Part 70: Chapter 3 Deadly Life, Part 3

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First I'd better check the Monokuma File... 'The victims were Hifumi Yamada and Kiyotaka Ishimaru. The cause of death for each was a blow to the head. It is thought that they were both killed with a similar weapon.
: ...That's it?
: Yeah, it's pretty strange. We got way less information this time than before.
: That is no problem. After all, the events of this case unfolded before our very eyes. We should know more about what happened than the Monokuma File could, anyway.
: Maybe...
: There's something else that's bothering me... Someone else has been missing for quite a while...
: Are you talking about Kyoko?
: Without a doubt, she has an alibi for when Celeste and Hifumi were attacked. But what if the killer wasn't acting alone? What if they had...an accomplice?
: An accomplice!?
: An accomplice!?
: ...What are you doing here?
: Don't be rude! I'm here to answer your question!
: What question...?
: You're talking about accomplices, right? I'm pretty sure I explained it before, didn't I? During the first class trial!
: Speaking of which, I'd like to ask the bear...if there *is* an accomplice, do they also become 'blackened'?
: So you ask, and so I shall answer! Each murder is allowed to have an accomplice, but only the one who does the killing will get to graduate.
: So in other words, two people can work together, but one of them has no chance of profiting from it...
: Then there's no way anyone would work together, right...?
: So basically...you can be an accomplice if you want, but there's no gratification in it!
: So are you saying nobody worked together this time, either?
: Sorry, can't answer that! it would obstruct the free exchange of information between you guys. I just want to make sure you don't forget--no matter how much you assist in a murder only one blackened can graduate. An accomplice gets NOTHING!
: Then we only need to figure out who that one blackened is that did the killing, right? Just like normal?
: Okay, okay, let me take this opportunity to clarify the whole shebang. In this class trial, what you need to determine is...
: ...the one true blackened who devised the murder plot and put it into action!
The true blackened...? So just one person?
: Now it's down to the final battle between all of you, and the blackened! Good luck to all the contestants! *leaves*
So there can only be one blackened. An accomplice wouldn't benefit...
: Then I can't see any way Kyoko would be connected to this case, after all.
: You may be right...
: If that's true then...Kyoko, where are you?
: As long as she's not connected to the case, it doesn't matter. Let's get back to the investigation.
: I have absolutely no doubt that Hiro is responsible. But for the time being, I suppose it can't hurt to pursue further information.
: You know...don't you think we should consider a certain someone a suspect, just in case? I'm talking about the murderous fiend...Genocide Jack!
: Wha--!? I'm offended!
: Kyah!?
: You... When did you--?
: I've been looking all over for you, Master! When I woke up, you were nowhere to be found!
: ...
: Anyway! You there, milk sack swimmer girl!
: Milk sack...?
: Why do I gotta be a suspect!?
: Well, I mean...you *are* a serial killer.
: So what, I'm like a special guest suspect every time!? I have an alibi, you know!
: She's right about that... When we heard Hifumi scream, she was with me. And when the bodies disappeared, she was still lying unconscious in the equipment room. Plus, Taka's body aside, I can't imagine any way she would have been able to move Hifumi's body.
: Besides, I calculate every move I make! I'm not gonna kill someone when everyone knows what I look like!
: They don't call me the murderous fiend for nothing!
: That's not the kind of thing you should be bragging about!
: On another topic, should we post a guard by the bodies like before? We can't have them disappearing again...
: Hina and I can handle that. You don't mind, do you Hina?
: Sure. I'd be totally useless on the investigation anyway...
: Then that's that. Let's begin.
This whole thing is so strange... All but one of us has an alibi, so figuring out who did it should be obvious, right? But... Maybe it's just me, but I don't think it's going to be as straightforward as it seems.
: We can finally start our investigation. The lead-up to the investigation can get a little confusing though with all the running around and disappearing bodies so luckily, Sakura can help us by refreshing our heads on the sequence of events so far. It's a bit long but it does a good job of organizing what we know.
: There are many aspects to the incident this time. *Too* many, to be honest. Considering that, it may be good to look back on everything that's happened. Would you like my help?
> Yes
: Yeah, let's look back on things.
: This morning, only four of us met up at the dining hall--Hina, Kyoko, you, and myself. We waited for the others, but nobody showed up. So we decided to go look for them. It was around 8 o'clock when we began our search.
: And soon after we split up, Kyoko disappeared...
: After that, Hina found Celeste in the rec room, on the 3rd floor, then quickly came and got you and me.
: According to Celeste, she was attacked by a suspicious individual and lay unconscious for about an hour. In other words, she was attacked an hour before we found her. Meaning, just after 7 o'clock.

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: Based on the picture Celeste took, we discovered her attacker was dressed in a strange costume. It was...Robo Justice. It also became clear that this Robo Justice had dragged Hifumi away.
: After meeting up with Toko and Byakuya, we began searching for the costumed assailant. We found an injured Hifumi in the library, on the 2nd floor. We took him down to the nurse's office, on the 1st floor, then resumed our search. But not long after leaving the nurse's office...
: ...!?
: What's wrong...?
: I saw a shadow! Something moving around at the top of the stairs!
: Based on Celeste's claims, we went back up to the 2nd floor, where we split up and began searching. Then, right after that...
: Celeste screamed. This time she had apparently seen the suspect on the 3rd floor. Hearing her screams, we quickly made our way to the 3rd floor.
: Celeste! What's wrong!?
: That was a rather...intense scream for someone like you.
: I saw him! The strange costumed man...! He ran off as soon as I screamed... I was blocking the stairs, so he headed further down into the hallway and disappeared...!
: And then...
???: Ungyaaaaaahhh!!!
: Huh!?
: Wh-What was that!?
: That came from downstairs! It must have been...
: Hifumi! He's in the nurse's office! This is bad! Come on, we have to go back!
: At that point, we decided to split up into two groups. Celeste, Hina and I went back to the nurse's office. Meanwhile you, Byakuya, and Toko pursued the suspect up on the 3rd floor. And when we got back to the nurse's office...
: ...we found Hifumi's corpse. Which is also when we heard the body discovery announcement play. I left Celeste and Hina alone and headed back to the 3rd floor to tell the others what had happened.
: But at that same time, we had discovered Taka's body in the equipment room. Which means Hifumi and Taka's bodies were discovered right around the same time. Because I remember hearing the body discovery announcement play right after finding Taka.
: And that's when I showed up and told you and Byakuya that Hifumi had been killed, right? Then you, me, and Byakuya all headed back to the nurse's office leaving behind Toko, who had fainted. But as soon as we left the physics lab we ran into Celeste, who'd just arrived to tell us something very unusual.
: Hifumi's body has disappeared!
: We hurried back to the nurse's office, to discover that his corpse was, in fact, gone.
: Then we remembered we had abandoned the unconscious Toko, and rushed back to the equipment room.
: This can't be happening...
: Are we hallucinating all this or something?
: This time, Taka's body had disappeared. So from there, we began our search for both of the missing bodies. And after some time...
: Celeste told us she'd found the bodies, and we all headed to the repository.
: And there we rediscovered the two bodies that had apparently vanished.
: And that brings us up to now.
: Looking back, things have certainly been very active... If you want to look back at the case again, just let me know. I'm fine anytime.
: We'll begin the investigation in earnest next time. Sorry if the flashback bars got confusing, there are just so many flashbacks that occur during this scene that it was unavoidable.

Part 75: Trial 3, Part 2

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: As we know, Taka was killed in the equipment room. And from there, the body was moved to the repository, correct?
: Yeah, the culprit wrapped the body in the tarp...then loaded it onto the dolly and wheeled it off, right?
: Now, keep in mind that the dolly doesn't have a handle.
: Well, yeah, but even without a handle all you'd have to do is bend over.
: Then you could push the dolly no problem!
: So the killer just crouched down and carted the body off to the repository!
: If you accept everything we just said then you must realize that whoever was in the suit couldn't possibly be the culprit.
: Uh...sorry, I don't think I realize anything...
The dolly was used to move Taka's body, that much I'm sure of. But...would the person inside the suit have been able to push the dolly?
: Lots of weak points here but no need to panic. We learned during the investigation that you can't bend at the waist while in the suit.
> Shoot 'bend over' with 'Robo Justice Costume'
: You're absolutely right that you could push a dolly without a handle if you stoop down low.
: But if you were wearing that suit, do you think you could actually get into a position like that?
: Wh-What do you mean...?
: Think back to what you said when we were all checking out the suit together. Remember?
: Ahh! See, look! See how loose it is? I mean, come on... I'm blind as a bat in here! Can't see my feet at all. I'm surprised you got anywhere in this thing!
: I'm telling you, it wasn't me!
: And not to mention--! You totally can't bend at the waist! Seems like a pretty obvious oversight...
: When you're in that suit, not only can you not see your feet, but you can't even bend at the waist.
: Am I right about that?
: Now that you mention it...yeah...
: It seems like it'd be awfully hard to push that dolly if you couldn't bend over...
: Well, what's to stop you from simply pushing the dolly with your feet?
: When you can't even see your feet? You really think someone could kick the dolly all that way?
: Yeah, it'd be totally impossible! Not that I can say for sure myself!
: On top of that, if you were wearing such a rigid, cumbersome suit it's very unlikely you would have the dexterity to go about wrapping the body in a tarp.
: Well I mean, isn't that just a matter of taking off the suit when you're ready to move the body?
There's absolutely no chance that the costume was taken off just to move the body. Because...
> You can't take it off by yourself
: I don't think taking off the suit was an option. If you remember...
: I dunno what's up with this thing, but I can't actually get it off...! A little help?
: Why would you make something that you can't take off by yourself?
: I didn't make the stupid friggin' thing!
: There's a clasp on the back that's keeping you from getting it off. It looks pretty sturdy. I don't think you can get it off on your own. We don't really have a choice. Let's help him.
: That's true. It seems impossible to put the suit on or take it off without help.
: Then...you really can't take it off by yourself? Hiro wasn't just making it up?
: O-Of course I wasn't making it up!
: If he could have gotten it off by himself, I don't think he would have let us see him wearing it. Showing up in the suit was basically an invitation for everyone to suspect him.
: Y-Yeah, that's right!
: So...it's really *really* true that Robo Justice couldn't have moved the dolly...?
: To be clear, whoever did move the body, it couldn't have been Hiro in the robot suit, correct?
: No, wait, just a second if you please. Have you forgotten about the picture that I took?
: You all got a good look at it, did you not? The image of Hifumi being dragged away by Robo Justice? If whoever was in that suit is not the culprit, how do you explain that? Besides, so you remember what the now deceased Hifumi said...?
: How did you get hurt?

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: That guy hit me...
: What guy?
: Robo Justice. Er, that's what I decided to call him, just now...
: So long as those faces exist, the proper conclusion is beyond question.
: The individual inside the suit and the culprit are one and the same. It was Hiro, without a doubt.
: Yeah...! Yeah, that's gotta be right!
: H-Hold on a second!
: It's still far too early to reach that conclusion. Besides, there's no hurry to decide who did it. Before we rush to a verdict, shouldn't we explore every single possibility? Instead of seizing on one viewpoint, the truth is uncovered by analyzing things from every angle.
: Perhaps, but where do we go from here?
: Let's review this series of unfortunate events from the beginning. Maybe we'll uncover something new...
: Pfhah! What a pain in the ass!
: I don't disagree, but our lives are on the lines. If this is what it takes, we have to do it.
: Plus, maybe we'll get to find out where the heck Kyoko was when everything went down...
: Alright then, let's take another look back at what happened. I suppose we could start with this morning...
: Four of us gathered together in the dining hall--Makoto, Hina, Kyoko, and myself. We waited there for quite a while, but nobody else showed up. So we went to look for everyone. That was around 8 a.m.
: And as soon as we split up, Kyoko went missing.
: Soon after that, Hina found Celeste in the rec room, and quickly came to get Makoto and me.
: It seems I was unconscious for about an hour after I was attacked by my mystery assailant. I know it was an hour because I remember being attacked a little after 7.
: That was when we saw Celeste's picture and discovered that her assailant had been wearing a strange costume. As it turns out, it was Robo Justice... It also soon became clear that this same Robo Justice had abducted Hifumi.
: We were soon joined in our search by Byakuya and Toko, and then went on to find Hifumi in the library. He was injured, so we took him to the nurse's office and resumed our search for the suspect. But not long after leaving the nurse's office...
: ...!?
: What's wrong...?
: I saw a shadow! Something moving around at the top of the stairs!
: When Celeste told us that, we decided to split up and search the 2nd floor. And soon after that...
: I saw someone moving around on the 3rd floor, and I yelled out to everyone as soon as I did.
: Celeste! What's wrong!?
: That was a rather...intense scream for someone like you.
: I saw him! The strange costumed man...! He ran off as soon as I screamed... I was blocking the stairs, so he headed further down into the hallway and disappeared...!
: And then...
???: Ungyaaaaaahhh!!!
: Huh!?
: Wh-What was that!?
: That came from downstairs! It must have been...

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: Hifumi! He's in the nurse's office! This is bad! Come on, we have to go back!
: At that point we decided to divide up into two groups. Celeste, Hina, and I went back to the nurse's office while Sakura, Byakuya, and Toko chased after the suspect.
: When we got back to the nurse's office, we found Hifumi...dead. And that's when we heard the body discovery announcement.
: I left Celeste and Hina there and headed back to the 3rd floor, to let the others know what had happened.
: Meanwhile, we had just discovered Taka's body, in the equipment room. We must have found both bodies at almost exactly the same time because we heard the same announcement not long after we'd discovered his body.
: And that's when I told you guys about Hifumi. Then the three of us headed for the nurse's office.

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: But right after we left the physics lab we ran into Celeste, who'd arrived after us, and she told us something very surprising.
: Hifumi's body has disappeared!
: We rushed back to the nurse's office and saw that she was right.
: Then we remembered we'd left Toko passed out in the equipment room, so we hurried back again.
: This can't be happening...
: Are we hallucinating all this or something?
: But when we got there, we discovered that now Taka's body had *also* gone missing. Next thing we knew, we were searching the school for two missing dead bodies. And after some time...
: Celeste informed us that she'd found the bodies, and we all headed to the repository which is where we rediscovered the corpses.
: I think that about covers it.
: I see... The whole thing sounds exceptionally complicated.
: It certainly seems to me that these are not a simple series of connected events.
: Okay, well...if that's true, then what?
: Rather than a single series of events, I think we have to consider each murder a separate situation. And from there, we can uncover the contradictions surrounding all of them. Now then, let's get started, beginning with what happened to Taka...
The contradictions hidden in what happened to Taka... In order to uncover the truth of this case, I have to find them, no matter what!
: So, regarding Taka's death... I wonder if he died before Hifumi... Or perhaps it was after?
: We already know what order they were killed in! Taka came last!
: What makes you say that?
: Because of the numbering of the Justice Hammers!
: It's true that hifumi was killed with Justice Hammer 3 while Taka's death came from a swing of Justice Hammer 4.
: See? So it's obvious Taka came after!
The order that the Justice Hammers were used in to commit the murders... Something about that is bothering me.
: This one might throw off a new player. The wristwatch seems like the obvious choice but is actually wrong. It's definitely related to the topic but doesn't fit the weak points close enough. However, don't forget we can memorize someone else's weak point to create a temporary Truth Bullet.
: We need to use Hina's statement about supposedly knowing the order of the incidents from the numbering on the hammers and turn it against her. It can be difficult to figure out when to use a memorized statement so make sure you pay close attention to the details of your Truth Bullets.
> Shoot 'the numbering' with 'what order'
: Hold on, there's no reason to assume that the hammers were used in the same order as their numbers! If anything, that's just another way the killer tried to disguise their actions.
: So you're saying the culprit wanted us to *think* the hammers were used in order but in reality Taka was killed *before* Hifumi?
: Okay then, let's see the proof.
Evidence that proves Taka was killed *before* Hifumi... I feel like...there was something...