Just One More Time

2 - This Time, You're Dying with Me

Shuichi stared at the familiar black and blue podium, irritated at the length of time they'd been arguing back and forth about the culprit. Can't they just choose someone to vote already?! "I think Ouma and Saihara had a good idea during the investigation," Yumeno added to the argument with another yawn.

"What do you mean Yumeno?" Shinguji questioned, easing further information from the short, tired woman.

"I found them in Harukawa's research lab. The arrow would've had to have come from there," she drawled, tugging at her wide-brimmed, raven magician hat.

"You could've mentioned that before, midget!" Iruma shouted, throwing an annoyed hand in the air.

"Leave her alone! Dear Yumeno just forgot!" Chabashira defended the Ultimate Magician, her actions making Iruma stutter and whimper with pleasure.

"Hold on, something doesn't add up," Kiibo interrupted, pointing at Yumeno. "Harukawa's research lab was locked when the floor became accessible."

"That's why we thought to investigate! Of course, a robot wouldn't understand basic logic. If only you had a brain as advanced as us humans," Kokichi rolled his eyes, investigating his palm with a grin. "The door was unlocked when we went up there, which means someone had been in there beforehand!"

"What if someone just picked the lock? I'm sure someone like Amami or Hoshi could lockpick!" Shirogane interrupted, speaking over Kokichi. "It's plain to see!"

"Excuse me! I'm not done!" Kokichi shouted, pouting like a child. "I was going to say, before I was so rudely interrupted, was that the door felt wrong. Kind of like someone might have used brute force to open it.~ Momota could've done it, considering he definitely had the hots for Harukawa."

"May I suggest something?" Tojo asked, her head bowing slightly. "I believe we have forgotten the motive and assumed one victim means one blackened. However, I would like to suggest two blackened."

"Tojo you amazing woman! Two culprits make perfect sense!" Akamatsu shouted, pointing towards the sky. "I figured it out!" There's no way, surely you're not right.

"Hurry up! I gotta get back to playing with Kiibo's body!" Iruma shouted.

"Leaving their dorms during the night, Culprit One broke into Harukawa's research lab using their lockpicking skills. Taking a crossbow and arrow, the two left and made their way to the hallway outside Class A. Culprit Two created a trap with some tripwire connected to the crossbow. Setting it up, they put it into a hole in the wall and situated it to aim for the neck or head. They tested it, firing the arrow into the wall before setting it up again and hiding it behind the overgrowth. Culprit Two walked through the hallway with Momota, leading him towards the trap whilst Culprit One ran off to create an alibi.

Once the crossbow fired and shot an arrow into Momota's neck, Culprit Two took out the arrow and stabbed the victim again in the neck. This way, both culprits caused one murder. In an attempt to hide the first wound, Culprit Two covered it with Momota's jacket and ran away from the scene, meeting up with Culprit One outside the dorms. The two culprits talked to each other in front of me and Amami, attempting to create an alibi.

Culprit One is you, Ouma Kokichi, the Ultimate Supreme Leader. Culprit Two is you, Saihara Shuichi, the Ultimate Detective." Akamatsu finished her argument by pointing at both males who stared at the group with wide eyes.

"No, that's wrong! I couldn't ever kill anyone!" Shuichi shouted, clutching the podium for dear life. Everything I've done... It's all for nothing? You can do this Shuichi, keep it together, just escape.

"You think we'd work together and come up with a plan that stupid?" Kokichi laughed, rolling his eyes. "How pathetic, I'm offended you'd think that low of me Akamatsu."