Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Chapter 1: To Survive (Deadly Life) Pt. 3

I walked into the dining hall and saw Hina taking her break. I decided to ask her about the missing knife.

"Hey, Hina. Did you notice one of the knives go missing last night?"

"Yeah, weird huh? I thought it was kinda strange, a knife disappearing like that."

"So you're saying it wasn't missing from the start?"

"Nope. Last I remember, they were all lined up in a nice, neat row."

"When did you notice one of them disappeared?"

"Well, I went to get tea from the kitchen last night, and all the knives were still there. But when I finished my tea and went back to the kitchen to wash my glass... one of the knives was gone."

"The knife disappeared while you were drinking your tea in the dining hall?"

"Yeah..."

So if the knife disappeared while Hina was drinking her tea, then that means she had to have seen someone enter the kitchen other than her.

"Hina. Did you happen to see anyone enter the kitchen beside you last night?"

Hina hummed in thought for a bit then finally answered.

"Oh! I remembered that Sayaka entered the dining hall and went into the kitchen!"

I nodded solemnly, "Thanks Hina."

"No problem!"

I walked out of the dining hall, leaving her to resume her break.

I happened to see Byakuya and Makoto talking to each other. Well, it looked more like an interrogation than a discussion.

"...you're still responsible for her death, wouldn't you say?"

"Huh...?"

"After all, she wouldn't have died if she hadn't switched rooms with you, right?"

"Gh--!"

Without a pause in my movements, I grabbed Makoto's wrist and dragged him away while giving the prick a glare.

"Lore?"

"Don't you dare take that asshole's words into consideration. Her death *wasn't* your fault."

I slipped my hand into his and gave it a reassuring squeeze. He flushed before squeezing mine back. We slowly let go before walking up to Hifumi.

Ugh.

"Hmm-hm-hm... Very strange... Mr. Naegi, what was Miss Maizono doing in your room? Let me just say this... I absolutely will not allow you to dispose of any evidence in the trash room!"

Rolling my eyes, we headed to the trash room and walked inside.

There's a gate blocking the incinerator.

"It's the end of the line. The trash room... This is where all the trash in the school eventually winds up."

"How you get this gate open?" Makoto asked.

"No no no! No entry beyond this point! Only the person on cleaning duty is allowed in!"

"Cleaning duty, huh?"

"No no no! No entry beyond this point! Only the person on cleaning duty is allowed in!"

"Who's on cleaning duty?"

"No no no! No entry beyond this point! Only the person on cleaning duty is allowed in!"

This is a complete waste of time. We should just ask anyone we run into.