Part 37: Super High-school Level Update #33

And now we're really back in control. Or, at least, in partial control, because Togami is a tough partner and won't let us leave until we finish looking at everything he wants us to. I think the body is a good place to start.



All signs of life are gone from her body......
She’s just dead now...

Fujisaki-san... is dead...



The more you look at it the more this body looks strange. Perhaps it’s Genocider Syo’s doing...
But, we still...



We still don't know if this is the work of Genocider Syo. Is that what you want to say?



I wonder what he’ll have to say about that...
Heh heh heh heh...

There's blood on many things in the crime scene, so we have to check all of them out as well.



There are traces of blood on the poster. Blood probably splattered over it when Fujisaki-san was killed.



There’s fresh blood on the carpet. It probably... got there when the murder happened.



There’s a dumbbell lying on the floor. Furthermore...



There's some blood stuck to it!



According to the Monobear File, the cause of death was a “blow to the head by a blunt object”...
...so does that mean this dumbbell is the murder weapon?
...It certainly seems that way.






Some other people are still here. Sakura and Oowada are guarding the place, of course, but Kirigiri is also still around.



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

She’s going over Fujisaki-san’s body very thoroughly. Also...

She’s... touching and patting down the body all over...



What a strange woman... touching a body without even flinching...



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She’s looks like she’s... lost in her own world. I don’t think she even heard our conversation...

Maybe the two guards have something useful to say.



To think that Fujisaki was killed in the very same changing room I was using every day...
It is strange that Fujisaki-san was killed in such a place...
No, there’s also the possibility she was carried here after she was killed...
Certainly, her body is light. It would not require a great feat of strength to carry her over... But...



It is my opinion that she came to this room on her own volition.
...Why do you think so?
Lately she has been saying she wanted to train her body...
So... Fujisaki-san visited the girls’ changing room in order to exercise?
But... according to the Monobear File, she was killed “around 2am”...
Why would she exercise... at that hour?
During the day, Asahina and myself are often using this room. I believe she wanted to avoid us...
...Avoid you?



We tried to invite her to train with us several times, but she never did.
I cannot think of a reason for that, save for wanting to avoid our company.
So... are you saying she went training in the middle of the night all by herself?



It is difficult to think that she went alone...
She said she wanted to train for the first time in her life, and that it was impossible for her to do that alone.
She said... she was going to ask someone to help...
That means... Fujisaki-san went stealthily to the changing room in the middle of the night so she could exercise...
But... she didn’t go alone...



I believe that is... a possiblity.




Next, Mondo.



That kid... she sure had a huge complex about her own weakness.
You heard her too, right? She kept talking about how she “must get stronger”...
She did, didn’t she...
She just wanted to train her body... and then... in this place...
But... did she even have a reason to get stronger?
You said so yourself, didn’t you? There’s nothing strange about girls being weak...



Who knows... what went on in her mind...

The origin of Fujisaki-san’s complex, huh?

Knowing that... might be helpful...






Well, then. We should move on.
Eh, already?



There’s nothing to gain by staying here too long. We must investigate this mystery from several angles.
I... I guess you’re right, but...
Well, if you agree, stay quiet and follow me.

He... sure puts on a lot of pressure. I may be way over my league...





Right. We’re going to investigate this place next...
Eh? Does this entrance room has any connection to the case?



...Think for yourself. If I tell you everything, it’s just boring.
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There is actually not a lot to look at here. The only thing that gets more than a generic reply is...



This card reader should only accept a boy’s Electronic Student ID Card, right?



There’s something interesting here, don’t you think? It’s best if we ask Monobear directly.

Immediately after saying that, Togami-kun clapped his hands loudly...



Did you call?!!

Is he a trained dog...?



I think Naegi has a question for you...



Sure, what i~s it?
Um... I want to ask something about those card readers...



The card readers accept the Electronic Student ID Cards you all hold!
Each card reader only accepts cards belonging to a student of the appropriate sex, so be careful!



What was the rule about two people entering at the same time using only one card?



If such an act of erotic terrorism happens...



It’s a bee’s nest hell from the gatling gun!!



You also forbade anyone from lending their card to another student, didn’t you.



Yes I did!



With those rules in place...
Only girls can enter the girls’ changing room, and only boys can enter the boys’ changing room...

So if we found Fujisaki-san’s body in the girls’ changing room...



Naegi... You’re very easy to see through.
See through...?



...I believe I know what you think.
Since we found Fujisaki-san’s body in the girls’ changing room, the killer must have entered it...
Which means, the killer is one of the girls...



You really are... naive.
...Am I wrong?
Let’s check that rule again carefully. I believe it reads like this:
“It is forbidden to lend an Electronic Student ID Card to another student”.
The act that’s forbidden here is lending. Borrowing is not forbidden at all.



Nyohohoho! As expected from the heir to the Togami financial conglomerate!!
You noticed the loophole in my rule straight away!!



You did it on purpose, didn’t you. Putting such a loophole in it. It makes solving the mystery a little more interesting...



Kyaa! Being scolded like that before breakfast!? I expected nothing less from you!
Let me say one more thing... Much like you said, a dead body is not a person anymore. It’s a thing...!
...Do you understand?
Wait a second, there may be a loophole...
But if you borrow something... someone must have lended it to you. And in that case... um...



You’re slow.
You’re a real slow person, you know! You should learn a thing or two from Togami-kun, become a little faster!!



I sentence you to some neglect-play!
Practice time is over! Think for yourself!!
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I guess I have no choice. I’ll take Monobear’s place and explain the situation to my lackluster partner.
Let’s go. To the entrance hall.
...The entrance hall?



You’ll understand when we get there.




Next time: Even more evidence.