Trial 1 - Part 8
I-I think it's strange that...
The killer is so obviously Nagito!
U-Um...
He has already confessed...
Um... You know...
That bastard Nagito is the one who did it!
He killed Byakuya with the knife he hid!
Ugh... Never mind...
Thanks for wasting our time, skanky bitch!
Then let's prepare to cast our votes...
That knife might not be the murder weapon... Is that what worries you, Mikan?
The hell are you talking about...? It's obvious the knife was the murder weapon.
But... based on the entry wounds on Byakuya's body, the actual weapon should be roughly five millimeters in diameter...
Five mm in diameter...? That's like waaaay skinnier than a knife!
Hey, that better be true! If you screwed up, I'll sell your fuckin' rear overseas!
Eeeeeeeek! I don’t want to go overseas!
Is this what you're trying to say, Mikan?
As long as we can't prove that the knife is the murder weapon, we can't assume that I'm the killer.
W-What are you tryna say!? That you’re not the culprit!?
Hey, don't blame me. Mikan's the one who said it.
I-I'm sorrrrrrrryyyyyyy!
...
Hey Nagito... Are you still hiding something?
Like, during the blackout... Did something happen between you and Byakuya that we don't know about...?
Who knows?
“Who knows?” Is that really all you have to say!?
...After all this, what else do you intend to hide?
...
Jeez, the moment your back's against the wall, you get all silent. You piss me off!
What happened during the blackout...? Hmm... hmmmmmm...
Ah! If you cross your eyes like this, it gives you doublevision!
Don't get distracted! Our lives are at stake, you know!
Huh? Whose life is at stake?
Seriously, how long is it gonna take for you to understand the damn rules!?
Nobody can see in the dark... No matter how hard you think about it, the truth will remain hidden in the darkness...
Don’t you think that's a pretty clever metaphor, despite it coming from? The “darkness” is a symbol for-
S-Stop it already. You’re wrong.
...Wrong? How am I wrong, Mahiru?
You say the truth remains hidden in darkness, but I know that’s a lie.
We mightn’t have been able to see what happened during the blackout... but I know someone who definitely heard it.
Isn’t that right, Ibuki?
Fo' reeeeaaaalz!?
Don’t you remember discussing it with Nagito and I? You know, about who said what when the lights were out...?
Huh? The power’s out!
Hey, I can't see anything!
I-It's pitch black! My future is pitch black!
E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this!
Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!
What the hell!? What's going on here!?
Th-This is...!
Ow!
Turn the damn lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!
I-I don’t mind a sandwich or two, but some of you are getting really pushy...
Perhaps the breaker overloaded?
H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and...do something about it...!
Such perceptive hearing! Impressive! I'd expect no less from the Ultimate Musician!
It's a good thing your ears are awesome because your face, style, figure, and personality totally suck.
Tahaa! You've cut me deep with your knife of truth!
However, after hearing what Byakuya and Nagito said in the dark...
What the hell!? What's going on here!?
Th-This is...!
Ow!
It almost sounds like... Byakuya fought back against Nagito or something...
Well, that's actually what happened.
As a sign of respect for Ibuki's talent...I have a small confession to make.
I was actually shoved out from under the table by Byakuya.
He... shoved you out?
Just as the blackout occurred, I hurried to duck under the table and grab the knife...
But Byakuya, wearing his night-vision goggles, caught me and shoved me right out from under the table.
That's right... I'm so incompetent that I couldn't even grab the knife...
What the hell!? What's going on here!?
Th-This is...!
Ow!
After getting shoved out from under the table, I was just as confused as you guys.
I lost sight of the glowing paint, and I didn't even know where the power cord was...
Before I realized it, the lights had come back on and Byakuya's body was lying under the table...
H-Hold on just a sec!
Does this mean... Are you now trying to say you’re *not* the killer!?
From the very beginning, the idea to throw a party... Hiding the knife, setting up the blackout... It was all going according to plan...
But unfortunately, my plan failed. And all thanks to Byakuya's night-vision goggles.
What happened after that... even I don't know.
Y-You failed...? Th-Then you're not the one who killed Byakuya?
Th-Then we're right back to square one!
How can that be!? We've spent all this time talking back and forth!
Meaninglessness... What other word is brimming with so much despair?
But you can't give up! You need to have hope, do your best, and move forward!
Rising to the challenge again and again is why you guys are the symbols of hope!
...
So Nagito... really isn’t the culprit?
I want to believe that, but... after what I just saw, can I really trust him?
