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Longest rp starter yet! @Kokichi_is_sleepy
Shuichi's eyes darted around the trial room as the eyes of his classmates began to focus directly on him. The trial for Kokichi's death had been confusing, and everyone was expecting the detective to have an answer, but the evidence didn't necessarily point to anyone. It almost seemed like there wasn't enough evidence to properly conduct a class trial. However, now that the trial was ongoing, there was no way to stop it.
"If we think about what we've got, well, I personally, um, have to say that this wasn't a murder…" he told them after a moment. With all eyes on him, he felt himself becoming anxious. "I think that this was, well, a suicide… The evidence…it doesn't point to anyone… If anything, he did this…to himself…"
Tsumugi gave the detective a sigh at the explanation as she raised an objection. How often he paused, how his explanation was filled with a nervous tone and stammering, it all led her to believe that he was hiding something. Even if he had proven himself to be pretty anxious in certain situations, sometimes to the point that he momentarily broke down, the lack of evidence caused her to suspect him, to believe that his anxiety was a result of not being able to think of a believable lie in time to save himself.
"The evidence doesn't point to a suicide, either," she stated. "With how little evidence there is, it implies that the blackened thoroughly cleaned up the scene. Aside from the body and a proposed cause of death, we don't have any information. Now, who here would be able to clean up a crime scene well enough to fully cover their tracks?" she asked. "I believe no one other than the detective is capable of such a thing."
Kaito sent a glare towards Tsumugi. Clearly he was upset with her explanation blaming his best friend for Kokichi's death.
"That's ridiculous!" he yelled. "You're accusing the wrong person!"
Tsumugi shook her head. "It's a classic twist. The detective who everyone thinks is helping is truly the murderer of the case," she responded. "The trustworthy detective ends up being the one behind it all."
Kaito growled at her. "Shut the hell up! My sidekick would never do something like that! Maybe you're the one who killed him!"
Tsumugi sighed softly. "I wouldn't have a motive to kill him," she stated plainly. "Someone as plain as me wouldn't even consider a murder without some motive, although it'd be plain and predictable. However, he did have a motive. He and victim weren't on the best terms, and he was the last one to see him alive."
Shuichi sighed as he looked at the two. "I…I may have seen Ouma-kun last night…but I simply met up with him like he asked me to…"
Usually he'd be better at presenting evidence and explaining, but he was being put on the spot, and his anxiety, only amplified by his hatred of socializing, began to take over his mind. It was difficult to control.
Monokuma, as he grew bored of the argument between the three, made an announcement. "It's pretty obvious who the killer is from the evidence, or lack thereof, so I'm giving you two minutes to finish the argument, and then it's voting time!"
Kaito glanced at Shuichi. "Shuichi, you wouldn't do this, would you…?"
Shuichi shook his head. "I really wouldn't…! I dunno what Monokuma is implying…"
Tsumugi sighed. "You're only further implying your guilt with this breakdown. I think it's plain to see that you're the blackened of the trial."
Shuichi averted his gaze towards the ground as he felt tears forming in his eyes. He wasn't guilty, but he was too anxious to confidently say it, instead beginning to break down due to all of the stress and pressure. He was about to be convicted for a murder that likely was not a murder but a suicide. A horrible fate would befall him soon.
"Alright, time's up!" Monokuma announced. "Now cast your votes!"
Everyone glanced at Shuichi before casting their votes. They all believed that he was the blackened. Some hesitated in their decision, but even Shuichi voted for himself in the end. There was no way that anyone would see anyone else as the blackened of the trial.
"That's right!" Monokuma confirmed after a moment. "The blackened is none other than the detective that you all considered trustworthy. Even the victim thought that he could be trustworthy, and look what happened to him. It turns out he was capable of murder, too."
"Guys, you…you…um, you, ah, you have to believe me…!" Shuichi stammered as he refused to look up from the ground. "I…I didn't…do this…!"
Kaito sighed softly. "I trust you on that. I'm gonna get the mastermind for this!" he declared. "They set you up, and while I can't save your life, I can avenge you! I'll end this game for you, Shuichi!"
After Kaito made his declaration, he wrapped Shuichi in a tight hug. He forcefully blinked back the tears that he felt forming in his eyes. He couldn't believe that he was going to have to watch his best friend die for a death that he wasn't responsible for.
"Thank you… Just…thank you…" Shuichi responded as he held onto his best friend tightly. "I'm sorry…I'm sorry…I let…you guys down… I…I believe in you, though… You'll…end this…I know it…"
Kaito nodded in response. "I'll end this for you!" he assured the other. "Don't worry about it! I know you didn't kill him! I'll end this game for you!"
While Shuichi wished to respond, he heard Monokuma announce that it was punishment time as he was forcefully dragged away from the arms of his best friend. In a few moments, his life would end. Everything was about to be over for him, and there was nothing that he could do to stop it.
As the execution began, he found his classmates surrounding him. What were they doing there? Why were they all involved in his execution? Did they hate him that much? He hadn't even killed Kokichi, and they were all upset with him? Whatever the case, there was no stopping them from what they were about to do.
Before he could even ask anything,a sword was thrown at him. It grazed his cheek, leaving a cut that began to bleed. It was far from a lethal injury, but he was sure that it was just the beginning of his execution. His own classmates and friends were going to be the ones who killed him.
Only a couple of seconds after the first sword was thrown, the figure that looked a lot like Kaede took its sword and stabbed him in the chest. He cried out in pain, but it would do him little good. If there were no other attacks, he would likely die from that injury alone, although it would take a little bit for him to die, so he expected other attacks to follow.
As the sword remained in his chest, strategically left there to prevent the wound from bleeding enough to quickly kill him, the figures of his classmates and friends began to insult him at they continued with their physical attacks. Negative comments about him went through his head in a never ending loop. Somehow, they drowned out the agonizing pain that he was in as they continued playing.
"Stop…!" he weakly pleaded as he fell to the ground. His breathing was growing quick and sharp as he lost blood, some of it filling his lungs from the chest wound, making it more difficult to breathe. "Please…!"
As he made his pleas, the figures stopped. They were supposed to deliver the final blow, but they stood frozen in place. The execution had failed. Shuichi was still alive, breathing heavily and fighting to keep himself conscious as he bled onto the floor around him.
"Help…me…" he weakly told the others as he continued fighting to keep his eyes open.