February 3, 7:30 am
Supreme Court - Defendant Lobby Five
"The Vice President and a first year are the witnesses!?"
"They are, according to professor Mikotoba."
"But the Vice President called the police on me and the first year struck you!"
That's right...
How would I poke holes in a testimony they give!?
These guys are sure to defeat...
"But I'm pretty sure the witnesses might talk about the Professor killing in the middle of their testimony..."
"Ah...!" Deep breaths...
"Oops..."
You just noticed...
"Detective Hosonaga gave me the case file, since it was useful for evidence."
He really...
"Oh..."
-Case file copy has been added to the court record-
-Case file copy updated from the court record-
"Kazuma-sama?"
"Why do you look like you're about to cry?"
"I'm not about to cry..."
"I'm ok..."
"I'm..."
.........
"I'll admit I'm worried..."
"Oh?"
"Naruhodo said that some testimonies have the Professor killings."
"It might just haunt me in court..."
"Kazuma-sama..."
"No matter how much I try to stop thinking about it, it just comes back..."
"That's what I mean..."
"I get it."
"Well, the trial is starting."
Just now!?
We... didn't...
Never mind...
...
Am I really up to the task..?
The Professor killings is coming back...
But I can't let it end here...
February 3, 8:00 am
Supreme Court - Court Two
"Court is now in session for the trial of Ryunosuke Naruhodo."
"Are both the defense and the prosecution ready?"
"The prosecution's ready, Your Honor."
"The defense is ready, Your honor."
"Prosecution, any updates?"
"The prosecution found out that the victim was working on the exam results."
"The exam results weren't finished, until the defendant stabbed them for taking so long."
What an idiot he is...
Both of us left when the Teacher's lounge was surrounded by kids.
"The whole entire crowd was full of first years!"
Just as I suspected...
"The defendant was the only second year in the crowd."
"That's all the prosecution found."
If the entire crowd was full of first years...
Then would the killer be a first year?
HOLD IT!
If the entire crowd was full of first years, then one of the first years were a killer!"
"Oho... do you have any proof?"
"Me and my client left the Teacher's lounge while it was crowded."
"I didn't want to be involved with it, so I just left, with Naruhodo."
"I don't think that's possible."
...?
"We have two witnesses that saw it happen."
"T-Two witnesses!?"
What is this guy!?
"Call these witnesses to the stand."
"Would the witnesses state their name and what grade they're in?"
"I'm Hisashi Kobayashi, Vice president and a second year at Teito Yūmei University."
"I'm... Kaito Kizuchi... a first year at Teito Yūmei University."
Kaito...?
So he's that first year who was about to stop me from throwing the case file away?
"If I remember correctly..."
"You two witnessed the entire crowd."
"Both of us did."
"Can you please testify about the exams part, where you witnessed the crowd?"
"I guess..."
Here we go...!
WITNESS TESTIMONY - AN ENTIRE CROWD
H: "The whole crowd of first years were wanting to see their exams."
K: "I was one of them."
H: "Then, I tried to stop them immediately, but they just kept walking through!"
K: "I think everyone was talking about the Professor Killings Incident on the way in..."
K: "They wanted to solve the mystery before getting their exams back..."
-END OF TESTIMONY-
Naruhodo was right after all...
The testimonies might have the Professor Killings...
"T-Th-The Professor Killings...?'
"Yeah. It's gotten popular around the whole school, since someone is related to the incident."
"Most history classes are even learning it!"
No...!
Why do I have to...
Why do I feel like I have to scream in the middle of court!?
"The defense may start their cross examination."
"A-Alright."
CROSS EXAMINATION - AN ENTIRE CROWD
H: The whole crowd of first years were wanting to see their exams
"Why are the first years wanting to see their exams, when they aren't even getting passed out?"
"I have no idea."
"Let's just say the first years want to get their exams back so bad."
Makes sense...
"But then, they messed up, and didn't see it."
"It was a 100 question exam after all."
"That's what they want to see."
K: Then, I tried to stop them immediately, but they just kept walking through!
"How did that end up?"
"Bad, really."
"Most of the first years ended off getting sent home."
"Most of the first years!?"
I'm glad I wasn't part of this...
I'm also glad Naruhodo wasn't part of this either...
"Add that statement to your testimony, please."
H: Most of the first years ended off getting sent home, when they're trying to get their exams back.
"That's right... When that happened, I just left."
"I'm glad I didn't send you home..."
"But I did see Naruhodo."
This testimony looks easy to break...
But also hard to prove...
K: I think everyone was talking about the Professor Killings Incident on the way in...
"What did they say!?"
"Huh..?"
"What were they saying!?"
"They were saying stuff like..."
There's this kid in our school that wields a sword.
What was his name...?
I'm guessing his name was Kazuma Asougi.
He acts really strange when someone talks about the Professor Killings.
Do you think he was related to the case?
"They really said that..."
"Yes, indeed they were."
I don't know anymore...
I would be completely terrified when someone talks about this.
K: They wanted to solve the mystery before getting their exams back...
"What mystery!?"
"The victim knew about the Professor Killings too, you know..."
"She was teaching this to her class."
I'm lost...
Isn't she a law professor?
...
"Mr. Lawyer...?"
"Oh! Sorry..."
"Please add that statement you made in your testimony."
K: She was teaching the Professor Killings incident to her class
"What information did she gather?"
"Well, uh..."
"She grabbed almost the entire case..."
"Ah...!" Breathe... act like you didn't hear that.
"Th-That's a lot of information sh-she got!"
"She m-must be l-learning a l-lot w-with her c-c-class..."
"Kazuma-sama, you're stuttering in your sentence..."
"It's not that bad, isn't it?'
"That's one reason why people think you act strange about the professor killings..."
And here I was... trying to act like nothing happened...
"That's all the information I have from you."
Where do I even poke holes...?
OBJECTION!
K: She was teaching the Professor Killings incident to her class
Evidence: Case file copy
"That seems... rather strange..."
"Why...?"
"I read the file from every word from top to bottom..."
"There were missing papers..."
"What...?"
"Recall what you said earlier."
"She grabbed almost the entire case..."
"If most of the papers were missing, then how would she teach the entire incident!?"
"Oh...!"
-END OF CROSS EXAMINATION-
OBJECTION!
"This makes no sense at all!
OBJECTION!
"You're not even doing your job!"
"Oh just you wait you hachimaki red locks!"
Now that he mentions it, I need to start learning tongue twisters again...
....Maybe I shouldn't...
I just can't do it...
"Oh, is that so?"
"Who would teach about the whole incident with missing copies?"
"No one knows, Kazuma-sama."
"Ahahaha..."
"You look like you're relieved."
It's because I am.
"But really."
"It's a copy after all."
"In order to actually teach the case, you'll have to learn it all first."
"But did she teach the professor killings case without learning?"
"That's absurd!"
"Oh no it's not."
"It's the truth!"
"AAAARGH!!"
"Your Honor, we need Mr. Kizuchi to testify about the victim teaching the incident!"
"Alright, your choice."
"The chosen witness will testify about the victim teaching the incident."
WITNESS TESTIMONY - TEACHING THE PROFESSOR KILLINGS
K: "Yes, it's true, she's a third year teacher."
K: "I snuck into the teacher's lounge and found out she was teaching the incident."
K: "Since there were missing pages, I had to go everywhere to look for it."
K: "Or instead, I left it there."
-END OF TESTIMONY-
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"What the..."
"Why..."
"*Ahem*... Why?"
"Well, I was almost caught..."
"So I had to leave."
What a useless testimony...
"Defense, start your cross examination."
It's time... to cross examine another useless testimony...
(Continuing cross examination on the next page!)