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Part 32: Chapter 2 Daily Life, Part 5

Let's Play Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc by FPzero - Part 131: Trial 5, Part 4. In this case, the knife and explosion were ruled out, and the countless wounds. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, known in Japan as Dangan Ronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair (ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生), is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Spike Chunsoft. It is the original main title in the Danganronpa series. It was originally released in Japan on November 25th, 2010 for the PlayStation Portable, and later.

When I opened the door to the library and looked inside...I cried out in sudden surprise.
: Byakuya!?
Of all the things I'd imagined, this most definitely wasn't one of them...
: Hey, uh...what are you doing?
: I'm fishing. What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying to read. So if you could be quiet...
: Oh...sorry. Wait, no--! What are you doing here? Everyone's super worried! We've all been looking for you!
: Who asked you to do that?
: B-Because...we're all supposed to meet up in the morning and eat together. We made a promise!
: A promise...? *Sigh* Can't I get a second's peace and quiet around here?
Byakuya snapped his book shut, and slowly stood up, smooth and silent as a shadow. Meanwhile, the others must have heard me yell and started showing up, one after another.
: Byakuya! So this is where you've been hiding!
: The heck are you doin' here, man?
: We were very concerned...
: Well you had no reason to be. I was just reading. I've never read such a...coarse novel before, but it might just prove useful at some point.
: Wh-What were you reading?
: A mystery novel.
: W-Wait, so are you gonna use what you're learning in there to betray us!?
: Don't be stupid.
: Yeah!
: It's just something to keep in mind.
: Yea--what?
: If I decide to fight, of course I'll come up with something original. Otherwise, this game of ours will be totally boring, right? It's not often you get to take part in such a high-stakes, high-tension activity. So if you're going to do it, you have to make sure it's entertaining. Mhmhmhm...
His words sent a chill down my spine. There was an undeniable smile on his face as he spoke. He looked like he was actually enjoying himself. Enjoying this deranged 'killing game'...
: What the fuck do you mean, 'game'!? That's fucked up!
: But it *is* a game. It's a game of life or death, which can have only one winner. That's all there is to it.
: He is right. It's a zero-sum game.
: Huh?
: It is a part of game theory, a mathematical model. In game theory, what we are going through now is called a 'zero-sum game.' In this type of game, in order for one person to gain something, another must necessarily lose something. In other words, it is a situation in which participants must compete for position or resources.
: You mean like...a kind of elimination match.
: Entrance exams, sports tournaments, job openings--most social interactions fall into this category. Everyone must scramble to obtain something which is limited. For you to succeed, someone else must fail. This also applies to the school life we have been subjected to here. In this case...
: ...our 'limited resource' is that only one of us can successfully become the blackened.
: So, this game was designed from the beginning to force one of us to try and defeat all the others.
: Th-That...that can't be what they had in mind!
: This is why adaptation is so crucial. If those who want to escape were to disappear, there would be no reason to continue playing the game.
: But why would I want to stop playing? It's so much fun...
He smiled again as he spoke. The smile was filled with evil intent. It twisted his face into something not human...
: It sounds as if you do not acknowledge even the possibility that you may lose, am I right?
: Of course.
: You do not speak like the others. Exactly what I would expect from the Togami heir apparent.
: ...It's just normal arrogance, isn't it?
: You talk like that, but what if you end up dead!?
: I won't. It simply isn't possible.
: Who the fuck do you think you are!?
: You know, I still just can't believe it...
: Believe what!?
: That an uneducated, brain-dead, useless piece of garbage like you has survived this long.
: I'm gonna fuckin' kill you!
: Like I said. I won't die.
: You keep saying that, but--
: Do not bother arguing with him. For him, the concept of losing simply does not exist. He is the Ultimate Affluent Progeny, after all--a boy raised to succeed from the day he was born. He considers victory his destiny, and has lived his life accordingly. Tests and challenges are merely ways for him to stand victorious. Even if it is a life-and-death situation.
: Is that not so, Byakuya?
: At least one of you seems to understand.
: It is because I am the same as you. Games are meant to be won.
: Are you trying to suggest we're on the same level? Close that vulgar mouth of yours.
: Well, well. I do apologize.
: Anyway, let me just say this to all of you. You all need to try harder. If an opponent isn't going to give it their best, where's the fun for me?
: Th-That's a terrible way to look at it...
: Hmm?
: This...isn't a game. Our lives are on the line, you know... To kill your own friends is...is...
: It's horrific!
: Friends? Who decided that?
: ...Huh?
: We're not friends. No, quite the opposite. We're in competition--we're enemies.
: B-But...you know...
: But what? Stop trying to force your contradictions on me and just accept what I'm telling you.
: U-Um...
: Yes? If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, keep your mouth closed.
: ...
: I-I'm sorry...
: Hey, shithead! You get off on bullying people that can't fight back? You wanna try that on me!?
: So, you're back to pretending to be friends, huh? And how long do you think that's going to last?
: Fuck you!
: Is that all you can say?
: It's unfortunate you would waste your breath on such empty gibberish.
: That's it! You're fuckin' dead!
: H-Hold on! Just calm down!
: I AM calm!
: How is *this* 'calm'!?
: Anyway...I don't have any intention of working with the rest of you any longer. To cooperate during an elimination game is... Well, frankly, it's a waste of time. And I hate wasting my time.
: Waste of time?
: Engaging in 'friendly' group meals is out of the question. Someone could easily poison our food. And I'd rather not become part of the Last Supper just yet.
: Quit talking like you're in a fuckin' movie or something!
: All I'm saying is that, ultimately, you are all free to do whatever you want on your own. Goodbye. *leaves*
Without a second glance back, Byakuya left. There wasn't anything we could do to keep him from going. His way of thinking was just beyond anything the rest of us could even comprehend.
: Was he serious about all that...?
: He was, without a doubt.
: Well fuck him, then.
: B-But what he said... He might not n-necessarily be wrong... I mean, can you s-say for sure someone *won't* poison our f-food?
: Hey, come on! You too, Toko!?
: Well, it's n-not like anyone would care even if I w-was gone, right...?

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: Actually I bet you all *w-want* me gone! You all think I'm d-disgusting!
: None of us think that...
: You j-just *think* you don't think that!
: I know some people like to play the victim, but this is just...totally out there.
: You think I d-don't know, but I do... You want me g-gone!
: And I'm s-sure...the rest of you want the same th-thing, don't you! *runs off*

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: Ah, hey! Toko, wait!
: Just let her go. Once she gets going like that, there is nothing you can say to bring her back.
: ...
♪ Music fades out. ♪
Ultimately, our breakfast meeting came to an end without answering any questions. Everyone headed back to their rooms.
: Jeez, I'm tired already... But I don't have time to take even one day off! I need to get myself going.
: Next time, a couple Free Time visits.

Part 131: Trial 5, Part 4

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: The knife we found lodged in the dead body...
: I-It's the same one we g-gave to Makoto!
: It really is, isn't it? I was afraid of that...
: If he did have that knife before, then...
: ...that seals it! Makoto did it!
: Just because I had the knife once...
: ...that automatically makes me the killer?
: Well, getting stabbed is what killed her right? So there's no question!
: You took that knife of yours and killed her with it!
: What a horrible man you are, Makoto...
I used that knife to kill Mukuro...? No, there's no way...!
: Wait, didn't we just decide that the body was disguised by adding blood later? Doesn't that means she probably wasn't stabbed to death?
> Shoot 'getting stabbed' with 'Disguised Dead Body'
: Wait, hold on. The stab wound isn't what killed Mukuro. That should be clear from the description of the cover-up we just heard!
: Lies! We never talked about what killed her!
: No, don't you remember? The killer covered the dead body with the tarp, and then put the bloody coat on it, right?
: In other words, the victim never wore that bloodstained coat until after they were dead.
: Okay, fine! So what!?
: So, when we discovered the body...
: ...the knife had been thrust through the coat along with the body.
: Meaning, if she wasn't stabbed until the coat was put on, and she was already dead at that point...
: ...obviously the stab wound isn't what killed her!
: M-Maybe you stabbed her twice! Once to kill her, and once to cover it up!
The victim was stabbed twice in the same spot? No, there's no way that's possible...
> Present 'Monokuma File #5'
: The Monokuma File clearly states that there was only one stab wound.
: Oh yeah, it sure did! I totally forgot about that!
: Then the knife...
: ...was just another piece of camouflage set up by the true killer.
: They probably stabbed her to draw attention away from what actually killed her.
: Exploding the body afterward was probably meant to do the same thing.
: The explosion severely damaged the body, making it impossible to know what really killed her.
: It was all the killer's attempt to destroy all evidence of their crime!
: So they wanted us to notice the stab wound, and then detonated the body afterward... They meant for us to latch onto the knife as the cause of death, then destroy any evidence proving otherwise.
: Oh, hey, I have a question! It kinda goes back to the beginning, but... What's the deal with that explosion, anyway? Why'd the body just blow up all of a sudden like that?
: If you bothered to put that lump of grey matter between your ears to use, you'd know the answer...
: Well if you're so smart, just tell me!
: I'll tell ya! I bet some unknown quantum particle caused an atomic-level spontaneous combustion!
: I might be dumb, but even I'm not dumb enough to believe that!
: Go ahead, Makoto. Tell her, or we won't make any headway on this.
There's only one explanation I can think of for the explosion...
> Present 'Fragments Near the Dead Body'
: After the explosion, we found a tiny fragment of something on the ground near the body, right? That fragment reveals the cause of the explosion.
: Huh? You know, I feel like I've seen something like it before...
: That's only natural. Because, of course...
: We saw the same thing when we dismantled Monokuma. It's part of a bomb.
: Oh! Then the explosion was cuz of the Monokuma bomb!
: Anyway, the culprit's motive is becoming more and more obvious by the minute. They wanted the knife wound to look like the fatal injury so that we'd suspect Makoto.
: And the only one who would benefit from that...
: ...is the only other possible suspect. You, Kyoko.
: ...
: Hold on a second, Byakuya...
: ...What's the problem?
: Well I just feel like...we need to think this through. We still don't know what actually killed the victim.
: That's true! It's definitely bugging me. What really killed her...?
: ...Fine, I have no problem with that. Let us continue the debate. It won't change the facts of the case, regardless.
: ...
We need to determine what ultimately killed the victim... I need to concentrate!
: Then shall we continue the debate? The victim's fatal injury has yet to be determined, correct?
: The explosion didn't kill her for sure, I guess...
: Well, yeah. She was already totally dead when that happened.
: And it wasn't b-because of the knife, right? Th-Then there's only one other thing...
: Oh yeah, um...according to the Monokuma File...
: That's gotta be it! There was evidence that showed she was hit on the back of her head!
: And more than that, the victim had suffered countless wounds across her entire body.
I can only think of one thing that could have killed her...
: The correct statement to shoot is Byakuya's first one, but the challenge this time comes from figuring out what method was the correct reason of death and absorbing it.
: In this case, the knife and explosion were ruled out, and the countless wounds were supposedly several days old. Therefore...
> Absorb 'hit on the back of her head'
> Shoot 'The victim's fatal injury'
: Mukuro died because of the blow to the back of the head she suffered!
: What about the wounds all over the rest of her body? They didn't have anything to do with it?
: The Monokuma File makes it clear that those weren't fresh wounds.
: Oh yeah, good point. If they were old, I guess they don't really matter.
: Okay, then we're safe in assuming the blow to the back of her head is what killed her.
: But then...what was the murder weapon?
: The M-Monokuma File says she was hit with a b-blunt object, about as think as a m-metal pipe...
: ...Oh! I bet it was the pickaxe!
: H-How is that even possible!? If you hit someone w-with that, it'd cave their s-skull in completely!
: Well...maybe they held it the other way, and hit her with the handle!
: No w-way. The balance would be all off. Y-You wouldn't be able to swing it with a-any kind of power...
: I w-wouldn't mind testing it on y-you if you want...!
: N-No thanks... I bet you'd just hit me with the metal end and call it an accident...
: I'd love to s-scoop out that nasty brain of yours, throw it on the g-ground, and spit on it!
: Hahahaha! I feel the same way! Looks like we're on the same page this time!
: Seriously...?
: We want to figure out what killed her, right? I just so happens we already know.
: W-We already know!? I knew we could count on you, M-Master!
: So what was it?
: Go ahead and tell them, Makoto. Surely you've deduced the real murder weapon?
: ...
The real murder weapon...
> Present 'Titanium Arrows'
: Mukuro was hit in the back of the head with something, and that's what killed her.
: And that something was...the titanium arrow we found in the locker in the dojo.
: An arrow... That's what the culprit attacked Mukuro with?
: Indeed, there's no doubt about it.
: Are you sure? That sounds...kinda weird.
: H-Hey! How dare you back-talk Master!? You have n-no right...!
: I'm not back-talking anything! I'm just saying what I think!
I don't blame Hina for doubting it. Because there's one more thing about that weapon... One more secret...