Dead Retribution

Betrayal

Riko noticed Satoru's reaction, so she walked over to the window and looked outside. She saw the girl's corpse lying on the ground behind the zombie, trembling, she covered her mouth with both hands preventing a scream from escaping her lips.

"Miwa." Riko murmured, almost crying.

Everyone heard her murmur Miwa's name, so they ran to the window. Kiyotaka almost fainted the moment he saw the corpse. Nanako and Mimiko hugged each other tightly, afraid of what they just witnessed. Suguru clenched his fists, trying his best not to punch the wall.

"What happened to Miwa? Why is she dead out there?" Riko asked desperately, tears streaming down her face.

No one answered, after all, no one inside the conference room has the answer. However, Ryouma told Satoru earlier that a human killed Miwa, not a zombie, but who was the killer? And why exactly was she killed? Those questions were left unanswered, and Ryouma preferred not to say anything, since if he explains the situation, probably everyone inside this room would blame him.

Satoru glanced at Ryouma, wondering if he knows something about Miwa's murder. Ryouma noticed Satoru's gaze, so he shook his head slightly, not wanting him to say a word about what they talked about a few minutes ago. Satoru nodded, understanding Ryouma's actions, and remain silent.

"It was my fault?" Riko said in a whisper, but Ryouma managed to hear her.

"What do you mean by that?" Ryouma asked, attracting everyone's attention.

Riko wiped the tears on her face, turning around and facing Ryouma. "I sent a message to Miwa, telling her that it was safe in the conference room and to come here if she could."

Ryouma's face darkened, realization hit him. So Riko is the reason Miwa was outside the conference room, and got killed by someone. If Riko didn't send a message to Miwa, probably she would still be alive.

"Then that means we're not safe here, those bastards who killed your friend will surely get here sooner or later." Ryouma didn't mind now revealing the fact that some students are killing each other.

Everyone widened their eyes, shocked by Ryouma's revelation. Nanako and Mimiko didn't show much surprise, it was as if they already knew. Kiyotaka covered his face with both hands, trying to calm down.

"How do you know that?" Suguru asked, glaring at Ryouma.

"I saw it when I went to look for food at night." Ryouma told the truth but Suguru didn't believe him.

"You're lying, if you saw it why didn't you do something to help her?" Suguru suspected him.

"Risking my life for someone I barely know, don't make me laugh. Plus, there were five guys and another woman." Ryouma explained.

"So you watched helplessly while they killed Miwa?" Suguru clenched his fists.

Ryouma rolled his eyes, annoyed by Suguru's accusations. "If I jumped in to help her, probably I would be dead right now. Do you really think that girl wanted me to risk my life for her? Don't be selfish, Suguru."

Suguru wanted to punch Ryouma, yet he hold back. After all, if he tries to attack him, probably Ryouma will beat him up instead.

"So, did you at least recognize who the guy who killed her was?" Suguru asked.

Ryouma shook his head, "Unfortunately, no. After all, I was on the third floor so I couldn't make out the faces."

For some reason Suguru couldn't help but think that Ryouma was lying, he thought he was hiding something regarding Miwa's death. However, he decided not to ask anymore, since arguing won't solve anything.