✔️More Than a Game (Oumasai/Saiouma)

7- A Game in a Killing Game

Saihara's POV:
"Ouma, Kaede, I need you guys to come with me," I say.

"Huh?" What is it?" Kaede asks.

"It's the library," I mutter in a low whisper. "The dust in the card reader is gone."

"It is? Man, I never thought someone would use that," Ouma says. I know he's lying, but I ignore it.

"Hey! What are you two talking about?" Kaito asks.

"Sorry... We can't tell you," Kaede says. "But it'll help stop the killing game, that's for sure."

"Oh whatever! We're all trying to stop it, aren't we?" Kaito says.

"Y-Yeah... I guess," Kaede replies.

We head to the library after that, and we open the door to show Kaede and Ouma.

"What? Really?" Kaede asks. She inspects the card reader herself, only to discover that I'm right. "So that means, someone entered this during nighttime?"

"Mm-hmm," I answer. "Ah, um, perhaps Monokuma's revival is related to this door somehow."

"Really??? How?" Ouma asks, suddenly enthusiastic for my answer.

"Remember what the Monokubs said? They mentioned a Monokuma-making machine. I believe that's what's behind this door."

"Oh, I get it!" Kaede says.

"Yep! Seems like it makes sense!" Ouma agrees.

"But... There's one other thing," I say.

"Huh? What now?" Ouma asks.

"Remember the time limit Monokuma mentioned?" I recall. "He said if a murder doesn't occur at nighttime two days from now... he'll kill us all with the Monokuma-making machine."

"Yeah? What about it?" Kaede asks.

"Saihara here's saying that he the mastermind's gonna come here at nighttime before the time limit goes up to make a bazillion Monokubs, and then we can kill 'em!" Ouma says.

"Okay, I swear, how are you reading my mind like that???" I say, starting to get a bit creeped out by Ouma.

"Guys, don't get off topic," Kaede says.

"Heyyy... Shuichi just mentions one thing and you have to get so mad at him! That's not helpful!" Ouma says.

Kaede doesn't say anything, but she lets out a sigh in frustration and bites her lip to refrain herself from saying anything she'll regret.

After that, we reapply dust back in the card swiper, and we head back to our rooms.

When I get to my room, it's not even lunchtime yet. I can't stay here forever, I need to do something.

Free Time Start!

Hmm... I've been hanging around with Kokichi for some time, but I can't think of anyone else that I'd like to go with.

So I go to Ouma's room.

"S-Saihara! Don't go to my room! You can't-" Ouma starts when he opens the door.

"You really can't trust me?" I ask.

"Yeah, but..."

I just continue looking at him, and he eventually gives in.