Chapter 16 | Chihiro... No...

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"So she is hemophobic? I imagine she does not watch too many horror films, then." Celeste said.

"Is that really important right now?" Naomi questioned her.

"This isn't a violation of the rules, right? I mean, technically she passed out somewhere besides her room." Yasuhiro asked.

"No, I think it should be okay. The regulations prohibit "sleeping". Like, on purpose." Makoto explained.

"Ahh, so since she didn't faint on purpose, it doesn't count? Gotcha." Yasuhiro said.

"Toko, can you hear me!? Hey, you gotta wake up!" Hina shouted.

As if Toko was able to hear her, she suddenly shot awake. She basically jumped up from where she was laying. It was a very strange reaction and the look on Saki's face was one of surprise and shock as she fell back from the surprise. She just stood up, her tongue hanging out of her mouth and a dazed look in her eyes. It was...unsettling.

"Huh? What?" Saki stammered in shock.

"Sorry about that. I was just so shocked, ya know? It happens, right? Was I the only one?" She wondered aloud.

Her voice was different than usual and it weirded me out.

"T-Toko? Are you...okay?" Makoto asked hesitantly.

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" She said and then laughed creepily.

She then noticed Chihiro's corpse and turned towards it.

"Woah, is that a dead body!? Hey! Are you dead!?" She questioned loudly before laughing again.

"She musta hit her head real hard when she fainted..." Yasuhiro trailed off.

"The world has a front and a back, a top inning and a bottom, a sea of truth and a web of lies!" Toko said.

"This is...quite concerning. I mean, she sounds completely different..." Hifumi said nervously.

"No no no, everything's fine! At least the stutter's all gone. That's a good thing, right!?" And then she laughed again.

"It's clear to me that everything is not fine! Your eyes seem strangely vacant!" Taka exclaimed in his usual tone of voice, pointing a finger at Toko as he spoke.

"It might be best if we take her back to her room for the time being..." Sakura suggested.

"I don't mind taking her, but...could someone help me?" Hina asked nervously.

"If you need help, I don't mind-"

"Taka, Saki, could the two of you help me?" Hina asked, cutting off Hifumi.

"Huh? She totally ignored me!" Hifumi exclaimed.

"Very well. You take care of the girl and the rest of us can begin the investigation right away. Can I assume nobody had a problem leaving Sakura and Mondo on guard duty again?" Byakuya questioned.

"H-Hold on a second. Rushing into an investigation-"

Byakuya swiftly cut Makoto off. "The mastermind isn't behind that. After what happened last time, surely you realize that."

Makoto tensed up.

"There is no question that Chihiro was murdered by someone among us. Isn't that right, Monokuma?"

As soon as the bear's name left Byakuya's mouth, Monokuma appeared in front of us.

"Right as rain! But don't take it as a bad thing. It's just a fact of life! Because...that's how graduation works!" Monokuma exclaimed, laughing his creepy little laugh.

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