>>2076
"I think someone has been watching too many Action movies upupupupupupupu"

>>2079
Confused, Kaiji attempts to gather information on his situation, but!

"Hah..? It's a simple question."

Ignored!

"Tch. Hey, you guys. Where's the guy controlling this bear and the rest? This island isn't that big, right?"

>>2080
"The answers to all this question will be answered in Magical Kyu Kyu Monokuma-chan HAHAHAHAHA well I have to leave~ BEAR BYE"

Monokuma dissapears

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I leave the kitchen with a container filled with vegetables and look for people. I see the group talking and join them.

"Hey, everyone! Tell me no one went to the farm. It's pretty bad guys, I mean real bad!!"

>>2082
"You were out there? Did something happen?"

I jauge how much food he brough with him

"That's from the farm? Well at least we won't have to worry about food for now..."

>>2083
"Yeah... Well... your name was Lion right?"

I shake the container

"No, Li, dude, this is a terrifying trap! These veggies are poisoned!!"

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>>2084
"Yes, I am Lion, you were... Yasu...hm. Yasu right? Wait, poisoned? If that's true...It's terrible! But wait, how can you be sure of that?"

>>2082
"Did you get those from the kitchen? I thought all of the food was gone."

>>2084
"Have they really not seen anyone...?"

"This must have been what the puppet meant about the food. Did someone eat them?"

"That's odd... they're not going to profit if they ruin their own food."

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>>2085

"That.. I-I saw it in a vision I had during the night..."

>>2086
"I tried to wash them, but I don't want to test my luck."

"Listen, you have to trust me. True and truth, my visions are almost true twenty percent of the time. I went to check it out, ya know, to convince myself that I was wrong... But it's true! I think It's the fertilizer."

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"This seems extremely serious. It seems our only option is to choose a suitable test subject to ensure that our supplies are edible."

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"I have a bad felling about this... Maybe it would be best that no one tries the vegetables."

>>2088
"'Visions'? This guy..."

"The hell? If it's twenty percent, aren't you saying there's an eighty percent chance they aren't poisoned?"

>>2088
"V-Visions ? T-that's a little... But as long as we can't prove otherwise. But who? And how? Surely Monokuma can't be responsible for that. But then, how could...Aaaaah!. No. No use thinking about that for now.
We should prioritize getting edible food."

>>2089
"T-that's. I don't think that's a good idea, really..."

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>>2092
"I know nothing..."

>>2091
"Yeah, huh, I guess that's true. But, I am sure of it, dude. Wait... Who is this guy?"

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>>2093
"It looks like you all got to know each other while I was taking a nap. I'm Kaiji."

"This guy's probably the only one around the same age as me. Normally, there wouldn't be so many this young. Are they really all enemies of Teiai...?"

"Nice to meetcha, but sorry if I don't put much stock in your visions. That crap isn't going to help you survive out here. Not that I want to put those in my mouth after you've gone and said 'hey, these are poisoned'."

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Julius had slipped out of view long ago to go wash his jacket, he finally managed to clean it enough for the blood to wash off. While doing that, he managed to hear them talking about the poisoning of the farms.

"I think it's finally time we stop and look at the situation at hand in a more serious tone, if you people haven't already done so. The lock on 7's door was damaged, the food is missing, and now supposedly according to this fanatic's visions the farm is poisoned."

He twists his body, looking down the empty hallway behind him and then back to the group.

"I'm starting to think that there is a Judas in our midst."

He pauses for a second to let it sink in among the group, then continues.

"If you stop to think about it, the only person who has died so far was Riki. Now, we all ask ourselves why? Because he broke the rules, but why wasn't he killed before? Because this stuffed bear, Monokuma, most likely cannot directly affect us unless to create or enforce rules."

He gives a sigh and inhales some oxygen, he had been speaking a little more than he had planned. Exhaling along with these next words.

"I don't believe Monokuma would want to ruin the fun that is his or her own game. Meaning everything that has happened aside from us being placed here, or Riki dying, has been human. Monokuma, are you around? Can you clarify what I said as being true?"

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>>2095
"I thought I mentioned the rules of the island: those that break them will be punished, so if you want to leave the island follow the rules."

>>2096
Julius turns to face the small talking assumed-robot.

"Avoiding the main body of the question huh? That's good enough however, you answered part of my question."

He turns back to the group.

"He's here to enforce his own rules. If he had wanted to kill us we would be dead by now...I believe his only aim is to watch us fight among ourselves and has most likely either planted or found someone to act as a traitor.

He closes his eyes, reflecting on everything he has deduced and awaited what his new-found comrades have to say.

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>>2097
"Yes as Julius said, there are moles that work for me here. my we got a good detective, I like you you know? I will kill you last HAHAAHHAHA well, I have to go BEAR BYE~"

Seeds of turmoil begin to take root!

"One of them was killed!? Right... this explains the number discrepancy. But he's saying that shitty puppet did it? That is, the one controlling it, or...?"

"Hold on, balaclava. If they have the means to get us all here, they can dispose of us all however they like. Not only that, but I think I already showed that rules don't mean much to them. I mean, their goal is to get us at each other's throats, right? If they can get us to believe they follow whatever rules they set out, then when something unexpected happens, we'll start suspecting each other. What if that's exactly their goal?"

"These guys are the worst. I've seen it before. They get their kicks out of watching us rip each other to shreds, thinking we'll get something out of it, when really, they're the only ones winning."

>>2099
"Honestly I have no idea what you're referring to. I don't particularly buy that the one in charge follows the rules a hundred percent either. But none of it matters if they do or don't, what matters is we're the ones forced to follow the rules."

Julius answers, turning back around to face the paranoid new-comer.

"I'm sure this is exactly what they or IT wants us to do, ripping at each others throats. However we're stuck here with a possible traitor, who seems to be well equipped. Take note of 7's doorknob, it was broken quite badly. Enough for it to not close or lock at all. That should be enough evidence that it or they want us to kill someone, lest they would do it themselves."

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Phoenix listened silently.

"......."

>>2100
"It's possible someone betrayed us, but.."

"No, I haven't even met some of these people. Would that even be called 'betrayal'?"

"...for the doorknob, let's say that 'they' are responsible. That could have been a mole within the twelve of us, or someone outside the group. It boils down to the same thing. They wouldn't gain anything by having one of us do it over doing it first-hand themselves."

"Secondly, 'they' won't kill us, because they've taken all this trouble and want to make us do it ourselves. Doesn't that mean that any moles that might exist aren't a threat? If a mole just kills us all from the inside, then they might as well have blown up the boat we came in on to save themselves the trouble."

>>2102
Julius stares at the rugged person talking away, and begins to think a little.

"The boat we came in on WAS blown up. Not only that, but we cannot leave this island unless one of us kills someone successfully. So perhaps the mole is attempting to lower the 'player' count."

>>2102
about that, only the 13 players here are the only humans in the archipielago. No other persons are in the island.

>>2103
"Y-you're saying it was really blown up!?"

Kaiji, in the worst possible scenario! What will he do!?

"Shit. I get it. They don't even need black suits around to keep us from leaving. We just can't leave, even if we tried!"

"So that's why you're all so focused on the food. I thought you were wasting your time."

>>2104
"How the hell do you expect us to believe that!? Don't tell you're remote controlling that thing from across the ocean, alright? You're obviously here with us!"

>>2105
I will look forward when those people you call "friends" start killing you.
As I said, there are no lies when I say that the only ones in this island are all of you and me.

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>>2105
"Yes, you seemed to have missed the big spectacle of yesterday. The boat was blown up, the lock was broken, the foot was stolen, and Riki was killed."

Julius shrugs, putting his hands in his pockets.

"I'm used to not eating as much, the problem for food won't kick in for another day or two. However the rest of you..."

Julius eyes everyone else.

"I'm sure you're all quite starving."

>>2106

"Wait. Riki was killed by you. Wouldn't that kinda surpass as a murder trial?"

>>2106
"Huh..? Quit changing your mind and tell the truth. You only just said it was only the thirt--ah!"

Realization strikes Kaiji's mind with a jolt. That's right, the truth of the despair island...!?

"Haha. Monokuma, you said thirteen players, right? But we already know that number's been reduced to twelve. The thirteenth player - that's you, right?"

>>2108

"I believe this would be considered a mauling, rather than a murder."

>>2107

"I am not remotely hungry. Perhaps the farm contains livestock as well?"

>>2110
"Yes, last I checked the farm does indeed have livestock. Whether or not they're still there I have not a clue.

>>2109
I will name the thirteen persons that are in this archipielago:

Julius
Heather
Kaiji
Satoshi
Riki
Kamo
Hagakure
Fukawa
Thomas
Arino
Tina
Phoenix
and Lion

No other persons are in this archipielago.
(Meta comment: consider this like a red truth like Umineko)
>>2108
It would be rude to not consider the people that are dead.

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>>2107
"No, I've had times when I've had to go without. But whether or not we're hungry right now, it's true we'll need food will be a problem."

>>2113
"I wonder, when all the food of the farm is gone. What will everyone do? I mean, farming takes a while for food to grow..."

Julius says offhandedly, as if he were trying to imply something ominous.

>>2112
"Hey, hey, you sure you're okay with saying that? If balaclava here's right and you're here enforcing the rules, that means really, one of the twelve who isn't here has stuck off to operate your ugly little mug, right? How many does that leave? Do you want to be torn apart that bad?"

Kaiji makes a bold declaration! However, inside, he doubts!

"No, there's a chance that he can operate it in some secret fashion, even if we're together like this. Still the number of suspects should be narrowed... assuming that I can even trust what this bastard's saying."

>>2115

"We can go spear fishing!"

>>2117
Julius looks a little surprised for a second, and for the first time anyone has seen, has chuckled a bit.

"Aren't you forgetting something? Here, I'll give you a hint. Check rule 4 in your ElectroID, it should be sufficient enough to deny your idea."

>>2118

"Tartar sauce! It was worth a try."

"These guys are really that focused on food at a time like this!?"

"...Rule four? What's that?"

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>>2120
"Open your ElectroID, the same way you check your name or specialty and look under the 'rules' tab. These are the rules we must follow, or we'll end up becoming a shishkebab like Riki."

>>2120

"I think it was something like....Due to the bad properties of the sea, You can only swim in the pool."

"So this thing had that kind of function..."

Kaiji reads through the rules. A bizarre list for a bizarre game!

"This rule 9... class trial? That's the thing you mentioned before, blondie."

>>2122
......Okay, I think its okay to be nice from time to time. So during your stay on this island,I will provide you 36 fishes 3 for each of you everyday. So appreciate what you have.

if you want more stuff you will have to work for it yourself.

>>2122

"Specifically, it was 'Due to the bad properties of the sea, abandon all hope of a beach episode'.

>>2124

"Hooty hooo! Free fishes for everyone!"

"Etto... now that I finished my business here I will leave BEAR BYE~"

>>2124
"Three days... that gives us some leeway. I hope it doesn't turn out badly for you, Monokuma."

"Anyway, if you guys don't mind me asking, where's the one who had door number 7? One of you?"

>>2124
Julius' eyes widen.

"That's unusually kind of you. What's the catch?"

However it was too late, Monokuma had already disappeared as quickly as he reappeared.

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>>2128

"His name is Thomas. He's mute."

>>2130
"Going after the weak first, it looks like. What a bad hobby. And that guy's still alive? Did anyone see him?"

>>2131
"I haven't seen him at all today. Perhaps because we haven't checked in on him, he could possibly be dead without us even knowing."

>>2132
"So that's how it is... That furry bastard said something about there being no murders on the announcement, but if he needs to act as two people at once, he might not even have noticed. Otherwise, he could be waiting for it to surprise us. I've been thinking... if you guys noticed his doorknob was broken before today, and Thomas was still alive, then whoever broke it must have wanted you to know. Otherwise, if they wanted to kill him, they'd have just done it all during the attack. It must have been done to bait one of you into attacking him."

"If you want to take Monokuma at his word, then the one to do it could have easily been one of us - the one controlling him. He might have been 'disappointed' because nobody took advantage of that opportunity, but the first thing we should do is check. Oh, and I don't think I need to say this, but be careful of anyone who's not around or not active when that furball is. It doesn't look like his responses come pre-packaged."

>>2132

"Hopefully, that's not the case. Perhaps..he's still asleep in his room. Then again,....he wouldn't be safe since his door no longer has a lock."

>>2133
"Not bad. I came to the same conclusions myself concerning 7's door. It had happened after most of us left for the tour as it was fine before we left. After we came back it smelled atrocious and his door was broken beyond repair."

Julius thinks for a second.

"Well, I'm sure most of us have investigated already. I suggest you do your personal investigations if you want to learn what had happened, I already conducted mine."

>>2134
"Let's just hope that isn't the case. As for me, I'm quite tired of this stuffy building. I shall be looking around for...something."

Julius mutters as he heads toward the inn exit.

"Ahh I don't like it. True as truth, my eyes never lie to me. I'm gonna go look for him."

I put the container on the ground and leave the group.

The tension in the inn lowers. Kaiji, after some thought, decides on his plan of action!

"That vision guy has the right idea. Going by the rules so far, it looks safer to stay in groups. If the others know you were together with someone, and you turn up dead, it's not going to be easy for them to explain it."

"...hopefully, we don't have to get into that. For now, if anyone wants to come, I'm gonna go check on room number 7. Someone has to do it. It would help, I don't even know the guy."

Kaiji makes his way to room 7. Did the island swallow someone overnight!?

I shout from the inside as I search the room.
"Bro, dude, are you here man?"
As I see Kaiji and Phoenix, I turn and talk to them.

"Hey guys, you decided to search his room too.
No luck here. looks like the guy went for a walk."
I sit on the bed and put my hands behind my head.
"We should probably search everywhere. What do you think?
I think for a second
Oh that's right Kai, I never told you my name. I am Yasuhiro, but everyone calls me Yasu."

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>>2137

Noticing a few people leaving the Inn, Phoenix was about to leave as well for a particular reason until he heard what Kaiji said.

"Ah, I'll tag alone. I never investigated the room yet either. So I guess this would be the perfect time to do so."

>>2138
Yasuhiro and Phoenix start noticing a weird smell coming from Yasuhiro's hand. it was a weird kind of pepper.

>>2140

Phoenix sniffed a couple of times before he wrinkled his nose.

"That's the same smell from earlier. Could it be gun powder?"

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Zawa...

"Huh? A smell?"

Zawazawa...

"I don't smell anything."

>>2142

"Eh? You don't? I guess I could be imagining things."

Julius finally walks into the inn again, this time seeming a little stiffer. He looks around to see if anyone is nearby, and slowly and surely walks toward his room. Number 8.

>>2142
"that is because that thing isn't gun powder, apparently its pepper"

"Woah, you always scare me dude! What are you talkin' about? Pepper?"

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Julius stiffens even more than thought possible as soon as he hears yelling coming from behind him, just as he was about to open his door too. He turns around mechanically to see Thomas' door wide open, with Phoenix, Yasuhiro, Kaiji, and Monokuma standing inside.

He pondered if he should say something.

>>2147

"But how did pepper get into Thomas' room to begin with?"

>>2150
One of the explosives was pepper and it seems most of it fell in the doorknob.

"Pepper? Huh...? Was there even any gunpowder to begin with?"

>>2151
Julius walks into the room and stops, turning toward the bed and then to the door. Giving it some thought, he turns to the majority of them and states the following.

"That's impossible."

As casually as he can be, he points to the door and then back to the bed.

"Don't you get it? Or should I explain it to you all?"

>>2153

"Explain it please because I'm lost."

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>>2153
"Impossible? I don't get it, what are you talking about?"

"I'm.. also lost, dude."

>>2154
"If let's say using what Monokuma said, a bomb, and placed it on the door handle. Then we're led to believe it was on the outside of the door, completely opposite of the bed."

Julius closes his eyes for a split second, some would think he was blinking, however he was actually visualizing the imaginary scene in his head.

"That would mean...when the explosion happened, the 'pepper' would have sprayed outside, not inside on his bed. Not only that, but parts of wood should be on the bed if that was the case."

He points to Yasu who is sitting on the bed.

"Have you checked? Check everything. Under the blanket, above the blanket, under the pillow and everywhere else."

He makes a smile no one can see due to his muffler and closes his eyes satisfyingly.

"In other words, it's simply impossible. This must have been placed after the explosion, or perhaps before it and remained unnoticed till we stepped inside."

I do as he says and search the room.

"I get it. I didn't even notice the pepper on the bed. And so, what? The explosion never happened? Was the knob broken all along? More importantly, where's the Thomas guy gotten to?"

What is the meaning of the pepper? Kaiji doesn't know where to begin thinking! Instead, he settles to help Yasu with his search, to make sure nothing is overlooked.

>>2158
*the two investigate everything*

*You however find a Fire-extinguisher and tools for cleaning, and some pepper under the sheets*

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"Does it look like the bed has been used? You guys might know what he did, but it wouldn't have been a good idea to sleep here. If it was me, I'd have gone somewhere else. There are a couple of others I haven't see yet, too, so it might be pointless worrying about him. Who haven't you seen since last night?"

>>2161
"Let's see...Heather, that blond guy with the white shirt, Thomas of course, and last but not least Riki. But we all know what happened to Riki..."

Julius ponders for a moment, then decides to speak up.

"Speaking of Riki, his corpse was missing."

Julius spouts nonchalantly.

"Damn it. I didn't even see the guy for a second and they're already hauling him away."

"What do I care? I can't do anything about it now! Get a grip, you idiot, or you'll end up like him!"

"...sorry, just to make sure, you're all certain this guy was really dead, right?"

>>2163
Julius stares at Kaiji with a look that would send shivers down a spine.

"I pulled the spears from his body myself."

>>2164
Zawa... Zawa...

Then, earlier... that blood - that was...?

"... He was dead."

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>>2165
"Not only that...but everyone saw it happen. We were all there except you and we watched as he was skewered from multiple angles. That was the moment when...when..we realized this game was real."

If someone looked closely and straight at Julius' face...he wondered what people would see.

>>2167

I peer in closely.

"Are you crying? What a kind person."

>>2168
Julius pretends to wipe his eyes but instead wipes it away.

"Don't make fun of me, sometimes I get a little...over emotional."

Death! Undeniable! Brutal! Kaiji is forced to come to terms with his situation! Yes, this wasn't like a twist detective novel where corpses conveniently come back to life! This was reality! A game with a cost surpassing all others he has played!

"Forget it. What am I doing, asking that?"

"So Monokuma made away with his corpse? Or otherwise, one of the others? Why? No... why am I believing that bastard? There could have been any number of people..."

"...hey, Monokuma. If any more have ended up like that guy, you tell us? Are you saying there's still twelve of us left alive?"

>>2170
"Yes certainly Thomas you and the others are still alive. The only one that died was Riki"
(Meta comment: If this was Umineko this could be considered a Red truth.)

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>>2170
"Well, it's been a pleasure. Don't let reality hit you too hard, everyone suffered from it already."

Julius closes his eyes for a little, resting them as he was a little tired. He opened them and turned around, walking across the hall and over to his door, Number 8. He used his key and opened it, walking inside and closing it lock--the sound of the lock being set could most likely be heard.

>>2169

My expression erupts with overflowing joy, although I quickly wipe it away.

"I suggest we decide on some rules in order to avoid losing track of people so easily. Perhaps we can meet every morning to exchange information?"

>>2171>>2172
"'A pleasure'...? ..."
"Yeah, sorry. That was a waste of time."

"He was holding on to that fact, and just sat back laughing while we run around making fools of ourselves? ...Bastard furball."

>>2173
"Good idea. At least while our food lasts. Just let me confirm one more thing. ...Monokuma, about what balaclava said -- where's the corpse?"

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>>2174
Its on the morgue, For now its inaccessible. but maybe if you get out of this island alive, you may visit him.

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Julius opens his door, walks out, and closes it. He avoids looking into 7's room and strides out of the hallway and toward the inn exit as fast as possible.

>>2175
"No surprise there. Looks like your game's off to a bit a slow start, doesn't it? Up to this point, the only one who's been killing is you. Is that how you want it?... You gotta wonder if the guys upstairs would be happy with that, don't you?"

"Well, who cares. I'm gonna go for a stroll."

Kaiji walks away, waves, and adds, "If that announcement sounds every day, we can just meet up then. Too easy, right?"

Up until this point, Kaiji had heard of the game's events only second hand and so, naturally, as if in a last defense, some part of him still wanted to believe it was all nothing but a joke! A play, some kind of act! But, he doesn't indulge in this illusion! No, the opposite - he moves to defeat it!! Before night comes again, Kaiji moves to investigate the island! But with a late start, can he survive the ultimate game on this island of despair!?

>>2177
Julius walks back into the inn, breathing a little heavier than normal. Almost as if he was running before hand.

"I have an idea of where Thomas is."

Julius remarks loud enough for anyone within earshot to hear it.

>>2178
Having been hanging back near the inn's entrance and passively observing everything that has been happening, I speak up.

"You do...? Please, tell us...!"

>>2179
"He's inside the dorm with us."