Part 46: Super High-school Level Update #42

Oh, I see! She was a man! Thank you very much for your troubles!



EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!?



Y...you’re joking, ‘right?



I never joke!!



S...s...so...



YOU’RE SERIOUS!?



A... a man...? Fujisaki-san...?



What? You didn’t know? It was obvious from the very beginning!!



Chihiro Fujisaki was a boy in a dress!!



H...he was a crossdresser! This is such a turn on! I should have killed him first...!



I see... so that’s what Kirigiri-san wanted to show you...



............



Upupupu... It really was interesting. The trial is sure to get more exciting now...!
Well, then. Before we lose track of the excitement, let’s go back to the courtroom and resume the trial!!

And then, following a brief "loading" screen...





Eh--, sorry to have kept you waiting. Let us resume the trial!



A shocking revelation! Chihiro Fujisaki was a man! Please continue with that in mind!!



I don’t know what were his reasons, but Chihiro Fujisaki was male, not female... that much is certain.



I can’t believe it... Fujisaki-san was a boy...

I didn’t notice it at all...



Furthermore, because the victim was male, he shouldn’t have had any problems entering the boys’ changing room.



If his Electronic Student ID Card was coded for a boy, that’s certainly the case...



Of course I gave him a boy’s Electronic Student ID Card! He was a boy in a dress, after all!



In that case, Naegi-kun’s reasoning is free of problems...
The victim was killed in the boys’ changing room, and then carried to the girls’ changing room...
When entering the girls’ changing room, the culprit could easily have used Maizono-san’s or Enoshima-san’s Electronic Student ID Cards.



So, you’re saying the crime scene where Fujisaki-kun was killed really was the boys’ changing room!?



As before, we may not fully understand the intent of such an action, but the possibility that that’s the case is high.



I see... I did think it was strange...
I did feel something was... out of place when I held the body...



This was... certainly an arousing situation, wasn’t it...!



But... all the mysteries tied to this revelation are finally clear to me...



I don’t care if they’re clear to you or not... What happened to the conclusion that you are the culprit...?



Heh heh... How interesting... This is truly interesting...



Sigh... He seems to have gone into a different world from the rest of us...



What do you think, Naegi-kun? Do you still think Togami-kun is the culprit?



...I think the one who faked the crime scene to look like Genocider Syo’s work was unmistakably Togami-kun.



But... but, I...
...............
When all is said and done, I don’t think the culprit is Togami-kun...



Huh...? Wasn’t it your idea in the first place, Naegi Makoto-dono?



But... Togami-kun’s composed demeanor... it seems as if he’s enjoying solving this case’s riddles...
He acts as if it’s someone else’s business... And acting that way means...



...it means it really is someone else’s business?



Furthermore, the evidence Togami-kun left was... somehow too obvious.
He went so far as to use an extension cord we all saw him using...
It’s almost as if...



............



In addition, when we discovered the murder took place in the boys’ changing room, you started visibly shaking, didn’t you...
It was the same when we discovered that Fujisaki-san was a boy...
If you were the real culprit, those facts shouldn’t have surprised you...



I see... that’s how it is. It’s too bad you don’t have any concrete evidence to support you, but...





Whatever. I think I can let you know the correct answer now.



The correct answer...?



It’s just as Naegi says. I am not the culprit.
I just accidentally found the body in the girls’ changing room before everyone else, and faked the crime scene.



Y...you bastard... are you trying to mess with us...?



I am not messing with anyone. This is the truth.



Do... do you think we believe you...?!



If you don’t want to believe, that’s fine with me. It just means everyone dies here together, doesn’t it?



If you’re really telling the truth... what made you fake the crime scene?



The reason for that shouldn’t bother you... Isn’t it much more important right now to catch the real culprit?



Oy, Naegi... if I am not the culprit, who would you say is the real one?



I...I don’t think I can answer that, unless we discuss things a little longer...



Are we still going on? Didn’t we do that enough? It’s pretty clear Togami-chi is the culprit!



...I agree with Naegi-kun. As long as there are still open questions, the best thing to do is to discuss them.
If we make a mistake in judgement here, we are all going to get executed, after all...



...She’s right. I'm also with Naegi-kun.



Of course I also agree!



Don’t you have your own free will!?



I do have free will! I’m not an insect, ‘right?!



Anyway, let’s discuss it again. We can’t be too far from figuring out who the culprit is.



That does seem to be the case.



Our lives... depend on it...



Well, then... let’s resume our hunting game for the culprit...



But, if Togami-kun isn’t the culprit...
Who is the true murderer? The person who killed Fujisaki-san?

At the very least, at this point I can say the culprit was...



Female / Genocider Syo / Male





If the crime scene was the boys’ changing room, the culprit needed a boys’ Electronic Student ID Card to enter...
They couldn’t use Kuwata-kun’s card, so they must have used their own.

In short, the culprit is probably male...

But, that’s not enough. I must find some other clue...

Phase 8 (Youtube via Polsy)



DISCUSSION START



Evidence Bullets: Desk lamp at the library / Disappearing stain / Celes' testimony



Is there no other clue anywhere that can lead us to the culprit?



Hmhm... if it’s a clue we’re looking for...



Maybe someone witnessed the culprit?



If someone did they would’ve said something already, ‘right?



In that case, even witnessing the victim would be satisfactory.



We need every little piece of new information right now, right?



It’s useless... As expected, it’s useless...



After all, the only person who witnessed the victim...



Was the culprit themselves...



And since they’re not going to say anything...



This is really... the end...



Hiiiii! This can’t be then end!!

No one witnessed not only the culprit, but also the victim...

...but, was that really the case?

The Weak Point we have to hit here is both small and moves rapidly away from the camera. This is where the concentration button is of great help.



Evidence Bullet: Celes' testimony
Was the culprit themselves...





YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!









There was some else who witnessed the victim. Isn’t that right, Celes-san?



...Now that you mention it, I did see the victim.



S...seriously?



Yes. I guess I didn’t tell anyone but Naegi-kun about it...
So you didn’t know about it? Is that why you’re making all that ugly commotion?



That doesn’t matter, just tell your story quickly!!



It was just before Night Time yesterday. I witnessed Fujisaki...-kun in the dorm’s storage room.



He was stuffing a jersey into a sports bag.
It seemed as if he was heading to do some training.



A jersey in a sports bag...? There wasn’t any such thing at the crime scene!



The culprit must have disposed of them, in order to get rid of evidence...



At that time... I noticed something he said.



So, um... I’m in a hurry so I really must go...



Fujisaki-kun said he was “in a hurry”.
If he was in a hurry, he may have had someone waiting for him. Don’t you think that’s plausible?



In short, Fujisaki Chihiro-dono set up a meeting with someone, and went exercising with them...?



Despite refusing mine and Asahina’s invitations to train together many times...?



That was because he didn’t want to be exposed, wasn’t it?



If we turn that around, the person he went to meet must have been someone he really trusted...
Someone he didn’t even mind revealing his precious secret to...



Oohoho! A beautiful camaraderie!!



So if we assume that person he was meeting is the culprit, shouldn’t we be able to figure it out!?



But, just that clue alone...



...is more than enough, isn’t it.



...Eh?





You should already know who the culprit is.



R...really!?



W...who is it?! Who is the culprit!?



Try thinking about the sports bag and the jersey the culprit disposed of...
If you think about their special features, it’s clear who the culprit is.



...Is that really true?



Can we really know who the culprit is based on evidence that’s already destroyed...?



...Are you talking about fingerprints or something?



We don’t have any tools, and even if we did it’s impossible for amateurs like us!!



In any case, that evidence is already gone. You can’t take fingerprints from something that isn’t there...



Nevertheless, I assure you it can be reasoned out. You will understand once you discuss it well...



J...just by discussing it...?
In that case, I have something to ask Celes-chan... was there anything special about the bag or the jersey?



The bag was... just one of the many normal bags that are in the storage room.
There’s only one type of bag there, so I don’t think it had any special features...



If I remember correctly, there were several kinds of jerseys, though...
...which means the jersey Fujisaki took is connected to the culprit in some way?



...In that case, how about trying to discuss that jersey he had?



There’s a clue about the culprit in the jersey Fujisaki-san took...

...Is that really so...? Somehow... I can’t believe it...

Phase 9 (1) (Youtube via Polsy)



DISCUSSION START!



Evidence Bullets: Desk lamp at the library / Disappearing stain / Celes' testimony



Before the murder, Chihiro Fujisaki...



...decided she wanted to go training.



At that point, why...



...did he choose that kind of jersey?



What do you mean by “that kind of jersey”?



I got it! The jersey he chose was...



The same as the one the culprit was wearing!



In short, the culprit...



...has the same blue jersey as Fujisaki was carrying?



Mine is black!



I... I don’t even have a jersey...



I hate physical activities!



I have a white jersey.



I took it from the dorm’s storage room!



Can we really figure out the culprit just from this?



No... It’s impossible...



You heard it too, didn’t you, Naegi-kun? That person’s... carelessness...