Trial 1 - Part 12
What're y'all even sayin' anymore!? I'm tellin' ya I was in dat dere dinin' hall durin' da blackou'!
...Where are you from again?
Oooh I was born 'n West Azabu and raised 'n South Aoyama!
Hey, you guys! This guy's a major liar!
...
If Teruteru was in the hall during the blackout, he should still have been there when the lights came back on, right?
I-I sure was... I was dere da whoooole damn time...
Something like this shouldn't be decided by gut instinct. I mean, a man’s life is at stake.
Daaaamn right! You guys shouldna been decidin' this on the spot with your hazy memories!
His accent is getting even worse! He's definitely lying!
However... I am not sure. I believe that he was there... and I believe that he was not there.
Nghhhhhhhh...! Is there any way we can decide...!?
When we split up to look for Byakuya, I found Teruteru in the kitchen!
So what? He probably wanted to start his search in the place he knows best.
I bet he wasn’t even helping!
Because of Teruteru’s talent, it’s easy to give him the benefit of the doubt... but maybe that’s what he wants.
Whatcha say?
Let’s say Teruteru did leave the hall to kill Byakuya... it stands to reason he would want to return before the lights were restored, correct?
What if Teruteru was halfway down the hallway when the lights turned back on, and he decided to hide in the kitchen?
If he played his cards right, he could pretend he was there all along.
It’s the least conspicuous place that bastard could be.
We discovered Mahiru’s camera when the investigation started, so Teruteru must have entered the hall before then.
It definitely wasn’t during Mikan’s fall, that’s when he was trying to steal the camera...
It was probably when we found Byakuya. Everyone was so scared by what they saw, no one noticed Teruteru’s return.
At least he brought the camera back.
I...I took nuthin’... Dat camera was always on dah table...
Could have fooled us if you didn’t leave it out in plain sight!
So when we noticed the camera was missing, Teruteru was already in the hallway?
U-Um... Well...
...
N-Nagito! Say something!
Hmm... I guess you might have to give up now...
Wait... give up? What do you mean, "give up"...?
Teruteru... I'm disappointed too, you know...
It's lonely watching someone I admire reach the limits of their hope. It kind of feels like a broken dream...
W-Why are you turning on him? Weren’t you on his side a second ago!?
Well, it’s already been decided, hasn’t it?
Teruteru is undoubtedly our culprit. There’s no point trying to fight it anymore.
D...D-D-D-D... Y-Y-Y...
Y’ST’AIN’SCOVAW’THAM’DWEP’N’S!!
It's no use! I can't understand him anymore!
It appears he's saying..."The murder weapon hasn't been cleared up yet!"
You understand him!?
But it's such a sad defense... This is too cruel...
AAAAAAAA’F’IMAC’PW’T’NT’LMWHA’WE’NW’S!!
Monomi... Could you translate that as well?
U-Um... He said..."If you're calling me the killer, then where's the weapon?"
The weapon, huh...? It's not the knife, right?
Judging from Byakuya's wounds... It was a thin, edged tool that's roughly five millimeters in diameter!
Also, if they stabbed from under the floorboards, the weapon would need to be at least fifty centimeters in length.
...After all this, who cares about the weapon?
Na' goo' enuff! Na' goo' enuff at all!
He said..."Not good enough. Not good enough at all."
Fine, I got it... Let's try thinking about what the weapon was.
Wannado'twannado't!?
Um... He said, "Try to do it."
What a confusing accent!
...That’s it! The murder weapon was an iron skewer!
An iron skewer?
Before the party started, I recall Byakuya having a conversation with Teruteru when he was looking for dangerous items...
I checked the equipment list and there seems to be one iron skewer missing...
Ah, that's right... As far as I know, that's been missing from the start.
That skewer fits the parameters perfectly!
Oi, Teruteru! Where did you hide that skewer!?
I-It’s impossible... I wasn't in dah kitchen dat entire party... no way would I ‘ave a skewer...
And? You could have just taken the skewer before you left and hid it on yourself.
Ngh! Cut me some slack will ya!?
In fact, when Byakuya and I finished our inspection of the kitchen and returned to the main hall...
...Where’s Teruteru? He should be here as well.
I thought he was following us...?
Mmm, it’s a little thing called “fashionably late”.
There you are... What held you up?
I was just... powdering my nose.
Teruteru was supposed to follow us, but he fell behind and entered the hall slightly late.
And the reason he was late...?
Probably... because he was taking the skewer from the kitchen.
I told ya I was powdering ma nose!
That’s just a lousy excuse!
B-But, should we really rule it out?
Peko only went to the bathroom after the party started, so the cubicle would have been free when Teruteru claimed he used it...
What are you defending him for, sneaky bitch?
I-I’m sorry!
It’s true the cubicle would have been available, but I was definitely the first to use it.
Huh? How do you know?
When I entered, the place... was untouched.
Untouched, you say? How suspicious!
If the bathroom didn’t show any signs of use, it stands to reason Peko was the first to enter...
...meaning Teruteru was lying when Byakuya asked where he was!
Hiiii...!?
In that case, let’s assume Teruteru didn’t leave the kitchen immediately.
Instead, he took a second to grab the iron skewer and hide it on his person.
Then he left the kitchen and caught up with you guys in the hall. Does that sound right?
Jjdndnrhdrbe!
You dumped that skewer somewhere on the island, didn’t you!?
This school trip has a no littering rule. If he had violated it, the island siren would be ringing nonstop.
Island sirens...? Just for littering!?
Also... I was on guard duty and I never once saw Teruteru leave the old building.
Which means...he obviously hid it somewhere in the old building...
It's probably the kitchen again, right!?
Teruteru... just man up and be straight with us.
OH...OH, OH, OH, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...
UNC’RTULODFUMPK’NSSK’URDK’OPTHO’LMEUTHSSKUT!!
“Uncultured bumpkins should keep their mouths shut!”... is what he seems to be saying.
I guess... we have no choice but to somehow find out for ourselves...
