Chapter 1: Daily Life

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Chapter 1:
Mission Accomplished
Daily Life

After Monodora left, I heard a noise ring across the gym.
It came from...my pocket?
Now that I think about it, my pocket did feel a little bit heavier than normal.
I took out what was inside.
A tablet?
It looks like everyone else got one, too.
I decided to turn mine on.
A message appeared on the screen.

"Kaihou Academy E-Handbook | Ayumu Fujimori"
"Students must live at Kaihou Academy for the remainder of their forseeable future."
"Once a murder takes place, all surviving students must participate in a class trial."
"If the blackened is exposed during the class trial, they alone will be executed."
"If the blackened is not exposed, all remaining students will be executed."
"If the blackened survives the class trial, they will graduate and re-enter the outside world."
""Nighttime" is from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The dining hall and gymnasium are off-limits at night."
"Violence toward Monodora, the headmaster of Kaihou Academy, is strictly prohibited."
"Monodora will never directly commit a murder."
"Your E-Handbooks are very important items. Please do not damage them."
"The body discovery announcement will play when three or more students discover a body."
"With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore the campus at your discretion."
"Students who violate these rules will be immediately exterminated."
"The headmaster may add new regulations to this list at any time."

Ayumu: This really...can't be happening.
We're really...in a killing game.

I sighed as I put my E-Handbook back in my pocket.
It seems everyone else had finished reading theirs, as well.

Akira: A killing game, huh? We really have no choice.
Nico: Nico Himuro wants to know who could be doing this to us.
We're like lab rats.
Seishi: I don't think "who did this" is our primary concern.
We should be thinking of ways to escape other than murder.
Kazuomi: I don't wanna do this! I won't!

Samejima looked like he was gonig to smash his E-Handbook on the ground!

Misuzu: Stop that, Samejima.
Kazuomi: Huh?
Misuzu: The school rules state you cannot break your Handbook.
Kazuomi: And why should I listen to those damn rules?
Saiji: Because if you break the rules, you'll be immediately executed.
And frankly, I can't think of anyone here who would want that.
Kazuomi: I don't care about that!
Kasumi: Do you wish death upon yourself, Samejima? Because if you do...
Your soul is mine! Hehehe!
Misuzu: Izumo! Enough of that!
Narumi: Waahh!

Everyone is fighting!
I don't know what to do...

Mikoto: Everyone, shut up!

...
We all freeze everytime Itsuki speaks.

Mikoto: Fighting won't do a thing.
We need to work together for now in order to escape alive.
Akira: But didn't you just say we shouldn't trust eachother?
Mikoto: Trusting eachother and working together are separate things.
Arguing will just get us nowhere.
Maiko: Yeah! Like with dance shows!
You won't get anywhere if you just argue!
Shika: Y-You all need to c-calm down. L-Like m-me!
Marin: Pichi pichi! Shishi looks terrified!
Aruma: I'm shaking too.
I haven't vibrated this much since...
Fufufu! Nevermind...
Keigo: Heh, vibrations.
Mikoto: ...Anyway, just stop fighting.
Chill out.

Itsuki finished her speech and went back to being silent.

Ayumu: Y-Yeah! I agree! We won't give Monodora what he wants!
Narumi: Yeah! We're gonna find an exit and get out of here!
Nico: Nico Himuro is glad she's working with such amazing people.

After we all promised to stay alive, we returned to our rooms.
Nighttime hasn't happened yet, but we all figured tomorrow would be a big day of trying to find an escape.
So we all headed to our rooms early.
So this is my room...
It looks nicer than I thought it would be.

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