A Whole New Killing Game!

Chapter 1: Pt 5

There was very little light, with only the light from the storage closet as my guide. However, what I discovered down there shocked me. There was a couple buckets of paint, as well as a tool box. I went over to get a closer look, with Magane following me and looking over my shoulder.

"Well well, isn't that interesting. So this is where the culprit tried to hide their stuff." she said. Kokichi hopped down as well, turning his head to the door. "And there's the entrance to the gym." I looked over, seeing a few streaks of light peek through from the small space of the little space.

"Do you think Nagito knew about this room?" I asked.

"Doubt it. If he did, he would've used it to escape from his attacker, and he wouldn't be laying dead right now." Mello said from above. I winced at the thought. It bothered me that Mello could be rather cold sometimes. 

"Rin and Lilac are back." Kanato called from above. Kokichi, Magane, and I rushed out of the small space and followed Kanato and Mello out of the storage closet. We went through the gym, seeing Rin and Lilac running towards us, with Crona, Rena, and Near following them.

"We took a look inside that trophy case. That spinning top isn't inside of it." Rin stated. "And we looked around the kitchen, seeing that one of the knives was missing. The knife we found by Nagito must've come from there." Rena said. 

"Only more evidence that would lead towards me....since I was alone in the dining hall after Nagito left." I thought. 

"How are you feeling, Near?" I asked. Near grimaced slightly, rubbing his head. "The pain still lingers a bit, but I'll be fine. I was hoping to get at least a glance at the closet before the trial...." he said. However the gym doors suddenly opened, and the other five came inside the gym.

"Fuck! Well that didn't work!" Zack growled, kicking at the wall. 

"What's going on?! What did you find in the warehouse?" Kanato said. Ulric growled, running a hand through his hair. "Nothing. We couldn't even get inside the damn place. We never did remember the fact that we aren't allowed inside that place until twelve in the afternoon." he said. 

"Shit, that's right. That place is locked up 6 a.m. to 12 p.m, and it still like eleven!" Rin stated. Near narrowed his eyes.

"That's why the culprit struck at night time. We wouldn't be able to investigate the warehouse when we found the body in the morning, meaning we wouldn't find any clues in there that could lead us to them." he said.

"So then, I guess this means we won't be able to find the culprit. Unless you guys found some stuff at the crime scene, nyow." Johannes said, looking over at me. "I mean, we found quite a few things, but....I can't see many things that could connect us to a direct person here." I admitted. 

"Maybe we should look again if we have time. How much longer until this class trial starts?" Amaimon asked. There was a sudden binging sound that rang out in the gym, making my eyes widen.

"I'll be happy to answer that for ya, partner! Answer is- time's up suckers! I hope you found some juicy stuff, cause it's trial time! Everyone scurry over to the trophy case room in the dining hall." Monokuma stated over the speakers. Everyone gasped.

"What?! N-No way! T-Time is up already?! That can't be!" Crona stuttered. "That was barely any time!" Rin said. "Kusoga (dammit), what do we do now?!" Zack said. 

"....we don't have a choice. We'll have to discuss our evidence in further detail at the trial." Near stated. Everyone was suddenly silent, seeming hesitant. However, we all knew there was no other choice. Near began to walk towards the gym doors, about to exit the place.