Trial 1 - Part 6
A clue, you say?
Do you know who the killer is?
I have an inkling, yeah... but I wanna know what you guys think.
Then tell us. What is this damning clue?
I want to talk about how the killer got to the knife during the blackout.
Didn't we already cover that? They used glowing paint as a mark.
No, I’m talking about *before* they used the paint as a mark.
Um... Let’s check the state of things at that time... Hajime, do you still have that map you drew?
The map that shows where everyone was standing? Yeah, I do.
T-The culprit... did they use the tabletop lamp to move in the darkness?
The lamp? I hope you don't mean they turned on a light or something.
There was a blackout... There's no way the killer could've used the lamp.
The culprit... they didn’t use the lamp’s light. They used its power cord.
P-Power cord...?
I-If they moved by following the cord... they could have reached the table the lamp was on.
Then, they could have looked under the table for the glow-in-the-dark paint... and grabbed the knife.
And the identity of that person is revealed in the map!
Wh-Who...?
...Nagito?
The killer... is Nagito?
M-Me...?
Judging by everyone's positions before the blackout... The only person near the power cord was you.
Which means...the only one who could've felt their way to the table using the power cord was Nagito!
Th-That's just a coincidence!
But still... You had a chance, right? A chance to hide the knife under the table...
When he was cleaning the dining hall this morning... that’s when he had a chance to place the knife.
Th-That's...!
If you factor in the power cord and the time you spent cleaning, you're the only one who could've done it!
S-Seriously, that's all just a coincidence!
If it was just one coincidence, it'd be fine... But when it's one right after another...
I wonder... Is something like that even possible?
M-Mahiru, help me out here! You know I’m innocent, right?
It’s all a coincidence! Why would I kill someone!?
...
Could it be... that Nagito set himself up for cleaning duty so he could place the knife?
Now that you mention it... Nagito did prepare the drawing to pick who cleaned the dining hall...
To be honest, I already prepared a drawing because I assumed something like this would happen.
Whoever draws the chopstick with the red mark on it will be in charge of cleaning, okay? Does that sound fair?
So that must not have been a regular lottery... Was it set up so he could lose the drawing on purpose?
...
I don't know if you're the killer or not, but... This would imply you're suspicious, right?
Gh...gh-gh...!
If that's the case... That strange speech you made earlier... That was part of your plan, too...
You got us to lower our guard and tried to hide the fact that you did it, didn't you, you motherfucker!?
Do you have a counterargument, Nagito? If so, let’s hear it!
Ngh...ngh...!
Nagito, please... If we’re wrong, please say something...
I don’t want to accept this.... I don’t want to believe *you* killed Byakuya.
...!
C...Come on already! Just say something!
Ngh...nghhhhhhhhhh...!