The Big Book Of Amaguji

The Surviour's Last Wish P5

He wasn't heartless, he was blunt. In special cases it's better to be emotionless than to cry and wail and... Ugh, it makes Korekiyo shrivel up at how gross that sounds now. How annoying would that be to listen and comfort someone until they stopped? That's why a short and simple

"Ugh."

would work just fine. Rantaro's corpse was on his bed, knife in between his eyes while they were open with the slightest satisfaction within his glossed over pupils. Korekiyo's conscience is telling him to scream, claw at his face, shake the body to see if it's some kind of sick joke but he has rules.

After her death, he adopted her rules for him to use in his everyday life. He wasn't allowed to cry about anything and keep everything he says short and simple.

"How reckless, I had at least some hope in his plan."

The morning announcement rung in his ears, then the body discovery annocment once the others found him staring boringly at his cherished one. He would admit that he did care about Rantaro's well being a lot, he never cared about someone so much after her death. It was pitiful and sad but did Korekiyo scream his lungs out about it?

No.

Did he want to?

Most definitely.

He prepared everything he needed for the trial. Both of their Monopads, documents of their attacks Korekiyo wrote down when he got bored and the copious amount of letters and death threats they got. Korekiyo wasn't completely sure that the pursuer was the mastermind but if the pursuer wanted to kill someone with an unknown talent, there was definitely room for suspicion.

The road to avenging Rantaro was right in this room and he will be as nitpicky and thorough as he can be.

He wouldn't tell anyone else this, obviously.

"The pad says the cause of death was the knife through the head. No duh..."
"Shut it, our lives are on the line you know."

"Meh."

"Korekiyo, may you please present your evidence? Just as a last crutch."

He placed the evidence on his podium.

"Our focus should be on the time, which wasn't speci-"

"Around 9 pm but closer to 9:30."

Korekiyo's voice was firm and direct, it left no room for doubt.

Shuichi nodded

"What was everyone doing during that timeframe."

"Talking with my now deceased friend."

"Bothering Shu-i-chi~! And to be nice, I saw Tsumugs going to the kitchen! Welcome Tsunami!"

Everyone glared at Tsumugi in furious suspicion.

"Just to get a glass of water! I have video proof too!"

Korekiyo already wanted to stop this trial. Her acting skills are both straightforward enough to be just a thick layer of lies but direct enough to be completely serious.

"Video proof?"

"I recorded everything I did with my phone, just in case I was suspected of anything! I even brought the laptop and USB."

"We don't have time for that, we should turn our eyes towards the R&K situation for a second."

Korekiyo sighed. So slow. So lax. So reckless. Korekiyo placed the events of attacks in order melee, indirect and 'Possibly Forged'.