The End Of The Class Trial

"Let me humor you, and I'll tell you exactly my involvement in this case. First of all, I assume you read the Monokuma file, right? If you did, you saw that the time of death was around 1:30 AM, and you saw me after the morning announcement, which means you saw me after 7:00 AM. Now, if I were the culprit, why would I stay in the room of the murder 5.5 hours after the murder, and go out exactly at the time when I know that everyone is waking up?

And there is more. If I were the culprit, then my toolkit would have to be used, as the culprit removed the screws from the doorknob, which meant that he had to have a screwdriver to do so. However, I can show everybody my toolkit, and you'll see that my screwdriver hasn't been used before.

Now, my involvement in the case is pretty simple. I wasn't the culprit. Instead, I almost became the victim" Jason said, and showed them a picture of the note he received from Sayaka during the night. The note was similar to the one Kyoko found.

"Unlike the culprit, I saw through the trap, so I didn't go to meet Maizono. I received this note around 00:45, and if you want proof, you can look at my handbook, as the time when I took the picture is shown at the top of the picture.

Next. Have you been to the trash room? If you were, then I'm sure you know that only the one in charge of the trash can open the gate, and I'm him. Now, if I would've been the culprit, do you think that I would leave evidence that I used the incinerator to destroy evidence, and even fail to notice that I couldn't destroy all of the evidence, and a piece of my sleeve, which by the way, don't match any of my sleeves, tore off and fell to the floor?

And if that's not enough for you, there is other evidence that incriminates someone else"

"There is!? Then, why didn't you said so until now!?" exclaimed Mondo

"Because I saw no need to. The culprit, in this case, is so obvious, that I got bored, and lost motivation to participate in this case"

"Then, who do you think the culprit is?" asked Aoi

"Kuwata" Jason said and pointed at Leon

"Huh?" asked Leon, a shocked and tensed expression on his face

"It's easy enough, as Maizono herself told us who killed her"

"W-W-What the hell are you talking about!?" shouted Leon

"Maizono's dying message. At first look, it looks like the numbers 11037, however, if you rotate the writing 180 degrees, it becomes the letters L-E-O-N. In the position Maizono wrote the message, leaning on the wall behind her, she couldn't write normally and had to write it upside down. It'll happen to you as well if you'll try.

And that's not all. Remember what I said about the evidence of the try to destroy the evidence? Well, aside that the sleeve that tore off greatly resembles Leon's sleeve, there were also fragments of glass near the button that turns on the incinerator. They were there because Kuwata used them to turn on the incinerator, or to be more specific, he used the "crystal" ball of Hagakure to do so. Normally, no one but the one in charge of the trash would be able to turn the incinerator, since no one but him can open the metal gate. However..." Jason explained

"It is possible if you are the Ultimate Baseball Star" Kyoko completed the sentence

"I see. It is only possible for someone like Kuwata-Kun to throw the "crystal" ball and hit the button all the way from the entrance of the room, as he is the Ultimate Baseball Star" said Celestia

"Y-You can't be serious!? All of this is just a bunch of fucking theories!! You need evidence! Where's the evidence!?" exclaimed Leon in anger

"You want evidence? Then, show us your toolkit. If you aren't the culprit, your screwdriver isn't supposed to be used. If you say that you used it for someone else, you'll have to tell us all of the details. And if you say you lost it... well, I'm sure that at this point, no one will buy it anyway" Jason said

"..."

"It seems that we have reached the end" stated Celestia, and everybody stayed quiet, looking at Leon with a blaming look.

"Puhuhu... it seems that you have decided on your verdict. Then, please cast your votes, using the lever in front of you to do so. And please make sure you vote for someone. You wouldn't want to be punished for something so minor, right?

Puhuhu... who will be chosen as the culprit? Will you make the right choice or the dreadfully wrong one?" the bear said with a smirk

After everyone cast their votes, a few seconds passed, and the bear said:

"It looks like you got it right! The culprit who killed Sayaka Maizono was... Leon Kuwata!"

"Kuwata-Kun... did you kill Maizono-San?" asked Makoto

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" exclaimed Mondo

"I didn't have a choice! It was to kill or be killed! You all would've done the same! I was... just unlucky, that's all..." Leon said, despair visible on his face

"Now, since you managed to expose the culprit in this case, the culprit, Leon Kuwata, will now receive his punishment!" the bear announced

"Punishment? You mean... e-execution!? B-But, I didn't have a choice! It was all in the heat of the moment! It was self-defense!"

"Was it though? Because you put in a lot of effort to go back to your room, get your screwdriver, and go back to break the doorknob. You could've stopped yourself at any time, but instead, you CHOSE to kill her. Doesn't sound like self-defense to me" said Jason

"That's not important right now! Let's get to what everyone has been waiting for... I've prepared a very special punishment for Leon Kuwata, the Ultimate Baseball Star! Let's give it everything we got! It's... punishment time!!!" the bear said, despite countless begging of Leon, and then the bear pressed on a red button that was near him, and immediately after he did, an opening opened behind Leon, and a metal arm shot out of it, and caught Leon by the neck, and dragged him to a cage, which closed immediately after Leon was strapped to a pillar by metal straps.

Everyone could see, as a pitching machine was aimed at Leon, which had a lot of baseball balls loaded in it. Then, the machine started to shoot the balls on Leon, one by one, and the speed of the shooting started to increase gradually until the speed became so fast, that the force the balls hit Leon with, was so immense, that it destroyed Leon's body until nothing left but dozens of baseball balls covered in blood, and a pile of meat and blood.

Everybody looked horrified at the sight. Even Jason had a disgusted expression on his face.

"So extreme!!! Well, I've got things to do, so I'll see you later!" the bear said and disappeared, leaving the shocked group of now 14 students in the courtroom...