FIFTH TRIAL

[whimsicalism]

Is everyone finished? Good. It's time for a trial.

[The ride to the court room is uneventful this time. There's no breaking of bones or porcelain when you land. The podiums are rather empty, especially now that there's only twenty portraits even if there's twenty one podiums still. Huh. Fancy that! It's almost as if the Storyteller was still bitter.

Though, there definitely feels something off about the court room. It sort of feels like you're being watched but you're not sure.]

Seven is Dead. Time to find out who's responsible. Time for a trial!

Comments

[ballooncaged]

A... Monster...?

So everything was... No...

[golden_king]

Everything was what?

[ballooncaged]

If you joke around about this, I'll kill... I'll be really mad at you.

It's been bothering me this whole time that someone used Seven's body and pure heart against him. But what if... He was the only one he could bring himself to kill?

[golden_king]

[ He'll tilt his head a bit. ]

A monster like him didn't really seem all that pure-hearted, since he did a lot of mouthing off...

[ A thoughtful, momentary pause, as he considered her words, though. ]

Especially if your guess is right and he targeted someone in the first place. Mm, I think that type of person is awfully just 'selfish' in the end. Though, that's just an observation more than anything like the thought of 'what's right or wrong'.

[ballooncaged]

No, you asshole! I'm not talking about Seven sacrificing himself at all! He couldn't carry out any fancy plan while he was blind! I mean Nagisa could only physically kill someone like an adult!!

[golden_king]

And believe me, I don't think Seven was nice enough to 'sacrifice' himself at all either. That'd be plain silly. That guy was useless and dumb but not that idiotic!

I thought you were saying, though, that Seven had attacked someone and that's why he ended up dying, but...I guess that's your fault for not making that more clear.

[ He'll shake his head with a slight smile. ]

I guess Nagisa could've done it. No matter the fact I don't really want it to be that sort of conclusion either, even if it's not looking good for 'us'. In the end, we don't really have anything that conclusive, though.

[ballooncaged]

Okay, then tell me why else the culprit would have targeted Seven specifically. You're this stuck up, can you really think Seven was the only careless one?

[golden_king]

Don't be ridiculous; it's not as if I hadn't caught onto the idea. I just don't like it, you know.

[ ...... ]

I'm tired of playing this game, Mizuki. Aren't you?

It's so boring and stupid.

[ His hand went down to where his golden dagger was still sheathed. But he won't bother, not when Nagisa was cracking. That'll catch his attention when it's more obvious. ]