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First Two Deaths
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You woke up to the sound of somebody pressing on your doorbell profusely. You groaned and rubbed your aching head.
"Coming...!" You called out, slowly standing up.
You walked to your door and saw Junko. She looked terrified to her core.
"Y/N! Oh, thank god! I thought you were also dead!" She exclaimed in relief.
"Huh...? Wait... What do you mean...?" You uttered, feeling more confused and nervous than tired.
"Maizono's dead!"
Your eyes widened in disbelief. You quickly sped out of the room and looked around. You saw that one of the rooms was open, so you rushed inside of it. It was a mess, with scratches all over the walls and objects all over the floor. You looked to see that the bathroom door was open, so you looked inside to see the gut-wrenching sight.
Sayaka was sitting in the bloody shower, a knife sticking out of her abdomen.
Before you knew it, you were screaming. You stepped back and bumped into Junko. You looked at her, tears in your eyes.
"Junko! What happened?!" You exclaimed.
"We don't know yet... Everyone is gathered in the gym. We should go there," she said, lightly tugging on your hand.
You took one last look at Sayaka before Junko dragged you out of the bathroom.
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As you walked into the gym, you noticed that everyone, even Byakuya, were relieved to see that you were still alive. You also noticed... that Monokuma was there.
"Guys...? What happened...?" You uttered.
"Well, I thought that was obvious. Maizono is dead!" Monokuma replied, "One of you decided to kill her so that you could graduate! Someone's just following the rules. There's nothing wrong with that!"
"Y-Your lying... right?" Hifumi asked.
"Of course he's lying! I'm telling you, he killed her!" Makoto yelled.
"Nope, sorry. One of you is now a bona fide killer. If they wanted to, the one who did it could testify to that little fact."
"What...?"
You were still recovering from the shock of witnessing Sayaka's corpse to realize that everyone was looking around with suspicion.
"A-Are you serious...?" Chihiro uttered.
"Someone... Someone killed someone!" Taka exclaimed.
"It is amazing what some people are capable of," Celeste said, seemingly unbothered.
"Hey, hold on! Don't just assume he's telling the truth!" Mondo said.
"That's enough," Byakuya said, "Before we do anything else, I'd like to confirm something with the stuffed animal here. If one of us really did kill her, that person gets to graduate from the school, right?"
"... Huh?"
"Don't play dumb! That's what you said, isn't it!? If you kill someone, you get to leave!" Byakuya said, to which Monokuma laughed loudly.
"Why are you laughing!?" Leon asked.
"Puhu... It's 'cause... Naive... You're just so naive! You think it's really that easy? You can just kill someone and waltz on outta here? You're super naive! Devilishly naive! Hellishly naive! No, no, no, the real thing has just begun."
"The... real thing?" Makoto uttered.
"Are you ready!? Allow me to explain the second part of the rule regarding graduation! Just like I explained before, you must kill someone if you want to leave. However... even if you do that, there's still one more part to the agreement you have to uphold, remember?"
"You are referring to rule number six of the school regulations..." Celeste pointed out, "If you are the 'blackened' that committed the murder, you can't be found out by the other students. This is what you are talking about, is it not?"
"Bingo! It's not enough to just kill someone! You have to actually get away with it! Which naturally means we need a system in place to assess whether or not it's been gotten away with! So, a certain amount of time after a murder has taken place, a class trial will begin!"
"Class... trial...?" Makoto uttered.
"Yup! It'll begin a few hours after the murder! Everyone will gather together, including the blackened who committed the murder. And they and the spotless students will all engage in one big debate showdown! During the trial, you'll have to present your arguments on who you think the blackened is. And once everything comes to an end, the outcome will be decided by popular vote! If the answer you've arrived at is correct, only the one that disturbed your peace will be punished. The rest may continue their communal life. However... if you choose poorly... then the one who got away with murder will survive, and the rest of you will receive your punishment. Which of course means your school life will come to an end! As far as class trial rules go... that's all there is to it!"
"So, um... what exactly is this 'punishment' you keep talking about...?" Hifumi asked.
"Oh! Well, to put it simply... It's execution!"
"E-Execution!?"
"And by execution, you mean..." Chihiro uttered.
"Execution is... execution. Ex-e-cution! Electric chair, bzzt bzzt! Poison gas, cough cough! Torn apart like a paper plane in a hurricane!"
"S-So, to make sure I understand..." Taka said, "If we get the culprit right, then only they die. But if we get it wrong... all the rest of us get... executed?"
"What a smart little chimpanzee you are! Look at you, implying you didn't do it without actually saying it! So it's basically what the outside world calls a 'lay judge' system, or an inquisition type thing! Which means you'll be deciding who you think the killer is. But judge carefully, because all your lives are on the line! Okay, let me just add the rule I just described to your handbook. Make sure to keep it in mind!"
"W-Wait, hold on a second!" Junko exclaimed, "You're freaking insane, you know that!?"
"Hmm?"
"A class trial? What the hell is that!? I don't want anything to do with it!"
"Why not?"
"Whaddya mean 'why not'!? Why do I have to waste my time trying to figure out who murdered someone!?"
"What!? Are you saying you're not gonna participate in the trial!? Only punishment awaits such blasphemy!"
"What? Punishment!?"
"I might... I dunno, throw you in a deep, dark, scary prison or something!"
"Shut the hell up! Say whatever you want, I'm not gonna be part of this!"
"Don't be so selfish!"
"You're the one being selfish! Kill whoever you want, it's got nothing to do with me!"
"The evil standing here before me... I'm trembling with fear...! But I won't give in to such evil! It's my style to stick it out and resist till the very end...! If you really wanna get out of here... you'll have to go through me first!"
As he said that, he came charging at you all, although it was more of a waddle... But then... Junko stepped on Monokuma, causing him to let out a weird sound.
"Wait... Junko, no!" You exclaimed, remember the rule about no violence against Monkuma.
"Are you enjoying yourself now?" Junko asked, ignoring you.
"Are you?"
"Huh?"
"Violence against Headmaster Monokuma is not allowed. You've violated a school regulation... I invoke the mighty summon spell! Help! To me, godly spear of Gungnir!"
Suddenly, Junko was pierced with multiple metal spears from multiple angles, causing a lot of blood to decorate the floor around her.
"JUNKO!" You screamed, trying to get to her, only to be held back.
"... Wh...? H-Huh? This wasn't... supposed to... Why... me...?"
With those words, Junko fell to the ground, her body motionless.
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A/N: So... I took a tour of my new school, and that place is HUGE. Way bigger than my old school. I have to start going there on Monday... Yippee...
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