01x03 - Not Normal Arc: k*ll and Live

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This is the private academy,
Hope's Peak High School.

There is only one rule to graduate
from this school of despair:

k*ll someone without getting caught.

Maizono has been m*rder*d.

And right now...

I'm the main suspect!

But Maizono and I both know...

...that I wasn't the one behind this.

It's about to start!

In this classroom trial...

...our lives are on the line!

"Not Normal Arc: k*ll and Live"

Is this the courtroom?

Oh, goodie! You're finally here!

Whatcha think? Doesn't it
match what you were expecting?

This place is screwed up!

If I may.

I would like to ask something
before we begin the debate.

What purpose do those serve?

It doesn't seem right to leave them out
just 'cause they're dead, now does it?

In which case,
to whom does that chair belong?

With only 15 of us,
why the need for 16 chairs?

Don't read too much into it!

That just means this courtroom
can hold a maximum of 16 jurors.

Welp, we've spent long
enough on getting situated.

It's about time we got this
classroom trial underway!

Is the m*rder*r... really amongst us?

Of course! There's no doubt about it.

Very well! Everyone, close your eyes!

Whoever the culprit is, raise your hand!

Are you stupid? Like he's gonna play along!

Now then, please begin the debate.

I can't mess this up...

Everyone's lives are on the line, not just mine!

"In Session!"

"Verbal b*llet"

"Verbal b*llet"
"Verbal b*llet"

"Verbal b*llet"
"Verbal b*llet"

I'm not sure how to debate...

Where should we start?

First, let us begin by inspecting
the weapon used to commit the crime.

The knife that was plunged
into Maizono's stomach...

That must be the weapon!

That is what k*lled her!

Anyone with eyes could see that!

Hold up! This is really important.

How so?

It means that someone took
the knife from the kitchen.

Are you saying that whoever went
into the kitchen was the culprit?

But it boils down to the same thing: Naegi did her in.

Wait! Naegi didn't take
the knife from the kitchen.

Sakura and I spent the whole day
in the cafeteria, so I'd know...

Um... Just to verify,
who precisely is Sakura?

'Tis I.

Last night, Asahina and I partook of evening tea.

I was feeling scared!

So I kinda pushed Sakura
into hanging out with me.

If you were accomplices,

you could say anything if
you matched your stories.

Even if you have an accomplice,
the only one qualified to graduate...

...is the guilty student
who carried out the crime.

It is stated as such in the handbook as well.

In other words, there is nothing
to gain by defending someone.

Th-Then...

If you weren't in on it, who took
the knife, you swimming freak?!

"Swimming freak"?!

While we were in the cafeteria, there
was but one who visited the kitchen...

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Because she isn't with us anymore...

You mean...

It was Sayaka Maizono.

She came to the kitchen, but she's dead.

Maizono took a knife out of the kitchen?

She is the only conceivable possibility.

In return for hanging out with me,
I'll make some royal milk tea!

Oh, good evening.

I'm feeling a bit thirsty.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but...

Who would have thought!

In which case, it was none
other than the victim herself,

Maizono, who took the knife!

Well, good night.

--Yes, take care.
--Yeah, good night.

I'm sure... she must have
wanted it for self-defense.

Assuming that is true, it means the
culprit stole the knife Maizono had taken

and then proceeded to k*ll her with it.

You're right...

Furthermore, Naegi, I do not
believe this has cleared your name.

S-See, I told you!
I just knew Naegi was behind this!

I told you I didn't do it!

Are you trying to manipulate the debate
and lead us down the wrong path?

What terrifying skills you have!

Guys, why don't you get it?

If you declare me guilty,
we're all going to die!

Wait.

Isn't it too early to name Naegi the culprit?

There is evidence suggesting
that Naegi is not the m*rder*r.

Kirigiri...

Then let us hear it.

Please recall the scene of the crime.

Did the culprit effortlessly
slip into the shower room?

What is the point of that question?

The doorknob to my
shower room was broken...

True, it looked like it had been trashed...

N-Naegi tried to force it open
and broke it! He broke it with force!

That is precisely why I do not
believe Naegi was the culprit.

What're you talking about?

He had to break it if he wanted in, right?

She locked the door from the other side!

You're wrong!

"Refute"
You're wrong!

"Ill-fit Door"

Weren't the only shower rooms
with locking doors in the girls' rooms?

Huh? What're you talkin' about?

Apparently the shower rooms in
the guys' rooms don't have locks.

Isn't that right, Monokuma?

Yep, that's right!

Then why wouldn't your shower
room's door open, Naegi?

That's because I have a poorly fit door.

The culprit was under the misconception

that the door wouldn't open because
she had locked it from the inside.

That's why he tried to break the doorknob!

If Naegi was the culprit,

he could have opened the door
without going through all of that effort.

S-So it wasn't Naegi?

Kirigiri...

We are not done yet. Do not relax.

Then let us assume that
someone else is the m*rder*r.

Where would he get the idea that the door
was locked when this was a boy's room?

I imagine the k*ller truly
believed that it was a girl's room.

He was convinced that it
was Sayaka Maizono's room.

So you're saying that it was someone
who didn't know about the room swap?

That's everyone except for Naegi!

Then who the hell is the culprit?!

I know! Let's decide by majority vote for now!

You're cool with doin' that "for now"...?

Ain't we in a bit of a pinch?

Really now, if someone
doesn't do somethin'...

It does not matter how
trivial the matter may seem.

Does anyone feel that
something seems amiss?

Something seems off to me!

See, I was wondering how the k*ller
got into Naegi's room to begin with.

He picked the lock?

No, the locks were supposed
to have anti-picking mechanisms!

Then allow this here genius to tell you!

Bluntly put, Maizono
personally invited the k*ller,

who was pretending to be
a visitor, into her room!

Yamada...

There is no way Maizono
would open the door.

Oh? You have the nerve to argue with me?

Hello! Why are you so certain
she wouldn't open the door?!

That's a given.

For one thing, she was scared stiff.

Don't open the door,
even if someone comes over!

I won't open it, even if I know it's you!

Otherwise it'll defeat the point
of swapping rooms, right?

I have a hard time believing she'd
open the door after saying that.

In that case, what if her being
scared was an act in and of itself?

H-How could you say that?
There is no way she'd do that!

I doubt you want to
consider the possibility, Naegi,

but can you maintain that
stance after seeing this?

"There's something I want to discuss in private.

Please come to my room.

Make sure to check the nameplate so you
don't go to the wrong room by mistake."

What... is that?

The pressure of her pen
dented the paper underneath.

I found this in a notebook
that was in your room, Naegi.

Naegi, were you the one who wrote this?

No, it wasn't me...

I thought not.

It appears that the memo was signed by
a name that could be read as, "Maizono."

Why would she write a memo like this...?

I believe she used that memo
to invite someone to your room.

Any guy'd k*ll to see the day

a super high school-level idol
invites him to her room.

Oh, but, naturally, I'm only interested
in 2D girls, so no worries there!

However, I do believe that memo
with Maizono's signature said,

"Come to my room," did it not?

But then wouldn't he go to Maizono's
room while Naegi was there?

No, the culprit was certain
to visit Naegi's room.

My! Why is that?

Not only did the residents
swap rooms, but also nameplates.

"Maizono"

If I had only looked at my handbook,
I would have missed this clue.

Then the person she invited in that memo...

Would undoubtedly find himself
welcomed into Naegi's room,

where Sayaka Maizono was waiting.

Swapping nameplates...

Who would do such a thing?

It clearly was not Naegi, correct?

R-Right...

Th-Then who the heck did it?

Only one person could have done it.

It had to be the only other person
who knew that we had swapped rooms...

Maizono!

But why'd she ask someone over
after swapping rooms with you?

Maizono was planning to k*ll someone.

I suspect that after the m*rder,
she intended to return the nameplates

and place the blame on Naegi.

She'd never--!

Are you certain? Look at all of
the evidence pointing otherwise.

The problem with Maizono's
plan was that she gave

the fool she invited into your
room a chance to fight back.

He got in the first strike
with that decorative sword!

No, that was used in defense.

In general, that is what
scratches on a sheath imply...

If everything had gone according to plan,

Maizono would be standing there
now as if nothing had ever happened.

Maizono, why...?

Isn't that obvious?

It was to escape from this
school, or so I suspect.

However, she was ultimately defeated
and k*lled, so she failed to get far.

Don't put it like that!

Why not? That is how this game works.

--Even so--
--Calm yourself.

This is hardly the time to argue.

Indeed not. We have not
yet decided upon a culprit.

It has to be someone here in our midst...

Y-You're right! We gotta
pick someone or else...!

W-We're dead! Dead! All of us are goners!

I've gotta think! If we don't
find the culprit, it's all over.

There must be something
that we're overlooking.

Jeez! Like we can pick someone.

We're fresh outta clues, ya know?

What more can we do?

You're wrong!

"Refute"
You're wrong!

"We're fresh outta clues, ya know?"
"Dying Message"

Wh-What is it?

We still have some clues!

Huh?

Maizono left behind... a dying message!

A dying... what?

A dying message.

Wasn't it on the wall
next to Maizono's back?

Oh! What'd it say again?

You mean that "11037" thingy?

If you're gonna talk numbers,
isn't that girl a whiz?

You're a super high school-level
programmer, aren't you?

But I came up empty-handed.

Try as I might, I can't draw the
correlation between those numbers.

Maizono managed to escape
into the shower room,

but he forced open the door

and k*lled her with the knife
he had snatched from her.

"Solved"

That's it! I've got it!

That message she wrote...
It's the culprit's name!

If you flip the dying message 180 degrees,
it should become obvious!

Leon!

Isn't that your name, Leon Kuwata?

Leon...

Isn't that your name, Leon Kuwata?

Leon Kuwata...!

Wait! Ain't that a bit farfetched?!

I imagine she was leaning
against the very wall

that she wrote the message on.

Because of the position she wrote it in,

when you view it from the front,
it looks like it's been flipped 180 degrees.

What the hell?! You think I did it?

You can cut the bullshit already!

If you are not the culprit,

why did you try to destroy the evidence?

Huh?!

What is the meaning of this?

Are you talking about the
scorched remains of a Y-shirt

and those glass ball
fragments in the trash room?

Oh, I recall seeing those!

Come to think of it,
I haven't seen my crystal ball...

Th-That wouldn't be the ball, would it?

Naegi, it seems you are beginning to see

the answer that will solve this entire puzzle!

Let me paint the whole picture for you.

This case's culprit

rushed to destroy all of the
evidence after he k*lled Maizono.

But he couldn't get near the incinerator!

This is when the culprit
used Hagakure's glass ball.

Although this would be all but
impossible for a normal person,

the culprit was confident that
he could make his plan work.

That's because he was a
"Super High School-Level Baseball Player."

The culprit relaxed after disposing
of the evidence and left the trash room.

But this is where he made a mistake.

Part of the Y-shirt he had thrown
into the incinerator fell out!

And the culprit had no idea
that the scrap of material

would be used as
conclusive evidence against him.

"Da-Booom" "Da-Booom"

"Da-Booom" "Da-Booom"
Isn't that right, Leon Kuwata?

How about it, Kuwata?
Do you care to object?

Do I care to object, huh?

I do! I do, I do!
You better friggin' believe I do!

Moron, moron, moron, moron,
moron, moron! I'll never fess up!

--Moron, moron, moron...!
--But as a super high school-level baseball player,

you're the only one capable of hitting
the incinerator's switch with a glass ball.

No flippin' way I'll confess!

Besides, Yamada could get past
the gate since he's on trash duty!

But Yamada wouldn't need to throw a glass
ball from the outside because he can get in!

Moron, moron, moron! And seriously!

Claimin' I, "threw the glass ball to hide the evidence,"

is nothin' more than speculation
based on circumstantial evidence!

True, but there is other evidence
that points to you as the culprit.

Don't make crap up!

The screws to the shower
room's doorknob were removed.

So who gives a rat's a*s?!

How did the culprit remove those screws?

Your reasoning is so flippin' wrong,
you Ret*rded piece of sh*t!

If what I'm thinking is right,

there should be evidence that you've
used the screwdriver in your tool kit!

Moron, moron, moron, moron,
moron, moron, moron!

Without any evidence, this trial's
just a sham! I won't take this crap!

I'll prove that you're guilty!

"Tool Kit"

Kuwata, could you show us your tool kit?

I'm sure Kuwata's tool kit has been used.

If you have used it somewhere else,

I expect you to explain precisely
where and how it was used.

Just so you know, "I lost it,"
is not an acceptable excuse.

M-M-M-M--

Moron?

It would seem he does not
have an argument in his defense.

Kuwata...

Looks like you've just about
wrapped up yer debate.

In which case,
let's move on to Voting Time!

Punks, please vote by pressing
the switch in front of you!

Who will come out guilty in the vote?

The answer is...!

Yahoo! You're totally right!

The person who k*lled Sayaka
Maizono in this m*rder case...

...was Leon Kuwata!

Yeah?

Kuwata...

b*stard! What the hell were you thinking?!

I didn't have a choice...

I mean, she was tryin' to do me in.

So like, my only option was to k*ll her.

One wrong move and this coulda happened to you!

Okay, so there you have it!

You did a magnificent job
identifying the guilty party,

so now let's move on to
Leon Kuwata's punishment!

W-Wait just a minute!
I only k*lled her 'cause I had to!

That's right! It was legitimate self-defense!

I accidentally k*lled her
when tryin' to protect myself!

Now then, why don't we get
yer punishment underway?

--Everyone is waiting.
--W-Wait...

--Please wait!
--Excuses don't work here!

If ya disrupt the peace, ya get punished!

Isn't that one of society's rules?

N-No...! No!

Lemme outta here!

--Please let me out!
--For the Super High School-Level Baseball Player,

--C'mon! Please lemme out!
--For the Super High School-Level Baseball Player,

--Lemme out! Let me out!
--Leon Kuwata,

I've prepared a special little punishment!

No!

"Kuwata was voted guilty."

"Kuwata was voted guilty."
"Time for his punishment."

Yahoo! That's extreme!

Adrenaline is filling every inch of my body!

What the heck?
What the heck is this?

I-I can't take this...

If you can't take this,

cut all ties with the outside world,

and accept that you'll spend
the rest of yer life in here.

But that's assumin'
yer even capable of that.

I know. I know, Naegi.

You know? What do you know?

You feel despair when you think about
Maizono and how she betrayed you, right?

Screw you!

Everything... It was all your fault!

Stop for now, assuming
you truly wish to avenge her.

Damn it!

Damn it!

Naegi, there is something
I would like to discuss with you.

It's about Maizono, isn't it?

Yes.

It is true that Sayaka Maizono
tried to frame you.

That is an undeniable fact,

but what do you think
her dying thoughts were?

There's no way I'll ever know...

Even if we cannot ask her,
we can still speculate.

I believe she spent her last moments
trying to figure out a way to save you.

If she did not care what became of you,

she would not have left that message.

But wasn't she just trying to get
back at Kuwata for k*lling her?

My speculation differs from yours.

I believe... that she was hesitant.

She was hesitant about deceiving you...
as well as about k*lling someone.

That hesitation is what led to her failure.

It's an ironic twist of fate.

Why are you telling me this?

Because I am certain you are
capable of overcoming this.

You are capable of overcoming
your friends' deaths and moving on.

If you aren't that kind of person,

you won't be able to escape
from this extreme situation.

Overcome my friends' deaths?
I could never do that...!

That's why I will never
overcome their deaths.

I will drag them with me... Both
Maizono's death and Kuwata's death.

I'll drag them with me forever and ever!

I'll drag them as I plow forward!

I won't forget and overcome
their deaths as I move on!

I will drag everyone's deaths and
feelings with me when I get out!

You've chosen a path that is far
more arduous than overcoming death.

But I have high hopes for you.

Actually, I have a question
I'd like to ask while I'm here.

How did you know that I wanted to talk
to you about Maizono when I came in?

That's because I have ESP.

Just kidding! I have keen intuition.

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