Danganronpa: New Generation of Death

chapter 15

"Okay. Is everyone here?" Monokuma asked and all of them looked at each other. Yoru and Rieko's picture was seen in their places, a red 'X' visible on the pictures.

"I think so," Reed said. That was when they heard the elevator door opened amd came out Mishiga from it, stumbling.

Everyone was shocked to find out he was still alive as they supported him onto his podium.

"Monokuma, why did you push me to a vase?" Mishiga asked and Monokuma just gave out a nervous laugh.

"Anyway, we are now investigating on who murdered Rieko Morishima. Start!" Monokuma said.

"Okay. First of all, they was a small stab mark, but it was a small one, not like a knife's," Tamaki said.

"And I found a crossbow, but no arrows," Rinto continued. "Well, I kinda forgot to mention but there was some stray hair, I'm guessing her's, I found when I tried to look for her," Mishiga said.

"Well then, so the conventional weapon is the crossbow then," Rinto stated.

"Impossible," Mishiga said and everyone looked at him. "Reed, I have a feeling you know about crossbows. Mind telling us the type of arrows it uses?" He asked.

"I'm surprised you know that," Reed said. "Well, an arrow shot from a crossbow has to be bigger than the normal arrow," he continued.

"That's weird. How do you know that?" Echo asked. Reed was suddenly nervous.

"That's because you went to the second floor earlier, huh?" Leo asked and he nodded.

"So you murdered-" "no he didn't," Riku cuts Tamaki off. "I know for sure he has no bad intentions," he continued.

"Yeah. Correct. I went there myself as well," Mishiga said, and everyone looked at him.

"The only conventional weapons are normal bows and arrows, and....although it sounds far fetched..." Mishiga said.

"It's a gun and bullet," Echo finished Mishiga's sentence. Everyone looked at them with 'WTH?' facial expressions.

"Yeah. Like I said, even though it's far fetched, it still is possible. And is the wound a bit circular?" Mishiga asked.

"Now that I think about it, yeah, it was," Tamaki said. "Was it deep?" Mishiga asked.

"It wasn't honestly," Echo admits. "Then it came from a musket shot, and its bullet is circular," Riku said, nodding.

"But the problem is, who killed Rieko?!" Leo exclaimed and Mishiga sighed, getting a conclusion.

"Leo, are you the murderer?" Mishiga asked and Leo blinked. "What do you mean?!" He asked.

"You're not like this, Leo. I know you quite enough to come to the fact that you'll never blurt something out," Mishiga said, raising an eyebrow.

"No! I didn't kill her!" Leo said and when Mishiga looked at everyone, they seem certained that he killed Rieko.

"He's telling the truth," Riku suddenly said out of nowhere and most eyes came to Riku, except for Leo and Mishiga.

"He never explored the second floor before. Did either of you two see him on the second floor?" Riku asked Mishiga and Reed.

Both shook their heads.  "Thst's because Rieko, me and Mishiga are the only one exploring the second floor," Reed said to them.

"I see," Riku said, now looking down, trying to think, as Leo gave out a breath of relief.

"So who killed Rieko...?" Lucine repeated the similar question, while both Mishiga and Riku are trying to figure it out.

'Let's see.....hold on...' Mishiga thought. "Leo, are you and Rieko close?" Mishiga asked, and Leo slowly nodded.

"Looke like....all pieces are slowly forming now," Mishiga said. "Maybe Leo isn't the murderer, but the accomplice," Mishiga said and everyone raised an eyebrow.

"Being an accomplice has no purpose y'know," Monokuma said. "Exactly," Mishiga replied, and everyone became confused.

"Both Leo and Rieko were close, and they had been planning something, but instead, Rieko reached her mental point, and went point blank range head shot right in front of your face, right, Leo?" Mishiga asked.

Some of them were agaped, realising that can happen. "Now, it's time for your voting!" Monokuma yelled out, and the panel appeared. This time, they voted on Rieko.

It then shows that Rieko was indeed guilty. "Man. I can't believe you guys solved that," Monokuma said, dissapointed.

Suddenly, Monokuma lit up. "Since you found out that out, Mishiga..." Monokuma said.

"Hey hold on!" Leo said, but it was too late. Monokuma had grabbed its gavel and pressed the button, for Mishiga's punishment.