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Suzume Fujimori's POV

Suzume almost burst out laughing at Buraddo's comment, before inhaling and restraining herself. No. No. No laughing. This was a serious matter. She heard it, then, someone throwing an accusation at her.

Her eyes widened. "You think I killed her? I didn't even know her all that well. You make a good point, I- would've known about poisons. But what motive do I have?" But, then she realized something else. She was one of the people who was cooking... "I admit... I am a potential suspect. But I swear, I didn't kill her!"

Suzume nodded at Megami's observation. "Would anyone who didn't cook have been able to kill Nagisa? I find it unlikely, but I was wondering if there's any way it could've been possible. It seems like the poison was cooked into the food, right?"

Or was that just an assumption? Suzume sighed in frustration. She didn't know if she was reasoning by her own logic or actual evidence.

She swallowed, nervously... so, someone thought she'd killed Nagisa, huh?

It's not that she wouldn't. But she had no reason to.

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai Kurai glanced in Hisoka's direction, once again. "Wait, are you saying that you suspect Megami did it? Clearly Amano is suspicious! Why, just look at him right now! Seriously. This is so dumb, that we are still debating this right now. Wasn't it Amano's dish, that Nagisa took?"

Femi Davis's POV

Femi bit his tongue. "I'm sorry... I don't- actually care about the nails," he admitted. "And, I didn't know Nagisa, at all. But. I still hope that we can avenge his death, because... she seemed like a great person. She didn't deserve this..."

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Kōun no Megami
"Wait. I don't think it was Amano. He was genuinely surprised when Nagisa offered to switch plates, so he wouldn't have expected it and poisoned his food in advance. As for Suzy, she was busy cooking. She didn't have time."

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Keiki Meyumi.

Keiki turned away. They thought for a moment. They flicked their hair back like they were on a catwalk, took a deep breath, and turned back around.

"It's fine. It- It's upsetting for all of us-"

They sighed.

"Any idea on how- how Nagisa died-?"

I don't even know who this person's name is-

Keiki smiled a little. "What's your name, sweetie-?" They paused. "I mean- if we're to work out who this killer is-I surely can't address you as simply- 'you'- can I-?"

Niwa Atsushi

Their eyes widened a bit. They felt a blush creeping up on their face. They gave it a brisk shake. No! Bad Niwa! No- no flirting when people are going to die! Anyway, the cutie is just being friendly- so be quiet.

"Niwa. Niwa Atsushi." They decided against a bow. "Ultimate Swordsman."

"I disagree," Hisoka said to Megami. "Surprise can be faked. And anyway, since when were you two so close? You dislike him just as much as I did." His eyes narrowed slightly. "As much as Nagisa should have, before she was poisoned by the man who specifically chose the people to do the cooking."

"Can we debate something else?" Amano cut in, almost begging. "Like, the cause of death or something? Please?" He looked on the verge of tears.

"That sounds great," Niwa said desperately. "Let's just- talk about something else."

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Kōun no Megami
"I'm defending him because that bear will commit genocide if we vote out the wrong person."

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Suzume Fujimori's POV

Suzume Fujimori thought about it a moment. "He did seem genuinely surprised, and I think he would've made a point of handing it to Nagisa, unless he thought perhaps Nagisa was nice enough to take the plate from him?"

She nodded in agreement at Megami. "Yes. We need to find the person who really did it. Even if it means, I guess, uh... killing another person?"

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai's face took the form of a pout. Ugh! That's what she was going to point out. "Exactly! How do you know it was 'genuine' surprise, as you call it?" she asked, tilting her head. You really know how to get on my nerves, huh, Hisoka?

Femi Davis's POV

Femi Davis thought for a moment. "Who was in the kitchen? I... wasn't even in the cafeteria all morning, so, I need to know."

Great... he was beyond useless here...

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Kōun no Megami
"Me, Suzume, Chika, Nagisa, Amano, and Hisoka"

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Keiki Meyumi.

"Niwa- hmm. Nice name." Keiki muttered.

"The name's Keiki- Keiki Meyumi-! A proud Ultimate Short Story Author- mind you-! A good one, in my opinion."

Keiki winked at Niwa.

"And people wonder why I don't sleep- I write all night-"

(same here tbh sob)

Keiki clapped their hands together. "Anways-! Ideas on who the killer is-?"

Third Person POV

Hisoka narrowed his eyes at Megami. "I wasn't in the kitchen," he said coolly. "I refused to cook food. Like a servant."

Niwa ducked his head a bit, avoiding Keiki's eyes. His face was growing more flushed by the minute. "Yeah... um.. On the topic of the case." He breathed out, turning his attention from Keiki. "I personally believe that the poison was administered at a different time than the cooking. It was poured over the food. Which. Was like, delivery. If the killer had their way, it'd probably be mixed in. So it couldn't be detected, even on a slight chance."

He fiddled with his fingers. He hoped it was the right thing to say. "I think Megami has a point. About Amano, I mean. And... a lot of other things. What she said about the cause of death makes sense."

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Suzume Fujimori's POV

Suzume sighed. "This is... a dumb idea. But. Everyone, who was in the kitchen, state your opinions on Nagisa." What am I doing... no one can be trusted not to lie. But, maybe... the killer will let something slip. "I didn't know Nagisa very well, I barely even knew her name... I had no reason to kill her, and her death definitely does disturb me. She was no friend of mine, but I had no reason to kill her."

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai Kurai scowled. "But Amano's the killer!!! Ugh. Okay, Amano. Tell us why you're so innocent! I'm really curious to hear!" she chirped, her face innocent and curious.

But she knew... they were all on the wrong track.

Should she help them?

Why should she care?

Femi Davis's POV

"Great, now I actually know a small detail." Femi groaned. "If only I'd actually gotten out of the room today... IF SOMEONE HADN'T KEPT ME IN THERE!" He glared in Suko's direction. "NOT NAMING NAMES!"

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Kōun no Megami
"I'm just going off who was assigned to the kitchen. As for Nagisa, I didn't know her well personally, but from my observations she seemed to be an optimist."

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Keiki Meyumi.

They nodded. "That makes sense-" Keiki frowned. "Do we know who was near this person at the time- or-?" They stopped suddenly. "I- Who am I kidding-? I'm no detective- I wasn't even there- I don't know anyone and-"

Keiki sighed. "...this is just great. I'm just going to stand here and wait for this to be over- aren't it-?"

Suko Nobu

"I didn't know her! But I would've gladly killed her if I had the chance!" Suko giggled loudly. "If I did it, though, it'd be reaaallly cool! Like a gunshot instead of poison! So it's totally not me!"

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Niwa Atsushi

"We were allies. Friends, almost. But I... I didn't have a very deep relationship with him. I didn't want him dead." He bit his tongue. "She didn't deserve that."

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Hisoka Yamanaku

"This will solve nothing," Hisoka retained coldly. "I had reasons to want her dead, yes, but I never had an opportunity. We should go over alibis, not motives."

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Amano Tetsuo

He exhaled.

"I honestly don't know. That's not the kind of thing I'm good at."

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Chika Tsukamoto

Chika's eyes narrowed.

"Personally, I want to interrogate those with a good relationship with her. Perhaps they can give us clues as to her death. And to the odd circumstance in the Monokuma file."

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Kōun no Megami
"For alibis, I was busy cooking for my whole table."

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Buraddo Jemu
"Majikaruman and I were talking at our table."

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Suzume Fujimori's POV

"Too much of an optimist," she murmured. "For someone's taste, I think." Jeez...

She was agreeing a lot with Megami today, huh? A dark look came upon her face. But, for once... she figured she agreed with Hisoka here.

"Alibis, hm? Well, I..." She paused. "I was still heading out of the kitchen when Nagisa went to the table... of course, that doesn't prove I couldn't do it."

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai ignored Suzume's question. "You know... I just noticed something! Amano seemed rather close to Nagisa, hey? I think he'd notice if something was... different about her." She tilted her head even more. "Don't you all think so?" She frowned, pondering Amano's response. "Sooooo, you're not that good at that kind of thing? What do you mean exactly? Are you- are you good at murder?"

Femi Davis's POV

Femi groaned and glared even more angrily at Suko, WHO WAS IGNORING HIM. "I...I didn't even know Nagisa! I wasn't even in the cafeteria all morning! Even though I was hungry, and I wanted to go..." He shuddered. Totally would've killed him if they had the chance!? "SUKO, I AM SICK OF YOU AND YOUR TIRELESS BS! YOU- YOU WOULD HAVE KILLED NAGISA- IF YOU'D GOTTEN THE CHANCE!?! EVEN IF YOU'RE JOKING, THAT'S JUST SICK! IF THIS WAS ALL YOUR FAULT SOMEHOW, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED!" Femi panted, out of breath from all the yelling, and collapsed onto his podium, gripping it tightly. Ugh... he hated this so much. He was so useless. He swore to himself he'd never let himself get stuck inside of his dorm room ever again because of some idiot. AND HE WOULD NEVER ASSOCIATE WITH SAID IDIOT EVER AGAIN!

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Niwa Atsushi

Alibis, eh? He gnawed on the inside of its cheek, slicing open the cut mark that'd already been there. He grimaced slightly. "I... Well, I wasn't in the kitchen. And I didn't have much of an opportunity to poison her food. At least not without..." He trailed off. "I mean, all our food..."

Why was talking so hard? Being stoic was hard... when you really had to share a point. But he had to keep going. "All the food at our table had the oil on it," he said softly. "Not just... Amano's or Nagisa's."

Hisoka's head snapped up. He stared at Niwa for a long moment. Niwa squirmed a bit, looking away. "I don't really have much an alibi though. That's off-topic."

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Hisoka Yamanaku

Hisoka's mind was awhirl. All of them? All three of them? That... certainly sowed holes in his theory, but... "I didn't go near her food at any point. I was against the wall the entire time. They cooked their own food. Everybody in the cafeteria can cover for me. I had no way to poison her."

Poison... Poison poison...

That didn't click into place properly any more. Hadn't- hadn't Amano said-

"I was cooking only for myself," Chika cut in. "I never touched their dishes."

"I was with Femi!" Suko chirped.

"I don't have an alibi," Amano stated quietly. He ignored Kowai. "But I swear it wasn't me. No matter what she says, I wouldn't hurt any of you."

And then Femi was screaming. Hisoka cringed. He didn't like loud noises very much. His delicate ears weren't made for such uncouth things. He grimaced, and hoped the other would stop.

The words were directed at Suko, it seems. The person's smile only grew brighter with each word, even though the light in their eyes grew dimmer. "Aww, I didn't know you felt so passionate! I'm sorry, Femi. I didn't mean to make you feel bad or anything. I wouldn't really kill anyone. And-" Suko paused. Their smile grew. "Aww, nothing else! I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."

"Puhuhuhuu~ Such a heartfelt confession." Monokuma. The bear was leaning forward on his throne, button eyes fixating on the students below. "How boring! There're no thrills in this! I might just skip to voting time if you all can't lighten up!"

Hisoka bristled. He carefully reminded himself. The bear couldn't do anything. If he wanted true entertainment, then he wouldn't end it here. The mastermind was trying to set them on edge.

And gods, was it effective.

"Yes, let's get back to the debate." Hisoka didn't fancy dying. "Does anyone have any theories on how it went down? We might be able to backtrack. And if there's any discrepancies in what we know so far..." He trailed off. The words had a certain light to them. Like the one that'd come earlier.

His brow furrowed.

What was it? What was his brain refusing to piece together?

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Kōun no Megami
"Something isn't adding up for me. It seems to be very obviously, cyanide, but- WAIT A MINUTE! THE MARK ON THE REPORT IS ON THE NECK, BUT WITH CYANIDE POISONING IT WOULD'VE ENTERED THE BLOODSTREAM! WHAT IF THE BITTER ALMOND SMELL WAS TO THROW US OFF!?"

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Red:
I didn't do it, she said silently.
I can't cook!
I'm a carrot, if I tried cooking, I'd cook myself-

Hisoka Yamanaku

Hisoka's eyes widened. His mind was whirling. Cyanide... Poison... All plates...

In an instant, he knew.

"She wasn't poisoned," he spat. "Something else happened to her. Something unique to her alone." He whipped on Niwa and Amano.

Niwa visibly flinched. Amano stared back, gaze betraying nothing.

"One of you- which is it? You knew something about her- some way to kill her. Something the rest of us wouldn't know." His brain tacked on a few points. "Something she couldn't eat, maybe? You baked a dish she couldn't eat, Amano?" His glare pierced the other. Amano finally looked away. "Megami's right. That was a red herring."

He checked himself. He was being too emotional. Agreeing with too many people. But, when it all came down to it... he was right, from the beginning. It was satisfying, to finally drag someone down from their throne.

"Amano Tetsuo killed her," he stated coldly. "He did something to her, that only he knew." From the way Niwa's eyes widened, he knew he was right. This was it. The solution he'd known from the moment he saw Amano.

He'd seen a murderer, and this was all the proof he needed.

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Kōun no Megami
"Of course... Holy shit." I stood silently staring. My mind was a blender of emotions. Relief, betrayal, terror, the sudden realization of the reality of this situation. Anyone could hide a secret. No one's safe. Only two of us make it out alive, and one of them is the person who organized this death game.

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu