Chapter 87 -Trial #3: Case Closed! (End Of Trial)-

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     *We're so close to the end of the class trial, so hang in there, you guys~!*


     Lucky Guy's P.O.V: "?"

     
     The atmosphere around us tightened as we paused to think about this serious situation here... 

     "What should we do?" Luca asked us, but specifically to me. "Lucky Guy, we have to do something about this, don't we?"

     He's right. We have to do something about this... We can't just let the traitor walk away from this mess! What happens if they strike next? We wouldn't know! Or besides that, they may cause trouble...

     "I have a question," Emma spoke up from the silence. "What if the traitor doesn't want to be revealed? What happens next?"

     "Well," Robbie sighed. "If the traitor's not going to reveal themselves, I guess there's no point, but to continue on."

     "Wait, you're just going to leave that one traitor behind!?" Tracy covered her mouth to stop her from panicking. "B-But we could be in d-danger because of this!"

      Hearing this, I shrugged. "Do you have a better plan, Tracy?" I countered her. "We honestly don't know if the remaining traitor is... someone who we could trust."

     "But we aren't safe near the traitors and anyone of us that involved the killing," Hastur added. "But speak of the devil, it appears we're almost running out of time here. So how about it? Let that one go?"

     Me and Robbie stared at each other, and I could tell that I wasn't the only one who's afraid of letting this 'traitor' go.

     "I have to confess something, you guys," the axe boy spoke up softly. "That I should've confessed earlier."

     "That you're the traitor?" Antonio guessed. 

     "No!" Robbie replied furiously. "Why in the world would I ever confess that?" Then going back to what he was trying to tell us, "I've met the last traitor this morning, you guys... The traitor with the cloak tried to attack me with an identical axe of mine, but stopped when I was about to kill whoever was behind that mask."

     "Is it the same one that attacked Naib?" Freddy asked. 

     "Not really, this one was different," Robbie responded calmly. "Either ways, she told me that she wanted me to figure out who she and her other partner is, even if it takes this class trial to do that."

     . . . 

     Wow, I've never heard that before... Could there be a message behind that, I wonder? It was as if the traitor really does want to reveal themselves, but couldn't for some reason...

     "She had mentioned that she couldn't bring herself to face you, Lucky Guy," the axe boy continued on when he stared at me across the room. "Although, I have a feeling she doesn't want to admit it to me, but I could tell that behind her mask, she was afraid."

     "Afraid of me?" I echoed, but I was cut off by Jose when he said-- 

     "Alright!" He clapped his hands tightly to get our attention. "So the traitor is a female, huh? Well, now we could limit our options! Boys are excluded as suspects!"

     Seriously? I wanted to say that to him. That is your way of finding the last traitor? Wow...

     

     . . . 

     "Time is ticking~!" Monokuma reminded us. "You have less than a few minutes left to vote! Who do you think is the killer and the traitor?"

     . . . 

     "The first one's easy," Kurt began. "Leo Beck's the killer, no doubt about--"

     "No!" Emma shouted across the room. "Please, you guys! It can't be my father!"

     "We've already discussed this a thousand times, Emma," Robbie looked away sadly. "I know, it's hard to see your father go, but this has to be done in order for us to survive--"

     "I don't care about surviving," the gardener's voice grew soft as she wiped her tears away. "I care about him... He's the only family I ever have..."

     If only she knows the truth... If only Emma knows just how much of a burden Leo Beck will be if we vote off the wrong killer/traitor... It doesn't matter anymore about caring for others... The only thing that matters is what needs to be done...

     "I'm sorry, Emma," Freddy lowered his head, feeling ashamed. "But Leo Beck tried to kill me... So, I have to..."

     "It's all your fault!" The gardener cried, tears streaming down her face. "Why could you do this to me? Why!?"

     "Emma," Emily gently patted her friend's back. "Please, stay strong. It was all an accident."

     "An accident?" Emma stopped crying. "I don't think so."

     "Emma, listen!" Tracy snapped at her. "Wake up, will you? Your father is a monster! And that's his destiny, isn't it?"

     His destiny? No, there's more than just his destiny... It was his own will...


     "Emma, it's alright," Leo Beck said softly from the other side. "It was my fault. I was the one who got brainwashed by that Monokuma... Don't blame Freddy for this, he did that to survive my killing instinct."

     . . . 

     "I..." Emma closed her eyes sadly. "I'm sorry."

     "No need to be sorry," her father smiled at her gently. "At least, you'll have the chance to survive, won't you? Promise me... You'll survive 'till the end."

     . . . 

     Emma nodded slowly, but I could tell in her face... She didn't look alright...

     "What about the other traitor?" Murro brought up our attention. "They'll survive won't they?"

     "It looks like we have no other choice," Luca spoke up. "We have to get this trial to a closing end."

     "And time's up!" Monokuma excitedly began. "It's time to vote! Who will be chosen as the blackened? Will you make the right choice, or the deadly--"

     "Stop!" 

     . . . 

     "Huh?" Everyone's attention was turned towards the survivor next to me--

     "What in the name of blazes is this!?" Monokuma's face turned red. "Am I a joke to you!?"

     I glanced anxiously at Emma before whispering, "Emma, what are you doing?"

     "If my father's going, let me die with him," the gardener ignored me as she stared at everybody in the room. "Please? As a favor to replace Bonbon's death."

     "Are you crazy!?" The doctor gasped as she grabbed her friend's arm. "No, don't do this, bestie! I'll be alone without you!"

     Emma held her arms tightly. "But I don't want to live without him... I've been a terrible daughter..." 

     "Hey, hey, hey!" Monokuma scolded at her. "What do you think you're doing, missy? You're literally breaking the rules abide by the school!"

     . . . 

     "But--"

     "Emma, it's alright," Leo Beck glanced over at his daughter. "This was all my fault. And as punishment, I will not let my daughter be accepted into my fate."

     "Papa..."

     "Alright!" Monokuma yelled. "Time to lighten things up and start the voting!"


     As the headmaster popped the slot machine right in front of us, we didn't hesitate to pull the lever to vote...





     Just as the slot machine was spinning wildly, it finally landed slowly onto the face of: Leo Beck + Bonbon. 

     "Congrats!" Monokuma excitedly beamed. "Got it right on the money again! Puhuhuhu, the killer who killed Edgar and Kreacher was none other than Leo Beck, and the traitor who planned a suicide was Bonbon!"

     So we were right...

     "But why did Bonbon kill himself?" William asked out of curiosity. "And who wrote that message for him!?"

     "Because," Robbie's voice became calm all of a sudden. "If I could guess, it might be because he didn't want to hurt anybody. Not even the other traitor as well..." Then looking over at me. "That is why we must fight to escape..."

     I nodded back at him... 

     "Anyways," the headmaster cleared his throat. "The 2 remaining points go directly to~"

     . . . 

     Please, please, please, please, please!!!


     "The hunters!" 

     I felt my shoulders relaxed when I heard those 2 points were not going to our side. 

    YES!


     "And it's all thanks to Robbie for leading his team!" Monokuma explained. "Otherwise, Lucky Guy would've gotten his side to win if he never fainted."

     Yeah, so true... Thank god Orpheus's words were true! We will all make it to level 5 together as one!

     "Way to go, Robbie!" Luchino cheered. 

     "Great work!" Ann praised him. 

     "Hm, I guess you could say it's not that bad after all," Michiko fanned herself beautifully. 

     As every hunter was thankful for Robbie, I could tell Robbie was hiding his blush... 

     But is it still over yet? Huh, we still have a little more to go before we celebrate too early...

     The only ones who weren't thankful was... 

     "Papa," Emma went up to hug her father. "I'll miss you so much!"

     "I'll miss you too, my dear," Leo Beck patted her back before letting her go. "Make your father proud, alright? Show him what a tough girl you could be without him watching you."

     I watched as the gardener nodded as she blinked back her tears. "I promise..."

     . . . 

     "This sucks!" Tracy whined from where she was standing at. "We still haven't caught the last traitor and you guys are celebrating about 'this' and 'that?' I mean, c'mon on!"

     "Get your act together, Tracy," Martha reminded her. "We don't need to hear any more from you. At least, be a little more thankful that you're alive."

     "Hmph!" She pouted angrily as she turned away from us. 

     . . . 

     "So now that Bonbon is both the victim and the traitor," Monokuma sighed deeply. "I guess Leo Beck is just going to die by himself then~ It's time to say your good-byes! Kyahahahahahaha!!!"

     I almost had to control my emotions when I saw Emma and Leo Beck letting go of their hands for the last time... 

     "Good-bye," Emma bit her lips when she said that. "Papa."

     "Good-bye to you, my dear."


     
     . . . 

     "Now let's get the punishment going!" Monokuma jumped up from his seat as he hit the red button with his hammer. 

     . . . 

     Immediately, the chains above us grabbed Leo Beck on the neck as it pulled him up. Emma tried desperately to grab him, but he was too fast up in the air as he was out of anyone's reach... And his death was unbearable to watch... 

     "I can't watch!" Emma squealed behind me as Emily helped cover the gardener's eyes. "I can't watch!"

     She doesn't have to... 

     She doesn't have to suffer...

     She doesn't have to suffer because of Freddy...

     Because. It's. All. Monokuma's. Fault. For. Bringing. Those. Memories. Back. To. Life. 



     . . . 

     After the punishment was over, everybody in the room was silent... It was as if the view had affected us so much that... that we had lost all hope... Lost all hope to believe that we could do this together...

     "My, my!" Monokuma smiled cheerfully. "That was some of the best punishments I've ever seen!" Then going back into business. "Anyways, now that all of you guys have made it passed this level, level 5 will begin momentarily the next following day so be prepared for the final boss level!"

     "I can't wait," I muttered to myself, glaring at Monokuma.

     He will be stopped. He just has too!


     . . . 


     And the trial was finally over... We all exited out of the 4th floor and headed down to the 1st floor with the elevator, and it was time for lunch in the afternoon. 

     (Author's note: Boring exit for them, I know! I'm just too sad to even write this perfectly altogether in one line!)

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     Yeah, I'm sorry if this story doesn't make any sense what-so-ever, but the gist is: There is only 1 traitor left! Will the traitor make it out alive? Or will there be another death? Who knows? Only the author knows! So shh! No Spoiler alerts!

     -Taina Zakura-

     Yeah, I'm sorry if this story doesn't make any sense what-so-ever, but the gist is: There is only 1 traitor left! Will the traitor make it out alive? Or will there be another death? Who knows? Only the author knows! So shh! No Spoiler alerts!...

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     (Lol, it looks like a hot mess, right? This is just a reference of the hunters!)

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