❝ 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐏𝐀 . ❞ - 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟 '𝑠 𝐷𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑙𝑙

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 [ 𝐂 ]

     Before the class trial, however, Monokuma called the remaining "students" to the gym. What could this be?

When they all arrived at the gym, the bear was on the stage (as usual.)

"Now you may ask why I bought you all here," The black and white bar starts.

The remainder of the "students" remained silent; Lilac's eyes were quite red from crying so much, but he tried to conceal it from the rest of them.

"It looks like someone had the guts to kill two people this time~!" Monokuma laughs.

"That's it?" Cinnamon thought to himself, rather annoyed that the headmaster would waste their time like this.

"Yup, pretty much! Anyway, that was the reason I brought you all here—"

It was a small yet noticeable sound before Lilac lunged toward the headmaster—his weapon against the bear's... neck? (Cinnamon didn't know if bears even had necks to begin with!)

"Violence against the headmaster is strictly against the rules—!" Monokuma says, seemingly struggling in Lilac's grip.

The other's head hung low, but their grip loosened a bit, although it was still somewhat tight.

"No answer hm? Well then, I'll just have to punish you then."

—

Almost simultaneously, a spear pierced Lilac's neck; they stood there for a couple of seconds before dropping to the floor.

A sudden cry from the jewel collector broke the silence in the room, though no words were spoken.

A few more moments of Yogurt's sobbing, Monokuma excused them all to the elevator to the class trial.

Cinnamon couldn't help but think to himself: Was Lilac's actions a result of Roguefort and Herb's death? Could he have snapped and wanted to kill the bastard right there and then?

The magician didn't have enough time to ponder these thoughts until the elevator reached the trial room.

—

As usual, Monokuma explained the class trial for the third time and the trial began (again).

Cinnamon truly didn't know where to start—two deaths just occured!

Perhaps he should focus on Roguefort's, considering that his body was found before Herb's.

"...Let's discuss Roguefort's death." Cinnamon spoke up. "We know that they must've bled out from their abdomen, but I think there's more than that."

He points to Whipped Cream and Peppermint (which were ironically a podium away from each other), "What did you guys find?"

Whipped Cream stays quiet.

"There were books on the floor—it must've come from the shelf that Roguefort's body was next to. Maybe one of them fell onto them?" Peppermint spoke more softly than usual.

"There was a shelf that was near a door that was on the other side of the room, but it seemed locked..." Whipped Cream adds on.

"The wound on Roguefort's stomach had to be from some sort of sharp object, but when I found the body for the first time, I didn't see anything." Cinnamon blinked.

"We didn't see anything either..." Whipped Cream adds, hanging his head low.

"...Maybe the killer had tucked the weapon in their pocket before escaping." Peppermint replied.