The Loveliest of Lies (Oumota)

You have no idea how to be honest

"Kokichi, there's no blood on it. Did...did the blackened use it to kill Kiibo?" Kaito muttered.

"Yup." Kokichi said, picking up the bat and swinging it around.

"But why are there so many scratches on it?"

"Momota-chan, you saw how busted Kiibo's head was."

Kaito paled. "Do you think the blackened knew about Kiibo's recording capabilities?"

Kokichi shrugged and swung the bat again.

"Or maybe Kiibo was just in the wrong place at the wrong time?" Kaito guessed.

"You're finally getting it." Kokichi winked at him.

"So...the bat, where did it come from?" Ryoma said.

"The second storage room." Kaito answered.

"Just like the bucket...Shinguuji was right."

"Obviously." Kokichi snarked.

"Obvious to you."

"That's because, according to Momota-chan, I'm the smartest person here."

"He was just appealing to your ego."

"Or maybe he just wants to bone me."

"No, I don't." Kaito said, glaring at his partner.

"Oh yes, you do. You- Oww!" Kokichi rubbed his arm. Ryoma had suddenly pinched him. "What the fuck, Hoshi-chan?"

"Stop messing with Momota and tell is about the bat." Ryoma said, stepping back.

"Yeah Kokichi. Get on with it." Kaito added, deepening his glare.

"Fine. Fine. You guys are no fun." Kokichi waved them off. "The scratches are very deep, meaning the blackened put a lot of force into their swings. And they hit Kiibo- "He counted the scratches. "-about four times."

"So, they must be very physically fit."

"Not necessarily. Kiibo wasn't that strong. Anyone could've pummelled his head in."

"But Gonta...how did they overpower him?" Kaito frowned

"Don't worry, Momota-chan. We'll figure it out." Kokichi said, dropping the bat.

"We will." Kaito vowed. "C'mon, let's look around."

[Truth Bullet Added: Baseball Bat]

All three of them kneeled and started shifting through the mess.

"Most of the papers are blank." Ryoma said.

"This one isn't" Kaito said, holding up a sheet. It was covered in complex mathematical equations.

"Ah. Part of Iruma-chan's plans for that machine." Kokichi said, glancing at the metal cube in the centre of the room.

"The VR machine." Kaito muttered, clamping a hand over his mouth when he realised that he had said.

"VR machine?" Ryoma questioned.

"It's okay Momota-chan. I was going to tell everyone about it in the trial anyway." Kokichi said.

"What's this all about?" Ryoma pressed.

"Hoshi-chan, it's why Iruma-chan looks like an ugly old hag- what she was working so hard on. She was going to hook up our brains to this "VR Machine" and do something to us."

"Ah. Sounds suspicious."

"Yup. She told Momota-chan and he told me."

"You were keeping it a secret..."