Danganronpa: Komm Susser Tod

Chapter 5, Part V

Chapter 5: Living on Borrowed Time, Part V (Class Trial)

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We heard the familiar sound of the elevator stopping, and then the doors slid open once more. Chie, Ukyo, Asuka, Sasuke, Kira, me. All of us silently walked into the courtroom.

It was almost like a white void - only the podiums, arranged in a circle, and the black half of Monokuma betrayed the fact that there were walls, a floor, a ceiling around here.

Sasuke: Huh. Looks familiar, somehow.

Reiji: Don't get me started on that.

Sasuke: What? Can you stop being shady for, what, a second?

Reiji: Says you. I mean, what does it remind you of?!

Sasuke: Umm...

Reiji: Exactly.

Sasuke: Shut up, then.

Another pair of death portraits had been erected since the last time we came here. One of Tetsuo, the other of Homura. We went over to our unoccupied positions without comment, and I sighed heavily. Six of us had walked in, and if we were lucky, five of us would be walking out. If we weren't, on the other hand...

Monokuma: Fancy seeing you all here.

Reiji: Yeah, yeah, we know.

Monokuma: You know, I was actually inspired this time around. Like the look?

Chie: I think, ribbit?

Asuka: Looks rather clean.

Ukyo: Ah! Reminds me of the hospital I used to work at.

Kira: Look! Ukyo, if you get out of here, you're probably not going to have lost it. I mean, we've been missing for so long the outside world's probably searching for us right now!

Monokuma: The outside world...? Are you serious?

Kira: ...

Monokuma: Well, if you're going to talk about it, let me talk about. You know the motive, right? If you get away with murder, you get to pick one companion to save. You all remember that?

Kira: We do, sir.

Monokuma: But before you can go through with it, you must participate in the obligatory Class Trial! Yes, I am getting bored of this in the same way you are. Maybe because I'm looking forward to something brand new...?

Asuka: What do you mean?

Monokuma: Enough! You've been through this dozens of times, you will get no further explanation about what to do!

Sasuke: Of course.

Chie: How many times have we been here before, croak?

Kira: Four-ish? Yeah, definitely four.

Sasuke: Alright, let's get ready. I revise that: let's get crackin'.

Monokuma: Go! Now!

Kira: Okay! Okay!

It was a rather hurried beginning, but time was now of the essence. The Class Trial had begun.

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Kira: Alright guys, we are investigating the murder of Homura Yamaoka!

Reiji: Indeed, we are.

Kira: But where do we even start?!

Asuka: Probably with the Monokuma File?

Monokuma: Ah, yes, the Monokuma File. I know everything, but that doesn't mean that you are automatically privy to everything. If I am fairly certain that you don't know, well... you don't know!