A Whole New Killing Game!

Chapter 3: Pt 9

"Junko...what did you just say?" I murmured. Junko's face went pale, and she immediately turned her head away. Her gaze was kept to the ground, and she had a guilty expression on her face.

"Junko?" Magane said.

"....I couldn't let any him hurt anyone else. That's why I went after him. If he truly was the traitor, I couldn't let him get away with hurting anyone." Junko stated. My eyes widened in shock. "I...I don't believe this. Weren't you the one that said you loved the killing game? Hell, you said you invented this stupid game in your world, didn't you?!" Kanato said.

"Shut the hell up! I know what I said! I'm not an idiot!" Junko barked. "Then why the sudden feeling of wanting to protect us? You didn't seem to give a damn about anyone here before." Mello stated. Junko slowly raised a hand to her arm and began to rub it nervously, similar to how Crona would do it. 

"I-I just..." 

"You just what?!" Kanato demanded. "I don't know, okay!" Junko snapped. Magane's eyes widened. Tears started to build up in Junko's eyes, but she furiously tried to wipe them away.

"I don't know why. I've never bonded with anyone before. Not ever. Not even my own god damn twin sister. I don't know how I managed to care so much about what happens to you idiots. Maybe its cause I'm actually playing a part of the game. I guess....it opened my eyes. I never realized how much everyone struggles....and it changed me, when I became a part of that struggle...." Junko eventually had to stop talking to continue to wipe away the tears in her eyes. Magane looked speechless, even sympathetic.

"Junko...." I looked away, brows furrowed. This seems to be a genuine reaction. This seems to be how she really feels. So then....what's this doubt that I have in my stomach.

"Okay, I'm getting bored with the sob stuff now. Can we move on, pleeeeaaaase?" Monokuma whined. "Get bent, you sadistic bastard." Ulric snarled. Lilac looked over at me, head tilted to the side. She knew I was thinking, and her eyes were telling me to express any concerns I might've had. She wasn't the only one who noticed, for Near also moved his dark gaze towards me.

"Violet....there is something on your mind," he stated, twirling a strand of hair between his fingers, "Please, enlighten us on your thoughts." 

"....I don't think Rin was the traitor for starters." I stated. Everyone looked at me surprised.

"What are you talking about?" Mello asked. "Think about it. Monokuma said that he never sent Junko that email about Rin being the traitor. Which would make sense, why would Monokuma rat out his own traitor when he stills needs them? My theory was that the real traitor sent that email to Junko, setting her up to kill Rin." I stated. Crona's eyes widened.

"What? Y-You really think so?" he said. I nodded. "Yes. I do believe Magane and Junko did their karaoke, and that Junko did sneak the baseball bat onto the third floor with the intention of killing Rin. However....I don't think things went the way she explained it." I stated. Junko blinked in confusion.

"What? The hell do you mean?" she said. I glanced over at her. "You're very convincing, Junko. I almost believed you were the culprit. However, some of the details you brought up didn't add up." I stated. 

"What are you talking about? Her story makes sense to me." Amaimon said. "Ulric, you said that you would've brought the metal bar up to the court room here as evidence, but it was too heavy to bring, right?" I said. Ulric nodded.

"Uh, right. I wasn't able to carry it up here. Even with some of the help from the others, it was too heavy." Ulric replied. "Who tried to help you?" I asked. "Mello, Crona and Junko." Ulric stated.