Trial 1 - Part 2
I'm sure Byakuya ducked under the table...
...during the blackout.
That sounds correct!
If that's the case...
During the blackout, Mr. Ham Hands...
...must've seen the killer take the knife...
But it was super pitch black!
It was so dark I couldn't see my food!
Byakuya couldn't see in the dark, either...
I doubt he could've seen the killer.
No... Byakuya definitely was able to see in the dark.
...Why do you say that?
There was a set of night-vision goggles found under the table.
If Byakuya used them, he could have been able to see during the blackout.
So... are you saying Byakuya was the one who used those night-vision goggles?
That... seems like the most reasonable explanation.
No, that’s wrong! It should be the complete opposite!
Eh? What do you mean?
Byakuya didn’t use those goggles... the culprit did!
If you just think about it...
It could only have been the culprit...
...who used those night-vision goggles!
W-Where’s your evidence that the culprit used them?
Using those night-vision goggles...
...Is the only way someone could have killed Byakuya in the dark.
How else could they have done it?
In order to kill him...
...the culprit...
...brought those goggles with them!
No... the person who brought those goggles to the old building could only have been the victim - Byakuya!
How do you know that?
D-Do you remember that duralumin case Byakuya was carrying with him during the party?
There was a smaller case for a set of night-vision goggles inside...
Which means we can assume that the night-vision goggles were kept inside that duralumin case as well...
Wahoo! I said "assume!" Ibuki never uses such clever language!
That means that someone removed those goggles from inside the case during the power outage...
And the only person who could have done that is Byakuya, who never left its side!
Huh... I guess you’re right.
Then, was that knife inside the case, too?
If there were night-vision goggles inside, it wouldn't be weird for a knife to be in there, too!
It *would* be weird
I *am* weird, aren't I...? At times like this, I'd rather be fantasizing about... tonight's "main dish"...
Ewww! You totally mean that in a perverted way!
Um... on the underside of the table we found the body under, there was a piece of duct tape sticking out...
...Huh? Duct tape?
I think it was used to attach the knife to the table’s underside and hide it from view.
Oh... So that's why we found duct tape there.
Though Byakuya was thorough, even he couldn't have noticed a weapon taped to the underside of the table...
...This may be off-topic, but why was Byakuya acting so paranoid?
Not only did he bring a self-defense kit, but he had night-vision goggles inside the case, too...
That's true! He went above and beyond being a little cautious...!
His confiscation of dangerous items, and the way he put us through those body checks...
For him to do all that, something must have been bothering him!
He probably knew...someone was planning to commit a murder...
Are you saying he predicted the murder!? Could it be...? Was he also in possession of the All-Seeing Eye...?
You think so too, right, Mahiru?
Everyone... Could you take a look at this?