Danganronpa XXV: What's So Funny?(HIATUS)

*Nobody expected it, but it sure happened. One of them killed Otto Octavius. He was so kind, so why would someone kill him? Can Monokuma and his fellow campers find the killer, or will the killer escape?*

*TRUTH BULLETS*

KIRAMEKA FILE #1

The victim is Otto Octavius. The estimated time of death was around 10:35pm. The victim’s body was discovered in the kitchen in the mess hall. Cause of death was a stab to the head. There were other stab wounds as well.

BRUTAL SCENE

The kitchen was a mess. There were scraps of metal, shards of glass, and blood splatters everywhere. Cabinets were left open.

SCRATCHES AND DENTS ON TENTACLES

There were many scratches and dents on Otto's tentacles.

NOBODY'S INJURED

Nobody seemed injured, despite Otto having clearly fought back.

BLOODY BOOK

Otto's book was bloody.

TORE OUT PAGE

There was a page torn out of Otto's book.

BUTTERS' ACCOUNT

Around 10:30pm Butters went to the bathroom and heard thumping and voices coming from the mess hall.

BLOODY KNIFE

There was a bloody knife laying in the grass between Max and Monika's cabins.

MISSING MEKACOINS

Otto had three mekacoins, though they could only find one.

HEAD WOUND

The head wound is extremely big and deep.

DISHES WASHED

The sink was wet, as though someone had washed dishes.

BLOODY SHOEPRINT

There was a bloody footprint next to Butter's cabin.

*CAMP TRIAL: ALL RISE!*

Kirameka: “Now then, let’s begin with a basic explanation of the camp trial! During the trial, you’ll present your arguments for who the culprit is, and vote for ‘whodunnit’. If you vote correctly, then only the blackened will receive punishment. But if you pick the wrong person… I’ll punish everyone besides the blackened, and that person will get to leave!”

Monokuma: "Wow, you really copied me word for word, huh?"

Kirameka: "Yup yup~!"

Monokuma glared at Kirameka, who giggled.

Toby: "So we have to find the killer...?"

Kirameka nodded.

Bert: "But how will we do that?"

Monokuma: "Well..."

Preston: "Hey, uh, is nobody going to notice that?"

He pointed and Monokuma sighed.

Natsuki: "Why would you...?"

Kirameka: "I wouldn't want any of my campers to miss out on the camp trials, so that's how I let them join us!"

Max: "That's disgusting."

Natsuki looked down and crossed her arms. Monokuma sighed.

Kirameka: "Okay, just figure out the murderer already!"

Monokuma: "Okay, jeez. Well, let's start off with what we know, I guess."

Butters: "So how Otto died?"

Colin: "Yeah, let's do that!"

Monokuma: ("Well, guess we're really about to do this...")

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Fred: "So we discovered the body in the kitchen this morning."

Rodrick: "Yeah, with like, this huge stab wound on his head!"

Max: "With a ton of other wounds on his body..."

Colin: "So he died from all of the stab wounds this morning, right?"

KIRAMEKA FILE #1

Monokuma: "No, that's wrong!"

*BREAK*

Monokuma: "That can't be it."

Colin: "Huh, what do you mean?"

Monokuma: "The Kirameka File states that he died from a stab to the head around 10:35."

Colin: "Oh..."

Max: "It's alright, at least you tried!"

Julian: "Well, we need to check alibis."

Preston: "Wouldn't we have all been asleep?"

Julian quirked a brow and looked at Monokuma.

Julian: "But before we discuss that, how about we discuss why Otto was in the kitchen last night."

Everyone looked at Monokuma.

Monokuma: "Oh, he was cleaning."

Rodrick: "Yeah, we can back him up."

The group nodded, save for Natsuki, who looked at Otto's stand with a blank face.

Monika: "So if he was cleaning, someone must've caught him off guard."

Monokuma: "Yeah, probably."

Max: "Now should we discuss alibis?"

Preston: "Honestly, I think the only ones that should have to are the people in that little group."

Felix: "We all went to bed at the same time."

Julian: "Jeez, can we just vote Monokuma already?"

Monokuma: "Huh!?!"

Julian: "It's obviously you. You knew that Otto would be cleaning, so you snuck out and killed him!"

Monokuma: "Wait-"

Felix: "It wasn't him. He wouldn't do that."

Julian: "But he sure would host a killing game!"

Max: "Hey! Let's discuss this instead of just screaming about it!"

Colin: "Yeah, then you'll see it wasn't him!"

Julian: "Alright."

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Felix: "So, let's pretend Monokuma did sneak out."

Butters: "He would've had to do it very quietly!"

Bert: "So he sneaks out of his cabin and goes to the mess hall."

Julian: "And when he gets there, he stabs Otto before he even has the chance to resist."

BRUTAL SCENE

Monokuma: "No that's wrong!"

*Break*

Monokuma: "If you couldn't tell, he obviously resisted. Did you not see the mess?"

Max: "See? It's not him, he's not big enough to even fight me. No way he could fight Otto."

Colin: "Yeah, it must've been someone older, too."

Monokuma: "Okay, now that that's over with-"

Julian: "Hold on!"

*INTERJECTION*

Monokuma: "Huh?"

Julian: "How does that prove his innocence?"

Monokuma: "Well, I mean-"

Julian: "Don't blindly trust this damned bear! He's most definitely the one that killed Otto!"

*REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN*

Julian: "Just because he isn't big enough to fight Otto doesn't mean he's not the killer!"

Monokuma: "Well, if you'd fucking listen-"

Julian: "He could've easily staged the entire damned thing!"

BUTTER'S ACCOUNT

Monokuma: "Allow me to cut through those words!"

*BREAK*

Monokuma: "It wasn't staged at all. Butters, explain."

Butters: "W-Well..."

Felix: "Come on, kid, we can't waste time."

Butters: "Okay..."

*FLASHBACK*

Bert: "Go on, tell 'em."

Butters looked down, rubbing an arm.

Felix: "What is it?"

Butters: "Well, last night, around 10:30, I had to go pee, so I went to the bathroom, and I heard thumping and voices coming from here, but I got scared so I ran..."

*FLASHBACK END*

Max: "Oh..."

Monika: "So Butters heard it happen?"

Rodrick: "What the hell, man? Why didn't you wake one of us up?"

Butters: "I'm sorry..."

Max: "It's okay, kid..."

Butters: "It doesn't feel okay."

Kenny: "Mrph mrph mrph, mrph mrph mrph mrph."

Butters: "Thanks, Kenny..."

Kenny: "Mrph mrph!"

Toby: "So it had to have been someone who could fight Otto..."

Butters: "Yeah, so no kids..."

Preston: "So Monokuma and us children are safe?"

Rodrick: "And Natsuki, seeing as she's tiny and all."

Natsuki: "..."

Monika: "So Rodrick, Fred, and I are still suspects?"

Monokuma: "Until further notice, yes."

Fred: "Hm, well, let's discuss this whole fight. See if we can decipher anything from there."

Monokuma: "Alright."

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Preston: "So Otto put up a fight."

Julian: "Yeah, we know that already."

Bert: "It must've been horrendous!"

Butters: "He must've held back, otherwise someone would be injured!"

Toby: "This is getting us nowhere..."

Charlie: "Do not fear, fellow meat brother, we will discover who the killer is in no time!"

Monokuma: ("There's gotta be something...")

Butters: "He must've held back, otherwise someone would be injured!"

NOBODY'S INJURED

Monokuma: "I agree with that!"

*CONSENT*

Monokuma: "You're right!"

Butters: "Wait, really?"

Felix: "Yeah, Monokuma and I discussed this earlier. I'll let Monokuma explain."

Monokuma: "Nobody's injured. If Otto really fought back, don't you think the killer would be injured?"

Monika: "So it was somebody he was close to?"

Charlie: "But he liked everybody, did he not?"

Monokuma: "True, but he was also very intent on protecting everybody. I'm sure he'd have probably, like, tied up the killer up with his tentacles or something. It must've been somebody he didn't want to have to tie up."

Fred: "Yeah, but if they caught him off guard, maybe he didn't realize who it was?"

Monokuma: "Hm..."

Colin: "So...What now?"

Felix: "I have no idea. We're kind of bad at this, aren't we?"

Kirameka: "Yup, absolutely horrible~!"

Felix: "Can you just shut up?"

Toby: "Was there anyone who wasn't in their room last night?"

Natsuki: "I wasn't in my room last night."

Monokuma: "What?"

Natsuki: "I was outside of Monika's cabin. I was trying to get her out."

Preston: "Well, did you see anything?"

Natsuki: "I heard someone walking, but I couldn't tell who it was because I was leaving."

Butters: "Uh, could it have been me?"

Natsuki shook her head.

Natsuki: "No, it was around 10:20. I figured it was someone going to the bathroom. Did anyone else go outside of their cabin?"

Monokuma: "I don't think so, then again, I'm sure whoever it was won't come forward."

Julian: "Yeah, seeing as they'll, you know, die."

Max: "This is getting us nowhere..."

Rodrick: "Wait, what if Natsuki is the killer!"

Natsuki: "Huh?"

Rodrick: "You were the only one out of your cabin, well, other than Butters, but he's tiny! Who's to say you really went to Monika's cabin?"

Max: "Um, Monika, can you confirm that she went to your cabin?"

Monika: "She did, she woke me up."

Monokuma: "So it can't be her."

Rodrik: "I mean what if Monika's her accomplice?"

Monika: "Huh?"

Rodrick: "Yeah, we all know you're-"

Fred: "Ahem."

Rodrick: "Oh, come on, we can't keep it from her forever, and she probably already knows. The whole outburst might have been a distraction!"

Natsuki: "What are you talking about?"

Rodrick: "Oh come on, quit acting dumb!"

Natsuki: "You're the one acting dumb!"

Monokuma: "Can you guys shut up and listen?"

Natsuki: "But he's-"

Monokuma: "Hush!"

Natsuki: "..."

Felix: "There's no way to tell if they're the killer or not!"

MISSING MEKACOINS

Monokuma: "Well...There is one way."

Fred: "Really?"

Monokuma: "Yeah, Otto should've had three mekacoins in his pocket, but he only had one!"

Fred: "They should empty their pockets then."

Bert: "But what if they left 'em in their cabin?"

Monokuma: "It's worth a shot, isn't it?"

Natsuki emptied her pockets and glared at Rodrick, who looked away.

Rodrick: "Sorry about that..."

Natsuki: "Uhuh."

They all turned to Monika, who paled. She reached into her pocket and...

Preston: "Oh my god!"

Natsuki: "Monika...?"

Fred: "Oh..."

Monika: "I..."

Natsuki: "Monika, don't tell me..."

Monika: "I didn't kill him, I found these after the body discovery announcement. They were outside my door."

Ryoma: "Why would somebody place them in front of your door?"

Monika: "I don't know, but they were right there in front of my door, so I picked them up."

Butters: "Maybe Natsuki left them there?"

Natsuki: "You're seriously accusing me again?"

Butters: "Well, weren't those two yours and Monika's?"

Bert: "Yeah, and how would Monika know that those two were yours?"

Natsuki: "I-I..."

Monika: "It's not Natsuki. It's not either of us."

Kenny: "Mrph mrph mrph mrph mrph?"

Butters: "Yeah, who else could it be?"

Monika: "Monokuma, explain to them why it can't be me or Natsuki!"

Monokuma: "W-Well..."

Felix: "Something's nagging me."

Monokuma: "Hm?"

Felix: "It might be Monika because of the..."

>Bloody Shoeprint

>Bloody Knife

>Bloody Book

BLOODY SHOEPRINT

Monokuma: "Is it the bloody shoeprint?"

Max: "Wasn't that beside Butters' cabin?"

Monokuma: ("Oh, wrong choice, uh...")

>Bloody Shoeprint

>Bloody Knife

>Bloody Book

BLOODY KNIFE

Monokuma: "Is it the bloody knife?"

Felix: "Yeah!"

Monika: "What?"

Monokuma: "There was a bloody knife found in between Max and Monika's cabins."

Fred: "Bloody hell."

Monika: "I didn't even know about that!"

Natsuki: "I'm so confused..."

Rodrick: "So the killer's Monika?"

Ryoma: "Not so fast."

Rodrick: "Huh?"

Ryoma: "We should discuss this before voting. Something might reveal itself."

Monokuma: "Alright, let's do this."

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Bert: "So Monika dropped the knife?"

Colin: "But why would she drop it?"

Fred: "Panic, probably..."

Butters: "Unless the knife isn't really the murder weapon!"

Julian: "That's absurd!"

Preston: "We are, once again, getting nowhere..."

Rodrick: "Can we just hurry and vote already?"

Monokuma: ("There has to be some hidden truth!" Wait, I think I know...")

Butters: "Unless the knife isn't really the murder weapon!"

Monokuma: "I agree with that!"

*CONSENT*

Monokuma: "Right again, Butters!"

Butters: "I am?" I mean, I am!"

Rodrick: "What do you mean? The knife is obviously the murder weapon. What else could it be?"

Monokuma: "I don't know, but the knife was pretty small, and the wound was big and deep!"

Kenny: "Mrph mrph mrph mrph!"

Max: "Now that I think about it, were there any knives missing from the block?"

Felix: "I don't think there were."

Monokuma: "So that means it must've been someone's personal knife!"

Fred: "But who here would have a personal knife?"

Kirameka: "Ahem!"

Monokuma: "What?"

Kirameka: "Well, since this is your first camp trial, I feel I should help you out! Every cabin has a knife carving set that includes a small knife!"

Monokuma: "Wait, really?"

Kirameka: "Mhm! They're in different locations for everyone, but they're there."

Monokuma: "Do you think we could go and take a look at everyone's sets?"

Kirameka: "Nope, that would take the fun out of it, hehe~!"

Rodrick: "So it might've been from someone's set?"

Ryoma: "Looks it."

Monika: "Okay, so that means that the murder weapon must've been..."

>A Kitchen Knife

>A Wrench

>A Wood Carving Knife

A KITCHEN KNIFE

Monokuma: "It must've been a kitchen knife!"

Felix: "Yeah!"

Rodrick: "Okay, but do you have any other proof. Not feelin' too convinced..."

Felix: "There is, tell them Monokuma!"

Monokuma: "Oh, uh..."

Max: "Remember the sink?"

Monokuma: "Oh!"

DISHES WASHED

Monokuma: "The sink was wet like someone had washed dishes!"

Fred: "But wasn't Otto cleaning?"

Max: "Yes, but do you really think he would've been able to clean them, dry them, and put them up in 30 minutes?"

Bert: "Yeah, I'd say that's a two or three-person job!"

Julian: "Alright, so the killer washed the murder weapon."

Felix: "Yeah, and I'm going to assume the murder weapon was the butcher knife."

Rodrick: "Yeah, that is pretty good evidence, I guess."

Monokuma: "So the weapon was a butcher knife, most likely, and the culprit knew about the wood carving sets."

Charlie: "But who knew about them?"

Butters: "Anyone who knew about them, raise your hand!"

Max: "I...don't think that's gonna work."

Butters: "Damn it!"

Max: "Hey!"

Butters: "Oh, right, sorry."

Toby: "Are there any other things we should go over."

Colin: "I don't think so."

Monokuma: ("Come on, there's gotta be more evidence. Wait, I got it!")

BLOODY BOOK

Monokuma: "What about Otto's book?"

Julian: "What about it?"

Colin: "Yeah, I thought you said it wasn't important?"

Monokuma: "Well, it was bloody."

Ryoma: "It could've gotten blood on it during the fight."

Colin: "Maybe...But now that I think about it, how would it have been sitting on the counter?"

Max: "Yeah, it should've been on the ground with Otto, or at least in his pocket, which means..."

>Somebody Placed It There During The Investigation

>The Killer Placed It There

>It Got Caught Up In The Fight

SOMEBODY MUST'VE PLACED IT THERE DURING THE INVESTIGATION

Monokuma: "Somebody must've placed it there during the investigation!"

Natsuki: "It wasn't there when we discovered the body, though."

Monokuma: ("Damn it, well then, it has to be...")

>Somebody Placed It There During The Investigation

>The Killer Placed It There

>It Got Caught Up In The Fight

THE KILLER PLACED IT THERE

Monokuma: "The killer must've placed it there!"

Felix: "You're right, but I wonder why?"

Max: "I think we just talk about this."

Monokuma: ("We're so close, I can feel it...")

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Julian: "Why did the killer set the book on the counter?"

Max: "Is there even a reason?"

Colin: "This is so odd."

Preston: "Maybe the killer did it to leave a clue, so they could toy with us? Just like in the plays!"

TORN OUT PAGE

Monokuma: "No, that's wrong!"

*BREAK*

Monokuma: "I don't think it was to leave a clue. In fact, I think it was the exact opposite."

Preston: "Why?"

Monokuma: "There was a page torn out of the book. I didn't think much of it at first, just thought it was worth keeping note of, but now that I think about it."

Fred: "How can we be sure he didn't just get mad while planning or something?"

Julian: "It doesn't seem like that's the case."

Fred: "Hm..."

Colin: "So you're saying that the killer tore out the page because there was something in there."

Toby: "Something that would get them caught."

Felix: "What could it have been?"

>Nothing

>Picture

>Note

NOTE

Monokuma: "It was a note!"

Julian: "Oh, how do you know?"

Monokuma: "It had to have been, if it was a handprint it wouldn't matter since we don't have things that could match DNA and shit."

Felix: "But what would he have written it with in the first place?"

Monokuma: "Let me think..."

>Pen

>Silverware And Blood

>Pencil

SILVERWARE AND BLOOD

Monokuma: "He most likely wrote it with a fork or knife, using his blood."

Preston: "Ew."

Max: "There was silverware on the floor..."

Natsuki: "But where does that get us? We don't know whose name he wrote."

Monika: "Natsuki's right. There isn't any way to tell who it was."

Max: "Yeah, this is getting really tiring..."

Fred: "Maybe we should just-"

Colin: "No."

Fred: "Huh?"

Colin: "I won't let you guys give up. We need to avenge Otto!"

Charlie: "But how will we do that?"

Colin: "By going through everything until we can make a decision!"

Monokuma: "Honestly, I don't know how we'll do it, but I also don't want to die, so..."

Fred: "But what can we do? The killer could be any of us."

Ryoma: "We need to dig deeper, somehow."

Toby: "I agree with Ryoma."

Charlie: "Me too!"

Colin: "Let's do this!"

Monokuma: ("We have to do this. For ourselves and Otto.")

*NONSTOP DEBATE*

Colin: "So, he died from a stab to the head around 10:35."

Max: "He put up a fight, but he held back!"

Charlie: "I do not think the killer held back, though!"

Fred: "Yeah, tried to cut off his tentacles and everything."

Rodrick: "They really went all out!"

Fred: "And then Otto wrote a message with a fork, telling us who the killer was."

Ryoma: "The killer tore the page out, though."

Charlie: "And then the killer ran, leaving no traceof who it was!"

Monika: "They also left a knife and some mekacoins outside of my cabin to frame Natsuki and I."

Bert: "Yeah, that was pretty rude of 'em."

Julian: "I'd say the whole killing part is rude."

Monokuma: ("There has to be something...")

Charlie: "And then the killer ran, leaving no traceof who it was!"

Monokuma: "No, that's wrong!"

*BREAK*

Monokuma: "The killer did leave something behind."

Charlie: "Wait, really?"

Monokuma: "A bloody shoeprint was left behind, right outside of Butters' cabin."

Butters: "Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that!"

Kenny: "Mrph mrph!"

Natsuki: "So the killer ran by Butters' cabin?"

Monokuma pulled out his Kirapad and pulled up the map.

Monokuma: "Monika?"

Monika: "Yes?"

Monokuma: "Where the footprint is...if you keep going you reach your cabin."

Monika: "Wait..."

Natsuki: "Are you accusing her again?"

Monokuma: ("Did she really go through all of that just to throw the blame off of herself? Would she do that? She is determined and intelligent. Maybe she did...")

Fred: "Now that I think of it, I did hear someone outside of my cabin, but I don't really remember much..."

Colin: "So it's Monika?"

Julian: "Seems so."

Preston: "A big gesture in order to survive, I respect it."

Felix: "I guess it's time to vote."

Kirameka: "Finally!"

Natsuki: "Wait!"

Kirameka: "Alright everybody!"

Natsuki: "N-No!"

Monokuma: ("Here we go.")

Ryoma: "Monokuma."

Monokuma: "Yes?"

Ryoma: "I don't think this case is over. There's still more to it. Dig deeper."

Monokuma stared at him before scrunching up his muzzle.

Monokuma: ("Okay, dig deeper...Dig deeper...What is there to dig into?")

His mind raced with thoughts, and then something struck him. 

Monokuma: "Fred?"

Fred: "Yes?"

Monokuma: "I...I need to ask you a question."

Fred: "Oh, alright?"

Monokuma: "..."

Monokuma: "How do you know that Otto wrote his message with a fork?"

Fred: "Huh?"

Monokuma: "You said he wrote it with a fork. How do you know that?"

Fred: "I mean, you said so yourself, did you not?"

Kirameka: "So are you guys going to vote or...?"

Monokuma: "Hold on."

Monokuma turned back to Fred, who looked at him with a look of confusion plastered on his face.

Monokuma: "I said a knife or a fork, what makes you think that it was a fork."

Fred: "..."

Monokuma stared at him as he looked around at everybody.

Fred: "Okay, funny joke, you can stop now..."

Monokuma: "No. Tell me why you think it was a fork."

Fred: "I...I just guessed."

Monokuma: "I don't think we should vote just yet..."

Fred: "Hey, I thought we were friends! Why are you trying to accuse me?"

Colin: "Yeah! We're friends, so why are you accusing him?"

Monokuma: "I don't think the killer is Monika."

Monokuma: "She wouldn't endanger Natsuki. Us, maybe, but not her."

Monokuma: "No."

Monokuma: "Fred."

Monokuma: "Why did you kill him?"

Fred: "Monokuma, why are you...?"

Monokuma: "What if, the killer never passed Fred's cabin?"

Fred: "I heard her..."

Monokuma: "What if the killer went into his cabin?"

Rodrick: "Hey, lay off, man!"

Colin: "Yeah, Otto wouldn't want this!"

Monokuma: "We have to think about this. He would've known about Otto staying behind. He said Otto wrote it with a fork. At the very least he knows something we don't."

Fred: "What? What else have I said?"

Monokuma: "Well-"

Fred: "Nothing! Bloody hell you're a moron!"

Monokuma: ("I...I have to. I have to do this. I have to make them see. To make him see.")

*ARGUMENT ARMAMENT START*

Fred:

"So you're saying I'm the killer?"

"There's no way!"

"I'm not even strong enough to fight Otto!"

*ADVANCE*

"All of this is a coincidence!"

"Why would I kill him?"

"We were friends!"

*ADVANCE*

"Stop!"

"This is unfair!"

"I'm sorry I didn't stay behind!"

"I should've helped him clean!"

"But please stop accusing me!"

"Please...Leave me alone!"

*FINAL BLOW*

"What else did I even say that made you think it was me!?!"

SCRATCHES

AND

DENTS

ON

THE

TENTACLES

*BREAK*

Monokuma: "You said that the killer aimed for the tentacles too. How did you know that, because I know you didn't get that close of a look at the body. You know that because you killed him!"

Fred: "..."

Fred: "Fine. You caught me."

Colin: "Fred...?"

Fred: "You're quite smart for a bear."

Fred let out a small chuckle, and Monokuma felt himself deflate. The killer was him. He wasn't fighting it anymore.

Fred: "Well, I suppose this is goodbye? God, I hate goodbyes."

Rodrick: "Dude..."

Fred: "It seems some people still don't believe it...Monokuma, tell them."

Monokuma: "Huh?"

Fred: "Tell them exactly how I did it. Show them. Help them find the truth."

Monokuma: "..."

Fred: "Please."

Monokuma: "Fine...Let's go over this case one final time..."

*CLOSING ARGUMENT*

Monokuma: "It all started last night, after our meeting. Otto told us to leave the mess hall and sleep so he could clean. The culprit went to their cabin to prepare."

Monokuma: "The culprit went back to the mess hall around 10:20pm. They must've chatted and helped Otto for a bit, maybe still debating whether or not they'd go through with it."

Monokuma: "Once in the kitchen, the culprit grabbed the butcher knife and attacked Otto. Otto tried to defend himself, but couldn't bring himself to harm the culprit. The culprit and Otto fought, Otto holding back. The culprit was stabbing him everywhere, even trying to cut off his tentacles. With his own blood, Otto wrote who the killer was with a fork. Then the culprit delivered the final blow."

Monokuma: "The culprit grabbed the book and tore the page out. After cleaning the butcher knife in the sink, they then took the wood carving knife from their pocket and slathered it in the blood. The culprit also took two mekacoins from Otto's pocket."

Monokuma: "The culprit took the two mekacoins and placed them down in front of Monika's door, and left the wood carving knife outside of her cabin. After doing all of this, he headed back to his cabin, unaware that he had left a bloody shoeprint next to Butters' cabin, too big to be Monika's."

Monokuma: "That's it, isn't it? The culprit is...Fred Weasley, the Ultimate Prankster..."

*COMPLETE*

Monokuma: "That's all of this case."

Felix: "I..."

Colin: "Why...Why did you do it, Fred?"

Fred: "Colin..."

Colin: "He was our friend, and you killed him! Why?"

Fred: "I...I killed because I had to. I had to get out of here."

Max: "But why did you kill? All of us need to get out of here, so why did you snap?"

Fred: "..."

Kirameka: "Aw, poor guy's lost for words! Well, allow me to show you why he did what he did~!"

And with that, a collective ding was heard from the Kirapads. They all pulled them out, and...

Kirameka: "Hello, and welcome to our first motive! How exciting!"

Kirameka: "Aw, look at these two. They're twins, if you couldn't tell!"

Kirameka: "They've been with each other through everything! Best buddies!"

Kirameka: "But what's this? Oh no! A little birdie has told me little ol' George is in big trouble!"

Kirameka: "What is that trouble? Well, it looks like you'll just have to find out, Fred, hehehehe~!"

It faded to static, and then it stopped.

Kirameka: "So, that, my dear campers, is why Fred turned to murder!"

Fred looked down at his feet before letting out a chuckle.

Fred: "Guess I really am a fool, huh?"

Max: "No...No you're not."

Fred looked at Monokuma.

Fred: "What makes it worse is, Otto tried to talk sense into me, and I didn't listen...I...I couldn't listen. I was so scared. Scared for George. Scared for me. So I killed. I killed the person who tried to hold us together. The one who tried to keep us happy."

Colin: "But...What about the group? Didn't you have faith in it? You told me and Otto that you had faith in it! Why did you lie?"

Fred turned to Colin and sighed.

Fred: "I did have faith in it when I said that. It was a cute idea at first, but once that motive came out...I knew there was no stopping it. We could've tried to delay it, but a murder would've happened regardless. We would've just slowed the process."

Rodrick: "But-"

Fred: "We wouldn't have escaped. We wouldn't have survived. There was no real point in the group, so I decided to forget about it. About the friendships. I tossed it all aside and tried to escape. Can you look me in the eyes and tell me you wouldn't have done the same?"

Everyone looked down at the ground. Monokuma's fists were clenching the stand. This is what he put his students through. This is how they had felt.

Kirameka: "God, can we skip to the good part already?"

Butters: "The what?"

Kirameka: "The punishment! The execution! The death~!"

Felix: "Wait! You can't do that to him!"

Julian: "Yeah, he's just a kid!"

Kirameka: "Welp, too bad!"

Colin: "NO, I WON'T LET YOU!"

Fred: "Colin!"

Colin lunged toward the throne. People shouted for him, horrified. Before he got too far, though, Bert, Felix, and Julian managed to run and grab him.

Colin: "LET ME GO!"

Julian: "Do you want to get yourself killed!?!"

Kirameka: "Ah, welp, time for the punish-"

Fred: "Could I have a little longer, please?"

Kirameka: "Oh my god, fine, ugh..."

Fred walked over to the four and knelt down in front of Colin.

Fred: "Colin, it'll be alright."

Colin: "N-No it won't! You're the only one I knew before all of this! You're the one who helped me and Otto form the group. You-!"

Colin sobbed, and Fred placed a hand on his shoulder with a smile on his face.

Fred: "Colin, protect these buggers for me, alright?"

The three men loosened their grip slightly. Colin stared at Fred before lunging forward, wrapping Fred in a tight embrace.

Colin: "I'll miss you..."

Fred froze before hugging back.

Fred: "I'll miss you, too..."

Fred stood up and looked at Kirameka.

Fred: "I'm ready."

Kirameka: "Alrighty, since Colin isn't saying anything, it's time!"

Colin: "..."

Kirameka: "Okay, okay. Ahem, without further ado, I've prepared a very special punishment for Fred Weasley, the Ultimate Prankster!”

Fred: "Goodbye, guys.

Felix: "Oh dear god..."

Kirameka: “Let’s give it everything we’ve got!"

Colin: "I..."

Kirameka: "It's punishment time!!!"

Colin: "Wait-!!!"

*THE ULTIMATE QUIDDITCH MATCH*

*Fred stared at Kirameka, his eyes burning with hatred. Kirameka giggled, and a chain shot out, wrapping a metal collar around his neck. Fred yelped and grabbed it, though before he could do much else, the chain jerked him back into a room. It was painted to look like an outside area, and a bunch of poles with hoops on them were stood in there. Fred was chained near one of the hoops. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. A puppet boy appeared on a broom and hit a ball towards the hoop. It went flying towards him and hit him square in the jaw. Fred yelled, but the balls kept coming. They pelted him to the point he was bleeding. He hung his head, though he still stared at the puppet boy. He watched as one came flying, and allowed it to hit his head. With that, his head hung once again and never came back up.*

Kirameka: "WOOHOO! Death, destruction!"

She disappeared, but no one cared.

Colin: "Fred!"

Monokuma looked away, his ears flattening as he listened to Colin sob.

Natsuki stared in horror before gagging and covering her mouth. She ran off. Monika watched with a frown.

Monika: "Natsuki..."

She followed her.

Julian: "I..."

The three men were still holding Colin. Bert stared at the ground, and Felix looked dazed. Felix stood and walked to Monokuma.

Julian: "...Come on, Bert, we gotta get Colin to his cabin."

Those two left, and eventually, everyone left in silence, save for Monokuma, Felix, and Rodrick.

Felix: "Did he really deserve that?"

Monokuma sighed.

Monokuma: "I used to say an eye for an eye, but..."

Rodrick: "Why are you even implying that he deserved that!?!"

Monokuma: "I didn't-"

Rodrick: "He didn't deserve any of it. I-!"

Tears formed in Rodrick's eyes, and he whipped around and ran off.

Felix: "We might as well go..."

Monokuma: "Yeah..."

And with that, they left for the elevator. Everyone was in there, waiting for them silently. They entered, and the elevator took them back up. They exited the tree and headed for their respective cabins, save for Julian and Bert, who helped Colin to his.

Monokuma opened the door to his cabin and looked around. He noticed a loose floorboard and nudged it with his foot to reveal the wood carving set. He sighed and placed the board back. He climbed into bed and stared at the ceiling.

What was even the point?

Why did he keep going?