Author's Note: Once again, I apologize if this case is a bit confusing or hard to follow. I couldn't really get anyone to go over the trial for me, so I'm still a little worried about whether or not it's fully coherent, but I'm still gonna start posting because I'm tired of waiting. Let me know what you think of each part of the trial.
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CLASS TRIAL IN SESSION
"Ahem! Now then, let's begin with a basic explanation of the class trial! During the trial, you'll present your arguments for who the culprit is, and vote for 'whodunnit'. Vote correctly, and only the blackened will be punished. But if you pick the wrong person, I'll punish everyone besides the blackened, and that person will graduate from this academy! Also, refusing to vote will result in your death, so you better vote for someone!" Monokuma gave his usual spiel before he raised his paw into the air excitedly. "Now, smiles everyone! It's showtime! Let's get this crazy-awesome trial underway!"
"I feel like I have to apologize before we start the trial this time around," I said as I looked at everyone. "I didn't do any investigating this time due to...my situation, but still. I'll still do my best regardless though."
"You don't have to apologize. You're a victim in this too." Kaede told me.
"Yeah. It's not your fault someone bashed your brains in." Kokichi added with a little snark.
"Next time, maybe spend less time napping and do a proper investigation, you failed protagonist!" Monokuma then shouted at me.
"I thought you said you didn't want any more back-and-forth between us," I grumbled as I crossed my arms.
"...So who did it?" Himiko muttered as she pulled her hat down with a dark expression. "Who killed Angie?"
"Himiko..." Tenko whispered softly as she looked at her friend with concern.
"Yes. I am curious as well as to who killed Angie and Ryoma, but we cannot be certain that there is only one blackened. There might be two killers."
"True, and we don't even know which one we're looking for." Maki sighed.
"We should begin discussing the case." Shuichi began to say. "First, we need to clarify-"
"Kirumi's the culprit!" Kokichi then yelled over Shuichi.
"Excuse me?" Kirumi asked.
"While we were all still logged in, Kirumi logged out alone, right? You were able to move freely. Doesn't that mean you could've committed the murder?" Kokichi questioned.
"As I told you before, I did no such thing. I am not the culprit." Kirumi responded sternly.
"Kirumi right! Kirumi couldn't have killed Angie and Ryoma!" Gonta said as he came to her defense.
"But the fact that Kirumi was the only one to log out before any of us is still strange, isn't it?" Kaede asked. I put my hand on my chin as I thought about the dilemma. It is suspicious, but she's not the culprit. The others found proof of that.
"Kirumi logged out first by herself. Angie and Ryoma were still logged in though." Kokichi began the debate. "That's when you killed them, right?"
"Kirumi...culprit!? Unpossible!" Gonta shouted.
"Of course it's 'unpossible'! Kirumi didn't do it!" Kaito yelled.
"Yes. I am not the culprit. As I told you, when I woke up, I had no memory of what had happened in the virtual world." Kirumi told Kokichi. "Soon after that, I heard Ryoma's bangle ring out, meaning he had performed his Forbidden Action. With that in mind, I rushed to find something I could use to save Ryoma from the poison that was now in his body."
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