This is the private academy, Hope's Peak High School.
But there was no hope to be found here!
It was a school of despair.
There was only one rule to graduate:
"Kill someone without getting caught."
"(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live"
"Notice from Principal Monokuma!
All bedrooms are equipped with fully-functioning shower rooms.
Please bear in mind that the water shuts off during the night hours."
So I can't shower at night?
"Furthermore, only the shower rooms in the girls' rooms can be locked.
Finally, I have prepared some modest presents for you.
Use your imagination and be creative! Let's enjoy them!"
He wants us to murder with this stuff?
I could use a shower...
Huh?
Dumb door! What gives?
Is it locked?
Boo boo! It isn't locked!
Whoa! When did you get in?
You sure are careless. You really ought to lock yer door from the inside.
What are you doing here?
Naegi, yer in serious trouble!
I see yer shower room is the only one that has issues with the door!
You've gotta lift the doorknob up while turnin' it to open the door.
Oh, it worked!
I can't believe you got the only bad door! What a riot.
Why's that?
Aren't you supposed to have "super high school-level luck"?
But ya sure don't seem lucky to me!
A job well done! Well, I'm heading on out.
Naegi, please be sure to lock yer door.
How could I have "super high school-level luck" when I'm stuck in this mess?
Yes?
Um, uh... This is Maizono.
Maizono?!
Naegi...
Uh, it's so late. Did something happen...?
It was kind of strange...
My bedroom door suddenly started to shake and rattle.
It was like someone was trying to break in.
Th-Think it was Monokuma?
I opened the door to see who it was, but no one was there.
If it wasn't Monokuma, who was it?
It's not like I'm doubting anyone! But I'm kind of scared...
Y-You'll be fine!
We can't leave our rooms during the night hours.
But that was just a promise!
What if someone breaks his word?
Then why don't you stay in my room tonight?
Won't that make you feel a bit safer?
Huh?
According to the school rules, we just need to sleep in a private room.
They don't specify who has to sleep where.
B-But just the two of us in one room is a little...
S-Sorry! I wasn't thinking! Honest! I didn't have anything dirty on the mind!
No! It's not as though I'm against the idea, but...
Um, if you don't mind, could we swap rooms for the night?
Swap rooms? S-Sure...
If that would make you feel better, Maizono, I'm cool with that.
But isn't that problematic in its own right...?
I trust you, Naegi!
Uh, ummm... Oh, yeah!
The door to my shower room can be a bit ornery.
It takes a special touch, right?
Uh, school announcements time!
--Don't open the door, even if someone comes over! --It is now 10:00pm!
--I won't open it, even if I know it's you! --We are hereby entering the night hours!
Otherwise it'll defeat the point of swapping rooms, right?
Well, then! Sweet dreams!
Good night...
This is Maizono's room...
It doesn't look too different from mine.
I'm kinda nervous.
I have to do what I can to support Maizono...
Good mornin', punks!
"Next Morning" Good mornin', punks!
It's morning! It's now 7:00.
It's time to rise and shine!
Now then, let's seize yet another day!
Oh, yeah. I slept in Maizono's room...
Everyone agreed to eat breakfast together.
"Kirigiri" Everyone agreed to eat breakfast together.
Otherwise we'd be nervous wrecks...
Oh, it's Naegi!
Hey! Good morning, Naegi!
Good morning.
The first group to gather up could be classified as the "rule-abiding high schoolers."
--Hiya! --And then there are those
with a somewhat loose sense of time.
--Sorry! My makeup took forever! --I think most high schoolers
fall under this category.
Junko Enoshima!
Yeah?
Pardon me, but you seem somewhat different from in the magazines.
That's 'cause I get fixed up for the mags!
Ever heard of photo editing software?
My word!
Don't look so stinkin' surprised! It kinda hurts my feelings!
--Good morning. --Finally, the last group strolls in
--Everyone's up early! --after making everyone wait forever.
--Good morning. --This group doesn't care about others,
--Wh-What is it? Who cares if I'm late? --let alone the time.
--Wh-What is it? Who cares if I'm late? --They march to the beat of their own drum.
I didn't sleep in! I just got freakishly lost!
I swear, I musta got caught in the Bermuda Triangle.
This still isn't everyone.
We're waiting on Maizono and Togami, right?
Togami!
Hey, have you seen Maizono?
How would I know where she is? I came straight from my room.
How unusual for Miss Sayaka Maizono to run late!
Do you think she's feeling sick?
What's wrong, Naegs?
I'm gonna check on her right quick!
Maizono!
The door...! It's unlocked!
What the heck... happened?
Where am I...?
The gym.
Naegi, you passed out in that room.
Ohgami carried you here.
That wasn't... a dream?
How's Maizono?!
Sayaka Maizono is dead.
Where are you going?
Isn't that obvious?! Maizono... To see Maizono!
Wait! Calm down, Nae--
--No! I'm going to-- --I thoroughly checked her body!
Sayaka Maizono is undeniably dead.
Then what are we doing here?
What the hell are we doing in the gym at a time like this?!
It is not as though we want to be here.
Then why?
Is-Isn't that a given? Blame Monokuma!
H-He told us to meet in the gym...
Of course we tried to object.
I said, "How could you say such a thing when someone is dead?"
But...
Everyone complied with my suggestion.
I recommended that we do as Monokuma says for now.
Kirigiri...
We are his captives! We must not blindly oppose our foe.
At least, not if we wish to avoid further casualties.
He... killed Maizono! Monokuma killed her!
Nope! I'd never do somethin' like that.
Please believe me when I say that!
Monokuma...?
You see, I would never do something that defeats the point of this school!
Even in safari parks, I was famous for being the...
...biggest nitpicking bear you ever saw when it came to rules!
Who else would have...?
As if you don't know!
Whoever murdered Sayaka Maizono is standing amongst you!
Huh? What's the big deal?
You look like yer hearts have been hit by a Gatling gun!
One of you simply murdered Maizono so you could graduate.
That's the rule! He didn't do anything wrong.
--How horrible...! --That isn't true!
Of course he's lying!
No, one of you definitely killed her.
The killer in question knows that all too well.
Is he telling the truth...?
Come clean! Who killed Sayaka Maizono?
If-If one of us is the culprit, he'll never confess!
Honestly, I don't care who did it.
It-It-It wasn't me!
What?! You lookin' at me?!
Quiet down!
Hey, assuming that the murderer is amongst us, isn't he able to "graduate" now?
You're way too optimistic! Devilishly optimistic! Hellishly optimistic!
Honestly, we're just enterin' the main act!
The main act...?
Now then, allow me to explain the supplemental rules regarding "graduation."
"The killer must not get caught by the other students."
Is that what you are referring to?
Yep! Simply committing murder doesn't cut it!
You can't let the other students find out about yer dirty deed!
In other words, we must pull off the perfect crime.
In order to assess the murder, we will always hold a "classroom trial"
within a set period of time after each and every homicide!
A classroom trial...?
During the classroom trial, you will debate over who is guilty.
If the answer you reach is correct,
"Guilty" If the answer you reach is correct,
"Correct" If the answer you reach is correct,
I will only punish the culprit, who has disturbed the peace.
But if you're wrong,
"Guilty" But if you're wrong,
"Incorrect" But if you're wrong,
everyone who was innocent will be punished instead!
Those are the rules for our classroom trials!
Uh, what exactly are these "punishments"?
Simply put, I guess you could call them "executions."
What do you mean by "executions"?
"Executions" are "executions"! Exe-cu-tions!
Get zapped on an electric chair!
Choke on clouds of poison gas!
Or your body could get torn apart by one of those hurricane thingies!
If-If we guess wrong, the rest of us will get executed instead?
Nice! You're a smart chimpanzee, aren't ya?
Good job casually implyin' that you aren't the culprit!
In short, you guys are the judge and jury!
It's yer job to decide who the killer is!
Wait! You're spewing some crazy crap!
Huh?
You can keep your "classroom trial"! There's no way I'm gonna participate!
Why not?
Need you ask? Why the hell do any of us have to play detective?!
You're being unreasonable!
You're the one who's bein' unreasonable!
Keep me outta this killing game! It doesn't have anything to do with me!
I'm honestly trembling before the power of the overwhelming evil I see before me.
B-But I won't succumb to evil!
It's the Monokuma way to fight to the very end!
If you wanna get through me, you've gotta defeat me first!
There. Are ya happy?
How 'bout you?
Huh?
Harming yer principal, in other words, me, is strictly prohibited.
I've warned you about violating the school rules, haven't I?
Activate summoning magic! Save me, Gungnir Spears!
Huh?
Isn't something off? Why... am I...?
Blood...
H-How horrible!
No way!
I had wanted to avoid as many unnecessary deaths as possible.
But I guess I really did need to make an example of someone.
It's starting to sink in now, isn't it?
I'm playing for keeps.
Well, good luck with yer investigation!
So, I'll see ya at the classroom trial in a bit!
She was... an example? That's why he...!
At the very least, this proves that Junko Enoshima was not the culprit.
Now then, let us move straight to the investigation.
There is no point in mourning over the dead forever.
What a thing to say!
I believe I warned her.
No matter what the situation, those who cannot adapt are the first to die.
She got what she deserved.
That's still a horrible thing to say!
For now, we must prioritize finding the culprit.
Otherwise, it will simply lead to everyone's execution.
Whoa! What the--?!
We've got some new pages!
So?! This ain't the time for that!
The Monokuma Files...
Dang! It gives a detailed report on Miss Sayaka Maizono's cause of death!
Please read over it.
Sayaka Maizono was found dead in...
..."Makoto Naegi's private room."
Hey, Naegi! Were you behind this?!
Wait a sec! You've got it wrong.
How are we mistaken?
I swapped rooms with Maizono, just for the night!
She was acting scared.
Ya swapped rooms?
Sounds fishy!
Guys, do you think it's me?
That's right. Isn't it only natural to suspect you?
If it wasn't, you will have to prove your innocence.
You can't mean that...
Come along. Let us start the game.
Togami!
I wish you the best.
We should begin our own investigations.
Ishimaru!
I'm not the killer. Maizono and I know that all too well.
I have to do something...
I've gotta do something...!
"Commence the Investigation"
"The victim is Sayaka Maizono.
Time of death: Roughly 1:30am.
She was found dead in Makoto Naegi's private room in the dormitory area.
The victim died in the shower room."
"Knife"
She died of a knife wound to the stomach.
Other injuries include signs that her right wrist got hit.
The injured right wrist appears to be broken.
"Gold Leaf Decorative Sword" The injured right wrist appears to be broken.
"Trash Duty"
"Trash Room"
"Scorched Remains of a Y-Shirt"
"Fragments of a Glass Ball"
11037...?
"Dying Message"
"Maizono"
This is...
"Fukawa | Maizono | Naegi | Kirigiri" This is...
...supposed to be Naegi's room, but it has Maizono's nameplate.
"Naegi" "Maizono"
Is it my fault that she's dead because we... swapped rooms?
"Sayaka Maizono's DVD"
Isn't this...?
"Multimedia Room"
Maizono, I'm sorry!
The Super High School-Level Idol, Sayaka Maizono,
is the central singer in a girl group!
But for some reason, this band dissolved!
These girls never performed as idols or enjoyed the spotlight ever again!
In other words, Sayaka Maizono no longer has a place to go back to!
Now then, here is a question for you!
Why did this girl group dissolve?
"Upon 'graduation,' I'll announce the correct answer!"
Wh-What the heck...? I don't believe it!
This is a girl group!
Was he able to get his paws on a big band?!
Uh, I'm tired of waiting, so why don't we get this show on the road?
It's time for the highly anticipated classroom trial!
"Ohwada" It's time for the highly anticipated classroom trial!
Now then, please enter the red door on the first floor in the school area.
Naegi, you're late! You kept everyone waiting!
H-He's afraid! S-Scared we'll prove that he's guilty.
You shouldn't condemn him! Wait until after the classroom trial!
Ain't it obvious Naegi's the killer?
When you get down to it, they think I did it...
But Maizono and I both know that I wasn't the one behind this!
Is everyone there?
That will carry you to the courtroom.
This is the courtroom that'll determine yer fates!
Are you scared?
You are the one who should solve the riddle behind this case.
Otherwise, I am certain that you will be unsatisfied with how it ends.
And thus the curtain rises...
A life-or-death trial...
Risking our lives to outwit each other,
to betray each other...
Our lives hang on solving the riddle,
pleading our cases,
and trusting one another...
Our lives are on the line...
...in the classroom trial!
"Surviving Members: 15 Remaining"
"Surviving Members: 14 Remaining"
"Surviving Members: 13 Remaining"
"What do you desire?" My ears rang; I couldn't believe what I was hearing
Looks like my world is going buggy on me
Worldly desires obstruct everything-- According to him, that's a fair trade
Giving in to temptation, I was mesmerized by his nonsense
Everyone is required to play the King's Game
He won't listen to any "right to refuse" nonsense
One of the assigned quests included, "Kill that crowd"
Dance of despair ٩( 'ω' )و Drenched in ambition, the boy
Laughed when reality fled to him m9( ･´ｰ･｀)
Claiming you lack desires is a lie
No point in being a hypocrite
What did I dream of becoming again?
Didn't I wanna become a hero? ┐( ∵ )┌ "Upupu"
I'll voice my wish
"Sorry, but there is no medicine for stupidity (LOL)"