Danganronpa Negative: Game Of Despair (A Fanganronpa)

CHAPTER 3: PREPARE FOR TROUBLE AND MAKE IT DOUBLE (DEADLY LIFE)

Jira was trembling, slumped against the wall as he stared, wide-eyed, at the sight of his dead sister. Several others had crowded into the room, but one voice cut through the crowd.

"Jira! Hey, Jira! Did you find Vix yet-"
Ikari, wearing everything but her hockey helmet, walked into the room, and stared down at the body. Then she screamed.

"No!" She reached down, shaking the limp form of Vixen. "No! No, no, no! Vixen, please! You promised!"

Wordlessly, Goya moved forward and picked up the now sobbing girl, putting her into his arms. She screamed, trying to claw her way out of the burly man's hold. "No! She can't be dead, she can't! I want to-" Her voice faded as she was carried away.

Horiuchi shook his head as he pulled out the Monokuma file.

[INVESTIGATION: START!]

The victim is Vixen Ira Shima, the Ultimate Journalist.

Time of death was 3:18 am.

The body was found in Horiuchi Yoshiro's Ultimate Lab at 8:11 am.

The cause of death was repeated stabs to the chest and abdomen area.

>Truth Bullet: Monokuma File

Horiuchi looked around.

"We need to get alibis. Rano, can you help me?"

Rano nodded, and left Horiuchi's side to go collect alibis.

Horiuchi moved around to check his lab. None of the weapons were missing. However, a kitchen knife lay, covered in blood, feet from Vixen's body.

>Truth Bullet: No Missing Weapons
>Truth Bullet: Kitchen Knife

He looked over her body, before looking directly at her face. Her glasses were missing, her eyes wide and fearful, two tear tracks leaking down her face.

>Truth Bullet: Missing Glasses
>Truth Bullet: Vixen's Face

Chino went over to Horiuchi and tapped him on the shoulder. "I need to speak with you. Follow me." Horiuchi nodded as Chino led him down into the kitchen, where a cup in one of the sinks lay.

"A cup?"

"Yes, but it's more than that. You see what's coming out of it?"

What looked to be specks of white dust were falling out of the turned-over cup.

"I was going to wash it this morning, but I had a bad feeling, so I didn't. And then this happened."

"What do you think it is?"

"Emily and I discovered a sort of pharmacy on the third floor. It housed a set of drugs, one being sleeping pills. I put it in the kitchen for safekeeping, but I checked today and the bottle is missing." Chino said.

"You kept sleeping pills?" Horiuchi asked.

"I have insomnia." Chino explained. "I kept it in the kitchen and take some before bedtime."

"Why not take the bottle?"

"I do. Every night I'll take it back to my room. I must have forgotten to do it last night." Chino said. "Anyways, when not fully mixed in, it creates this sort of residue."