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Chapter 4: The Sky is Just a Skip Away ~Investigation~

//This did take longer than expect, and I apologise. I won’t lie and say that I expect to get through the trial quickly since I do go back to college but I will do my best to try and write when I can! As always, I hope you enjoy!

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab-

Everyone eventually had gathered at the scene of the crime, unable to describe what they were seeing. Just earlier today I was talking with Kurohiko-san and now…that’s not even getting started on Asano-san. Asano-san? Dead? Who would even think of killing Asano-san? She never stopped thinking about what she could do for everyone, and Kurohiko-san was always available for emotional support whenever somebody needed it. Why…? Why them?

“This is not good. Not in the slightest.” Kurosaki-san tipped his hat down. “Investigating two murders in one with the same amount of time for one murder? I don’t like these odds.”

“I have to agree.” Sly-san crossed his arms. “Right off the bat, I have my own issues with this as well, but I can talk about that stuff at the trial. Speaking of which, he should be arriving now.”

“Ah! You’d be right.” Monokuma popped up, pausing for a few moments. “…ah, no yells in terror. I’m gonna miss that guy, y’know? What a character. Oh well! Just how the killing game goes, right?” Monokuma chuckled, clearly not too beat up over the situation.

“Hold on now, I have some questions to ask of you. After all, this is a completely different kind of investigation for us.” Kurosaki-san said.

“Ah, yeah! This is the first time we’ve had to investigate two corpses! What’s the protocol for that?” Graves-san asked.

“Protocol? I guess you mean who you guys are voting for in the trial. Y’see, in the class trial, I believe in ‘first come, first served’! Meaning the first corpse will be the one you’re voting on!” Monokuma said. The first corpse, huh? Then I guess first order of business will be discerning which corpse is that ‘first’.

“I see…the first corpse.” Sly-san murmured it to himself.

“But wow! Two key players in a row? Your investigation will be rough…but I’m here to make it a little lighter with our recurring sponsor! The Monokuma File! Don’t worry, both of your victims are there! So, happy investigating!” Monokuma disappeared. I looked around at everyone left. There’s eight of us. Half of our original total. A lot less people left to help with the investigation.

“Right! We should decide who’ll stay behind to look after the crime scene!” Graves-san said, “I’m up for doing it this time around!”

“No…I don’t want anyone else looking after this place.” Amaterasu-san growled.

“Huh? Are you saying you wanna do it by yourself? It’s always been at least 2 people keeping watch over the scene.” Okanaya-kun said. Amaterasu-san had a pained look on her face. The most emotion she had shown since we got here. It’s easy to forget, but she really cared about Kurohiko-san and Asano-san.

“Is it alright to let Amaterasu-san look after the scene by herself this time?” Kirishima-san asked. “I-it’s just…it must be a tough situation for her…and we’ll all be coming in and out of here anyway! There’s no reason to worry, right? S-so…”

“Rina-chan…” Amaterasu-san looked up, “thanks. I appreciate that. If you wanna leave anyone with me, I’ll accept Rina-chan.”

“A-ah, is that so?” Kirishima-san smiled shyly as she filtered her hair between her fingers, “I don’t mind doing it. As long as I can help out somehow.”

“C…can I stay as well?”

“Yokozawa-kun?” Kirishima-san tilted her head. Yokozawa-san looked really pale, almost like he was gonna throw up.

“I, uh…I just…this is a lot, so…I’m not sure I’m up for moving about much. S-sorry, I don’t think I could be much use outside of just watching over this place…” He apologised, holding his stomach almost in pain.

Kirishima-san walked over to him and placed her hands on his cheeks, making him look into her eyes, “Please don’t apologise! This one will be hard for everyone, and we’ll all react differently! If you need anything, let me know! Even if it’s just a glass of water! I’ll run straight to the cafeteria and get some!”

“K-Kirishima-san…”

“I’m glad you’ve become so dependable, Mademoiselle Kirishima.” Kurosaki-san smiled a little.

“Ah, is that so? That makes me happy to hear.” Kirishima-san giggled. “Okay. We need to do our best again to find the truth…so…let’s do it!”

Everyone seemed really encouraged by Kirishima-san’s words. Which is good in a situation like this, the higher our morale is, the better. We have more work on our hands, another truth we need to find. I won’t let this go unsolved.

Investigation Start!

I opened up the Monokuma File to see what kind of information Monokuma provided this time. The first page was of Kurohiko-san, a pink splotch over his chest, around here his heart is. The next page was Asano-san, the pink splotch was located on her forehead. I scrolled to the next page.

The victims are Doi Kurohiko and Mami Asano. Both bodies were found in the Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab. Both victims died within 5 minutes of each other from gunshot wounds after the night-time announcement.

“Huh? Night-time?” I said out loud. “How late is it?”

“What are you saying? The night-time announcement played a long time ago. Don’t you remember?” Kirishima-san asked.

“A-ah…really?” I must’ve been so absorbed in what Amaterasu-san and I were doing that I didn’t even register it playing, “sorry, I’ve been distracted all day…guess I just didn’t remember.”

“I don’t blame you. Everybody’s been really preoccupied today.” Kirishima-san let out a sigh.

Truth Bullet Added: Monokuma File 4

Doi Kurohiko - Shot through the heart

Mami Asano - Shot through the head

Deaths occurred within minutes after night-time.

Amaterasu-san was looking solemnly at Asano-san and Kurohiko-san, barely moving. She could be mistaken for a statue. “Why did this happen to them? It doesn’t make any sense…nobody hated them.”

“Amaterasu-san…” I looked for something to say to comfort her, but nothing came to me.

“I’ll suck it up for now. I suppose you’re wondering about my alibi, right?”

“Huh? You’re alibi?”

“Well, we were separated for about an hour. You never realised how long you were gone?” Man, how out of it was I? “I suppose it makes sense after what we saw…I can tell you, but the problem is that if someone questions me, I can’t confirm anything without endangering the archive.”

“So, you were just continuing your research during that time…you never left?” I asked.

“Nope. I know it’s not really an alibi but it’s the truth. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.” Amaterasu-san turned her attention back to the scene. I think I do believe Amaterasu-san. It’s true, there’s no evidence yet for me to believe her, but…I want to at least believe Amaterasu-san wouldn’t do this.

Truth Bullet Added: Amaterasu-san’s Account

Amaterasu was in the archive during the murder, researching as much as she could even after Ryuu left for a walk.

“It’s just awful, don’t you think?” Kirishima-san asked, a crestfallen look upon her face. “Asano-san was so kind, and Kurohiko-kun was just so wonderful to everyone…I hate this so much. We have to figure out what happened for their sakes.”

“Of course. By the way, Kirishima-san. I hope you don’t mind me asking, but where were you today during the murder? I haven’t seen you all day.”

“Ah! Right! I’ve been in my Talent Lab the whole day. The stress of the situation was getting to me, so I thought I could work through the worry. I stayed in my lab until the night-time announcement played. Then I headed to my room and was about to sleep, that’s when the body discovery announcement played.”

“You left the building after the night-time announcement? Did anybody see you so we can confirm that?”

Kirishima-san thought for a moment. She opened her mouth a little but seemed hesitant. “It’s just…the only person I remember seeing was…A-Asano-san…”

“Huh? You saw Asano-san right after the night-time announcement?!”

“W-we were just passing by each other! We just exchanged ‘hellos’ and went on our ways…thinking about it now, she must have been coming here and then…” Then she died…which means Kirishima-san is the last person to have seen Asano-san alive. It doesn’t look good for her, but there’s no way Kirishima-san’s the killer…

Truth Bullet Added: Kirishima-san’s Account

She was in her Talent Lab until the night-time announcement before heading back to the dorms. As she was leaving, she ran into Asano as she was leaving, making her the last to see Asano alive.

“Yokozawa-san?” I walked over to Yokozawa-san who was stuck, paled in the corner. “Are you sure you’ll be okay with watching over the scene? You don’t seem totally with it today.”

“I’m sorry, it’s just…th-this is a lot to take in. Y’know, it’s just gotten progressive worse? Watanabe-san was our leader. Irunami-kun happened right in front of all of us, Shinko-kun died in such an awful way…a-and now two victims. If it gets worse, I dunno how I’ll be able to handle it.” He explained.

“I understand. Your lab is just on the other side of the floor, right? Were you in there the whole time?”

“Yeah. It’s like I told you yesterday, I was trying to figure out the wi-fi password. Still no luck, mind you. I haven’t left the lab until the body discovery announcement.” He said.

“I see…wait, then you didn’t even hear the gunshots? Even though you were on the same floor.”

“Gunshots…? Ah, right. That’s how they died…no, I didn’t hear anything. Which…I suppose is odd…it’s like…even if I was deep in work, I should’ve heard it, right?” Yokozawa-san started murmuring to himself.

“Yokozawa-san?”

“Sorry, my mind’s running…if I think of anything, I’ll let everyone know. For now, though…s-sorry, I’m totally at a loss.”

“It’s fine. Don’t worry too much about it, we’ll need your help at the trial so try to focus on calming down. Deep breaths, alright?”

“Y-yeah.” Yokozawa-san’s clearly in shock, even if he’s suspicious, this sort of shock can’t be faked. I’m not sure what to think…

Truth Bullet Added: Yokozawa-san’s Account

He was working on trying to figure out the password for the Wi-fi the past day and hadn’t left his lab until the body discovery announcement. He never heard any of the gunshots.

I finally turned my attention to the scene of the crime. Sly-san was investigating Asano-san’s body currently. I walked over to him, watching him dig into the various pockets in Asano-san dress. He sat back onto his knees and sighed.

“Looking at her like this, she really did look like a doll. It’s sad. Lives like hers don’t deserve to be taken but fate is never fair, is it?”

“No, it’s not.” I agreed. “Have you found anything of note?”

“A few things, actually. I’ve still gotta check on Kurohiko’s body but as far as Asano goes, I’ll start with her body itself. Other than the obvious cause of death, she doesn’t have any external injuries. No sign of anything being ingested so I doubt she was poisoned or something. You can call someone else if you wanna double-confirm that. The bullet wound itself didn’t go all the way through her skull.”

“So…what does that mean?”

“Either there was a lot of distance between her and the shooter, or something was between them which would have slowed the bullet.” Sly-san clarified.

“I see…”

Truth Bullet Updated: Monokuma File 4

Mami Asano – Shot through the head, the bullet didn’t go all the way. No sign of her ingesting something beforehand or any other external injuries.

“Asano-san had a gun…?” I nodded to the weapon clutched in her hand.

“Yeah. It’s a revolver, and it’s missing one of its bullets. I’ll have a look into the bullets themselves later. Also, while I was searching her pockets I found this-“ He pulls out a piece of paper and hands it to me “-some kind of note.” I unfold it and read out loud.

“Meet me in my lab half an hour after night-time. It's very important we meet tonight so please don't be late." I said. That’s just a little before they were both killed… “Who do you think wrote this? Kurohiko-san? Since it does mention meeting in the sender’s lab…”

“That seems like the most likely possibility, but it’s not signed so who knows?” If it was Kurohiko-san, why did he call Asano-san up here…? And right before the murder…?

Truth Bullet Added: Note on Asano’s Body

"Meet me in my lab half an hour after night-time. It's very important we meet tonight so please don't be late."

Truth Bullet Added: Asano’s Gun

A revolver that's missing 1 bullet from its chamber.

Sly-san cocked an eyebrow, “Nagata? You seem rather spaced out. It’s unlike you.”

“H-huh? Do I? Sorry, I guess this is just a little jarring, is all. Don’t you think it’s odd there are two bodies in the first place?”

“Of course, I do. If you kill two people, it only leaves more evidence behind. If anything, it’s a disadvantage to the culprit…though, I suppose…” Sly-san’s voice trailed off, “I suppose that’s a thought for the class trial. For now, I’ll keep going with my investigation.”

“Yeah, thank you.” I nodded. I wonder what Sly-san’s thinking? He’s smart when it comes to the trials so hopefully, he’ll have some insight to what could have happened. Though, if there’s anybody’s theories I want to hear…it’s them. ”Do you know where Kurosaki-san went?”

“Kurosaki? It looked like he was heading for the staircase. Maybe he’s thought of somewhere else linked to the crime?” He paused for a moment. “Hold on! Why are you asking me where that guy is?!”

“I mean…you two are close aren’t-“

“Do you wanna die?” He growled.

“Wh- s-sorry! I just thought after that last trial!”

“…that was a one-off, get it? That guy is trouble even I don’t want to get involved with more than necessary. If you’re smart, you’ll keep your distance. A good kid like you shouldn’t get close to dangerous people.”

Sly-san…aren’t you a dangerous person?

Shaking off that thought, I murmured an agreement and walked over to the divider in the centre of the room. There were two holes in the divider, not to mention that when we walked into the room the curtain on Asano-san’s side was drawn to hide her. I wonder why the room was set up like that? Also these holes…they must be bullet holes, right? I can’t imagine anything else causing them.

Truth Bullet Added: Room Divider

Two bullet holes were found in the divider.

Truth Bullet Added: Room Setup

There was a divider set up in the middle of the room and a large curtain that could be drawn over to block out one half of the room

Alright, I think until Sly-san has investigated Kurohiko-san’s body, that’s all to look at right now. It’ll be more efficient to hear the info from Sly-san later and look elsewhere. There are a few places I want to check out and a few people I still need to check in on. Now, where to check first…?

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, 4th Floor-

When I reached the top floor, it was as I expected. That person was standing in front of their lab. “Yo yo, Ryuu!” Graves-san greeted.

“Graves-san, what are you doing up here?” I asked.

“Ah, well I thought maybe the weapons used in the murder might have come from my lab, you know? I thought it would be best to check it out just in case. I totally forgot about the lock system though.” She scratched the back of her head and stuck her tongue out. Right, I remember when I first investigated here, Graves-san mentioned that her lab had a passcode on the door.

“So, there’s no sign of anything being taken?”

“Nope! Everything is as expected, you wanna come in and check?” She offered.

“Please. Not that I doubt you, just so I can confirm to everybody else later should they ask about it.” I said. Graves-san nodded and inputted the 6-digit code and the door slid open. Just like last time, the room was totally barren.

“Gimme a sec!” She went around the lab using the various security measures. Ocular scanners, fingerprint scanners, passcodes, everything. Eventually, almost every panel of the floor, walls, and ceiling had flipped to reveal weapons, monitors, information on the students, I even saw a grappling hook gun which I thought only existed in spy movies, it was almost overwhelming to see it in its full glory, “How cool is all this stuff, huh?!” She cheered.

“Graves-san, everything is locked behind some kind of security measure, right?”

“Of course! Even if you could get the passcode for the front door, my guns are all locked behind an ocular scanner so nobody but me could access that! It’s one-hundred percent secure!” She promised. I see…so only Graves-san had access to the weapons in this lab.

Truth Bullet Added: Ultimate Secret Agent’s Lab

The lab is locked up with a six-digit passcode only Graves-san knows. In addition, all the weapons are locked behind an ocular scanner.

Graves-san put her hands on her hips and smirked, “if you’re satisfied, then is that all?”

“One more thing. Did you see anything out of the ordinary or anything worth noting? Anything, no matter how little it might seem.” I asked. Graves-san fiddled with the her cap for a moment.

“Oh! Junpei! I saw Junpei after night-time! When I was waiting by the fountain after the night-time announcement, I could see into Junpei’s lab window! His computer is right by the window, and I saw him around the time of the murder as well!” Graves-san said.

“You saw Yokozawa-san? And you’re sure it was around the time of the murder?”

“Definitely. I was at the fountain at around 10:40pm.” Graves-san confirmed.

“Got it. I’ll keep it in mind.”

Truth Bullet Added: Graves-san’s Account

Graves remembers seeing Yokozawa at the window of his research lab from the fountain at around 10:40pm.

“Okay. I think that’s everything here, thanks for your help, Graves-san.”

“No problemo, homeslice! Always happy to help.” When she said that, I almost paused. It wasn’t so long ago that she was saying she didn’t trust any of us. Just how inconsistent was Graves-san? I just don’t understand her at all…

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Talent Building Exterior-

When I left the building, I found Kurosaki-san and Okanaya-kun talking just off the path. Okanaya-kun spots me first, grimaces and then looks away. Kurosaki-san turns back to look at me and smiles. “Nagata-kyun! Have you come to finally confess your love?”

“No, what are you two doing out here?” I asked.

“Herr Okanaya and I wished to investigate the outside of the building just in case of any possible evidence the culprit might have disposed of.”

“And?”

“Unfortunately, nothing on the outside. Disappointing, really. However! I was snooping around the talents labs and did discover something interesting. I looked in Amaterasu-chan’s lab and found an opened box of firecrackers!”

“Firecrackers?”

“There were a few boxes, so they presumably came with the lab. Judging from the state of the box, only two were taken, but I still found it interesting.” Kurosaki-san said.

Truth Bullet Added: Firecrackers

The Ultimate Thief lab came equipped with firecrackers. One of the boxes was opened and missing two firecrackers.

“What a fuckin’ waste of time.” Okanaya-kun grumbled, he barged past me and went back inside the talent building. So, he’s still mad about then…dammit. I wanna make things right so badly, but if I tell him…

“Trouble in paradise?” Kurosaki-san asked with a genuine concern.

“We just had a fight. You don’t need to worry; I’ll talk to him about it.” I said, forcing a smile. Kurosaki-san let out a low hum and nodded once. Slowly. “A-anyway, what about you? I was actually hoping to get your thoughts on the case so far.”

“My thoughts? Apologies, I don’t have any kind of thoughts to share at the moment.”

“Huh, really? That’s…surprising. It always felt like you kind of knew what was happening. You really don’t have any ideas?”

“Ahahaha, sorry to disappoint. In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting anybody to really try and kill. That’s why we organised the battle royal.”

“Was that the thing I walked into before we heard those shots?”

“Indeed. I, Mademoiselle Graves, Herr Okanaya, and Herr Knives all agreed to do something about this motive before it got too far. Since there was a two-victim limit, having four people meant we guaranteed a surviving witness no matter the outcome. We all knew time was of the essence, so we all agreed to meet at 11pm.”

“11pm? That’s pretty late.”

“It was, wasn’t it? Not that it mattered. We all ended up turning up early and simply waited for it to roll around to 11pm.” Kurosaki-san explained. “I was the last one to arrive. I got there around 10:50pm.”

“I see…so you all have alibis for the murder then.”

Truth Bullet Added: 4-Way Battle Royal

Kurosaki, Okanaya, Sly, and Graves all decided to fight each other to the death in order to prevent everyone from dying due to the motive. They agreed to meet at 11 though they all arrived early.

“Thank you for talking with me, Kurosaki-san. I think it helped.”

“I’m glad. I’ll need to work a little harder than usual in order to uncover this truth. So, I’ll be counting on you to help me out.”

“You give me too much credit. I’m more or less just following your lead. Besides, everyone is pretty useful in their own ways. We’ll get through this class trial as a team, I’m sure.”

Kurosaki-san just stared at me before smiling. “Oh, to have your attitude.”

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab (2)-

When I returned to the scene, Sly-san was hanging back at the wall. He must already be finished, but what caught my eye more was the slightly less pale Yokozawa-san talking to Kirishima-san. “Hey you two, what’s happening?”

“Ah, we made an amazing discovery!” Kirishima-san exclaimed, “you know how Yokozawa-kun was talking about not being able to hear the gunshots earlier? Well, we tried this experiment! I went out into the hallways and yelled super loud. At the top of my lungs! But nobody in the room could hear a thing!”

“Huh, is that true?”

“Yeah. Kirishima-san got really curious when I told what I told you, and it sounds like the walls to this room at the very least are soundproof.” Soundproof walls…

Truth Bullet Added: Sound Experiment

Kirishima-san yelled as loud as she could from the hallways but the people inside the Ultimate Romance Expert’s Lab couldn’t hear her at all.

Thanking the two for the information, I walked over to Sly-san who stood up straight when I approached. “I finished my autopsy.” He stated.

“…and?”

“It’s odd, actually. The gun that Kurohiko is holding isn’t a real gun. It’s a BB gun, so it only shoots harmless pellets.”

“What? So, Asano-san had a real revolver, but Kurohiko-san only has a BB gun?”

“Not only that,” He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me, “I found this on Kurohiko’s person. Another note.” I unfolded the note and read it out loud.

“I'm scared he's going to kill her, we need to put a stop to this before another trial can occur." I murmured the words once or twice more. “This is odd…it almost sounds like Asano-san and Kurohiko-san were planning to kill someone…”

“I wonder who all those pronouns are referring to though. ‘He’, ‘Her’, ‘Us’. It’s full of questions.”

Truth Bullet Added: Kurohiko’s Gun

The gun Kurohiko was found with was a BB gun that was modelled to look like a handgun.

Truth Bullet Added: Note on Kurohiko’s Body

"I'm scared he's going to kill her, we need to put a stop to this before another trial can occur."

“I feel this got a lot more complicated,” I let out a sigh, “Also, I forgot to ask before but when we initially ran here, you went to check on your lab. Did you find anything?”

“Actually, that ties into what we were just talking about. I looked around and found that three of my guns were missing. Two revolvers and one BB gun. Last time I checked that lab was just before the motive reveal so between then and now, those all were taken.”

Truth Bullet Added: Ultimate Assassin’s Lab

Two revolvers and a BB gun went missing from the weapons wall sometime after the motive reveal.

“Phew…that’s a lot of info.”

“I’m still not done. A few things I noticed during my actual autopsy.”

“Th-there’s still more?!”

“When I investigated Kurohiko’s wound, I found that he was shot with a pistol. Not a revolver. Asano-san was shot with a revolver though. Not to mention when I checked out that divider, neither of the holes were high enough to have shot Kurohiko in the heart. Not to mention the holes were different sizes, if they’re indeed bullet holes then they’re two different calibres.”

Truth Bullet Added: Sly-san’s Account

The bullet in Kurohiko's body came from a pistol whilst the one in Asano's came from a revolver

Truth Bullet Updated: Room Divider

Two bullet holes were found in the divider. According to Sly, neither bullet hole was the right height to have hit Doi in the heart and they were different calibres.

“R-right…”

“And finally-“

“More, still?!”

“It isn’t my fault you didn’t look hard enough this time around. Don’t get pissed off at me or I won’t share my info with you.” Sly-san said.

“S-sorry…you were saying?”

“I noticed it when looking at Asano-san’s body, but it seems there was some orange powder on her. In fact, when I looked around closely enough there were tiny specs of orange powder all around the room. You won’t notice it if you don’t look for it though. I’m lucky Asano’s dress is white, so it stood out and I knew to keep an eye out.”

“Orange…powder? Weird, but okay then.”

Truth Bullet Added: Orange Powder

Traces of an odd orange powder were found all around the crime scene, including on Asano’s body.

~Ding dong, Bing bong~

“Is it time yet…? I feel like it’s time. Alright, time for you all to haul ass to the usual place! Don’t be late, got it?!” The monitor turned off.

“Let’s go.” Was all Sly-san said before leaving the room.

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Trial Grounds-

When everybody gathered outside the elevator Kirishima-san kept looking around the room. “This…is this really everybody?”

“Look at us. This is half of what we started off as originally.” Okanaya-kun noted.

“If anything, I’m just glad to have made it to the top eight!” Graves-san giggled, “Seriously though, how much longer are we gonna have to continue this sort of formula? It gets kinda boring after a while.”

“Must be nice to be able to get bored with this sort of stuff.” Sly-san said.

“You’re saying you’re enjoying this? Wouldn’t it be better to find it boring than find it fun?” Graves-san questioned.

“I’m not going to answer your dumb questions.”

“Awww.” She pouted as the elevator doors opened, “ah, let’s do it.” She pumped herself before walking on.

Okanaya-kun barely regarded me before walking onto the elevator, Kirishima-san looked between us with worry, “U-umm…” She fiddled with her hair before simply opting to walk onto the elevator.

“So cold~” Kurosaki-san remarked as he followed suit, as well as Sly-san.

Amaterasu-san had this determined look in her eyes, “I’m gonna put in a lot more effort this time around. I wanna get this bastard.” With that, she, Yokozawa-san and I all stepped into the elevator and it began to descend. I couldn’t help but take notice how, even though I had much more room in the elevator, it hadn’t become less suffocating to stand in. A tense place right before we all put our lives on the line.

The elevator came to halt and revealed the new design to our trial ground. The walls were patterned with hot pink love hearts and white dollhouses alternating on the black wallpaper. We all moved to our podiums without Monokuma even commenting this time. God, have we seriously become to numb to this process that we don’t even need to have anything said to us?

There were three new portraits. Three. Asano-san and Kurohiko-san were stand X’s, but Ishikawa-san’s portrait rather than any clever X, were numerous hands reaching out from the bottom of the picture frame. Without really looking at those we had lost, we prepared ourselves.

Doi Kurohiko, The Ultimate Romance Expert. He was goofy and often came across as unreliable, but even so, he was one of the easiest to approach, almost like a big brother. He understood everybody’s emotions better than anybody else. He might have understood someone more than they understood themselves.

Mami Asano, the Ultimate Living Doll. It almost seems cruel to have that be her title. When I first met Asano-san she had to be told to do anything including sleeping or eating, but she was learning and improving on herself to make her own decisions. She was just at the start of her journey of discovering herself…

Rina Kirishima

Yuuki Kurosaki

Doi Kurohiko

Saori Kibe

Amaterasu Hokama

But both of their lives were cut short.

Sly

Karma Graves

Junpei Yokozawa

Maemi Watanabe

Kobo Okanaya

Tomoe Hachi

Somebody here cut their lives short. And I can’t forgive that.

Mami Asano

Toson Shinko

Sadao Irunami

Tsukiko Ishikawa

Ryuu Nagata

I will find the culprit, no matter what. I’ll bring them to justice, because why should we have to become sacrifices for them? This class trial…begins!

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Deputy Irina A. Carter Name: Irina Aaralyn Carter-Asgeirsdottir. First name was the one my mother wanted me to have, second one was given by my father. Carter was his surname, but Asgeirsdottir is from a tradition from Iceland, where i lived for 16 years - and my father was half-Icelandic anyway, so it somehow fits.

Are you single: ... Well, it’s complicated. The independent and proud part of me would love to say “yes” to this, but the truth is a bit different from that.

Are you happy: Right now? I’m neutral. In general? It depends how you look at it. I’m not all smiles and rainbows, but I’m not constantly depressed either, so I guess it’s just fine.

Are you angry: Anger was never my problem. Iceland taught me how to stay ice cold, no matter what happens.

Are your parents still married: They were, but my mother died few hours after childbirth, and father died of a heart attack when I was eighteen.

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia (because my mother was Russian).

Hair color: Chaotic mix of many different shades of blonde.

Eye color: Brown.

Birth date: December 2nd, 1994.

Mood: Neutral. Bored. No hunting parties in sight, such a shame.

Morning or afternoon: Morning.

Summer or winter: Winter.

Gender: ... Seriously, you need to ask me that?

Are you in love: ... I’m afraid so.

Do you believe in love at first sight: No.

Who ended your last relationship: No one, because the one I currently have is the first and only I’ve ever had.

Have you ever broken someones heart: Not to my knowledge, no.

Are you afraid of commitment: Yes, because I enjoy freedom in every meaning of it. The more boundaries I have, the more anxious I become.

Have you hugged someone in the last week: Someone hugged me and I hugged them back. Guess who.

Have you ever broken your own heart: ... Difficult question, I think I haven’t? Not sure.

Love or Lust: Neither, preferably? Both are distracting and it’s not safe considering my line of work right now... John, keep quiet, I’m answering, not you.

Lemonade or Iced Tea: Iced tea.

Cats or Dogs: Cats, but only because I spend most of my time with a cougar and I really appreciate how silent and deadly they can be. I don’t like going loud.

A few Best friends or Regular Friends: One best friend would even do. I hate being well known, being in the centre of everything.

Wild night out or romantic night in: Nothing romantic, I hate those kind of things. WIld night it is, then.

Day or night: Night. Easier to stay hidden.

Been caught sneaking out: ... Many times.

Fallen Down/Up the Stairs: I stumble very easily, so I’m constantly bruised, but I’ve not fallen down the stairs. Well, I did once, but it is because SOMEONE pushed me during the fight. Thanks, Jacob. I deserved that.

Wanted someone/something so badly it hurt: Does wanting to kill someone count? Because if it does, than I really wish I could put Joseph Seed in the ground.

Wanted to disappear: Too many times.

Smile or eyes: Eyes.

Shorter or taller: Height helps in asserting dominance, so if someone’s taller then me then of course I feel intimidated to some extent. But I can’t say it’s not... You know. Amusing.

Intelligence or Attraction: Intelligence. I love witty conversations about dangerous subjects (which is special, because I hate talking in general and I’m really bad at it). Guess that’s why I love the intellectual challenge that John and Jacob are.

Hook up or Relationship: Hook ups seem more safe when you’re in the middle of the warzone. Sometimes there is no possibility to give someone your time whenever they need it, which would be important in a steady relationship. And that’s why my... Connection with John is somewhere between one and the other. And I like to stay silent for a few days sometimes, just to keep him on the edge. I’m mean, I know.

Do you and your family get along: I don’t have a family at this point, I only ever had my father. And I was getting along with him really well.

Would you say you have a messed up life: Look around me, does it look like it’s all good and healthy? Of course it’s messed up and goddamn, it is so much fun.

Have you ever ran away from home: No, I wasn’t a rebellious kid.

Have you ever got kicked out: No.

Do you secretly hate one of your friends: No. If I don’t like someone I just avoid them, no need to try being nice when their presence is pissing you off. It’s toxic. I only keep close those people who matter to me.

Do you consider all of your friends good friends: I do, yeah. I was always careful towards people so I’m, you could say, “choosing” them in such way as well. So I always know that I can trust them.

Who is your best friend: Best one is probably Adelaide, who’s pissing me off sometimes because she’s very straight-forward with her thoughts, and her thoughts are pretty much well known. How the fuck you can be so horny after someone, jeez! I’m pretty sure she would fuck half of the Eden’s Gate if she could. I really care about Nick and Kim, too. And Eli. This is my Big Four, so to speak.

Who knows everything about you: Everything? No one. But I’m pretty sure that Jacob knows most of the things, and John is very close to getting to the same level. It’s not that I trust Jacob more - hell no, you can never trust Jacob Seed - he’s just that fucking good at getting things out of people. Though it seems to be John’s thing to get confessions, he’s too emotional and his temper tantrums are something I can fight off easily, so it’s harder for him to get under my skin - but surely works on people who don’t have tough mentality. Jacob, on the other hand, is always calm, which is unnerving, and he can get some clues about me and my past without me even realizing it, before it’s way too fuckin’ late. ~ Tagging (no obligation, of course, and unless you haven’t done it yet): @lexieheron @xbaebsae and whoever wants to. <3

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What Number of FF Short Stories is this? Five?

//EY LMAO Here ya’ll go after so long. I like how they came out, actually so I hope you’ll all enjoy them.

-Player 1-

“Bullshit.” Sly cursed.

“I told you, didn’t I? Fighting games are my forte.” Orochi said as ‘FATALITY’ appeared on the screen. “Experience doesn’t matter if I know how you’ll attack. And how many games is that I’ve won now?”

“…31” Sly mumbled.

“And you?”

“…4.”

“Oh! I thought it was 5, guess I give you too much credit.” Orochi laughed to himself. “Don’t worry about it, man. I’m sure you’ll improve eventually. The key is fighting many different kinds of opponents.”

“I hate you.”

“I know.” Orochi smiled. He leaned back eventually spreading his arms across the bed. Sly looked back at him. “We’ve been playing for a while, I feel like we need to take a break otherwise my thumbs are gonna fall off.”

“That’s because you’re weak.” Sly grumbled.

“I mean, I don’t think comparing me too you is fair. Comparing you to Kurosaki-kun or Okanaya-kun? Now that would interesting.”

Sly seemed to get caught in his thoughts before turning to Orochi. “You called Kurosaki the most dangerous member of 79-C…why?” Orochi frowned at the question before letting his usual smirk set back in.

“Kurosaki-kun…can be reckless. He tries to protect the people close to him but in doing so, he can bring about new problems that need to be dealt with. Not just that, but his fighting style can become brutal and sadistic if he loses control in a fight. In that case you have to tire him out or knock him out…neither are easy for most, but you’d have the easiest time with that.”

“Could kill him.”

“Maybe avoid that.” Orochi laughed nervously, not knowing if Sly was joking or not. “Give him a chance though. Even if he’s a total homewrecker, I don’t think he’d ever put us in danger intentionally.”

“Maybe…or maybe you have too much faith in people.”

“Trust me…it’s definitely not that.”

---

-Love Disasters-

Malcom grinned to himself as he walked along the hallways of the dormitory. He had gotten the chance to help Nekomaru with setting up his new training regime for the recruits. He was surprised how well some of his -ahem- “slip-ups” had went for him. Like when he ripped his shorts, it had ended with Nekomaru giving Malcom his underwear.

Mind you, he was just asked to sew a pattern onto them, but a win is a win.

“Gwah!” A tanned black haired boy tumbled down the stairs in front of Malcom, landing with his backside sticking up in the air. Not exactly a flattering pose, it had to be said.

“Um…” Malcom looked up the stairs to see a red haired girl frowning down at the boy. “…I’ll…catch you later, Kurohiko-kun.” She then speed-walked away from the scene.

“Goddammit…” The boy cursed, sitting with his back to the wall.

“Uh…” Malcom struggled, smiling awkwardly. “...bad luck there?”

“What gave it away?” He glared daggers at Malcom. “Though I suppose that wasn’t my worst encounter…yesterday I stepped in one of the buckets that the cleaner had left out in the hallway and got it stuck on my foot. Other times I’ve ripped my jeans and other times my belt doesn’t work-“

“I think I got it.” Malcom frowned. “Man, and I thought I had trouble…what’s your name, kid?”

“I’m Kurohiko. Doi Kurohiko.”

“Kuro…Kurohi…ka…Doi.” Malcom decided. “Name’s Malcom Suzuki. Nice first impression you made. Don’t worry, I’m not much better. I ripped my shorts and the guy I think is cute saw my underwear and I kind of get flustered easily when we talk.”

“Rare for me to find someone who knows my pain…” Doi smirked. “Maybe I’m doomed though…to be a failure in love forever…how ironic…”

“Hey now, don’t think of it like that! You have a few…bad days…but you can always bounce back! I managed to get a boyfriend despite my awkward streak!”

“Is that something to be proud of…?”

“Probably not! My point is that it isn’t impossible even if you have bad luck!” Malcom paused. “Alright then…until you can get yourself someone, call me your honorary brother.”

“…what.”

“If I know the pain, I can help you through it until you find yourself someone. You’ve got looks, and you don’t seem like a bad guy, so it’s probably just a matter of time.”

Doi stayed silent for a few moments before saying, “Do you really think that?”

“Of course!” Malcom grinned. “Come on, get up. You need to get out there again.”

“If you say so…” Doi reluctantly stood. “Thanks for the advice, Suzuki-san…I’ll try again. Hopefully next time will go better than the last…I need to keep away from stairs. Hmm…I wonder what Watanabe-san is up to right now…? I’m gonna head off now. Later, Suzuki!” Doi turned quickly and ran off down the hallway.

Malcom smiled to himself, glad he was able to help. Though when he looked back at Doi running off, he noticed the tear on the back of his trousers. “Ack-! Hold up! Doi!” Shouting, Malcom ran after him.

-Princess of the Class-

In the cafeteria, Rina had been asked to sit with the rescued members of the 79-B class. There weren’t many people in the cafeteria that day, which was unusual, but Rina didn’t want to eat alone.

“It was nice of you to invite me. I feel as if I’m invading your group though…” Rina said.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Kirishima-san. I’d hate for you to eat alone, and besides, your class has helped mine a lot of times. We should all be friendly with each other.” Akiko smiled sweetly.

“Agreed. Even if we aren’t all of friendly terms right now…” Shin nodded, his emotionless eyes were slightly discomforting but Rina didn’t want to be rude.

“Plus you’re one of Ryuu-kun’s friends. He’d want myself and Sora to be friends with you.” Mamoru smiled gently. Mamoru was a little…volatile compared to his other classmates. He could be kind to Rina, but it didn’t take much to put him in a bad mood, she had noticed.

“It’s still sad though.” Akiko looked around her classmates. “I’m still the only girl that’s been saved…there’s 7 of us here. So, 9 are still stuck with those horrible people…”

“Don’t worry, Sugiya-chan! There’s 6 guys, which means it’s become our duty to protect you! You’re the default princess of the 79-B class!” Takashi said, swinging the large trench coat sleeves around.

“Ah…Hayashi-kun, that’s sweet but I don’t need protecting. I wouldn’t want to cause the trouble either.” She admitted, filtering her blindingly violet hair through her fingers. “…I’m not really worth protecting, you know? All of you have better talents than me that are more valuable than mine.”

“Yeah, true.” Sora said, his chin resting on the table.

“Don’t be rude, idiot!” Mamoru chided. “Look, Sugiyama-san. Music is very important as it can be used a tool to boost morale. During World War one, a Scottish fighter got out of the trenches during a battle and played the bagpipes as a way to inspire his fellow soldiers. And it actually worked. His bravery and music of their homeland gave them a stronger will to continue to fight. He even continued playing when he got hit by a bullet.”

“It was bagpipes, have you heard them before? Probably just wanted to get him to shut up.”

“Sora!”

“No, no, thank you Fukao-kun. That’s sweet of you to say…though I can’t do anything with my talent. You all know I’m terrified of performing on stage.”

“You’re scared to perform? Why’s that?” Rina asked.

“I…all those eyes on you. The feeling is horrible. No, I could never do it. That’s why I’m a songwriter…though, I’ll admit, it means songs won’t be performed with the emotion they’re supposed to because those singers don’t have the same connection to the lyrics as me.” Akiko admitted.

“I-it really is a sh-shame…I th-th-think y-you would b-be a good singer…” Ryokai smiled weakly.

“Attract the animals with your voice! 79-B princess!” Takashi insisted.

“And she has her own prince, Mr Ugly Jumpsuit.” Sora grinned. Akiko’s face flushed, her ears also turning bright red.

“Y-Yamahata-kun and I are dating, for the last time!”

“Usually you open a sentence with ‘for the last time’, Sugiyama-san.” Shin pointed out, not looking up from his food.

“Ugh…wh…whatever!” Akiko stood up suddenly. “I…I’m gonna go eat in my room. I’m sick of hearing these stupid jokes from you all!” Grabbing her plate, she quickly left the cafeteria. Rina frowned looking at the guys left at the table.

“Are…none of you going to-“

“No.” Shin stopped her. “Sugiyama-san and Yamahata-san were close…but of course he’s still captured, and he…well, he and Okuda-san aren’t complaining about it. They’re happy where they are.”

“They’re happy?” Mamoru repeated. He and Denbe both looked shocked, then Rina remembered how they hadn’t been captured like the rest of their class.

“They look up to that Michael guy.” Sora explained. “Dunno…it’s weird…but Akiko was obviously unhappy about it.”

Rina looked down at her green tea. She was pretty much finished anyway. “I…I’m gonna go and look for Sugiyama-san! Th-thank you for letting me sit with all of you!” And with that she took off.

Outside the building, Rina slumped against the wall unable to locate Akiko. “Where could she have went…? Poor Sugiyama-san…”

“Cleaning your soul with a hand from me~” A soft and melodic voice came from nearby. Curious, Rina peered around the building to see Akiko a little behind the bushes that led to the forest, sitting atop a pedestal-shaped rock. She had her eyes closed singing softly to herself as she filtered her hair through her fingers and braiding it as she went. “Can you still find it in your heart to forgive my history~ When we can’t escape the past~ Do you think you and I can last~?”

Rina listened intently to the lyrics she was singing when a small bird chirped, landing on Akiko’s shoulder. She looked over at it and smiled gently before it flew away.

“79-B’s princess…” Rina mumbled to herself as she continued listening to Akiko’s voice. “I wonder if this is what Hayashi-kun meant…”

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