Old version of the Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 2 translation.
The new version can be found on my page, or through this link for convenience.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/280188662-danganronpa-kirigiri-volume-2
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Chapter 2: Castling (The Detectives Enter the Castle)
The Norman Hotel had been built isolated from the city; in the middle of a forest. It had a Gothic style for its architecture, but it was not very visible. The decorations that were totally off topic camouflaged almost the entire building, and in the garden, the trees were planted next to each other without any space between them. Bamboos were planted near the water, sublimating the place. The hotel was an immediate success. It opened 20 years ago, with luxurious rooms, and food prepared by real chefs. The dishes attracted a lot of people. However, the business lasted only 5 years, due to the increasing number of suicide cases. Was it due to the rental withdrawn? Or was another hotel more attractive? In any case, the hotel continued to fall as fewer and fewer guests came to their door. The reputation of the place was at its lowest. But the hotel was still open until an incident forced them to close everything. One night, a guest went mad and attacked one person after another. The man then stopped in front of a door and smashed it with a hammer, before destroying the Buddha statue inside.
Another man was later arrested for crushing the head of a sleeping guest, in his defence, he said:
"I felt a presence in my room that woke me up, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a man in the wall! When I started screaming, he began to choke me. That's why I fought for it! It's self-defence!"
The man seemed to have attacked the victim because she was supposedly hiding in the wall. In the next room, another body had been found. 13 other victims were discovered in different rooms. Of course, the "man in the wall" hypothesis was unlikely, but no other evidence could point to a killer. So the case was somehow abandoned, and the hotel had to close. The people in charge snapped, people were disappearing from the hotel, and the place had been abandoned for 15 years ever since. And now, under a threatening snowy sky, Kirigiri, Suisei and I were standing in front of the Norman Hotel, which was the place of the Duel Noir. The building in front of us was waiting for people who could solve its mysteries. The taxi driver had already left, probably to escape the place. The local inhabitants were afraid and did not want to go near the abandoned hotel.
"A beautiful architecture." admires Suisei. He looks at his watch, and confirms that we had 120 hours left.
"Ah, 10:00 in the morning. I guess that's an acceptable time." I said.
"I'm going to go inspect the dangerous and grotesque places at the speed of light." begins Suisei. "They don't call me the fastest detective in the country for nothing!"
If he had such a great reputation, then I couldn't wait to see him at work. I opened the gate leading to the hotel garden, and we continued on our way. But something caught my attention; it was a metal plate. "Welcome to the Norman Hotel, we'll answer all your desires." was the original text, but now that had been changed. The word 'desire' had been replaced by 'despair'.
