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🎶 Rise of the Ultimates 🎶

Kyo Kaneko found himself slowly rousing awake from his sleep. Rising his head up from the cold white wooden floor, he found himself in a cottage. “...what...the fuck?...wasn't I just...” He looked around, getting his eyes used to his surroundings. “...attending an Nijisanji meeting?” All the man could recall was being called to the center of the Nijisanji Sanctuary all the way from the iLuna Area before knocking out in the elevator with his friends. Now...he finds himself waking up in a strange yet cozy cottage. Kyo slowly got up from the floor, his eyes grazing past a bathroom chamber as he stepped across. “...what is this place?” He turned himself around, looking over at a pastel blue, yellow, and pink bed with an ebony backing, his eyes falling on a closet of the same stature. Everything in this cottage is personalized to him- even the flooring and the moon-shaped light fixture. “But also...” His feet finally brought him to the matching ebony door, engrained in iLuna's signature group marking. “...where does this door lead to-” Two frantic knocks from the other end made him jolt. Kyo covered his mouth before he could yelp out. “Gods above-!” He cursed, standing to a complete halt. ‘Who the fuck was that?!’ He hesitated answering the door...until the knocks came by again.

Kyo placed his hand on the knob and twisted, opening it up to find one of his friends, a pastel purple haired man named Aster Arcadia, staring over at him with an anxiously tired look. “A-Aster?!” “Kyo!” He wrapped his arms around Kyo, unaffected by the blue haired's lack of response. In shock, Kyo slowly lifted his arms up to his elbows. “Wh...What's going on?” Aster pulled away and shook his head. “I don't know...I woke up on the floor of a weird house. I walked out to see a bunch of people wandering about- asked some of them what was wrong and they said the same thing.” Kyo furrowed his brows, now feeling very confused. “Huh? So...is everyone else okay?” Aster looked on over, his eyes falling onto the back of Kyo's door. Kyo's gaze followed, seeing his name and face plastered on a frame. “I don't know. All of these cottages are scattered across each other...I'm lucky I found yours next to mine.” Aster gently took up one of Kyo's hands. “Okay- now that I found you...let's try making sense of where we are.” Trusting the star-born, the moon-blessed man let him guide him out of his cottage and out into the cold evening.

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Several other people stood around, seemingly looking for others around them. Kyo and Aster did the same thing, searching around for other familiar faces. “...do you know where Ren, Scarle, Maria, and Aia are?” Kyo asked Aster, only for the other to shut him down with a head shake. “No...I don't even know if they're awake.” “...this is really strange...seriously...” Kyo couldn't control that mumble out of his mouth. Looking at all the unfamiliar faces, Kyo tried to think about why they could possibly be there. “Aster, do you know who these other people are?” Kyo pointed around to a small group of stragglers out of the sea of many. A sea green haired girl, a light blue wing-ed haired woman, and a similar purple wing-ed haired woman wandered around. “...I don't, but they seem familiar.” Aster led Kyo across the cottages, finding another group with a bright blond haired man carrying a brunette on his back and holding a dark blue- almost raven, haired man's hand at his side. ”Seriously...this is so weird...” As if to help Kyo's point, a bright light emanated from the fountain. Everyone nearby quickly backed away, including Kyo and Aster. Looking at the giant marble statue with more focus, Kyo didn't recognize the strange woman that it represented. Long hair, equally long dress with star metal straps, high heeled shoes...even the pose of her hands out facing him didn't strike any bells.

The bright light between the palms of her hands didn't die out, only growing more fierce with each passing second. “What the hell is that?!” That sharp call came from a slim blond haired man. Kyo found himself asking the same question in his head as the light burst into several passing stars surrounding them...yet, an unusually small sized mascot emerged from the odd light.

🎶 Mr. Monokuma's Lesson V3 🎶

“Hahaha! You guys look so lost and clueless! I'm not surprised...just wish there was at least a smile in the crowd.” The strange creature, with odd purple, yellow, pink, and blue colors staining its body, stared down with wide bright yellow eyes at everyone from their perch between the statue's two hands. “Who...Who are you?!” That came from a small girl wearing an oversized penguin hoodie. To Kyo, the small creature almost looked nearly identical to the Sanctuary's cute little mascot, Yugamin...the only difference for him being the colors and the odd starry flames around them. “Oh-? Ahh...I think I made a mistake appearing so soon. My name is Yugamin, I'm the village chief! I'm the one that brought you all here!” Yugamin swayed their legs in the air, clasping their paws at their lap with a bright smile. Kyo glared over at Aster, “...Yugamin?! Like...as in, the cute ass mascot from the Sanctuary?” Kyo whispered. Aster leaned close to him, “...looks like it- but something doesn't seem right...” he whispered lowly to Kyo, almost like a whisp or a murmur. “Well~, you'd be right about that, Kyo Kaneko...but let me properly introduce myself.” Aster and Kyo looked up at them in surprise. Yugamin laughed at them both, seemingly mocking them.

“I am an all-seeing, all-knowing God!! I am not just a mascot!” Yugamin waved a hand in the air. Kyo grimaced at the sight, finding this very unusual. ‘Wh-What? This has to be some elaborate ass prank...’ “Aster- this has to be some fuckin’ prank- right?” “Language!!” Yugamin pointed their paw at Kyo, a flurry of stars wrapped around him- yet with no malicious intent. ‘WHAT THE FUUCKK-’ “Yes- I'm Yugamin!! An all-seeing God! I can destroy the universe with just one paw- well, sleeve!!” Yugamin lifted themselves up and spun around. Stars shook off of them and fell down into the air.

A smile remained on their face. “You can't be a God...you're a small little creature that just looks like Yugamin! Shouldn't our heads blow up by now if you are?!” The purple wing-ed haired woman yelled up at them. Yugamin idly glanced down at her with slight worry. “I guess I'm not...but it doesn't make sense. Here, I can show you!” Yugamin turned to a different side, raising their hands up.

🎶 Mr. Monokuma After Class V3 🎶

A scream followed soon after, a voice everyone traced down to the brunette on that bright blond's back. The brunette, oddly dressed in black and orange, tried to struggle out of the creature's oddly hot pink astral aura. ‘Okay...this isn't Yugamin at all-!’ Kyo's eyes wandered to the blond, watching him stand like a deer in headlights. ‘Wait...but what are they gonna do with him?’ If such a self-proclaimed God was really with them doing this, Kyo felt really anxious about what they could do...yet decided to remain standing like a deer instead of unleashing his powers. The wicked creature smirked.

“Hmmm...Alban Knox, right?” The brunette, selfly named Alban, nodded his head. Yugamin raised their small little form up, and Alban's body seized straight under their control. He let out a gutteral whine. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! PUT HIM DOWN!!!” That voice, tinted with a regional accent, came from a tall, short grey haired man with crimson metal arms. He pushed his way through the crowd in hand with a violet haired man, stopping just beside the brunette. Yugamin waved their hand again, and the hot pink aura- as well as Alban, completely disappeared. Kyo's eyes widened, taking a step back at the realization that this little mascot could just make people disappear.

🎶 Wonderful Story 🎶

The crowd around flared up, fuming at the “God”'s act. “What the fuck did you do to him?!” “Where did he go?!” “KYAAA!!! THEY MADE HIM DISAPPEAR!!!” “ALBAN!!!” “What will they do to us?!?!” Chatter like that spurred in the crowd...but nobody- not even Alban's assumed friends, wanted to step forward and challenge the weird Yugamin varient. “HUSH HUSH!!! SILENCE!!” Yugamin stood up, putting their arms out and lowering their body to the marble. It was effective, since it did shut everyone up. “Now, as Chief of this Village of Eight, let me explain myself on how I want things run here...and don't worry, Alban will come back!” Yugamin positioned themselves upright, laughing and smiling without remorse. Kyo winced in fear as everyone watched them. They clasped their paws at their lap again before speaking.

“Firstly, to understand the village, let's go back to when you all first arrived. All of you were called down to a meeting, right?”

Nonchalantly, Yugamin waved their paw sleeve as everyone began saying various different ways to say yes. “Yeah, but...how did we end up here?!” A magenta haired man called out from within the crowd. Yugamin nodded their head, waving their paw...sleeve, away. “Weeelllll...that was simply a ploy for me to get you all here! After all, you guys are very special people to me. I know~ being complimented by a literal God~...I even gave you guys cute places to live in because the real world's gone to ruin!” That comment was enough to set everyone on a deeper edge. “Wait...WHAT?!” Kyo yelled out at Yugamin. Two other people wormed their way towards him and Aster, people he immediately recognized as Scarle and Aia. “The- The world...IS DESTROYED?!” Aia screamed, now terrifyingly frightened. “Yep yep!! You guys are basically the only people left for humanity...so I thought it best to take you all here to save you guys. Brings me to my next point!” The cruel creature cleared their throat.

“Secondly, my hospitality for saving you all will not go unfavored! After all, since I did something for all of you...you guys have to do something for me.”

Everyone stared at Yugamin, mainly in silently agreed fear and confusion. “...if you didn't take us here, would any of us be alive?” The slim blond chirped up again. Yugamin shook their head, “All of you would've died. Now, do you got any other questions, Yu Q. Wilson? I'm giving you options to have the benefit of the doubt- you guys say that right?” Yugamin gave him permission to continue speaking, casually dropping his full name. Wilson reluctantly nodded his head, “Then...how do we pay back something that should be your responsibility to do? If you said you brought us here to save us...” some of the large crowd snickered at his comment, including Kyo. Yugamin furrowed their brows in anger yet simultaneous amusement. “Challenging a god's authority? Hmph. I'll have you know that the only way you all can pay yourselves back to me, is by...”

🎶 Death Road of Despair 🎶

“Simply killing each other!”

Yugamin's words erupted several different conversations between them all. Aster, Scarle, and Aia dragged Kyo into theirs. “Murder is straight up illegal!” “...but how are we gonna call the police? I don't have my phone on me...” “There's no way I would ever think of murder!!” “We're all friends here, right?! Murder isn't the correct linear option!!” All statements were thrown around from the quartet, and most likely spread around everyone else. Kyo spoke up, trying to calm everyone down. “Guys- I'd say be calm, but fucking murder?! How the fuck are we gonna get away with that?!” He yelled up to Yugamin. They smiled, “That's simple~...I couldn't care less how you guys do it- you guys could use the cottage walls and I wouldn't care! Just don't get caught if you murder someone! Besides~, it's not fun murdering and knowing who it is!” they re-adjusted their seating again, waving their arms at their sides. “I'm sure you guys would do anything to get out of here...right? Like...families, friends, your previous lives in the Sanctuary that are looong put past you...things like that? Besides, there are many ways to make people kill each other. For example,”

“For my next trick...I'm going to make Alban Knox re-appear!!!”

Yugamin moved their arms out in front of them, waving out and making that hot pink aura re-appear. Hastily, they brought the aura down to the group with the bright blond. His eyes widened and he grabbed onto Alban's body as it materialized. Everything fell deathly silent around everyone, including Kyo...before the blond gasped, “Alban...your eye!” Kyo looked over at the pair as the group wormed around them, eyeing the mismatched brunette with a newly fashionable neon green eye. “Sonny...does it look bad?” The man, newly named Sonny, shook his head. “Not at all! It suits you well actually...but...are you okay?” Sonny moved his arms away, allowing for Alban to stand on his own two feet. He shook his head. “No...I don't know- it's just-” Kyo's heartbeat soared out of his chest...and all the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. To him, something felt so wrong about Alban...like some sort of shadow flickered from behind him.

🎶 Re: To Survive 🎶

“SONNY, MOVE!!!” Kyo dashed for Sonny, shoving him out of the way while protecting himself with his lingering moon powers. Some people gasped at the sight, unaware that Kyo even had magic, at the same time watching Alban's eye flicker, and a flash of lightning scarred Kyo's vision...burning his barrier. “Ahaha!!! See? You get the point! I only gave little Albie here some extra assistance~!” Yugamin chimed out from above as a different raven haired male, one with swipes of banana yellow hair, manuevered quickly behind Alban, pressing on the small of his back. “ARGH!!” Lightning flooded everyone's visions again as scarlet liquid sprayed in front of Kyo. His eyes widened.

🎶 Despair Syndrome ( 1 ) 🎶

It sprayed all over his hands, his skin, and his vision. It wasn't just any blood either...it was Alban's and whoever his attacker was. Screams flooded Kyo's ears as his body fell to the ground. ‘Wait- what the fuck?! It wasn't my blood...so the fuck am I on the ground for?!’ “IIAAHHH!!!!!” Kyo recognized the voice of the scream...it came from Maria Marionette. Kyo scanned his blurring vision for anyone...but all he could see in front of him are blobs of chaos. ‘Fuck...I...have to- get up!’ Kyo attempted to pull himself across with his arms, only for his body to be lifted by some external force instead. “...ese to the infi...ary.” He couldn't tell who was speaking anymore, but he could see other flying pink blobs in his fading field of vision. ‘Shit...not how I expected to meet that Alban guy for the first time, that's for sure...’ Kyo thought as his consciousness finally slipped away from him.

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🎶 Nightmare in the Locker 🎶

[ Unknown Time ]

{ Infirmary }

The next time Kyo woke up...he was in a dreamless daze. Yet quickly, he sat up and looked around...mainly for Alban. “Where is he?!” Kyo called out, only to have three concerned faces stare over at him. “Did...did you guys copy paste your expressions or something?! Gimme something reassuring here!” Kyo felt distraught, having to wrap his mind about what happened moments before...and what's happening to him now. Looking down at his own body, Kyo saw all of these bandages wrapped around his arms and chest. After, he moved his eyes to the other covered beds around with people who are most definitely in the same position. A slick, raven haired male with a unique scar around his head and bright yellow eyes grabbed a bundle of bandages before walking over to Kyo, his look of concern replaced with relief as the others walked to a different room.

“Looks like you're up...thank goodness too.” Kyo gave him another confused expression. “H-Huh? Who are you?” The raven haired male nodded his head slowly. “Vezalius Bandage. I'm a medic.” Kyo slowly nodded. “Kyo Kaneko...I was blessed by the moon.” Vezalius' eyes went slightly wide at the mention before he anxiously smiled. “Oh, cool...means you can use magic, right?” Kyo didn't even think much about it until now. Looking down at one of his bandaged hands, Kyo tried procuring a small bit of magic into his hands. He shortly shook his head. “...guess not.” Vezalius stayed silent, grabbing one of Kyo's hands and fixing the bandages. After a long while, he decided to speak up again.

“...that Yugamin...thing took our powers away after what happened with that Alban guy...well, all of us except for that Shu person, since she thinks that his sorcery can protect us.” Kyo raised a brow at that. Despite not knowing anyone else here other than his iLuna friends, he knew deep down that that's a horrible idea. “What why?!” He moved his left arm, only to be in heavy amounts of agony trying to even lift it a little. Kyo winced hard, slowly retracting his arm. Vezalius ushered his arm back down to the soft sheets. “Don't move so fast...your body is still heavily affected by...” He held his tongue, glancing away before looking back into Kyo's eyes. “...whatever happened to Alban.”

A lingering, awkward silence hung high in the air. “Speaking of him,” Kyo began to ask, “What happened to him? Is he okay?” Vezalius shook his head. “He's asleep.” Kyo furrowed his brows, his eyes subconsciously wandering towards the other beds. “In here?” Vezalius’ left lip corner lifted up to a smirk, almost as if he wanted to make fun of him. “No, of course not. He's resting up at that fountain...Yugamin wanted Shu to take over sealing him instead of them.” Kyo grimaced, a frown painting his lips. “There's no way they trusted one of us...to deal with that. Don't get me wrong- barely know either of them, or you but...that's just fucking wrong.”

Vezalius nodded his head in agreement, bringing his hand away from the new bandages. “I know...all of this is so weird though- I mean...how did you say you got here again?” He asked Kyo. Recalling events from before they got here, Kyo furrowed his brows. “...I lived at the Nijisanji Sanctuary- it's like a place for all sorts of magical people across the universe. Fuck, one of my best friends was born from a supernova. We were going to a meeting together- don't remember what it was about...and...that's where my memory stops.” Kyo mumbled, feeling somewhat stupid. Vezalius flaunted a look of worry.

“...me and my friends lived there too. How come I've never run into you?” Kyo and Vezalius shared looks of curious confusion. “...I don't know. Surely I would've but- why not?” Silence hung between them again- this time, as more of an unknowing one. Vezalius stood up, gathering up Kyo's old bandages before taking a step back. “I really hope we get to find out why...but I got other people to attend to.” Kyo took this time to see the other two people in the room gathering medicines and tending to other people. His eyes scanned over the familiar violet haired man from before, and an unfamiliar shorter blonde haired- almost ginger haired, girl with a large black witch's hat. The violet haired man turned to Kyo as if he knew he had eyes on him before looking past him. Quickly, he rushed over near Kyo, only to lean close to the covered bed next to him. “...who's that?” He found himself asking the helpful stranger. The violet haired flashed his mismatched eyes over at Kyo before moving to the side.

🎶 Re: Death Wish 🎶

He lifted the blanket down, revealing that familiar blond, Sonny, Alban and that raven- almost blue-ish, haired man clung onto. Sonny looked horrid in critical condition. His hair looks like it was mauled and marred, whatever Kyo could see of his skin dulled in color- growing paler, remains of dried blood sustained on him despite whatever intense cleaning these groups of volunteer nurses probably go through with each patient, and overall even sleeping he looks horrific. “...shit...his name's Sonny, right?” “Mhmm....” He moved his hand down Sonny's blankets. “...one of my best friends.” Kyo frowned, feeling sympathetic. “I'm sorry. He looks bad- like bad bad...” Kyo winced at the sight of him again while the violet man tucked Sonny's blanket into the edges of the mattress. “Yeah...it's a lot.” Kyo focused his eyes over on the “nurse”. “...you're his best friend?” He nodded his head, using his other hand to swipe a stray piece of hair away from his flawless face.

“Mhmm...I'm Uki Violeta. I'm a psychic that used to live in the Nijisanji Sanctuary.” Kyo's nerves slowly calmed. “Kyo Kaneko...I was blessed by the moon and brought there, so I used to too.” His eyes drifted to Sonny. “...and Sonny?” Uki pulled something out from his pocket. “Sonny Brisko, he used to help guard the place-...did it out of his own volition since he brought up that he was a VSF officer from his world. I know you'll ask me about Alban too, you saw him right?” Kyo reluctantly nodded his head as Uki laced a cotton pad with some sort of substance. “I did- do you know if he's doing alright? Heard by Vezalius that he's sleeping at the fountain.” Uki confirmed it with a head nod. “Mhmm...to be honest, Sonny was the closest to him out of all of us, actually- ‘ts why he...turned to this.” Kyo suspected as so, but all groups have their different cliques. Uki continued. “It's weird to me though...since Alban Knox doesn't even have magic- let alone lightning...he was just a Phantom Thief with gadgets in his world before meeting us.” Kyo turned his head away, staring at a medicine cabinet as he pondered Uki's words. ‘...adding that to my strange-things-of-the-day.’ “...so, what the fuck happened while I was out then? How did Sonny get- like this??” Uki leaned over to clean up Sonny's face. “I'll tell you. You...might wanna brace yourself for this. Had to get testimony from Shu and Zali as well.” Kyo shuddered, yet kept whatever thoughts he was thinking to himself. “I think it'll be alright.” “M’kay...”

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🎶 Re: To Survive 🎶

[\ Flashback /]

Screams of terror and yells followed by magical blows filled the center square. In less than ten seconds or so, Alban turned from a friend- humble stranger to most, to an enemy. Several bodies fell to the ground as a multitude of stripes of pink, purple, red, orange, yellow, and green lit up the sky. Bodies of the familiar and unfamiliar fell far to the ground, growing still when they hit the pavement. Vezalius leaned quietly against a wall, watching with high anxiety as Alban fought against Shu, Aster, and Uki with random outbursts of strange lightning. He watched as flurries of electrical whizzing flanked all of his sides to protect him from each person and their blows. Aster summoned his own light show, bringing out hundreds of smaller crystals to penetrate through the white lightning. “I WON'T LET YOU PUT ME BACK THERE!!! I WANT TO LIVE! I WANT TO SEE THE SUN! PLEASE-” Alban screamed as he sent out a full storm of bolts, blowing up all of the tiny crystals around him into even smaller shards...all of them directed their aim over at Aster's body.

Aster let out a horrid scream before falling, blood spraying from his limbs with glitter encrusted on his skin. “DON'T LET ME GO BACK- ACK!” Shu wrapped his arms around Alban as Uki maneuvered in front of him, holding up a pink aura ball in his palm as the brunette squirmed. Uki's eyes widened shortly afterwards, jerking his hand back and yelling before his eyes fluttered shut...and his body fell to the ground. Shu's face looked more than panicked as Alban's wriggling body finally began to slow down...and finally stilled to silence. Shu's breathing couldn't be masked, along with the sound of laughter from afar. “Good show, good show! Don't worry, Shu. Nobody will die at his hands, I promise.” The astral Yugamin appeared from behind, floating across with their feet high up from the ground. Shu lowered himself, holding Alban tightly as Yugamin approached him. “I'll handle this. Just sit back...and float off into the Cosmos...” They moved their arms close to their chest before sharply moving them outward. A bright white aura extended into an equally luminescent light that consumed the entirety of the village. Vezalius and Shu were both coldly knocked out to the floor.

[\ End of Flashback /]

“Damn- so you and Shu clocked him?” Kyo asked wittingly as Uki glared at him. Remembering that Alban's his friend, Kyo quickly bit his lip. “Ah- no no, I wasn't tryna be offensive...sorry.” “It's fine...I got it.”

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 2 ) 🎶

Uki pulled the towel away from Sonny's face. Meanwhile, Kyo's thoughts couldn't help but wonder about why Uki fell after using magic on Alban. ‘Speaking of magic...’ “After that, all I could see was white light before waking up here on the floor. At the time, it was only the witch girl Millie here so I joined her in helping out everyone here. Zali woke up after us...must've had a good nap.” Uki tossed the tissue away, moving his hands to the blankets to re-cover Sonny. “That's...good actually. Do you still have your magic? Me and Vezalius were talking about that earlier.” Kyo asked while Uki reached over for some sort of solution, pouring the contents outside onto a tray. “No...I don't. We all tried using our powers but- they wouldn't come by except for sparks. I'm guessing it's the same for you and the others outside of the Infirmary.” Kyo slowly lifted his hand up, proving to Uki that he can't use magic. He could only feel tiny surges on his hand, even little sparks danced out of Kyo's palm. “Fuck...that creature is crazy.” He muttered under his breath, turning his head to see Uki holding something out for him. “Obviously...however, they provided us with strong medicines- so I can stop thinking about the carnage right now...honestly, Sonny's state looks a lot better now than it did minutes before you woke up.” Kyo's eyes widened and he tilted his head down to Sonny's bed. ‘For real?!’

🎶 Re: Distrust 🎶

Uki gently grabbed his chin with his other hand, guiding his lips to the cup. Kyo took a quick swig of whatever Uki offered him before speaking again. “I-I'm sorry- but did you say he was worse before?! I mean...seeing him here is better than nothing.” Uki hummed, tossing the cup in the trash. “It is. Yugamin told us- Zali, Millie, and me that you guys would heal up properly by tomorrow morning with their medicines...if I'm being honest, it's quite the stretch.” Uki frowned, gently rising from his seat. ‘By tomorrow morning...’ Kyo furrowed his brows, feeling very skeptical...yet knew it was the only thing he could “trust”. ‘This place...really is something. Especially with that crazy...God.’ His thoughts mixed and convoluted on one another...he found everything about the situation odd- as anyone else should. “There's so much going on not gonna lie like- it's pretty hard to take this all in.” Kyo mumbled as Vezalius moved into view, turning his attention towards him despite Uki's abrupt departure, and Millie came back into the room tending to others.

“Millie.” Kyo called out to the only face he'd never introduced himself to yet. Millie looked over at him, giving him a genuine smile. “Good to know you're alright, uhm...” Vezalius knelt over Kyo as Millie checked a medicine cabinet. “Kyo Kaneko.” “Ah- Kyo. I'm Millie Parfait! Used to be a witch. Sorry, first meets, you know?” Millie grabbed a couple of bandages and pulled down the bedsheets of another victim, that one being Aster Arcadia...the first person Kyo saw after he woke up, now covered in countless wounds and stitches. “Aster...” Kyo muttered under baited breaths.

🎶 Re: All Star Apologies 🎶

Millie took an exasperated sigh. “Is that his name?...I'm sorry that he's in pretty bad shape.” “You're good...it's not your fault. Where's Uki going?” Millie turned her head over to the doorways. “Uki's going over to Shu to make sure he's okay.” He focused her sights back on Aster. “...poor guy took some critical damage, but he seemed to heal himself up most of the way. We're taking care of everyone here- it's only like- three more people here...I'm glad the others didn't sustain too much damage- thankfully, so they're staying in groups in their cottages.” Millie turned away from Kyo, meticulously tending to Aster's wounds with the same bandage solution. ‘So out of the ungodly amount people in here...it's kinda a fucking miracle that only a couple of us are critically injured- including me.' Kyo thought to himself, keeping Millie's words in mind. Slowly, he sat up from his bed, looking around the room. ‘I have a good feeling that only more bad things are about to happen here...especially with what that Yugamin said about-...murder.’ Kyo laid back down after noting all the medicine cabinets around, followed by innumerable amounts of medical equipment varying from syringes to knives laying on tables and cabinets. Kyo turned his head to another bed, one belonging to a bigger man with tan skin, scars, and rough dirty blond hair. ‘He looks much better than any of us...he looks like he's sleeping.’

Kyo turned over in his bed. ‘Guess I'm the only one awake then. Damn...’ He thought about his group mates- the people he got on that elevator with before coming here...then, his mind wandered to the strangers around...how they all barely got to know each other properly before being thrust into this situation...with a crazy self-proclaimed God controlling them. ‘They told us that their name is Yugamin- well...not our Yugamin but an outerworldly one entirely...and how they're the...village chief...but not even five minutes later, they asked us to pay them back by killing each other- killing people we don't know. Following that...Alban was sent off and changed as an “example”.’ Kyo's brows furrowed at the thought. He squeezed his eyes shut. ‘Seriously, what kind of God asks this of their people?! I've only known this shit from cults or worship rituals, not from everyday occurrences or anything.’

Kyo's mind clicked at a sudden realization. ‘Didn't they mention that they saved us all from the destruction of the world...? What good would it do for them to have us kill each other...it doesn't make any fucking sense- but whatever.’ He had the urge to turn himself in his bed, but knew he wouldn't be able to. ‘I know that even the strangers here wouldn't do something so fucking stupid like that. All I need to do is focus on healing, and- finding a way out of here with everyone else...because even though there might be nothing on the other end...it's better than being in here with them.’

‘I'll make sure that we all get out of here safe. No murder. No corpses. No matter what happens we will all get out of here.’

🔮💫✨ NijiRonpa - Prologue End ✨💫🔮

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🎶 Beautiful Lie 🎶

[ Two Days Later - Morning ]

{ Plaza }

After a day of recovering at the infirmary, Kyo finally woke up in his own cottage again for the second time. Yugamin hadn't made an appearance on them all since that time, which Kyo was pretty thankful for when it comes down to the weird murder God...so thankful that he shortly found himself in the plaza. Today, Kyo ran into quite a big group of people...people he'd seen before passing by and introducing themselves at the infirmary: Vox Akuma, a voice demon, Mysta Rias, a detective, Ike Eveland, a novelist and writer, Luca Kaneshiro, a mafia boss, Yugo Asuma, a famous DJ, Fulgur Ovid, a futuristic cyborg, Sonny, and Uki all gathered around the Fountain where sorcerer Shu Yamino leaned against, protecting a comatosed Alban Knox resting up on the hands of the statue from whatever threats exist against him, using the magic in his palms. Luca handed him a coffee, and Kyo watched as Shu made it levitate in front of him while he stood with Sonny and Fulgur.

Sonny woke up a day after Kyo did, looking a lot more healthier and stronger since then, even now. The two of them had proper conversations, finding out that he and his group were taken the same way. “So...how are you two liking this place?” Kyo asked them, somewhat hoping that it would be enough to break a silence. Fulgur shook his head, “Other than the obvious, I'm getting used to waking up in my bed here...though I miss my phone and laptop. I used to write a bunch of little stories on there.” The comment made Kyo remember that they'd also taken his too...and everyone else's technology as well. “I miss my phone too, ‘cause life is just so much easier with one...but eh, it's alright, I mean- honestly I'm just lucky to be alive.” Kyo instinctively looked over at Sonny, watching as he visibly grimaced. “...me too if we're being honest. Although...” Sonny turned his body to the Fountain, tilting his head up to look at his friend.

Shu glanced over at the trio, eyeing Sonny with worry. He cupped his hands against his lap, his coffee remained floating in front of him. “He's sleeping well if that's what you wanna know. Sonny, right?” Sonny shoved his hands into his jacket pockets. “Yeah...I'm sorry- I'm just concerned. He's one of my best friends.” Sonny shook his head as Fulgur placed an arm around his shoulders. A soft smile formed on Shu's face. “You can help me guard him. I'd greatly appreciate it too!” Sonny's eyes lit up at the opportunity. Luca took a step forward towards Shu at the same time. “Me too! I wanna help Shu!” Shu turned his head to the side, smiling at Luca before moving his coffee cup to drink the brew out of it. “You can help too, Luca. Here,” Shu turned around and lifted his arms up to the barrier, touching it lightly to re-instate the aura inside. Kyo furrowed his brows again. “You know, shouldn't Yugamin being doing this? I mean- they're the one who brought us all here and everything...” Kyo couldn't help but ask since it was the most obvious question on his mind. Shu looked back over at him as he took his hands away from the barrier. “They asked me to help them since they would be gone for a little bit. Couldn't say no...since they threatened to kill all my friends.” Kyo raised his eyebrows at both statements.

“They threatened you like that? Shit...how come you haven't used your magic to escape?” Shu shook his head. “They must've thought about that too, since all I can do is cast barriers.” ‘Ugh...they really want us to stay here and kill innocent people...’ Kyo grimaced, deciding to bring up the next point Shu mentioned. “So they limited your magic too...mmm, you said they'll be gone too right? But why?” Shu shrugged his shoulders while taking another sip of his floating coffee. “Well...they told me that they have a lot of things in store for us regarding the...way we pay them back.” The mood immediately darkened at the thought of committing murder. Kyo's body lightly shivered. ‘Right...right...’ His eyes awkwardly laid on Sonny for a few seconds before staring back at Shu. “What...kind of things?” Ike stepped forward with Vox following behind him. Shu gave him a worried look. “I don't know. Something like; There's a very big scene I need to tend to before I can come back. Don't worry Shu, it won't be too long. I'll be back before you can pass out from exhaustion! Basically.” ‘What...the fuck? What kind of vague answer is that?’ Sonny tilted his head up. “A big scene? The fuck do they mean by that?!” Sonny took the words out of Kyo's mouth. “Not sure...but we can all agree that it doesn't sound good.” Shu lifted the cup of coffee to his lips again at the silence of the obvious fact.

“Anyways, there's been something I've been wanting to ask about since we got here. We can't go on without feeding ourselves, so how about we get a team working on breakfast?” ‘Wait that idea is amazing actually. Gives all of us time to get to know each other too.’ Kyo nodded his head at Shu's proposal. “Sounds good. I know how to cook, been doing it for a while at the Sanctuary.” A familiar, soft spoken voice piped up in the crowd. Kyo looked over to find Uki standing next to Fulgur. Shu gave him a sharp nod as someone else spoke up. “I can help too. Just let me know what you need!” Ike stepped forward with a bright smile. Kyo watched along next to Sonny since he couldn't really cook too much. “I'll help out too if Ike's going-” Vox was suddenly cut off by Mysta. “Then I'll go too!” A horrid look of fear flashed over Vox's face.

🎶 Re: 100 Mile Junk Food Dash 🎶

“Oh no you don't!” Vox grabbed Mysta by his shoulders. ‘Oh shit-’ “Not after the time you cooked for us so long ago and somehow burned the pan!” Mysta's face contorted to discontent. “Well, it's not my fault the pan couldn't handle my master cooking!” ‘Gods above...what the fuck?!’ Kyo kept his thoughts to himself as they bantered. “Well, I can't do much either...so, wanna walk around, Mysta? There's a big pathway over there.” Yugo raised his voice in an attempt to reach the two bickering over breakfast duties, pointing his arm out to a faraway stone path. It worked since Mysta looked over at Yugo with eager intent. “Well, as long as I'm not alone. Sure!” Kyo looked over at Vox as he heaved a sigh of relief, watching Mysta walk over to Yugo. Shu scanned his eyes around the rest of the people left at the plaza.

🎶 Re: Beautiful Morning 🎶

“That just leaves Kyo, Luca, Sonny, and Fulgur. Do you guys wanna help Uki with breakfast?” Kyo shook his head at Shu's question. “Might as well have me walking with Mysta and Yugo.” He glanced over at Sonny. “What about you?” The light blond turned his head up to the Fountain. Kyo couldn't help but do the same and catch a glimpse of his reason to hesitate. “Ah...uh...” Shu took a step towards him, giving him a warm smile. “You can stay. Luca will be with you, he don't bite.” Shu looked over at the dirty blond as he spoke. Luca sheepishly glared back at him. “When Yugo said something about walking...I wanted to go too. It's better we explore this place as much as we can, right?” He beamed a highly positive and contagious smile. It spread onto Shu's face. “Oh...that's fine! I'll still be here. Let me know what you find, be safe okay?” Kyo nodded despite the message being for Luca. “Gotchu. Let's go on a field trip fuckers!” He wrapped his arms around Luca and Mysta since they were close by. “Hey, don't forget about me! I'm gonna stay with Uki to monitor.” Uki glared at Fulgur and his words. “I love you, but I'm not about to have you just watching in the kitchen.”

‘Seems like Uki's had to deal with it before...’ Fulgur put his hands up in front of him, worryingly smiling and laughing. “Ah- no no! I can help you with the dishes and stuff!” Uki's glaring expression helped him form a snarky smirk. "Fine. As long as you're helping out, baby.” Fulgur walked over to Uki, assuming his place at his side. ‘Are these two married? ‘Cause it sure seems like it.’ Kyo kept that to himself as Shu spoke up with Sonny by his side. “Alrighty then...uhm, all of us need to meet up back here by the time the cooking team are done. I'll try to send some sort of a signal for you guys if y'all are going out far.” Shu smiled, tilting his head slightly. Kyo grabbed onto Luca's hand, feeling somewhat happy to finally be going around. “Fine by me. Let's go fuck up some scenery!” Kyo cheered, walking with new friends away from the fountain and towards the east side of the village, one with a pathway far away. Shu and Sonny stayed over at the center at while Vox, Ike, Uki, and Fulgur walked towards the other end near the massive church-like building.

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🎶 Beautiful Days Piano 🎶

{ East Side of the Village }

The group of four passed by couple of cottages, somehow running into a couple of other people they haven't seen before. Everyone introduced themselves, with Kyo dropping mental notes of their identities: Doppio Dropscythe, a chunni delinquent, Zali- his “nurse”, Nina Kosaka, a kitsune Goddess of luck, and Petra Gurin, a young self-proclaimed half penguin half human girl, joined in. “Morning- yawn! Did you guys have a good sleep...?” Zali asked the group, his eyes reflecting an emotion that knew that none of them would say yes. Luca and Yugo shook their heads. “...I'm sorry, that question wasn't right to ask.” Yugo waved a hand. “No- you're okay Zali...just the strange thing about this village is weird to everyone.” Yugo glanced away at his own statement. Doppio joined the conversation. He walked pretty far to make it to Kyo's group, with his cottage being on the other side. “You're pretty right about that actually, uh...Yugo.” He put a hand on his hip. “...but it's still good to be able to sleep, you know? The best sleep brings out the best energy!!”

Doppio pumped a fist in the air, the aura around him seemed to sparkle. “Hmm...yeah, I agree!” Yugo brooded off his energy, pumping his own fist in the air. “Then I'll get good sleep tomorrow!” That voice came from Petra. Yugo looked over at her and smiled. “Yatta!” The two of them- with Petra added, already seemed to strangely click by just one agreement. “So, what are you guys out here for?” Zali asked them, moving one of his hands out. Kyo assumed the position of a false leader, taking a step forward. “We're just exploring around while Uki, Fulgur...Vox...and Ike make the group some breakfast. Shu thought it would be a good idea since we all need to eat. There's a big path towards this end so, we're going here.” Kyo explained, to which Nina and Petra spoke up. “Can we go help this...Uki? He's taking more helpers, right?” Nina asked. Kyo nodded his head, “As long as you make yourself useful. He nearly booted Fulgur's ass to the streets for offering just to watch.”

Nina glanced away, looking over at Petra with unusual sheepish nervousness. “Guess we'll help out any way we can. If he boots us out too then we'll just wander around too.” Petra finished, putting one of her hands on her hip. “Okay~. Good luck to you guys! We'll tell you what we find around here!” Luca spoke up, clapping his hands together once. Petra and Nina stepped aside, waving goodbye before turning and walking over towards the Fountain. Petra turned her head back to the group. “Please do, because if Uki kicks us out...you gotta tell us the other places we can go to!” Petra yelled over before turning her head back. Kyo couldn't help but grimace in confusion. “Wait...Petra that doesn't-” Before Kyo could finish his sentence, the two were already pretty far off into the plaza. “Guys-!!! I THINK I SEE SOMETHING UP AHEAD!!” Yugo blurted out, already running off to the other side. Kyo called out to him. “Hey, Yugo- WAIT UP!” They rushed over to follow him.

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🎶 Beautiful Ruin ( Summer Salt ) 🎶

{ Hot Springs }

“Yugo-!” Kyo called out, shortly staring out in awe over what he saw in front of him. They ran after Yugo only to find themselves in some sort of hot springs. There was a large wooden bathhouse to the left side near the entrance, marked with pink and blue cloths over to alert them to what sides of the bathhouse they can go into. “Woah...a hot springs?!” Doppio stepped forward, his voice struck with admiration and beauty. While he marveled at it, Luca and Mysta ran straight for the changing rooms. “Seriously, did they really build all this?!” He chuckled, laughing so loudly his voice carried through the air. “I'm not sure but...this place looks fucking awesome!!” Kyo turned his head to Luca, finding him already down to undergarments- assumed to be from the bathhouse, and running straight for the hot water. “LUCA!!” Mysta called out for him, running down from the steps in the same cover up. Luca landed first, making a big splash that touched the dark rocks at the edges. He bobbed his head up, unable to hide the shock in his face and the yell from his throat as Mysta leapt up and landed right next to him, soaking the golden boy in warm steaming water. For some reason, it boosted Kyo's morale. “You two really are troublemakers! This isn't a pool!” Kyo called out, tossing his shirt up and over his head. He looked towards the bathhouse, finding the others already beelining towards it. He followed along, grabbing towels and a fresh cover up before hurrying outside.

“BUT THAT'S FINE ‘CAUSE ME TOO!” He ran fast and jumped straight into the water. Even thought it's a hot springs, it's still a pool to him. When he landed inside, he bobbed his head up and looked over at the others who recently got changed out of their clothes. “Come on guys! Jump in! The water's really nice!!” Mysta yelled out, waving for the others to come join them. “Aha! Maybe later. I'm not really-” “CANNONBALL!!!” Doppio ran fast and leaped high into the air, sporting a very anime-like pose. He landed right between Mysta and Kyo with a massive splash. “ACK- YOU GOT ME WET!!!” That scream came from Yugo. Doppio pulled himself up to the surface, using rocks as his arm average and shaking his head to get all the water off his hair. “HAHAHA!! COME ON GUYS! IT'S NICE IN HERE!” “Gods Above- IT'S A HOT SPRINGS!! WHY TREAT THIS LIKE IT'S A POOL?!” For a calm man, Zali has a loud assertive voice. Meanwhile, finally cracking under the fear of missing out, Yugo entered the water. “Wowww, laaammee- GAH!” Mysta got splashed with a big wave of water from Yugo. Zali started laughing from the sidelines. “Lame?! Really??” Yugo glared at him, only for the brunette to shamelessly send a wave of water his way. Kyo swam away from the chaos despite thriving for it.

‘...huh?’

🎶 Re: Death Wish 🎶

Kyo looked down, wading his hands slowly. He could feel something stirring within the bottom of the hot springs...something he didn't even notice before. ‘This is-...is this magic?’ Kyo waded against the water. ‘I can feel...some sort of tide- multiple tides of water underneath and around me. What...the fuck...?’ He closed his eyes. Kyo felt some sort of massive room underneath the village. ‘Something...something with...six? Six water forms rushing down. Somewhere where water is clearly in mass. It...It is magi-’

“Earth to Kyo??? Hellooo~? Anyone home?!” Doppio grabbed onto his shoulders, shaking and snapping Kyo back into reality. From the corner of his eye, he could see that finally Zali made it into the water.

🎶 Re: Beautiful Morning 🎶

‘I have a feeling I wasn't supposed to sense that...’ Kyo thought to himself, putting his hands on Doppio's elbows. “Yeah-! Sorry- this water is so pretty.” He smiled at Kyo's lie, moving his hands down to the water and splashing his face. Taken aback, Kyo jolted. “Haha! It's okay to enjoy the warm water! I mean, that's what hot springs are there for! To relax.” Doppio's comment made Kyo smile a little. “Mhm! Hot springs are the best.” Yugo piped up. Kyo mustered the courage to speak up again, laughing a little to himself about before. “Yeah...yeah! It's pretty chill in here! Honestly like- I could stay in here for quite a while.” Hr murmured, smiling as he leaned back against a big rock. “Sooo, marks for keeping this a secret between us all?” Luca asked everyone. Yugo nodded his head. “Honestly we could, but there's no stopping anyone else from finding this place.”

Mysta spoke up next, “Yeah...besides, it would be really stupid if we kept it a secret. ‘Cause then, everyone else would be on our asses for that.” ‘He's got a good point.’ Kyo thought. “Yeah. Kinda stupid to think about that then.” Kyo ended the conversation, leaning his head back and letting out a sigh of relaxation. Everyone else began to still, aside from the small talk between Luca and Mysta, but for Kyo it was too hard to hear them. “...so...are we all just gonna relax here or...?” Yugo boredly called out, waving his hand in front of him. Zali, Doppio, and Kyo turned their heads to him. “Whatchu mean?” Kyo asked. Yugo shook his head, “I mean- a bunch of dudes who have never met until now, silently enjoying a hot spring together. What do we talk about since we're all here now?” His question got Kyo to think. ‘What do we talk about...? Shit, I guess it wouldn't be so harmful not to talk to them instead of just chillin’ in silence.’

{ Amari; Hii! I am tutorial Amari and I'll be explaining a lot of mechanics throughout the fic- because believe it or not, some of this (( for now only the Class Trial for Chapter 1 )) is reader interactive! Free Time Events are self-explanatory, except they can happen with multiple people now. Right now, it's a time when everyone gets to know each other. Thank you for reading, I really appreciate it🩷 }

- .  ‘ [ Free Time Event! ] ’  . -

‘Guess we should talk to Yugo first, he's the one that brought up the damn point.’

“Hey Yugo...” He tilted his head to Kyo. “Oh, got something? Shoot.” Kyo nodded his head repeatedly. “I gotchu I gotchu. There's something that I wanna ask...all of y'all.” Luca hummed. “Go figure.” Luca raised an eyebrow at Kyo. “How did you guys get here? I'm pretty sure that would be the first thing on everyone's minds.” Kyo moved his hands out, slightly conveying his point with body language. “It's just how Yugamin said earlier back when they were here.” Yugo put his elbow on a rock, resting only his fingertips in the water. “My friends and I were headed down to a meeting from the Nijisanji Sanctuary, and we got knocked out and sent here.” Mysta seemed to ponder something. It didn't take him much time to think before he spoke. “It's the same for me as well. My friends are here with me too...same reason actually. Meeting- knocking out...it weirdly links up, right?” Mysta interjected. ‘Hold up...he brings a good point with that.’ “Wait...so, we all are from the same Sanctuary...but we somehow don't know each other and we only know our friends?” Some sort of lightbulb clicked in Doppio's brain, because he leaped onto Kyo with a bright smile.

“Ack-!! Doppio!!!” Kyo flinched, pressing his arms against the others. Doppio raised his hand, “It was the same for me too! We were going to a meeting, got on an elevator, and comatosed!” ‘There's definitely a lot more to unpack here...’ Kyo thought, keeping those ideas behind the back of his head. “I came here with Mysta, so there's no need for me to say anything.” Luca swam forward, Mysta followed him to get closer to our side. Zali joined the group, swimming nearby to hear better. “Kyo already knows my story...it's the same so there's no point going over it...but, you remember what that purple dragon girl said to her about our magic?” Everyone agreed in some way through head nods or verbal yes-es. “Then...that Alban guy got fucked up somehow- ah!” Luca looked like he reached a lightbulb in his head, just like Doppio.

🎶 REAL / FICTION 🎶

“It's kinda weird though, isn't it? Wasn't he your friend, Yugo?” Yugo nodded his head in confirmation. “Mhmm...just wish I could've protected him in some way.” The mood quickly shifted, darkening down to six people discussing horrible topics. “Come to think of it,” Luca sat himself up, slightly running his hand along his tattooed abdomen. “...we must've been all brought here for a reason, because how in the world were we all taken from the same meeting...with our friends from the same Sanctuary...over here?” Luca waved a hand over at the direction Yugo sat in. ‘That's a really strong point...it's almost scary.’ Zali spoke up shortly afterwards. “Yeah...and come to think of it now, how come we don't know each other? We're all from the same place too.”

“Then, it really is no coincidence that we're all here. Remember Nina and Petra too? Their friends are probably also here...maybe there's something deeper going on here.” Mysta spoke up. By now, everyone felt engaged in the conversation in some way, shape, or form. “Hmm...so...Yugamin bringing us here isn't just by random chance...not at all.” To Kyo it felt a little weird hearing such a calm deduction from a chipper guy like Doppio, but nevertheless he nodded his head. “Honestly, I agree. It's really suspicious we're all here together!...and then we get thrown into a death village with a...really weird...all-knowing God- they knew my best friend's name.” Zali facepalmed himself, dragging his hand slowly across his face. ‘Oh...that Wilson guy? Yeah, that's some freaky shit considering that this definitely isn't Yugamin.’ “So basically, what I'm thinking here...is that we're all connected. Boom.” Yugo imitated an explosion with his hands, bringing a small smile to his face.

‘Good to know that we're all kind of on the same page. Either way, I think I'm getting along with this group pretty well.’

- .  ‘ [ Status Updated: Increased Character Ranks With Mysta, Luca, Doppio, Vezalius, and Yugo! ] ’  . -

🎶 Cool Morning 🎶

“Agreed.” Zali spoke up as Yugo stepped out of the water. “Leaving already?” Luca pointed out. Yugo turned his head to him and nodded. “Ya! I'm getting hungry and I wanna go eat some food!” Kyo looked over as Yugo spoke. “Hell yeah! I could go for some food!” Mysta jumped out of the water in excitement. ‘Besides, we all aren't really sure how much time had passed by now since we all got to talking.’ Swimming to the edge, Kyo slowly stood up from the water. “You think they're done now? I mean- we did spend a lot of time here.” Doppio asked, with Mysta being the first to respond. “Honestly, not sure. They could still be working on food for everyone for all we know. We don't even know how many people are here with us.” Kyo slowly nodded in realization. ‘Come to think about it, I don't even think that we've done a head count...’ Kyo could only imagine how everyone working in the kitchen must feel like...cooking for an undeterminable amount of people. “Yeah- now that you think about it, how many of us are here?” Yugo asked as he dried himself off with a nearby towel Kyo provided earlier. “We should do a head count during breakfast just to see. Gotta make sure everyone comes for food though!” Mysta walked over to the bath house, towel draped over him, followed by Kyo and Doppio, then Yugo, Zali, and Luca. “Hey Kyo.” Yugo called him over. Kyo moved away from the front, leaning back towards him. “You felt something in the water, didn't you?”

Kyo glanced towards the others in front of them, paying attention to how Yugo kept his voice down as if it was a forbidden topic- or something to keep secret. “I did. It was like...I could feel my lunar powers or something.” Yugo's eyes widened slightly before narrowing back down as they approached the bathhouse. “What do you mean?” He asked, moving the curtains away from their heads as they stepped through to gather their clothes. “I can feel some sort of massive...room? I dunno- feels like a room. This massive ass room with six water places like it's in a circle.” “Huh?” Yugo grabbed his clothes off of one of the wooden shelves. Kyo moved towards his cubby and grabbed onto his shirt. “Yeah like- it's thi-” “HYAH!!”

🎶 Finding Peace Party 🎶

Someone bagged Kyo's head in a towel. He yelled out and dropped to the floor, quickly turning his head to look at his assailant as the towel dropped. “MYSTA!!!” Mysta, holding his jacket in his hands, started laughing at Kyo. “Haha! Kyo, you can get kidnapped easy!” Kyo raised an eyebrow before furrowing them both down. “What...the fuck are you on about, Mysta?!” He got up from his knees, grabbing his clothes before turning around to change. “Stop fucking around Mysta! We gotta get to the food!” Looking over at Luca, he eagerly dried himself off with not one, but two towels. “Easy for you to say, Luca! I know you like to cause trouble too!” Mysta accused watching in irritation as Luca laughed. “We're all troublemakers here, don't you know?? Even Zali here had the balls to come with us.” Doppio stated, placing a wet arm around a fully-clothed Vezalius. “Chaos is honestly the worst combo...” He muttered, tossing his wet towel into a different basket. He moved away from Doppio before abruptly leaving the bath house. “I call it fun, not gonna lie. ‘Cause where's the fun in this place without some chaos?” Kyo stated, taking his leave after zipping his jacket up.

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🎶 Re: Beautiful Morning 🎶

After a couple of moments, all the other boys got dried and dressed. Zali genuinely left them all instead of waiting...which made Kyo somewhat disappointed. “Alright!! Who's ready for some breakfast??” Doppio called out. Kyo couldn't help but instinctively raise his hand. “Let's go back then! Can't wait to eat ‘cause I'm starving!” Kyo took up Yugo by his arm, watching as Luca and Doppio started speeding down the trail. ‘I can only think that they're having this silent race together.’ Mysta followed along, hurriedly trying to catching up to the pair. “Guys!!! I can't run that fast!!” Mysta started panting as he jogged. Kyo laughed and stayed back with Yugo, keeping pace at a brisk walk.

“Okay...can we talk about the room again?” He asked. Kyo nodded his head. “Yeah. I can just sense it's important. I know it's a circular room with six...waterfalls!...and it's massive from what I could tell.” Yugo furrowed his brows, confusion painting his face. “Huh...maybe we'll get to see that room soon.” Kyo frowned, chills running up his spine. “Honestly, I hope the fuck not. ‘Cause like- if she built this place, why would she hide a room underground?...seems super weird.” Their talk seemed to grow silent, aside from the other boys yelling out their chants way in front of them. “I agree...well, you'll be with me right?” Yugo asked, as if he was pleading. “Hopefully not in there.” Yugo remained silent as they walked down the trail. Already from above, Kyo could already see a bunch of people by the fountain- hopefully and possibly including Sonny and Shu, heading towards the church. ‘It really is gonna be a long day, huh?’

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{ Plaza }

As the boys approached the church building, a strong scent of maple hung in the air, enticing them to keep going. From their lefts, a group of mixed girls and boys started talking to them. Everyone introduced and possibly reintroduced people to each other. Kyo kept their names in his head, already knowing the first three: Petra, Nina, his best friend and known alien prince, Ren Zotto, Elira Pendora, a sun sided dragon woman, and Ver Vermillion, a student council president with a former ability to read a soul's future. Surprisingly, Sonny and Shu were nowhere to be found, but the barrier around the fountain looks well intact. ‘Fuck...I wish that they didn't take our powers away...Ver's would've been useful for sure.’ Kyo's thoughts were interrupted by someone else. “Ver!!” In an instant, the dark scarlet haired man was on the floor. “오 씨발!!!” ‘Wha- what fucking language was that?!’ Kyo's eyes widened. Doppio had tackled the man down just to hug him. “Gods A-fucking-bove! Doppio!! you really are like a dog...” Ver sulked, struggling to get up from the floor.

‘Yeah- I'm leaving them the fuck alone...but I think I got some time left before breakfast to really introduce myself to people. Besides, I got a theory I need to confirm.’

- .  ‘ [ Free Time Event! ] ’  . -

🎶 Beautiful Lie 🎶

Kyo turned his attention to the others around. ‘...guess I can start with Elira. Her and that purple haired girl look really similar by hair.’ “Excuse me, Elira!” She turned over and smiled at him. “Oh hi...Kyo right? What's up?” “Well...I wanna ask you how you got here. It can't really be the same story- right?” Kyo got straight to the point, only for Elira to purse her lips and shake her head. “Well...uhm, that's the thing.” ‘There's that damn point again...’ Kyo swore he could feel some sort of uncomfortable pit in his stomach. “Let me guess. You were going to a meeting with your friends and you all got knocked out?” Elira slowly nodded. “Yep...right on the money. But I find it really curious that that girl- I found out her name is Selen Tatsuki, has like- almost the same features as me.” Kyo realized something that internally frightened him. “O-Oh- really? Maybe you two are sisters or something.” Elira smiled warmly at Kyo's comment...before oddly sulking. “I hope so- because she's a really cool person.” Elira sulked before chiming back to her usual calm yet somewhat chaotic persona. “Well...I'm going to see if I can find her in the cafeteri-church! ‘Cause I can smell the great food around!!” She rushed out of the conversation, darting straight for the church.

Kyo couldn't help but shake his head. ‘Guess I'll just fuck myself then...maybe it's for the best that she leaves though. Because holy stars...’ Kyo tried to shake the feeling of horror off, looking over at the last couple of people- who are thankfully paired together in a nice group with someone he knows and trusts. He walked over to them, waving his hellos before Ren interrupted him. “Kyo!! Where've you been??” Kyo frowned as Ren placed an arm on his shoulder. “Oh, we went exploring.” His frown quickly turned upside down. “Found some nice hot springs though.” Petra, the penguin hybrid from before, cocked her head into the conversation. “Ooh! Ooh!! You guys found a hot springs?! Sounds lovely right now!” Petra chimed in, seemingly more happy at the nice mention. “Baby, you said Hot Springs right?” Kyo looked over at Nina with a surprised scowl. Her face changed to realizing shock. “Sorry-! That's what I call most people that are younger than me...it's a habit.” Regardless, her eyes seemed to sparkle brightly as Kyo eased up against the weird word. “Ahh...yeah, I di-” “WAAAA!!!! MAMA KNOWS WHERE SHE'S GOING LATER!!” ‘Damn, her mood is brighter than a fucking power plant...’ Kyo looked over at Ren as Nina grabbed onto him and pulled him close, pleading silently with him while he just laughed his usually usual fuckboy-ish laugh. ‘Fuck you too Ren.’

“Who wants to join me?! I'm up for visitors too!!!” Nina excitedly let go of Kyo, nudging over at Petra- who blushed vibrantly at the offer. She waved her hands in front of her. “N-No!! Sorry I'm okay!! Maybe set up a date first!” Nina paled in realization. “Ahh, you're right. How about...later today? During the afternoon or evening maybe?” Petra blushed through her hoodie sleeves. “N-Not what I meant but...afternoon is fine with me!” She lowered her sleeves and smiled sweetly as she gave her response. “Great! We can totally ask some other girls if they wanna join us!” Kyo raised an eyebrow, but Ren seemed to speak for him. “Hey! What about us guys?!” “Well- we might go skinny dipping so~, not fair for you guys to go and see the goods.” Nina blurted nonchalantly, causing Petra to hit her lightly. “NINA!! AAAHH!!! Of course the boys can come because we're not skinny dipping!!” Her face flushed with pure embarrassment and agony as Ren started laughing again. ‘Damn I feel bad not gonna lie...’ Kyo slowly slipped away from the group.

‘Okay...the only thing left for me to do is spark some sort of conversion with Ver. How the hell can he even handle someone so energetic like Doppio anyway?’ Kyo kept that in his mind while he approached the pair- somehow still on the floor. “Ver, you good man?” Kyo asked, eyeing the way that Doppio looked over at him with bright, beaming eyes. Doppio looked back at Ver and helped him up nonchalantly. “Yeah...yeah I'm good! Sorry, Doppi gave me one of the worst scares of my life..." ‘Must've been if you...swore? -sounds like he did- in another language...’ Doppio patted Ver on the back. “You look more awake now! Hahaha! I should start scaring you more often!” He playfully punched him on his arm. Ver sulked, shifting his focus away from Kyo. “You already scare me enough...” ‘I...think it's best to leave them be to catch up I guess.’ Looking around, he realized that everyone else was starting to head inside. Kyo shrugged. ‘Guess I'll get breakfast too. I'm pretty hungry...’ Kyo didn't even bid his new and old friends farewell before he started turning around and walking away. “Hey! Kyo wait up!” Keeping a chuckle, Kyo could hear Ren running towards him. ‘Good gods...’

...

...

- .  ‘ [ Status Updated: Increased Character Ranks With Nina, Petra, Elira, Ren, and Ver! ] ’  . -

{ Church }

In the church, they were greeted to a more...school-looking cafeteria area as opposed to an actual church. However on all of the tables, which are separated into two elongated rectangular shapes crossing nearly the entire length of the room, were plates of food stacked well with more than at least twenty filled plates per table. ‘Goddamn- Uki and the team really pulled out the stops for this breakfast...’

Stepping out of the kitchen were the slim blond Wilson, Ike, and Fulgur. All three of them practically became servers with dishes over their heads and hands. “Oh! Hey guys!” Fulgur called out to the large group, even others that Kyo hadn't seen before started filing in and sitting down, all in awe at the amazing looking food. “Fulgur! Seems like Uki got s job for you?” Kyo snickered as he sat down at the nearest seat, with Ren having his self-pleasure of joining his right side. “Just putting out more plates! Ukiki said this would be one of my greatest payback feats.” ‘Ukiki-? You know what, nevermind.’ With a smile, Fulgur walked off while presumably one of Elira's friends, a blonde fairy girl with almost scarlet colored eyes, sat across from Kyo with the purple wing-ed haired woman named Selen, at her side.

A couple of other people like Mysta, a light green haired girl with fins on her head, Millie, and a pink haired girl with rose thorns around her hair, came by to sit with them too. By the time the final girl sat down, names and identities were shortly exchanged. Kyo kept their names in his mind: Pomu Rainpuff, the blonde haired fairy, Finana Ryugu, the light sea green haired girl who's really a mermaid, and finally Rosemi Lovelock, the pink haired rose girl with thorns around her. As he introduced himself to Rosemi, another voice called out for him. “Good morning, Kyo!” Kyo could recognize that excited voice from anywhere. It belongs to Maria Marionette, a friend he hadn't seen at all since their arrival. Kyo turned to the source of the voice, waving at her and gesturing her to sit at his left side since Ren occupied his right. “What's up Maria!” She smiled somewhat sweetly, hiding whatever fear she had on the surface down below. “Hehe, nothing much. What's up with you?” She sat down, brushing her skirt out before putting her hands on the table. “Chilling. Shocking for a hostage...” “Honestly, yeah. For a kidnapping situation, nothing bad's really happened right now-...” Pomu stopped herself for a second, her eyes drooping down to a saddened expression. “...well, aside from the obvious, but we're all still alive and kicking, right?”

🎶 REAL / FICTION 🎶

At the same time, someone approached their table and put a hand on her shoulder. She flinched and looked over as they leaned down. “Excuse me, can I sit with you guys?” That voice belonged to Sonny Brisko. The air hung low with a tense fog at the reminder of whatever happened to Alban now that he's oh-so-coincidentially appeared at the table. Pomu slightly shivered as she nodded her head. “Uh- yeah! Sorry...you heard that, didn't you?” Sonny sat at Pomu's right. Kyo knew that wherever he came from, Shu must've been somewhere nearby...yet he couldn't see him around. “I did...it's alright really, I'm just still worried about his well-being up there.” Even with that open-ended question, it wasn't enough to make everyone talk again. ‘I need to lighten up this tense ass mood. It's gonna get real awkward if I don't do something!’

{ Amari; Character Events are the same as Free Time Events- except they're not during Free Time. They still progress character relationships and help boost or kill morale depending on what's going on. I'll be on my way now! 🩷 }

- .  ‘ [ Character Event! ] ’  . -

‘Okay...maybe if I compliment Alban, it'll make the mood go from shit to lit right?...damn that was the lamest shit I've thought of. Either way, don't know the guy personally but...I remember Uki said something about that Phantom Thieving thing he does.’

After a little bit of thinking, Kyo decided to bring something up to the table. “Honestly, I hope he's alright- ‘cause I heard he was a Phantom Thief, right?” Sonny looked over at Kyo, his eyes glinting in slight happiness. ‘Oh?? Okay that seemed to get something outta him.’ “Mhmm...and I'm not gonna lie here about him, he's great at what he does...even though I don't really- like the fact that he steals all these high-class jewels.” Somehow, Ren found his way into the conversation. “That sounds...kinda cool actually. I hope he's an open minded guy, ‘cause I wouldn't mind seeing him in action.”

🎶 Cool Morning 🎶

Kyo witnessed as everyone's faces slowly lifted from their stone-cold looks. “Hmmm...but it sounds like he can cause some serious chaos. I'm in! It's always fun to get a new friend too since we don't know each other.” Selen smiled, holding out a thumbs up. ‘Okay great, everyone's talking again.' Kyo's mind relaxed as Millie spoke up next. “This isn't related to Alban, but I kinda got that same thing going on with Babu. She didn't like how I would do some uhh...weird things for my witchcraft.”

‘For such a cute looking girl, I can't deny that looks are probably deceiving...’ Kyo's eyes widened slightly before they narrowed. “Millie, who's babu?” Millie looked at Kyo with a slight laugh. “Ohh sorry. I'm talking about my best friend, Enna Alouette. She's a sassy songbird.” ‘Enna. Name sounds familiar but that's probably just because I must've met her here.’ Kyo shrugged as Rosemi spoke up next. “That's how Selen can be sometimes. She can be a little concerned when we do some...not so favorable things!” Selen laughed quite loudly at the mention of her name. Kyo jumped a little bit. “Haha! Well, we got some stories to tell too, you know?” Kyo looked over at Mysta and Finana, who were both talking to each other and laughing. ‘Huh. Guess I got everyone to talk. Good news, I can brighten up a room.’ Kyo couldn't help but smile at the thought.

- .  ‘ [ Status Updated: Increased Character Ranks With Mysta, Finana, Pomu, Sonny, Millie, Selen, Maria, Ren, and Rosemi! ] ’  . -

“Time to dig in!” Mysta called out as silverware were being passed out to all of them as well as extra plates of food. Wilson, Ike, Vox, Fulgur, and finally Uki himself took their seats at the other table. “Ha-hahaha! THIS LOOKS AMAZING!” Doppio called out loudly from that other table. ‘Everything seems very chatty and lively. Honestly, I'm glad things are working out for us!...other than the grey areas that are Yugamin and Alban.’ Speaking of him, Kyo remembered to ask Sonny about Shu's whereabouts. He leaned forward a bit, taking up a forkful of a pancake bite before speaking up. “Sonny, have you seen Shu?” Sonny cocked his head at him and nodded. “Yeah- he offered to stay with Alban after checking on Uki with me...but if you're asking me.” Sonny paused to take a drink of coffee. All eyes seemed to turn on him once he set the cup down. “Shu's...been looking pretty tired compared to this morning. Luca offered to stay by his side to make sure he's all fed and taken care of.” Murmurs began to pick up in the group. Ren pulled Kyo nearby, causing the blue haired to flinch. “Shu? Luca? Are these other people you met?” Kyo nodded his head. “Yeah...after breakfast, I think it's good we go check on them.” Kyo thought that was the best thing he could come up with- since obviously that would be the most sensical thing to say.

‘I hope Shu's doing good...other than that, I think we'll be fine living here. Oddly enough, feels just like the Sanctuary except we don't have powers. We're just going to chill out and live here- and not think about the fact that we were all kidnapped and asked to kill each other. Besides. None of us would actually pull that type of shit on someone else...right?’

💫✨🔮 To Be Continued 🔮✨💫

Chapter Text

🎶 Re: Boys’ Life of Despair 🎶

[ Afternoon ]

{ Plaza }

Kyo's first group breakfast went by pretty smoothly. Everyone was talking to each other, people were enjoying the food, Uki and the other kitchen staff volunteers came out in a good mood as well from all the compliments and chatter, and overall the experience for Kyo was awesome.

However...all of that unfortunately changed once they stepped back out into the plaza. From behind the statue, there were no signs of Shu or Luca- only their plates resting on the side. Kyo assumed that they must've stayed towards the front. To make matters worse, Yugamin was waiting for them, floating against the marble fountain with a wide smirk across their face and stars floating around their body. “Welcome back everyone! Awww, looks like Shu's about to pass out~.” Yugamin laughed as Kyo and the others walked around the fountain to look for Shu. Sure enough, his weak body leaned against Luca's, using him for support as the magic in his hands flickered and started to fade. His eyes narrowed, filled with emptiness rather than life. ’Holy shit- he looks rough...’ Kyo's brows furrowed...yet his eyes stayed on Shu. He was unable to turn his eyes away as Shu's body finally collapsed against Luca's. His hands fell limp at his sides, his magic finally fading into tiny sparks as Luca caught onto him with strong hands. The barrier around the fountain crackled apart, dissipating violently.

🎶 Re: Distrust 🎶

“Ahaha! I can't believe I was right! Plus 2,434 points for me!” Kyo looked over at them. “You sick bastard!” Kyo called out to them, unable to resist the urge to lunge at Yugamin. Ren grabbed onto Kyo's waist, hugging him tight to prevent him from going anywhere. “Kyo- calm down!!” “Calm down?! Calm down?!” Yugamin only laughed at Kyo. “Yeah Kyo, calm down~! Annywayyy, since I'm here, it means that I've finished preparing for the beautifully bloody future to come!!” Their words sounded rightfully ominous. Low chatter began to brew as Kyo finally stilled. He turned to look for reassuring faces, only to find Luca carrying Shu in his arms away from the crowd...rushing for the infirmary.

‘Good on Luca...gets them both away from that creature.’ Kyo thought as he watched them slip away. “Wait wait wait!! Luca~, don't leave yet!!” Luca glared at Yugamin, taking one more step away out of defiance. “It'll really be helpful if you listen to me!!” Luca took another step towards the infirmary. “Hear me out~~, it'll be a way to save Shu!!” Luca stopped in his tracks at the mention. He turned over to Yugamin. “Fine. What is it?” His voice sounded more cold and disdainful...clearly not wanting to spare an extra moment trying to save his friend.

“Your first motive.”

‘Motive? What the fuck is a motive-’ “What is a motive?!” Millie yelled out from behind Kyo, taking the words out of his mouth. “Think of a motive as a push towards the sweet justice of murder~~!!” Yugamin brought up a holographic screen up into the air, presenting a moving image of small low quality images of all of them as chess pawns. ‘Is...is this a fucking insult-?’ “Hehehe, I really want you guys to play my killing game- after all, it's the only way you can pay me back for letting you guys stay here!” Absurd music began to play as the video played a promotion about the cute little chess pieces falling one by one until only two remained. “You guys can either stay here forever and every- orrrr, you guys can start killing and leave when only two people are left!” Yugamin raised their arms up, dancing happily over the fading motive video. “Sooo~, here's your first motive!!!” The hologram finally moved away as Maria and Aster found their ways towards Kyo and Ren, cuddling onto each other for comfort.

🎶 Mr. Monokuma After Class V3 🎶

“If you guys don't kill each other in about...hmm...until the next morning comes around, then every one of you will die!”

Yugamin's laugh brought looming despair towards everyone. Kyo looked around to find not even one person cracking a smile. “All of you in your little groups care about each other right? So it shouldn't be so hard to knock out someone from another group! On top of that- if you kill and get away with it, then you get your powers back and you can leave this village! I'll even bring down the barrier too.” Their words were enough to make Kyo punch them...but someone else beat him to it. “Hey! You're not going to make my babies and seniors kill anyone!” It was Nina Kosaka, the Kitsune Luck Goddess. She stepped forward, holding her fist out towards the creature. A long white haired woman with Millie holding a songbird's, Kyo assumed to be Enna's, arm.

“Oh yes I can! In light of my hospitality, I said that you guys needed to do me a favor~, and I already told you all that you guys would have to kill each other! I do apologize for not elaborating onto it sooner!” Kyo could hear running footsteps leading back into the church. He assumed they're Luca's with a few more following him- definitely not wanting to hear Yugamin's words anymore. “Hey!!! I- oh whatever, it'll be fine either way. Anywayyys, aren't you guys excited for this~~???” Kyo turned back to the growing tension unfolding in front of him between Nina and Yugamin. “Hey-! I'm not done with you! I'm gonna stop you from killing all of them, even if it means I have to kill you myself!!” Nina lunged for them, grabbing the small creature and dealing a punch to the side of their face- Kyo could've sweared that their...skin? recoiled like jelly. “YEAH NINA!! WOOO!!” That cheer came from Millie. It hyped up the rest of them, including Kyo, to get closer to Yugamin and Nina with clear intent to follow through. “How dare you?!?! You know what?! I'm just gonna punish you!!!” Kyo and the others stopped dead in their tracks.

( It all happened so fast. )

( Too fast in my book. )

( But the next thing I knew. )

( We were blinded by a bright light. )

( It was the only thing we could see. )

( The only thing we can cling to. )

( Then, finally...the light died out. )

( I can already hear people screaming... )

( And the next thing I see, )

Is Nina's body covered in blood on the floor.

🎶 Wonderful Story 🎶

Her blood painted the fountain and their bodies...her blood practically painted the village. “NINA!!!” That piercing call out came from most of the group, with her three closest friends huddling over her body. Everyone else coddled their own group mates, gasping short breaths and trembling in horror. “HOLY SHIT!!” “OH MY GODS!!” “IS SHE...IS SHE REALLY DEAD?!” “YOU SICK BASTARD!!!” “WHY DID YOU KILL HER?!” “SHE WAS MY FRIEND!!!” Shouts and call outs like that rang out across the plaza. The chatter never ended...and nevertheless for Kyo, it didn't change the fact that a corpse laid there in front of them. “Ugh!! And I was just about to announce one final thing too! Stupid woman and her stupid motherly morals...” Yugamin cursed to themselves, lowering their body down with a huff.

Nina's body went flying up and eventually disappeared into flying sparks. “N-Nina- NINAA!!” Millie cried out in desperation, with the white haired woman and Enna being too afraid to stop her from trying to run towards the sparks. Yugamin clapped their arms together with magical stars floating around, and every trace of blood suddenly disappeared. “Besides, it's at least one kill that I'm happy to present! So stupid that it had to happen now...she broke one of my rules.” ‘...rules?' “Rules?! When the fuck did you have rules in place for us?!” Kyo blurted the comment and question off the tongue. Yugamin laughed their head off as Kyo moved his eyes to the remaining trio. “Ohhh, nothing. It was part of my second announcement. Speaking of which, come come!”

Yugamin clapped their arms again. Everyone's left wrists, guided by the magical stars, lifted up towards them. ‘Wh-What the fuck?!’ Kyo could feel his heart pound against his chest. He didn't even have time to process what just happened- and already Yugamin is presenting something else. “Since you guys need something for identification, I might as well bring these out for you!” One of the stars brightened up, procuring its own needle. It lowered and jabbed itself against Kyo's wrist. “Gah-!” It shocked him enough that it just appeared so quickly. The bright star flew up and disappeared, yet the other stars kept his arm up. As for the needle, it left only a small star marking on Kyo's skin. “These are your YugaHolos! They're amazing for tracking you and your friends’- and only your friends'- locations, keeping track with your physical health, identifying all of your new neighbors, looking at the maps and rules- speaking of which, here you go!” The stars projected a beam of light that turned into a screen, making Kyo surprised...yet showing low quality versions of the area maps.

“Now you all know where each other live! Isn't that great??? I'm not that mean, am I?” “Shut up! You...l-literally just killed one...of my best friends...” That broken voice came from Enna. The ghost girl and Millie clung onto her with their free arms, equally as distraught as the holograms closed. Yugamin only glared at them before continuing on their long tangent. “Anyways, feast your eyes on these screens!!” Kyo ran his eyes along the appearing hologram. ‘Woah- WOAH.’ In front of him was a projection of a data sheet with his information.

[ \ • Participant 21/34 • / ]

Kyo Kaneko

Height | 183 ( formerly 160 ) CM
Age | Age-less?

D.O.B | December 29th
Likes | League of Legends, VFX & Editing, MMOs, doggos, being loud, anime
Dislikes | Reading, no internet, veggies, motion sickness, spicy food, any condiments, loud noises, seafood, bright lights, need for sleep, spiders
Identity | Luna

‘How the fuck...seriously- how the fuck did they get all this information...’ Kyo scanned his eyes over the last part. ‘Luna?! What kind of lame ass title is that?!’ He would've felt insulted if not for what happened to Nina. Before he could linger any further, Yugamin continued on. “All of you can view each other's personal information here- and I mean all of you!!” Nobody wanted to speak up about anything...which Kyo understood. After a little while of silence, the screen swapped to a different page...which was a full overview with everyone's names and groups. ‘Holy. Fucking. Shit.’

[ Remaining Participants; 33/34 ]

Lazulight;

⛅ Elira Pendora - Solar Sky Dragon ⛅
🐠
Finana Ryugu - Mermaid Princess 🐠
🍂 Pomu Rainpuff - Fairy 🍂

( Mermaid- princess??? What are these identities?? )

Obsydia;

🌹 Rosemi Lovelock - Rose Maiden 🌹
🐧 Petra Gurin - Penguin Hybrid 🐧
🏆 Selen Tatsuki - Lunar Sky Dragon 🏆

( Elira's a Solar Sky Dragon...and Selen is a Lunar Sky Dragon...I don't think I like where this is going. )

Ethyria;

[ Deceased ] Nina Kosaka - Kitsune Luck Goddess [ Deceased ]
🪄 Millie Parfait - Hell's Witch 🪄
👻 Reimu Endou - Parasitic Ghost 👻
🕊️ Enna Alouette - Heaven's Songbird 🕊️

( Her name is Reimu Endou...a parasitic ghost though??? )

Luxiem;

🧧 Vox Akuma - Voice Demon 🧧
🖋️ Ike Eveland - Novelist 🖋️
🔍 Mysta Rias - Detective 🔍
☯️ Shu Yamino - Jujutsu Sorcerer ☯️
🦁 Luca Kaneshiro - Mafia Boss 🦁

( Luca's really a fuckin’ mafia boss??! Holy shit...and I guess everyone else wasn't lying about what they said about their identities. )

Noctyx;

🐑 Fulgur Ovid - Futuristic Cyborg ⚡
🔮 Uki Violeta - Psychic 🔮
🎧 Yugo Asuma - DJ 🎧
🎭 Alban Knox - Phantom Thief 🎭
💛 Sonny Brisko - VSF Captain 💛

( Cyborg. Cyborg?! I'm...appreciating that they put Alban here- but I'm also horrified for him. )

Iluna;

🛸 Ren Zotto - Alien Prince 🛸
❤️‍🩹 Maria Marionette - Marionette ❤️‍🩹
🤟🏽 Kyo Kaneko - Luna 🤟🏽
😇 Aia Amare - Fallen Angel 😇
✨ Scarle Yonaguni - Enchantress ✨
💫
Aster Arcadia - Star-born 💫

( Mhmmm...everything seems fine...I'm just trying not to throw up. )

Xsoleil;

💖 Kotoka Torahime - Diva Gyaru 💖
♦️ Ver Vermillion - Council President ♦️
💜 Meloco Kyoran - Exorcist 💜
🩷 Doppio Dropscythe - Chunni Delinquent 🩷
🖤 Hex Haywire - Shattered Therapist 🖤

( So a chunni delinquent is actually a valid identity. I'm kinda horrified... )

Krisis;

🥽 Yu Q. Wilson - Hitman Hero 🥽
💜 Vantacrow Bringer - Ace 💜
🩹 Vezalius Bandage - Medic 🩹

( ...well- uhm...good to know that I can trust Zali with my life. )

“Now that you all know each other now, I'd like to take a good look at my rules! You better remember them or you'll end up like that Kitsune!!!” Yugamin's words forced unreleasable bile up Kyo's throat. He furrowed his brows in disgust as the screen changed to a rules page. Kyo scanned shaking eyes over the rules as they started reading them aloud.

[\• Rules Catalog •/]

{ - Rule #1 - }

All Participants must live wherever Yugamin chooses for the remainder of their foreseeable future.

( Sounds...relaxing... )

{ - Rule #6 - }

The killing game will continue until only two Participants are left.

( ...oh that's reassuring out of the-...thirty four? of us here...also what's up with the number jump??? )

{ - Rule #7 - }

"Nighttime" is from 10 P.M. to 7 A.M. The Church, Infirmary, Hot Springs, and the Plaza are off-limits at night. ( Yugamin will put a barrier around these places! <3 )

( “<3”? Really? Also damn...guess that means we have to be in our houses at nighttime... )

{ - Rule #8 - }

Violence toward Yugamin, the Chief, is strictly prohibited. ( You will be punished!! )

( Oh. )

{ - Rule #9 - }

Yugamin will never directly commit a murder. ( Unless the aforementioned Rule #8 )

( ... )

{ - Rule #10 - }

Your YugaHolos are very important items. Please do not damage them { I.E. cut them out of your arm } ( Yugamin will punish you!! )

( That was the first thing I was gonna do. )

{ - Rule #12 - }

With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore the area at your discretion.

( ...oh joy. )

{ - Rule #13 - }

Participants who violate these rules will be immediately punished by Yugamin.

( Not like you reinforced that point...several...times...already. )

{ - Rule #14 - }

Further, there may be new additions to the game rules according to the convenience of the Chief.

( ...oh. OH. )

{ - Rule #15 - }

Participants ( unless authorized ) may not go near the Fountain at this time.

( Plaza's off limits anyway but... )

‘...I have a feeling that they put Rule #15 for Sonny. Either way, yeah- we aren't allowed in the plaza at night anymore so...what good does it matter?’ Kyo looked over at Yugamin with a dirty glare, only for them to look at someone else. “What's with Rule #8?! You killed Nina! That's the most direct murder I've ever heard of!!” Millie screamed at them. Yugamin waved their arm out at her, simultaneously, the stars around everyone's wrists released their hold. “Read Rule #13. I mean that I won't ever commit a murder between you guys! Besides, Nina broke the rules. Breaking the rules leads to a punishment.” ‘Damn so if we break any of these rules...we're gonna be just like Nina? Honestly, I'd rather prefer that but...’ Kyo's thoughts wandered to Ren...to Aster...to Maria...to Aia...and finally to Scarle. ‘I'd be leaving them behind to suffer. I don't want that.’ When he lowered his arm, he used it to bring Maria and Ren closer. “Anywaysss, I gotta go prepare more just in case you lot do decide to commit murder! Bye!” With their parting words of death and despair to them, Yugamin disappeared.

🎶 Re: All Star Apologies 🎶

In the crowd, sobs of Nina's close friends finally echoed through the plaza. Kyo turned himself over to them. ‘...I feel horrible- literally we...we don't need to go through this. It's just not fair.’ Kyo wormed out of iLuna's group embrace. Aster kept a stable hand on Kyo's, with Ren holding onto his. Kyo gave them a rare warm look before walking with them through the separated crowds to join the small group hug to comfort them. Others eventually followed through to create a large support pile to the friends that lost one of theirs. “...a-and we'll never get to leave...it...i-it's not fair...not even close...” Reimu choked through her cries. ‘Nothing about this is fair. We are all put in a damn death game forced to kill each other over strict rules we have no control over?! I'd rather die...but I'd rather not at the same time.’ Kyo's thoughts started swirling with rage...yet controlled it as much as he could. “...Let it all out...let it out.” Fulgur stepped towards the trio, wrapping his arms around them. Others wrapped their arms around him, which made Kyo smile.

Heavy moments of silence passed before someone towards the back of the group near the cafeteria and infirmary shyly spoke up. “Hey, some people went to the infirmary with Shu and Luca during...Yugamin's announcement. I-I'm...gonna go check up on them!” It was Petra who called, and it piqued Kyo's attention. ‘Oh my Gods I forgot about them...’ Kyo stepped towards her, letting go of Aster's hand. “I'll go with you if that's alright.” Petra smiled sweetly. Another face piped up in the crowd. “I'll go too. I want to make sure they're okay...” It was Yugo, who Kyo already knows that he trusts. “Okay- t-thank you!” Petra thanked them before looking over at the broken trio. “Are you three going to be alright?” Petra asked, with them slowly nodding their heads. “Don't worry about us, Petra...we'll be okay.” A frown tugged at Kyo's lips as Enna flashed a pained smile. ‘Damn...I'll make sure that nobody else dies today. Even I have to die myself.’ Kyo kept that to himself as he, Yugo, and Petra headed for the infirmary.

...

{ Church: Infirmary }

The infirmary laid next to the Church. It had its own entrance and exit, but had another for the main building. Kyo noticed a couple of people already in here with the duo he was looking for: Selen, Zali, Finana, Sonny, Ike, Maria, the exorcist woman Meloco, and Luca himself all explored the cabinets while holding several bottles in their arms. Shu laid limp on one of the beds, his skin paled with his eyes closed. Kyo had to look away from him, moving them to Yugo's- who's eyes laid on suspicious boxes of supplies. “How's Shu? Is he okay?” Petra gently guided herself into a conversation while Kyo checked on Yugo to see what he was looking through. “Yugo, what's that?” Peering inside the box he was looking at, Kyo found equipment like speakers, microphones and their cables, breakable stands, and even a karaoke machine with an unusually small star shaped object similar to his YugaHolo. “Dunno. I think it's for a karaoke party.” ‘I'll agree with him on that...’ Turning his head to the other box, Kyo found extra folded cardboard boxes, decorations, glasses, bottles of liquor, and portable lights. He furrowed his brows. ‘Okay- Yugamin definitely left these here on purpose...but when?’

“Yugo...think you can take these outside? I think it's best we don't keep them here.” Kyo kept his voice low as Yugo nodded. “Yeah- I can do that. You'll be okay here right?” Kyo gave him a thumbs up. “Of course. There's a bunch of people here...-think I'll be okay.” Yugo smiled and grabbed one of the boxes, somehow managing to carry the other before leaving abruptly. “Hey, Kyo. Can you help us?” That voice came from Zali. “Yeah...what do you need?” Kyo turned over to him, yet his eyes wandered all around to the other people huddling all sorts of bottles. “We're trying to find some useful medicines for Shu...it's odd that we can't find those powerful medicines from earlier.” ‘Looks like another thing Yugamin took away...’ Kyo did his best not to show a visible reaction as Zali continued. “Unfortunately...there's a poison cabinet over near Selen and Luca, so don't go over there.” He pointed out to the far medicine cabinet to the back of the room on the right. ‘Shit...when did those get there? They really thought of everything.’ Kyo nodded in understanding, approaching a different cabinet. “Where would we look for these things?” Zali shrugged. “Not sure anymore- the whole layout changed...but we don't want him to pass away in his comatosed state.” He fished for several bottles, placing them in his hands before directing everyone else to do the same.

‘Great...sounds like we're really fucked here.’ Kyo's mind wandered to the next issue. “Wait- Zali. We'll have to move Shu somewhere else if you want him to stay here.” Zali raised a brow. “Why's that?” “Yugamin out new rules...we're only allowed in our cottages during nighttime.” He flashed Kyo a look of disdain. “What? Wh-” “Ooh ooh!! Take my room!” Luca interrupted, raising his free left hand and keeping a few bottles in his right arm. “It's fair if we do since it is Shu...you and him seem to trust each other a lot so.” Finana noted as Zali reluctantly walked back to Kyo's side to collect more bottles. Sonny and Ike nodded their heads as they nestled more bottles into their embraces.

“AHHHH!!!”

🎶 Death Road of Despair 🎶

With a loud crash, Maria and Meloco shattered a few bottles on the floor. Zali whipped his head to them. “Ah! Are you two okay?!” He shoved the bottles he held into Kyo's arms before rushing over to the pair. ‘WHAT THE FUCK-’ He knelt down to get all of them in his arms. Looking around, he found a couple of empty baskets. Kyo stood up and stored them all on the first one in the stack before turning his attention to Maria. “Y-Yeah!!! Sorry...the bottles were too much to carry...” Maria sulked as she put all of her remaining bottles down on a nearby counter, refraining from picking up the broken glass and liquids even with her gloved hands. Meloco clasped her hands at her lap and started swaying. “I...I tried to help her but it didn't go too well...” She stepped away from the broken glass and chemicals. At that moment, Zali turned and asked Kyo something as he looked around for something that could clean up the mess. “I can see that...Kyo, Petra, you two came from outside right? What happened? All we saw was a bright beam of light and we could hear people screaming.” Before Kyo could open his mouth, Petra decided to say something first. “About that, Zali...” Grabbing gloves from a drawer, she gave another pair to Zali so they could clean up all the broken glass.

“...Nina's dead.”

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 1 ) 🎶

As opposed to continuous screams, a dense thick fog of silence hung low in the air. “...Is...Is this true?!” Mysta fearfully set his bottles down on a counter. “It is...unfortunately. Yugamin gave us these afterwards too.” Kyo shakily raised his wrist up, showing the small star mark. “Woah...so...what do they do??” Finana asked and placed her bottles into a plastic bag, carrying them by the handles before giving up her possessions to Luca. “Well...” Kyo brought his wrist in front of him, showing the bright hologram screen of his data file. Finana and Mysta looked over at it in shock. “W-Woah- a hologram in these little things???” Luca piped up, bringing his wrist up and eventually procuring the same image. Zali approached Kyo cautiously. “...did this happen before, or after...N-Nina's death?” Kyo looked over at Zali. “Well...after. You see...what happened to Nina wa-”

“GUYS!!”

Someone burst through the door, along with a few other newly familiar faces. ‘Holy fuck-’ That someone was Yugo, with a big smile on his face as opposed to the glum look before. Fulgur, Elira, and Pomu came out from behind him, all of them with wary faces of content. ‘Literally the second time I've been interrupted. What the fuck...but Yugo seems happy so.’ “Ah- uhm...” Yugo looked around the room. Reading the awkward and harrowing silence, he toned his mood down and shook his head. “...I...uh- aha!” He chuckled, putting his hand over his heart.

🎶 Re: Beautiful Morning 🎶

“I've been thinking, what if we all hosted something awesome today to lift everyone's spirits up?!” He put his hands on his hips. The others that came into the room went further inside and helped out everyone. Selen and Sonny put their bottles down somewhere safe while Luca swiftly made his way to Shu's body to pick him up. “What are you planning, Yugo?” Sonny's voice, albeit weak and far less captain-like, carried through the room. “I'm gonna host a karaoke party at my cottage!” Yugo's eyes and his entire body language seemed to shimmer. Fulgur stepped to the side and revealed the boxes Yugo found moments earlier, into his arms.

“Ooh! Ooh!!! Can I host the after party?! I promise it'll really help the mood!” Selen raised her arm up, seemingly just as eager as Yugo. ‘Wait- this is good actually. I'm down for this plan.’ “Yeah! The more help I can get, the better!” Yugo gave her an excited thumbs up as Kyo grabbed his box of bottles. He turned over to Luca as the two of them got close to start planning. “Hey Luca, are you going to put Shu in your room?” He looked over at Kyo and nodded his head. “I think it's for the best...it'll be a while until he recovers but, could you and the others help me with the bottles?” Kyo held up his box. “That's what I'm doing right now.” Luca gave him a rare gentle smile before focusing his attention on everyone else. “Oiii, anyone else that's got bottles, could y'all help me?” Finana and Sonny looked over at Luca and nodded. “Got it!” Maria and Meloco also chimed in, their mess already cleaned up for with the help of Zali, Selen, Yugo, and Fulgur- who all stayed inside. In a short amount of time, everyone hauled all their boxes and bags towards Luca's cottage, with Yugo, Fulgur, Selen, and Pomu heading towards Yugo's cottage.

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{ Luca's Cottage }

The place looked tidy, and it looks fit for someone like him. Fancy rugs, fancy curtains, fancy bedding...perfectly perfect for a Mafia Boss in Kyo's mind. Luca laid Shu down gently on his bed, tucking him into his blankets and putting his arms at his sides. He sat by his bedside, “Put them down here.” Luca waved his hand next to the nightstand. Everyone put their boxes down, most of them accounted for besides Mysta and Ike. ‘Wait-...did...did I forget about them?! No way...’ “Where...are Mysta and Ike?” Petra asked before Kyo could. Zali answered her, “Ah, I was the last to leave and they went with Yugo. Seems they wanted to help out too.” ‘Hm. Makes sense not gonna lie but I can't believe I didn't catch them leaving. Either way, guess that means that there's boxes still in the infirmary- oh shit...I'm gonna go get them.’ “Wait, Zali, does that mean there's still boxes in the infirmary?” Zali nodded his head. “I'll go get them. Since there's enough people here to keep Luca and Shu company.” “I'll go with you.” Sonny quickly interjected. Kyo looked over at him to find Sonny waving at him. Kyo couldn't hold back a smile. “Aight, bet!” The two of them made sure to say goodbye to everyone first before walking over to the door and opened it up. Kyo stayed behind to let Sonny step through before closing it behind him.

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- .  ‘ [ Character Event! ] ’  . -

{ Infirmary }

Kyo and Sonny went back to the infirmary, only to find one person still inside despite the many that were here before. That person...being unexpectedly Selen holding a near empty box. “Selen-?” She quickly turned her head, flashing the duo her signature smile. “Hey guys!” “Hi Selen. Oh, are you helping?” Kyo asked her. Selen nodded her head. “Yeah, but these are for the karaoke. Yugo asked me to get some special medicines just in case someone got alcohol poisoning-” “Wait wait wait- alcohol?” Sonny blurted out. ‘Right...Yugo and I found those bottles in that box.’ Kyo thought. “Yeah! There's liquor in the one of the boxes- we're setting some of them to chill in Yugo's fridge. His cottage is the perfect place for a party- it even has a bar counter and open space for a stage!” ‘Woah...okay that sounds sick.’ Sonny nodded his head with a slight smirk. “Yeah, Yugo's pretty good at handling his drinks.” Sonny brought up a memory of Yugo. Kyo smirked and put a hand on his chin. “Huh, so he's good with drinks then right? Think he can whip up some nice ones?” Sonny smiled at Kyo. “Hell yeah. If you want some good drinks, then go to him. He knows his way around since he used to tell us stories about being a bartender before settling on making music.” ‘Hm. Good to know more about him. He seems cool.’

‘Yugo is definitely a party person if that's true, but now I know who to trust with my glass.’ Kyo's mind wandered to another question. “So...how long have you and him known each other then? Well- obviously at the Nijisanji Sanctuary.” Kyo asked him, only for Sonny to reach for the back of his neck. “We all met at around the same time. We were telling stories about our old lives in our worlds and...Yugo just happened to have the brightest ones. He'd always tell us about what drinks to try, the times that androids would ruin his music shows, and- overall he's an awesome person.” From the way Sonny talked about him, Kyo could just tell that they were almost...like family. ‘They remind me of how I got close with my friends...didn't wanna do it at first though, but I warmed up.’ Kyo thought.

“Reminds me of my friends- but I wasn't really...one to open up, you know? I did eventually.” Sonny shook his head. “Nah man. I get it...I was like that too.” Sonny turned over, his eyes seemingly looking for someone. Kyo curiously followed his gaze. It didn't take him long to realize that Selen had left. “Huh? Where did Selen go?” Kyo asked, now looking fully around the room for her. Selen and her box went missing. “Maybe she left without saying a word.” Kyo furrowed his brows. ‘Strange...but I get it. She's busy with the party.’ Kyo kept his thoughts to himself, eventually finding the leftover boxes from Mysta and Ike sitting together with a sticky note attached to it.

[ Hey! Sorry we left so soon. We went to go help Yugo and Selen with their karaoke plans. Yugo said the venue will be set up by around sunset, so expect us at your doors in a couple of hours! ]

“Huh...I'm sorry- but I don't think I'll be going.” Kyo raised a brow. “Huh? Why not? You just said that he's your best friend.” Sonny couldn't help but chuckle. “Yugo is...but I just-...I don't wanna leave Alban by himself up there now that Shu's...” An awkward silence hung in the air. Kyo sighed before picking up the conversation. “It's your choice man- but keep Yugamin's rules in mind. I got a feelin’ that they wrote Rule #15 for you.” Sonny glanced away, taking up a box in his arms. Kyo took up the other one with the sticky note. “I'm not surprised...I'm sure they'll let me stay after I drop this box off.” “Hopefully. You take care of yourself though. If you need any food man, let us know. Don't want you starving or dehydrating yourself, Sonny.” Sonny smiled reassuringly at Kyo's words. “Okay...thanks Kyo. You're a little more gentle when you don't curse all the time.” Kyo chuckled, “I just use more...flavor in my speech. Haha, I don't fuckin’ know what you want me to say.”

‘I feel glad getting to know Sonny a little better now that we had proper time with each other. If Alban ever wakes up, I know he's in good hands.’

- .  ‘ [ Status Updated: Increased Character Rank with Sonny! ] ’  . -

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( Unfortunately, the rest of my day was horribly uneventful. Uneventful until the time the sun set thankfully...but gods-damn was it so boring- I just slept through my day. )

[ Late Afternoon - Sunset ]

{ Kyo's Cottage }

Kyo woke up from his n-th nap, stretching and yawning as his hearing and sights came back into focus. “...mh...AH!” Kyo sat up, hearing repeated bangs at his door.

🎶 Beautiful Ruin 🎶

‘Oh SHIT- THE PARTY.’ Kyo hurriedly got up from his bed, rushing over to answer the door. He put his hand on the knob and answered the knocks. “Ah! Mysta, hey!" Kyo waved and grabbed his shoes by the door, slipping them on before heading outside with Mysta. Mysta held a microphone in his hand, holding his other hand out to Kyo. “It's time to party!! Come on and let's go!” “Alright!!” Kyo cheered just as loud- if not louder, taking Mysta's hand and walking along as he saw the others crawling out from all angles of the plaza. Kyo caught a glance of Sonny resting by the fountain- now glowing again with a bright pink aura, darting his eyes around everyone. ‘Guess Yugamin let him stay...and it looks like a fresh new barrier got set up too.’ Kyo turned head towards where Mysta was leading him. His eyes widened, and he could already see the venue. Yugo's cottage stood far in the distance, growing closer and closer with the windows pooling out colorful lights, and a faint sound emitting from the walls. “Woah...you guys really set this all into action.” Mysta led Kyo towards the cottage.

“Not really- we just got Yugo's done a...uh- couple of minutes ago. Elira and I volunteered to finish up preparations for Selen's place since we still need to decorate. So we'll be leaving early with the boxes near the stage.” Kyo nodded his head at Mysta's explanation. Yugo's cottage finally came into view, and Mysta led Kyo towards a bigger group: Elira and Finana, Vox and Ike, Meloco and the shattered therapist Hex, Maria and Aster, and finally Fulgur and Uki stood by the plated door. “Oh? Thought you guys would be inside already.” Kyo pointed to the door, and Mysta let go of his hand. “Mmm...we actually got here around the same time as you.” Uki explained, making Kyo a little more content about being possibly late. “Well, you guys came at the right time. Feast your eyes on this!!” Immediately, loud music filled up the plaza the moment he opened the door. ‘Goddamn this karaoke must be poppin’.’ Kyo's eyes widened slightly as he took a step forward through the doorway, “Well I just fucking got here and this party already looks awesome!!!” To Kyo, saying that was an understatement when he looked into Yugo's cottage. The entire place looked more like a club than a karaoke party.

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For Kyo, it looked so...unreal. How Yugo was able to transform his cottage from a normal resting place- specialized for him, to a fully decked out club. ‘Not surprised...his Identity is a DJ- but hoooolllyyyy shiiittt.’ Everyone crowded into the surprisingly big space, there were so many faces that Kyo couldn't pick out specifics anymore- but he could tell that one person he met earlier was missing. “Hey, where's Pomu?” Kyo asked. At that moment, someone's voice on a microphone boomed loudly.

“Oh? Pomu? She offered to help watch from the rooftops!”

🎶 Re: 100 Mile Junk Food Dash 🎶

It was Yugo's on the center stage with an idol mic clipped on his ear to his lips. He laughed brightly and took it off, resting it on a nearby table. ‘His vibe is insane.’ Kyo thought as he seated himself down on a plush chair, followed by some others. “Yugo! Dude this venue looks so sick!!” Wilson stepped in and met Yugo in the middle, pulling him in and patting him on the back. “No duh! I need some reasons to make this as lively as possible! Sooo, want a drink? A dance? Wanna sing??” Kyo couldn't doubt that this Yugo carries so much charisma in his voice. “HELL YEAH WE WANNA SING!!” The shaggy dirty blond Vanta, Zali, Wilson, Vox, Ike, and Fulgur yelled out together, rushing towards the stage. At the same time, Selen and Petra seemingly emerged from behind the counter. “Hey! We're serving drinks if anyone wants any!!” ‘Wait- they know how to bartend??? I wanna see this.’ Petra called over, attracting Uki, Elira, Ren, Aster, Scarle, Meloco, Miss Diva Kotoka, and even Kyo himself.

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🎶 DANGANRONPA V3 - Loop Version 🎶

Eventually, the music kicked up and multiple voices flooded Kyo's ears continuously, most of them filled with laughter as they partied through the sunset with drinks and songs. Kyo ordered himself something sweet to drink for once, a sangria just to taste something different. Off the bat from his first sip, it tasted a little sweeter than usual...but it tasted pretty good that way. Around three drinks later was when he finally decided to ask about it. “Daammnnn Petra, did you make this?” Petra shook her head as she was shaking another concoction in her shaker...her eyes oddly trained on a dark corner. “Nope, Selen did! She likes to make more sweeter things. Didn't think you would say anything since you're on your third drink.” Kyo followed her gaze for a second, unable to see anything but he could feel something. “Well, can't help it if I'm paying attention to those doofuses over there.” He moved his eyes away and pointed to the stage. Petra started laughing, leaning on the counter with an arm as Kyo turned back to face her. Strangely, He could feel that presence behind her again...but Kyo shook it off.

It's been an immeasurable amount of time for them already, but it's been long enough that Elira and Mysta both left with their boxes towards Selen's cottage. Kyo thought about the motive again...how eventually, the motive time would be up and everyone would die. ‘Well- now I know the other reason why Yugo wanted to throw this party...’

He distracted himself with new faces at the bar: Wilson- with a drunken giggling Vanta awkwardly in his arms, Vox, Maria, and Fulgur. “So, you enjoying the party? I helped out as well as most of us here!” Petra asked Kyo and practically everyone else around. He eagerly nodded his head. “No shit I'm enjoying it! This place- for one, looks amazing! Second of all, you and Selen really know how to mix your drinks.” Petra smiled. “Hehe, thanks a bunch! Kyo, I got a question.” He raised a brow. “Hm? Go on, shoot.” “I was wondering, are you gonna sing anytime soon?” Kyo's eyes widened before he shook his head, furrowing his brows but laughing. His eyes turned to the stage, looking over at Ren, Ike, and Yugo yell singing up on it. “Oh hell no- I'm not getting up on that stage! I don't sing...not at all like my friends.” Kyo instinctively looked at Maria the moment he finished his sentence.

“Hey, don't put yourself down like that, Kyo!” Maria waved her drink at Kyo, her face somewhat tinted with a little flush of pink. Kyo shook his head again. “Well, it's true though.” “Well, if only you'd sing more around us...we could've helped you a lot more.” She sipped her drink with a slight smile, quickly putting it down to speak again, “I mean...you're not that bad of a singer.” Kyo gave her a playing glare. “Okay Maria- now I know you're just bullshitting!” The two of them somehow started laughing, mainly something shared and known only between them. ‘She knows how well I can sing- which...isn't that great but it's improving at a snail's pace...’ Fulgur and Vox began talking to each other and Wilson before chiming in to their conversation. “Honestly, same for me. Everyone helps me sing more though, we even played a lot of dance games with songs we could sing to...back then, it annoyed the shit out of Uki!” Fulgur called out, laughing somewhat drunkenly alongside Vox and Wilson. Maria and Kyo chimed back in, since it reminded them about their own memories.

“WE'RE BACK, BABY!!!”

A familiar voice boomed loudly through the entrance. Maria and Kyo turned their heads to find Mysta and Elira back from their preparations. Yugo glanced over at them from the stage, slightly raising an eyebrow. “Oh? Is it already time? Haha, wow that was fast!” Yugo put his mic down, high fiving Ren and Ike on stage before hopping down from the stage. “Then get on going! Haha, we got a lot of partying to do at Selen's place!” “YEAHH!!! WOO!!!” Vanta, screaming through the crowd already possibly- badly drunk, leaped up from his stool and stumbled over towards the door. Kyo looked back at Petra as everyone began to file out, only to find her back turned to him...weirdly talking to something- no...someone, in the corner. “Pe-” “Come on, Kyo! Let's go!” Maria linked her arm around Kyo, dragging him away from the bar and towards the door. ‘Fuck it. I'm probably drunk...I'm just seeing things.’ He thought, with slight aches in his steps as he followed her out of Yugo's cottage.

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🎶 REAL / FICTION 🎶

[ Early Evening ]

{ Selen's Cottage }

After a few minutes, everyone finally gathered in Selen's cottage- minus the growing obvious absences of Ver, Doppio, Reimu, Pomu, Sonny, Shu, and Luca. ‘It's prolly a lot harder on them all- and I don't blame them for skipping the party...especially for Reimu, Luca, and Sonny.’ Kyo shook those uncertainties out of his head as he looked around. The decorations for Selen's cottage are much less club-like and more comforting party-like. Selen's cottage has an extra hallway that lead to two different doors, but her main room consisted of couches settled around, drinks and snacks around the large circular table, and tons of gaming consoles near the TV at the back. ‘Now that I think about it, those consoles look...super unique...they're consoles I've never seen before...’ Before Kyo could ask, Vanta, Wilson, Vox, Elira, Ike, Fulgur with Uki on his arm, Finana, Rosemi, Petra, and Enn holding Millie's hand rushed over to the TV. “Nijisanji...Entertainment System?! Nijisanji?! Yugamin took our home consoles?!” Enna yelled out loud, turning her head back. ‘O-kayyy...that's fucking weird...’ Soon enough Kyo, Maria, Aster with Ren, Scarle, Aia, Selen, Mysta, Yugo, Kotoka, Meloco, Hex, and Zali all sat around at the couches. Everyone poured each other drinks and got each other some snacks. The massive group spent the most of their night smiling and laughing over each other's ridiculous stories. Every time he laughed, Kyo swore to himself that he could feel a growing ache...yet he endured to listen to a story about Kotoka nearly burning the Xsoleil Sector down.

“Hahaha! Wait, Kotoka, you really-?” “Yes yes!!...I...did nearly burn our area down by cooking...look. I'm not the best, okay?...thank the Gods he isn't here to hear this...” Kotoka blushed as she covered part of her face with the blonde side of her hair. “You should've seen Melo's face when Koto asked to help out in the kitchen this morning...” Hex noted, calmly but playfully smirking. Kotoka's face beamed hot red. “Hmph...I just wanted to help somehow!!...” Kyo's not surprised they rejected her help with the crazy story she told them now. ‘How the fuck do you even fuck up cooking ramen?!’ “Kinda glad you didn't to be honest...” Rosemi muttered from a different couch with her friends. Kyo couldn't help but burst out laughing despite the growing aches, since all that time she was busy playing games with her friends, she straight up came in their conversation and burned Kotoka's ego. “Rosemi!! There's no way you just said that!” Petra gave her a concerned look. Kyo leaned back, letting out a pained sigh as he put his arms around Aster and Maria's seats.

“Honestly, at least you try. I can cook, it's just- not that aesthetic...sometimes” Aster sulked as he spoke. Ren, sitting on Aster's other side, wrapped an arm around the back of his couch. “Honestly- he tries. Kyo can even back us up.” Kyo weakly nodded at Ren's words, sucking up the pain. “Y-Yep- I can...unfortunately.” ‘Gods Above...what is this fucking stomach ache...’ “I'm guessing the cooking wasn't exactly...homemade with you all?” Meloco asked. Ren did the talking for them all. “Yeah- we mostly took food from outside places...but it's not all horrible food. Sometimes it's more healthy.” Ren mentioned, taking a sip of his beer can. “It could've been worse, not gonna lie...” Kyo mumbled, weakly leaning forward and taking a sip of his own drink. Kyo leaned back, moving his arms away to cup them in his jacket pockets. More time passed with everyone talking, listening to the games being played front of them since the couches are turned towards the TV, watching as Aster, Mysta, Finana, and Uki left one by one slowly, those slow aches became heavy pains for Kyo.

🎶 Rise of the Ultimates 🎶

‘What...the fuck...? S-Seriously...what is this feeling?? Did- did I really drink that much?!’ Kyo leaned forward, clenching his stomach with a groan. “Kyo...? Are you okay?” Kyo didn't turn his head at the call out, yet shortly finding Maria brushing his hair aside and resting her hands on his face. Her eyes widened.

“Ah! You're burning hot!” Scarle and Aia leaned over, with Scarle pushing Kyo's hair further up. She pressed her cool palm against his warm forehead. Kyo's eyelids fluttered at the sensation, letting out a shaky breath. “...urgh...” Kyo couldn't mutter any cohesive words. Scarle pulled him to her, making him stand up. “I think...it's best we get you back home. You must be pretty drunk!” Aia wrapped her arms around Kyo's shoulders, and Scarle did the same. Everyone else looked at Kyo with a concerned expression. “Kyo...do you need any ice packs?!” Petra stood up hurriedly. ‘Y-Yes please...’ Scarle nodded her head. “Please get him one- two even! He doesn't look well...and I think he drank a little too much.” Selen and Rosemi glanced at each other before getting up and joining Petra. After a little bit, they came back with three packs of ice in their hands. Scarle and Aia took them in their hands, placing the third one on Kyo's head before pulling his hood up to keep it in place. ‘Holy fuck- that feels nice...’ He sighed when feeling the cool force on his head. “We'll get Kyo home...we'll be right back!” Scarle reassured everyone. With Aia's help, she dragged Kyo out of Selen's cottage.

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{ Kyo's Cottage }

After Kyo passed Sonny, who leaned against the barrier of the fountain with his eyes lazily fixated on him, Scarle and Aia led him to his room. They opened up his door for him, helping by taking his shoes off near the door before laying him down in his bed. Kyo groaned as they took the ice packs from his body away, but somehow...a cooling sensation continued to fill his cottage. “Huh...I guess these cottages have auto air conditioning during the night...” Aia noted, putting Kyo's covers up to his shoulders, covering his full body. Aia hugged Kyo lightly, followed by Scarle who did it a lot more tightly. Kyo groaned in pain, making her ease up. “I hope you're gonna be okay, Kyo. You probably drank too much. We'll come back in the morning to get you drinks and foods for your hangover afterwards...okay?” Scarle leaned down and ran her fingers through Kyo's hair.

“You're gonna be alright by yourself, right?” Kyo weakly nodded his head. ‘Why wouldn't I?’ He tried to repeat his thoughts to words...only weakly mumbling out, “...would...I?” Aia gave Kyo a concerned glare. “Okay- we...maybe we stay here with him, Scarle...” Scarle gently grabbed her hand, slowly pulling Aia away from Kyo. ‘No...I don't wanna rob you two of your night.’ Kyo shook his head and gave the two a reassuring smile, which made them form their own. “I think he'll be okay, Aia...look, he's even trying to say that himself. Besides, we can always check up on him tomorrow....okay?” Scarle took Aia by the hand. “...o-okay...okay.” Kyo forced a wider smile across his face, making Aia more reassured as Scarle walked her towards Kyo's doorway. “Goodnight Kyo. We'll see you in the morning!” Scarle waved, opening up the door for her and Aia. “...night...Sca...le.” The two of them left Kyo's room, leaving him with scalding pain in his stomach. He groaned and stared up at the ceiling. ‘...I don't wanna ruin their fun, so...I guess I'll just sleep. This pain-...it's fucking unbearable...probably my worst liquor fuck up to date...’ Kyo closed his eyes and tried drifting to sleep despite the pain consuming him.

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[ • Ding Dong Dong Ding! • ]

He shot up in his bed. Hearing bell chimes in his ears alerted him awake. Bright light seeped from his arm as he lifted it, only for a holographic video of Yugamin sitting on the Fountain's hands, with Alban lingering behind them, to play out.

“A body has been discovered! Please gather around the Plaza!”

The announcement shut off as quickly as it came, and he quickly scampered up out of bed.

🎶 Re: Boys’ Life of Despair 🎶

‘A body...someone already murdered someone?! W-Wait...that explains why we're alive.’ He recalled the motive Yugamin had them do...kill someone by the next sunrise or else everyone dies- and whoever did it...would be able to leave and get their powers back. He slipped his shoes on and ran out the door.

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{ Plaza }

At the plaza, everyone flocked over to the nearby cottages...specifically, the cottages some people moved to. Yugamin sat on the fountain's hands, idly looking down at everyone. “KYAAAA!!!!!!” That broken scream came from Maria. He rushed over to where everyone flocked. “Guys...what's going on?! Who's dea-...” Through the open door cottages, there was one door that she horrifically stood by. He stepped inside, with his footsteps only echo-ing in the stillness inside the room.

( And there, our fears...were confirmed. )

( A sense of dread overwhelmed me... )

( ...and it consumed me. )

🎶 Dead body found A

( There...in that cottage... )

Laid the body...

Of Kyo Kaneko, The Luna.

🔮💫✨ Daily Life: End ✨💫🔮

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Chapter Text

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 1 ) 🎶

{ Kyo's Cottage }

There in front of his eyes laid Kyo Kaneko on his bed; his arms crossed over his chest with visible smears of blood under his nails, his eyes wide and glassed over, and marks on his neck.

‘Kyo...left the party early due to a stomach ache...how- how could it have been lethal?! I...I even just started to get to know him too...’ He heard others begin to approach him and Maria, mainly Aia and Scarle towards. “S-Sonny...I'm...I'm sorry...” He lowered his eyes as Aia spoke. Scarle shook her head. “...I...I should've stayed with him last night! He wouldn't have died if I was there...!” She began to cry. Aia held onto her out of comfort and stabilization at the pain of loss. He- Sonny, shook his head. “I...don't think you could've. I know you two were at the party...did you two leave when the nighttime announcement went off?” Aia nodded her head at Sonny's words. “Mhmm...” Haunting realization crossed her face as Sonny glanced away from the body and the two women. ‘...Kyo...’ Any signs of Maria before were now gone. “...so either way...we wouldn't have been able to save him...” Aia muttered under her breath. Some sort of chiming noise came from their wrists followed by Yugamin themself making an appearance. Sonny pulled his arm up, looking to check what they've added.

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[ \ • Profile Update! • / ]

[ \ • Participant 16/34 •/]

Sonny Brisko

Height | 180 CM
Age | [ CLASSIFIED ]

D.O.B. | April 6th
Likes | Negi, sushi, ramen, gyoza, capybara, cuttlefish, YTPs, voice acting, kicking doors, ASMR, anime
Dislikes | Beetroot, hot weather, koalas, driving, getting drunk
Identity | VSF Captain

🎶 Rise of the Ultimates 🎶

“Aaawwgh finally!! The killing game has begun!!” Yugamin soured the mood with their unusual thirst for blood. Sonny cringed. “Only because you made them do it.” Yugamin looked over at him with a pained frown. “...that's so hurtful to say...because I didn't have to do anything for one of you to start killing!” “SHUT UP!! SHUT THE FUCK UP!!” Maria screamed from the doorway, letting out screams that Sonny didn't know she had in her. Yugamin glared at her as Ren and Aster hurried over, both with sympathetic looks on their faces. Both of them understood in silence not to go inside...as if they knew what their other three friends were sulking about. “Why don't you?! I'm trying to help you guys here- because you all got a Class Trial coming up!” Everyone froze up hearing those words. “What...what's a class trial?” Sonny nervously croaked out. “Glad you asked! A Class Trial is where all...well- there's Thirty Two, of you will present your pieces of evidence found in the crime scene, make arguments to find and bring out the killer, and you guys will vote on who murdered them! It is really one of you guys after all.” ‘That's fucking disgusting...’ Sonny wasn't able to verbally voice his opinions before his hologram flickered to a different screen. “Aaaannndd, to get you guys started, I've decided to give you guys an overview of the murder victim on yout YugaHolos! I'll be going now. I'll come back whenever it's time to start the trial!” Without another word, Yugamin disappeared completely. Sonny showed off a look of disdain before looking at his holo-screen.

[ \ • Interstellar Data #1 • / ]

The first victim is Kyo Kaneko
He was found laying in his bed with a look of shock on his face and his arms crossed over his chest.
Time of Death; Late 10 PM
Cause of Death; Strangulation
Extra Data; Strange traces of drug usage can be found in his blood

‘Seems so strange to see this...it's like a videogame.’ Sonny dazed at the file he read. ‘...I wanna talk to the others about this. It's best I do.’ Sonny turned to the others by the door. ‘...I think...it's fair we investigate wherever we can. We need as many clues as possible...but one of us really did this?’ Sonny instinctively turned back to Kyo's body. Unsettling anxiety rumbled through his body. ‘If so...then it's best I get everyone on board with this. Obviously a murder shouldn't be overlooked.’ Sonny quickly ushered himself out of the cottage he didn't want to be in. Scarle and Aia, with Ren, Aster, and Maria around them, shortly followed him back into the plaza.

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🎶 Heaven of Almost Hell 🎶

“Everyone...” Sonny's raised his voice to act like a leader's, with slight twinges of antsy nervousness. Thankfully for him, it was enough to bring everyone to an equalized silence...other than those that are crying like Kyo's friends or some of the others. “Kyo's been murdered...according to Yugamin-...by one of us.” Screams and murmurs of terror tore through the crowds. Sonny quickly hushed everyone with a yell. “CALM DOWN!!!...Yugamin asked us to investigate. I-I need some people to come guard the body while I investigate the scene- I uhm...” With this many eyes focused on Sonny, especially for how dire the circumstances are, he felt so unsettled. “...and I need some others to uh...investigate around the village...” Sonny scratched the back of his head, growing more nervous. A laugh piped up from the crowd. It snapped Sonny back to his senses. ‘Who the...?’ He scanned his eyes for the source, worriedly frowning when his eyes met with his. “Yugo...why are you-”

“You don't gotta act so nervous now, Sonny!” Yugo brought himself forward, acting optimistic despite the horrible mood. “I mean, I know right now, considering Nina...a-and Kyo...it must be stressful but,” He shook his head, unable to hide the shaky fear in his voice even though it brought up some optimism. “I know you can do it! We can all do it! For Kyo...for Nina. I don't know what this Class Trial thing will be, but if we need to find out who did it...then we'll split up and cover it all.” Yugo's voice sounded so much more leader-like than Sonny's, which he felt relieved for. Sonny smiled and cleared his throat. “A-Alright...thank you, Yugo. Ahem. So...what do you guys think about me picking random groups?” Sonny asked everyone. “I think it's fine...I-I just-...think we need to avenge Kyo.” Aia called out, wiping the tears from her eyes. Sonny nodded over at her, waiting for someone else to say something before looking around the crowd and blurting out random names. “Vox, Ike...Aia, Scarle...Zali...and Meloco. You guys come with me to help investigate Kyo's cottage. Scarle, Aia...I'm sorry but I need you guys the most.”

The two of them locked eyes with Sonny, shakily nodding in understanding. Sonny's eyes drifted across a couple of other people. “Thank you...now. Petra...Reimu, Pomu...Fulgur, Yugo...Wilson, and...Hex. Are you guys okay with going to the party venues? Just in case.” Yugo stepped forward. “Do you think we can go look through the after party's place?” “Oh, so Selen's cottage?” Wilson looked over and interjected Yugo. He nodded his head. “Yeah...only because...” Yugo glanced away for a second before continuing. “...maybe some people would think that me looking through my own cottage would be weird.” Sonny thought about his words...ultimately agreeing at it. “You've...got a point. So...hmm...Mysta, Kotoka...Finana, Elira...Rosemi, and Enna. You guys should explore around Yugo's cottage then.” Enna looked over at Millie, smiling sweetly as she leaned forward and whispered things to her. Sonny did his best to ignore it as he finished his grouping. “Finally. Millie, Lu...”

Sonny's voice trailed off trying to search for Luca Kaneshiro, only to find him towards the back of the crowd carrying a half-awake Shu Yamino in his arms. Sonny sighed out of relief and smiled. “Ah...maybe Luca and Shu should stay here. Then Millie, Uki...Aster, Ver, Doppio...Ren, Maria- Van...ta?” Sonny raised a brow at the missing person...realizing that out of the plethora of names he announced, he left out another one other than his. “Hangover!” Wilson shouted from next to Yugo before continuing. “I went to check up on him and he's not doing so great...so he's sleeping in his cottage.” Sonny couldn't help but think of something embarrassing. He shook the thought away, deciding to address the other missing person. “As...long as he's gonna be okay- and someone's willing to check on him later, I don't mind. Anyways, has anyone seen Selen?”

For minutes he looked around, Sonny only heard and saw the same mixed confusion of people looking at each other. Sonny furrowed his brows. ‘Great- and no one even went to check on her...I hope she's not sleeping in.’ Sonny thought, turning his attention back to Kyo's cottage. “Well- for you guys going over to her cottage, go check on her please. We can't waste anymore time!” As if on command- and heavy understanding to find out who committed the murder, everyone started disbanding from one group into many.

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🎶 Darkness Time 🎶

Sonny's group found themselves in Kyo's cottage. Everyone got to look at Kyo's body for the first time...the only emotion hanging in the air was absolute terror. Aia, and Scarle were different, moving over near the closet out of witnessing the body already first hand. Ike decided to join them after a few moments while Zali leaned over and placed his hands over Kyo's body.

‘Well...logically, it would be best to investigate this myself- I remember doing something like that during my time at the VSF but...these rules- these circumstances, these flaws...conducting a professional police investigation would be impossible. Either way...I know I have to conduct this. If I wanna avenge Kyo- a friend that I just made. Yugamin keeps telling us that one of us really did this-...if that's true, it's unforgivable!’

🎶 Homicide 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Investigation! ] ’  . -

{ Amari; Hii, I'm back! Did the plot twist with Kyo scare you~? The Investigation will work the same as how the mainline Danganronpa games worked. Sonny will investigate and gather up his truth bullets to use in the Class Trial. You can play along and try guessing who the killer is based on the evidence Sonny gathers! Thank you thank you 🩷 }

( Okay. First things first, I need to take a look at the file. )

[ \ • Interstellar Data #1 • / ]

★ The first victim is Kyo Kaneko

★ He was found laying in his bed with a look of shock on his face and his arms crossed over his chest.

★ Time of Death; Late 10 PM

★ Cause of Death; Strangulation

★ Extra Data; Strange traces of drug usage can be found in his blood

( Okay...I'm going to have to rely on this for my information about the body. Even though I should be wary of Yugamin...we really have no choice but to rely on them. )

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data # 1 has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

Six beeps simultaneously went off on the holograms, and Yugamin was quick to interfere. ‘Huh?’ Sonny's screen changed away from the Data File. “Sorry- just figured that I should add some new rules! Please read with care!! Sorry for interrupting, I won't do it again!”

[ \ • Added Rules! • / ]

{ - Rule #2 - }

Once a murder takes place, all surviving Participants must participate in a class trial.

( ...huh. )

{ - Rule #3 - }

If the blackened(s) is/are exposed during the class trial, they alone will be punished.

( Blackened...? Punished?! Wh-Wait...doesn't punishment mean...death?! )

{ - Rule #4 - }

If the blackened(s) is/are not exposed, all remaining Participants will be punished.

( ...oh. SHIT. So it really is one of us...on top of that. We'll all die if we don't convict them. )

{ - Rule #5 - }

If the blackened(s) survive/s the class trial, they will be granted access to re-enter the outside world.

( ... )

{ - Rule #6 - }

The killing game and class trials will continue until only two surviving Participants remain.

( Fuck...this is so brutal... )

( Oddly enough these, as well as the old rules, will really help...speaking of which, didn't we talk about the nighttime announcement earlier? That could be an important rule too since...Gods Above- what the fuck even happened last night anyway? )

.  -   `[ Nighttime Announcement has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

‘Okay...I can do this. Let's go with the body and how it's positioned next. Awe, Kyo...’ Sonny sulked as he walked closer to Zali's side, who placed his fingers on certain areas of Kyo's body. “Zali...are you checking for pulses?” He turned his head to Sonny, bearing a confused expression. “No...I'm checking for markings or special scars. Don't you...think that Kyo's body position is abnormal?” Zali asked Sonny. Sonny took regrettable glances at Kyo's body, eyeing his shocked face in comparison to the serene...almost funeral-like pose with his arms crossed around his chest. “Yeah...what do you think about it?” Sonny asked him in return. Zali moved his fingers up one of Kyo's pale arms. “Well...I have one conclusion. Due to the shock on his face, and the way his fingers are tense and curled,” Zali held up one of Kyo's hands- specifically his right.

The fingers gripped down onto the skin, but left no nail markings in his palm...despite the slight blood under the nails. “Makes me believe that he was intentionally moved. Look, there's dark markings around his neck with nail marks on them.” Sonny eyed Kyo's neck, noting the nail marks and the weird dark spot in his mind. ‘There's no blood on his neck- but why is there blood under his nails?’ Sonny took an instinctive glance at Kyo's other hand, finding it oddly clean. He kept it to himself as he spoke up. “Thought so...you read the file right?” Sonny asked Zali, putting his hand on his chin. “How could I miss it? Besides...unfortunately- these marks perfectly resemble strangulation...” ‘Holy shit, Kyo..at least you died not going through this anymore. But I definitely need to keep our conversation in mind.’

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Interstellar Data #1 ᐷ ’

Vox and Meloco stood by Kyo's right, checking his nightstand and whatever objects laid around it for any clues. Sonny nodded to himself. ‘Okay...enough about the body- wait...why are...’ Something caught his eye, somewhere around Vox's area. “Hey Vox,” “Huh? What's up Sonny?” Vox looked over at Sonny with a raised brow. “Can you...move a little? I-I think I see something.” Vox shrugged at his words. “Ah, right! Sorry. Was looking at this little nightstand by the wall. There's nothing inside, don't worry.” Vox stepped to the side, allowing Sonny some room to move to the other side of his bed. His eyes crossed the mentioned nightstand before staring at the thing that caught his gaze. ‘Yes...as much as I didn't want it to be true...I figured.’ What Sonny spotted was a small speck of blood. He moved the sheets slightly, finding a mysterious blood stain. ‘A...bloodstain?’ “Woah woah...Sonny, why are there bloodstains??” Meloco asked Sonny before adding on to her comment. “But...the cause of death was strangulation...right?” Sonny took some time to think about her words. ‘...she's right...so, why would there be blood here?’ “Yeah. It was...so, where did the blood come from?” He muttered in response. ‘Damn...perhaps this...could be a bigger clue later on- since there's no blood on Kyo other than his hand.’ It took Sonny a little bit of thinking before he spoke up again. “I wanna assume this belongs to the killer.” Meloco eyed him with confusion, looking at Kyo before letting out an audible “Ohh~”.

.  -   `[ Blood on the Sheets has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

‘Wait...what's that?’ Another thing caught Sonny's eye as he glanced away, something that was sticking out in plain sight behind the headboard. He reached for it and yanked it out from behind, unfurling a simple black cord with metallic ends on either side. ‘Woah...what is this?’ “Sonny, is that a mic cable?” Vox asked. “I don't know...but why would it be here?” Sonny looked around the room, trying to find something- or someone to look at. Vox brought up his clear opinion. “Wait...I think I know. There were a bunch of these at the karaoke party at Yugo's...so, whoever sang up on the stage or had close access to these cords...definitely had something to do with this.” ‘Huh...that's- actually impressive that he was able to tell something from just this one thing. I wasn't there so...I'll definitely need some help.’ Sonny coiled the cord between his fingers. “I wasn't there last night. Can you tell me who were on the stage?” Vox nodded his head, stepping further away from the bed. Sonny followed him as Vox continued. “I got you. So it was me, Vanta, Zali, Wilson, Ike, Yugo, Fulgur, and Ren. We were all having fun singing songs with each other...but, it never crossed my mind that Kyo would die. I thought we all would after the party...” ‘Yeah...now that I think about it, the party was probably a big event to get everyone relaxed before their deaths...’  Sonny shook his head. “I thought we would too...but thank you man.” Vox flashed a bittersweet smile. “Of course.”

.  -   `[ Hidden Black Cord has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

“Oh, Sonny.” He turned back to Vox. “Yes?” Vox crossed his arms over his chest. “Where were you last night? I know you weren't at the party.” Sonny's eyes widened slightly. ‘I saw him...obviously. But did he really not see me?’ “O-Oh...uhm...I was...” Sonny scratched the back of his head. “...I...was at the Fountain. Yugamin themselves can vouch for me.” Vox's own eyes widened. “Oh- OH. Really? Isn't there a rule against that?” Vox lifted up his eyebrows. Sonny couldn't help but softly chuckle at the absurdity. “Yugamin gave me “access”- it's what they told me themselves.” Vox narrowed his eyes, keeping his brows down. “Why were you there anyway? Oh- wait...was it because of Alban?” Sonny bit the corner of his cheek. “Mhmm. I wanted to make sure that Yugamin didn't do anything to him-...not even any of you.”

Meloco looked over at the pair. “You really care about your best friend, huh?” Sonny silently stared at her, unable to come up with words until Vox spoke up again. “Don't blame him. We all care about each other...specifically, our friends.” Vox glanced off into a different direction. The mood grew more tense than before, something that lingered until Meloco broke the silence. ”Well...did you see anything, Sonny?” Meloco asked Sonny. He nodded his head, remembering the night he last saw Kyo. “Yeah...I remember seeing Kyo leave early with Aia and Scarle around him. I...feel bad that I just stood there but...” Vox laid his hand on Sonny's shoulder. “Don't be so sad about it. I don't think we could've saved him either way...” ‘Not with that nighttime rule in effect...I don't think we could...’

.  -   `[ Sonny's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

“...you may wanna ask those who weren't at the party for their alibis too.” Sonny raised his brows at Meloco's suggestion. “Wait...there were other people out?” “Yeah. Ver, Doppio, Reimu, and Pomu.” Sonny nodded, planning on keeping their names in mind. “Thanks Meloco.” ‘I think that's all I'm getting around here. I'm gonna go check up on Ike, Scarle, and Aia.’ Sonny made his way over to the trio, who were standing across the room with Kyo's closet door open. Oddly enough, his gaze followed theirs down to the floor. “Why...are you all staring at the floor?” Ike looked over at Sonny as if he was stupid- which surprised the latter a little. “There's clothes scattered on the floor here...but Aia said something about the door is being undamaged.” ‘Really now...’ Slightly stunned, Sonny reached for the door and inspected it, only for Aia's findings to be right. The ebony frame of the door was practically untouched. Looking inside, there were all sorts of sweaters and shirts on the small space of the closet not facing the sliding door. “Huh...I'll keep that in mind. Thanks Ike, Aia.” “Of course.”

.  -   `[ Clothes on the Floor has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

‘Right...I still have to confirm their appearances with Kyo.’ Sonny turned to the duo. “Aia, Scarle.” The two of them looked worse for wear as they turned to him. “You two said that you took Kyo home, right?” Scarle bobbed her head, speaking up for her and Aia. “We did...do...you need some sort of statement?” Sonny nodded. “I do...Gods Above- this does sound like a serious police case...” Sonny muttered the last part, making Aia nervously chuckle. “I-It really does...but it's still painful to know that Kyo's gone...” Her voice trailed off...and so did her temporary smile. She sighed and shook her head. “...but if it helps us find his killer, then yes. We did take Kyo home last night. He looked a lot worse than before, he was clenching his stomach the whole time so I'm assuming most of the pain was there.” ‘Suffering a bad stomach ache...Cursing the Gods. He must've been through a pretty rough night.’

.  -   `[ Aia's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

[ • Ding dong dong ding! • ]

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 1 ) 🎶

( What?! That bell...it was just like the one before. )

“A body has been discovered! After a certain amount of time, the Class Trial will begin!”

The announcement played over their Holograms, shutting off as soon as it was done. ’Wait...but...we're already here at Kyo's body- all of us already know that it exists...what...wait...is- is there- another body?!’ Sonny's thoughts immediately snapped in realization- realizing that it could be for that unaccounted person. Instantly- and without another word, Sonny picked his foot off the ground and sprinted out of Kyo's cottage. The wind swiftly took him across as he ran over to Selen's cottage to check on their investigation team and the possible body discovery announcement.

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{ Selen's Cottage }

The place looks a lot worse than Kyo's. There were knife marks on the door, torn up fabric on the floor, scratches on the entryway-, it...looked like a struggle occured in here. When Sonny ventured deeper inside, he saw the petrified faces of Petra, Reimu, Pomu, Fulgur, Yugo, Wilson, and Hex. All of them sat on the couches, clearly shaken by what they saw. Followed by Yugamin standing nearby, Sonny can already tell that his already awful gut feeling might be correct. ‘I...feel some sort of...malicious force behind that door...’ With heavy breaths he stepped closer, his heart practically jumped out of his chest seeing the faint blood trail on the wooden floor. “...my...my best friend...” Petra mumbled as she wept into the nearby Reimu's clothes. ‘When did they start getting close...? That doesn't matter.’ Sonny finally made his way in front of the door, hesitant to open it...yet knowing that he must. ‘...wait...this...’ Finally, he opened the door.

( At the instant that I did... )

( I wish I didn't open it. )

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🎶 Dead body found A

There...kneeling in front of her own bed...

Stood the bloodied body...

Of Selen Tatsuki, the Lunar Sky Dragon .

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 1 ) 🎶

He wanted to slam the door shut...to pretend that he hadn't seen it...but it was too late. Right in front of Sonny was Selen Tatsuki's body, kneeling in front of her own bed, with a large gash across her stomach and an equally sized bloodied medical knife right beside her. On her face read an expression of content, with her eyes closed and a soft smile on her face. Almost immediately, Sonny's YugaHolo beeped again. He brought up his wrist, and the screen flickered to life.

[ \ • Added Data! • / ]

[ \ • Interstellar Data #1 - B • / ]

★ The second victim is Selen Tatsuki

★ She was found kneeling in front of her bed with her head down and her eyelids closed with a soft smile on her face

★ Time of Death; Late 10 PM

★ Cause of Death; Fatal wound to the stomach with a sharp object

( Another file...for...another...body. )

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - B has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Interstellar Data #1 - A ᐷ ’

‘I don't see anything out of the ordinary...not even a weapon, but I need to talk to the others. Before I deal with all of this...it's best I comfort them too.’ Sonny turned his attention to the others waiting out in the main cottage area. ‘...you can do it, Sonny...’ He found himself walking over to Fulgur first, who somehow coddled both Yugo and Wilson in his arms. “...I-” “You don't have to say anything Sonny. We...already understand...but...” He tightened his fatherly grip around Yugo and Wilson. Sonny took a deep shaky breath through the tense silence. “...I...I'm gonna push on. I'm going to find whoever killed Kyo...and whoever killed Selen...” A sudden determination-filed look spread across Sonny's face. “I will bring justice to them...to Kyo and Selen.” Fulgur's eyes sparkled at Sonny's words, with a soft and warm smile spreading shortly across his face. Yugo and Wilson turned to Sonny with their own looks of reassurance. “You know...Albanyan would be proud of you.” Fulgur complimented Sonny. He smiled warmly, faltering slightly remembering that Selen's body remains in her room. “I hope so...but, dead bodies of friends- really makes me...” His smile completely dropped. ‘...wait...what if Alban...no. Don't think about it Sonny.’

He shut that thought down as quickly as it came, shaking his head. “Ahem...if I wanna avenge them...I-I'm going to need evidence...” With a shaky breath, and a forced smile, Sonny asked Fulgur something.

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 2 ) 🎶

“...Fu-chan, what were you doing yesterday?” Fulgur gently patted Yugo and Wilson as he spoke. “I was mainly helping out in the karaoke party with these two, Mysta, Elira, Millie, Ike, Pomu, Vanta, and a bunch of other people. I remember that, and nothing else can make me forget.” Sonny nodded his head slowly. “Okay...and I saw you going to the party so, what went down?” Fulgur shook his head. “Nothing much, man. We just partied hard from both places. Didn't matter if we were all gonna die or not...as long as we all had fun.” Despite being so grim, Sonny knew that Fulgur was right. “Thanks...for that. I wasn't there so, I wouldn't know.”

.  -   `[ Fulgur's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

“Where were you anyway, Sonny?” Fulgur asked him. “I was watching Alban with Yugamin at the fountain. It's not much...but I tried to watch out for y'all too.” Fulgur smiled. “Of course you would. Thanks for telling us.” Sonny nodded and looked around the room. ‘...now that I know what Fulgur was doing...it's time I ask everyone else. I know Yugo and Selen were the hosts of this big party. It's a no brainer since I was there at the infirmary- Ah!’ The infirmary. Sonny remembered that something happened there with Kyo when they came back for Mysta and Ike's boxes.

[ \ Flashback / ]

Sonny and Kyo went back to the infirmary, only to find one person still inside despite the many that were here before. That person...being unexpectedly Selen holding a near empty box. “Selen-?” She quickly turned her head, flashing the duo her signature smile. “Hey guys!” “Hi Selen. Oh, are you helping?” Kyo asked her. Selen nodded her head. “Yeah, but these are for the karaoke. Yugo asked me to get some special medicines just in case someone got alcohol poisoning-” “Wait wait wait- alcohol?” Sonny blurted out. “Yeah! There's liquor in the one of the boxes- we're setting some of them to chill in Yugo's fridge. His cottage is the perfect place for a party- it even has a bar counter and open space for a stage!” ‘That cottage is perfect for Yugo...I'm almost not surprised.’ Sonny nodded his head with a slight smirk. “Yeah, Yugo's pretty good at handling his drinks.” He shortly brought up a memory of Yugo.

...

Sonny turned over, looking for Selen. Kyo curiously followed his gaze. “Huh? Where did Selen go?” Kyo asked, now looking fully around the room for her. Sonny noticed while they were talking that Selen and her box went missing. “Maybe she left without saying a word.” Kyo furrowed his brows. Eventually, the duo found the leftover boxes from Mysta and Ike.

[ \ End of Flashback / ]

( That's right...Kyo and I saw Selen in the infirmary before the party when we went to grab the rest of the supplies for Shu and Luca. Then...I need to investigate the infirmary after this place. )

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Sonny's Account ᐷ ’

“Sonny?” Yugo's voice snapped him back into reality with a soft smile. “You alright?” Sonny shook my head. “Not really...sorry, I was just thinking about something. I think I should go looking around.” From the time he discovered the body to the moment he talked to Fulgur, everyone dispersed around the room to investigate what could've happened. Sonny joined them, looking around to find Pomu and Hex by the kitchen area and Petra and Reimu by the door. Sonny decided to walk over to Pomu and Hex first, checking the area for anything. “Hi.” He bleakly- and somewhat embarrassingly introduced his presence. Pomu and Hex tried to smile at him, “Hey...” yet both of their smiles faded away. A thin fog of silence swept over them before Sonny cut it down. “...did...you guys find anything here?” They shook their heads. “Not in the cabinets...but if you need something, just say the word.” Pomu couldn't even smile at him as he nodded his head, “I need alibis for everyone here- regardless on if they went to the party or not. What were you two doing?”

Hex brought himself up first. “I was at the party. I didn't do much other than hangout and drink a little.” Pomu looked over at him before nodding her head. “I wasn't really- at the party, but I was helping. I was watching at the rooftops since they're pretty easy to climb. It was actually Yugo that brought up the offer for me when I told him I didn't uh...want to be too chaotic, you know? I stayed up on his roof since Selen's cottage is like- nearby so- after Kyo and a couple of others left early, and with the nighttime announcement later...I left since it was getting too dark. I had to get back to my cottage soon.” Sonny's eyelids lifted up slightly. ‘Woah...that's a lot of information. But I think I can use this.’

.  -   `[ Pomu's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

“Thank you, you two...sorry- I just know that it'll be really.” “Of course.” Pomu responded, looking over to Hex and pulling him aside. While they were preoccupied, Sonny decided to take a look in the kitchen drawers since they both mentioned that they couldn't find anything useful in the cabinets...only to find one with a crumpled up note hidden inside. Sonny furrowed his brows, taking out the note with his ungloved hand. “What...is this?” “What's what?” Hex noticed him, leaning over his shoulder to read with him.

[ “Thank you for helping me. Please meet up with me after the party. Is sometime after the nighttime announcement alright?” ]

‘A note...?! Who wrote it? And why...?’ Sonny stuffed the note in his pocket. “A note though...? Definitely has something to do with Selen since she's dead.” Sonny pondered Hex's words. “Hmm...that's a given, Hex.”

.  -   `[ Note From Selen has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

Searching the rest of the area, Sonny couldn't find anything else. ‘...I think that's everything from the kitchen. I'm...just gonna go towards the door. I remember seeing scratch marks there that I need to look at.’ Sonny waved to Hex as he headed to the door. Along the way, spotting Petra and Reimu nearby, he thought of an idea. “Hey...is there anything I can do to make you both feel better?” Sonny asked them calmly. Petra, with teary eyes, glanced up at him as Reimu protectively put her arm around her. ‘Seriously...when was this?’ “...well, there's nothing really- but I know people are going to suspect me for this...since I wasn't at the party. Let me give you my word just in case anyone tries to pin this on me.” Reimu spoke up without having Petra say anything, her eyes darkening with a sense of protection and a slight glimmer of guilt.

“If it helps your case, then shoot...” Sonny wanted to ask about their sudden relationship...but decided not to ask. “I was actually at the party last night. I was there for both events...but I didn't attend in person actually, I...” Reimu's voice trailed off before she took her arm away from Petra. Her body began to fade, physically disappearing with no trace other than a shadow. Sonny's eyes widened as he felt his blood run cold. ‘HOLY FUCK-’ “I...technically still have my powers thanks to my parasite, Poppi,” She phased back into the room, wrapping herself around Petra again. “I can use that to turn invisible and watch people if I want to. Yugamin's weird influence doesn't bother me because of it...besides, I was using it to talk to Petra at the bar counter while everyone was gone.” Sonny raised his brows. “Ah...that's...totally not unsettling- then, could you tell me what you were doing there? Why didn't you go in your uh...human form?” Reimu shook her head.

“I didn't want to be there with everyone...a lot of people anyways. So, I thought that I would watch over everyone in the shadows. I watched inside Yugo's cottage at the bar. After, I walked with Petra over to the after party. I remember after Kyo, Aia, and Scarle left that Mysta, Aster, Finana, and Uki left too- all in that order. I left after Uki did, but no one saw me though.” Reimu's statement didn't hold much substance for Sonny. Luckily, Petra mumbled through her sobs. “Yeah...she was there watching me. I can vouch for it, so can Ky-o...” Her voice trailed off realizing that she couldn't use Kyo as backup. Sonny gave her a sympathetic look. ‘...I'm going to choose to believe them for now. I feel...I feel horrible that they can't back themselves up.’ “Don't worry Petra...I believe you. Thanks you two.” Hearing that, Petra smiled. “You're welcome, Sonny.” Reimu looked over at him with a smile of her own. “I know my alibi isn't solid but...I hope it helps.” ‘I hope it does.’

.  -   `[ Reimu's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

Sonny shortly turned his attention past them, focusing on all of the scattered bits of white fabric on the floor. ‘White pieces...all over the door. There's a light trail of blood here and scratches as well...wait- is that...’ He walked to the doorframe, leaning forward and inspecting closely. ‘Brown...fibers? There's...so much going on at the door, but nothing going on towards the bedroom other than the blood trail. If Selen was bleeding from her stomach, then...why such a faint trail?’

.  -   `[ Torn White Fabric has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Blood on the Door has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Signs of a Knife Fight has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

‘I...think that's all I can look for here...I don't want to go back in the bedroom, I saw all I needed to see. I need to go check the other two groups and make sure they're okay. I just know that there's gonna be more important things around with their help...I promise I'll avenge you both, Selen...Kyo.’ Sonny reluctantly glanced back before hurrying out of Selen's cottage, not wanting to stay in such a glum place anymore.

...

🎶 Homicide 🎶

{ Yugo's Cottage }

Sonny decided to walk north towards Yugo's cottage, where all of the fun things he missed last night took place. He hurried in, slightly unsurprised to see Mysta, Kotoka, Finana, Elira, Rosemi, and Enna's faces looking around different places. ‘Phew...least the rest of us- or this group, are still together.’ Sonny approached them cautiously, starting with Finana. Nothing seemed out of place there except for her putting her hands on a couple of bottles. Mysta and Kotoka investigated the stage together, and Enna sat by near the wall. Rosemi suddenly stood up from behind the counter, huddling a couple of bottles in her embrace.

“Okay, are these ones good?” Rosemi asked as she left the bottles on the counter for Finana to hold. “What are you two doing?” Sonny looked over at the two strangely. Rosemi waved her hand at him, laughing as if mocking him for not knowing. “Oh, Finana sensed traces of poison in these bottles. Asked her how and she told me she can just...sense these things. I guess I can trust her...since she's been really helpful!” ‘Wait...that's- so her and Reimu still have traces of their powers...maybe all this time, Yugamin just lowered their power? Nevermind that- she said she found traces of poison in the bottles? Gods Above, who put that there and where would they even get it from?’ “Finana, do those bottles you're holding really contain poison?” She nodded her head at Sonny's confusion.

“Not enough to kill from what I can tell with the concentration...but enough to incapacitate someone. I hope no one else is hurt though...considering we lost Nina and Kyo...that other discovery announcement was for him, right?” Finana sulked. Sonny gave her a look of sympathy, slowly shaking his head. “...I found Selen murdered in her bedroom.”

🎶 Re: All Star Apologies 🎶

Finana gave him a completely stun locked look. Rosemi dropped the bottle she was going to give to her onto the floor. “S-Sonny...really?!”  Finana's voice rang out as Rosemi's bottle shattered on the ground. The rose maiden quickly fled the area, posing no more interest in helping. “...y-yes. I...I didn't want it to happen...not at all...but it did.” Finana's eyes trailed down at Sonny's words, staying silent before ultimately walking off to tend to the broken glass. ‘I'm so sorry...’

.  -   `[ Bottles of Alcohol has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

( ...I feel horrible telling them upfront like that...but there's a few more things I need to look at here. First, to the ones on stage...I wanna confirm something with that cord. )

🎶 Re: Despair Syndrome ( 2 ) 🎶

Sonny turned his focus to the stage and walked over to Mysta and Kotoka. They held several similar looking cords in their hands as they talked. “Hey, can I ask you both something?” They cocked their heads towards Sonny. “Hm?” “I found a black cord in Kyo's room. Those wouldn't happen to be...-?” Sonny pointed to the ones in their hands. Kotoka placed hers on the ground. “The same ones?” Kotoka chirped up. Sonny nodded my head. “Yeah. They all look pretty similar...don't you think?” “Hmm...I know we're just trusting each other's words here, but since I'm trusting yours, you better trust mine!” Kotoka held out her fist. “I have no clue what you're talking about, but I'll say they're the same!” ‘Oh right...she didn't see the full crime scene...either way- the cords look the same...’

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Hidden Black Cord ᐷ ’

“Thanks Kotoka...hey Mysta,” He raised an eyebrow at Sonny. “Since you're here- and I know you helped in the party, what were you up to?” Mysta put his hands on his hips. “I was partying almost all night! However, Elira and I had to go help out decorating Selen's cottage...and I had to leave her party early too since I was feeling pretty tired. It was so much fun though, you should've been there!” Sonny smiled somewhat warmly. “Haha, it must've been fun. I'll make sure to jump in next time...” ‘If there's one...’ Sonny's own mood seemed to dim as his mind wandered elsewhere. ‘Okay...there's Mysta's alibi. It'll be useless asking Elira for hers since hers will be the same.’ He glanced over to the woman pondering by the empty boxes at the back of the stage. ‘She looks like she's lost in thought anyway...probably best I don't disturb her.’

.  -   `[ Mysta's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

‘I think that's all I need from this place though. I should at least wave to Enna before I leave.’ Sonny headed over to the wall near the door, waving to Enna. “I'm sorry about Nina...” Sonny mumbled. She smiled bitterly, “It's not your fault, Sonny...but thanks. As for Kyo...you better bring his killer to justice. I don't know who the other announcement was for- and I don't wanna know...” Sonny nodded his head. “I will...but it's not just me here doing it, it's everyone. Everyone's been helping each other believe it or not.” “Hmm.” Her smile turned genuine. Not wanting to ruin the mood again, Sonny didn't tell her who the other discovery announcement belonged to. “You're right.” Enna left Sonny some parting words as he left.

...

{ Infirmary }

Sonny finally stopped by the infirmary- a place that...basically started everything for him. Shu and Luca stood by the doorway, with the latter holding onto him to make him steady. “Oh, you two are here.” Sonny felt surprised as Shu weakly turned to him. He gave Sonny a tender smile. “Y-Yeah...gotta help in...some way...and don't worry, it wasn't Luca's idea.” Shu leaned forward to whisper that last part leaning back towards Luca for support again. “Yeah...he's right. I'm not really- his parent or anything so how could I say no?” Wrapping an arm around his shoulders protectively, Luca made Shu rest his tired head on his shoulder. Sonny furrowed his brows, unusually finding the scene...odd. “As long as you two are alright. I know what you two were doing, so there's no need for me to ask you.” Luca nodded his head. “Shu can vouch too. I was watching him- feeding him drinks too, and he was watching me...from my bed of course!” Gently, he led Shu down the infirmary.

.  -   `[ Luca's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

Moments passed before someone spoke up again. “Hey Sonny...” “Hm?” Luca called out his name with uncertainty, causing Sonny to turn to him. “...I...think...we just found something...” Luca stepped away, revealing a hidden alcove towards the back of the room where some objects near a cabinet were supposed to be. There were empty pill bottles laying on the counter as well. “What the...” Sonny furrowed his brows again at the sight. “There's even an empty knife casing here...” ‘Wait...a knife was used to stab Selen, right? Then...this...wait. No...I don't want to assume anything.’ With a heavy heart, Sonny took a deep sigh.

.  -   `[ Pill Bottles has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Missing Knife has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

“Sonny, Sonny!" Aster dashed up to him with a horrified look on his face. “What- what's up?” Already put on edge, he couldn't help but anxiously answer Aster. “I just realized something...I-I think I saw something last night!” Sonny raised a brow, clearly confused- and somewhat frightened. “P-Please- by all means...say something.” Aster leaned closely and whispered to Sonny. He felt embarrassed that he had to slightly bow down to reach Aster. “...I saw Mysta last night from my cottage window.” Sonny's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat.

“He looked...stressed out or something. I don't know, I just glanced out my window and saw him. I was expecting to see Elira...but I didn't. I...don't remember where he was headed though- just know that it was after the nighttime announcement...” Sonny's breath hitched, followed by an awkward feeling. “Aster...are you swearing that you saw the truth?” He nodded his head...almost vigorously. ‘Wait...now that I think about it, why would he lie? Since...he's never seen Mysta often until now- hell. We all don't fucking know each other...’ “I swear it's what I saw. I just remembered about it so I went to go see you...I-I'm sorry if it seems so out there...” ‘Good thing you did...it might be helpful.’

.  -   `[ Aster's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

Aster quickly left before he and Sonny could exchange more words. With no other person to talk to, and only two people left to see, Sonny headed over to them near the back of the room. Sonny walked over to Ver Vermillion and Doppio Dropscythe, people who Meloco asked him to get alibis for since they also weren't at the party. “...O-Oh! Sonny. What- do you want with us?” Sonny felt confused that Ver had apprehension in his voice. “I'm just wondering where you two were. Since I heard from some people that you two weren't at the karaoke party at all.” Doppio's eyes darted away for a split second before resting on Sonny's face again...something the other obviously found somewhat suspicious.

Doppio cleared his throat. “Me and Ver were together. It wasn't anything big really, was just us hanging around at night! But...there's something we need to tell you.” Sonny cocked his head to the side, his confusion now multiplying by tenfold. “Go ahead.” ‘Hopefully it's not too bad.’ “We saw some shadow figure after the nighttime announcement went off when we went to go back to our rooms.” ‘A figure during the announcement...does that link up with anything?’ “A shadowy figure? Could you see anything else?” Ver shook his head and spoke next. “No...other than the fact that Yugamin did put barriers everywhere- we didn't see anything. Sorry we can't be much help there.” Sonny shook my head despite the useless detail. “It's okay! I needed this.” ‘On the other hand...they didn't tell me where they went...why is that?’

.  -   `[  Ver & Doppio's account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.

[ • Ding dong bing bong! • ]

That chime came from overhead instead of the Holos...yet they brightened up and flickered on their wrists. An image of Yugamin by the fountain alerted everyone's attention.

“Alright everyone! Come to the Fountain, it's time for the Class Trial to begin!”

🎶 Re: Death Wish 🎶

The hologram shut off shortly afterward, leaving them mumbling to each other in the room. ‘Are we gonna have this- Class Trial at the Fountain?’ Sonny shook his head and severed his thoughts, deciding to mindlessly follow everyone towards the fountain.

...

{ Plaza }

All thirty two remaining participants gathered up near the Fountain, most of them looking a lot...worse knowing what they know now.

“A class trial?” “Here?” “Are we just gonna stand here and talk to each other?” “How is that supposed to work?” “I just wanna go home...” “I want my blanket!” “I wish this never happened!” “Give us our friends back!”

Chatter like that roamed around the plaza. Yugamin waved their arm sleeves. Alban already disappeared from the Fountain, leaving the small creature in front of the woman's statue.

“Hush hush! All of you, please proceed down the elevator towards the trial room. I promise it won't be so boring since I took so long to prepare it! Right, Shu?”

Yugamin glanced over at Shu and Luca. ‘Disgusting creatin...is that why they've been gone?’ Sonny thought as they waved their sleeve. No noises came from the fountain and nothing happened for a short period of time...until the Fountain itself lifted up to reveal a large, intricately star-crafted elevator shaft.

‘Woah...what...the fuck?!’ Sonny stared at it in shock, wondering how such a thing could've been hidden for a long time. Yugamin glared at all of them as if they were pieces.

“Come on come on now! Get inside!” Their voice sounded more demanding. Nevertheless, everyone followed through except for Pomu. “Pomu?” Sonny looked over at her. Pomu shook her head, her face plastered with a look of fear. “No...I don't want to. I'm not going to.” Yugamin visibly frowned at her. “Pomu Rainpuff. Please step into the elevator....or you will be punished.” Pomu put her foot down. ‘Wait...punished?! No- hold on...’ Sonny found himself frozen in place despite his mind wanting to reach out to her. “No! I will not. I don't want my friends to suffer anymore...and I'm not trusting you inside some stupid elevato-” Another bright flash of light- similar to the one that consumed Nina, filled their vision...as well as the familiar ringing sensation in their ears. When it cleared up, and the ringing along with it, Sonny could faintly hear and see the elevator gain an almost translucent star barrier. On the other side...laid Pomu Rainpuff's body, drenched in an immense amount of blood.

🎶 Re: To Survive 🎶

“POMU!!!” Elira threw her body to the elevator doors, banging harshly as they descended downward. Sonny's eyes remained wide, his heartbeat quiet and almost non-existent as he hears sobs and thuds around every corner. The elevator was thrown into chaos. ‘...did...they just...kill...Pomu?!’ Sonny couldn't get the image of her corpse out from his mind as they kept descending deeper and deeper into the dark space. Around every corner of his mind, despite the frantic screaming and crying...he found some sort of serene feeling remembering something important. His mind...drifted all the way to Alban.

🎶 Re: All Star Apologies 🎶

‘Alban...what...would he do if he found out that four of us are now already dead...?’ Sonny shuddered just thinking about it. Shortly after, through the mess, he felt someone's hand on his shoulder. That one hand turned into many hands. Without saying a word, all of Noctyx wrapped themselves in each other's embraces. Sonny smiled bittersweetly. “Guys...” “Shhh...it's better we stay quiet.” Uki softly spoke through, somehow calming Sonny's nerves down as he wrapped his arms around the trio.

.

After a long while of huddling near the wall of the elevator in shared silence other than Elira and Finana's frantic cries, the elevator finally came to a stop. The barrier in front of them all dissipated, and everyone- including Elira, filed out of the small cubicle...into a much bigger space. It looked like a circular room with a stained glass dome at the top. Several sparkling curtains adorned the walls, marble pillars came with them as well as six muted waterfalls trickling water down into small alcoves. In the middle, across from them, stood a large purple and silver plush throne with Yugamin sitting right in the middle. There were two seats under them, one with Alban sleeping on it and another empty one next to his. ‘...the fuck does that mean...?’ Sonny shook his head, thinking it wasn't important. He took his time to note the strange lavender-silver circular podiums forming their own big circle...unable to count how many there were in total. “Welcome to the trial room, everyone!”

🎶 Nightmare in the Locker 🎶

Yugamin's voice boomed out from their throne. Elira was the first to speak, clearly irritated. “Hey, WHY DID POMU HAVE TO DIE?!” Her voice carried strong volume with her choked tears. Yugamin laughed, “Pomu's defiance annoyed me. Besides~ that's not the point!” A dark expression passed through Elira's face. “You sick motherfucker.” Her voice held strong as Yugamin's smile turned into a neutral glare. “Pshhh, she was gonna go soon anyway. Now, do you like this room? It looks glorious under the muted blue and green. Who knows? Maybe it's serving as a hint!” Their voice seems so playful and mocking...Sonny found it disgusting. “A hint?! What kind of fucking hint?!” Kotoka screamed, holding her fist near her chest. “Oh~ nothing! If you guys don't wanna end up like Pomu, please find the podium with your name on it! If you can't find your name, please come to me.”

Wanting to stay alive, Sonny looked for his seat only to find it as the first seat he touched. He stepped onto the floating platform only for it to close off behind him. Sonny eyes widened and he turned back to see the others that haven't found theirs. ‘What...did...’ Sonny turned back around, looking about as everyone else got themselves situated. Eventually everyone found their seats and all of them looked at each other, too stunned to understand. ‘...we're all in a circle so we can see each other...that's-...totally not freaky at all.’ Uki stood across from Sonny, his eyes locked on his mainly out of fear. “Hey?! Where's my seat????” That cry came from Petra Gurin. Yugamin looked down at her with emulated empathy. “Awww- looks like I miscounted...come up here and I'll explain it later.” Yugamin raised an arm up, lifting Petra up with their magic. Petra flailed in the air, doing so until she finally sat down on her throne next to Alban. ‘...what...so is she...?’ Sonny shook his head. ‘Nope...don't. Question. It.’ He looked down at his feet, his heart starting to beat quicker in his chest.

🎶 New Classmates of the Dead 🎶

( So this is how the class trial will begin. )

...

( If we want to continue on together...then we have to find whoever killed Kyo and Selen...and bring them to justice. )

( I'll be sure of it...not only as the VSF Captain, but as Sonny Brisko. )

( ...I have a feeling I need to do this, )

( So I can see you again. )

( I'll do it for you. )

( All of you. )

🔮💫✨ To Be Continued ✨💫🔮

Chapter Text

🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; I can't find the short version so...here's the extended version. I guess it works out since you all get some time to think before the trial :3 }

.  -   `[ Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

[ Interstellar Data #1 - A ]

• The first victim is Kyo Kaneko. He was found laying in his bed with a look of shock on his face and his arms crossed over his chest. He died at late 10 PM by strangulation. Traces of substances can be found in his blood.
  +According to Zali, his body looks intentionally moved and has visible marks of strangulation. His palms have no visible markings on them, yet there are nail marks on his neck. Only his right hand has visible signs of blood under his nails.

[ Interstellar Data #1 - B ]

• The Second Victim is Selen Tatsuki. She was found kneeling in front of her bed with her head down and her eyelids closed with a soft smile on her face. She died at late 10 PM by a fatal blow to the chest.

[ Bottles of Alcohol ]

• Finana Ryugu noted that several bottles of alcohol out of the many available at the bar counter have traces of some sort of drugs in them. She further notes that the drugs are enough to really incapacitate someone but not to kill quickly.

[ Note From Selen ]

• Found in one of the kitchen drawers, it's a note presumably linked to Selen that reads [ “Thank you for helping me. Please meet up with me after the party. Is sometime after 10 alright?” ]

[ Torn White Fabric ]

• Found while investigating Selen's cottage. Several bits of torn white fabric were found scattered near the front door.

[ Pill Bottles ]

• Empty pill bottles were found in the infirmary towards the back of the room.

[ Missing Knife ]

• A knife went missing from the infirmary at around an unknown time. All that's left of it was the casing. Coincidentally, a knife was found at the scene of Selen's crime scene covered in blood.

[ Blood on the Door ]

• Despite the blood being only in Selen's room, there were blood stains present on the door as well as a trail of blood fading to her bedroom.

[ Nighttime Announcement ]

• Yugamin announces lights off from 10 PM to 7 AM. No one is allowed in the Plaza, the Hot Springs, the Church, and the Infirmary. To make it clear, they even set a barrier around those areas too.

[ Signs of a Knife Fight ]

• Strange slash markings and brown fibers were found scattered by the front door.

[ Hidden Black Cord ]

• A black cord with metal ends was found behind behind the headboard. Its origins are unknown.
  +Through Kotoka's help, the cords origins are most likely from the party held in Yugo's dorm.

[ Clothes on the Floor ]

• Kyo's closet was a mess but there are no signs of a struggle getting in or out of the closet judging by the doorframe.

[ Blood on the Sheets ]

• Stains of blood were present on Kyo's sheets despite the lack of blood on the body.

[ Fulgur's Account ]

• He, along with several other people ( mentioning Yugo, Elira, Vanta, Wilson, and Mysta in particular ) helped out in making the two place event a huge success.

[ Mysta's Account ]

• Him and Elira left Yugo's karaoke early to help with the party planning at Selen's cottage.

[ Pomu's Account ]

• She was offered by Yugo to watch from the rooftops for him and Selen. She was making sure nothing suspicious was going on in, out, and around. Thankfully, she didn't see anything.

[ Reimu's Account ]

• She watched from the shadows in her ghost form. Petra claims to back this up but only she can prove her claim. Under Reimu's words, using her form, she witnessed many people leave Selen's party: Finana, Mysta, Aster, Uki, and Kyo with Scarle and Aia before she left.

[ Luca's Account ]

• From my understanding, I know that Luca needed some help with taking care of Shu. He was out the entire day taking care of him, which covers his alibi.

[ A ia's Account ]

• She and Scarle left with Kyo to take care of him...only to find his body the morning after. She mentioned that it was most likely his stomach causing the problem due to his body posture.

[ Aster's Account ]

• Through his window, he claimed he witnessed a distressed-looking Mysta heading towards Selen's cottage after leaving the party.

[ Ver & Doppio's Account ]

• The two of them mentioned they were off by themselves for the night but didn't specify where. All they did mention was seeing shadows from their perspectives.

[ Sonny's Account ]

• I was keeping watch over the Fountain with Yugamin- with special permission of course. I witnessed Kyo leave early with Aia and Scarle before calling it a night.
  +I remember a time hours before when Kyo and I visited the infirmary. We saw Selen there with an empty box and bottles. She left before we could talk to her again.

[ Seating Arrangements! ]

( Art Credits tyty ( only pin...sorry ) :  📌 )

{ Lei; I will officially change the seating pictures for Ch2 and going forward, because I don't want to use someone else's art without their permission- I feel like I'm disrespecting them 😭😭 )

( 32 seats for 34- wait...isn't that what they were talking about? )

- . ‘ [ Class Trial; ] ’ . -

- .  ‘ [ In Session! ] ’  . -

🎶 Dawn Edition Vol. 3 🎶

Yugamin; Alright! Now that you're all settled, let's start with a basic explanation of the Class Trial!

Yugamin; All of you will discuss your findings, debate with each other, and reach a conclusion to vote for “whodunnit”.

Yugamin; If you can figure out who the blackened is, then only they will be punished...but if you pick the wrong one,

Yugamin; Then I will punish everyone besides the blackened, and they that decieved everyone not only gets their powers back, but they will get to leave this place!

- The whole room plunged into silence before someone broke it. -

Maria; So...is it true?

Yugamin; What's true?

Maria; That one of us really killed Kyo and Selen?

Yugamin; Yep yep! Unlike those who break my rules, I will not directly commit a murder like this!

( ...like Nina and Pomu... )

Sonny; And you want us to find out who killed them?

Yugamin; Did you even listen to me?! I clearly said-

Petra; SHUT UP!! Your opinion doesn't matter!!

Sonny; ???

Petra; I-I wanna know...

Petra; WHY THE HELL DO I HAVE TO SIT NEXT TO ALBAN?! WHY DON'T I GET A SEAT???

- Petra threw a small fit on her red plush throne sitting next to Alban's identical one. -

Yugamin; W-Well- I didn't expect Pomu to die!! Besides, I only had enough “power” to expand this place to thirty two seats! Sorry sorry!

Petra; Even though she's dead...you could've at least sat me down somewhere else!!!

- Petra pointed over at Pomu's seat, now holding a standing portrait with her face crossed out in a blood butterfly- or fairy. -

Yugamin; WAA WAA, WOMP WOMP. I'll change up the layout soon since more of you are gonna be dead anyway!

( Fucking morbid... )

Petra; H-Hmph...well...none of us are gonna die so!!

Yugamin; Oh really?

Yugamin; Tell that to a murderer.

Petra; !?!?

Mysta; Guys- stop!!!

- Mysta moved his arms out as far as he possibly could. -

Mysta; Can we just find the killer?!

Mysta; I don't want our friends to have died in vain you know?

( Mysta's got a point...and I'm pretty sure we'll all die if we don't find out who did it... )

( And I don't want anyone else to die. )

( ...well, other than...the obvious. )

Sonny; You're right...so, what should we start with?

Kotoka; Maybe with these portraits here???

( Portraits?! What- oh... )

- Everyone's gaze collectively turned to the portraits of Selen...Pomu's, Nina's...and finally Kyo's. Sonny couldn't help but grimace as he looked away. -

( All these deaths...for what? )

Yugamin; Oh about those, it made me feel bad that they'd all be left out since they died. It's better that friendship penetrates even death's barrier as they say!

( Nobody says that... )

Sonny; Just- just stop...we need to find out who killed Kyo and Selen.

Uki; Yeah, but how are we gonna do that?

Vanta; Ugh...maybe...mh-...we start with the weapons? Mph-!

( Who let him go to the trial with a hangover?! At least get him a bucket...but he's got a point either way. )

Sonny; Vanta, take a chill pill on this one. Either way, you're right...but how about we focus on Kyo's murder first though.

Sonny; To make things easier.

Kotoka; Alright...then, guess we can go for it! It's not like the weapon will be actually hard to find out, right?

Wilson; I bet it was in plain sight anyway.

( Hopefully so. )

🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Amari/Lei; Hi, I'm back! Welcome to the first Non-Stop Debate of many! In a Non-Stop Debate, Sonny must find small little contradictions or agreement points in his friends' statements! Argument points will be highlighted like this! Agree spots will come by later this trial! For tutorial sake, this first debate will have just one argue point. The rest are all fair game so, try to play along and have fun!! }

...

🎶 V3 Argument -BREAK- 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Start! ] ’  . -

[ Truth Bullet ]

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - A ᐷ ’

Kotoka; Okay so...what can be the weapon?

Ike; It could be anything really...since anyone can use anything as a weapon.

Ver; What if it was something they could easily hide?

Doppio; Oh yeah? What would that be?

Ver; Uh- Uh- I dunno!! Don't ask me!!

Wilson; Then why'd you bring it up?

Ver; If we're discussing, we might as well discuss things!

Elira; Hmmm...what if the murder weapon was in plain sight though?

Yugo; Well...what if the weapon was a knife?

Maria; I...didn't really see Kyo's body so I can't confirm...

Maria; I...took one look and that was it...

Vox; It's not your fault for feeling this way. I understand with my clan...

Maria; You do? Aww...thank you...

Vox; Anything to try and lighten the mood.

( What that person said, was absolutely incorrect. )

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°~ [ Fast Forwarding→→ ] ~°

Kotoka; Alright then...what can be the weapon?
Ike; It could be anything really...since anyone can use anything as a weapon.
Ver; What if it was something they could easily hide?
Doppio; Oh yeah? What would that be?
Ver; Uh- Uh- I dunno!! Don't ask me!!
Wilson; Then why'd you bring it up?
Ver; If we're discussing, we might as well discuss things!

°~ [ Fast Forwarding←← ] ~°

Elira; Hmmm...what if the murder weapon was in plain sight though?

Yugo; Well...what if the weapon was a knife?

( There! )

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - A ᐷ ’ → knife

“No, that's wrong!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

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🎶 Dawn Edition 🎶

Sonny; Actually, Yugo. It couldn't have been the knife.

Yugo; Hah? Why not?

Sonny; Did you read the file Yugamin gave us?...or even took a glance into Kyo's room...?

Yugo; No...not really.

Yugo; When...I heard that it was for him, I...I couldn't bring myself in that room.

( Awe Yugo.... )

Sonny; ...you got close with him, didn't you?

Yugo; Yeah...yeah I did. I-I'm sorry.

Maria; Don't be sorry, Yugo...it's not your fault.

Yugo; No...I just- I wish I'd brought him medicines or something- something to help ease his pain...

- A thick silence hung in the air again. -

( I know...I don't want to continue this either- fuck...I don't wanna be here...but I gotta prove my points. )

Sonny; I-I wish too...but let's get back on track.

Sonny; The file said that Kyo died by strangulation.

Sonny; Besides...a-at the scene of the crime, there were no open wounds or any traces of blood coming anywhere from Kyo.

Sonny; Vox, Kotoka, and Meloco...helped me find this lead too.

( What was that lead?...it can only be... )

- .  ‘ [ Choice! ] ’  . -

[ 1 ] A Bottle [ 1 ]

[ 2 ] The Black Cord [ 2 ]

[ 3 ] Kyo [ 3 ]

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[ Selected: Option 2! ]

“I see!”

Sonny; It was the black cord.

Elira; A black cord?

Sonny; Yep. That cord was found behind the headboard, and it looked thick enough to strangle someone with.

Sonny; And Kotoka, didn't you confirm the origins of the cord?

Kotoka; Yep yep! Looked like the same ones as the microphone cords from the stage venue in Yugo's cottage!

Sonny; Which already only narrows down our suspects to the party people. Since they had easy access to the cords and their locations.

Yugo; Ah...guess...I should've read the file.

Vox; So if you think it's just the party people...

Vox; Wouldn't you need some help with the attendance list?

Yugo; You can leave that to me. I...hosted that party after all. It was my idea.

( How did things even come to this...? )

- Sonny recalled how the party was...most likely thrown to boost people's spirits before the inevitable. -

Sonny; ...yeah, I'll need it. I wasn't there, and I know a handful that weren't either so it'll really be helpful.

Fulgur; Before we get to the others, why weren't you there anyway?

Zali; Yeah. We accounted for...mostly everyone but you and a few others.

- Sonny placed his hands together. -

Sonny; Since we're focusing on the party people...we can worry about the others later.

Sonny; After all...anyone could've committed these crimes last night.

Maria; But- I still wanna hear your alibi. It's only fair that way.

- Sonny nodded his head, bringing his hands to the podium rails. -

Sonny; Well...I was at the Fountain guarding Alban. Yugamin themselves can vouch.

Rosemi; Suspicious...how do we know you're not lying?

Mysta; No- he's not. Those of us coming around would've spotted him up there.

Mysta; Same goes vice versa.

Uki; I can vouch for him. Fufu-chan, Elira, Finana-

Vox; No no...I got it. I'm curious though- so I want to hear from the cretin themselves.

Yugamin; CRETIN?!

Yugamin; ANNNYWAYS, it's true!

Yugamin; Sonny was already so sooo tired from just standing there watching you guys.

Yugamin; Albie would've been super frustrated seeing you so bored and dull like that!

🎶 N/A 🎶

Sonny; Don't fucking call him that.

🎶 Wonderful Story 🎶

- Sonny's face enveloped an aura of darkness as he looked over at Yugamin. Unfortunately...invoking reactions from some of the others. -

Petra; KYAAA!!! SONNY, YOUR FACE!!

Finana; HOLY SHIT- It's like he's darkened or something!!!

Yugamin; Oh so you're getting mad at me for a nickname??

Yugamin; Did I put your [ envy ] setting too high??? I hope I didn't...

Sonny; This isn't some setting...

Sonny; I was just concerned for a close friend!

Sonny; Not like you would ever know.

- His face seemed to cloud in more shadow than before. -

Kotoka; AGGGHH!!! IT'S EVEN WORSE!!

Wilson; I wouldn't fucking blame him...

Wilson; If any of us were just like Sonny, we-

Meloco; GUYS GUYS, CALM DOWN!!

- Meloco waved her arms up protectively. -

Millie; Ah! Meloco!

Sonny; ?

🎶 Living in a Lazy Parallel World 🎶

Meloco; Just...please, let's get back on track.

( Gods above...did I just let my emotions- )

Meloco; I know...that this Yugamin has done some horrible things to us...

Meloco; And I want to tear them apart just as much as you all do.

Meloco; But we have to keep searching for the killer!

( Meloco has the point... )

Kotoka; Y-Yeah- if we don't...

Zali; We'll all just die...right?

Yugamin; I wouldn't say “die”...

Yugamin; I'd just say that you guys would be punished.

Vanta; I-Isn't...that...t-the same...difference?

( We are actually getting off topic... )

Sonny; Guys...

🎶 Dawn Edition 🎶

Vanta; ?

Zali; ?

Kotoka; ?

Sonny; ...sorry guys...I let my emotions get the better of me.

Sonny; But we really need to find out who killed our friends.

Zali; Sonny...you're right.

- Zali gave Sonny a knowing look. -

Ike; I mean- we're not gonna get anywhere unless we keep going.

Enna; But...where were we?

Vox; We were at Sonny's alibi.

Shu; Ohhh...right.

Shu; Wait...that would clear him- right?

Zali; ...

Vox; Mhmm, it would. A black microphone cord- most likely coming from the party, was used to strangle poor Kyo...

Vox; The only people that would've known about the mic cords are all the people that went to the party.

Zali; ...

- Sonny caught onto Zali's knowing look. -

Sonny; Zali...is there something you wanna say?

Zali; Yes.

Zali; I do have something to say.

Zali; I'm sorry Vox, but it shifts away from the alibis...

Zali; ...and focuses more on the body.

Vox; It's fine Zali...go on. Shoot.

Vox; Whatever pieces we can string together could bring us closer to who did it.

Zali; Alright...so.

Zali; As a medic- and I was at the scene, I couldn't help but notice something strange about his body.

Sonny; Something...strange?

( I think I might know what he's talking about. )

Shu; We- should...discuss- that...

- Shu clung his hands onto the railings of his podium, leaning forward with his eyelids fluttering. -

Luca; Ah! Shu!

🎶 Music; Fade 🎶

Yugamin; Wow...did that day of sleep not help you at all?! Tch. You're weak for a “high-grade” Sorcerer. Let me just reset your character or something...

🎶 N/A 🎶

- They waved their hands up. A bright, starry aura swarmed around Shu. His eyes widened for a brief second before being consumed in light. When it all faded away, Shu looked a lot more healthy and awake. -

🎶 REAL / FICTION 🎶

Shu; H-Huh...?

Shu; I-I thought...

- Shu brought his hands up, moving them outward in confusion. -

Shu; I...I thought I just...I was just tired, no?

( I don't need to know how in the fuck they did that. As long as Shu is able to stand here. )

Sonny; Shu, are you okay?

Shu; Mhmm...I think for now but I'm probably gonna get more sleep later...

( Okay...if we see another day. )

Sonny; As long as you're healed up.

🎶 Dawn Edition Vol. 3 🎶

Zali; Can I continue now?

Sonny; Yeah of course. Tell us.

Zali; Thanks Sonny. So,

Zali; It's about how his body was found. I went close to check his condition, and I couldn't help but ask myself...why did he lay there tucked in his blankets with his arms over his chest?

Enna; I wasn't there...but that does sound pretty fucking weird.

Yugamin; You guys do realize that you can still check the data file on your Holos...right?

- With odd hesitation, almost everyone began to check their holograms, pulling up the data files with their pictures attached. Odd hums and sighs flooded the room. -

Enna; Okay...that doesn't look right for him at all.

Enna; You guys said he was strangled...right? So...why does he look like that?

Vanta; Y-Yea-...isn't that weird...

( ... )

Sonny; Zali, what are you saying?

Zali; ...

( ??? )

Sonny; You want me to figure it out on my own...huh?

Zali; No hard feelings Sonny.

Sonny; ...hmm-...fine.

( Does he not want the killer to know either? Either way, seems like I might have to start agreeing with people- especially those that investigated the body with me. )

🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; We all here know the Danganronpa series- if not, leave now and go catch up on THH, SDR2, UDG, and V3 silly silly >:) so from now on, every Non-stop Debate will have multiple Bullets and Argue/Agree points!- }

{ Lei; Which brings me to my next type of weak spot: The Agree Points! These ones are like Argue Spots except, they will be highlighted like this! With an Agree Spot, you're agreeing with the person instead of arguing against them. Bolded statements like this are only markers for questions and such. Thank you thank you! }

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🎶 V3 Argument -TURN UP THE HEAT- 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Start! ] ’  . -

- .  ‘ [ Truth Bullets ] ’  . -

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - A ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - B ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Blood on the Sheets ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Clothes on the Floor ᐷ ’

Shu; What's special about the body?

Zali; Think about how it's positioned.

Mysta; How it's positioned? How? What do you mean by that?

Shu; I guess he means how the body was moved.

Rosemi; How it was moved? Well, no duh, the killer moved his body!

Luca; We know that, but I think Zali means like- what parts of his body were moved...and why?

Uki; Well, going by that...

Uki; Obviously his arms.

Luca; Yeah, but how do you know that?

Uki; Luca- I know you can be ditzy sometimes,

Uki; But there's no way you can be THAT ditzy!

Uki; Ain't no regular human being that just got choked out by another person is gonna lay down

Uki; with their arms crossing over their chest like some sort of funeral.

Zali; Sonny and I have evidence that that's the case!

Uki; Zali, who are you talking to?

Zali; Luca. We have evidence that Kyo's arms were moved by the killer! It's in his hands!

Uki; In his hands...Sonny, spill it now!

Fulgur; And not in that way!

Vanta; Ful- agh...we have no- t-time for that!

( Evidence...in my hands? AH! Wait, I think I know what to do. )

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°~ [ Fast Forwarding→→ ] ~°

Shu; What's special about the body?
Zali; Think about how it's positioned.
Mysta; How it's positioned? How? What do you mean by that?
Shu; I guess he means how the body was moved.
Rosemi; How it was moved? Well, no duh, the killer moved his body!
Luca; We know that, but I think Zali means like- what parts of his body were moved...and why?
Uki; Well, going by that...
Uki; Obviously his arms.
Luca; Yeah, but how do you know that?
Uki; Luca- I know you can be ditzy sometimes,
Uki; But there's no way you can be THAT ditzy!
Uki; Ain't no regular human being that just got choked out by another person is gonna lay down
Uki; with their arms crossing over their chest like some sort of funeral.
Zali; Sonny and I have evidence that that's the case!

°~ [ Fast Forwarding←← ] ~°

Uki; Zali, who are you talking to?

Zali; Luca. We have evidence that Kyo's arms were moved by the killer! It's in his hands!

( There! )

.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 ᐷ ’ → It's in his hands!

“I agree with you!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

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🎶 Class Trial ( Future w/intro ) - SDR2 🎶

Sonny; Zali, I know what you're talking about now.

- Zali smiled warmly over at Sonny. -

Uki; Wait...don't tell me-

Zali; We found evidence of his body being purposefully moved on his hands.

Zali; More specifically, his nails and his palms.

Luca; You meant it literally??

Zali; Yeah, pretty much hehe.

Zali; Basically from his current resting position now, he would've left markings in his palms trying to defend himself from being strangled.

Zali; Which...would be weird though- usually if you're being strangled...you'd reach for your neck regardless,

Zali; But there are only marks on his neck, not his palms.

Zali; Meaning his body was purposefully moved by the killer.

Zali; Besides, like I said before, it wouldn't make sense that he would be in that position defending himself from someone strangling him.

Zali; Since resistance at that point is futile if your hands remained across your chest instead of your neck.

- An eerie feeling swarmed the courtroom. -

Mysta; Wowie. Zali that's...

Mysta; Honestly super fucking scary.

( Well...I felt like that was a given... )

( Since nobody would be dying in a funeral pose- but...I feel like confirming that helps figure out what kind of person the killer was. )

Sonny; Seriously Zali, you should be investigating instead of me.

Zali; No no! I'm only doing it since I'm a medic.

Zali; I already know quite a lot of details dealing with several patients...

( ...yeah...and I'm personally sorry. )

🎶 Rise of the Ultimates 🎶

Maria; ...now that we know that not only was he strangled by the cord, but that his body was intentionally moved, what does that make of the killer?

Zali; If you're asking for a professional opinion,

Zali; I'd say the killer must've been kind hearted.

Ver; Wait Zali...

Ver; Could the murder have been an accident then?!

( Holy fuck- I didn't even think of it that way!! )

Sonny; Ver...I didn't even think of it like that.

Zali; Me neither.

Maria; But I don't think it was...

Maria; Or at least- some of it.

Ver; ?

Sonny; ?

Zali; ?

Maria; They didn't have to keep strangling Kyo...

( ... )

Maria; ...and they hid their crime from all of us!

Maria; If they really thought that their crime was wrong,

Maria; Then they would've come forward the moment they killed him!!

- Maria's anguished cries filled the court room. Everyone dipped their heads down, understanding the hard reality that this murder...must've been planned to some extent. -

( ...wait...hold on. )

( There's something...that strangely connects. )

- Sonny lifted his head up, parting his lips to speak. -

Sonny; Maria...can you say that again?

Maria; ...s-say what, Sonny?

Sonny; The “If they thought the crime was bad” thing...

Maria; ...oh.

Maria; If they felt horrible about what they did,

Maria; Then they would've come forward as soon as it happened.

Sonny; Right there.

Maria; ???

Fulgur; Huh...? Sonny- Maria has a point though. If the killer felt bad, they would've come out and said so.

Sonny; She does...but,

Sonny; What if they couldn't come out about it?

Fulgur; ?!

Maria; ?!

Maria; Wh- why...not?

Sonny; Because...

- .  ‘ [ Choice! ] ’  . -

[ 1 ] The killer killed Kyo in the morning [ 1 ]

[ 2 ] The Nighttime Rule [ 2 ]

[ 3 ] Kyo killed himself [ 3 ]

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[ Selected; Option 2! ]

“I get it!”

Sonny; It's because of the nighttime rule.

Maria; What...? How?

Sonny; The time of death was listed on the Data file.

Sonny; Specifically...sometime around late Ten PM.

Doppio; If I'm right, nighttime is from Ten PM to Seven AM.

Maria; Well...h-how did they leave the room then?! Surely they could just...break the rules, right?

🎶 Finding Peace Party 🎶

Yugamin; NOPE!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!! My rules are sacred! You guys know what happens if you break the rules!

Elira & Enna; SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

Yugamin; Oh- DAMN. You two are certainly spicy...

( ...no fucking shit. )

Yugamin; Anyway, if you're all still wondering about Rule #7, here's the rundown!

Yugamin; “Nighttime” is from Ten P.M. to Seven A.M. The Church, Infirmary, Hot Springs, and the plaza itself are off limits at night.

🎶 Dawn 🎶

- Sonny clasped his hands together. -

Sonny; ...there. The Rule states that our Nighttime begins at Ten PM, and basically everything is closed except for our cottages-

Sonny; Ah!

Maria; “Ah!”?

Fulgur; Ah~.

( ... )

Fulgur; Sorry- sounds like you got a lightbulb moment over there.

Sonny; Yeah...I think I know how the killer might've pulled this off.

Maria; Really? How so...?

( I need to think. I need to word this in the best possible way that I can. )

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🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; Introducing another trial mechanic: Hangman's Gambit! In Hangman's Gambit, it's basically like the real thing except there's just a row of letters written at the top and Sonny has to fill in the blanks of a word with those letters. I think it's better to visually explain it! }

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🎶 Hangman's Gambit Ver 3.0 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Hangman's Gambit! ] ’  . -

“How could the killer have killed Kyo despite the Nighttime Rule?”

[ I D G H I N ]

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H I _ _ _ _

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H I D I _ _

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H I D I N _

H I D I N G

“I understand!”

- .  ‘ [ Complete! ] ’  . -

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🎶 Class Trial: Resurrection Edition (no intro) 🎶

Sonny; What if the killer was hiding somewhere?

Kotoka; Uhm...Sonny,

Kotoka; Did you just hear the nighttime rule explanation? We can't go anywhere!

Sonny; But it doesn't mention staying at other cottages.

Kotoka; ?!

Shu; !!

Fulgur; ...

Maria; ?!

Sonny; Yugamin clearly explained that we can't go to the church, the hot springs, the infirmary, and the plaza.

Sonny; But they never said anything about staying at each other's cottages!

Kotoka; Ah-! You're right about that...

Kotoka; But I don't think any of us can really...vouch for that idea, you know?

Sonny; Actually Kotoka,

Sonny; I know two people. Specifically, one person who kept watch over someone else all this time.

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- .  ‘ [ Select Someone! ] ’  . -

[ • Row 1: Finana Ryugu, Pomu Rainpuff, Elira Pendora • ]

[ • Row 2: Petra Gurin, Selen Tatsuki, Rosemi Lovelock • ]

[ • Row 3: Nina Kosaka, Millie Parfait, Enna Alouette, Reimu Endou • ]

[ • Row 4: Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, Mysta Rias, Vox Akuma, Ike Eveland • ]

[ • Row 5: Sonny Brisko, ¿Alban Knox?, Yugo Asuma, Fulgur Ovid, Uki Violeta • ]

[ • Row 6: Scarle Yonaguni, Aia Amare, Maria Marionette, Kyo Kaneko, Rem Zotto, Aster Arcadia • ]

[ • Row 7: Ver Vermillion, Doppio Dropscythe, Hex Haywire, Meloco Kyoran, Kotoka Torahime • ]

[ • Row 8: Vezalius Bandage, Vantacrow Bringer, Yu Q. Wilson • ]

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- .  ‘ [ Selected - Row 4: Luca Kaneshiro ] ’  . -

“I know it's you!”

- .  ‘ [ Decided! ] ’  . -

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Sonny; Luca, you can vouch for this, right?

🎶 Finding Peace Party 🎶

Luca; I...can?

- Luca cocked his head in confusion before smiling brightly. -

Luca; Oh, yeah I can!

( Really hoping I'm not placing my trust in the wrong person... )

Kotoka; Huh? How?

Sonny; I was helping him throughout the day to get medicines for Shu...you remember, he fainted in front of us.

Kotoka; Ahhh...yeah, I do remember.

( It's never a pleasant memory. )

🎶 Dawn 🎶

Sonny; I'm sure we all do...but after Kyo and I left to attend to our own businesses, Luca never really...got out of his cottage.

Yugo; Yeah...he didn't even come to the party I worked so hard to make...

Luca; Aww, Yugo it's okay! I'll come to your next one!

Yugo; Really?? Yay!

Sonny; I'm sure Luca will attend, but remember that Shu was in his cottage the whole time...and Yugamin didn't say a word about it?

Kotoka; Yeah...but I still have a bunch of questions about that...

Ike; Well...with that now out there,

Ike; It's not so far off to say that maybe the killer could've hidden somewhere in Kyo's cott-

🎶 Class Trial: Space Edition 🎶

“Don't forget to get my good angle!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

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ミ _ - ` . ---[ Rebuttal Showdown; Imminent! ᐷ ’ .

Kotoka; Where the fuck is the killer gonna hide in a cottage though?

Kotoka; You know all of our cottages are different.

You're right about that, Kotoka...but why are you so aggressive about it? ;Ike

Kotoka; I'm aggressive?? Well...it's because I wanna know where the killer could've hidden themselves!

Kotoka; ‘Cause there's no way that they can hide in a cottage without anyone noticing them by the morning!

( I guess the only way to really get through to her...is to show her proof that it's possible. )

( Then I'll show her. I'll even show everyone! )

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🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; Woah woah! Incoming Rebuttal Showdown!! But wait...why isn't Sonny the one rebuttaling? I'll explain! Characters here can rebuttal each other no matter the circumstances because they wanna talk over each other and prove their points right. }

{ Lei; This will work like a normal Rebuttal Showdown where in this case, Ike must slice through his opponent's words so he can advance his own points. Rebuttal points will only consist of Argue Spots, because you're trying to cut down their false statements with facts! Have fun! 🩷 }

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🎶 V3 Argument -BLADE LOCK- 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Start! ] ’  . -

ミ _ - ` . ---[ Truth Blades ᐷ ’ .

ミ _ - ` . ---[ Blood on the Door ᐷ ’ .
ミ _ - ` . ---[ Clothes on the Floor ᐷ ’ .
ミ _ - ` . ---[ Aster's Account ᐷ ’ .
ミ _ - ` . ---[ Mysta's Account ᐷ ’ .

ミ _ - ` . ---[ Side Red; Kotoka Torahime ᐷ ’ .

. ‘くSide Blue; Ike Eveland ]--- .’  - _ミ

Kotoka; How could the killer have hidden themselves?!

Kotoka; There's barely any spots to hide in!

Kotoka; It just doesn't make sense that they could've hidden anywhere...

Kotoka; ...because surely the victim would've seen them!!

[ Full Advance: Red! ]

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( I need to deflect her statements...but there are no holes in her argument yet... )

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°~ [ Slicing...→→ ] ~°

Kotoka; How could the killer have hidden themselves?!
Kotoka; There's barely any spots to hide in!
Kotoka; It just doesn't make sense that they could've hidden anywhere...
Kotoka; Because surely the victim would've seen them!

[ Full Advance: Blue! ]

Kotoka, it's more likely the victim didn't see them hiding because the killer could've hidden somewhere after killing them! ;Ike

Kotoka; How would you know that?

Kotoka; How would they have gotten in the cottage in the first place?!

Kotoka; Because where would they hide after killing Kyo,

Kotoka; If there are no places to hide?!

[ Full Advance: Red! ]

( She brings up a good point but...actually, there's one place I could think of. )

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°~ [ Slicing...→→ ] ~°

Kotoka; How would you know that?
Kotoka; How would they have gotten in the cottage in the first place?!
Kotoka; Because where would they hide after killing Kyo,

°~ [ Focused. ] ~°

Kotoka; If there are no places to hide?!

( Found it! )

ミ _ - ` . ---[ Clothes on the Floor ᐷ ’ . → no places to hide

“Let me cut through your words!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

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🎶 Nightmare in the Locker 🎶

Ike; Actually Kotoka, there's a spot that Aia, Scarle, and I looked at.

( Ah, he's talking about that spot, isn't he? )

Sonny; You're talking about the closet, right Ike?

Ike; Mhmm. Remember the thing I told you? The thing Aia noticed?

Sonny; Yeah, that the door shows no signs of breaking in or any wear and tear.

Ike; Then...is it possible that the killer hid there for the night just in case Aia and Scarle were to come back?

Sonny; It's not a false possibility.

Kotoka; Ah...I see. I-I'm sorry!

Ike; Don't be. You were curious...but there was something you said that does...make me curious.

🎶 Dawn Edition Vol. 3 🎶

Ike; We know now that we know that the killer hid in the closet after killing Kyo...

Ike; But like you said,

Ike; How did they get into his cottage?

Sonny; ?!

Maria; ??

Kotoka; !!

( Ike and Kotoka brought up such good points...and with what Zali said- )

( It had to be someone that knew Kyo...someone that must've known about whatever what was going on with him in the night. )

( And most importantly...someone with a kind heart... )

( Who...just who could it be?!...and...why did they kill him... )

- .  ‘ [ Class Trial; ] ’  . -

- .  ‘ [ Intermission ] ’  . -

🔮💫✨ To Be Continued ✨💫🔮

Chapter Text

⛓️‍💥🌟 Astral Comets; Through the Sky 🌟⛓️‍💥

“You know, there are various ways a class trial can play out...”

“Using insane plot twists here and there...suspecting characters left, right and center-”

“Gods Above- I mean, that's what makes a story fun!”

“Obviously if I were to tell you who did the double murders right now instead of making y'all read...”

“My hard work would be ruined- and that wouldn't be so fun...would it?”

“You know I'd know that you'd want to know for sure- who killed two of their precious peers... :(”

“Spoilers like that aren't really my thing though, ya know?”

“Telling a long story with several entendres along the way are a much funner way to keep the plot bright and entertaining no matter how long it would take to release each part!

“After all...”

“It's not like these small intermissions actually have meaning, right? Just like how that bear does it, these are always just little fillers!!”

⛓️‍💥🌟 Comet Passed. 🌟⛓️‍💥

...

- . ‘ [ Class Trial; ] ’ . -

- .  ‘ [ Resume. ] ’  . -

...

🎶 REAL / FICTION 🎶

Maria; Th...There's no way that we would know how they got in...

Maria; But what we do know is that the killer hid in fear knowing that Aia and Scarle would come back.

Maria; Wait...then it definitely has to be someone from the party then! Someone that knew about what happened to him.

Maria; Because how would they know about Aia and Scarle leaving with Kyo if they weren't there?

Sonny; Well, that definitely narrows some suspects down. So...who was at the party last night?

Vox; Let's see...

- Vox put his hand on his chin. -

Vox; ...that's everyone here but Reimu, Luca, Shu, you, Ver, Doppio, and Pomu.

Sonny; Huh...but why weren't they at the party?

Vox; Dunno. Well- we know about you, Luca, and Shu- and...hopefully Pomu.

( She wouldn't commit murder. I didn't really know her...but I feel like she had no reason to. )

( She's dead anyway... )

( The dead can't speak. )

Vox; ...but for the others, their disappearances oddly clear them all from suspicion.

( ! )

🎶 { Short } Living in a Lazy Parallel World 🎶

( Hold on- I just thought of something. )

Sonny; Wait, Vox.

Sonny; Before we get into that...I realized I need to ask Aia and Scarle something.

Aia; Hm? Us?

Sonny; Yep. I just realized that I should've confirmed this a while ago- maybe even at the beginning of this trial.

Sonny; It's got something to do with the body discovery.

Scarle; Okay...say it.

Sonny; When did you two find the body?

Scarle; Uhmm...

Scarle; When the morning announcement went off, we rushed over to Kyo's cottage...

Scarle; ...b-but when we got there...

( Her voice is trailing off... )

Aia; Wait, Scarle...let me say something else first.

Aia; His door wasn't locked just like last night.

Sonny; ?

Aia; S-Sorry- I admit...I kept his door open so we can go check on him as soon as possible.

Aia; But the moment we stepped in...

Aia; The first thing we saw was Kyo's body.

Aia; We screamed and...we left the cottage to go call everyone else before coming back and...

Aia; Maririn was the first one to step in Kyo's cottage when the body discovery announcement played.

Vox; Wait- but...why did the discovery announcement play after Maria found the body?

Vox; And not when Aia and Scarle found them...?

🎶 Mr. Monokuma's Lesson V3 🎶

Yugamin; Oops- sorry! Guess I should start explaining that!

Yugamin; You see...it's a thing I implemented for safety concerns.

( ...? What the fuck- )

Yugamin; Your YugaHolos will update with the hidden rules after the class trial since I'm feeling a little lazy~

Yugamin; But basically, if three or more of you find a dead body, the Body Discovery Announcement will play.

Sonny; Huh...so- does this count for the killers?

Yugamin; Usually I wouldn't give up this information, but nope! Only innocent people can get a free announcement for everyone!

( ...If i listen to them anymore- I'm actually going to throw up. )

( But oddly enough...this is very useful information. )

🎶 Nightmare in the Locker 🎶

Vox; Huh...so, that clears Aia, Scarle, and Maria.

Vox; But Sonny...what are you onto?

Sonny; I'm catching a lead...so far, there's a possibility that I really think could be the case.

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Aia's Account ᐷ ’

Sonny; Thanks Aia...Scarle. This will really help me confirm another thing.

Scarle; Y-Yeah- but...what is it?

🎶 Music; Fade 🎶

Sonny; It means that the killer had time to get away.

🎶 N/A 🎶

Sonny; When you two left, the killer could've come out of hiding and gotten away.

🎶 Class Trial ( Future ) 🎶

Scarle; HAAAH-WAAA?!?!

Scarle; YOU'RE TELLING ME WE COULD'VE CAUGHT KYO'S KILLER?!?!

( Her voice really carries volumes... )

Sonny; I-I am!

Sonny; Yes...I am. Besides, it would explain why they needed to hide past the night,

Sonny; And why we didn't see them during the investigation.

Scarle; Y-You...You're right about that...

- Scarle's voice grew more strained, tears began to fall out of her eyes. -

Maria; Scarle, don't blame yourself!

Maria; I know...I wanna blame myself for not being able to do anything.

Maria; But I trust that Sonny, Ike, Vox, and everyone else here to help us find out who killed our best friend.

( Awww Maria... )

🎶 N/A 🎶

Scarle; Ye-Yeah but...but...

🎶 Heartless Journey 🎶

Scarle; It...it really makes me feel so guilty, you know?!

( ... )

Scarle; I-I could've saved my little brother...

Scarle; I...I could've saved one of my best friends-

Scarle; ...i-if I had just paid attention!...

Scarle; But I didn't...I didn't and that's what made us go through this...

( I...completely understand. )

( I don't want to do this either- I don't even want to be the one solving this... )

( ...but I need to bring justice for him. )

( ...and Selen- who we haven't even touched on yet... )

Sonny; Scarle. Don't blame yourself for this.

Petra; Yeah, blame Yugamin!! They're the one that put us through this!

- Instinctively, Sonny's head turned up to glance over a pale-faced Petra...followed by Yugamin on their own throne. -

Yugamin; Moi? Lil’ ol' me?! I only gave you guys a push in the right direction.

Yugamin; It's not fair to say that I did it when one of you really killed Kyo Kaneko.

- To everyone's surprise, one of the calmer voices in the large group spoke up to Yugamin with a loud yell. -

🎶 N/A 🎶

Uki; SHUT UP!

🎶 Living in a Lazy Parallel World 🎶

( ?! )

Uki; JUST...SHUT...up.

Uki; You're the one that put us through this.

Uki; You put us in this village...

Uki; ...you put us in this death game asking us to kill.

Uki; You gave out the motive!

Uki; For us, it's not fair to say that when YOU put us through this!

- For a moment, Yugamin didn't respond to him. -

Yugamin; But I'm not the one in the room with Kyo's life in my hands...right?

Uki; ?

Yugamin; Answer me, Uki.

Yugamin; What prevents me from messing with you all when it comes to murder?

( What...prevents them...? )

( Wait. )

Sonny; Uki- don't answer the-

Uki; You're talking about Rule #9...right?

Yugamin; Yes yes. It states that “Yugamin will never directly commit a murder.”

Yugamin; { Unless the aforementioned Rule #8. }

Uki; ...

- Uki's face darkened a great deal...eventually, he lowered his head down. -

Yugamin; Do I even have to say anything else?!

Yugamin; One of you actually did the deed and strangled him to death.

Yugamin; And you all want to preach that this is unfair?!

Yugamin; Now continue on. I'm getting bored here.

Yugamin; The trial ends when I get bored and you guys haven't even talked about Selen!

( They're right about Selen, but what a sick motherfucker... )

( I swear I will make you pay for everything... )

- Sonny took a deep breath, sighing loudly and gripping the rails of his podium before continuing on. -

🎶 N/A 🎶

Sonny; They're only trying to make us more angry.

Sonny; But they're right about Selen.

Rosemi; ...

- Sonny found himself looking at Rosemi. -

Sonny; We'll get to Selen as soon as we figure out who murdered Kyo.

Sonny; We're so close to figuring that out...okay?

- Stray tears poured from Rosemi's eyes as she slowly nodded her head. -

Rosemi; I...I-I understand. Thank you Sonny.

Sonny; Of course...now, let's continue so we can talk about Selen too.

Scarle; Yeah...-sniffle-...

🎶 Dawn 🎶

Sonny; We've gone through...hopefully everything about him other than everyone's alibis for the night.

Aia; ...

Sonny; We've confirmed that only the people at the party could've been the one that murdered him, right?

Vox; Sounds about right.

Sonny; Vox, can you tell me who wasn't at the party again? I just want to confirm a bunch of things.

Vox; I got you.

( I hope this clears suspicion from everyone else...because I'm sure that some people are still gonna be suspicious of the ones that didn't go- still including me, regardless of what we said... )

( Ah, Kyo...I'm going to bring justice to you. I barely knew you...but you deserve it. )

( As for Selen...we'll go over your case once we have Kyo's figured out... )

( It makes me sick thinking that at least one of us is responsible for both deaths... )

...

🎶 V3 Argument -BREAK- 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Start! ] ’  . -

.  -   `[ Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Pomu's Account ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Mysta's Account ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Fulgur's Account ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Aia's Account ᐷ ’

Vox; So the ones that didn't show up,

Vox; Are Reimu, Sonny, Ver, Doppio, Luca, Shu, and Pomu.

Vox; That leaves one question all of you need to answer...

Vox; What were you guys doing?

Reimu; I was actually at the party. Petra can vouch for me.

Petra; I can! She's a ghost and she can use her form to make herself invisible to the naked eye.

Reimu; -makes herself invisible-

Vox; Woah. How the fuck did you do that?!

Reimu; -comes back- My abilities.

Hex; How come you can see her, Petra?

Petra; I'm...not entirely human hehe.

Rosemi; She's part penguin! But still pretty freaky.

Hex; Wait- so...did-

Petra; END OF DISCUSSION!!!

Petra; Ahem...ahem...Sonny, what were you doing again??

Sonny; I was watching over Alban with Yugamin. They...can back me up.

Yugamin; Yes yes I can. He didn't talk to me but he was watching Alban.

Yugamin; I thought you guys went over this!!

Petra; Shu-shush! I don't care, you're not apart of this!

Yugamin; Awww...I can't have fun anymore it seems.

Vox; Damn right you can't!

Vox; We know that Luca and Shu were together the whole time,

Vox; Because of Shu's issues...so.

Vox; Ver, Doppio, what about you two?

Ver; O-Oh us? We...we were together.

Vox; Together? Together where?

Doppio; Classified information! All you need to know is that we were together.

Mysta; At least say something useful! You sound more suspicious that way.

Doppio; Well...we can't say! Besides, isn't there still Pomu? Like-

Doppio; Maybe she went out to do the strangly strangly!!

( Doppio...Ver...I don't know what you two are hiding, but it's obvious you two are hiding something. )

( I need to shoot down one of their statements. )

...

...

...

°~ [ Fast Forwarding→→ ] ~°

Vox; So the ones that didn't show up,
Vox; Are Reimu, Sonny, Ver, Doppio, Luca, Shu, and Pomu.
Vox; That leaves one question all of you need to answer...
Vox; What were you guys doing?
Reimu; I was actually at the party. Petra can vouch for me.
Petra; I can! She's a ghost and she can use her form to make herself invisible to the naked eye.
Reimu; -makes herself invisible-
Vox; Woah. How the fuck did you do that?!
Reimu; -comes back- My abilities.
Hex; How come you can see her, Petra?
Petra; I'm...not entirely human hehe.
Rosemi; She's part penguin! But still pretty freaky.
Hex; Wait- so...did-
Petra; END OF DISCUSSION!!!
Petra; Ahem...ahem...Sonny, what were you doing again??
Sonny; I was watching over Alban with Yugamin. They...can back me up.
Yugamin; Yes yes I can. He didn't talk to me but he was watching Alban.
Yugamin; I thought you guys went over this!!
Petra; Shu-shush! I don't care, you're not apart of this!
Yugamin; Awww...I can't have fun anymore it seems.
Vox; Damn right you can't!
Vox; We know that Luca and Shu were together the whole time,
Vox; Because of Shu's issues...so.
Vox; Ver, Doppio, what about you two?
Ver; O-Oh us? We...we were together.
Vox; Together? Together where?
Doppio; Classified information! All you need to know is that we were together.

°~ [ Fast Forwarding←← ] ~°

Mysta; At least say something useful! You sound more suspicious that way.

Doppio; Well...we can't say! Besides, isn't there still Pomu? Like-

Doppio; Maybe she went out to do the strangly strangly!!

( There! )

.  -   `[ Pomu's Account ᐷ ’ → Maybe she went out to do the strangly strangly!!

“No, that's wrong!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

...

...

🎶 Space Edition 🎶

Sonny; Doppio, Ver, I don't know what you two are hiding...but I have proof that Pomu wouldn't have been able to get the things she needed to do the job.

Doppio; ???

Sonny; Hex. You were nearby too when we heard her alibi, you can back me up.

Hex; I can. Pomu said that she was watching up on the rooftops the entire night for Selen and Yugo since they asked her to do it.

Yugo; We did since we needed some extra assistance to make sure no one brought anything dangerous.

Yugo; She kept watch from the time the party started, to the time it ended.

Yugo; I even had her tell me when we were cleaning up my place about all the things she saw!

🎶 N/A 🎶

Sonny; ?!

Vox; ?!

Fulgur; ?!

Hex; ?!

🎶 Exisal Tribe 🎶

Sonny; Yugo- you didn't tell me that EARLIER?!

Yugo; HAAAH??? THAT WAS IMPORTANT?!

Elira; Y-Yeah- ‘cause she's dead now!!

Finana; That would've been really helpful to hear earlier!!

Yugo; AAAHHH!!! SORRY SORRY!!!

Yugo; But yeah!!!...I had Pomu tell me everything when we went back to clean up my cottage.

Yugo; She said she saw a few people leave early, including Kyo of course.

Yugo; She even told me that Reimu was there too.

Reimu; So she knew...this whole time too?!

( ...in that case...it would be crucial to remember this. )

( It's not completely out of line for him to forget about this... )

( But Gods Above, why didn't you say something earlier?! )

.  -   `[ Yugo's Account has been added to the Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

↓

• Yugo told us that he and Pomu met up sometime after the party to exchange information while they were cleaning. According to him, Pomu saw a few people leave, including the fact that she knew Reimu was at the party the whole time.

Elira; Wait...doesn't...that mean that...

Elira; Pomu...had time to grab the cord to murder Kyo with?

( ... )

Finana; She wouldn't do something like that, Elira...and you know her just as well as me.

Elira; I know...but...

- At the haunting realization, the room filled with a creepy vibe. -

🎶 Re; Despair Syndrome { 1 } 🎶

Elira; ...

Vox; Elira...? Are...you okay?

Elira; ...what if it was Pomu?

Sonny; ?

Vox; ?

Finana; ?

Elira; That's...why she got herself killed at the elevator.

Elira; Because she couldn't...bear having to face what she did...

- Sonny looked over at Pomu's portrait. -

Elira; ...a-and...she really wanted to...to bring us all dow-

🎶 N/A 🎶

Yugo; That's not true.

Elira; ?

🎶 Re; Death Wish 🎶

Yugo; Pomu was really sweet giving that information to me!

Yugo; She wasn't anywhere near the stage like me when we met up, so I promise you...

Yugo; She wouldn't have done something like that.

( Yugo...you're making yourself look suspicious. )

Yugo; ...and I wouldn't have trusted a murderer to plan a party with me.

Elira; Yeah- but you're just saying words...

Sonny; Elira. We might have to trust in his words though...

Sonny; He was the last one Pomu talked to that night.

Yugo; And Sonny, you know I would never lie.

Yugo; Even if it hurt me.

( I know...I know. )

Elira; Alright...I-I...I'm choosing to trust you.

Yugo; Thank you Elira...and I'm sorry.

Elira; Don't be. You didn't do anything wrong.

( ... )

( ...now...that that's been made clear to everyone, )

Sonny; I wanna get back to the alibis.

Sonny; Specifically.

Sonny; Doppio and Ver's.

🎶 Nightmare in the Locker 🎶

Ver; H-Huh?? Us?

Doppio; Why us?!

Doppio; C-Come on, Sonny...you know we wouldn't do anything like murder!!

Sonny; I know that.

Sonny; We've already discussed that anyone that didn't go to the party didn't commit any crime since they wouldn't have known about Kyo's situation.

Aia; ...

Sonny; However...I just can't ignore that you and Ver are hiding something.

Doppio; Hiding something?!

Ver; Why would we hide something?

Doppio; We have no reason to lie!

Doppio; No reason to hide!

Ver; So just chalk it up to circumstance and let's move on.

Sonny; No...I can't. Because then, we'll never see you both as innocent regardless.

Doppio; Please, Sonny...just let it go...

Sonny; I will if you tell me where you two went.

Doppio; We can't...we really can't...

Sonny; Am I really going to have to fight to get the truth out?

Doppio; We won't tell you either way!

( Guess I really don't have a choice, huh? )

( Wait...now that I think about it...there is one way I can get the truth out... )

( ...unfortunately that means I have to lie...alright then. )

( I don't have a choice. )

...

🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; Wait wait...did...Sonny say what I thought he said? Oh, yes yes! He said it! He said he has no choice but to lie ( wow...real smart to say that when you're literally writing this Leiara ). This Non-Stop Debate will be a little different.

{ Lei; Out of the four available truth bullets ( which will be displayed as their lie forms to make it easier ), Sonny will convert one into a Lie Bullet. A lie is basically the opposite of a truth...obviously.

{ Lei; Think of it like the [ Receiver on Shuichi ] to [ Receiver on Kaede ] thing...because that's what I mean. Nevertheless, let's get into it with a visual! }

...

...

🎶 V3 Argument -PERJURY- 🎶

- .  ‘ [ Start! ] ’  . -

•×~

.  -   `[ Lie Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Ver & Doppio's Account - Not Together ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Aster's Account - Did Not See Mysta ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Mysta's Account - He and Elira Never Left ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Fulgur's Account - Nobody Helped  ᐷ ’

~ו

Doppio; We can't tell you where we were!

Sonny; Well, why not?!

Ver; It's...embarrassing.

Hex; How is it embarrassing?

Vanta; Sur- ack! It can't...be that embarrassing~...

Wilson; Seriously can we get a trash can for Vanta?...I'm worried for him.

Yugamin; One trash can right on! Here you go!

Vanta; -Coddling trash can-

Wilson; Thanks...now, Ver. Doppio.

Wilson; Tell us where you guys were, and we'll let you guys go.

Ver; We can't do that...

Doppio; Because all you need to know is that we were together!

( I really don't want to lie...but... )

...

...

...

°~ [ Fast Forwarding→→ ] ~°

Doppio; We can't tell you where we were!
Sonny; Well, why not?!
Ver; It's...embarrassing.
Hex; How is it embarrassing?
Vanta; Surely can't be that embarrassing...
Wilson; Yeah. Ver. Doppio.

°~ [ Fast Forwarding←← ] ~°

Wilson; Tell us where you guys were, and we'll let you guys go.

Ver; We can't do that...

Doppio; Because all you need to know is that we were together!

( I'm sorry...but we need to look for the truth! )

.  -   `[ Lie: Ver & Doppio's Account - Not Together ᐷ ’  → we were together

“This lie will help me find the truth!”

- .  ‘ [ Break! ] ’  . -

...

...

...

🎶 N/A 🎶

Sonny; Are you two...lying about being together?

Ver; Huh? Sonny?

Sonny; You two always mention being-together this and going-there that,

🎶 Wonderful Story 🎶

Sonny; But nobody can back you up- not even me.

Ver; ?!

Doppio; !!

Sonny; Because while I was at the fountain, I kept watch of almost everyone that came and went.

Sonny; Including Doppio and Ver.

Sonny; Not gonna lie, I could've sworn I saw Doppio walking towards the party by himself.

Sonny; While I didn't see Ver at all.

Doppio; Ngh!

Sonny; So unless you two are lying this whole time about being together, there's no way-

🎶 N/A 🎶

Doppio; Fine. We were together.

Ver; ?

Sonny; Huh?

🎶 Finding Peace Party 🎶

Doppio; Ver and I were at the Hot Springs together.

Meloco; ???

Kotoka; !!!

Ver; ...

Sonny; ...

Vox; .

Hex; HUH?!

Wilson; TWO GUYS...AT THE HOT SPRINGS TOGETHER?!

Wilson; LATE AT NIGHT???

( Gods above...I can see why they wanted to keep quiet now... )

Mysta; I know that Doppio knows about the Hot Springs. You were there with me, Kyo, Zali, and Yugo.

( Ahhh...I feel like I should've done some exploring... )

Doppio; Yep...but I just wanted to show Ver the place too since...well,

Doppio; It's really relaxing...and I wanted to show someone I knew.

Ver; ...we wanted to hide it since we were embarrassed about it. I mean-

Ver; Like you said Wilson, two guys...at the Hot Springs together.

Ver; It's...embarrassing...

( ...now that I think about it, it's not really that embarrassing- )

( No wait- nevermind. That...is pretty embarrassing. )

.  -   `[ Truth Bullet Updated; Ver & Doppio's Account ᐷ ’

🎶 Dawn Edition Vol. 3 🎶

Sonny; Yeah...that...i-is pretty embarrassing...

Sonny; But...now that we've cleared this up,

Sonny; We can properly move on to the people at the party.

( The people at the party...who easily had access to microphone cords and their locations... )

Sonny; Well...for Kyo's murder, not only does it have to be someone that sang at the karaoke or helped...

Sonny; It has to be someone that had easy access to those cords.

Sonny; Which...unfortunately, leads us to a few people.

Ver; A few people? How do we know that?

Sonny; I...have a friend that told me all about it.

- .  ‘ [ Select Evidence! ] ’  . -

“What would help find everyone that was helping for the party?”

[ 1 ] Fulgur's Account [ 1 ]

[ 2 ] Aia's Account [ 2 ]

[ 3 ] Ver & Doppio's Account [ 3 ]

[ 4 ] Mysta's Account [ 4 ]

[ 5 ] Pomu's Account [ 5 ]

[ 6 ] Reimu's Account [ 6 ]

[ 7 ] Aster's Account [ 7 ]

[ 8 ] Luca's Account [ 8 ]

[ 9 ] Sonny's Account [ 9 ]

...

...

...

- .  ‘ [ Selected: Option 1 - Fulgur's Account! ] ’  . -

“I know!”

Sonny; Fulgur. You told me that a bunch of people helped out. Including Yugo, Mysta, Selen, Pomu, Wilson, Vanta, and a bunch of other people.

Fulgur; I did...but there are too many people to account for...so I just threw out some names.

Sonny; Well- with everyone, do you at least remember who were up on that stage close to the cords?

- Fulgur placed a hand on his chin, clearly deep in thought. -

Fulgur; Hmm...that would be me, Vanta, Zali, Wilson, Vox, Yugo, Ike, and Ren.

( I think it's safe to say that whoever had easy access to those cords...definitely used them to murder Kyo. )

( But...there's something bugging me. )

( What...is this feeling...? )

Sonny; Okay...then I think it's fine we rule out Zali, Vox, and Ike.

Fulgur; Why is that?

Sonny; All three of them helped me investigate. They uncovered evidence that they thought was suspicious regardless of the circumstances.

Sonny; Zali checked Kyo's body.

Sonny; Vox looked around Kyo's room.

Sonny; And Ike helped Aia and Scarle find the closet.

Sonny; All three of them had no reason to investigate...the same would be to kill.

Zali; I'm a medic. Of course I'll do my best to help a fallen friend.

Fulgur; Well...they wouldn't have any reason to murder someone.

Fulgur; as for Vanta...

- He and Sonny both looked over at the hung-over man, slightly admiring how he could've made it this far without fainting at his condition. -

( He can barely even hold himself up...he must've really drank a lot. )

( Besides, he would've said something long ago. )

( ...and...this murder feels too calculated to be committed by a drunkard. )

Sonny; Which...leaves...

Sonny; Yugo, Wilson, and Ren.

( ...my kyoudai. )

( My own kyoudai that I have to suspect. This...this hurts. )

🎶 Space Edition 🎶

Yugo; Wait...us three?!

Sonny; Y-Yeah...but let me expla-

Wilson; Sonny...you better be lying!

Sonny; Wilson- hold on!! Let me talk-

Ren; Dude, how could I have done it?!

Sonny; I'm sorry- I'm sorry...just calm down and...let's figure this out! Just let me tell you why an-

Yugo; Calm down?!!

Yugo; How am I supposed to calm down when you're accusing us of murder?!

Sonny; Yugo- please, calm-

Wilson; Hey! Come on man, we were in different rooms when we investigated! All I was doing was singing!!!

Sonny; ...

All we had in mind was to have fun at the party. Besides, we were just singing! How could we have taken the cords?! ;Ren

Yugo; I'm not the culprit!!!

Wilson; I can't be the culprit!

Please don't accuse me, I'm not the culprit!! ;Ren

🎶 Our Class Trial 🎶

{ Lei; Order! Order in the cou- oh...guess that's not possible since three people are panicking over each other. }

{ Lei; Let me re-introduce the Mass Panic Debate! A Mass-Panic debate is a Non-Stop Debate held by three groups of people at the same time ( For the first one, I'm gonna be nice and only include 3 people per side however, some people will try to talk over the others )! }

{ Lei; Don't be overwhelmed, Sonny will focus on only one segment after playing through the entire debate! Feel free to continue playing along! }

...

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🎶 V3 Argument -PANIC- 🎶

.  -   `[ Truth Bullets ᐷ ’

.  -   `[ Yugo's Account ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Note From Selen ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Interstellar Data #1 - A ᐷ ’
.  -   `[ Missing Knife ᐷ ’

[ Side A; Yugo, Fulgur, Uki ]

[ Side B; Zali, Wilson, Hex ]

[ Maria, Aster, Ren ;Side C ]

Yugo; I can't be the culprit!

Wilson; I'm not the culprit!

Why would you accuse Ren, Sonny?! ;Maria

Yugo; Because I only sang along!

Wilson; Zali and Hex can vouch for me!

Ren only sings, he wouldn't murder his best friend!! ;Maria

Yugo; I'm the host of this karaoke too,

Zali; We can. Even though I didn't see much, Wilson didn't take anything after he went up to sing!

I wouldn't even believe you for a second, since Ren's too scared to hurt a fly!! ;Aster

Yugo; So why would I kill someone?!

Hex; I didn't sing...but I can vouch for him. Wilson left the party without anything in his hands.

It's true...the only reason I'd even start thinking is because of my friends... ;Ren

Fulgur; Yeah! Yugo's our friend, Sonny!

Zali; Therefore...

So what sense would it make if I killed my own best friend?! ;Ren

Uki; How could you accuse my baby like that?!

Zali; Throughout the entire night, Wilson couldn't have gathered anything to kill Kyo with!

It's stupid...that's what it is! ;Maria

Fulgur; All Yugo did was host the party.

Zali; Let alone the black cord you found.

Be...because we know that Ren wouldn't kill anyone! ;Maria

Fulgur; Sure it meant he was close to the cords, but anyone could've taken the cords during the party.

Wilson; Besides, I'd never commit murder!

He can't be the culprit...since it could've been anyone! ;Aster

Uki; It could've been anyone at the party regardless if they were singing or not!

Wilson; I wouldn't do anything to hurt anyone, I swear!

Hell, it could've been me! ;Aster

Yugo; Besides, I had to clean up my cottage after that!

Zali; If we can vouch for him,

Aster, don't say that!! We know it's not you too. ;Maria

Yugo; I had no time to even go see Kyo during nighttime.

Hex & Zali; Then he's completely innocent!

I know...i'm just trying to say that it could've been anyone! ;Aster

Yugo; There's no way I could've gotten the cord either!!

Wilson; See? Why would I even murder Kyo?! I have no reason to!

See?! Therefore, if it was anyone, why would I kill my best friend?! ;Ren

( Aside from Ren's friends being highly emotional and presenting no evidence... )

( There's something off about someone else's statement- but... )

( ...why did they say that? )

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