Danganronpa 4-Despair Loop

22

“Okay, we should investigate the workshop. Miana was in there the most, and that's where I saw her last.” The 4 of them walk up the stairs heading down the hallway that leads to the workshop. Yuma pushes the door open, and sees that this is where Yuki went after silently leaving. She’s on the floor, looking at several pieces of paper, still keeping her dead-inside look.
    “Oh, Yuki. Did you come here to investigate too?” Yuma says and walks toward her. Yuki looks up, looks at Yuma walking toward her, then looks back down.
    “Yuki. Did you even really investigate her room?” Koko asks, also walking toward her. Yuki barely moves her head back and forth, a slight show of denial.
    “Alright. So we found some clues, but not enough to pinpoint a killer yet. Izumi thinks it's Koko, but I don't know if it is yet. Yuki, you specifically told me you were going to keep an eye on her, and she ended up dead. I don't think you’re the killer either, you couldn't really hurt anyone here-” 
    “We should leave her alone. She… I don't think she can talk.” Koko says, looking at Yuki, who nods.
    “Alright. You will have to talk in the trial, however.” Yuma smiles, and looks at all the different items on the workshop table. She picks up a couple of papers which are covered front and back with different equations and other words and notes. 
    “She really was stressed about this place, huh?” Koko looks over Yuma's shoulder.
    “It looks like that. Well, there really isn't much here, we should just go. Yuki, try and help us, we need your help. You know where Miana was, we need to know what she did in her last moments. Please come with us and help…” Yuki stands up at Yuma's words, glaring at her feet, and nods. Yuma smiles a bit, and the three of them walk back to the crime scene; Mianas room. 
    “Oh, p-perfect timing everyone! I just finished the report!” Sayuri says and walks toward them. Izumi looks at Koko and whips her head away.
    “What did you find?” Yuma places a hand on Sayuris shoulder.
    “W-well, she was hit about 4 times in the head with a blunt object… but I did find something else. Or rather, Izumi did.”    
    “Yeah, there was this weird pink fabric underneath her body.” Izumi holds up the half-blood soaked fabric, obviously torn.
    “Pink?” Naoto looks over.
    “Fabric?” Yuma asks.
    “Yeah, take a look at it.” Izumi hands Yuma the cloth, bloodied and almost unrecognizable.
    “So, is this even pink? And if it is...did anyone wear pink at the party?” Naoto looks around, thinking.
    “I wore Navy blue and white… Koko was wearing black…” Koko nods.
    “I wore my normal clothes.” Izumi says.
    “Uh… well… I…” Nao looks down at her feet.
    “Nao?” Yuma walks over to her. “What's wrong?” 
    “I wore pink during the party, but I didn't kill her!” Nao protests, tears streaming down her face.
    “I know you didn't. You couldn't kill anyone, you don't have the right frame of mind.” Yuma smiles at her, and Nao wipes her face and smiles back, though pained. 
“Okay. The only two people who were unaccounted for during the party were Yuki and Miana, but Yukis out of the equation because she was best friends with Miana.” 
“Sorry to cast doubt, but that doesn't make her innocent.” Naoto shakes his head. Yuma walks over to the desk where the note is, and hands it to Yuki.
    “Here. I need you to tell us, is this either yours or Mianas handwriting?” Yuma studies Yuki closely as she reads it, her face getting darker and darker.
    “Yuki?” Koko looks at her.
    “Εσείς... ξέρετε... τι λέει αυτό…” Yuki's voice pierces the room, everyone turning to look at her. Her eyes flitted up to Koko, fire behind the grayish purple sheen.
    “What? Yuki…?” Koko stumbles back, shocked.
    “Το έγραψες, έτσι?” Yuki puts the note down, her face becoming even more angry.
“Δεν την σκότωσα!” Koko protests.
“Είστε ο μόνος άλλος που ξέρει ελληνικά!” Yuki’s dead inside look had been completely erased, the rage finally coming out.
“S-stop! I didn’t do it! It’s… IT’S MY TALENT OKAY? THAT'S HOW I KNOW GREEK, NOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SECRETIVE AND WRITE A NOTE TO KILL SOMEONE!” Koko starts to tear up. “I-I thought you and I were friends…”
“Μακριά από αυτό.” Yuki spits out and walks off. Koko looks shocked and hurt at the sudden outburst.
“Hey, it’s going to be okay! I believe you! We’re going to work together to prove your innocence!” Yuma pulls Koko into a hug. “Hey. Koko and Naoto, come with me to the kitchen… I may be on to something.” Yuma releases Koko and the three of them walk out of the room, past Mianas body, down the hallway, and into the kitchen.
“The real reason I asked you two to come here is because I know you two are innocent… which leaves our suspects as Izumi and Ayane. Naoto, I know you’re not the killer because you were with Chinatsu the entire time, and she verified that. Nao’s not the killing type, and neither is Sayuri, neither of them could hurt a fly. Yuki was best friends with Miana… you saw how she was with Kokojos body vs how she is with Mianas.” Yuma looks at the two of them who nod.
“Of course I’m innocent! I...I can't kill someone with a blunt object anyway… too loud. Yuki… s-she… I told her my talent and she just… she was my first friend and she… she just…” Koko faltered, looking down at her feet, trying to visibly hold back tears.
“You’re going to have to tell us your talent… that's the only thing I can use to prove your innocence.” Yuma says.
“I wanna trust you, I really do. So please, no more secrets…” Koko sighs and hands Yuma the paper, Naoto looking at it as well. Naoto looks a little shocked, and Yuma gasps slightly and hands it back.
“Thank you for your honesty… With this I can prove your innocence.” Yuma smiles at her.