Kokichi x Reader Live, Laugh, Lie

Chapter 6: Search

The investigation had finally begun. The first thing you wanted to check was Rantaro's body. You crutched over to it and glanced down.

The hole in his head is consistent with the size of the shot put ball. There is no doubt that this the murder weapon. You turned the body over to check for injuries. Just as the Monokuma File said, no external injuries. Finally, you glanced down at the floor. There are no blood trails, meaning he was hit here but what made him come over here? You stood in thought for a moment. The camera flash! It came from Kaede's camera. Shuichi kept reminding us to turn the flash off so I don't think she left it on by mistake. If what I'm thinking is true then there is something else I need to check.

>> Rantaro's corpse has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

>> Camera flash has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

>> Bloody shot put ball has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

You grabbed the stepladder and crutched over to the vent. This is the only way in or out of the library other than the doors. The vent was open when I got here but the ladder wasn't over here already. Nobody is tall enough to reach the vent without the ladder so it's safe to say it was left open. If the culprit used this to move the ball, how'd they know it would hit Rantaro. You glanced to your left seeing that there was a mini path of books leading the whole way around the room, but it was well hidden.

>> Library vent has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

>> Stacked books have been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

Even though you knew the vent would lead to the culprit you decided to move on with the investigation as to not seem suspicious. The next place you decided to check was the hidden door.

The dust is still there which means that nobody has been using it, or what if they had some way of knowing that Shuichi put the dust there. They have put all this effort in so surely they have some advanced security system. You heard mechanical noises coming from behind you and you turned to see the moving bookcase closing automatically. So that means the door is on a timer. That's probably why it closed by itself earlier. I guess that makes sense. If you went inside the hidden door there is no way of you closing the bookcase.

>> Card Reader has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

>> Moving bookcase automatic hinges have been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

Oh, that's right! My notebook. You made sure you were out of sight before you whipped it out of your pocket.

"Suspect Rantaro Amami has entered at precisely...9:02. The suspect appears to be holding some kind of monopad which looks different from the other ones. He seems to be aware of the hidden door and there is clearly important information displayed on the monopad." Flash. There's the camera flash. That's the ball rolling. Crash. You flinched at the blood-curdling sound made by the shot put ball cracking Rantaro's skull.

>> Audio recording has been added to the truth bullets section of your monopad.

I need to talk to someone who was in that group in the games room. You crutched over to the games room and the only one there was Maki.

"Hey, Maki." She turned to face you. She had a face which lacked all emotion save from the occasional murderous glare. "Were you part of the group that came to the games room?" She nodded slightly in response. "What were you all doing in there? I thought Rantaro was with you as well, no?"