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I didn't remember seeing as much when I played either but when you spend a considerable amount of time working closely with the script it all becomes a lot more noticeable. That said it's not everywhere, but I've probably fixed three or four minor typos so far (not including that image), where i can only remember fixing three or four throughout the whole of DR1. The ones I remember the most from this game aren't typos but instances where for whatever reason an accidental line break has been included, which adds a third line to the text box when it really only supports two. That third line ends up right on the bottom edge of the screen and might even clip partially off it. I think there was only one or two of those instances over the whole game but it was kind of jarring to encounter when I played the first time. A mistake like that feels like such a novice one to make; the kind that are much more noticeable than a typo and should've been fixed in editing passes or playtesting.
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As Jimmy has said, both Dead Pools are now closed. I'm sure we'll look at them throughout the LP as events unfold. For now, please sit back and continue enjoying the game.
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   : Last time we were called to Jabberwock Park by Monokuma.  : Peko's standing outside the park.  : Peko... You came too, huh? : I have no choice... After all, the e-Handbook clearly states that defying Monokuma is not permitted. : It'd be foolish to resist if it's just going to make things worse. I hope everyone else feels the same way...That worries me a little...  : At any rate, we must go to the park. *leaves*...I guess I have no choice, huh?  : Before going in, I decided to quickly tend to our pet. I wanted to remove the Despair Meter before its next growth. The way to do that is to give your pet any present.   : Presents reset the Despair Meter and start raising the Hope Meter. Since any present works, using cheap items from the Vending Machine like Water and Ramune is the easiest and most cost-efficient method. : Let's get in there.  Everyone was already at Jabberwock Park when I arrived.   : Once again, you're late... Did you lose your nerve?I'd like to deny that, but...he's not exactly wrong, either.  : ...Anyway, it seems everyone is here.  : Ugh, what is it this time...? So friggin' annoying... : Then you shouldn't have come. : Well...I mean...I don't know what'll happen to me if I *don't* come... : Heh, since none of us know what'll happen, maybe you should be the one to test that out.  : Hey! You may talk like you're tough, wiseguy, but you wouldn't be here unless you were scared, too! : What...!? : I guess even a big bad yakuza like you must've been scared of that monster, huh?  : What the gently caress did you just say!? : S-Stop it, you two. Fighting among friends isn't good!: What? Did you just say, "friend"?: I'm not your friend, dumbass! When did I ever become friends with you bastards?: ...Eh? : Hmph, let me be perfectly clear...  : ...I can do it, y'know. : ...Huh? : Y-You... What did you just say...?: Oh? You didn't hear me? Then I'll repeat myself just once for you. I said...I can do it.Do it...? What are you saying? Don't tell me... Are you being serious right now?  : No one had any particularly interesting side comments this time so let's just progress the story.  : Hey, Fuyuhiko...why don't you calm down for a bit?: Don't talk to me like we're friends or something!: I live in a completely different world than you bastards... Kill or be killed... That's the kind of world I live in. : Heh, the current rules make more sense to me than that "Play nice and get along" crap.  : If you don't stop it right now...I'm going to get seriously angry!: Don't treat me like a kid, bitch!: Just stop already... This kind of fighting will not get us anywhere.: Shut the hell up! There's no way I'm dealing with this Kumbaya crap!: If any of you guys wanna die, step forward... I'll fuckin' kill you right now... : Sounds fun... Gimme your best shot...!: Wh-What's gonna happen if you're this easily provoked!? : Enough!: ...Huh? : Fuyuhiko...I understand what you're saying. : I do not intend to dismiss your feelings. There was a time when I also thought the same way as you...: ...Are you treating me like a kid, too!? ♪ Music fades out. ♪ : But what would reckless killing accomplish? If you fail to get away with it, you know you'll be executed... Or perhaps...that's what you really want? If so...: You'd only be killing yourself to run away from this predicament. That's what a child would do. : Wh-What did you say...!?   : Listen! So long as we're here, I will not let any of you die! I will not let any of you become a victim! And that goes for you too, Fuyuhiko. I won't let you die!: Wh-What the hell...? Everything you're saying...it's just empty promises!: It's true my words would ring hollow if anyone else spoke them...: But I am Byakuya Togami, and I am destined to bring these promises to fruition.  : Yowza! He's sooooo cool! : Mmhmhm, I agree!: Heh...I don't care what you say. I'm just gonna do whatever I feel like...: Do what you will. However, remember what I said earlier.: "I will not let any of you become a victim." That is the duty I have appointed to myself. : Tch...! ...I-It seems like Byakuya resolved it...for now. But...even if he's the Ultimate Yakuza, there's no way Fuyuhiko really meant what he said earlier...right?    : Um... : Uwaaah!?: It looked like you guys were arguing...so I wasn't sure when to actually show up... It looks like I showed up at an awkward time! : ...  : Why...are you dressed like that?: Oh, didn't I mention it in my recent broadcast? It's my costume for the fun time! : Oh, don't tell me you're going to...: That's right! Since we're on a tropical island, I'm here to do my two-man comedy routine! : Wh-Why does it matter that we're on a tropical island? : But can you do a two-man comedy routine all by yourself?: Of course not. That's why I brought my partner.  : Ha-wa-wa! What is this!? : Hmm, that figures...: Now then, without further ado, I'm pleased to present "Monokuma's Side-Splitting Live Two-Man Comedy Show"!: Huh? I didn't hear anything about this! Are you telling me I have to improvise!? : ...I'm speechless.   : (You can press Triangle at any point during this whole scene to add some canned laughter.) : Helloooooooooooooo, I'm Monokuma! : Um... I'm Monomi... : And together we are The Monokumas!: Now, I know it's sudden, but I guess I should show you guys my amazing mind-reading abilities!: Eh? You can read minds!?: As practice, I'll guess your favorite food. Hmmm... Your favorite food is...: You can do it! It's obvious what rabbits like!: Ca...: That's right.: ...davers!: I'd never eat a dead body!: Now then... Monomi's up next! C'mon, do a short skit or something!: Wh-What!? There's no way I can do that!: No worries, it's all good. I know a technique to summon the God of Comedy. Sooooo...which do you think is better? Taking blood while you're still alive, or after you're already dead?: Why would you ask such a cruel question!?: If I'm gonna summon The Comedeity, then I'll need a lot of blood.: So a god of comedy wants blood...: Hngh! Pretty please!?: No matter how charmingly you ask, there's no way I'll let you take my blood!: You're always so quick to make a scary face, Monomi. You guys better be careful, too. Ya know, since Monomi's actually a bad guy. She's as bad as the first villain the hero fights in a teen manga!: They're always the underdog!: Believe me, it's a fact that Monomi's a villain. I'll let you all in on a little secret of hers...♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : Monomi...went out of her way to erase your memories!: Say what!?: ...Wait, huh?: You guys don't even remember how you got to this island, am I right? Well, that's because Monomi stole your memories!: Wh-What are you saying all of a sudden!?: But wait, there's more! She didn't just steal your boring memories, like how you guys got to this island. She completely took away your memories of the years you spent at Hope's Peak Academy! What a shocker!: ...Ha-wa-wa!: Phew... I feel great that I've shared that with you. Seriously, memory loss plots are so old hat nowadays... Only a total hack would wait until the end of the story to reveal a cliched twist like that!: P-Please stop!: Puhuhu... Wasn't that a huge surprise? In truth, you guys aren't freshmen students at all. You guys just thought you were because you've lost all of your school memories! Quick, someone get a plagiarist because I feel like I've heard this story before!: S-Seriously, this is bad in so many ways!  : I'm through dealing with you! : GYAAAAAAH! His backhand is far too powerful!
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I had to cut this update in two parts because it would've been too long as one. Let's just call it...prolonging the experience and leave it at that. On a side note, I want to extend a thank you to Jimmy4400nav not only for thinking up and assisting with the Survivors Dead Pool but also for gifting me a copy of Danganronpa 2 on Steam! He approached me with it and we decided that with my PSTV and capture card both giving me some cause for concern lately, having the game on PC was a good insurance policy for the LP. I'm planning to continue using my PSTV for the LP since I have an established workflow as well as completed save files on it but I might dive into the PC version on my own time, run a couple tests and see if it's worth my time to switch versions for any reason. Thanks again, Jimmy!
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  : ... : ... : ...: ......Huh?: ...Wh-What did he mean?  : How was it? Was it funny? Or was the comedy too high-brow for you? : Hey... What were you saying just now? : What was I saying just now... : Oh, you mean when I said that your school memories were completely stolen?Completely stolen...? Our school memories...completely...? What...is he saying...?   : Aha...hahaha... There's no way... Cause...I just entered Hope's Peak Academy, and then I was brought to this island...right away...: That's because that's how you remember it. All thanks to Monomi stealing your school memories...: Wh-What are you saying!? That's impossible!: Man...how many years has it been since you guys first entered Hope's Peak Academy...? I wonder what happened to your friends and family? They're probably worried sick about you... Maybe?  : Our school memories were stolen!? That's ridiculous! : That's right! There's no way I have memory loss! : D-Don't...don't listen to what he says... : Blub-blub-blub-blub... Limit breached... : I refuse to believe such a thing. Yep, everything's okay... I don't believe it... : Y-You're lying, right...? Stealing our memories...that's a lie, right? You're just trying to make fools out of us, right?  : Nope, it's not a lie. If it was a lie...then how do you explain this? The moment you arrived at Hope's Peak Academy, you all experienced a strange dizziness...: Wha-!? H-How...do you know that?: Puhuhu... Why, that was the cut-off point. Your memories beyond that point have been completely removed.: Wh-What the hell...!?I could feel myself getting lightheaded. I couldn't think. I couldn't speak. I could only breathe...in heavy, gasping breaths.   : So...a long time has passed...since then...?: I-Impossible! There's no way!: On the contrary...why is it impossible?: Whether or not it's possible...there's no way we can believe it.: You just don't want to believe it, right?  : But don't worry...I'm a generous guy! I can give you back your memories!: ...Huh!?: However...there's a catch. : Don't tell me the catch is...: Puhuhu...figured it out yet?   : That's right, you guys have to kill each other! That's my bargaining point! : Ha-wa-wa!: You guys wanna know, right? You want your school memories returned to you, right?: Then you better start killing! A penny for your thoughts, and a murder for your memories!  : Hey... Stop runnin' your mouth.: My, my...why so angry? I'm just providing you all a motive from the bottom of my big, generous heart! Otherwise, you cowards wouldn't get any killing done!: Humans are natural born cowards. They even cry after their mom squeezes 'em out.: That's why I'm giving you a motive. Think of it as an excuse to commit your future crimes.  : S-Stop this at once...! Do you really think your delusional rambling will convince us to commit murder...?: I don't even believe that memory loss crap in the first place! : But more than that, what you guys really don't believe is each other, right?: Wh-What do you mean...!?: You guys don't know each other. Which means...♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : None of you realize that a traitor is hiding among you, right? : Huh...?  : Hey, why are there sixteen of you? If a total of fifteen students from Hope's Peak Academy were arranged to come to this island...: That's right! There's probably a traitor I don't even know about hiding among the group! ...Just kidding. : Wh-What are you saying... All this poo poo about traitors doesn't make any sense!: ...It's obviously nonsense. : For real, you guys... How can you be so sure? You guys don't know anything about each other. You don't know each other's true natures.: That's why, if one of you is planning to kill someone, it's impossible for any of you to know.: ...With those words...everyone fell silent. I wanted someone to argue with him... Anybody... But, nobody said a word. They just stood there. : Even so...if there really is a traitor, isn't that gosh darn awful? Pretending to be your ally and tricking you guys... It makes sense for someone like that to get killed, right?: C'mon, make the preemptive strike! It's first come, first served and the winner takes all!: If you want to survive, you gotta find that person before they find you...: Aaaaahahahahaha! *leaves* : ...Even after Monokuma's boisterous laughter faded away, we all just stood there. Every one of us... This situation, this circumstance, this phenomenon, this disaster, this nightmare, this hell, this despair... It consumed every one of us.  : Is it true...? Is there really a traitor among us...? : Ah! It's not me by the way! I know I may look suspicious but...it's not me! : Who is it!? Hurry up and show yourself! You're only making things worse for you by staying silent!: ...Just stop. There's no way there's a traitor. : There's no way... It's pointless to even discuss something so foolish. : Th-That's right...I don't believe it... Because there's no way I can believe it... There's no reason in the first place to believe it... : Monomi...you would know.: ...Huh!?: Is what Monokuma said true? About our memory loss...and about the traitor...? : Um...I mean... Everyone needs to look to the future... That's why...you shouldn't look back to the past...: Keep your eyes fixed upon the future. L-Let's do our very best! *leaves*  : Ah, she ran away!: Hmph, how ridiculous... Memory loss...a traitor...it's completely fictional...: I can't deal with this bullshit, dumbass!As he said, it's a work of fiction. It's entirely different from the reality I know. Stolen memories? All of my school memories? Everything? All of my school memories? Everything? A traitor hiding among us? But...what really struck me was when Monokuma said: "You guys don't know anything about each other."  *Ding dong, bing bong*    : Ahem... Hope's Peak Academy's School Trip Executive Committee has an announcement to make... It is now 10:00 p.m. Please return to your rooms and relax. Let the sound of the ocean gently rock you to sleep. Now then, sweet dreams everyone. Good niiiiight...  : ......Hey, what should we do?: It's better if we call it a night here. We should get some sleep...and try to keep our minds calm. : ...I guess...you're right. : Just so you all know... Do not think about unnecessary things. This is your leader's order. Tomorrow morning...let's meet at the restaurant after Monokuma's morning announcement. : How troubling...I think the saying goes, "I am frightened so stiff..." : ...I feel pretty stiff right now, too.: That's...not how that saying goes... B-But it's not her fault! She's a foreigner after all... ♪ Music fades out. ♪ To be honest, I don't really remember what happened after that. But later, I realized something...  I was sitting on my bed inside the cottage, with my head dropping down to my chest.  : ...As I sat there alone, a strange thought suddenly crossed my mind... "Traitor..." Could it be...someone who isn't like the others? Like...someone who doesn't even remember what their talent is...? : Wh-What the hell... I don't understand at all... I put these stupid thoughts out of my mind, and collapsed onto my bed. Immediately, I closed my eyes. Closing my eyes was the only thing I could do to escape from this otherworldly reality...    : They say, "Impossible is a word that's only found in a fool's dictionary"... Obviously, it's impossible to use a word that's not in your dictionary. If someone can actually make the impossible possible...: You can truly call that person someone who doesn't have the impossible!
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 *Ding dong, bing bong* : Ahem... Hope's Peak Academy's School Trip Executive Committee has an announcement to make... Gooooood morning, everyone! Looks like today is gonna be another perfect, tropical day! Now then, let's show some enthusiasm and make sure to give it our all today! ...I slowly and awkwardly sat up in my bed. Both my head and my body felt heavy, but...it was still an improvement compared to last night. : We all said we'd meet at the restaurant...    : Nagito's hanging around outside the cottages.  : Not everyone is as strong as Byakuya... I've never...thought about having to overcome anything before... It's not like I'd just run away from my problems, but... It's more like, I was just living my life without even thinking about them at all. Even so, I was still able to live... But this is different.: Ah, I'm sorry. I was being too negative...: No, I understand... I'm the same as well.  : ...But now that we've talked, I feel assured once again. Being loners won't get us anywhere. That's why I think we should all help each other out. Also... I think we need to get stronger. An ordeal like this is what'll make us cling to hope...: Y-Yeah... You're probably right... : Well, I'll be heading to the restaurant now. *leaves* : A few of the girls are hanging around the pool. (Mikan is hidden behind Hiyoko)  : G-Good morning, Hajime.: Yeah, g'morning.: Jeez, what's with the sullen face? : ...Well, I guess I'm not one to talk. I couldn't really sleep last night. I had a lot on my mind, and I don't know if I'll ever get the answers I'm looking for...  : Man, just for kicks, I should prepare some yummy deserts and tea, and invite some people to come chat with me.: Ah, just so you know, it's gonna be a girls-only gathering. Don't expect the boys to be invited!Sounds like an excuse for some girl talk. What do girls even talk about? I guess guys will never know... : I'll go on ahead. You better hurry and go to the restaurant. *leaves*: This is actually the trigger for another one of those optional scenes if we had the correct present to activate it.   : Jeez, I'm soooo sleepy... Mr. Ham Hands is soooo selfish. It's totally fine to spend the morning sleeping in.: But, if we need to eat breakfast anyway, what's wrong with eating it together? : Well, I like to spend my breakfast eating sweets in my room! That's already fine! : U-Um... : Eating sweets for breakfast...is bad for your health... You're consuming too many sugars and fats... : Who made you my doctor? Don't speak to me without my permission.: Waaaaaaaaah! I-I'm sorry...: Jeez, listening to this ugly bitch's crying in the morning makes me soooo sick! *leaves*Hiyoko... You definitely have the Ultimate Bad Attitude...    : G-Good morning...: Yeah, g'morning.: Haaah... Haaaaaaah!?Wh-What is it? I just said good morning. Why is she so shocked?   : My first time greeting someone...and I was actually greeted back! I'm so happy! U-Um... Could you do it one more time?: Good morning...!: G-Good morning...: Hehe, hehehehehehehe...!What kind of life has she had...?  : While walking around the pool to check for others, we get a Pet notification. : It appears our Pet is getting ready to evolve! What will it be? : A quick 100 steps around the pool later and we are the proud new owners of a Snakemi! In 2000 more steps it will evolve once more.: What your Pet evolves into depends on how high the Hope and Despair Meters are. There are a few different evolution paths and thresholds and we'll probably have time to see a number of them throughout the LP.    : Good nom-nom-noming!: ...What? : I thought up a greeting for when we all eat breakfast together! It's a revolutionary new phrase that combines "Good morning!" and "Nom-nom-nom!" at the same time!  : This is definitely the new, hip thing to say! In fact, I'll make sure it's the new, hip thing to say! : Good nom-nom-noming!: Sooooo...I'm gonna go tell everyone! *leaves*Even if she makes it popular, it'll still be limited to this island...   : Good morning, Chiaki.: .........: Good morning.: ...What was that pause for? : I'm in the middle of doing combo strings. I couldn't really reply.Doing...what? : I guess it's almost time. I'll go to the restaurant, then. *leaves*...Did I interrupt something she was doing?   Several people were already at the restaurant...   : ... : ...: ...But...nobody was talking. Not a single word. While they sat there, the people who were late began to arrive as well...   : ...Is everyone here? : ...Huh? It seems Fuyuhiko is not here yet. : Hehe, maybe he already got killed... : Gyaaah! Dead bodies already!? : Don't go killing people off... I saw him outside earlier. ...However, he told me he would not be joining us this morning.: Why does he have to act like a lone wolf at a time like this...? : C-Could he... Is he thinking up a plan to kill someone by himself...?  : Kazuichi! You should not doubt your friend!: Well, he's a yakuza, isn't he? Do you understand what that means? He's part of the Japanese mafia!: I presume he's the kind of person who would not come even if we summoned him...: I guess it can't be helped... We should just talk among ourselves. Someone can fill him in later.: Talk...? What are we going to talk about? : Rejoice... I have decided to throw a party tonight....Huh? : A p-party...?: That's right. A huge party that will last from sundown to sunrise.: Party till the sun comes up!? : Just so we're clear, I will not allow any absences. Your attendance at this party is absolutely mandatory.: H-Hey... Now's not the time to talk about stuff...like partying!: On the contrary...there is no better time than this...: But still...we really shouldn't be partying...  : ...Um, hold on. I agree with Byakuya... It doesn't do us any good to stay bummed out like this... : In fact, because of the situation we're in, it's probably best if we all strengthen our friendships with one another. : That's what you thought too, right? That's why you want to throw a party.: It doesn't matter why I'm doing it... Anyway...it is of vital importance that we all stay in one place tonight.: ...You say that with such significance. : It's decided! We're having ourselves a party!: E-Even so...I'm not sure it needs to last all night...: ...If I thought that, I would have made that clear from the beginning.: I-I-I'm terribly sorry! I'm so, so sorry for trying to meddle with your plan!  : It's important to be flexible in situations like this... Perhaps a diversion from all this is just what we need. : ...Then let's party hard! : Ah, in that case, I'll put my amazing cooking skills on display for you guys.  : Where is the party going to be held? Would this restaurant be okay? : No, this won't do... We need a location that's impervious from outsiders. A place even Monokuma cannot enter... What we need is an enclosed space.: ...An enclosed space?  : If the restaurant won't do, then neither will the lobby... That's not nearly enclosed enough. : Nor will the cottages... With so many people we would all be pressed up against each other. : But if you want to be pressed up against each other, then a cottage is clearly the best choice! : Pressing up against ladies...without sneaking aboard the women-only train in drag... I feel so lucky.: I can't believe how comfortable you are with saying your perverted thoughts out loud... : Mmhmhm, I may be a pervert, but I'm the kind of pervert everybody likes!: Your confidence is seriously impressive... : Then...how about that old-looking building near this hotel?: ...That run-down place?: Yeah, but if we do our best to clean it, I think it'd be perfect. Plus, it's basically the only place that meets our needs for an enclosed space, right? : Indeed. However, Monomi has forbidden us from entering that old place. As I recall...it's in the middle of being renovated.  : I have heard your conversation! Heard it all with my very own ears! : Ahem! I have good ears! Cuz I'm a rabbit!: Oh, so you use your ears. That's strange... : Huh!?: Then what is the reason for those surveillance cameras? Are they for Monokuma's eyes only?  : ... : Ah, she looks so disappointed!: Well, it is of no concern... We can settle that issue another time...: Regarding the old building! You came to tell us something about it, right!?  : Yes, if it strengthens everyone's bonds with each other, then I will not hesitate to cooperate.: So in that case, I will allow you to enter the old building! I'll cooperate so we can all party together! : Together? That's not gonna happen 'cause you're *so* disgusting.: Do yourself a favor and stay away from mirrors. You'll be grossed out by what you see. : Ugh... Your kind words make me wanna cry... *leaves* : Um... So we're all good with the old building?: Then what about the preparations? If it's in the middle of a renovation, don't we need to clean it first? : I have never done the dirty work known as "cleaning" before. I am excited to finally experience it!: No way! There's no way we can dirty our dear princess's hands! : Nyeeeh, I don't wanna do it either!: What... Nobody's going to do it...?: In that case, why don't we decide by a random drawing?: Random drawing...? : To be honest, I already prepared a drawing because I assumed something like this would happen.To go to the trouble of preparing this... Just what did you think would happen...? : Whoever draws the chopstick with the red mark on it will be in charge of cleaning, okay? Does that sound fair? : Well then, let us entrust our destinies to the whims of this drawing! : Well, no hard feelings. One by one, everybody took turns pulling the chopsticks Nagito held in his hand... And when it was all said and done...  : Huh? I'm left with the red mark!? : Haha... For someone called the Ultimate Lucky Student, you don't seem very lucky right now... : Hmm, I guess it can't be helped...: Well, if it's just cleaning, leave it to me. I'm actually pretty good at it. : I thought so. You seem like you'd make a good stay-at-home dad.: ...I'll take that as a compliment.: I'll handle the cooking. All right, first I need to prepare my ingredients, then I'll start cooking at the old building.  : I, Teruteru Hanamura, will go all out! I will prepare the world's tastiest dishes for you all!: Then I just need to pass along the party details to Fuyuhiko.: Let's go about our business then. After Monokuma's nightly announcement, we'll meet at the old building.After everyone left, I decided to go back to the cottage.  There's still some time before the party... There's no way I can spend it staring into space in my room. Well, since I have some free time, it'd be better if I went and talked to everyone. 
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 : We have two Free Times to spend with others. I didn't want to continue with Byakuya's events since there are so many other students and Nagito, Teruteru and Fuyuhiko are all unavailable for events right now. : I settled on visiting with Sonia first. She's actually in her cottage. All we have to do is knock.  : Unlike in the first game, where visiting a character's bedroom was contingent on doing their final Free Time or a plot event, you can visit someone's cottage at any time if they are in it. Sonia's cottage is extremely lavish and regal, fitting of her talent.  : How disappointing... I would have liked to try my hand at cleaning... : Why is a princess not allowed to clean? I do not understand at all!What should I do? Should I hang out with Sonia?  > Invite Sonia to hang out  : If that is the case, I shall do my own cleaning! Come, let us work together!I spent time cleaning near the hotel with Sonia without anyone's permission. I probably don't deserve it, but it looks like Sonia and I grew a little closer...  > Definitely!  Iguana Daughter: An iguana native to Jabberwock Island. According to local legend, this creature was originally a young maiden who was changed into this form through magic.  : A tribute for me? It is rare for me to see such a common item, so I am quite happy!: This present has a Good rating.  : I must say, this island is truly a wonderful place.: The weather is calm and the sea is blue. Truly a perfect resort setting!: That might be true, but...  : Oh, did I say something strange?: No...I was just thinking that you're strangely calm right now. Sonia...are you really not worried about our current situation?: Of course I am worried, and I am also angry. Jeez, this is not something to joke about!Who's joking...? : However, what happens next depends on us. As long as we do not kill anyone, this will all be fine.: That's the right attitude, but...: Besides...I have come here to learn about your country. I would understand if this were my homeland, but in this case, this land is foreign to me. : I do not intend to kill anyone...and I do not intend to be killed easily either!The way she said that...sounded a little dangerous. "If this were my homeland"... So would this be okay in your country? : Anyway, let us forget about killings and cooperate with one another so we can return home quickly. If you have any good ideas, feel free to let me know. I shall also do my best to think of something, too.: Yeah...you're right. When I speak to you, I somehow feel really positive and optimistic.: Hmhmhm, such an honor.  : Raise your head. There is no need to worry!What she's saying sounds odd but she certainly looks the part... Typical of a princess, I guess. : Ah, that reminds me, what was the name of your country?As I recall...the country's name was...?  > Novoselic Kingdom : It was...the Novoselic Kingdom, right? : Hmhmhm, it sounds as though you finally remember.: Well...it's not a country I've ever heard of...: Yes, that is understandable. It is often overlooked by cartographers.: Our Novoselic Kingdom is an extremely small country, and governed by an absolute monarchy. Though the population is small, our economy is thriving, so we are not in dire straits at all. For generations, the royal family has protected the kingdom and its people from its neighboring countries. Thanks to that, the people still have complete trust toward the royal family.: And also...wine and chocolate is one of our country's hidden specialties.: I see... It really does sound like a kingdom. So since you're the princess of that kingdom...does that mean you live in a castle or something? : Of course! The royal family has been living in the royal castle for over a thousand years! Though it may be old and small, the castle is truly a wonderful, historic building.: Of course, it's easy to get lost in our subterranean labyrinth, and our barracks are fully equipped as well.: So castles really do have those!  : Um... Anyway, is it all right if I ask you something as well?: Hm? If I can answer it, it's fine...: Who did you have your heart set on initially, and who do you intend to switch to later?: ...Huh? : This situation is truly similar to "The Story of Seven Men and Women"! I believe it is a standard tactic to start wavering and swapping partners!: Um, hold on... What are you talking about?  : Do you really have no idea!? It is Japan's legendary drama!: It starts off really upbeat, but then it gets really serious, I never expected that to happen... I was all like, "Seriously, what is going to happen?" I just could not take my eyes off the screen! : Momoko's feelings at the time were...: My goodness! So intense!I continued to listen to Sonia talk extensively about Japanese dramas. At least now, I totally understand that she's a major J-drama fangirl...   After politely excusing myself from my long conversation with Sonia, I left the area.  There's still some time left... I feel restless. Maybe I should go for a walk...   : For our second Free Time, we're going to hang out with Mikan. : I'm a little hungry... But if I eat now, I'll be too full to eat the party dishes.What should I do? Should I invite Mikan to hang out?  > Invite Mikan to hang out  : Then...would you like to have tea together? It'll take our minds off being hungry...I spent time today drinking tea with Mikan at the restaurant. It looks like Mikan and I grew a little closer...  > Definitely!  Infrared Thermometer: By detecting the infrared radiation released by your body, this thermometer can measure your body temperature without making direct contact with your skin.  : For...me?: It's been a while since anyone gave me something for free... I'm so happy. ...Thank you, Hajime.: This present has a Good rating.  : ...Despite the fact that we decided to hang out... Mikan is acting suspicious and hasn't tried to look at me at all. Somehow...I feel like I did something bad to her even though I know I didn't do anything...  : U-Um...  : I-I'm sorry!: Wh-What's this all of a sudden...!?: I-I thought... You clearly looked like you were in a bad mood. D-Did I do something wrong again?  : Wh-What should I do? Um...would it make you happier if I took my clothes off?: H-Hold on! Why are you reacting like that!?: You're right... You don't want to see me naked, right? Then, how about my money...?: S-Seriously, hold on!  : Nggggh...I'm sorry...It's no use... I feel like if I start panicking, the situation is going to get even worse. All right, I should just calm down first... : Hey Mikan. I just want to talk to you normally. : Talk? U-Um...um...: Today is such a beautiful day!: Y-Yeah...: ...: ...: I-I'm sorry... Should I...take off my clothes?: Seriously...you don't have to do anything like that...This is troubling... I guess I should start talking to Mikan about something she might get excited about...  > Favorite bandage type : Um, Mikan... What type of bandage do you like the most?: Bandage...? : Let's see... There are a lot of different types these days. It's extremely convenient because there are waterproof types and sticky types... But I definitely like...non-elastic types the best. They're not too constricting...but they still firmly secure wounds!I'm glad... Looks like she's getting into the conversation.  : Ah...s-sorry. I...went ahead and started talking on my own.: Don't worry about it. I'm the one who asked anyway. Also...I feel like I got to know you a little more.: Really...?: Um...then let's call it a day for now... : U-Um!: If it's not too much trouble for you, I would like to...talk to you again. It's been a while since anyone talked to me like this...so...: ...Of course. Any time.: Th-Thank you very much.: Heh heh...hehehehehe... We decided to go our separate ways for now... But for some reason, I feel like Mikan was staring at my back a little too long... She's not a bad person, but...I don't really know how to communicate with her that well.  For now, I decided to return to my room.  ♪ No Music. ♪ *Ding dong, bing bong*   : Ahem... Hope's Peak Academy's School Trip Executive Committee has an announcement to make... It is now 10:00 p.m. Please return to your rooms and relax. Let the sound of the ocean gently rock you to sleep. Now then, sweet dreams everyone. Good niiiiight..."Good night," he says... Whatever. I have a party to attend. : Alright... 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To be fair, In not sure what the best choice is when localizing a character like that. It doesn't seem like a smart idea to direct translate 30-year old Japanese slang terms, especially without the luxury of footnotes that you and I have as we write these updates. Even if the intended English-speaking audience is expected to know more about Japanese material than the average person, it feels safer to discard some of this instances. Now, I don't feel like they removed the essence of her character entirely by doing away with this aspect of her character because in its place, they've created a very similar character trait. If you'll notice, Sonia never uses English contractions in her speech. Her English also comes across as stiff when you read it. There's also another aspect not seen here in her voice clips. Some of her clips have her using somewhat outdated English slang, such as "most tight!" when she makes that Rosie the Riveter pose. It's not exactly the same, but I think it's an adequate solution to what might have been a real challenge of localization. FPzero fucked around with this message at 14:26 on Nov 3, 2016 |
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orenronen posted:Oh, I wasn't expecting anyone to translate old Japanese slang - I was expecting them to do exactly what you suggest and replace the old Japanese slang with old/inappropriate English slang whenever it appears. And I dunno about the contractions - Sonia's misuse of Japanese is less about verbal ticks or straight out grammar mistakes and more about lack of nuance and strange phrasing. The no-contraction thing is a cheap solution that didn't make sense when they used it with Data, and most certainly doesn't make sense when you're trying to write a very skilled but still non-native speaker -- and Sonia's original dialogue is a surprisingly nice take on it. She's doing the kind of things I sometimes catch myself doing when speaking Japanese (and English, for that matter). That's pretty interesting to read the origin of her reference there but this also illustrates that without a translator's footnote there was no way the more subtle ones were making it into the game fully intact. The contraction thing isn't perfect, certainly, but it does to me feel like one acceptable enough method of showing her foreign nature. A better method is when she screws up English phrases, like when she says "I am frightened so stiff..." instead of something like "I've gone stiff with fright." Honestly, I'm not surprised Sonia's mannerisms didn't localize very well. Like, Gundham is definitely a very specific Japanese character archetype, but he translates well enough as an overly-eccentric guy obsessed with occult, demonolgy and mysticism. Sonia, on the other hand, has a lot that can get lost in translation. Funny enough, she's almost like this game's Hifumi Yamada in terms of references but what she says seems a lot harder to work with. From what I remember of your LP, she's steeped in Japanese cultural context and references. What the localization team did is probably the most agreeable solution, when the alternatives would be to either leave all of the references intact and just let people be confused by them or to change up her character to be a fan of older Western TV shows instead and making references to stuff like the Andy Griffith Show or I Love Lucy or using definitely outdated terms like groovy (the latter idea especially would ruin her character for me though all things considered.) It's always weird when characters are definitely supposed to be speaking Japanese and making Japanese references in-universe but are speaking English because of localizations. I don't envy localization teams one bit. FPzero fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Nov 3, 2016 |
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 : It's time to head to the party. As usual, there are a few people hanging around outside. : Ibuki's out by the cottages. : Oh! Are you also here for the par-tay?: Why else would I be here? Anyway, what are you doing at a place like this?: I'm doing a little exercise so I can enjoy all the yummy food we're gonna eat! I'm excited to eat Teruteru's cooking.: Yeah, especially since he's the Ultimate Cook. : Mikan and Peko are by the swimming pool. : It's about time for the party... Hehe, I'm really excited...: Ah, I'll do my best to not be in the way...! So...it's fine if I st-st-stay here, right...?: Are you really worrying about...something like that?: Y-Yes...!  : ...I let Fuyuhiko know about the party, but...he didn't look too pleased about it... : Let's go inside. So this is the old building... Compared to the hotel, it definitely looks worse for the wear...  : You're here...: Now then, stand up straight and raise your arms.: Why do I have to do that? : Because I need to do a body check.: B-Body check!?: Since I'm the one hosting the party, it's necessary for me to take all possible security measures.: I already promised that I would not allow even one person to become a victim...!: I-I get it...And so, I reluctantly raised my arms and stood up straight... Byakuya went ahead and thoroughly searched me, starting with my legs and working his way up...  : ...It appears you haven't brought anything dangerous.: O-Of course I haven't!: ...Very well. I shall allow you to enter.: ...Hm?It was at that moment that I noticed a strange item near where Byakuya was standing. : ...Metal cases? : Duralumin, actually. I found them at the supermarket... This one is used to store any dangerous items I find during body checks. The other one is for...: ...Well, let's just say it's for emergencies only.: ...What do you mean, "emergencies"?: ...Don't worry about it. The others are already here, gathered at the dining hall in the back. Go there and wait...As soon as he said that, Byakuya turned his back to me. I guess...that's the end of our talk, but... He's so cautious. I didn't expect him to perform a body check. And what did he mean by "emergencies only"...? : ... : The old building interior is a 3D space. Here's the map of the area. : Let's have a look around. Seems like there's a front desk, though it's a little dusty and covered with spider webs. : Fire extinguisher... : Let's check out this office.  : Well, I immediately spotted the 4th Hidden Monokuma.   Is this the desk used by the staff for busywork? It looks like it's dusty. It's better if I don't touch it.   This is the remote control for the air conditioner.. I wonder if the filter is clean?   That's a circuit breaker... Why is it all the way up there? How's anyone supposed to reach it?  : Back in the hallway, there's a Toilet. This bathroom...appears to be unisex... I don't need to go now. I should hurry over to the dining hall.  : Nekomaru is standing in the hall.  : There's a tantalizing aroma wafting from the kitchen... : However, Byakuya will yell at me if I don't go straight to the dining hall. You should head over there as well. : Hmm... These look kind of familiar, don't they? : Let's check out the Kitchen.  : As expected, Teruteru is in here. : Oh, did you need something? Don't worry, I've already prepared all of the dishes. Or rather... Did you want me to cook you up, too?: Huh? What does that even mean?: Mmhmhmhmhm...  There are a lot of different types of dishes. But this meat on the bone looks like something a caveman would eat. Where do you even get something like this? : I'm hungry. I guess I should do to the dining hall. : Sonia's standing around in the hallway towards the back of the building. : So this is what the inside looks like. There are so many gaps in the wooden floor. Is that because it is so old?: I must tread carefully so my feet do not stumble. My adventurous heart is pounding with excitement!I guess when you're a princess, even little things seem exciting...  : Behind Sonia is a Storage Room.   These are irons. Were they used to prepare the tablecloth? If so, why do you need three...? ...I don't like how dusty it is in here.   There's a jumbled mass of stuff all stacked together... It doesn't look very organized.  : Alright that's enough exploration. Let's go to the party.  : Ah, Hajime! How do you like it?: What do you mean?: See? I decorated the whole dining hall for the party. I even laid out the carpet, too.: ...Really? Even the carpet?  : Yep, I brought it from the supermarket.That place...sure does seem to have everything. : I actually wanted to cover the whole floor, but I guess the carpet wasn't big enough.  : There was a lot of dust and cobwebs all over the place, too. It took me all day to clean the dining hall just because of that.There's no way I could handle being stuck cleaning the whole day... : You're commendable, Nagito.: ...Yeah, thanks. : To progress the story we actually have to talk to everyone and examine everything in the room. Let's get started!   : ...: ...Hey...what's up?: ...It's pointless... She's completely focused on the food.    : Even though that man is a lowly worm, it appears his cooking skills are most impressive, indeed... Nevertheless, even his food cannot stand against the gourmet cuisine of the multiverse...  : Man, that was so uncomfortable... Getting groped so thoroughly by a man, that was my worst nightmare...: Oh, you mean the body check. : Plus, he got super pissed and started yelling at me when he noticed I had a wrench with me... Seriously... How friggin' annoying...: It's your fault for having a wrench in the first place.: I just happened to find it at the airport. Carrying it around calms me down. But...Byakuya put it in that duralumin case of his.: *sniffle*  There are a lot of fancy-looking party dishes on the tables toward the front.   : Even though it took me the entire day just to clean this hall... I'm glad everyone's so happy.  There are a lot of tasty-looking party dishes. Meat, fish... It's all there.   : ...Iron plates? That reminds me... I saw some similar-looking iron plates in the hallway too. But, why are there iron plates bolted onto the walls?: ...All is not what it appears to be.: ...Eh?  : One of my Four Devas, Supernova Silver Fox San-D, has seen what lies shrouded amidst the darkness...! Though that iron plate appears to be bolted to the wall, it's actually bolted over what's known as a "window".: ...Window?: There are no windows in this dining hall at all. I assume those iron plates are covering them.: But...why are iron plates covering the windows? : Hmph, San-D... It appears your fur is rustling more than usual today...: Hey... Why are iron plates covering the windows...?: Such a fine day... Countless lives gasp their first breath... And countless more go the way of all flesh...I guess...he doesn't know. Well, this building is in the middle of a renovation, so I guess that might have something to do with it, but...this place sure has a creepy atmosphere because of that.   Such luxurious-looking party dishes. Looks tasty.   : That creep Byakuya rubbed his ham-hands all over me and called it a body check! More like sexual harassment!: Th-That's not what it is... He did the same thing to the guys, too. : Sooooo? I feel like he was getting frisky while he was frisking me.: Eh...?: Kyahaha! I'm pretty in demand, you know!You're just kidding...   It's nice that there's an air conditioner, but the filter might need to be cleaned before we turn it on.   : ......I'm worried about Monokuma showing up.: If he finds out we're having a party, there's no way he'll leave us alone...: We gotta do something about it.: ...You're right. We should do something. : I wonder if someone can do something about it.: Hmm, I wonder...: I wonder......So we're on the same page, then? I'm not sure I understand.    : This old place sure is run-down. I feel bad Nagito went to all this trouble cleaning it.: Even cleaning has its limits...: See, check out the floorboards. : Maybe the wood shrank because of deterioration? Don't these openings seem dangerous to you?: You're right...: Well, the carpet is spread out enough to cover most of the floor, so I guess it won't be that big of a deal... : But it might be best to tell Mikan to be careful.: Yeah, she *is* the type to trip over nothing.: That's finally everything examined and everyone talked to. Suddenly, we heard the voice of the "Ultimate Affluent Protagonist" ring throughout the dining hall. : ...Thank you for waiting.  : Teruteru is in the kitchen, and...it appears Fuyuhiko did not come.: I apologize. I did inform him about the party, but... : It's not like you need to apologize, Peko. It's his fault for not coming...: I explicitly stated that attendance was mandatory, but... It's fine... If just one person is absent, that shouldn't pose a problem. ...He won't be able to do anything.: ...What do you mean by that?: More importantly...hm? ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  : Hey, what is that!?An intense expression spread across Byakuya's face as he looked at the table with various food dishes on it. : ...Dangerous.As he stomped his way toward the table...    : H-Hey! What are you doing!?  : You're hoggin' all the food! No fair! : No, I'm not...! : I don't care what you say, you're totally pigging out!: I'm telling you, I'm not...! Look carefully at this dish.: It looks like delicious roasted meat...: ...And just what is stabbed into this roasted meat?: ...Hm? It's an iron skewer.: That's right. This iron skewer is definitely a dangerous item. I must take full responsibility and collect it! : Teruteru arrives in the dining hall. : Heeeey! Looks like everyone's here! I should go ahead and bring out the rest of the...huh? : Whaaaaa-!? Some messy eater ruined my arrangement!: Who made this dish?: Th-That would be me, but...um... Are you a food critic...?: What are you plotting? Cooking with such dangerous items... : D-Dangerous...? That's churrasco, it's a South American meal where you stab meat on an iron skewer to cook it...: It felt really tropical and exotic, so I thought it would totally fit the party's atmosphere.: ...These iron skewers are a problem.: Eh!? Iron skewers aren't allowed either!? : If that's how you're acting, then there might be more skewers than just these... : Hey...Hajime. Come with me. I need your help. *leaves*: ...Wh-Why me!? : It's your fault for standing right in front of him... My condolences...Byakuya's face bore an intense expression as I reluctantly followed him out of the dining hall.
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 : All right... This is the kitchen. We have to thoroughly inspect it to make sure there are no dangerous items.: Byakuya immediately enters the room after saying this, leaving no time to get the usual portrait picture.: Thoroughly, huh...?Byakuya stomped into the kitchen...and I followed after him.   : Let's get on with it, then. Search this place thoroughly.As he issued that order, Byakuya began searching the whole kitchen from one end to the other. : Look...I found these. There are forks and knives on that shelf.: ...Don't tell me, those too?: These are definitely dangerous items. If you're just eating, chopsticks are enough.After he said that, Byakuya threw the forks and knives into the duralumin case, one after the other. : You're being very thorough about this... : Let's have a chat with Byakuya first. : Hey, is it necessary to go this far?: ...I'm doing this *because* it's necessary. If I'm to fulfill the promise I made to not let anyone become a victim, I must be extra vigilant.: Really...is that all...? : ...What do you mean?: Well, I'm just assuming, but...I think something must've happened to you... After all, you decided to throw a party so suddenly. I can't help but think there's a reason for that...: That's not it... I've been a distrustful person...for as long as I can remember.: Distrustful person...?: ...: Hmph, I don't really like to talk about my past, but... It's fine, I'll just tell you a little bit of it.  : I cannot talk to others about my past... I suspect that my skeptical nature is partly to blame.Byakuya...has a past he can't talk about...? : Distrusting others...and being distrusted in turn... For a long time, my life has been a living hell. It was inevitable that I would end up this way. : But, in this kind of situation, my skeptical nature might be of good use. If we're to survive here, skepticism is necessary at all costs.: By the way... That past you mentioned...: ...Now is not the time. However, one day... There will definitely be a time when I will be able to tell you about it.: If nothing happens and time passes for us peacefully... I will have no choice but to talk.Th-That sounded...pretty deep. I sort of feel like...things are even more mysterious now...because he hasn't told me the whole story... This guy...might have a deep mystery hidden within him, deeper than I thought he'd have... : Hey, enough with the unnecessary banter. We'd better hurry and find the rest of those dangerous items.: Y-Yeah... Got it...Even so, he sure works us hard. That's...probably more in line with his actual personality, I bet.   There appear to be various types of knives, but these... : Out of the question! Knives are far too dangerous! Hand then over to me. I'll safeguard them.Byakuya grabbed the knife from my hand, and threw it into the duralumin case with the rest... Of course.   Um... This paper is...  : I see... It appears to be an equipment list for the kitchen.20 forks, 20 knives, 20 spoons, 5 iron skewers, 3 frying pans, 20 wine glasses... There are also iron plates for barbecue...and even a portable stove for cooking hotpots. : Iron plates and a portable stove... I do recall seeing them on the shelf over there. This kitchen seems to be well kept. There should be no problems using it.: Though the building is old, the kitchen is impressive. Compared to a normal restaurant, it's not too shabby.: But it's strange... One of the items on the list seems to be short by one...  Chinese, Japanese, French, and Italian cuisine... Seafood dishes, too... There's even a huge piece of meat on the bone...! That Teruteru...he sure got fired up. I don't even know if I'd be able to eat that much food... : It seems there are no dangerous items--like that skewer in the churrasco earlier--inside that pile of food.: That...appears to be the case...Phew, I wouldn't have known what to do if he said fish bones and meat bones were also dangerous items... : Huuuuhhhh!? : Wah, the kitchen's a mess! What happened here!?: Don't raise your annoying voice... I just removed all the dangerous items.: Ah, there are no knives or forks! Why!? How come!?: I literally just said that I removed all of the dangerous items. : Don't tell me...you're treating cooking utensils like dangerous items?: Well...most of the dishes are finished. All I gotta do is arrange the plates, so it's not a problem, but...but...but still! : Waaaaaaaaaaah! Hajime!: St-Stop it! Get off me! : Eh? Not into that sort of thing? Well, that's a little depressing.Trust me...I'm the one who's depressed here.  : Hey... Before you start getting all flirty, explain this. I checked the equipment list and there seems to be one iron skewer missing... : Ah, that's right... As far as I know, that's been missing from the start.: No matter how clean this place gets...stuff is still bound to go missing in an old building, right?: ...: If it's been missing all along...we can't really do anything about it, right? : You're right... There's no place to hide such a long skewer, anyway... Very well...all I need to do is keep a watchful eye.: Don't tell me you plan to...keep a watchful eye all night long?: All right, let's go back. The others should be waiting for us.: Okay......Jeez, he's such a pushy leader.   : Ah, they're finally back! : Hey, let's eat already! I'm starvin'!: ...There's still an issue we need to address first. : Eh? An issue?  : Who do I gotta beat the crap outta? Just say the word, I'll do it for ya!: That won't be necessary... : The issue is where to safeguard this duralumin case that has all the confiscated dangerous items.: Can't we just leave it here?: I've already put a lock on the case, so it shouldn't be a problem, but...we should definitely up the security and keep it some place safe.: Some place safe... Oh! There is a storage room at the back of this old building.: A storage room, huh? ...Even so, we can't leave the case alone in there. : Then someone should guard it. That would keep it safe, yes?: Eh? Who? Who?: ...I'll do it, of course.: Eh, are you sure...? I guess...if you insist. Just kidding...!  : But it'll be lonely there by yourself.: I don't mind... I'm really not that good in situations where I have to be around lots of people anyway.: Nahaha, if I wrote a song about this, the title would definitely be "Lonely Girl in the Storage Room.": However, Teruteru has gone to the trouble of cooking... Is it all right for me to bring some of it with me?: Yeah, that's totally fine! : But...if you're going to do guard duty anyway, it might be better if you avoid the storage room.: Eh? Why is that?: Well, not only is the storage room packed with lots of stuff, it's hard to see in there and full of cobwebs...: Also, I was so busy cleaning the dining hall that I didn't even have time to clean the storage room.: If you stayed in there for a long time...I think it would be bad for your health. : In that case... Why don't you guard it in the office? If I recall correctly, there's also a circuit breaker in there, too. It'd be a good idea to guard that as well.: Yeah, the office sounds nice. I'm pretty sure it's not that dirty, either.: ...Understood. So I need to be on guard duty at the office. Then, I should get going. Have fun tonight, everyone. *leaves*Taking with her the duralumin case and a plate piled with food, Peko left the dining hall...   : Mmm, seeing Peko's back as she walks away makes me feel like she's got this super cool, melancholy vibe... : But shouldn't she have taken that other case with her, too?: This... No, this case is fine.: Ah, no fair! You're, like, the only one who got to bring their own stuff.: When you're as special as me...you get special privileges. : When you put it that way...it's hard to argue with you.: This duralumin case stays with me at all times. I've put the key to the other case in here as well. I will take full responsibility for watching over it. There's no way I can let anyone else handle this matter.: M-More importantly... We're all done now, right? Let's start the party... : No, there's still more.: Ugh, who do you want me to beat the crap outta!? Hurry up and tell me already!: Seriously, it has nothing to do with that...: Actually...if you're volunteering, I do have one particular nuisance in mind.: Huh? Are you talking about...?: Monokuma, of course. He's the one thing that could obviously disrupt this party. : Awwww riiiiight! So you'll let me eat if I beat the crap outta Monokuma, right!? : Wait a sec... If you actually pick a fight with that thing, you're just going to end up perforated...: Are you tellin' me to wait till I starve to death!?: St-Starve to death!? That's a little extreme...!: Our opponent is not someone we can just fight. Rather, it's better if we use our heads and think of a plan...: ...  : ...I'll do something about it.: Do something...? You...?: Hey now... What can a girl like you do? You're just gonna put yourself in danger.: I won't. It's not like I'll personally do something.: You won't...? : ...Do you intend to utilize Monomi?: Yeah, if I can talk her into helping us... She might be able to keep Monokuma at bay...at least, that's what I think.: Ah, that's probably a good idea! She looks like the type that's easily manipulated!: Plus, Monomi and Monokuma totally have a rivalry going on! : Well, it's a pretty one-sided rivalry.: But will you really be okay, Chiaki? I still think it's dangerous...  : I'll be fine. If things get dangerous, I'll just run away as fast as I can. ...Well then, I'll be going now. *leaves*: ...What is this feeling...? I feel somewhat uneasy... It's not like I have a bad feeling about this, but... Something feels...off... : S-So, it's all settled, right? Then can we...: ...You're right. Let's begin.  : ALLLLLL RIIIIIIGHT!: Kehehe... So, the "banquet" has finally commenced... : Fuhahaha! You better keep me entertained! And with that, the party started... Now that I think about it, I still don't understand why we're even having a party in the first place... But whatever the reason, everyone seems to be having fun.    : Hey, are we good? Can I finally eat? : You're already eating!: Haha...hahaha... I-I can't stop... Hahahaha! I can't stop my hands from shovin' food in my face! : Well, of course you can't stop. These are the world's tastiest party dishes, after all. No matter how full you feel, you can't help but continue eating such exquisite delicacies... That is what I cook, the world's tastiest dishes! : Th-That's rather scary...: ...You're not eating? Then I'm gonna eat all this by myself!: I'll make lots more in the kitchen, and then I'll bring it all out here, okay? : Hey everyone! While we're at it, why don't I take pictures for you guys? : Wow, that sounds wonderful! Please do!*Snap!* *Snap!*  This...feels weird... When I first came to this island, watching everyone have fun was so frustrating... But now, it feels reassuring. We're actually "friends" who fight together... Friends who've developed a sense of unity...  : Ng...gh... Muuuuuughhhhhhh....!: Hm, Nekomaru? Did something happen?: Th-The party's just started, but... I...must...return to my c-cottage...!: Don't be foolish... I won't allow such selfish actions.: Don't stop me, Byakuya... There comes a time when a man knows he's gotta go...! If I don't go now...it would shame me as a man.  : making GBS threads my pants would totally shame me as a MAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!: ...So he *was* talking about the toilet!: If you need to use the bathroom, there's one in this old building. Why do you need to go back to your cottage? : I-I've been trying to use it many times...but the door just won't open at all!  : Wh-What is this blasphemy...!?: ...What now?: M-My Hell Hound Earring...has disappeared! Did it vanish into subspace!?: Calm down... You probably just dropped it somewhere.: Oh poo poo! I'm gonna SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!: Shut up! Don't you dare!  : Heeeey, is it really all right if I eat all of this?: D-Don't be an idiot! Make sure you leave some for me! : Heeeey Byakuya! Everyone c'mon! I'm gonna take a picture! All right, say "cheeeeeeeeese!"*Snap!* : Hey! Why can't you all act a little more mature...?*Beep beep!*  : ...Hm? What was that sound just now?*Bzzap!*
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 *Bzzap!* ... ... Huh...? It's dark...all of a sudden...? Female Voice 1: Uwah! It's a b-blackout! B-Blackout... Eh!? A blackout!? Male Voice 1: Hey, I can't see anything! In that instant, as we stumbled around in the darkness, our fear swallowed us up like a flood. Female Voice 2: I-It's pitch black! My future is pitch black! The sounds of screams and frantic footsteps rang throughout the dark dining hall and were immediately swallowed up by another sound. Female Voice 1: E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this! Female Voice 3: Waaaah! Don't step on my feet! Male Voice 2: What the hell!? What's going on here!? Because the windows were entirely covered, the blackout surrounded us with complete darkness. Complete darkness. Therefore...no matter how long I wait, there's no way my eyes will adjust. Male Voice 2: Th-This is...! Male Voice 3: Ow! Female Voice 4: Turn the drat lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know! Male Voice 4: You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout...just in the kitchen? Female Voice 5: Perhaps the breaker overloaded? Male Voice 1: H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and...do something about it...! Within the darkness, we fervently waited to be released from our fear. We anxiously waited...and after a while, it finally... ♪ Music fades out. ♪  *Zap!* : Ah...!At that moment, when the lights in the dining hall finally turned back on... A shocking scene unfolded before our eyes.  : Th-That is...!Mikan's appearance had been...compromised...    : I-I'm sorry! I tripped again! : S-Seriously...? How do you trip and land like *that*!? : Yaaaay, an erotic pose! That's obviously a fanservice moment!: Eek... Nooooo... P-Please don't! Please don't look at me!: Eeeeeeee-hehehehe! I can't take this at all...! : Mahiru! It's time to snatch some shots!: Th-There's no way I can do that!: Hyeh... Please forgive me...! Just forgive me...alreaaaadyyyyy!: E-Everyone...I think it would be best if we help her already. : Uyu...*hic*...ugh... Ughhhhh... : I'm terribly sorry for all this trouble...so sorry!: Yeah, from now on...just be careful.  : Oh, I'm glad! The lights are back on here, too!: So you were the one who fixed the breaker, Kazuichi! You were unusually useful this time!: Well, no...I couldn't find my way to the office with the circuit breaker...: Eh? Then why are the lights back on?: Who knows...  : Don't "who knows" me! You're so useless!: Argh! It's not my fault, you know! There's no way I could've found my way to the office in that darkness!: ...Oh my.: Sonia...did something happen? : No... Byakuya is missing. Did he go somewhere? : ...Eh? Byakuya? ♪ Music fades out. ♪ We immediately looked around the dining hall. Sure enough... Byakuya, who promised he would lead us in situations like this, was nowhere to be found.  : Th-That's weird... He was here earlier...right?: Did he run off somewhere...during the blackout?: In that pitch blackness...?  : I'm...a little worried. We should split up and go look for him. I'll look in the storage room, so can I ask you to check the entrance, Hajime?: Y-Yeah, got it...: Then...I guess I'll go look in the office.: I shall go look around the hallway.: I'll wait here, since I'm kinda in the middle of eatin' anyway...She's still gonna eat while this is going on...?  : I-I must... Bathroom...: I must man up and check the bathroom! *leaves*I don't understand this..."man up" thing. : Jeez. Mr. Ham Hands ran away just because there was an itty bitty blackout...: Hehe... Such a shameful leader. If I find him, I'm gonna finger-flick him in the face as punishment... *leaves*Even so...where did Byakuya go?  Um...I believe I have to go check the entrance. I'm pretty sure Chiaki was there.  : Let's have a look around before we go outside. : This door... Is this the storage room...? *Creak* : N-Nagito...!: Ah, sorry to surprise you!: O-Oh yeah... You were looking around in there.: Yeah...Byakuya isn't here. I wonder where he is? : Maybe the kitchen?  : Man, that blackout totally surprised me... I was totally right to think these podunk facilities are lame.: Since this place is still part of the hotel, wouldn't you assume it get enough electricity? But even so, for the circuit breaker to actually fail...: Jeez...I've decided that there's no way I'll ever be able to live the crude, country bumpkin life.  : Nuuuuughhh...: Wh-What are you doing? Weren't you going to use the bathroom?: Y-Yes, but...it appears someone else is using it... And...the door's been shut since before the party even started...: drat you! The bathroom is for everyone! How dare you hog it!!!: Someone's been using the bathroom since before the party even started?: That's what it looks like... No matter how many times I check, it never seems to be open... : Th-This is bad! Oh shiiiiit!!! I'm going to SHIIIIIIIIIIT!!!: Gwah-wah-wah-wah! The more I try to hold it in, the more it wants to come out!: H-Hold it in... C'mon, you can do it...!Even so...that's a long time to be in the bathroom. Who's in there? If they've been in there since before the party started, it can't be Byakuya.  : Let's see for ourselves. *Clatter clatter* It's not opening... It seems someone is in there.  : As expected. Let's check the office.  : It's just what it looks like...Byakuya's not here. In fact, *nobody* is here. Doesn't that seem odd?: Huh... Now that you mention it, wasn't Peko supposed to be in this room?: I know, right? Isn't it weird...? Why's she missing, too?  : I have searched the hallway, but...there is no sign of Byakuya. Where did he go? Is he outside?: ...I haven't looked yet. I'll go check.  : ... : ...Chiaki and Monomi are standing in front of the entrance. I guess they're watching out for Monokuma...  : Huh, Hajime...what about the party?: Ha-wa-wa! It's not done yet, right!? I haven't even joined in yet!: Hey, Chiaki...did you happen to see Byakuya pass by here? : Byakuya? Nope, I didn't. But...what happened to Byakuya?: There was a sudden blackout inside the old building and...Byakuya vanished during that time. So...we thought he might have gone outside, but...: ...Nope, nobody came out.If nobody came out...does that mean he's still inside? : ...If that's the case, we might have missed each other.: ...That's what I think.: ...  : Ah, Hajime! How'd it go?: Well, when I talked to Chiaki, she said he didn't go outside...: Th-That's weird... No one was inside the storage room either. : He wasn't in the kitchen, obviously.: No one was in the office...: ...Nobody was in the office?  : Huh? What about Peko? I thought she was supposed to be guarding that area.: Well...actually, not even Peko was there.: ...Eh? Peko's gone too?: Maybe those two took advantage of the blackout to have themselves a major makeout session in the bathroom...?: *snort* *snort* Truly, truly outrageous!  : ...Hm? Hmmmm?: Did something happen, Akane?: Well... Do any of you...smell somethin'...?: Wh-When partially digested food is absorbed by the small intestine, it's decomposed by bacteria, releasing gas...which is mostly absorbed in the intestinal tract, but whatever cannot be absorbed is excreted from the anus.: Th-Those are the mechanics of farting... But...farting isn't something to be embarrassed about! : No, I'm not talkin' about that... ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : ...It smells like blood. : ...Blood!?: *Sniff* *Sniff* *Sniff*As Akane's nose twitched like a beast's, she suddenly pointed.  : It's comin' from over there...! A table...at the very back of the dining hall.   : The smell of blood... What in the world...is at that table...?: It's...under there...!: Under...the table? I dashed toward the table at the back, reached out toward the tablecloth...and then I stopped. ...Is this nervousness? Fear? Wh-Why...why am I nervous...? It can't be. It obviously can't be.  : There's no way that's gonna happen! With a shout, I grabbed the tablecloth and flipped it back in one go.  CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO  For the rest of my life...I will never forget what I saw. What I saw... I saw...the Ultimate Affluent Progeny, Byakuya Togami...already dead...and beyond recognition. 
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I hate to interrupt speculation but I had two things regarding the image and Hajime's thoughts at the end that I felt like I should mention. First, the blood is pink, it's merely the lighting in the shot. The colors will become much clearer when we start investigating. Don't worry, this game still has plenty of Pepto Bismol. Second, I did a little bit of formatting on the text (I do this in a number of places) to add what I thought was a tiny bit of suspense but I may have accidentally caused people to read into it more than I intended. See, the game's text displays Hajime's final thoughts like this:  As you can see, that final line isn't split up like I had it. The "beyond recognition" part is not given any special callout or drawn against a black screen or anything. My interpretation of the remark is simply that Hajime is horrified by what he sees there compared to when Byakuya was alive. I'll outright say that the "beyond recognition" line is not supposed to be a foreshadowed indication that the body is fake and Byakuya is still alive or anything. You shouldn't read into the beyond recognition part too much just because of the way I formatted the text. Sorry about that. I'm going to go back and fix it to just be on one line like the game had it originally and I'll try and avoid accidentally emphasizing innocuous stuff like that in the future. I don't intend to cut off speculation in the future but since the second thing was my own fault I felt like I should at least clarify it.
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  : Byaku...ya...? : Wh-Why is Byakuya...?: N-No... : NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!I just stood there, horrified, as showers of screams rang out behind me...as I gazed quietly at the body of my former friend.    : ...Wh-Why!? : WHAT IS THIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS!?!? : GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! : Th-This... It's impossible...! : Don't mess with me! This must be some kind of mistake!: This...can't be real blood, right? It's gotta be something like jam or sauce... C-C-Cause...if not, th-this...: ...A-blub-blub-blub-blub! : Good gracious... Things quickly took a turn for the worse...: My my, now this is interesting!: On this tropical island known as Jabberwock Island, the very first murder has finally taken place!: M-Murder...?  : H-Hold on! Then, does this mean...!?: Puhuhu... Of course...: Byakuya...was killed by one of you.: Wha-...!?: If you look at the body, you can tell instantly. He was obvious murdered.: Look, he has such a horrible expression on his face, don'tcha think...? A face filled with regret that his life was ended by force, all thanks to someone else's selfish desires... To have a dying face such as this...: If this isn't murder, then what the heck could it be? : Byakuya was most likely sacrificed...by someone who reaaaaaally wanted to leave this island.: L-Lies... It's all lies! You're lying that he was murdered!"Murdered"... The moment I screamed that word... A thick, muddy feeling of despair swelled within my body. Which means...that...that I've accepted the fact that Byakuya was murdered.  : Wh-What...is this!? : I-Is that...really Byakuya?: Why...why did this happen? Why...Byakuya?: I see, I see... It appears Fuyuhiko is the only one who isn't here...: Sooo, in the spirit of keeping everyone on the same page, how about we do this the usual way!?♪ Music fades out. ♪   *Ding dong, bing bong*  : A body has been discovered! Now then, after a certain amount of time has passed, the class trial will begin! : Class...trial...?: I've already explained this to you, right? If one of you gets murdered, the rest of you have to debate who you think is the blackened.: Y-You're telling us...to figure out who the killer is...? : That's right! From this point on, you guys must investigate and uncover the blackened culprit!: It can't be... Someone actually killed... There's no way!: Puhuhu, if you make an outburst like that, you'll end up being a suspect...: I-I won't believe it... One of us killed Byakuya... There's no way...something as hopeless as that would ever happen!: If you're actually thinking that way, it means you guys are already being conned by the killer. : C'mon, c'mon! Let's hurry up and begin! An impassioned, life risking battle between you guys and the blackened! Annnnd...it's already started! It started the moment one of you plotted to kill someone! : H-Hey! What are you saying!? : Everyone! Please! You cannot, you should not, believe what Monokuma says!: No matter how much you interfere...there is only ever one truth. : On my grandfather's name!: You have a grandpa!?: On my grandfather's grave!: Grave? Your grandpa is dead? What happened to him!?: On my grandfather's plane!: What happened to your grandpa!? Did his plane crash!? : Hmmm...I don't even know where to begin... At this rate...   : You ain't my comedy partner anymore! : UGYAAAAAAH! it hurts so much when you hit me with a charging corkscrew attack!  : Didja see that!? This stunning display of power! Defy your big brother and I will show you no mercy! I will harden my heart and teach you a lesson you won't soon forget!  : Ugh...if only I had my Magic Stick... I'd be able to fight back against Monokuma...: Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let's just leave the whiny rabbit loser alone and get on with the investigation. Now then...in the spirit of lovey doubt and dovey deception, put your heart and soul into investigating!: Yahooooo! I wish you the best of luck! *leaves* And with that, Monokuma vanished, leaving those of us who were grief-stricken alone with our despair...  : Wh-What does this mean...? I don't understand this at all...! : A search for Byakuya's killer... Why did it turn out like this...!?: Ugh... Gimme a break... Why do I...have to be involved in this horrible situation...?: U-Um... You can't doubt each other... Cuz...you're all friends... : But Mr. Ham Hands really did get killed, right? And if we don't find out who the killer is, we're all gonna get killed, right?: That being said, I cannot abide by this! Now that I have finally made friends...there is no way I can doubt them...!: Seriously? Did you even listen to what I said? It doesn't matter if you can "abide" by this or not... We gotta do this to survive, right? Then we have no choice but to do it. : Nooooooo! Friends doubting friends is a major no-no! : Argh! Shut up! Just go away already, you useless piece of trash!: Ha-wa-wa! Threats are scary! : ...Do we...really have to do it...? : No...I don't want to do something like that...: I don't want to do it...either! I-It sounds so scary! : However, it is just as Hiyoko said. If we're going to get killed for not doing it...then we must do it. : ...But still...I can't believe one of us killed Byakuya... There's no way I can believe it...there's no way... So, for that reason...... : I'll do it! I'll investigate Byakuya's death... I will do my best to prove there is no killer among us. There's no need to deceive or doubt each other. What we need to fight is not ourselves... : ...but that which is trying to crush us... This despair!This hopeless reality... That's the real enemy we need to fight... If I'm going to survive this...then I have to fight it. : Ah, before you start, can I say something? : In closed-circle detective games, the player usually has to decide on who's going to guard the crime scene... What should we do?: Oh yeah, it would be bad if the killer destroyed the evidence and got away with it.: D-Destroyed the evidence...?  : Look, over there! That big, bulky, brawny guy is perfect for the guard job!: ...: O-OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! *leaves*: Wh-What the heck? What happened?: That guy...has a sensitive heart, despite his looks...: ...I-Is that what that means? : Um...I can be the one who watches the crime scene... I don't have enough confidence to investigate the body...and it's not like I have the brains either... I'll just stay by Byakuya's side. That's the least I can do. That's what guard duty is, right?: M-Mahiru......: U-Um... Um! : I-I'll do my best! I'll do my very best...to not get in your way!: I-I have medical training so i-if it's not too much trouble, I can perform an autopsy... Please.: So you're going to stay as well... Is that okay? : And what, specifically, should we be doing now? I have nooooooo idea!: It's pretty obvious we're all just amateurs. Going through each grain of sand on a beach just to find a clue would be a waste of time. The only ones who can do that are the police... There's no way amateurs like us would be able to do that.: So...let's first rely on our intuition. We'll start from there and prove that none of us could have killed Byakuya.: But...to perform an autopsy on your friend... How cruel...: But...I have no choice, right? There's no way I could...do something, right? : I-I won't believe it... Byakuya got killed... I don't believe that at all......: F-Fine...I'm in...: If we are to survive...this is our only path.: Something like this...is the only thing we can do in order to stay alive... ♪ Music fades out. ♪ Finding out who the killer is... That's our only hope for survival... Something like this...is hope...? : ... : Even so...I still gotta do it.  : TA-DAAAA! You thought it was time for the investigation, buuuuut... : ...It's the Monokuma File!: Just as I thought, you amateurs need this, right?: Wh-What the hell...is a Monokuma File...? : Jeez, explaining the rules all the time reaaaaally breaks my bones...: Well, it's not like I have bones in the first place... Like, don't even make me say such lame jokes!: ... : Let's seeeee...the Monokuma File contains precise and detailed information regarding the dead body.: I've brought it to ya so you guys can smoothly proceed with the investigation. I'm such a nice guy!: I'm so nice I wanna be known as the Mother Teresa of the Mascot World! : "Nice," you say... You're just a selfish meanie!: My my my...Monomi the Meaningless Mascot, you're still here?: Don't put me in the meaningless mascot genre! : C'mon, let's go! Your turn is already up! Hurry up and get the hell outta here with me! *leaves*: Ouchie! Don't pull my ears! They're gonna come off! *leaves* They're...finally gone... : The Monokuma File, huh...?Anyway, I guess I should look it over just in case.    CAUSE OF DEATH -The victim's body was discovered in the dining hall of the old building near the Hotel Mirai. -The estimated time of death is 11:30 p.m. -The victim was repeatedly stabbed over ten times between the throat and abdominal region, resulting in death. -Aside from that, the body has no other external injuries, and no chemicals such as poison were detected. : ...So...Byakuya is really dead... drat it... You promised there wouldn't even be one victim. Why'd you end up being one...? And now...I'll never know what you were going to say to me.     : I cannot talk to others about my past... I suspect that my skeptical nature is partly to blame.: Distrusting others...and being distrusted in turn... For a long time, my life has been a living hell. It was inevitable that I would end up this way.In the end...what did he even mean? Could it be...?  : Even so...if there really is a traitor, isn't that gosh darn awful? Pretending to be your ally and tricking you guys... It makes sense for someone like that to get killed, right? A traitor...? No way... Just because he said a lot of serious things, it doesn't mean he was the traitor... Wh-What am I thinking? ♪ Music fades out. ♪   Anyway...we need to carefully examine everything. That's right...I need to do it... If we're gonna survive this, we need to do it. ...I have to prepare myself for the worst.
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 : It's too bad Byakuya had to die for it but a new game means new investigation music and man is Homicide good. Personally I like it much better than BOX 15, and it's probably on par or slightly lower than BOX 16. This game also does something awesome in that the music doesn't restart every time you get a new Truth Bullet like it did in DR1. : During investigations, we must guide Hajime as he tracks down clues to Byakuya's murder. Once we have all the clues, the investigation will end and the class trial will begin. Clues are known as Truth Bullets, and we will be collecting a number of them as we go. You can review your collected Truth Bullets at any time in your e-Handbook pause menu.: Let's start the investigation off by talking to Nagito. : Hey Hajime, there's something I want to run by you... Before the blackout occurred...Byakuya was in the dining hall with the rest of us, right?: ...Yeah, that's right.: And if Byakuya's dead body was discovered after the blackout... Then, don't you think he died during the blackout?: Well...now that you mention it...: But...why was Byakuya's body under a table? Even if the killer tried to hide him, it's not like he would have stayed hidden forever... Isn't it confusing?: You're absolutely right...: It seems...finding out what exactly happened during the blackout is key to solving the mystery.: There's no way I'd know... It was so dark during the blackout, I couldn't see a thing. : Although...if seeing was impossible then there's a possibility someone might have heard something....Heard something? Are...are you talking about "her"?  : Let's try Mikan next. : Eyehhh...I must...I must investigate my classmate's body...!: Y-Yes! I'm the one who has medical knowledge!: Th-Th-That's why...I need to do it...! T-T-To...do...it, somehow...: Before you start...why don't you calm down a bit? : You're right...I-I need to calm down first. I-I...I'm careless enough...as it is...: That's...pretty obvious from how you fell earlier...: I-I am terribly sorry about that...f-for showing you s-something so unsightly...: Yaaaaaaah! Y-You made me remember it again!: Auuughh...I...I made such a fool of myself...in front of everyone...!: Forget making a fool of yourself... How in the world did you end up like that?: W-Well...I got startled by the blackout, slipped on the carpet... And once I was struggling to get back up... : Eyehhhh... It's soooo embarrassing! Please...please erase it from your memory!: E-Even if you ask me...I won't be able to forget it so easily. ...Sorry.: Waaaaahhh...I can't stand it...!  : Let's see how Mahiru is doing next. : ...: Mahiru, are you all right?: Yeah, I'm fine...: ...Is that what you expected me to say!? Because I feel terrible!: One minute Byakuya is alive and well...and in an instant, something awful suddenly happens... Of course I'm not fine... : And not only that, but whoever killed him is one of us, right!?: That hasn't...been determined yet...: ...It's *already* been determined! You've already accepted it, haven't you!?: That we...have to find out who the killer is... Find out which friend killed our friend...: I don't like it either but...we won't survive...if we don't go through with it. It's not just for yourself! We have to do it to protect all of us! : ...If...If I had only acted calmer during the blackout, Byakuya might still be alive.: This whole thing would've never happened...: Stop blaming yourself... Nothing good will come of it...: ... : Agh, jeez! Getting cheered up by a boy isn't like me at all! : Hey Hajime, forget about what I just said! Got it!?: Y-Yeah...that's fine. I got it... : Anyway...I won't dwell on it for now. I can't become a burden to everyone. Plus...there might be a clue that only I have access to...: ...A clue?: Photos. The ones I took just before the blackout, remember? : Heeeey Byakuya! Everyone c'mon! I'm gonna take a picture! All right, say "cheeeeeeeeese!"*Snap!*  : Oh yeah...the pictures...: Wanna see them? I have a digital camera so I can show them to you right now.: Really? Please! : Let's see, it's this photo... : ...and this one. I took these two photos right before the blackout, but...: ...Huh?: ...Is something wrong? : I didn't realize it until just now, but right before the blackout, Byakuya was standing in a totally different place than where we found him.: Wasn't his body under that table with the lamp on top of it? The one underneath the monitor? Prior to that, Byakuya was stabding along the wall farthest away from that table.: You're right... That's pretty far... There's something... Everyone's standing position before the blackout might be a huge clue. : Hey, can you approximate everybody's standing position from these photos?: Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. It'd be hard to understand from the photos alone, so it might be better for me to plot it out.: But...would that actually provide a clue?: I don't know yet, but...I feel like it could. : Got it... Then leave it to me. That's pretty much the only job I can do anyway.: Thank you.: All right, now that that's decided... : You better work hard on your investigation too! How much longer are you planning to stand around?: Do you understand what's going on? You gotta find out how Byakuya died.: Y-Yeah, I know, but...It's good she's all fired up now, but...she's a totally different person now than when she was feeling down.  : I wonder what Gundham cares about more, Byakuya's death or his earring?  : Oh, Hell Hound Earring... Answer my call! ...: Tch! ...Is this effort futile, as well...!?: Hey, are you still...looking for the earring you dropped? : It is not a mere earring! ...It is the Hell Hound Earring! ...  : Long ago...in a faraway land, a beast known as the Hell Hound was feared by all, even by he who summoned it...Well...this is certainly random... : The Hell Hound tore its way through innumerable battlefields, its fangs glistening with blood... And his drenched, blood-red fur would dry in the howling winds...of loneliness. When I finally tamed that diabolic beast, I received an earring to commemorate that event... : ...the Hell Hound Earring. So that I may never forget the night I battled that fearsome pomeranian, I wear that earring at all times...Was that really...about a friggin' pomeranian...? : I understand it's important to you, but...for now, we need to investigate...: Where is it!? Where did it disappear to!? : ...Maybe...it fell underneath the floor? The carpet didn't cover the whole floor... It might have fallen through the gaps between the exposed floorboards. : Fuhahaha! So that's what transpired! Such a clever little bauble...!Gundham laughed uproariously as he walked toward the wall and pressed his head against the gaps in the floor and peered beneath the floorboards.  : Ah...there it is... I have found it! Truly, that is the Hell Hound Earring!: Fuhaha...fuhahahahaha! it seems God exists for my benefit!: I see... Good for you...: ... : ...However, how do I recover it? I cannot fit my arm through this opening... Were I to use a tool, it would probably not reach either...: Then...maybe you should just give up?: ...Give up what? The world?: I meant give up the earring. : Fool... Have you not yet realized!? The world will come to an end if the human race were to lose that earring...! You humans...are so satisfied with clothing yourselves in layers of false knowledge!: But even with all those layers, you still will not survive the winter!Why...am I being scolded? : Tch! It was foolish of me to rely on you fools... Fine, I shall do something about it on my own. Now if you'll excuse me, I must go save the world. *leaves*He wants that earring back by any means necessary. His determination is truly inspiring...but it'd be nice if he actually helped me with the investigation.   : Time to examine the body. Under this very table...Byakuya was... : ...F-First... I should investigate the top of the table. ...Though, the only thing on top of this table that really catches my eye is...  ...this desk lamp. It looks like an antique lamp and it seems rather heavy... The power cord was connected to the outlet, so it would've been useless during the blackout... Other than that, there's nothing else on the table that really stands out to me. So... : ...Now's not the time for me...to flinch...I let out a shout, as if to encourage myself, and quickly looked beneath the table.  Immediately...I noticed an unexplainable smell, like rusted iron, hanging in the air. Enduring the stinging pain in the back of my eyes, I slowly shifted my gaze toward Byakuya's body. Byakuya Togami, the Ultimate Affluent Progeny... He was the kind of guy who said a lot of hurtful things...but he tried his best to lead everyone. : Why...why did he have to end up like this...?The only thing I can do right now... : ...for Byakuya's sake...: ...is to uncover the truth behind his death! : There's a total of five different things to check under the table. The body is collapsed face-down under the table... As if he was in the middle of attempting something... It looks like he was... According to the Monokuma File, he was repeatedly stabbed between the throat and abdominal region. "Repeatedly stabbed"... Would one of us really...do something so horrible?    The blood flowing from Byakuya's body formed a huge pool under the table. That's a lot of blood... There's blood splattered everywhere.  Even the inner side of the tablecloth is covered in blood... The blood...might have splattered all over the place when he got stabbed. : But...there don't seem to be any drag marks leading from the blood pool.   A bloody knife... Is this the weapon that killed Byakuya? ...Hold on. How did the killer bring this knife to the dining hall in the first place? Byakuya thoroughly patted down everyone and thoroughly inspected every corner of this old building... And all the confiscated dangerous items were supposed to be placed in that duralumin case. : It's possible they stole this knife from the case... Or...they hid it somewhere hard to find.Also...there's one more thing about this knife that's strange... There's some kind of paint that's been applied to the hilt. In the dim light beneath the table, it seems to glow dully... : ...Could this be glowing paint?   Hm? Something's stuck to the back of the table. Is this...duct tape? There seems to be paint applied to the non-sticky side of the duct tape... In the dim light beneath the table, it seems to glow dully... : ...Could this be glowing paint?  : ...Hm? What is this?It looks like binoculars, but... : Why is there a pair of binoculars under the table? : Hajime...those aren't binoculars.: Eh? Then...what are they?: Those are probably...night-vision goggles.: N-Night vision goggles?: I've seen them at the supermarket on this island. They also stock self-defense kits too.If that's the case... Did the killer use these night-vision goggles to kill Byakuya during the blackout?   Um...I'm sure I've pretty much investigated what's under the table. : Despite the fact that it's just me...I think I'm working pretty hard...Even if it's just a little...I'm sure we're getting close to the truth behind Byakuya's death.  : There's a box opened over here. Ah, this is the metal case Byakuya had with him. I believe he said it was made of duralumin.  The last time I saw it, it was closed, but... There are a lot of odd things inside this case, like a nightstick and pepper spray.  ...Hm? What's this? A hard plastic case... But it's just the case. The inside is empty. I wonder what was inside... But the one thing that really catches my attention is...  ...this small key... It must be the key to the other duralumin case. That other case was in the office, and all of the collected dangerous items were inside of it. If the key to that duralumin case is right here, then it's unlikely that the murder weapon used to kill Byakuya was taken from that case... Which mean...the weapons inside that duralumin case aren't related to Byakuya's murder. : Even so...I still don't get it.Why did Byakuya have this duralumin case in the first place? A case packed with all of this security equipment...? Maybe he was being extra cautious just in case...? No, that can't be right. That's way too overboard. : Could he...have known something was going to happen beforehand? And because of that...he went to all this trouble to be extra careful.  : We examined the A/C unit when we arrived to the party. Let's see if anything's changed with it. A remote-controlled air conditioner... ...Hm? Air conditioner? Could it be...?   : Hey! Why can't you all act a little more mature...?*Beep beep!* : ...Hm? What was that sound just now? *Bzzap!* This air conditioner is probably the only machine inside this room... And...the air conditioner's remote control...  : The timer is set to 11:30 p.m. I'm pretty sure Byakuya's time of death was around the same time. If so...that means...That mechanical sound before the blackout, it probably came from this air conditioner!  : My flashes of inspiration aren't as bad as I thought. Now then... Where else should I investigate?  : Ah, Hajime, a moment?: ...Hm? What is it?: When we're finished with the investigation here, would you like to hear what everyone has to say together? If I go by myself, some people might not talk to me out of caution.Well... We've been told that one of us is a killer...it can't be helped if everyone's on edge right now. : But, why me? : Hmmm... You're easy to talk to, and I feel like you have a scent similar to mine. We both harbor special feelings toward Hope's Peak Academy... Isn't that right?: Well, yeah but... Fine. If we're going together, let's get on with it. There's no time for idle chit-chat.: ...I'm glad. It'll be a great help.Special feelings, huh...? Even so...what he said about us being similar, I don't think I agree...  : I guess, for now, we should search the inside of this old building and listen to what the others have to say. Not just the dining hall... I think we should consider this whole building the scene of the crime. After all, the blackout that took place at the time would have happened throughout this entire building.: Yeah, you're right. : Next time, we'll check out the other rooms inside the old building.
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 : Kill Now is a variant of Homicide that cuts out the 16-second intro, allowing the music to get back to the meat of the song right away. I'll probably use the two interchangably throughout the LP. : Sonia's out in the hall by the kitchen. : Um... There is something I want to ask you.: ...Hm? What is it?: Um... : It appears that only that wall is a different color and material... Why is that?: Oh, it's probably a fire door.: ...Fire door?: ...Hm? You've never seen one before?: It's a door that shuts to keep fire from spreading by containing it. If that happens, you can run away, right? : I see! It is like a barrier! Just like lining up plastic bottles around the house!: ...That's only done to keep cats from getting in.: You know about keeping cats from getting inside...but you don't know about fire doors...?: Truly, I am culturally ignorant. I am ashamed of myself...  : Let's investigate the kitchen. : I wonder what Teruteru has to say. : Hey...were you in the kitchen during the blackout, Teruteru?: That blackout totally startled me... At first, I thought it was just in the kitchen, but when I finally managed to get out of the kitchen, the hallway was pitch black too. And then, I heard everybody's voices, so I fumbled along the wall and tried to feel my way to the dining hall... But that place was pitch black too... It was, like, pitch black everywhere.: Couldn't you have used that...kitchen stove as a light? : Ah, that's impossible. This gas stove needs electricity to work, so it was directly affected by the blackout.: I see...then I guess it's not possible.Since you work with fire in the kitchen, I figured you'd be able to use it as a light source or something, but...I guess it's not that easy.    Byakuya must have confiscated all of the dangerous items on the kitchen's equipment list.  : Well, just from reading through this list... It looks like the knife next to Byakuya's body didn't come from the kitchen. It appears to have been brought from outside.: From outside...? Then how did the killer get past Byakuya's body check?: Strange, isn't it? ...I mean, he didn't even go easy on the girls when he was performing the pat downs...If that's the case... They probably brought the knife in advance and hid it somewhere...  : Still...it's surprising how much equipment this kitchen has. There are iron plates for barbecuing...and even a portable stove for cooking hotpots.: But this is all stuff that doesn't pertain to the murder, so I guess it doesn't really matter.: ...I agree.   Chinese, Japanese, French, and Italian cuisine. Fish dishes... And a big piece of meat on the bone, too.   : Isn't it amazing? That meat is soo big, even I was shocked.: It's a dish fit for a tropical island. I'd never be able to get meat like this in Aoyama or Azabu.: I'd never be able to get meat like this in my hometown, much less Aoyama or Azabu!: I get it, you don't have to repeat yourself. But it's so big... Where did you get it? : I asked Nekomaru. Apparently, he killed the cow at the ranch with his bare hands and brought it over.: H-His bare hands...?: That's a little hard to believe, but...it doesn't seem completely impossible either... Those hands of his...they look like they specialize in punching things.I wouldn't want to get punched by those hands... : Seriously, Nekomaru's so wild... He's totally right at home in a country setting. I'm so jealous. My hometown is near Aoyama and Azabu, so wild country things like that... They slip my mind a lot, ya know? : Well, I guess this meat has gone to waste. Since this awfulness happened right when the party started... The only ones who ate any food were Akane...and Peko, who took some portions for herself.: Don't say that... After I worked so hard to cook the world's most refined party dishes, only two people actually tasted them...: Well, it's not like I actually believe it, but...if there really is a killer out there...  : Ugaaah! I'll probably never be able to forgive that killer!He's...scary when he's mad.   Um...I guess I'm pretty much finished investigating the kitchen for now. : Nagito...let's get going.: ...Yeah, sure thing. : Maybe the storage room holds some clues. : This storage room is really dusty...and dark.: My hands were full cleaning the dining hall, so I couldn't even touch this room.: It even has cobwebs... There's no way I could stay in here for a long time.: ...  Hm? Are these irons? It looks like they were recently turned on, but...why are there three irons on this ironing board? : ...Just as I thought, your eyes don't miss a thing. When I was looking for Byakuya after the blackout, I also found these irons, but... When I found them, all three of them were turned on.: ...Turned on?: It'd be bad if another blackout happened, so I turned them off. But doesn't this feel kind of sinister?Sinister...?    Th-There's...an awful lot of boxes... : We don't have the time to go through each and every one of them...: ...I guess I should leave them alone.: A wise decision.  : There's...a huge piece of cloth randomly shoved in here...: Is this...a tablecloth?: Oh, a tablecloth? ...Wait, huh? Hold on... There's something on it...: Is this...a bloodstain!? : ...Eh? A bloodstain?: C'mere, take a closer look!: It's too dark...I can't really see that clearly.: There's no mistaking it! This is clearly a bloodstain! Which means...this tablecloth is connected to Byakuya's murder, right?: If that tablecloth has a bloodstain on it, then it's a possibility.: Seriously, it *is* a bloodstain!  : Hey Hajime...how much longer are you gonna stay in this dark place? You're just wasting your time... Let's move on and investigate other places already.: ...Hm? Ah, I get it... You're right. : We can find Ibuki standing outside the dining hall.  : Apparently, a great man once said, "Investigations should be done on foot.": Sooo, that's why I'm also using my feet! I'm just walking around for no particular reason!Well, if there's no reason, then there's no meaning...  : Hey Hajime...I just realized something... Could she, by any chance, know what happened during the blackout?: Yeah...I was just thinking the same thing.: Ehhhh? How'd you know!?: So you did hear us... Even though Hajime and I were talking pretty softly just now...  : Tee hee, not only do I have a perfect face, style, and personality, but I also have perfect ears!: ...I see. If your hearing is so good, maybe you heard what actually happened during the blackout.: When the blackout happened...you could hear everybody's voice throughout the dining hall, right? We couldn't tell, but...you would have been able to make out who's who, right?: Just leave it to Ibuki! It'll be as easy as fried rice with gravy!: ...Huh?: La-li-la-laaaa! I'll heartily eat it for breakfast!: Oh, you mean like it'll be "easy as pie"...except eating fried rice with gravy for breakfast is kind of...heavy. : Any fried rice that isn't fried rice with gravy is soooooooo wrong!: She should make a metaphor with a more common type of fried rice, like egg fried rice or lettuce fried rice...: Anyway...can you tell us what you heard?: Leave it to me! I'mma take a bite outta you!: If you tell us, I'll let you bite Hajime later.: Stop it... What if she takes you seriously?: Let's see...the first person who raised their voice during the blackout was...  : (...That's right, it was Mahiru.): Uwah! It's a blackout!: (Next...was Kazuichi's voice, and then the next next voice was mine.) : Hey, I can't see anything! : I-It's pitch black! My future is pitch black!: (Kyahaha! What a nice remark I made! It's to the point and has its own unique charm!): (...Just continue.): (Then there were more voices, one after the other...): E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this! : Waaaah! Don't step on my feet! : What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow!: Turn the drat lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!: You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout...just in the kitchen? : Perhaps the breaker overloaded?: H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and...do something about it...! : All righties! That's pretty much it!: Hehehe, aren't I awesome!? Praise me, praise me! Gimme lots of praise!: I-I heard you the first time... Seriously, don't get any closer... Hey Nagito... Say something to her...!: ...: ...Hey, did something happen?: No, I was just thinking about what Byakuya said during the blackout...: ...What Byakuya said? : Why did he say something like that? Rather...why was he able to say that? "What the hell!? What's going on here!?" and "Th-This is...!"...: ...What do you mean?: About that... Why don't we discuss it after we've investigated a little bit more? For now...I can't really say anything for certain...: Well, it's not like I really care... : Anyway, don't you think Ibuki's account just now is an important clue that will lead us to the truth?: Then praise me! Lemme bite ya!: ...Ouch! Why are you really biting me!? : Next time, more Old Building investigation.
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 : This Toilet has been a point of contention for a while now, hasn't it? *Clatter clatter* : Huh...it's locked... : Someone appears to be inside. Since it's a unisex bathroom, I don't know who's actually in there... : Heeeey, is someone in there!?We knocked on the door and tried calling out to whoever was on the other side, but... *...* : There's no response...this is going nowhere. I guess we should give up for now and check on it later.: Yeah, you're right... : Let's check out the Office.  : The old building's circuit breaker should be inside this office.: Circuit breaker, huh... It might be related to the blackout.: So...it's better if we check out the circuit breaker first.  That...must be this old building's circuit breaker. The blackout probably happened because of this. : Hmm, it doesn't look like someone did anything to it. Nothing else looks suspicious either...: The circuit breaker is pretty high up. Even if you use a stepladder, you won't reach it.  : Yeah, I totally agree... That's why it's so mysterious... Well, during the blackout, I was panicking so bad I forgot about that, but...you're right. Even with a stepladder, there's no way you'd be able to reach that circuit breaker. Which means, someone must have reset the breaker after the blackout. But who? : I did it!: ...Gwaaaaaaah!? IT'S HERE!: You idiots had nooooo idea what to do about the blackout, so I'm the one who reset the circuit breaker.: Ah, by the way, I'm not the one who tripped the breaker. The killer did that, of course.: B-But...how did someone as small as you reset the breaker?: Well firstly, my eyes work reaaaaaal good at night, so I have no trouble seeing in the dark. And, if you wanna know how I reached the circuit breaker... : My body stretches. You know...I'm very elastic.: ...L-Liar!: I'm serious! Wanna see? Wanna see a version of Monokuma with his body stretched out? It's gross! It's grotesque!: N-No thanks... Just imagining it makes me wanna puke.: Oh really? Such a shame!: Still, don'tcha think Monokuma's such a nice guy!? In a popularity contest, he'd take first place! *leaves* : Wh-What the hell...? So he's the one who reset the breaker... Well, in that case, I'm convinced. There's no way we'd be able to reach that.If that's the case... How did the killer trip the circuit breaker? If they didn't trip it or set it to be tripped...   This remote control...is for the office's air conditioner... ...Huh?  The timer here is set to 11:30 p.m. Wasn't the timer for the air conditioner in the dining hall also set for that time? : It can't be...a coincidence, right?  : Let's see where Peko's been this whole time. : I can already tell... You doubt me, correct?: Huh?: However, it does not surprise me... An unexpected blackout occurred, and during that time, Byakuya was killed. : The circuit breaker is in this office... Naturally, I look suspicious since I was supposed to be here.: "Supposed" to be here...? Does that mean...? : So I was right... You weren't in the office. ...But why? Weren't you supposed to guard the circuit breaker and the duralumin case with all the weapons in it? : So...where'd you run off to on your own...?: Well...that is... : ...Ugh! Ugh...kh...!Peko suddenly dropped to one knee and started groaning on the spot. : ...Hey, what happened?: N-No...I am just not feeling too well... I apologize but...e-excuse me...: "Excuse me"? What was that...? : Peko... It appears the bathroom inside this old building is currently occupied, so... I recommend either the hotel lobby or your cottage.: ...Huh?: Tch...! It seems like it will be a tough path...! *leaves*With cold sweat dripping from her forehead, Peko wobbled out of the office... : Wh-What happened...to her...? : Hmm... It's kinda hard for me to say it myself. I already feel bad enough for Peko as it is......Hm? What does that mean? : I mean, is it cool? She didn't like...run away or something?: Cause, if she ran away, she's obviously the killer! I'm almost positive!Hmmm...is that really what it is?  : It's Kazuichi's turn now. : Hey... Isn't Peko the killer?: ...Why do you think that?: Well, she wandered off somewhere, even though she was supposed to be in the office. When we were looking for Byakuya after the blackout, I went to the office right away, but... When I got here...she was gone. : I shouldn't say this too loudly, or else Miss Sonia will yell at me...: Peko's probably the one who tripped the circuit breaker, and used the blackout to her advantage to kill Byakuya.: And don't you think she looks kind of ruthless, too? Like...an assassin, right?Well, it's not like you look any better...    This duralumin case... It should contain all the dangerous items Byakuya collected. : Maybe we should check inside...just to be safe.: But it's locked.: Byakuya had the key to this particular duralumin case with him... : Check it out, I brought it with me so there's no need to worry.: Hey...is it okay to take that key without permission...!? : It's forbidden to tamper with the crime scene... But if we don't, we can't check inside this case, right?: ...So I should open it.This guy...he doesn't feel any remorse... *Click*  : ...See, it's open.Forks, kitchen knives, iron skewers and various tools are crammed inside... : But...it's not possible that the killer took anything from here because the key to this case was inside the case Byakuya had with him.I guess...you're right about that. : Now then...I guess we're done with the office, don't you think so?: We should get going now. : Okay...it looks like you've pretty much finished looking around the building.: So how about we check out Byakuya's cottage?: Byakuya's cottage...?: There might be clues there, so I thought it'd be good to check it out just in case... But...I was scared I might encounter some danger if I went there by myself.: Well, I don't really mind going there together, but...aren't you worried about the possibility that I might be that danger? : ...You mean, am I worried about you being the killer?: To be honest, I don't think you're the killer. In fact, I can't even imagine it. It's like...instead of living with doubt in others, it's so much better to die believing in others.: Don't talk like that... We're doing this so we can live, you know? : As I thought...you sure are strong. You are definitely the chosen one--chosen by Hope's Peak Academy...: All right, then let's get going! To Byakuya's cottage!: Y-Yeah...I don't know why, but...every time we talk, I don't really know how I'm supposed to react...  The moment I left the old building, there was a strange scene unfolding before me.   : ...Hey, what are you doing? : "What am I doing?", you say? Ha! Now that is truly a foolish question! : Um... We're just checking to see if we can get under the floor from here.: ...Under the floor? Why?: Who said it was futile? Who decided it was impossible? How did you know I cannot recover my earring!?: If it is possible to get under the floor, it'll change our understanding of the murder...I think. So I thought...it was important to check it. : I see... Under the floor, huh. I never considered thinking of it like that.: ...What do you mean?: C'mon, think about it. : The carpet I laid didn't reach the table where we found Byakuya's body, right?: And...the dining hall floor had huge gaps between the floorboards.: Then...is it possible that the killer killed Byakuya by stabbing him from beneath the floor!? : That's what I thought, so I'm trying to see if we can get under it from here......: ...Well?: Hmmm...I guess it's not possible to get under the floor from outside. The building is surrounded by firm fences, so there's no way to sneak under the floor from there.: Even so... I couldn't find a way to get under the floor from inside the building either.: Do you think there's a possibility that there's a hidden hole somewhere...? : No, that's not possible.: A-Are you sure...?: At any rate, it seems you can't get under the floor from outside the building. That's a relief.: Relief...? Why? : Because...if you could get under the floor from the outside, there'd only be one logical suspect. The only person who didn't come to the party and also doesn't have an alibi.: Oh, right... Fuyuhiko.: I...suspected him, too. That's why I was checking to see if it's possible to get under the floor from outside. : Speaking of which... Not long after I began guarding the entrance...Fuyuhiko came here.: ...Huh? He did? : ...Huh? What happened, Fuyuhiko?: O-Oh hey... What are you doing here...? All alone at a place like this...?: I'm standing guard so Monokuma doesn't come inside.  : Heh... How diligent of you...: You're not coming to the party?: Hell no, not even if you paid me... Parties are stupid. They make me wanna puke...: ...You want to come to the party, right? Isn't that why you came here? : O-Of course not! I was just going for a drat walk! What...? Do I have to report to you every time I wanna go for a loving walk!?: No, it's not like that, but...: Then leave me alone... : And then...he just left.: So that happened...but...why did he come here?: ...He probably wants to be a part of the group, but he can't be honest about it... He believes he's different from everyone else... That's why he's always alone.: ...He's like the main character of an RPG. Have you played those before?Huh!? When did we start talking about video games?  : Even though we don't really know what he's thinking... I don't think we have any reason to doubt him.: That's a relief. I'm glad.: You keep saying you're glad but we have no idea who the killer is.: ...: Well...I guess for now we should stick to the plan and head over to Byakuya's cottage. : As long as the probability is greater than zero...that will suffice.: I will most assuredly reclaim the Hell Hound Earring with my own two hands! *leaves* It seems he...has no intention of investigating.  : Fuyuhiko is standing outside by the pool. Let's see what he has to say. : ...What the hell? Didn't I tell you to leave me alone!?: That's not happening. Didn't you hear Monokuma's announcement?: Of course I did... Apparently Byakuya's the one who got killed...: ...So what?: Wh-What did you say...? : Do you think I'm the killer? Think whatever you want...I'm used to being mistrusted...: That's not why I'm... Whatever. Just tell me what you were doing while everyone else was at the party.: ...Hmph, checking my alibi, eh?: Well I don't have one... I was just chilling in my cottage all by myself during that time.: ...The whole time? Because...Chiaki said she saw you in front of the old building. : Tch! Nosy bitch...!: It's true I went for a little walk... And then, just by chance...I ended up passing by the old building...: Were you really...going for a walk? Don't tell me you were actually trying to join the party... : Wh-Why the hell would I do that!? It's a coincidence! A COINCIDENCE!: All right...I got it.: Hmph...dumbass...! : Next time, we'll explore Byakuya's cottage.
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Jimmy4400nav posted:Also if its okay with FPzero, when the trial is getting ready to start I'll make a spread sheet for those who want to try an guess whodunnit before we begin the round-table. You mean so people can guess ahead of time who they think the killer is? I dunno if that's necessary since it's usually a narrow pool of candidates for whodunnit unlike the various combinations that come with guessing the endgame survivors. That said, feel free to make one if you really want. I won't be offering any prizes though.
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  *Clatter clatter!* : Huh? It's locked.: I guess...we need to ask *him* for help.And so, Nagito took a deep breath... : Heeeeey Monokuma! : Yaaaaay! Didja call me!?: N-Nagito...when did you train Monokuma...?: Hey Monokuma...I was wondering if you can do us a favor. There's something we want to investigate...: Hey, who are you talking to? That's just my after-image.: At this point, Monokuma's portrait fades out and then the camera shifts over. The gag doesn't work very well in screenshots... : Kehehe... When I get serious, my after-image is unleashed.: I can even play soccer by myself as long as I have this cloning technique! ...Though it'd be boring to play alone!: I don't have time for this. Just hurry up and open Byakuya's cottage already. : This is...for the class trial, it's something we really need.: ...For the class trial?: Hmmm... If it's for the class trial, there's no way I can refuse! Now then, there's only one spell that can open these doors! : Va-Va-Valuse!*Clack!* : See? I've unlocked the door. Now you can investigate to your heart's content! *leaves*: ...Why...does it open with a magic spell? : It's...probably powered by electricity. At any rate, that performance was a waste of time...: I-I see... I guess we should...go inside then.: Yeah, I guess you're right...  : Byakuya has a lavish cabin to fit his talent. : Before we investigate though, the 5th Hidden Monokuma is up here in the roof.  : Let's see what Nagito thinks. : Byakuya...will never return to this room again. : There isn't much flavor text in here but whatever's on the table has caught my attention. There's an envelope on the table. : Is it a letter...someone sent to Byakuya...?: There's no sender... That looks pretty suspicious.: Hajime...you should check what's inside.: Yeah, you're right... Let's see... : ...Huh?"Be careful. The first kill will happen tonight. Someone will definitely kill someone." : Th-This is...! : Is this...a crime warning? No... If it says "Be careful," it's probably a threatening letter...: Regardless, who would send something like this?: Maybe...: ...this is why Byakuya suddenly decided to throw a party...: ...Huh? : "The first kill will happen tonight." Because someone made this threat to Byakuya, he gathered everyone in one area, and was extremely cautious about all the dangerous items. He was trying to create a scenario in which everyone could monitor each other. He thought...if he did that, nobody would be able to kill anyone...: So...he believed this crazy letter?: He couldn't ignore the possibility of this happening, even if it was just a worst-case scenario.: Remember what Byakuya kept saying? How he "wouldn't let anyone become a victim.": He couldn't overlook that slim possibility...just to keep his promise? Then...why did he keep it a secret? If he had just told us...: He probably couldn't... He probably thought...that was also a worst-case scenario.: ...What do you mean? : If everyone knew what was in this letter, whether it's a lie or not, everyone would have likely begun to doubt each other, and at that point there'd be no turning back.: S-So Byakuya...tried to do something about this all by himself, without telling anyone?: His strong sense of responsibility...is the only explanation I can think of.: ...A-Anyway... Whoever sent Byakuya this letter also killed him. Is that what you're saying?: No... This could be a prank...and it might have nothing to do with Byakuya's death at all....Hm? What was that? He suddenly became really quiet... I see... He doesn't want to believe one of us could be a killer... But still...we've come all the way here and it's the only thing I can think of. The person who wrote this letter murdered Byakuya. If that's the case, that person completely predicted how Byakuya would react once he received it, right? They planned to manipulate Byakuya...and killed him right before our eyes...in that old building. ...Dammit, who the hell would do that?   : Hajime...there's probably not much time left until the class trial starts.: ...Probably.: ... : Ah! Which reminds me, you asked Mahiru for a favor earlier, right?: Y-Yeah...I wanted her to find out where everybody was standing just before the blackout... She's probably finished by now. You're coming with me, right?: ...: Sorry...that's all you.: Huh...?: I...need some time alone. I'd like some time to collect my thoughts.: I-I see... I understand... : Also, if you're going back to the old building, you should hear what Mikan has to say as well. I think the results of her autopsy should be ready by now.: ...I'll see you later. *leaves* : ...He...was pretty pale. I wonder if he's okay? : But...now's not the time for me to worry about Nagito.There isn't much time left... I better hurry over to the old building.  : We're gonna take a detour before going back to see Mahiru and Mikan and leave the hotel.  : If you head on over to the Beach, you can find Akane waiting around. : Yo! How's your investigation goin'?: Okay, I guess. How about you?: I'm movin' around so I can think better!: ...: If you go for a little swim, I'm sure you'll think of somethin'! Don'tcha think so?: No, wait. Before you think, don't you still need some kind of clue as the first step?  : Huh? Is that how it is? Well, don't sweat the complicated stuff!I'm sure she doesn't plan on thinking or investigating...   : Hiyoko's wandering around in the Supermarket.  : To be honest...I feel sorry about the loss of Mr. Ham Hands.If that's true, then she should stop calling him that... : What are you doing here anyway? Did you find any clues for the case? : Nope, nothing. I'm here 'cause I have important business to do?: Important business?: You wanna know...? I ran out of snacks so I came here to get some.: Huh? Snacks...? : Yep, this one! My faaaavorite gummies! There's a looooot of gummies here.Snacks...not the case, huh... : Ah, but it's not just gummies, you know? Cookies, chocolates, candies...everything I like is here.: What I really wanna eat are Japanese sweets, but they're not here... Such a lousy selection!Ah, I figured she'd like Japanese sweets. That seems like what the Ultimate Traditional Dancer would like... : It can't be helped, so I'll tolerate these goodies since I'm such a nice girl.She...seems to know a lot about the supermarket. Ah, then...  : Those are probably...night-vision goggles.: N-Night vision goggles?: I've seen them at the supermarket on this island. They also stock self-defense kits too. Hiyoko might know something about the night-vision goggles and self-defense kits. : Hey, there's something I want to ask you.: What nooooooow?: If you wanna ask, why don't you show it with your attitude...?: Th-That's easy for you to say... : Hehe, you're totally panicking... You're funny so I'll answer for you!: Yeah, thanks. Then, did you notice anything missing here? Like something that's not food or items you'd use on a daily basis? : Missing? Hmmm... Probably a self-defense kit There are clearly less here than there were before.A self-defense kit... That's probably what was in Byakuya's duralumin case. : Looks like one pair of night-vision goggles is missing too... I think that's it.: ...I see. Thanks.Just as I thought, the killer got night-vision goggles from here and used them for their crime... : Heyyyyy, Hajime? : You owe me one, got it? You better pay me back double someday, okay?: Huh...?: Hehehe, it's a promise!: ...Surely, I'm in a terrible debt.  : Back to the hotel. Monomi can be found standing around the pool. : *sob* ...Too cruel... This is just too cruel... *sob*Oh yeah...I might as well ask her about the old building's windows. : Hey, do you have a sec? I want to ask you something.  : I don't wanna...I don't wanna help you guys mistrust your friends...: Wh-What the hell...? : It's not like we're doing this because we want to!: No... Now's not the time to fight about stuff like that... More importantly... Do you know why the old building's windows are covered by iron plates? : Huh? Iron plates? I covered them up...so nobody makes the mistake of going inside, since it's dangerous cuz of the renovation.: I see, the renovation... So that's why you covered them up...: Because it's dangerous to go inside! Danger isn't supposed to exist on this island...: This isn't how it was supposed to be... B-But...why did it get like this...? It's cruel...too cruel... *sob*Just because it's cruel doesn't mean you can just keep crying like that. Crying won't solve anything... We have to do this no matter what, dammit!  : Let's head back inside. ???: Gah-hahahahaha! : What the...!?What the hell was that loud voice just now...?  : Looks like Nekomaru's back from wherever he went. : I feel so light-hearted right now... : I, NEKOMARU NIDAI, have been reborn! I have no intention of losing anymore!: ...Losing to who?: I won't lose to anyone...not even to my past self!: That sounds cool and all, but...what are you even talking about? : SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT!!!: Wha-!?  : Gh... I don't know who was behind it, but someone tried to make a lovely bastard out of me... Some scoundrel was occupying the bathroom before the party was about to start.: Now that you mention it... You said something like that shortly after the party started... : I-I've been trying to use it many times...but the door just won't open at all! : However, if you think I'd be angered by something like that, you've all underestimated my nerve and patience.: Do all and achieve all with one's presence of mind! That is the goal of a true leader! : In other words, a leader must never falter in any sitation, but always have the presence of one's mind!He says that, but I'm pretty sure he was shaken up by that whole ordeal... Oh well, best not to go into it. : Anyway...so you're saying the bathroom door was shut from before the party started to after the blackout?: And...the bathroom was finally unoccupied after Byakuya's body was found... That's about how long that lasted.What he said sounds stupid and irrelevant, but...I should remember it just in case...   : Next time, we'll go back to the Dining Hall.
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 : Looks like Chiaki is in here now. Let's see what she has to say before talking to the others. : ...: Hmm, just as I thought. It seems there's no way to get under the floor from inside this old building...maybe.So, it's just as Nagito said... If that's the case, I guess I should give up on finding Gundham's earring.   : Hey, you're here! Where the hell did you wander off to?: I wasn't wandering... I was investigating as much as I could.: I see... Well, if you weren't slacking off, then I guess it's fine.: So...did you find anything? : Yeah...sorta...: ...You don't sound too sure.: Well, just take a look at this.: Just as you told me...using the two photos I took before the blackout, I tried to pinpoint where everyone was standing. When I did, this diagram was the result. : So this is everyone's standing position before the blackout... Everyone's pretty much in the dining hall.: I've made this diagram from analyzing those photos, so I'm pretty sure it's accurate.Just as I thought... Byakuya was standing a far distance from that table... It's impossible... There's no way he'd be able to move that far during the blackout. : Huh...? What's this line extending from the table to where Byakuya was killed?: Um...it's the desk lamp. I drew the power cord for it just in case.The power cord for the desk lamp...? If that cord is extending from the table where Byakuya was killed, that means...  : ...So, did you find something?: Mmmm...it's not clear to me yet, but...: I guess...you're right... I didn't really understand it myself when I was drawing it... I have a feeling that it's either a potential clue...or just a waste of labor...: No, it wasn't a waste at all.: ...Hm?It's not clear to me yet...but there's no mistake that a clue is hidden here. ...An extremely important clue...   : Um... If you'd like, I can tell you a little bit of what I want to say.: Did you find out anything?: Um...I tried, within reason, to perform an autopsy on Byakuya's body... : A-And I discovered...that there were several puncture wounds around Byakuya's chest and abdominal region... D-Deep wounds...deep enough to reach his lungs and internal organs...: *sob* ...It can be assumed that...a very thin, sharp object around...5 mm in diameter...was...used to...stab...him...over...and over...again...which is what I...belie...ve...: ...Ugh...Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!: H-Hey...are you okay!? : I'm sooooooorryyyyyy...! Talking about it made me sad!: N-No need to push yourself. I...mostly got the gist...of what you wanted to say.: Ugh... Ughhh... I-I'm sorrrrrrrrrry...!Still... Around 5 mm in diameter, huh? Isn't that...pretty thin? That's as thin as an ice pick or an awl...    ♪ Music fades out. ♪ *Ding dong, bing bong*  : Alrighty guys, it's finally time! That's right. It's time for the long-awaited class trial! Now then, I shall tell you all the meeting place.: At the central island of Jabberwock Island, there is a mountain with my adorable face carved into it. That, my friends, is Monokuma Rock! Once you're there, please proceed to the underground by taking the elevator located at the secret entrance. Puhuhu, I'll see you soon! A mountain with a carving of Monokuma's face...at the central island...?   : I never showed a picture of this mountain before but I guarantee those faces weren't there before!  : ...Huh?: Hey, what the heck is that mountain!? Wh-When did that get here!? Never mind that... How did they even make a mountain shaped like Monokuma...?  : That story...that story might be true after all. There might be an enormous organization involved in all this...: You mean...what Byakuya said before, right?: Byakuya...we still needed his knowledge...: Tch...! I still can't believe he's dead!: Byakuya, Byakuya, Byakuya, Byakuya... : ...What...happened to Gundham and Fuyuhiko?: N-Now that you mention it...it appears they aren't here yet...: Ah, I know! They probably ran away! : Aw hell naw! There's no way I'd let them escape, you know! Look! I dragged this one back over here!: I-I'm tellin' you, let me go!: Hey now, if you keep acting violent, I might just eat you up. : Hey Fuyuhiko! What were you doing all this time!?: Nothing...I wasn't really doing anything. I was just chilling in my room when I suddenly heard that fat bastard got killed...: Tch... Who the gently caress cares about that anyway?: You... How can you say something so irresponsible...!?: We've been doing our best to investigate this murder, even though we don't want to, just to survive! : Mahiru, that's enough... You too, Fuyuhiko...: Tch...! Dumbass...! : ...And I guess we're waitin' for Gundham?: ...I am right here. : Remember this well! A main character arrives when he intends to!......Huh? : ...It seems you noticed it too. : Fuhahahahaha!If I did...then I'm right. : All right, now that everyone's all together... Let's take the secret entrance to the trial field! : P-Please wait a second!: ...My my, Monomi. Just what are you doing here? Nobody asked for you.: I-I...I...!: Hm? Do you actually want to join in? : Do you want to taste how powerless you are at the class trial? You're an even bigger masochist than I thought...: Oh well! I'm a big brother who dotes on his little sister. I shall allow your special participation!: ...: I'll go on ahead and wait for you guys, so hurry over! *leaves* : He told us to come, but...how do we get there? I...don't see any doors...or vehicles...: He mentioned something...about a secret entrance, was it...?Secret entrance...?  : The mountain itself looks pretty suspicious... "ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRR...!" : Wh-What the...!? Something's...shaking...!?    : S-Something came out!?: Could it be... Is he telling us to enter it? : S-Such a suspicious aura...! Even Crimson Steel Elephant Maga-Z is trembling with fear...!: Uwaaah! That's so totally suspicious!: F-Forgive me...! Seriously...just forgive me already...!: Hey, why don't we just stop here? I mean...none of this is real anyway. Like...not even remotely... : There's no way! There's just no way we'll find the killer!: C-Complaining won't get us anywhere! If you're really a man, then man up for god's sake!: We've come this far... We have no choice but to keep moving forward...: You're right... There's nowhere for us to run... We need to do it...: If that's everyone's decision...I'll just follow you guys.: If this were a video game, it'd have a very high difficulty level... Let's do our best to clear the game.: ... Shaking with fear and nervousness, I hesitantly lifted my feet and stepped onto the escalator. I won't think anymore... If I think...I'll run away... All I could do was stare upward intensely as the escalator carried me...  And when each of us entered Monokuma Rock...   ♪ No Music. ♪ : This...is an elevator! I see...! This entire rock is an elevator!: Once again...Monokuma is doing what he pleases...: However, if he's gone this far and made something like this... I don't think he's playing around. : Even so, we're goin' pretty deep.: You're right......I heard an unnerving chattering sound inside my head. I soon realized...it was the sound of my teeth. All I could do was purse my lips tightly so everyone else couldn't hear it. : ... There we were, listening to unpleasant roars, as the elevator plunged deeper and deeper into the earth...  Some time passed before the elevator finally finished descending. And then, the elevator door slowly opened...  : Okayyy! Welcome! : This is the class trial field! How do you like it? It's a special place that will decide your fates!: Tch...what the hell is he thinking...!? Locking us in a lovely-looking place like this...!: Are you fuckin' crazy!? Don't mess with me, rear end in a top hat!: Puhuhu... Complain all you like, I'm used to it by now. : C'mon, you're wasting your time and energy. Hurry up and take your seats where your names are written!It looks like everyone knows...even if we try to resist, it won't change a thing... Just as Monokuma ordered, we walked toward the seats we had been assigned. From this point on...we need to find out who killed Byakuya.  The Ultimate Affluent Progeny, Byakuya Togami... He was overly critical, arrogant, and condescending... But...he also had a strong sense of responsibility. As we were panicking, he accepted his role as leader and tried his very best to keep us together. A guy...like him... ...got murdered.  The person who did it...is one of us?  I can't believe it... There's no way I can believe it... But...if it's really true...  We need to find out, by any means possible... Because...that's our only option. There is no way for us to survive unless we sacrifice the killer...  And so... This life-threatening trial billowing with hope and despair... ...has begun.   : Welcome to the 1st Class Trial! This is the Courtroom Preparation screen and it allows us to purchase and set Skills, review our Truth Bullets and change the Difficulty before starting the Trial. Once the trial begins, you can't make any changes so make sure you're ready to go.: The ticker along the bottom of the screen reads the following:"Byakuya Togami was killed... The blue hue of our vacation is now a crimson red. Is the killer really one of us? Or is it someone else...? The class trial starts...now." : We'll start by going over our Skills. : Skills, since I don't think I've actually explained them up to this point, are abilities that modify certain parts of the Class Trial. They require Skill Points to equip and you get those by Leveling up during the game. As I mentioned previously, some skills in this game can now be purchased using the Hope Fragments we received for doing Free Times with others while the rest are unlocked by getting all 6 Hope Fragments from a single other student during Free Time. I've gone ahead and purchased four of them. Let's start with the first.Attentive Influence: Slightly increases the Influence Gauge. Costs 4 SP. - The Influence Gauge is our HP and it will go down every time we make a mistake during the trial. Unlike the first game, where you had a specific number of Hearts that would decrease by one each time, this game has a single health bar that will increase and decrease variably depending on the mistake that's made. I've found this game's minigames to be more difficult than the first's, and I know that when I played through the game for the first time I had more than one instance where I nearly depleted the gauge. While I don't plan to get the debates wrong (unless I misread my guide) it never hurts to have a little extra HP just in case. -We can't buy it in the skill shop but there's an upgraded version of this skill called Envious Influence that gives you more HP at the cost of more SP. I probably won't bother looking for it because this should be more than enough, especially when paired with...  Delusion: The Influence Gauge recovers over time during concentration and Fever Time. Costs 7 SP. -Delusion is probably one of the best, if not THE best skill in the game. Simply put, it will slowly heal your HP whenever you use your Concentration skill. It combines really well with some other Focus Gauge skills. More than anything, it's here as my backup strategy to heal me should some of the later trials's minigames wreck me (which they definitely did on my first playthrough).  Upshift: Increases your aiming speed. Costs 2 SP. -Upshift is a personal preference and it's a skill I used during the first game's LP. It makes the cursor that appears during debates and minigames move more quickly across the screen. Sometimes I felt like it was going borderline too fast but I'd rather have a quick cursor than a slow one.  Fine Sword: Sharpness increases by 5. Costs 5 SP. -Fine Sword is a skill that's tailored for a new minigame Danganronpa 2 introduces. It's a bit overkill right now but I'd rather buy it sooner than later because as the game goes on this new minigame becomes one of the hardest ones to complete. Just know that there's a lesser version of this skill called Excellent Blade that gives you Sharpness +2. The fact that I immediately sprang for the more powerful of the two skills as soon as the game let me should tell you something about this specific minigame's difficulty later on... I'll be sure to explain the details of the minigame and this skill when the time comes. : With that, we have all our skills purchased and equipped. We got lucky--equipping all four of those skills capped off our SP usage at 18/18. As you can see, both max SP and skill SP costs are much higher than in the first game, where I think I maxed out at 17 or so before the start of Trial 6. This is why talking to everyone as much as you can, as well as walking places instead of warping to locations is crucial to earlygame stockpiles of SP since all those actions slowly increase your Level. Eventually, SP will stop being a huge issue and we'll probably be able to buy and equip most of the skills we want without much worry. : This is just to show off that you can change difficulty before the start of the trial. In the previous game, you had no way to change difficulty before the trial began unless you replayed all of the Daily Life and Deadly Life segments. Thankfully, this sequel made lots of general quality of life improvements.: I debated with myself about going up to Mean for Action but ultimately decided to stay where we are. From what I can tell reading online, setting Action to Mean really isn't that fun. And with the way some of the minigames have changed, I'd rather keep the difficulty right where it is now. That said, you do get a multipler bonus to the number of Monocoins you receive at the end of the trial based on your Logic and Action difficulties so there is incentive to play on higher difficulties. : Finally, we have our Truth Bullets. We gathered a good number of them during our investigation. Let's have a look over all our evidence before we begin.  : ...region, resulting in death.: Aside from that, the body has no other external injuries, and no chemicals such as poison were detected.: The body under the table is facedown, as if Byakuya were reaching for something.        : Full transcription provided below:: Uwah! It's a blackout!: Hey, I can't see anything!: I-It's pitch black! My future is pitch black!: E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this!: Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!: What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow!: Turn the drat lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!: You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout...just in the kitchen?: Perhaps the breaker overloaded?: H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and...do something about it...!           : And with that, join me next time for the First Class Trial.
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I plan to start posting the Trial next Monday. I'm visiting home for Thanksgiving and while I do have my computer and LP files with me, I think it would be best to just take a few days off for family and spare a little time later on to work on the Trial updates. In the meantime, our investigation is finally over! There was a lot to take in considering this is only the first trial. I wonder who the killer is and how they did it? I bet it was Genocide Jill finally taking out Byakuya in a fit of love-rage!
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 : A couple of notes about the trials. I highly recommend watching the videos for the trial updates, as they are fully voice-acted and will look much better in motion than they will in screenshot format. You will get to see the minigames in motion this way since I will only be taking a few screen shots of each of them after their first explanation. Each trial update video will cover the whole update from start to finish. : New to this LP's trials as opposed to the first game is that the videos are now presented in glorious 60 frames per second! I decided to switch over to the PC version for recording after learning that it runs at 1080p60fps, where the Vita version runs at 1080i30fps. This is important to me, I swear.: Additionally, in the videos, I will be skipping the tutorial text explaining the various minigames but I will write it out for the screenshot version of each update. Click here to watch this update's video!   : Now then, let's begin with a simple explanation of the class trial. During the class trial, you will present your arguments for who the killer is, and vote for "whodunnit." : If you vote correctly, then only the blackened will receive punishment. But if you pick the wrong person... I'll punish everyone *besides* the blackened, and that person will earn the right to leave this island!: S-Such a cruel rule...! : Before we begin, I'd like to confirm one thing. Is there really a killer among us?: Most definitely... There's no doubt that the blackened is lurking among you. Such a sad state of affairs, isn't it? : By the way, this class trial is gonna be 100 percent fair, so there's no need to worry.: I'm the type who hates favoritism and prejudice... Well, not as much as I hate Monomi, of course.: You hate me that much!? : Now, let's begin! : Y-You're telling us to begin...but what are we supposed to do?: No complainin', let's just settle this with our fists!: Were you even listening to the rules!? : Didn't that Byakuya bastard get killed in the dining hall, huh? Then everyone there is a fuckin' suspect.: Yeah, yeah. What you're really saying is that you're not the killer, right?: No poo poo... You guys went off on your own and started killing each other. This has nothing to do with me...: Huh? What does that mean? : A-Anyway...why don't we try talking about the most pressing issue on our minds?: Huh? The most pressing issue on our minds...?: Where we found the body. It's very strange to find a body underneath a table.: Then...let's start with that mystery. The reason why Byakuya's body was discovered under the dining hall table... We can start with that... But ultimately, we need to find out who murdered him... If we can't do that... : ... No... Thinking about "if" is a waste of time. We have to do this...no matter what!  : So the class trial has finally started... From this point on, I will provide simple tutorials at every important moment. I'm sorry, but please excuse my ear-tainting rudeness.: As things progress during each class trial, you will engage in a number of Nonstop Debates. During these discussions, all of your classmates will speak one after the other, without any breaks. It's up to you to reveal any lies or mistakes contained within their statements. This means you'll have to use your Truth Bullets to refute what they say. Out of all the Truth Bullets you find during your investigation, only the relevant ones will be loaded into the Truth Cylinder. Use the left stick to move the reticle, then fire with the Triangle/Y button. Pay close attention to each character's statements, and choose your Truth Bullets to blast the right ones. Note that if you run out of time, you will automatically fail, so please be careful! Well then...good luck and have fun!: The Nonstop Debate is the main trial minigame. They're pretty fun to play especially as they get harder throughout the game. All you need to do is aim and shoot the correct truth bullet at the orange highlighted weak point to end the debate and move on. At any time while the others are talking, we can pause and review truth bullets from our e-Handbook. For this first debate I'll provide pictures of each person saying a line so you can get a feel for what the debate looks like, but after this one I will only show the debate transcript and me refuting the weak point.   : This is the Truth Cylinder. It displays the given Truth Bullets we can use to solve this debate. Danganronpa 2 starts things out with a challenge on Mean difficulty and gives you three Bullets to choose from.          : Why was Byakuya's body in a place like that?: His body was underneath the table at the very back of the dining hall.: After the killer murdered Byakuya... : ...they probably moved the body there.: Huh? Why?: Obviously, by hiding the body...: They tried to delay its discovery!: Like a dog burying a bone!: Colored statements seen during the debate are Weak Points. These are the words that you can fire your Truth Bullets at to end the debate. Match the correct Truth Bullet to the appropriate Weak Point and you can move on. For LP purposes, Weak Points will be represented with bold text.: I want to bring up skills again for a moment. Danganronpa 2 actually incorporates two very useful skills from Danganronpa 1 into the base Nonstop Debate mechanics. The skills Robot Jock (decreased the time it took for the Truth Bullet to leave the Cylinder and strike a Weak Point) and Trigger Happy (decreased the time it take to fire a Bullet again if you miss) from DR1 are now always in effect during DR2, making debates flow more quickly. I'm very happy for this because Robot Jock especially was an invaluable skill in the first game. ...Huh? What he just said was strange. It clearly contradicts the information I know. : Didn't we discover that the bloodstain under Byakuya's body showed no signs of the body being dragged through it?  > Shoot "moved the body" with "Bloodstain Under the Table"    : No, that's wrong!: With that, the Nonstop Debate ends and we are returned to the discussion.    : No... I don't think the killer moved the body.: ...Huh? Why?: Try to remember what the body looked like when we found it under the table... : Though there was a lot of blood everywhere, there was no sign the killer actually dragged the body through it.: So that's why you think it's impossible that the killer moved the body... I see, I get your point. : Arghhh! And here I thought I had a genius idea!: Too bad you're soooooo stupid and boring and unpopular! Your life is meaningless!: I-I respond better to praise, you know!  : But if the killer didn't move the body, why was it under the table?: Byakuya was probably killed...under the table.: What...? You think he was killed under the table!?  : So Byakuya snuck under the table for reasons unknown, and that's when he was killed... Then, shortly thereafter, we found his body under the table.: Th-That does make sense, but...why did he go under the table?: Obviously he was hidin' so he could surprise us. That dude was always a big jokester.: The hell he was! Your seriously couldn't tell what kind of person he was!? : Hmm... Maybe he panicked during the blackout and dove under the table...: It's a blackout, not an earthquake! Just 'cause the power went out doesn't mean he'd dive under the table!: The reason why...is probably connected to what Byakuya was doing during the party, don't you think?The reason Byakuya dove under the table... If it's connected to what Byakuya was doing during the party, then it's probably...  : From time to time, we're asked to present some piece of evidence as proof. Scroll through the list of Truth Bullets and present the correct one. > Present "Knife"   : I can prove it with this! : It probably has something to do with the knife we found under the table. : Knife...? Oh, you mean that thing that obviously screams, "I am the murder weapon!"?: Byakuya probably noticed the knife was hidden there so in order to get it, he moved under the table.  : He was particularly sensitive to the presence of dangerous items, so I cannot deny that possibility...: But how did he notice that there was a knife under the table?: If he knew beforehand...he probably would've done something about it before the blackout, right?: Then...instead of knowing about it beforehand, maybe he saw it right at that moment...? Like, for example, he might've seen someone trying to take the knife our from under the table... : No, that's not possible.: What...? You seem rather confident about that.: Of course. I have proof to back me up. : Puhuhu! This is almost like a real trial!
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I'd prefer if we don't go into the merits of DR3 in this thread. That discussion can go into the DR general. It's a long ways off from where we are anyhow. Update shortly.
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : During the previous debate, there was only one weak spot... But from this point on, there will be various weak spots standing in your way. No matter how many weak spots there are, there will be only one lie or contradiction in the debate at a time. This means there will be false weak spots.: If you shoot a false weak spot with a Truth Bullet, not only will you fail to refute what was said but you'll also lower your trust with everyone, and your Influence Gauge will take damage. If your Influence Gauge reaches zero, you will fail, so please be extra careful. You'll have to rely on your own logic to determine which weak spots are actually lies or mistakes.: Also...if you concentrate by holding down the R1/RB button, you can progress the argument slowly. Please use it whenever you feel like the statements are moving too fast for you to aim. However, this does consume the Focus Gauge, so please be careful. Well then...good luck and have fun!: The Focus Gauge and Concentration are integral mechanics during the trial. During a variety of minigames you're able to use it to slow things down for a few seconds. It's also the mechanic that will trigger our Delusion skill and heal us should we take any HP damage. When you use the Focus Gauge, the Blue bar will quickly deplete and slowly refill when it's not being used.  : I'm sure Byakuya ducked under the table during the blackout.: That sounds correct!: If that's the case... During the blackout, Mr. Ham Hands...: ...must've seen the killer take the knife...: But it was super pitch black!: It was so dark I couldn't see my food!: Byakuya couldn't see in the dark, either... I doubt he could've seen the killer.It's true, getting under that table during the blackout would have been nearly impossible, but... : The game's already stepped up the Truth Bullet count to five. We didn't see this in the first game until the end of Trial 2. Mean Logic Difficulty really steps things up in this game and I love it.: As for the correct answer, Byakuya could have definitely seen the killer if he was wearing those night-vision goggles. > Shoot "Byakuya couldn't see" with "Night-vision Goggles"    : No, Byakuya was probably the only one who was able to see in the dark.: ...Why do you say that? : If he was using those night-vision goggles we found under the table, he could've seen what was happening.: So...are you saying Byakuya was the one who used those night-vision goggles?: ...Yeah, that seems to be the case.  : Your reasoning is out of focus!  : No, that's obviously wrong! It should be the other way around!: O-Other way around...? : Seriously, the killer used those night-vision goggles, not Byakuya!  : This is the Rebuttal Showdown, a brand-new minigame in Danganronpa 2. I...have mixed feelings about it. Conceptually it's very cool and I think it's a good addition to the game but in execution it's probably the most difficult and demanding minigame to do. I've decided to forego the ingame tutorial this time because it's very long and I feel like I can do a better job explaining the minigame as we go. : These are our Truth Blades. They are functionally identical to Truth Bullets but the name and shape have changed to fit the "cut through words" theme of the minigame. : When a statement flies at you, press the stick or dpad in a direction that would cause a cut that bisects the statement. The slices will happen down the middle of the screen both vertically and horizontally, as well as from each opposite diagonal. So in this case, slicing in any direction will destroy this statement.: Down in the bottom right corner is the Sharpness Gauge. That number tells us how many cuts we are able to make during each round of debate. This is to prevent the player from just button mashing to slice in all directions constantly. Additionally, if you remember, we have the skill Fine Sword. This skill increased our Sharpness Gauge by 5 cuts. It's not of much consequence right now, but I found that the extra cuts this skill provides were invaluable in later iterations of this minigame. : Here, the statements are stacked on top of each other. That means that the most efficient way to slice through them is a vertical slice, since it will go through both at once, saving cuts and pushing your argument forward. Your argument is represented by the blue glow pushing the striped line to the left. : When the first round of conversation is finished by slicing all the statements, Hajime will interject before transitioning into the second round.  : Occasionally, a statement will take more than one slice to cut through it, getting redder the more slices it takes. Just keep slicing until it's gone! : Just like in a Nonstop Debate, the weak spot will appear at some point. : If you slice through it, you'll lose a lot of ground in your argument, represented by the red glow pushing the striped line towards the right. : When you reach the end of the second round, Hajime will think about the debate and give his hint like in any other Nonstop Debate. The second round will then repeat.: It should be noted that if you do poorly enough during the second round and that striped line reaches all the way to the right side of the screen, you'll find yourself losing the argument and will return to the first round of debate.: Right, let's do this properly.Round One : If you just use common sense...: The killer obviously used those night-vision goggles!: That's gotta be it!Advance! : Where's your proof that the killer used them?Round Two : Because, if they used night-vision goggles...: ...then they could've killed Byakuya even in the dark!: I mean, in reality...that's what happened.: So...those goggles were planned in advance.: The killer brought them to the crime scene!I found a hole in your argument...! I'm sure Byakuya brought the night-vision goggles... I need to refute Mahiru's claim with evidence! : We found a case for the goggles inside the duralumin case Byakuya brought with him to the party. > Slice "brought them" with "Duralumin Case"   : Allow me to cut through those words! : So that's the Rebuttal Showdown. There will be plenty more of them to come. : No, Byakuya was definitely the one who brought those night-vision goggles.: D-Definitely...? But why!? : Inside the duralumin case Byakuya had with him during the party... : ...we found a smaller case for storing the night-vision goggles.: Which means we can assume that the night-vision goggles were kept inside that duralumin case as well...: Wahoo! I said "assume!" Ibuki never uses such clever language!: Plus, Byakuya was the only one who could've taken the night-vision goggles out of the case since he was carrying it around before the blackout in the first place.: I see... When you put it like that, it makes sense... : Then, was that knife inside the case, too? If there were night-vision goggles inside, it wouldn't be weird for a knife to be in there, too!: It *would* be weird.: I *am* weird, aren't I...? At times like this, I'd rather be fantasizing about...tonight's "main dish"... : Ewww! You totally mean that in a perverted way! The knife was brought in the duralumin case along with the night-vision goggles, too...? No, that's not possible. The knife was hidden in the dining hall before the party even started. I should be able to prove it.  : Simple multiple choice question. These are usually easy because one answer is often obviously wrong. In this case, we can conclude the knife had been duct taped to the underside of the table.> Duct Tape : I see! : There was duct tape left under the table where the body was found.: ...Huh? Duct tape?  : They probably hid the knife by duct taping it to the underside of the table.: Oh... So that's why we found duct tape there.: Though Byakuya was thorough, even he couldn't have noticed a weapon taped to the underside of the table...: ...This may be off-topic, but why was Byakuya acting so paranoid?  : Not only did he bring a self-defense kit, but he had night-vision goggles inside the case, too...: That's true! He went above and beyond being a little cautious...!: Now that you mention it... That applies to the dangerous items he confiscated as well.: It's one thing to be a little cautious, but performing a body check is a bit much! : He probably knew...someone was planning to commit a murder... : Are you saying he predicted the murder!? Could it be...? Was he also in possession of the All-Seeing Eye...?: You think so too, right Hajime?That's right...Byakuya probably knew there was a possibility that a murder would occur...  > Present "Murder Threat"  : Everyone... Can you please take a look at this? "Be careful. The first kill will happen tonight. Someone will definitely kill someone.  : Hey... The hell is this...?: Hajime and I found this in Byakuya's cottage. : It looks like a threatening letter someone sent to him.: So who's the someone?: Nobody besides Monokuma would write such a dumb, threatening letter like that... : Wasn't me!: ...Are you sure?: The only lies I tell are friendly lies!: Those are still lies! : It doesn't matter who wrote it yet... So, Byakuya became paranoid because of this threatening letter?: He probably decided to throw a party because of the letter.: ...What do you mean? : By gathering everyone in one place, he tried to create a situation where everyone could keep tabs on each other. In doing so, he tried to put the writer of the letter in a situation where they couldn't act.: But the letter might've been just a little prank...: As long as he was determined not to let any of us die, he couldn't take that risk... His strong sense of responsibility...made him believe the letter was legitimate. : Tch...! He should've told us he received a threatening letter...!: If he had, we would've panicked... Byakuya probably knew that, too.: So... He tried to do something about it without telling anyone?: I see... His strong sense of responsibility as our leader was his undoing...: Tch! Screw that noise! Who the hell wrote that letter!?: Well, obviously...the killer... The killer... Is it...really one of us? Who...is it? Among us, who's the one...who killed Byakuya?  : Hmph, enough already! Show yourself, you coward!: If they were willing to come forward, they never would've committed a murder in the first place...But...I still can't believe it...  Someone in this room killed Byakuya... There's no way I can believe that yet... FPzero fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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I never knew that! I'll definitely keep it in mind for future Trials.
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : Um... Pardon me. Can I say something, please? : ...What is it, Miss Sonia?: I regret that I must return to this topic, but...I just realized something concerning the night-vision goggles. If Byakuya was indeed wearing those goggles...how did the killer manage to navigate in the dark? : You're right... They wouldn't have been able to see anything without the night-vision goggles.: But if the murderer had the goggles when they took the knife...then how did Byakuya see them?: Even if the knife bore some sort of mark...it would've been difficult to see it in that darkness.No...the killer definitely used a mark. And because of this mark, the killer was able to get the knife from under the table into his hands.  > Glowing Paint  : What if the glowing paint was the mark? With that, you'd be able to get the knife even in the dark. : In actuality, the knife we found under the table... : ...and the duct tape stuck to the underside of the table were both marked with glowing paint, right? : Does that mean...the killer painted them in advance?: But painting them with glowing paint...? It's as if they knew the blackout was going to happen.: They had to have already known. That's why they used the glowing paint as a mark.: ...Which means whoever set up the blackout is the killer! : That seals it. The killer is whoever was in the office with the circuit breaker...  : ...Which means it was you, Peko Pekoyama!: Eek! Peko killed poor Byakuya!? Was this island not big enough for two glasses-wearers!? : ...I am not the killer.: Oh, I guess she's not!: ...How can you believe her so easily!?: But... With Peko's height, I don't think she'd be able to reach the circuit breaker in the office...: I-I don't care about a technicality like that! Peko's the one who tripped the breaker and caused the blackout!By tripping the breaker directly from the office, Peko was the one who caused the blackout... Is that...really what happened?  : In this debate, blue-colored weak spots will start appearing. If we call the weak spots you've seen up until now Argue Spots, the blue-colored weak spots will be called Agree Spots. When shooting Agree Spots with Truth Bullets, you need to flip your way of thinking. Instead of arguing that the other person's testimony contains lies or mistakes, please fire the Truth Bullets that prove the other person's testimony is correct. When your Truth Bullets merge with their weakness... It will become a logically sound Agreement! ...Isn't it a little hot in here?: From now on, you must infer whether it's best to "argue" or "agree" based on what's being debated. Well then...good luck and have fun!: I really like the addition of Agree Spots as a mechanic. It's a natural extension of the Nonstop Debate mechanics and allows for a new level of complexity in debates. The only bad thing is that this now leaves me with in a poor situation regarding LP formatting. The [color] tags on SA are disabled for everything but custom titles, so I can't just have yellow and blue weak spots represented with color in my text. So, going ahead I'm just going to have to make the best of the situation and hope that this formatting won't be confusing to everyone reading the updates.: "Argue" Weak Spots will continue to be represented by bolded text alone, just like they were for all of DR1 and have been in this LP so far. "Agree" Weak Spots will now be represented by bolded, underlined text. Please remember from here on out that bolded, underlined text represents an Agree Spot if you read the updates instead of watching them. Obviously, if you're watching, you'll get to see the yellow and blue text with no problem. Let's get to it!  : I do this in the video but new to this game is the ability to pre-select your Truth Bullets before the debate starts by holding down L1/LB and scrolling before everyone starts talking. It's not particularly useful, but it's there. : Since Peko was in the office...: ...she could've caused the blackout at any time!: That's impossible...: Huh? Why is it impossible?: Because I was not in the office... Not even before the blackout...: What happened to your guard duty!?: Sorry...: Oh, you weren't in the office...? That's clearly a desperate excuse!Just from listening to Peko's testimony, it's not weird to doubt her. But...I feel like I spoke to someone during the investigation who totally backs up her testimony. : If Peko wasn't in the office, where was she? Didn't Nekomaru say that the bathroom was occupied the whole time after Peko left the dining hall AND didn't unlock until after the body was discovered? Could it be...? > Shoot "before the blackout" with "Nekomaru's Account"    : I agree with that! : No, I think Peko is telling the truth.: Hm-hmmm, don't tell me you're crushin' on Peko?: I-It's nothing like that at all... Nekomaru's account is actually Peko's alibi! : I-I've been trying to use it many times...but the door just won't open at all! : It's true, someone was occupying the bathroom for a long time shortly after the party started...: And it was finally freed up...*after* Byakuya's body was discovered.: Ah! Then the person who was in the bathroom that whole time was actually...!?: Everyone else besides Peko was in the dining hall after the party started, right?: I see... So there's no way anybody else could've locked themselves in the bathroom except Peko.: I-I guess that would be...true... : Y-You locked yourself in the commode? You should've said so earlier!: There's no way she'd actually say that! Gosh, you are *so* insensitive!: If she locked herself in the bathroom for that long, there's no doubt... It's poo poo.: GAH-HAHAHAHA! Aw there's no way she'd admit it! There's no way she'd admit she was taking a poo poo!: Hey, weren't you guys taught any basic manners!? Or were you raised in a locker room!?: Gh! I'm sorry! : I-It's fine... How about...we stop talking about this and move on to something else?: Don't worry, the smell wasn't *that* strong! I used the bathroom right after you, so you can trust me! : ...I-I said it fine! : But still, you were in the bathroom for a really long time. Did you get food poisoning or something?: As soon as I stepped into the office, I felt this sudden rush of pain in my stomach... Because of that, I was unable to leave the bathroom... Including when...the blackout occurred...: Hey, how did it feel to do your business in the dark? Did you get...excited?: Seriously. Stop it. : But still, your stomach pain... Was that really just a coincidence?: Hey, what's the deal? Don't butt into other people's business, especially if you didn't do any investigating.: Heh, I'm only buttin' in 'cause you fuckin' idiots are outta your element.: Stop this childish nonsense... Just what do you mean by "coincidence"? : What I mean is... Is it possible someone slipped her some laxatives?: L-Laxatives...?: If so, the killer could've tripped the breaker as soon as that girl left the office, don't you think? : I see! That mighta happened! The question is whether Peko's stomachache was a coincidence...or if someone intentionally caused it... Depending on the answer, the outcome of this trial could change drastically...   : Did you eat anything weird?: I don't remember eating anything weird...: Now that you mention it...: You brought food to the office, right?: Just a little bit from the dining hall...: There might've been some laxatives in it, don't you think?: Teruteru cooked the food! HOW SUSPICIOUS!: I-I wouldn't do anything about that!: Laxatives would ruin the taste!Whether Peko's stomachache was a coincidence...or if someone intentionally caused it... We need to clarify that first. : We know someone else ate the food too and they didn't seem affected by it. > Shoot "laxatives" with "Party Dishes"    : No, it's impossible that laxatives were slipped into the food in the dining hall... Because...Peko wasn't the only one who ate that food. Akane ate some of it, too.: If the food had laxatives in it, I'm pretty sure Akane would've had stomach issues as well...: I feel totally fine!: Like I said, th-the dishes are innocent! Don't go making weird accusations! : ...I apologize for causing a scene.: Fuyuhiko should apologize, not you! He's the one who made the laxative accusation!: What the gently caress did you say, bitch!?: Cease this bickering! : Let's just dismiss Peko's stomachache as a coincidence...and go back to discussing the blackout...: Yeah, yeah... We already know that, you trashy skank. You don't have to tell us...: T-Trashy skank!?As long as the murder happened during the blackout, then the blackout itself is what's actually important... So we need to make it clear how that blackout occurred...!    : Who tripped the breaker, and how did they do it?: If you can't answer that, I'mma bop you on the head!: Did they throw a stone and hit it?: Maybe they used a remote control?: They probably messed with the breaker.: It does not have to be the breaker... They may have tampered with the power supply and transmitters!: Or maybe they caused a power surge?: I bet it's really Monokuma's fault!: By the way, I'm not a trashy skank!How did the killer trip the circuit breaker...? I'm pretty sure I already have that clue. : Lots of possible Agree Spots here, some of them pretty close to the actual answer. Given our Truth Bullets though, only the Irons in the Storage Room appears to fit as a source of the blackouot. Now to find the correct Agreement telling how they were used... > Shoot "caused a power surge" with "Irons in Storage Room"    : It's just as Mahiru said... The blackout was caused by a power surge. Of course, that's not a coincidence. Someone caused it intentionally. : Which is why those three irons were arranged to cause the blackout.: When you found them right after the blackout, the irons were still on, right?: So by leaving those irons on in the storage room, they deliberately caused a power surge.: Yeah, it seems that's how the killer caused the blackout...  : STUPID FOOL! : Hold on a second! Let me speak too!: Wh-What the heck...?: You say the irons in the storage room were used to trigger the blackout...? : THAT'S INEXCUSABLE!!!
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A quick heads up from my end. My finals are fast approaching and I have a variety of projects I'll be working on over the next two weeks. I'm going to try and space out updates a little bit to give myself time to finish them in between homework and studying. I know it's a bummer since it's the middle of a trial and I know I'd certainly like to post them one after another to keep the tension going but I just won't have the time to write the updates for hours on end for the next little bit. Once finals are done though I'll have more time to work on this and be able to post updates quicker. That'll be in about two weeks time. Expect one update every 4-5 days until then just for my sake.
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Click here to watch this update's video!   Round One : If the irons in the storage room caused the blackout... Then for the killer to turn the irons on...: You're saying they went all the way to the storage room?: Then that means everyone who was in the dining hall...: ...when the blackout occurred can't be a suspect!Advance! : No, just because people were in the dining hall doesn't mean they're not a suspect!Round Two : But the people in the dining hall weren't able to cause the blackout!: If the irons caused the blackout...then the killer had to go to the storage room before that...: And turn on the irons!: Now do you intend to take back what you said!?It's true the irons were responsible for the blackout, but that shouldn't be the only reason! : And it isn't. Kazuichi was almost on to something last time when he suggested a remote control was used to trigger the blackout. We saw something in two places that easily could have caused the blackout when combined with the irons. > Slice "irons caused the blackout" with "A/C Timer"    : The irons are just one reason the blackout occurred, but they weren't the direct trigger... The direct trigger was when the air conditioners in the dining hall and office clicked on.: A-AIR CONDITIONERRRRRRRRRRRRRS!? : The timers for both air conditioners were set to 11:30 p.m.: 11:30 p.m... Mr. Ham Hands died around that time, too!: I see... When the timers activated the air conditioners, the breaker was tripped and caused a blackout. : I see! I understand! Indubitably!: ...Indubitably!?: They probably checked the old building's energy usage in advance, and used the irons to nearly max it out. So once they set the air conditioners' timers, they just had to wait until they started up on their own...: If so, even if Peko was in the office, it still would have been possible to cause a blackout. Indubitably!: "Indubitably"? Miss Sonia, not you too!? : Regarding the energy usage... They probably asked Monokuma about it.: Dun-dun-dunnn!: Is she right!? Such a hateful bear... You deserve to die a thousand deaths...!: A thousand, you say? If I died that many times... I might really stay dead, you know...: Shut up! You guys just stay quiet! : I couldn't have prevented the blackout even if I was in the office. But even so, I feel regret... If I was in the office, I could've reset the breaker in time... And maybe the murder wouldn't have occurred...: No, the breaker in the office was built into a high area of the wall that's impossible to reach... Resetting the breaker in that darkness would've been impossible, no matter what.: ...Sounds like you don't need to blame yourself.  : Even so, the killer is so sly... I'm starting to worry we may never actually find them.: It's all right. You don't have to worry. Because...they're just a petty killer, right? They can't defeat symbols of hope like you guys!♪ Music cuts out. ♪ ...Huh? : There's no way everybody will lose now. This little incident will just be a stepping stone for you all. : In the end, hope always wins! That's what I believe!: N-Nagito...? Wh-What happened to you?: Huh? What do you mean?: Well...you have been saying this whole time that there's no way a killer could be among us. : Oh, is that so? Well, let's just put that minor detail aside for now and talk about the incident. : For now...we found out how the blackout occurred, but the question is *who* caused it, right? : Anybody could've hid and set the timers for the air conditioners... Setting up the irons in the storage room could've been done before Byakuya set foot in the old building...: What a shame. Any one of us is capable of that.: ...What are you implying? : He's just saying...after all this time, we still haven't made any progress!: Huh? Even though we have been arguing for so long?: Unfortunately, it's the truth... Despite the fact that we've discussed this at length, there's not even one clue that leads to the killer...: But that might be because...there's no way any of us could be a killer. : Y-You're changing your story again?: Anyway... I have an idea about what we all should do at this point. ...Has anyone thought about our situation like this? : Instead of surviving by doubting others, isn't it better to get killed for believing in others?: D-Doesn't that mean...? Are you saying we should all just give up and die?: Nagito! There's definitely something wrong with you!: Haha... You guys only think there's something wrong with me because there's something wrong with *you*. Suspecting each other like this... There's no way that's healthy behavior...♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : Let's stop this already! We don't have to find out who the killer is! : I can't stand this anymore! I don't want to do this to my friends!: I...I don't want to do this either...: M-Me too! Please... Take me home already! : Waaaaaaah! I wanna go home and eat candy!: S-Stop it... If everyone acts like this...I-I'm gonna... : E-Everyone calm down!: We're all friends...aren't we? There's no way one friend would murder another...: Then why did Byakuya die!?: Who cares...? Let's just give up already...: There are no clues that lead to the killer anyway... Not a single one... ♪ Music cuts out. ♪  : That's wrong!: ...I think.: ...  : ...Did you say something? : Cuz...we've already found a clue that might point to who the killer is.: A clue, you say?: You know who the killer is?: The killer? I dunno... But we do have a clue about a suspicious person...I think.: I see... Then care to tell me? What's this clue you're talking about? : First of all, let's try thinking about how the killer was able to obtain the knife during the blackout.: Didn't we already cover that? They used glowing paint as a mark.: No, not that... I mean, before that.Before...?  Is she...asking how the killer got close to that table? Even if they had to obtain the knife by relying on the glow from the paint, in order to do that... They needed to get close to that table while it was still dark.  : Let's try examining the situation... Mahiru's diagram might be useful here.: The diagram of where everyone was standing before the blackout, right? Um... Here it is...  : ...Just as I thought...! This diagram is the clue...! Who the killer is, and how they were able to move to the table in the dark... That's clearly shown...in this diagram.  First...we need to discuss how the killer was able to move to that table in the dark...  The killer probably used...something to help them move in the dark.   : Spot Selection is a little microgame where you have to choose the appropriate thing in a picture. It's extremely simple but sometimes the correct area is a little finicky to actually select. I like its addition though. : In this case, what if they used the lamp to guide themselves to the table? : Here! : The killer must've used the desk lamp to move to that table in the dark.: The desk lamp...? I hope you don't mean they turned on a light or something.: There was a blackout... There's no way the killer could've used the desk lamp.Of course, there's no way they used the desk lamp's light. The killer actually used...  > The power cord  : They didn't turn the desk lamp on, they used its power cord.: P-Power cord...?: They could've felt their way to that table using the power cord, right?: By doing that, the killer was able to move to the table, then used the glowing paint to find the knife. : And...there's only one person here who could've done that.: Wh-Who...? The only person here...who could have possibly done it...  
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Qrr posted:Will you be covering what people say when you falsely accuse them? Most of them are generic but sometimes they have amusing things to say. No, I won't. It's too much text for not enough payoff to have to transcribe overall, not to mention you take damage when you falsely accuse someone. I'd rather not sink my end-of-trial rating more than a certain upcoming minigame already does.
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Click here to watch this update's video!   : You're the only one! : Nagito... It was you, wasn't it?: M-Me...? : Judging from everyone's positions before the blackout... The only person near the power cord was you. : Which means...the only one who could've felt their way to the table using the power cord was...Nagito!: Th-That's just a coincidence!: But still... You had a chance, right? A chance to hide the knife under the table...Nagito's chance to hide the knife under the table was...  > When he was cleaning  : Nagito... Weren't you cleaning the dining hall all morning? If so...you would've had a chance to hide the knife!: Th-That's...!  : If you factor in the power cord and the time you spent cleaning, you're the only one who could've done it!: S-Seriously, that's all just a coincidence!: If it was just one coincidence, it'd be fine... But when it's one right after another... I wonder... Is something like that even possible?: Could it be...? Did you give yourself cleaning duty on purpose so you could hide the knife under the table...?: Now that you mention it... Nagito did prepare the drawing to pick who cleaned the dining hall... : To be honest, I already prepared a drawing because I assumed something like this would happen.To go to the trouble of preparing this... Just what did you think would happen...? : Whoever draws the chopstick with the red mark on it will be in charge of cleaning, okay? Does that sound fair? : You rigged the drawing, didn't you? That's how you got picked to clean the dining hall, isn't it?: I don't know if you're the killer or not, but... Regardless, it proves that you're suspicious, right?: Gh...gh-gh...! : If that's the case... That strange speech you made earlier... That was part of your plan, too...: You got us to lower our guard and tried to hide the fact that you did it, didn't you, you motherfucker!?: Well? Just admit it already!: Ngh...ngh...!  : Nagito, tell me you object to this... Frankly, I don't want to believe it either... We investigated together... You were so kind... I can't believe you're the one who killed Byakuya... : Ngh...nghhhh...! ♪ Music fades out. ♪  : Nagito! Say something!  : Ngh...nghhhhhhhhhh...! : Aha...!  : Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! The Ultimates are working together to combat the despair of their friend's death! Ah, how wonderful, how beautiful it is!: ...Huh? Those eyes... At that moment, Nagito's eyes... The darkness in his eyes shone brightly, as if layers upon layers of darkness were folding into each other... ...As if hope and despair had been crudely mixed together.   : Let's cut to the chase... You're correct! It was my doing all along! : I'm the one who hid the knife under the table before the party started.  : I'm the one who used the power cord to find my way to the table in the dark.  : And of course, I'm the one who caused the blackout. After all, there's no way I'd knowingly whip out a knife in front of everyone, right?: I-Is it just me or...does he seem a little nuts right now?: But...I never expected Byakuya to have night-vision goggles... Because of that, we had ourselves a little scuffle under the table...and, well, you all saw how that played out.: But with a twist ending like this, I think we can all agree this ended up being a very interesting mystery.: Hahaha! Byakuya performed admirably! : J-Just stop it already...! Seriously...what the hell happened to you!?: Don't tell me... Is this your true nature? Were you lying to us this entire time?: Me, lie? That's outrageous! There's no way someone like me could ever lie to you guys!: I understand better than anyone else that I'm ultimately worthless.  : I'm too arrogant to have dreams or cling to hope... I'm too disdainful to actually try at anything...: I've made peace with the fact that I'm a lowly, stupid, insignificant human who can't do anything right. : Holy crap! He's *totally* the type of guy who spent his childhood killing neighborhood pets!: He seems like the sort of person whose eyes light up while watching "Friday the 13th"... Just like me.: Th-That's quite the hobby you have there... But, like, now's not really the time to bring it up...Th-This guy... Is he...? Is he...the *real* Nagito?  : Hey Nagito... If you were behind all of this, then did you also send that threatening letter...? : Yep. I sure did. There's nobody else on this island whose handwriting is *that* painful to look at, right?  : But why would you send a threatening letter in the first place?: I think...somewhere deep in my heart...I was probably hoping to find someone who would stop my evil deeds.: ...Well, I bet if that really was my reason, at least some of you would feel sorry for me.: Are you makin' fun of us!?: By threatening Byakuya, Nagito was likely able to manipulate his actions. : Then...how about that old-looking building near this hotel? : Well, if it's just cleaning, leave it to me. I'm actually pretty good at it. : In doing so, Nagito was able to manipulate everyone to the scene where the murder would occur... Am I wrong?: That reminds me... Nagito was the one who suggested I guard the office. : Well, not only is the storage room packed with lots of stuff, it's hard to see in there and full of cobwebs...: Also, I was so busy cleaning the dining hall that I didn't even have time to clean the storage room.: If you stayed in there for a long time...I think it would be bad for your health.: In that case... Why don't you guard it in the office? If I recall correctly, there's also a circuit breaker in there, too. It'd be a good idea to guard that as well. : Oh, I get it. If Peko was guarding the storage room, Nagito wouldn't have been able to use the irons.: The threatening letter, along with all your suggestions... It was all a trap to manipulate us.: Yep, that's true too! ...But you're wrong about one thing.: H-Huh? Wh-Wh-What...? : I didn't need to rig the drawing for cleaning duty, you know.: If that's true, then how did you conveniently get picked for cleaning duty!?: I see... Well, there's no way I'd expect you to remember it. A worthless talent for a worthless human...Nagito's talent...? I believe...his talent is...  > Ultimate Lucky Student  : You're the Ultimate Lucky Student... Then...did you...!?: That's right. I just trusted my luck. I trusted I'd be picked for cleaning duty.: Y-You just relied on your luck?: It's not *just* luck... It's true my talent sucks, but I'm still the Ultimate Lucky Student, you know? : Huh? I'm left with the red mark!?: Haha... For someone called the Ultimate Lucky Student, you don't seem very lucky right now... : At the time, Hajime said I wasn't lucky... But it was actually the opposite...: I *was* lucky! That's why I got picked for cleaning duty, just like I wanted!: ...E-Enough... That... I don't care about that anymore...: More importantly, why did you kill Byakuya!? Answer me! : Byakuya was a very capable leader... For someone like him to get killed... Oh the despair it brings...: It's only fitting that you symbols of hope should use his death as a stepping stone to shine even brighter.: That was my only motivation! : Y-You're not making any sense!: It's fine... Let's start the drat vote already! I'm ready to loving kill this psycho!: Please, Monokuma! ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : P-P-Please wait!: ...Huh? The gently caress?: U-Um, um...um... How should I put this...? Um... : I-Is Nagito...*really* the killer?: Um... What are you saying? He's already confessed, hasn't he?: I-I already know that, but... Fngh... There's just something a little strange...: If it's only a little then keep your mouth shut... Your ugly face is stressing me out. It makes me wanna puke.: A-A-Aaaah! I-I'm sorry! : Um... For now, might I suggest we listen to what she has to say?: B-But...we know who the killer is...: Simply listening is...acceptable... : However, I won't allow it to end with mere play! Now then, let us lift the curtain for a bloody spectacle!
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Glaive17 posted:On another note, this has been one of my desktop backgrounds since Oren's LP of the game. O-Ohh...  Do you want/need a 1080p version?
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Dec 14, 2016 17:07
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : From this point on, lines of white noise will appear to disrupt your reactions. Your Truth Bullets will disappear if they touch these lines, so think of them as obstacles in your debate. Please time your Truth Bullets just right so they won't get interrupted by the white noise. In this debate, you won't be able to shoot down the white noise. That will be explained later... Well then...good luck, and have fun!: White noise makes a reappearance in this game and is introduced much earlier than it was in DR1. If you hit white noise with your Truth Bullet, the bullet will bounce off and you have to fire again. Naturally, white noise likes to show up whenever weak points do. White noise can be seen in the screenshots as purple text floating around the scenes.  : I-I think it's strange that...: The killer is so obviously Nagito!: U-Um...: He has already confessed...: Um... You know...: That bastard Nagito is the one who did it!: He killed Byakuya with the knife he hid!: Ugh... Never mind... : Thanks for wasting our time, skanky bitch!: Then let's prepare to cast our votes...Why does Mikan think it's strange...? Because she must know something that contradicts the crime scene... : Information Mikan would have... Wait, didn't her autopsy report say something about the fatal wound? > Shoot "knife he hid" with "Mikan's Autopsy Report"    : That knife might not be the murder weapon... That's what you wanted to say, right Mikan?: The hell are you talking about...? It's obvious the knife was the murder weapon. : But...based on the entry wounds on Byakuya's body, the actual weapon should be roughly five millimeters in diameter...: Five mm in diameter...? That's like waaaay skinnier than a knife!: Hey, that better be true! If you screwed up, I'll sell your fuckin' rear end to a whorehouse!: Eeeeeeeek! N-Not a whorehouse!: Hey! Why are you threatening her!? : Is this what you're trying to say, Mikan? As long as we can't prove that the knife is the murder weapon, we can't assume that I'm the killer.: Wh-What are you saying...!? No one else can be the killer! It has to be you!: Hey, don't blame me. Mikan's the one who said it.: I-I'm sorrrrrrrryyyyyyy! : ...Hey Nagito... Are you still hiding something?: Hiding...?: Like, during the blackout... Did something happen between you and Byakuya that we don't know about...?: Who knows? : ...After all this, what else do you intend to hide?: ...: Jeez, the moment your back's against the wall, you get all silent. You piss me off! : What happened during the blackout...? Hmm...hmmmmmm...: Ah! If you cross your eyes like this, it gives you doublevision!: Don't get distracted! Our lives are at stake, you know!: Huh? Whose life is at stake?: Seriously, how long is it gonna take for you to understand the drat rules!? : Nobody can see in the dark... No matter how hard you think about it, the truth is beyond your sight...: Don't you think that's a pretty clever metaphor, despite the fact that it came from me?: No, that's not it.: ...Not it? What's not it? The truth is beyond out sight... No, that can't be it. There should be some way to find out what happened in the dark!  > Present "Ibuki's Account"  : Even if we couldn't see what happened in the dark...I'm pretty sure someone could've heard it. ...Isn't that right, Ibuki?: Fo' reeeeaaaalz!?D-Don't act so surprised...! : You were the one who told me, remember? How everyone was shouting during the blackout... : E-Everyone, calm down! We gotta stay calm in a situation like this!: Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!: What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow!: Turn the drat lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!: You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout...just in the kitchen?: Perhaps the breaker overloaded?: H-Hold on a sec! I'll go along the wall and...do something about it...! : Such perceptive hearing! Impressive! I'd expect no less from the Ultimate Musician!: It's a good thing your ears are awesome because your face, style, figure, and personality totally suck. : Tahaa! You've cut me deep with your knife of truth!: However, after hearing what Byakuya and Nagito said in the dark... : What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow! : It almost sounds like...Byakuya fought back against Nagito or something...: Well, that's actually what happened.Huh?  : As a sign of respect for Ibuki's talent...I have a small confession to make.: I was actually shoved out from under the table by Byakuya.: He...shoved you out? : Just as the blackout occurred, I hurried to duck under the table and grab the knife... But Byakuya, wearing his night-vision goggles, caught me and shoved me right out from under the table.: That's right... I'm so incompetent that I couldn't even grab the knife... So...Byakuya stopped him when he was trying to get the knife...and he got shoved out from under the table before he could even grab it? Well, it sounds plausible... I mean, just from listening to what they both said at the time...  : What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow! I could interpret it like that... No, actually... Now that I think about it, that sounds like exactly what happened. : After getting shoved out from under the table, I was just as confused as you guys. I lost sight of the glowing paint, and I didn't even know where the power cord was...: Before I realized it, the lights had come back on and Byakuya's body was lying under the table... : H-Hold on!: Are you saying you're *not* the killer?: From the very beginning, the idea to throw a party... Hiding the knife, setting up the blackout... It was all going according to plan...: But unfortunately, my plan failed. And all thanks to Byakuya's night-vision goggles.: What happened after that...even I don't know. : Y-You failed...? Th-Then you're not the one who killed Byakuya? : Th-Then we're right back to square one!: How can that be!? We've spent all this time talking back and forth!: Meaninglessness... What other word is brimming with so much despair?: But you can't give up! You need to have hope, do your best, and move forward! : Rising to the challenge again and again is why you guys are the symbols of hope!: ...Is Nagito...really not the killer? Is this guy...really the Nagito I knew before?  No... There's no way I can say that... I just thought I knew him. But this whole time, I didn't know anything about this guy. I didn't know...his true character. It's as simple as that.  But...now's not the time for me to dwell on that. We need to find Byakuya's killer...by any means possible. Because if we don't... We...  We will die here...!    : Now then, the class trial has reached its climax, but... Okay, here's a question for you! : What's this!?: To those of you who've figured out who it is, how about you try out the Guess the Killer Challenge? Whoever fails to guess the right killer will have their save date melt away like butter... But if you guess right, I'll reward you with ten billion dollars!: T-Ten billion!?: Of course, for those of you who don't know who the killer is, you can just continue on. Now then, what are you gonna do!?(A) Continue on (B) Guess the Killer Challenge : Well I could certainly use ten bil--: Just kidding! You can't make a choice! There's no way you'd be able to guess who the killer is!: Wait I think I know--: Hyaaa-ha! And of course, there's no ten billion dollars either!: Villain! You truly are a villain!: Alright where's your manager? I want to lodge a formal complaint. Somebody get me that Junko girl...: ...Oh right.
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Dec 16, 2016 18:05
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My finals are done so have an update! Now that I'm finished I can start putting out updates with better frequency. ...Once I get writing again. I'm currently out. Regardless, with school out for the next month or so I hope to get either a good backlog or just chug away at the LP at a decent pace again. Hopefully I'll have the trial finished by the New Year and we can move on to Chapter 2.
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Dec 16, 2016 18:08
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Click here to watch this update's video!    : I'm Monomi! And my heart is throbbing like crazy right now!: The group's leader, Byakuya, got killed... And his killer is among this group of students...?: Nope, I'm not gonna believe it! I'll never believe it!: Cuz...I believe in everyone.: So do your best! And don't forget to save regularly! : Well, what now? If the knife isn't the murder weapon, there's no definitive proof that I'm the killer.: Sh-Shut up! We'll be the judge of that!: Y-You say you were shoved away, but...you can't actually prove it, right?: That's right... Even if a different weapon was used, it does not mean Nagito has been cleared of suspicion!: B-But...there's another reason why I don't think Nagito is the killer...: Th-There's still more!? : Based on what we've discussed... Byakuya was killed under the table, right?: Is there something wrong with that?: Well... Even if that's true, I feel Nagito looks...you know...clean...: Nobody's ever complimented me on my appearance before! Not even my own mother!: Nyehhh...I'm not talking about your looks!Why does Mikan think Nagito looks clean...?  > Because there's no blood on Nagito  : Are you trying to say something like..."Why didn't Nagito have any bloodstains on him?": Y-Yes! That's it! : Because...under the table, there was a lot of blood splattered everywhere, right? There were even bloodstains on the inside of the tablecloth... : If he stabbed Byakuya to death, it's strange he did not get splattered with an appropriate amount of blood...: I didn't get any blood on me? That *is* weird, huh.: You just used somethin' to block the blood, didn't ya!?: Something that might've been used to block the blood splatter... What do you think it could've been? Hm...I guess we did see something I could've used... Isn't that right, Hajime?Yes, there's only one thing he could've used to block the blood splatter...  > Present "Storage Room Tablecloth"  : You're talking about the bloodstained tablecloth we found in the storage room...right?: If there are bloodstains on it, that settles it! Nagito used the tablecloth to block the blood splatter!: But that was found in the storage room, right? Are you suggesting he hid it there after the murder? : You mean after the lights came back on? What would he have done if we'd seen him?: That's true... That tablecloth was pretty big, so even if you tried to hide it and take it with you...: Wearing a tablecloth, going under the table, getting a knife in a blackout, and stabbing someone...: That's not just impossible for someone like me... Wouldn't it also be impossible for you guys, too?: Th-Then...what does it mean...? : ...Maybe...the killer didn't necessarily stab Byakuya *under* the table....Huh? : No, there's no mistake that the murder occurred under that table. : Even the inside of the tablecloth was bloody...so there's no denying Byakuya was killed there. : But that doesn't mean where Byakuya got stabbed and where the killer did the stabbing are the same...right? : I don't understand at all!The place where Byakuya got stabbed and where the killer did the stabbing...are different? : Huh? Hajime...you look like you're onto something.: R-Really!? B-But...it sounds like a riddle!: I feel like I'm onto something, but...it's still not clear what that is... : Under the table, but not *under* the table... If it's somehow possible, it's the only way that makes sense!: Moving forward, we should just put aside all unnecessary preconceptions and just choose the answer...I think. The place where Byakuya got stabbed and the place where the killer did the stabbing...aren't the same. Using those words as a clue, I should put aside my preconceptions and try to think about it.  Something...something is coming to me... Just a little bit more... I have a feeling I can see something!   : This is the "(Improved) Hangman's Gambit" minigame. It's...probably the worst minigame in the trials and it's certainly not "improved" in my opinion. Once more I've decided to skip the ingame explanation for it because it's lengthy and more confusing than helpful. I'll explain how it works as we go. : The goal of the Hangman's Gambit is to form a word or phrase that answers the question being asked. Fundamentally, the game has the same concept and goal as the Hangman's Gambit in the first game but it's been made so much worse in this game. For one, the game does not give you any letter hints this time. For two, this is the first instance of the game and we already have a 13-letter long puzzle to solve. That's longer than any Hangman's Gambit answer in the first game! Ridiculous! : For comparison (I'm borrowing this image from Oren's LP), this first puzzle in the Japanese version is 4 characters long. I understand that there are differences between languages but surely there was a better word or phrase they could have used? : Let's just talk mechanics. Letters will fly in from the edges of the screen, and usually in pairs. : Take your cursor, highlight one letter... : And press X/A to capture it into your "STOCK" box in the bottom right. You can only store one letter here at a time. : Move your cursor in front of another same letter and release it to combine two letters into one large one. This will stop the letter from moving any further. : From here you have two options. Press X/A to destroy the letter, clearing it from the field. : Press Triangle/Y to send the letter to the solution at the bottom. If you send the wrong letter, you will take damage to your Influence Gauge. : You must complete the solution in order. Even if the word contains a letter later on in the solution, it will not count until it is that letter's time and place.: If two different letters collide, they will break and you will take damage. Avoid this when possible (later puzzles make it very hard to avoid damage at some points). : If you want to, you can pile up lots of the same letter on to one big letter. After 6 of the same letter get added, it will stop growing in size. There's a point score at the top but it has no effect on anything. Bigger letters like this E will give a higher score though if anyone really cares about that sort of thing.: And that's why the (Improved) Hangman's Gambit is actually really bad. It takes a long time to do (I employed editing during the video to save time), the English versions are inconsistently long and as we go through the game you'll see that they get harder and less forgiving. There really is no difficulty curve. UNDER THE FLOOR   : I got it! : I got it! The killer must've stabbed Byakuya from under the floorboards!: U-Under the floorboards!? : The floorboards in the old building are full of gaps, and there was no carpet laid out under the table. If they stuck the weapon through one of the gaps, they could've stabbed Byakuya to death. : If so, that means the killer was able to get under the floorboards. But from where? And how?: I don't know that yet, but...I have a feeling there's someone here who does know.That's right... If I remember correctly, one person here should know how to get under the floorboards.    : Hey Gundham... You dropped your earring in the dining hall, right?: ...Are you referring to the Hell Hound Earring?: About that earring...: ...I said, are you referring to the Hell Hound Earring?: About that "Hell Hound Earring"... You dropped it beneath the floorboards, right? : Ah...there it is... I have found it! Truly, that is the Hell Hound Earring!: Fuhaha...fuhahahahaha! it seems God exists for my benefit!: I see... Good for you...: ...: ...However, how do I recover it? I cannot fit my arm through this opening... Were I to use a tool, it would probably not reach either... : Kehehe... Just a bit longer and I would have reduced everything, including that old building, to ashes...: However, it's just as the old legend said! The Hell Hound Earring has returned to its owner, to me!: Is it safe to say that...that earring is the one hanging from your right ear?: Huh? Could it be!? : Gundham wasn't wearing an earring during the investigation... : And if he had it on by the time the class trial began... : Then that means Gundham was able to retrieve his earring from beneath the floorboards during the investigation.: So...Gundham knows how to get under the floorboards.: Kehehe... It's understandable. After all, you fools only view the world through eyes of glass... : But I am different! With the power of my Four Dark Devas of Destruction, it is of no concern! : Truly, this is the "Evil Fourth Eye!" Before the might of the "Evil Fourth Eye," all visual chaos is rendered asunder! : What should I do!? I'm embarrassed just listening to him!: D'ohhhhh! Man up and speak more clearly!: Fine, I shall tell you all! The answer was in the storage room!   : One of my Four Dark Devas of Destruction... Mirage Golden Hawk, Jum-P, has seen beyond the chaos. A Secret Passage of Doom leading to the underground lurks beneath a large assortment of random boxes... After securing a lighter from the supermarket, I threw caution to the wind and ventured below the floorboards. And as a result of that lonesome battle... I was able to recover the Hell Hound Earring with my own two hands!: Fuhaha! Tremble with fear, fools! Behold my power! : There he goes blabbing about power and crap... You're ridiculous! You're just a breeder, y'know!: Anyway...it sounds like you can go under the floorboards from the storage room.: Then that has to be how the killer did it. : If the space beneath the floor is empty, it's not that far to move from the storage room to the dining hall. : I see... If they passed through the storage room, I understand why the tablecloth was put there.: The killer lurked under the floorboards during the party and from there..."stab stab stab!": Hmm, are you sure?: You don't like "stab stab stab"...? Should it sound more fleshy like "*splat shank stab!*"?: No, I'm not talking about your sound effects... : You're saying they snuck under the floorboards, but that means they would've had to leave the party, right? So...was there anyone who was able to do that?: Then whoever wasn't at the party is the killer. They must be the one who was waiting under the floorboards.: ...Who wasn't at the party again? : I didn't participate, but...I was guarding the entrance, remember? Monomi over there can be my witness...right?: Yes, this Monomi over here is your witness.: I believe there's no need to discuss this matter further, but...I was unable to leave the bathroom...: I was in the kitchen for a long time, but I frequently went to the dining hall to deliver my dishes.: Um... The only person who wasn't at the party...: Judging from the photo I took before the blackout... It obviously has to be him. : ...: Yay, it's decided!: Wh-What the gently caress are you saying!? I'm not the killer! : Oh really...? What happened to the tough guy who was saying stuff like, "I can do it"?: Don't mess with me! I'll fuckin' kill you!: See? You're making threats again! : Yep yep, that's right. Things are starting to get exciting!
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : Good news! You are now allowed to use the silencer. You can use the silencer with the X/A button as many times as you want. When you use the silencer, you can shoot down the white noise. Also, when you shoot down the white noise, your time limit will increase a little. However, if you shoot an actual remark with your silencer instead of the white noise the time limit will decrease. So aim carefully when you're using the silencer. Well then...good luck and have fun!: The Silencer returns as our method of shooting down white noise. The main difference between this game's version and DR1's is that starting later in the game white noise will take more than one shot to break. You also get extra time based on how many shots it takes to break a piece of white noise.  : During the party, the killer...: ...was lurking under the floor like a cockroach.: They could've stared at panties all day...: ...without going to the storage room in the dark!: Is that true, Fuyuhiko!?: Don't act like I'm the fuckin' killer!: But when the party started...nobody saw you, you know?: That means you have no alibi!: The culprit is self-evident.The only person who doesn't have an alibi during the party is Fuyuhiko... But, is he really...the killer? : No, we know that Chiaki saw Fuyuhiko come by while she was guarding the entrance. : Just a quick picture showing off the white noise. It's represented by purple text flying across the screen. > Shoot "no alibi" with "Chiaki's Account"    : No, Fuyuhiko definitly has an alibi. Isn't that right, Chiaki?: Um... Oh, you're right. : ...Huh? What happened, Fuyuhiko?: O-Oh hey... What are you doing here...? All alone at a place like this...?: I'm standing guard so Monokuma doesn't come inside.: Heh... How diligent of you... : I saw Fuyuhiko after the party started. There's no way he could've been waiting under the floor before then.: You should've said that earlier, dumbass.: It's still your fault. Like...why were you even lurking around the old building in the first place?: Sh-Shut up... : Maybe there really is a secret passage to go under the floorboards from outside, and he came to spy...: ...What'd you say, motherfucker!?: Oh noooooo-ho-ho-haha-hmhm!: Wow, he got chewed out, but he looks super happy! : Regardless, it's impossible to go under the floorboards from outside. Chiaki and I already confirmed that...: Then someone definitely went under the floorboards through the storage room during the party.: During the party... It was probably during the blackout...: Well, if someone disappeared during the blackout, no one would've noticed.: But walking down that dark hallway to the storage room is like trying to make eggs benedict without any eggs!: You're right... I couldn't even see the office in that darkness, and that room was much closer...: ... : ...But is it really impossible? It might be better if we examine that possibility a little bit more...: It was super dark, y'know? There's no way you'd be able to find your way to the storage room!But...I can't stop thinking about it. I feel like there's something I overlooked... For clarity's sake, once again... : It appears...we're getting close to the final stage... : The blackened or the spotless... Which is superior...? I think it's time to settle this.  : The hallway was really dark during the blackout! Moving to the storage room like that...: ...is like making a seafood bowl without fish!: Is it really not possible?: What is they used a string like the cord?: Maybe there was another pair of night-vision goggles?: What a pain, I'm gonna go with my gut.: What if they used a light?: It definitely sounds impossible...The killer's method for moving in the dark...might be what that one person suggested... If so, I might be able to prove it...! : Gotta think about this one carefully. There's no evidence of string or extra night-vision, so where could a light possibly come from in a blackout? > Shoot "used a light" with "Kitchen Equipment List"    : I know... The killer had a light with them!: Oh, I was right!?: But where could they have found a light?: There was one nearby for sure. See? It's written on the kitchen's equipment list. 20 forks, 20 knives, 20 spoons, 5 iron skewers, 3 frying pans, 20 wine glasses... There are also iron plates for barbecue...and even a portable stove for cooking hotpots. : Iron plates and a portable stove... I do recall seeing them on the shelf over there. This kitchen seems to be well kept. There should be no problems using it. : It's the portable stove.: P-Portable stove!?: The portable stove isn't powered by electricity and it's also small enough to carry around...: So the killer used the portable stove to move from the hallway to the storage room during the blackout!  : I see... I never considered the portable stove, but there's a hole in your argument....Huh? : A hole? What kind of hole? it would be great if you could explain it to me in...much more detail.: Ah, I wasn't making a perverted joke or anything! It's really not a perverted joke! I'm-I'm serious! Hm...: Repeating yourself just makes it even more suspicious!  : Now then, Hajime. Will you battle against me?  : No, that's wrong! : ...Will you be able to break through my argument?Wh-What does he mean "battle?" It sound like he's enjoying a game or something...  Dammit! There's no way I'm going to lose against someone like him!   Round One : Did you forget what Kazuichi said earlier?: He said the hall was too dark to see the office.: The light from the stove that you mentioned...: It contradicts his testimony.: Or are you intentionally doubting his testimony? : If you aren't efficient enough with your slices, sometimes you'll have to Duel. This doesn't occur during the video because I guess I did slightly better than I did when taking pictures. : Dueling is literally just mashing the X/A button as fast as you can. Advance! : I don't doubt what Kazuichi said!: What are you trying to say...!?Round Two : The reason Kazuichi couldn't see the office...: ...was because the hallway was dark, right?: So if a light was shining in such a dark hallway...: Wouldn't Kazuichi have seen it?: After all, he was walking near the hallway, right?It's true that any light source in the dark hallway would have stood out. So...if the killer did have a light, the reason Kazuichi wasn't able to see it was... : It didn't come up for very long during our investigation but there was one key piece of evidence that could have blocked the light in the hallway. > Slice "Kazuichi have seen" with "Fire Door"    : Nagito, did you forget? Or are you just pretending you forgot?: ...Huh? What are you talking about?: There should've been a wall that blocked light. : ...I'm talking about the fire door in the hallway. : If you close it, it would form a perfect wall in the hallway. Plus...the hallway rounds a corner just beyond the fire door... So even if there was a small gap in the door, as long as they pass the corner, the light still wouldn't peek out.: I see... To actually notice the fire door, just as expected of the Ultimate... ♪ Music cuts out. ♪ : Oh... You still don't remember your talent, do you?: Wh-Who cares about that right now...!? : Nagito, what are you plotting? For someone who insists he's not the killer, you are quite nosy.: You sound so scary. If you're that angry, why don't you take a deep breath...?: You sure like to piss us off! How about I shut your fuckin' mouth for you!?: Heeeey! It's okay if you guys fight, but I won't allow a burly brawl that might offend people! : More importantly, can you hurry up and decide who's the blackened already? Time runs out when I get bored.: Fine, I get it... You're telling me to pass the torch, right?: P-Pass the torch? : We're going to ask the real killer, not an impostor like me, to show themselves!: Hmph...! You're obviously the killer, right?: If you think I am...I really don't mind.: Whatever conclusion you Ultimates arrive at, I will accept it, no matter what it is. : ...So...you're telling me to call out the "real killer"... Even though I really don't want to condemn that person but...there's no other way, right?  The person who used the hallway's fire door as cover and used the portable stove to move in the dark and snuck under the floorboards to stab Byakuya to death using the glowing paint as a mark. So, the only killer I can think of is...  ...You, and only you! 
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : You're the only one! : Teruteru... Could it be you?: ... : Huh!? What!? What are you talking about!?: T-Teruteru's the killer... Is that true!?: Wh-What are you talking about! There's no way!: Of course, that's simply my assumption, so if you have an objection, please speak freely.: O-Objection or not... Why am I being treated like the killer...?: Because...the portable stove used in the murder came from the kitchen.: That's it!? That's the only reason you're treating me like a killer!? Isn't that a little drastic!?: You're cruel! Cruel! Too cruel! : Ah...Teruteru... That attitude is so not like you. For the Ultimate Cook to get so upset...: Call me "Chef"...♪ Music fades out. ♪ : If you fall to aspersions like this, who will be there to support the future of the culinary arts?: Th-The future of the culinary arts...? : That's right. For the future of the culinary arts, you must face this and fight it fair and square.: Y-You're right... Yeah...that's totally right...!: So what's an "aspersion" anyway? Is it yummy?: Did you know asbestos is yummy, too? You should try some later! : Nagito... Why are you interfering!?: Let's assume that the killer used a light, and that they used the fire door to mask that light... And that they moved to the storage room and snuck under the floorboards. Then what? It's dark under the floorboards too, so how would they be able to stab Byakuya?: You're not gonna say they shined a light on Byakuya, right? The plan would've been ruined if he noticed.: Th-That's right... What do you think about that!?: Th-That's... : There's no way you can answer, right? You personally haven't investigated what's beneath the floorboards.: If that's the case then Gundham should know! He actually went under the floorboards!: No... Unfortunately, there was nothing related to the incident under the floorboards... The only thing I found was a strange liquid, shining in the darkness, near where Byakuya's blood was dripping. : Wh-What!? A shining liquid in the dark!?: That sounds super important!: If there was a shining mark like that, they would have been able to move to it in the dark, right?: And in doing so, it might've been possible for them to use that mark to target the victim.The victim was targeted by a mark...? What was the "mark"...?  > Present "Knife"  : The mark you're talking about is the glowing paint that was applied to the knife, right? : Ah! By using the glowing paint as a target, they were able to judge where to stab even in the dark!: I see... The killer didn't target an actual person, they just struck the moment the glowing paint moved!: That would be the moment someone grabbed ahold of the knife! : So...the killer used the mark that I prepared for finding the knife as a mark for stabbing...: I see... That's why Byakuya got killed when he took the knife... : But if they were able to do that, wouldn't that mean the killer knew about Nagito's plan all along?: Well, Teruteru!?: S-Seriously, I don't know anything... Really...I don't know anything at all... : Then can I ask everyone a question instead?: Y-You again!? just stop already!: N-Now, now! We should give everyone a fair opportunity to speak!: If Teruteru is the killer, that would mean he went to the storage room during the blackout... And just what did Ibuki hear during the blackout? : Waaaah! Don't step on my feet!: What the hell!? What's going on here!?: Th-This is...!: Ow!: Turn the drat lights on! I can't eat like this, y'know!: You guys? Where are you? W-Wasn't the blackout...just in the kitchen? : She heard...Teruteru's voice in the dining hall?: Doesn't that prove Teruteru was in the dining hall during the blackout?: Th-Th-That's right! That's exactly it!: But Teruteru was in the kitchen the moment the blackout occurred, right? So...why was he in the dining hall?: I-I thought the blackout was only in the kitchen, so I panicked and ran out of there... Of course, the hallway was dark, too... But somehow I managed to move along the wall toward everyone's voices. : Well, it's not that far to move along the wall from the kitchen to the dining hall...: ...That sounds fishy!: If I remember correctly, you can tell when a person is lying by licking their sweat...: So if you want, you should try licking me! *Rawr*: No way. You look greasy. : But I heard Teruteru's voice in the dining hall! Ibuki swears on her honor!: That's right. Teruteru was in the dining hall, not the storage room. Which means...he's not the killer.: ...No, that's not it.: Wh-Why...? : Why do you want to keep falsely accusing me!?: It's not like I want to blame you...I just...: You should be so proud of yourself, Hajime. You're just progressing toward the hope you believe in...: ... : Now Hajime...show me more of your hope. Will that be enough to crush Teruteru's hope?
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Click here to watch this update's video!    : Let me ask you again...: Did you go to the storage room during the blackout?: Th-There's no way I went to the storage room!: I was somewhere totally different!: I definitely heard Teruteru's voice!: It's handsome! Unlike his face!: Maybe it was a recording or something...?: Nope, definitely a live voice!: Right, as long as I have her testimony...: The fact that I was in the dining hall cannot be disputed!There's...definitely a contradiction hidden within those remarks. ...I need to find it! : The same gaps in the floor that allowed the killer to stab Byakuya would be wide enough to make any voice sound like it was in the dining room even if the speaker was under the floorboards! > Shoot "I was in the dining hall" with "Gaps in Floorboard"   : I'll shoot through that contradiction! : Just because we heard Teruteru's voice in the dining hall doesn't mean he was literally in the dining hall.: Huh? Wh-Why...? : Remember the floor in the dining hall? It was full of gaps, right...?: So even if you shouted from under the floor, it should have sounded just like the voices in the dining hall.: ...: But...but-but-but-but-but-but...! : I see... So he brazenly shouted from under the floor to make us think he was in the dining hall.: ...Is that true, Teruteru?: H-Hold on a second...: C-Can you explain this, Teruteru!? : I told ya to wait a sec, ain't IIIIII!?: Hyaaaaaaa!?: What're y'all even sayin' anymore!? I'm tellin' ya I was in dat dere dinin' hall durin' da blackou'!: ...Where are you from again?: Oooh I was born 'n West Azabu and raised 'n South Aoyama!: Hey, you guys! This guy's a major liar! : ...If Teruteru was in the dining hall during the blackout, he should've been there after the power returned, right?: Well, I believe so. There's no way he could've gone back and forth in that dark hallway.: Huh? Was Teruteru actually there during that time?: I-I sure was... I was dere da whoooole drat time... : Something like this shouldn't be decided by gut instinct. People's lives are at stake.: Daaaamn right! You guys shouldna been decidin' this on the spot with your hazy memories! : His accent is getting even worse! He's definitely lying!: However...I am not sure. I believe that he was there...and I believe that he was not there.: Nghhhhhhhh...! Is there any way we can decide...!? : ...Why don't we consult his memories?His...memories? : Grah! Cher, don't be sayin' dings like dat don't make no sense! Can you even prove I wasn't in da dinin' hall!? : I probably can.: Gaaaaarrrgh! You again!?Whether or not Teruteru was in the dining hall during the blackout... In order to know for sure... I just need to throw that question at him!  : It's not a red herring and not just fanservice (though it shamelessly is that too...). The Embarrassing Pose is a critical piece of evidence in the best-worst way.> Present "Embarrassing Pose"  : If you're claiming that you were in the dining hall when the power came back, then you should know how Mikan was positioned at the time, right!?: Wh-Whaaaaat!? : Ngaaaah! Don't make me remember! I-It's so embarrassing!: No, this is a very important question...: Well, Teruteru? If you were really in the dining hall at that time, you should know the answer to that!: Huh? Huh? Ummmmmmm? : It was a pretty clever way of tripping. There's no way you'd forget about it so easily.: Eeeee...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry. I showed you something so...unsightly...! : H-H-How about it!? You can't answer, Teruteru!?: Um... Um... Huh? Uhhh...huh...? That's weird, it just slipped from my mind.: There's no way it would slip from your mind... Especially not a pervert like you...!: U-Um... Even so...: N-Nagito! Say something! : Hmm... I guess you might have to give up now...: Wait...give up? What do you mean, "give up"...?: Teruteru... I'm disappointed too, you know... It's lonely watching someone I admire reach the limits of their hope. It kind of feels like a broken dream... : Nagito, what are you doing!? Why are you messing with the killer like that...!?: Ho-Ho-Hold on a sec! Don't go movin' dis along on your own like I really am da killer!: Huh? But it's already decided, right?: Da-da-da-da-da...hm...da-da-da-da-da... : Da murder weapon hadn't been cleared up yet, cher!: It's no use! I can't understand him anymore!: It appears he's saying..."The murder weapon hasn't been cleared up yet!": You understand him!? : But it's such a sad defense... This is too cruel...: Oh! 'F you callin' me the killer den where da weapon!?: Come on, Monomi! Enough with the whimpering and translate!: U-Um... He said..."If you're calling me the killer, then where's the weapon?" : The weapon, huh...? It's not the knife, right?: Judging from Byakuya's wounds... It was a thin, edged tool that's roughly five millimeters in diameter!: Also, if they stabbed from under the floorboards, the weapon would need to be at least fifty centimeters in length.: ...After all this, who cares about the weapon?: Na' goo' enuff! Na' goo' enuff at all!: He said..."Not good enough. Not good enough at all." : Fine, I got it... Let's try thinking about what the weapon was.: Wannado'twannado't!?: Um... He said, "Try to do it.": What a confusing accent! A-Anyway...We need to focus and think about this...! A thin, edged tool...with a diameter of about 5 mm...and at least 50 cm in length... The weapon that meets those requirements...might have been used at the crime scene...   : Once again, remember the difficulty curve is just nonexistent for these. The first puzzle was 13 letters, the second is 10. It still took me two minutes just for the right pieces to show up in the right order. : The only major thing of note here is that the letters are flying in from the top and bottom. This effectively means that they are on screen for a shorter amount of time, though this doesn't really affect us yet. > IRON SKEWER   : That's it! The weapon must be the iron skewer!: Huh!? The iron skewer!?: Before the party, as Byakuya was confiscating all the dangerous items, he spoke to Teruteru... : I checked the equipment list and there seems to be one iron skewer missing...: Ah, that's right... As far as I know, that's been missing from the start. : So that missing iron skewer is the weapon!?: An iron skewer would match up with the wounds perfectly!: Hey Teruteru! Where'd ya hide the iron skewer!? : Ah, ahhhh...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... ♪ Music pauses. ♪ : Avrillavignnnnnnnne!: ...Avril Lavigne!: Huh!? Did he really just say that!? ♪ Music resumes. ♪ : He's just saying random poo poo to gently caress with us! You probably dumped it somewhere on the island, didn't you!?: This school trip has a no littering rule. If he had violated it, the island siren would be ringing nonstop.: Island sirens...? Just for littering!?: Also...I was on guard duty and I never once saw Teruteru leave the old building.: Which means...he obviously hid it somewhere in the old building...: It's probably the kitchen again, right!?: Teruteru...just man up and be straight with us.: OH...OH, OH, OH, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...  : OH WHAT DA HELL YOU EVEN SAYIN', YOU STUPID COUNTRY HICK!?!?: He said, um..."Oh what the hell are you even saying, you stupid country hick.": I guess...we have no choice but to somehow find out for ourselves...If the iron skewer is the weapon...then hiding it in the kitchen would be the easiest way to slip it by. But...Byakuya and I checked the kitchen pretty thoroughly before the party started. Which means... Was the weapon already hidden somewhere we couldn't find it?  Could it have been in an unexpected place...? Where would that be? Where did he hide a long weapon like an iron skewer?  Think...carefully...! : Ah'm na' hidin' an'thing!: He said..."I'm not hiding anything!": Ah'm na' hidin' an'thing! Ah'm na' hidin' anythiiiiiing! I must reveal to Teruteru the conclusive evidence that proves he's the killer!
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Click here to watch this update's video!  : Finally...we are nearing the end. A cornered opponent will be surrounded by Soul Shields and simply will not listen to what you have to say. It will probably pain you to condemn your classmate... but this is a class trial, after all. You must argue against your opponent and destroy their Soul Shields. A high-speed dispute battle where you beat down a panicked opponent's excuses and nonsense... That's the Bullet Time Ba-... SORRY. The Panic Talk Action. P(Panic) T(Talk) A(Action)... We'll shorten it to PTA.: During PTA, you must destroy all of your opponent's Soul Shields so you can deliver your Final Strike. In order to do that...you must destroy your opponent's remarks while following the tempo of the song. Time your button presses with the Tempo Marker as it moves across the screen. Match the Tempo Marker by pressing the X/A button and you will be able to lock on to the opponent's remark. If you keep pressing it, you will be able to lock on to multiple remarks at the same time. Afterward, if you release the X/A button in time with the Tempo Marker, it will intercept the locked on remark and destroy it. By destroying remarks, you will be able to damage the Soul Shields protecting the opponent and destroy them. However, if you cannot destroy their remark within the time limit, you will end up getting hurt. For this PTA, just focus on pressing the X/A button. Please wait for another time for the other features.: Do this consecutively and you'll start a combo. Keep this going and you'll initiate a Tempo Up. On the flipside, if you keep missing, you'll find yourself in a Tempo Down situation. When the song changes, the tempo changes. This will alter the timing for each button. Please be careful.: Last but not least, let me tell you about the final blow. If you destroy all of your opponent's Soul Shields, they will start to give their final argument. And if that happens...4 words will be displayed on the top, bottom, left and right sides of the screen. Each of these 4 words corresponds to the Triangle/Y, X/A, Square/X and Circle/B buttons. If you press the buttons in the right order, you will be able to compose the words of your Final Strike. Please make your argument while searching for the words that will trump your opponent's final argument. Also, if you don't deliver your Final Strike within the time limit, the opponent's Soul Shields will recover. Well then...good luck and have fun!: That's...a lot of words for a minigame that ultimately didn't change that drastically from its previous incarnation. Let's just get right into it.  (Slow tempo) (Medium tempo) (Fast tempo) : The "Soul Shields" flying around Teruteru are just a visual representation of his smaller health bar up at the top of the screen. To start locking on to your opponent's remarks you'll need to press the X/A button as an orange dot passes under the black circle at the lower middle of your screen. : The main difference between this version of the minigame and the one in Danganronpa 1 is that instead of continuously tapping the X/A button you're supposed to tap once and HOLD the button until you want to release it in time with the tempo and orange dots. This is a crucial difference that, in my opinion, the tutorial does a horrible job communicating. I didn't realize this fact on my first playthrough until somewhere around Trial 3 or 4 and I couldn't figure out why I was having so much trouble with it. : Regardless, press and HOLD the button to start locking on. When you're ready to strike, release the button in time with the tempo to break an opponent's remarks and damage their shields. For right now, we just need to continue doing this until we win. Other mechanics will be introduced over time. : Get your combo high enough and the tempo of the minigame will increase. You'll do more damage this way but it will get a little harder to stay on beat.: Even though I now know to hold the button instead of tapping rhythmically, PTA feels a lot harder to me than the old Bullet Time Battles did. I think it's because you still have to maintain a rhythm when playing but the lack of actual rhythmic button presses makes it harder to stay on time. Might just be a personal thing though.  : The Final Strike! Press the buttons in the right order to form a convincing final argument!: Where would the weapon be!?    : This is the end!   : Could the iron skewer have been hidden...inside the piece of meat on the bone!?: Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha!?: What are you sayin'...? Dere's no way I'd hide anything...in a place like that...: Th-That's clearly impossible! I mean, that's inside the food!: "Impossible"... That's what Byakuya and I thought... That's why we overlooked it... : It seems there are no dangerous items--like that skewer in the churrasco earlier--inside that pile of food.: That...appears to be the case...Phew, I wouldn't have known what to do if he said fish bones and meat bones were also dangerous items...  : But in fact...the only place you could hide the weapon was inside the food that couldn't be inspected. : Out of all the dishes you prepared, the only one that could hide a weapon as long as an iron skewer is...the meat on the bone! : WHAT NOWWWWW!?: I-I-I'm usin' mah right to remain silent!: There's no way that exists here!: W-We need to confirm this now! : So if we eat that tasty-lookin' piece of meat and find the iron skewer inside... Bullseye!: All right, Monokuma or Monomi, one of you hurry and bring over that piece of meat!: One minute... Just gimme one minute...I'll eat the whole thing...!: Wait now hold on a second! Time out! Time out!: What are you doing!? Hurry up and bring it over!!!: Ah...about that... ♪ Music fades out. ♪ *...* : Huh...? Where did Monokuma go?: I'm...right here...!  : Nom...I'm already eating it!: Gyaaaaa! A bear that eats meat!: ...Wait, now that I think about it, that's pretty normal.: Om nom nom... What is this...? So yummy!: D-Dammit! That's my meat!: I've never eaten anything like it in my entire life! The taste brings me back to my days in the wild. : Th-Th-Th-Th-This...THIS IS BAD! Seriously, this is really bad!: My, my...there's something inside the meat... : Look what came out!: I-Isn't that...!?: Is that...an iron skewer...? : Check it out...the handle looks like it's made of bone. Pretty clever.: The sword of destruction! Encased in bone and sheathed in meat! It brought catastrophe unto Byakuya!: As expected of Teruteru! Such a fantastic weapon from the Ultimate Chef! : Y-Y-You're wrong...! I'm not the killer... I'm not the kind of person...who would kill someone...! : I got it! You all set me up! You guys set me up so you could blame dis on me!: ...: Jeez, what a disappointment... Such an unseemly defense for an Ultimate like you. Can you really call that hope? : Hey Nagito...I'm sorry but can you just be quiet?: ... : Y'all nothin' but a buncha poor, loudmouthed, fast-food eatin' hicks!: He said..."You're all nothing but a bunch of poor, loudmouthed, fast-food-eating hicks".: Y-You don't need to translate anymore... Somehow I can...tell what he's trying to say!: Nevah nevah nevah shoulda wasted mah cookin' on you 'ngrates!Let's just...deal with Nagito later... More importantly, we should first...  : I guess we need to settle this...once and for all... To do that, we need to go over the entire incident from beginning to end and make everything clear...Go over the entire incident... And then, I can prove Teruteru's crime... That's right...if we don't do that, we can't end this no matter how much time passes.  : So it's finally come to this... My throb is chesting. Every case has one last feature to bring the class trial to an end. This is the Closing Argument.: In this phase, you'll give a complete summary of the case. You'll have to reproduce the order of events in the case in the form of a comic book. This reproduction is merely Hajime's imagination. So, there will be gaps here and there. Gaps are areas where a number of pieces are missing. It's up to you to complete the comic using the Truth Panels provided. Around 3-5 Truth Panels make up one set. Inside that one set, there will be correct panels placed among incorrect panels. If you use up all of the correct panels contained in one set, it will switch to a new set. After that, if you fill in all the holes, you will clear the challenge. I'm pretty sure some of you already noticed but... It will be difficult to complete with so many gaps, but once you fill some in, it will become much simpler. For those of you who played the previous game, you might hesitate at first...but it's basically the same concept.: Now then, when playing and solving the Closing Argument, there is a certain trick... If you move the reticle onto the gaps on each page, it will display hints at the top of the screen. This type of hint will ask what kind of scene is drawn in that gap. Also if you move the reticle onto a Truth Panel, it will display a hint as well. This hint explains the scene contained in that panel. Put together these two hints and think carefully. Of course, don't forget that there will be a time limit... Well then...good luck and have fun! : So...we need to do it!   : The tutorial did a pretty good job of explaining the minigame this time so let me explain the changes. The concept of the Closing Argument is basically the same as it was in Danganronpa 1 but there have been some major improvements to the formula.  : First off, you're only given a few panels to work with at any given time. This is known as a Stock.  : Second, as mentioned, hints about the panels and holes are given just by hovering the cursor over each of them. : Third, the game tells you immediately if you put the right panel in the right place. This is a big change from the first game, where putting a panel in the wrong place wouldn't stop you until you're in the middle of the Summary. I'm very grateful for this change because it means I don't have to fear blowing my whole recording because of one mistake like I had to worry doing about last time. : And lastly, getting a correct answer will give you an extra 10 seconds.  : Oh, and it'll tell you when you're on the final set of panels. All together these changes make the Closing Argument, which was already pretty fun, a much better minigame overall. : Here's everything that happened in this case!: (Don't forget to read right to left!)  : Let's try going over the whole incident, beginning with right after the party started... : Byakuya had us gather in the dining hall of the old building near the hotel. : He was extra cautious about a murder occurring that night because of a threatening letter he received. Therefore, he decided to throw a party so he could monitor us. : Though one person didn't come, the rest of us assembled at the dining hall...and the party was underway. But, at that time, the trap set by a certain someone was already in motion. : They plugged three irons into the outlets in the storage room, which nearly capped the power usage... : Additionally, they prepared something else that would activate at 11:30 p.m.... : The air conditioners in the office and dining hall. They had already set the timers for these. Thanks to the irons maxing out the power usage, the breaker was tripped when the air conditioners kicked on. : Since the windows in the old building were covered, the blackout plunged the dining hall into total darkness. : But when that happened, Byakuya took out a specific item that he brought in his case. : That item...was the night-vision goggles. Byakuya was so concerned about a murder occurring that he brought a variety of security equipment with him. When he put on his night-vision goggles, Byakuya witnessed a certain someone making a suspicious move... : He saw Nagito guiding himself with the desk lamp's power cord so he could get under the table. That's right. Everything up to that point was all part of Nagito's plan. The murder warning to Byakuya, the source of the blackout... It was all Nagito. : While the blackout was happening, someone else--the real killer--began making their move in the kitchen. : The killer probably already knew about Nagito's plan, so they knew a blackout was coming... That's why the killer prepared all the items they would need to commit their crime in the dark beforehand. : They needed a light source, which was provided by the portable stove in the kitchen. : They needed a weapon, too... This had also been hidden in the kitchen beforehand. : The long iron skewer used in the churrasco dish. The killer hid that inside that meat with the bone in it. : With the weapon and portable stove in hand, the killer stepped out into the hallway... First they closed the fire door in the hallway so their light source wouldn't peek toward the dining hall. : Then, guided by the light, the killer headed toward the storage room and grabbed a specific item... : That's right. A tablecloth to block the blood splatter. : With this, the killer finished their preparations and snuck under the floorboards through the secret passage. They probably turned off the portable cooking stove at that point, or left it near the entrance of the door. The floor in the dining hall is full of gaps, so there's no way they could've safely held a light source. : But thanks to the glowing mark they painted earlier, the killer was able to get beneath the table. : Under the table, Byakuya found the knife that had been hidden there... : If only he had retreated, he probably wouldn't have gotten killed but... He had to retrieve that knife. And, at that moment... : The killer lurking beneath the floorboards stabbed straight up with the iron skewer! : The killer had been waiting in the dark for the moment when the glowing paint began to move. : After they murdered Byakuya, the killer purposefully shouted from beneath the floorboards to make it seem like they were still in the dining hall. Afterward, they came out from underneath the floorboards and rushed back to the kitchen. : And then, after hiding the murder weapon in the kitchen, they rejoined the group as if nothing had happened. : There's only one person who would've been able to commit this crime... Especially if that person is someone who'd think of an unexpected way to hide a weapon inside food...   : Isn't that right... Teruteru Hanamura!?    : That's what happened... How about it? Did I get anything wrong? : Th-This...is a mistake... A mistake, I tell you... I would never...I would never kill anyone... Would...never... Gh...ugh...ughhhh... : WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH...!: It seems...this is the end. : WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! : Geh-hehe...it looks like your argument has come to a close.: Oops! I lost control of my wild side for a second. Was that a side effect of the meat I just ate? : ...Well, putting that aside, let's move along to the nerve-wracking voting time! Now then, please pull the lever in front of your and cast your vote.: Oh, just a reminder... Make triple sure you vote for someone!: If you don't vote...I'm gonna eat you up just like that meat from earlier...: Ughhhh...! Wh-Why did this happen...!? : Who will be chosen as the blackened!? Will you make the right choice or the dreadfully wrong one!?: Puhuhu! Such heart-pounding excitement!     : At the end of the trial, you are scored based on how well you did in the various debates and minigames, as well as what difficulty you're playing on. Your reward is given in Monocoins. Getting an A rank is pretty doable, but getting a perfect is fairly challenging.
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In regards to the timing of it all, there's actually another possible inconsistency that hasn't been mentioned. While Teruteru's appearance under the floorboards in time for the murder can be explained by suggesting he might have gone down there a few minutes before the blackout happened (though we don't know why he would be down there ahead of time at this point), Byakuya's own actions can't be similarly explained. When the blackout occurred, here's what both Nagito and Byakuya had to do to end up under the table: Nagito: Bend down, find cord, follow to table, go under the table Byakuya: Realize what had happened, "What the hell? What's going on here?", find his box, open it in the dark (it was locked, right?), get the night vision goggles, put them on, see Nagito moving, "Th-This is...!", run across the room, go under the table Byakuya has to do about 10 different actions in the same amount of time Nagito does four. And Nagito's 3rd action takes place during Byakuya's 8th one. Unless Nagito fumbled around trying to find the lamp cord for a good few seconds, Byakuya moved and reacted very fast. That, or there's a little bit of stretching time for narrative purposes. Regardless, this discussion of Teruteru's timing is interesting because I hadn't really given thought to the timeframe of it all before now. It's definitely true that if he left the kitchen after the blackout struck there should definitely be no way he'd be able to do everything in time to be at the murder scene. Overall, I don't think this plot hole ruins this trial, and I think it's one of the better ones in the game, comparable in the level of complexity and fakeouts as Trial 4 in DR1 was.
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