Nishinoya the Ultimate Libero...dead.

Ding Dong Bing Bong~

"Upupupu~ a body has been discovered! Now after a certain amount of investigation time, the class trial will begin! Goooooooooood luck students, you'll need it," Monokuma could be heard from the speakers.

Immediately the actors and actresses that were in the play arrived. Even some people that were in the audience were there.

However, not everyone was there.

"N-Noya is dead?" Kazuichi asked.

He can finally speak.

"Sadly," Minami replied.

"Wassup students! I am here to drop off the Monokuma Files," Monokuma popped out of nowhere.

"Just give it," I grumbled.

"Ouch someone is grumpy today," Monokuma noted.

He handed us all the File and disappeared.

"Here we go again," Hibiki said.

[Investigation: Start!]

As usual I decided to check the File.

There wasn't a whole lot of information but it was enough to know what his cause of death was, the time he died and some extra stuff.

So he died at exactly 5. The play began around 4:39 I think. It wasn't that long since he was...alive, I thought.

I dug my nails deeper onto the File even though it could have cracked my nails if I did that.

Don't think about that now. Just focus on finding clues that could connect to the killer, I thought.

One thing that I was glad of was how little red spots there was on Noya's silhouette.

Red...

[Monokuma File 3 has been added to your Truth bullets]

I decided to go and check on Noya's crucified body.

His wrists were wrapped by a white cord of sorts. Like a laundry cord.

"Where did this come from?" I asked out loud.

"I saw that in the costume room. Last I saw it, it was there after we left to go rehearse," Mukuro noted as she came up to me.

So someone had to go to the costume to use this cord to wrap Noya's wrists onto this piece of board, I thought.

[Laundry Cord has been added to your Truth bullets]

I looked down to see the red beanie that came from the Soot costume.

I thought Noya had already changed at the end of the play? Then what's the beanie doing here? I wondered.

[Beanie has been added to your Truth bullets]

I squeezed the beanie with one hand and felt something sharp on my finger.

!

I shook the beanie and out came...

"A dagger?" I asked.

Mukuro went to pick it up.

"This is no ordinary dagger. I have never seen this type of metal before and the embroidery on it looks ancient," she noted.

"And I don't think anyone used a metal dagger as a prop, they were mainly cardboard!" Minami added on.

"Since there is still blood on it, I think that this is what k-killed Noya," Mami suggested.

"Looks like it," I said.

[Dagger has been added to your Truth bullets]

"I'm going to hold onto this dagger for the time being. Let's continue on the investigation," Mukuro carefully pocketed the dagger who knows where. Obviously careful to not wipe the blood off on accident.

"Hey Mukuro. You and Noya left the stage together. Did you happen to see anything?" I asked.

Mukuro placed a gloved hand on her chin, thinking.

"After he changed, Noya told me that he wanted to check something out. He told me to go along and change out of my costume and then he left. He didn't mention anything else," Mukuro told me.

"Was there anyone else in the changing room with you?" I asked.

"Oh yeah, Isabelle. She was having a hard time taking the suit off so I helped her. You can ask her for clarification," Mukuro explained.

"Ok," I said.

So Noya saw something and wanted to check it out. I wonder what did he saw, I thought.

[Mukuro's account has been added to your Truth bullets]

"Hey I found something!" Kazuichi held something up.

It was red fabric.

"Isn't this Papyrus's scarf. Or at least a part of it?" Hibiki asked.

"What's this doing here?" Minami asked.

"Do you think Papyrus was here? Hey where even is he?" Mami asked.

Did...Papyrus did this? I wondered.

Surely not!

[Piece of red scarf has been added to your Truth bullets]

I left the scene to go and look at the clipboard that I left for when people wanted to leave the theater.

I check the names and the time.

Leafpool 4:44 - 4: 48

Papyrus 4:45 -

Annabeth 4:47 - 4: 59

Susie 4:49 -

Kazuichi 4:57 - 5:02

Only five  people actually left.

Leafpool left first and Kazuichi left last.

The only one who hasn't returned was Susie.

Why is it taking so long for her to return? It's 5:09 now, I thought.

I heard a groan behind me.

Susie came in, clutching onto her stomach.

"I knew I shouldn't have eaten that burrito," I heard her mutter.

She looked up and saw me.

"Oh hi Tommy. Glad to know you're not dead," she said.

"Where were you?" I asked.

"Ouch, getting right to the point. Bathroom. I ate a burrito before the play and it didn't agree with me. That's why I took so long," Susie explained.

"That long? Susie, you left at 4:49 and it's now 5:09. Did anyone see you?" I asked.

"I think. There was someone else near the bathrooms but I didn't see who it was," Susie explained.

"Hmm, I see," I said.

"Hey I didn't do it! I don't even know who is dead," Susie shook her hands furiously.

"Hey I'm not blaming you. It's not the trial yet, we'll find the culprit there," I said.

"Ok," Susie said and left.

[Susie's account has been added to your Truth bullets]

I counted off the pieces of evidence down on my fingers.

Seven, that's not a whole lot, I thought.

There should be something else.

Something that I have missed.

Whooosh!

Two figures ran past me.

"What the hell!" I yelled.

My loud voice, how I missed you!

"Guys we don't know if he really killed Noya! And they're gone," Mami said.

"Wait what?" I asked.

"Both Hibiki and Kazuichi ran out to find Papyrus. They think that he killed Noya," Mami explained.

"Papyrus? Other than his scarf, I don't think there is enough evidence that he killed Noya," I said but then I glanced at the clipboard.

Actually there was one other person that didn't come back as well that wasn't Susie.

It was Papyrus himself.

Sh*t, I thought.

Ding Dong Bing Bong~

"Oh my look at this! Another body has been discovered! Please head to the kitchen to begin your investigation," Monokuma's voice could be heard from the speakers.

"WHAT!" I screamed.

There's another body? Someone else died!

"Everyone!" Leafpool yowled.

She came into the theater, panting.

"You have to come see this," she said.

Something tells me that this wasn't going to be good.

Mami and I followed Leafpool to the kitchen.

My heart was pounding furiously against my chest.

Almost like it wants to jump out.

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I wasn't ready to face another dead body.

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How can there be two?!

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We're losing people now and we're going to lose one more

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Please don't let it be someone who doesn't deserve it.

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CW: dead body

It was not a lie.

There is truly a dead body right in front of us...

And it was someone didn't deserve it.

A/N: feeling generous today

Here's another chapter, you can all scream at me all you want.

Prediction —>

Cya in the next one -Flare