Trial 1 - Part 1
Now then, let's begin with a simple explanation of the class trial.
During the class trial, you will present your arguments for who the killer is, and vote for "whodunnit."
If you vote correctly, then only the blackened will receive punishment. But if you pick the wrong person...
I'll punish everyone *besides* the blackened, and that person will earn the right to leave this island!
S-Such a cruel rule...!
Before we begin, I'd like to confirm one thing. Is there really a killer among us?
Most definitely... There's no doubt that the blackened is lurking among you.
Such a sad state of affairs, isn't it?
By the way, this class trial is gonna be 100 percent fair, so there's no need to worry.
I'm the type who hates favoritism and prejudice... Well, not as much as I hate Monomi, of course.
You hate me that much!?
Now, let's begin!
Y-You're telling us to begin...but what are we supposed to do?
No complainin', let's just settle this with our fists!
Were you even listening to the rules!?
Didn't that Byakuya bastard get killed in the dining hall? Then everyone there is a fuckin' suspect.
How do we know you’re not just trying to shift the blame from yourself...?
You guys went off on your own and started killing each other. This has nothing to do with me...
At a time like this, I do not believe such an attitude is reasonable. Please do cooperate if you can!
A-Anyway...why don't we try talking about the most pressing issue on our minds?
Huh? The most pressing issue on our minds...?
Where we found the body. It's very strange to find a body underneath a table.
Then...let's start with that mystery.
Why was Byakuya's body...
in a place like that?
His body was underneath the table...
...at the very back of the dining hall.
After the killer murdered Byakuya...
...they probably moved the body there.
Huh? Why?
Obviously, by hiding the body...
They tried to delay its discovery!
Like a dog burying a bone!
Don’t you think it’s weird to suggest the body was moved?
...Huh? Why?
Try to remember what the body looked like when we found it under the table...
Though there was a lot of blood everywhere, there was no sign the killer actually dragged the body through it.
Right... so it’s impossible that the culprit moved the body.
Arghhh! And here I thought I had a genius idea!
Too bad you're soooooo stupid and boring and unpopular! Your life is meaningless!
I-I respond better to praise, you know!
But if the killer didn't move the body, why was it under the table?
...Because it must have been the place he was killed.
What...? You think he was killed under the table!?
So Byakuya snuck under the table for reasons unknown, and that's when he was killed...
Then, shortly thereafter, we found his body under the table.
Th-That does make sense, but...why did he go under the table?
Obviously he was hidin' so he could surprise us. That dude was always a big jokester.
The hell he was! You seriously couldn't tell what kind of a person he was!?
Hmm... Maybe he panicked during the blackout and dove under the table...
It's a blackout, not an earthquake! Just 'cause the power went out doesn't mean he'd dive under the table!
The reason why...is probably connected to what Byakuya was doing during the party, don't you think?
It...might have something to do with that knife we found under the table.
Knife...? Oh, you mean that thing that screams, "I am the murder weapon!"?
Byakuya probably noticed that there was a knife there... so he crawled under the table in order to retrieve it.
He was particularly sensitive to the presence of dangerous items, so I cannot deny that possibility...
But how did he notice that there was a knife under the table?
He wouldn’t have known about it beforehand... If he did, he’d have done something about it.
Then...instead of knowing about it beforehand, maybe he saw it right at that moment...?
Like, for example, he might've seen someone trying to take the knife out from under the table...
No, that's not possible.
What...? You seem rather confident about that.
Of course. I have proof to back me up.
Puhuhu! This is almost like a real trial!