Chapter 1: Rats in a Cage, Part VI (Class Trial)
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I couldn't believe it. She seemed like a well-meaning, if rather uncanny, young girl, and now here she was, having basically confessed to murder.
Noriko: (giggling) And you wonder why I'm called the Ultimate Stalker, don't you?
Daisuke: ...! So you knew your talent... and you kept it hidden from us, just so that you-
Noriko: Yeah, yeah, yeah. What's the big deal about it?
Daisuke: Do you feel any remorse for what you've done?!
Noriko: Nope! Then again, I know the rules. I want you alive.
Shion: You can't be serious... but... you are.
Yashiro: Sweet Jesus...
Shun: Uh, dudes?
Goh: What?
Shun: You know all those "yandere" you find in visual novels and anime alike?
Daisuke: Ye-yeah...
Shun: That bitch reminds me of them! Killing people just to have you all to herself!
Monokuma: Relax! At least she's not in a simulator!
Miyuki: I guess so...
Yae: Look, enough is enough! We might as well get rid of her right here, right now!
Monokuma: Already you've reached a consensus?
Miyuki: We have-
Kenji: Wait, wait, wait, hold on! Something doesn't add up here.
Daisuke: What about?
Kenji: I'm familiar with the legend, and I hope you're able to recall a massive inconsistency between Junpei's murder, and where Aka Manto is said to kill his victims.
Daisuke: ...
Kenji: Think back to the book. Can you remember any specific details?
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(Logic Slide)
Question #1: Where is Aka Manto said to haunt?
Wrong Answer: The stalls in male bathrooms.
Right Answer: The stalls in female bathrooms.
Question #2: And where was Junpei's body found?
Wrong Answer: The girls' toilets.
Right Answer: The boys' toilets.
Question #3: Does that fit the legend of Aka Manto?
Wrong Answer: Yes, it does.
Right Answer: No, it doesn't.
BREAK!
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Daisuke: I do, actually. Even though Aka Manto is said to haunt the stalls of girls' toilets only... if the legend was accurate here, then why was Junpei killed in the boys' toilets?
Yashiro: Because this demon you talk about thankfully does not exist!
Ringo: I've heard about these superstitions, and I can confirm that yes, it is accurate that if he exists, a big if, Aka Manto only haunts female bathrooms.
Shun: So, what can we assume from this? That somehow a boy got into the-
Monokuma: I really don't wanna read some article accusing me of shooting myself in the foot! Repeatedly! With a machine gun!
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Danganronpa: Paradise Lost
Mystery / Thriller"The life of Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate Hikikomori, turns upside down when he finds himself in the middle of nowhere alongside 15 other young prodigies. But then Monokuma returns and forces them into a Killing Game, where they will inevitably turn...
