Chapter 2 - Part 21
Twilight Syndrome Murder Case: Truth Edition
Ah! The screen changed!
Yeah, that’s the real game. Twilight Syndrome Murder Case’s “Truth Edition”.
At that moment, I felt my nerves return.
This game... it could reveal something about the murder...
But I can’t hesitate... I have to play it.
I-I'm sorry...! I'm really... really sorry for keeping you all waiting!
Jeez, we're gonna go home late because we had to wait for slowpoke Girl A.
* flash *
Gahh! What was that!?
Oh, sorry. That was my fault.
I’m still getting the hang of this camera.
Heeey, don't go taking photos without permission! People might mistake us for good friends!
I-I'm not your friend!?
Whaaaaat? There's no way I'd ever be friends with a nasty, trashy, pigshit like you.
Tahaaa! The way Girl B treats people, even loan sharks looking to collect would get sick to their stomachs!
...
Um... is Girl E here yet?
Ah, apparently she forgot something. She told us to wait just a little longer!
Something about her swimsuit being missing, I think.
Her swimsuit, huh... Maybe it got stolen?
S-Stolen?!
You don't know? A pervert has been spotted in the area recently.
Kehe... you should be super careful, Girl A. A chubby weakling like you makes the perfect prey...
* crash *
W...What was that noise?!
It sounded like... glass breaking...
It sounds like it came from the 2nd floor! Let’s look!
Huff... puff... huff...
Girl E! Wh-What happened!?
I-I don't know... I walked by the front of the music room just now...
And then... I suddenly heard the sound of glass breaking...
Is... someone in there?
That's what I think but... I think the door is locked. I can't get it open.
You're right. It's locked.
Did someone lock it from the inside!? Is someone really in there!?
Um... if we use the key from the teacher's lounge, we can open this door, right?
...
I’ll get the music room key then.
The teachers are probably gone by now, so I can sneak in and grab it.
Then get going, you slouch!
Alright, here’s the key.
Just as I thought, the teachers were all gone.
Then let's open it right away!
*Creak...*
Okay, done.
...Girl A, you lead the way!
Huh? M-Me!?
C'mon, hurry hurry!
S-Someone’s... laying on the floor...
Th-This... she’s not laying down...
She’s dead.
That’s impossible... why...?
KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
...
When I entered... I had my suspicions.
I... was just hoping she was unconscious.
D...Do you think whoever did this is still around?
S...Still around...?
I mean, this... looks like someone murdered her.
Murdered... huh!?
Seriously, shut up! What's gonna happen if the killer notices us!?
W...What should we do?
...
I see... So that’s what happened.
I found it. The killer's escape route.
(Escape route...could it be...?)
Ah, the window is broken...!
The sound we heard from the entrance hall was probably the window breaking.
*Someone* probably locked the music room door from the inside, and after killing this girl...
They broke the window and escaped outside.
Looks like she got hit by something when she died but I can't seem to find anything bloody here... What happened to the weapon? Did the killer take it?
Sooooo... the killer just ran out the window!?
But... iff they just wanted to run away, they could've opened the window. Why did they have to break it?
Th-They were probably trying to leave in a hurry... Look... there's evidence.
The fish tank by the window is tipped over, and all the gravel is scattered...
They must've accidentally tipped it over when they were frantically trying to get away.
It's not too high to jump from the 2nd floor, so maybe they thought it'd be safer than using the hallway...
B-But... is that really it...?
I mean, to lock the door, you'd have to either lock it from inside the music room... or use the lounge key.
Ah... but when I went to the teacher’s lounge, the key was there as usual...
So the killer wouldn't have had time to return the key before they broke the window...
Then, the door could've been locked from the inside... That means the killer was inside the music room.
Also, to get outside from the music room, they'd need to have passed by us in the entrance hall...
But we didn't see anyone pass by... Which means the killer's only escape route was this window.
I-It's probably... that pervert I heard about... He's the one who snuck inside the school grounds.
...Huh?
My school swimsuit... was stolen. I couldn't find it anywhere.
Then... the pervert who stole Girl E's school swimsuit also murdered that girl over there!?
They... probably locked the music room so they could rape her, but she ended up resisting...
So, they frantically tried to get away, broke the window, and escaped?
I-Isn't... it bad if we stay here much longer?
I mean, I don't want to get involved in something like this... And the killer might still be around, too...
That's bad! Uber bad! We better hurry up and run!
B-But... Don't we have to report this to the police?
Don't you know what happens... when you report this kind of stuff to the police?
You become the prime suspect just because you found the body first. I definitely don't want that!
Yeah... it'd be best if we left this room how we found iit... just lock the door, leave everything how it was...
Ah, hey! Please wait... don't leave me!!!
...
Girl D!
Sorry, did I make you wait?
Why did you want to meet here? Don’t tell me - you’re going to confess your love to me?
: ...
...Is something wrong?
Hey... Could you take a look at this photo?
On the day of that incident... I found this when I peeked into the next-door classroom as I was going home...
I took a photo of it so I could show you.
What do you think this broken flower vase means?
...
That sound we heard from the entrance hall wasn’t the sound of a window breaking...
I...I don't know anything about this vase...!
If I’m right, the culprit didn’t escape through the window...
S-Seriously...I don't know anything!
...
It’s okay. I cleaned it up.
...Huh?
If someone found that vase, you’d be in big trouble, wouldn’t you?
Are you... trying to blackmail me?
No, it’s not that.
It’s just that... if there’s something you’re hiding, I want you to tell me.
We’re friends, right?
You... you didn’t say anything either...
I knew, you know. I knew that girl who got killed was tormenting you...
...What?
No, she wasn't just tormenting you. She was seriously making your life a living hell...
She must’ve been so jealous of your talent...
Why didn’t you tell me? If you did... this wouldn’t have...
Girl E...you didn’t...?
That bitch... thought she could do anything she wanted because of her family's influence... I couldn't stand it anymore!
At first, I just tried to talk to her...
But that bitch... started talking shit about how she’d target me next...
I felt... a sudden rage... and before I knew it, I was choking her...
She lost consciousness... And I knew that if she woke up things would just get even worse...
That’s why I had to do something...!
Girl E...
It’s not my fault...or yours...
It’s all her fault!
Girl E, wait...!
That bitch... Girl E, was it...?
Word is she was with *her* on... the day of the incident... ...
...
Looks like she threw something away here... What was it?
...Huh?
W-What the hell is this photo!? This vase is...
Could it be... the sound of breaking glass... was actually this...?
If it wasn't... why did she try to get rid of this...?
That bitch... What the hell did she do to my little sister!
Looks like I need to ask her a few questions... And if she really did... that...
