Koizumi!

Fuyuhiko: Feh... Of course I get blamed for everything. Well, it's not like I'm not used to it.

Peko: But, is Koizumi's murder really connected to the game? Isn't it possible it has nothing to do with it?

(Y/N): I'm sorry for cutting in again, but Peko, of course it has to. Please excuse my rudeness, but I have come to believe that the events DO REFERENCE THE GAME!

I can't imagine they aren't connected. At the very least, the culprit must have played the game.

There's proof. Koizumi, who was killed at the beach house...

...and E-ko, who was killed in the game, were both killed with a blow to the head by a metal bat.

We can't ignore this similarity, can we?

Hiyoko: He's obsessed with taking his revenge by killing his victims the same way - a smash to the head.

How about you confess already? You killed big-sis Koizumi, didn't you?

Fuyuhiko: D...Don't fuck with me...! There's no way a stupid game would become anyone's motive!

Hiyoko: You're so stupid you believed that game, and then went away to take your revenge!

Peko: If we jump to conclusions like this, we're just going to talk in circles...

Besides... Kuzuryuu may indeed be suspicious, but don't you think it's all a little too obvious?

Fuyuhiko: W...What is..?

Peko: It's possible that this is a trap set by the real culprit.

Hiyoko: A...A trap...? What trap...?

Peko: The real culprit must have played the game, and discovered the truths hidden within.

Then, they used that knowledge to set up Kuzuryuu to take the fall.

Sonia: Are you saying a completely separate culprit killed Koizumi-san and used the game-provided motive as a cover?

Peko: Isn't that right, Saionji?

Hiyoko: ...What?!

Peko: I think I made myself very clear! I am claiming that you are the real culprit!

Hiyoko: Oh? Is that your idea of a joke...?

A creepy ugly poop-head like you should keep her mouth shut!

(Y/N): *speaking quietly* I-I actually think Hiyoko isn't the killer...

Peko and Hiyoko: QUIET (Y/N)

(Y/N): I'M SORRY!

-DISCUSSION START!-

Evidence Bullets: Shower Room, Barred Window, Footprints on the Beach, Metal Bat, Trash Can

What the heck are you saying, you stupid four-eyes!

Me, killing big sis Koizumi...?

Waaaaaaaah! How cruel!

(Now she's crying...)

(It's obvious she's just faking it...)

How come Hiyoko-chan's a suspect now?

Do you know what Saionji did today?

(How would we know...?)

She went to the murder scene, the beach house!

(Oh...? In that case, that settles it...)

I didn't go to the beach house...!

(She says she didn't!)

(You shouldn't fall for that!)

I've been squishing anties all day today!

(Those poor ants!)

Wait... Doesn't what she's saying contradict the information I have?

Sure does.

I didn't go to the beach house...!

Evidence Bullet: Footprints on the Beach

Hajime: YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!

Wait just a second. You did go to that beach house, Saionji.

Hiyoko: I...I just said that I didn't, didn't I?!

Hajme: But... the footprints left in front of the beach house are yours, aren't they?

Hiyoko: M...My footprints aren't that ugly! You should ask Tsumiki about them, not me!

Mikan: Please don't say they're mine just because they're ugly!

Nagito: Oh? So these footprints aren't yours, Saionji? That's strange...

The footprints I found in your room match them perfectly, after all.

Hiyoko: I...In my room...? What the heck have you been doing, you creepy pedo?!

Peko: There's more. The footprints next to the beach house are leading out of it.

That is, when the person who left them entered the beach house, they used a different entrance.

Mikan:A different entrance...? Are you talking about the tunnel-side door? The one that Koizumi-san was blocking?

Nekomaru: In that case, when that person entered, the body wasn't there yet?!

Ibuki: A door they could use when entering, but not when exiting...

Peko: Which means, something happened while they were inside. Isn't that so, Saionji?!

Hiyoko: Oh, now I remember! I did go to the beach house, now that I think about it!

Gundam: At last, a confession...

Hiyoko: You all probably already know this, but I go on morning walks every day!

Ibuki: That's the first Ibuki's heard of this!!

Hiyoko: That's when I went to the beach house today! During my morning walk!

(Y/N): I'm sorry, but that's just bull shit.

Akane: I see! In that case, it has nothing to do with the murder.

Fuyuhiko: Don't believe her so easily, you idiot! She's obviously lying!

Akane: Huh?! She is?!

Hiyoko: People who call others liars are often the ones actually telling the lies, you know?

If you think I'm lying, how about proving it?! Can you prove I'm lying?! Can you?!

Kyahahahaha! Someone as incompetent as you will never be able to do it!

-DISCUSSION START!-

Evidence Bullets: Barred Window, Letter Carried by Koizumi, Footprints on the Beach, Metal Bat, Shower Room

I did go to the beach house...

But it was just during my morning walk!

(A morning walk? That's what I call a healthy lifestyle!)

(I hate waking up early...)

That's the only time I was there today!

So, when you went to the beach house...

You didn't meet Koizumi-san, did you?

(That's what it seems like...)

Kyahaha! Of course I didn't!

I didn't even see her, so of course I didn't meet her...

(She didn't even see her, huh...)

(Did anyone see her?)

What is this place, the Village of Idiots?

(She just called you an idiot, Souda)

(She obviously meant you!)

Saionji says she never met Koizumi. Is that true?

Well, we have something that suggests she did see her...

But it was just during my morning walk!

Evidence Bullet: Letter Carried by Koizumi

Hajime: YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!

You've only been there during your morning walk? Can you still make that claim after I show you this letter?

"I wanted to tell you directly, but I couldn't find you so I'm putting this in your mailbox.

Regarding what we talked about earlier, how about we change the time and the location?

Let's make it 2:30 at the beach house on the second island.

I think there are people who want to interfere with our meeting.

So, let's keep this a secret, and try to avoid each other before we get there.

It would be bad if we're found out.

- Hiyoko Saionji"

Mikan: T...This is... the letter I found on Koizumi-san, isn't it?

Gundam: I see. Judging by the content of this letter, Saionji set an appointment with Koizumi at the beach house.

Hiyoko: W...Where the heck did this letter come from...? I've never seen it, honestly!

Kazuichi: Hey! I just remembered! You were there! I saw you!

(Y/N): Oh yeah! That's right! At the diner!

Hiyoko: Huh?!

Kazuichi: When me and Hinata were waiting for the beach party, we arrived at the diner around 3 o'clock.

I saw you passing by about 30 minutes later. That makes it about 3:30.

Peko: Hmm. If we assume she had met Koizumi at 2:30, then killed her and ran away...

The fact that Souda saw her at 3:30 matches that theory well.

Hiyoko: I...It doesn't... You're all wrong...!

Kazuichi: Speaking of, you passed in front of the diner as well, Kuzuryuu. Did you happen to spot her as well?

Fuyuhiko: No, I didn't...

I was just passing by the area by chance. I paid no attention to the beach house.

I went straight back to the hotel after meeting you there. I saw no one on the way back.

Ibuki: No one?! That's even more suspicious!

Fuyuhiko: It's the truth. What can I say?

Peko: Let's leave him alone for now. I see no reason to pursue this any farther.

Anyway, the letter and Souda's testimony tell the entire story. Saionji met Koizumi at the beach house.

Hiyoko: I said I've never seen it! I never wrote any letter!

I...I'm telling the truth... I really don't know anything...

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Ibuki: A...Are those real tears? Are they fake tears?

Nekomaru: Of course they're fake.

Peko: She most likely planned on killing Koizumi all along, and set up a meeting at the beach house.

That's why the letter explicitly asks not to talk to anyone else about it.

Then, she arrived at the beach house early, hid somewhere, and waited for Koizumi to arrive.

- SPOT SELECT START! -

(Y/N): The place Saionji hid... it was the closet, wasn't it.

Peko: Yes, it was. The proof is the piece of gummy that we found on the floor there.

Saionji... You like eating those things, don't you?

Hiyoko: G...Gummies...? I...I've never eaten anything like that in my life...!

Gundam: Heh heh heh... At long last, we have grasped the true form of this mystery!

After luring Koizumi to the beach house, Saionji concealed herself in the closet, much like a common familiar...

She assaulted Koizumi as soon as she got the chance, and was soon gone like the wind itself.

Peko: The fact that Koizumi's dead body was blocking the door at that point was a simple miscalculation on Saionji's part.

She had no choice but to escape through the beach-side door, and ended up leaving her footprints there.

Gundam: Fuwahaha! That's proof enough! And without any help from the Four Dark Gods of Destruction to boot!

Hiyoko: I...It's a trap! Someone set a trap for me!

Ibuki: Who's that "someone"?! If you're making an accusation, tell us who it is!

Hiyoko: M...Maybe it's, um, that guy...? Y'know, the one with the mask...?

Mikan: The one with the mask...?

Hiyoko: There was a suspicious mask on the beach house's floor, wasn't there? The person who wore that mask is the real culprit...

Akane: It was probably you who had that mask on when you killed Koizumi.

Hiyoko: There's no way I'd never wear such a childish mask! Is your brain melting or something?!

Sonia: Yes. It was not Saionji-san! This mask belongs to Kirakira-chan!

Ibuki: ...Eh? Who-chan?

Sonia: This mask reveals all! Kirakira-chan is hiding on this island!

That is, the famous serial killer Kirakira-chan is the true culprit who killed Koizumi-san!

Gundam: Cease your incoherent blabbering at once, fiend, or I shall dismember you on the spot!

Kazuichi: G...Give her a break! She's from a different culture... It's just her culture shock speaking or something!

Nekomaru: Saionji, it's time to act responsibly and confess! Your unwillingness to accept your defeat is getting ugly!!

Hiyoko: Your face is ugly!

I'm not the culprit at all! Why doesn't anyone get it?!

Hajime: ............

(Y/N) inner monologue: -Saionji is certainly suspicious... But... something's not right here.-

For some reason, this story is... hard to swallow.

- DISCUSSION START -

Evidence Bullets: The Culprit's Escape Route / Bag of Gummies / Footprints on the Beach / Trash Can / Yellow Gummy

It is time for us to render our verdict...

The culprit we seek is Hiyoko Saionji!

I told you, it's a trap!

(You should just admit your guilt.)

(This trial heralds your downfall...)

You went to the beach house...

That much is certain, isn't it?

B...But, I...

It's also clear that you hid in the closet.

That's when you dropped that gummy, after all!

(But I don't know anything about gummies!)

(No one's buying that, y'know!)

Then, after you got your chance and killed Koizumi...

...You ran out of the beach house!

At that time, the tunnel-side door was...

...It was blocked by Koizumi-san's body...

(But, how did Saionji...)

(...How did she get the body over there...?)

...So she had no choice but to go through the beach-side door...

That's why she left those footprints!

(There was only one set of footprints...)

(She can't talk her way out of this one!)

Everyone's suspecting Saionji, but...

...Is that really what happened?

There is one thing that doesn't quite match...

Evidence Bullet: Bag of Gummies

That's when you dropped that gummy, after all!

(Y/N): NO, THAT'S WRONG!

That piece of gummy... Was it really Saionji who dropped it?

Fuyuhiko: Heh. That midget's the only one here who still eats those things... despite her age.

Hiyoko: Y...You're a midget too! You must be lying awake every night worrying about your height!

Hajime: She's right. Saionji certainly likes eating gummies, but... she's very... particular... about the type of gummies she eats.

Nagito: Strawberry, melon, grape and orange... You only eat those four flavors, don't you?

Mikan: Huh? But, what about lemon...?

I mean... the piece that was at the crime scene was yellow... it looked like it was lemon-flavored...

Hiyoko: Huh? The gummy was yellow?

It's not mine! I never eat yellow gummies!

Peko: What...?

Nagito: She's not lying... She had bags of gummies stockpiled in her cottage, but there wasn't a single yellow gummy in sight...

Chiaki: So, we can't be certain it was Saionji who dropped that piece of gummy, can we?

Hiyoko: S...See?! It's a trap after all!

Dammit... who'd set a trap like that for me...?

I'll have my revenge! I'll pinch their forehead so hard their skull will collapse!

Fuyuhiko: Just a second, shithead!! Do you really think you can escape suspicion just because of a stupid piece of gummy?!

Don't fuck with me! You're not getting out of this so easily!

- DISCUSSION START! -

Evidence Bullets: Bag of Gummies / Tsumiki's Autopsy Report / Footprints on the Beach / Yellow Gummy / Barred Window

Saionji isn't clear of suspicion yet!

(What...?!)

The biggest piece of evidence against her still stands!

(Oh, that.)

You mean the footprints in front of the beach house?

That is most certainly an important piece of evidence...

...And it's all thanks to Koizumi that we have it!!

(We have Mahiru-chan to thank for that...?)

What do you mean, "thanks to Koizumi"?

(She sure is slow...)

Koizumi used the last bit of her strength...

She blocked the tunnel-side door, and so...

(Hmmhmm...)

That piece of evidence was born!

(Oh, so that's what it's all about!)

(Was it really Koizumi-san...? I wonder...)

Y...You're wrong...

I left those footprints during my morning walk!

(No one's buying that, y'know!)

What's right and what's wrong...? I have to find out.

I think you all know what's right and what's wrong.

Evidence Bullet: Tsumiki's Autopsy Report

Koizumi used the last bit of her strength...

Hajime: YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!

No, it can't have been Koizumi who blocked the door. I mean... didn't she die instantly?

Akane: S...She did?

Mikan: According to my examination... yes, it was undoubtedly an instant death.

Fuyuhiko: I...If I find out you've done a half-assed job, you'll have an instant death!

Mikan: Hyaaa! I...I'm sorry!

Sonia: Kuzuryuu-san, that's no good. Threatening women is a cowardly act.

Nagito: It's probably true that her death was instantaneous, though. It was caused by just a single blow.

Which means it wasn't her who blocked the tunnel-side door. Someone else used her body to block it.

Mikan: S...Someone else...? Who...?

(Y/N): ...The culprit, of course. The culprit blocked the door with Koizumi's corpse.

The body being dragged was probably what left all that blood on the floor.

Ibuki: But, why would the culprit block the door?

Fuyuhiko: If we really want to know, we can just ask the culprit! I mean, it was clearly Saionji!

Hiyoko: I...I told you, I'm not...!

Chiaki: If Saionji is the culprit... that would also make her the one who pulled the body up to the door, right?

With all the blood that was left at the scene... I think whoever moved the body would end up with blood all over them.

Kazuichi: Huh? But, when I saw her, there...

...There wasn't a spot on her!

Hiyoko: See?! I'm not the culprit!

Yaaaaay! That proves I'm not guilty once and for all!

Fuyuhiko: DON'T FUCK WITH ME!

T...This proves nothing!

(Y/N): Kuzuryuu-kun... why do you keep insisting Saionji is the culprit?

Fuyuhiko: S...Shut up! I'm telling you, she's the culprit! She must be!

(Y/N): I'm sorry...I don't think you're correct...

Fuyuhiko: You wanna fuck with me?! I'll fucking kill you!

(Y/N): OH, YOU WANNA GO LITTLE MAN?!

- COUNTERARGUMENT SHOWDOWN START -

Evidence Blades: Barred Window / Tsumiki's Autopsy Report / Footprints on the Beach / Metal Bat / Shower Room

Fuyuhiko: If it wasn't Koizumi who blocked the door...

...That means Saionji did it!

Saionji killed Koizumi...

...and moved her body to block the door.

Who else can it even be but her?!

- DEVELOPMENT -

(Y/N) If Saionji moved the body...

...She should have had blood all over her!

Fuyuhiko: Why are you so sure of that, retard?!

There's a shower in that beach house...

All she'd have had to do about the blood...

Was wash it off in the shower!

And we know Saionji was in the beach house...

...Because of the footprints on the beach!

Get it, asshole?!

It seems Kuzuryuu wasn't paying much attention to the beach house...

Which means, I'm going to have to show him what he missed!

Shower Room

Was to wash it away in the shower!

(Y/N) I'LL CUT THAT CLAIM TO PIECES!

No, she can't have used the shower. After all... the shower is still under repairs!

Fuyuhiko: I...It is?

Monomi: I'm sowwy... I couldn't fix it in time...

Fuyuhiko: So... maybe she took her clothes off before she moved the body? And then, after she was done, she put them back on...

Hiyoko: W...Why would I ever do such a perverted thing?!

Hajime: W-what? Wait! No! That would never be able to happen!

Listen, Kuzuryuu... Remember what Saionji told us before?

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Hiyoko: I...I can't help it... I can't tie my kimono's obi by myself...

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Hajime: In other words... If Saionji had taken her clothes off, she wouldn't have been able to put them on again.

Fuyuhiko: W...What the...!

Akane: Now I remember! She couldn't tie her obi by herself! She even skipped showers and got all stinky!

Hiyoko: I...I wasn't stinky... I just smelled a little...

Chiaki: Ah. Isn't it also forbidden to change in the beach house in the first place?

Monomi: Yep! If someone bwoke the wules, I don't think Monobear would let them get away with it...

Monokuma: Of course! Even the handlers at the safari park knew not to break any rules around me!

Ibuki: So if we lose the clothes changing trick, how did Hiyoko-chan get rid of all the blood on her?!

Hiyoko: I didn't have any on me in the first place! I never touched big sis' body!

Kazuichi: Hey, if we follow this line of thought... isn't the one who did have blood all over her suspicious?

When she came to meet us before the beach party... Owari was drenched with blood, wasn't she?

Akane: That was from my big fight with ol' man Nidai!

Nekomaru: I can vouch for that. She wouldn't give up until she was hurt that bad!

Akane: Hah... Cheeky, Souda, cheeky...

Right! When we're done here, I'm gonna make sure you can't lift your cheeks off the ground!

Ibuki: This is gonna be so cool!

Kazuichi: What?! No it won't!

Hiyoko: Hey, forget that... I'm cleared, right?

Do we all agree I'm not the culprit now?

Chiaki: Yeah, so it seems.

Hiyoko: Didn't I say so from the very beginning...? I'd never kill big sis Koizumi...

She showed me how to tie my obi... She was so nice to me...

Why would I ever kill her?! Why did it take you so long to get it?!

You're all stupid! Stupid stupid stupid stupid!

Mikan: Saionji-san... please don't cry. Everything's alright now, right?

Hiyoko: Shut up, ugly pig! I hope you die of deep-set nail complications!

Mikan: Hiii! I'm sorry for being an ugly pig!

Fuyuhiko: ............

(Y/N) Inner monologue: Nevertheless... Kuzuryuu's certainly been acting strange...

He got so excited, insisting Saionji is suspicious...

Perhaps... he had some other purpose in doing that...?

Nagito: Hey, Saionji-san... Now that no one is suspecting you anymore, how about telling us the truth?

Hiyoko: ...Huh?

Nagito: You may not be the culprit... but you did go to the beach house, didn't you?

Hiyoko: I...I told you... it was a trap...!

Nagito: Yeah, yeah, we know... So how about you tell us what the trap was, exactly?

Nekomaru: I want to know as well... Perhaps it can give us some sort of hint...!

Hiyoko: O...Okay... All I have to do is tell you, right?

You see... This morning big sis Koizumi came to see me.

She wanted us to meet with some other people later...

Ibuki: Huh? But didn't you tell a completely different story earlier?

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Hiyoko: Kyahahaha! She didn't! She never did!

Well, this sure is shocking! I never thought you'd ask such a simple question!

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Ibuki: Was that all a big lie, you little brat?!

Hiyoko: I...I thought you'd all suspect me if I told the truth... That's why I kept quiet...

Nekomaru: And so... how did you respond to Koizumi's invitation?

Hiyoko: I told her I'd be there. Not like I had any reason to refuse.

Big sis Koizumi wasn't like the rest of you... I wasn't embarrassed when I was with her...

Kaxuichi: Doesn't know when to stop, does she...?

Hiyoko: When we first talked, we agreed to meet at 2 in the afternoon, but...

Around noon, I found a letter in my mailbox.

Chiaki: ...A letter?

Hiyoko: Yeah. Here it is...

"I wanted to tell you directly, but I couldn't find you so I'm putting this in your mailbox.

Regarding what we talked about earlier, I think I want to change the location...

I want you to come to the beach house on the second island. We can keep the original time, 2 o'clock.

I think there are people who want to interfere with our meeting.

So, let's keep this a secret, and try to avoid each other before we get there.

It would be bad if we're found out.

- Mahiru Koizumi"

-Evidence Bullet Get posted:

Letter Carried by Saionji-

A letter Saionji found in her mailbox.

"I wanted to tell you directly, but I couldn't find you so I'm putting this in your mailbox.

Regarding what we talked about earlier, how about we change the location?

I want you to come to the beach house on the second island. We can keep the original time, 2 o'clock.

I think there are people who want to interfere with our meeting.

So, let's keep this a secret, and try to avoid each other before we get there.

It would be bad if we're found out.

- Mahiru Koizumi"

After reading this letter... I went to the beach house at 2 o'clock, like we agreed...

(Y/N): Wait... Doesn't this letter contradict the one Koizumi had!?

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"Regarding what we talked about earlier, how about we change the time and the location?

Let's make it 2:30 at the beach house on the second island."

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(Y/N): In Koizumi's letter, the meeting time was 2:30. But, in the one Saionji got...

"Regarding what we talked about earlier, I think I want to change the location...

I want you to come to the beach house on the second island. We can keep the original time, 2 o'clock."

Nekomaru: Wha! The meeting times don't match at all!

(Y/N): Besides, it's strange that both letters talk about wanting to change the meeting location.

If just one of them said it, it would be one thing, but for both of them to say the same thing...

Ibuki: H...Hiyoko-chan! You wrote Mahiru-chan's letter! What do you think?!

Hiyoko: I told you, I never wrote any letter! How many times do I have to repeat it?!

(Y/N): The letter must be fake, planted by the culprit. It has to be, but...

But... which is the fake one?

Hajime: Both letters... must be fakes, sent by the culprit...

Nagito: The culprit tried to control both Koizumi and Saionji's actions... Yeah, that sounds about right.

Nekomaru: Yes, that certainly seems to be the case. In fact, if we compare the two letters...

Yes! The handwriting is exactly the same! The content is also a very close match!

Chiaki: "I wanted to tell you directly, but I couldn't find you so I'm putting this in your mailbox"...

"I think there are people who want to interfere with our meeting"...

"So, let's keep this a secret, and try to avoid each other before we get there"... and so on.

Mikan: S...So both letters were faked by the culprit...

Gundam: And so, the two girls were set dancing to the whims of our unseen puppetmaster...

Hiyoko: H...How could I let myself be tricked so easily... by the culprit who killed big sis Koizumi...

Waaaaaaaaaaaah! It's not faaair! Gimme back my big sis!!

Nagito: She's right... This is so very unfair...

I kept asking you to, but the culprit didn't even come to consult with me...

It's me who's at fault here, of course! My pitiful unreliability was the problem!

Ibuki: The moment we lower our guards he's back to that!

Akane: ...Hey! Can I punch him this time?!

(Y/N): No! No one is punching anyone!...though that comment does concern me to an extent...

Hajime: ...Anyway, Saionji went to the beach house at 2 o'clock, as directed by the letter, didn't she?

Peko: What's important is what followed. What did happen in that beach house?

Hiyoko: Tee-hee... I fell asleep!

Mikan: How come you fell asleep?!

Hiyoko: It's not like I wanted to... I think someone drugged me or something...

Sonia: Postal! Drugged?!

Mikan: I...It must have been one of the anesthetics from the pharmacy...

I knew it was dangerous to have drugs like that out in plain sight! I thought so the moment I saw them there...

Kazuichi: If you thought so, why didn't you do something?!

Mikan: Hyaaa! I...I'm sorry!

Hiyoko: When I woke up, I found myself stuffed in that small closet...

And when I went out... B...Big sis Koizumi's body was right there...

Ibuki: And then, you ran out of the beach house in distress, didn't you!

Hiyoko: I...I was scared... So scared... I couldn't help myself...

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

Chiaki: The culprit must have been trying to frame Saionji all along.

They called her to the beach house before the victim got there, drugged her, and put her in the closet...

Gundam: They even blocked the side-door with a corpse... All to force their mark to leave through the beach.

Mikan: I...It was all to push the blame on to Saionji-san...

Hiyoko: It's so unfair... I didn't do anything bad, and yet... the culprit who took big sis Koizumi away from me...

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

Sonia: S...Saionji-san, please don't cry. We all believe in you...!

Fuyuhiko: Hrmph. Are you morons actually buying this? Some fake tears are all it takes to convince you people...!

Nekomaru: If we keep doubting her this ordeal will never end!

Fuyuhiko: Isn't that what the school trial is for?

Doubt is the only defense we have down here... The only way to survive is to doubt everyone and everything...

So, why the fuck are you suddenly all trusting each other?! Are you actually that dumb?!

Nagito: You've got that wrong, Kuzuryuu-kun... This isn't a place for doubt. It's a place for cooperation.

The school trial is a place where everyone can cooperate to reach a common goal.

The culprit and the rest of the students... Two conflicting hopes, fighting for the right to be realized...

The clash of the two hopes is a wonder to behold! That is the true beauty of the school trial!

Kazuichi: Look, do you want us to find the culprit or not?

Nagito: I will ally with any absolute hope... Any hope strong enough to crush any despair.

That absolute hope that lies on the other side of this clash between hopes!

Gundam: He is neither black nor white, but a creature of grey... He cares not for victory nor even his own life... so long as there is a battle.

Ibuki: ...Frankly, he'd be more trustworthy if he just admitted he was working for the culprit...

Hajime: Enough of this... We shouldn't waste our time listening to him again...

Nekomaru: Yes... our problem is figuring out who killed Koizumi!

Sonia: There must be some new clue in Saionji's story...

Let's take what she's told us to be the truth, and discuss the mystery one more time!

Monomi: Yep, yep! A debate based on twust is the way to go!

That's wight! That is the wight way to do things! The wonderful power of unity!

Take that, Monobear! We won't just let you do as you pwease!

Monokuma: Zzzzzz... Zzzzzz...

Monomi: Howawa?! He's asleep!

Fuyuhiko: Idiots... You don't get it, do you... Don't you realize what happens if you act this way?

(Y/N) Kuzuryuu...you're not wrong... Reality is cruel sometimes, but...

...All the same, we can't just give up like this!

It doesn't matter what harsh truth awaits us at the end... we have to move forward.

Because... if we don't expose the culprit who killed Koizumi...

Then...well...

Hajime: If we don't find the culprit...then we're all done for.

- CLASS TRIAL INTERRUPTED -

Monokuma: Well then! We're finally getting to the good part!

...But I think I'll just reveal the answer here and now!

Monomi: Huh? Are you spoiling the culpwit?

Monokuma: Upupu... Shocking, isn't it! To give it all away, just like that...

Everyone's going to fall into despair, aren't they...?

Monomi: N...No! You can't! I'll never forgive you!

Monokuma: But it's such an original idea! Putting spoilers right in the middle... it's inspired!

The boss and I both think "original" is the way to go!

Monomi: The boss?! Who's that?!

Monokuma: Let's get on with it! The answer is...

Monomi: Kyaaaaaa! You can't! Everyone, please close your eyes and cover your ears!

Monokuma: That's right! When you're surprised in German, you go "Nanoo?!"! It's true!

Monomi: I...I'm not sure what's that an answer to, but for some reason I think it's not quite wight!

Monomi: I'm Monomi! And right now, my heart is beating vewy fast!

To think... The one who killed that wonderful Mahiru Koizumi-chan is wight here among us...

It can't be! It can't! I wefuse to believe it!

Uu... It's vexing that I can't do anything, but... at the vewy least I can watch over everyone and believe in them...

Good luck, everyone! I believe in you! And remember, save early, save often!!

-CLASS TRIAL RESUMED -

Ibuki: Um, so... even if we choose to believe Hiyoko-chan's story... what do we do now?

Chiaki: If the culprit's goal was to set a trap for Saionji-san, the trap itself might be a clue.

Peko: Are you talking about the letters?

Chiaki: ...Nope. I'm talking about the gummy.

Akane: Huh? Since when is a piece of candy a clue?

Chiaki: Saionji-san, when you woke up inside the closet, was the gummy already there?

Hiyoko: Ah! Now that you mention it... I don't think it was.

Chiaki: ...Just as I thought.

Hajime: ...What's on your mind?

Chiaki: If the culprit set up the false evidence while Saionji-san was asleep, they would risk her finding it and throwing it away.

Nekomaru: In other words, the gummy was placed in the closet after Saionji escaped the beach house?

Hiyoko: Did they come back after I left?

Gundam: They need not have taken that chance... They would need only to hide themselves away... and wait.

Hiyoko: That's not possible! There's nowhere to hide in there!

I even took a peek in the shower room before I ran out, and there was no one there!

Kazuichi: So... maybe they did come back?

Chiaki: Hmmm... Which is it...?

I have a feeling that question is important to discovering the truth...

(Y/N): The culprit...was hiding, right?

Hiyoko: How sad... All that time just standing there thinking, and that's the best you can come up with?

I just told you there was nowhere to hide in there, didn't I? Do I need to explain this again in a different language?

Ibuki: The second she's out of suspicion, she's back to her regular abuse!

(Y/N): I-I'm sorry but no, there was a place to hide. Somewhere you never looked, Saionji.

Hiyoko: A...And when would that be? If you're just guessing, I'll have Owari pinch you so hard your forehead will shine forever!

(Y/N): Y-yeah let's... not do that....

Here!

The culprit must have hidden inside the closet.

Hiyoko: The closet...?! But, that's where I was!

(Y/N): When you woke up, you panicked and left it immediately, didn't you?You probably never gave it a second look.

Peko: But, could two people really fit in such a cramped space? And, in such a way that Saionji wouldn't even notice that someone else is there?

Chiaki: That's exactly why the culprit chose that area. There, they could create their own hiding place...

(Y/N): T'S HERE!

There was a place they could hide in there, wasn't there? Inside one of those surfboard cases piled on the shelves.

Hiyoko: What? Inside a surfboard case?

Chiaki: Those shelves... were really in a mess, weren't they?

There were shelves that had two cases on them, and surfboards left out of their cases.

The culprit did that on purpose, I think. To give themselves somewhere to hide.

After all, we all just came to this island. The place shouldn't have been that messy.

Hiyoko: So... the culprit was there right beside me?

(Y/N): Yeah... They were right there next to you, holding their breath and hiding.

Ibuki: You know what they say! "In for a penny, in for a pound".

Nekomaru: "The darkest place is under the candlestick"... so to speak.

Ibuki: Ha ha! You shouldn't follow something you don't even understand with "so to speak"!

(Y/N): A...Anyway... That's where the culprit lay hidden. Then, once they were certain Saionji had left...

That's when they finally came out of the surfboard case.

Nagito: I completely support this conclusion!

Akane: ...No one asked you.

Nagito: The culprit wouldn't have wanted to leave their fake evidence while Saionji was still in the beach house...

After all, if she found the evidence and got rid of it, all their work would have been for nothing.

It's pretty obvious that the culprit hid somewhere in the beach house and watched over Saionji-san's actions!

Akane: I said no one asked you!

Right! Time for you to shut your mouth and prepare for a good beating!

Nagito: ............

Akane: Good, you shut your mouth. Now clench your jaw and get ready.

Nagito: Sorry, Owari-san. That's not it...

Hey, Monobear. There's something that's troubling me. May I ask a question?

Monokuma: I think Prince Shotoku really did come from the future. All major events in human history have future people behind them, after all.

Nagito: Let's keep the time travel discussion for another time...

The condition for the "body discovery announcement" was that three or more people discover the body, right?

Those "three or more people"... does that include the culprit?

Monokuma: Ahh, um, you see... Well, basically, you'd think so, huh...

Nagito: You're stammering.

Monokuma: ............

Oh, for heaven's sake! You're an annoying one, pushing this silly little point like this!

Um, sorry for starting with an excuse, but the body discovery announcement was never intended to be part of the mystery!

It's there so we can all have a fair trial... So everyone can know that a body has been discovered.

Nagito: So, you find it regrettable that I bring it up now? Well, I can see your point...

But, depending on the body discovery situation, that "3 or more people" rule may become critical.

Monokuma: That's why as long as I haven't said anything definitive, I'd like you to treat it flexibly.

Nagito: Treat it flexibly, huh?

Well, how about today's murder? Do the 3 people include the murderer or not?

Monokuma: ............

Fine, fine, I get it. I should just come out and say it, right? This time, it doesn't include the culprit. Happy? Now leave me alone.

Nagito: In other words, three people other than the culprit discovered Koizumi's body.

Hajime: Does that... matter?

Nagito: Nope, it just worried me a little so I had to ask. Let's return to our previous discussion.

Nekomaru: You really like your little digressions, don't you...?!

(Y/N): W-wait! Komaeda-kun!

Nagito: Yes, (Y/N)?

(Y/N): .......You....never mind...I though I had something. I have to think about this a little more. What you just brought up...

Mikan: U...Um... I don't mean to intrude...b-but we were just talking about how the culprit hid inside a surfboard case, weren't we?

Ibuki: And then, after Hiyoko-chan ran away, the culprit was free to proceed with their crime scene tampering spree.

Gundam: But, before we can proceed... one obstacle yet remains in our way.

Before the petulant one took her leave, the culprit moved the corpse to block the door. Their clothes would be stained with blood... And yet...

Nekomaru: That's right... No one had any incriminating bloodstains on them...

Nagito: Oh, don't worry... You've gotten this far, I'm sure you'll find the answer in no time.

Let the discussion begin!

- DISCUSSION START -

Evidence Bullets: Shower Room

What did the culprit do with the bloodstains on their body?

Couldn't they simply wash them off?

They couldn't use the shower, remember?

It was impossible to wash them off.

(That's why it's a mystery, isn't it?)

(I give up. I'll leave the thinking to you.)

It's not like they had to use the shower...

Ah! How about the wetsuits in the closet?

(Wetsuits...?)

They could drag the body while wearing one!

(I think I've seen one somewhere...)

...They could have used something other than the shower...

What would they do with the dirty wetsuit?

Straight into the toilet!

As someone who disposes of a lot of shit every morning, I can say with certainty...

(Why is he always...)

THAT WILL DEFINITELY BLOCK THE TOILET!!

(...talking about the toilet?)

Maybe we should approach this another way...?

Maybe someone other than the culprit moved the body?

(That happens from time to time...)

(Are you saying some cult is involved...?)

...to wash away the blood, couldn't they?

If I use that idea... I could probably destroy this contradiction...!

Well, we know we have to memorize a weak point, since we just had a tutorial about that. So let's do it.

...They could have used something other than the shower...

It was impossible to wash anything away.

Evidence bullet: something other than the shower

(Y/N): NO, THAT'S WRONG!

(Y/N): If all they had to do was wash away some bloodstains, they didn't really have to use the shower.

They could have easily used something else!

Fuyuhiko: Something else...? Like what?

(Y/N): The drinks from the fridge. Those could be used to wash some blood off someone's body, right?

Peko: YOU ARE MISTAKEN!

You may say that... but it is still impossible.

(Y/N): ...W...Why?

Peko: Try to remember what was in that refrigerator. You should soon realize your error.

You will realize it is impossible for someone to have used those drinks!

- COUNTERARGUMENT SHOWDOWN START -

Evidence Blades: Shower Room, Barred Window, Footprints in the Sand, Metal Bat, Trashcan

Peko: The refrigerator at the beach house...

...had a lot of drinks in it, I agree.

But, try to think it over.

A single bottle of drink does not amount to much.

It is insufficient for washing blood off.

- DEVELOPMENT -

(Y/N) What makes you think they only used a single bottle...?

If they used multiple bottles, they could easily wash the blood off!

Peko: Heh... I said it was impossible, did I not?

There were no water bottles inside that fridge.

They were all colorful, sugary, smelly drinks.

If someone tried to wash themselves with that...

Their body would become sticky, and stay dirty.

They would also have to contend with the smell.

That's even a bigger problem if they used many bottles.

It would be as if they're trying to draw suspicion to themselves on purpose!

Was her first argument just a preface to this...?

But, I think I have evidence that disproves her!

There were no water bottles inside that fridge.

Evidence Blade: Trashcan

(Y/N): I'LL CUT THAT CLAIM TO PIECES!

No, there were water bottles in that fridge.

Peko: D...Don't make me repeat it again. I'm sure there were no water bottles in there...

But that was after the incident, wasn't it? That wasn't the case before... I'm sure there were water bottles in there.

Then, the culprit used all of them to wash the blood off their body!

Peko: Are you saying... the water was gone because the culprit used it all? That's a little far-fetched...!

It's not far-fetched at all... There was plenty of evidence left inside the trashcan.

A large amount of identical plastic bottles... they must have been it.

Chiaki: Oh, those bottles sure do look like water bottles, don't they?

Kazuichi: Y'know... now I think about it...

When I was at the beach house a couple of days ago, I'm pretty sure I drank some water out of one of those bottles...(Y/N) was with me too!

Mikan: Fuweh?! You should've noticed that faster!

Sonia: So... was bottled water really used in lieu of the shower?

Ibuki: Washing your body with a large amount of bottled water... That's truly a simple, acceptable solution!

Hajime: .........

-Wait... a second...

Now that I think about it, if someone washed their entire body with bottled water...

That means... that...!-

Nagito: It seems you've finally noticed it too, Hinata-kun. Who the culprit is, I mean...

Hajime: ...Eh?

Nagito: It was bound to happen.

Fuyuhiko: W...Wait... You know who... the culprit is...?

Mikan: I...Is that true?!

Nagito: (Y/N) knows it as well.

Gundam: Then let us hear your accusation!

(Y/N) The culprit... used bottled water to wash bloodstains off their body...

The culprit who killed Koizumi is...

Peko Pekoyama!

Hjime: Pekoyama... It's you, isn't it?!

Peko: ............

Hiyoko: Hey... Why so quiet? You've just been accused of murder, y'know!

Peko: Well, then. I suppose we should hear you out. Why do you think I am the culprit?

Hajime: Thats right...I remembered how you appeared when you arrived at the diner for the beach party.

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Peko: Souda and Hinata... Why are you two here?

Kazuichi: What's up with you? You seem out of breath...

Peko: ...I went to take a quick swim.

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Hajime: If the culprit had washed their entire body with bottled water, it would be strange if they were dry...

There were no towels at the beach house, and it would have taken too much time to dry in the sun.

You attempted to cover it up by telling us you went for a swim, didn't you?

Peko: ............

Kazuichi: S...Say something! Don't just stand there with your mouth shut!

Fuyuhiko: Wait a second, bastards!

All you said is you saw her at the diner... no one said anything about her coming from the beach house, right?

She probably did just come back from a swim!

Kazuichi: Yeah, but no one saw her do that either!

Fuyuhiko: No... I saw her...

Kazuichi: ...Huh?

Fuyuhiko: After... I met you at the diner... I passed by her on my way back to the hotel...

S...So... She didn't come to the diner from the beach house. I'm certain of it.

Hajime: Wait... No, wait... That's not what you said earlier!

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Fuyuhiko: I was just passing by the area by chance. I paid no attention to the beach house.

I went straight back to the hotel after meeting you there. I saw no one on the way back.

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Hajime: You said you didn't see anyone back then. You can't just go back on that now.

Fuyuhiko: Keh...!

............

I...It's still not enough...! We still can't say for sure she's the culprit!

We don't even know how the culprit got out of the beach house, do we?!

Mikan: N...Now that he mentions it... that's right...

Fuyuhiko: The tunnel-side door was blocked, and there would've been footprints if they used the beach-side door...

So, where did the culprit escape from, and how?!

Ibuki: Um... why is Fuyuhiko-chan so upset? It's Peko-chan who's our current suspect!

Fuyuhiko: T...That doesn't matter! Let's see you solve this mystery!!

Chiaki: ............

...I think we can. Probably.

Fuyuhiko: ...What?!

Peko: ...Are you saying you know the answer to that question? It's the one thing that has completely stumped us so far.

Chiaki: But, you see, if we assume you are the culprit, Pekoyama-san... things begin to make a little sense.

Peko: Is that so...

Fine, let's hear you make sense of it. How did the culprit leave the beach house?

Chiaki: Well... first, let's think about the culprit's escape route...

Hajime: If both the tunnel-side door and the beach-side door were impossible, there'd only be one option left...

...The window in the shower room.

Fuyuhiko: Heh. Don't you know how high that window is? Pekoyama couldn't possibly reach it...

Mikan: B...But... if someone helped her...

Akane: If she stood on someone's shoulders she could probably reach it, but... whoever it was would've been left behind...

Sonia: Perhaps she used some kind of tool? A rope, for example...

Fuyuhiko: And what happened to that tool once she was out? Don't be stupid and say she just threw it away somewhere.

Nekomaru: Besides, that would clearly be against the rules!

Rule no. 3

Throwing garbage and damaging the environment is forbidden. Let's live in harmony with nature on this beautiful island.

Ibuki: Throwing away garbage is forbidden... Even if that garbage is evidence.

Fuyuhiko: See? That window's no good after all...!

Chiaki: No... it's fine if she used a tool.

Ibuki: Chiaki-chan, you shouldn't fall asleep in the middle of a discussion! We were just talking about why that's impossible!

Chiaki: Were we? I thought we were talking about how it's it's impossible to dispose of a tool, not how it was impossible to use one.

Mikan: I see! If she kept it with her and hid it somewhere it would be alright!

Hiyoko: Huh? Big-sis Pekoyama was in a swimsuit, y'know! Where would she hide a tool?

And don't try to tell me she used her private female parts if you want to stay healthy!

Mikan: N...No...! Please, no more violence!!

(Y/N) - inner monologue: -Even if the culprit used a tool, they couldn't just dispose of it...

The culprit had to keep it with them, hiding it somehow.

Pekoyama... You always have that shinai on your back. I've never seen you without it.

Peko: ............

(Y/N) It was the same... back then.

You were in a swimsuit, and yet you had that shinai on you, as always.

Nekomaru: A...Are you saying she used that shinai to escape through the window...?

(Y/N): It sounds absurd, but... Pekoyama used her shinai as a springboard to reach the window.

Ibuki: A...A springboard sword?!

Akane: See? I told 'ya it was a ninja! A ninja could easily climb that wall!

There's a famous ninja technique for climbing walls. They lean their sword against the wall and use the guard as a springboard.

Sonia: Yes! That's what Japanese ninja do!

Kazuichi: Sonia-san... there's no such thing as non-Japanese ninja!

Chiaki: Pekoyama-san only had a bamboo sword, but... well, she's a pretty lightweight girl so she could do it with ease... most likely.

Hajime: How about it, Pekoyama? Do you have something to say?

Fuyuhiko: W...Wait just a fucking minute!

She used a sword to escape?! How the fuck did she get that sword back, then?

It would've been left behind in the shower room, you retard!

K...Kuzuryuu... Why are you...?

S...Shut up! Just answer the question! Let's see you try!

If she used her sword, it would've been left behind!

What's wrong with Kuzuryuu...? Why is he...?

- PANIC TALK ATTACK START -

Fuyuhiko: If she used her sword as a springboard, how was it not left behind?!

(Y/N): She had a way to retrieve her shinai. She used her sword bag...

All she'd have had to do is tie the bag's cord around the sword before using it to scale the wall...

Then, when she reached the top, she'd just have to pull it up...

...And it'd be like she was never there!

Fuyuhiko: Keh...!

Nagito: I see... she didn't just use her sword to escape, but also its bag...

Owari-san said she was just like a ninja, but that's such a cheap way of describing her technique...

It was a unique stunt possible only for Pekoyama-san, a Super High-school Level Swordswoman who's never without her sword!

But still... It's such a shame... If she'd only asked for my cooperation, we could probably have come up with a much better plan...

Kazuichi: Gaaaah, keep it to yourself, will you?!

Peko: ............

Mikan: U...Um... is it true...? Did... Pekoyama-san really kill...?

Fuyuhiko: W...Wait a second...! You're just making this all up!

Y...You don't have any proof! If there's no proof, I'll never accept it!

Do you get it, bastards?!!

Peko: ............

...Enough.

Fuyuhiko: Huh...?

Peko: Enough. To keep resisting would be in bad form.

Hajime: ............

Did she just... confess?

Did she just confess to being the culprit?

But... she did it so matter-of-factly. Is... Is that it?

Kuzuryuu just keeps trying to deny it for some reason, but the person accused just gives up so easily...?

Gundam: Truly, the cherry blossom among flowers and the samurai among men... At the very least, I'll not deny her gallantry.

Very well! This confession brings our proceedings to a close! Let us begin the vote!

Peko: Yes... Let's get it over with.

Chiaki: Ah, wait a second. There's something I want to ask first.

Peko: ...Can't it wait until after the vote?

Chiaki: But it's important, and very relevant... I want to know about your motive, Pekoyama-san.

Peko: ...Motive?

Chiaki: You don't have anything to do with Twilight Syndrome Murder Mystery, do you?

So... why did you kill Koizumi-san?

Peko: Heh. Is that what this is about...? Very well. Here's what I have to say...

I have a noble cause... you see.

(Y/N): ...What?

N...Noble cause?

Peko: It was all for the sake of... justice.

Hajme: ............

...Huh?

Peko: I do not dirty my hands over meaningless personal grudges...

I kill for one purpose, and one purpose only...

...For justice!

Nekomaru: W...What... are you talking about...?

Peko: Justice is the glorious virtue that sets humanity apart... We all bask in its radiant light.

Justice is the everlasting sun... the immortal moon... our vigilant Father, our kindly Mother...

Ibuki: H...Hello...? Peko-chan...? Are you there?

Peko: Should justice disappear from this world...

All would be plunged into the cold darkness, joy and laughter gone forever...!

I... must never allow that to happen!

Fuyuhiko: That's enough... stop it...!

Peko: The light of justice must endure, to guide us on our way!

Fuyuhiko: I...I told you to stop!

Peko: That is why I fight! I fight for justice!

Sonia: I...Is this...?!

?: The time has come to don this mask, imbued with the very essence of justice, and lay bare the ugly entrails of evil...

Jus ・ tice ・ Com ・ plete!

Kirakira-chan: Piercing the very night itself with the shining light of justice's brightest star!

Call me Kirakira-chan! (｀⌒')

Let's conduct some justice, shall we?! (｀∀')