Time:? Location:Giovanna's Dorm

I was awoken by a sharp pain in my head. Great a headache. I scoffed.

Standing slowly I pulled out my ElectroID checking the time, the screen read five in the morning. I sighed heavily and decided there was nothing to it but to take a quick shower then grab some Advil or something from the infirmary.

Time: 6:00 A.M Location: Hall outside infirmary

Walking down the hall I could feel my headache intensifying. The walls around me spinning, taking a deep breath I entered the room quickly. and sharply turned toward the cupboard where the painkillers were then after opening the bottle downed two pills. I then leaned against the cupboard for about ten minutes until the pain subsided and the room stopped spinning.

Slowly I turned, to the rest of the room.

And then I saw it, no sound escaped from my mouth I just stood there mouth agape.

On the examination table lied a large body a metal object protruding his stomach.

Arms limply hanging off the sides of the table.

A grin was on his face.

His eyes were wide, open.

The man that lied on the table was Vincent Rae.

I fell back hands gripping onto the counter, it was the only thing holding me up at this point.

Then a thought ran through my mind and a smile broke across my face.

I can rig the trial in my advantage.

First I started by locking the door. I needed to think not investigate.

People who it wouldn't be at this point in time? The first people that came to mind were, Natasha, Yukio, and Mitsuru. They were all helpful during the last trial. My grin widened, I could do this.

So I left the room locking it behind me, then proceeded down to the student lounge.

Time: 8:00 A.M. Location:Student Lounge

Waiting in the student lounge I waited for everyone to gather, that was until everyone had gathered and Shin ran into the room in a panic.

"The door to the infirmary has been locked and the key was inside!" He told the group exasperated.

"What! Who did it! SOmeone had best own up early on." Satoru shouted pounding his left fist to his right palm as a threat.

I stepped forward, pulling the key out of my blazer pocket. All of the eyes in the room focused on me and Shin simply asked "Why?"

I examined everyone's faces before I answered , "I stole the key because someone was killed in the office."

Gasps rang throught the room.

"W-w-w-w-w-what!" Nalan exclaimed breaking the strained silence.

"So then the victim was Vincent, as I thought." Yukio mumbled.

"Still though why would you steal the key Gio?" Haruna asked a worried look crossing her face.

"So I can simply deal with this easier." I told her.

"Wait! But doesn't that mean you totally did it! I mean you want to control the crime scene!" Daisuke shouted.

"No you imbecile. She wouldn't reveal herself to everyone so simply if she was." Natasha stamped out his accusation.

"In any case lets save the debating for the trial." Kuro told everyone then looking at me directly he said. "We don't have any choice but to comply Giovanna what should we do?"

I smiled, things were finally playing right. "Well for started I am only allowing four people into the room during investigation. Those people are Natasha, Mitsuru, Shinosuke, and Yukio. I myself will also be allowed in there." I took a deep breath then continued. "Satoru and Kuro will guard the door of the infirmary but are nit allowed in it. For the five people allowed in the room if a person in in the room one of the other five people must accompany them." Everyone looked hesitant but then agreed.

Time: 9:00 A.M. Location: Infirmary

The five of us entered, I locked the door behind us, I could hear Mitsuru retch at the sight ahead. I didn't get a good look at the body before but that wouldn't really matter anyways I'm better in the trials in the first place.

*Ding, Dong, Dang, Dong*

The bell rang out announcing the finding of a dead body.

"Upupupupu we got a body here! A copy of the autopsy will be uploaded to the Electro ID."

"Are you worried that your plan will backfire because of the Monokuma file Gio?" Mitsuru asked.

"No, Monokuma judging by the previous report tends to censor certain things, in the meantime let's examine the room and the body, Shin do the autopsy, Natasha start scouring the room, Mitsuru you do the same, Yukio do what you do." I instructed and everyone set to work. Well looks like it's time to start my investigation.

First I examined the body, there seemed to be a metal rod sticking out of Vincent's chest it seemed to be just a bit longer than 40 cm in length but otherwise was thin. His hands were relaxed as was his face, there seemed to be traces of blood running down his cheek, it was still a little damp, the blood trail continued onto his shirt.

Evidence: Metal Rod

A thin metal rod is extruding from Vincent's stomach.

Evidence:Blood Stains

There are blood stains on Vincent what could these be from.

Well time to take a peak at the Monokuma File.

Evidence: Monokuma File Two

Victim: VINCENT REA

TIME OF DEATH: [VOIDED INFORMATION]

CAUSE OF DEATH: [VOIDED INFORMATION]

STATE OF BODY: Vincents body is laying down on the examination table, that was the place of death. There is one external wound that caused excess trauma.

I sighed of course the file told me the things I already knew. Rolling my eyes I looked over to Natasha who was looking around ht eroom, sniffing? I walked over out of curiosity.

"Natasha whats up?" I asked.

"I smell almonds." She responded deadpan.

"What?" I asked flabbergasted.

"Almonds, I smell them." She told me again looking me in the eyes this time.

Alright then I turned and walked over to Mitsuru still confused.

Evidence: Smell of Almonds

Natasha said the infirmary smelt of almonds. Not sure if this is important or not best not to disregard an observation from her though.

"Found anything?" I requested of Mitsuru, the boy looked up and his eyes told me it all, he had found something. Triumphantly he held up a key card for one of the dojo lockers. To be exact the missing card key for the dojo lockers.

Evidence: Dojo Locker Key

I remember that Rein told me a locker key was missing, could this be it?

Slowly I put the key in my pocket, Mitsuru raise his eyebrows for but a second until he understood my intention. He nodded then went back to searching. My gaze turned towards Yukio who was looking at the medicine cabinets. I approached him, but before I could voice my question he told me, "The lock on this has been broken." He pointed at the metal padlock that hung limply off the handle.

"Shinosuke is this cabinet usually locked?" He asked over his shoulder.

"Yes actually, I always lock it before I leave the infirmary."

Evidence: Broken Lock

The lock on the medicine cabinet was broken, but how?

Looking closely I realized that this cabinet was the one I used this morning to get some painkillers.

Evidence: Time frame of Lock

The lock would have had to have been broken in order for me to have gotten pain killers. It was broken before 6:00 A.M.

Well that probably all I'm going to get in the room for now, at least until Shin finishes his autopsy. So I exited the room.

Time: 10:00 A.M. Location: Outside the Dojo

Pulling open the doors to the dojo I was greeted by a group of people. Rein, Nalan and Hitomi as well as Hatsune. They all had a sullen look to them, after all Vincent was their friend.

"Have any of you found anything?" I asked but all of then nodded their head to tell me no.

"Well I did." After saying that I pulled the locker key out of my pocket. I went over to the locked locker and inserted the key. Inside the locker was a bow and a quiver of arrows. Wait could those be?

Evidence: Contents of the locker.

Inside the locker there is a quiver of arrows they look remarkably like the one in the infirmary.

"Wait that's off." Rein stated with a confused look.

"What?" Hitomi asked.

"Well traditionally modern day Hunter quiver's have five arrows in them. So one of them must be missing." She reasoned

Evidence: Rein's Testimony

Rein told us that arrow quivers have five arrows in them, this quiver is missing one.

Well That was all I needed to see in here. I walked out of the room only to bump into Kuro. He looked a bit worried so he quickly apologized then walked down the hall quickly.

Curious.

I walked down the hall where he had come from only to meet with, a furious Jam, and timid Tsubaki.

"Seriously screw that idiot, running ahead for no reason. Oh Giovanna." Jam huffed.

"H-hello Giovanna." Tsubabki said.

"Hello girls, do either of you have any evidence?" I asked the two of them.

Both of the girls looked at one another then, Jam told me "No."

"How about alibi's for last night?" I asked.

"Well me and Tsubaki were with each other until we parted ways to go to our dorms." Jam told me.

"Though Kuro left early so I didn't see him go back to his room, also Satoru didn't show up last night apparently." Jam continued.

"Wait what. He didn't show up to what?" I asked.

"Well yesterday Kuro planned that whole bath thing, and he was complaining that Satoru didn't show up to the guy's one. And we all didn't see him after that."

Evidence: Jam's Testimony

Both Tsubaki and Jam have alibi's it seems, but Satoru wasn't seen all day. And Kuro left early.

"Well thanks, girls see you both in the trial." I told them then departeed without waiting for response, and went to what I knew would be the last group.

Vivian was at Vincent's room with Haruna. I approached the door and the two girls looked at me waiting for a question.

"Do you two have anything that could help?"

"Well not really there wasn't anything in his room. If only I could actually go into the infirmary I could actually help." Haruna shrugged. I ignored the second part of the sentence.

"Umm actually I just thought of something, it might help a little bit." Vivian told me.

"Go on."

"Well yesterday I was showing Shin a portable recorder I have. We were in the infirmary and I lost it so it might be in there. If it was it was also likely on record as well." She told me.

"What time did you and Shin leave the infirmary?" I interrogated.

"Umm probably at midnight." She said after a minute of thought.

Evidence: Vivian's Testimony

Vivian and Shinosuke were in the infirmary until midnight. This gives us a time frame.

"Thanks for the information." I told her then made my way swiftly to the infirmary, I couldn't waste even a single second.

Entering the infirmary I quickly looked around again. Only to see the object I wanted to see being held by Yukio and Natasha.

"Oh, Gio, You know what that is right?" Mitsuru asked.

"A voice recorder." I stated, "How long has it been recording?"

"Four somewhere around ten and a half hours." Yukio said.

"Then it recorded something important." I told them and thus we stopped the recording and played it back listening intently for any sounds as we fast forwarded until about an hour into the tape we heard something after slowing it down we heard his voice, the victims voice.

"SO it's time to do this huh?" Vincent's voice asked someone.

Silence

"Right, sorry bout this but if i'm going down may as well do it this way huh?" His voiced asked the other person again.

More silence and the sound of the cabinet trying to open but being stopped.

"Hey let me get that." A loud breath is taken and then a clash of something breaking. Then violent coughing. "Damn that shit was difficult."

The sound of a pill falling out of a container.

"Right then, just good luck. With your dream that is." A gulp. And crying heard from the second person.

"After that silence and the sound of someone abandoning the room.

We ended the tape. Then Yukio turned to Shin, " What was the actual condition of Vincent."

Shin was taken a bit back but then he sighed.

"He was in bad shape but didn't want anyone to know. It took him considerable effort to move without someone else. The burns were really severe. he would have never been able to do martial arts again." Shin told us eyes downcast.

Evidence: Shinosuke's Testimony

Vincent was in bad shape he needed someone to help him move.

Evidence: Recording of voice

A recording of Vincent's voice moments before he died.

So, instead of pondering I asked a follow up question. "Autopsy?" Shin looked at me then nodded.

"He has vomited a bit of blood, in addition his tongue is a bit swollen insinuating he asphyxiated, in addition his sjin is a bit flushed. There is also not much blood flowing from the wound in his stomach where the rod is." He told me in hopes it would help.

Evidence: Autopsy Report

He has vomited a bit of blood, in addition his tongue is a bit swollen insinuating he asphyxiated, in addition his sjin is a bit flushed. There is also not much blood flowing from the wound in his stomach where the rod is.

"Natasha you are good at remembering where people were yes?" I asked the woman, she raised a eyebrow then told me.

"I saw around midnight Satoru going toward the stairwell. I also saw Rien go back into her room, same with Vivian and Shinosuke. As well as Mitsuru."

Evidence: Natasha's Testimony

Natasha provided an alibi for the following people; Rein, Vivian, Shinosuke, and Mitsuru. She also confirmed that Satoru was not downstairs late night.

"Alright we are almost there I thi-" I was cut off, and my blood chilled.

"Hey bastards! It's trial time upupupu! Don't be late!" Monokuma said over the loudspeaker. Everyone in the infirmary looked at each other with the same expression, we didn't have enough time.

Location: Central Tower Elevator Time: 12:00 P.M

We all stood gathered outside the red doors looking at one another. I looked around reading some of the murmurs around the room.

"We can't lose for Matsuo and Shia, Vivian." Haruna encourage Vivian before entering the elevator.

"This will be the last trial I swear," Kuro told himself entering the elevator followed by, Jam, Tsubaki, Satoru, and Daisuke.

"We can do this." Hitomi told, Hatsune, Rein and Nalan before they entered the elevator.

The rest were silent as we all got in.

As last one, I took a breath and approached the Elevator the other seventeen students looked at me and as I took my last step onto the elevator and Hatsune pushed the only button on the panel and the elevator started its decent.

And thus began,

A courtroom of death, and a courtroom of life.

The mutual deception of life, and the mutual deception of death.

Trust in life and trust in death.

Betrayals in life and betrayals in death.

The riddles of life and the mystery of death.

The sins of life and the virtues of death.

The school trial to live and the school trial to die.

Thus the curtains were drawn on the courtroom.

There we go second murder! Next chapter is the trial! Tell me your guesses on who it is! ANyways see you all next chapter hop everyone enjoyed, remember to drop a review bye everyone!