Rebirth (Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc X OC)

Class Trial 3: A Huge Gamble

"The one who kidnapped and drugged me, the one who ordered her accomplice to murder Taka, the one who ended up betraying her accomplice and up until now, avoided suspicion by giving us questions of her own... The mastermind pulling behind the strings this whole time... is none other than...! Celestia Ludenberg!"

Apollo's claim boomed through the room, and I could've sworn that a gust of wind brushed through my body as he points towards Celeste.

Celeste: Ah, so I'm the suspicious individual now, am I? Hmhmhm... I really do hate this kind of joke.

Byakuya: A joke? I wonder...

Celeste: ... So what you are saying, then, is that I specifically chose to work together with Leon. The mere fact that I would rather waste my time with a mere lowlife like him... It seems that you have underestimated my sense of logic. Pardonnez-Moi, Junko, but you seem to have taken an interest in the wrong male.

Junko: I-Interest...!? W-What are you, insane!?

Byakuya: Just to be clear, there *is* evidence to support it.

Celeste: Is that so...?

Byakuya: It is. Throughout the investigation, there was certain behavior that was common only to the two of you. Considering what we've learned so far, it only further proves that the two of you were working together!

"What it is that only Leon and Celeste had in common..."
- The screaming.
- The paper hidden inside Leon's uniform.
- Encountering the suspicious individual.

Makoto: The behavior they had in common has to do with the "suspicious individual" in the suit, doesn't it? The only ones who ever actually saw the robot costumed figure firsthand were Celeste and Leon.

Byakuya: Shush. The adults are talking now.

Makoto: S-Sorry...

Apollo: The fuck...? You're sorry... for that...? 

Byakuya: As he said, only Celeste and Leon ever laid eyes on the costumed individual. If we accept that Leon was one of the culprits, we can't help but suspect what Celeste has said, as well.

Hina: A-Are you saying everything they told us was... a lie...!?

Byakuya: After taking Leon to the nurse's office, we all began our search for this individual, correct? And not too long after that, do you remember what Celeste said? 

Junko: It was along the lines of finding a shadow; something moving at the top of the stairs, right?

Byakuya: Correct. We headed to the 2nd floor specifically because of what she claimed to have seen. Next, to draw us all to the physics lab, up on the 3rd floor...

Sakura: ... She let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Byakuya: And when we'd all come to see what was wrong, what was it she said?

Junko: Erm... it was about... the robot costumed figure heading further down the hallway and disappearing.

Byakuya: Once she'd done her job of getting us all up to the physics lab, it was time for her partner to get to work.