[13] BELIEVE THE KILLER (TRIAL 2 - PART 1)

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Everyone gathered to the waiting room of the trial grounds, some being patient and some being the opposite. 

After a while, Monokuma appeared once again. "Ahem, so...is everyone ready to--whaaat!?" He titled his head. "Am I blind, or are we missing someone?"

"Yeah, Toko's not here." Mondo said.

"And Toko is...?"

Yasuhiro sweatdropped. "You really don't remember...?"

"Kidding! I'm just kidding. How could I forget that little nutjob? She's a crucial part of the class trial this time!" The bear giggled. "Okie dokie, I'll go ahead and drag her out here kicking and screaming. Just one moment, please!"

Sumire was theorizing what could've happened in the corner of the room when she snapped out of her thoughts when the red door opened moments later with Monokuma dragging the missing girl inside by pulling her long braids.

Toko grumbled, fixing her hair. "Nng...ghh... I t-told him I didn't want to, but...h-he forced me! I can't believe you would d-drag a girl around... Terrible...! You're t-terrible!" 

'Yeah, that wasn't very nice...' Sumire frowned, looking at the bear.

"Whew! So NOW everyone's here, right? Okay then, hustle onto the elevator and let's get this show on the road! I'll see you guys down there!" Monokuma said happily before vanishing.

As if on cue, the elevator door opened and Byakuya already stepped in. "So, shall we get going? It's time to find out who killed Chihiro."

"We have no choice, right? We have to do this..." Makoto muttered to himself.

"Yes." Kyoko nodded, stepping inside. And so, everyone followed inside the elevator.

When the steel box slowly ascended down, nobody said anything, but everyone could feel each other's uneasiness and uncertainty. It's either because nobody else could expect that someone here would murder one another once again or it's because that this is another high risk where one or everyone else makes it out alive.

The little girl hid herself from everyone's gaze as she put her purple hood up and her bangs covering her scared eyes. Even she had a layer of fear underneath her expression, she still felt determined to find out who really did kill Chihiro. And if this person really was Genocide Jack, she'd make sure to make them feel guilty about it.

However, one question raised her mind.

'...Who exactly is Genocide Jack?' Sumire looked at all of the girls as she concluded that it had to be one of them since they have access to the girl's locker room. It still spooked her that someone in here is actually the real Genocide Jack, but she still felt suspicious at how different the crime scene was to the actual cases.

But she realized she could have those questions answered when the elevator door finally opened up the trial room.

"What do you think? I redecorated! Isn't it so fresh? Isn't it so EXCITING!?" Monokuma said, welcoming them as they all stepped in.

Sumire felt confused, titling her head. "What changed exactly?"

The bear gasped before angrily answering. "The walls, you brat!"

"That's it? I can't tell - it looks the same..." 

"What the-!? The audacity!"

Byakuya sighed, glaring at Monokuma. "Don't waste our time with stupid questions. Let's get this over with."

His expression changed to a gleeful one. "Good, good, you're rip-raring to go! Gotta say, I don't hate it! Not at all! Okay then, let's get this show on the road!" 

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