Hopeful Blacksmith (Danganronpa 1 x OC)

Chapter 41: Class Trial Of The Ultimate Despair, All Rise!!

-TRIAL, ALL RISE!-

"Since this will be the final class trial, I've come up with a special rule ! So listen up! If you can figure out Mukuro's killer, and go on to solve the mystery of this school... you guys win! But if you can't... .then I win! And of course, waiting for the loser is the super exciting, super heartpounding punishment!", Monokuma explained.

"Are you saying that if you lose, you'll execute yourself?", Kyoko asked.

"Yup, sure will!"

"...And that's final? No loopholes? No wiggling out of it later?"

"Of course not! Bears never go back on their word!"

"Never mind all that. I just have one question for you...", Hiro spoke up.

"Ohh, you're taking this seriously, huh? Are you feeling okay?"

"Is the mastermind...only one person ?"

"...Hmm?"

"Don't bother. I already know the answer. You're all the mastermind, aren't you!? You're all out to get me! I'm right, aren't I!? I knew it!"

-MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT!-

Yasuhiro Hagakure: You guys have all been working together, haven't you!? I have evidence, so I know I'm right!

Kuno Sawa: Hey, let's slow down a bi--

Aoi Asahina: Hey! You stole my line! You're all out to get me, I'm sure of it! I have evidence of my own!

Byakuya Togami: What a coincidence. I too have evidence to present. Evidence that proves everyone other than me has been working together...

Yasuhiro Hagakure: Wh-What...? Wait, hold on... This doesn't make any sense... How can the three of us each have that kind of evidence!? (COUNTER WITH "Group Photo")

Makoto Naegi: NO, THAT'S WRONG!!

-BREAK SUCCESSFUL-

"It's not just you three. I have evidence, too.", Makoto stated.

"What!? You too!?", Hiro gasped.

"The evidence you're all referring to is this group photo , right?"

"W-Well, yeah...", Hina muttered.

"Hey, I have one of those too...!", I mused as I pulled out my photo to show.

"...Huh? Wait, but mine's different! With the picture you have...I'm in it! But that can't be right! Cuz in my picture...", Hina showed us her photo, and it was true; she was the only one not in the photo she had. "See? I'm the only one not in it!"

"... Hiro, show us your photo!"

"O-Okay, but be careful with it. It's pretty important evidence...", Hiro handed me his photo, and as I predicted, he was the only one not in it. I showed it to Makoto

"So the secret in these pictures has been revealed...", Makoto mumbled.

"Secret or whatever, I don't care! You guys are all in on this together! That's why I'm the only one missing!"

"But you're in my picture! You're the ones trying to trick me!", Hina retorted.

"So the whole purpose behind these photos was to get us questioning and fighting with each other... The mastermind laid a trap to make us each think everyone else was working against us!"

"Huh? I laid a trap? A trap!? How rude! What grounds do you have for such audacious accusations!?", Monokuma growled.

The proof I need to reveal Monokuma's trap... Each photo has a certain something in common. There's a connection regarding what person isn't shown in the group photos. And that person is...