The Star Liar

Chapter 6...

(Ignore that the cover says chapter 5)
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Kiyotaka and Hifumi are both dead.
No, it's only their clones, I know it.
I didn't notice I was blocking sounds around me, when I was down with that little convo with my despair side I'll just call it.
Makoto shaking me.
"...xia! Galxia! Galxia!"
I heard Makoto's voice call me to.
I grabbed his hands and look at him.
"Boo..."
I said in a dark voice.
Makoto jumped.
"AHHH!"
Makoto yelled
"Pfft- sorry I had to the tension was to deep for me not to do that."
I said and laugh a little and then shaking my head as I grabbed my notebook.
"Galxia! Not funny!"
Makoto said
Sakura, Byakuya and Toko had entered but Toko passed out due to her blood phobia. Then we got focused of the situation at hand.
"T-Toko!? Don't tell me...! Toko, too!?"
Makoto said
"Nope, she only passed out."
I said
"Relax. Galxia is right, she just passed out when she saw the blood."
Byakuya said
"The blood...?"
Makoto said
"Yeah she maybe Syo but she wasn't lying about the Blood phobia."
I said
"We've tried everything to get her to wake up, but no luck. Just leave her be for now."
Byakuya said
I looked at the hammer and went to it and picked it up.
"A hammer, Huh? Strange indeed."
I said
So Hifumi and Taka's killer are the same person, Celestia Ludenburg.
"But...why is it Justice Hammer 4?"
Sakura said
"Yeah actually. But I don't get how it's special."
I said
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Makoto said
"Celeste was attacked with Justice Hammer 1, then Hifumi was hit with Justice Hammer 2. But this time it was Justice Hammer 4. What happened to number 3?"
Sakura said
"Ah—!"
Makoto said
"Possibly someone hid it or something. But I would think it's unlikely."
I said
"What's the matter?"
Byakuya said
"W-Well, when you mentioned Justice Hammer 3, you just reminded me..."
Makoto said
"Out with it. Do you know something?"
Byakuya said
"Actually...Taka's not the only one that's been killed. Hifumi's dead, too!"
Makoto said
Well clearly.
"Wh...!? Hifumi's been killed!?"
Sakura said
"Bingo, it's not one but two deaths this time."
I said
"Y-Yeah..."
Makoto said
"Which is why you came to get us... Then we'd better go check it out."
Byakuya said
"Of course! Come on!"
Sakura said
We went out of the physics lab and see Celeste.
She's both of their killers.
Well I know dumbass!
"Ah—!"
Celeste said
Did she kill Hina?
She could have.
I highly doubt that
"Celeste? Aren't you supposed to be waiting in the nurse's office?"
Makoto said
"S-Something has...come up."
Celeste said
Is it removing evidence?
Is it killing people?
Is it being a bitch?
Both of you shut the hell up.
Fine.
Fine.
Good.
"What is this something?"
I said
"Yeah, I heard. Hifumi is dead, right?"
Byakuya said
"Well...that is not all. It is...gone."
Celeste said
"Huh? What's gone?"
Makoto said
"It has disappeared..."
Celeste said
"Disappeared...?"
Makoto said
"Spit it out already!"
I said
"Hifumi's body has disappeared!"
Celeste said
Points to Despair side.
Ha!
"What...?"
Makoto said
"What are you talking about? It's disappeared? Don't be ridiculous."
Byakuya said
Celeste was quiet
"Are you serious?"
Byakuya said
"Seems like she is."
I said
"What the heck is happening here...!? Everyone, back to the nurse's office!"
Sakura said
We did so.
The body was gone.
"It just...disappeared?"
Makoto said
"Me and Celeste went to the bathroom... But we were only gone for like a minute! And then, when we got back..."
Hina said
"This must be the work of the culprit. They must have come and carried the body away. They must really be enjoying this... Enjoying the sight of us standing around, frightened and confused... We're all going to die here. We're going to die, just like those guys died..."
Celeste said
Yeah you really must've.
You didn't give two damns about our situation before and after the killings but now you just suddenly care about our situation? Such a fucking liar.
"I don't believe this. I don't believe a body would just...disappear. First there were two murders, and now one of the bodies has been taken? This is...unnatural."
Byakuya said.
Do you have one fucking brain cell? The murderer A.k.a Celeste obviously disposed the body!
"H-Hold on! What do you mean, TWO murders!?"
Hina said
"Mhm. Two murders."
I said
"Taka's been killed. We found him in the equipment room."
Sakura said
"I-It can't be! Taka, too!? It can't be... It can't be... NooooooOOOOOOO!!!"
Hina said
"Hina, calm down!"
Sakura said
I went to Hina and put my hand on her shoulder.
"We're all gonna die... All of us... They're gonna kill all of us!"
Hina said
I sigh.
I grabbed both of her shoulders, and make her look at me.
"Hina calm down, panicking isn't gonna do us any good. Yes all of us may die, but I'll make sure it doesn't happen. I can't promise all of us will be out of here alive but I try my best to protect you Hina."
I said
(I forgot how tall Galxia was for a second, she's like 5'6 or something right? Correct me if I'm wrong.)
Hina calmed down a little and nodded
I let go of her shoulders
The others looked at me a bit surprised.
"What?"
I said
"You were able to calm her so easily like it's nothing."
Sakura said
"Well I mean, before the killing game shit started happening to me, I would have a friend who often got bullied and I would comfort him all the time, so it kinda was a normal thing for me to do."
I said
I miss him...
And that's no lie...
"Then who might the next target be? Toko?"
Byakuya said
Shit we left her!
"Huh...?"
Makoto said
"I completely forgot! She's still unconscious in the equipment room!"
Sakura said
"You left her at the scene of the crime!?"
Celeste said
"We didn't have a choice. She passed out, and she refused to wake up."
Byakuya said
"So she is still unconscious?"
Celeste said
"Possibly."
I said
"Wait, so you knew she was still up there, and said nothing? Why...!?"
Sakura said
"That annoying little insect clings to me wherever I go... We'd be better off without her."
Byakuya said
"I'm going to get Toko before I accidentally commit a felony."
I said
"Y-You bastard!"
Sakura said
"Calm down. You forgot about her, didn't you? You have no right to blame me."
Byakuya said
"Everyone stop fighting! Right now we need to hurry back!"
Makoto said
"I can't take this anymore... I don't want anyone else to die!"
Hina said
"Byakuya... If something's happened to Toko, I'll never forgive you!"
Sakura said
"I'm with Sakura on this, if something does happen to her don't be surprised you won't see tomorrow."
I said and made a portal to the Physics lab and went through it
"Hmph."
Byakuya said
Toko was still on the floor.
The others came in through my portal as well.
I picked Toko up so she wouldn't get cold on the floor.
"Thank God you're okay."
Makoto said
I look at the book from Taka.
"Guys."
I said
The others gave me their attention.
"Hifumi's body isn't the only one that disappeared."
I said
They looked at where Taka's body used to be.
Well his clone anyways.
"This can't be happening..."
Byakuya said
"Are we hallucinating all this or something?"
Sakura said
"It's a possibility but a low one."
I said
"No...it's not a hallucination."
Makoto said
"Wh-What!? Are you saying...Taka disappeared, too!?"
Hina said
"Yeah I literally just said that Hina."
I said
"Stop saying "disappeared." It didn't just vanish into thin air. Obviously whoever did this has hidden the body."
Byakuya said
"And/or disposed the body."
I said
The other came to the realization.
"But why would they do that?"
Makoto said
"I couldn't possibly begin to imagine."
Byakuya said
"Anyway, our costumed suspect is clearly continuing his crime spree."
Celeste said
"We gotta hurry up and catch him, before he kills ALL of us!"
Hina said
"Oh, I don't think you have to worry about that."
Byakuya said
"Huh...?"
Hina said
"Think about it... Who could possibly be responsible for killing and hiding these dead bodies?"
Byakuya said
"U-Umm..."
Hina said
"The killer or Culprit."
I said
"Correct. When Hifumi's death cry went up, everyone here was together on the 3rd floor."
Byakuya said
"After that, we split up into two groups."
Celeste said
"And now this time, you all came here as a group from the nurse's office. In other words, the only ones who could have done this are Hiro and Kyoko, who are still missing."
Byakuya said
"H-Hold on a second! Kyoko has an alibi for when Celeste and Hifumi were attacked! There's no question that she was in the dining hall with us!"
Makoto said
"Hmph. You seem very adamant about defending her. Perhaps you are...in love?"
Byakuya said
"I totally ship it."
I muttered and smirked
"Th-That's not it at all!"
Makoto said blushing a bit
(A cannon ship in my book will be Makoto X Kyoko, if you don't like it get the fuck out, I don't want people complaining.)
"Well, anyway. Yes, I do accept Kyoko's alibi."
Byakuya said
Makoto so has a crush on Kyoko.
"Which means, the suspicious individual we're looking for can be none other than...Hiro.
Celeste said
"Which further means, there will be no more murders. The regulations are very clear about that."
Byakuya said
"Oh, that's right...! There's a rule that says you can only kill a maximum of two people..."
Makoto said
"Luckily."
I said
"As long as that rule is in place, there will not be a third murder. If they were to break that rule..."
Byakuya said
"Indeed."
Byakuya said
"So since two people have been killed, there is no possibility of any more."
Celeste said
"There shouldn't be anyways."
I said
"You knew that from the beginning, didn't you Byakuya? Which means you knew Toko was never in danger..."
Sakura said
"I still meant it when I said we'd be better off without her, though. Anyway, with that in mind, we can now relax and search for the two missing bodies."
Byakuya said
Makoto zoned out.
So did I.
Now let's see...
It's Celeste.
She know hope!
Oh yeah. But this does have something to do with Hiro!
Possibly but if anything he would have been used as a pawn.
You're right, he probably was involved in this but as a pawn since he's stupid!
I'll have to agree with you on this...
He was used as a pawn then possibly he was the one in the robot suit.
Yeah that would make the most sense
Alright, now I have to find a way to tell the others, if they believe me anyways...
I stopped zoning out
"Hey, Galxia, Makoto. What's the matter?"
Byakuya said
"Nothing."
I said
"Huh? Oh, no...it's nothing."
Makoto said
"Whatever. We need to find those bodies, or our little narrative here can't move forward."
Byakuya said
Not exactly... but it's better to find it then not to I guess...
"Very well. Then let us split up and begin searching."
Celeste said
"B-But..."
Hina said
"There is no need to be afraid. No more murders will take place during this case."
Celeste said
"I-I know that. I mean, I think I do. But..."
Hina said
"If you're still nervous, I'll come with you."
Sakura said
Ship.
"O-Okay, thank you..."
Hina said
"No need to thank me."
Sakura said
"Then let's get moving. Yell out if you find anything."
Byakuya said
"Alright then let's go."
I said
Me and Makoto started our search in the art room.
"We need to search for the bodies that have disappeared. What happens after that..."
Sakura said
"Where could two dead bodies have disappeared to...?"
Hina said
We went to the Rec room but didn't find either of the bodys
We went to one of the classrooms, Classroom 3-A.
It was empty
We came out and see Celeste and Byakuya.
"Darling! Makoto...!"
Celeste said
"Why are you just standing there? We need to get to the repository."
Byakuya said
"Hmm, reason to do so?"
I said
"Huh? You mean...!?"
Makoto said
"I found them. Hifumi and Taka's bodies had both been hidden in the repository."
Celeste said
Of course you did, you're probably the one who placed them there...
"I've already told Hina and Sakura. We'll go on ahead..."
Byakuya said and leaves
We left as well and open the door to the repository, we see them both.
The TV made noise and Monokuma appeared on the screen and said
"A body has been discovered! After a certain amount of time, which you may use however you like, the class trial will begin!"
Then Monokuma appeared
"And so here we are! Without further ado, let me give you all the next Monokuma File! I was going to hand them out when you found the bodies the first time, but I thought something might happen. It was really hard to resist, but...turns out I was right!"
Monokuma said
"Just hand it over already."
Byakuya said
"Now, make sure to investigate with all of your mental might and prepare for the class trial! Okay, see ya later!"
Monokuma said and leaves.
He had given me the file
"Well then, now that we've found the bodies, all that's left is to uncover the culprit."
Byakuya said
"H-Hold on... How can you be so...so calm...? I mean, they're dead, ya know!?"
Hina said
"Well, I was an assassin, so blood and such is normal."
I said
"Their dead! Gone forever! They're never coming back!"
Hina said
Not exactly...
Well no duh! Clones!
And comas
"Awful... This is all just too awful! Wh-Who would do this...? Why...? WHYYY!?"
Hina said
Celeste.
Hina's tear dropped and Hifumi opened his eyes.
"Ng..."
Hifumi said
"He's alive again!?"
Makoto said
"I highly doubt that, from his state now, he only has a few minutes at the most."
I said
"Where...am I? Cold...so cold... Is...winter coming?"
Hifumi said
"H-Hifumi! Wake up!"
Hina said
"Huh? Ahh...that's right... I remember now... Hope's Peak..."
Hifumi said
"Come on! You gotta wake up!"
Hina said
"Hina it's no use, he only has a few minutes."
I said
"Before...I'd met you...all... I'd met...you all..."
Hifumi said
"His memories are all blending together. He has nothing useful to offer us..."
Byakuya said
"Just listen ByakBitch."
I said
"Ahh...the light... It's... reaching out...to me... Like...the tail...of a comet..."
Hifumi said
"Hey, Hifumi! Who was it? Who attacked you!? Who tried to kill you!?"
Hina said
"Who...killed me...? That's right... I remember...their name... Y...Yasu...hi...ro..."
Hifumi said
I highly doubt that it's Hiro.
Wait what about Celeste?
Yeah we don't even know her real name, so her name and/or last name-
Could be Yasuhiro for all we know...
I agree with that but we don't have any proof of it being true.
Hifumi's er... his Clone's eyes closed and never opened up after.
"This isn't some stereotypical fantasy world. Tears can't restore a person's vitality."
Byakuya said
"You have no tears, do you? No blood in your veins, no calcium in your bones. At least you have your meat..."
Celeste said
"Gonna have to agree with Celeste on this."
I said
"You're just angry. Going out of his way to return, just to leave us with those unnecessary dying words. Now this game has become exceedingly boring."
Byakuya said
"Not for me."
I said
"He said...Yasuhiro, right?"
Sakura said
"Correct."
I said
"Yasuhiro Hagakure... That is the only person he could have been referring to."
Celeste said
"And with that, the case is solved."
Byakuya said
"Not exactly."
I said
The others looked at me
"How so Darling?"
Celeste said
"Someone here could be lying about their true name, and Hifumi never said first nor last name so it could have been their last name for all we know."
The others agreed with me.
"But if it's true, I can't forgive him... No way can I ever forgive him! To kill two of our friends...!"
Hina said
"Anyway, it's about time we tracked down the culprit in our little life-or-death game here. Although...this time it's not all that life-or-death. The trial will conclude without much trouble."
Byakuya said
"Indeed..."
I said
"Yes, it does look that way."
Celeste said
I grabbed my note book and made it float a bit.
Me and Makoto started our investigation.
I looked at the 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.
I write down their death.
"Well that's all it says. Pretty useless of you ask me."
I said
"That's it?"
Makoto said
"Yeah, it's pretty strange. We got way less information this time than before."
Byakuya said
"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."
Celeste said
"Maybe..."
Byakuya said
"There's something else that's bothering me... Someone else has been missing for quite a while..."
Sakura said
"Are you talking about Kyoko?"
Makoto said
"Probably."
I said
"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?"
Sakura said
"Well it is a possibility, that may be the case..."
I said
"An accomplice!?"
Makoto said
Monokuma then appeared.
"An accomplice!?"
Monokuma said
"What are you doing here?"
Celeste said
"Don't be rude! I'm here to answer your question!"
Monokuma said
"What question...?"
Makoto said
"You're talking about accomplices, right? I'm pretty sure I explained it before, didn't I? During the first class trial!"
Monokuma said
"So basically...you can be an accomplice if you want, but there's no gratification in it!"
Monokuma said
"So are you saying nobody worked together this time, either?"
Sakura said
"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!"
Monokuma said
"Then we only need to figure out who that one blackened is that did the killing, right? Just like normal?"
Byakuya said
"Seems like it."
I said
"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!"
Monokuma said
"Now it's down to the final battle between all of you, and the blackened! Good luck to all the contestants!"
Monokuma said and leaves
There's a possibility that there's another one besides Celeste but it's unlikely, Hifumi could have helped but after Celeste was done using him she killed him.
"Then I can't see any way Kyoko would be connected to this case, after all."
Makoto said
"Neither do I."
I said
"You may be right..."
Byakuya said
"If that's true then...Kyoko, where are you?"
Hina said
"As long as she's not connected to the case, it doesn't matter. Let's get back to the investigation."
Sakura said
"Mhm, agreed."
I said
"I have absolutely no doubt that Hiro is responsible. But for the time being, I suppose it can't hurt to pursue further information."
Celeste said
"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!"
Hina said
"Well fuck."
I said
"Huh? What wrong?"
Hina said
"Wha—!? I'm offended!"
Syo said
"Kyah!?"
Hina said
"She's been here for a few minutes actually. I'm surprised I'm the only one who noticed."
I said
"You... When did you—?"
Byakuya said
"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!"
Syo said
"Milk sack...?"
Hina said
"Translation, she's saying you have big breast."
I said
"Why do I gotta be a suspect!?"
Syo said
"Well..."
I said
"Well, I mean...you are a serial killer."
Hina said
"So what, I'm like a special guest suspect every time!? Ace is an assassin! I have an alibi, you know!"
Syo said
"Yeah but from how she says thing, she says her assassin life like she quit."
Hina said
"Which I did."
I said
I did, it got to boring.
"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."
Byakuya said
"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!"
Syo said
"That's not the kind of thing you should be bragging about!"
Hina said
"Well she is Syo."
I said
"On another topic, should we post a guard by the bodies like before? We can't have them disappearing again..."
Celeste said
"Hina and I can handle that. You don't mind, do you Hina?"
Sakura said
"Sure. I'd be totally useless on the investigation anyway..."
Hina said
"Then that's that. Let's begin."
Byakuya said
"Agreed."
I said
A truth bullet was added to me and Makoto's guns.
We went to Sakura
I had my notebook and pencil ready.
"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?"
Sakura said
Time paused
I say we go on our own! Sakura could try to kill us!
But there can only be two killed people remember? Unless she actually has a literal death wish she wouldn't and I trust her!
Of course you do you're hope!
Ok ok you two knock it off.