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Chapter 7: Excuses and Emotions

Once, Chihime read a classified file with some of the deepest secrets involving her stepbrother's workplace. When he found out what she found out, a mixture of emotions flashed across his face. His mouth kept opening and closing in shock like a goldfish, then his cheeks flushed with anger. Right before he started to yell at her, she could see in his eyes what was undeniably a look of fear.

Now, here she is casted into a similar situation, only Celeste had kept a perfect poker face. The gambler had averted her gaze from Chihime before fixing her face into one of calm composure. It was then that Chihime came back to her senses. She had no time to dread about how Celeste is going to handle this.

She needed to find a way on how to use the information Monokuma had given her. Due to her knowing one extra secret, it is most likely that she will become the next victim. No matter how many times she repeats it, Chihime doubted that Celeste could adapt to the killing game if her secret is out in the open like that.

Taeko Yasuhiro.....a common name for an average Japanese girl. Not like the grand Celestia Ludenberg with a German or whatever European ancestry like she claimed. If Celeste had been lying about something as trivial as her name, what else could she have possibly been lying about?

Chihime continued to stare at said girl, who is trying to shut down Hifumi's attempts in getting her to reveal her secret. She eventually lost her patience and yelled at him, telling him to leave her alone. Chihime thought back to when she found Celeste alone in the cafeteria, waiting for Hifumi to deliver her tea. He had done so with a look of terror, as if she might bite off his head at any moment. The same expression is plastered over his face at this moment.

Yes, Celeste can keep a poker face, but how long can she keep it if someone continues to cross her line? Come to think about it, it is interesting that she lost her temper to the same person twice....

Chihime is brought out of her line of thought as she spotted Celeste approaching her. She paused in front of her wheelchair, before bending down and leaning close to whisper into her ear.

"I would appreciate it if you have the time to meet me in the warehouse just before the nighttime curfew."

Celeste then stood up, and walked past her without waiting for a reply. Chihime sighed, wondering what should do as the time slowly passes.

Ah, yes. Her clothes are still in the washing machine. She really should hang them.

It was hard to know what Celeste exactly mean by just before the nighttime curfew. Chihime decided to test her baking skills while waiting for her to show up, going back to the warehouse every 5 minutes to check for the girl and grab some ingredients. A Christmas cake was the treat she aimed to make, which is really just a sponge cake with layers of whipped cream and strawberries. Yes, it's not Christmas, but with them being trapped in the school, who knows?

So far, she has made a few mistakes. She decided to start licing the cake before it cools, making one of the layers of cake crumble and break apart. That makes the cake one layer short. Chihime also dropped some strawberries, which makes her a few short when decorating it. Placing her piping bag down, she wheeled herself to the warehouse to retrieve the missing decorations.

"You have finally arrived." Celeste was in a corner of the warehouse, eyes trained onto the figure that enetered the room. "I have been waiting for you."

"Yes, I remembered your instructions," Chihime got closer to Celeste, "I won't stall anything, so I assume you want to talk about the secret Monokuma gave me? Specifically....your secret?"

Celeste nodded politely, "Yes, l assume you have some questions regarding on what that bear gave you."

"Yes, Celestia Ludenberg isn't your real name at all, isn't it, Taeko Yasuhiro?"