Danganronpa: Despair to Prodigy's

Class Trail #5

(Bell POV)

We all got into the elevator again, and as expected it was still quiet as ever. That fact hadn't changed from the very start. Kyoko also still wasn't here, even though it's suspected that she is still alive. 

The elevator came to a stop and we all got into our positions. 

"Let's start this thing!" Monokuma yelled from his throne

"I-Is Kyoko not coming?" asked Noell "We already know she wasn't the one killed, so not having her here is kinda..."

"It's alright," Subaru chimed in "I'll pick up her slack. Trust me on that."

We didn't truly know if he could, but we didn't really have any other options.

"Firstly, who do we think the body is?" Shinobu said "Kyoko or Mukuro Ikusaba?"

"I'm in favor of believing it is Mukuro, however, we lack the actual proof to say that and just be on our way. Instead of focusing on who, let's focus on how and when." Subaru added

"The murder had to be done within a fairly short time frame," This time it was me who spoke "The sprinklers go off at 6:30 every morning and go on for 10 minutes. Therefore, the killer would have from 6:40 to 7:00 to kill the body if they were to play it safe. Let's talk about when we arrived in the cafeteria this morning. I was the last one to arrive at 7:20ish."

"I was the first one this morning, oddly enough," Subaru said "I was here at 7:05. Noell came in basically right after. I would say perhaps only a minute in between."

Noell nodded to this.

"I came in at 7:11," Shinobu said

'So that means Ayanokoji was the last one before me? Isn't that...Odd?"

"I came in at 7:20 on the dot. I slept in this morning so apologies."

'...' I kept this suspicion of mine in the back of my head as we continued forward.

"No one says to each other in the hallways?" I asked

Everyone shook their heads.

'No alibies...'

"Next up, let's talk about the murder itself. The explosion on the mask was a trap to try and hide the body's identity. I doubt it was meant to kill because Ayanokoji survived." Subaru mentioned.

Ayanokoji to this nodded, however, he also added "This bomb however could have very easily killed someone if they weren't careful with it. We were lucky I was the one up front."

'Luck?'

I was about to open my mouth when I stopped myself. I need to hear all the facts first before I could start contradicting things. 

"On the body, there was also a tattoo on the right hand. Kyoko always wore gloves, and I found an identical glove a little farther off from the scene. Did anyone see Kyoko's hands?" I asked

Everyone shook their heads, meaning there was no way to 100% confirm who the body belonged to. Even worse though, is the fact that Kyoko isn't here, making the possibility of her being dead all the more probable despite what Ayanokoji was saying before.

"Did anyone find anything on the other floors?" I asked

"I found the file on Mukuro Ikusaba," Ayanokoji started "She was known as the ultimate soldier, and was also part of a super strong terrorist organization."

"..." Subaru looked like he had something to say after that, but kept it to himself.

There was a long silence afterward. For some reason, Monokuma wasn't bothered by it either. It was as if he was watching, observing something that was far beyond me.