Blackened Competition Entry 1 - Broken Seesaw

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Entry #1 - Broken Seesaw
Danganronpa V3 Cast & Map

Trial #3

Cast:
Shuichi Saihara, Kaede Akamatsu, K1-B0, Maki Harukawa, Himiko Yumeno, Rantaro Amami, Ryoma Hoshi, Kirumi Tojo, Angie Yonaga, Tenko Chabashira, Korekiyo Shinguji, Miu Iruma, Gonta Gokuhara, Kokichi Oma, Kaito Momota, Tsumugi Shirogane, Junko Enoshima

Trial #1
Shuichi Saihara was killed by Rantaro Amami
Trial #2
Ryoma Hoshi was killed by Maki Harukawa

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Keebo pulls the doors to the entrance of the school wide open when the body discovery announcement is heard, Monokuma calling them to the third floor. Three of you have found a new victim. A flurry of students follow his lead inside, but as soon as they enter, someone falls from above. They crash into the floor with a loud crack, and the second body discovery announcement of the night plays.

Tenko Chabashira is splayed out in front of them, unmoving, and a shriek calling her name is heard from the upper floors. Everyone races up the stairs, realizing the second victim is still unknown. They reach the third floor and find Himiko balled up and shuddering. In front of her is Angie Yonaga, strung up like a crucifixion from the torii gate in the hall with a sword piercing her chest.

Monokuma’s voice is heard and the students turn behind them only to find a completely unrecognizable teen holding the bear in her arms. Who is she, and why is she here? There’s little time to discuss as there are an entire two murders to solve. So the investigation begins.

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Truth Bullets

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{1 - Victim Profiles}Name: Angie Yonaga
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage of a wound to the back that pierced the heart
Time of Death: ???

Name: Tenko Chabashira
Cause of Death: Broken vertebra from impact after a sudden fall from considerable height
Time of Death: A6

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{2 - Angie’s Body}Angie’s body is hanging from the torii gate in front of the Stairs to Fourth Floor. Her wrists are tightly tied to the upper frame of the gate, and there is something gold and shiny on her palms. The injury to her chest was deep, but probably not enough to kill her immediately.

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{3 - Gold Leaf Katana}It was stabbed into Angie’s hung body. It doesn’t pierce through her body, but there appears to be an exit wound on her backside. Because the katana is so old, the handle's gold leaf rubs off easily.

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{4 - Necronomicon}A book Monokuma prepared as a motive. Angie attempted to carry out the book's resurrection ritual.
"The Necronomicon Resurrection Ritual"
"Prepare an effigy of the dead soul you wish to contact. Everyone may participate."
"The size and shape of the effigy is irrelevant. Make it out of whatever materials you wish."
"If it's not obvious who the effigy is supposed to be, label it with the name of the deceased."
"After preparing the effigy, burn this Necronomicon to ashes."
"Use caution! Be mindful of carbon monoxide poisoning!"
"Sprinkle the ashes on the effigy and repeat the name of the deceased three times."
"Then close your eyes and wait. After a while..."
"you should feel a light tap on your back. If so, that means the ritual was a success!"
"The ashes are only good for one use. The ritual can only be performed once, so use it wisely."

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{5 - Stuffed Doll}A plush that Tsumugi handcrafted for the ritual. It has the name ‘Atua’ embroidered into the backside. It was found under layers of blood and ashes in the center of the Ultimate Artist’s lab.

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{6 - Tsumugi’s Account}Angie had locked herself in the Ultimate Artist's lab from A0 after Tsumugi gave her the materials for the ritual. She would not unlock the door unless someone from the student council asked her to. The student council members were: Gonta, Keebo, Himiko, Tenko, and Tsumugi.

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{7 - Himiko’s Account}The body discovery announcement played when Himiko and Tenko found Angie’s body at A6. The two were together for the whole night. Himiko tried to pull Angie down, but Tenko threw her back as the floor began to give in.

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{8 - Crosspiece Under the Floor}One of the crosspieces that support the floorboards beneath the torii gate on the third floor. Only the portion that supports the floorboard was cut off. It wasn't broken naturally. It looked like someone had purposely cut it.

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{9 - Items from Labs}The gold leaf katana was taken from the Ultimate Anthropologist Lab. A handsaw shows signs of use from the Ultimate Assassin Lab. The net in the Ultimate Tennis Pro’s Lab is in tatters.

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{10 - Guard Duty}Gonta and Keebo stood guard in front of the school so non-council members would not interrupt the ritual. Gonta notes that Tsumugi left the building at A1, and Himiko and Tenko entered at A3. Keebo traded places with him at A4 and did not let anyone in besides Gonta.

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{11 - Monokuma’s Authority}There were no accomplices involved in the murders. The blackened did not cooperate with anyone to kill their victim, and they do not count for the body discovery announcement trigger.

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{12 - Junko Enoshima}A highschool-age girl found hiding in the school during the investigation. She calls herself the Ultimate Despair. Her blonde hair features hairpins resembling Monokuma. Some students are instinctively hostile towards her.

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{13 - Additional Rule}The following rule was added to the school regulations: If two different murders by different murderers occur at the same time, only the one whose victim was found first will be the blackened.

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Trial Questions 

1 - Who killed Angie and Tenko?

2 - What are the reasons for Angie’s body looking the way it does now?

3 - Which three people triggered the body discovery announcement?

4 - What did Angie do in her last moments?

5 - Who is Junko Enoshima?

[peterparker]

Q1 - Who killed Angie and Tenko? 
A - Korekiyo killed Angie and Tenko, because only he could have taken the gold leaf katana from his lab. Only the murderer would have reason to take the katana, and even if he had taken it out of the lab for innocent reasons, he surely would have noticed it being stolen and mentioned when that happened.

Q2 - What are the reasons for Angie's body looking the way it does now? 
A - Angie's body was tied up to the gate using the remains of the tennis net; this was done in order to lure a second victim to the floor underneath her, where the killer had cut the crosspieces. The katana is still in her body from when she was stabbed. Her hands are stained gold from trying to pull it out.

Q3 - Which three people triggered the body discovery announcement? 
A - Tenko, Himiko, and Tsumugi triggered the body discovery announcement. Tenko and Himiko, of course, found her during A6. Tsumugi however, is the person who asked Angie to open the door, leaving it unlocked for Korekiyo to enter.

Q4 - What did Angie do in her last moments? 
A - During Angie's last moments, she tried pulling the katana out. This is why the katana doesn't go all the way through anymore, despite the exit wound suggesting that it did initially pierce all the way through. This is also the cause of the gold on her hands.

Q5 - Who is Junko Enoshima? 
A - The true identity of Junko Enoshima, is Tsumugi in cosplay. After leaving the school as Tsumugi to prevent suspicion, Tsumugi cosplayed as Junko, snuck back into the school, and called for Angie to open up the door, using Tsumugi's voice. Then "Junko" hid and, while Angie was looking around for Tsumugi, Korekiyo attacked. This does not count as an accomplice, because it is the work of the mastermind.