Trial 1 - Part 3
Hey... The hell is this...?
Mahiru and I found this in Byakuya's cottage.
It... appears to be a threat someone sent to Byakuya.
So who's this someone?
Nobody besides Monokuma would write such a dumb, threatening letter like that...
Wasn't me!
...Are you sure?
The only lies I tell are friendly lies!
Those are still lies!
It doesn't matter who wrote it yet... So, Byakuya became paranoid because of this threatening letter?
He probably decided to throw a party because of the letter.
...What do you mean?
By gathering everyone in one place, he tried to create a situation where everyone could keep tabs on each other.
In doing so, he tried to put the writer of the letter in a situation where they couldn't act.
But the letter might've been just a little prank...
As long as he was determined not to let any of us die, he couldn't take that risk... His strong sense of responsibility... made him believe the letter was legitimate.
Tch...! He should've told us he received a threatening letter...!
If he had, we would've panicked... Byakuya probably knew that, too.
So... He tried to do something about it without telling anyone?
I see... His strong sense of responsibility as our leader was his undoing...
Tch! Screw that noise! Who the hell wrote that letter!?
...It must have been the culprit.
Hmph, enough already! Show yourself, you coward!
If they were willing to come forward, they never would've committed a murder in the first place...
Um... Pardon me. Can I say something, please?
...What is it, Miss Sonia?
I regret that I must return to this topic, but...I just realized something concerning the night-vision goggles.
If Byakuya was indeed wearing those goggles...how did the killer manage to navigate in the dark?
You're right... They wouldn't have been able to see anything without the night-vision goggles.
But if the murderer had the goggles when they took the knife...then how did Byakuya see them?
Even if the knife bore some sort of mark, it would've been difficult to see it in that darkness...
...What if their landmark was covered in glow-in-the-dark paint? That way, they’d have been able to see the knife in the dark.
You see, both the knife we found under the table...
...and the packing tape that was stuck to its underside were covered in that paint.
Does that mean... the killer painted them in advance?
That would mean... they knew in advance that the power would go out.
That's probably why they used the glowing paint as a mark.
...Which means whoever set up the blackout is the killer!
That seals it. The killer is whoever was in the office with the circuit breaker...
...Which means it was you, Peko Pekoyama!
Eek! Peko killed poor Byakuya!? Was this island not big enough for two glasses-wearers!?
...I am not the killer.
Oh, I guess she's not!
How can you believe her so easily!?
But... With Peko's height, I don't think she'd be able to reach the circuit breaker in the office...
I-I don't care about a technicality like that! Peko's the one who tripped the breaker and caused the blackout!
Since Peko was in the office...
...she could've caused the blackout at any time!
That's impossible...
Huh? Why is it impossible?
Because I was not in the office...
Not even before the blackout...
What happened to your guard duty!?
Sorry...
Oh, you weren't in the office...?
That's clearly a desperate excuse!
I agree! I think Peko is telling the truth!
You buddies with her or something? She’s obviously the culprit!
Quit joking around. Nekomaru’s testimony is her alibi!
I-I've been trying to use it many times... but the door just won't open at all!
It's true, someone was occupying the bathroom for a long time shortly after the party started...
And it was finally freed up...*after* Byakuya's body was discovered.
So the person who was in the toilet is...